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Maryland appeals court upholds 300-foot food truck ban
June 3, 2019
A Maryland appeals court has upheld Baltimore's "300-foot rule" banning mobile food vendors from conducting business near brick-and-mortar restaurants…
read nowNew Jersey prohibits food trucks at craft breweries
May 29, 2019
Craft breweries in New Jersey will not be allowed to have food trucks or sell food on their premises under a new ruling from the Division of Alcoholic Beverage…
read nowState Supreme Court upholds Chicago's food truck restrictions
May 24, 2019
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld Chicago's rule requiring food trucks to stay 200 feet away from ground floor, brick-and-mortar restaurants, according to…
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Legal issues complicate what employers can ask job applicants
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
A pair of legal experts summarize what employers can and cannot ask job applicants, along with other changes related to employer/employee relations.
read nowOregon city to allow night time food truck operation
April 16, 2019
The Medford, Oregon city council will move ahead on a provision to allow food trucks to operate on downtown city property in the evening.
read nowCheck your freezers: Frozen chicken soup recall
April 5, 2019
The presence of an undeclared allergen and misbranding in a foodservice chicken soup product prompted the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service today to…
read nowPennsylvania county sues food truck supplier for allegedly failing to deliver goods
April 5, 2019
The Monroe County, Pennsylvania district attorney's office has sued a food truck supplier, Crown Food Carts, Inc., and Robert W. Scifo, for allegedly failing…
read nowCourt orders $4.5 million judgment against food truck builders for cheating customers
March 15, 2019
A Denver court has ordered two Colorado men accused of cheating customers who hired them to build custom food trucks to pay a combined $4.5 million in…
read nowFlorida's Largo makes food trucks legal with some rules
March 8, 2019
Food trucks are welcome to operate in Largo, Florida now that city leaders have approved an ordinance regarding operations.
read nowOhio city approves food truck laws
March 7, 2019
The city council of Lakewood, Ohio has approved regulations that require food truck operators to get a permit to operate.
read nowFood trucks sue Texas resort town over restrictions
March 6, 2019
The Institute for Justice has filed a lawsuit on behalf of food truck owners to challenge food truck regulations in South Padre Island, a Texas resort town…
read nowIllinois fire department proposes fire safety rules for food trucks
February 14, 2019
The fire department of Edwardsville, Illinois, is proposing fire safety rules for food trucks.
read nowMyrtle Beach extends food truck pilot
February 13, 2019
The City of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is taking several steps to expand its food truck pilot initiative, including increasing the number of operators in…
read nowFood truck customer injured in explosion loses appeals court fight
February 11, 2019
An Indiana appeals court has thrown out a negligence suit brought by a man was injured in the explosion of a food truck operating at a salvage yard.
read nowAbu Dhabi to study food truck rules, licensing
February 11, 2019
The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development is planning to study and evaluate food truck regulations and update its mobile van licensing process.
read nowFood truck parking under scrutiny in Mobile, Alabama
February 8, 2019
There may be regulations ahead regarding food trucks in Mobile, Alabama, as some local restaurants are complaining about where trucks are setting up business.
read nowFood truck regs getting a revamp in Florida community
February 7, 2019
City leaders in Largo, Florida, are mulling a revamp of food truck rules and requirements aimed at streamlining the regulatory process.
read nowBaltimore food truck restrictions debate hits the courts
February 5, 2019
A debate regarding food truck restrictions in Baltimore, Maryland, will hit the courtroom today as opposing factions argue whether a ban on trucks operating…
read nowU-Haul pleads guilty to hazardous materials training violations in fatal food truck explosion
February 1, 2019
U-Haul Co. of Pennsylvania and one of its former general managers pleaded guilty Thursday to violating hazardous materials training requirements in a case that…
read nowChicago Tribune calls on state court to overturn food truck rules
January 28, 2019
The Chicago Tribune has urged the Illinois Supreme Court to overturn the city’s food truck regulations, claiming in an editorial that the rules have left the…
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