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TRACK & WHEELScanPlan is a great insurance to have.”As a result Nigel and Andrew say theirtrucks are rarely parked up.Although both brothers exclusively runScania’s now; it hasn’t always been thisway. Remembering the early days whenboth had recently begun driving, Nigelsays “It was sort of like a dream, you’dsee all the big boys on the block with theEuropean gear and we used to sit backand think…I wouldn’t mind one of thoseone day!”Now, being in the enviable position ofbeing the country’s first Euro 5 Scaniaowners, the boys say it’s not just theirdream that they are living, it’s their father,Ben Winiata’s, too. Tragically, Ben waskilled in a head-on collision on a roadoutside Shannon, in the lower North Islanddriving one of Nigel’s trucks in the middleof 2008. With 45 years experience in theindustry the boys say their father lived forthe trucks – finding it almost unbearablewhen a short period of ill healthtemporarily deprived him of being able todrive. “As soon as he had his by-pass hiswhole aim was to get his HT back,” saidNigel. “You use to have to pry his arseout of the truck” he adds. Having beenvery into technology, the boys reckon Benwould also be very impressed with theirlatest Euro 5 Scanias too!They also say it was Ben’s generosity, hisenthusiasm and his love for the industrythat made their dream possible. “Heopened a door and he started something”says Andrew, “He was really kindhearted. He chose to set his sons up inbusiness when he could have kept it forhimself.” “With his guidance and beliefswe got involved and put the hard yards in,but he still remained a part of the dream,driving until the end” adds Nigel.Again, with the easy interchange ofconversation between these two, Andrewadds “He was very determined to getwhat he wanted and it just goes to prove -like where we are positioned today - thata bit of determination and a lot of hardwork and you can get to your dream.”TOP RIGHT: Air brushed images of Nigel's two children, Poppy and Riley on his two new Scanias.Below left: A tribute to Ben Winiata airbrushed onto Andrew's new R480.Bottom right: the trucks in the Manawatu gorge.41