A food truck business plan has the same sections as a restaurant plan, but the money goes into the truck, the commissary and the permits instead of a dining room. This template opens with a made-up taco truck in US dollars: a built-out used truck, a generator and propane set-up, a vehicle wrap, a monthly commissary fee and event fees, with the forecast counted in orders a day rather than seats. Replace each line with your own quotes, and the plan works out what you still need to borrow, your monthly profit and the orders a day you need to break even, then downloads as a PDF.
Part of the free Restaurant business plan template.
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Fill in each section. The numbers add up as you type, and the plan stays saved on this device.
Check the costs behind each dish
The free recipe cost calculator works out what each portion costs, so your food cost and prices in the plan are your own.
A plan for a made-up business of this kind is filled in, so you can see what goes in each section. Start a blank plan when you're ready.
Write about your idea, menu, site and customers. Add your staff, start-up costs and monthly costs; totals, profit and break-even add up as you type.
Check each page in the preview and download one tidy A4 PDF with a cover. Your plan stays saved in this browser to come back to.
Put the commissary in the plan before the truck
Many cities want a truck to work from an approved base kitchen. In New York City, a permitted truck must be cleaned, serviced and stored at a Health Department approved facility and return to it at least once each day. Find a commissary with space first, then price the truck.
Check how many permits your city issues
Some cities cap street vending permits. New York City limits them by law and runs waiting lists; from 1 July 2026 it offers 2,200 new supervisory licenses a year for five years. Write in the plan which permit you will hold and when, because a bank will ask.
Count the days you can really trade
A truck loses whole days to rain, breakdowns and cancelled events. In the example, 22 trading days a month at 85 orders makes the forecast; try 18 days in the plan and see whether the month still covers the loan repayment and the commissary.
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