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What your business needs

A licensed base for your truck

Most trucks arrive with the same list. Here is how the incubator covers each item once you're a member.

You need a commissary letter

Get your letter when you join, naming your truck. It stays valid as long as your membership is active.

You need water and waste service

Fill potable water from the hose line and use gray water disposal, grease recycling and dumpsters at the dock. Plug into the electric hookup, and park between services when space is available.

You need prep time between services

Book 11 hours of prep a month at day rates with $225 of kitchen credit, and more at night at 40% off. Your keycard works around the clock, so Friday night prep can start at 11pm.

You need simple terms

Join the food truck track with zero signup fee and zero security deposit. Choose a prepaid term of 12, 18 or 24 months, and keep your remaining balance at full value if you switch to a kitchen plan.

You serve across the metro area

Start every service minutes from the George Washington Bridge, at 176A S Van Brunt St, Englewood, with direct access to Route 4, I-95 and I-80.

Food truck membership terms

Every term carries the same $225 of monthly kitchen credit and the same commissary letter. Longer terms lower what you pay; what you can book stays the same.

The base

12 months

$2,700 prepaid, $225/mo

For your first season on the road. Twelve months with the full commissary package, paid once for the whole term.

Two peak seasons

18 months

$3,807 prepaid, $211.50/mo

6% off, save $243

For a truck with a summer behind it and another ahead. Cover two peak seasons on one agreement at 6% off.

The long haul

24 months

$4,752 prepaid, $198/mo

12% off, save $648

For an operator building the business around the truck. Lock in two full years at our lowest monthly rate.

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Questions food truck owners ask

What is a commissary letter and do I get one?

Yes. Your health department asks for a letter from a licensed commissary that names your truck. We issue it when you join and it stays valid as long as your membership is active.

What can the truck do at the dock?

Fill potable water from the hose line, dispose of gray water, recycle grease, and use the dumpsters and one electric hookup. Overnight or service-day parking depends on availability. Bring your own propane.

What do the terms cost?

12 months is $2,700 prepaid, which is $225 a month. 18 months is $3,807, or $211.50 a month, 6% off. 24 months is $4,752, or $198 a month, 12% off. Every term carries the same $225 of monthly kitchen credit.

Is there a signup fee or deposit on the food truck track?

Neither. You join with proof of liability insurance and a licensed mobile operation.

Is storage included on the food truck track?

Add it when you need it. Food truck members book storage from the same catalog every member uses: dry shelf $20, walk-in fridge space $30, walk-in freezer space $40, lockable cage $50, each per month and subject to availability.

Does unused credit roll over?

Credit resets at the start of every billing month. That keeps the rule simple: your fee equals your credit, every month. If you often have credit left over, a smaller plan may fit better, and we will tell you so.

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Join the incubator

Choose your term and we'll reply within one business day. Or see the dock first on a free tour.

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Food businesses are built here. Yours could be next.