Why You Should Test Drive the Food Truck Business Before Starting One
So you want to start a food truck... Great! Food trucks provide amazing opportunities for expansion, restaurant ownership and a way to get your name and signature dishes in front the public. They still...
View ArticleSolving The Food Truck Insurance Puzzle
Insurance can be complicated. It may be one of your least favorite things to deal with as a food truck owner. One of the reasons it can be painful is because some insurance carriers and brokers make it...
View ArticleCertificates of Insurance for Food Trucks
We know you're extremely busy, so we like to keep things short and sweet to help you keep rolling. This entry focuses on the five W's of certificates of Insurance or COIs as we common refer to them as....
View ArticleIgnorant, Lazy, or Scared
Almost every business has a way to generate more revenue very easily, food trucks are no exception. Every food truck I have ever visited typically sells add-ons, drinks and sides, but rarely am I asked...
View Article3 Food Truck Tips for Increasing Tips
When it comes down to it, your employees are working for you so they can get paid. In a perfect world, you could pay your awesome employees a six figure salary, because we know that you (and your...
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Client Spotlight: Jimmy V's
Here at Insure My Food Truck, we know that we would not be where we are, without all of the great trucks we insure. We want everybody to see how awesome our customers are, that is why we are starting a...
View ArticleTypical Food Truck Insurance Claims
I get asked all the time by friends and family what types of claims we get... They think that our typical claims are food illness and large auto accidents. So they are quite surprised when I tell them...
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Client Spotlight: Gobble-n-Go
For our next client spotlight, we are showing off a new member of the Insure My Food Truck family from The Lone Star State. Texas is one of the most popular states for food trucks and trailers,...
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Portland: A Food Truck City
There are many cities across the country that are known to have a large collection of food trucks. Denver, Austin, Seattle, and LA are some that come to mind immediately. One Pacific Northwest city in...
View ArticleGet Your Food Truck in with Breweries
Food trucks and breweries have become almost as synonymous as peanut butter and jelly or burgers and fires. People love their local brewers, but many breweries don't have food options. So gourmet food...
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Social Media Tips for Food Truck Owners
As many forms of social media steadily continue to grow in terms of users, they are also used more and more in our everyday lives. You can now buy items directly from advertisements on Instagram, you...
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Booking a Food Truck for your Next Event
Food trucks have exploded with popularity over the past decade, it is now hard to go any crowded public place without seeing at least one. But besides serving roadside on busy streets, you probably...
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Client Spotlight: Lexylicious
For our next client spotlight, we have Lexylicious, an ice cream sandwich truck from the east coast. Alexa Hesse, founder and owner, answered some questions from us below:How long have you been...
View Article5 Ways To Potentially Reduce Your Food Truck Insurance Costs
Operating a food truck can sometimes mean operating a thin margin line where every dollar counts. Most of you don't have much time or patience to deal with insurance. You're busy trying run your...
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What Colors Say About Your Food Truck and Brand
Choosing a color is important for your food truck's brand and identity. A color can suggest part of your company beliefs, traits and objectives or simply can grab some attention. Many people have the...
View ArticleCommercial Auto Insurance Rates Are on the Rise
Insurance rates in general have been mostly flat for a few years now. However, commercial auto insurance is on a rapid rate incline. There are many factors to the rate increases, but the primary driver...
View ArticleWhat is Medical Payments Coverage?
There is a lot of confusion on medical payments insurance. Many of our prospects and customers ask us if they need this coverage or not. In this entry we will go over what Medical Payments (“Med Pay”)...
View ArticleWhat is Mechanical Breakdown Insurance?
One of the most important insurance coverages for food trucks is also one of the most misunderstood… Mechanical breakdown or equipment breakdown insurance covers the cost to repair or replace damaged...
View ArticleCatastrophic Claims Causing Insurance Rate Increases
It seems that almost weekly we are hit weekly with news of a tropical storm, wildfire or earthquake that is causing damage across the country. Catastrophic losses or “Cat losses” as we say in the...
View ArticleNetwork Before You Open Your Food Truck
We get calls and online quote requests daily from new food truck owners daily. Most have already purchased their trucks and are preparing to open. It is shocking how many have not fully developed a...
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