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Alabama newspaper urges lawmakers to make food truck rules friendlier
January 22, 2019
The Decatur Daily, which serves Decatur, Alabama, has urged its lawmakers to make the city friendlier to food trucks as it considers legislation to revise…
read nowSouth Carolina food truck offers to feed federal employees affected by government shutdown
January 22, 2019
Scott Benny's food truck in West Columbia, South Carolina, has offered to provide free meals to federal employees affected by the partial government shutdown…
read nowIllinois Supreme Court will hear 2012 lawsuit against Chicago's food truck law
January 21, 2019
The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear the case of a Chicago food truck owner, who claimed the city's food truck regulations were too restrictive…
read nowNew York City passes out first food truck inspection grades
January 21, 2019
The New York City health department passed out its first 22 grades for food truck and food cart inspections, most of which were As, according to a New York…
read nowLouisiana Street Food Festival planned in Baton Rouge Saturday
January 18, 2019
The second annual Louisiana Street Food Festival will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 19, at River Road outside of Raising Cane's River Center in…
read nowNashville food truck offers free food to workers furloughed by government shutdown
January 17, 2019
A Nashville, Tennessee, food truck is offering free burgers today, Thursday, to federal employees who have been affected by the government shutdown, according…
read nowTaco trucks feed striking Los Angeles teachers
January 16, 2019
Los Angeles taco trucks have braved the rain to feed striking teachers, according to the Los Angeles Times.
read nowFood trucks expanding in Virginia’s Historic Triangle
January 15, 2019
The food truck industry is growing in Virginia's Historic Triangle, according to a report in the Virginia Gazette. The three points of the Historic Triangle…
read nowTexas city gets second food truck park
January 15, 2019
A second food truck park has opened in Brownsville, Texas. El Patio Food Truck Plaza is located at 835 N. Expressway, just south of West Price Road on the west…
read nowVirginia town to allow food trucks in commercial districts
January 11, 2019
Food trucks will be permitted in Williamsburg, Virginia, commercial districts under rules approved Thursday by the city council, according to the Virginia…
read now$10K grand prize set for Food Truck Championship of Texas
January 10, 2019
Plans have been announced for the Food Truck Championship of Texas on June 1 at the downtown square in Graham, Texas, where trucks will compete for a $10,00…
read nowHoodline names top 5 Philadelphia food trucks
January 10, 2019
Hoodline, a content discovery platform, has compiled a list of the five top food trucks in Philadelphia based on Yelp reviews, according to WPVI-TV:
read nowTexas city updates food truck regulations
January 9, 2019
The San Angelo, Texas, city council city has approved regulations updating where food trucks can park, according to gosanangelo.com. If the council approves…
read nowMichigan city adopts permanent food truck rules following 2-year test
January 9, 2019
Grand Rapids, Michigan, will make permanent its food truck regulations after its pilot program expired last month, according to mlive. The city commission has…
read nowTennessee town considers loosening food truck rules
January 8, 2019
The Decatur, Tennessee, city council held a first reading of changes to its food truck ordinance Monday and set a public hearing for Feb. 4, according to…
read nowGovernment shutdown clobbers food trucks in Washington, DC
January 7, 2019
Food truck operators in Washington, D.C., are among the many nongovernment workers suffering as a result of the government shutdown, according to Reuters.
read nowSouth Carolina city expected to loosen food truck restrictions following pilot program
January 4, 2019
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina lawmakers will soon consider changing the food truck regulations, according to WMBF. The city approved a pilot program one year…
read nowJudge denies Florida city’s request to dismiss suit against food truck restrictions
January 4, 2019
Food truck owners in Fort Pierce, Florida, won a victory Thursday when Judge Lawrence Mirman of the 19th Judicial Circuit in St. Lucie County denied the city's…
read nowFood truck hub to open in Washington State
January 3, 2019
A food truck hub will open at the Costco headquarters building at 21930 Southeast 51st Street in Issaquah, Washington, this winter. More than a dozen trucks…
read nowDubai introduces mobile food testing lab
January 2, 2019
The municipality of Dubai has introduced its first mobile smart food testing laboratory at Global Village to ensure food safety through instant testing…
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