68 10-4 Magazine / February 2026 The saddest trip this truck ever made was the one that Marty drove, along with his son Wesley, taking the “dreamer” to his final resting place. His mom still has the truck and all the memories that go with it. The last project they got to work on together was Marty’s 1985 K-100 Kenworth with a Series 60 Detroit, 18-speed, and 3.55 rears. They stretched it, put a new suspension under it, added disc brakes, and swapped out the motor and transmission. She was a Liberty edition when she was new, but the original owner had it painted in their company colors, and the KW still sports that paint job today. We all remember the first truck show we went to, and Marty’s was at the Alamo in Reno, Nevada, in the fall of 1999. After that, it was on to Truckin’ For Kids in California, and from there, the friendships began. Later, he was invited to the first invite only Kenworth Truck Parade show in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 2022. Marty was so proud to not only be invited, but to be able to take his dad and sons with him to the show. Marty is an important part of the 10-4 family, and his help with the first and second “10-4 Trucker Rodeo & Show” held in Bakersfield, California, has been invaluable. Not only does he help promote the show before with fun videos and advice, but he also helps run some of the events and parks trucks, too. His “training” videos, made to promote the rodeo, especially the cow loading contest, are very entertaining, to say the least, and greatly appreciated (nobody will forget that all-American jumpsuit, wig, and headband anytime soon). The pictures on these pages show many of the trucks Marty has owned or driven over the years, and the history speaks for itself. At that show in Reno in 1999, our dear friend Bette Garber took lots of pictures of Marty’s awesome Freightliner Classic XL, hooked to his 1999 Wilson trailer (the first trailer he ever owned), and one those pictures was featured in a story by Deborah Lockridge called “Last of the Cowboys” about hauling livestock. Although Marty Miles has never considered himself to be a true cowboy, he still loves cow trucking and ranch living, and, even if possible, he wouldn’t change a thing! n
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