Fleet Wrap Questions: Pricing Tiers, Rollouts and Programs, Answered

A fleet wrap is one branded design printed on cast vinyl and installed across two or more business vehicles under a single contract. The artwork is built once as a master template, then fitted to each vehicle so every van and truck matches. Fleet pricing starts at two vehicles. Chicago Fleet Wraps has wrapped vehicles since 2001 and holds 2,800+ fleet accounts; the full program is at fleet wrap programs.

Fleet graphics are the printed vinyl pieces that brand a fleet without covering the whole vehicle: logos, phone numbers, door lettering, unit numbers, DOT numbers and partial panels. A full fleet wrap covers every painted panel; graphics cover selected areas. We price lettering and decals at 20 percent of the full wrap price and partial wraps at 55 percent, printed in house on HP Latex. See fleet graphics.

A commercial wrap is one business vehicle priced on its own: a cargo van at $4,200, a 16 foot smooth-side box truck at $5,300. A fleet wrap puts two or more vehicles on one contract, so fleet tiers apply (3 percent off at 2 to 4 vehicles, 15 percent at 25 or more) and every vehicle shares one master design file. The film and install process is the same.

In the shop, one vehicle at a time, by our six installers, three with 10+ years each. The vehicle is washed and wiped free of wax, panels are laid out from the proof, and the cast vinyl is applied and post-heated at every recess and edge. Bay time is 2 to 3 business days per vehicle; adhesive cures over 24 to 72 hours, so no pressure washing the first week.

At our shop at 4711 N Lamon Ave #7 in Portage Park, where printing and installation happen under one roof. We print on two HP Latex 560 printers and an Epson SureColor R5070 at up to 59 inches wide, laminate on SEAL equipment and install in five climate-controlled bays, so a reprinted panel matches the original run. Free pickup and delivery covers Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Will and McHenry counties.

Every painted exterior panel: hood, fenders, doors, quarter panels, bumpers and the rear doors, with printed perforated film available on rear windows. On tall cargo vans and box trucks the roof is usually left unwrapped because nobody sees it, which also keeps the price down. Door jambs are not included on fleet work. Each full wrap price, $4,200 for a cargo van, includes design, print, cast vinyl, lamination and installation.

Two vehicles on one contract. The first fleet tier covers 2 to 4 vehicles at 3 percent off, so a $4,200 cargo van becomes $4,074 per van. Tiers step up at 5, 10 and 25 vehicles. The count is per contract, not per company lifetime: three vans ordered together qualify, while one van this year and two next year are priced as separate jobs.

Yes, with no minimum. One van is a normal job; fleet pricing starts at 2 vehicles on one contract, so three vans take 3 percent off, $4,074 each on a $4,200 cargo van. One at a time works: each spends 2 to 3 business days in the bay and is picked up and returned free, from Berwyn or anywhere in the six counties, so no crew loses its van.

Every vehicle becomes one sign. One master design, printed from one file, puts an identical brand on vans bought years apart. A wrap is paid once and works for a 5 to 7 year service life, no monthly bill; Nielsen's 2019 out-of-home study found 64 percent of people noticed a wrapped vehicle ad in the past month. Cast vinyl shields factory paint and comes off clean at lease return.

Start with each vehicle's single-unit price, then take off the fleet tier. Cargo van $4,200, 16 foot smooth box truck $5,300, pickup $3,500. Tiers take 3, 7, 11 or 15 percent off at 2, 5, 10 and 25 vehicles; five cargo vans come to $3,906 each, $19,530 total. The price is the same in Berwyn, Schaumburg or Downers Grove; pickup is free in six counties. More at fleet wrap cost.

$3,738 per van, $37,380 for the contract. Ten vehicles reach our 10 to 24 tier, 11 percent off the $4,200 single-van price for a Transit, ProMaster, Express or Savana. That figure covers design, print, cast vinyl, lamination and installation for every van. A Ford Transit high roof is $4,900 before the discount, and a mixed fleet of vans and box trucks is priced the same way, class by class.

One truck runs $5,300 for a 16 foot smooth-side box, $6,000 for a riveted 16 footer, $7,100 at 20 feet, $8,250 at 24 feet and $9,200 at 26 feet. The fleet tier then comes off each truck: 3 percent at 2 to 4, 7 percent at 5 to 9, 11 percent at 10 to 24, 15 percent at 25 or more. Riveted bodies cost more because each rivet is hand-conformed.

