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VEHICLES (625 ILCS 5/) Illinois Vehicle Code. 625 ILCS 5/Ch. 18C Sub-ch. 4
(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 18C Sub-ch. 4 heading)
SUB-CHAPTER 4.
MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY
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625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 4 Art I
(625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 4 Art I heading)
ARTICLE I.
GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING
MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4101
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4101)
Sec. 18c-4101.
Scope of Commission Jurisdiction.
Except as provided in Section 18c-4102 of this Chapter, the
jurisdiction of the Commission shall extend to all motor carriers of
property operating within the State of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4102
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4102)
Sec. 18c-4102.
Exemptions from Commission Jurisdiction.
The provisions
of this chapter shall not apply to transportation, by motor vehicle:
(a) of mail exclusively for the United States Postal Service;
(b) of agricultural commodities, farm supplies, and other commodities
for sale by farm supply retail outlets, by an agricultural cooperative
association as defined in the Illinois "Agricultural Co-Operative Act" as
amended;
(c) of farm or dairy products, livestock, poultry, fruits and agricultural
products, by the producer thereof or by a producer on behalf of other producers
from farm to a farm, market, warehouse, dairy or shipping terminal, for which
no monetary compensation is paid or received;
(d) of livestock from farm to a farm market, farm to farm, or farm
market to a farm as long as the vehicle is not registered for a gross
vehicle weight that exceeds 28,000 pounds or a truck and trailer with a
registered combined gross vehicle weight that does not exceed 28,000 pounds;
(e) by farm tractors and any other motorized, self-propelled machinery
used in the production of agricultural commodities on a farm, where the
transportation is provided by the owner of the machinery or another farmer as
an incident to the business of farming;
(f) consisting of towing performed by any towing service pursuant to
the written order of a law enforcement official or agency in accordance
with Sections 4-201 through 4-214 of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
(g) of trespassing motor vehicles by a licensed commercial vehicle
relocator;
(h) of newspapers being delivered to residential subscribers or to
persons who will deliver the newspapers to residential subscribers;
(i) of waste having no commercial value to a disposal site for disposal;
(j) where the transportation is incidental to and within the scope of the
person's primary business purpose, and the primary business is other than
transportation;
(k) consisting of emergency transportation of a wrecked or disabled
vehicle. Further movements to an additional place of repair or storage are
not exempt under this subsection. Emergency transportation of wrecked or
disabled vehicles shall include the transportation, pursuant to written
authorization of law enforcement official if the owner is unavailable or
unable to make the request, of wrecked or disabled vehicles which might
otherwise constitute a public safety hazard along a street or highway, and
transportation of wrecked or disabled vehicles in other bona fide emergency
situations;
(l) consisting of transportation by a tow truck or rollback car
carrier equipped as a tow truck of a motor vehicle when requested by the owner;
(m) of waste from the facilities of the generator of the waste to a
recognized recycling or waste processing facility when the generator
receives no direct or indirect compensation from anyone for the waste and
when the transportation is by garbage trucks with self contained compacting
devices, roll off trucks with containers, or vehicles or containers
specially designed and used to receive separated recyclables, and when the
transportation is an interim step toward recycling, reclamation,
reuse, or disposal; and
(n) of potable water for human and livestock consumption transported
in containers of 1,600 gallons or less. This subsection
does not apply to vehicles transporting more than one container.
(Source: P.A. 86-564; 87-465; 87-531; 87-727; 87-768; 87-895; 87-1203;
87-1249 .)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4103
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4103) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4103)
Sec. 18c-4103.
Leasing.
(1) Prohibition Against Single-Source Leasing.
No private carrier shall lease any motor vehicle with driver,
nor shall any person lease a motor vehicle with driver to any
private carrier. Likewise, no person shall lease any motor
vehicle to any private carrier and either:
(a) Procure or exercise control over drivers of such | | vehicles, directly or indirectly; or
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(b) Be responsible for or hold itself out to be
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The provision of motor vehicles with drivers shall constitute
motor carrier operations subject to the licensing,
ratemaking, and other jurisdiction of the Commission under
this Chapter.
(2) Exclusive Use of Household Goods Contract Carrier Vehicles.
