Active MFDV credentials
Distinct records in the DBPR active extract after filtering to Rank Code MFDV.
MOBITRUCK Data Lab · Release 03
Florida food truck data.
Licenses, approvals and inspections.
MOBITRUCK analysis of official Florida records, built for food truck founders and operators. Each number includes a date, definition, sample size where needed and a downloadable table.
Initial MFDV approvals
Current-fiscal-year approvals, not confirmed business openings.
Median observed interval
Application date to first recorded plan-review date in the DBPR file.
90th percentile
Nine in ten observed intervals were at or below this point. It is not a service promise.
What changed since September 22
Active records and approvals increased.
The review-time tail moved higher.
The statewide active MFDV count increased by 122 records, from 11,605 to 11,727. Current-fiscal-year approvals increased by 185, from 586 to 771. These are net changes in agency files, not a count of openings or operating businesses.
Florida mobile-food records
Where active credentials
and approvals concentrate.
These are state credential records, not a count of unique vehicles, daily operators or profitable businesses. A county field can reflect license, water, sewer or commissary context rather than every place a unit trades.
Florida MFDV inspection monitor
Recorded outcomes from
3,840 current-FY visits.
We joined inspection records to the active MFDV roster so Hot Dog rank records do not enter this analysis. The join covers 3,840 visits from July 1 through October 10, 2026 and carries survivorship bias because inactive credentials can fall outside the current roster.
| Measure | Sample | Result | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial licensing, no further action | 898 visits | 888 · 98.9% | Recorded disposition after visit 1 |
| Initial routine, no further action | 2,447 visits | 1,995 · 81.5% | Other outcomes include 311 warnings, 120 complaint recommendations, one administrative-determination recommendation, one assigned-to-inspector record and 19 emergency-order recommendations |
| Routine visits with any violation | 2,447 visits | 75.2% | At least one recorded high-priority, intermediate or basic violation |
| Recorded violations per 100 visits | 2,447 visits | 290.2 | 55.0 high-priority, 89.9 intermediate and 145.3 basic |
| First callback interval | 241 inspection groups | Median 3 days | 90th percentile 63 days in this rolling extract; recent records are right-censored, and this is not a scheduling estimate |
Observed record interval
A planning benchmark.
Not a permit promise.
We kept valid Mobile MFDV application and review dates, grouped rows by application number and selected the first recorded review. The result describes one recorded stage. It excludes later corrections, local review, inspection and the time to open.
| Geography | Applications | Median | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 4,459 | 13 days | 33 days |
| Miami-Dade | 720 | 14 days | 34 days |
| Broward | 194 | 13 days | 34 days |
| Palm Beach | 153 | 12 days | 34.6 days |
| Hillsborough | 466 | 13 days | 29 days |
| Orange | 415 | 14 days | 35.6 days |
Methods, limits and update cycle
Every metric keeps
its denominator.
Raw files are retained outside the public site. The published CSVs contain aggregate results only. A checksum manifest records which official extracts produced this release.
Active credential
A distinct record in the DBPR active extract with Rank Code MFDV on the snapshot date. It is not automatically one operating truck.
Initial approval
A distinct MFDV license number in the DBPR new-food extract. Approval does not prove opening or sales.
Inspection join
Type-2014 inspection records matched to the current active MFDV license roster. This removes Hot Dog rank records but adds survivorship bias.
Observed review interval
Calendar days from application to first recorded review after deduplication. It is one stage, not total permit time.
Florida food truck data FAQ
Common questions,
answered from the record.
The short answers below use the same definitions as the downloadable datasets.
How many active food truck licenses are in Florida?
The October 12, 2026 DBPR active extract contains 11,727 distinct credentials with Rank Code MFDV. A credential record is not necessarily one truck operating today.
Does a new MFDV approval mean a food truck opened?
No. An approval is a licensing record. It does not confirm a first sale, continuous operation or business revenue.
How long does Florida food truck plan review take?
The median observed application-to-first-recorded-review interval is 13 calendar days in 4,459 deduplicated Mobile MFDV applications. The 90th percentile is 33 days. These are observed record intervals, not the full licensing timeline or a service promise.
What do the inspection results mean?
The dashboard reports DBPR disposition labels and violation counts as recorded. MOBITRUCK does not rename “No Further Action” as a pass rate or treat an emergency-order recommendation as a permanent business closure.
How often is the Data Lab updated?
Source files and checksums are checked on weekdays. The public market snapshot is updated weekly, inspection and plan-review analysis monthly, and local rules or fees quarterly or when an official change is found.
For a first-time founder
Use the records,
then test your own model.
The Data Lab describes the licensing and inspection environment. The beginner guide turns that context into a launch sequence; the calculator tests your menu, service capacity and fixed costs.
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