Full Text of HB0396 102nd General Assembly
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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 | 5 | | changing Sections 15-107, 15-111, 15-301, and 15-307 as | 6 | | follows:
| 7 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-107)
(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
| 8 | | Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles.
| 9 | | (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway | 10 | | of this State
may not exceed 42 feet except the following:
| 11 | | (1) Semitrailers.
| 12 | | (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45 | 13 | | feet in length, not
including energy absorbing bumpers.
| 14 | | (a-1) A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be up | 15 | | to 45 feet
in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers. | 16 | | The length limitations
described in this subsection (a-1) | 17 | | shall be exclusive of energy-absorbing
bumpers and rear view | 18 | | mirrors.
| 19 | | (b) (Blank).
| 20 | | (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2), | 21 | | combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles | 22 | | except
the
following:
| 23 | | (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer.
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| 1 | | (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter | 2 | | dolly or one semitrailer.
| 3 | | (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle | 4 | | that is defined
in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment, | 5 | | provided the overall dimension does
not
exceed 60 feet.
| 6 | | (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit | 7 | | coupled
together by the triple saddlemount method.
| 8 | | (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | 9 | | provided
the following:
| 10 | | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60
| 11 | | feet.
| 12 | | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
| 13 | | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | 14 | | fifth-wheel type assembly.
| 15 | | (C) The second vehicle in the combination of | 16 | | vehicles is
a recreational vehicle that is towed by a
| 17 | | fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be
properly | 18 | | registered and must be equipped with
brakes, | 19 | | regardless of weight.
| 20 | | (D) The third vehicle must be the
lightest of the 3 | 21 | | vehicles and be a trailer or
semitrailer designed or | 22 | | used for
transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle,
| 23 | | personal watercraft, or motorcycle.
| 24 | | (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use
of | 25 | | the operator of the towing vehicle.
| 26 | | (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
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| 1 | | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | 2 | | Code, except the
additional
brake requirement in | 3 | | subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5).
| 4 | | (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | 5 | | or combination
of
disabled vehicles, provided the towing | 6 | | vehicle:
| 7 | | (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having | 8 | | a gross vehicle
weight rating of
at least 18,000 | 9 | | pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that air | 10 | | brakes
are
required only if the towing vehicle is | 11 | | towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or
tractor-trailer | 12 | | combination that is equipped with air brakes. For the | 13 | | purpose
of this
subsection, gross vehicle weight | 14 | | rating, or GVWR, means the value
specified by the | 15 | | manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
| 16 | | (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | 17 | | oscillating amber lights,
visible for at
least 500 | 18 | | feet in all directions.
| 19 | | (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and | 20 | | braking systems of the
disabled
vehicle or combination | 21 | | of vehicles.
| 22 | | (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway | 23 | | miles from the initial
point of
wreck or disablement | 24 | | to a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
| 25 | | vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization | 26 | | for that movement under
the provisions of Sections |
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| 1 | | 15-301 through 15-318 of this Code.
| 2 | | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | 3 | | additional
requirements
regarding length limitations for a | 4 | | tow truck towing another vehicle.
| 5 | | For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely | 6 | | serves as
substitute
wheels for another legally licensed | 7 | | vehicle is considered part of the
licensed
vehicle and not | 8 | | a separate vehicle.
| 9 | | (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | 10 | | provided the following: | 11 | | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65 | 12 | | feet. | 13 | | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered | 14 | | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | 15 | | fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball. | 16 | | (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 | 17 | | vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer. | 18 | | (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with | 19 | | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | 20 | | Code.
| 21 | | (E) The combination of vehicles must be operated | 22 | | by a person who holds a commercial driver's license | 23 | | (CDL).
| 24 | | (F) The combination of vehicles must be en route | 25 | | to a location where new or used trailers are sold by an | 26 | | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer |
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| 1 | | dealer.
| 2 | | (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any | 3 | | State designated highway if: | 4 | | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | 5 | | feet; | 6 | | (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of | 7 | | vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and
| 8 | | (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | 9 | | location where new or used trailers are sold by an | 10 | | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | 11 | | dealer.
| 12 | | (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from | 13 | | any State designated highway onto any county, township, or | 14 | | municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the | 15 | | purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed | 16 | | vehicles if: | 17 | | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | 18 | | feet; | 19 | | (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000 | 20 | | pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width; | 21 | | (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access; | 22 | | (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare | 23 | | between State designated highways; and
| 24 | | (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | 25 | | location where new or used trailers are sold by an | 26 | | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer |
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| 1 | | dealer.
| 2 | | (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length | 3 | | limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations | 4 | | provided:
| 5 | | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
| 6 | | in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 | 7 | | feet.
| 8 | | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
| 9 | | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | 10 | | combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | 11 | | inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall | 12 | | not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the | 13 | | transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
| 14 | | (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
| 15 | | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
| 16 | | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may | 17 | | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
| 18 | | (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
| 19 | | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
| 20 | | (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to
| 21 | | transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet
| 22 | | overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of
| 23 | | front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of | 24 | | the
transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of | 25 | | this
Section.
| 26 | | (6) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically |
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| 1 | | designed to transport motor vehicles or
boats and | 2 | | automobile transporters, as defined in Chapter 1, may not | 3 | | exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length
limitation is | 4 | | inclusive of front and rear bumpers but
exclusive of the | 5 | | overhang of the transported vehicles, as
provided in | 6 | | paragraph (i) of this Section.
| 7 | | (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
| 8 | | together by the triple saddlemount method may not
exceed | 9 | | 97 feet overall dimension.
| 10 | | (8) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not | 11 | | exceed 82 feet overall dimension. | 12 | | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | 13 | | poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | 14 | | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled
| 15 | | dismembered are exempt from length limitations, provided that | 16 | | no object may
exceed 80 feet in length and the overall | 17 | | dimension of the vehicle including the
load
may not exceed 100 | 18 | | feet. This exemption does not apply to operation on a
| 19 | | Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to | 20 | | in this Section
are
the days on which the following | 21 | | traditional holidays are celebrated: New
Year's
Day; Memorial | 22 | | Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and
| 23 | | Christmas Day.
| 24 | | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | 25 | | route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities | 26 | | or properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided |
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| 1 | | that during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
| 2 | | be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on | 3 | | both sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any | 4 | | projecting load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
| 5 | | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | 6 | | combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | 7 | | of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length | 8 | | limitations.
| 9 | | The length limitations described in this paragraph (d) | 10 | | shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices,
| 11 | | such as bumpers, refrigeration
units or air compressors and | 12 | | other devices, that the Department may interpret
as necessary | 13 | | for safe and efficient
operation; except that no device | 14 | | excluded under this paragraph shall have by
its design or use | 15 | | the capability to carry cargo.
| 16 | | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | 17 | | relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | 18 | | designation of highways under
this paragraph (d).
| 19 | | (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length | 20 | | limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations, | 21 | | provided:
| 22 | | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
| 23 | | in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 | 24 | | feet
overall dimension.
| 25 | | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
| 26 | | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in |
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| 1 | | combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | 2 | | inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall | 3 | | not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the | 4 | | transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
| 5 | | (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck | 6 | | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may
not exceed | 7 | | 65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear
axle.
| 8 | | (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
| 9 | | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer | 10 | | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer
combination, may | 11 | | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
| 12 | | (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
| 13 | | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
| 14 | | (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed | 15 | | to
transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65 | 16 | | feet
overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive | 17 | | of
front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of | 18 | | the
transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of | 19 | | this
Section.
| 20 | | (7) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically | 21 | | designed to transport motor vehicles or
boats may not | 22 | | exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length
limitation is | 23 | | inclusive of front and rear bumpers but
exclusive of the | 24 | | overhang of the transported vehicles, as
provided in | 25 | | paragraph (i) of this Section.
| 26 | | (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled |
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| 1 | | together by the
triple
saddlemount method may not exceed | 2 | | 97 feet overall dimension.
