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Driving Change: Sustainable Initiatives at TrafFix Devices

By: Tom McKeown | April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 | News | 0

With Earth Day taking place this week it is a good reminder that sustainability is not just a buzzword but a crucial aspect of responsible business practices. We recognize our responsibly and try to lead the way as a pioneer in traffic control and safety solutions.

Commitment to Environmental Stewardship

TrafFix Devices understands the importance of environmental stewardship and is dedicated to minimizing its impact on the planet. Our sustainability efforts are not just limited to words but are reflected in concrete actions and initiatives. This is reflected in our participation in Tire Incentive Program (TIP) administered by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), a branch of the California Environmental Protection Agency. The purpose of this program is to provide opportunities to divert waste tires from landfill disposal, prevent illegal tire dumping, and promote products made from California Recycled Tires.

Hostile Vehicle Mitigation: Block Axess

By: Tom McKeown | April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 | News | 0

Hostile vehicle mitigation is a system deployed to reduce the risk of vehicular threat to pedestrians. These security devices, like the Block Axess, represent a seismic shift in the focus of roadway protection. Where our philosophy has always been to safeguard driver and vehicle occupants, with a system like the Block Axess our duty of care shifts towards pedestrians, seeking to protect them from distracted or deliberately malicious drivers.

The system is implemented to ensure publicly accessible foot traffic, be it for large-scale events, critical infrastructure, or high-risk zones, our hostile vehicle mitigation HVM ensure your safety is never compromised.

Enhance crew safety through Connected Work Zones and the Sentinel Impact Tracker

By: Tom McKeown | April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 | News | 0

Work zone safety is once again in the spotlight

Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory; the Sentinel by TrafFix Devices, a groundbreaking solution designed to revolutionize connected work zone safety for road and construction crews. The Sentinel ensures seamless communication and coordination between workers and equipment, minimizing risks and enhancing efficiency. Equipped with real-time monitoring capabilities, allowing crews to identify and address potential hazards. From intelligent traffic management to enhanced worker visibility, the Sentinel is the ultimate tool for ensuring a safe and productive work environment, paving the way for a smarter and safer future in construction and road maintenance.

The Sentinel leverages cutting-edge technology to create a secure work environment. One of its key features is seamless connectivity, enabling real-time communication and coordination among workers and equipment. This connectivity ensures that everyone on-site is aware of potential hazards and can respond swiftly and effectively, reducing the risk of accidents and injuries.

Enhancing Road Safety: The Benefits of TL2+^®

By: Tom McKeown | March 27, 2024March 28, 2024 | News | 0

Why TL2+?: TL2+^® has been developed and tested to 50Mp/H not 45Mp/H MASH standards, signifying a fundamental change in engineering and design principles in impact attenuators. TrafFix Devices has developed the first fixed crash cushion that is tested to TL2+^®.

Why does that matter?Many of the atrial roads that feed our highways as well as on/off ramps increasingly have speed limits in excess of 45 MPH, the maximum testing speed to attain TL-2 accreditation, meaning that these systems no longer provide the safety coverage for areas signposted at 50Mp/H speed limits.

Enhanced Collision Protection: The Delta TL2+^® crash cushion is engineered to absorb impact energy during collisions, thereby minimizing the risk of injuries to motorists and passengers. This enhanced collision protection is a testament to the meticulous design and rigorous testing that these crash cushions undergo, ensuring optimal performance when it matters most.

Enhancing First-Responder Safety with Innovative Technology

By: Tom McKeown | March 19, 2024March 29, 2024 | News | 0

Fortworth Fire & Rescue Scorpion Blocker Truck after it was impacted protecting an emergency scene

At TrafFix Devices, our commitment to safety extends beyond roadways to include those who bravely serve our communities every day—firefighters. We are proud to share a recent success story involving our specially designed Blocker Truck, which played a crucial role in saving lives during a operation on State highway 121 in Fort Worth, Texas.

The incident, as reported by CBS News, showcased the importance of advanced equipment in mitigating risks faced by firefighters. In this case, our Scorpion II Blocker Truck was deployed by the Fort Worth Fire Department to protect firefighters providing critical highway assistance. The unique design of the Blocker Truck allowed it to shield firefighters from oncoming traffic and potential secondary impacts, creating a safe zone amidst the chaos.

TrafFix Devices, Inc. Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Lindsay Transportation Solutions, LLC

By: Andrew Maxwell | May 13, 2021March 20, 2024 | Press

TrafFix Devices, Inc., a leader in producing innovative road safety products, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in California against Lindsay Transportation Solutions, LLC.

In the lawsuit, TrafFix Devices alleges that making, selling, or using Lindsay Transportation’s ABSORB-M crash cushion in the United States infringes four patents relating to the innovative design of TrafFix Device’s popular Sentry Longitudinal Energy Dissipater (SLED®) line of crash attenuators. The SLED® crash attenuators are supported by TrafFix Devices significant investment in research and development. All four of the patents asserted in the lawsuit relate to technology for end treatment arrays for crash attenuation.

