Full Text of HB0720 93rd General Assembly
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| AN ACT concerning vehicles.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 5 |
| changing
Sections 15-107, 15-111, 15-301, and 15-308.2 as | 6 |
| follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/15-107)
(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
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| Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles.
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| (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway | 10 |
| of this State
may not exceed 42 feet except the following:
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| (1) Semitrailers.
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| (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45 | 13 |
| feet in length, not
including energy absorbing bumpers.
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| (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) shall | 17 |
| be exclusive of energy-absorbing
bumpers and rear view mirrors.
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| (b) On all non-State highways, the maximum length of | 19 |
| vehicles in
combinations
is as follows:
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| (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer | 21 |
| may
not exceed 55 feet overall dimension.
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| (2) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer may not exceed | 23 |
| 60 feet
overall dimension.
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| (3) Combinations specially designed to transport motor | 25 |
| vehicles or
boats may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
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| Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | 27 |
| poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | 28 |
| nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from | 29 |
| length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet | 30 |
| in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including | 31 |
| the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply | 32 |
| to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal |
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| holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the | 2 |
| following traditional holidays are celebrated: New
Year's
Day; | 3 |
| Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; | 4 |
| and
Christmas Day.
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| Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | 6 |
| route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or | 7 |
| properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that | 8 |
| during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
be | 9 |
| equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both | 10 |
| sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting | 11 |
| load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
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| A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | 13 |
| combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | 14 |
| of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length | 15 |
| limitations.
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| All other combinations not listed in this subsection (b) | 17 |
| may not exceed 60
feet overall dimension.
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| (c) Combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 | 19 |
| vehicles except
the
following:
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| (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer.
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| (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter | 22 |
| dolly.
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| (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle | 24 |
| that is defined
in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment, | 25 |
| provided the overall dimension does
not
exceed 60 feet.
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| (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit | 27 |
| coupled
together by the triple saddlemount method.
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| (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | 29 |
| provided
the following:
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| (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60
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| feet.
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| (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
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| vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | 34 |
| fifth-wheel type assembly.
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| (C) The second vehicle in the combination of | 36 |
| vehicles is
a recreational vehicle that is towed by a
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| fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be
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| registered and must be equipped with
brakes, | 3 |
| regardless of weight.
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| (D) The third vehicle must be the
lightest of the 3 | 5 |
| vehicles and be a trailer or
semitrailer designed or | 6 |
| used for
transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle,
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| personal watercraft, or motorcycle.
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| (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use
of | 9 |
| the operator of the towing vehicle.
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| (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
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| operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | 12 |
| Code, except the
additional
brake requirement in | 13 |
| subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5).
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| (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | 15 |
| or combination
of
disabled vehicles, provided the towing | 16 |
| vehicle:
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| (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having | 18 |
| a gross vehicle
weight rating of
at least 18,000 pounds | 19 |
| and equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes
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| are
required only if the towing vehicle is towing a | 21 |
| vehicle, semitrailer, or
tractor-trailer combination | 22 |
| that is equipped with air brakes. For the purpose
of | 23 |
| this
subsection, gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR, | 24 |
| means the value
specified by the manufacturer as the | 25 |
| loaded weight of the tow truck.
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| (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | 27 |
| oscillating amber lights,
visible for at
least 500 feet | 28 |
| in all directions.
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| (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and | 30 |
| braking systems of the
disabled
vehicle or combination | 31 |
| of vehicles.
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| (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway | 33 |
| miles from the initial
point of
wreck or disablement to | 34 |
| a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
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| vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization | 36 |
| for that movement under
the provisions of Sections |
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| 15-301 through 15-319 of this Code.
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| The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | 3 |
| additional
requirements
regarding length limitations for a tow | 4 |
| truck towing another vehicle.
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| 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 a | 8 |
| separate vehicle.
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| (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length | 10 |
| limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations | 11 |
| provided:
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| (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
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| in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 feet.
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| (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
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| the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | 16 |
| combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | 17 |
| inches.
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| (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
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| with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
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| combination, may not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
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| (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
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| may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
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| (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to
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| transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet
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| overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of
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| front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
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| transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of this
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| Section.
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| (6) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles as defined in
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| Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport motor | 31 |
| vehicles or
boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall | 32 |
| dimension. The length
limitation is inclusive of front and | 33 |
| rear bumpers but
exclusive of the overhang of the | 34 |
| transported vehicles, as
provided in paragraph (i) of this | 35 |
| Section.
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| (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
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| together by the triple saddlemount method may not
exceed 75 | 2 |
| feet overall dimension.
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| Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | 4 |
| poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | 5 |
| nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from | 6 |
| length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet | 7 |
| in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including | 8 |
| the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply | 9 |
| to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal | 10 |
| holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the | 11 |
| following traditional holidays are celebrated: New
Year's
Day; | 12 |
| Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; | 13 |
| and
Christmas Day.
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| Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | 15 |
| route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or | 16 |
| properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that | 17 |
| during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
be | 18 |
| equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both | 19 |
| sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting | 20 |
| load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
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| A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | 22 |
| combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | 23 |
| of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length | 24 |
| limitations.
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| The length limitations described in this paragraph (d) | 26 |
| shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices,
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| such as bumpers, refrigeration
units or air compressors and | 28 |
| other devices, that the Department may interpret
as necessary | 29 |
| for safe and efficient
operation; except that no device | 30 |
| excluded under this paragraph shall have by
its design or use | 31 |
| the capability to carry cargo.
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| Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | 33 |
| relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | 34 |
| designation of highways under
this paragraph (d).
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| (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length | 36 |
| limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations, |
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| provided:
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| (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
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| in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 feet
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| overall dimension.
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| (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
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| the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | 7 |
| combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | 8 |
| inches.
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| (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination | 10 |
| may
not exceed 65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear
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| axle.
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| (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
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| with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
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| combination, may not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
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| (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
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| may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
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| (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed | 18 |
| to
transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65 | 19 |
| feet
overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive | 20 |
| of
front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of | 21 |
| the
transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of | 22 |
| this
Section.
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| (7) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles, as defined | 24 |
| in
Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport motor | 25 |
| vehicles or
boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall | 26 |
| dimension. The length
limitation is inclusive of front and | 27 |
| rear bumpers but
exclusive of the overhang of the | 28 |
| transported vehicles, as
provided in paragraph (i) of this | 29 |
| Section.
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| (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled | 31 |
| together by the
triple
saddlemount method may not exceed 75 | 32 |
| feet overall dimension.
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| Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | 34 |
| poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | 35 |
| nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from | 36 |
| length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet |
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| in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including | 2 |
| the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply | 3 |
| to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal | 4 |
| holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the | 5 |
| following traditional holidays are celebrated: New Year's
Day; | 6 |
| Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; | 7 |
| and
Christmas Day.
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| Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | 9 |
| route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or | 10 |
| properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that | 11 |
| during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
be | 12 |
| equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both | 13 |
| sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting | 14 |
| load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
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| A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | 16 |
| combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | 17 |
| of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length | 18 |
| limitations.
