Traffic Cone Types: Materials, Sizes and Buying Guide

Traffic cones are simple products, but choosing the correct model requires more than comparing height and price. Material, base weight, reflective collar configuration, climate, storage space and local requirements can all affect performance and total purchasing cost.

This guide explains the main traffic cone types and gives distributors, contractors and project buyers a practical checklist for requesting quotations.

1. PVC Traffic Cones

Flexible PVC cones are widely used for roadwork, parking control, construction sites and temporary lane management. Their flexible bodies can help them recover after minor impact. Buyers should compare height, total weight, base dimensions, color stability and reflective collar options rather than judging the cone only by appearance.

2. Rubber-Base PVC Traffic Cones

Rubber-base PVC cones combine a high-visibility upper body with a heavier black base. The additional base weight can improve stability in parking areas, work zones and outdoor applications. When comparing models, confirm whether the listed weight is the total product weight or only the base weight.

3. PE Traffic Cones

PE cones are generally lightweight and easy to handle. They can be useful where workers must deploy and collect many cones quickly. Buyers should confirm wall construction, base design, reflective collar attachment and suitability for the intended temperature range.

4. Collapsible Traffic Cones

Collapsible cones reduce storage space and are well suited to emergency vehicles, roadside assistance, service fleets and temporary safety kits. Important purchasing points include folded height, fabric strength, base stability, reflective bands and compatibility with warning lights.

How to Choose the Right Traffic Cone

Buyer’s RFQ Checklist

For an accurate quotation, provide the required cone type, height, base size, total weight, reflective collar configuration, order quantity, destination port and OEM requirements. If a local standard or tender specification applies, attach it to the inquiry so the supplier can match the correct model.

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The characteristics and functions of Traffic cone:

1, with good flexibility, hard object impact will not be damaged.

2, with sunproof, not afraid of wind and rain, heat resistance, cold resistance, no cracking, no discoloration and other advantages.

3, white and red color eye-catching, can reflect the dazzling light at night so that the driver at a glance.

Types of Traffic cones

1)rubber Traffic cones

       Features: Heat resistance, cold resistance, impact resistance, toughness, not easy to aging. (The tire will bounce right back when it is pressed over)

　　The color is red and white, rubber cone upper mouth can be installed warning lights, in the night more dazzling, beautiful, beautiful. It is mainly used in highway entrance, toll station, highway, national road and provincial road repair section (street can also be used). It has obvious warning effect on drivers, can reduce the degree of casualties to people and vehicles when the accident occurs, and form a safer protection.
　　Advantages:

A. Environmental protection and safety

b, the material is made of high quality recycled rubber 

c, economical, if the reflective sleeve aging or crushed, replacement can be. 

d, bright colors, clear directions. 

e, the product has obtained a number of national patents, in line with international safety standards. 

    2)PVC traffic cone

      Features: Heat resistance, cold resistance, impact resistance, not easy to aging. 

      PVC road cones are divided into two types: whole PVC road cones and rubber base PVC road cones  
　  The color is red, without spray paint, the middle of the cone body with a width of 20-25CM white reflective film can be. Warning lights cannot be installed on cone heads (manual incision is needed to install warning lights), which are mainly used in construction sites such as road maintenance, streets and parking lots in the community. It has an obvious warning effect on drivers, non-motor vehicles and pedestrians, which can reduce the degree of casualties to people and vehicles when the accident occurs, and form a safer protection.
　　Advantages:

A. Environmental protection and safety

b, the material adopts imported environmental protection linear polyethylene, imported pigments and additives, durable, recyclable;

c, beautiful, colorless, red/white or red/yellow connection, high warning, reduce the accident rate.

d, bright colors, clear directions. It can beautify roads or cities;

e, the product has obtained a number of national patents, in line with international safety standards. (made of rubber road cone shape)

     3）Telescopic cone(folding cone)

       Features: With good elasticity, small size, easy to carry and other advantages, and can be installed LED warning lights.

      Materials: rain cloth and ABS

      Reflective material: CE certified reflective tape

     Use occasion: In the need for temporary separation of traffic flow, to guide traffic, to guide vehicles around dangerous sections, to protect the construction site facilities and personnel and other places around or previously appropriate. The upper end of the product should be installed when it is used at night.