Midwest Center For Traffic Safety

Newsletter of the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association March 2018 Letter from the President, Last month, we tackled some important...

No matter what the occupation, there are procedures for the operation. Where there are procedures, there are always holes in the...

Back in 1892, British songwriter Harry Dacre penned a little jingle about he and a woman named “Daisy” riding on a bicycle built for two,...

The trucking industry is infatuated with the poultry industry. Ever seen a left lane chicken train speed past you? Ever said “cluck cluck...

America is a free market. A customer in one state can hire a company from another to complete a job, or deliver cargo. As a result,...

Red. It is the universal color representing the command to “stop”. Octagonal stop signs are red. Traffic control devices are red. Brake...

Recently, in a village not so far away, potential trouble was brewing for commercial vehicle operators who traveled through this...

In 2013, Illinois was the last State in the Union to pass a law to allow concealed carry of firearms. While the debate runs hot as to the...

Look around right now. What do you see? A phone, computer, lights maybe a chair. What do all these things have in common? They were all...

Regardless of personal politics, the United States of America boasts a government which serves its people like none other. One such...

The goal for anyone looking for a relationship is to find the special someone who “completes you,” who meshes with your personality and...

Illinois, we’re sorry. No one is happy about the recent income and business tax increase in the Land of Lincoln. Even more irritating is...

There was a time when talking to someone meant having to locate them in person and deliver a message. Then the telephone was invented and...

On June 28, 2017 Illinois State Police Officer Ryan Albin was killed in a traffic crash involving a semi-truck. This is the third traffic...

The world is bent on instant gratification. The internet has become such an effective medium of communication it causes anxiety when...

In 1994, actor Jim Carey starred in a comedy called “The Mask.” Carey plays character Stanley Ipkiss who has a reserved, vanilla...

The world of truck enforcement is a world of never ending questions. Most people will agree the second heaviest regulated industry in the...

New laws are created every day. Legislators create laws to keep people safe, enact taxes and make lives better. Sometimes laws which are...

Since the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association began in 2009, the opportunities and networking has greatly expanded. This organization...

In recent years, there has been quite a controversy about flags in the United States. As the political polarization of this nation...