A mobile LED billboard truck turns a vehicle into a moving advertising
surface. This page is for buyers who already own or are sourcing a truck and
need the display engineered onto it.
What we supply: the LED screen, cabinet frame, power distribution
and control system. What we do not supply: the truck chassis, cab, or
a complete finished vehicle. If you are looking to buy a ready-to-drive
billboard truck including the vehicle, that is a different purchase —
we build the display half of it.
Three ways a truck screen gets specified
1. Single-side body panel
One large screen on the side or rear of the box body. Simplest, lowest
weight, cheapest per square metre. Best for routes where traffic sees you
from one side.
2. Dual-side or three-side configuration
Screens on both flanks, sometimes plus the rear. Roughly doubles or triples
screen area and power draw, but doubles the impressions on a given route.
Common for city-centre circuits.
3. Folding or elevating mast screen
A screen that stows flat for transit and raises for static display at an
event or pitch. More mechanism, more to maintain, but usable parked.
Engineering constraints that decide the design
- Payload and mounting — screen weight has to sit within the
vehicle’s remaining payload and be tied into the body structure, not just the
skin. - Power budget — a full-size screen at daylight brightness can
draw several kilowatts. Options are a dedicated generator, a battery bank
charged from the alternator, or a shore hookup when parked. - Wind load and road vibration — cabinets need locking
mechanisms rated for vehicle use, and the frame needs to handle vibration
that a fixed installation never sees. - Thermal management — a black screen in direct sun gets very
hot; ventilation or active cooling is usually required. - Legal limits — screen size, brightness and whether content
may change while moving are all regulated differently by country, and in some
markets by city. Check before you specify.
Screen specification checklist
| Parameter | What to decide |
|---|---|
| Pixel pitch | Viewing distance of your route — see pitch comparison |
| Brightness | Daytime routes need daylight-readable output; dusk-only routes can run lower |
| Screen area | Bounded by body dimensions and payload, not by what looks good |
| Power | Generator, alternator-fed battery, or hybrid — sized for your longest stationary run |
| Control | 4G asynchronous playlist, or live synchronous input for events |
| Service access | Front or rear service — decides whether a module swap needs the screen off the truck |
Related configurations
- Running the screen on a trailer instead of a truck body —
LED advertising trailers - Smaller vehicle formats —
taxi top displays and
transparent rear window screens - Transit fleets — bus LED displays
- Planning the campaign around the screen —
mobile DOOH campaigns
What actually drives the cost of a mobile LED billboard truck
Two quotes for a truck-mounted LED screen can differ by a factor of three and
both be honest. The spread comes from five variables, and it is worth knowing
which ones move the number before you compare suppliers.
- Total screen area. A single-side body panel might be 6 m²; the
same truck specified three-side is closer to 18 m². Area drives LED
count, cabinet count, power everything. - Pixel pitch. Halving the pitch roughly quadruples the LED count per
square metre. Paying for P2.5 on a truck that is only ever seen from 30 m
away is money on the road for nothing. - Brightness target. Daylight-readable output costs more in LEDs and in
the power system behind them than a dusk-and-night specification. - Mechanism. A folding or elevating mast screen adds hydraulics, safety
interlocks and structural reinforcement — real cost, and real maintenance. - Power source. A dedicated generator, a power take-off from the engine,
or a battery bank with shore charging each land in a different place on both
capital cost and running cost.
If you only need the screen for a fixed campaign window rather than year-round,
run the numbers against hiring instead — our comparison of
mobile LED screen rental versus purchase
sets out where the crossover usually falls.
Frequently asked questions
Can the screen run while the truck is driving?
It depends entirely on the market. Several jurisdictions allow moving
advertising with restrictions on brightness, content change rate and operating
hours; others prohibit it outright, and a few require the screen to be static
while displaying anything other than a safety message. We build to the rule set
you nominate — including speed-sensing cut-off where the display blanks
automatically once the vehicle is in motion. The country-by-country detail lives
in our vehicle
LED display regulations guide.
What does the screen weigh, and will my truck carry it?
This is the first question we ask you, because it decides everything else.
Screen weight has to fit inside the vehicle’s remaining payload once body, fuel
and crew are accounted for, and the load has to be tied into the body structure
rather than bolted to outer skin. Send us the chassis model and current tare
weight and we will work backwards from there.
How is the content managed once the truck is on the road?
Through the same cloud CMS used across our vehicle range: playlists, schedules
and GPS-triggered zones are pushed over cellular and cached on the player, so a
lost signal fails safe to the last schedule rather than going blank. Fleets
running mixed formats — trucks alongside
taxi top displays — manage both from one
dashboard.
How long does a build take?
Screen production and vehicle conversion are separate tracks. Cabinets and
control gear are built and burned in first; the body conversion runs in parallel
or after, depending on whether you are supplying a bare chassis or an existing
box body. Final integration, load testing and weather sealing happen once both
are on site.
Do you supply the truck itself?
No. We supply the screen, cabinet frame, power distribution, control system
and installation engineering. You supply the chassis, or point us at the body
builder you are using — either way we issue the mounting drawings, load
data and power budget they need to finish the conversion.
Get a quote
Send us the truck body dimensions, your route or use case, and the country
of operation. We will come back with a screen configuration, power options and
pricing within 24 hours.
Tell us the model, quantity and destination country. We send pricing back inside 24 hours.