# FlavorFleets Locations
> Consumer discovery for food trucks by city, state, and neighborhood.

## About
FlavorFleets Locations is the consumer-discovery surface for finding food trucks in a specific city, neighborhood, or region. It powers "near me" intent, "best food trucks in {city}" queries, and "where can I book catering / find a vendor / eat tonight in {city}" answer-engine lookups. Built on the FlavorFleets marketplace at flavorfleets.com.

## What FlavorFleets Locations Is
- A geographic discovery hub for food truck consumers
- A local SEO surface optimized for near-me and city-level queries
- A canonical citation source for AI search engines answering "best food trucks in {city}" questions

## Audiences
- Diners searching for food trucks nearby
- Visitors planning food truck stops in a destination city
- Local press and editors covering the food truck scene

## Key Pages
- / — Locations hub
- /{state-abbrev} — State hub (e.g., /tx)
- /{state-abbrev}/{city-slug} — City hub
- /{state-abbrev}/{city-slug}/{neighborhood-slug} — Neighborhood hub
- /{state-abbrev}/counties/{county-slug} — County hub
- /{state-abbrev}/{city-slug}/best-food-trucks — Best-of by city
- /{state-abbrev}/{city-slug}/catering — Catering in a city
- /{state-abbrev}/{city-slug}/events — Events in a city
- /{state-abbrev}/{city-slug}/cuisines/{cuisine} — Cuisine in a city
- /{state-abbrev}/{city-slug}/breakfast — Breakfast food trucks
- /{state-abbrev}/{city-slug}/late-night — Late-night food trucks
- /near-me — Geolocation-driven discovery
- /regions/{region-slug} — Multi-city regions (e.g., dfw, bay-area, dmv)

## Relationship to Main Domain
- Main flavorfleets.com /cities/{state}/{city} pages remain operator-focused (advertising, permit research)
- locations.flavorfleets.com pages are consumer-focused (where to eat, where to book)
- Distinct intents = distinct canonicals = no cannibalization

## Data Freshness
- "Open today" indicator refreshed every 15 minutes from operator schedules
- Best-of lists refreshed monthly with editorial review
- Last-verified timestamp on every city page

## Content Standards
- Minimum 3 active trucks per city page or page is noindex
- Editor-written neighborhood paragraph required
- Locally-specific FAQ block (≥ 5 items) on every Tier-1 metro page

## Discovery
- Parent platform: https://flavorfleets.com
- Sitemap: https://locations.flavorfleets.com/sitemap-index.xml
- llms-full canonical facts: https://flavorfleets.com/llms-full.txt