In 1994, actor Jim Carey starred in a comedy called “The Mask.” Carey plays character Stanley Ipkiss who has a reserved, vanilla...

The world of truck enforcement is a world of never ending questions. Most people will agree the second heaviest regulated industry in the...

Few words carry as much weight to a Commercial Motor Vehicle driver as hearing a Trooper say their vehicle is “out of service”, or OOS....

Ask any law enforcement officer, and if they’re willing to be honest, they will admit there’s an endless competition between police...

Illinois, at its core, is an agrarian state. A great portion of its commerce is driven by agriculture. Generations of agricultural...

No one can discount the fact truck drivers and company owners have a tough job.  Balancing local, state and federal regulations with the...

Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase: “It’s better to be judged by 12 then carried by 6.”  This refers to the hope the decisions you make may...

It’s that time of year again: another Super Bowl has come and gone.  Who doesn’t love a good commercial?  Whether your team was in the...

Let’s get back to the basics. It seems among the general trucking population, including the unschooled law enforcement officers, there’s...

Who are you? Your identity is everything to you. It could be your career, your faith, your last name, your facial hair (it is Movember by...

Sometimes you have to lose the battle to win the war. Sometimes you have to take two steps back to take one step forward. Sometimes to...

Remember the excitement of turning 16 years old and pining for your driver’s license? Those of you who came of age in Illinois may still...

When a typical American hears the word “jeep”, they immediately think of the iconic 4-wheel drive utility vehicle. These stalwarts...

Remember 2010? The immigration debate was a top story nationwide. The topic held news headlines longer than most political arguments, but...

There’s a reason every red-blooded American boy wants to be a train conductor or a truck driver: big powerful machines made of iron and...

“It’s all about revenue.” “Money money money.” “You guys are only trying to pad the City coffers on the backs of the working man.” These...

On the road to maturity as a police officer, one quickly learns to quit taking things personally. Some take longer than others, but the...

The war on drugs. One could not invoke a law enforcement initiative with so great a political divide. The truth is, the war on drugs is...

Do you want to have your mind numbed? Well, there’s a lot of ways to accomplish that unlawfully, but if you want a legit method, study...

LOL. LMAO. TTFN. IKR. Long before kids started texting as their primary form of communication using acronyms meant to befuddle their...