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Real rigs we have built and delivered to Montana operators.

16ft Burger Food Truck

Bozeman, MT
Read the video transcript: Bozeman Burger
Hello and welcome to Design Food Trucks. Today we have this beautiful 16 ft food truck that we are shipping out to Montana. Let's check out its many features. We start on the inside today just because the outside is a little chilly. Right up here is the plumbing unit that has the three compartment sink, hand wash sink, the water tanks, and the water heater. You'll notice that um wherever there is a gap, we have filled that in with coke. Make sure that water does not get in between. Also, there is a splash guard between the handwash sink and the three compartment sink. Of course, there's a shelf on top. Soap dispenser, towel dispenser, refrigerator. All equipment of course are mounted to the floor with washers and all equipment stay six in above the ground to make sure they're compliant with code. So you can put a broom underneath or like a mop underneath and clean it. Right next to that is a freezer. Small work table. Another table that is the freshwater tank that you're looking at. goes the ABC fire extinguisher. That's the K series fire extinguisher. That is the egress in this food truck. Right up there is the junction box. As with all our trucks, every piece of equipment has its own breaker. It's not been labeled yet, but it will be soon. Fire suppression system is of course labeled and tagged. You'll notice all the is inside conduits, not inside the walls areas that um the walls of the truck, they flex when they drive and uh chafe it. This of course prevents that. Plus, it's easy to access that as well. Sandwich prep. Oh, before that, the generator door turned a box which we make into a workt. Nice work table. So, we can do all your prep there if you want to. Floor is aluminum diamond plate. Sandwich prep, steam table. This one's electric. Under that is the chef base, two fryers, each of them, two basket, and a griddle. It's not just a griddle. There's a it's a range. So, there is the oven right under that. Of course, a two on a stove. You'll see all the walls are stainless steel and uh and inside the walls is 1 in of insulation, 9/16 in of uh plywood. Forgot to show you this one. This is the uh self-closing window. You lift up the product and close by itself. Let's go see outside. And this, of course, started out as a 16 ft Freightlininer diesel truck. There's a shelf, outside shelf for the service window. Let's have you fill the water. The outside access door. Truck's not been wrapped yet, but it will be. customer decided to do that themselves. Uh so we'll ship it and uh they will wrap it themselves. That of course is the generator which you'll notice is in a nice tray. That's the shore power plugin. Of course, you'll notice the hood on top. Sorry, hood fan on top. Look at that. beautiful 16 ft food truck that we are shipping out. If you have any questions or if you would like one like this yourself, do contact us through our website designuttrros.com. Thank you. Have a nice day.

16-foot custom burger food truck built for a Bozeman operator.

12ft Funnel Cake Trailer

Billings, MT
Read the video transcript: Billings Funnel Cake
Hello and welcome to Zan Food Trucks. Check out this cute little doughut and ice cream trailer that we are shipping off to Montana today. This one is of course for this organization. Um, and it is 12 ft long. It's small, but it has all kinds of features. Let's go check it out. Outside of course is the you can see our seamless construction, which means you would not see any rivets on the outside. makes the trailer a lot longlasting and uh well the wrap doesn't bubble around it so the wrap lasts a lot longer as well. Of course uh you can't forget the wrap on the outside. Check out the clarity on this. Let me show you the the features. You can actually see each of the grains of the wheat. Something we are very very proud of. Of course, also outside are two LED lights. Well, four of them in two sets. outside shelf and the um serving window which is of course self-closing. That is how it do it look when it is in operation. On this side of course that's how you drain the water. That's how you fill the water and that's the shore power connection. This has a donut fryer inside. Therefore has propane tanks. And you can see the propane going under the floor of the trailer. Very important. Um it is required by code in many places also. Um it's much safer 10 years from today if it leaks it leaks outside. Giant bowls you see are holding up the fire suppression system. Of course like all trailers that we built the this is also double axle heavy duty of course. You can see the that was the exhaust fan with the grease catch pan of course. Let's go inside. To prevent the doors from fluttering around, there is a little catch there. Floor is aluminum diamond plate. Cooking wall of course is stainless. You can see the large doughut fryer up there. This was supplied by the customer. And the ice cream machine. little ice cream machine, but works really well for them. Three compartment sink, hand wash sink. Hand wash sink of course has a splash guard. They haven't labeled the um the breakers yet, but we will of course before shipping. And you can see every single piece of equipment has its own breaker, soap dispenser, towel dispenser, and the fire suppression system is of course um you can see has tags. Between every panel there is a um there is a trim piece to prevent grease from going inside and whatnot. The hood of course slightly oversized. idea is that tomorrow they might want to add another piece of equipment. So we picked a rather large cylinder for this richen freezer and refrigerator. Both will open completely of course. And uh here is one of the highlights of our construction. Every all our wiring is inside conduits. This way, this trailer lasts for as long as it needs, 20, 25, 30 years. If we we were to put it inside the walls, the wires would eventually chafe due to the motion of the trailer and you would develop short circuits. You also see how every piece of equipment has its own breaker. That brings us to the end of Oh, before that, let me show you this thing. You see how every piece of equipment is bolted to the floor with washers. If you have any questions um or if you would like a trailer or truck like this, please do contact us through zonfuttras.com. Thank you. Have a nice one.

