Put shelves in or baskets on back wall for small items candies and chipsm plus sell soda pop too.been in the icecream business for over 50 years i grew up in it. My dad owned an ice cream manufacturing plant . we have had many ice cream trucks over the years , we even had the ice cream consession at the astro dome in houston tx, cotton bowl stadium dallas tx, dallas convention center dallas tx
@@builtonboxes4374 Hi ( Joe Here from New Jersey) When you say 75% profit...and 2k per week income...is that after paying a driver and all of your costs ( fuel, insurance etc?)
I agree with most except for the van, use any van you can afford, just do inviting colors, i have a g-van ice cream truck and my kids and teens love it. ty for the video
Firstly, let me just say that this video should have more views. You walked me through every question I had and with such a down to earth attitude (felt like I was getting advice from a friend) THANK YOU!
Are you serious ??? Wow ! I’m a single mother with two kids that can’t afford daycare or baby sitters I’m highly considering the ice cream truck business
@@desserteyes6978 I have a friend that’s an ice cream man He tells me to go ahead and do it He says he makes about 300 a day I mean you still have to buy gas and restock ice cream But honestly if it works for me this may be my retirement plan .
Awesome video! Very insightful! Can you do a video on A-day in the life of a ice cream truck! That would be awesome! Show actual selling of the ice cream. Awesome vid!
Excellent video - very insightful! I’m 21 & live in a popular, tourist cottage country up in Canada and have been questioning/pondering recently around the idea of bringing an ice cream truck to fruition for next summer potentially… thanks again for the awesome video
I have been wanting to do this for years out here in north jersey a friend of mine also did this and keeps telling me to do it. Exactly what he told me you have also just verified it to be very accurate from everything you need to get started and the amount of money per month. This video helped me make my decision as of today im goin to do all the paperwork necessary!! Great video and thank you!!
I looked this up because my husband had mentioned it’d be nice to have one around my area. 🤣 he was half joking but I am a serial entrepreneur 🤪 (at least in theory) so here I am looking to see if this would be realistic for us haha. At this phase in life, probably not, but I love the idea and would love for our community to have something like this!
This is a really cool job to me. I’m 24 and I’m really introverted. I’ve been having the worst luck getting a job and mostly it’s because I dread working for people. Always on their time and it’s never enough alone time. I also have kids and a wife so I NEED MY ALONE TIME! I don’t want to be the old grumpy sweater vest dad and husband that doesn’t have the energy to interact with family when they finally get off work from miserable inc. I’m rambling but I think this will be quite therapeutic for me. I’m going to watch this video again but I feel like I’ll have trouble with actually getting what I need to start this. And it’s almost spring already 🤔 but thank you Mr Volunteer for this guidance.
1st of all I would like to thank you for all the insightful information that you brought to us in this video. My wife and I are on my way to go and Purchase what you call a creeper Van but it looks better than most creeper Van's And we gonna get it wrapped. I just really appreciate all of the tips that you gave out because now I have a better understanding of what to expect and that's exactly what I was looking for I like the honesty that was refreshing and I appreciate you. Please keep doing what you're doing brother.
My grandkids and I are working on building an ice cream truck trailer that I will pull with my car. I have everything figured out so far except, aside from the grocery store, where can I find a distributor for individually packaged ice cream bars? Great video, by the way. Thank you.
Since the Trucking Industry is completely dead I'm actually considering driving an ice cream truck, in my city they have Craigslist ads stating you can make up to $300 a day.... However it looks like a difficult gig to get started with
Great video man. Appreciate the honesty and the info. Looking to start one myself to pay off college and med school, maybe make enough to get into realestate for the same reasons. Keep up the great work and the great videos!
Wow!! Great video ! We are currently in the process of building a ice cream truck for our 9 and 4byear old daughters who are young entrepreneurs! We then plan on expanding into the trucking industry as we just obtained our dispatching liscense yesterday 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 What your doing us exactly what we have been working towards. Would love to chat more with you if possible about how you built your business to $10k monthly. Hope to hear back from you soon. Thanks!
the gahh damn costs up front are not cheap kids. The van, licensing, wrap or graphics.. LLC, insurance, freezers, generator(s) cables, Square POS or such, maintenance and more. Yes you can make some good money but you need $50K upfront.. and if your area doesnt have year round summer like weather, its seasonal and that's maybe $10-$25 K a year. Not much money overall unless its a side hustle.