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| Local authorities, with respect to
streets and highways | 20 |
| under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or
resolution | 21 |
| allow length limitations of this subsection (e).
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| The length limitations described in this paragraph (e) | 23 |
| shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices, | 24 |
| such as bumpers, refrigeration units
or air compressors and | 25 |
| other devices, that the Department may interpret as
necessary | 26 |
| for safe and efficient operation; except that no device | 27 |
| excluded
under this paragraph shall have by its design or use | 28 |
| the capability to carry
cargo.
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| (e-1) Combinations of vehicles not exceeding 65 feet | 30 |
| overall length are
allowed access as follows:
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| (1) From any State designated highway onto any county, | 32 |
| township, or
municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway | 33 |
| miles for the purpose of
loading and unloading, provided:
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| (A) The vehicle does not exceed 73,280 pounds in | 35 |
| gross weight
and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
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| (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
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| (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | 2 |
| between State
designated highways.
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| (2) From any State designated highway onto any county | 4 |
| or township
highway for a distance of 5 highway miles or | 5 |
| onto any municipal highway for
a distance of one
highway | 6 |
| mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
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| provided:
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| (A) The vehicle does not exceed 73,280 pounds in | 9 |
| gross weight
and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
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| (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
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| (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | 12 |
| between State
designated highways.
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| (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations | 14 |
| of vehicles over
65
feet in length, with no overall length
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| limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of | 16 |
| this Section, are
allowed access as follows:
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| (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway | 18 |
| for a distance of
one highway mile for the purpose of | 19 |
| loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs,
and rest, | 20 |
| provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
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| (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any State | 22 |
| highway or any
locally designated highway for a distance of | 23 |
| 5 highway miles for the purpose
of loading, unloading, | 24 |
| food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
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| (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length | 26 |
| operated by household
goods carriers, with no overall length | 27 |
| limitations except as provided in
subsections (d) and (e) of | 28 |
| this Section, have unlimited access to points of
loading
and | 29 |
| unloading.
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| Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | 31 |
| relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | 32 |
| designation of highways under
this paragraph (e).
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| (f) On Class III and other non-designated State highways, | 34 |
| the length
limitations
for vehicles in combination are as | 35 |
| follows:
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| (1) Truck tractor-semitrailer combinations, must
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| comply with either a maximum 55 feet overall wheel base or
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| a maximum 65 feet extreme overall dimension.
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| (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed
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| 53 feet overall dimension.
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| (3) No truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination | 6 |
| may
exceed 60 feet extreme overall dimension.
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| (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center | 8 |
| axle of a
semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination | 9 |
| with a truck tractor, may
not exceed 42 feet 6 inches.
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| (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of this | 11 |
| Section 15-107
do not apply to the following:
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| (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on | 13 |
| Saturdays, Sundays, or
legal holidays, when transporting | 14 |
| poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a
structural | 15 |
| nature that cannot readily be dismembered, provided the | 16 |
| overall
length of vehicle and load may not exceed 100 feet | 17 |
| and no object exceeding 80
feet in length may be | 18 |
| transported unless a permit has been obtained as
authorized | 19 |
| in Section 15-301.
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| (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility | 21 |
| while en route to make
emergency repairs to public service | 22 |
| facilities or properties, but during
night operation every | 23 |
| vehicle and its load must be equipped with
a
sufficient | 24 |
| number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps | 25 |
| upon the
extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly | 26 |
| mark the dimensions of the load.
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| (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | 28 |
| or combination of
disabled vehicles, provided the towing | 29 |
| vehicle meets the following conditions:
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| (A) It is specifically designed as a tow truck | 31 |
| having a gross vehicle
weight
rating of at least 18,000 | 32 |
| pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that
air
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| brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is | 34 |
| towing a vehicle,
semitrailer, or tractor-trailer | 35 |
| combination that is equipped with air brakes.
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| (B) It is equipped with flashing, rotating, or |
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| oscillating amber lights,
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| in all directions.
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| (C) It is capable of utilizing the lighting and | 4 |
| braking systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination | 5 |
| of vehicles.
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| (D) It does not engage in a tow exceeding 50 miles | 7 |
| from the initial
point
of wreck or disablement.
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| The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | 9 |
| additional requirements
regarding length limitations for a tow | 10 |
| truck towing another vehicle.
The towing vehicle, however, may | 11 |
| tow any disabled vehicle from the initial
point of wreck or | 12 |
| disablement to a point where repairs are actually to occur.
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| This movement shall be valid only on State routes.
The tower | 14 |
| must abide by posted bridge weight limits.
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| For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight | 16 |
| rating, or GVWR,
shall mean the value specified by the | 17 |
| manufacturer as the loaded weight of
the tow truck. Legal | 18 |
| holidays referred to in this Section shall be
specified as the | 19 |
| day on which the following traditional holidays are
celebrated:
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| New Year's Day;
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| Memorial Day;
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| Independence Day;
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| Labor Day;
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| Thanksgiving Day; and
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| Christmas Day.
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| (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load | 27 |
| upon the
front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not | 28 |
| extend more than 3
feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle | 29 |
| or the front bumper of the
vehicle if it is equipped with a | 30 |
| front bumper.
The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not | 31 |
| apply to any vehicle or
combination of vehicles specifically | 32 |
| designed for the collection and
transportation of waste, | 33 |
| garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's
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| operation in the course of collecting
garbage, waste, or
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| recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed not | 36 |
| in
excess of
15 miles per hour during the vehicle's operation |
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| and in the course of
collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable | 2 |
| materials. However, in no instance
shall the load extend more | 3 |
| than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
or the front | 4 |
| bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a front bumper.
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| (i) The load upon the front vehicle of a combination of | 6 |
| vehicles
specifically designed to transport motor vehicles | 7 |
| shall not extend more
than 3 feet beyond the foremost part of | 8 |
| the transporting vehicle and the
load upon the rear | 9 |
| transporting vehicle shall not extend more than 4 feet
beyond | 10 |
| the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. This paragraph | 11 |
| shall
only be applicable upon highways designated in paragraphs | 12 |
| (d) and (e) of
this Section.
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| (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither | 14 |
| of which
exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying | 15 |
| of more than 10
persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not | 16 |
| including energy absorbing
bumpers, provided that the vehicles | 17 |
| are:
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| 1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier | 19 |
| authorized by law
to provide public transportation | 20 |
| services; or
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| 2. operated in local public transportation service by | 22 |
| any other person
and the municipality in which the service | 23 |
| is to be provided approved the
operation of the vehicle.
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| (j-1) (Blank).
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| (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section | 26 |
| is subject
to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of | 27 |
| Section 15-113.
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| (l) (Blank).
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| (Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02; 92-766, eff. 1-1-03; 92-883, | 30 |
| eff.
1-13-03; 93-177, eff. 7-11-03.)
