Knowledge is power. When it comes to Illinois truck law, the more one knows and understands, the more power they have. With volumes of...

There is no denying it, and there is no hiding from it. Old Man Winter has arrived and he plans to stay for a while. While winter can...

Give them and inch and they’ll take a mile, is how the old saying goes. Police officers see this in action every day. The speed limit is...

The average person who sees an oversize/overweight vehicle thinks one thing: big. It’s huge. It’s a massive truck. They only say this...

Ask any law enforcement officer, and if they’re willing to be honest, they will admit there’s an endless competition between police...

Its simple math: 1+1=2. Or isn’t it? When a person has a locker which needs to be secured, he employs a lock which is opened with a key,...

The basic principle of a divisible load is simple, only those items broken down to the bare minimum qualify. One bucket per excavator....

The introduction to this article serves as a reminder that all Illinois truck & trailer flat weight base plates were due for renewal on...

Some things in life are common sense. Some things are not. Sometimes common sense prevails, other times it fails. In this conundrum of...

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...

Several years back, a stereo company produced a commercial to advertise the audible power of their stereo systems.  It featured what...

Ok, the title of this article is a total lie. Weird things are not always wrong, they are just different. If you use social media, your...

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

It’s that time of year again: another Super Bowl has come and gone.  Who doesn’t love a good commercial?  Whether your team was in the...

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...

Let’s get back to the basics. It seems among the general trucking population, including the unschooled law enforcement officers, there’s...

There’s a reason things come in twos. Without a second wheel on a bicycle, balance is quite difficult. Steering and shifting gears in a...

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

Who are you? Your identity is everything to you. It could be your career, your faith, your last name, your facial hair (it is Movember by...