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08
Jul
Slow Down, Move Over
On June 28, 2017 Illinois State Police Officer Ryan Albin was killed in a traffic crash involving a semi-truck. This is the third traffic crash to take an Illinois State Trooper’s life in 5 years, and all three have involved […]
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20
Aug
The Fatal Five
The commercial transportation industry has been struggling for over a decade to backfill the exodus of qualified drivers from its ranks. A study commissioned by The American Truck Association reported in 2005 a driver shortage of around 20,000. A great-recession […]
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21
Nov
Winter Rules Review
Sometimes the list of things to love about Illinois is so long people forget to include one of its biggest assets: winter. Well, maybe that is one of the reasons people flee Illinois, but truth be told, winter is a […]
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04
Apr
Electrically Surging Brakes
If you were more than an infant in 1980s or earlier, the year 2000 seemed like an age away. The average American thought people would be traveling in flying cars and have robot maids. Humans have advanced technologically since then, […]
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02
Dec
Strap In and Haul Out
The federal government has spent billions of dollars over the past decade preaching the importance of a common sense task, required by law, for all drivers, in every type of vehicle, in all 50 states. All this money has been […]
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09
Aug
Illinois Rail Safety Week 2014
There’s a reason every red-blooded American boy wants to be a train conductor or a truck driver: big powerful machines made of iron and steel are cool. Many kids grow out of this stage, the rest either become truck cops, […]
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02
Aug
Getting Tarped
Tell the truth…you know you love it when a rock falls off a truck and cracks your windshield. You know what else you love? When sand blows of the pile inside a truck and you can feel it scratching against […]
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31
May
The Need for Speed
In the 1983 TV show The A-Team, actor George Peppard was famous for saying “I love it when a plan comes together!” Whether it’s gears meshing on a transmission, the final piece of a jigsaw puzzle laid in place or […]
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16
Nov
On the Side of Safety
On November 26th, law enforcement officers statewide will remember the first anniversary of the tragic death of Illinois State Trooper Kyle Deatherage. Unfortunately, in the time since then, Illinois has lost two more police officers on the highways after being […]
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20
Jul
Braking Bad
Quick survey – raise your virtual hand if you believe brakes are important for all vehicles, particularly for trucks and trailers. Many people falsely believe that the size of a bullet determines its “stopping power”. Large bullets don’t stop anybody, […]
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