Noel was known by all, and part of the furniture within Drake Trailers.

Mine site trailers were designed for the transport of large mining equipment on mine sites across Australia.

Design of the steerable platform trailer was worked on by Colin and John Drake for Brambles.

Designed for the special heavy duty loads, similar concept to units manufactured in Europe but widening for Australian regulations.

The introduction of the computer aided design system process was driven by John Drake.

Pulled behind a CAT 789 dump truck, the empty trailer weighed over 120 tonnes.

John Drake who holds an engineering diploma, takes over as Managing Director.

The re-released Deck Widener as a niche for urban use with the onset of traffic calming devices.

Featuring a 2.3-degree load angle and carrying capacity of 15 tonnes, Drake Trailers launches a new breed of forklift and access equipment trailers.

Noel never missed a days work and is still a regular visitor to Drake Trailers. Noel’s knowledge of the equipment was limitless.

The design was a variation on the standard Drake 4X8 Swingwing, again showing the designs versatility.

www.thedrakeshop.com. The popularity has been outstanding.

Brought about by the onset of wind farms and the need for carry unusual payloads.

As the mining sector is forging ahead at full force, we appointed Khali Lake as its new General Manager to tap the full potential of the current boom and continue to build on the Drake success.

Exciting new partnership between Drake Trailers and luxury yacht manufacturer Sunseeker East Coast Australia, with John Drake appointed as Managing Director of the prestigious yacht brand.

The Drake Group joins forces with O’Phee Trailers – one of the leading manufacturers of semi-trailers in Australia, bringing about new capabilities and products.

Capable of self-loading and able to extend to 20 metres, the introduction of the tilt slide trailer is the ideal recovery trailer solution.

Featuring a 2.3 degree load angle and carrying capacity of 15 tonne, Drake Trailers launches a new breed of forklift and access equipment trailers.

The expanding portfolio of Drake Trailers set in motion the desire to re-launch as The Drake Group, aligning Drake Trailers, O’Phee Trailers, Drake Collectibles, BoXLoader, Cometto and Sunseeker East Coast Australia under the one banner.

O’Phee teams up with JOST Australia to use their proven parts including JOST’s king pins, modul landing legs and fifth wheels to improve capability, performance and safety.

Introduction of an innovative sideloader called the Speedloader and a retractable container skel called the Retract-X. Both feature higher performance and the lowest tare weight on the market.

Steve Collins was pivotal in strengthening and maintaining quality standards and manufacturing over his 16 year stint. Steve Collins still remains here at the Drake Group as our Service and repair manager.