September 2, 2018
What is a B-Double?
B-Doubles are one of the most popular classes of heavy haulage trailer combinations seen on Australia’s roads every day, but…
August 22, 2018
Customer in Focus: SJH Heavy Haulage
We appreciate every customer who supports our business of making Australian trailers for the Aussie environment. We do our best…
August 15, 2018
The countdown is on for The Drake Group Open Day
60 years a lot of time in any industry, especially one where performance and service are tested every day on…
August 21, 2018
Recent deliveries August 2018
Welcome to the latest edition of recent deliveries, where we zoom in on some of the trailer deliveries from The…
August 8, 2018
Get involved in tradies health with Tradies National Health Month
Tradies National Health Month is back again. Held every August, the awareness event focuses on the health and injury risks…
August 1, 2018
What has the NHVR been up in 2018? (Part one)
Heavy Vehicle reform has seen many new developments in recent months. Areas such as safety management and driver fatigue have…
August 6, 2018
What has the NHVR been up in 2018? (Part two)
In Part One of our look at the latest developments relating to the Heavy Vehicle National Law, we looked at…
July 25, 2018
The results are in from the Performance of Manufacturing Survey
As one of Australia’s premier trailer manufacturers, The Drake Group has always had a keen interest in the state of…
August 13, 2018
Breaking down employment data for the transport sector
The ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey has been running for over 50 years and is a key indicator of the strengths…
July 4, 2018
Getting ready for the changes to chain of responsibility (CoR) laws
We’ve talked previously about the proposed changes to the Chain of Responsibility (CoR) laws that were due to come into…