Midwest Center For Traffic Safety

“I love paying taxes”. Who wouldn’t want to give up part of their hard earned (hopefully) paycheck in a forced contribution to the...

Are you a Seinfeld fan? If so, you will remember this line from Cosmo Kramer: “Hey, a rule is a rule, and let’s face it…without rules,...

Welcome to 2013! It’s hard to believe a new year is already upon us. The year 2012 was a great year for the ITEA. We saw a spike in...

This past January the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association hosted a truck officer conference at the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy in...

Nobody likes to be alone. In a world with a million ways to connect to others through social networking, cell phones, and computers,...

If you ever want to enter in to a heated debate with police officers, bring up the topic of discretion. From the moment a police officer...

Imagine this scenario: A common jewel thief hosts a seminar to train some up-and-coming pickpockets in a new way to riches. However,...

Brakes Both the FMCSR and IVC have statutes about braking systems. There is no argument that braking is a critical system to keep people...

There is no argument that unsafe vehicles should not be operating on the highways of this state. Police officers have a sworn duty to...

When a local police officer performs an inspection for violations of the FMCSR, he is conducting an unlawful search. It does not matter...

Future articles in this series will specifically address laws in the FMCSR that parallel or are similar to laws in the IVC, such as...

The Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) is a funding mechanism of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to provide...

All troopers hired by the ISP who successfully graduate from the basic academy will have received training on commercial motor vehicle...

The FMCSR is the sole authority for regulation of interstate motor carrier traffic and States have the ability to adopt the FMCSR for...

The goal of this post is not to wax philosophic or leverage a political opinion on immigration and tax laws, but to illustrate that a...

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

During the 1960’s and 70’s, semi-tractors towing short dump trailers had become commonplace in Illinois. Law enforcement commonly refers...

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...

One of our foundational statements is partnership, which includes State regulatory agencies, the trucking industry and other trade...

The reality is many local governments do not have their own OS/OW program. Many times the trucking industry incorrectly assumes that the...