The prohibition against single source leasing in subsection
(1) of this Section shall not prohibit a household goods contract carrier
from providing motor vehicles, with drivers, for exclusive
use by a private carrier where:
(a) The private carrier is a contracting shipper;
(b) Operations conducted with such motor vehicles are
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(c) The household goods contract carrier exercises
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(d) The lease does not have the effect of circumventing rate
or other provisions of this Chapter, Commission regulations
and orders.
This subsection shall apply regardless of whether the household goods
contract
carrier's permit expressly provides for the lease of vehicles,
with drivers, to contracting shippers.
(3) Equipment Leasing.
(a) Requirements for Content, Filing, and Carrying of
| | Leases. The Commission may prescribe requirements for the leasing of equipment, with driver, and of equipment without driver, to or by a motor carrier of property; provided that such regulations shall not encompass the leasing of equipment, without drivers, from a bona fide equipment leasing company to a motor carrier of property. Such leases shall be in writing, constitute the complete and exclusive statement of terms between the parties, specify the compensation for the lease and the duration of the lease, be signed by the parties thereto, be filed with the Commission, and be carried in each motor vehicle covered thereby, provided, however, that the Commission may exempt from the foregoing requirements leases between parties, all of whom hold public carrier certificates issued by the Commission. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the interchange of equipment or drivers between carriers for use wholly within a county having a population of more than 1,000,000 inhabitants.
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(b) Direction and Control of Leased Equipment. It
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(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4104
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4104) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4104)
Sec. 18c-4104.
Unlawful Operations.
(1) Prohibition. Except as
provided in Article I of this Sub-chapter, and
subject to the provisions stated herein, it shall be unlawful
for any person to:
(a) Operate as an intrastate motor carrier of | | property without a license from the Commission; or as an interstate motor carrier of property without a registration from the Commission.
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(b) Operate as an intrastate household goods carrier
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1. hauling unauthorized commodities;
2. operating outside authorized territory; or
3. violating other restrictions.
(c) Operate, as an intrastate motor carrier of
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(d) Operate, as an intrastate household goods
| | carrier, any motor vehicle not owned by the carrier, or operate as an intrastate public carrier, any motor vehicle not owned by the carrier or another intrastate public carrier, for which a valid lease is not on file in compliance with Section 18c-4103 of this Chapter, Commission regulations and orders.
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(e) Operate, as an intrastate household goods
| | carrier, any motor vehicle not owned by the carrier, or operate as an intrastate public carrier, any motor vehicle not owned by the carrier or another intrastate public carrier, which does not carry an executed copy of the lease required in paragraph (d) of this subsection; or fail to produce such copy on request.
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(f) Operate, as an intrastate motor carrier of
| | property, any motor vehicle for which the carrier has not executed a prescribed intrastate cab card, with current Illinois intrastate identifier printed thereon; or, as an interstate motor carrier of property, any motor vehicle for which the carrier has not executed a prescribed interstate cab card, with current Illinois interstate identifier affixed or printed thereon.
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(g) Operate, as an intrastate motor carrier of
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(h) Operate, as an intrastate or interstate motor
| | carrier of property, any motor vehicle which is not identified or is not properly identified in compliance with Section 18c-4701 of this Chapter, Commission regulations and orders.
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(i) Operate, as an intrastate motor carrier of
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(j) Provide, as an intrastate household goods
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(k) Otherwise operate as a motor carrier of property
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(l) Aid or abet any other person in a violation of
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(2) Provisos.
(a) Presentation of Documents at Hearing as Defense.
| | Presentation, at hearing, of a copy of a current license or registration issued by the Commission to the carrier which was valid on the date the violation occurred shall, if no concurrent violations of this Chapter, Commission regulations or orders are found, excuse the carrier from any penalties under paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this Section. Presentation, at hearing, of an executed copy of the current lease in the form prescribed by and on file with the Commission shall, if no concurrent violations of this Chapter, Commission regulations or orders are found, excuse the carrier from penalties under paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this Section. Presentation, at hearing, of the required intrastate or interstate cab card, with the required Illinois intrastate or interstate identifier affixed or printed thereon, if valid on the date the violation occurred, and if no concurrent violations are found, shall excuse the carrier from penalties under paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of this Section.
