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

Uses of a Traffic Drum

A traffic drum can be used for a variety of applications, in fact traffic drums are very universal.  For example, you could use them to block off a road, you use them to block off a ditch, you could use them to create a ‘barrier’ between the traffic and the construction workers.  A traffic drum […]

Traffic Message Board

What is a traffic message board and where do you find them?  A traffic message board is basically the same as an arrow board, but an arrow board is a picture of an arrow directing traffic, and a traffic message board usually contains a longer message such as “road work ahead” or “left lane closed”. […]

Road Construction Season means Type 3 Barricades

If you see a lot of type 3 barricades on the highways or streets, you should be able to guess why.  You also should be able to guess why after reading my title.  Type III barricades, type II barricades and type I barricades are found all the time during construction season. Though construction season can […]

Differences in Brands for Traffic Drums?

When it comes to different brands of traffic drums (work area protection, TAPCO, Bent, etc) are the specs really that different?  This is something I have wondered for awhile, because to me it would seem as if there is no reason to change the mold of the drum if it meets the specs that need […]

Solar Barricade Lights are Eco-Friendly

Why are solar barricade lights better for the environment than battery powered barricade lights?  Well, quite obviously, they are more environmentally friendly because you are not throwing anything out with solar barricade lights. With battery powered barricade lights you most likely will be disposing your batteries every 2 months.  Disposing batteries is not environmentally friendly […]

Fixtures for Type 3 Barricades

There are many different items you can put on your type 3 barricades to “beef” them up.  In fact, some of these can go on type 1 barricades, type 2 barricades, as well as type III barricades.  Flags, or orange safety flags, are often put at the top of type 3 barricades to beef them […]