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14
Feb
Axle Folly
In 1984, the blockbuster comedy Beverly Hills Cop starring Eddie Murphy was released. Murphy played the character Axel Foley, a Detroit cop investigating crimes in Beverly Hills. In truck world, we have axles (not axels) and follies (not Foley’s) when […]
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07
Feb
Deflategate
Now that Super Bowl XLIX (and the halftime show) is done, America can also get busy forgetting the buzzword of January 2015 “deflate-gate”. Was it intentional? Was it not? Does it matter either way? The jury is out. There are […]
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31
Jan
The Lone Wolf
The lone wolf. Every occupation has them. The guy who wants to be out there, on his own, with no accountability. The concern isn’t for people who thrive on working independently. The concern is for those who chose to disconnect […]
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24
Jan
Exemplary Police Work #7
Do you want a refund from the IRS this year? As you patiently wait for your W-2 form to get the process going, you have to ask yourself the annual question: do I save some money and try to do […]
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17
Jan
Tall, Wide & Long
If you have email, at some point a friend of yours undoubtedly has sent you an invitation to join the social network LinkedIn. Or maybe 500 invitations, in one day. If you are on LinkedIn and interested in the heavy […]
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10
Jan
A Ton of Gas
Want to mess with the mind of a small child? Ask them this simple question: “which is heavier…a ton of feathers, or a ton of bricks?” Invariably the child will say the bricks. The mental illusion exploits a child’s inability […]
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03
Jan
Bring on 2015!
It’s a new year and the ITEA is stoked to begin year number six as a professional organization designed to serve law enforcement, truckers and attorneys! Many times news reports and magazines like to issue lists of highlights from the […]
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27
Dec
Shovels, Brooms & Buckets
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 pear tree in your backyard, you took a piece of the fruit, […]
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20
Dec
Sign & Drive
There’s comes a day when all seems right with the world. Okay, maybe not, but in the midst of national turmoil, political unrest and ambiguity regarding Taylor Swift as a pop diva or country music darling, Illinois has something good […]
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13
Dec
What’s So Gross About Ratings?
Let’s play a game of word association. We’ll say a word that has to do with trucks, you respond with the first word that comes to your mind. Ready? Driver’s, LICENSE. Good work! Let’s try another: semi, TRAILER. Excellent. One […]
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