Midwest Center For Traffic Safety

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 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...

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

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...

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...

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

Settle down. No one is claiming laws prohibiting distracted driving are dumb.  If the truth be told…  1) every driver agrees it is...

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

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

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...

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...

The ITEA partnered with the Illinois State Police, Illinois Dept of Transportation, Secretary of State, and Mid-west Truckers Association...

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...