Giant Potato Truck Visits KC

Kansas City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 27, 2026 · 1m

A towering 13-foot-tall, 72-foot-long potato truck rolled into Union Station, turning heads and snapping selfies as it dwarfed regular cars. Part of the Idaho Potato Commission’s annual “A Big Helping” tour, the truck partners with local charities—like Harvesters in Kansas City—to raise funds and awareness, with every signature on their donation board donating a dollar. Now in its 14th year since launching in 2012 to celebrate Idaho’s 75th anniversary, the tour has visited all 50 states, stopping at Hy-Vee stores and spreading the word about Idaho’s legendary potatoes grown in rich soil and…