10-4 Magazine / November 2025 35 to photograph Brittnea in the process of some of it on May 21, 2023, when I did the photography for her article. I had photographed Kevin’s 389X pulling a 2025 Trail King, but that one is basically kept as a show trailer. Kevin uses his truck daily and can normally be found pulling a 2025 Reitnouer stepdeck trailer hauling almost any type of equipment including finished trucks, snow and ice equipment, and truck chassis. Shoutout from Kevin to Brittnea of Lady Lines Pinstriping for all the amazing work she has done on 18 of his trucks, along with others, that have since been sold. Not only the awesome artwork, but the friendship obtained. A big thanks to Triangle Truck Center who takes care of the company’s mechanical work and customization. They always take care of him, treat him really well, and take great care of his trucks. Ever since Kevin first attended the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, KY in 2018, he aspired to take his own truck to show. Finally, in 2023, he had something worthy of registering, and he’s had something cool to take each year ever since. Kevin said his first time taking a truck was definitely an experience in itself, as he realized, by watching others, how much work actually goes into preparing the truck for judging. He makes sure to continue to observe and learn each year, but he and his team go to each show and do their best. I asked Kevin what his favorite parts of truck shows are, and he said it was definitely seeing the younger generations getting into the industry and all the kids who are interested in trucks. A question I usually ask is what advice an owner would give to someone looking to start their very own company, and Kevin said, “Make sure you have a company you can work with, because you can’t make it off load boards. Find things that no one wants to haul, because those companies will pay someone to do it, and you won’t have competition for the rates.” When asked about his favorite trucking memory, Kevin went back to when he was young and the opportunities he had to ride along with other drivers who worked for his dad and grandpa. These drivers were formidable in the training he had for the driver he became today. He feels very fortunate to have had those chances to ride along, which wasn’t just in Wisconsin, but even runs to Minnesota and Missouri. One of the things Kevin’s dad always said was, “If you are going to drive a truck, you have to be able to fix it.” During the early years of Kevin driving, his grandfather didn’t trade trucks and
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