Rajiv Mehta works at The Muenster Truck in this April photo.WHOSE VIEW?
Name: Rajiv Mehta Age: 25 Job: Muenster Truck general manager Wage: $10/hour plus profit split with owner Guru Shah Years in the job: One year Best part: Growing the Muenster Truck brand and meeting new people Worst part: Truck maintenance.
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Next time you stop by a food truck and enjoy a delicious mobile treat, don’t forget about the people who created your to-go delicacy.
In the summer, the inside of a food truck can feel like a furnace. The sun’s rays relentlessly bombard the truck’s metal skin from the outside, while hot stoves and ovens heat it from within.
Air conditioning wouldn’t be too effective anyway, since the rear and sides of the truck are open for the purposes of conducting business. Sometimes, Rajiv Mehta, general manager of The Muenster Truck, sets up a fan to cool down a bit.