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| (625 ILCS 5/15-111)
(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
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| Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
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| (a) On non-designated highways, no vehicle or combination | 34 |
| of vehicles
equipped
with pneumatic tires may be operated, | 35 |
| unladen or with load,
when the total weight transmitted to the |
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| road surface
exceeds 18,000 pounds on a single axle or 32,000 | 2 |
| pounds on a tandem axle with
no axle within the tandem | 3 |
| exceeding 18,000 pounds except:
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| (1) when a different limit is established and posted in | 5 |
| accordance with
Section 15-316 of this Code;
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| (2) vehicles for which the Department of | 7 |
| Transportation and local
authorities issue overweight
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| permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code;
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| (3) tow trucks subject to the conditions provided in | 10 |
| subsection (d)
may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a single | 11 |
| rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem
rear axle;
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| (4) any single axle of a 2-axle truck weighing 36,000 | 13 |
| pounds or
less and not a part of a combination of vehicles, | 14 |
| shall not exceed 20,000
pounds;
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| (5) any single axle of a 2-axle truck equipped with a | 16 |
| personnel
lift or digger derrick, weighing 36,000 pounds or | 17 |
| less, owned and operated by a
public utility, shall not | 18 |
| exceed 20,000 pounds;
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| (6) any single axle of a 2-axle truck specially | 20 |
| equipped with a front
loading compactor used exclusively | 21 |
| for garbage, refuse, or recycling may not
exceed 20,000 | 22 |
| pounds per axle, provided that the gross weight of the | 23 |
| vehicle
does not exceed 40,000 pounds;
| 24 |
| (7) a truck, not in combination and specially equipped | 25 |
| with a
selfcompactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and | 26 |
| roll-off container, used
exclusively for garbage or refuse | 27 |
| operations may, when laden, transmit upon the
road surface | 28 |
| the following maximum
weights: 22,000 pounds on a single | 29 |
| axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle;
| 30 |
| (8) a truck, not in combination and used exclusively | 31 |
| for the collection of
rendering materials,
may, when laden, | 32 |
| transmit upon the road surface the
following maximum | 33 |
| weights:
22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a | 34 |
| tandem axle;
| 35 |
| (9) tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered as a | 36 |
| Special Hauling
Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the |
|
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| model year of 2014 and
first
registered in Illinois prior | 2 |
| to January 1, 2015, with a distance
greater than
72 inches | 3 |
| but not more than 96 inches between any series of 2 axles, | 4 |
| is
allowed a combined weight on the series not to exceed | 5 |
| 36,000 pounds and neither
axle of the series may exceed | 6 |
| 18,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type
manufactured
after | 7 |
| the model year of 2014 or first registered in Illinois | 8 |
| after
December 31,
2014 may not exceed a combined weight of | 9 |
| 32,000 pounds through the
series of
2 axles and neither | 10 |
| axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds;
| 11 |
| (10) tandem axles on a 4-axle truck mixer, whose fourth | 12 |
| axle is a road
surface
engaging mixer trailing axle, | 13 |
| registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used
exclusively | 14 |
| for the mixing and transportation of concrete and | 15 |
| manufactured
prior to or in the model year of 2014 and | 16 |
| first registered in
Illinois prior to
January 1, 2015, with | 17 |
| a distance greater than 72 inches but not
more than 96
| 18 |
| inches between any series of 2 axles, is allowed a combined | 19 |
| weight on the
series not to exceed 36,000 pounds and | 20 |
| neither axle of the series may exceed
18,000 pounds. Any | 21 |
| vehicle of this type manufactured after the model year of
| 22 |
| 2014 or
first registered in Illinois after December 31, | 23 |
| 2014 may not
exceed a
combined weight of 32,000 pounds | 24 |
| through the series of 2 axles and
neither axle of the | 25 |
| series may exceed 18,000 pounds;
| 26 |
| (11) 4-axle vehicles or a 5 or more axle combination of | 27 |
| vehicles: The
weight
transmitted upon the road surface | 28 |
| through any series of 3 axles whose centers
are
more than | 29 |
| 96 inches apart, measured between extreme axles in the | 30 |
| series, may
not exceed those allowed in the table contained | 31 |
| in subsection (f) of this
Section. No axle or tandem axle | 32 |
| of the series may exceed the maximum weight
permitted under | 33 |
| this Section for a single or tandem axle.
| 34 |
| No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other | 35 |
| than pneumatic
tires may be operated, unladen or with load, | 36 |
| upon the highways of this State
when the gross weight on the |
|
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| road surface through any wheel exceeds 800
pounds per inch | 2 |
| width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
| 3 |
| surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
| 4 |
| (b) On non-designated highways, the gross weight of | 5 |
| vehicles and
combination of vehicles including
the weight of | 6 |
| the vehicle or combination and its maximum load shall be
| 7 |
| subject to the foregoing limitations and further shall not | 8 |
| exceed the
following gross weights dependent upon the number of | 9 |
| axles and distance
between extreme axles of the vehicle or | 10 |
| combination measured longitudinally
to the nearest foot.
| 11 |
| VEHICLES HAVING 2 AXLES ....................... 36,000 pounds
| 12 |
| VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
| 13 |
| HAVING 3 AXLES
|
|
14 | | With Tandem |
|
With or |
|
|
15 | | Axles |
|
Without |
|
|
16 | | |
|
Tandem Axles |
|
|
17 | | Minimum |
|
Minimum |
|
|
18 | | distance to |
Maximum |
distance to |
Maximum |
|
19 | | nearest foot |
Gross |
nearest foot |
Gross |
|
20 | | between |
Weight |
between |
Weight |
|
21 | | extreme axles |
(pounds) |
extreme axles |
(pounds) |
|
22 | | 10 feet |
41,000 |
16 feet |
46,000 |
|
23 | | 11 |
42,000 |
17 |
47,000 |
|
24 | | 12 |
43,000 |
18 |
47,500 |
|
25 | | 13 |
44,000 |
19 |
48,000 |
|
26 | | 14 |
44,500 |
20 |
49,000 |
|
27 | | 15 |
45,000 |
21 feet or more |
50,000 |
|
28 | | |
|
|
|
29 | | VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
HAVING 4 AXLES |
|
30 | | Minimum |
|
Minimum |
|
|
31 | | distance to |
Maximum |
distance to |
Maximum |
|
32 | | nearest foot |
Gross |
nearest foot |
Gross |
|
33 | | between |
Weight |
between |
Weight |
|
34 | | extreme axles |
(pounds) |
extreme axles |
(pounds) |
|
|
|
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50,000 |
26 feet |
57,500 |
|
2 | | 16 |
50,500 |
27 |
58,000 |
|
3 | | 17 |
51,500 |
28 |
58,500 |
|
4 | | 18 |
52,000 |
29 |
59,500 |
|
5 | | 19 |
52,500 |
30 |
60,000 |
|
6 | | 20 |
53,500 |
31 |
60,500 |
|
7 | | 21 |
54,000 |
32 |
61,500 |
|
8 | | 22 |
54,500 |
33 |
62,000 |
|
9 | | 23 |
55,500 |
34 |
62,500 |
|
10 | | 24 |
56,000 |
35 |
63,500 |
|
11 | | 25 |
56,500 |
36 feet or more |
64,000 |
|
12 | | A vehicle not in a combination having more than 4 axles may | 13 | | not exceed
the weight in the table in this subsection (b) for 4 | 14 | | axles measured between the
extreme axles of
the vehicle. |
| | 15 | | | | |
|
16 | | COMBINATIONS HAVING 5 OR MORE AXLES |
|
17 | | Minimum distance to |
Maximum |
|
18 | | nearest foot between |
Gross Weight |
|
19 | | extreme axles |
(pounds) |
|
20 | | 42 feet or less |
72,000 |
|
21 | | 43 |
73,000 |
|
22 | | 44 feet or more |
73,280 |
|
23 |
| VEHICLES OPERATING ON CRAWLER TYPE TRACKS ..... 40,000 pounds
| 24 |
| TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SELFCOMPACTORS
| 25 |
| OR ROLL-OFF HOISTS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR GARBAGE
| 26 |
| OR REFUSE HAULS ONLY AND TRUCKS USED FOR
| 27 |
| THE COLLECTION OF RENDERING MATERIALS
| 28 |
| On Highway Not Part of National System
| 29 |
| of Interstate and Defense Highways
| 30 |
| with 2 axles 36,000 pounds
| 31 |
| with 3 axles 54,000 pounds
| 32 |
| TWO AXLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH
| 33 |
| A FRONT LOADING COMPACTOR USED EXCLUSIVELY
|
|
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| FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, OR RECYCLING
| 2 |
| with 2 axles 40,000 pounds
| 3 |
| (c) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may | 4 |
| permit by
ordinance axle loads on 2 axle motor vehicles 33 1/2% | 5 |
| above those
provided for herein, but the increase shall not | 6 |
| become effective until the
city has officially notified the | 7 |
| Department of the passage of the
ordinance and shall not apply | 8 |
| to those vehicles when outside of the limits
of the city, nor | 9 |
| shall the gross weight of any 2 axle motor vehicle
operating | 10 |
| over any street of the city exceed 40,000 pounds.
