Home › Food Truck Buying Guide The honest answer is that a used food truck costs less than a new build, but the gap is smaller than the listing price suggests, and the reason has nothing to do with the vehicle. It has to do with what you are actually buying: the back half of […]
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Home › Food Truck Buying Guide Once you have decided to buy new rather than used, there is a second decision most first time owners do not realize they are making: take a truck someone already built, or have one built around your menu. Both are legitimate. They suit different people, and the difference shows
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Home › Food Truck Buying Guide Truck or Trailer? Wrong Answer Costs You Years. Every week someone walks into our shop or calls us up and says “I want to start a food truck.” And the very first question we ask back is: do you actually want a truck, or would a trailer make more
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Zion Foodtrucks builds custom food trucks from $55,000 and trailers from $40,000 in Colorado. Here is what actually moves the price, what is included, and what has to be there to pass inspection.
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