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Link to greasetruck.org

I am removing the link to greasetruck.org. The site is mainly full of ads. Besides, there are literally scores of millions of things in the universe now that have "inspired" a web page devoted to them. Doing so is really no longer a notable accomplishment. Besides, the inclusion of the link and its description really added no content to the article. -Seidenstud 18:17, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This has been merged enough already. Food trucks are different than catering, by a long shot. I was actually saddened that taco trucks was clumped into the same article.

Changed one of the statements on Grease Trucks

I have changed the paragraph on grease trucks slightly... the statement that "The concept of Grease Trucks began when a Rutgers student decided that he would mix multiple types of common foods (steak, cheese, chicken fingers, french fries, mozzarella sticks, jalapeno poppers, etc) and combine them into a single sandwich" is misleading... the Grease Trucks predate Fat Sandwiches by quite a bit, but Fat Sandwiches are what made them famous. They were selling greasy deep-fried food for a long time before the first Fat Cat. Cory 18:17, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Notable food trucks?

Okay, so there are only one or two now, but what are the criteria for putting a notable food truck on here? Leo's Taco Truck, for example, has been put on here because it is mentioned in a college's student guides. I know of local trucks in Chicago and Philly that have equal reknown. For a truck to be on here it should have some national claim to fame. There just too many non-notable local favorites to list them here. - AKeen 23:27, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This article is awful. If I had the authority I would re-write it totally. It written almost entirely from an American viewpoint and the "notable food trucks" section is the biggest proof of this. Who are these food trucks notable too. I have never ever heard of them! Cls14 19:40, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The standard for including information within an article is a lower threshold than the standard of notability for an independent article. If information about individual taco trucks or other mobile restaurants contributes to the article, and is verifiable with cited sources, then that information can be included in the article. - Michael J Swassing (talk) 02:45, 4 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WP:FOOD Tagging

This article talk page was automatically added with {{WikiProject Food and drink}} banner as it falls under Category:Restaurants or one of its subcategories. If you find this addition an error, Kindly undo the changes and update the inappropriate categories if needed. You can find the related request for tagging here -- TinucherianBot (talk) 09:29, 2 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Basic costs and requirements of starting one

No doubt, some people who visit this article are interested in starting one, and it would be useful if there were a note of the legal requirements (licenses, inspections, etc.) that are necessary for doing so. It is worth noting because there is likely to be confusion on the startup overhead and liability of a mobile vendor like a food truck or hot-dog cart; most people would probably wonder if it is easy/cheap to start one of these as compared to a restaurant (like selling at a farmer's- or flea-market). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Synetech (talk • contribs) 04:53, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Such information would probably violate WP:NOTHOWTO. --Ronz (talk) 00:40, 3 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Business and economic aspects of food trucks would be worthy additions. Can't see how including that type of info would constitute a how-to unless written as one. --Tsavage (talk) 21:41, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV

The article is repeatedly targeted to promote individual providers over others. This article is about food trucks in general. Any mention of individual trucks and providers should be important to the understanding of food trucks in general and should not cherry-pick from sources.

Multiple editors are adding content with little or no effort to incorporate it with related content. This creates duplication and undue weight. --Ronz (talk) 02:14, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reliability of sources

Given the topic, I'm not sure what level of reliability we should require, but I found these two to be questionable:

Samuelsson, Marcus, [1], Mobile Food News.com, June 28, 2011. Retrieved: September 6, 2011.
Lempert, Phil, [2], Supermarket News.com, October 25, 2010. Retrieved: September 6, 2011.

Comments? --Ronz (talk) 17:04, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I removed a "reliable source?" tag beside Marcus Samuelsson, read his article, do a quick web search, he is a notable chef and food author. Supermarket News is an American weekly trade publication for food retailers. I don't see any problem with either as sources for this topic. If there is a specific issue with reliability with either, please elaborate. --Tsavage (talk) 21:26, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with Mobile catering

Merge. Yes, by all means, merge them. A true food truck sells vegetables, meats, etc. See http://framework.latimes.com/2011/09/21/1921-food-truck/ for a photo of one. Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 01:27, 26 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No. Are you kidding? Who calls them "mobile catering" anyway? Something less formal than "mobile catering," which sounds like food you would order on your phone, and "roach coach" is probably in order here, and food truck seems to be a reasonable compromise. After all, this is a cultural work in progress, not one that ended hundreds of years ago. 27.123.185.166 (talk) 02:47, 22 November 2011 (UTC)Sincerely, David Turner[reply]

For my friend David Turner—the user could still type "food truck" in the search box and would be led to "Mobile catering." You could use the phrase "food truck" in the first paragraph of the article to provide context. There really is no sense in having two articles on the same phenomenon. Thanks for listening. Your friend, GeorgeLouis (talk) 07:09, 22 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - Mobile catering encompasses many kinds of catering. Merging a specific article on food trucks is unhelpful and unnecessarily ambiguous. This article on food trucks is not about the type of food truck that sells all sorts of produce, but on the type of food truck that caters specific cuisine/food. It can stand on its own. - M0rphzone (talk) 04:55, 27 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - A web search and scan of media headlines and usage immediately indicates that "food truck" commonly refers to food vending vehicles that sell prepared products for immediate consumption, with a particular current focus on trucks with upscale offerings, like gourmet cuisine and specialty menus. It should not be merged with mobile catering or anything else, because it is its own thing. --Tsavage (talk) 21:31, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

German section

What's wrong with the description about germany? "fuck truck"? really?

National Food Truck Aggregator Company_ Roaming Hunger

Roaming Hunger is a website that connects foodies to food trucks in every major city across the US and is a hub for all things street food and catering. It shows the real-time location of food trucks via interactive city maps and works with the trucks for catering, events, & promotions. It also has its own site for building your own food truck and a blog. I feel that this website would be a very useful link on this page, (or) if someone were to create a Wiki page for them. The company is the closest thing the nation has to a central source for all things food trucks and they are not run by a larger media source. Food trucks have become extremely popular and there are little reliable sources out there.