Midwest Center For Traffic Safety

There comes a time when government regulation creates a crisis with the practicality of day to day life. This has been plainly seen the...

Spring has officially sprung, according to the 2017 calendar! As one season ends and another begins, certain configurations of trucks and...

For residents of Illinois, it seems there are very few opportunities to brag about their State. Specifically, when it comes to government...

In 1989 a movie was made which will forever be ingrained in American movie culture. This sequel was about four individuals who started...

Taxes are a way of life in the great United States. We pay taxes on our income, taxes on our food, and soon taxes on the bags we put the...

A few weeks ago the ITEA published an article regarding the future technology of autonomous vehicles and how recent developments will...

For those readers looking for spiritual or emotional guidance based on title of this article, sorry to disappoint. This blog will not...

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...

Imagine driving down the expressway and pulling alongside an eighteen-wheeler. You look up at the driver’s seat what do you see? Maybe...

No, the title of this article is not about aftermarket products added to the trunks of modified foreign cars. No, this article is not...

Dear ITEA Members and other blog readers: I would like to personally wish you all a very Happy New Year! My hope is the holidays brought...

In 1977, a forgettable film titled Gizmo! was released. The movie unearthed reel footage from the previous thirty years of outlandish...

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

Few words carry as much weight to a Commercial Motor Vehicle driver as hearing a Trooper say their vehicle is “out of service”, or OOS....

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...

Before the turkey and stuffing were digested (or in some cases prepared) newspapers, television and radio were overtaken with “Black...

This week, the ITEA breaks from it’s normally scheduled programming of truck enforcement warblings. Instead, the article this week is the...

Five years ago today, the ITEA published its first blog article, titled Dirty Lyle. Since this time, more than 250 articles have been...

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