| 3 | | (9) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not | 4 | | exceed 82 feet overall dimension. | 5 | | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | 6 | | poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | 7 | | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled
| 8 | | dismembered are exempt from length limitations, provided that | 9 | | no object may
exceed 80 feet in length and the overall | 10 | | dimension of the vehicle including the
load
may not exceed 100 | 11 | | feet. This exemption does not apply to operation on a
| 12 | | Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to | 13 | | in this Section
are
the days on which the following | 14 | | traditional holidays are celebrated: New Year's
Day; Memorial | 15 | | Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and
| 16 | | Christmas Day.
| 17 | | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | 18 | | route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities | 19 | | or properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided | 20 | | that during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
| 21 | | be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on | 22 | | both sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any | 23 | | projecting load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
| 24 | | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | 25 | | combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | 26 | | of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length |
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| 1 | | limitations.
| 2 | | Local authorities, with respect to
streets and highways | 3 | | under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or
resolution | 4 | | allow length limitations of this subsection (e).
| 5 | | The length limitations described in this paragraph (e) | 6 | | shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices, | 7 | | such as bumpers, refrigeration units
or air compressors and | 8 | | other devices, that the Department may interpret as
necessary | 9 | | for safe and efficient operation; except that no device | 10 | | excluded
under this paragraph shall have by its design or use | 11 | | the capability to carry
cargo.
| 12 | | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | 13 | | relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | 14 | | designation of highways under
this paragraph (e).
| 15 | | (e-1) (Blank). | 16 | | (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations | 17 | | of vehicles over
65
feet in length, with no overall length
| 18 | | limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of | 19 | | this Section, are
allowed access as follows: | 20 | | (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway | 21 | | for a distance of
one highway mile for the purpose of | 22 | | loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs,
and rest, | 23 | | provided there is no sign prohibiting that access. | 24 | | (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any | 25 | | non-designated highway for a distance of 5 highway miles | 26 | | for the purpose
of loading, unloading, food, fuel, |
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| 1 | | repairs, and rest if: | 2 | | (A) there is no sign prohibiting that access; and | 3 | | (B) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare | 4 | | between Class I or Class II highways. | 5 | | (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length | 6 | | operated by household
goods carriers or towaway trailer | 7 | | transporter combinations, with no overall length limitations | 8 | | except as provided in
subsections (d) and (e) of this Section, | 9 | | have unlimited access to points of
loading,
unloading, or | 10 | | delivery to or from a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer. | 11 | | (f) On non-designated highways, the maximum length
| 12 | | limitations
for vehicles in combination are as follows:
| 13 | | (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer | 14 | | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. An agency or | 15 | | instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of | 16 | | local government shall not be required to widen or | 17 | | otherwise alter a non-designated highway constructed | 18 | | before January 1, 2018 to accommodate truck | 19 | | tractor-semitrailer combinations under this paragraph (1).
| 20 | | (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed
| 21 | | 53 feet overall dimension.
| 22 | | (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck | 23 | | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet | 24 | | overall dimension.
| 25 | | (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center | 26 | | axle of a
semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination |
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| 1 | | with a truck tractor, may
not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The | 2 | | limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to | 3 | | trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport of | 4 | | livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
| 5 | | (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of | 6 | | this Section 15-107
do not apply to the following:
| 7 | | (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on | 8 | | Saturdays, Sundays, or
legal holidays, when transporting | 9 | | poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a
structural | 10 | | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled | 11 | | dismembered , provided the overall
length of vehicle and | 12 | | load may not exceed 100 feet and no object exceeding 80
| 13 | | feet in length may be transported unless a permit has been | 14 | | obtained as
authorized in Section 15-301. As used in this | 15 | | Section, "legal holiday" means any of the following days: | 16 | | New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; | 17 | | Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
| 18 | | (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility | 19 | | while en route to make
emergency repairs to public service | 20 | | facilities or properties, but during
night operation every | 21 | | vehicle and its load must be equipped with
a
sufficient | 22 | | number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps | 23 | | upon the
extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly | 24 | | mark the dimensions of the load.
| 25 | | (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | 26 | | or combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in |
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| 1 | | paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt | 2 | | from length limitations.
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The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled vehicle | 4 | | from the initial
point of wreck or disablement to a point where | 5 | | repairs are actually to occur.
This movement shall be valid | 6 | | only on State routes.
The tower must abide by posted bridge | 7 | | weight limits.
| 8 | | All other combinations not listed in this subsection (f) | 9 | | may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
| 10 | | (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load | 11 | | upon the
front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not | 12 | | extend more than 3
feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle | 13 | | or the front bumper of the
vehicle if it is equipped with a | 14 | | front bumper.
The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not | 15 | | apply to any vehicle or
combination of vehicles specifically | 16 | | designed for the collection and
transportation of waste, | 17 | | garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's
| 18 | | operation in the course of collecting
garbage, waste, or
| 19 | | recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed | 20 | | not in
excess of
15 miles per hour during the vehicle's | 21 | | operation and in the course of
collecting garbage, waste, or | 22 | | recyclable materials. However, in no instance
shall the load | 23 | | extend more than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
| 24 | | or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a | 25 | | front bumper.
| 26 | | (i) The load upon the front vehicle of an automobile |
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| 1 | | transporter or a stinger-steered vehicle
specifically designed | 2 | | to transport motor vehicles shall not extend more
than 4 feet | 3 | | beyond the foremost part of the transporting vehicle and the
| 4 | | load upon the rear transporting vehicle shall not extend more | 5 | | than 6 feet
beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. | 6 | | This paragraph shall
only be applicable upon highways | 7 | | designated in paragraphs (d) and (e) of
this Section.
| 8 | | (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither | 9 | | of which
exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying | 10 | | of more than 10
persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not | 11 | | including energy absorbing
bumpers, provided that the vehicles | 12 | | are:
| 13 | | 1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier | 14 | | authorized by law
to provide public transportation | 15 | | services; or
| 16 | | 2. operated in local public transportation service by | 17 | | any other person
and the municipality in which the service | 18 | | is to be provided approved the
operation of the vehicle.
| 19 | | (j-1) (Blank).
| 20 | | (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section | 21 | | is subject
to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of | 22 | | Section 15-113.
| 23 | | (l) (Blank).
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-343, eff. 1-1-18; | 25 | | 100-728, eff. 1-1-19; 101-328, eff. 1-1-20 .)
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| 1 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
| 2 | | Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
| 3 | | (a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles
with pneumatic | 4 | | tires may be operated, unladen or with load,
when the total | 5 | | weight on the road surface
exceeds the following: 20,000 | 6 | | pounds on a single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle with
no | 7 | | axle within the tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000
pounds | 8 | | gross weight for vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles;
or a | 9 | | total weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in | 10 | | excess of that
weight produced by the application of the | 11 | | following formula: W = 500 times the
sum of (LN divided by N-1) | 12 | | + 12N + 36, where "W" equals overall total weight on
any group | 13 | | of 2 or more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, "L" | 14 | | equals
the
distance measured to the nearest foot between | 15 | | extremes of any group of 2 or
more consecutive axles, and "N" | 16 | | equals the number of axles in the group under
consideration.
