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Exemplary Police Work #7
Do you want a refund from the IRS this year? As you patiently wait for your W-2 form to get the process going, you have to ask yourself...


Tall, Wide & Long
If you have email, at some point a friend of yours undoubtedly has sent you an invitation to join the social network LinkedIn. Or maybe...


A Ton of Gas
Want to mess with the mind of a small child? Ask them this simple question: “which is heavier…a ton of feathers, or a ton of bricks?”...


Shovels, Brooms & Buckets
Think back to a time earlier in the year when the sun was out, the air was warming, the trees were turning green. As you walked past the...


What’s So Gross About Ratings?
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...


Electronic Display of Permits
It’s a small world, right? What a person who travels quickly learns is that its pretty much the same everywhere you go…just little...


4th Annual ITEA Conference – #ProtectTheIndustry
A ridiculous stereotype portrayed by the media is the rogue “Dirty Harry” policeman persona. After shooting a victim, police officers do...


The Ceiling is the Limit
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...


Be Careful Little Signs What You Post
Words mean everything. Our vocabulary is the most compelling form of communication. What/when/how we say the things can encourage, tear...


This Road is My Road, That Road is Your Road
Have you ever had responsibilities in your job when some co-worker comes along and steps on your toes? It’s aggravating. If the co-worker...


A Bridge Over Troubled Pavement
Last week’s article got back to the ground floor of truck law. The basic definitions of an axle and tandem axle were discussed in depth....


How About Them Axles?
Let’s start at the very beginning. Why? Because it’s a very good place to start. Truck 101. Sometimes you need to drill down to the...


Administrative Adjudication of Overweights – Part 3
One of the raging debates in national politics is the issue of exclusive authority. For instance, is immigration reform under the purview...


Administrative Adjudication of Overweights – Part 2
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,...


The Better Way to Interdict CMVs
A show of hands please: whose heart bleeds for the truck driver caught smuggling drugs? Does anyone really lose any sleep over the truck...


Fight For Your Right
The youth of today have been described as the “entitlement” generation. The old curmudgeons of the nation just call them “lazy”....


Advanced Truck Enforcement Officer 2014
A well-rounded and effective truck enforcement officer is like fine wine. It takes time to season them to be proficient in their trade....


Illinois Rail Safety Week 2014
There’s a reason every red-blooded American boy wants to be a train conductor or a truck driver: big powerful machines made of iron and...


Getting Tarped
Tell the truth…you know you love it when a rock falls off a truck and cracks your windshield. You know what else you love? When sand...


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