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22
Oct
The More You Know
This past month, local law enforcement officers rose to the challenge and completed the ITEA’s signature Advanced Truck Enforcement Officer training. This 40-hour training class went above and beyond any basic class they previously encountered. Curriculum presented included the nitty-gritty […]
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02
Jan
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association! Last week this blog had to focus on some of the negative outlooks moving into the new year, but now it’s time to get the glass half full! The article this […]
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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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23
Nov
2014 Truck Officer Conference – January 8th, 2014
Each year the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association rallies together leaders who work tirelessly to bridge the chasm between the worlds of the trucking industry and law enforcement. The goal? Uniformity. The method? Authority. The means? The 3rd Annual Truck Officer […]
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08
Dec
2013 Truck Officer Conference
This past January the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association hosted a truck officer conference at the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy in Glen Ellyn, IL. On January 9th, 2013, we are doing it again! If you are a police officer in Illinois […]
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24
Nov
Human Trafficking Conference for Law Enforcement
One of the challenges of running an organization like the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association is determining where to set up boundaries as to what the association will get involved with. Law enforcement and trucking are both complex and have vast […]
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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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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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