10-4 Magazine / February 2026 67 In the fall of 1997, Marty’s dad helped him buy his first truck – a brand new 1998 Freightliner Classic XL with a big bunk. After selling his part of the ranch, his dad got his own authority, and Miles Trucking Company was born. Marty ran under his dad’s authority until January of 1999 when he got his own authority. H&M Express is the company he still operates today. Marty was engaged to his wife Heidi at the time, and you guessed it, the “H” stands for Heidi, and the “M” is for Marty – a partnership still going strong. Working together as a team and building the business, while Heidi was home raising their two boys, Wyatt and Wesley, Marty was out driving. Talking about Heidi, Marty said, “She’s the best thing that ever happened me.” Marty is proud of the fact that he never missed a birthday or Christmas in all his years trucking. Not to say there haven’t been some events missed, but not these. After dad sold the ranch, he and mom (Penny) moved to Lingle, Wyoming, where they bought a 200-acre farm and grew hay and corn. Marty and Heidi lived just three miles from his parents, because Marty always wanted to be close to his dad. Over the years, Marty and his dad worked on lots of trucks together, but the one that means the most is dad’s dream truck – a 1975 Dodge Bighorn – the last year they made them. With a 350 Cummins, 13-speed, and 3.70 rears, they added air ride and a 60-inch Mercury smooth-sided sleeper. Marty found the sleeper in a junk yard, and then they brought it back to life. Marty’s dad always wanted one of these trucks, but it was a want at the time and not a need. A friend told Marty about this Bighorn in North Dakota that would be on the market, and his dad was able to make his dream a reality, and every hour spent “working” on this truck together was a labor of love for both of them.
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