Hi Sam,

Obviously this is not a font — those humongous letters were painted directly on the tankers. As for digital fonts that are similar to those letters, you could try Futura or Century Gothic.

Looks like good old Futura Bold to me (and doesn’t it look really nice in this setting...)

It looks like Futura Bold, but it’s not. Perhaps a sign painter’s interpretation of it, though.

Ha! I pass this every time I visit my son in New York City. It is on the exit 14 connector from the Jersey Turnpike into the city. Every time I pass it I scream out FIX THE A! They didn’t know to taper the diagonals so the counter of the A is big enough. —Of course I get the indulgent ’Dad the type nut’ looks.

William!
Ha Ha! I pass these guys almost daily. I don’t insult the A out-loud, although I do repeat it as a mantra in my head. It may need some kerning as-well but I like seeing letters that large. If you read them in the order in which they appear, as street floor signs are read ( stay in lane is written “lane” then “in” and then “stay”) then it read “Oil Heats Best” which is a nice subliminal.

Thanks guys. I thought it had to be a custom font, but I’m not schooled enough in signage to know if that’s always the case with giganto lettering like this.

It does look similar to Futura and Century Gothic (particularly Futura Extra Bold), but the differences intrigue me. Particularly the B and the O. Any other suggestions for similar fonts? I’m looking to copy the B and O for a font I’m using for a film title. BRUNO is the title and right now we’re using Futura Extra Bold, but it looks a little too “goofy” and is very very overused in the film industry (Wes Anderson and Kubrick particularly LOVE IT).

Thanks again,
Sam