When the base color already matches the brand, or when the budget has to stretch across many vehicles. A partial covers the sides and rear, the panels people actually read, at 55 percent of the full price, so a partial on a $4,200 cargo van is $2,310. White or brand-color vans take partials well; dark vans under a light design usually need the full wrap so the edges do not show.

Lettering and decals are 20 percent of each vehicle's full wrap price, then the fleet tier comes off the whole contract. On a $4,200 cargo van that is $840 per van for logo, phone, unit and DOT numbers; a 10-van lettering contract takes 11 percent off every van, 25 or more take 15 percent. A partial wrap is the step up at 55 percent, $2,310 per van before the tier.

Yes. A fleet lettering program covers the logo, phone number, web address, unit numbers and the regulatory numbers each truck has to display, in laminated cast vinyl. We keep the layout on file so a new truck gets the same package with its own numbers. Lettering is 20 percent of the vehicle's full wrap price, $840 on a $4,200 cargo van. See fleet decals.

There is no honest universal number; exposure depends on routes, parking and hours on the road. What the research shows: Nielsen's 2019 out-of-home study found 64 percent of people noticed a wrapped vehicle ad in the past month and 44 percent in the past week. A wrap is paid once and works for its 5 to 7 year service life, with no monthly bill. More at fleet wrap ROI.

Wrap, in most cases. Factory paint gives a color but no logo, phone number or message, so a painted van still needs graphics. A wrap carries all of it for $4,200 on a cargo van, comes off at lease return, and lets us reprint a damaged door from the original file. White vans keep resale and replacement simple. Paint only makes sense when a vehicle will never carry branding.

Yes, the tier follows the vehicle count on the contract, not the vehicle type. Two box trucks and 8 cargo vans make 10 vehicles, so every unit takes the 10 to 24 tier at 11 percent off its own base: the $4,200 cargo vans drop to $3,738, and each box truck comes off its length-based price, $5,300 for a 16 foot smooth-side body. One master design fits both.

Yes; the rate is between you and the advertiser, we only price the graphics. A rear-door decal set on a cargo van is 20 percent of the $4,200 full wrap price, $840 per van before the tier; five vans reach the 7 percent tier. Cast vinyl comes off clean after a 12 month campaign; removal is 40 percent of the full wrap price. Build both into what you charge.

Most shops price each vehicle class on its wrappable area, then discount the contract by vehicle count. Our model: measured square feet plus 6 percent waste, times $13.21 per square foot, times a labor tier for things like rivets and deep recesses, rounded to $50, with a $2,850 floor. The fleet tier then comes off every vehicle on the contract. Three cargo vans drop from $4,200 to $4,074 each.

Twenty vans reach the 10 to 24 tier, 11 percent off each van's single-unit price. A Transit Connect is smaller than a full-size Transit, so its base comes from its measured area rather than the $4,200 full-size cargo van figure; the simplest cargo van jobs start at $3,250. Identical vehicles need only one approved proof. Send year, trim, coverage and artwork for an itemized quote within 24 hours.

Plan on the 25-plus tier, 15 percent off each vehicle's single-unit price. On $4,200 cargo vans that is $3,570 per van; 25 vans come to $89,250, and the other 15 are priced by class at the same 15 percent. There is no flat per-vehicle number, because a pickup, a cargo van and a 26 foot box truck carry very different square footage. Larger programs can be staged across billing cycles.

Full wraps win on recognition; decals win on price. A white van with a logo and phone number costs 20 percent of a full wrap, $840 on a $4,200 van. A full wrap turns the whole side into a sign and hides the base color, so vans bought in different years still match. Many fleets land between, with a 55 percent partial on the sides and rear.

Yes. We do not offer in-house financing, but larger fleet programs can be staged across billing cycles: vehicles are wrapped in batches and billing follows the batches. Deposit terms are set in the written quote. Staging matches the way fleets are installed anyway, a few vehicles at a time so the rest stay on the road. Ask for schedule and billing plan together at quote time.

Our only shop is at 4711 N Lamon Ave #7 in Portage Park, with no suburban locations. Fleets in Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Addison, Naperville, Joliet, Berwyn, Oak Lawn and Orland Park are inside the six counties where pickup and delivery are free, so the distance costs nothing. Sterling and other towns outside Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Will and McHenry can still bring vehicles in.

