Midwest Center For Traffic Safety

All troopers hired by the ISP who successfully graduate from the basic academy will have received training on commercial motor vehicle...

The FMCSR is the sole authority for regulation of interstate motor carrier traffic and States have the ability to adopt the FMCSR for...

The goal of this post is not to wax philosophic or leverage a political opinion on immigration and tax laws, but to illustrate that a...

It is understood that not all leadership in the Illinois law enforcement, particularly at the local level, will be in agreement with...

Appropriate registration is defined as “the full annual cost of the required registration and its associated fees”. This language was...

To qualify as a 5-axle SHV as listed in 625 ILCS 5/15-111(a)(10), certain conditions must be met: 1. Five axles This is easy enough to...

When it comes to understanding length, the universal misconception is the law is a “one size fits all” regulation. This could not be...

Experienced truck enforcement officers most likely have had a truck driver or company owner question them about this statute.  The...

During the 1960’s and 70’s, semi-tractors towing short dump trailers had become commonplace in Illinois. Law enforcement commonly refers...