A new mobile app and website are helping connect customers with local food trucks — and taking some of the guesswork out of finding where they’ll be parked each day.
270 Food Truck Finder, created by Lindsey Akers, launched in April 2026 with the goal of making it easier for users to locate food trucks, browse menus, and even book vendors for events.
Akers said the app allows users to quickly see where food trucks are set up, view menus, get directions, and access links to the trucks’ social media pages.
“It makes it easier for people to find local food trucks and support them,” Akers said. “Instead of hunting them down to eat or book, the app helps make them easy to find and helps the trucks reach out to customers directly.”
The platform also includes a booking feature, where users can submit a request through the app. Participating food trucks receive notifications when someone is looking to hire a vendor, streamlining what can often be a time-consuming process.
Akers said the idea grew out of her own experience trying to coordinate food trucks for her workplace, Hardin County Honda.
“I originally started reaching out to food trucks to see if they would be interested in setting up on our lot,” she said. “While doing that, I realized it was actually pretty difficult to find which food trucks were open in our area and where they were going to be.”
That challenge led her to create a Facebook group to track local trucks, but she said even that had limitations, especially for users trying to find lunch options quickly.
“Even with the Facebook group, though, it can still be tricky when you’re on a busy lunch break and trying to scroll through posts to figure out who is open nearby,” Akers said. “I thought an app would be a great fix.”
The app currently features about 35 food trucks, with more being added regularly. Akers said she is continuing to reach out to vendors and make it easy for them to submit schedules and information.
“The biggest thing is that this app is meant to support local,” she said. “Food truck owners are busy making food, finding locations, setting up, serving customers, and then trying to update the public on where they’ll be. That is a lot to keep up with.”
Akers said the platform is designed to reduce that burden while giving customers a centralized place to find options.
“My hope is that 270 Food Truck Finder helps take a little bit of the marketing burden off their backs by giving customers one easy place to find them,” she said.
Originally focused on Hardin County — including Elizabethtown, Radcliff, and Vine Grove — the app has already expanded into other regions, including Owensboro, after interest from local vendors.
“Owensboro has such a strong food truck scene and a great variety of local options,” Akers said. “After a couple of Owensboro-area food trucks reached out asking to be added, it felt like a natural area to include.”
Customers can download the app on iPhone, with an Android version expected soon. A web-based version is also available for users to browse truck locations, menus, and directions.
