What is a tour case label and why does every road case need one?

A tour case label is the printed identifier glued to the outside of a road case so the load crew, the stage manager, and the production manager can all tell at a glance what is in the case, which pack it belongs to, and where it lives on the truck. Without labels, a 60-case load-out turns into a hunt. With labels (and ideally color-coded ones), the dock crew can sort cases by destination in seconds and stage hands can find the snake or the spare amp without opening every lid.

What size should case labels be?

The most common sticker-paper sizes for road-case labels are 4×6 inches and 3×4 inches. The Case Label Generator outputs a configurable label size with three style modes (full color, outline, and black-and-white) so you can print on any standard sticker stock (Avery 5168, 5164, generic 4×6 thermal labels, or full sheets) and trim or peel as needed. Most touring stage managers print at 4×6 because the case number and pack name stay readable from the dock floor.

Why use color-coded labels per pack?

Color coding maps each pack (audio, lighting, video, backline, wardrobe, freight) to a single color the entire crew agrees on. Yellow for audio, blue for lighting, green for video; the actual palette varies by shop, but the discipline is what matters. When 80 cases come off a 53-foot trailer, a tired crew chief can route by color faster than by name. The Case Label Generator pulls the colors you already assigned to each pack in Truck Packer Crew View, so the labels match what the crew sees on screen.

Do I need a Truck Packer account to use this tool?

No. Paste the case checklist text from any Truck Packer Crew View pack (the public read-only view works) into the input box and the tool parses out the case names, sequence numbers, and pack colors. No login, no API key, no upload. The PDF is generated entirely in your browser using jsPDF, so nothing leaves your machine.

Can I include the load-order sequence number on the label?

Yes. Toggle "Show sequence number" in the label config and every label prints the case's 1-indexed position from the pack. The font and size are tuned for readability from a few feet away. You can also toggle the pack name, the production name, a counter (e.g. "3 of 17"), and a logo image you upload.

Case Label Generator

Free tool to generate printable PDF labels for your road cases

Get your case list

Use the bookmarklet on any Truck Packer Crew View page, then paste the data here.

Bookmarks Bar

Extract Cases← drag up

One-time setup

1Drag Extract Cases to your bookmarks bar

Every time

2Open a Truck Packer Crew View (e.g. demo pack)

3Click Extract Cases in your toolbar

4Come back here and paste →

Paste case data

Click Continue when ready

Printable case labels for touring productions

Every touring production lives or dies by the case labels on the trailer floor. The Case Label Generator is a free tool from Truck Packer that takes the case list from any Crew View pack (audio, lighting, video, backline, wardrobe, freight, any pack you build) and turns it into a print-ready PDF of stickers with the case name, the load-order sequence number, the pack name, and the pack color front and center. Three style modes (full color, outline only, plain black-and-white) cover whatever sticker paper or thermal printer your shop uses. No upload, no account, no API call. Paste the text from a Crew View pack, tune the layout, download the PDF, peel and stick.

How the label generator works

Parsing happens in the browser. The tool reads the Case checklist section of a Crew View pack, ignores the boilerplate (anything that looks like notes, navigation, or page-chrome text), and produces a clean list of case items with their sequence numbers and colors intact. The PDF itself is built with jsPDF, so the file you download is a real vector PDF, not a screenshot, and the case name stays sharp at any zoom level. Two font options (a clean sans-serif and a hand-marker style for sharpie energy) and a configurable padding scale let you dial in the look without leaving the page. Excluded cases are skipped from the PDF entirely and renumbering happens on the fly so the labels match the pack.

Frequently asked questions

What is a tour case label and why does every road case need one?: A tour case label is the printed identifier glued to the outside of a road case so the load crew, the stage manager, and the production manager can all tell at a glance what is in the case, which pack it belongs to, and where it lives on the truck. Without labels, a 60-case load-out turns into a hunt. With labels (and ideally color-coded ones), the dock crew can sort cases by destination in seconds and stage hands can find the snake or the spare amp without opening every lid.
What size should case labels be?: The most common sticker-paper sizes for road-case labels are 4×6 inches and 3×4 inches. The Case Label Generator outputs a configurable label size with three style modes (full color, outline, and black-and-white) so you can print on any standard sticker stock (Avery 5168, 5164, generic 4×6 thermal labels, or full sheets) and trim or peel as needed. Most touring stage managers print at 4×6 because the case number and pack name stay readable from the dock floor.
Why use color-coded labels per pack?: Color coding maps each pack (audio, lighting, video, backline, wardrobe, freight) to a single color the entire crew agrees on. Yellow for audio, blue for lighting, green for video; the actual palette varies by shop, but the discipline is what matters. When 80 cases come off a 53-foot trailer, a tired crew chief can route by color faster than by name. The Case Label Generator pulls the colors you already assigned to each pack in Truck Packer Crew View, so the labels match what the crew sees on screen.
Do I need a Truck Packer account to use this tool?: No. Paste the case checklist text from any Truck Packer Crew View pack (the public read-only view works) into the input box and the tool parses out the case names, sequence numbers, and pack colors. No login, no API key, no upload. The PDF is generated entirely in your browser using jsPDF, so nothing leaves your machine.
Can I include the load-order sequence number on the label?: Yes. Toggle "Show sequence number" in the label config and every label prints the case's 1-indexed position from the pack. The font and size are tuned for readability from a few feet away. You can also toggle the pack name, the production name, a counter (e.g. "3 of 17"), and a logo image you upload.