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Increase Safety

Plate Locks increase safety for employees and motorists while reducing liability. Plate Locks can be installed in a fraction of the time as utilizing cold patch reducing the time your crew spends in the street. Plate Locks are safety orange and be clearly seen by motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alerting them to the fact there is a steel road plate in their driving lane. Keep your crew and motorists safer and reduce your possibilities of liability. Read More.

Saves You Money

Plate Locks will save you a fortune in labor costs because it can be installed in a fraction of the time it would take a crew to throw down and clean up cold patch. Plate locks never need to be removed when a bridge plate needs to be lifted. This saves you labor costs and cold patch replacement costs. Plate Locks pay for themselves the first time they are used. And you can use them over and over again. Read More

Never Needs To Be Removed

Plate Locks may be left in place when steel road plates are removed to allow work to be done in the trench or for inspections. When the work or inspection is done simply replace the steel plate. There is no need to reinstall the Plate Locks. Compare that to needing to replace cold patch every time the road plate is moved and you quickly see you have a clear winning alternative to traditional methods of securing trench plates. Read More

Secures Trench Plates

Plate Locks are a direct replacement to using cold patch asphalt or flush mounting the plate. It is intended to reduce costs, work zone accidents, injuries and contractor liabilities by consistently marking, identifying and securing road construction plates.

Plate Locks are placed around the perimeter of the road plate and mechanically fastened to the roadway with concrete anchors. Read More

Cold Patch Alternative

Plate Locks make cold patch road plate securing a thing of the past. Never have another sleepless night wondering if your road plates have shifted, moved or walked again. Reduce your liability while increasing public safety. No more phone calls from the city, county or police during the wee hours of the morning telling you to come fix a trench plate that has moved and is posing a risk. Read More.

Award Winning

Every competition we have entered Plate Locks into we have won. Plate Locks are revolutionary in the industry. It’s a simple solution to a problem every underground construction crew has faced. Road plates that creep or walk as traffic passes over them. Not only does this product stop that problem, but they also increase safety for your crew and the public. They will save you money and time. Read More

Cold Mix Alternative – Revolutionary Steel Road Plate Securing System

Plate Locks are the Ultimate Cold Mix Alternative and a Revolution In Securing Steel Road Plates. They are the solution to the problem you never knew you had. Plate Locks, an American manufactured product, are a direct replacement to using cold patch asphalt or flush mounting the plate. It...

More Testimonials

Pilot Rock Excavation June 3, 2009 To Whom It May Concern: This is an unqualified endorsement from Pilot Rock Excavation of Central Point, Oregon for the Plate Locks trench plate securing system. We have been using Plate Locks for about a year on several projects in Southern Oregon. Our...

What Others Are Saying

Testimonials Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Dear Chris: I have been meaning to write to you concerning our use of the Plate Lock system at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT) this past year. The CBBT is a 17-mile bridge and tunnel span at the mouth of the...

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 solution to a problem every underground construction crew has faced. Below is a list of the various awards and recognition Plate Locks have won. Plate...

How To Install Plate Locks

ATTENTION PLEASE READ ALL INSTALLATION, REMOVAL AND FAQ BEFORE USING PLATE LOCKS Installation Procedure Install road plate over work area. Place Plate Locks around the perimeter of the road plate or plates. Plate Locks should not be extended beyond the end of the...