96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3066

 

Introduced 2/8/2010, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/15-111   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111

    Amends a provision of the Illinois Vehicle Code providing that no vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires may be operated on non-designated highways when the total weight transmitted to the road surface exceeds 20,000 pounds on a single axle or 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle with no axle within the tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds unless an exemption applies. Adds a truck, not in combination and used exclusively for the collection of non-hazardous waste, with a maximum weight of 22,000 pounds on a single axle and 44,000 pounds on a tandem axle to the list of vehicles that are exempted from the above provision. Provides that a 3-axle truck registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the transportation of non-hazardous solid waste, manufactured before or in the model year of 2014, first registered in Illinois before January 1, 2015, and not operated on a highway that is part of the National System of Interstate Highways, is allowed a maximum weight of 22,000 pounds on any single axle and 44,000 pounds on a series of axles greater than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches and is exempted from the federal bridge formula codified by a provision of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
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 changing
5 Section 15-111 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/15-111)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
7     Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
8     (a) On non-designated highways, no vehicle or combination
9 of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires may be operated,
10 unladen or with load, when the total weight transmitted to the
11 road surface exceeds 20,000 pounds on a single axle or 34,000
12 pounds on a tandem axle with no axle within the tandem
13 exceeding 20,000 pounds except:
14         (1) when a different limit is established and posted in
15     accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code;
16         (2) vehicles for which the Department of
17     Transportation and local authorities issue overweight
18     permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code;
19         (3) tow trucks subject to the conditions provided in
20     subsection (d) may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a single
21     rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle;
22         (4) any single axle of a 2-axle truck weighing 36,000
23     pounds or less and not a part of a combination of vehicles,

 

 

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1     shall not exceed 20,000 pounds;
2         (5) any single axle of a 2-axle truck equipped with a
3     personnel lift or digger derrick, weighing 36,000 pounds or
4     less, owned and operated by a public utility, shall not
5     exceed 20,000 pounds;
6         (6) any single axle of a 2-axle truck specially
7     equipped with a front loading compactor used exclusively
8     for garbage, refuse, or recycling may not exceed 20,000
9     pounds per axle, provided that the gross weight of the
10     vehicle does not exceed 40,000 pounds;
11         (7) a truck, not in combination and specially equipped
12     with a selfcompactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and
13     roll-off container, used exclusively for garbage or refuse
14     operations may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface
15     the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a single
16     axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle;
17         (8) a truck, not in combination and used exclusively
18     for the collection of rendering materials, may, when laden,
19     transmit upon the road surface the following maximum
20     weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a
21     tandem axle;
22         (9) tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered as a
23     Special Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the
24     model year of 2014 and first registered in Illinois prior
25     to January 1, 2015, with a distance greater than 72 inches
26     but not more than 96 inches between any series of 2 axles,

 

 

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1     is allowed a combined weight on the series not to exceed
2     36,000 pounds and neither axle of the series may exceed
3     20,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type manufactured after
4     the model year of 2014 or first registered in Illinois
5     after December 31, 2014 may not exceed a combined weight of
6     34,000 pounds through the series of 2 axles and neither
7     axle of the series may exceed 20,000 pounds;
8         (10) a 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special
9     Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and
10     transportation of concrete in the plastic state and
11     manufactured prior to or in the model year of 2014 and
12     first registered in Illinois prior to January 1, 2015, is
13     allowed the following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on any
14     single axle; 36,000 pounds on any series of 2 axles greater
15     than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches; and 34,000
16     pounds on any series of 2 axles greater than 40 inches but
17     not more than 72 inches;
18         (11) 4-axle vehicles or a 5 or more axle combination of
19     vehicles: The weight transmitted upon the road surface
20     through any series of 3 axles whose centers are more than
21     96 inches apart, measured between extreme axles in the
22     series, may not exceed those allowed in the table contained
23     in subsection (f) of this Section. No axle or tandem axle
24     of the series may exceed the maximum weight permitted under
25     this Section for a single or tandem axle; .
26         (12) a truck, not in combination and used exclusively

 

 

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1     for the collection of non-hazardous waste, may, when laden,
2     transmit upon the road surface the following maximum
3     weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 44,000 pounds on a
4     tandem axle.
5     No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other
6 than pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or with load,
7 upon the highways of this State when the gross weight on the
8 road surface through any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch
9 width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
10 surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
11     (b) On non-designated highways, the gross weight of
12 vehicles and combination of vehicles including the weight of
13 the vehicle or combination and its maximum load shall be
14 subject to the federal bridge formula provided in subsection
15 (f) of this Section.
 
