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Transportation Safety

All things safety in the transportation world. From air to the pavement transportation requires safety and safety provisions.

Options on Traffic Barrels

There are many different options when you are choosing traffic barrels.  For example, you can choose the density of the plastic on the drum for most brands, like high density or low density.  Reflective tape is also an option (Engineer Grade, HI Intensity Grade, Diamond Grade). Knowing what options to choose usually means checking the […]

Type 3 Barricades

A lot of people commute to work, which means a lot of people sit in traffic.  Chances are they will see all sorts of traffic safety products if they are traveling near construction.  Traffic barricades, including type III traffic barricades, are most likely seen a lot. Type 3 barricades are sometimes set up for road […]

Arrow Boards? What?

Never heard of arrow boards?  An arrow board is a traffic message board or advisory arrow that you would typically see on the highway that informs incoming traffic.  It could say “Ice, slow down” or “DUI checkpoint” etc. There are different forms of arrow boards.  Some are bigger than others, some just show arrows, and […]

Solar Powered Barricade Lights

What is the difference between a solar and a battery powered barricade light?  Well, price for one thing.  It can cost as much as $35 for a solar barricade light, versus $15 or so for a battery powered barricade light. Of course, you don’t end up paying as much in batteries when you go solar, […]

Traffic Barriers

What exactly are traffic barriers?  Well they are a couple different things, depending on the type of traffic barrier.  There are concrete barriers, plastic barriers filled with sand or water, and other types of barriers.  Plastic barriers are usually recyclable and stack able as well. Traffic barriers are used to guide vehicles or pedestrians, or […]

Type 2 Barricades

So, what exactly are type 2 barricades?  Well, look to the right, and you will probably recognize these traffic barricades from a road construction project in your town or on the highway.  They are called “type 2” because they have two boards. Type 2 barricades commonly have barricade lights attached to them so that they […]