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 1        AN ACT in relation to vehicles.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 5    changing Sections 15-107 and 15-111 as follows:

 6        (625 ILCS 5/15-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
 7        Sec. 15-107.  Length of vehicles.
 8        (a)  The  maximum  length  of  a  single  vehicle  on any
 9    highway of this State may not  exceed   42  feet  except  the
10    following:
11             (1)  Semitrailers.
12             (2)  Charter  or  regulated route buses may be up to
13        45  feet  in  length,  not  including  energy   absorbing
14        bumpers.
15        (a-1)  A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be
16    up  to  45  feet  in  length,  not including energy absorbing
17    bumpers.  The length limitations described in this subsection
18    (a-1) shall be exclusive of energy-absorbing bumpers and rear
19    view mirrors.
20        (b)  On all non-State highways,  the  maximum  length  of
21    vehicles in combinations is as follows:
22             (1)  A   truck   tractor   in   combination  with  a
23        semitrailer may not exceed 55 feet overall dimension.
24             (2)  A  truck  tractor-semitrailer-trailer  may  not
25        exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
26             (3)  Combinations specially  designed  to  transport
27        motor  vehicles  or  boats may not exceed 60 feet overall
28        dimension.
29        Vehicles   operating   during   daylight    hours    when
30    transporting  poles,  pipes, machinery, or other objects of a
31    structural  nature  that  cannot  readily  be dismembered are
 
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 1    exempt from length limitations, provided that no  object  may
 2    exceed  80  feet  in  length and the overall dimension of the
 3    vehicle including the load may not  exceed  100  feet.   This
 4    exemption  does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday,
 5    or legal holiday.  Legal holidays referred to in this Section
 6    are the days on which the following traditional holidays  are
 7    celebrated:  New  Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day;
 8    Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
 9        Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while  en
10    route  to make emergency repairs to public service facilities
11    or properties are exempt from  length  limitations,  provided
12    that  during night operations every vehicle and its load must
13    be  equipped  with  a sufficient number of clearance lamps on
14    both sides and marker  lamps  on  the  extreme  ends  of  any
15    projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
16        A  tow  truck  in  combination with a disabled vehicle or
17    combination of disabled  vehicles, as provided  in  paragraph
18    (6)  of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
19    limitations.
20        All other combinations not listed in this subsection  (b)
21    may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
22        (c)  Combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2
23    vehicles except the following:
24             (1)  A   truck  tractor  semitrailer  may  draw  one
25        trailer.
26             (2)  A  truck  tractor  semitrailer  may  draw   one
27        converter dolly.
28             (3)  A   truck  tractor  semitrailer  may  draw  one
29        vehicle that is defined in Chapter 1  as  special  mobile
30        equipment, provided the overall dimension does not exceed
31        60 feet.
32             (4)  A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit
33        coupled together by the triple saddlemount method.
34             (5)  Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
 
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 1        provided the following:
 2                  (A)  The   total  overall  dimension  does  not
 3             exceed 60 feet.
 4                  (B)  The   towing   vehicle   is   a   properly
 5             registered vehicle capable of towing another vehicle
 6             using a fifth-wheel type assembly.
 7                  (C)  The second vehicle in the  combination  of
 8             vehicles  is a recreational vehicle that is towed by
 9             a  fifth-wheel  assembly.   This  vehicle  must   be
10             properly   registered  and  must  be  equipped  with
11             brakes, regardless of weight.
12                  (D)  The third vehicle must be the lightest  of
13             the  3  vehicles  and  be  a  trailer or semitrailer
14             designed  or   used   for   transporting   a   boat,
15             all-terrain   vehicle,   personal   watercraft,   or
16             motorcycle.
17                  (E)  The towed vehicles may be only for the use
18             of the operator of the towing vehicle.
19                  (F)  All  vehicles  must  be  properly equipped
20             with operating brakes and safety equipment  required
21             by   this   Code,   except   the   additional  brake
22             requirement in subdivision (C) of this  subparagraph
23             (5).
24             (6)  A  tow  truck  in  combination  with a disabled
25        vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the
26        towing vehicle:
27                  (A)  Is specifically designed as  a  tow  truck
28             having  a  gross  vehicle  weight rating of at least
29             18,000 pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided
30             that air brakes are  required  only  if  the  towing
31             vehicle   is   towing  a  vehicle,  semitrailer,  or
32             tractor-trailer combination that  is  equipped  with
33             air  brakes.   For  the  purpose of this subsection,
34             gross vehicle weight  rating,  or  GVWR,  means  the
 
