dp sales distributers

Name

dp sales distributers

Legal name

DP Sales Distributors, Inc.

Website

https://dpsales.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Printing Supplies

NAICS

Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42342)

SIC

Wholesale-Paper & Paper Products (5110)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate, Promotional & Custom Print Products Distribution (CRAOALAM)

Keywords

• Automotive printing supplies
• Dealership forms
• Commercial printing services
• Windshield stickers
• Promotional products

Headquarters

HQ city

North Amityville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Printing forms and supplies sales: One-time product sales of printed automotive forms, stickers, and promotional items. Includes both stock items (shipping within 24 hours) and custom printed orders (shipping within 5-10 business days).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

DP Sales Distributors is a commercial printing company that manufactures and distributes automotive-specific printed forms, stickers, and supplies for car and truck dealerships. The company produces snap apart, continuous, and laser forms, along with vinyl windshield stickers, key tags, deal folders, magnetic car top hats, and promotional products, serving every department within a dealership including sales, service, parts, rental, and body shop.

Product overview

DP Sales Distributors is a commercial printing company dedicated to the automotive industry since 1985, serving new car and truck dealers with printed forms and supplies. The company manufactures custom and generic Snap Apart, Continuous, and Laser Forms, along with a comprehensive range of automotive-specific products. The core product portfolio includes Sales Forms (Guest Sheets, Appraisal Books, Deal Re-Caps), Office Forms/Books (License Plate Books, Police Books, Cash Receipt Books), Deal Folders, Windshield Stickers (Ovals, Year Signs, Numbers, Slogans, Interstate Signs), Window Stock Stickers, Windshield Markers, Key Tags, Service Hat Numbers, Magnetic Car Top Hats, Promotional Gifts, and Full Color Process Printing services. The products serve every department within automotive dealerships including Office, Sales, Service, Parts, Rental, and Body Shop operations. Stock items ship within 24 hours with custom orders shipping within 5-10 business days.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sales Forms Sales forms including Guest Sheets, Daily Guest Logs, We Owe Forms, Appraisal Books (50 forms per book), and Deal Re-Caps designed for automotive dealership sales departments.
• Office Forms and Books Office forms and books including License Plate Books, Police Books, Police Book Labels, Cash Receipt Books, Cash Receipt Journal Books, P.O. Books, Accounts Payable Voucher Pads, Odometer Statements, and NYS Odometer & Damage Disclosure Statements for dealership back-office operations.
• Deal Folders Deal folders and Accounts Payable folders for automotive dealerships, including custom 1-sided printed deal folders sold per 1000 unit quantity.
• Vinyl Windshield Stickers Vinyl windshield stickers including ovals, year signs (VT Burst, Paintbrush, VT Oval, VT Model Year), numbers, slogans, and interstate signs. Years available: 1990-2006.
• Key Tags Key tags including Versa-Tags (250/box with rings), Color Top Versa-Tags, Consecu-Tags, Mixed Color Versa-Tags, CT-5 Cardboard Key Tags (500/box), Metal Rings, and Key Arrows for automotive dealership inventory and key management.
• Rear View Mirror Hangers and Jumbo Under Hood Signs Rear view mirror hangers and jumbo under hood signs for automotive dealerships with custom pricing and quantity discounts available.
• Service Hat Numbers Service hat numbers available in Buff and White in 3 and 4 digit formats, including custom CSI hat numbers and full color options for service department technicians.
• Magnetic Car Top Hats Magnetic car top hats with 3 shielded magnets, triangular design for visibility from all sides. Available in 12 colors, numbers 0-999, and preset messages including Align, Body Shop, Sold, Road Test, etc. Minimum order 5 hats.
• Continuous Forms Custom and generic continuous forms including Service Invoices, Repair Orders, Purchase Orders, Cash Receipts, Buyers Orders, and Vehicle Inventory Record Cards.
• Snap Apart Forms Snap apart forms including Buyers Orders, Bill of Sale, Guest Sheets, Loaner Car Agreements, Flag Sheets, Odometer Statements, Deal Recaps, Make Readys, Manual Repair Orders, Damage Reports, Privacy Notices, Vehicle Inventory Record Cards, Purchase Order Books, Cash Receipt Books, and Journal Books.
• Laser Forms Laser forms for laser printer compatibility, with both custom and generic options available for automotive dealerships.
• Full Color Process Printing Full color printing services for Flyers, Tri-Folds, Business Cards, Postcards, Service Menus, Hat Numbers, Folders, Binders, Letterheads, and Envelopes. Customers supply artwork for custom printing.
• Promotional Gifts Promotional items for dealerships including soft touch rubber key fobs, license plate frames, inserts, pens, pencils, and various gadgets sourced through an online catalog via Distributor Central.
• Rental and Loaner Car Agreements Rental and Loaner Car Agreements in 4pt NCR format, available in 3 styles (Generic, Ford L/M, Toyota) with 250 forms per package.
• Service Department Supplies Service department supplies including Route Sheets, Damage Report Pads, Night Drop Envelopes, Flag Sheets, Paper and Plastic Floor Mats, Inspection Reminder Cards, Invoices, Repair Orders, Oil Change Stickers, CSI Stickers, Time Cards, and Service Thank You Cards.
• Window Stock Stickers and Numbers Window stock stickers (100/pkg), Kleer-Bak Border/Blank Stickers, Mini Signs, Dealer Add On Stickers, Poly Stock Stickers, and Vehicle Inventory Stock Numbers.
• Windshield Markers Wide Tip Windshield Markers (Giant 1 3/16" wide tip, 5 1/2" tall) available in multiple colors including Blue, White, Red, Green, and fluorescent variants. Also Uni Posca Paint Markers in both Large and Regular sizes.
• Vehicle Numbers Vinyl windshield numbers in various sizes (4" and 6") and formats. Kits include 240 total pieces with multiple digits and the $ sign for vehicle pricing display.