16 VEHICLES OPERATING ON CRAWLER TYPE TRACKS ..... 40,000 pounds
 
17
TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SELFCOMPACTORS
18
OR ROLL-OFF HOISTS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR GARBAGE,
19
REFUSE, OR RECYCLING HAULS ONLY AND TRUCKS USED FOR
20
THE COLLECTION OF RENDERING MATERIALS
21
On Highway Not Part of National System
22
of Interstate and Defense Highways
23 with 2 axles                                   36,000 pounds
24 with 3 axles                                   54,000 pounds
 

 

 

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1
TWO AXLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH
2
A FRONT LOADING COMPACTOR USED EXCLUSIVELY
3
FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, OR RECYCLING
4 with 2 axles                                   40,000 pounds
 
5     A 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special Hauling
6 Vehicle, used exclusively for mixing and transportation of
7 concrete in the plastic state, manufactured before or in the
8 model year of 2014, and first registered in Illinois before
9 January 1, 2015, is allowed a maximum gross weight listed in
10 the table of subsection (f) of this Section for 4 axles. This
11 vehicle, while loaded with concrete in the plastic state, is
12 not subject to the series of 3 axles requirement provided for
13 in subdivision (a)(11) of this Section, but no axle or tandem
14 axle of the series may exceed the maximum weight permitted
15 under subdivision (a)(10) of this Section.
16     (b-1) As used in this Section, a "recycling haul" or
17 "recycling operation" means the hauling of segregated,
18 non-hazardous, non-special, homogeneous non-putrescible
19 materials, such as paper, glass, cans, or plastic, for
20 subsequent use in the secondary materials market.
21     (c) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may
22 permit by ordinance axle loads on 2 axle motor vehicles 33 1/2%
23 above those provided for herein, but the increase shall not
24 become effective until the city has officially notified the

 

 

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1 Department of the passage of the ordinance and shall not apply
2 to those vehicles when outside of the limits of the city, nor
3 shall the gross weight of any 2 axle motor vehicle operating
4 over any street of the city exceed 40,000 pounds.
5     (d) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles
6 (including loads) operated by a public utility when
7 transporting equipment required for emergency repair of public
8 utility facilities or properties or water wells.
9     A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck and a
10 disabled vehicle or disabled combination of vehicles, that
11 exceeds the weight restriction imposed by this Code, may be
12 operated on a public highway in this State provided that
13 neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being towed nor
14 the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight limitations
15 permitted under this Chapter. During the towing operation,
16 neither the tow truck nor the vehicle combination shall exceed
17 24,000 pounds on a single rear axle and 44,000 pounds on a
18 tandem rear axle, provided the towing vehicle:
19         (1) is specifically designed as a tow truck having a
20     gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 pounds and
21     is equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes are
22     required only if the towing vehicle is towing a vehicle,
23     semitrailer, or tractor-trailer combination that is
24     equipped with air brakes;
25         (2) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
26     oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet in

 

 

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1     all directions;
2         (3) is capable of utilizing the lighting and braking
3     systems of the disabled vehicle or combination of vehicles;
4     and
5         (4) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles from
6     the initial point of wreck or disablement. Any additional
7     movement of the vehicles may occur only upon issuance of
8     authorization for that movement under the provisions of
9     Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this Code. The towing
10     vehicle, however, may tow any disabled vehicle from the
11     initial point of wreck or disablement to a point where
12     repairs are actually to occur. This movement shall be valid
13     only on State routes. The tower must abide by posted bridge
14     weight limits.
15     Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of
16 the tow truck and vehicles being towed. The tow truck license
17 plate must cover the operating empty weight of the tow truck
18 only. The weight of each vehicle being towed shall be covered
19 by a valid license plate issued to the owner or operator of the
20 vehicle being towed and displayed on that vehicle. If no valid
21 plate issued to the owner or operator of that vehicle is
22 displayed on that vehicle, or the plate displayed on that
23 vehicle does not cover the weight of the vehicle, the weight of
24 the vehicle shall be covered by the third tow truck plate
25 issued to the owner or operator of the tow truck and
26 temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed. If a roll-back

