Innovations for safety from PSS Innovations

First published in Intertraffic Innovation News - May 5, 2020

PSS Innovations is aptly named: 30 years ago the company was the original innovator to apply the now commonly used rubber tyre collar ballast on the plastic safety drum. From that one device and through continuous innovation, and with consultation, education, and training, PSS works to save lives and has developed a full line of compliant, traffic safety devices.

In the early 2000s, after listening to a customer’s need for a temporary portable rumble strip (TPRS) to alert distracted drivers to oncoming work zones, it was discovered that a top performing TPRS couldn’t be made from plastic.

This is when PSS developed the RoadQuake TPRS out of engineered polymer materials, and launched a very effective, traffic safety countermeasure that requires no adhesives.Since its introduction into the market, PSS has continuously improved RoadQuake and added to the RoadQuake family of products, including the introduction of the Crib and the Raptor to make deployment and retrieval safer and more efficient.

The Raptor rumble strip handling machine transports, deploys, realigns, and retrieves RoadQuake TPRS in work zones, making use of RoadQuake safer and easier than ever. With Raptor, workers deploy and retrieve RoadQuake – all from the safety of their work vehicle.

The PSS product line also features products to protect pedestrians in work zones, including the MASH-tested SafetyWall ADA-Compliant Longitudinal Channeliser and the LaneGard 3 Type III Barricade.

As David E Cowan, president and CEO of PSS Innovations points out: “We don’t just talk about innovations for safety—we live it.”