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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...

Good heavy haulers and specialized carriers know the score. They spend the time researching routes. They inquire and obtain the permits...

“You’re going the wrong way!”. Remember that scene from the 1987 movie Planes, Trains & Automobiles? How did strange people in another...

On March 9th, 2009, New York truck driver Jason Rivenburg pulled into a deserted gas station to rest. He was ahead of schedule to deliver...

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

Cook County. The second most populous county in the nation. Home to the City of Chicago and 126 suburbs. The population represents...

The term “bounty hunter” brings to mind two different faces: a freakishly large man named “Dog” and Boba Fett, a fictional Star Wars...

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...

Booze and weed. One is legal, and the other might be legal depending what state you are in. Not Illinois…at least not yet. The...

Last week, this blog discussed the Little Green “X”. The meat of the article was about bridges in Illinois that are referred to as...

Last week, an oversize load crossed a bridge in Washington State when it made contact with the structure. The incident was caught on...

The legislative process is a delicate balance. When the general public looks at legislation that eventually passes and is signed into...

There’s magic numbers in truck law. Illinois used to have the magical 73,280. There’s also the magical 54,999 which is an integer short...

Cement is simple. Mix a few aggregates and water, load and spin in a truck, pour out on a jobsite, and then leave to harden like rock. ...

Groundhog’s Day means nothing. Any seasoned truck enforcement officer recognizes that an increase of cement mixers on the street means...

Everybody likes a list. Not everybody wants a list of things to do that make their life more difficult, but a neatly laid out list of...

“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...

When is it legal to do something illegal? When you have permission, of course. With every authority there are boundaries, and crossing...

There once was a man who owned a horse. He loved horses, but he equally loved the environment and refused to further decimate the good...

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