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Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd.
Drake Trailers is a Proprietary Company that generates the majority of its income from the Motor Vehicle Body & Trailer Manufacturing industry. In 2025 the company generated total revenue of $120,012,000 including sales and other revenue. In 2025 Drake Trailers had 487 employees including employees from all subsidiaries under the company's control. The Chief Executive of Drake Trailers is Mr John Drake whose official title is Managing Director. The Chairman of Drake Trailers is either not applicable or not available. Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd., trading as The Drake Group, is an amalgamation of eight companies. Drake Trailers: Designs and manufactures heavy haulage trailers, including but not limited to the full widener, AG widener low loader, forklift trailer, and telescopic steerable. O'Phee Trailers: Designs and manufactures semi trailers, including but not limited to the swinglift inline leg over, boxloader multiloader, curtainsider, and custom projects. Drake Collectibles: Designs and creates 1/50 scale crane, truck, and heavy haulage replicas. Dalzell and Bagley Engineering: Working with plastics and all grades of metal, Dalzell and Bagley designs and creates customised machinery and fabrication projects. The company also offers repairs and maintenance. Sunseeker: Desgin's and produces motoryachts. Cometto: A supplier of cometto modular self-propelled electronic trailers. Boxloader: A distributor of BoXLoader Multiloader trailers. Swinglift: Offers the swinglift inline leg over, a trailer that specialises in container transportation, lifting, and moving. The group also sells OEM and Drake parts for their full range of trailers, and provides trailer servicing and repairs.
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IBISWorld's research coverage on the Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd. includes market sizing, forecasting, data and analysis. The most recent publication will be as current as of March 2026.
Company Details
What’s this enterprise profile about?
Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd., trading as Drake Trailers, operates under the ABN 91 009 761 031 and was incorporated on 07 July 1967. Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd. primarily operates in the Motor Vehicle Body & Trailer Manufacturing industry in Australia.
Key Personnel
What’s included in the Key Personnel chapter?
The Key Personnel chapter outlines the principal leadership positions within Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd., including the Chairman, Board members, Chief Executive Officer, and other key management personnel. It provides an overview of the company’s governance and executive structure, along with a breakdown of gender diversity across leadership roles, offering insight into the composition of the organisation’s senior team.
Financials
What’s included in the Financials chapter?
The Financials chapter presents Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd.’s historical financial performance, including detailed profit and loss statements outlining sales revenue, cost of sales, and profitability. It also incorporates balance sheet data, providing a breakdown of assets and liabilities, as well as additional financial metrics such as the number of shares on issue. Together, these disclosures offer a comprehensive view of the company’s financial position and performance over time.
Growth & Ratios
What’s included in the Growth & Rations chapter?
The Growth & Ratios chapter provides historical data on key financial performance indicators, enabling an assessment of the company’s operational efficiency, profitability, and financial structure over time. Metrics covered include return on equity, return on assets, profit margins, revenue per employee, as well as gearing and leverage ratios, offering a comprehensive view of performance trends and capital management.
Operating Segments
What’s included in the Operating Segments chapter?
The Operating Segments chapter provides an overview of the revenue composition and asset allocation across the various industries in which Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd. operates. It offers insights into how the company’s financial performance is distributed among its core business segments, highlighting the relative contribution of each industry to total revenue.
Competitor Benchmarking
What’s included in the Competitor Benchmarking chapter?
The Competitor Benchmarking chapter includes a comparative assessment of Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd.’s key financial, growth, and valuation ratios against industry averages to evaluate its competitive position. It analyses valuation metrics such as price-to-earnings, price-to-book, enterprise value to EBITDA, and enterprise value to sales, alongside core financial indicators including liquidity ratios and profitability measures.
Shareholders
What’s included in the Shareholders chapter?
The Shareholders chapter provides a breakdown of the ownership structure of Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd., identifying key shareholders and outlining their respective ownership interests. This section offers insight into the concentration of shareholdings, the presence of institutional or strategic investors, and the overall distribution of equity within the company.
Subsidiaries
What’s included in the Subsidiaries chapter?
The Subsidiaries chapter provides an overview of the companies and business entities that are wholly or partially owned by Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd.. It outlines the ownership structure of each subsidiary, offering insight into the broader corporate group and how these entities contribute to the company’s overall activities and performance.
History
What’s included in the History chapter?
The History chapter presents a overview of Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd.’s development, highlighting key milestones and significant corporate events since its incorporation. It includes the company’s incorporation date and outlines major strategic, operational, and structural developments, providing context for its evolution and current market position.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd.?
Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd., trading as The Drake Group, is an amalgamation of eight companies. Drake Trailers: Designs and manufactures heavy haulage trailers, including but not limited to the full widener, AG widener low loader, forklift trailer, and telescopic steerable. O'Phee Trailers: Designs and manufactures semi trailers, including but not limited to the swinglift inline leg over, boxloader multiloader, curtainsider, and custom projects. Drake Collectibles: Designs and creates 1/50 scale crane, truck, and heavy haulage replicas. Dalzell and Bagley Engineering: Working with plastics and all grades of metal, Dalzell and Bagley designs and creates customised machinery and fabrication projects. The company also offers repairs and maintenance. Sunseeker: Desgin's and produces motoryachts. Cometto: A supplier of cometto modular self-propelled electronic trailers. Boxloader: A distributor of BoXLoader Multiloader trailers. Swinglift: Offers the swinglift inline leg over, a trailer that specialises in container transportation, lifting, and moving. The group also sells OEM and Drake parts for their full range of trailers, and provides trailer servicing and repairs.
What industry does Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd. operate in?
Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd., trading as Drake Trailers, is a Private Company that generates the majority of its income from the Motor Vehicle Body & Trailer Manufacturing industry in Australia.
Where is Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd. located?
Murray Cod Australia Limited company is based at 19 Formation Street, Wacol, Queensland, Australia.
Who is the CEO of Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd.?
The DIRECTOR of Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd. is John Joseph Drake and the DIRECTOR is Samuel Drake.
What was Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd.’s revenue in 2025?
In 2025, Drake Trailers Pty. Ltd. generated total revenue of approximately $120.0 million.
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