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 1             value  specified  by  the manufacturer as the loaded
 2             weight of the tow truck.
 3                  (B)  Is equipped with  flashing,  rotating,  or
 4             oscillating  amber  lights, visible for at least 500
 5             feet in all directions.
 6                  (C)  Is capable of utilizing the  lighting  and
 7             braking   systems   of   the   disabled  vehicle  or
 8             combination of vehicles.
 9                  (D)  Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway
10             miles from the initial point of wreck or disablement
11             to a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
12             vehicles   may   occur   only   upon   issuance   of
13             authorization for that movement under the provisions
14             of Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this Code.
15        The  Department  may  by  rule  or  regulation  prescribe
16    additional requirements regarding length  limitations  for  a
17    tow truck towing another vehicle.
18        For  purposes  of  this  Section, a tow-dolly that merely
19    serves as substitute  wheels  for  another  legally  licensed
20    vehicle  is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not a
21    separate vehicle.
22        (d)  On Class I highways  there  are  no  overall  length
23    limitations  on  motor  vehicles  operating  in  combinations
24    provided:
25             (1)  The  length  of  a semitrailer, unladen or with
26        load, in combination with a truck tractor may not  exceed
27        53 feet.
28             (2)  The distance between the kingpin and the center
29        of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
30        combination  with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet
31        6 inches.
32             (3)  The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen
33        or     with     load,     operated     in     a     truck
34        tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination, may  not  exceed
 
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 1        28 feet 6 inches.
 2             (4)  Maxi-cube  combinations,  as defined in Chapter
 3        1, may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
 4             (5)  Combinations of vehicles specifically  designed
 5        to  transport  motor  vehicles or boats may not exceed 65
 6        feet  overall  dimension.   The  length   limitation   is
 7        inclusive  of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the
 8        overhang of the  transported  vehicles,  as  provided  in
 9        paragraph (i) of this Section.
10             (6)  Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles as defined
11        in  Chapter  1,  specifically designed to transport motor
12        vehicles  or  boats,  may  not  exceed  75  feet  overall
13        dimension. The length limitation is  inclusive  of  front
14        and  rear  bumpers  but  exclusive of the overhang of the
15        transported vehicles, as provided  in  paragraph  (i)  of
16        this Section.
17             (7)  A   truck  in  transit  transporting  3  trucks
18        coupled together by the triple saddlemount method may not
19        exceed 75 feet overall dimension.
20        Vehicles   operating   during   daylight    hours    when
21    transporting  poles,  pipes, machinery, or other objects of a
22    structural nature that  cannot  readily  be  dismembered  are
23    exempt  from  length limitations, provided that no object may
24    exceed 80 feet in length and the  overall  dimension  of  the
25    vehicle  including  the  load  may not exceed 100 feet.  This
26    exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday,  Sunday,
27    or legal holiday.  Legal holidays referred to in this Section
28    are  the days on which the following traditional holidays are
29    celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day;  Independence  Day;
30    Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
31        Vehicles  and loads operated by a public utility while en
32    route to make emergency repairs to public service  facilities
33    or  properties  are  exempt from length limitations, provided
34    that during night operations every vehicle and its load  must
 
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 1    be  equipped  with  a sufficient number of clearance lamps on
 2    both sides and marker  lamps  on  the  extreme  ends  of  any
 3    projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
 4        A  tow  truck  in  combination with a disabled vehicle or
 5    combination of disabled vehicles, as  provided  in  paragraph
 6    (6)  of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
 7    limitations.
 8        The length limitations described in  this  paragraph  (d)
 9    shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
10    such  as  bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
11    other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
12    for safe and  efficient  operation;  except  that  no  device
13    excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
14    the capability to carry cargo.
15        Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
16    relating  to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
17    designation of highways under this paragraph (d).
18        (e)  On Class II highways there  are  no  overall  length
19    limitations  on  motor  vehicles  operating  in combinations,
20    provided:
21             (1)  The length of a semitrailer,  unladen  or  with
22        load, in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed
23        53 feet overall dimension.
24             (2)  The distance between the kingpin and the center
25        of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
26        combination  with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet
27        6 inches.
28             (3)  A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination
29        may not exceed 65 feet in dimension from  front  axle  to
30        rear axle.
31             (4)  The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen
32        or     with     load,     operated     in     a     truck
33        tractor-semitrailer-trailer  combination,  may not exceed
34        28 feet 6 inches.
 
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 1             (5)  Maxi-cube combinations, as defined  in  Chapter
 2        1, may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
 3             (6)  A   combination   of   vehicles,   specifically
 4        designed  to  transport  motor vehicles or boats, may not
 5        exceed 65 feet overall dimension.  The length  limitation
 6        is  inclusive  of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of
 7        the overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided  in
 8        paragraph (i) of this Section.
 9             (7)  Stinger   steered   semitrailer   vehicles,  as
10        defined in Chapter 1, specifically designed to  transport
11        motor  vehicles  or boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall
12        dimension. The length limitation is  inclusive  of  front
13        and  rear  bumpers  but  exclusive of the overhang of the
14        transported vehicles, as provided  in  paragraph  (i)  of
15        this Section.
16             (8)  A   truck  in  transit  transporting  3  trucks
17        coupled together by the triple saddlemount method may not
18        exceed 75 feet overall dimension.
19        Vehicles   operating   during   daylight    hours    when
20    transporting  poles,  pipes, machinery, or other objects of a
21    structural nature that  cannot  readily  be  dismembered  are
22    exempt  from  length limitations, provided that no object may
23    exceed 80 feet in length and the  overall  dimension  of  the
24    vehicle  including  the  load  may not exceed 100 feet.  This
25    exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday,  Sunday,
26    or legal holiday.  Legal holidays referred to in this Section
27    are  the days on which the following traditional holidays are
28    celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day;  Independence  Day;
29    Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
30        Vehicles  and loads operated by a public utility while en
31    route to make emergency repairs to public service  facilities
32    or  properties  are  exempt from length limitations, provided
33    that during night operations every vehicle and its load  must
34    be  equipped  with  a sufficient number of clearance lamps on
 
