How to Get Paid to Advertise on Your Big Rig

Truck sides are blank canvases with room for profitable billboard advertising.

Mobile advertising offers plenty of ways for buyers to view what the ad is offering. The exposure is profound. If you have a big rig and are looking for ways to make extra cash, mobile advertising is the best opportunity to accomplish this. According to an independent study by the American Trucking Association (ATA), "Ninety-six percent of the targeted audience noticed the truckside advertising including words and pictures displayed." The U.S. Traffic Audit Bureau reports that every month, ads posted on big rigs are seen by four million people.

Instructions

1. Contact an advertising company that specializes in mobile advertising, such as 1-800-GREAT AD. Such advertising companies offer six- to 12-month contracts with trucking companies or truckers who own or operate big rigs to pay them for the exposure from advertising on the sides of a big rig.

2. Work with an advertising company to place the ad and to choose whether to carry the ad to local, regional or national markets. The ad company will design, print, laminate and install the ad on your big rig. Certain companies will install the ad on your big rig anywhere in the United States.

3. Pay for installation of the ad onto your big rig. You can expect to pay from $3,000 to $4,000 for one mobile billboard for one to 10 weeks or more.

4. Drive your big rig, and receive payment from your mobile advertising. Several different factors will determine how much money you make. These factors include the geographical area in which the truck is driven, the number of hours and number of days the driver drives his truck and the size of the truck. According to 1-800-GREAT-AD, truckers can earn "anywhere from $1,500 to $6,500 per week."

References

• Survival Insight
• Murrey Graphics
• 1-800-Great-Ad: Why Truckside Advertising?
• Get Paid for Truck Wraps

Resources

• 1-800-Great-Ad
• Ads On Wheels
• 1-800-Great-Ad: What About the Cost?