Things You Need to Know Before Booking a Food Truck

• Food trucks are required to have a current county health permit, a city business license (when applicable per municipal code), site-specific insurance, and a fire permit.

• An average food truck needs a sales minimum of ($800-$1,000), and/or at least 60-customers per 3-4 hr. service, just to cover their time and costs. This expense minimum may vary depending on the cuisine type and the location of service. (Vendors may have a catering contract for service that requires a deposit).

• Trucks need a space of at least 10-feet in width by approximately 30-feet in length, on flat ground, with an area for customers to stand while ordering.

• Food truck operators need access to a restroom (within 500-feet), when serving for longer than 1-hour, per our state food code and their county health permit requirements.

• Food trucks are required to have their own trash receptacle.

• Not all city municipal codes allow mobile food vending outside of a city permitted special event, or in non-commercial zones. And, retail food services are often NOT allowed in areas zoned for residential use. In some cases, we may need to work with local government to make special arrangements.

• Please be advised that food trucks have recently experienced unprecedented shortages of food, supplies, equipment, and qualified staff. And, costs to operate a food truck have skyrocketed, so please keep that in mind when negotiating with these hard-working small business owners.