Why Scorpion TMAs Are Key for Texas Road Expansion and Maintenance
Texas keeps building and repaving. The Scorpion attenuator is a common choice for protecting the crews doing that work at freeway speed.
Road expansion and maintenance across Texas puts crews next to fast-moving traffic day after day. The Scorpion, built by TrafFix Devices, is a truck-mounted attenuator widely used to protect those crews. It is a non-blade design, and the Scorpion II carries a TL-3 rating for high-speed work.
Why it fits Texas work
- The Scorpion II is TL-3, rated for 50 mph and above where most freeway work happens.
- It carries an FHWA Hardware Eligibility Letter for federal-aid projects.
- It mounts on a host truck heavy enough to prevent underride.
- It works alongside arrow boards and message boards on the same truck.
Support behind the hardware
An attenuator is only useful if it can be serviced and kept compliant. Heartland Fleet + Traffic sells, sources, services, and upfits these units from North Texas. That means the trucks can be bought, rented, repaired, and re-certified without shipping them out of the region, which keeps them available for active projects.
For a mobile operation, the Scorpion can roll with the crew at speeds up to 50 mph and deploy in about 20 seconds when the work stops.
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