12-foot funnel cake trailer built for a Billings operator.

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Why Montana Is a Growing Food Truck Market

Montana’s food truck scene has grown faster than almost any state in the mountain west over the last five years. Bozeman’s explosive population growth, Billings’ downtown revitalization, Missoula’s brewery and music circuit, Kalispell and the Flathead Valley’s tourism boom, and the summer national park economy at Glacier and Yellowstone have created a market where a well-built truck can run paying events seven days a week from May through September — and smart operators stretch the season with brewery partnerships, office park lunch runs, and indoor winter events.

The money in Montana isn’t just the obvious festival circuit. Operators we’ve built for work the Bozeman Farmers Market on Tuesday evenings, the Missoula Out to Lunch summer series, Billings’ Downtown Alive and Strawberry Festival, the Western Montana Fair, Flathead Lake weddings, Glacier gateway towns like Whitefish and Columbia Falls, and the growing Montana film-industry location catering market. The best Montana operators are booked into catering contracts 6-12 months in advance.

Montana Licensing — What You Need to Know Before You Build

Montana food trucks are licensed through the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and the local City-County Health Department (CCHD) where your commissary is based. A food truck in Montana is regulated identically to a brick-and-mortar restaurant under state retail food rules — which means plan review, equipment specs, water and wastewater specs, and an inspection cycle.

The key document is the Mobile Food Establishment (MFE) Plan Review Application, which must be submitted at least 30 days before construction or opening with your menu, floor plans, and equipment specification sheets. Plan review goes to your local CCHD — RiverStone Health in Billings/Yellowstone County, Gallatin City-County Health in Bozeman, Missoula City-County Health in Missoula, Flathead City-County Health in Kalispell, and Lewis and Clark Public Health in Helena. We provide every Montana customer a complete plan-review packet to satisfy this requirement.

Getting Your Montana Food Truck License (Step-by-Step)

Here’s the realistic Montana licensing workflow:

Read the video transcript: Billings Funnel Cake
Hello and welcome to Zan Food Trucks. Check out this cute little doughut and ice cream trailer that we are shipping off to Montana today. This one is of course for this organization. Um, and it is 12 ft long. It's small, but it has all kinds of features. Let's go check it out. Outside of course is the you can see our seamless construction, which means you would not see any rivets on the outside. makes the trailer a lot longlasting and uh well the wrap doesn't bubble around it so the wrap lasts a lot longer as well. Of course uh you can't forget the wrap on the outside. Check out the clarity on this. Let me show you the the features. You can actually see each of the grains of the wheat. Something we are very very proud of. Of course, also outside are two LED lights. Well, four of them in two sets. outside shelf and the um serving window which is of course self-closing. That is how it do it look when it is in operation. On this side of course that's how you drain the water. That's how you fill the water and that's the shore power connection. This has a donut fryer inside. Therefore has propane tanks. And you can see the propane going under the floor of the trailer. Very important. Um it is required by code in many places also. Um it's much safer 10 years from today if it leaks it leaks outside. Giant bowls you see are holding up the fire suppression system. Of course like all trailers that we built the this is also double axle heavy duty of course. You can see the that was the exhaust fan with the grease catch pan of course. Let's go inside. To prevent the doors from fluttering around, there is a little catch there. Floor is aluminum diamond plate. Cooking wall of course is stainless. You can see the large doughut fryer up there. This was supplied by the customer. And the ice cream machine. little ice cream machine, but works really well for them. Three compartment sink, hand wash sink. Hand wash sink of course has a splash guard. They haven't labeled the um the breakers yet, but we will of course before shipping. And you can see every single piece of equipment has its own breaker, soap dispenser, towel dispenser, and the fire suppression system is of course um you can see has tags. Between every panel there is a um there is a trim piece to prevent grease from going inside and whatnot. The hood of course slightly oversized. idea is that tomorrow they might want to add another piece of equipment. So we picked a rather large cylinder for this richen freezer and refrigerator. Both will open completely of course. And uh here is one of the highlights of our construction. Every all our wiring is inside conduits. This way, this trailer lasts for as long as it needs, 20, 25, 30 years. If we we were to put it inside the walls, the wires would eventually chafe due to the motion of the trailer and you would develop short circuits. You also see how every piece of equipment has its own breaker. That brings us to the end of Oh, before that, let me show you this thing. You see how every piece of equipment is bolted to the floor with washers. If you have any questions um or if you would like a trailer or truck like this, please do contact us through zonfuttras.com. Thank you. Have a nice one.
  • Pre-build plan review — submit the MFE Plan Review Application to your local City-County Health Department at least 30 days before you plan to open. This happens before the truck is built, not after.
  • Commissary agreement — Montana requires every mobile food establishment to operate from an approved commissary kitchen. Secure this before plan review.
  • State retail food license — issued through Montana DPHHS once plan review is approved and the truck passes physical inspection.
  • Local business license — every city has its own business license (Billings, Bozeman, Missoula, Kalispell, Helena, Great Falls all have separate processes).
  • Fire inspection — local fire department inspects suppression, propane, and electrical separately.
  • Temporary Food Service Permits — for festivals and events, you’ll need event-specific permits in addition to your standing license.

