When you go shopping for a mobile grooming van, you will run into two kinds of builders. There are the large national grooming-van brands that sell proven, repeatable floor plans through a dealer-style operation, and there are custom shops that design the rig around your specific work. Both can build a quality van, and the […]
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A custom mobile grooming rig is not a single product, it is a set of choices, and the right combination depends entirely on your dogs, your route, and your budget. We build each van or trailer around your workflow rather than handing you a fixed floor plan, so it helps to understand what you can
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A used mobile grooming van is cheaper up front, and for the right buyer it is the smart move. For a first-time owner, though, the cheaper van is not always the cheaper decision, because a grooming rig is really three systems stacked on a vehicle: water, power, and climate. When those systems are worn or
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Most groomers going mobile do not pay cash for the rig, and they do not need to. A finished custom mobile grooming van or trailer generally runs in the $50,000 to $100,000 range, and the good news is that it is a financeable asset, because the van and the equipment inside it can serve as
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Chicago is the largest food truck market in Illinois by a wide margin, and it is also one of the more difficult cities in the country to operate in. The licensing process runs through one city agency, the parking rules are real and enforced, and the famous 200-foot rule keeps mobile vendors away from a
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The first thing you notice about this build is the wrap. Dark charcoal grey base with white botanical line art curling across the side panels, a gold alMOKÁ logotype across the back doors with Arabic script set above it, and the tagline along the lower side: “Coffee from above the clouds.” It is the kind
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The fastest way to lose your first few weeks in business is to fail inspection and have to fix and re inspect, and almost all of it is avoidable. Inspections are not a mystery. They come down to a predictable set of items, and a truck that is built right and an owner who shows
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A used food truck is cheaper up front, and for the right buyer it is the smart move. For a first time owner, though, the cheaper truck is not always the cheaper decision, because the money you save on the sticker can come back as repairs, retrofits, and downtime. This is the full comparison, including
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Before you put $50,000 to $100,000 into a truck, you deserve an honest answer to a simple question: what does one actually make? The real answer is that it varies more than almost any other small business, and the gap between a strong truck and a struggling one is enormous. Two trucks with the same
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Most of the people we build trucks for are buying their first one, and the first real question is always how to pay for it. A custom build runs about $50,000 to $100,000 depending on size and equipment, and almost nobody pays cash. The good news is that a food truck is a financeable asset,
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