"Last year, author Jennifer Lewis surveyed 539 food truck owners across the country with a simple question: Are you happy that you're doing this? Ninety-seven percent said they wouldn't want to do anything else. But an almost equal number reported that the business is harder than they had expected."

Here's a great article on some insight into the Food Truck boom and how they feel it came from the recession and people's ongoing love of gourmet foods.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! The next Food Truckus Ruckus at Fresh Start Growers' Supply is scheduled for Saturday, April 21 from 11am-3pm. Make plans to come to the Ruckus before you head down to Thunder Over Louisville.

Which truck are you dying to try?

Ten local food-truck vendors will set up shop downtown next week as part of an event to promote their emerging businesses. The food truck event will be held Tuesday, April 24, outside Louisville Metro Hall. Louisville Dessert Truck, Holy Mole, Get It On a Bun at Booty’s, San Diego Sandwich Works, Genius In a Box, Grind, One Hot Tamale, The Traveling Kitchen, Red’s Comfort Foods and Bar B Lou are slated to attend Tuesday’s event, which is sponsored by Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer’s office.

The trucks will be outside Metro Hall, at Sixth and Jefferson streets, between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

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There's an article on Wave3's site about Metro government compromising with the local food trucks to help keep them running.  Instead of every employee needing a Vendor ID (which requires a background check), only one ID per truck would be needed.  This should alleviate some of the cost to operate.  Do you think this is enough?

Article:  WAVE3