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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2620
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2620 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 15-111 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
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7 | Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
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8 | (a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles
with pneumatic | ||||||
9 | tires may be operated, unladen or with load,
when the total | ||||||
10 | weight on the road surface
exceeds the following: 20,000 pounds | ||||||
11 | on a single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle with
no axle | ||||||
12 | within the tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000
pounds gross | ||||||
13 | weight for vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles;
or a total | ||||||
14 | weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in excess of | ||||||
15 | that
weight produced by the application of the following | ||||||
16 | formula: W = 500 times the
sum of (LN divided by N-1) + 12N + |
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1 | 36, where "W" equals overall total weight on
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2 | more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, "L" equals
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3 | the
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4 | any group of 2 or
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5 | number of axles in the group under
consideration.
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6 | The above formula when expressed in tabular form results in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | allowable loads
as follows:
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8 | Distance measured
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9 | to the nearest
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10 | foot between the
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11 | extremes of any Maximum weight in pounds
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12 | group of 2 or of any group of
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13 | more consecutive 2 or more consecutive axles
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14 | axles
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19 | *If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | axles are
tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | exceed 34,000 pounds,
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22 | resulting from the application of the formula.
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23 | Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles may | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | not exceed the
weight in the table in this subsection (a) for 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | axles measured between the
extreme axles of the
vehicle.
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26 | Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may not |
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1 | exceed the weight
in the table in this subsection (a) for 6 | ||||||
2 | axles measured between the extreme
axles of the
combination.
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3 | Local authorities, with respect
to streets and highways | ||||||
4 | under their jurisdiction, without additional
fees, may also by | ||||||
5 | ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
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6 | subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle | ||||||
7 | shall not exceed
20,000 pounds and the maximum total weight on | ||||||
8 | any tandem axle
shall not exceed
34,000 pounds, on designated | ||||||
9 | highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving
notice are | ||||||
10 | erected upon the street or highway or portion of any street or
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11 | highway affected by the ordinance or resolution.
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12 | The following are exceptions to the above formula:
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13 | (1) Vehicles for which a different limit is established | ||||||
14 | and posted in
accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code.
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15 | (2) Vehicles for which the Department of | ||||||
16 | Transportation and local
authorities issue overweight
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17 | permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code. | ||||||
18 | These vehicles are
not subject
to the bridge formula.
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19 | (3) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may | ||||||
20 | permit by
ordinance axle loads on 2 axle motor vehicles 33 | ||||||
21 | 1/2% above those
provided for herein, but the increase | ||||||
22 | shall not become effective until the
city has officially | ||||||
23 | notified the Department of the passage of the
ordinance and | ||||||
24 | shall not apply to those vehicles when outside of the | ||||||
25 | limits
of the city, nor shall the gross weight of any 2 | ||||||
26 | axle motor vehicle
operating over any street of the city |
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1 | exceed 40,000 pounds.
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2 | (4) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles | ||||||
3 | (including loads)
operated by a public utility when | ||||||
4 | transporting equipment required for
emergency repair of | ||||||
5 | public utility facilities or properties or water wells.
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6 | (4.5) A 3 or 4 axle vehicle (including when laden) | ||||||
7 | operated or hired by a municipality within Cook, Lake, | ||||||
8 | McHenry, Kane, DuPage, or Will county being operated for | ||||||
9 | the purpose of performing emergency sewer repair that would | ||||||
10 | be subject to a weight limitation less than 66,000 pounds | ||||||
11 | under the formula in this subsection (a) shall have a | ||||||
12 | weight limitation of 66,000 pounds or the vehicle's gross | ||||||
13 | vehicle weight rating, whichever is less. This paragraph | ||||||
14 | (4.5) does not apply to vehicles being operated on the | ||||||
15 | National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, or to | ||||||
16 | vehicles being operated on bridges or other elevated | ||||||
17 | structures constituting a part of a highway.
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18 | (5) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a | ||||||
19 | total weight of
34,000
pounds each if the overall distance | ||||||
20 | between the first and last axles of the
consecutive sets of | ||||||
21 | tandem axles is 36 feet or more, notwithstanding the lower | ||||||
22 | limit resulting from the application of the above formula.
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23 | (6) A truck, not in combination and used exclusively | ||||||
24 | for the collection of
rendering materials,
may, when laden, | ||||||
25 | transmit upon the road surface,
except when on part of the | ||||||
26 | National System of Interstate and Defense
Highways, the
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1 | following maximum weights:
22,000 pounds on a single axle; | ||||||
2 | 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle.
