Distressed trucker hats 100% custom made for your brand

Our bulk-order distressed trucker caps are the perfect gift for employees or customers. We can also tailor your hats with custom embroidery, custom screen printing, and special patches — and that’s just for starters. 

If you’re planning a large-scale hat branding campaign, we’ve got you covered. Bulk orders start at 144 hats per design, meaning the same color, print, and so on. Lucky for you, there’s no maximum limit, so get designing.

We have loads of other hat styles too. Whether you want a golf hat, bucket hat, or custom beanie, you’ll find it all here. 

A distressed trucker hat is a front-bill cap that has a well-worn, or ​“distressed” appearance. Trucker hats usually have the following characteristics (though we can customize them far beyond):

1. A snapback closure
2. A front panel made of polyester or nylon
3. Graphics on the front panel
4. A curved or flat brim that extends to the front
5. A mesh back

The breathable mesh keeps the wearer’s head much cooler, an ideal benefit when you’re driving in a hot truck cab all day! The mesh back is a big part of the trucker cap’s fashion appeal and is why they’re still such a popular option for company swag and streetwear fashion followers.

The large front panel is a perfect space for patches, embroidery, prints, and more. Originally, the classic trucker hat was designed as free advertising for companies, so it’s a core part of the cap’s design.

Customize distressed trucker hats with a patch

A custom patch can make your distressed trucker hat stand out. Here are some of the options we offer for custom patches.

Embroidered patches

• Made of cotton, polyester or blended fabrics
• Embroidery is done with rayon, polyester, metallic or specialty threads

Woven patches

• Made of cotton, wool, polyester or blended fabrics
• Edges often have merrowed satin stitching

Appliqué patches

• Can be felt, twill, mesh, leather, vinyl or other fabrics
• Edges finished with satin stitch or zigzag stitching

Printed patches

• Made of twill, polyester or fabric/​textile materials
• Designs printed with dye-sublimation inks

Chenille patches

• Made from chenille yarn with cotton or rayon base
• May have merrowed satin borders

Heat seal patches

• Made of vinyl, polyurethane, silicone or plasticized materials
• Applied with heat press without sewing

Leather patches

• Made from genuine or faux leather
• Can have embroidered, etched or debossed designs

Suede patches

• Made from genuine or faux suede materials
• Great for a soft texture

Metallic patches

• Made from fabrics coated with metallic foils
• Provide a shiny, reflective look

A custom patch can make a trucker hat stand out. Here are some of the options we offer for custom patches.

Embroidered patches

• Made of cotton, polyester or blended fabrics
• Embroidery is done with rayon, polyester, metallic or specialty threads

Woven patches

• Made of cotton, wool, polyester or blended fabrics
• Edges often have merrowed satin stitching

Appliqué patches

• Can be felt, twill, mesh, leather, vinyl or other fabrics
• Edges finished with satin stitch or zigzag stitching

Printed patches

• Made of twill, polyester or fabric/​textile materials
• Designs printed with dye-sublimation inks

Chenille patches

• Made from chenille yarn with cotton or rayon base
• May have merrowed satin borders

Heat seal patches

• Made of vinyl, polyurethane, silicone or plasticized materials
• Applied with heat press without sewing

Leather patches

• Made from genuine or faux leather
• Can have embroidered, etched or debossed designs

Suede patches

• Made from genuine or faux suede materials
• Great for a soft texture

Metallic patches

• Made from fabrics coated with metallic foils
• Provide a shiny, reflective look

A Trucker hat is a versatile, casual piece of headwear that has gained widespread cultural adoption. Trucker hats usually have the following characteristics (though we can customize them far beyond):

1. A snapback closure
2. A front panel made of polyester or nylon
3. Graphics on the front panel
4. A curved or flat brim that extends to the front
5. A mesh back

The breathable mesh keeps the wearer’s head much cooler, an ideal benefit when you’re driving in a hot truck cab all day! The mesh back is a big part of the trucker cap’s fashion appeal and is why they’re still such a popular option for company swag and streetwear fashion followers.

The large front panel is a perfect space for patches, embroidery, prints, and more. Originally, the classic trucker hat was designed as free advertising for companies, so it’s a core part of the cap’s design.

Any questions? We’d love to chat. Contact us to discuss how we can help your brand stand out!

Our bulk-order custom trucker caps are the perfect gift for employees or customers. We can also tailor your hats with custom embroidery, screen printing, and custom patches — and that’s just for starters. Your options really are limitless!

We have loads of other hat styles too. Whether you want a 5‑Panel Cap or prefer a Bucket Hat or low-key visor, you’ll find it all here. 

If you’re planning a large-scale hat branding campaign, we’ve got you covered. Bulk orders start at 144 hats per design, meaning the same color, print, and so on. Lucky for you, there’s no maximum limit, so get designing.

Turnaround time depends on whether you go with an off-the-shelf hat with your logo, or you want to customize details of the hat, such as closure, material, stitching, and more. 

1. The standard turnaround time for producing an order of off-the-shelf hats is around 2 weeks (+ shipping time). If you have an event soon, or your in-hand date is approaching quickly, this is likely the best option to meet your deadline.
2. The turnaround time for custom hats can vary anywhere from 2 to 4 months, depending on different variables of the order. One variable that comes into play is your delivery date, which will help inform the shipment method of your order.
   1. Air shipping: 2 – 2.5 months (3 weeks for sample, 1 month full production, 2 weeks for shipping)
   2. Ocean shipping: 3 – 4 months (3 weeks for sample, 1 month full production, 3 months for shipping)

Originally, all trucker hats had a mesh panel at the back. In fact, it’s part of what made the style so popular with truckers because it helped them to keep cool when spending long days driving. Before they gained popularity with truckers, they were originally known as feeder caps because they were given away as freebies by animal feed companies.

However, the definition is looser than it used to be. We can customize your trucker hat in any way you like, meaning it doesn’t need to have a mesh back at all!

Trucker hats are the perfect gift for employees, clients, and potential customers. They offer cost-effective advertising space for your brand and get a lot of visibility. They are comfortable, stylish, and highly customizable. 

We can make your trucker hats stand out with sublimation printing, special fabrics and patches, custom embroidery, and other details. 

Trucker hats are still cool and have become a symbol of American culture. They went through a fashion surge in the 2000s thanks to workwear and skater brands increasing in popularity. 

Although trucker caps were originally made by animal feed brands, we now associate them with popular labels (e.g., Adidas, Converse), and also with classic workwear and blue-collar brands (e.g., Dickies, Carhartt).

The trucker cap gets its name from the people who popularized it: long-haul truck drivers. In the 1970s, agricultural supply companies realized that caps made great mobile billboards, so they started giving away mesh-back caps with their branding on the front.

Among the earliest adopters were truckers, who wore them because the large brim helped keep the sun out of their eyes while driving. But as blue-collar workwear filtered into mainstream fashion, the trucker hat became so much more than a practical accessory.

The terms ​“trucker hat” and ​“baseball cap” are often used interchangeably. These days, both terms can refer to any sort of front-brim cap. In the purest, most historical sense, trucker hats were a specific type of baseball hat with the following features: 

1. Breathable mesh as the back half of the hat. This is to help keep the wearer’s head cool in hot weather, which is a major benefit when driving a truck.
2. Foam as the main material. Foam hats were far cheaper to make than cotton.
3. Graphics on the front. Often, these promoted a company. Other times, they could be funny or silly.

Baseball caps can also have mesh, foam construction, or promotional or funny graphics. Trucker hats don’t necessarily need to have these features. But in its most classic style, you could say that a trucker hat is a type of baseball cap that meets the three criteria above.