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


Whose Fine Is It Anyway?
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...


Sign & Drive
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...


CDL Arrest Policy
On the road to maturity as a police officer, one quickly learns to quit taking things personally. Some take longer than others, but the...


Surcharging
The sticker shock of an overweight citation is remarkable. Whether it’s a $10,000 ticket or a $500 ticket, it’s a lot of money for a...


The Commercial Distribution Fee
In the world of apps, the term “running in the background” has become common speak. Whether you are using a laptop, mobile phone or...


Apportioned Plate Procedure
There are two days every year when Illinois truck enforcement officers are out, en masse, scouring the road for easy overweight tickets....


Impounding Trucks: Part 3 – Ransom Tows
You’ve seen this situation play out in the movies a million times. Bad guy needs money, so he kidnaps an innocent person, usually the...


Free Range Fines
Everybody likes a range. Police officers (and other gun aficionados) spend a lot of time on a range honing their shooting skills....


Dumb Laws: Hand-Held Cell Phone Prohibition
Settle down. No one is claiming laws prohibiting distracted driving are dumb. If the truth be told… 1) every driver agrees it is...


Local Truck Restrictions – The Appropriate Citations
You may find this hard to believe, but sometimes government does not function as well as you would expect. The separation of powers...


Bails, Bonds and Bounty Hunters
The term “bounty hunter” brings to mind two different faces: a freakishly large man named “Dog” and Boba Fett, a fictional Star Wars...


From the Mouths of Truckers
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...


Suspending Overweight Suspensions
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...


It Doesn’t Pay to Disobey
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...


Identify-Expose-Correct
Once the ITEA officially began, it was time to publicly expose the problem in order to get on the path to correct it. The Illinois...
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