| 11 |
| (d) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles | 12 |
| (including loads)
operated by a public utility when | 13 |
| transporting equipment required for
emergency repair of public | 14 |
| utility facilities or properties or water wells.
| 15 |
| A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck and a | 16 |
| disabled vehicle
or disabled combination of vehicles, that | 17 |
| exceeds the weight restriction
imposed by this Code, may be | 18 |
| operated on a public highway in this State
provided that | 19 |
| neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being towed nor
| 20 |
| the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight limitations | 21 |
| permitted
under this Chapter. During the towing operation, | 22 |
| neither the tow truck nor
the vehicle combination shall exceed
| 23 |
| 24,000 pounds on a single
rear axle and
44,000 pounds on a | 24 |
| tandem rear axle, provided the towing vehicle:
| 25 |
| (1) is specifically designed as a tow truck having a | 26 |
| gross vehicle
weight
rating of at least 18,000 pounds and | 27 |
| is equipped with air brakes, provided that
air
brakes are | 28 |
| required only if the towing vehicle is towing a vehicle,
| 29 |
| semitrailer, or tractor-trailer combination that is | 30 |
| equipped with air brakes;
| 31 |
| (2) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | 32 |
| oscillating amber lights,
visible for at least 500 feet in | 33 |
| all directions;
| 34 |
| (3) is capable of utilizing the lighting and braking | 35 |
| systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination of vehicles; |
|
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| and
| 2 |
| (4) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles from | 3 |
| the initial point of
wreck or disablement. Any additional | 4 |
| movement of the vehicles may occur only
upon issuance of | 5 |
| authorization for that movement under the provisions of
| 6 |
| Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this Code. The towing | 7 |
| vehicle, however,
may tow any disabled vehicle from the
| 8 |
| initial point of wreck or disablement to a point where | 9 |
| repairs are actually to
occur. This movement shall be valid | 10 |
| only on State routes.
The tower must abide by posted bridge | 11 |
| weight
limits.
| 12 |
| Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of | 13 |
| the tow truck
and vehicles being towed. The tow truck license | 14 |
| plate must cover the
operating empty weight of the tow truck | 15 |
| only. The weight
of each vehicle being towed shall be covered | 16 |
| by a valid license plate issued to
the owner or operator of the | 17 |
| vehicle being towed and displayed on that vehicle.
If no valid | 18 |
| plate issued to the owner or operator of that vehicle is | 19 |
| displayed
on that vehicle, or the plate displayed on that | 20 |
| vehicle does not cover the
weight of the vehicle, the weight of | 21 |
| the vehicle shall be covered by
the third tow truck plate | 22 |
| issued to the owner or operator of the tow truck and
| 23 |
| temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed.
| 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 | 27 |
| from legally clearing a disabled vehicle,
that may be in | 28 |
| violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
| 29 |
| roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway.
If in the | 30 |
| opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the | 31 |
| officer
is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to the | 32 |
| nearest place of
safety.
| 33 |
| For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight | 34 |
| rating, or
GVWR, shall mean the value specified by the | 35 |
| manufacturer as the loaded
weight of the tow truck.
| 36 |
| (e) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with |
|
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| pneumatic tires
shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon | 2 |
| the highways of this State in
violation of the provisions of | 3 |
| any permit issued under the provisions of
Sections 15-301 | 4 |
| through 15-319 of this Chapter.
| 5 |
| (f) On designated Class I, II, or III highways and the | 6 |
| National System of
Interstate and Defense Highways, no vehicle | 7 |
| or combination of vehicles with
pneumatic tires may be | 8 |
| operated, unladen or with load,
when the total weight on the | 9 |
| road surface
exceeds the following: 20,000 pounds on a single | 10 |
| axle; 34,000 pounds on a
tandem axle with no axle within the | 11 |
| tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000
pounds gross weight for | 12 |
| vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles;
or a total weight on a | 13 |
| group of 2 or more consecutive axles in excess of that
weight | 14 |
| produced by the application of the following formula: W = 500 | 15 |
| times the
sum of (LN divided by N-1) + 12N + 36, where "W" | 16 |
| equals overall total weight on
any group of 2 or more | 17 |
| consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, "L" equals
the
| 18 |
| distance measured to the nearest foot between extremes of any | 19 |
| group of 2 or
more consecutive axles, and "N" equals the number | 20 |
| of axles in the group under
consideration.
