Midwest Center For Traffic Safety

In a world where speed and convenience supersedes a person’s desire to ascertain facts through proper outlets, misinformation runs...

The commercial transportation industry has been struggling for over a decade to backfill the exodus of qualified drivers from its ranks. ...

Its simple math: 1+1=2. Or isn’t it? When a person has a locker which needs to be secured, he employs a lock which is opened with a key,...

There are moments in life when things combine which restore a person’s faith in humanity. Peanut butter and chocolate. Michael Jordan and...

In light of recent tragic events which have unfolded in our country, it seems appropriate to take a step back from normal topics covered...

Illinois, at its core, is an agrarian state. A great portion of its commerce is driven by agriculture. Generations of agricultural...

The basic principle of a divisible load is simple, only those items broken down to the bare minimum qualify. One bucket per excavator....

On June 30, 2016, the State of Illinois failed the trucking industry. While there is no doubt the stop-gap budget deal was the highest...

Like children gathered around an advent calendar, truck enforcement officers throughout the state will be gathered around their duty...

One of the most common questions drivers ask law enforcement is “how much would that violation cost?”  They are referring to the actual...

Twenty-five years ago, if you had to make an important phone call, take a picture, compute a computation or pay a bill, you would need a...

Some things in life are common sense. Some things are not. Sometimes common sense prevails, other times it fails. In this conundrum of...

Imagine you are on the beach – taking in the sun, the breeze and the sound of the waves are only slightly drowned out by the cool rhythms...

With its roots in 19th century warfare, the phrase “deadline” has an interesting, somewhat literal, etymology. According to author...

In 1989, James Bond received a License to Kill. What? Where does one obtain such credentials? The truth is no one has a license to kill,...

Those who live, work or own a business in Illinois are well aware of the astronomical amount of taxes paid out on a yearly basis. While...

Have you ever been to a sporting event and seen people move up to better seats than they paid for? Maybe you are that person! Usually the...

At the end of their shift on April 1st, ask any truck enforcement officer in Illinois the most common line heard from truck drivers...