There's a lot of helpful information here thank you for sharing it. I was looking for a video that might help show me how to turn my bus into a video you have any helpful hints for that thank you
I want to start a small business to be my own boss. And , ice cream truck seems very good entry point?? SHARE more and more information please coz I don't know where are the trucks allowed to be parked? What rent someone may want to charge for standing out on their property? And etc etc etc...
hey there, box trucks are a no go for me. If you're trying to build a fleet, they can be great, but if you're a single truck owner/operator, you're selling yourself short.
I think it depends on what kind of competition you have, how much the commercial rent is, and whether or not there is a heavy regulation and red tape. All based on location. Makes more sense for us to be mobile here
I've been living in this small town for 14 years. The first thing I noticed is there is no ice cream truck. The ice cream man was one of the highlights of my childhood and id love to bring that joy to this town, but I have no clue where to start. Thank you so much, this video was a tremendous help.
Nice advice ! NO BACKING UP (when possible). Low liability is 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Seasonal demand, not seasonal vehicle leases. Instead of starting with a creepy white van, until you can afford something better... use a bike cart.
10 grand a month. Sure if you are in a busy park or at the beach. But on the streets I dont believe it. This will be my 27th season. 22nd season in my own truck. And I should be starting next week.
I did notice the white deep freezers in the back. Here, in Ohio, that's against the law. Our health department requires commercial grade stainless steel freezers. Also, my years of experience with Ice Cream Trucks, this in no way is a 4 hour shift, unless it rains the rest of the day. This is 12 hours of selling alone everyday the sun shines, except for when school's in.
could i ask is there any permits we need to set up at public parks and pools? what about driving through neighborhoods do you need a permit to sell where you want?
When I get my truck this coming soon within the next four months, how much would you charge for me to come down to Knoxville Tennessee I’m in Clarkesville but how much would you charge to put in a side window?
I appreciate your honesty about the business i am super keen to start a ice cream business live in Australia on Thr central coast just looking at ways due to financial challenges at the moment
Put shelves in or baskets on back wall for small items candies and chipsm plus sell soda pop too.been in the icecream business for over 50 years i grew up in it. My dad owned an ice cream manufacturing plant . we have had many ice cream trucks over the years , we even had the ice cream consession at the astro dome in houston tx, cotton bowl stadium dallas tx, dallas convention center dallas tx
awesome. thanks for sharing your story
@@builtonboxes4374 Hi ( Joe Here from New Jersey) When you say 75% profit...and 2k per week income...is that after paying a driver and all of your costs ( fuel, insurance etc?)
I agree with most except for the van, use any van you can afford, just do inviting colors, i have a g-van ice cream truck and my kids and teens love it. ty for the video
Firstly, let me just say that this video should have more views. You walked me through every question I had and with such a down to earth attitude (felt like I was getting advice from a friend) THANK YOU!
Aww how sweet. Thank you for your kindness, Catherine
First video I clicked on when I was thinking about an ice cream truck and was extremely worth my time. Thank you sir.
Glad you liked it!
My first icecream truck was a creeper van. Got it on FB market place for 600. Cleaned it out and sold icecream for 3 summers. Average of 800 a night.
Are you serious ??? Wow !
I’m a single mother with two kids that can’t afford daycare or baby sitters
I’m highly considering the ice cream truck business
@@ForTheCulture93same girl
@@desserteyes6978 I have a friend that’s an ice cream man
He tells me to go ahead and do it
He says he makes about 300 a day
I mean you still have to buy gas and restock ice cream
But honestly if it works for me this may be my retirement plan .
Awesome video! Very insightful! Can you do a video on A-day in the life of a ice cream truck! That would be awesome! Show actual selling of the ice cream. Awesome vid!
Thats a great idea thank you
Excellent video - very insightful! I’m 21 & live in a popular, tourist cottage country up in Canada and have been questioning/pondering recently around the idea of bringing an ice cream truck to fruition for next summer potentially… thanks again for the awesome video
Did you do it
I have been wanting to do this for years out here in north jersey a friend of mine also did this and keeps telling me to do it. Exactly what he told me you have also just verified it to be very accurate from everything you need to get started and the amount of money per month. This video helped me make my decision as of today im goin to do all the paperwork necessary!! Great video and thank you!!
Great video! If I may I ask, how you are powering your freezer chests?
Great advice, I have a box truck and wanted to do an ice cream truck.
I looked this up because my husband had mentioned it’d be nice to have one around my area. 🤣 he was half joking but I am a serial entrepreneur 🤪 (at least in theory) so here I am looking to see if this would be realistic for us haha. At this phase in life, probably not, but I love the idea and would love for our community to have something like this!
Same 😆. Do you mind explaining why it would not fit in your life right now because I am trying to make sure before I buy a whole van myself 😂 ?
I just made the leap and bought a truck!