| 21 |
| The above formula when expressed in tabular form results in | 22 |
| allowable loads
as follows:
| 23 |
| Distance measured
| 24 |
| to the nearest
| 25 |
| foot between the
| 26 |
| extremes of any Maximum weight in pounds
| 27 |
| group of 2 or of any group of
| 28 |
| more consecutive 2 or more consecutive axles
| 29 |
| axles
|
|
30 | | feet |
2 axles |
3 axles |
4 axles |
5 axles |
6 axles |
|
31 | | 4 |
34,000 |
| | | |
|
32 | | 5 |
34,000 |
| | | |
|
33 | | 6 |
34,000 |
| | | |
|
34 | | 7 |
34,000 |
| | | |
|
35 | | 8 |
38,000* |
42,000 |
| | |
|
|
|
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39,000 |
42,500 |
| | |
|
2 | | 10 |
40,000 |
43,500 |
| | |
|
3 | | 11 |
|
44,000 |
| | |
|
4 | | 12 |
|
45,000 |
50,000 |
| |
|
5 | | 13 |
|
45,500 |
50,500 |
| |
|
6 | | 14 |
|
46,500 |
51,500 |
| |
|
7 | | 15 |
|
47,000 |
52,000 |
| |
|
8 | | 16 |
|
48,000 |
52,500 |
58,000 |
|
|
9 | | 17 |
|
48,500 |
53,500 |
58,500 |
|
|
10 | | 18 |
|
49,500 |
54,000 |
59,000 |
|
|
11 | | 19 |
|
50,000 |
54,500 |
60,000 |
|
|
12 | | 20 |
|
51,000 |
55,500 |
60,500 |
66,000 |
|
13 | | 21 |
|
51,500 |
56,000 |
61,000 |
66,500 |
|
14 | | 22 |
|
52,500 |
56,500 |
61,500 |
67,000 |
|
15 | | 23 |
|
53,000 |
57,500 |
62,500 |
68,000 |
|
16 | | 24 |
|
54,000 |
58,000 |
63,000 |
68,500 |
|
17 | | 25 |
|
54,500 |
58,500 |
63,500 |
69,000 |
|
18 | | 26 |
|
55,500 |
59,500 |
64,000 |
69,500 |
|
19 | | 27 |
|
56,000 |
60,000 |
65,000 |
70,000 |
|
20 | | 28 |
|
57,000 |
60,500 |
65,500 |
71,000 |
|
21 | | 29 |
|
57,500 |
61,500 |
66,000 |
71,500 |
|
22 | | 30 |
|
58,500 |
62,000 |
66,500 |
72,000 |
|
23 | | 31 |
|
59,000 |
62,500 |
67,500 |
72,500 |
|
24 | | 32 |
|
60,000 |
63,500 |
68,000 |
73,000 |
|
25 | | 33 |
|
|
64,000 |
68,500 |
74,000 |
|
26 | | 34 |
|
|
64,500 |
69,000 |
74,500 |
|
27 | | 35 |
|
|
65,500 |
70,000 |
75,000 |
|
28 | | 36 |
|
|
66,000 |
70,500 |
75,500 |
|
29 | | 37 |
|
|
66,500 |
71,000 |
76,000 |
|
30 | | 38 |
|
|
67,500 |
72,000 |
77,000 |
|
31 | | 39 |
|
|
68,000 |
72,500 |
77,500 |
|
32 | | 40 |
|
|
68,500 |
73,000 |
78,000 |
|
33 | | 41 |
|
|
69,500 |
73,500 |
78,500 |
|
34 | | 42 |
|
|
70,000 |
74,000 |
79,000 |
|
35 | | 43 |
|
|
70,500 |
75,000 |
80,000 |
|
36 | | 44 |
|
|
71,500 |
75,500 |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
72,000 |
76,000 |
|
|
2 | | 46 |
|
|
72,500 |
76,500 |
|
|
3 | | 47 |
|
|
73,500 |
77,500 |
|
|
4 | | 48 |
|
|
74,000 |
78,000 |
|
|
5 | | 49 |
|
|
74,500 |
78,500 |
|
|
6 | | 50 |
|
|
75,500 |
79,000 |
|
|
7 | | 51 |
|
|
76,000 |
80,000 |
|
|
8 | | 52 |
|
|
76,500 |
| |
|
9 | | 53 |
|
|
77,500 |
| |
|
10 | | 54 |
|
|
78,000 |
| |
|
11 | | 55 |
|
|
78,500 |
| |
|
12 | | 56 |
|
|
79,500 |
| |
|
13 | | 57 |
|
|
80,000 |
| |
|
14 |
| *If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2 | 15 |
| axles are
tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not | 16 |
| exceed 34,000 pounds,
notwithstanding the higher limit | 17 |
| resulting from the application of the formula.
| 18 |
| Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles may | 19 |
| not exceed the
weight in the table in this subsection (f) for 4 | 20 |
| axles measured between the
extreme axles of the
vehicle.
| 21 |
| Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may not | 22 |
| exceed the weight
in the table in this subsection (f) for 6 | 23 |
| axles measured between the extreme
axles of the
combination.
| 24 |
| Local authorities, with respect
to streets and highways | 25 |
| under their jurisdiction, without additional
fees, may also by | 26 |
| ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
| 27 |
| subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle | 28 |
| shall not exceed
20,000 pounds and the maximum total weight on | 29 |
| any tandem axle
shall not exceed
34,000 pounds, on designated | 30 |
| highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving
notice are | 31 |
| erected upon the street or highway or portion of any street or
| 32 |
| highway affected by the ordinance or resolution.
| 33 |
| The following are exceptions to the above formula:
| 34 |
| (1) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a | 35 |
| total weight of
34,000
pounds each if the overall distance | 36 |
| between the first and last axles of the
consecutive sets of |
|
|
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| tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
| 2 |
| (2) Vehicles for which a different limit is established | 3 |
| and posted in
accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code.
| 4 |
| (3) Vehicles for which the Department of | 5 |
| Transportation and local
authorities issue overweight
| 6 |
| permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code. | 7 |
| These vehicles are
not subject
to the bridge formula.
| 8 |
| (4) Tow trucks subject to the conditions provided in | 9 |
| subsection (d)
may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a single | 10 |
| rear axle or 44,000 pounds on
a tandem
rear axle.
| 11 |
| (5) A tandem axle on a 3-axle truck registered as a | 12 |
| Special Hauling
Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the | 13 |
| model year of 2014, and
registered in Illinois prior to | 14 |
| January 1, 2015, with a distance
between 2
axles
in a | 15 |
| series greater than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches | 16 |
| may not exceed
a total weight of 36,000 pounds and neither | 17 |
| axle of the series may exceed
18,000 pounds.
| 18 |
| (6) A truck not in combination, equipped with a self | 19 |
| compactor or an
industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off | 20 |
| container, used exclusively for garbage
or refuse | 21 |
| operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the road | 22 |
| surface,
except when on part of the National System of | 23 |
| Interstate and Defense
Highways, the following maximum | 24 |
| weights: 22,000 pounds on a
single axle; 40,000 pounds on a | 25 |
| tandem axle; 36,000 pounds gross weight on a
2-axle | 26 |
| vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
| 27 |
| This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
| 28 |
| (7) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special | 29 |
| Hauling Vehicles that
include a semitrailer manufactured | 30 |
| prior to or in the model year of 2014, and
registered in | 31 |
| Illinois prior to January 1, 2015, having 5 axles
with a
| 32 |
| distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may not | 33 |
| exceed the
following maximum weights: 18,000 pounds on a | 34 |
| single axle; 32,000 pounds on a
tandem axle; and 72,000 | 35 |
| pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles is
not | 36 |
| subject
to the bridge formula. For all those combinations |
|
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| of vehicles that include a
semitrailer manufactured after | 2 |
| the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 92nd | 3 |
| General Assembly, the overall distance between the first | 4 |
| and last
axles of the 2 sets of
tandems must be 18 feet 6 | 5 |
| inches or
more. Any combination of vehicles that has had | 6 |
| its cargo
container replaced in its entirety after December | 7 |
| 31, 2014 may not
exceed
the weights allowed by the bridge | 8 |
| formula.
