Running a food truck means tracking a hundred little things — the money and the paperwork.
How much did you actually make this week? What's your food cost? What's running low? And which permit renews next? It's all there — just scattered across Square, spreadsheets, inboxes, and the glove box.
CartLedger pulls it together automatically. Your Square sales become income, expenses, inventory, and profit — and a running checklist surfaces what needs you next, from reorders to renewals.
One personalized dashboard for the numbers and the compliance, so nothing sneaks up on you again.
Why we built it
A food truck runs on thin margins and a stack of obligations — tracking sales and food cost to actually turn a profit, reordering before you run out, and staying on top of health permits, inspections, COIs, and a commissary agreement that each renew on their own clock.
The accounting and inventory tools built for big restaurants are overkill and overpriced for a one-to-ten-truck operation, so operators end up stitching it together with spreadsheets and calendar reminders that quietly fall out of date. CartLedger is purpose-built for that gap: it sits on top of Square and QuickBooks, automates the tracking, and tells you what needs you next — simple enough to set up in an afternoon.
What we value
Operators first
Every decision is judged by one question: does this help a truck run with less effort — and stay open and profitable?
Never lose a record
Your books and compliance records are sacred. We archive instead of delete, and keep an append-only history you can stand behind.
Honest about the numbers
We track, total, and remind — we don't file or guarantee. We're clear about what's an estimate, what's actual, and what's confirmed.
On top of your tools
We build on Square and QuickBooks rather than replacing them — the brain on top, never another POS or cash register.
