How to plan food-truck service capacity and commissary work
Startup Costs | Blank working worksheet | September 11, 2026
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Result to produce: A complete paid-day schedule, truck and base dependency matrix, bottleneck service period and a conditional next payment or operating decision.

Business and format:
Address or service area:
Prepared by:
Date:

BEFORE YOU START
Bring the exact menu and process, paid roster, truck equipment schedule, base or commissary agreement, route and location terms, proposed operating hours, temperature and sanitation plan, equipment manuals, maintenance history and applicable written answers from the responsible authorities.

DECISION RECORD
1. Stage and location
Base or commissary, route, vending location and return
Finding or value:
Evidence, scope and date:
Status (Unverified / Assumed / Supported / Needs review):
Next action, person and date:

2. Paid responsibility
Named role, start and end, overlap, break and handoff
Finding or value:
Evidence, scope and date:
Status (Unverified / Assumed / Supported / Needs review):
Next action, person and date:

3. Food and equipment control
Storage, preparation, cook or hold step, water, power, temperature, fire, waste and cleaning
Finding or value:
Evidence, scope and date:
Status (Unverified / Assumed / Supported / Needs review):
Next action, person and date:

4. Whole-order capacity
Bottleneck lane, tested minutes, prepared stock and lower supporting constraint
Finding or value:
Evidence, scope and date:
Status (Unverified / Assumed / Supported / Needs review):
Next action, person and date:

5. Written dependency
Responsible party, official or contractual source, applicability, due date and required work
Finding or value:
Evidence, scope and date:
Status (Unverified / Assumed / Supported / Needs review):
Next action, person and date:

6. Decision
Conditional payment, revised menu or route, lower service ceiling and next test
Finding or value:
Evidence, scope and date:
Status (Unverified / Assumed / Supported / Needs review):
Next action, person and date:

DECISION RULES
If: Required work cannot fit the paid day
Action: Change service periods, roster, menu or location calendar before adding orders.

If: The base or commissary route is unresolved
Action: Keep the truck and operating calendar provisional until the responsible authority and facility confirm the actual relationship.

If: One system failure removes safe service
Action: Add a feasible recovery or cancellation rule and reduce the order ceiling to the supported operation.

YOUR DECISION
Next commitment:
Conditions still to resolve:
Decision and reason:
Next review date:

Sources and background:
U.S. Census Bureau: NAICS 722330 Mobile Food Services: https://www.census.gov/naics/?details=722330&input=722330&year=2022
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm
IRS: state government websites: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/state-government-websites

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