Traffic Lines, Inc.

History

Traffic Lines, Inc. is one of the country's oldest and largest road marking companies. Raymond Sergeant started Traffic Lines in 1951, after having done a few road painting jobs on his own. Using a $5000 bank loan, Raymond bought a small fleet of hand-pushed sprayers and a few trucks. At the time, he was a Red Bank policeman, but he gave up his law enforcement career in 1963 because his business had grown so rapidly. The business of painting parking lots rapidly came to include painting highways, airport runways, etc... Soon after, Traffic Lines grew large enough to stretch its lines into five other states.

Mark Sergeant, Raymond's son, was named President when Raymond retired in 2006. Mark Sergeant began his career at Traffic Lines, Inc. as a crewmember learning the basics of the industry. He was then promoted to the position of Journeyman and then to Foreman. These positions required the operating and maintaining of the pavement marking equipment as well as the supervision of the various crewmembers. Mark then assumed the Operations Manager position and Chief Estimating role. He was responsible for bidding on work and scheduling it accordingly. He then became Vice President and was key in expanding the growth of the company. Mark has given Traffic Lines an edge in the industry by creating and building equipment that specifically caters to the needs of road marking vehicles. He has even patented machinery for cutting the divots into which the lane marking reflectors are epoxied. His invention increased production by over 50%. Having over 30 years experience in this industry, Mark is consulted by both equipment and material manufacturers who rely on his expertise to help them in their processes.

As a team, the Sergeants have brought Traffic Lines into the new millennium. And now Mark Sergeant will continue his father's vision of growth for the company. The company now boasts a fleet of more than 60 vehicles, all of them fitted with special equipment for laying down various kinds of road markers. Traffic Lines has over 100 employees, and the company has large contract work in several states. Traffic Lines looks forward to a bright and reflective future.

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