The Quixote Traffic Corporation (QTC) companies
have been leaders in the development of highly practical and innovative
traffic control products that help to make motorists throughout the
world safer and more efficient. Some of the best known brands in the
traffic control industry were consolidated to create the Quixote Traffic
Corporation. This expertise, experience and scope of product lines have
made Quixote Traffic Corporation a well respected leader in the traffic
control marketplace.
Quixote Traffic employs approximately
150 personnel, working in facilities in California, Florida and Pennsylvania.
Quixote Traffic has combined the history, product expertise and experiences
of two of the most venerable and respected of American traffic equipment
firms: PEEK Traffic and U.S. Traffic.' .
With
a lineage dating back 82 years to the first electric traffic signal
installed in North America, you’d expect our engineers to have
a few ideas about using modern technology for today’s traffic
and transit issues. Peek Traffic is a technology-driven business that
is shaping the future of integrated mobility. This vision positions
Peek Traffic as both a leader in the industry and a source of important
innovation.
Peek Traffic is an integral part of a growing family
of Quixote Corporation companies that supply advanced traffic mobility
products, systems and services. Peek Traffic Corporation was incorporated
October 20, 2003 as a Delaware corporation, and began operation December
10, 2003 when the US operation of worldwide Peek Corporation was acquired
by Quixote. Prior to that, the predecessor Peek Traffic, Inc. was incorporated
in 1973, and has roots in the traffic industry dating back to 1921.
The
majority of U.S. Traffic manufacturing occurs at the 183,000 square-foot
facility located in Santa Fe Springs, California. All facilities are
certified to ISO-9001:2000, ensuring that all facets of the manufacturing
process, from sales order entry and product design to shipping and servicing,
are performed in accordance with stringent quality standards.
Quixote
Corporation is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ QUIX) that for over
three decades has been a leader in meeting the rising public demand
for greater transportation safety through innovative technologies that
save lives and prevent injuries by protecting, directing, and informing.
Quixote is the world’s leading manufacturer of energy-absorbing
highway crash cushions, electronic wireless measuring and sensing devices,
intelligent intersection control systems, weather forecasting stations,
computerized highway advisory radio, electronic variable message signs,
flexible post delineators and other transportation safety products and
services. Quixote has been named to Forbes 200 America’s Best
Small Companies in 2003 and Fortune’s 100 Fastest Growing Small
Companies in 2002.