He selling that truck in Tennessee for like 40k
@@ttyylleerr00 how’s it working out for you?
Oh man your serious tone is hilarious when talking about serious topics my man really said some “kidnapping truck”
haha
I think in Miami Florida this Business will succeed very much
only thing about Florida is the crazy insurance rates
This is a really cool job to me. I’m 24 and I’m really introverted. I’ve been having the worst luck getting a job and mostly it’s because I dread working for people. Always on their time and it’s never enough alone time. I also have kids and a wife so I NEED MY ALONE TIME! I don’t want to be the old grumpy sweater vest dad and husband that doesn’t have the energy to interact with family when they finally get off work from miserable inc. I’m rambling but I think this will be quite therapeutic for me. I’m going to watch this video again but I feel like I’ll have trouble with actually getting what I need to start this. And it’s almost spring already 🤔 but thank you Mr Volunteer for this guidance.
Thanks for the info and your HONESTY!!! Great job!
Awesome, awesome content! Thank you for taking the time to share.
24 and looking for something that will soothe my soul. Selling ice cream and making people happy is my calling.
1st of all I would like to thank you for all the insightful information that you brought to us in this video. My wife and I are on my way to go and Purchase what you call a creeper Van but it looks better than most creeper Van's And we gonna get it wrapped. I just really appreciate all of the tips that you gave out because now I have a better understanding of what to expect and that's exactly what I was looking for I like the honesty that was refreshing and I appreciate you. Please keep doing what you're doing brother.
Awesome idea good job man
Useful information thanks 🙏
I just built out a 23 promaster 3500 as an ice cream truck. It’s a great truck for it
My grandkids and I are working on building an ice cream truck trailer that I will pull with my car. I have everything figured out so far except, aside from the grocery store, where can I find a distributor for individually packaged ice cream bars?
Great video, by the way. Thank you.
Since the Trucking Industry is completely dead I'm actually considering driving an ice cream truck, in my city they have Craigslist ads stating you can make up to $300 a day.... However it looks like a difficult gig to get started with
Great video man. Appreciate the honesty and the info. Looking to start one myself to pay off college and med school, maybe make enough to get into realestate for the same reasons. Keep up the great work and the great videos!
Awesome information , I'm about to retire and I'm looking for something like this to do on a part time basis. Thanks again for the info......Bobby J.
Glad it was helpful! Good luck to you
Thanks mehn this was help full!
Thank you so much for this information!!!
Thanks 🙏 for your help have great weekend and god bless
Thank you so much for the info! Great video!
Can you do a video on how you run your electrical on the ice cream truck
yea ill do that one soon. maybe next
@@builtonboxes4374 hi hun did you ever make this follow up video? I couldnt find it
I would immediately think you only sell sherbert ice cream.
this just seems impossible, we are lucky in our area not to go further into debt each year.
Thank you, good information!
I’m a lawyer looking at starting an ice cream business! Small world!
Wow!! Great video ! We are currently in the process of building a ice cream truck for our 9 and 4byear old daughters who are young entrepreneurs! We then plan on expanding into the trucking industry as we just obtained our dispatching liscense yesterday 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 What your doing us exactly what we have been working towards. Would love to chat more with you if possible about how you built your business to $10k monthly. Hope to hear back from you soon. Thanks!
wow such a cool idea! Hope it turned out well.
Hey, that’s what I’m doing now.. for my kids.. researching trucks etc … any insight ???
Many thanks , you should write a book with business plan😍
Great content, you earned a like. Thank you so much.
Once you get the necessary permits to sell ice cream, are there rules/limits of where you can and can’t go?
the gahh damn costs up front are not cheap kids. The van, licensing, wrap or graphics.. LLC, insurance, freezers, generator(s) cables, Square POS or such, maintenance and more. Yes you can make some good money but you need $50K upfront.. and if your area doesnt have year round summer like weather, its seasonal and that's maybe $10-$25 K a year. Not much money overall unless its a side hustle.
Awesome video, thank you. Can you give some insight on how much to mark the price up to cover expenses and turn a profit?
Great video thank you!
How many ice chests do you have in the van and how do you power them? What does your inside setup look like?
What is your power source while driving? Namely, the freezers. Mahalo!
We have a lot of sweet Equity in our truck , We don’t make as much as you do a week but we are from a Rual area
Thank you for the info sir
How do you get power in the vehicle for the freezers?
Thanks for the great video. I love the minibus. I am in the process of getting a minibus ready to sell ice cream. Thanks for the info!
Thank you so much
Great video
Awsome info💪🏽💪🏽
Do I need health permit ?