Two to three business days of bay time per van or truck, from drop-off to pickup. Design and printing happen before the vehicle arrives, so the van is only off the road for prep, installation and the first hours of adhesive cure. With free pickup and delivery the van leaves from and returns to your yard; nobody drives it in. See zero-downtime fleet wraps.

Yes, a normal fleet rotation. Each van spends 2 to 3 business days in the bay, several run at once across five bays, and printing is done before the first van arrives. The calendar depends on how many vans you can release at a time, so the quote sets it, not a fixed weekly count. The shop is in Portage Park on the northwest side; pickup is free.

Yes, as a rotation: a few vans at a time, 2 to 3 business days of bay time each, picked up and returned free from Elk Grove Village. Allow for an itemized quote within 24 hours of sending vehicle, coverage and artwork details, proof approval, then 3 to 5 business days from approval to install per vehicle. Twelve vans reach the 10 to 24 tier, 11 percent off.

It hinges on artwork approved and printed before the vans arrive. Six vans against five bays means most start Monday, the rest as bays open; each takes 2 to 3 business days of bay time, and the exact schedule goes in the quote. Approve the proof first: install follows 3 to 5 business days after approval. Six Transits take the 5 to 9 tier, $3,906 each on a $4,200 van.

No, installation happens only at our climate-controlled shop; vinyl adhesion depends on temperature and a clean, dust-free bay, which a yard in Franklin Park in February cannot give. What we do instead: survey the vehicles at your yard before production for larger or mixed fleets, then pick up and deliver each vehicle free across the six counties, so nobody on your staff drives a van in.

Yes. We build the rotation around your release limit: two vans come in, each spends 2 to 3 business days in the bay, and the next pair is picked up as those are delivered back. Printing runs ahead of the schedule so no van waits on production. Give us the days each driver can spare and any blackout dates, and the rotation is written into the quote.

Yes, overnight and weekend scheduling can be arranged for fleet accounts. Drivers drop vans at the end of a shift and collect them at the start of one; the work itself still takes 2 to 3 business days of bay time per van, with vehicles in secure indoor storage between steps. Tell us shift patterns when you request the quote so the rotation is built around them, not our hours.

We do, at no charge, across Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Will and McHenry counties. We collect the vehicle at your yard, it spends 2 to 3 business days in the bay, and it comes back wrapped; your driver never makes the trip. For a rotation we schedule pickups and returns on the same run, so one van goes out as the next comes in. Coverage map at service area.

Look for three things: enough bays to run several vehicles at once, in-house printing so reprints match, and a written rotation plan. For reference, we run five installation bays in about 6,000 square feet, print in house on HP Latex, and hold 2,800+ fleet accounts. Twenty-five vehicles reach the 15 percent tier; 25 cargo vans at $4,200 come to $3,570 each, $89,250 for the contract, installed in stages.

We are a single destination shop, so nationwide support means two things in practice. First, vehicles based outside the area can be brought to us. Second, for a multi-city program we act as the Chicago installer, working from the program's files at trade pricing. Our 600+ Rivian installs were done at Rivian's plant in Normal, Illinois and at Rivian facilities in California and Arizona under a manufacturer program.

Ask who touches the vehicle. Many national marketplaces subcontract the install to a local shop, so you pay for coordination and lose direct contact with the installer. A local shop that prints and installs under one roof owns the color match, schedule and warranty (ours: 2 years workmanship, 5 years material). For 10 vehicles in one metro, local is simpler; for 30 cities, a coordinator with vetted local installers.

Yes. We issue an itemized written estimate per vehicle, listing coverage, material (Avery Dennison MPI 1105 cast vinyl with matching overlaminate), the fleet tier applied and the install schedule, within 24 hours of receiving the vehicle list and artwork. The fleet management company can be the approving and billing contact while the operator's yard handles pickups. We hold 2,800+ fleet accounts.

Yes. National programs and brokers send us their printed graphics or their files, and we install, or print and install, at trade pricing quoted by email to roy@chicagofleetwraps.com. The vehicle still comes to our shop in Portage Park, with free pickup and delivery across the six counties. We are an Avery Dennison certified installer with six installers, three with 10+ years each. Other shops can also rent bay space.