| 17 | | The above formula when expressed in tabular form results | 18 | | in allowable loads
as follows:
| 19 | | Distance measured
| 20 | | to the nearest
| 21 | | foot between the
| 22 | | extremes of any Maximum weight in pounds
| 23 | | group of 2 or of any group of
| 24 | | more consecutive 2 or more consecutive axles
| 25 | | axles
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| 1 | | feet |
2 axles |
3 axles |
4 axles |
5 axles |
6 axles |
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2 | | 4 |
34,000 |
| | | |
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3 | | 5 |
34,000 |
| | | |
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4 | | 6 |
34,000 |
| | | |
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5 | | 7 |
34,000 |
| | | |
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6 | | 8 |
34,000* 38,000* |
34,000 42,000 |
| | | |
7 | | Between 8 | | | | | | |
8 | | and 9 | 38,000 | 42,000 | | | |
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9 | | 9 |
39,000 |
42,500 |
| | |
|
10 | | 10 |
40,000 |
43,500 |
| | |
|
11 | | 11 |
|
44,000 |
| | |
|
12 | | 12 |
|
45,000 |
50,000 |
| |
|
13 | | 13 |
|
45,500 |
50,500 |
| |
|
14 | | 14 |
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46,500 |
51,500 |
| |
|
15 | | 15 |
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47,000 |
52,000 |
| |
|
16 | | 16 |
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48,000 |
52,500 |
58,000 |
|
|
17 | | 17 |
|
48,500 |
53,500 |
58,500 |
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|
18 | | 18 |
|
49,500 |
54,000 |
59,000 |
|
|
19 | | 19 |
|
50,000 |
54,500 |
60,000 |
|
|
20 | | 20 |
|
51,000 |
55,500 |
60,500 |
66,000 |
|
21 | | 21 |
|
51,500 |
56,000 |
61,000 |
66,500 |
|
22 | | 22 |
|
52,500 |
56,500 |
61,500 |
67,000 |
|
23 | | 23 |
|
53,000 |
57,500 |
62,500 |
68,000 |
|
24 | | 24 |
|
54,000 |
58,000 |
63,000 |
68,500 |
|
25 | | 25 |
|
54,500 |
58,500 |
63,500 |
69,000 |
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55,500 |
59,500 |
64,000 |
69,500 |
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2 | | 27 |
|
56,000 |
60,000 |
65,000 |
70,000 |
|
3 | | 28 |
|
57,000 |
60,500 |
65,500 |
71,000 |
|
4 | | 29 |
|
57,500 |
61,500 |
66,000 |
71,500 |
|
5 | | 30 |
|
58,500 |
62,000 |
66,500 |
72,000 |
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59,000 |
62,500 |
67,500 |
72,500 |
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60,000 |
63,500 |
68,000 |
73,000 |
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64,000 |
68,500 |
74,000 |
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64,500 |
69,000 |
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70,000 |
75,000 |
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73,000 |
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73,500 |
78,500 |
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70,000 |
74,000 |
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76,000 |
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76,500 |
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78,000 |
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74,500 |
78,500 |
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7 | | *If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2 | 8 | | axles are
tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not | 9 | | exceed 34,000 pounds,
notwithstanding the higher limit | 10 | | resulting from the application of the formula.
| 11 | | **Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry 34,000 | 12 | | pounds each if the overall distance between the first and last | 13 | | axles of these tandems is 36 feet or more. | 14 | | Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles may | 15 | | not exceed the
weight in the table in this subsection (a) for 4 | 16 | | axles measured between the
extreme axles of the
vehicle.
| 17 | | Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may not | 18 | | exceed the weight
in the table in this subsection (a) for 6 | 19 | | axles measured between the extreme
axles of the
combination.
| 20 | | Local authorities, with respect
to streets and highways | 21 | | under their jurisdiction, without additional
fees, may also by | 22 | | ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
| 23 | | subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle | 24 | | shall not exceed
20,000 pounds and the maximum total weight on | 25 | | any tandem axle
shall not exceed
34,000 pounds, on designated | 26 | | highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving
notice are |
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| 1 | | erected upon the street or highway or portion of any street or
| 2 | | highway affected by the ordinance or resolution.
| 3 | | The following are exceptions to the above formula:
| 4 | | (1) Vehicles for which a different limit is | 5 | | established and posted in
accordance with Section 15-316 | 6 | | of this Code.
| 7 | | (2) Vehicles for which the Department of | 8 | | Transportation and local
authorities issue overweight
| 9 | | permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code. | 10 | | These vehicles are
not subject
to the bridge formula.
| 11 | | (3) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may | 12 | | permit by
ordinance axle loads on 2-axle motor vehicles 33 | 13 | | 1/2% above those
provided for herein, but the increase | 14 | | shall not become effective until the
city has officially | 15 | | notified the Department of the passage of the
ordinance | 16 | | and shall not apply to those vehicles when outside of the | 17 | | limits
of the city, nor shall the gross weight of any | 18 | | 2-axle motor vehicle
operating over any street of the city | 19 | | exceed 40,000 pounds.
| 20 | | (4) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles | 21 | | (including loads)
operated by a public utility when | 22 | | transporting equipment required for
emergency repair of | 23 | | public utility facilities or properties or water wells.
| 24 | | (4.5) A 3-axle or 4-axle vehicle (including when | 25 | | laden) operated or hired by a municipality within Cook, | 26 | | Lake, McHenry, Kane, DuPage, or Will county being operated |
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| 1 | | for the purpose of performing emergency sewer repair that | 2 | | would be subject to a weight limitation less than 66,000 | 3 | | pounds under the formula in this subsection (a) shall have | 4 | | a weight limitation of 66,000 pounds or the vehicle's | 5 | | gross vehicle weight rating, whichever is less. This | 6 | | paragraph (4.5) does not apply to vehicles being operated | 7 | | on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, | 8 | | or to vehicles being operated on bridges or other elevated | 9 | | structures constituting a part of a highway. | 10 | | (5) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a | 11 | | total weight of
34,000
pounds each if the overall distance | 12 | | between the first and last axles of the
consecutive sets | 13 | | of tandem axles is 36 feet or more, notwithstanding the | 14 | | lower limit resulting from the application of the above | 15 | | formula.
| 16 | | (6) A truck, not in combination and used exclusively | 17 | | for the collection of
rendering materials,
may, when | 18 | | laden, transmit upon the road surface,
except when on part | 19 | | of the National System of Interstate and Defense
Highways, | 20 | | the
following maximum weights:
22,000 pounds on a single | 21 | | axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle.
| 22 | | (7) A truck not in combination, equipped with a self | 23 | | compactor or an
industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off | 24 | | container, used exclusively for garbage,
refuse, or | 25 | | recycling operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the | 26 | | road surface,
except when on part of the National System |
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Highways, the following maximum | 2 | | weights: 22,000 pounds on a
single axle; 40,000 pounds on | 3 | | a tandem axle; 40,000 pounds gross weight on a
2-axle | 4 | | vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
| 5 | | This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
| 6 | | (7.5) A 3-axle rear discharge truck mixer registered | 7 | | as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the | 8 | | mixing and transportation of concrete in the plastic | 9 | | state, may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface, | 10 | | except when on part of the National System of Interstate | 11 | | and Defense Highways, the following maximum weights: | 12 | | 22,000 pounds on single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem | 13 | | axle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle. This | 14 | | vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula. | 15 | | (8) Except as provided in paragraph (7.5) of this | 16 | | subsection (a), tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered | 17 | | as a Special Hauling
Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in | 18 | | the model year of 2024 and
first
registered in Illinois | 19 | | prior to January 1, 2025, with a distance
greater than
72 | 20 | | inches but not more than 96 inches between any series of 2 | 21 | | axles, is
allowed a combined weight on the series not to | 22 | | exceed 36,000 pounds and neither
axle of the series may | 23 | | exceed 20,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type
| 24 | | manufactured
after the model year of 2024 or first | 25 | | registered in Illinois after
December 31,
2024 may not | 26 | | exceed a combined weight of 34,000 pounds through the
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2 axles and neither axle of the series may exceed | 2 | | 20,000 pounds. | 3 | | A 3-axle combination sewer cleaning jetting vacuum | 4 | | truck registered as a Special Hauling
Vehicle, used | 5 | | exclusively for the transportation of
non-hazardous solid | 6 | | waste, manufactured before or in the
model year of 2014, | 7 | | first registered in Illinois before
January 1, 2015, may, | 8 | | when laden, transmit upon the road
surface, except when on | 9 | | part of the National System of
Interstate and Defense | 10 | | Highways, the following maximum
weights: 22,000 pounds on | 11 | | a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a
tandem axle; 54,000 | 12 | | pounds gross weight on a 3-axle
vehicle. This vehicle is | 13 | | not subject to the bridge formula. | 14 | | (9) A 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special | 15 | | Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and | 16 | | transportation of concrete in the plastic state, 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 | 20 | | on a series of axles greater than 72 inches but not more | 21 | | than 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 paragraph (9) of subsection | 3 | | (a). | 4 | | (10) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special | 5 | | Hauling Vehicles that