| 9 |
| No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other | 10 |
| than pneumatic
tires may be operated, unladen or with load, | 11 |
| upon the highways of this State
when the gross weight on the | 12 |
| road surface through any wheel exceeds 800
pounds per inch | 13 |
| width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
| 14 |
| surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
| 15 |
| (f-1) A vehicle and load
not exceeding 73,280 pounds is | 16 |
| allowed access
as follows:
| 17 |
| (1) From any State designated highway onto any county, | 18 |
| township, or
municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway | 19 |
| miles for the purpose of
loading and unloading, provided:
| 20 |
| (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 8 feet 6 | 21 |
| inches in
width and 65 feet overall length.
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| (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
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| (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | 24 |
| between State
designated highways.
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| (2) From any State designated highway onto any county | 26 |
| or township
highway for a distance of 5 highway miles, or | 27 |
| any municipal highway for a
distance of one highway mile | 28 |
| for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
provided:
| 29 |
| (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 8 feet 6 | 30 |
| inches in
width and 65 feet overall length.
| 31 |
| (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
| 32 |
| (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | 33 |
| between State
designated highways.
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| (f-2) A vehicle and load greater than 73,280 pounds in | 35 |
| weight but not
exceeding 80,000 pounds is allowed access as | 36 |
| follows:
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| (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway | 2 |
| for a distance of
one highway mile for the purpose of | 3 |
| loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs,
and rest, | 4 |
| provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
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| (2) From a Class I, II, or III highway onto any State | 6 |
| highway or any
local designated highway for a distance of 5 | 7 |
| highway miles for the purpose of
loading, unloading, food, | 8 |
| fuel, repairs, and rest.
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| Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | 10 |
| relating
to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | 11 |
| designation of highways
under this subsection.
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| (g) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of | 13 |
| vehicles over
a bridge or other elevated structure constituting | 14 |
| part of a highway with a
gross weight that is greater than the | 15 |
| maximum weight permitted by the
Department, when the structure | 16 |
| is sign posted as provided in this Section.
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| (h) The Department upon request from any local authority | 18 |
| shall, or upon
its own initiative may, conduct an investigation | 19 |
| of any bridge or other
elevated structure constituting a part | 20 |
| of a highway, and if it finds that
the structure cannot with | 21 |
| safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles
otherwise | 22 |
| permissible under this Code the Department shall determine and
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| declare the maximum weight of vehicles that the structures can | 24 |
| withstand,
and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating | 25 |
| maximum weight to be
erected and maintained before each end of | 26 |
| the structure. No person shall
operate a vehicle or combination | 27 |
| of vehicles over any structure with a
gross weight that is | 28 |
| greater than the posted maximum weight.
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| (i) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation | 30 |
| of subsections
(g) or (h) of this Section, proof of the | 31 |
| determination of the maximum
allowable weight by the Department | 32 |
| and the existence of the signs,
constitutes conclusive evidence | 33 |
| of the maximum weight that can be
maintained with safety to the | 34 |
| bridge or structure.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02; 93-177, eff. 7-11-03; | 36 |
| 93-186, eff.
1-1-04; revised 8-12-03 .)
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| (625 ILCS 5/15-301)
(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-301)
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| Sec. 15-301. Permits for excess size and weight.
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| (a) The Department with respect to highways under its | 4 |
| jurisdiction
and local authorities with respect to highways | 5 |
| under their jurisdiction
may, in their discretion, upon | 6 |
| application and good cause being shown
therefor, issue a | 7 |
| special permit authorizing the applicant to operate or
move a | 8 |
| vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of | 9 |
| vehicle or
load exceeding the maximum specified in this Act or | 10 |
| otherwise not in
conformity with this Act upon any highway | 11 |
| under the jurisdiction of the
party granting such permit and | 12 |
| for the maintenance of which the party is
responsible. | 13 |
| Applications and permits other than those in written or
printed | 14 |
| form may only be accepted from and issued to the company or
| 15 |
| individual making the movement. Except for an application to | 16 |
| move directly
across a highway, it shall be the duty of the | 17 |
| applicant to establish in the
application that the load to be | 18 |
| moved by such vehicle or combination is
composed of a single | 19 |
| nondivisible object that cannot reasonably be
dismantled or
| 20 |
| disassembled. For the purpose of
over length movements,
more | 21 |
| than one object may be carried side by side as long as the | 22 |
| height, width,
and weight laws are not exceeded and the cause | 23 |
| for the over length is not due
to multiple objects. For the | 24 |
| purpose of over height movements, more than one
object may be | 25 |
| carried as long as the cause for the over height is not due to
| 26 |
| multiple objects and the length, width, and weight laws are not | 27 |
| exceeded. For
the purpose of an over width movement, more than | 28 |
| one object may be carried as
long as the cause for the over | 29 |
| width is not due to multiple objects and length,
height, and | 30 |
| weight laws are not exceeded. No state or local agency shall
| 31 |
| authorize the issuance of excess size or weight permits for | 32 |
| vehicles and loads
that are divisible and that can be carried, | 33 |
| when divided, within the existing
size or weight maximums | 34 |
| specified in this Chapter. Any excess size or weight
permit | 35 |
| issued in violation of the provisions of this Section shall be |
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| void at
issue and any movement made thereunder shall not be | 2 |
| authorized under the terms
of the void permit. In any | 3 |
| prosecution for a violation of this Chapter when
the | 4 |
| authorization of an excess size or weight permit is at issue, | 5 |
| it is the
burden of the defendant to establish that the permit | 6 |
| was valid because the load
to be moved could not reasonably be | 7 |
| dismantled or disassembled, or was
otherwise nondivisible.
| 8 |
| (b) The application for any such permit shall: (1) state | 9 |
| whether
such permit is requested for a single trip or for | 10 |
| limited continuous
operation; (2) state if the applicant is an | 11 |
| authorized carrier under the
Illinois Motor Carrier of Property | 12 |
| Law, if so, his certificate,
registration or permit number | 13 |
| issued by the Illinois Commerce
Commission; (3) specifically | 14 |
| describe and identify the vehicle or
vehicles and load to be | 15 |
| operated or moved except that for vehicles or
vehicle | 16 |
| combinations registered by the Department as provided in | 17 |
| Section
15-319 of this Chapter, only the Illinois Department of | 18 |
| Transportation's
(IDT) registration number or classification | 19 |
| need be given; (4) state the
routing requested including the | 20 |
| points of origin and destination, and may
identify and include | 21 |
| a request for routing to the nearest certified scale
in | 22 |
| accordance with the Department's rules and regulations, | 23 |
| provided the
applicant has approval to travel on local roads; | 24 |
| and (5) state if the
vehicles or loads are being transported | 25 |
| for hire. No permits for the
movement of a vehicle or load for | 26 |
| hire shall be issued to any applicant who
is required under the | 27 |
| Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law to have a
certificate, | 28 |
| registration or permit and does not have such certificate,
| 29 |
| registration or permit.