Yes. Send the year, make and model of each vehicle, the coverage you want (full, partial or lettering), your artwork or brand files and a few photos, and the itemized quote comes back within 24 hours; the first reply lands within 2 business hours. For larger or mixed fleets we survey the vehicles at your yard before production to confirm bodies, racks and panel condition. Start at fleet quote.

Yes, and it is the cleanest way to run a rollout: no downtime, factory paint untouched, and the wrap goes on before the first door ding. If the dealer's lot is inside Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Will or McHenry county we can pick up there; otherwise have the units delivered to us. Ask the dealer to skip paint sealant or ceramic coating; vinyl needs bare, clean clear coat.

Yes. Precision Today HVAC had 16 vehicles wrapped with us in October 2026; more fleet work is at case studies. Beyond named accounts, the numbers: 19,400+ vehicles wrapped, 2,800+ fleet accounts, a 4.9 star Google rating and an A+ BBB rating, women-owned. Wrapping vehicles since 2001; Chicago operations since 2014.

Vehicle list by year, make, model and body (riveted or smooth, roof height), coverage per vehicle, artwork and brand standards, how many vehicles you can release at once, deadline, yard locations, and whether old graphics need removal. Ask bidders to name film and overlaminate, state workmanship and material warranties separately (ours: 2 years and 5 years), and show the per-vehicle price after the volume tier. See buyer audit.

Proof the shop has done trade fleets at that size, cast film named in writing, in-house print, and a rotation that keeps most vans on calls. Our closest match is Precision Today HVAC, 16 vehicles wrapped in October 2026, written up at Precision Today. Fifteen vans reach the 11 percent tier, $3,738 per $4,200 cargo van. Ask every bidder for the per-van price after the tier.

A cast printable film with a cast overlaminate, never a calendered or intermediate film. We run Avery Dennison MPI 1105 as the standard and 3M IJ180-CV3 as the alternative; both carry a 5 to 7 year expected service life, not a warranty. Intermediate film saves a little per vehicle and shrinks, cracks and lifts years sooner on rivets and curves. Hand or touchless washes only; rinse salt in winter.

Included. Two in-house designers build the master layout from your logo and brand standards, with unlimited revisions until you approve and Pantone matching for brand colors. You see a proof on a template of your vehicle before anything prints. Every fleet price, $4,200 for a cargo van, carries design, print, cast vinyl, lamination and installation. Production files stay on record for reprints and added vehicles; see wrap art ownership.

Use the cast overlaminate made for the cast print film, never an intermediate laminate over cast. We pair Avery Dennison MPI 1105 with its matching overlaminate, or 3M 8518 gloss overlaminate on 3M IJ180-CV3. Intermediate laminate shrinks at a different rate than cast film, so edges lift and the print loses its UV shield early. Buses and delivery trucks take the most sun and washing; do not save there.

Yes, from one shop, one master file and one contract. Each location's vans are picked up and returned free anywhere in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Will and McHenry counties, so a Naperville unit and a Schaumburg unit come off the same printer with the same profile. Putting all five locations on one contract also sets the fleet tier by the total count: 10 to 24 vans takes 11 percent off.

Budget a rewrap at 5 to 7 years, the expected service life of a cast vinyl wrap through Chicago winters; that is a service life, not a warranty. Road salt and brush washes shorten it, so rinse lower panels in winter and use touchless washes. Removal is 40 percent of the full wrap price, and the new wrap goes on the same visit when the paint is sound.

Yes, including wraps and decals another shop installed. Removal is 40 percent of the vehicle's full wrap price and done with heat so factory paint stays intact; quality cast film inside its service life comes off clean, while cheap film or film left years past its life can leave adhesive. Where the paint is sound the new wrap goes on the same visit, one trip per vehicle.

Three controls. First, Pantone matching at the design stage, with the brand color profiled on the printer rather than eyeballed. Second, one material and one print profile across the program; we print every vehicle on Avery Dennison MPI 1105 and its overlaminate, because mixing films or shops is where color drifts. Third, the production file and profile stay on record, so vehicle 30 or a replacement door matches vehicle 1.