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(b) Lease Form Prescribed by the Commission. A lease
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(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4105 (625 ILCS 5/18c-4105) Sec. 18c-4105. Indemnity agreement in motor carrier transportation contracts void. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a provision, clause, covenant, or agreement contained in, collateral to, or affecting a motor carrier transportation contract that purports to indemnify, defend or hold harmless, or has the effect of indemnifying, defending or holding harmless, the promisee from or against any liability for loss or damage resulting from the negligence or intentional acts or omissions of the promisee is against the public policy of this State and is void and unenforceable. (b) As used in this Section: (1) "Motor carrier transportation contract" means a | | contract, agreement or understanding covering:
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| | employees, servants, or independent contractors who are directly responsible to the promisee except for motor carriers party to a motor carrier transportation contract with promisee, and such motor carrier's agents, employees, servants or independent contractors directly responsible to the motor carrier.
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(Source: P.A. 96-697, eff. 8-25-09.)
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625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 4 Art II
(625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 4 Art II heading)
ARTICLE II.
LICENSING
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4201
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4201) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4201)
Sec. 18c-4201. Licensing cases.
(1) Scope of Section.
The provisions of this Chapter relating to household goods carrier
licensing apply to applications:
(a) For a license authorizing a carrier to operate as | | an intrastate household goods carrier;
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(b) To transfer a certificate, permit, or license or
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(c) To convert household goods contract carrier
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(2) Form and content of household goods carrier licensing applications.
Household goods carrier licensing
applications
shall be on such forms and contain such
information as may be prescribed by
the Commission, be verified under oath, and shall be
accompanied by the required filing fee.
(3) Public notice of applications.
(a) Review of applications prior to publication. The
| | Commission may provide for preliminary review of each application to determine if it is complete, if it gives adequate notice, and if the authority requested is unenforceably vague or otherwise contrary to the provisions of this Chapter.
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(b) Authorization to submit application for
| | publication. If the Commission determines after review that the application is defective in any respect, it shall promptly notify the applicant. No application shall be submitted to the official newspaper for publication until after it has been approved for publication, if the Commission has provided for preliminary review. If the Commission does not find that the application is defective, or if it finds that any defects have been removed by amendment, the applicant shall be permitted to submit the application to the official newspaper for publication. The Commission shall complete its review and notify the applicant within 15 days after filing of the application.
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(c) Additional notice prescribed by the Commission.
| | The Commission may direct applicant to give such further notice in connection with its application as the Commission deems necessary. The Commission may, itself, give such additional notice as it deems necessary.
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(4) Hearing on licensing applications.
(a) Participation at hearing. Any person having
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(b) Setting, notice, and hearing. Notwithstanding any
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(c) Issuance of orders after hearing. The Commission
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(Source: P.A. 97-595, eff. 8-26-11.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4202
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4202) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4202)
Sec. 18c-4202.
Household goods common carrier certificates.
(1) Prerequisite to operation as a household goods common
carrier.
No person shall operate as a household goods common carrier
unless such person possesses a common carrier of household goods
certificate issued by the Commission and in good standing.
(2) Requirements for issuance.
The Commission shall grant an application for a common
carrier of household goods certificate, in whole or in part, to the extent
that
it finds that the application was properly filed; a public
need for the service exists; the applicant is fit, willing
and able to provide the service in compliance with this Chapter,
Commission regulations or orders; and the public
convenience and necessity requires issuance of the
certificate. Otherwise, the application shall be denied. The burden of
proving that the requirements for issuance of a common carrier of
household goods
certificate have been met shall be borne by the applicant.
(3) Duties and practices of household goods common carriers.
Household goods common carriers shall provide safe and adequate
transportation service to the general public within the scope
of their authorities and in compliance with this Chapter,
Commission regulations and orders. Such service shall be at
reasonable rates and without discrimination.
(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4203
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4203) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4203)
Sec. 18c-4203. Household goods contract carrier permits.
(1) Prerequisite to operation as a household goods contract
carrier.
No person shall operate as a household goods contract carrier of
property unless such person possesses a household goods contract
carrier permit issued by the Commission and in good standing.
(2) Requirements for issuance.
(a) General requirements. The Commission shall grant | | an application for a household goods contract carrier permit, in whole or in part, to the extent that it finds that the application was properly filed; the applicant is fit, willing and able to provide the service in compliance with this Chapter, Commission regulations and orders; and issuance of the permit will be consistent with the public interest. Otherwise, the application shall be denied. The burden of proving that the requirements for issuance of a household goods contract carrier permit have been met shall be borne by the applicant.