| 30 |
| (c) The Department or local authority when not inconsistent | 31 |
| with
traffic safety is authorized to issue or withhold such | 32 |
| permit at its
discretion; or, if such permit is issued at its | 33 |
| discretion to prescribe
the route or routes to be traveled, to | 34 |
| limit the number of trips, to
establish seasonal or other time | 35 |
| limitations within which the vehicles
described may be operated | 36 |
| on the highways indicated, or otherwise to
limit or prescribe |
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| conditions of operations of such vehicle or vehicles,
when | 2 |
| necessary to assure against undue damage to the road | 3 |
| foundations,
surfaces or structures, and may require such | 4 |
| undertaking or other
security as may be deemed necessary to | 5 |
| compensate for any injury to any
roadway or road structure. The | 6 |
| Department shall maintain a daily record of
each permit issued | 7 |
| along with the fee and the stipulated dimensions,
weights, | 8 |
| conditions and restrictions authorized and this record shall be
| 9 |
| presumed correct in any case of questions or dispute. The | 10 |
| Department shall
install an automatic device for recording | 11 |
| applications received and permits
issued by telephone. In | 12 |
| making application by telephone, the Department and
applicant | 13 |
| waive all objections to the recording of the conversation.
| 14 |
| (d) The Department shall, upon application in writing from | 15 |
| any local
authority, issue an annual permit authorizing the | 16 |
| local authority to
move oversize highway construction, | 17 |
| transportation, utility and maintenance
equipment over roads | 18 |
| under the jurisdiction of the Department. The permit
shall be | 19 |
| applicable only to equipment and vehicles owned by or | 20 |
| registered
in the name of the local authority, and no fee shall | 21 |
| be charged for the
issuance of such permits.
| 22 |
| (e) As an exception to paragraph (a) of this Section, the | 23 |
| Department
and local authorities, with respect to highways | 24 |
| under their respective
jurisdictions, in their discretion and | 25 |
| upon application in writing may
issue a special permit for | 26 |
| limited continuous operation, authorizing the
applicant to | 27 |
| move loads of sweet corn, soybeans, corn, wheat, milo, other
| 28 |
| small grains and ensilage during the harvest season only on a 2 | 29 |
| axle single
vehicle registered by the Secretary of State with | 30 |
| axle loads not to exceed
35% above those provided in Section | 31 |
| 15-111. Permits may be issued for a
period not to exceed 40 | 32 |
| days and moves may be made of a distance not to
exceed 25 miles | 33 |
| from a field to a specified processing plant over any
highway | 34 |
| except the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. | 35 |
| All
such vehicles shall be operated in the daytime except when | 36 |
| weather or crop
conditions require emergency operation at |
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| night, but with respect to such
night operation, every such | 2 |
| vehicle with load shall be equipped with
flashing amber lights | 3 |
| as specified under Section 12-215.
Upon a declaration by the | 4 |
| Governor that an emergency harvest situation
exists, a special | 5 |
| permit issued by the Department under this Section shall not
be | 6 |
| required from September 1 through December 31 during harvest | 7 |
| season
emergencies, provided that the weight does not exceed | 8 |
| 20% above the limits
provided in Section 15-111. All other | 9 |
| restrictions that apply to permits
issued under this Section | 10 |
| shall apply during the declared time period. With
respect to | 11 |
| highways under the jurisdiction of local authorities, the local
| 12 |
| authorities may, at their discretion, waive special permit | 13 |
| requirements during
harvest season emergencies. This permit | 14 |
| exemption shall apply to all vehicles
eligible to obtain | 15 |
| permits under this Section, including commercial vehicles in
| 16 |
| use during the declared time period.
| 17 |
| (f) The form and content of the permit shall be determined | 18 |
| by the
Department with respect to highways under its | 19 |
| jurisdiction and by local
authorities with respect to highways | 20 |
| under their jurisdiction. Every permit
shall be in written form | 21 |
| and carried in the vehicle or combination of
vehicles to which | 22 |
| it refers and shall be open to inspection by any
police officer | 23 |
| or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit
and no | 24 |
| person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of such
| 25 |
| special permit. Violation of the terms and conditions of the | 26 |
| permit
shall not be deemed a revocation of the permit; however, | 27 |
| any vehicle and load
found to be off the route prescribed in | 28 |
| the permit shall be held to be
operating without a permit. Any | 29 |
| off route vehicle and load shall be required
to obtain a new | 30 |
| permit or permits, as necessary, to authorize the movement back
| 31 |
| onto the original permit routing. No rule or regulation, nor | 32 |
| anything herein
shall be construed to authorize any police | 33 |
| officer, court, or authorized agent
of any authority granting | 34 |
| the permit to remove the permit from the possession
of the | 35 |
| permittee unless the permittee is charged with a fraudulent | 36 |
| permit
violation as provided in paragraph (i). However, upon |
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| arrest for an offense of
violation of permit, operating without | 2 |
| a permit when the vehicle is off route,
or any size or weight | 3 |
| offense under this Chapter when the permittee plans to
raise | 4 |
| the issuance of the permit as a defense, the permittee, or his | 5 |
| agent,
must produce the permit at any court hearing concerning | 6 |
| the alleged offense.
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| If the permit designates and includes a routing to a | 8 |
| certified scale, the
permitee, while enroute to the designated | 9 |
| scale, shall be deemed in compliance
with the weight provisions | 10 |
| of the permit provided the axle or gross weights
do not exceed | 11 |
| any of the permitted limits by more than the following amounts:
| 12 |
| Single axle 2000 pounds
| 13 |
| Tandem axle 3000 pounds
| 14 |
| Gross 5000 pounds
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| (g) The Department is authorized to adopt, amend, and to | 16 |
| make
available to interested persons a policy concerning | 17 |
| reasonable rules,
limitations and conditions or provisions of | 18 |
| operation upon highways
under its jurisdiction in addition to | 19 |
| those contained in this Section
for the movement by special | 20 |
| permit of vehicles, combinations, or loads
which cannot | 21 |
| reasonably be dismantled or disassembled, including
| 22 |
| manufactured and modular home sections and portions thereof. | 23 |
| All rules,
limitations and conditions or provisions adopted in | 24 |
| the policy shall
have due regard for the safety of the | 25 |
| traveling public and the protection
of the highway system and | 26 |
| shall have been promulgated in conformity with
the provisions | 27 |
| of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The
requirements | 28 |
| of the policy for flagmen and escort vehicles shall be the
same | 29 |
| for all moves of comparable size and weight. When escort | 30 |
| vehicles are
required, they shall meet the following | 31 |
| requirements:
| 32 |
| (1) All operators shall be 18 years of age or over and | 33 |
| properly
licensed to operate the vehicle.
