If your part-time job has basically been your food truck search, we are here to take that search to the next level in hopes of you finding the mobile kitchen of your dreams.
Finding the right food truck that fits your needs is not easy. Heck, simply finding the right car to take you from point A to point B can be quite the journey. Finding the right food truck is that much tougher. Not only is a food truck more of an investment than a car — well, typically, that is — but there is more you have to look into. After all, you have to make sure you purchase a food truck that will house all of your equipment.
This is your future business, and, realistically, a food truck is the foundation of your business. This is a big deal. Therefore, in hopes of taking your food truck buying search to the next level, make sure to take some notes, and take the points below to heart.
How To Take Your Food Truck Buying Search To The Next Level
- Have A General Idea Of What You Are Looking For/Need
- Drop Places Like Craigslist and eBay
- Don’t Look Into Cheap Food Trucks
- Look Into Custom Built Food Trucks
- Find A Reliable Company/Manufacturer
- Look Into Financing Your Dream Mobile Kitchen
Have A General Idea Of What You Are Looking For/Need
If you are searching for a food truck blindly — in other words, if the only thing you know you want is a food truck, but aren’t really sure what you should be looking for — then don’t be surprised if you are either (1) taken advantage of or (2) buy something that doesn’t 100 percent fit your needs.
Do your research, folks. Know what you need in your mobile kitchen. If you are wanting to open up a pizza truck, then you are obviously going to need a pizza oven. What else will you need? That is for you to find out.
With all of that in mind, a place like Prestige Food Trucks has you covered in that department. Even if you don’t know what your dream food truck needs in terms of equipment, we will fill you in on those little details, and give you great options as well.
Drop Places Like Craigslist and eBay
Have you been searching places like Craigslist and eBay for food trucks? If so, then stop that fool’s errand immediately.
Why? Well, for a place like Craigslist, the food truck, simply put, could be of poor quality, and could come with no warranties as a result. Since this is going to be your money-maker, and since a food truck business is such a major investment, you want warranties on your truck and equipment.
On a place like eBay, well, you might not even get to see the truck in person before buying it, and that would — in every way imaginable — be foolish on your part. You might also pay a mini-fortune for shipping. Not to mention, shipping a food truck could be a hassle — to say the least.
In either scenario, you are stuck with the truck you buy. Let’s just say the kitchen isn’t what you imagined, it is lacking some of the equipment you need or you simply think the equipment is set up inconveniently. If that is the case, then you will have to take your truck to a completely different company to fix your problems, and that is even more money you will be spending before you even step foot in the food truck industry.
Don’t Look Into Cheap Food Trucks
Whatever you do, please steer clear of cheap food trucks. High-end food trucks are the way to go. Yes, high-end trucks, and custom built trucks, might cost more in the beginning, but they could end up saving you money — and saving your reputation — in the long run.
For example, if parts start breaking down because you decided to buy a cheap food truck, you will not only have to pay to fix these parts, but you will lose business every day your mobile kitchen is in the shop.
Not only that, but this is your business we are talking about, and it should not only look nice (first impressions and looks are everything in this industry), but it should feel nice to you as well. This is your office, and you should love it.
Look Into Custom Built Food Trucks
Why should you look at custom built trucks? Well, because you can have your food truck built however you would like it. Your truck’s kitchen is, theoretically, built from scratch. By buying a custom built truck, you are buying a truck that will fit all of your needs. You can rest assured that your mobile kitchen will have everything you possibly need to run your business.
If you aren’t going to buy a custom built food truck, then you should, at the very least, search for a high-end one.
Find A Reliable Company/Manufacturer
A reliable company/manufacturer is a must. After all, you wouldn’t buy food from a place with terrible reviews/ratings, would you? You wouldn’t buy food, or anything for that matter, from a place that is known for its lousy service and/or food, right?
So why would you buy a food truck from a company that does bad work or has terrible reviews? You are just asking for trouble if you decide to go that route. Find a reliable company that does great work, a company like Prestige Food Trucks.
Look Into Financing Your Dream Mobile Kitchen
Food trucks are expensive. Not only that, but you are not going to get rich overnight in this industry. Therefore, cash flow might be a bit of an issue in the beginning.
If you have a dream food truck in mind but don’t think you can afford it, then look into financing that bad boy. This is your business we are talking about, and you shouldn’t be cutting any corners (such as buying a cheap truck with no warranties) as a result.
Buy a truck that you love, and if you don’t have the money to purchase said truck that you love, then let financing be your hero.
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