DMV - Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia

Heavy-Duty Truck, Bus & RV Paint & Refinish
in Beltsville, MD

ATEL provides professional commercial vehicle painting, full refinishing, fleet liveries, OEM color matching, decals and custom graphics in 45-foot and 65-foot heated paint booths across Maryland, Washington DC, and Northern Virginia.

65ft Oversize Paint Booth
45ft Standard Paint Booth
OEM Color Match Capable
32+ Years on Heavy Iron
Facility · At a Glance
40,000sq ft
Repair Facility
40ft
Frame Machine
45ft/65ft
Heated Paint Booths
Class 78capable
Heavy-Duty Rated
Fleet·Gov·Bus·RV
Experience Across Classes
What We Do

Refinish capability built for coach-length vehicles.

A 45-foot Class A motor coach does not fit in a passenger-car spray booth — full stop. The reason ATEL handles refinish work that regional shops turn away is the equipment in our building: a 45-foot heated down-draft booth for tractors, box trucks and shorter coaches, and a 65-foot oversize booth that swallows full motor coaches, fire apparatus, fuel trucks and transit buses in a single pass.

We refinish full vehicles, perform spot repairs, blend panels, run fleet livery programs, and reapply or remake DOT lettering and reflective. Whether you need a single panel blended back to factory or a 40-unit fleet brought to corporate color, the work happens in the same building.

Color match runs on a spectrophotometer for accuracy on metallics, tri-coats and aged corporate colors. Fleet liveries get panel-to-panel verification under booth lights before the truck leaves.

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  • 01
    Full Vehicle Refinish

    Climate-controlled refinish in 45-ft and 65-ft down-draft booths — single-stage, base/clear and fleet-spec coatings.

  • 02
    Spot Repair & Blend

    Panel blending, fade-out and isolated repair with spectrophotometer color match.

  • 03
    Fleet Livery Programs

    Corporate color match, multi-unit refinish scheduling, decal removal and reinstall.

  • 04
    Decals & Graphics

    Cut vinyl, printed wraps, DOT lettering and reflective. In-house design and application.

  • 05
    Insurance & Fleet Coordination

    Direct billing, photo documentation, supplements and tow-yard pickup.

Why Us

Why Choose ATEL for Heavy-Duty Paint and Refinish?

Professional Refinishing for Commercial Trucks, Buses, RVs and Fleet Vehicles

Our Experience

32+ years refinishing heavy-duty vehicles

Family-owned since 1994. Our paint team has refinished tractors, motor coaches, transit buses, fire apparatus and Class A RVs across every major commercial brand.

Paint Booths

45-ft and 65-ft heated down-draft booths

Climate-controlled with consistent airflow and heated cure cycles. Single-pass capability on full coach-length vehicles.

Color Match

Spectrophotometer-based color matching

OEM and corporate fleet colors matched to factory tolerance. Metallics and tri-coats verified under booth lighting.

Surface Prep

Long-board blocking on coach surfaces

Production-grade prep with dust extraction and dedicated blocking bays. Refinish quality starts before the booth.

Custom Graphics

In-house decal, wrap and DOT lettering

Cut vinyl, printed graphics and reflective in-house. Fleet rebrands and one-off liveries handled start to finish.

Fleet Refinish Programs

Multi-unit scheduling for corporate colors

Whole-fleet refinish coordinated across the booth schedule. One color spec, one delivery cadence.

Intake to Delivery

A controlled refinish process, start to finish.

Refinish quality is set long before the booth. Here is how a paint job moves through our shop.

  • 01
    Intake & Color Spec

    Color verification, panel inspection and written estimate. Spectrophotometer reading on existing finish where matching.

  • 02
    Body Repair & Prep

    Any underlying body work completed, then long-board block, prime and seal.

  • 03
    Masking & Pre-Booth

    Vehicle masked, edges feathered, color flashed and verified under booth-grade light.

