Ryan Bennett takes final road trip FRIENDS, FAMILY AND colleagues
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paid tribute to Ryan Bennett, a driver for Isle of Sheppey haulier DW Bennett Logistics last week (16 July), at a service held at Garden of England Crematorium in Bobbing.
Bennett, whose grandfather ran haulier DW Bennett, died, aged 32, following complications after surgery on 24 June.
A 32-strong procession of DW Bennett trucks and fellow hauliers, which can be viewed on YouTube, marked the driver's final journey, with people lining the streets as a mark of respect.
Bought up in the family business, Ryan undertook a young driver's scheme so he could drive 7.5 tonners at 18 (initially for another firm as his family's business didn't run trucks that small). He then worked for DW Bennett and his brother's firm DW Bennett Logistics and became an owner-driver three years ago, purchasing a Volvo FH. However, ill health saw him return to the family fold to work as a driver six months ago. Darren Bennett, MD of DW Bennett Logistics, paid tribute to his older brother. "My brother was a loveable rogue; Marmite in as much as you either loved or hated him," said Bennett. "He lived and breathed the industry from an early age. It was his life, and he'll be forever missed."