TrafFix Devices asked the court for an injunction barring sales of Lindsay Transportation’s infringing crash cushions, payment of money damages due to TrafFix Devices lost sales, and to recover its attorney fees for the lawsuit.

Brent Kulp, TrafFix Devices, Inc. President, commented that: “TrafFix Devices is committed to staying on the cutting edge of product innovation, and to protecting the valuable intellectual property that we incorporate into our highway safety products. We will not tolerate infringing copies of our innovative products.”

“TrafFix Devices had no choice but to take legal action to stop Lindsay Transportation’s ongoing and unlawful infringement of TrafFix Device’s patented technology,” said Christy Lea, counsel for TrafFix Devices and litigation partner at Knobbe Martens, a leading Intellectual Property law firm.

TrafFix Devices, Inc. is a 35 year old manufacturer of traffic control devices and crash attenuation products. It designs, manufactures, and supports products which save lives on the world’s highways. The company’s products include crash attenuators, barricades, barriers, cones, delineators, drums, signs & stands, impact trackers, portable delineators, and various additional highway safety devices. Those products are designed and engineered to meet the highway requirements of countries around the world. TrafFix Devices manufactures all of its own products and takes tremendous pride in their engineering and technical performance. The company’s corporate headquarters are in San Clemente, California, and it has manufacturing locations in Fairfield, Iowa; Adelanto, CA; and Tijuana, Mexico.

ACG OC – 25th Annual Awards Gala

By: Andrew Maxwell | August 20, 2020March 20, 2024 | News | 0

ACG Orange County’s 25th Annual Awards Gala celebrates the best middle market companies in Orange County and the Inland Empire – as evaluated by a respected panel of independent judges. TrafFix Devices, Inc. is being recognized and honor with a select group of companies who have demonstrated outstanding growth and leadership in their respective industries.

The ACG Awards Silver Anniversary Gala Event Details: Learn More »

When: September 24, 2020 4 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
Where: Virtual Event

4224 Northeast Halsey Street
Portland, OR 97213
United States

The Association for Corporate Growth has chapters worldwide representing 15,000 members and whose mission is to drive middle-market growth. ACG serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders and advisers to growing middle-market companies.

TrafFix Devices Prevails in Court

By: Andrew Maxwell | July 7, 2017March 20, 2024 | Press | 0

Fisher Phillips said client TrafFix Devices, Inc. won a race discrimination and wrongful termination case in Orange County Superior Court.

Fisher Phillips is a labor and workplace law firm based in Atlanta and with offices in about 30 cities, including Irvine.

San Clemente-based TrafFix makes products to control traffic and reduce the frequency and severity of automobile collisions.

Its ex-employee Barbara Ijeh Egbuta, a Nigerian immigrant — after making an internal complaint and a company investigation — sued for $12 million alleging discrimination based on race and national origin, unlawful retaliation, and wrongful termination.

Fisher Phillips argued that wrongful termination only applies if a complaint is filed in good faith, and that based on Egbuta’s complaint, the company’s investigation and employee interviews, she couldn’t reasonably believe her actions were protected.

The trial began in May and lasted 18 days.

Deirdre Newman, Orange County Business Journal

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Students from Pacific Coast Christian Homeschool

By: Andrew Maxwell | September 18, 2015March 20, 2024 | News | 0

Today we had the great honor of hosting a group of students from Pacific Coast Christian Homeschool. It all started last year when we got a call from a parent asking if we could host a birthday party for their son, Brody. You see, Brody wants to grow up to become an Engineer and one day work for TrafFix Devices; they said “He is obsessed with your orange drums, cones, and especially the Scorpion.” We were overjoyed that he was so intrigued by our company and what we do that would couldn’t help but host his birthday party. Brody was joined by 9 of his friends where they got to tour of our San Clemente facility and see what really goes into creating highway safety products.

After his party, Brody told all of his friends at school and church what he did for his birthday. He kept talking about it…. for months. Fast-forward to last week when we got another call from the parents who asked if we could host a school field trip for Brody and his classmates. We had such fun hosting his birthday party that we more than happy to show his classmates around.

But this time, we turned it up to 11!

Mythbusters feature the Water-Wall

By: Andrew Maxwell | April 15, 2014March 20, 2024 | News | 0

The MythBusters, an Emmy-nominated series on Discovery, are known for uncovering the truth behind popular myths and legends. They do this by mixing the scientific method with child-like curiosity and good ol’ fashioned ingenuity to create one of the best science shows on television. MythBusters is hosted by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, who have more than 30 combined years of special effects experience, along with co-hosts Tory Belleci, Kari Byron, and Grant Imahara.