Midwest Center For Traffic Safety

The Illinois Truck Enforcement Association is all about partnership in Illinois…whether between police, the trucking industry, or the...

21st technology is upon us. The ability to accomplish more in less time, with less effort, is increasing exponentially. The...

When it comes to overweight violations, police officers have a statutory mandate to follow. In 625 ILCS 5/15-112(b), the General...

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...

It is understood that not all leadership in the Illinois law enforcement, particularly at the local level, will be in agreement with...

When it comes to understanding length, the universal misconception is the law is a “one size fits all” regulation. This could not be...

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

Around the year 2000, retired Lombard police officer (and ITEA board member) Gary Johnston began talking to the late Mick Ramirez at the...

It is easy sometimes to get caught up in the issues that pertain to our daily individual lives and not see the big picture…issues in the...

Trucking is a complex business. There are all kinds of vehicle types and configurations depending on the work needing to get done. Over...

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

On January 9th, 2012, the ITEA is hosting a conference for all truck enforcement officers in Illinois. As of today over 100 police...

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...