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3 | (7) A truck not in combination, equipped with a self | ||||||
4 | compactor or an
industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off | ||||||
5 | container, used exclusively for garbage,
refuse, or | ||||||
6 | recycling operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the | ||||||
7 | road surface,
except when on part of the National System of | ||||||
8 | Interstate and Defense
Highways, the following maximum | ||||||
9 | weights: 22,000 pounds on a
single axle; 40,000 pounds on a | ||||||
10 | tandem axle; 40,000 pounds gross weight on a
2-axle | ||||||
11 | vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
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12 | This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
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13 | (7.5) A 3-axle rear discharge truck mixer registered as | ||||||
14 | a Special Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing | ||||||
15 | and transportation of concrete in the plastic state, may, | ||||||
16 | when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on | ||||||
17 | part of the National System of Interstate and Defense | ||||||
18 | Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on | ||||||
19 | single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; 54,000 pounds | ||||||
20 | gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle. This vehicle is not | ||||||
21 | subject to the bridge formula. | ||||||
22 | (8) Except as provided in paragraph (7.5) of this | ||||||
23 | subsection (a), tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered | ||||||
24 | as a Special Hauling
Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in | ||||||
25 | the model year of 2024 and
first
registered in Illinois | ||||||
26 | prior to January 1, 2025, with a distance
greater than
72 |
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1 | inches but not more than 96 inches between any series of 2 | ||||||
2 | axles, is
allowed a combined weight on the series not to | ||||||
3 | exceed 36,000 pounds and neither
axle of the series may | ||||||
4 | exceed 20,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type
manufactured
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5 | after the model year of 2024 or first registered in | ||||||
6 | Illinois after
December 31,
2024 may not exceed a combined | ||||||
7 | weight of 34,000 pounds through the
series of
2 axles and | ||||||
8 | neither axle of the series may exceed 20,000 pounds. | ||||||
9 | A 3-axle combination sewer cleaning jetting vacuum | ||||||
10 | truck registered as a Special Hauling
Vehicle, used | ||||||
11 | exclusively for the transportation of
non-hazardous solid | ||||||
12 | waste, manufactured before or in the
model year of 2014, | ||||||
13 | first registered in Illinois before
January 1, 2015, may, | ||||||
14 | when laden, transmit upon the road
surface, except when on | ||||||
15 | part of the National System of
Interstate and Defense | ||||||
16 | Highways, the following maximum
weights: 22,000 pounds on a | ||||||
17 | single axle; 40,000 pounds on a
tandem axle; 54,000 pounds | ||||||
18 | gross weight on a 3-axle
vehicle. This vehicle is not | ||||||
19 | subject to the bridge formula. | ||||||
20 | (9) A 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special | ||||||
21 | Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and | ||||||
22 | transportation of concrete in the plastic state, 2024 2025 | ||||||
23 | and not operated on a highway that is part of the National | ||||||
24 | System of Interstate Highways, is allowed the following | ||||||
25 | maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on any single axle; 36,000 | ||||||
26 | pounds on a series of axles greater than 72 inches but not |
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1 | more than 96 inches; and 34,000 pounds on any series of 2 | ||||||
2 | axles greater than 40 inches but not more than 72 inches. | ||||||
3 | The gross weight of this vehicle may not exceed the weights | ||||||
4 | allowed by the bridge formula for 4 axles. The bridge | ||||||
5 | formula does not apply to any series of 3 axles while the | ||||||
6 | vehicle is transporting concrete in the plastic state, but | ||||||
7 | no axle or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum | ||||||
8 | weight permitted under this paragraph (9) of subsection | ||||||
9 | (a). | ||||||
10 | (10) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special | ||||||
11 | Hauling Vehicles that
include a semitrailer manufactured | ||||||
12 | prior to or in the model year of 2024, and
registered in | ||||||
13 | Illinois prior to January 1, 2025, having 5 axles
with a
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14 | distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may not | ||||||
15 | exceed the
following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on a | ||||||
16 | single axle; 34,000 pounds on a
tandem axle; and 72,000 | ||||||
17 | pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles is
not | ||||||
18 | subject
to the bridge formula. For all those combinations | ||||||
19 | of vehicles that include a
semitrailer manufactured after | ||||||
20 | the effective date of P.A. 92-0417, the overall distance | ||||||
21 | between the first and last
axles of the 2 sets of
tandems | ||||||
22 | must be 18 feet 6 inches or
more. Any combination of | ||||||
23 | vehicles that has had its cargo
container replaced in its | ||||||
24 | entirety after December 31, 2024 may not
exceed
the weights | ||||||
25 | allowed by the bridge formula. | ||||||
26 | (11) The maximum weight allowed on a vehicle with |
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1 | crawler type tracks is 40,000 pounds. | ||||||
2 | (12) A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck | ||||||
3 | and a disabled vehicle
or disabled combination of vehicles, | ||||||
4 | that exceeds the weight restriction
imposed by this Code, | ||||||
5 | may be operated on a public highway in this State
provided | ||||||
6 | that neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being | ||||||
7 | towed nor
the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight | ||||||
8 | limitations permitted
under this Chapter. During the | ||||||
9 | towing operation, neither the tow truck nor
the vehicle | ||||||
10 | combination shall exceed
24,000 pounds on a single
rear | ||||||
11 | axle and
44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle, provided the | ||||||
12 | towing vehicle: | ||||||
13 | (i) is specifically designed as a tow truck having | ||||||
14 | a gross vehicle
weight
rating of at least 18,000 pounds | ||||||
15 | and is equipped with air brakes, provided that
air
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16 | brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is | ||||||
17 | towing a vehicle,
semitrailer, or tractor-trailer | ||||||
18 | combination that is equipped with air brakes; | ||||||
19 | (ii) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | ||||||
20 | oscillating amber lights,
visible for at least 500 feet | ||||||
21 | in all directions; | ||||||
22 | (iii) is capable of utilizing the lighting and | ||||||
23 | braking systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination | ||||||
24 | of vehicles; and | ||||||
25 | (iv) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles | ||||||
26 | from the initial point of
wreck or disablement. Any |
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1 | additional movement of the vehicles may occur only
upon | ||||||
2 | issuance of authorization for that movement under the | ||||||
3 | provisions of
Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this | ||||||
4 | Code. The towing vehicle, however,
may tow any disabled | ||||||
5 | vehicle to a point where repairs are actually to
occur. | ||||||
6 | This movement shall be valid only on State routes.
