Why Are Semi-Truck Covers So Hard to Find Online?

Id like to agree with all but the last statement... but the people treating their trucks like a brand new bmw/classic collectors item treat it by putting it in the garage, there simply is no market for a truck cover

 

My truck cover is called a shop. Just drive it in and it’s covered

 

Trucks don't sit around long enough to justify being under a cover.

I don't really see there being a benefit either and the PITA factor is out of this world. Next to nobody is going to go through the hassle of putting a cover on their truck Friday night and then have to pull it off again Monday morning.

 

Agreed, trucks don't sit enough. Anyone that has one worth covering has a shop/building for it.

@Elfakkak, gotta have some thick skin around here. I don't think you're spamming. No better place, and really no other place to ask these kinds of questions. If you were on here posting for sale ads as an unapproved vendor that's what I would consider spamming.

Good luck, but I don't think there's a market for truck covers.

 

To put it bluntly, you will be hard pressed to design anything remotely useful for the trucking industry if you have no experience in that field.

 

I can't imagine trying to put one on a tractor, would take 2- 4 people and ladders

 

We use large Rv/bus covers but because of all the pointy things on trucks they do not last long in windy environments. You have to remove stacks, antennas and anything else like that that will cut thru the cover. I know guys that have used old flat bed tarps but over time they will damage chrome and paint due to not being able to breathe away trapped moisture and just their weight alone makes them impractical. Lots of seasonal trucks get covered even in barns down here. If you keep them in the dark out of the dust, dirt, moisture, and hot uv things last longer on them.

 

If you really need a cover they make 40x40 or bigger tarps for like $100

 

Yeah thanks for that - that was my first thought.

@Elfakkak

Make a prototype, and go and fit it on a semi truck.

Then come back with more questions.

 

Why would I EVER put a cover on my truck. I’ve owned it since 2003, and this has to b one of the stupidest things you could ever waste money on