APEX Specialty Vehicles partnered with Smart Mouth® Pizza, an Atlanta-based company that provides restaurant quality pizza to middle schools and high schools in the Southeast region. This innovative brand is known for its nutritious and delicious food that continues to gain popularity on traditional school lunch menus.
Over the years the DNA of a food truck owner and the operator has shifted. While some food trucks are true entrepreneurs taking their passion for cooking to the road, a shift has occurred. In fact, the food truck industry continues to evolve and that entrepreneurial segment is only a small portion of the specialty food truck market.
Some of the greatest food truck and trailer inspiration comes from the ideas and implementation from others. We're going to take a look at a Project Spotlight: Custom BBQ Trailer to get some designer and engineering tips!
Let's begin with the customer vision:
Big D's BBQ Branson reached out to Kansas City's APEX Specialty Vehicles for a custom-built BBQ smoker trailer that will be traveling around the Branson, Missouri area serving smoked BBQ creations at community events, festivals, catering events, and weddings.
Many brands use sampling tactics to create an experience around their brand. A custom sampling truck can be custom-built to fit the needs of a variety of products, including alcohol, food, or lifestyle brands. Understanding how sampling trucks generate revenue can be a key element as you develop a brand marketing strategy. Focus on the…
Specialty step van builds are not limited to restaurants or caterers taking their business into the mobile sector. There are many others ways that high-end builders like APEX design and fabricate projects “outside the box” shown through this project spotlight: Food Trucks for Veterans. APEX Specialty Vehicles had the honor to design, engineer and build a…
BBQ trailers not only differ in complexity and functionality, but they also greatly range in length and throughput. As a leading custom BBQ trailer fabricator, APEX Specialty Vehicles has experience building standard size trailers (18-ft to 22-ft), and most recently was recognized as building the largest BBQ trailer in the country, coming in at 42…
Designing a mobile command center can be overwhelming if you’re not familiar with the custom fabrication process. APEX Specialty Vehicles is offering some insight that will be helpful while you navigate the process. Local and state municipalities or even national organizations find mobile command centers to be one of the most practical solutions for in-the-field…
It’s no surprise that food trucks are continue to gain popularity, and many colleges and educational institutes are taking notice. From high school culinary arts curriculum to college culinary business courses, custom built food trucks are offering the best of both worlds – an educational and hands-on experience on a mobile platform. Let’s check out…
As an American classic chocolate company since 1924, Russell Stover is expanding their reach and presence with a unique, out of the box concept. The American-manufactured chocolates approached APEX Specialty Vehicles to build a unique Russell Stover custom chocolate dessert truck. APEX agreed and happily began the design and engineering process of this delicious vision…
From command centers to mobile retail trucks, this article will explore other uses for custom step vans besides food trucks. Let’s take a look at four specific uses: Mobile Medical Experiential Marketing Command Centers Merchandising/Retail Mobile Medical UnitsMobile medical step vans have become more and more popular for practical use. Insurance companies have integrated the…
