There is no argument that unsafe vehicles should not be operating on the highways of this state.  Police officers have a sworn duty to...

When a local police officer performs an inspection for violations of the FMCSR, he is conducting an unlawful search.  It does not matter...

Future articles in this series will specifically address laws in the FMCSR that parallel or are similar to laws in the IVC, such as...

The Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) is a funding mechanism of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to provide...

All troopers hired by the ISP who successfully graduate from the basic academy will have received training on commercial motor vehicle...

The FMCSR is the sole authority for regulation of interstate motor carrier traffic and States have the ability to adopt the FMCSR for...

The goal of this post is not to wax philosophic or leverage a political opinion on immigration and tax laws, but to illustrate that a...

It is understood that not all leadership in the Illinois law enforcement, particularly at the local level, will be in agreement with...

Public Act 1179 modified the Illinois Vehicle Code in the equipment section, 625 ILCS 5/12-713.  Before this law went into effect, it...

The first point of misunderstanding is that mud flaps are governed under state law, not federal law. The Illinois Vehicle Code (IVC)...

Overweight enforcement is important.  There is no argument that overweight vehicles cause damage to the road.  For years a study has been...

Over the last year, particularly in the last few weeks, the ITEA has received several phone calls and emails regarding a rumor about the...