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10
Mar
Part 2: Three Axle Cement Mixers
Welcome to week two in our three part series discussing pending legislation in the Illinois State House. This week we will be digging into SB3505 which would allow 3-axle mixers the same weight tolerances as 3-axle garbage and recycling trucks. This […]
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04
Mar
Cows, pigs and Kingpins
The political machine in Illinois is alive and well. The General Assembly has until March 9th to get bills out committee and into the chambers for debate, ratification, or death. Like Newton’s laws of motion, for every legislative opinion there […]
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26
Feb
IFTA
Taxes. The double-edged sword. We all hate to pay taxes, but without them the vital resources provided by government agencies would go unfunded. Every year, the interstate motor carriers of the United States and Canada have to pay fuel tax as […]
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19
Feb
Reason To Believe
In law enforcement circles it is not unusual to hear comments about truck officers having the ability to stop trucks “for any reason” because they are “trained”. This is not true…see our article “Exceptional Authority Demands Exceptional Accountability“. Police officers […]
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12
Feb
CVIEW
In mid-January 2012, the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association were notified via US Mail that local police had received approval for access to CVIEW, a state run computer database. CVIEW stands for the “Commercial Vehicle […]
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05
Feb
50th Anniversary Mid-west Truck & Tractor Show
In the fall of 2011, the Mid-west Truckers Association (MTA) contacted the ITEA and asked if we would like a booth for the 50th Anniversary Mid-west Truck & Tractor Show in Peoria, IL. This was an opportunity the ITEA was not about […]
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29
Jan
Does Association = Endorsement?
Did you know that over 80 pages of the Illinois Vehicle Code speak about laws pertaining to trucks? In comparison, there are only five pages in the Illinois Criminal Code about murder. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations has over […]
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22
Jan
Regarding Trailer Hitches and Rumors
The late American journalist Shana Alexander once said “trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell“. It does not matter if the rumor is heard in a locker room, the shop, a bar, a truck stop, […]
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15
Jan
Exceptional Authority Demands Exceptional Accountability
Police officers have a lot of authority. In 625 ILCS 5/15-112(a), the law states: “Any police officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful shall require the driver to stop and submit to a […]
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01
Jan
2011
Happy New Year! 2011 was a great year for the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association, so we’re going to jump on the year-end bandwagon! Here are some of the highlights from the ITEA this past year: The ITEA partnered with the Illinois State Police, Illinois […]
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