Electrician Vehicle Wraps
Electrical contracting is one of the few trades where the state tells you how your vehicle must be marked. Under 16 TAC 73.51, a licensed electrical contractor must display its name and license number on both sides of each vehicle used in electrical work. The lettering must contrast with the vehicle color and be at least two inches tall, and the number is preceded by the letters TECL.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation repeats those requirements in its electrician compliance guide. A plain van usually meets the rule with the minimum, lettering on each door. A wrap lets you meet it and still look like a company worth hiring. We build the TECL number into the design itself, in a contrasting color on both sides, so a homeowner, an inspector, and a general contractor can read it at a glance. See our van wraps page for layouts that work around sliding doors, rear windows, and ladder racks. Bring your license number and we will build to the dimensions you give us.
A wrap is a one-time cost, and the van keeps advertising on every service call, every parking spot, and every trip to the supply house for years after. Ad spend stops the day the budget does. To judge the return on your own numbers, take the average ticket on the larger work you want more of, such as panel upgrades, generator installs, and EV charger installs, and divide the price of the wrap by it. The answer is the number of booked jobs it takes to break even. If that number is small, the wrap is among the cheapest advertising you can buy. A line on the van that names one of those services gives the right customer a reason to write down your number, and it costs nothing extra once the wrap is installed.
Electricians rarely work alone. On a new build or a remodel, your van sits next to framers, plumbers, HVAC crews, and the general contractor’s truck, all in the same lot. Those are the people who decide which electrician gets the next bid or the next recommendation, and they judge you from across the site. That is why a wrap for this trade should read from forty feet away, not only from the sidewalk: the company name large, the service line short, and the license number clear. If you also take on general work, our contractor vehicle wraps page shows how the same layout can carry more than one service. A recognizable van parked on a busy site keeps your name in front of the people who send you work.
We recently completed a van wrap for Mansfield Plumbing, Air & Electric on a Ford Transit. The high-roof van is teal with an orange stripe along the lower body and a band of house silhouettes along the base. A navy badge on the side carries the company name and its three trades, plumbing, air, and electric. The web address runs along the stripe, and the license numbers are lettered at the front of the van, including the TECL electrical contractor number that Texas requires on work vehicles. That puts the license numbers where anyone walking up to the van can read them. We designed, printed, and installed the wrap in-house.
Where the TECL license number goes on each side, in contrasting letters at least two inches tall.
Whether EV charger installs, generator work, or panel upgrades earn their own line on the wrap.
Sizing the name and logo so they read from across a shared lot, not only up close.
Whether to call out free estimates or financing for larger jobs such as panel upgrades.
Electrical vans carry requirements most other trades do not. Between the state’s license display rule, shared job sites, and the larger jobs you want more of, a few decisions are worth making before design begins. Bring your TECL number, your logo files, and the services you most want calls for, and we will build the layout around them.
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On both sides of the vehicle, in lettering that contrasts with the vehicle color and is at least two inches tall, with the letters TECL before the number. We place it in the design before printing and show it in the mockup. Confirm your exact wording with TDLR, because we build to what you provide.
Yes. If EV charger installs, generator work, or panel upgrades are the jobs you want more of, we can give them their own line or icon near the company name. A short, specific callout reads better than a long list, and the mockup shows you how it looks before anything is printed.
It can. On shared job sites, framers, plumbers, HVAC crews, and general contractors see your van every day. A wrap that reads clearly from across the lot makes you easier to remember and recommend. We cannot promise referrals, but a recognizable van gives you a better chance of being asked for.
Rule 73.51 also says advertising meant to solicit electrical business must include the contractor name and license number, including business cards, with some exemptions such as signs at your permanent business location. The vehicle rule already puts the number on both sides. Ask TDLR about your other materials.
A properly installed and maintained wrap typically lasts several years with normal use, including daily driving between calls and job site conditions. Washing by hand and parking in shade when you can helps. Tell us how your van is used, and we will tell you what to expect before you decide.
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