Guides

Every guide, by the problem you're solving

Start with the free checker if you have a move in mind. Read the guides when you want the why behind the answer — every one is date-stamped and written in plain words.

Can I Roll Here?

The free checker: your permit + your destination = what travels, what's still required, in order.

How permits actually work

The stack — commissary, permit, inspection, fire, locations — and the three regimes states use.

Texas after HB 2844

One DSHS license statewide: types, verified fees, the queue, and what cities lost.

HB 2844 in plain words

Chapter 437B section by section — preemption, types, the 14-day duty, what survived.

Getting the DSHS license

The application sequence, the keep-operating rule, and renewal, in order.

Colorado reciprocity

14-day decisions, the 25% fee cap, and the zoning tricks HB 25-1295 forbids.

Utah's one-license law

§ 11-56-103: the three documents to carry and the demands cities may not make.

Oklahoma's freedom act

One license statewide, the copy errand, mass gatherings, and the fire sequel.

The commissary

What counts, what doesn't, and what happens when yours isn't valid.

The commissary agreement

The five sections reviewers look for — and the mistakes that get agreements bounced.

Events & temporary permits

The second permit system: organizer permits, temporary permits, fire checks, clocks.

How inspections go

The health route and the fire route, in the order inspectors walk the truck.

What permits cost

Verified fee schedules only — Texas in full — plus the costs nobody lists.

The correction log

What we fixed, what we flagged, and when. The trust page.

Included in the $29 FoodTruckCleared Kit

  • Permit Path sheets for all 51 jurisdictions: who issues your permit, the step sequence, the commissary rule, and the local layer that survives — one printable sheet per state
  • The Texas HB 2844 transition guide: DSHS license types and fees, the inspection-queue playbook, and the exact answer to give a city still demanding its retired permit
  • Reciprocity playbooks for Colorado, Utah, and Oklahoma: the document packet, the 14-day clocks, and the copy-delivery errand, state by state
  • The commissary agreement template: a fill-in agreement with the sections health departments look for, plus how to find and negotiate a commissary in a new city
  • Inspection checklists: the health walk-through and the fire walk-through, in the order inspectors actually move around the truck
  • The event and temporary-permit pack: an application tracker, the questions to ask an organizer before you pay a booth fee, and the mass-gathering notice rules
  • Fee worksheets and a renewal calendar: what you paid, to whom, and when it expires — so no permit ever lapses silently

Get the FoodTruckCleared Kit — $29

One payment of $29. No subscription. The kit is a web page you can return to and print — Permit Path sheets for all 51 jurisdictions, the Texas transition guide, reciprocity playbooks, the commissary agreement template, inspection checklists, the event pack, and fee worksheets.