The first food truck ever was created in 1866 by an entrepreneur named Charles Goodnight. Known as the Chuck Wagon to many, it was built from an old Army Studebaker Wagon that Charles purchased from the government.

Rebuilt to his exact specifications, the Chuck Wagon often served beans, corn, stews, and occasionally fresh shrimp and catfish caught from nearby bodies of water.

Fast forward over 150 years later, food trucks have become the main part of American culture. With over 25,000 food trucks active in America today, technology has dramatically changed the way food truck owners operate in the 21st century.

Here are 3 essential business services every food truck owner needs to utilize in 2021.

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Professional landscapers require a lot of heavy equipment to get the job done. Unfortunately, we live in a time when people view these items as easy targets for theft. The good news is that you can use GPS asset tracking to help you keep tabs on all your landscaping machinery, including:

• Mowers
• Storage containers
• Trailers
• Leaf blowers
• Power equipment

Below you will find a few important reasons why GPS tracking for your landscape equipment is so important and how you can use it to benefit your business.

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A recent study from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) addresses the rise in auto theft numbers in 2020 and 2021. Since June of 2020, there has been a 13 percent increase in auto thefts, and thus far in 2021, there has been an 11 percent increase in auto thefts. There are many contributing factors to the problem, many of them related to COVID-19. Major factors in this sharp uptick in auto theft are attributed to the following:

• Disenfranchised youth.
• Unprecedented unemployment.
• The closing of various social services centers.
• School closings.
• Fewer cars being driven, presenting easy targets because they’re not being driven around.
• Lack of engagement and social opportunities. Kids are bored.

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