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 1    both sides and marker lamps  on  the   extreme  ends  of  any
 2    projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
 3        A  tow  truck  in  combination with a disabled vehicle or
 4    combination of disabled vehicles, as  provided  in  paragraph
 5    (6)  of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
 6    limitations.
 7        Local authorities and road district  commissioners,  with
 8    respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction, may
 9    also  by  ordinance or resolution allow length limitations of
10    this subsection (e).
11        The length limitations described in  this  paragraph  (e)
12    shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
13    such  as  bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
14    other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
15    for safe and  efficient  operation;  except  that  no  device
16    excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
17    the capability to carry cargo.
18        (e-1)  Combinations  of  vehicles  not  exceeding 65 feet
19    overall length are allowed access as follows:
20             (1)  From any  State  designated  highway  onto  any
21        county,  township, or municipal highway for a distance of
22        5 highway miles for the purpose of loading and unloading,
23        provided:
24                  (A)  The vehicle does not exceed 73,280  pounds
25             in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
26                  (B)  There is no sign prohibiting that access.
27                  (C)  The   route   is   not  being  used  as  a
28             thoroughfare between State  designated highways.
29             (2)  From any  State  designated  highway  onto  any
30        county  or  township  highway for a distance of 5 highway
31        miles or onto any municipal highway for a distance of one
32        highway mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs,  and
33        rest, provided:
34                  (A)  The  vehicle does not exceed 73,280 pounds
 
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 1             in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
 2                  (B)  There is no sign prohibiting that access.
 3                  (C)  The  route  is  not  being   used   as   a
 4             thoroughfare between State designated highways.
 5        (e-2)  Except    as   provided   in   subsection   (e-3),
 6    combinations of vehicles over 65  feet  in  length,  with  no
 7    overall  length  limitation except as provided in subsections
 8    (d) and (e) of this Section, are allowed access as follows:
 9             (1)  From a Class  I  highway  onto  any  street  or
10        highway  for  a  distance  of  one  highway  mile for the
11        purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel,  repairs,  and
12        rest, provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
13             (2)  From  a  Class  I  or Class II highway onto any
14        State highway or any locally  designated  highway  for  a
15        distance  of  5 highway miles for the purpose of loading,
16        unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
17        (e-3)  Combinations of vehicles over 65  feet  in  length
18    operated  by household goods carriers, with no overall length
19    limitations except as provided in subsections (d) and (e)  of
20    this  Section, have unlimited access to points of loading and
21    unloading.
22        Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
23    relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to  the
24    designation of highways under this paragraph (e).
25        (f)  On   Class   III   and  other  non-designated  State
26    highways, the length limitations for vehicles in  combination
27    are as follows:
28             (1)  Truck  tractor-semitrailer  combinations,  must
29        comply  with  either a maximum 55 feet overall wheel base
30        or a maximum 65 feet extreme overall dimension.
31             (2)  Semitrailers, unladen or  with  load,  may  not
32        exceed 53 feet overall dimension.
33             (3)  No       truck      tractor-semitrailer-trailer
34        combination may exceed 60 feet extreme overall dimension.
 
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 1             (4)  The distance between the kingpin and the center
 2        axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination
 3        with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches.
 4        (g)  Length limitations in the preceding  subsections  of
 5    this Section 15-107 do not apply to the following:
 6             (1)  Vehicles  operated  in  the  daytime, except on
 7        Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, when  transporting
 8        poles,  pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural
 9        nature that cannot readily be dismembered,  provided  the
10        overall  length  of  vehicle  and load may not exceed 100
11        feet and no object exceeding 80 feet  in  length  may  be
12        transported   unless   a  permit  has  been  obtained  as
13        authorized in Section 15-301.
14             (2)  Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility
15        while en  route  to  make  emergency  repairs  to  public
16        service   facilities  or  properties,  but  during  night
17        operation every vehicle and its  load  must  be  equipped
18        with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both sides
19        and  marker lamps upon the extreme ends of any projecting
20        load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
21             (3)  A tow truck  in  combination  with  a  disabled
22        vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the
23        towing vehicle meets the following conditions:
24                  (A)  It is specifically designed as a tow truck
25             having  a  gross  vehicle  weight rating of at least
26             18,000 pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided
27             that air brakes are  required  only  if  the  towing
28             vehicle   is   towing  a  vehicle,  semitrailer,  or
29             tractor-trailer combination that  is  equipped  with
30             air brakes.
31                  (B)  It is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
32             oscillating  amber  lights, visible for at least 500
33             feet in all directions.
34                  (C)  It is capable of  utilizing  the  lighting
 
