My car is imported, my computer is imported, my clothes are imported, my fuel is imported, even my toothbrush is imported. In fact, it is difficult for me to find anything made in America these days. The other day I was watching country music videos and the song Made In America came on. It echos …
A long time ago, I was explaining the features of one of our new products to a mentor. He surprisingly responded, “So, what?”. At first, I couldn’t tell if he didn’t hear me clearly or if he was just rude. He then explained that features mean nothing until the customer can relate to what function …
It’s been about two years since we began expanding our pavement marking knowledge and experience into the airfield environment. It has been an excitingly, fast-paced learning curve for us here at PPP. Fortunately, with our near three decades in the roadway pavement marking industry, we were able to catch on quickly. However, we could not …
To get started let’s first address the importance of pavement markings to roadway safety. FHWA states that pavement markings are to convey a message to the road user. Messages of guidance and regulation are accomplished through a sort of visual delineation of the roadway. These series of lines and symbols and words are the primary …
The owners and employees of PPP, Inc. are embarking on a 5-year worldwide safety initiative. In it, they have committed to provide a goal of $1 million of roadway and transportation safety solutions to underfunded agencies around the world. The PPP Team had the following to share: As we met in our annual strategic planning event, we felt that God …
Caltrans approves innovative wrong-way driving countermeasure LaneAlert 2x™ for experimental use. In the January Caltrans’ CTCDC meeting, the board gave approval to move forward with the experimental use of the innovative wrong-way driving countermeasure LaneAlert 2x™ on California roadways. According to Troy Bucko, Caltrans Transportation Engineer and Traffic Safety Systems Coordinator, the California Department of …
Case Profile Dark roads and hard to see medians spell big trouble for Texas town Number of medians: 600 Number of lane miles: 300 lane miles Location: Flower Mound, Texas The Problem Just 20 miles Northwest of Dallas is the ever-growing town of Flower Mound, Texas. Early settlers coined the affectionate name because of a 12.5-acre …
Nearly a year after its successful introduction, the award-winning LaneAlert 2x™ is now in production. “It has been a challenging year perfecting the formulas and processes needed to make it the effective, quality product that we demanded.”, states Greg Driskell, president and co-founder of PPP, Inc and the inventor of this incredible pavement marking. “One …
For Transportation Safety OK, we just couldn’t wait! 2018 was an important year for PPP, but in 2019 we are excited to bring some very new solutions to existing transportation problems that plague all of our roadways. Need to call extra attention to a roadsign? We can help with that. Want to separate motorist and bike traffic? No …
Our friends at Tech Briefs recently hosted a web presentation about how autonomous vehicles interpret roadway markings. In-car cameras capture real-world scenarios and the cars’ behavior. We all know this technology will impact how we plan and maintain our roadways. Learn how you can best prepare for the technology of today and structure your maintenance …