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| (2) Vehicles escorting oversized loads more than | 35 |
| 12-feet wide must
be equipped with a rotating or flashing | 36 |
| amber light mounted on top as specified
under Section |
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| 12-215.
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| The Department shall establish reasonable rules and | 3 |
| regulations
regarding liability insurance or self insurance | 4 |
| for vehicles with
oversized loads promulgated under The | 5 |
| Illinois Administrative Procedure
Act. Police vehicles may be | 6 |
| required for escort under circumstances as
required by rules | 7 |
| and regulations of the Department.
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| (h) Violation of any rule, limitation or condition or | 9 |
| provision of
any permit issued in accordance with the | 10 |
| provisions of this Section
shall not render the entire permit | 11 |
| null and void but the violator shall
be deemed guilty of | 12 |
| violation of permit and guilty of exceeding any size,
weight or | 13 |
| load limitations in excess of those authorized by the permit.
| 14 |
| The prescribed route or routes on the permit are not mere | 15 |
| rules, limitations,
conditions, or provisions of the permit, | 16 |
| but are also the sole extent of the
authorization granted by | 17 |
| the permit. If a vehicle and load are found to be
off the route | 18 |
| or routes prescribed by any permit authorizing movement,
the | 19 |
| vehicle and load are operating without a permit. Any off route | 20 |
| movement
shall be subject to the size and weight maximums, | 21 |
| under the applicable
provisions of this Chapter, as determined | 22 |
| by the type or class highway upon
which the vehicle and load | 23 |
| are being operated.
| 24 |
| (i) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made under | 25 |
| a
fraudulent permit the permit shall be void, and the person, | 26 |
| firm, or
corporation to whom such permit was granted, the | 27 |
| driver of such vehicle
in addition to the person who issued | 28 |
| such permit and any accessory,
shall be guilty of fraud and | 29 |
| either one or all persons may be prosecuted
for such violation. | 30 |
| Any person, firm, or corporation committing such
violation | 31 |
| shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and the Department shall
| 32 |
| not issue permits to the person, firm or corporation convicted | 33 |
| of such
violation for a period of one year after the date of | 34 |
| conviction.
Penalties for violations of this Section shall be | 35 |
| in addition to any
penalties imposed for violation of other | 36 |
| Sections of this Act.
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| (j) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made in | 2 |
| violation
of a permit issued in accordance with this Section, | 3 |
| the person to whom
such permit was granted, or the driver of | 4 |
| such vehicle, is guilty of
such violation and either, but not | 5 |
| both, persons may be prosecuted for
such violation as stated in | 6 |
| this subsection (j). Any person, firm or
corporation convicted | 7 |
| of such violation shall be guilty of a petty
offense and shall | 8 |
| be fined for the first offense, not less than $50 nor
more than | 9 |
| $200 and, for the second offense by the same person, firm or
| 10 |
| corporation within a period of one year, not less than $200 nor | 11 |
| more
than $300 and, for the third offense by the same person, | 12 |
| firm or
corporation within a period of one year after the date | 13 |
| of the first
offense, not less than $300 nor more than $500 and | 14 |
| the Department shall
not issue permits to the person, firm or | 15 |
| corporation convicted of a
third offense during a period of one | 16 |
| year after the date of conviction
for such third offense.
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| (k) Whenever any vehicle is operated on local roads under | 18 |
| permits
for excess width or length issued by local authorities, | 19 |
| such vehicle may
be moved upon a State highway for a distance | 20 |
| not to exceed one-half mile
without a permit for the purpose of | 21 |
| crossing the State highway.
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| (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
the | 26 |
| movement of a vehicle in violation of any size or weight | 27 |
| requirement, or
both, that would not ordinarily be eligible for | 28 |
| a permit, when there is a
showing of extreme necessity that the | 29 |
| vehicle and load should be moved without
unnecessary delay.
| 30 |
| For the purpose of this subsection, showing of extreme | 31 |
| necessity shall be
limited to the following: shipments of | 32 |
| livestock, hazardous materials, liquid
concrete being hauled | 33 |
| in a mobile cement mixer, or hot asphalt.
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| (m) Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in | 35 |
| addition to any
penalties imposed for violating any other | 36 |
| Section of this Code.
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| (n) The Department with respect to highways under its | 2 |
| jurisdiction and
local
authorities with respect to highways | 3 |
| under their jurisdiction, in their
discretion and upon
| 4 |
| application in writing, may issue a special permit for | 5 |
| continuous limited
operation,
authorizing the applicant to | 6 |
| operate a tow-truck that exceeds the weight limits
provided
for | 7 |
| in subsection (d) of Section 15-111, provided:
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| (1) no rear single axle of the tow-truck exceeds 26,000 | 9 |
| pounds;
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| (2) no rear tandem axle of the tow-truck exceeds 50,000 | 11 |
| pounds;
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| (2.1) no triple rear axle on a manufactured recovery | 13 |
| unit exceeds 56,000
pounds;
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| (3) neither the disabled vehicle nor the disabled | 15 |
| combination of vehicles
exceed the
weight restrictions | 16 |
| imposed by this Chapter 15, or the weight limits imposed
| 17 |
| under a
permit issued by the Department prior to hookup;
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| (4) the tow-truck prior to hookup does not exceed the | 19 |
| weight restrictions
imposed
by this Chapter 15;
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| (5) during the tow operation the tow-truck does not | 21 |
| violate any weight
restriction
sign;
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| (6) the tow-truck is equipped with flashing, rotating, | 23 |
| or oscillating
amber
lights,
visible for at least 500 feet | 24 |
| in all directions;
| 25 |
| (7) the tow-truck is specifically designed and | 26 |
| licensed as a tow-truck;
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| (8) the tow-truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of | 28 |
| sufficient
capacity to safely
handle the load;
| 29 |
| (9) the tow-truck is equipped with air brakes;
| 30 |
| (10) the tow-truck is capable of utilizing the lighting | 31 |
| and braking
systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination | 32 |
| of vehicles;
| 33 |
| (11) the tow commences at the initial point of wreck or | 34 |
| disablement and
terminates at a point where the repairs are | 35 |
| actually to occur
the tow
distance of the tow does not | 36 |
| exceed 50 miles from the point
of
disablement to a place of |
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| repair or safekeeping ;
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| (12) the permit issued to the tow-truck is carried in | 3 |
| the tow-truck
and
exhibited on demand by a police officer; | 4 |
| and
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| (13) the movement shall be valid only on state routes | 6 |
| approved by the
Department.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98; 90-228, eff. 7-25-97; 90-655, | 8 |
| eff. 7-30-98;
90-676, eff. 7-31-98; 91-569, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| (625 ILCS 5/15-308.2)
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| Sec. 15-308.2. Fees for special permits for tow-trucks. The | 11 |
| fee for a
special permit to
operate a tow-truck pursuant to | 12 |
| subsection (n) of Section 15-301 is $50
$500
quarterly and
$200
| 13 |
| $2,000 annually.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-569, eff. 1-1-00.)
| 15 |
| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 16 |
| becoming law. |
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