include a semitrailer manufactured | 6 | | prior to or in the model year of 2024, and
registered in | 7 | | Illinois prior to January 1, 2025, having 5 axles
with a
| 8 | | distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may not | 9 | | exceed the
following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on a | 10 | | single axle; 34,000 pounds on a
tandem axle; and 72,000 | 11 | | pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles is
not | 12 | | subject
to the bridge formula. For all those combinations | 13 | | of vehicles that include a
semitrailer manufactured after | 14 | | the effective date of P.A. 92-0417, the overall distance | 15 | | between the first and last
axles of the 2 sets of
tandems | 16 | | must be 18 feet 6 inches or
more. Any combination of | 17 | | vehicles that has had its cargo
container replaced in its | 18 | | entirety after December 31, 2024 may not
exceed
the | 19 | | weights allowed by the bridge formula. | 20 | | (11) The maximum weight allowed on a vehicle with | 21 | | crawler type tracks is 40,000 pounds. | 22 | | (12) A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck | 23 | | and a disabled vehicle
or disabled combination of | 24 | | vehicles, that exceeds the weight restriction
imposed by | 25 | | this Code, may be operated on a public highway in this | 26 | | State
provided that neither the disabled vehicle nor any |
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the tow truck itself shall exceed | 2 | | the weight limitations permitted
under this Chapter. | 3 | | During the towing operation, neither the tow truck nor
the | 4 | | vehicle combination shall exceed
24,000 pounds on a single
| 5 | | rear axle and
44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle, | 6 | | provided the towing vehicle: | 7 | | (i) is specifically designed as a tow truck having | 8 | | a gross vehicle
weight
rating of at least 18,000 | 9 | | pounds and is equipped with air brakes, provided that
| 10 | | air
brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is | 11 | | towing a vehicle,
semitrailer, or tractor-trailer | 12 | | combination that is equipped with air brakes; | 13 | | (ii) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | 14 | | oscillating amber lights,
visible for at least 500 | 15 | | feet in all directions; | 16 | | (iii) is capable of utilizing the lighting and | 17 | | braking systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination | 18 | | of vehicles; and | 19 | | (iv) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles | 20 | | from the initial point of
wreck or disablement. Any | 21 | | additional movement of the vehicles may occur only
| 22 | | upon issuance of authorization for that movement under | 23 | | the provisions of
Sections 15-301 through 15-318 of | 24 | | this Code. The towing vehicle, however,
may tow any | 25 | | disabled vehicle to a point where repairs are actually | 26 | | to
occur. This movement shall be valid only on State |
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The tower must abide by posted bridge weight
| 2 | | limits. | 3 | | (12.5) The vehicle weight limitations in this Section | 4 | | do not apply to a covered heavy duty tow and recovery | 5 | | vehicle. The covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle | 6 | | license plate must cover the operating empty weight of the | 7 | | covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle only. | 8 | | (13) Upon and during a declaration of an emergency | 9 | | propane supply disaster by the Governor under Section 7 of | 10 | | the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act: | 11 | | (i) a truck not in combination, equipped with a | 12 | | cargo tank, used exclusively for the transportation of | 13 | | propane or liquefied petroleum gas may, when laden, | 14 | | transmit upon the road surface, except when on part of | 15 | | the National System of Interstate and Defense | 16 | | Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds | 17 | | on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; | 18 | | 40,000 pounds gross weight on a 2-axle vehicle; 54,000 | 19 | | pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle; and | 20 | | (ii) a truck when in combination with a trailer | 21 | | equipped with a cargo tank used exclusively for the | 22 | | transportation of propane or liquefied petroleum gas | 23 | | may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface, | 24 | | except when on part of the National System of | 25 | | Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum | 26 | | weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds |
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| 1 | | on a tandem axle; 90,000 pounds gross weight on a | 2 | | 5-axle or 6-axle vehicle. | 3 | | Vehicles operating under this paragraph (13) are not | 4 | | subject to the bridge formula. | 5 | | (14) A vehicle or combination of vehicles that uses | 6 | | natural gas or propane gas as a motor fuel may exceed the | 7 | | above weight limitations by up to 2,000 pounds, the total | 8 | | allowance is calculated by an amount that is equal to the | 9 | | difference between the weight of the vehicle attributable | 10 | | to the natural gas or propane gas tank and fueling system | 11 | | carried by the vehicle, and the weight of a comparable | 12 | | diesel tank and fueling system. This paragraph (14) shall | 13 | | not allow a vehicle to exceed any posted weight limit on a | 14 | | highway or structure. | 15 | | (15) An emergency vehicle or fire apparatus that is a | 16 | | vehicle designed to be used under emergency conditions to | 17 | | transport personnel and equipment, and used to support the | 18 | | suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous | 19 | | situations on a Class I highway, may not exceed 86,000 | 20 | | pounds gross weight, or any of the following weight | 21 | | allowances: | 22 | | (i) 24,000 pounds on a single steering axle; | 23 | | (ii) 33,500 pounds on a single drive axle; | 24 | | (iii) 62,000 pounds on a tandem axle; or | 25 | | (iv) 52,000 pounds on a tandem rear drive steer | 26 | | axle. |
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| 1 | | (16) A bus, motor coach, or recreational vehicle may | 2 | | carry a total weight of 24,000 pounds on a single axle, but | 3 | | may not exceed other weight provisions of this Section. | 4 | | Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of | 5 | | the tow truck
and vehicles being towed. The tow truck license | 6 | | plate must cover the
operating empty weight of the tow truck | 7 | | only. The weight
of each vehicle being towed shall be covered | 8 | | by a valid license plate issued to
the owner or operator of the | 9 | | vehicle being towed and displayed on that vehicle.
If no valid | 10 | | plate issued to the owner or operator of that vehicle is | 11 | | displayed
on that vehicle, or the plate displayed on that | 12 | | vehicle does not cover the
weight of the vehicle, the weight of | 13 | | the vehicle shall be covered by
the third tow truck plate | 14 | | issued to the owner or operator of the tow truck and
| 15 | | temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed. If a roll-back | 16 | | carrier is registered and being used as a tow truck, however, | 17 | | the license plate or plates for the tow truck must cover the | 18 | | gross vehicle weight, including any load carried on the bed of | 19 | | the roll-back carrier. | 20 | | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | 21 | | additional requirements.
However, nothing in this Code shall | 22 | | prohibit a tow truck under
instructions of a police officer | 23 | | from legally clearing a disabled vehicle,
that may be in | 24 | | violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
| 25 | | roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway.
If in the | 26 | | opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the |
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| 1 | | officer
is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to | 2 | | the nearest place of
safety. | 3 | | For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight | 4 | | rating, or
GVWR, means the value specified by the manufacturer | 5 | | as the loaded
weight of the tow truck. | 6 | | (b) As used in this Section, "recycling haul" or | 7 | | "recycling operation" means the hauling of non-hazardous, | 8 | | non-special, non-putrescible materials, such as paper, glass, | 9 | | cans, or plastic, for subsequent use in the secondary | 10 | | materials market. | 11 | | (c) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with | 12 | | pneumatic tires
shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon | 13 | | the highways of this State in
violation of the provisions of | 14 | | any permit issued under the provisions of
Sections 15-301 | 15 | | through 15-318 of this Chapter. | 16 | | (d) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with | 17 | | other than pneumatic
tires may be operated, unladen or with | 18 | | load, upon the highways of this State
when the gross weight on | 19 | | the road surface through any wheel exceeds 800
pounds per inch | 20 | | width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
| 21 | | surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
| 22 | | (e) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of | 23 | | vehicles over
a bridge or other elevated structure | 24 | | constituting part of a highway with a
gross weight that is | 25 | | greater than the maximum weight permitted by the
Department, | 26 | | when the structure is sign posted as provided in this Section. |
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| 1 | | (f) The Department upon request from any local authority | 2 | | shall, or upon
its own initiative may, conduct an | 3 | | investigation of any bridge or other
elevated structure | 4 | | constituting a part of a highway, and if it finds that
the | 5 | | structure cannot with safety to itself withstand the weight of | 6 | | vehicles
otherwise permissible under this Code the Department | 7 | | shall determine and
declare the maximum weight of vehicles | 8 | | that the structures can withstand,
and shall cause or permit | 9 | | suitable signs stating maximum weight to be
erected and | 10 | | maintained before each end of the structure. No person shall
| 11 | | operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles over any | 12 | | structure with a
gross weight that is greater than the posted | 13 | | maximum weight.
