10-4 Magazine December 2024

10-4 Magazine / December 2024 13 the cab. The low-back seats were also covered with new black and red upholstery, and the tops of the seat backs have the Peterbilt logo stitched into them. On the floor, Blayne wanted red shag carpet, but nobody sells that anymore, so he found a red shag rug on Amazon and bought that. He and his uncle Jerry then cut the rug up and covered the floor with the pieces. It’s a pretty cool old-school touch, along with the pair of red fuzzy dice, hanging from the ceiling. When he purchased the cabover, Blayne had the option of switching out the one-piece windshield and triple wipers with a split glass version and just two wipers, but he wanted to keep it as original as possible – he also, like me, digs the triple wiper setup. To finish it up, at least to this point, Blayne brought in an old pinstriper (now retired), who has lettered trucks for his dad and grandfather, to add the AAMODT, Inc. to the doors, along with a “tired old Cummins” logo down on the battery box. Typically hooked to the 53’ Reitnouer 4-axle “maxi” flatbed seen in these pictures, which has been all polished out, Blayne hauls various building materials all over the Pacific Nor thwest. As mentioned before, Blayne only runs this rig in the summer and fall months. Once the weather turns bad in early November, he parks the cabbie and jumps in his other truck – a 2000 Peterbilt 379 – which he bought in 2021 after selling his first truck, the 2016 Peterbilt 389. Blayne’s 379 is burgundy and tan and features a Seminole-style paint scheme. Powered by a 6NZ Cat hooked to an 18-speed and 3.36 rears, this truck, with a 48” flattop sleeper, is a rig Blayne loves to drive, so the winter and spring months are still fun for him to go trucking, as well. Obviously, like many, Blayne is a big fan of Peterbilt trucks. One reason might be a story he and his dad told me while doing the interview for this feature. Back in 1994, Delton and his wife Anna were invited to the Peterbilt factory in Denton, TX to watch their 379 be built (the one they still have). Blayne was just a baby at the time, but the three of them jumped in a truck together and drove 1,800 miles to the factory. Once they arrived, they were told a baby could not be in the factory, and Delton was not happy about it. Hearing the scuffle, the vice president of Peterbilt at that time (presumably) came out of his office and offered to babysit Blayne while his parents went into the factory. So, Blayne was spoiled by Peterbilt since he was in diapers, and has been a fan of the brand ever since! And speaking of diapers, Blayne has a few kids of his own, now – two sons, Korey (3) and Klyde (six months). Blayne met his wife LaCee in 2017, and the two got engaged at the Brooks Truck Show in Oregon in 2019 when Blayne “popped the question” in front of his truck while there. Our friend Colby Williams snapped the perfect shot at the perfect moment! The two got married in Montana in 2020 during the height of the Covid pandemic, and with over 100 in attendance, nobody got sick. LaCee went to Cosmetology school and cut hair for a while, but now that they have two small boys, she stays home to raise them. Blayne knows that being a trucker’s wife is hard, but LaCee has always been patient and suppor tive of his trucking habit. A few years ago, they star ted putting on a truck and tractor pulling event in their hometown of Bonners Ferry. This year, Blayne decided to add a truck show to the event, and was happily surprised when about 50 trucks came all the way up to Nor th Idaho to attend (see the full show repor t by Layton Henderson in this issue). Some of the “show” trucks even par ticipated in the truck pulls. It was a great time in a beautiful location, and being held in mid-September, the