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(b) Conversion to household goods common carrier
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(c) Cancellation and non-renewal of contracts.
| | Cancellation or non-renewal of a contract, or failure to keep on file with the Commission a copy of a valid contract, shall render a permit void with regard to the involved shipper.
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(3) Duties and practices of household goods contract carriers.
(a) Services. Household goods contract carriers shall
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(b) Contracts. Each household goods contract carrier
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(Source: P.A. 97-595, eff. 8-26-11.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4204
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4204) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4204)
Sec. 18c-4204. Standards to be considered in issuing common
and contract household goods carrier licenses.
The Commission shall exercise its discretion in regard to issuance of common
carrier of household goods or contract carrier
of household goods licenses in accordance with
standards enumerated in this Section.
(1) Standards
relevant to both
common and contract household goods
carrier licenses. In determining whether to issue a common carrier
of household goods
certificate or a contract carrier of household goods permit
under
Sections 18c-4202 and 18c-4203 of this Chapter, the
Commission shall consider, in addition to other standards
enumerated in this Chapter:
(a) (Blank);
(b) The existing authorized carriers' services, | | including the adequacy of such services and the effect which issuance of a new certificate or permit would have on such services;
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(c) (Blank);
(d) Any evidence bearing on the fitness, willingness,
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(e) The effect which issuing the certificate or
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(2) Additional standards relevant to household goods contract
carrier
licenses.
In determining whether to issue a household goods contract
carrier
permit under Section 18c-4203 of this Chapter, the
Commission shall consider, in addition to standards enumerated in
subsection (1) of this Section or elsewhere in this
Sub-chapter:
(a) Whether the proposed service is contract carrier
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(b) The effect which failure to issue the permit
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(3) Standards not relevant to either household goods common or
household goods contract
carrier licenses.
In determining whether to issue a household goods common carrier
certificate or a household goods contract carrier permit
under
Sections 18c-4202 and 18c-4203 of this Chapter, the
Commission shall not consider:
(a) The mere preference of the supporting shipper or
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(b) Any illegal operations of the applicant as
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(Source: P.A. 97-595, eff. 8-26-11.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4204a
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4204a) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4204a)
Sec. 18c-4204a.
Fitness standards.
(1) Establishment of administrative
standards. The Commission shall, within 180 days from the effective date
of this amendatory Act of 1987, adopt and implement standards for
determining fitness to hold
or continue to hold a household goods carrier
license.
(2) Statutory standards. A person shall not be considered fit for
purposes of this Section unless the record shows that, at the time of hearing,
the person:
(a) Is aware of its obligations under this Chapter, | | Commission regulations and orders, and other provisions of The Illinois Vehicle Code;
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(b) Has substantially complied with applicable
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(c) Possesses the equipment, facilities, financial
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(3) Burden of proof in application proceedings.
(a) Temporary authority. Each applicant for
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(b) Permanent authority. Each applicant for
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(c) Findings. The order granting permanent household
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(4) Revocation proceedings. If the record in a revocation proceeding
shows that a licensee is no
longer fit to hold a household goods carrier
license, the Commission
shall suspend or revoke the license. When a license is suspended under
this Section, the holder shall have 6 months in which to demonstrate, by
clear and convincing evidence, that its fitness has been restored. Unless
the Commission finds that such a demonstration has been made, the license
shall be revoked. A license revoked under this Section shall not be
reinstated.
(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4206
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4206) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4206)
Sec. 18c-4206.
Dual operations.
(1) Dual common/contract operations.
No person shall hold both a household goods common carrier
certificate
and a household goods contract carrier permit unless the
Commission
determines, or has determined, that both licenses may be held
consistent with the public interest and authorizes such dual
licensing. Issuance of household goods contract carrier
authority
after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995 to a
person that
already holds household goods common carrier authority, or vice
versa,
shall be rebuttably presumed inconsistent with the public
interest if the two authorities would be duplicative, in
whole or in part.
(2) Merger of duplicative operating rights.