The | ||||||
7 | tower must abide by posted bridge weight
limits. | ||||||
8 | Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of | ||||||
9 | the tow truck
and vehicles being towed. The tow truck license | ||||||
10 | plate must cover the
operating empty weight of the tow truck | ||||||
11 | only. The weight
of each vehicle being towed shall be covered | ||||||
12 | by a valid license plate issued to
the owner or operator of the | ||||||
13 | vehicle being towed and displayed on that vehicle.
If no valid | ||||||
14 | plate issued to the owner or operator of that vehicle is | ||||||
15 | displayed
on that vehicle, or the plate displayed on that | ||||||
16 | vehicle does not cover the
weight of the vehicle, the weight of | ||||||
17 | the vehicle shall be covered by
the third tow truck plate | ||||||
18 | issued to the owner or operator of the tow truck and
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19 | temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed. If a roll-back | ||||||
20 | carrier is registered and being used as a tow truck, however, | ||||||
21 | the license plate or plates for the tow truck must cover the | ||||||
22 | gross vehicle weight, including any load carried on the bed of | ||||||
23 | the roll-back carrier. | ||||||
24 | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | ||||||
25 | additional requirements.
However, nothing in this Code shall | ||||||
26 | prohibit a tow truck under
instructions of a police officer |
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1 | from legally clearing a disabled vehicle,
that may be in | ||||||
2 | violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
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3 | roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway.
If in the | ||||||
4 | opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the | ||||||
5 | officer
is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to the | ||||||
6 | nearest place of
safety. | ||||||
7 | For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight | ||||||
8 | rating, or
GVWR, means the value specified by the manufacturer | ||||||
9 | as the loaded
weight of the tow truck. | ||||||
10 | (b) As used in this Section, "recycling haul" or "recycling | ||||||
11 | operation" means the hauling of non-hazardous, non-special, | ||||||
12 | non-putrescible materials, such as paper, glass, cans, or | ||||||
13 | plastic, for subsequent use in the secondary materials market. | ||||||
14 | (c) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with | ||||||
15 | pneumatic tires
shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon | ||||||
16 | the highways of this State in
violation of the provisions of | ||||||
17 | any permit issued under the provisions of
Sections 15-301 | ||||||
18 | through 15-319 of this Chapter. | ||||||
19 | (d) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with | ||||||
20 | other than pneumatic
tires may be operated, unladen or with | ||||||
21 | load, upon the highways of this State
when the gross weight on | ||||||
22 | the road surface through any wheel exceeds 800
pounds per inch | ||||||
23 | width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
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24 | surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
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25 | (e) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of | ||||||
26 | vehicles over
a bridge or other elevated structure constituting |
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1 | part of a highway with a
gross weight that is greater than the | ||||||
2 | maximum weight permitted by the
Department, when the structure | ||||||
3 | is sign posted as provided in this Section. | ||||||
4 | (f) The Department upon request from any local authority | ||||||
5 | shall, or upon
its own initiative may, conduct an investigation | ||||||
6 | of any bridge or other
elevated structure constituting a part | ||||||
7 | of a highway, and if it finds that
the structure cannot with | ||||||
8 | safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles
otherwise | ||||||
9 | permissible under this Code the Department shall determine and
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10 | declare the maximum weight of vehicles that the structures can | ||||||
11 | withstand,
and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating | ||||||
12 | maximum weight to be
erected and maintained before each end of | ||||||
13 | the structure. No person shall
operate a vehicle or combination | ||||||
14 | of vehicles over any structure with a
gross weight that is | ||||||
15 | greater than the posted maximum weight.
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16 | (g) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation | ||||||
17 | of subsection
(e) or (f) of this Section, proof of the | ||||||
18 | determination of the maximum
allowable weight by the Department | ||||||
19 | and the existence of the signs,
constitutes conclusive evidence | ||||||
20 | of the maximum weight that can be
maintained with safety to the | ||||||
21 | bridge or structure.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 97-201, eff. 1-1-12; 98-409, eff. 1-1-14; 98-410, | ||||||
23 | eff. 8-16-13; revised 9-19-13.)".
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