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 1             and  braking  systems  of  the  disabled  vehicle or
 2             combination of vehicles.
 3                  (D)  It does not engage in a tow  exceeding  50
 4             miles   from   the   initial   point   of  wreck  or
 5             disablement.
 6        The  Department  may  by  rule  or  regulation  prescribe
 7    additional requirements regarding length  limitations  for  a
 8    tow truck towing another vehicle. Notwithstanding any rule or
 9    regulation  or  any  other provision of this Code, however, a
10    towing vehicle that meets the requirements of paragraph  (1),
11    (2),  or  (3)  of  this  subsection  (g) may tow any disabled
12    vehicle from the initial point of wreck or disablement  to  a
13    point  where  repairs  are  actually  to occur. This movement
14    shall  be  valid  only  on  State  routes  approved  by   the
15    Department  of Transportation. The tower must abide by posted
16    bridge weight limits.
17        For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle  weight
18    rating,  or  GVWR,  shall  mean  the  value  specified by the
19    manufacturer as the loaded weight of  the  tow  truck.  Legal
20    holidays  referred  to  in this Section shall be specified as
21    the day on  which  the  following  traditional  holidays  are
22    celebrated:
23        New Year's Day;
24        Memorial Day;
25        Independence Day;
26        Labor Day;
27        Thanksgiving Day; and
28        Christmas Day.
29        (h)  The  load  upon  any  vehicle operated alone, or the
30    load upon the front vehicle of  a  combination  of  vehicles,
31    shall  not extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of
32    the vehicle or the front bumper  of  the  vehicle  if  it  is
33    equipped   with  a  front  bumper.  The  provisions  of  this
34    subsection (h) shall not apply to any vehicle or  combination
 
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 1    of  vehicles  specifically  designed  for  the collection and
 2    transportation of waste,  garbage,  or  recyclable  materials
 3    during  the  vehicle's  operation in the course of collecting
 4    garbage, waste, or recyclable materials  if  the  vehicle  is
 5    traveling  at  a  speed  not  in  excess of 15 miles per hour
 6    during  the  vehicle's  operation  and  in  the   course   of
 7    collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable materials.  However,
 8    in  no instance shall the load extend more than 7 feet beyond
 9    the front wheels of the vehicle or the front  bumper  of  the
10    vehicle if it is equipped with a front bumper.
11        (i)  The  load upon the front vehicle of a combination of
12    vehicles specifically designed to  transport  motor  vehicles
13    shall not extend more than 3 feet beyond the foremost part of
14    the   transporting   vehicle  and  the  load  upon  the  rear
15    transporting vehicle shall not extend more than 4 feet beyond
16    the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle.   This  paragraph
17    shall   only   be  applicable  upon  highways  designated  in
18    paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section.
19        (j)  Articulated  vehicles  comprised  of   2   sections,
20    neither  of  which  exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for
21    the carrying of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in
22    length, not including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that
23    the vehicles are:
24             1.  operated by or for  any  public  body  or  motor
25        carrier    authorized    by   law   to   provide   public
26        transportation services; or
27             2.  operated in local public transportation  service
28        by  any  other  person  and the municipality in which the
29        service is to be provided approved the operation  of  the
30        vehicle.
31        (j-1)  (Blank).
32        (k)  Any  person  who  is  convicted  of  violating  this
33    Section  is  subject  to the penalty as provided in paragraph
34    (b) of Section 15-113.
 
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 1        (l)  (Blank).
 2    (Source: P.A.  92-417,  eff.  1-1-02;  92-766,  eff.  1-1-03;
 3    92-883, eff. 1-13-03.)

 4        (625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
 5        Sec. 15-111.  Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
 6        (a)  On   non-designated   highways,   no   vehicle    or
 7    combination  of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires may be
 8    operated,  unladen  or  with  load,  when  the  total  weight
 9    transmitted to the road surface exceeds 18,000  pounds  on  a
10    single  axle  or  32,000 pounds on a tandem axle with no axle
11    within the tandem exceeding 18,000 pounds except:
12             (1)  when  a  different  limit  is  established  and
13        posted in accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code;
14             (2)  vehicles   for   which   the   Department    of
15        Transportation  and  local  authorities  issue overweight
16        permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code;
17             (3)  tow trucks subject to the  conditions  provided
18        in  subsection  (d)  may  not  exceed  24,000 pounds on a
19        single rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle;
20             (4)  any single axle  of  a  2-axle  truck  weighing
21        36,000  pounds or less and not a part of a combination of
22        vehicles, shall not exceed 20,000 pounds;
23             (5)  any single axle of a 2-axle truck equipped with
24        a personnel  lift  or  digger  derrick,  weighing  36,000
25        pounds  or  less, owned and operated by a public utility,
26        shall not exceed 20,000 pounds;
27             (6)  any single axle of  a  2-axle  truck  specially
28        equipped  with a front loading compactor used exclusively
29        for garbage, refuse, or recycling may not  exceed  20,000
30        pounds  per  axle,  provided that the gross weight of the
31        vehicle does not exceed 40,000 pounds;
32             (7)  a  truck,  not  in  combination  and  specially
33        equipped with a selfcompactor or an  industrial  roll-off
 