The Commission may, except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, order that duplicative operating rights, whether
household goods common carrier or household goods
contract carrier or both, be
merged into a single license and may impose such requirements
upon operations under such license as will promote the public
interest and effectuate the purposes of this Chapter. The power
of the Commission to order merger shall not extend to
duplicative operating rights in existence on the effective
date of this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4207
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4207) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4207)
Sec. 18c-4207.
Cessation of service under a license.
No household goods carrier shall abandon, discontinue, or suspend any
service
that it is authorized to provide pursuant to a license issued by
the Commission without authorization by the Commission. If the
Commission finds good cause for the abandonment, discontinuance,
or suspension, it may approve same. If the Commission finds that
a household goods carrier has abandoned, discontinued, or suspended service
without authorization, it may revoke the carrier's license.
(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)
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625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 4 Art III
(625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 4 Art III heading)
ARTICLE III.
TRANSFER OF LICENSES
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4301
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4301) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4301)
Sec. 18c-4301.
Power of Commission to Approve Transfers.
A license issued under this Sub-chapter may be transferred, with
Commission approval, under the conditions specified in this
Article and in accordance with such rules and regulations as the
Commission may prescribe.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4302
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4302) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4302)
Sec. 18c-4302.
Types of Transfers Which May be Approved.
It is lawful, with prior authorization from the Commission, for:
(1) Two or more motor carriers of property to consolidate or
merge their properties into one business entity for the
ownership, management, or operation of the properties
theretofore in separate ownership;
(2) A motor carrier of property, or two or more such carriers
jointly, to purchase, lease or contract to operate the
properties of another such carrier;
(3) A motor carrier of property, or two or more such carriers
jointly, to acquire control of another such carrier through
ownership of its stock or otherwise;
(4) A person not a motor carrier of property, to acquire control
of one or more such motor carriers through ownership of its
or their stock or otherwise;
(5) A person not a motor carrier of property and which has
control of one or more such carriers to acquire control of
another carrier through ownership of its stock or otherwise;
or
(6) A person to acquire possession, ownership, or control, by
means of the sale or other conveyance of a license issued by
the Commission to another person.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4303
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4303) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4303)
Sec. 18c-4303.
Applications for Approval.
Applications for approval of
the transfer of a license shall be on forms
prescribed by the Commission and shall, where possible, be accompanied by a
copy of the written contract executed by parties to the proposed transfer.
The contract must state that it:
(1) Is expressly conditioned on approval of the transfer by the
Commission;
(2) Is a complete and exclusive statement of the rights of the
parties in regard to the proposed transfer; and
(3) Cannot be amended without notice to and approval by the
Commission.
The application shall also be accompanied by an abstract of
shipments performed by the transferor within the last year prior to
the date of the contract showing the date of each shipment, the
identification number of the shipment, the origin and destination
of the shipment, and a description of the commodity shipped.
The application shall not be docketed until a contract and abstract have
been filed. Where the contract cannot be signed because of some operation
of law, the Commission may waive the signature of the transferor, but not
the filing of the written contract.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4304
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4304) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4304)
Sec. 18c-4304.
Standard for Review of Applications.
The Commission may
approve a proposed transfer if it finds that:
(1) The license to be transferred is in good standing and has not
been abandoned, discontinued, or suspended, in whole or in
part;
(2) The proposed transferee is fit, willing, and able to provide
service for which the license was issued, and to do so in
compliance with provisions of this Chapter, Commission
regulations and orders; and
(3) The transfer would be consistent with the public interest and
the state transportation policy.
The Commission may approve or disapprove a transfer, in whole or
in part, and may subject the transfer to such terms and
conditions as will protect the public interest and effectuate the
purposes of this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4305
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4305) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4305)
Sec. 18c-4305.
Abandonment, Discontinuance, or Suspension of
Service Under a License to be Transferred.
In determining whether the proposed transferor has abandoned,
discontinued or suspended service without authorization, the
Commission shall only consider the operations of the transferring
party performed within the last 2 years prior to the date
on which the contract between transferor and transferee was
executed, or the date the application was filed.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4306
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4306) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4306)
Sec. 18c-4306.
Expedited Transfer Procedures.
