Midwest Center For Traffic Safety

As January comes to an end, the ITEA hopes the first few weeks of 2017 have been enlightening.  As January gives way to February, the...

On behalf of the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association, Merry Christmas! We hope this holiday season has been filled with joy and...

There is no denying it, and there is no hiding from it. Old Man Winter has arrived and he plans to stay for a while. While winter can...

Welcome to the third installment of the dumb laws trilogy involving the federal FAST Act implementation in Illinois. To review, the FAST...

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,...

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...

When a young person studies mathematics, he will invariably learn about the law of mutual exclusivity. You cannot turn left and turn...

Think back to a time earlier in the year when the sun was out, the air was warming, the trees were turning green. As you walked past the...

Want to easily annoy a uniformed police officer? When you see him walking into a store (presumably minding his own business), say “I...

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

If you were coming of age in Chicago in 1973, you loved Steve Goodman. Many classic songs written by this tunesmith were about his...

Last week, the ITEA blog focused on basic information about the peculiarities of tow-truck registration. The goal of the article this...

Most police officers who specialize in truck enforcement will be the first to tell you that it is not the most exciting job ever. There...