Trans-Supply Blog – Road & Airport Safety At It's Best

Some may confuse traffic drums and sand barrels.  Sand barrels are typically yellow with a black top, and are used as cushions for potential accidents along the freeway.  Traffic drums are smaller and are more of a ‘channelizing’ device to direct traffic but will also provide some protection during an accident.

The drums are orange and typically have orange/white reflective stripes on them.  By shopping around you will notice pricing on the sand barrels are a lot higher than the traffic drums.  This is because they are heavy duty, a lot bigger and can hold sand to make them weigh a lot more.