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How Much Do Orange Construction Barrels Cost?

The traffic safety field is not something the average person knows much about, why would they need to?  Because I deal with the information about these products daily, I have a good grip on how much a city or company probably paid for that orange construction drum or traffic cone.  Everyone is surprised when I […]

Don’t take that cone!

Popular on college campuses and around bars is the act of taking an orange traffic cone or two off the street and bringing it home with you.  I’ve seen it happen and it’s usually after drinking.  However I would advise everyone to avoid doing this because you are actually stealing the city/state’s property and it’s […]

Need Just A Few Traffic Cones?

When I tell people about my business and what I sell, the first response is usually asking if I can sell them a few traffic cones as they want one for their apartment, dorm, a race in their backyard etc.  While I (and I am sure other traffic safety vendors) would love to be able […]

What Specs Do I Need for My Airport Barricades?

A lot of times when customers call to get a quote from us on airport barricades, they do not know the exact specs they need for those barricades.  In this case I am talking about the reflective sheeting requirements (Engineer Grade or Hi Intensity? Sheeting on one side or both sides?) as well as the […]

3 Types of Reflective Sheeting

There are three different common types of reflective sheeting, and we will help you understand the differences in this post.  For those who don’t know, reflective sheeting is the orange/white stripes commonly seen on traffic barricades, traffic drums and sometimes on barriers.  Delineators usually have white stripes of reflective tape on them. They are designed […]

3 Types of Barricade Lights

Continuing with the theme of explaining the different types of products (we did traffic barricades before) we will explain the different variations of barricade lights in this post.  The first we will talk about is solar versus battery powered.  A solar barricade light is usually $10 to $20 more expensive per unit but will not […]