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22
Feb
A Truck is a Truck, of Course, of Course
We Americans love to generically assign popular brand names to common items. The really smart people of the world call these “proprietary eponyms”. All facial tissue is Kleenex. Dark colas are Coke. Go make a Xerox copy. Need to clean […]
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15
Feb
Exemplary Police Work #4
There are vicious rumors floating around about Illinois. Once such rumor is that truck registration in the Land of Lincoln is super expensive…way more expensive than surrounding states. Is this true? Well, unfortunately, yes. The purpose of this article is […]
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08
Feb
Impounding Trucks: Part 3 – Ransom Tows
You’ve seen this situation play out in the movies a million times. Bad guy needs money, so he kidnaps an innocent person, usually the good looking family member of some rich dude. Why? Because people will do anything for a […]
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01
Feb
Impounding Trucks: Part 2 – Administrative Tows
Hey – did you hear the government is strapped for cash? Not really a new concept, and most people have their own personal opinion about why the crisis occurred and how to solve the problems. Contrary to popular belief, most […]
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25
Jan
Impounding Trucks: Part 1 – Arrests
If you were coming of age in Chicago in 1973, you loved Steve Goodman. Many classic songs written by this tunesmith were about his beloved City of Chicago, including the “Lincoln Park Pirates” from the album Someone Else’s Troubles. The […]
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18
Jan
The Glenn Strebel Award
When the ten original members of the ITEA began this Association in October 2009, no one expected to see all the progress that has been achieved. The goal was simple – make better truck enforcement officers. Six foundational statements were […]
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11
Jan
Hurry up and wait, wait, wait, wait for it
The day of reckoning is almost here. Oh wait, it’s not. Or maybe it is…what is going on with the federal medical merge program for CDL holders? Until this week, all CDL holders nationwide were required certify to their home […]
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04
Jan
Guns-n-Truckers
Well, it’s here. 2014. A new year and a host of new laws. Calendar year 2013 was a landmark year for the Illinois General Assembly. Major bills regarding major social issues were passed. Not without controversy and potential lawsuits, but […]
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28
Dec
2014 – A Year in Preview
It’s the end of the year as Illinois knows it, and you feel <insert emotion/illness/expletive>. Usually at this time every website, magazine, radio station and special interest group is listing their year in review. No doubt a lot has happened […]
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21
Dec
Free Range Fines
Everybody likes a range. Police officers (and other gun aficionados) spend a lot of time on a range honing their shooting skills. Cowboys? Well, their home is on the range. A chef appreciates a good range on which to prepare […]
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