38 10-4 Magazine / March 2025 Chillicothe, OH. I had seen this truck being built on the “Nobodyz Garage” page on Instagram, which is run by Steve Troyer. I was surprised to see the truck in Chillicothe, but very happy to see it in person. This is the second truck I have shot that Steve Troyer built. Steve also built Jeff Miller’s ‘58 Peterbilt 351, which we featured in the December 2019 edition of 10-4 Magazine. Steve has been customizing trucks and other vehicles his entire life, tinkering around with everything he has owned. These days, he’s so busy that he doesn’t share what he’s doing on social media. He’s as busy as he wants to be, but I hear he’s still working on some cool stuff. In May 2024, two big celebrations occurred at the Marty’s household – their daughter Emma finished nursing school and Ethan, the younger boy, graduated from high school. Like his father, he had his CDL shortly after graduating, and now, at just 19 years old, he already has two trucks. One of those trucks is a ‘95 Kenworth W900L with a Studio sleeper. This was a restoration project for the Marty Boys, who all worked together to make the truck roadworthy and looking good. Painted black with a blue vinyl stripe, this KW turned out really nice. Older brother Evan is also involved with the family operation, and he drives a red 2003 KW W900L Aerocab. Evan has been helping his mom and dad build the business and running lots of local freight around Ohio. Now that Ethan is driving but isn’t old enough to leave the state, he’s taken over much of the local stuff so Evan could start stretching his legs and running a little further. Making two trips to Georgia per week hauling eggs, Evan is loving it, but is definitely looking forward to getting back to the flatbed work soon. I would like to thank Evan because he had some great ideas for places to shoot the cabover. Always one to make a plan, Mike usually has five different plans, including several backup plans, just in case the first ones don’t go right. But Mike is not afraid to try something new, either, and his boys, Evan and Ethan, are his right hand guys. He is very proud of all they have accomplished so far! I would like to thank the Marty family for the wonderful photo shoot, interview, and hospitality. It was a warm day when we did the shoot, and it just happened to be National Ice Cream Day! Evan insisted on getting ice cream, and it hit the spot! Here’s wishing Mike a happy birthday this month (March 6). We appreciate that you gave this cool old cabover a second chance, and let us tell your trucking story, too! n
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