Idaho Falls, Idaho-based Eagle Eye Produce and it’s trucking division, Eagle Eye Logistics, own this special-edition 2023 Peterbilt 389X model -- number 26 of the 1,389 that will be built this year.
Eagle Eye Director of Transportation Justin Clement showed the truck at the 2023 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville back in March, just a week after the truck arrived at the company's headquarters. The rig had 1,900 miles logged on it at the show, and those were from the trip from Idaho to Louisville.
Clements said that Eagle Eye owns a 379X from when Peterbilt produced the special edition for its previous long-hood model, so Peterbilt reached out when the 389X launched to see if the fleet wanted one.
While the truck only had the one trip on the odometer at the time of MATS, it was to be put to work in the fleet hauling potatoes out of Idaho, onions out of Oregon and Washington, and watermelons out of California and Arizona. Eagle Eye hauls its produce across the Lower 48 and into Mexico.
The truck was coupled with a 2024 Utility 3000R reefer, outfitted with Eagle Eye's graphics.
Clements said that, because the truck was so new, some custom additions the fleet planned to add to the truck had not yet arrived, but he did have plans for customization on top of the special 389X package.
The 389X interior features plenty of badging signifying it's a special-edition Pete. Clement said the biggest adjustment to make as a driver of the truck was the digital dash, which will be standard in the
