Food trucks are flourishing all over Boston and beyond. At one point, I was concerned with the number of new trucks and whether there would be enough locations to handle all of them. Looking strictly in Boston, that might have been the case. But we've seen trucks now doing regular shifts in Malden, Waltham, Brookline and more. SoWa is a food truck fest every Sunday.

That said, there is still one glaring hole that needs to be filled in Boston. OK, besides the Filene's building, but joking aside, it is in Downtown Crossing. We have seen food truck clusters be successful around the city and Greenway. There's more foot traffic, they become a focal point to an area. It seems if the city is interested in continuing the revitalization of DTX, it makes sense to have a food truck cluster there. New businesses are going in, new apartments and condos. Let's get food trucks into the mix of making DTX more of a destination.

Updates: Makin Jamaican is on a short hiatus, to upgrade their truck. With the upgrades, they hope to hit the streets of Boston. Woohoo! Woohoo number 2 is that Green Bean Coffee Machineis back on streets. I was a big fan of their breakfast sammies and coffee, really looking forward to hopefully having them around the Back Bay again. BonMe is back to full strength after a commissary fire. Chicken & Rice guys have posted that they are also now looking to open a B&M. Clearly we see from the number of trucks that are adding physical locations, what a great starter business this can be.

The anti-woohoo is a short rant on trucks that are not using Twitter and Facebook to update their statuses, especially when they are not going to be at a spot, or late to a site. Anyone that has the attitude that, people will just come when we show up, is taking the easy and ultimately not successful way out. The trucks that best engage and update on social media will do better - they have more fans, generate more buzz.

Want to talk about where you ate or other food truck news? The Hub Food Trucks Facebook page is the place to go. Love to have you drop by!

I'm a big fan of Level Up in Boston, many food trucks are using it. The last BFTA meeting was in their new offices, and they're very supportive of the trucks. Sign up for them at this link - TheLevelUp.com and use my referral code 24315 and we both get $5 credit. As I said, many trucks use it and there is usually an additional buck or two credit the first time you use it at a place. Sounds like a win!

Food trucks are often looking for help, you can check out some listings on Craigslist to see whom.

Have you missed any of NECN's Food Truck Fridays? Go back & check them out here.