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 1        hoist   and  roll-off  container,  used  exclusively  for
 2        garbage or refuse operations may,  when  laden,  transmit
 3        upon  the  road  surface  the  following maximum weights:
 4        22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem
 5        axle;
 6             (8)  a  truck,   not   in   combination   and   used
 7        exclusively  for  the  collection of rendering materials,
 8        may, when laden,  transmit  upon  the  road  surface  the
 9        following  maximum  weights:  22,000  pounds  on a single
10        axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle;
11             (9)  tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered as  a
12        Special  Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the
13        model year of 2004 and first registered in Illinois prior
14        to January 1, 2005,  with  a  distance  greater  than  72
15        inches  but not more than 96 inches between any series of
16        2 axles, is allowed a combined weight on the  series  not
17        to  exceed  36,000  pounds and neither axle of the series
18        may exceed 18,000  pounds.   Any  vehicle  of  this  type
19        manufactured  after  the  model  year  of  2004  or first
20        registered in Illinois after December 31,  2004  may  not
21        exceed  a  combined  weight  of 32,000 pounds through the
22        series of 2 axles and neither  axle  of  the  series  may
23        exceed 18,000 pounds;
24             (10)  tandem  axles  on  a 4-axle truck mixer, whose
25        fourth axle is a road  surface  engaging  mixer  trailing
26        axle,  registered  as  a  Special  Hauling  Vehicle, used
27        exclusively for the mixing and transportation of concrete
28        and manufactured prior to or in the model  year  of  2004
29        and  first  registered  in  Illinois  prior to January 1,
30        2005, with a distance greater than 72 inches but not more
31        than 96 inches between any series of 2 axles, is  allowed
32        a  combined  weight  on  the  series not to exceed 36,000
33        pounds and neither axle of the series may  exceed  18,000
34        pounds.   Any vehicle of this type manufactured after the
 
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 1        model year of 2004 or first registered in Illinois  after
 2        December  31,  2004  may  not exceed a combined weight of
 3        32,000 pounds through the series of 2 axles  and  neither
 4        axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds;
 5             (11)  4-axle   vehicles   or   a   5  or  more  axle
 6        combination of vehicles: The weight transmitted upon  the
 7        road  surface through any series of 3 axles whose centers
 8        are more than 96 inches apart, measured  between  extreme
 9        axles  in the series, may not exceed those allowed in the
10        table contained in subsection (f) of  this  Section.   No
11        axle  or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum
12        weight permitted under  this  Section  for  a  single  or
13        tandem axle.
14        No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other
15    than  pneumatic  tires may be operated, unladen or with load,
16    upon the highways of this State when the gross weight on  the
17    road  surface  through  any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch
18    width of tire tread or when the  gross  weight  on  the  road
19    surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
20        (b)  On  non-designated  highways,  the  gross  weight of
21    vehicles and combination of vehicles including the weight  of
22    the  vehicle  or  combination  and  its maximum load shall be
23    subject to the foregoing limitations and  further  shall  not
24    exceed  the following gross weights dependent upon the number
25    of axles and distance between extreme axles of the vehicle or
26    combination measured longitudinally to the nearest foot.

27    VEHICLES HAVING 2 AXLES ....................... 36,000 pounds

28                      VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
29                           HAVING 3 AXLES
30    With Tandem                     With or
31       Axles                        Without
32                                    Tandem Axles
33    Minimum                         Minimum
 
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 1    distance to        Maximum      distance to         Maximum
 2    nearest foot       Gross        nearest foot        Gross
 3    between            Weight       between             Weight
 4    extreme axles      (pounds)     extreme axles       (pounds)
 5    10 feet            41,000       16 feet             46,000
 6    11                 42,000       17                  47,000
 7    12                 43,000       18                  47,500
 8    13                 44,000       19                  48,000
 9    14                 44,500       20                  49,000
10    15                 45,000       21 feet or more     50,000
11                      VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
12                           HAVING 4 AXLES
13    Minimum                         Minimum
14    distance to        Maximum      distance to         Maximum
15    nearest foot       Gross        nearest foot        Gross
16    between            Weight       between             Weight
17    extreme axles      (pounds)     extreme axles       (pounds)
18    15 feet            50,000       26 feet             57,500
19    16                 50,500       27                  58,000
20    17                 51,500       28                  58,500
21    18                 52,000       29                  59,500
22    19                 52,500       30                  60,000
23    20                 53,500       31                  60,500
24    21                 54,000       32                  61,500
25    22                 54,500       33                  62,000
26    23                 55,500       34                  62,500
27    24                 56,000       35                  63,500
28    25                 56,500       36 feet or more     64,000
29        A vehicle not in a combination having more than  4  axles
30    may not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (b)
31    for  4  axles  measured  between  the  extreme  axles  of the
32    vehicle.
33                 COMBINATIONS HAVING 5 OR MORE AXLES
34    Minimum distance to           Maximum
 
