Midwest Center For Traffic Safety

No matter what the occupation, there are procedures for the operation. Where there are procedures, there are always holes in the...

At any major event people are seen wearing different hats while working together to accomplish the same goal. At sporting events, there...

Since the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association became an information repository to its member police and trucking communities, many...

Red. It is the universal color representing the command to “stop”. Octagonal stop signs are red. Traffic control devices are red. Brake...

Recently, in a village not so far away, potential trouble was brewing for commercial vehicle operators who traveled through this...

In 2013, Illinois was the last State in the Union to pass a law to allow concealed carry of firearms. While the debate runs hot as to the...

Look around right now. What do you see? A phone, computer, lights maybe a chair. What do all these things have in common? They were all...

Regardless of personal politics, the United States of America boasts a government which serves its people like none other. One such...

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

When a person conveys an intended meaning from one to another through the use of mutually understood signs and semiotic rules, they are...

About a year ago the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association wrote an article on this blog regarding misconceptions of what constitutes a...

On Wednesday, August 16th 2017, traffic safety professionals from across the state gathered in Tinley Park for the annual Illinois...

Law enforcement and Special Olympics go together like peanut butter and jelly. The partnership between the truck industry and the police...

The goal for anyone looking for a relationship is to find the special someone who “completes you,” who meshes with your personality and...

Illinois, we’re sorry. No one is happy about the recent income and business tax increase in the Land of Lincoln. Even more irritating is...

They come in all different colors, shapes and sizes. Some are old, some are new, but the one thing they all have in common is each has a...

There was a time when talking to someone meant having to locate them in person and deliver a message. Then the telephone was invented and...

The world is bent on instant gratification. The internet has become such an effective medium of communication it causes anxiety when...

In 1994, actor Jim Carey starred in a comedy called “The Mask.” Carey plays character Stanley Ipkiss who has a reserved, vanilla...

The world of truck enforcement is a world of never ending questions. Most people will agree the second heaviest regulated industry in the...