What do all these terms have in common – road, street, highway, freeway, tollway, expressway, avenue, lane, parkway, boulevard? For sake...

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

Okay, the secret is out. When it comes to overweight vehicle enforcement in Illinois, there is money in it for local government. What is...

There’s old expression called “getting the cart ahead of the horse”. In the modern world, the horse represents the truck, and the cart is...

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...

Have you ever looked at an optical illusion on paper, and no matter how long you stared, it became more and more confusing? The key to...

When a typical American hears the word “jeep”, they immediately think of the iconic 4-wheel drive utility vehicle. These stalwarts...

If improvisation exposes the true talent of a comedian, then the short-lived Whose Line is it Anyway? should have been the king of all TV...

In 1984, the blockbuster comedy Beverly Hills Cop starring Eddie Murphy was released. Murphy played the character Axel Foley, a Detroit...

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...

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?”...

There’s comes a day when all seems right with the world. Okay, maybe not, but in the midst of national turmoil, political unrest and...

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...

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...

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

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...

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....

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...

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