If you live in Illinois and pay any attention to the news media, there is a battle brewing between promoting private industry and...

The lone wolf. Every occupation has them. The guy who wants to be out there, on his own, with no accountability. The concern isn’t for...

Let’s play a game of word association. We’ll say a word that has to do with trucks, you respond with the first word that comes to your...

Have you ever thought about a word and wondered who made it up and why? The word “ceiling” is one of those nouns. It means all kinds of...

One of the raging debates in national politics is the issue of exclusive authority. For instance, is immigration reform under the purview...

The morning after a trip to the grocery store, you crack open a new box of Fruit Loops and sit down to an (un)healthy breakfast. However,...

Want to easily annoy a uniformed police officer? When you see him walking into a store (presumably minding his own business), say “I...

Who doesn’t like a discount? Whether you are living paycheck to paycheck or are flush with cash, there’s something satisfying about...

“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...

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

In the world of apps, the term “running in the background” has become common speak. Whether you are using a laptop, mobile phone or...

There are two days every year when Illinois truck enforcement officers are out, en masse, scouring the road for easy overweight tickets....

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

On the first day of Truckmas, Jesse gave to me, a tow truck plate.  On the second day of Truckukkah, Jesse gave to me, a second tow truck...

Think back…WAY back.  High school chemistry.  Did you pass?  Did you fail?  Do you care?  Probably not, but one of the core points of...

There’s magic numbers in truck law.  Illinois used to have the magical 73,280.  There’s also the magical 54,999 which is an integer short...

It’s a truck! It’s a machine! It’s…it’s..special mobile equipment? There are few things that cause second glances from drivers than...

Last week, the ITEA blog focused on basic information about the peculiarities of tow-truck registration. The goal of the article this...

Most police officers who specialize in truck enforcement will be the first to tell you that it is not the most exciting job ever. There...

Each year, legislation is introduced in Illinois to allow only one license plate per vehicle.  Several states only require one mounted...