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Hey Brett!

Thanks for the speedy response and detail. :)

It is our own delivery fleet and we are limited to just the San Francisco Bay Area. One way would be if drivers in our area ordered their meals for the week and knew they would be at home on the Saturday (that's when we do delivery). They could stock their truck fridges in advance with the meals ready to go before embarking on their trip. So perhaps the best case would be to use the service BEFORE going on a trip, and not AFTER when everyone is understandably just trying to get home for a good night's sleep.

A very big obstacle would actually be convincing these truck stops to carry these dishes. We would like to be where everyone needs us, but as long as we're being strong-armed and bulldozed by Kraft and these other huge food companies (which endlessly pump out their factory "healthy" meals) - it will be hard to convince these truck stops to give us space in their fridge. Also the dishes wouldn't be fresh (frozen for who knows how long).

So in short, I think we could possibly help out with the meals preparation for BEFORE embarking on a long trip. Obviously, these truck drivers would have to live in our area (whether it's SF or San Jose or Santa Clara or Fremont), but having all these dishes in the drivers' hands, ready-to-go, for their own crazy schedules, to enjoy whenever they want!

Hello good folks,

I'm Yishan - from Mise, a food startup here in the Bay Area. A good truck driver friend of mine recommended that I reach out to you fine folk on this forum (he said you guys gave him great advice when starting up his career). We deliver dishes from local, professional chefs to people's doors, and customers reheat and enjoy on their own schedule via microwave or oven. We started out talking to a lot of tech professionals, but many are spoiled with food options like restaurant delivery, and aren't so physically restricted with food options like truck drivers and other professionals are.

I drive long distance a lot and see many truck drivers. It seems like fast food and greasy, oily, restaurant food are the primary options. And in the interest of living and eating better - there's gotta be a better solution to wholesome, awesome food on-the-go aside from say, oatmeal packets and trail mixes. Our are dishes cooked and sourced by local, professional chefs, who have specialized in that specific cuisine/dish for many years! Never any added preservatives, always made with local + organic ingredients when available.

We'd deliver it to your home on your off day, you can grab a few dishes for the road, store them in a cooler, reheat them with a microwave, and enjoy anytime (when you guys finally get a break!) Since truck drivers are working with all kinds of schedules, would this service still be of any help to you guys when it comes to nutrition on the road?