Mini Food Truck Trailers - Karpatia Trucks (2024)

Japan is the origin of many great small trucks, but they are popular for food truck use all over Asia. Mitsubishi or Isuzu build similar models of kei truck or keitora, but by far the most common mini food truck conversion is a Suzuki Carry. So much so that we have a standardized cargo box to go on top that is wholly engineered and designed for food truck use.

Our premium mini food truck solution is sourced straight from Suzuki truck export in Tokyo and converted into a food truck using the famous Carryboy box extension or one of our custom upfitting solutions if the Carryboy is not suited to your goals. We simply mount the box, insulate to US or EU food-grade standards, and install all necessary gas, electric, and water lines to code, as well as all the equipment you have ordered from us. These units comply with all major metro emission zone requirements and are road legal in all of the EU and USA.

Worried about the finer points of international export-import and registration? It certainly is a ton of work and very confusing, but that is exactly why you have Karpatia to handle it all. Regulations are followed to the letter and registration and licensing takes the very minimum of hassle on your part.

If your concept features Asian street food there are very few trucks equally authentic as a Suzuki Carry.

Selling packaged ice cream, paletas, or pops does not require a huge inventory, so why get a big box when a small food truck at a smaller budget will do?

Our custom box superstructure can be fitted with a sliding concession window or a hatch, and the aerodynamic front addition to the cab provides extra height so a single driver-operator can move from behind the wheel to serving customers without needing to exit the truck.

A range of solutions can be fitted inside. Ideal for packaged ice cream but equally possible is to fit the truck with a small scoop and serve ice cream counter, crushed ice and Hawaiian shaved ice, soft serve, or any combination of those.

Not that the Suzuki Carry is limited to ice cream, selling ready-made meals, a mobile store on wheels or a full blown kitchen, etc. Although one size does not fit all it certainly fits a lot.

Our mini food trailer design is based on the popular budget roundtop model made in China. Offered by popular demand, we realize ours is significantly more expensive than buying it straight from China, and with good reason.

Karpatia manufactures the unit from scratch and we do all the gas, water, and electric work locally – licensed, insured, bonded – in addition to installation of stainless steel countertops and mounting the cabin on a high quality steel chassis built in-house.

Is this the best food trailer out there? No. We offer much higher-end concession trailers, made using better materials, facilities, production techniques, and expert craftsmanship. However, those average $45k and we do dare to stick our neck out and say as far as this model is concerned, ours are the best compromise on price to quality for a trailer available in the budget range.

Don’t take our word for it! Ask over 100 satisfied customers every year and call any of the dozen customers that bought elsewhere and had their food trailer fixed by us over the years.

Stretching the definition of a food “truck” a bit further than the trailer is the popular decision to make a tuk tuk food truck, be it a classic Italian Piaggio Ape or a modern electric, silent and fun premium tuk tuk made in Holland.

Tuk Tuk food trucks enable you to sell street food in a modern style, stand out from the crowd, and be a welcome guest to many indoor venues and events. We offer both show models and 100% road-legal, DOT-compliant, electric or gas powered tuk tuk food trucks.

Note that being road legal does not mean you can take them on the interstate or Autobahn autonomously. You will need a small car hauler to go along with it.

An (electric) food bike combines the advantages of a cart with an easier time getting around the city. Many European cities and some American ones will approve mobile vending concepts with a food bike that would not be greenlighted if they used carts.

Most food bikes serve up ice cream or coffee as a result of the limited inventory, prep space, and lack of certified ventilation. This makes them ideally suited to other limited-inventory low-prep foods such as drinks, popcorn, and cotton candy.

We have seen popular fries concepts and BBQ bikes too though, so let your imagination run wild. Especially if your resupply point is nearby, there is no reason not to.