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Type 3 Barricade Queries

Monday, May 31, 2010 By: Transportation Supply

type 3 barricade, type 3 barricades, type 2 barricades, type 2 barricade, type 1 barricades, type 1 barricade, traffic barricade, traffic barricadesThere could be many different questions or queries when it comes to buying a type 3 barricade.  Where can they be found?  There are traffic safety stores that are local, but they are usually quite expensive.  Try searching on the internet to find better pricing.

How much do type 3 barricades costs?  It depends on a couple different things, but I would say an average price is around $120.  How wide are they?  They can be between 4 and 10 feet wide, depending on what the supplier offers.

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Traffic Cone Weights?

Monday, May 31, 2010 By: Transportation Supply

traffic cone, traffic cones, safety cone, safety cones, orange cone, orange cones, construction cone, construction cones, 28lb cones, 28lb coneA traffic cone can either be made a specific weight that is suitable for a particular job, or it can have weights put on top of the base in order to keep it down.  Traffic cones may need to be a certain weight for a variety of reasons.  It could be that you need them to stay up to high winds.

It could be that you need them to stay up even when hit by a car, though less likely.  To explore the different weight options, first find out the weight of the cone and then the accessories they offer in order to increase the weight of the traffic cone and keep it down.

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Powers of Solar Barricade Lights

Monday, May 31, 2010 By: Transportation Supply

solar barricade lights, solar barricade light, solar powered barricade light, solar powered barricade lights, red solar barricade lights, yellow solar barricade lights, solar flasher, solar flashers, solar assist barricade light, barricade light, barricade lightsWhen you look on the internet and in traffic safety catalogs, you may notice there are a couple different types of solar barricade lights.  There are type b solar barricade lights, and regular solar barricade lights.

Regular solar barricade lights are not powered by as many LEDs as type b solar barricade lights.  Type b solar barricade lights are considered ‘hi intensity’ and produce enough light to be seen during the day as well as during the night.

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Traffic Drums are Everywhere!

Monday, May 31, 2010 By: Transportation Supply

traffic drum, traffic drums, traffic barrels, traffic barrel, channelizer, channelizers, traffic channelizer, traffic channelizersSummer means construction season, and construction season means miles and miles of traffic drums, delineator posts, traffic cones, traffic message boards, etc.  It is easy to get frustrated or annoyed by them, but it’s important to know they are there for a reason.  They are there for your safety.

Traffic drums provide a barricade between construction and cars and trucks.  They sometimes have barricade lights on top of them to make them easier to see during the night.  They are their for your safety, not annoyance!

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Traffic Drum Questions and Concerns PT II

Friday, May 28, 2010 By: Transportation Supply

traffic drum, traffic drums, traffic barrels, traffic barrel, channelizer, channelizers, traffic channelizer, traffic channelizersThis post is a continue-um to the post on Tuesday talking about different traffic drum questions one may stumble upon and want answered prior to buying the traffic drums.  ‘Grade’ is a term referring to the reflective tape option on traffic drums.  Engineer Grade is the most common, Hi Intensity Grade is the next most common and Diamond Grade is the most rare.

Reflective tape is the reflective sheeting that is put on different traffic safety equipment to make it more visible at night.  And the base option for your traffic drum really depends on what the manufacturer offers, but something between 2 and 40lbs is where most of them are.  Bases can either be thrown over the top of the drum or snapped on.