Realistic timeline: plan on 6 to 14 weeks from initial application to approval. Start early if you want to open by Memorial Day.

Montana-Ready Builds — Built for Real Winters and Long Summer Days

Montana weather is the single biggest variable in building a truck that actually lasts. Winter lows in Bozeman and Helena routinely hit -20F, Flathead Valley sees heavy snow loads, and spring brings mud and rapid freeze-thaw cycles that punish poorly-sealed electrical and plumbing. We build every Montana truck with insulated freshwater tanks, heated freshwater lines, wastewater heat tape, insulated floors, double-sealed door gaskets, and automotive-grade exterior finishes that survive real winters — not the decorative finishes that fail on the first cold snap.

Summer is the other extreme. Long service days (Montana summer sun doesn’t set until 9:30 PM in June), high UV, and hot ambient temperatures during festival service all require oversized HVAC, ventilation hood capacity planned for 90F+ ambient, and generator sizing that accounts for long run times. We also reinforce equipment mounts for Montana’s long highway distances — Billings to Kalispell is 500 miles, and the vibration and road shock on a 10-hour drive will destroy equipment mounted to a sea-level spec.

Popular Montana Food Truck Markets and Events

Where Montana food trucks make money: Bozeman (Downtown Farmers Market, Music on Main, Sweet Pea Festival, Montana State University game days), Billings (Alive After 5, Strawberry Festival, MontanaFair, Downtown Alive), Missoula (Out to Lunch summer series, Downtown ToNight, brewery lots, University of Montana events), Kalispell and Whitefish (Flathead Lake summer tourism, Montana Dragon Boat Festival, Whitefish Farmers Market), Helena (Alive @ 5, Last Chance Stampede, Helena Farmers Market), Great Falls (Montana State Fair, Lewis & Clark Festival), and the Glacier and Yellowstone gateway tourism circuits. Montana’s brewery scene — more breweries per capita than almost any US state — is a particularly strong recurring revenue base for trucks that partner with a regular rotation of taprooms.

Montana Cities We Serve

We build and service food trucks for operators across Montana:

  • Billings
  • Bozeman
  • Missoula
  • Great Falls
  • Helena
  • Kalispell / Flathead Valley
  • Whitefish and Columbia Falls
  • Butte
  • Havre
  • Miles City

If you’re in a smaller Montana town not listed, we still serve you — we deliver trucks anywhere in the state and coordinate with your local CCHD directly.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to build a food truck for Montana?
Typical ground-up custom builds run 12 to 20 weeks. Start your Montana DPHHS Mobile Food Establishment plan review in parallel — remember, it must be submitted at least 30 days before you plan to open.

Do I need a separate license for each Montana city I operate in?
You need one state retail food license and a local business license in each city where you have an operating base. For events in other cities, you typically need a Temporary Food Service Permit. Unlike Colorado, Montana does not currently have statewide food truck license reciprocity.

Can you build a truck that handles Montana winters?
Yes. Every Montana build gets insulated water and wastewater systems, heated lines where needed, sealed electrical, and automotive-grade exteriors that survive real cold. Winter operation is the baseline for any truck we build for Montana.

What does a custom food truck cost?
Montana-ready custom builds typically run $60,000 to $200,000+ depending on equipment, truck size, and finish. Request a quote for a real number.

Do you deliver to Montana?
Yes. We deliver finished trucks to any Montana city and coordinate plan review and inspections directly with your local City-County Health Department.

Montana food trucks typically need health department approval, fire safety inspections, and local business licenses. We design trucks to meet code requirements.

Yes! We build fully customized trucks, from kitchen equipment to branding, tailored to your food service needs.

Absolutely. We provide delivery options statewide, so your food truck is ready to serve anywhere in Montana.

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Zion Foodtrucks proudly serves Montana with high-quality food trucks for sale. Whether you’re in Billings, Bozeman, Missoula, Helena, or smaller communities, our customizable food trucks are built to help you succeed in the state’s thriving mobile dining market.

Montana Permits and Inspections

Real licensing detail per city, written from our hands-on experience delivering rigs to Montana operators.

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