 

 

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1 carrier is registered and being used as a tow truck, however,
2 the license plate or plates for the tow truck must cover the
3 gross vehicle weight, including any load carried on the bed of
4 the roll-back carrier.
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 the
13 nearest place of safety.
14     For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
15 rating, or GVWR, shall mean the value specified by the
16 manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
17     (e) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
18 pneumatic tires shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon
19 the highways of this State in violation of the provisions of
20 any permit issued under the provisions of Sections 15-301
21 through 15-319 of this Chapter.
22     (f) No vehicle or combination of vehicles with pneumatic
23 tires may be operated, unladen or with load, when the total
24 weight on the road surface exceeds the following: 20,000 pounds
25 on a single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle with no axle
26 within the tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000 pounds gross

 

 

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1 weight for vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles; or a total
2 weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in excess of
3 that weight produced by the application of the following
4 formula: W = 500 times the sum of (LN divided by N-1) + 12N +
5 36, where "W" equals overall total weight on any group of 2 or
6 more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, "L" equals
7 the distance measured to the nearest foot between extremes of
8 any group of 2 or more consecutive axles, and "N" equals the
9 number of axles in the group under consideration.
10     The above formula when expressed in tabular form results in
11 allowable loads as follows:
 
12 Distance measured
13 to the nearest
14 foot between the
15 extremes of any         Maximum weight in pounds
16 group of 2 or           of any group of
17 more consecutive        2 or more consecutive axles
18 axles
19feet2 axles3 axles4 axles5 axles6 axles
20434,000
21534,000
22634,000
23734,000
24838,000*42,000
25939,00042,500

 

 

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11040,00043,500
21144,000
31245,00050,000
41345,50050,500
51446,50051,500
61547,00052,000
71648,00052,50058,000
81748,50053,50058,500
91849,50054,00059,000
101950,00054,50060,000
112051,00055,50060,50066,000
122151,50056,00061,00066,500
132252,50056,50061,50067,000
142353,00057,50062,50068,000
152454,00058,00063,00068,500
162554,50058,50063,50069,000
172655,50059,50064,00069,500
182756,00060,00065,00070,000
192857,00060,50065,50071,000
202957,50061,50066,00071,500
213058,50062,00066,50072,000
223159,00062,50067,50072,500
233260,00063,50068,00073,000
243364,00068,50074,000
253464,50069,00074,500
263565,50070,00075,000

 

 

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13666,00070,50075,500
23766,50071,00076,000
33867,50072,00077,000
43968,00072,50077,500
54068,50073,00078,000
64169,50073,50078,500
74270,00074,00079,000
84370,50075,00080,000
94471,50075,500
104572,00076,000
114672,50076,500
124773,50077,500
134874,00078,000
144974,50078,500
155075,50079,000
165176,00080,000
175276,500
185377,500
195478,000
205578,500
215679,500
225780,000
23 *If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2
24 axles are tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not
25 exceed 34,000 pounds, notwithstanding the higher limit
26 resulting from the application of the formula.

 

 

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1     Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles may
2 not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (f) for 4
3 axles measured between the extreme axles of the vehicle.
4     Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may not
5 exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (f) for 6
6 axles measured between the extreme axles of the combination.
7     Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways
8 under their jurisdiction, without additional fees, may also by
9 ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
10 subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle
11 shall not exceed 20,000 pounds and the maximum total weight on
12 any tandem axle shall not exceed 34,000 pounds, on designated
13 highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving notice are
14 erected upon the street or highway or portion of any street or
15 highway affected by the ordinance or resolution.
16     The following are exceptions to the above formula:
17         (1) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a
18     total weight of 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance
19     between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets of
20     tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
21         (2) Vehicles for which a different limit is established
22     and posted in accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code.
23         (3) Vehicles for which the Department of
24     Transportation and local authorities issue overweight
25     permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code.
26     These vehicles are not subject to the bridge formula.

