10-4 Magazine September 2022

10-4 Magazine / September 2022 41 does, but she has been able to watch that change. She enjoys paving because there is an art to it, and the getting dirty aspect is overlooked because she enjoys doing it. She admits that she has learned plenty over the years, including some of the tricks of the trade, and being able to pass down what she has learned to others. Polly’s only complaint about what she does is one of the new mixes she hauls, which is really sticky/gummy, and sticks to the inside of the box. This line of work is not for those who want a 9-5 job, as the hours are usually sunup to sundown, and often six days a week. Special thanks from Polly to her husband KY for getting her into this family-oriented business, and to her son Tony, for his continued help. Growing up around the trucks and working alongside his parents, Tony has a vast knowledge of the trucks. I met Polly for the first time in July of 2017 when I had traveled to Garrettsville, OH. My trip was tomeet up with Polly’s son Tony and his wife Beth to photograph the previously mentioned 1977 Kenwoth A-Model and to tell their (and their truck’s) story. I was able to talk to Polly briefly during that stay, and hear from her and Tony what her work consisted of, along with the history of the previously mentioned A-Model. Tony spoke to me more about his mom and the work that she does during my visit with he and his family in the middle of 2021. A trip to Ohio was planned and executed at the end of April this year (2022). Tony and Beth Hylton are some of the best friends money can’t buy, and I appreciate their friendship more than words can explain. Thank you to both of them, as well as their boys, Adam, Garrett, and Mason (pictured with Polly and KY below), for welcoming me into their family. Thank you to Polly for allowing me this opportunity and having the truck on point, as usual, when I photographed it. Thanks to Keystone Wheel Polishing out of Somerset, PA, as well. Many can do things, but it is entirely another thing when you are good at it. Being good at something is provoked not only by a desire to be proficient, but having the passion to do it, too. As always, to all the drivers out there doing the deal, truck safe. n