Yes. Reflective vinyl can be added as striping, lettering or logos over a standard fleet wrap, and it is the usual choice for public works trucks, tow fleets and anything that stops on the shoulder at night. It is priced per vehicle with the other graphics in the itemized quote. Reflective film is stiffer than printable cast vinyl, so we keep it to flat and gently curved areas.

We install DSP van graphics at our shop in Portage Park, on Rivian EDVs and on the Ford Transit, Mercedes Sprinter and Ram ProMaster cargo vans that delivery partners run. Graphics follow the program's spec sheet. A full wrap on a cargo van is $4,200 and on a Rivian EDV 700 is $6,350, before fleet tiers; ten or more vans take 11 percent off. See Amazon DSP wrap program.

Yes, as part of municipal fleet work. Fire apparatus and police units use mostly reflective vinyl: rear chevrons (fire departments cite NFPA 1901 for those), side stripes and unit numbers, with printed cast vinyl for seals and lettering. Each vehicle is quoted after we measure it, since an engine, an ambulance and an Explorer share nothing; the itemized estimate fits bid processes. Installs are staged so units stay in service.

Mostly Rivian EDVs, the electric vans Rivian builds for Amazon, alongside Ford Transit, Mercedes Sprinter and Ram ProMaster cargo vans; the Amazon electric van is a Rivian, not a Ford. The vans are leased or owned by the DSP company, not the driver, so the DSP owner authorizes graphics. All wrap: a cargo van is $4,200 and a Rivian EDV 700 is $6,350, fleet tiers from 2 vehicles.

We do. Our 600+ Rivian installs were done on site at Rivian's plant in Normal, Illinois and at Rivian facilities in California and Arizona, so the EDV body is familiar work. DSP vans in the area are wrapped at our Portage Park shop. A full wrap on an EDV 700 is $6,350 before fleet tiers; decal packages are 20 percent of that. See Rivian fleet wraps.

Yes. We have 600+ Rivian installs behind us, done at Rivian facilities in Normal, Illinois, California and Arizona. At the shop we wrap Tesla and Rivian fleet vehicles, cutting around cameras and sensors so nothing is covered. Single-vehicle prices: Rivian R1T $3,950, R1S $4,100, EDV 700 $6,350, Tesla Model Y $3,250, Model 3 $2,850; fleet tiers apply from 2 vehicles.

Yes. Municipal fleets run through the same program as any other: public works trucks, water department vans, parks vehicles and pool cars are quoted per vehicle in an itemized written estimate that fits bid and purchase-order processes, with reflective vinyl for units that work roadsides at night. Installs are staged so crews keep their trucks, and files stay on record so later units match. See municipal fleet graphics.

Yes. A full pickup wrap lists at $3,500; a partial covering doors, bed sides and tailgate is 55 percent of that, and a lettering-only package with logo, phone number and regulatory numbers is 20 percent. Fifteen trucks reach the 10 to 24 tier, 11 percent off. Trucks rotate through the shop 2 to 3 business days each with free pickup from the yard, so crews keep working.

Yes, if the artwork and spec sheet arrive early enough for a rotation. Each van takes 2 to 3 business days of bay time and vans rotate through five bays so your routes keep running. Twenty EDVs reach the 10 to 24 tier, 11 percent off; a full EDV 700 wrap lists at $6,350. Send station spec, unit list and release schedule for an itemized quote within 24 hours.

Yes. Cast vinyl removed inside its 5 to 7 year service life comes off factory paint without residue when done with heat by an installer, and the paint underneath has been shielded from UV and light abrasion the whole time. Removal is quoted at 40 percent of the wrap price. Thirty vans reach the 25-plus tier, 15 percent off: $3,570 per $4,200 cargo van.

Yes. Eight cars reach the 5 to 9 tier, 7 percent off each car's price; a sedan lists at $2,950 and SUVs are measured and quoted individually. One master design is adapted to each model so a Camry and an Explorer carry the brand at the same scale, with Pantone-matched colors. The brokerage holds the single contract that sets the tier even when agents own the cars.

A DSP is a Delivery Service Partner, an independent company that delivers packages for Amazon with its own leased or owned vans. Those vans carry program-specified branding, which is why DSP owners bring them to a wrap shop for graphics that match the spec. We install in Portage Park; a cargo van wrap is $4,200, a Rivian EDV 700 is $6,350, and fleet tiers start at 2 vehicles.