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Traffic Cones & Delineators in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Traffic cones, drums and delineators are used for portable and temporary traffic management, to redirect traffic or be visible as an advanced warning for hazards or dangers. This report excludes the procurement of barricades, barrier tapes and other forms of crowd control. Key buyers include municipalities and construction companies. Top suppliers include multiline manufacturers, industrial wholesalers and specialty traffic equipment manufacturers.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Traffic Cones & Delineators procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Traffic Cones & Delineators market in the United States includes Traffic Cones and Traffic Delineators with Bases. Standard coding in this coverage includes HS-392329-Plastics; Sacks And Bags (Including Cones), For The Conveyance Or Packing Of Goods, Of Plastics Other Than Ethylene Polymers, ISIC-222-Manufacture of plastics products, NACE-22.29-Manufacture Of Other Plastic Products, NAICS-326199-All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing and UNSPSC-46161508-Traffic cones or delineators.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Traffic Cones & Delineators procurement coverage includes Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) (A common polymer and the main component of traffic cones and other traffic control products.), Injection Molding (A manufacturing process wherein a certain quantity of base material is injected into a prefabricated mold to produce finished products. This manufacturing process is used to produce most traffic cones and delineators.), Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) (This document is issued by the Federal Highway Administration and outlines a number of standards for traffic control equipment, signs, signals, and other highway related equipment.) and Retroreflector (A material that projects light back at its source with minimal distortion, causing a perception of a shine or shimmer.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Traffic Cones & Delineators procurement report as suppliers are Fastenal Company, RoadSafe Traffic Systems Inc., W.W. Grainger, Inc., Wesco International, Inc. and Genuine Parts Co.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Traffic Cones & Delineators market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per unit, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Traffic Cones & Delineators market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Traffic Cones & Delineators procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Traffic Cones & Delineators market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Traffic Cones & Delineators market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Traffic Cones & Delineators?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Traffic Cones & Delineators is $42.65 per unit. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 1.96 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Traffic Cones & Delineators market?
The top vendors in the Traffic Cones & Delineators market include Fastenal Company, RoadSafe Traffic Systems Inc., W.W. Grainger, Inc., Wesco International, Inc. and Genuine Parts Co.
What industries supply the Traffic Cones & Delineators market?
The top industries supplying the Traffic Cones & Delineators market are Plastic & Resin Manufacturing in the US, Petrochemical Manufacturing in the US, Petroleum Refining in the US, Plastics & Rubber Machinery Manufacturing in the US, Iron & Steel Manufacturing in the US, Rubber Product Manufacturing in the US and Industrial Machinery & Equipment Wholesaling in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Traffic Cones & Delineators?
The fragmented supplier landscape boosts buyer power. Buyers of traffic cones and delineators benefit from a low level of market share concentration, which promotes competition and allows buyers to take full advantage of price competition. Buyers can boost their negotiating position by solicit bids from multiple suppliers and benchmarking suppliers against the competition. Buyers may also be able to negotiate favorable pricing and better terms.
What factors affect the price of Traffic Cones & Delineators?
Taller traffic cones and delineators will cost more because the added height requires more raw material.
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