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 1    nearest foot between          Gross Weight
 2    extreme axles                 (pounds)
 3    42 feet or less               72,000
 4    43                            73,000
 5    44 feet or more               73,280

 6    VEHICLES OPERATING ON CRAWLER TYPE TRACKS ..... 40,000 pounds

 7                 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SELFCOMPACTORS
 8       OR ROLL-OFF HOISTS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR GARBAGE
 9              OR REFUSE HAULS ONLY AND TRUCKS USED FOR
10                THE COLLECTION OF RENDERING MATERIALS
11               On Highway Not Part of National System
12                 of Interstate and Defense Highways
13    with 2 axles                                    36,000 pounds
14    with 3 axles                                    54,000 pounds

15                    TWO AXLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH
16             A FRONT LOADING COMPACTOR USED EXCLUSIVELY
17         FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, OR RECYCLING
18    with 2 axles                                    40,000 pounds

19        (c)  Cities having a population of more than  50,000  may
20    permit  by  ordinance  axle loads on 2 axle motor vehicles 33
21    1/2% above those provided for herein, but the increase  shall
22    not  become  effective until the city has officially notified
23    the Department of the passage of the ordinance and shall  not
24    apply  to  those  vehicles  when outside of the limits of the
25    city, nor shall the gross weight of any 2 axle motor  vehicle
26    operating over any street of the city exceed 40,000 pounds.
27        (d)  Weight  limitations  shall  not  apply  to  vehicles
28    (including   loads)   operated   by  a  public  utility  when
29    transporting  equipment  required  for  emergency  repair  of
30    public utility facilities or properties or water wells.
31        A combination of vehicles, including a tow  truck  and  a
32    disabled  vehicle  or  disabled combination of vehicles, that
 
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 1    exceeds the weight restriction imposed by this Code,  may  be
 2    operated  on  a  public  highway  in this State provided that
 3    neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being towed  nor
 4    the  tow  truck  itself  shall  exceed the weight limitations
 5    permitted under this Chapter. During  the  towing  operation,
 6    neither  the  tow  truck  nor  the  vehicle combination shall
 7    exceed 24,000 pounds on a single rear axle and 44,000  pounds
 8    on a tandem rear axle, provided the towing vehicle:
 9             (1)  is  specifically designed as a tow truck having
10        a gross vehicle weight rating of at least  18,000  pounds
11        and is equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes
12        are  required  only  if  the  towing  vehicle is towing a
13        vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer combination that
14        is equipped with air brakes;
15             (2)  is  equipped  with   flashing,   rotating,   or
16        oscillating  amber  lights, visible for at least 500 feet
17        in all directions;
18             (3)  is  capable  of  utilizing  the  lighting   and
19        braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination of
20        vehicles; and
21             (4)  does  not  engage  in  a tow exceeding 20 miles
22        from the initial  point  of  wreck  or  disablement.  Any
23        additional  movement  of the vehicles may occur only upon
24        issuance of authorization for  that  movement  under  the
25        provisions  of  Sections  15-301  through  15-319 of this
26        Code.
27        Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of
28    the tow truck  and  vehicles  being  towed.   The  tow  truck
29    license  plate  must  cover the operating empty weight of the
30    tow truck only. The weight of each vehicle being towed  shall
31    be  covered  by  a valid license plate issued to the owner or
32    operator of the vehicle being towed  and  displayed  on  that
33    vehicle. If no valid plate issued to the owner or operator of
34    that  vehicle  is  displayed  on  that  vehicle, or the plate
 
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 1    displayed on that vehicle does not cover the  weight  of  the
 2    vehicle,  the  weight  of the vehicle shall be covered by the
 3    third tow truck plate issued to the owner or operator of  the
 4    tow truck and temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed.
 5        The  Department  may  by  rule  or  regulation  prescribe
 6    additional  requirements. However, nothing in this Code shall
 7    prohibit a tow truck under instructions of a  police  officer
 8    from  legally  clearing  a  disabled  vehicle, that may be in
 9    violation of weight limitations of  this  Chapter,  from  the
10    roadway  to  the  berm  or shoulder of the highway. If in the
11    opinion of the police officer that location  is  unsafe,  the
12    officer  is  authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to
13    the nearest place of safety.  Furthermore,  nothing  in  this
14    Code  nor  any  rule or regulation prohibits a towing vehicle
15    that  meets  the  requirements  of  paragraph  (1)  of   this
16    subsection  (d)  from  towing  any  disabled vehicle from the
17    initial point of  wreck  or  disablement  to  a  point  where
18    repairs  are  actually to occur. This movement shall be valid
19    only  on  State  routes  approved  by   the   Department   of
20    Transportation.  The tower must abide by posted bridge weight
21    limits.
22        For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle  weight
23    rating,  or  GVWR,  shall  mean  the  value  specified by the
24    manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
25        (e)  No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped  with
26    pneumatic tires shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon
27    the  highways of this State in violation of the provisions of
28    any permit issued under the  provisions  of  Sections  15-301
29    through 15-319 of this Chapter.
30        (f)  On  designated  Class I, II, or III highways and the
31    National  System  of  Interstate  and  Defense  Highways,  no
32    vehicle or combination of vehicles with pneumatic  tires  may
33    be  operated,  unladen or with load, when the total weight on
34    the road surface exceeds the following: 20,000  pounds  on  a
 
