"Looking for 3 food trucks for April 12th community event, 200 guests, Cape Coral"
Posted 8:02am
📱 14 trucks respond in 40 min
All publicly posting phone numbers, emails, and menus in comments. 34,000 strangers can see every response.
8:04am → 8:42am
🚨 Scammer intercepts
A fake organizer scrapes the post, creates a Google Form, and DMs trucks asking for $100–$550 vendor fees.
Same day
💸 Lil' Stack Shack
"Paid $550 vendor fee in September. Zero communication for 6 months. Told event was cut. No refund."
Real post, 2025
😤 Blades of Glory
Double-booked a hospital shift worth $1,000. Scrambled through Facebook comments to find a replacement truck last-minute.
Real post, 2026
ServiceWindow fixes all of this. Every single piece of it.
✅Verified Trucks Only
🔒Deposit Escrow Protection
📍SWFL Local
🚫No Scammers
🎖️Veteran Owned
⚡Free for Organizers
How It Works
Simple for everyone involved
Three steps whether you're booking a truck or finding your next event.
1
Post or browse — privately
Event organizers post their request with full details. Trucks browse and apply directly. No public comment pile-on. No strangers seeing your contact info.
2
Verified profiles only
Every truck is verified before they can apply — FL license number, phone, insurance. Every organizer confirms identity. Scammers can't get in.
3
Deposit escrow protects everyone
Vendor fees are held in escrow until both parties confirm terms. Money only moves when the deal is real. No more $550 lessons learned.
Who It's For
Built for every side of the table
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Request Marketplace
Browse private event requests and apply directly — no competing in comment threads.
📅
Event Calendar — 2 years out
See confirmed public events up to 2 years in advance. Plan your schedule before anyone else.
🔄
Shift Marketplace
Overbooked? Post your shift for another verified truck to claim. No more frantic Facebook scrambles.
🍺
Venue Partnership Board
Browse recurring slots at bars, breweries, and retail. Apply once and build a steady weekly schedule.
🅿️
Parking & Real Estate
Find verified parking spots, commissary kitchens, and permanent placement in SWFL.
👷
Jobs Board
Post open positions and find reliable staff already familiar with the food truck industry.
✍️
Post Your Request — Free Forever
Describe your event, set your dates, specify cuisine preferences. Verified trucks come to you.
✅
Only Verified Trucks Apply
Every applicant has a confirmed FL license, phone verification, and platform profile.
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Escrow Deposit Protection
Collect and hold vendor fees safely. Funds release when event terms are confirmed — not before.
📍
SWFL-Local Results
Every truck in the system operates in Southwest Florida. No out-of-area vendors, no no-shows.
📣
Post Recurring Truck Slots — Free
Bars, breweries, coffee shops, and retail list their available truck dates. Verified trucks apply.
🔁
Build a Rotation, Not a Scramble
Find reliable trucks for weekly or monthly series. Set your schedule once and let trucks come to you.
🎯
Filter by Cuisine Type
Want tacos Tuesday and BBQ Friday? Filter by cuisine so you never double-book the same food type.
📍
List Parking Spots & Lots
Daily, weekly, or permanent truck parking. Apartment complexes, commercial lots, HOAs — list what you have.
💰
Turn Dead Pavement Into Income
Unused lot space becomes a verified truck spot. Basic listing free. Featured placement gets you seen first.
🔌
Specify Hookups & Utilities
List power, water, and storage availability so trucks know exactly what they're getting.
Every truck on the platform is a potential customer. Stop advertising in 300-member Facebook groups.
⭐
Verified Badge
Platform-verified providers get a badge that builds trust instantly with truck owners shopping for services.
The Platform
7 Boards. One place.
Every corner of the SWFL food truck ecosystem — finally organized.
📋
Request Marketplace
Event organizers post jobs. Verified trucks apply privately.
Free for Organizers
📅
Event Calendar
Public events up to 2 years out. Filter by date, city, cuisine.
Truck Sub
🔄
Shift Marketplace
Trucks post slots they can't fill. Other verified trucks claim them.
New
🍺
Venue Partnership
Bars, breweries & retail post recurring truck slots.
Free for Venues
🅿️
Parking & Real Estate
Property owners list spots. Trucks find storage and placement.
Free Basic
🔧
Vendor Services
Insurance, repair, licensing, POS, commissaries — all verified.
$39/mo
👷
Jobs Board
Food truck operators post positions. Workers find shifts and full-time roles. Free for job seekers — DonutNV and Lil' Stack Shack are already hiring in SWFL.
Free for Job Seekers
The Problem We're Solving
Facebook groups are a scammer's playground
Two documented scam operations are actively targeting SWFL food truck operators right now.
🚨 Scam #1 — Event Post Scraping
Scrapers monitor the groups, copy legitimate event posts, create fake Google Forms, and collect upfront vendor fees. The "organizer" disappears after payment.
Real case: Truck paid $550 vendor fee. Event terms changed 6 months later. No refund.
🚨 Scam #2 — Piggyback Hijacking
Scammers monitor trucks responding to real event posts, then DM those trucks pretending to be the organizer — requesting $100–$200 "vendor fees."
Real case: Barb McGowan responded to a Pelican Lakes poker run post, got an email requesting a $100 fee. Community confirmed it was a scam.
🛡️
ServiceWindow eliminates both — by design
All transactions happen inside the platform between verified users. Vendor fees go into escrow — not a stranger's PayPal. Verified identity on both sides means scammers can't get an account.
Pricing
Built for operators, not investors
Flat rate. No commissions. No per-lead fees. One booking pays for months of subscription.
Most Popular
🚚 Truck — Standard
Full platform access for active operators.
$29/mo$49
🔒 Founding rate — locked for life while subscribed
Request Marketplace — unlimited applications
Event Calendar — 2 years visibility
Venue Partnership Board
Shift Marketplace — post & claim shifts
Parking & Real Estate Board
Jobs Board — post positions
Verified truck badge on profile
⭐ Truck — Pro
For operators ready to dominate the market.
$49/mo$79
🔒 Founding rate — locked for life while subscribed
Everything in Standard
Featured placement in search results
Priority application visibility
Advanced analytics dashboard
Unlimited job postings
Pro badge on every listing
🔧 Service Provider
For insurance agents, repair shops, commissaries, and vendors serving the industry.
$39/mo
Verified listing on Vendor Services Board
Visible to all truck subscribers
Verified provider badge
Contact form + direct link
🎉 Organizers — Free Forever
🍺 Venues — Free Forever
👷 Job Seekers — Free Forever
From The Community
What SWFL operators are saying
Real voices from the groups that inspired ServiceWindow.
★★★★★
"Giving a name but no info is useless. We need date, time, location, and guest count or we can't help you."
M
Melissa Mathis
SWFL Food Truck Depot · Group Admin
★★★★★
"I overbooked and don't feel like working 11am to 1am. Easy $1,000 shift at Gulf Coast Hospital — anyone want to pick it up?"
B
Blades of Glory Culinary
SWFL Food Truck Owners Group
★★★★★
"Paid a $550 vendor fee in September. Zero communication for 6 months. Then told the event was cut to one day. No refund."
L
Lil' Stack Shack
SWFL Food Truck Depot · Top Contributor
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