Food Truck POS — Take Orders Ahead, Track Sales, Get Paid on Pickup
Traditional POS systems (Toast, Clover, Square) charge $1,000+ in hardware and $70+/month in software fees. They're built for brick-and-mortar restaurants. A food truck doesn't need a fixed terminal — it needs **the customer's phone to act as the ordering tool**. That's the My Food Truck approach: the customer scans and orders ahead, you receive and prep, and they **pay you on pickup** (card, cash, or wallet — your choice).
Why a phone-first POS beats a terminal
1) No hardware cost ($0 vs $1,000+). 2) 0% commission — the customer pays you in person, you keep 100%, no platform fee. 3) No physical line — customers order from their car, their office, or even from your truck's QR code, then pick up in seconds. 4) Built-in confirmation: the customer's email is their order confirmation. 5) Data is in the cloud — no risk of losing sales data if a device dies.
How payment works
Payment happens on pickup, the way it always has at a truck: you take card, cash, or a mobile wallet on your own terminal — whatever you already use. My Food Truck handles the ordering, the pickup slot, and the prep list; it never charges the customer online and never sits between you and your money. About 70% of food trucks using My Food Truck see the lunch line shrink dramatically within 2 months as customers migrate to ordering ahead.
Integration with accounting
Export all orders as CSV (QuickBooks, Xero compatible). Each day's order list matches your takings line-by-line so reconciliation is fast. Sales tax is calculated automatically based on your state (US) or VAT rate (EU).
FAQ
Is My Food Truck a POS or a marketplace?+
A POS — meaning a tool you use to run your business. We're NOT a marketplace like Uber Eats or DoorDash that competes with you for customers. Your page, your customers, 0% commission.
Does it work with my existing kitchen display?+
V1: orders are visible on any phone/tablet (web dashboard). V2 planned: native kitchen display app for Android tablets.
How does the customer pay?+
On pickup, in person — there's no online charge. You collect payment on your own terminal exactly as you do today (card, cash, or mobile wallet), and you keep 100% of the order with 0% commission. My Food Truck only receives and organizes the order.