There's a lot of helpful information here thank you for sharing it. I was looking for a video that might help show me how to turn my bus into a video you have any helpful hints for that thank you
Built On Boxes does your Ice Cream Truck have a music box ?
Can I sell from my SUV
That’s the most corporate looking ice cream truck I’ve ever seen 😂. Not gonna get kids excited to see that thing rolling down the street.
I want to start a small business to be my own boss. And , ice cream truck seems very good entry point?? SHARE more and more information please coz I don't know where are the trucks allowed to be parked? What rent someone may want to charge for standing out on their property? And etc etc etc...
How do you find a distributor is my question.
what type van is that?
Check out the new Cenntro electric vehicles ice cream trucks
How do I find vendors for these prepackaged icecreams?
If you have this or know of another similar ice cream truck for sale like this, please lmk!!
Awesome
How do you find out if it’s legal in your town. I have heard that our town doesn’t allow ice cream trucks
How would I set up an opportunity with a distributor?
Good day sir ? I have a cdl b whats your take on a tandem axle 28ft box truck. Can i do well with it on a monthly basis.
hey there, box trucks are a no go for me. If you're trying to build a fleet, they can be great, but if you're a single truck owner/operator, you're selling yourself short.
Great video. Is it better to run an icecream truck than an icecream shop? Need your opinion please. Thank you
I think it depends on what kind of competition you have, how much the commercial rent is, and whether or not there is a heavy regulation and red tape. All based on location. Makes more sense for us to be mobile here
I say my ice cream truck is the best antidepressant! I hate the end of the year lol I get so depressed:(
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Go vols
Go VOLS!!!!!
Thank You!!! I love You!!!
10000 a month ? ur rich as fuck !!
This is a great video man do you have an email for fans to contact you for more advice on the truck business
Do you need a license or permit for every town or community you plan on selling in?
Yes
Are you building the walls, if so how are you going about it? I saw a nice sprinter that was liners top to bottom with stainless steel sheet,
I've been living in this small town for 14 years. The first thing I noticed is there is no ice cream truck. The ice cream man was one of the highlights of my childhood and id love to bring that joy to this town, but I have no clue where to start. Thank you so much, this video was a tremendous help.
Great information thank you
Nice advice !
NO BACKING UP (when possible).
Low liability is 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Seasonal demand, not seasonal vehicle leases.
Instead of starting with a creepy white van, until you can afford something better... use a bike cart.
ROGERDAT on the lying youtubers😅😅😅
10 grand a month. Sure if you are in a busy park or at the beach. But on the streets I dont believe it. This will be my 27th season. 22nd season in my own truck. And I should be starting next week.
Good video, im going to check out some more. I used to own Ice Cream trucks for a while.
I did notice the white deep freezers in the back. Here, in Ohio, that's against the law. Our health department requires commercial grade stainless steel freezers.
Also, my years of experience with Ice Cream Trucks, this in no way is a 4 hour shift, unless it rains the rest of the day. This is 12 hours of selling alone everyday the sun shines, except for when school's in.
Thanks for the insight , I’m going into business next year
what size generator are you using and where did you install it on the van?
Love your video! I want to know, how do you price your ice cream?
Where do you buy the pre package ice cream?
Thanks. I look forward to more videos on your ice cream business!
could i ask is there any permits we need to set up at public parks and pools? what about driving through neighborhoods do you need a permit to sell where you want?
Yes, you need the permission of your local government. Some allow it freely, some want a fee and sometimes an inspection, and others ban it outright.
Thank you
When I get my truck this coming soon within the next four months, how much would you charge for me to come down to Knoxville Tennessee I’m in Clarkesville but how much would you charge to put in a side window?
How cool I've been thinking of trying to start one for my younger brother. He has a disabilty might be good for him
I appreciate your honesty about the business i am super keen to start a ice cream business live in Australia on Thr central coast just looking at ways due to financial challenges at the moment
Very informative. Thanks for tips and knowledge
I am interested in starting an ice cream truck business. Can you share the distributors for East Tennessee? Thank you
Do you play music when driving through the neighborhood?
yes we do
@@builtonboxes4374 He plays Slayer
Would a smaller van appropriate? Say caravan Chevy up lander etc? Don’t wanna creeper van lol
I have a Ford transit and the gentleman told me that I have to cover it on the inside so that it can pass the inspection
I enjoyed this Video! Great Great info too! Opened my truck last year as a momma of four and it's a task but very rewarding! Money well spent!
Hello. Would it be possible to consult with you about the permits and licenses?
Question, where do you order the bulk ice cream mostly the character ones.
Good info ! I don’t want to do pre packaged traditional so this helps me add to my education
Little more detail would be good. Kind of vague.