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Permit guides for all 50 states, and county Permit Packs where every fee shows its official source and the date a human checked it. Real gigs near you, refreshed daily. Profit math that tells you which events to rebook. Free to start, no truck required.

FIELD 01 · YOUR CITY

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SCHEDULE A · LAUNCH SEQUENCEAUSTIN AND TRAVIS COUNTY
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Form your entity and get your EINfederal
Checked 2026-07-14
Free
02
Get your Texas Sales and Use Tax Permitstate
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Free
03
Pick your DSHS license tierstate
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$309 to $1,376
06
Book the right fire inspection for where you parkcity
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$222
07
Get your Restroom Facility Agreement for Austin locationscity
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Free
CAUTION

A failed, missed, or late AFD inspection forfeits the $222 fee and you pay a new one to reschedule.

FROM THE AUSTIN PACK GOTCHA LIST · CHECKED 2026-07-14

STATE + CITY FEES TO GET LEGAL, TYPE III$1,598

RENDERED FROM THE REAL AUSTIN PACK · 5 OF 11 STEPS
THE AUSTIN PACK IS BUILT AND VERIFIED 2026-07-14

HUMAN CHECKED · 2026-07-14
THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN, TXSAMPLE CITYWED JUL 29 · Town Lake Walk Club/SAT AUG 1 · SFC Farmers' Market Downtown/MON · your weekly brief/refreshed daily
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Know the rules before they cost you.

Free guides for every state. A $49 pack for your county.

The guides cover the state layer, all 50 states, kept current. A Permit Pack stitches state, county, and city into one sequenced checklist, loads your renewal calendar, and gets watched for changes from then on. Every line shows its official source and the date a human checked it, and a line still being verified says exactly that.

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ITEMLAYERFEEVERIFIED
EIN (IRS)federalFree Checked 2026-07-14
Texas Sales and Use Tax PermitstateFree Checked 2026-07-14
DSHS license, Type I (prepackaged)state$309 Checked 2026-07-14
DSHS license, Type II (limited prep)state$1,018 Checked 2026-07-14
DSHS license, Type III (full cooking)state$1,376 Checked 2026-07-14
AFD mobile food vending fire inspection (inside Austin)city$222 Checked 2026-07-14

From the Austin pack's true-cost table. Every line links its official source.

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50 STATE GUIDES, FREE · TX COUNTY PACK BUILT · FL SAMPLE FREE TO READ

PACK CHANGELOG · PUBLIC

2026-07-14Line-by-line verification pass: AFD fire inspection confirmed at $222 (with the pay-again-to-reschedule rule), the DSHS application portal linked directly, routine inspection fees corrected to fixed per-type amounts, the restroom agreement's 150-foot rule added, and the central-prep-facility variance path documented.
2026-07-14Pack created. State layer verified against the DSHS mobile food vendor page (HB 2844 fees and transition).
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See the action this week.

WHENWHATSTATUS
WED JUL 29Town Lake Walk ClubAustin, TX · links to its sourceTRACKSAT AUG 1SFC Farmers' Market DowntownAustin, TX · links to its sourceTRACK
MON AUG 3Your weekly brief: 3 gigs worth working, clear vending weather, and one news item that matters.In your free hubFREE
WATCHThis Food Truck Shouldn't Be This Successful ($660K/Year)Hand-picked video, in the free hubPLAY

A sample week. The hub rebuilds daily from public listings and gigs link back to their listings. We never invent a gig.

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Run the numbers on every gig.

Log an event in about two minutes and PitStop shows the real profit, not the top line. Same operator, same menu, wildly different margins. Only one is worth rebooking.

FESTIVAL

City Food Festival

REVENUE$2,400
ALL-IN COST$2,100
PROFIT$300
COST 88%MARGIN 13%
VERDICTCUT

MARKET

Friday Market

REVENUE$1,200
ALL-IN COST$780
PROFIT$420
COST 65%MARGIN 35%
VERDICTMAYBE

BREWERY

Tactical Brewing

REVENUE$1,450
ALL-IN COST$725
PROFIT$725
COST 50%MARGIN 50%
VERDICTREBOOK

A sample teardown. The biggest crowd is not the biggest profit, and PitStop helps you tell them apart.

PRICINGThe hub is free. Pro adds gig alerts, saved gigs, and the full operating toolkit for $10 a month. The first 50 founding members lock that price for life.Full pricing →

What do I get for free?

Real gigs near you, a weekly brief for your city, food-truck news, how-to videos, 50-state permit guides, and a permit tracker. No truck required.

Do I need a food truck to use it?

No. If you are still planning one, the hub shows the gigs, permit guides, and how-to videos for your city so you can see what the business really looks like.

Where do the gigs come from?

We aggregate real, public event listings and refresh them daily. Every gig links back to its source, and we never invent one.

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