long story, but looks like I just bought a food truck. No idea what I want to do with it, from what I understand in my area (Philadelphia, NJ shore), permitting and licenses are a huge PITA. Thinking of possibly just getting it inspected and renting it on a monthly basis, or setting up as a generic mobile kitchen and offering as a weekly rental to caterers. I'd like to be able to run with a few niche ideas I was kicking around for some secondary income (didn't pay much for it, don't need it to be a full-time business), but sounds like it needs to be full-time/110% or it's just going to cost more than it makes to operate alone.
This is a fairly new, very well appointed truck that was a marketing write-off for a large corporation (so, no expense spared in building it), but has not been inspected in a few years, so it'll need tires/brakes and all new licenses/inspections. That doesn't worry me as much as getting the necessary permits for parking and serving food legally (most stories I'm hearing is the trucks are operating in a grey zone most of the time).
Anyone here have any real experience getting a truck up and running in this area and want to tell your stories over a few drinks?
This is a fairly new, very well appointed truck that was a marketing write-off for a large corporation (so, no expense spared in building it), but has not been inspected in a few years, so it'll need tires/brakes and all new licenses/inspections. That doesn't worry me as much as getting the necessary permits for parking and serving food legally (most stories I'm hearing is the trucks are operating in a grey zone most of the time).
Anyone here have any real experience getting a truck up and running in this area and want to tell your stories over a few drinks?