How to Purchase an Ice Cream Truck
Ice cream trucks are eagerly awaited by neighborhoods in hot summers. It can be easy to start a small business selling ice cream in a truck because there is a guaranteed customer base in neighborhoods that do not have any ice cream trucks frequenting the area. With lower capital costs compared with a brick-and-mortar ice cream store, consider setting up your own ice cream vending truck. It is strongly advised to first carefully consider the food sale laws and regulations in your state.
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Check your local state laws before choosing to enter the ice cream vending business. Once the regulations are clear, decide whether you want to lease or buy an ice cream truck. It is recommended to lease a truck first to test the waters. Going by the demand and market for ice cream in your neighborhood areas, you can consider buying a truck when established.
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Look online for several websites that offer facilities for leasing or building your own truck. Make a short list of vendors who offer good deals and discounts for first time truck buyers.
Also try to set up a rapport with local ice cream sellers who can point you to valuable sources for getting supplies for discounts.
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Contact the vendor companies you select and ask them for a quote for leasing or buying a truck. Depending on the vendors, you may be able to get a used truck for cheap. Also ask if the truck would come with the equipment, such as freezers and soft-serve machines, or whether will you have to buy them separately.
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Decide among the financing options available. Several vendors offer deals to get customers to buy the trucks from them.
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Check if the truck you are going to buy has been inspected and certified by a reliable mechanic. Also check the warranties being offered by the vendors so that you are covered if a problem arises after you lease or purchase the ice cream truck.
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Tips & Warnings
Drive safely at low speed, especially because you are dealing with kids.
