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If you’ve priced a new truck chassis lately, you’ve likely noticed the numbers trending higher — and lead times stretching longer. The reason isn’t just market demand. Recent and proposed tariffs on imported materials and components are having a direct impact on chassis pricing and availability across the industry.
At Drake Scruggs Equipment, we’re taking our custom truck builds to the next level with our cutting-edge Computer-Aided Design (CAD) program! This new process enhances how we design and position essential accessories, equipment, and safety features — ensuring every inch of your truck is optimized for efficiency, safety, and functionality.
We are thrilled to announce Lucas Shelton as the new Chief Operating Officer at Drake-Scruggs Equipment where he will be overseeing our Production, Service, Sales, and Parts departments.
Drake-Scruggs Equipment was recognized alongside several other companies for our 50 years of continuous membership to NTEA, the Association for the Work Truck Industry. The presentation took place at the NTEA Annual Meeting held in conjunction with The Work Truck Show® 2022 in Indianapolis.
In 2022, Drake-Scruggs proudly celebrated its 50th year as a member of NTEA.
And we took the chance to celebrate this honor when we attended the 2022 NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis in March. As a special highlight, our president Bruce Drake was given the chance to meet Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs. Known as the “dirtiest man on TV,” Rowe was a keynote speaker at the NTEA Annual Meeting.
Our history began in 1946 with Robert B. Drake and his father-in-law, William Scruggs. Read the history of our local family-owned business.
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