10-4 Magazine January 2025

14 10-4 Magazine / January 2025 it’s hundreds of thousands of homes! Being Mormons, they have been at their congregation longer than anyone else in their ward, and their church family really stepped up when Kent was sick, bringing the family dinner every night for many months. Along with strengthening his faith, Kent’s fight with covid also completely changed his likes and dislikes when it comes to food (he lost his sense of taste for over a year). These days, he loves spicy food, which used to give him hear tburn but doesn’t anymore, and now rarely eats breakfast, which used to be his favorite meal of the day. He lost 115 pounds when he was sick, and has since put about 55 of them back on, but feels good at his current weight. Before being sick, Kent trucked a lot more than he does now – but he still enjoys it. Kent’s everyday driver is a really nice 1989 Kenwor th W900B with a 302” wheelbase and a Big Cam Cummins engine, of course. Typically, his KW can be seen hooked to a polished out 2007 Wilson aluminum spread-axle flatbed. And when I say “KW” I mean any one of his four trucks, as they are all Kenwor ths (the 1957 featured here, the 1958 that was owned by his dad, a 1968 model, and the 1989 W900B). These days, after a full day of working in the shop, Kent still goes out trucking two or three nights a week. After the photo shoot, which happened last summer, on a 106-degree day in the beautiful Superstition Mountains just east of Phoenix, we headed fur ther east, on the Apache Trail (State Highway 88) to the oldest operating stagecoach town in Arizona for some lunch with our friend Ron Kelsey, who was with us at the photo shoot. Kent headed home, but we were hungry, and Ron said this place and the drive to get there was pretty cool, so we did it. The twisted road through the Sonoran deser t to get there is rated as one of the “Top 10 Motorcycle Rides” in the United States, and it did not disappoint. And once we got there, we had a great lunch at the world renowned Superstition Saloon and Restaurant in Tor tilla Flat, which was established in 1904, and still has a total population of just six people! It was a neat way to end a great day. When asked who he might like to thank, Kent wanted to thank his dad for teaching him how to work and giving him his love for trucks. He also wanted to thank his wife and family for all their love and suppor t, along with Jerry Lilly, for helping him get star ted on his own. Kent has been blessed to be surrounded by good people his entire life, and he is truly appreciative of that. If you are questioning your faith or your beliefs, I recommend you consider this “Miracle Man” and his story, because God has a plan for each of us, and sometimes he just needs to hit the reset button on our lives so we can star t seeing that plan clearly again! n