🚚 Food Truck Tools
Food Truck Break-Even Calculator
Find how many transactions you need each month to cover all your fixed operating costs.
Cost & pricing
Permits, commissary, truck payment, insurance, etc.
Fill in the details and click calculate.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many transactions does a food truck need to break even?
Monthly fixed costs ÷ contribution per transaction. $5,000 fixed at $8.50 contribution means 589 transactions monthly — about 27 per operating day at 22 days.
What are a food truck's fixed monthly costs?
Truck payment, commissary rent, insurance, permits amortized, phone/POS, and base staffing — typically $3,500–8,000/month before a single service.
How long until a new food truck breaks even overall?
Trucks that survive typically reach monthly break-even within 6–12 months and recover startup costs ($50k–175k) in 2–4 years. Location strategy is the biggest variable.
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