| 14 | | (g) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation | 15 | | of subsection
(e) or (f) of this Section, proof of the | 16 | | determination of the maximum
allowable weight by the | 17 | | Department and the existence of the signs,
constitutes | 18 | | conclusive evidence of the maximum weight that can be
| 19 | | maintained with safety to the bridge or structure.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-717, eff. 8-5-16; | 21 | | 100-366, eff. 1-1-18; 100-728, eff. 1-1-19 .)
| 22 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-301) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-301)
| 23 | | Sec. 15-301. Permits for excess size and weight.
| 24 | | (a) The Department with respect to highways under its | 25 | | jurisdiction
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| 1 | | under their jurisdiction
may, in their discretion, upon | 2 | | application and good cause being shown
therefor, issue a | 3 | | special permit authorizing the applicant to operate or
move a | 4 | | vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of | 5 | | vehicle or
load exceeding the maximum specified in this Code | 6 | | or otherwise not in
conformity with this Code upon any highway | 7 | | under the jurisdiction of the
party granting such permit and | 8 | | for the maintenance of which the party is
responsible. | 9 | | Applications and permits other than those in written or
| 10 | | printed form may only be accepted from and issued to the | 11 | | company or
individual making the movement. Except for an | 12 | | application to move directly
across a highway, it shall be the | 13 | | duty of the applicant to establish in the
application that the | 14 | | load to be moved by such vehicle or combination cannot | 15 | | reasonably be
dismantled or
disassembled, the reasonableness | 16 | | of which shall be determined by the Secretary of the | 17 | | Department. For the purpose of
over length movements,
more | 18 | | than one object may be carried side by side as long as the | 19 | | height, width,
and weight laws are not exceeded and the cause | 20 | | for the over length is not due
to multiple objects. For the | 21 | | purpose of over height movements, more than one
object may be | 22 | | carried as long as the cause for the over height is not due to
| 23 | | multiple objects and the length, width, and weight laws are | 24 | | not exceeded. For
the purpose of an over width movement, more | 25 | | than one object may be carried as
long as the cause for the | 26 | | over width is not due to multiple objects and length,
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| 1 | | and weight laws are not exceeded. Except for transporting | 2 | | fluid milk products, no State or local agency shall
authorize | 3 | | the issuance of excess size or weight permits for vehicles and | 4 | | loads
that are divisible and that can be carried, when | 5 | | divided, within the existing
size or weight maximums specified | 6 | | in this Chapter. Any excess size or weight
permit issued in | 7 | | violation of the provisions of this Section shall be void at
| 8 | | issue and any movement made thereunder shall not be authorized | 9 | | under the terms
of the void permit. In any prosecution for a | 10 | | violation of this Chapter when
the authorization of an excess | 11 | | size or weight permit is at issue, it is the
burden of the | 12 | | defendant to establish that the permit was valid because the | 13 | | load
to be moved could not reasonably be dismantled or | 14 | | disassembled, or was
otherwise nondivisible.
| 15 | | (a-1) As used in this Section, "extreme heavy duty tow and | 16 | | recovery vehicle" means a tow truck manufactured as a unit | 17 | | having a lifting capacity of not less than 50 tons, and having | 18 | | either 4 axles and an unladen weight of not more than 80,000 | 19 | | pounds or 5 axles and an unladen weight not more than 90,000 | 20 | | pounds. Notwithstanding otherwise applicable gross and axle | 21 | | weight limits, an extreme heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle | 22 | | may lawfully travel to and from the scene of a disablement and | 23 | | clear a disabled vehicle if the towing service has obtained an | 24 | | extreme heavy duty tow and recovery permit for the vehicle. | 25 | | The form and content of the permit shall be determined by the | 26 | | Department with respect to highways under its jurisdiction and |
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| 1 | | by local authorities with respect to highways under their | 2 | | jurisdiction. | 3 | | (b) The application for any such permit shall: (1) state | 4 | | whether
such permit is requested for a single trip or for | 5 | | limited continuous
operation; (2) (blank); state if the | 6 | | applicant is an authorized carrier under the
Illinois Motor | 7 | | Carrier of Property Law, if so, his certificate,
registration, | 8 | | or permit number issued by the Illinois Commerce
Commission; | 9 | | (3) specifically describe and identify the vehicle or
vehicles | 10 | | and load to be operated or moved; (4) state the
routing | 11 | | requested, including the points of origin and destination, and | 12 | | may
identify and include a request for routing to the nearest | 13 | | certified scale
in accordance with the Department's rules and | 14 | | regulations, provided the
applicant has approval to travel on | 15 | | local roads; and (5) (blank) state if the
vehicles or loads are | 16 | | being transported for hire. No permits for the
movement of a | 17 | | vehicle or load for hire shall be issued to any applicant who
| 18 | | is required under the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law | 19 | | to have a
certificate, registration, or permit and does not | 20 | | have such certificate,
registration, or permit .
| 21 | | (c) The Department or local authority when not | 22 | | inconsistent with
traffic safety is authorized to issue or | 23 | | withhold such permit at its
discretion; or, if such permit is | 24 | | issued at its discretion to prescribe
the route or routes to be | 25 | | traveled, to limit the number of trips, to
establish seasonal | 26 | | or other time limitations within which the vehicles
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| 1 | | may be operated on the highways indicated, or otherwise to
| 2 | | limit or prescribe conditions of operations of such vehicle or | 3 | | vehicles,
when necessary to assure against undue damage to the | 4 | | road foundations,
surfaces or structures, and may require such | 5 | | undertaking or other
security as may be deemed necessary to | 6 | | compensate for any injury to any
roadway or road structure. | 7 | | The Department shall maintain a daily record of
each permit | 8 | | issued along with the fee and the stipulated dimensions,
| 9 | | weights, conditions, and restrictions authorized and this | 10 | | record shall be
presumed correct in any case of questions or | 11 | | dispute. The Department shall
install an automatic device for | 12 | | recording telephone conversations involving permit | 13 | | applications. The applications received and permits
issued by | 14 | | telephone. In making application by telephone, the Department | 15 | | and
applicant waive all objections to the recording of the | 16 | | conversation.
| 17 | | (d) The Department shall, upon application in writing from | 18 | | any local
authority, issue an annual permit authorizing the | 19 | | local authority to
move oversize highway construction, | 20 | | transportation, utility, and maintenance
equipment over roads | 21 | | under the jurisdiction of the Department. The permit
shall be | 22 | | applicable only to equipment and vehicles owned by or | 23 | | registered
in the name of the local authority, and no fee shall | 24 | | be charged for the
issuance of such permits.
| 25 | | (e) As an exception to subsection (a) of this Section, the | 26 | | Department
and local authorities, with respect to highways |
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| 1 | | under their respective
jurisdictions, in their discretion and | 2 | | upon application in writing, may
issue a special permit for | 3 | | limited continuous operation, authorizing the
applicant to | 4 | | move loads of agricultural commodities on a 2-axle single
| 5 | | vehicle registered by the Secretary of State with axle loads | 6 | | not to exceed
35%, on a 3-axle or 4-axle
vehicle registered by | 7 | | the Secretary of State with axle loads
not to exceed 20%, and | 8 | | on a 5-axle vehicle registered by the
Secretary of State not to | 9 | | exceed 10% above those provided in Section 15-111. The total | 10 | | gross weight of the vehicle, however,
may not exceed the | 11 | | maximum gross weight of the registration class of the vehicle | 12 | | allowed under Section 3-815 or 3-818 of this Code. | 13 | | As used in this Section, "agricultural commodities"
means: | 14 | | (1) cultivated plants or agricultural produce grown,
| 15 | | including, but not limited to, corn, soybeans, wheat, | 16 | | oats, grain sorghum, canola, and rice; | 17 | | (2) livestock, including, but not limited to, hogs, | 18 | | equine, sheep, and poultry; | 19 | | (3) ensilage; and | 20 | | (4) fruits and vegetables.
| 21 | | Permits may be issued for a
period not to exceed 40 days | 22 | | and moves may be made of a distance not to
exceed 50 miles from | 23 | | a field, an on-farm grain storage facility, a warehouse as | 24 | | defined in the Grain Code, or a livestock management facility | 25 | | as defined in the Livestock Management Facilities Act over any
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| 1 | | Highways. The operator of the vehicle,
however, must abide by | 2 | | posted bridge and posted highway weight limits. All implements | 3 | | of husbandry operating under this Section between sunset and | 4 | | sunrise shall be equipped as prescribed in Section 12-205.1.
