Midwest Center For Traffic Safety

Do you want to have your mind numbed? Well, there’s a lot of ways to accomplish that unlawfully, but if you want a legit method, study...

LOL. LMAO. TTFN. IKR. Long before kids started texting as their primary form of communication using acronyms meant to befuddle their...

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

It’s that time of year again…IFTA. This FLA (aka “four letter acronym”) stands for the International Fuel Tax Agreement. Nobody likes to...

The day of reckoning is almost here. Oh wait, it’s not. Or maybe it is…what is going on with the federal medical merge program for CDL...

Well, it’s here. 2014. A new year and a host of new laws. Calendar year 2013 was a landmark year for the Illinois General Assembly....

It’s the end of the year as Illinois knows it, and you feel <insert emotion/illness/expletive>. Usually at this time every website,...

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

Each year the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association rallies together leaders who work tirelessly to bridge the chasm between the worlds...

Tick tock…tick tock…tick tock. It’s gonna go boom. One-hundred forty-four short days to go. At 12:01am on Friday, January 31st, 2014,...

Anyone from the Chicagoland area can easily spot a true City-boy just by listening to the way he speaks. There is a tone of voice, a...

Quick survey – raise your virtual hand if you believe brakes are important for all vehicles, particularly for trucks and trailers. Many...

July 1st. A great day or a terrible day in Illinois depending which side of Illinois law one stands. Each year on July 1st, intrastate...

“Hey! You wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world?” The answer is “no”…no you don’t. That would be dumb. You may very well...

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

When the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association began in 2009, the founding members created a list of issues that law enforcement...

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...

Each year, there is a plethora of new legislation signed into law that affects trucking. In recent years, there has been a lot of...

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

Earlier this week, Illinois lost one of their finest. On November 26th, Illinois State Trooper Kyle Deatherage had used his police...