Mobile food operators
The truck is mobile.
The paperwork shouldn't be.
36MDC turns permit packets, commissary servicing, pre-op checks, temperature logs, and inspection response into one mobile workflow — built for multi-unit operators, franchisors, commissaries, and booking platforms.
Accepting first launch partners · 2026
The day-to-day problem
The compliance surface is enormous. The team is two people.
Every shift means a permit, a commissary contract, a restroom agreement, a sanitation check, a temperature log, a fire-readiness check, and an event-specific document set. Every city has its own rules. Texas is moving permitting from local health departments to the state. NYC is overhauling its supervisory-license regime. The evidence you need to keep selling food was written by someone in an office building, not at the curb.
On paper, the work is tedious. On a truck, it is easy to delay. After the fact, it is hard to prove. The operators with two trucks, five trucks, or a franchise network feel this every day.
What we'd build for your operation.
Eight forms covering the recurring federal, state, and local evidence a multi-truck operation needs to produce on demand. Configurable per jurisdiction, packaged so a new market launches in days instead of weeks.
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Permit / license packet tracker
Cuts inspection-day fire drills. Every unit has a single live record of which permits are valid, which expire when, and which need a renewal start now.
Unit ID, jurisdiction, permit type, issue date, expiry date, attachment upload, status owner. Expiry-date alerts at 60 / 30 / 7 days; attachment required before status moves to Ready.
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Daily pre-op sanitation check
Standardizes what 'ready to open' means across crews and shifts. The shift cannot start until the critical items pass.
Handwash setup, sanitizer ppm, water level, waste tank, utensils, thermometers, pest and cleanliness check, photos. A failed critical item blocks Open; photo required on any failure.
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Hot / cold holding log
FDA Food Code 135°F / 41°F evidence captured at the time of the reading, not reconstructed at the end of the day.
Menu item, start temp, check temp, corrective action, timestamp, operator. Numeric range required; out-of-range automatically requires a corrective-action note.
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Commissary servicing log
The number-one missing record in disputes between trucks, commissaries, and inspectors.
Commissary name, arrival and departure, cleaning completed, potable water fill, wastewater dump, waste disposal, staff sign-off. Date / time stamps required; commissary picked from an approved list.
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Restroom agreement / location readiness
Most local rules tie restroom access to dwell time at a location. This form proves the agreement existed before the truck parked.
Site, restroom provider, distance, duration on site, agreement document, manager contact. Agreement attachment required if dwell exceeds the local threshold; expiry tracked.
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Fire-readiness checklist
LPG, hood suppression, generator, and extinguisher checks captured per shift instead of once a quarter.
LPG status, extinguisher expiration, hood / suppression check, generator condition, cords, photos. Any Fail creates an issue task; extinguisher date cannot be past due.
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Event / booking compliance
Shared with the event organizer or platform before arrival so no truck shows up without insurance, permits, and a clear site plan.
Event name, venue, insurance upload, health permit, fire permit, power / water / waste provisions, arrival instructions. Insurance and permit docs required before status moves to Approved.
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Inspection response / corrective action
Every violation gets an owner, a target date, and a closure proof — instead of a sticky note that follows the truck for two months.
Inspection date, violation category, officer name, photo evidence, root cause, owner, target date, closure proof. Closure proof required to move to Resolved; due date mandatory.
Where 36MDC fits
Not a full permitting platform.
36MDC is the offline field-record layer for the forms, logs, inspections, incidents, and corrective actions that still happen on paper, clipboards, spreadsheets, email threads, or disconnected tools.
- Notpermit, license, or compliance-document generation
- NotPOS, online ordering, or event booking
- Notfleet telemetry or routing
36MDC sits alongside permitting platforms, your POS, and your event-booking tools. We are the layer for the daily compliance records that have to ride along with the truck.
What your office gets
Field records become business data.
Once records sync, the office can search, export, audit, and report on them. The first workflow usually reveals the larger opportunity.
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Find a record fast
Pull every commissary log, sanitation check, or fire-readiness record for a truck or an event. Find the last permit packet in seconds.
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Export cleanly
Export the compliance file for a single truck or a fleet. Hand a health inspector a clean PDF without driving back to base.
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Track exceptions
See every missed pre-op check, every expired permit, every booking-compliance gap before a jurisdiction does.
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Spot trends
Watch which truck, event type, or jurisdiction generates the most corrective actions. Catch the pattern before a renewal.
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Generate reports
Auto-build the operations summary the owner-operator wants. Generate the renewal packet without retyping anything.
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Feed downstream
Push records to the booking platform, the accountant's spreadsheet, or the multi-truck dashboard.
Why fleets pick us.
Built for the curb
Offline-first capture for the moments when a permit officer is at the window, the line is out the sidewalk, and the cell signal is one bar. The record persists locally and syncs when the device reconnects.
One pack across markets
Templates ship with the federal model code and the most common local additions — Austin, NYC, San Francisco, King County. Fleet operators tune one library and roll it across cities.
Network-friendly
Commissaries, franchisors, and booking platforms run the same workflow across their vendors so onboarding stops being a back-and-forth on email.
Walk through your permit and inspection workflow
30-minute demo on a real device. We'll cover permit packets, commissary servicing, pre-op checks, temperature logs, and inspection response — and any specific local rule you flag in the booking notes.
We are accepting a small number of multi-truck operators, franchisors, and commissaries as launch partners before public release. We are honest about what is ready and what is not.