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Mar 81 min read

$4.5 million paid on ONE trip and fall case..

Did you know that anything over .7" is considered a trip hazard? A jury in San Diego has ordered the city to pay $4.5 million dollars to...

Apr 27, 20231 min read

30 day notice to find new manufacturing, ends up better than expected!

Plate Locks are excited to announce that we are now being made by TMF Plastics. After our old manufacturer gave us a 30-day notice before...

Nov 30, 20221 min read

CONEXPO. March 14-18th 2023

We’ll be at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 in Las Vegas, will you? Find us in booth S62054 as the construction industry takes over Las Vegas....

May 4, 20221 min read

Police: Car Rolls 4 Times After Hitting Steel Construction Plate

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.– A driver was transported to a nearby hospital when her car rolled over four times Tuesday after striking a steel...

Jan 19, 20221 min read

Doing Our Part for the Environment

Plate Locks Help You Create Environmentally Safe and Sustainable Practices In Your Underground Utility Business Environmentally Friendly...

Jan 19, 20221 min read

How Much Did You Spend On Cold Mix Last Year?

$1,000? $5,000? Tens of thousands of dollars? Contractor Costs and Road Plate Troubles Now add the labor costs of applying cold patch...

Jan 19, 20221 min read

Awards and Other Good Stuff

Plate Locks has won every competition we have participated in and its no wonder! They are revolutionary in the industry. It’s a simple...

Jan 19, 20221 min read

Driver seeks reimbursement after MLGW steel street plate damaged his car.

"I'm the bad luck guy that ran it over," Nguyen said. "There goes 150 bucks and three hours of my time." Utility workers place steel...

Jan 19, 20221 min read

Issues with Road Plate Pinning

Pinned Road Plate Alternative Pinning your steel road plates doesn’t work! When vehicles drive over a pinned road plate, it flexes just a...