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Vehicle Wraps

Fleet wraps: turning a work vehicle into a moving billboard

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A dark vehicle in a warehouse, the kind of work vehicle suited to a commercial wrap.

A wrapped fleet vehicle advertises everywhere it parks and drives. Here is how commercial wraps work, what makes them effective, and what to plan for.

A work vehicle drives past thousands of people a week and parks in front of the exact neighbourhoods you want as customers. A commercial wrap turns that vehicle into advertising that is paid for once and works every day, with no recurring media cost. It is one of the few marketing spends that becomes more efficient the more you drive.

How a commercial wrap differs from a colour change

A colour-change wrap is a single film laid over the body. A commercial wrap is printed: your logo, message, and contact details are printed onto cast film, laminated for durability, then cut and laid to the vehicle. That means design matters as much as installation. A wrap that tries to say ten things says nothing at forty miles an hour.

What makes a fleet wrap actually work

  • One clear message. The name, what you do, and how to reach you. Readable in the two seconds someone has at a light.
  • Big, legible contact. A phone number or short URL that a person can actually catch and remember.
  • Contrast over clutter. Bold, simple, high-contrast design reads from distance; busy designs disappear.
  • Consistency across the fleet. Five vehicles with the same look multiply the impression; five different looks dilute it.

Durability and removal

Commercial wraps use laminated cast film built to hold colour and resist the daily abuse a work vehicle takes. When you rebrand, refresh the design, or sell the vehicle, the wrap comes off and the paint underneath is protected and clean, which also helps resale on a vehicle that has earned its keep.

Planning a fleet

For multiple vehicles, plan for design first, then a rollout that does not take your whole fleet off the road at once. We can scope a schedule that keeps you working while vehicles cycle through, and keep the print files on hand so adding a vehicle later matches the rest exactly.

A fleet wrap is the rare advertising spend that keeps paying after the invoice clears. Done right, it is working every time the vehicle leaves the lot.

Talk to us about your vehicles, your branding, and your turnaround. We handle design, print, and install, and we keep your files so the fleet stays consistent as it grows.

A new skin, by hand.

Vehicle Wraps at Canvas

Colour-change, commercial, and accent wraps in satin, matte, gloss, and specialty finishes. Paint-safe, removable, edge-wrapped.