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N early three decades ago, two young men posed for a picture together, both beaming as they stood in front of a gleaming 1987 Mack ® RD model. Sean Winters, 21, had just bought his first garbage truck, continuing the family legacy that began in the 1950s. Jimmy Brown, 25, was a salesman at Gabrielli Truck Sales in Long Island, New York, and that first truck was just one of many Mack models he has since sold to Winters. Partnerships like the one between Gabrielli and Mack Trucks are the foundation of Winters Bros. Waste and Recycling, Winters says. And their bond continues today. Sean and his four brothers grew up in the waste removal industry, accompanying their father on his four Long Island routes while their mother managed the books. Acquisitions led to growth until finally, in 1998, Sean Winters and his brothers — Joe, Jimmy, Michael and Andrew — founded Winters Bros., a full-service waste and recy- cling company that now serves approximately 200,000 customers in New York and Connecticut. They maintain a fleet of more than 200 trucks, three-quarters of which are Mack. The average age of the equipment is six years. Last year, Winters purchased 17 new Mack TerraPro ® and Granite ® models, and will repeat the order in 2017. "My father used many trucks over the years, but he always had Macks," Winters says. "We like the Mack Trucks product because of their dependability and the availability of parts. They're heavy-duty trucks." 2 0 1 6 V 3 | BULLDOG | 2 5