| 5 | | (e-1) A special permit shall be issued by the Department | 6 | | under this Section and shall
be required from September 1 | 7 | | through December 31 for a vehicle that exceeds the maximum | 8 | | axle weight and gross weight limits under Section 15-111 of | 9 | | this Code or exceeds the vehicle's registered gross weight, | 10 | | provided that the vehicle's axle weight and gross weight do | 11 | | not exceed 10% above the maximum limits under Section 15-111 | 12 | | of this Code and does not exceed the vehicle's registered | 13 | | gross weight by 10%. All other restrictions that apply to | 14 | | permits issued under this Section shall apply during the | 15 | | declared time period and no fee shall be charged for the | 16 | | issuance of those permits. Permits issued by the Department | 17 | | under this subsection (e-1) are only valid on federal and | 18 | | State highways under the jurisdiction of the Department, | 19 | | except interstate highways. With
respect to highways under the | 20 | | jurisdiction of local authorities, the local
authorities may, | 21 | | at their discretion, waive special permit requirements and set | 22 | | a divisible load weight limit not to exceed 10% above a | 23 | | vehicle's registered gross weight, provided that the vehicle's | 24 | | axle weight and gross weight do not exceed 10% above the | 25 | | maximum limits specified in Section 15-111. Permits issued | 26 | | under this subsection (e-1) shall apply to all registered |
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| 1 | | vehicles
eligible to obtain permits under this Section, | 2 | | including vehicles used in private or for-hire movement of | 3 | | divisible load agricultural commodities during the declared | 4 | | time period.
| 5 | | (f) The form and content of the permit shall be determined | 6 | | by the
Department with respect to highways under its | 7 | | jurisdiction and by local
authorities with respect to highways | 8 | | under their jurisdiction. Every permit
shall be in written | 9 | | form and carried in the vehicle or combination of
vehicles to | 10 | | which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any
police | 11 | | officer or authorized agent of any authority granting the | 12 | | permit
and no person shall violate any of the terms or | 13 | | conditions of such
special permit. Violation of the terms and | 14 | | conditions of the permit
shall not be deemed a revocation of | 15 | | the permit; however, any vehicle and load
found to be off the | 16 | | route prescribed in the permit shall be held to be
operating | 17 | | without a permit. Any off-route vehicle and load shall be | 18 | | required
to obtain a new permit or permits, as necessary, to | 19 | | authorize the movement back
onto the original permit routing. | 20 | | No rule or regulation, nor anything herein,
shall be construed | 21 | | to authorize any police officer, court, or authorized agent
of | 22 | | any authority granting the permit to remove the permit from | 23 | | the possession
of the permittee unless the permittee is | 24 | | charged with a fraudulent permit
violation as provided in | 25 | | subsection (i). However, upon arrest for an offense of
| 26 | | violation of permit, operating without a permit when the |
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| 1 | | vehicle is off route,
or any size or weight offense under this | 2 | | Chapter when the permittee plans to
raise the issuance of the | 3 | | permit as a defense, the permittee, or his agent,
must produce | 4 | | the permit at any court hearing concerning the alleged | 5 | | offense.
| 6 | | If the permit designates and includes a routing to a | 7 | | certified scale, the permittee, while en route to the | 8 | | designated scale, shall be deemed in compliance
with the | 9 | | weight provisions of the permit provided the axle or gross | 10 | | weights
do not exceed any of the permitted limits by more than | 11 | | the following amounts:
| 12 | | Single axle 2000 pounds
| 13 | | Tandem axle 3000 pounds
| 14 | | Gross 5000 pounds
| 15 | | (g) The Department is authorized to adopt, amend, and make
| 16 | | available to interested persons a policy concerning reasonable | 17 | | rules,
limitations and conditions or provisions of operation | 18 | | upon highways
under its jurisdiction in addition to those | 19 | | contained in this Section
for the movement by special permit | 20 | | of vehicles, combinations, or loads
which cannot reasonably be | 21 | | dismantled or disassembled, including
manufactured and modular | 22 | | home sections and portions thereof. All rules,
limitations and | 23 | | conditions or provisions adopted in the policy shall
have due | 24 | | regard for the safety of the traveling public and the | 25 | | protection
of the highway system and shall have been | 26 | | promulgated in conformity with
the provisions of the Illinois |
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| 1 | | Administrative Procedure Act. The
requirements of the policy | 2 | | for flagmen and escort vehicles shall be the
same for all moves | 3 | | of comparable size and weight. When escort vehicles are
| 4 | | required, they shall meet the following requirements:
| 5 | | (1) All operators shall be 18 years of age or over and | 6 | | properly
licensed to operate the vehicle.
| 7 | | (2) Vehicles escorting oversized loads more than 12 | 8 | | feet wide must
be equipped with a rotating or flashing | 9 | | amber light mounted on top as specified
under Section | 10 | | 12-215.
| 11 | | The Department shall establish reasonable rules and | 12 | | regulations
regarding liability insurance or self insurance | 13 | | for vehicles with
oversized loads promulgated under the | 14 | | Illinois Administrative Procedure
Act. Police vehicles may be | 15 | | required for escort under circumstances as
required by rules | 16 | | and regulations of the Department.
| 17 | | (h) Violation of any rule, limitation or condition or | 18 | | provision of
any permit issued in accordance with the | 19 | | provisions of this Section
shall not render the entire permit | 20 | | null and void but the violator shall
be deemed guilty of | 21 | | violation of permit and guilty of exceeding any size,
weight, | 22 | | or load limitations in excess of those authorized by the | 23 | | permit.
The prescribed route or routes on the permit are not | 24 | | mere rules, limitations,
conditions, or provisions of the | 25 | | permit, but are also the sole extent of the
authorization | 26 | | granted by the permit. If a vehicle and load are found to be
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| 1 | | off the route or routes prescribed by any permit authorizing | 2 | | movement,
the vehicle and load are operating without a permit. | 3 | | Any off-route movement
shall be subject to the size and weight | 4 | | maximums, under the applicable
provisions of this Chapter, as | 5 | | determined by the type or class highway upon
which the vehicle | 6 | | and load are being operated.
| 7 | | (i) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made | 8 | | under a
fraudulent permit, the permit shall be void, and the | 9 | | person, firm, or
corporation to whom such permit was granted, | 10 | | the driver of such vehicle
in addition to the person who issued | 11 | | such permit and any accessory,
shall be guilty of fraud and | 12 | | either one or all persons may be prosecuted
for such | 13 | | violation. Any person, firm, or corporation committing such
| 14 | | violation shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and the | 15 | | Department shall
not issue permits to the person, firm, or | 16 | | corporation convicted of such
violation for a period of one | 17 | | year after the date of conviction.
Penalties for violations of | 18 | | this Section shall be in addition to any
penalties imposed for | 19 | | violation of other Sections of this Code.
| 20 | | (j) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made in | 21 | | violation
of a permit issued in accordance with this Section, | 22 | | the person to whom
such permit was granted, or the driver of | 23 | | such vehicle, is guilty of
such violation and either, but not | 24 | | both, persons may be prosecuted for
such violation as stated | 25 | | in this subsection (j). Any person, firm, or
corporation | 26 | | convicted of such violation shall be guilty of a petty
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| 1 | | and shall be fined, for the first offense, not less than $50 | 2 | | nor
more than $200 and, for the second offense by the same | 3 | | person, firm, or
corporation within a period of one year, not | 4 | | less than $200 nor more
than $300 and, for the third offense by | 5 | | the same person, firm, or
corporation within a period of one | 6 | | year after the date of the first
offense, not less than $300 | 7 | | nor more than $500 and the Department may, in its discretion, | 8 | | not issue permits to the person, firm, or corporation | 9 | | convicted of a
third offense during a period of one year after | 10 | | the date of conviction or supervision
for such third offense. | 11 | | If any violation is the cause or contributing cause in a motor | 12 | | vehicle accident causing damage to property, injury, or death | 13 | | to a person, the Department may, in its discretion, not issue a | 14 | | permit to the person, firm, or corporation for a period of one | 15 | | year after the date of conviction or supervision for the | 16 | | offense.
