Cover Feature: By Daniel J. Linss memory happened when Gary was about seven years old. He and his family were in Spokane, Washington, and Uncle Don just happened to be in town picking up a brand-new 1967 Kenworth, and Gary got to ride back to Bonners Ferry with his uncle in the truck. With a 335 Cummins and a 4+4 two-stick setup, this was the best of times, and it left a huge impression on Gary. In 1975, when Gary was 15 years old, the family (including his two sisters) moved to Twin Falls after their dad bought some land with the intention of being a full-time farmer. Although Wayne did do a lot of farming, and Gary loves farming too, he ended up starting a business called Amoth Irrigation, which sold all sorts of Gary Amoth has been trying to do things right since 1983. Setting out as a driver with a vision to build a company around his philosophy and culture of “doing the right thing” all the time, his one truck turned into two, and then two into four, eventually expanding to a fleet of over 170 trucks. Today, Gary Amoth Trucking is a large, diverse, successful trucking and warehousing operation that employs 220 people. Originally founded in agricultural hauling, the company now spans multiple industries, boasting a diversified fleet of trailers and equipment to accommodate almost any type of load – and Gary and his entire crew have a sterling reputation! Based in Twin Falls, Idaho, with a secondary location in Nampa, Idaho, Gary Amoth Trucking is a nationwide carrier offering long-haul and transport services. With flatbeds, curtain vans, dry vans, maxi flatbeds, oversized, and even a few tankers, they can handle just about anything. In 1997, as the business continued to grow, they expanded into the overseas container drayage market, and Apex Container was born. A few years later, in 2000, Apex Warehousing was also added to offer a wide variety of storage options, from food grade storage to simple and basic public warehousing, as well as rail shipping and receiving. Today, they have three warehouse facilities in and around Twin Falls. Born in 1960 and raised in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, just 27 miles south of the Canadian border, Gary Amoth (64) credits his Uncle Don for getting him hooked on trucking. Some might remember our cover story from the December 2024 edition that featured Blayne Amoth’s Peterbilt cabover. In that story we talked a lot about Bonners Ferry (where Blayne is also from) and his family and, you guessed it, they are related. Gary’s cousin Delton is Blayne’s father. And the “Uncle Don” Gary speaks of is Blayne’s grandfather, who we also mentioned a lot in that other story. So, if you want a little backstory on all that, review the December 2024 cover feature. Although not a trucker, Gary’s father Wayne did do some driving for Don back in the day, and one of Gary’s earliest memories is going with his dad up to Nelson, British Columbia, to pick up a load of cedar, destined for Los Angeles, when he was about four years old. Another influential 10 10-4 Magazine / August 2025 DOING WHAT’S RIGHT
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