Quantifiable outcome

• Typically 50% cost savings compared to competitors
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Reynolds and Reynolds: Long-established provider of dealership forms, DOC systems, and retail management solutions for automotive retailers. Directly comparable because both companies supply printed dealership forms (Reynolds historically led this category) and serve the same customer base of new car and truck dealers, though Reynolds has expanded into integrated DMS software.
• 4over: National commercial printing wholesaler offering trade pricing to print buyers and resellers. Comparable to DP Sales as a wholesale printing distributor serving B2B customers, though4over serves a much broader trade customer base across all industries rather than specializing in automotive dealerships.
• Sir Speedy: Franchised network of commercial print centers providing custom printing, forms, signage, and marketing materials to local businesses. Comparable as a B2B commercial printing provider, though Sir Speedy's franchise model serves all industries rather than specializing in automotive dealerships like DP Sales.
• PsPrint: Online commercial printing company offering flyers, brochures, forms, postcards, and promotional printing at wholesale pricing. Comparable as a printing wholesaler with similar B2B delivery model and pricing structure, though serving all business verticals rather than automotive dealerships specifically.

Broad incumbents

• Dealertrack (Cox Automotive): Now part of Cox Automotive, Dealertrack provides dealership software, lending, and titling solutions including digital forms and e-signature workflows. It overlaps with DP Sales on dealership documentation but at vastly larger scale, representing the digital incumbent that is structurally reducing demand for printed forms.
• CDK Global: Major provider of dealership management systems and integrated retail solutions. While not a direct printed-forms vendor, it competes for the same dealership wallet by digitizing the documentation workflows that DP Sales currently serves with physical forms.
• Vistaprint (Cimpress): Mass-market custom printing platform serving small businesses and dealerships with flyers, business cards, postcards, and promotional items. Comparable because Vistaprint serves overlapping promotional and print product categories that DP Sales offers (full color process printing, promotional gifts).
• Standard Register (now Taylor Communications): Large commercial printing and document management company serving healthcare, financial, and industrial customers with forms, labels, and branded communications. Comparable as a forms-distribution peer in commercial printing, though operating at much larger scale across multiple verticals.

Emerging players

• Tekion: Cloud-native automotive retail platform replacing legacy DMS systems for car dealerships. Comparable as a technology vendor targeting the same dealership customers, representing the digital-native competitive threat to traditional printed-forms suppliers like DP Sales.

Regional players

• Auto/Mate (now part of Reynolds): Dealership management system provider (now merged with Reynolds and Reynolds) that historically supplied dealership forms alongside its DMS software. Comparable as a competitor for the same dealership documentation spend, though primarily a software platform rather than a physical forms distributor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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