| 17 | | (k) Whenever any vehicle is operated on local roads under | 18 | | permits
for excess width or length issued by local | 19 | | authorities, such vehicle may
be moved upon a State highway | 20 | | for a distance not to exceed one-half mile
without a permit for | 21 | | the purpose of crossing the State highway.
| 22 | | (l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, | 23 | | the Department,
with respect to highways under its | 24 | | jurisdiction, and local authorities, with
respect to highways | 25 | | under their jurisdiction, may at their discretion authorize
| 26 | | the movement of a vehicle in violation of any size or weight |
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| 1 | | requirement, or
both, that would not ordinarily be eligible | 2 | | for a permit, when there is a
showing of extreme necessity that | 3 | | the vehicle and load should be moved without
unnecessary | 4 | | delay.
| 5 | | For the purpose of this subsection, showing of extreme | 6 | | necessity shall be
limited to the following: shipments of | 7 | | livestock, hazardous materials, liquid
concrete being hauled | 8 | | in a mobile cement mixer, or hot asphalt.
| 9 | | (m) Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in | 10 | | addition to any
penalties imposed for violating any other | 11 | | Section of this Code.
| 12 | | (n) The Department with respect to highways under its | 13 | | jurisdiction and
local
authorities with respect to highways | 14 | | under their jurisdiction, in their
discretion and upon
| 15 | | application in writing, may issue a special permit for | 16 | | continuous limited
operation,
authorizing the applicant to | 17 | | operate a tow truck that exceeds the weight limits
provided
| 18 | | for in subsection (a) of Section 15-111, provided:
| 19 | | (1) no rear single axle of the tow truck exceeds | 20 | | 26,000 pounds;
| 21 | | (2) no rear tandem axle of the tow truck exceeds | 22 | | 50,000 pounds;
| 23 | | (2.1) no triple rear axle on a manufactured recovery | 24 | | unit exceeds 60,000
pounds; | 25 | | (3) neither the disabled vehicle nor the disabled | 26 | | combination of vehicles
exceed the
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| 1 | | imposed by this Chapter 15, or the weight limits imposed
| 2 | | under a
permit issued by the Department prior to hookup;
| 3 | | (4) the tow truck prior to hookup does not exceed the | 4 | | weight restrictions
imposed
by this Chapter 15;
| 5 | | (5) during the tow operation the tow truck does not | 6 | | violate any weight
restriction
sign;
| 7 | | (6) the tow truck is equipped with flashing, rotating, | 8 | | or oscillating
amber
lights,
visible for at least 500 feet | 9 | | in all directions;
| 10 | | (7) the tow truck is specifically designed and | 11 | | licensed as a tow truck;
| 12 | | (8) the tow truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of | 13 | | sufficient
capacity to safely
handle the load;
| 14 | | (9) the tow truck is equipped with air brakes;
| 15 | | (10) the tow truck is capable of utilizing the | 16 | | lighting and braking
systems of the
disabled vehicle or | 17 | | combination of vehicles;
| 18 | | (11) the tow commences at the initial point of wreck | 19 | | or disablement and terminates at a point where the repairs | 20 | | are actually to occur;
| 21 | | (12) the permit issued to the tow truck is carried in | 22 | | the tow truck
and
exhibited on demand by a police officer; | 23 | | and
| 24 | | (13) the movement shall be valid only on State routes | 25 | | approved by the
Department.
| 26 | | (o) (Blank).
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| 1 | | (p) In determining whether a load may be reasonably | 2 | | dismantled or disassembled for the purpose of subsection (a), | 3 | | the Department shall consider whether there is a significant | 4 | | negative impact on the condition of the pavement and | 5 | | structures along the proposed route, whether the load or | 6 | | vehicle as proposed causes a safety hazard to the traveling | 7 | | public, whether dismantling or disassembling the load promotes | 8 | | or stifles economic development, and whether the proposed | 9 | | route travels less than 5 miles. A load is not required to be | 10 | | dismantled or disassembled for the purposes of subsection (a) | 11 | | if the Secretary of the Department determines there will be no | 12 | | significant negative impact to pavement or structures along | 13 | | the proposed route, the proposed load or vehicle causes no | 14 | | safety hazard to the traveling public, dismantling or | 15 | | disassembling the load does not promote economic development, | 16 | | and the proposed route travels less than 5 miles.
The | 17 | | Department may promulgate rules for the purpose of | 18 | | establishing the divisibility of a load pursuant to subsection | 19 | | (a). Any load determined by the Secretary to be nondivisible | 20 | | shall otherwise comply with the existing size or weight | 21 | | maximums specified in this Chapter. | 22 | | (Source: P.A. 100-70, eff. 8-11-17; 100-728, eff. 1-1-19; | 23 | | 100-830, eff. 1-1-19; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-1090, eff. | 24 | | 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-547, eff. 1-1-20 .)
| 25 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-307) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-307)
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| 1 | | Sec. 15-307. Fees for overweight-gross loads. Fees for | 2 | | special permits to move vehicles, combinations of vehicles
and | 3 | | loads with overweight-gross loads shall be paid at the flat | 4 | | rate fees
established in this Section for weights in excess of | 5 | | legal gross weights,
by the applicant to the Department.
| 6 | | (a) With respect to fees for overweight-gross loads listed | 7 | | in this
Section and for overweight-axle loads listed in | 8 | | Section 15-306, one fee
only shall be charged, whichever is | 9 | | the greater, but not for both.
| 10 | | (b) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and Section | 11 | | 15-306,
with respect to combinations of vehicles consisting of | 12 | | a 3-axle truck
tractor with a tandem axle composed of 2 | 13 | | consecutive axles drawing a
semitrailer, or other vehicle | 14 | | approved by the Department, equipped with
a tandem axle | 15 | | composed of 3 consecutive axles,
weighing over 80,000 pounds | 16 | | but not more than 88,000 pounds gross
weight, the fees shall be | 17 | | at the following rates:
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18 | | Distance |
Rate |
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19 | | For the first 45 miles |
$10 |
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20 | | From 45 miles to 90 miles |
12.50 |
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21 | | From 90 miles to 135 miles |
15.00 |
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22 | | From 135 miles to 180 miles |
17.50 |
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23 | | From 180 miles to 225 miles |
20.00 |
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24 | | For each additional 45 miles or part thereof in | 25 | | excess of the rate for 225 miles, an additional |
2.50 |
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26 | | For such combinations weighing over 88,000 pounds but not |
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| 1 | | more than 100,000
pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the | 2 | | following rates: | |
3 | | Distance | Rate | |
4 | | For the first 45 miles | 15 | |
5 | | From 45 miles to 90 miles | 25 | |
6 | | From 90 miles to 135 miles | 35 | |
7 | | From 135 miles to 180 miles | 45 | |
8 | | From 180 miles to 225 miles | 55 | |
9 | | For each additional 45 miles or part thereof in | 10 | | excess of the rate for 225 miles, an additional | 10 |
| 11 | | For such combination weighing over 100,000 pounds but not | 12 | | more than
110,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the | 13 | | following rates: | |
14 | | Distance | Rate | |
15 | | For the first 45 miles | $20 | |
16 | | From 45 miles to 90 miles | 32.50 | |
17 | | From 90 miles to 135 miles | 45 | |
18 | | From 135 miles to 180 miles | 57.50 | |
19 | | From 180 miles to 225 miles | 70 | |
20 | | For each additional 45 miles or part thereof in | 21 | | excess of the rate for 225 miles an additional | 12.50 |
| 22 | | For such combinations weighing over 110,000 pounds but not | 23 | | more than 120,000
pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the | 24 | | following rates: | |
25 | | Distance | Rate | |
26 | | For the first 45 miles | $30 | |
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| 1 | | From 46 miles to 90 miles | 55 | |
2 | | From 90 miles to 135 miles | 80 | |
3 | | From 135 miles to 180 miles | 105 | |
4 | | From 180 miles to 225 miles | 130 | |
5 | | For each additional 45 miles or part thereof in | 6 | | excess of the rate for 225 miles an additional | 25 |
| 7 | | Payment of overweight fees for the above combinations also | 8 | | shall
include fees for overwidth dimensions of 4 feet or less, | 9 | | overheight and
overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet | 10 | | shall be charged an additional
fee of $15. | 11 | | (c) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and Section | 12 | | 15-306 of
this Chapter, with respect to combinations of | 13 | | vehicles consisting of a
3-axle truck tractor with a tandem | 14 | | axle composed of 2 consecutive axles
drawing a semitrailer, or | 15 | | other vehicle approved by the Department,
equipped with a | 16 | | tandem axle composed of 2
consecutive axles, weighing over | 17 | | 80,000 pounds but not more than 88,000
pounds gross weight, | 18 | | the fees shall be at the following rates: | |
19 | | Distance | Rate | |
20 | | For the first 45 miles | $20 | |
21 | | From 45 miles to 90 miles | 32.50 | |
22 | | From 90 miles to 135 miles | 45 | |
23 | | From 135 miles to 180 miles | 57.50 | |
24 | | From 180 miles to 225 miles | 70 | |
25 | | For each additional 45 60 miles or part thereof in | 26 | | excess of the rate for 225 miles an additional | 12.50 |
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| 1 | | For such combination weighing over 88,000 pounds but not | 2 | | more than 100,000
pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the | 3 | | following rates: | |
4 | | Distance | Rate | |
5 | | For the first 45 miles | $30 | |
6 | | From 46 miles to 90 miles | 55 | |
7 | | From 90 miles to 135 miles | 80 | |
8 | | From 135 miles to 180 miles | 105 | |
9 | | From 180 miles to 225 miles | 130 | |
10 | | For each additional 45 miles or part thereof in | 11 | | excess of the rate for 225 miles an additional | 25 |
| 12 | | Payment of overweight fees for the above combinations also | 13 | | shall include
fees for overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, | 14 | | overheight and overlength.
Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet | 15 | | shall be charged an additional overwidth fee
of $15. | 16 | | (d) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and in | 17 | | Section 15-306
of this Chapter, with respect to a 3 (or more) | 18 | | axle mobile crane or water
well-drilling vehicle
consisting of | 19 | | a single axle and a tandem axle or 2 tandem axle groups
| 20 | | composed of 2 consecutive axles each, with a distance of | 21 | | extreme axles
not less than 18 feet, weighing not more than | 22 | | 60,000 pounds gross with
no single axle weighing more than | 23 | | 21,000 pounds, or any tandem axle
group to exceed 40,000 | 24 | | pounds, the fees shall be at the following rates: | |
25 | | Distance | Rate | |
26 | | For the first 45 miles | $12.50 | |
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| 1 | | For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof | 9.00 |
| 2 | | For such vehicles weighing over 60,000 pounds but not more | 3 | | than 68,000
pounds with no single axle weighing more than | 4 | | 21,000 pounds and no tandem
axle group exceeding 48,000 | 5 | | pounds, the fees shall be at the following rates: | |
6 | | Distance | Rate | |
7 | | For the first 45 miles | $20 | |
8 | | For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof | 12.50 |
| 9 | | Payment of overweight fees for the above vehicle shall | 10 | | include
overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and | 11 | | overlength. Any overwidth
in excess of 4 feet shall be charged | 12 | | an additional overwidth fee of $15. | 13 | | (e) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and in | 14 | | Section 15-306
of this Chapter, with respect to a 4 (or more) | 15 | | axle mobile crane or water
well drilling vehicle
consisting of | 16 | | 2 sets of tandem axles composed of 2 or more consecutive
axles | 17 | | each with a distance between extreme axles of not less than 23
| 18 | | feet weighing not more than 72,000 pounds with axle weights on | 19 | | one set
of tandem axles not more than 34,000 pounds, and weight | 20 | | in the
other set of tandem axles not to exceed 40,000 pounds, | 21 | | the fees shall be
at the following rates: | |
22 | | Distance | Rate | |
23 | | For the first 45 miles | $15 | |
24 | | For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof | 10 |
| 25 | | For such vehicles weighing over 72,000 pounds but not more | 26 | | than 76,000
pounds with axle weights on either set of tandem |
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| 1 | | axles not more than 44,000
pounds, the fees shall be at the | 2 | | following rates: | |
3 | | Distance | Rate | |
4 | | For the first 45 miles | $20 | |
5 | | For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof | 12.50 |
| 6 | | Payment of overweight fees for the above vehicle shall | 7 | | include
overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and | 8 | | overlength. Any
overwidth in excess of 4 feet shall be charged | 9 | | an additional fee of $15. | 10 | | (f) In lieu of fees stated in this Section and in Section | 11 | | 15-306 of
this Chapter, with respect to a two axle mobile crane | 12 | | or water
well-drilling vehicle consisting of 2 single axles | 13 | | weighing not more than
48,000 pounds with no single axle | 14 | | weighing more than 25,000 pounds, the
fees shall be at the | 15 | | following rates: | |
16 | | Distance | Rate | |
17 | | For the first 45 miles | $15 | |
18 | | For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof | 10 |
| 19 | | For such vehicles weighing over 48,000 pounds but not more | 20 | | than 54,000
pounds with no single axle weighing more than | 21 | | 28,000 pounds, the fees shall
be at the following rates: | |
22 | | Distance | Rate | |
23 | | For the first 45 miles | $20 | |
24 | | For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof | 12.50 |
| 25 | | Payment of overweight fees for the above vehicle shall | 26 | | include
overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and |
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| 1 | | overlength. Any
overwidth in excess of 4 feet shall be charged | 2 | | an additional overwidth fee of
$15.
| 3 | | (g) Fees for special permits to move vehicles, | 4 | | combinations of vehicles,
and loads with overweight gross | 5 | | loads not included
in the fee categories shall be paid by the | 6 | | applicant to the Department at
the rate of $50 plus 3.5 cents | 7 | | per ton-mile in excess of legal weight.
| 8 | | With respect to fees for overweight gross loads not | 9 | | included in the schedules
specified in paragraphs (a) through | 10 | | (e) of Section 15-307 and for overweight
axle loads listed in | 11 | | Section 15-306, one fee only shall be charged, whichever
is | 12 | | the greater, but not both. An additional fee in accordance | 13 | | with the
schedule set forth in Section 15-305 shall be charged | 14 | | for each overdimension.
| 15 | | (h) Fees for special permits for continuous limited | 16 | | operation authorizing the applicant to operate vehicles that | 17 | | exceed the weight limits provided for in subsection (a) of | 18 | | Section 15-111. | 19 | | All single axles excluding the steer axle and axles within | 20 | | a tandem are limited to 24,000 pounds or less unless otherwise | 21 | | noted in this subsection (h). Loads up to 12 feet wide and 110 | 22 | | feet in length shall be included within this permit. Fees | 23 | | shall be $250 for a quarterly and $1,000 for an annual permit. | 24 | | Front tag axle and double tandem trailers are not eligible. | 25 | | The following configurations qualify for the quarterly and | 26 | | annual permits: |
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| 1 | | (1) 3 or more axles, total gross weight of 68,000 | 2 | | pounds or less, front tandem or axle 21,000 pounds or | 3 | | less, rear tandem 48,000 pounds or less on 2 or 3 axles, | 4 | | 25,000 pounds or less on single axle; | 5 | | (2) 4 or more axles, total gross weight of 76,000 | 6 | | pounds or less, front tandem 44,000 pounds or less on 2 | 7 | | axles, front axle 20,000 pounds or less, rear tandem | 8 | | 44,000 pounds or less on 2 axles and 23,000 pounds or less | 9 | | on single axle or 48,000 pounds or less on 3 axles, 25,000 | 10 | | pounds or less on single axle; | 11 | | (3) 5 or more axles, total gross weight of 100,000 | 12 | | pounds or less, front tandem 48,000 pounds or less on 2 | 13 | | axles, front axle 20,000 pounds or less, 25,000 pounds or | 14 | | less on single axle, rear tandem 48,000 pounds or less on 2 | 15 | | axles, 25,000 pounds or less on single axle; | 16 | | (4) 6 or more axles, total gross weight of 120,000 | 17 | | pounds or less, front tandem 48,000 pounds or less on 2 | 18 | | axles, front axle 20,000 pounds or less, single axle | 19 | | 25,000 pounds or less, or rear tandem 60,000 pounds or | 20 | | less on 3 axles, 21,000 pounds or less on single axles | 21 | | within a tandem.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 1-1-10; 97-201, eff. 1-1-12 .)
| 23 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 24 | | becoming law.
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