Mileage plates are a great way to lower your cost for registration of trucks not used year-round.

Since the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association became an information repository to its member police and trucking communities, many...

Red. It is the universal color representing the command to “stop”. Octagonal stop signs are red. Traffic control devices are red. Brake...

When a person conveys an intended meaning from one to another through the use of mutually understood signs and semiotic rules, they are...

Before the turkey and stuffing were digested (or in some cases prepared) newspapers, television and radio were overtaken with “Black...

Think about the last purchase of your car’s license plates or registration renewal sticker. For most people, it’s as simple as entering...

In a world where speed and convenience supersedes a person’s desire to ascertain facts through proper outlets, misinformation runs...

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

Like children gathered around an advent calendar, truck enforcement officers throughout the state will be gathered around their duty...

Imagine you are on the beach – taking in the sun, the breeze and the sound of the waves are only slightly drowned out by the cool rhythms...

With its roots in 19th century warfare, the phrase “deadline” has an interesting, somewhat literal, etymology. According to author...

At the end of their shift on April 1st, ask any truck enforcement officer in Illinois the most common line heard from truck drivers...

Remember when Stella Liebeck spilled that hot cup of McDonald’s coffee all over her lap, burned herself and then sued for an exorbitant...

What does it mean to display something? The term itself seems simple enough. Take a moment to look around right now. Whether you’re in...

Sometimes the list of things to love about Illinois is so long people forget to include one of its biggest assets: winter. Well, maybe...

Everything on the internet is true…everything! Don’t believe that statement? Well good, because it is obviously false. As technology has...

The wise man saved his money all year so there was enough cash to pay for the year-end holiday shopping. Hopefully he saved, or had...

Remember the Choose Your Own Adventure and Which Way books made popular in the 1970s and 80s? Every story had multiple possible endings...

When a young person studies mathematics, he will invariably learn about the law of mutual exclusivity. You cannot turn left and turn...

Everyone loves to pay income tax and here’s why: In America, you can pay as much or as little tax as you want. Right? Wrong. No one likes...