Let’s face it, food trucks and vending carts/trailers weigh a lot. They’re big, tricked out behemoths designed to stand out and be durable, so on their own the things get quite heavy. THEN we load them up with all manner of ranges, coolers, equipment, and food; damn if that doesn’t add some tonnage. It becomes a factor in operation, you can be sure about that. Now, is this something that you need to know and will affect our every day? Not majorly. Should you know how much your vehicle weighs in general and have it listed in a place to [...]

It mostly seems as if food trucks use just about the same kind of range equipment and ovens amongst each of them, but the almost unlimited number of options can make actually choosing the oven that’s right for your operation extremely difficult. We want to go for something that ‘works’ but won’t cost an exorbitant amount of money; though dangers do then abound when going for ‘cheaper’ options that might break down or not even heat properly after a month has passed, if that. And sadly there’s no real ‘one-fits-all’ option in the category; otherwise we wouldn’t be in the [...]

The heart and soul of a kitchen line can be debated up and down, at least when considering the purely mechanical aspect of it, but one can say with full confidence that the backbone is none other than one’s Hood System. The angled vented metal thingies hanging over every line of ranges and other cooking rigs, no indoor kitchen can properly function without these behemoths overhead, and that includes Food Trucks. These are the chimneys and air vacuums of our culinary world, sucking up all steam, smoke, and other cast-offs from the hours we spend cooking up and through their [...]

If you’re lucky enough to be in a situation where you can have your Food Truck built custom-designed, or have at least bought something pre-used with an empty interior that needs filling, then you can fill it with the exact equipment configuration that YOU need and want to operate your truck’s specific prep, cooking, and food service style in a smooth, easy, and well-executed fashion. There’s a big list of things that need choosing from, and unless your builder presents you with a full list of all the options it can be a pain to find and go through every [...]

In today's videos, Bob Pierson co-owner of M&R Specialty Trailers and Trucks guides you through the types of custom BBQ smokers that are available. Fred, the dog and star of the show, also makes an appearance near the beginning of the first video. In these videos, Bob explains in detail the options that are available when purchasing a smoker and the craftsmanship that goes into every smoker that M&R builds. Model 250 on a Trailer This is a large machine that's ideal when cooking for a sizable group like a catering event. This smoker comes with two doors that open-up [...]