History of Food Trucks By rian.nelson 1600 First Food Trucks developed push carts. 1866 Chuckwagons 1872 Lunch Wagon 1917 Mobile Canteen 1936 Oscar Mayer 1950 Ice Cream Truck 1980 Roach Coaches 2004 Food Trucks Get Recognized 2008 Kogi BBQ 2010 The Great Food Truck Race 2011 Flavor Fulfiled Food Truck 2012 Chef