Last week, this blog discussed the Little Green “X”. The meat of the article was about bridges in Illinois that are referred to as...

Last week, an oversize load crossed a bridge in Washington State when it made contact with the structure. The incident was caught on...

The legislative process is a delicate balance. When the general public looks at legislation that eventually passes and is signed into...

“Walk a mile in their shoes.” “Mile after magnificent mile.” “Give ‘em an inch, they take a mile.” “Always go the extra mile.” “My mind...

Cement is simple. Mix a few aggregates and water, load and spin in a truck, pour out on a jobsite, and then leave to harden like rock. ...

Groundhog’s Day means nothing. Any seasoned truck enforcement officer recognizes that an increase of cement mixers on the street means...

Everybody likes a list. Not everybody wants a list of things to do that make their life more difficult, but a neatly laid out list of...

When is it legal to do something illegal? When you have permission, of course. With every authority there are boundaries, and crossing...

A few weeks ago, the ITEA posted a resolution to work on a solution to a problem regarding enforcement of oversize/overweight permit...

Hey…did you hear about the guy who got his CDL suspended because he was issued too many overweight violations? Well if you did, you...

Hurricane Sandy battered the eastern seaboard last week. As the region began to recover, it became readily apparent trucking into the...

We like to think police officers hold a higher value in society than traffic signs, but in reality they both share a common authority to...

To qualify as a 5-axle SHV as listed in 625 ILCS 5/15-111(a)(10), certain conditions must be met: 1. Five axles This is easy enough to...

When it comes to understanding length, the universal misconception is the law is a “one size fits all” regulation. This could not be...

Experienced truck enforcement officers most likely have had a truck driver or company owner question them about this statute. The...

Scenario: It’s July 1st. A 2-axle truck is travelling down the road and an alert police officer notices the Illinois license plate...

In 625 ILCS 5/15-112, the Illinois Vehicle Code states: “Any police officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and...

To understand the proposed mixer weights, one must understand the higher garbage weights. Decades ago, when larger compactor garbage...

A police officer may also stop a truck for a random traffic violation, and thru the course of the stop, develop independent reason to...

Scenario: A police officer sees a truck roll by he has “reason to believe” is overweight…the tires look low, it sways side-to-side when...