 

 

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1         (4) Tow trucks subject to the conditions provided in
2     subsection (d) may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a single
3     rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle.
4         (5) A tandem axle on a 3-axle truck registered as a
5     Special Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the
6     model year of 2014, and registered in Illinois prior to
7     January 1, 2015, with a distance between 2 axles in a
8     series greater than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches
9     may not exceed a total weight of 36,000 pounds and neither
10     axle of the series may exceed 20,000 pounds.
11         (6) A truck not in combination, equipped with a self
12     compactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off
13     container, used exclusively for garbage, refuse, or
14     recycling operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the
15     road surface, except when on part of the National System of
16     Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum
17     weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a
18     tandem axle; 36,000 pounds gross weight on a 2-axle
19     vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
20     This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
21         (7) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special
22     Hauling Vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured
23     prior to or in the model year of 2014, and registered in
24     Illinois prior to January 1, 2015, having 5 axles with a
25     distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may not
26     exceed the following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on a

 

 

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1     single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle; and 72,000
2     pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles is not
3     subject to the bridge formula. For all those combinations
4     of vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured after
5     the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd
6     General Assembly, the overall distance between the first
7     and last axles of the 2 sets of tandems must be 18 feet 6
8     inches or more. Any combination of vehicles that has had
9     its cargo container replaced in its entirety after December
10     31, 2014 may not exceed the weights allowed by the bridge
11     formula.
12         (8) A 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special
13     Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and
14     transportation of concrete in the plastic state,
15     manufactured before or in the model year of 2014, first
16     registered in Illinois before January 1, 2015, and not
17     operated on a highway that is part of the National System
18     of Interstate Highways, is allowed the following maximum
19     weights: 20,000 pounds on any single axle; 36,000 pounds on
20     a series of axles greater than 72 inches but not more than
21     96 inches; and 34,000 pounds on any series of 2 axles
22     greater than 40 inches but not more than 72 inches. The
23     gross weight of this vehicle may not exceed the weights
24     allowed by the bridge formula for 4 axles. The bridge
25     formula does not apply to any series of 3 axles while the
26     vehicle is transporting concrete in the plastic state, but

 

 

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1     no axle or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum
2     weight permitted under this subsection (f).
3         (9) A 3-axle truck registered as a Special Hauling
4     Vehicle, used exclusively for the transportation of
5     non-hazardous solid waste, manufactured before or in the
6     model year of 2014, first registered in Illinois before
7     January 1, 2015, and not operated on a highway that is part
8     of the National System of Interstate Highways, is allowed
9     the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on any single
10     axle; 44,000 pounds on a series of axles greater than 72
11     inches but not more than 96 inches. This vehicle is not
12     subject to the bridge formula while the vehicle is
13     transporting solid waste.
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     (f-1) A vehicle and load not exceeding 80,000 pounds is
21 allowed travel on non-designated highways so long as there is
22 no sign prohibiting that access.
23     (g) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of
24 vehicles over a bridge or other elevated structure constituting
25 part of a highway with a gross weight that is greater than the
26 maximum weight permitted by the Department, when the structure

 

 

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1 is sign posted as provided in this Section.
2     (h) The Department upon request from any local authority
3 shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an investigation
4 of any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part
5 of a highway, and if it finds that the structure cannot with
6 safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles otherwise
7 permissible under this Code the Department shall determine and
8 declare the maximum weight of vehicles that the structures can
9 withstand, and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating
10 maximum weight to be erected and maintained before each end of
11 the structure. No person shall operate a vehicle or combination
12 of vehicles over any structure with a gross weight that is
13 greater than the posted maximum weight.
14     (i) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation
15 of subsections (g) or (h) of this Section, proof of the
16 determination of the maximum allowable weight by the Department
17 and the existence of the signs, constitutes conclusive evidence
18 of the maximum weight that can be maintained with safety to the
19 bridge or structure.
20 (Source: P.A. 95-51, eff. 1-1-08; 96-34, eff. 1-1-10; 96-37,
21 eff. 7-13-09.)
 
22     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.