Food Truck Service Window Profit and Break-Even Calculator
Test whether a lunch, dinner, brewery, office, or recurring location window can cover all paid labor, direct order costs, location fees, travel, setup, and allocated overhead within its measured service capacity.
The calculator does not predict demand. Use observed order counts and timed throughput tests whenever possible. Include paid work before and after the public service window.
Window demand and capacity
Time customers can place orders, not total paid shift length.
Use comparable POS records or a clearly labeled planning assumption.
Use the slowest constrained station or a timed service test.
Use current recipe and packaging cost at the expected menu mix.
Paid labor and fixed window costs
Include prep, loading, travel, setup, close, and cleanup paid for this window.
Use wage plus employer payroll costs and other labor burden included in your decision.
Service window results
Decision checks
The entered forecast is within the tested window capacity.
Average order needed to cover the modeled costs at the number of orders the window can serve.
Modeled served orders minus break-even orders. Negative means the current scenario does not reach break-even.
A scenario output for comparison with your own service records, not an industry benchmark.