How To Be an Ice Cream Truck Driver

Check with the city, county, and state department of health offices to see whether you need a food vendor’s permit or any other special permits or licenses.

Find a job by checking internet job listings and calling ice cream vendors in your area and asking if they know any truck owners who are looking for drivers. Or, you could buy your own franchise from a vendor.

Learn the ropes. Generally, drivers load up their trucks themselves in the morning at the vendor’s garage and turn in their receipts and cash when they return the truck at night. They keep anywhere from 10 to 25 percent of the profits.

Learn to work your route. You might be limited to a certain area, but you can maximize profits by keeping track of where and when you make most sales, and adjust your schedule accordingly.

Make as many sales as you can early enough in the day that customers might splurge on a second treat later in the evening.

Resist the urge to give out a free ice cream to every cute kid you see, or soon their 24 closest friends will be hitting you up for a freebie.