LED trailer sign hire Melbourne
Hire a full-colour LED trailer sign in Melbourne from $45 per day ex GST on a 12-month contract, or a flat $500 plus 8% insurance for one to six days. We tow it in, position it, load your artwork and collect it after the job. Trailer LED sign hire for festivals, sport, retail activations, property campaigns and council works, across Greater Melbourne and regional Victoria.
What an LED trailer sign is
An LED trailer sign is a full-colour LED panel mounted on a road-registered trailer. It shows the same range of content a shopfront screen would — logos, brand colours, photos, short animations, a rolling set of messages — but you can put it wherever the audience is and move it between sites. It runs on battery and solar, with a mains top-up on longer hires, and you change what it shows by sending us the content.
People also call this trailer LED sign hire or a mobile billboard. It runs branded content — logos, photos, animation, short video — and can also show plain text when a job only needs a message.
What people hire them for
- Festivals, shows and community events — arrival info, sponsor messages, programme changes
- Sport and club days — fixtures, scores, gate and parking directions, sponsor rotations
- Retail and shopping centres — sale launches, new-store openings, seasonal campaigns
- Property and development — land releases, display-home directions, auction promotion
- Roadside advertising campaigns — a moving billboard parked where the traffic is
- Council and government campaigns — works notices, public consultation, safety messaging
If it is moving content — a sponsor loop, animation, short video — the same trailer runs as an LED screen trailer.
The screen
One full-colour LED screen on a road-registered trailer. It runs branded content — logos, photos, animation, short video — and can also show plain text when a job only needs a message.
| Our trailer | Detail |
|---|---|
| Display | Full-colour LED, 2.4 m × 1.6 m (about 3.8 m²) |
| Pixel pitch | 4 mm — around 600 × 400 pixels |
| Brightness | 7,500–8,000 nits, with an auto-brightness sensor that adjusts for daylight and night |
| Content | Text, images, simple animation and short video, updated remotely over 4G |
| Power | Solar and battery for short hires; a standard 10 A power point on site for hires of about three weeks or more |
| Trailer | Road-registered; we tow it in, position and level it, and collect it after the hire |
Send your artwork sized to 600 by 400 pixels for a pixel-perfect result, or send the logo and wording and we lay it out.
Delivery across Melbourne and Victoria
We tow, place and collect. Areas we cover regularly:
| Area | Typical lead time |
|---|---|
| Melbourne CBD | About 1 week; short notice often possible |
| Southbank & Docklands | About 1 week; short notice often possible |
| Richmond & Cremorne | About 1 week; short notice often possible |
| South Yarra & Prahran | About 1 week; short notice often possible |
| Footscray & Maribyrnong | About 1 week; short notice often possible |
| Dandenong & Casey | About 1 week; short notice often possible |
| Frankston & Mornington Peninsula | About 1 week; short notice often possible |
| Geelong | Allow 2–3 weeks; delivery charged on distance |
| Ballarat & Bendigo | Allow 2–3 weeks; delivery charged on distance |
| Gippsland & regional Victoria | Allow 2–3 weeks; delivery charged on distance |
LED trailer sign hire rates
All prices exclude GST. Insurance is 8% of the total hire.
- 6 months — $1,350 / month ex GST
- 3 months — $1,550 / month ex GST
- 1 month — $1,950 / month ex GST
- Under 1 month — $75 / day ex GST
- 1 to 6 days — flat $500, plus 8% insurance
Pick-up and delivery can be arranged for an additional $350 if required (only applicable for 1 month and 3 month hire). Open the pricing calculator to price your dates.
When LED trailer sign hire isn’t the right call
- You need a large stage screen for a big seated audience — that is a bigger unit than we run.
- The site has no legal place to park and leave a trailer, and no landholder permission.
- It is a one-day job under the $500 minimum plus insurance.
LED trailer sign hire — common questions
- What is an LED trailer sign?
- An LED trailer sign is a full-colour LED panel mounted on a road-registered trailer. It shows the same range of content a shopfront screen would — logos, brand colours, photos, short animations, a rolling set of messages — but you can place it wherever the audience is and move it between sites. It is also called a trailer LED sign or a mobile billboard.
- How bright is it, and does it work in daylight?
- The screen runs at 7,500 to 8,000 nits, which stays readable in direct sun. An auto-brightness sensor scales it back through dusk and at night so it is not glaring.
- Can you supply the artwork, or do I provide it?
- Either. Send finished artwork and we load it, or send your logo and the wording and we lay it out. We check the content on the panel before we leave site and can adjust it remotely during the hire.
- Is it solar powered?
- It runs on battery and solar for short hires. For hires of about three weeks or more, or through overcast weather, plan for a 10A power point on site that you provide.
- Which Melbourne suburbs do you deliver to?
- All of Greater Melbourne — the CBD, the inner suburbs, and out to Casey, Frankston, the Mornington Peninsula, Melton and the northern and western growth areas. We also run to Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and Gippsland. Give us the site address and we confirm delivery and timing.
- How quickly can you deliver?
- A standard metro hire needs about a week of notice to be comfortable. Short-notice jobs are often possible for a single trailer — call and ask. Regional deliveries and multi-trailer bookings want two to three weeks.
- Do I need a permit to put an advertising trailer on the street?
- On private land — a shopping centre car park, a dealership forecourt, an event site — usually not, as long as the landholder agrees. On a public road or nature strip you generally need approval from the local council, and rules vary between councils. We can place the trailer where you tell us; the approval is yours to arrange.
- What is an LED trailer sign?
- An LED trailer sign is a full-colour LED panel mounted on a road-registered trailer. It shows the same range of content a shopfront screen would — logos, brand colours, photos, short animations, a rolling set of messages — but you can place it wherever the audience is and move it between sites. It is also called a trailer LED sign or a mobile billboard.
- How much does LED trailer sign hire cost?
- From $45 per day ex GST on a 12-month contract, rising to $75 per day for a hire under a month. A hire of one to six days is a flat $500 plus 8% insurance, ex GST. Delivery, setup and installation is a one-off $350 for hires under three months. See the pricing page for the full rate card and a calculator.
- What can I display on it?
- Anything that reads clearly on an outdoor LED panel: a logo and headline, product images, event details, a rotating set of sponsor frames, or short looping animation. Send finished artwork and we load it, or send your logo and wording and we lay it out. Content can be changed remotely during the hire.
- Can I hire an LED trailer sign for a single day?
- Yes. Any hire of one to six days is charged at the flat rate of $500 plus 8% insurance, ex GST, whichever day or days you need.
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