Internet for food trucks
From the FAILOVER5 team at Twisted VoIP, Chandler, Arizona · Updated October 2026
Plenty of trucks run their card reader off someone's phone. It works until the phone takes a call, drifts out of range, overheats in the window or dies at the end of a long shift. Then the line at the window turns into a line at the ATM, if there is one.
A router built to stay put
A small cellular router mounts inside the truck, runs from the truck's power, and serves your card readers, POS tablet and kitchen printer over its own WiFi. Nobody has to think about it during service.
The Peplink MAX BR1 Mini 5G is the one we usually recommend for vehicles. It's $549, or bring your own router if you already have one.
Events, lots and festivals
Big crowds share the same cell towers, and networks slow down when thousands of phones are in one field. Pick the carrier that holds up best at the events you work most. Mounting the router high, away from the metal walls of the truck, helps too.
Suggested plan: 10 GB plan, $88/month
Card payments and orders use very little data. 10 GB covers most trucks; 20 GB if you run online ordering on a tablet all day.
Compare all plansQuestions we hear from food trucks
- Can I pause service in the off season?
- Plans are month to month. Cancel when the season ends and start again in spring.
- Will it work with Square, Toast Go and Clover?
- Yes. Those devices just need WiFi, and the router provides it.
Does it pay for itself?
The 10 GB plan is $1,056 a year. It pays for itself if it saves about 70 orders a year.
Think about your last outage: how many orders did it cost you?
Get a quote for your site
Tell us where you are and what needs to stay online. We'll check which carrier is strongest at your address and recommend a plan and router. Plans start at $88/month, month to month.
Already know what you need? Build and order it yourself or compare plans. Or call 800-732-0846.