Box trailer lettering
Business name and phone number in cut vinyl on the side panels and tailgate. Low cost and quick, and it suits a box trailer that's mainly for carrying gear. See vehicle signage and decals.
Trailer Wraps & Signage Adelaide
Wraps and signage for enclosed, box, food and event trailers, plus caravans, horse floats and camper trailers.
Send photos of each side and the rear of the trailer, and we'll come back with a design proof and a fixed price.
Advertising that works while it's parked
A van advertises mostly while it's moving. A trailer does most of its work standing still: outside a job for the day, at a weekend market, beside a sports ground or at a festival. People walk past it slowly and have time to read it, which makes a trailer one of the best-value surfaces for signage you can own.
That changes the design. A trailer can carry a little more detail than a van, such as a short list of services or a QR code, as long as the business name and phone number are still the first things people see.
Enclosed, box, food and leisure trailers
Enclosed trailers are the easiest to wrap well. Their flat walls take large printed graphics, and a full wrap turns the whole trailer into a sign. Box trailers have far less flat space, so signage usually goes on the side panels and tailgate.
Food, coffee and event trailers are a vendor's shopfront, so the wrap has to do the job of a shop sign and a menu board at the same time. Caravans, camper trailers and horse floats are usually about looks rather than advertising: a colour change, stripes or a name, or a business logo on a float used for a riding school or agistment business.
Checker plate, mesh and plywood
Not every trailer surface can take vinyl. Checker plate has a raised pattern that vinyl can't follow, so signage on a checker plate trailer goes on the smooth panels around it. Mesh and cage sides have nothing for vinyl to stick to, which leaves the tailgate, mudguards and any solid panels.
Plywood-sided trailers can be signed, but raw or rough ply needs to be sealed and painted first, because vinyl won't hold on bare timber. Smooth painted steel and aluminium are ideal.
If your trailer is a mix of surfaces, send us photos and we'll tell you where signage will last and where it won't, before you spend anything.
Signage for food, coffee and event trailers
At a market or festival, your trailer is competing with a row of others for attention, so the branding has to read from across the site. We keep the business name and what you sell large and high, where it can be seen over a queue.
Menus and prices change, while your branding doesn't. We make removable or replaceable panels for menus and prices, and keep the permanent branding on the wrap itself. When prices go up or the menu changes, you replace a panel instead of reprinting the trailer.
Matching your trailer to your ute or van
A trailer towed behind a signed ute should look like it belongs to the same business. Following traffic sees the back of the trailer before it sees the vehicle, so the rear of the trailer is the place for your phone number, in large text. The sides carry the business name and logo, matching the layout on the vehicle.
We adapt the same design to the trailer that's on your vehicle. If your ute or van isn't signed yet, see our van and ute wraps and do both together.
Lettering, partial wrap or full wrap?
Three typical trailer setups.
For the same comparison across any vehicle, see full wraps, partial wraps and decals compared.
Trailers from our workshop
What trailer signage costs
Every trailer is priced individually. Size and coverage are the main factors: lettering on a box trailer is a small job, while a full wrap on a large enclosed or food trailer covers a lot of surface. The trailer's surfaces matter too, as smooth panels are quicker to work on than ones broken up by hinges, vents and serving hatches.
Design work, removable menu and price panels, and removing any old signage all add to the job. Send us photos of the trailer for a fixed price, or call 08 8345 3177. If you know its length and height, include those too.
Trailer signage questions
Can you match my trailer to my ute or van?
Yes. We adapt the design on your vehicle to the trailer's panels, so they look like one set. If neither is signed yet, doing both together means one design covers both.
Can I change the menu prices on my food trailer later?
Yes. We make removable or replaceable panels for menus and prices, so you can update them without touching the rest of the wrap.
Can you put signage on a mesh or cage trailer?
Only on the solid parts. Vinyl has nothing to stick to on mesh, so signage goes on the tailgate, mudguards and any solid panels. Send us photos and we'll tell you what's possible.
Can I park a signed trailer just to advertise?
Rules on parking trailers for advertising vary between councils, and some restrict it on public roads. Check with your local council before leaving a trailer parked purely as a sign.
Do you wrap caravans, camper trailers and horse floats?
Yes. These jobs are usually about looks, such as a colour change, stripes or a name, though a business logo on a float or camper works the same way as on any other trailer.
Other vehicles we wrap
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Van & ute wraps
Logos, phone numbers and full coverage for trade vans and utes, including tray sides and canopies.
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Truck wraps & signage
Cab signage and body graphics for light and medium rigid trucks.
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Vehicle signage & decals
Cut vinyl lettering and logos when you want the vehicle identified without paying for a wrap.
Get your trailer quoted
Send photos of each side and the rear, plus the trailer's length and height if you know them. We'll come back with a design proof and a fixed price.