Midwest Center For Traffic Safety

One of the raging debates in national politics is the issue of exclusive authority. For instance, is immigration reform under the purview...

The majesty of music is hearing multiple layers of sound working together. Each person in a choir is an individual singing something...

The war on drugs. One could not invoke a law enforcement initiative with so great a political divide. The truth is, the war on drugs is...

Once upon a time in the olden days, a builder finished a house and looked on it with pride. The house was square, level and plumb. All...

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...

In the 1983 TV show The A-Team, actor George Peppard was famous for saying “I love it when a plan comes together!” Whether it’s gears...

One of the biggest challenges in truck enforcement is learning to compartmentalize all the different areas of truck law and refrain from...

Hogstaubers. They’re everywhere. If there’s a sewer that needs to be cleaned out, call a hogstauber. It’s a filthy job, but someone has...

It’s that time of year again…legislation time! Actually, the current legislation session is almost over, but any bill that might survive...

There are vicious rumors floating around about Illinois. Once such rumor is that truck registration in the Land of Lincoln is super...

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...

Hey – did you hear the government is strapped for cash? Not really a new concept, and most people have their own personal opinion about...

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,...

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...

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

Here’s a truth every honest police officer will tell you. He can be hiding in a cave, in the middle of a vast desert, for decades, and...

Remember the schoolyard bully?  He was the monster in 6th grade (for the fifth time) who would target little kids from across the...