The Big Idaho Potato Truck kicked off its 2019 tour at the end of February after logging more than 40,000 miles in 2018. Last year, the truck participated in 68 scheduled events from the Rose Festival in Portland, Oregon, to the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington D.C.
The Big Idaho Potato Truck is a campaign of the Idaho Potato Commission. The 4-ton potato and its team travel the country promoting Idaho spuds. In its seven years, the truck has traveled almost 212,000 miles throughout all 48 lower states and attended events in 651 cities.