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Yellow and Orange Traffic Barrels

Thursday, April 29, 2010 By: Transportation Supply

traffic barrel, traffic barrel, orange barrels, yellow barrels, construction barrels, construction barrel, orange drum, orange drums, construction drums, construction drum, traffic drum, traffic drumsYou most likely see yellow or orange traffic barrels everyday if you are a commuter.  You are probably seeing more than you would like now, considering it is construction season.  But what is the different between the orange and yellow traffic barrels?

Yellow traffic barrels are commonly seen at the fork that turns off into an exit, protecting drivers from hitting the concrete median.  Orange traffic barrels usually are lined up on the side of the road to prevent cars from going into construction areas.

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Construction Season Means Traffic Barrels

Thursday, April 22, 2010 By: Transportation Supply

traffic barrels, traffic barrel, traffic drum, traffic drums, traffic channelizer, traffic channelizers, orange drum, construction drum, yellow drums, orange drums, construction drumsWith spring comes construction season, and with construction season is long lines of traffic because of road construction.  Miles upon miles of orange traffic barrels, safety cones and blinking lights.  But don’t get mad, just think about how much better the roads will be once it’s all over!

Well, that may not be true, but realize that the constant upkeep of our roads is good for our safety.  If we didn’t have a government that was constantly doing construction in order to keep us safe, well, we wouldn’t be safe.  So next time you pass that traffic barrel and come to a complete stop, try to be a little more positive!

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Where are Traffic Drums Made?

Monday, April 5, 2010 By: Transportation Supply

traffic drum, traffic drums, traffic channelizer, traffic channelizers, construction drums, construction drum, orange drum, orange drums, traffic barrel, traffic barrelsWhen I tell people I deal with the traffic safety industry, at first they look in surprise because it is such a strange (or is it) industry to be in.  I explain that I deal with pretty much any product you would see in a road/highway construction project on the side of the road.  Their next question is usually where does it come from?

Well, to be honest I do not know exactly where everything is made.  These days some products have different parts assembled at different factories all over the world, and the materials are even further spread around.  Now, a traffic drum, for example, is most likely made in the US (the West Coast usually).  I have discovered that anything big is usually made in the US for one reason – shipping cost is too high to get them from China.

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Traffic Channelizers

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 By: Transportation Supply

traffic channelizer, traffic channelizers, traffic drum, traffic drums, construction drums, construction drum, orange drum, orange drums, traffic barrel, traffic barrels How much does a traffic channelizer cost?  What do traffic channelizers look like?  What are other names for traffic channelizers?  This post is going to try and answer those questions.  A traffic channelizer can cost as much as $50, depending on the density of the plastic and the grade of the reflective tape.

There are many different names for these, traffic barrels, traffic channelizers, traffic drums, construction drums, orange drums, superdome drums, construction barrel, it never ends.  And to find out what they look like, just take a look at the picture I posted.  Traffic channelizers are common for informing oncoming traffic that there is construction nearby.

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Traffic Channelizers – Explained

Thursday, February 18, 2010 By: Transportation Supply

traffic channelizers, traffic channelizer, orange drums, orange drum, construction drums, construction drumsThis post doesn’t describe each type or brand of traffic channelizer out there, but gives information about the different options in the industry.  These traffic channelizers can be found on the highway, sometimes with blinking barricade lights on the top.  The basic term traffic channelizer can mean any traffic safety product that “channelizes” traffic, but for the purpose of this post we are sticking with the orange traffic drums.

Before picking your traffic channelizer, try and find out your country’s or state’s regulations as far as reflective tape size/quality.  Reflective tape can come in 4″ or 6″ bands, and it can be EG (engineer grade), HI (Hi-Intensity grade), or DG (diamond grade).  Different brands have different heights, but the average is around 40″ tall.  Same goes for the diameter of the base of the drum.