Would Truckers want seat covers?

I've seen a similar product available at truckstops . Forum rules prevent showing it here for comparison . But you could make a few and have your husband carry them with him to see if anyone was interested .

 

You sure can, Lets say it cost you 15$ in materials I would charge 25$ your getting back what you paid in materials and making a 10% dollar profit..

 

This sounds like it could become a decent home based business, in the short term and might even grown into a full fledged operation. Keep it small to start out with and see where it goes.

You might contact a local truck stop (or several) and see if they are interested in carrying them. You will have some competition, but so what, that is what makes business keep improving.

I wish you the best of luck with this!

 

I saw a similar product yesterday at Flying J . Made of denim , has several pockets . Priced at $14.99

 

I for sure would be interested if the pockets and the like were on the *sides* of the seats. On the back of the seat - even the passenger seat- is more of a PITA than it's worth.
'm happy with the logs and truck stop guide in the door pocket,but chasing down my keys, wallet, locks, camera, gloves, atlas, phone, laptop, CD cases, forms and the like is a pain- and they're all within arm's reach

 

Most seat covers just don't last with the constant use of a truck... It would need to be made of a very durable material...

 

absolutely.

Say - seat cover material?

Or 20oz denim might work.

 

Well the sweat shop people are who you will be competing with and many times they too make a decent product. And keeping it on the low down for prices for a while until the side biz takes off could really help in attracting new customers...because we know drivers can't shut up about stuff they like.

Anywho...I think in order to keep it easy on you...go around a truck stop for a day, offer a discount to drivers who let you hop in their truck for a few and get the basic measurements for the different OEM seats. That way each seat doesnt need to be custom. And if the seat IS custom, then you can charge a higher price.

Just thinking of stuff here:
*keep the fabric very breathable, even though it needs to be durable at the same time...last thing a driver needs or wants is a case of swassy bass or monkey butt.
*dont just limit yourself to seats, but expand a bit and maybe make other covers...ie...dash covers and such. I know my freightliner doenst have any convenient place to hold a pen or other handy gizmos...it would be neat if there was a cloth cover for the dash that hung over a few inches where I could put some pens and other items, along with a hole for the defroster vent...maybe it would need to be weighted slightly to keep it in place...I dunno. Or you could make grommets so the screws could be taken out and the cover could be screwed in place.

Just keep on thinkin...I myself am thinking about something with the truck as well, making an aftermarket product, actually its two things...but I dont know how to sew or anything else handy which would actually help make the product, lol.