Editors Note

That one line has reshaped how I think about business, money, and the kind of legacy I want my kids to talk about long after I’m gone.

This week’s issue isn’t about screens or specs—it’s about why we build at all. When you pre-decide that your MDB company will exist for more than profit, your calendar and your checkbook start telling a different story. You stop chasing revenue for revenue’s sake and start aiming your effort at outcomes that outlive you.

You’ll read about Faith in this issue—a 35-year-old mom of three who fought ovarian cancer while her husband left and the vehicles went with him. Without a car she missed oncology appointments, juggled reschedules, and felt the weight of foreclosure pressing in. The day she saw her vehicle at the Blessing, hope landed on her face—you could see the weight lift off her shoulders and hope enter her life. That’s what impact looks like in real time.

As you launch or scale your MDB business, I want to challenge you to make the same pre-decision we did: choose your cause, pick your percentage, and let your business become a tool for good. The trucks are the platform; the lives you impact while building—that’s the measure that matters.

M.D.B. Startup Focus

When you’re starting a Mobile Digital Billboard business, there’s a decision you can make before you buy a truck, print a logo, or open a bank account: pre-decide that your company will exist for more than profit. Not the slogan version—the kind that actually shows up in your calendar and your checkbook.

Here’s what I’ve learned: corporate generosity scales. One household can help; one business—committing a simple percentage from day one—can move mountains. Aim that percentage at a smaller nonprofit in your own city and it keeps the lights on, closes waitlists, and changes real lives. Many faith-based nonprofits also struggle to qualify for grants because of their mission, so they rely on private partners to keep serving. This is why I believe entrepreneurs should lead the way with generosity, and it’s why I serve several non-profits at various levels with not only my money, but my time and my talents.

I haven’t always thought this way. My wife and I have supported nonprofits for most of our adult lives, but in the last three to four years we made a shift: we stopped viewing business as the thing we had to do so we could give later—and started treating business as the tool to create impact now. That mindset has changed the way we build.

When you make that shift, your questions change. Instead of chasing revenue for revenue’s sake, you start asking: Who does this help? What will this decision change five years from now? What story do I want my kids to tell about what Mom and Dad built?

“Success isn’t measured by what you build, but by the lives you impact while building.” That’s not a line—it’s a filter. It shapes how we price, who we partner with, and where every extra dollar of margin goes.

There’s also a personal side no one talks about enough: generosity and gratitude don’t just help the recipient; they transform the giver. When you build rhythms of giving your time, talent, and treasure, pressure loses its grip and purpose sharpens. You feel lighter, and the scoreboard you play by changes.

Our commitment: 500 Blessings by 2035

This year at Legion LED Trucks, we put our belief on paper. We pre-decided that a defined portion of the profit from every new truck would fund a vehicle through Chariots4Hope—an organization that restores transportation for people fighting their way back to stability.

Here’s how it works.

C4H partners with local nonprofits to find candidates, takes them through a rigorous vetting process (with real “skin in the game”), and matches them with a reliable car that is donated by people and businesses like us. When the match is ready, supporters gather for a Blessing—keys handed over, a chapter turned.

For each truck our client buys, Legion LED Trucks will purchase and donate a entry level vehicle AND we sponsor a JumpStart in the truck buyers name—a $2,500 commitment that helps recondition the car and provides a warranty for the recipient. When the blessing is scheduled, you’re invited to the Blessing at Legion LED Trucks headquarters. You’ll get a plaque, and we’ll hang a copy on our Legacy Wall—a physical reminder that a business decision became a life decision for a family.

Our scorecard is simple: 500 Blessings by 2035.
One truck. One family. One set of keys at a time.

Faith’s story

Faith was 35 when doctors said “ovarian cancer.” She’s a mom of three young kids. In the middle of treatment, her husband decided he didn’t want to continue this journey and left—taking the vehicles—and leaving the bills to start piling up. Without transportation, she missed oncology appointments, had a hard time finding work, and had to rely on her faith to get her through. Every day became a choice between survival logistics and showing up for her kids.

If you’ve never lived without a car, it’s hard to grasp how heavy that gets.

In August, because of partners like you and the quiet work C4H does week after week, we were able to help bless Faith with a vehicle. The moment she saw the car, you could see relief on her face—that breath you can hear more than see. Hands to the heart. Emotion boiled over. Hope entered her life.

Keys in hand didn’t end her story, but it turned it. Appointments became possible. She now has a steady job. Childhood for her kids started feeling like childhood again.

This is why we build trucks.
This is why we sell them to owners who want more than a shiny asset or a cash cow.
This is why I write this newsletter.

Your next step—and your legacy

If you’re just getting started, pre-decide your generosity now. Don’t wait for “someday.” Pick a nonprofit in your city. Meet the director. Ask what it costs to move one person from stuck to stable. Write that number on your whiteboard and point your business at it.

And if our mission resonates, I’d be honored for your first act of corporate generosity to start here.

When you purchase a new truck from Legion LED Trucks, you don’t just acquire a platform. You step into someone else’s story. You help hand over keys. Your name goes on a plaque that isn’t about status—it’s about service. From there, we’ll help you design your own Legacy Journey so your business fuels generosity in your city, too.

Still deciding if this industry is a fit? Come see it up close. Discovery Day is our one-day, in-person deep dive. We’ll walk the model, demo a brand-new Legion 714, answer the questions you can’t Google, and—most importantly—help you see what your platform could fund in the lives of people who need it.

Seats are limited. Details and tickets: www.ledtrucks.com/discoveryday.

Let’s build something that outlives us.
Five hundred Blessings by 2035—one family, one business decision, one act of generosity at a time.

Industry Discovery Day

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For people who are on the fence about whether they should invest into this business, this is a way to figure that out for a few hundred dollars before spending $200k+. The information taught can not be found on Google or through AI and the LED truck demo is your chance to be up close and personal with a brand new LED truck from Legion LED Trucks.

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