A well-rounded and effective truck enforcement officer is like fine wine. It takes time to season them to be proficient in their trade....

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 majesty of music is hearing multiple layers of sound working together. Each person in a choir is an individual singing something...

Is the goal of truck enforcement to protect the public and infrastructure from unsafe vehicles, or is it simply a revenue generator for...

Everyone loves a coincidence! When two independent events mimic each other completely in their own universe, it brings a smile to...

There are vicious rumors floating around about Illinois. Once such rumor is that truck registration in the Land of Lincoln is super...

When the ten original members of the ITEA began this Association in October 2009, no one expected to see all the progress that has been...

It’s the end of the year as Illinois knows it, and you feel <insert emotion/illness/expletive>. Usually at this time every website,...

You don’t have to like the President, but you would have to agree that he probably makes decisions based on volumes of information not...

Cook County. The second most populous county in the nation. Home to the City of Chicago and 126 suburbs. The population represents...

Let’s be honest…there is probably no greater divide between law enforcement and the trucking industry than the use of portable scales. ...

When is it legal to do something illegal? When you have permission, of course. With every authority there are boundaries, and crossing...

A few weeks ago, the ITEA posted a resolution to work on a solution to a problem regarding enforcement of oversize/overweight permit...

In 2008, the Illinois Tollway Authority (ITA) and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that permitting for...

Are you a Seinfeld fan? If so, you will remember this line from Cosmo Kramer: “Hey, a rule is a rule, and let’s face it…without rules,...

When the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association began in 2009, the founding members created a list of issues that law enforcement...

Welcome to 2013! It’s hard to believe a new year is already upon us. The year 2012 was a great year for the ITEA. We saw a spike in...

This past January the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association hosted a truck officer conference at the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy in...