  • 04
    Booth Refinish

    Down-draft booth with appropriate flash and bake cycle for the coating system.

  • 05
    Decal & Graphic Reinstall

    DOT lettering, fleet decals, reflective and corporate graphics applied or reinstalled to spec.

  • 06
    QC & Delivery

    Walk-around under booth lights, panel-to-panel blend verification, final photos and keys hand-off.

Fleet & Commercial

Fleet Refinish Programs for Commercial Trucks & Buses.

Fleet color is more than aesthetic — it is brand. ATEL runs multi-unit refinish programs, corporate color matching, decal and graphics reinstallation, and insurance support for commercial truck fleets, transit buses and service vehicles throughout Maryland and the DC region.

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Heavy-duty truck in ATEL's 65-foot paint booth
65-ft Heated Paint Booth
01

FLEET LIVERY MANAGEMENT

When a fleet needs corporate color across 10, 40 or 100 units, we schedule the work across the booth so the rollout doesn't disrupt operations. One color spec, one cadence.

  • Staggered intake by route
  • One color spec across the fleet
  • Predictable booth turn times
02

OEM & CORPORATE COLOR MATCH

Spectrophotometer-based matching for fleet colors, metallics and tri-coats. Panel-to-panel verification under booth lighting before delivery.

  • Spectrophotometer accuracy
  • Aged paint matching
  • Booth-light blend verification
03

DECAL, GRAPHICS & DOT LETTERING

Fleet decals removed and reinstalled, DOT lettering reapplied to compliance, reflective replaced where weathered. In-house design and cut.

  • Cut vinyl in-house
  • Printed wrap capability
  • DOT & reflective compliant
04

Consolidated Billing

Net-30 terms on approved fleet accounts. Monthly statements organized by VIN or division, direct insurance billing where the policy supports it.

  • Net-30 on approved credit
  • VIN-level line items
  • Direct carrier billing

ATEL supports commercial fleets throughout Beltsville, Baltimore, Washington DC, and Northern Virginia with coordinated refinish programs and corporate color management.

Open a commercial account and the next time your fleet needs color work, the workflow is already in place.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions we hear from customers

A few quick answers. If yours isn't here, call us or use our contact form.

What is the largest vehicle you can paint indoors?

Our oversize down-draft booth is 65 feet long. That fits full motor coaches, fire apparatus, fuel trucks, transit buses and 45-foot Class A motorhomes in a single pass. We also run a standard 45-foot booth for tractors, box trucks and shorter coach work.

Can you match my existing fleet color?

Yes. We use a spectrophotometer for color matching, which reads existing paint and provides a formula tuned to factory tolerance. Metallics, tri-coats and aged corporate colors all matched in-house.

Do you do decals and DOT lettering?

Yes. Cut vinyl, printed wraps, DOT lettering and reflective compliance — all in-house. Fleet decals are removed before refinish and reinstalled after, or remade to spec if weathered.

How long does a full repaint take?

Depends on the vehicle and the coating system. A full tractor refinish typically runs five to ten business days including prep, booth time and graphics. Full motor coaches can run two to four weeks.

Do you paint RVs and motor coaches?

Yes. Class A motor coaches and diesel pushers are routine for us. Our 65-foot booth handles them in a single pass, which avoids the masking lines you see on shorter-booth refinishes.

Can you handle multi-unit fleet refinish programs?

Yes. We schedule fleet refinish across the booth calendar so your operations aren't disrupted. Corporate color spec, predictable turn times, consolidated billing.

Where are you located and what areas do you serve?

The shop is at 12120 Conway Rd, Beltsville, MD 20705 — minutes from I-95 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Our primary service area is the DMV: Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. Fleet pickup and delivery arrangements are negotiable on contract.

Ready to Start

Bring us the color job other shops can't fit indoors.

Same-week intake on most refinish work. Fleet refinish programs scheduled around your operations. Request a quote and we will get back to you within one business day.

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