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...

Once upon a time in the olden days, a builder finished a house and looked on it with pride. The house was square, level and plumb. All...

In the 1983 TV show The A-Team, actor George Peppard was famous for saying “I love it when a plan comes together!” Whether it’s gears...

Everyone loves politics whether they want to admit it or not. Merely knowing the right thing to do, or having the best solution, does not...

One of the biggest challenges in truck enforcement is learning to compartmentalize all the different areas of truck law and refrain from...

Hogstaubers. They’re everywhere. If there’s a sewer that needs to be cleaned out, call a hogstauber. It’s a filthy job, but someone has...

It’s that time of year again…legislation time! Actually, the current legislation session is almost over, but any bill that might survive...

You’ve seen this situation play out in the movies a million times. Bad guy needs money, so he kidnaps an innocent person, usually the...

Hey – did you hear the government is strapped for cash? Not really a new concept, and most people have their own personal opinion about...

The day of reckoning is almost here. Oh wait, it’s not. Or maybe it is…what is going on with the federal medical merge program for CDL...

Well, it’s here.  2014. A new year and a host of new laws.  Calendar year 2013 was a landmark year for the Illinois General Assembly....

Settle down. No one is claiming laws prohibiting distracted driving are dumb.  If the truth be told…  1) every driver agrees it is...

You may find this hard to believe, but sometimes government does not function as well as you would expect.  The separation of powers...

Everybody likes new things. Whether someone puts a shine on something old or purchases something cutting edge, new things make life fun....

On March 9th, 2009, New York truck driver Jason Rivenburg pulled into a deserted gas station to rest. He was ahead of schedule to deliver...

The term “bounty hunter” brings to mind two different faces: a freakishly large man named “Dog” and Boba Fett, a fictional Star Wars...

July 1st. A great day or a terrible day in Illinois depending which side of Illinois law one stands. Each year on July 1st, intrastate...

Booze and weed.  One is legal, and the other might be legal depending what state you are in.  Not Illinois…at least not yet.  The...

The legislative process is a delicate balance. When the general public looks at legislation that eventually passes and is signed into...

Groundhog’s Day means nothing. Any seasoned truck enforcement officer recognizes that an increase of cement mixers on the street means...