Food truck scheduling
A different schedule every week, and everyone knows where to be
Food trucks don't have regular weeks. Put each service or event on the schedule with a note, check who's free, and publish it so the crew has the details on their phone.
Free for small teams. No credit card.
Updated
A Saturday with a market and an evening event
Example day
- 11 AM Market opens
- 6 PM Event service
| Shift | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| Prep (commissary) | 7 AM | 10:30 AM |
| Market: cook | 9:30 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Market: window | 10 AM | 3 PM |
| Event: cook | 4:30 PM | 10:30 PM |
| Event: window | 5 PM | 10 PM |
Small crew, moving parts.
Two to five people, different days each week, and events booked with a couple of weeks' notice.
- Event shifts
- Add a shift for each service and put the location and details in the shift note, like the market address or load-in time.
- Changing days
- There's no fixed week to copy, so check availability first: each person's hours and blocked-out dates are in the app.
- Small crews
- With three people, one person's day off decides whether you can take an event. Clashes are listed before you publish.
- Last-minute changes
- Change a published shift and only that person is notified, in the app and by email.
- Hours
- Crew clock in from their phone. Each punch is recorded with its location, which is handy when the truck is somewhere new every day.
Before you book
See who's free before you say yes to an event.
Each person's regular hours and blocked-out dates are in the app. Schedule the event and the publish check tells you straight away if someone can't make it.
Priya S.
Availability
- Mon6 AM – 2 PM
- Tue6 AM – 2 PM
- WedDay off
- Thu12 – 9 PM
- Fri12 – 9 PM
- SatAll day
- SunDay off
Unavailable dates
Before you publish
Jun 22 – Jun 28
- Priya S. is marked unavailable on this date — Friday 12:00–21:00
- Luis M. has this day off — Wednesday 08:00–16:00
- Jordan K. is scheduled outside their available hours — Monday 14:00–22:00
The parts of Zchedule you'd use
- Employee schedulingServices and events as shifts, with notes.
- Employee availabilityWho's free on the day, set by the crew.
- Employee time clockClock-in from the phone, wherever the truck is.
- Shift coverageSomeone can't make an event: they post the shift.
What Zchedule doesn't do: GPS zones are fixed addresses, so zone enforcement suits a commissary or a regular spot better than a truck that moves every day. Without zones, punches are accepted and their location is recorded.
FAQ
Questions worth answering up front.
Yes. Each shift has a note field. Put the address, load-in time or anything the crew needs.
Yes. Free covers up to 10 people with no time limit.
One flat monthly price per team, not per person. Free covers up to 10 people including you, and every new team starts with 14 days of Pro.
Related
- Employee availability
Employees set the hours they can work and the dates they can't. The schedule warns you.
- Employee scheduling
Build the week on one board, check it, and publish it to your team's phones.
- Shift coverage
Someone can't work a shift, coworkers volunteer, and you pick who takes it.
- How to track employee availability
Collecting availability, keeping it current, and handling days off.
- Restaurants
Front of house and the kitchen on one week, and call-outs posted as open shifts.
- Pricing
Free for small teams, then one flat monthly price per team, not per person.
Put the next event on the schedule.
Free for crews of up to 10. Invite the crew and publish.
No credit card. The Pro trial starts with your first shift, not today.