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 1    single  axle;  34,000  pounds  on  a tandem axle with no axle
 2    within the tandem  exceeding  20,000  pounds;  80,000  pounds
 3    gross  weight for vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles; or
 4    a total weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive  axles  in
 5    excess  of  that  weight  produced  by the application of the
 6    following formula:  W = 500 times the sum of (LN  divided  by
 7    N-1) + 12N + 36, where "W" equals overall total weight on any
 8    group  of  2  or  more  consecutive  axles to the nearest 500
 9    pounds, "L" equals the distance measured to the nearest  foot
10    between extremes of any group of 2 or more consecutive axles,
11    and  "N"  equals  the  number  of  axles  in  the group under
12    consideration.
13        The above formula when expressed in tabular form  results
14    in allowable loads as follows:

15    Distance measured
16    to the nearest
17    foot between the
18    extremes of any         Maximum weight in pounds
19    group of 2 or           of any group of
20    more consecutive        2 or more consecutive axles
21    axles
22          feet        2 axles  3 axles  4 axles  5 axles  6 axles
23            4         34,000
24            5         34,000
25            6         34,000
26            7         34,000
27            8         38,000*   42,000
28            9         39,000    42,500
29           10         40,000    43,500
30           11                   44,000
31           12                   45,000   50,000
32           13                   45,500   50,500
33           14                   46,500   51,500
34           15                   47,000   52,000
 
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 1           16                   48,000   52,500   58,000
 2           17                   48,500   53,500   58,500
 3           18                   49,500   54,000   59,000
 4           19                   50,000   54,500   60,000
 5           20                   51,000   55,500   60,500   66,000
 6           21                   51,500   56,000   61,000   66,500
 7           22                   52,500   56,500   61,500   67,000
 8           23                   53,000   57,500   62,500   68,000
 9           24                   54,000   58,000   63,000   68,500
10           25                   54,500   58,500   63,500   69,000
11           26                   55,500   59,500   64,000   69,500
12           27                   56,000   60,000   65,000   70,000
13           28                   57,000   60,500   65,500   71,000
14           29                   57,500   61,500   66,000   71,500
15           30                   58,500   62,000   66,500   72,000
16           31                   59,000   62,500   67,500   72,500
17           32                   60,000   63,500   68,000   73,000
18           33                            64,000   68,500   74,000
19           34                            64,500   69,000   74,500
20           35                            65,500   70,000   75,000
21           36                            66,000   70,500   75,500
22           37                            66,500   71,000   76,000
23           38                            67,500   72,000   77,000
24           39                            68,000   72,500   77,500
25           40                            68,500   73,000   78,000
26           41                            69,500   73,500   78,500
27           42                            70,000   74,000   79,000
28           43                            70,500   75,000   80,000
29           44                            71,500   75,500
30           45                            72,000   76,000
31           46                            72,500   76,500
32           47                            73,500   77,500
33           48                            74,000   78,000
34           49                            74,500   78,500
 
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 1           50                            75,500   79,000
 2           51                            76,000   80,000
 3           52                            76,500
 4           53                            77,500
 5           54                            78,000
 6           55                            78,500
 7           56                            79,500
 8           57                            80,000
 9    *If  the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2
10    axles are tandem axles and the maximum total weight  may  not
11    exceed   34,000  pounds,  notwithstanding  the  higher  limit
12    resulting from the application of the formula.
13        Vehicles not in a combination having more  than  4  axles
14    may not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (f)
15    for  4  axles  measured  between  the  extreme  axles  of the
16    vehicle.
17        Vehicles in a combination having more than  6  axles  may
18    not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (f) for
19    6   axles   measured   between   the  extreme  axles  of  the
20    combination.
21        Local   authorities    and    road    district    highway
22    commissioners,  with  respect  to  streets and highways under
23    their jurisdiction, without  additional  fees,  may  also  by
24    ordinance  or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
25    subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle
26    shall not exceed 20,000 pounds and the maximum  total  weight
27    on  any  tandem  axle  shall  not  exceed  34,000  pounds, on
28    designated highways when appropriate regulatory signs  giving
29    notice  are  erected upon the street or highway or portion of
30    any  street  or  highway  affected  by   the   ordinance   or
31    resolution.
32        The following are exceptions to the above formula:
33             (1)  Two  consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry
34        a total weight of  34,000  pounds  each  if  the  overall
 
