Today’s story will start with a ‘thankyou’. Very formal I know, but I need to thank Dean and Rose Smith and their son Nathan. I’m thanking them for their time and for allowing me to photograph their trucks.
Winston Express Haulage is one of those family companies that epitomises the ‘family’ values. They have stunning trucks, kept in mint condition, driven by happy employees and they do it all for the love of the job and the honour of the company, which is great for them, but terrible for me b because the company isn’t interested in attention. They like flying below the radar and just doing a good job for the sake of doing a good job. Again, an admirable trait.
However, when their trucks look so damn good you know sooner or later annoying people like me are going to want to photograph them. I admit I have been a constant social media thorn in the side of young Nathan Smith, ever since I spotted one of the Winston Mercedes-Benz rigids on Facebook – it looked amazing. Hence, I reached out to see if they would be keen on a story.
The media-shy family were a little reluctant, I appreciated that and let it be. Then, a little while later Nathan rocked up to the 2018 Kenworth Klassic in a stunning new Kenworth 2.8 King Cab. I pestered him again – how could I not? Their K200 was spectacular! Sadly, same result.
Then social media lit up with a Mercedes-Benz Actros celebrating Winston Express Haulage’s 30th anniversary and I just had to push again. There was a little softening, but still the family weren’t interested in attention. As I mentioned, they weren’t averse to it they just operate the way they do purely because
