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Bigmon
Joined: 13 Jan 2006
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Location: S. Cal.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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| You can buy letters at Home Depot or most office supply stores. I can't imagine that trucks have to have special ones. I've seen some trucks where the letters look like they've been passed down a few generations. |
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GMAN
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
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Location: Tennessee
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 5:31 am Post subject: |
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| You can often find a local sign company who will make your letters for about the same price as the individual letters which will look much better. :D |
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Fishhook
Joined: 26 Jun 2006
Posts: 39
Location: Ohio
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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GMAN wrote: You can often find a local sign company who will make your letters for about the same price as the individual letters which will look much better. :D
Nothing looks worse than a new truck with mail box type lettering, (usually not straight/lined up).Never understood that.You can buy a truck, buy you cant afford to go to a sign shop an spend an extra $50-100 on quality, professional lettering/stickers. :roll: |
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Bigmon
Joined: 13 Jan 2006
Posts: 702
Location: S. Cal.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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It's funny when the lettering starts off big and gets smaller as the space runs out.
Here's an idea...skip the lettering and tell the DOT officer that you were going so fast it must have flown off...lol |
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number9
Joined: 12 Apr 2006
Posts: 75
Location: KY
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SteveBooth wrote: What do you mean they are on there way? Did you order them online some place and if so, where?
I have a friend who used to be a neighbor and moved back to IN - he has a sign/decal business he plays around with and I got him to cut them for me.
While searching for lettering I ran across this website http://www.signspecialist.com/lettering/trucklettering.html Have a look at their picture gallery of examples of their work. I sent them some sample pics that I made up on the computer of how I wanted the lettering to look and they gave me a very good quote. The font was not what I wanted and I didn't feel like going back and forth on what I wanted, so I just had my friend do them as he knows me and what I like. |
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SteveBooth
Joined: 18 May 2005
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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Got my lettering today. Took about 1/2 an hour for them to make and maybe an hour for me to put it on. Pretty easy. $100 for both sides.
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Jackrabbit379
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
Posts: 4760
Location: Wichita Falls,Tx
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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Perty. 8)
I like the chicken lights on the bottom. Get some air cleaner lights. 8) :D :wink: |
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SteveBooth
Joined: 18 May 2005
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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Jackrabbit379 wrote: Get some air cleaner lights. 8) :D :wink:
Got um, there on the front of the air cleaners |
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LOAD IT
Joined: 02 Sep 2006
Posts: 614
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Dont forget to add that KYU number if you are going to run thru KY. You will still get a ticket if its not posted. Fine was $250+ a few years ago. |
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century451
Joined: 05 Feb 2006
Posts: 202
Location: Sparta, MO
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Doesnt most companies that your leased to and running their authority hang their shingle on the truck with that info? |
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Mackman
Joined: 14 Sep 2005
Posts: 2428
Location: Concordville PA
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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century451 wrote: Doesnt most companies that your leased to and running their authority hang their shingle on the truck with that info?
I think Steve has his own authority. |
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LOAD IT
Joined: 02 Sep 2006
Posts: 614
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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century451 wrote: Doesnt most companies that your leased to and running their authority hang their shingle on the truck with that info?
He has his own shingle, you should lease on. Steve, are you ready to take on lease operators. Each one can tell you how to REALLY run your business. |
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SteveBooth
Joined: 18 May 2005
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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LOAD IT wrote: Dont forget to add that KYU number if you are going to run thru KY. You will still get a ticket if its not posted. Fine was $250+ a few years ago.
Already applied for KY, NYHUT, NM and OR. Just waiting for them all to come in then I'll have a new sticker for the bunk section with those numbers. |
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SteveBooth
Joined: 18 May 2005
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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LOAD IT wrote: Steve, are you ready to take on lease operators. Each one can tell you how to REALLY run your business.
That's not a problem, I have more than enough people on here telling me what to do. :D I'll give it a shot for a while on my own but I may end up leasing on. Finding loads all the time could wear thin after a while. I wish I could find a few agents to keep me busy. |
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Jackrabbit379
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
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Location: Wichita Falls,Tx
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SteveBooth wrote: Got um, there on the front of the air cleaners
Cool!,but I was mainly talking about the little LED lights that run around the top on the inside of the screen. A lot of cow haulers have those,and their perty. |
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