Starting a food truck. Any advice? (1 Viewer)

[Bogart]

Love food trucks. Eat at one at least once a week. Most guys that run a food truck are friendly, courteous and have a really good personality. They are respectful and cheery, hoping that you will come back and patronize their truck again.

So, you will need to find one of those guys.

 

[RokNRole]

Love food trucks. Eat at one at least once a week. Most guys that run a food truck are friendly, courteous and have a really good personality. They are respectful and cheery, hoping that you will come back and patronize their truck again.

So, you will need to find one of those guys.

I work in human resources.

i pretend to be one of those guys every day.

peice of cake

 

[Angry Beavers]

Serve something original. You don't want to be copying the super popular trucks that are already out there. 

 

[Brony]

I work in human resources.

i pretend to be one of those guys every day.

peice of cake

Good band name for Willie.

 

[RokNRole]

Serve something original. You don't want to be copying the super popular trucks that are already out there. 

I won't. It will all be original creations.

some more familiar to people than others 

some unusual stuff too

 

[Bogart]

Hire someone to spellcheck your menu.

 

[RokNRole]

Hire someone to spellcheck your menu.

Typing on my mobile sizzlechest

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Still living in your in-laws basement?

Exactly.  This guy's office work consists of drawing penises on the street.  

It's the MC etc. guy.  

 

[IC FBGCav]

My girlfriend has been encouraging me to start my own food truck and leave the drudgery of the office rat race.

Obviously the coming winter wouldn't be the best time so I have until next spring to make preparations if I'm going to go this route.

Has anyone ever made this transition and could offer some advice? What are things I should consider that wouldn't be obvious to a newb? What am I looking at for an initial investment?

any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Move to Raleigh, those things are huge here.

 

[Megaton]

Make sure you have plenty of GasMoney for your truck. 

 

[IC FBGCav]

I'd seek  out Tipsy for advise

@glumpy

He started one over a year ago.

 

[Juxtatarot]

What happened to the sweet recruiting job you had?

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

I work in human resources.

i pretend to be one of those guys every day.

peice of cake

Hi MC Gas Money!  You sick of putting low level temps to work already?

You could always sell your shirts out of the food truck for extra cash.

 

[jamny]

Hi MC Gas Money!  You sick of putting low level temps to work already?

You could always sell your shirts out of the food truck for extra cash.

But when will he have time to write his novel?

 

[Megaton]

Hi MC Gas Money!  You sick of putting low level temps to work already?

You could always sell your shirts out of the food truck for extra cash.

That would mean he would actually have to make shirts. 

 

[RokNRole]

What happened to the sweet recruiting job you had?

I'm still employed and TCB

 

[Agent 47]

I assume this is an Eminence alias?

 

[IC FBGCav]

I suggest you start out running a food bike.  

 

[elbowrm]

Smoothie stand in the front yard, build from there

 

[RokNRole]

Smoothie stand in the front yard, build from there

What yard?

 

[coyote5]

I won't. It will all be original creations.

some more familiar to people than others 

some unusual stuff too

Original creation smoothies eh?  A whole new slant on the strawberry smoothy, I can't wait!!

 

[RokNRole]

Original creation smoothies eh?  A whole new slant on the strawberry smoothy, I can't wait!!

I'll keep you updated with my breakthroughs

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Have you thought about a lemonade stand?

 

[Kafka]

Maybe just by an old F150 and put a propane BBQ in the box. Drive around selling food and say #### it to the permits and insurance (that stuff is for suckers and you're too smart to get conned into it). Start small and build your way up.

I'd recommend an old F250...

 

[Capella]

Too expensive and I can't get a loan

my credit score is 525. I couldn't get a loan for a stick of gum

I didn't even know it went to 525

maybe you shouldn't do this 

 

[Limp Ditka]

I didn't even know it went to 525

maybe you shouldn't do this 

Don't you want to know how low it can get?

 

[Capella]

Don't you want to know how low it can get?

I'm actually googling it right now. 

 

[Capella]

300-599 VERY BAD 

Maybe you can get a loan from one of those used car places. 30% interest over 15 years. No credit! No job! No problem!

 

[JoeSteeler]

maybe start with a food unicycle?

 

[Capella]

What do you have to do to get a 525 credit score? Are you on the run from the mob? 

 

[johnnycakes]

Maybe sell pencils off a mall cart. 

 

[RokNRole]

I didn't even know it went to 525

maybe you shouldn't do this 

It does 

 

[JoeSteeler]

:trainwreck:

 

[RokNRole]

What do you have to do to get a 525 credit score? Are you on the run from the mob? 

I have a default school loan that is almost 10 years old I've never made a payment on

my mother put some stuff under my name when I was a teen. A computer and furniture which no longer comes up on the report but I guess it hurt my credit

there was also some medical bills on there that weren't mine

525 when I checked last month

 

[RokNRole]

300-599 VERY BAD 

Maybe you can get a loan from one of those used car places. 30% interest over 15 years. No credit! No job! No problem!

Do they sell food trucks?

 

[Megaton]

Shark move is to get a genius to put together a brilliant business plan.  Like someone with an IQ of say 176.

 

[dhockster]

NYC

If you can make it there....well.....you can make it anywhere.

 

[Capella]

I just caught the New York part  Good place to start a food truck with no money. 

 

[El Floppo]

I just caught the New York part  Good place to start a food truck with no money. 

there's a serious dearth of food trucks here.

 

[RokNRole]

there's a serious dearth of food trucks here.

Could say that about almost any industry

its all about standing out

 

[El Floppo]

Could say that about almost any industry

its all about standing out

when you do only one thing, you do it better.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Could say that about almost any industry

its all about standing out

omg! you totally stand out here, why wouldn't you stand out there too? make this happen

 

[Cold Dead Hands]

You never made a payment on your school loans? Why?

 

[Bogart]

I just caught the New York part  Good place to start a food truck with no money. 

Not "no money", but 2 whole grand. I would imagine that would last many hours in one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. 

 

[RokNRole]

You never made a payment on your school loans? Why?

Didn't have the money until now

it went from 2.5k to almost 8k so my plan is to save a few k and call the debt holder and try to settle

but that's a thread for another day

 

[In The Zone]

Brisket n Biscuit

FTW 

 

[Peyton Marino]

Didn't have the money until now

it went from 2.5k to almost 8k so my plan is to save a few k and call the debt holder and try to settle

but that's a thread for another day

no it ####### isn't

 

[RokNRole]

no it ####### isn't

It will be

 

[RokNRole]

Brisket n Biscuit

FTW 

I was going to be geared more towards healthy eating

 

[Chemical X]

too much to read, but what makes you think you can hop into this business?  what is your background in food service?

have you done any numbers work?  breakeven will require how many hours and sales?