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 1        distance   between  the  first  and  last  axles  of  the
 2        consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
 3             (2)  Vehicles  for  which  a  different   limit   is
 4        established  and posted in accordance with Section 15-316
 5        of this Code.
 6             (3)  Vehicles   for   which   the   Department    of
 7        Transportation  and  local  authorities  issue overweight
 8        permits under authority of Section 15-301 of  this  Code.
 9        These vehicles are not subject to the bridge formula.
10             (4)  Tow  trucks  subject to the conditions provided
11        in subsection (d) may  not  exceed  24,000  pounds  on  a
12        single rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle.
13             (5)  A tandem axle on a 3-axle truck registered as a
14        Special  Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the
15        model year of 2004, and registered in Illinois  prior  to
16        January  1,  2005,  with  a distance between 2 axles in a
17        series greater than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches
18        may not exceed  a  total  weight  of  36,000  pounds  and
19        neither axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds.
20             (6)  A  truck  not  in  combination, equipped with a
21        self  compactor  or  an  industrial  roll-off  hoist  and
22        roll-off  container,  used  exclusively  for  garbage  or
23        refuse operations, may, when  laden,  transmit  upon  the
24        road  surface, except when on part of the National System
25        of Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum
26        weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on
27        a tandem axle; 36,000 pounds gross  weight  on  a  2-axle
28        vehicle;  54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
29        This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
30             (7)  Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special
31        Hauling Vehicles that include a semitrailer  manufactured
32        prior  to or in the model year of 2004, and registered in
33        Illinois prior to January 1, 2005, having 5 axles with  a
34        distance  of  42  feet or less between extreme axles, may
 
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 1        not exceed the following maximum weights:  18,000  pounds
 2        on  a  single  axle;  32,000 pounds on a tandem axle; and
 3        72,000 pounds gross weight. This combination of  vehicles
 4        is  not  subject  to  the  bridge formula.  For all those
 5        combinations  of  vehicles  that  include  a  semitrailer
 6        manufactured after the effective date of this  amendatory
 7        Act  of  the  92nd General Assembly, the overall distance
 8        between the first and last axles of the 2 sets of tandems
 9        must be 18 feet 6 inches  or  more.  Any  combination  of
10        vehicles that has had its cargo container replaced in its
11        entirety  after  December  31,  2004  may  not exceed the
12        weights allowed by the bridge formula.
13        No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other
14    than pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or  with  load,
15    upon  the highways of this State when the gross weight on the
16    road surface through any wheel exceeds 800  pounds  per  inch
17    width  of  tire  tread  or  when the gross weight on the road
18    surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
19        (f-1)  A vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds  is
20    allowed access as follows:
21             (1)  From  any  State  designated  highway  onto any
22        county, township, or municipal highway for a distance  of
23        5 highway miles for the purpose of loading and unloading,
24        provided:
25                  (A)  The  vehicle  and  load  does not exceed 8
26             feet 6 inches in width and 65 feet overall length.
27                  (B)  There is no sign prohibiting that access.
28                  (C)  The  route  is  not  being   used   as   a
29             thoroughfare between State  designated highways.
30             (2)  From  any  State  designated  highway  onto any
31        county or township highway for a distance  of  5  highway
32        miles,  or  any  municipal  highway for a distance of one
33        highway mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs,  and
34        rest, provided:
 
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 1                  (A)  The  vehicle  and  load  does not exceed 8
 2             feet 6 inches in width and 65 feet overall length.
 3                  (B)  There is no sign prohibiting that access.
 4                  (C)  The  route  is  not  being   used   as   a
 5             thoroughfare between State designated highways.
 6        (f-2)  A  vehicle  and load greater than 73,280 pounds in
 7    weight but not exceeding 80,000 pounds is allowed  access  as
 8    follows:
 9             (1)  From  a  Class  I  highway  onto  any street or
10        highway for a  distance  of  one  highway  mile  for  the
11        purpose  of  loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and
12        rest, provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
13             (2)  From a Class I, II, or  III  highway  onto  any
14        State  highway  or  any  local  designated  highway for a
15        distance of 5 highway miles for the purpose  of  loading,
16        unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
17        Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
18    relating  to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
19    designation of highways under this subsection.
20        (g)  No person shall operate a vehicle or combination  of
21    vehicles   over   a   bridge   or  other  elevated  structure
22    constituting part of a highway with a gross  weight  that  is
23    greater  than the maximum weight permitted by the Department,
24    when the  structure  is  sign  posted  as  provided  in  this
25    Section.
26        (h)  The Department upon request from any local authority
27    shall,   or   upon   its   own  initiative  may,  conduct  an
28    investigation of  any  bridge  or  other  elevated  structure
29    constituting  a  part  of a highway, and if it finds that the
30    structure cannot with safety to itself withstand  the  weight
31    of   vehicles  otherwise  permissible  under  this  Code  the
32    Department shall determine and declare the maximum weight  of
33    vehicles  that  the structures can withstand, and shall cause
34    or permit suitable signs stating maximum weight to be erected
 
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 1    and maintained before each end of the structure.   No  person
 2    shall  operate  a vehicle or combination of vehicles over any
 3    structure with a gross weight that is greater than the posted
 4    maximum weight.
 5        (i)  Upon  the  trial  of  any  person  charged  with   a
 6    violation of subsections (g) or (h) of this Section, proof of
 7    the  determination  of  the  maximum  allowable weight by the
 8    Department  and  the  existence  of  the  signs,  constitutes
 9    conclusive  evidence  of  the  maximum  weight  that  can  be
10    maintained with safety to the bridge or structure.
11    (Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02.)