(1) The Commission may provide for the transfer of a license, without
notice and hearing, and without the necessity of making the findings
specified above, when such transfer or control is to:
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(b) a corporation, the stock of which is wholly owned
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(c) a member or members of a partnership of which the
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(d) a stockholder or stockholders of the transferor
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(e) the heirs of a person who dies intestate or the
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(f) the heirs or legatees of the transferor pursuant
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(g) a corporation, more than 50% of the stock of
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(h) a corporation, all of the stock of which is
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(2) When a transfer of a license may be accomplished on an expedited basis
without notice and hearing through 2 or more transactions of the type described
in subsection (a), and they do, in fact, represent a single, contemporaneous
transaction, then the Commission shall allow the transfer to be made as a
single transaction in a single application. However, it shall be the
applicants' burden to demonstrate that they are entitled to this treatment of
their application by setting forth each of the individual qualifying
transactions under subsection (1) with the same detail and specificity as if
each individual application were filed.
(Source: P.A. 88-415 .)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4307
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4307) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4307)
Sec. 18c-4307.
Unapproved Transfers.
(1) Unapproved Transfers Prohibited.
Except as provided in this Article, no person may enter into
a transaction to accomplish or effectuate, or participate in
accomplishing or effectuating, the ownership, control or
management of any one or more motor carriers, however such
result is attained, whether directly or indirectly by use of
common directors, officers, or stockholders, a holding or
investment company, a voting trust, or in any other manner,
and regardless of whether or not the carrier received
compensation or value from the transaction. Nor shall any
person continue to maintain control or management
accomplished or effectuated in violation of this Article.
The words "control or management," when used in this Article,
shall be construed to include the power to exercise control
or management.
(2) Direct Supervision and Control by License Holder Required. The holder
of a motor carrier license shall exercise direct supervision and control
over all operations conducted with vehicles registered under its license
or utilized in conducting operations under its license. The holder may be
called upon to demonstrate that it is exercising direct supervision and
control. Failure to exercise active supervision and control shall constitute
the unauthorized transfer of operating rights in violation of this Chapter.
Where an unauthorized transfer occurs, both the transferor and transferee
shall have committed violations of this Chapter. Nothing contained herein
shall prevent the holder from exercising such supervision and control through
a manager or other bona fide employee of the holder.
Elements to be considered in evaluating whether supervision and control
is being exercised include solicitation; public identification; billing;
collecting; dispatching drivers and equipment; hiring; evaluation and
firing of drivers and other personnel; liability for cargo loss or damage;
and responsibility for payment of carrier expenses.
(Source: P.A. 85-553.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4308
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4308) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4308)
Sec. 18c-4308.
Enforcement of Transfer Requirements.
The Commission may, on its own motion or on complaint,
investigate and determine whether violations of this Article have
occurred. When the Commission determines that a carrier or other
person is violating the provisions of this Article it shall by
order require the carrier or other person to take whatever action
is necessary to prevent continuance of the violation, and may, in
addition, impose sanctions as provided in this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4309
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4309) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4309)
Sec. 18c-4309.
Temporary Suspension and Transfer.
Periods during which
a license is temporarily
suspended by order of the Commission shall not be considered as part of the 1-year
period for which an abstract of shipments must be provided for application to transfer
a license pursuant to Section 18c-4303 of this Chapter, or for the 2-year
period used to determine whether a proposed transferor has abandoned,
discontinued or suspended service without Commission authorization pursuant
to Section 18c-4305 of this Chapter. This Section shall apply to all
temporary suspension applications filed, and all temporary suspensions
granted, on or after January 1, 1986.
(Source: P.A. 85-553.)
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625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 4 Art IV
(625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 4 Art IV heading)
ARTICLE IV.
RATE FILINGS AND REGISTRATION OF
INTRASTATE PUBLIC CARRIERS AND EQUIPMENT AND
REGISTRATION OF INTERSTATE CARRIERS AND EQUIPMENT
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4401
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4401) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4401)
Sec. 18c-4401. Registration required.
(1) General provisions. No intrastate public carrier and no interstate
carrier
shall operate over the public roads of this
State without a
registration issued pursuant to this Article and in effect at the
time operations are conducted. As used in this Article, "interstate carrier" includes any private carrier that is required to register under federal law.
(2) Interstate intercorporate hauling and single-source leasing.
Persons or entities engaged in
interstate compensated intercorporate hauling, and interstate
private carriers which lease equipment, with drivers, are
interstate carriers for purposes of this Article notwithstanding any
other provision of this Chapter.
However, the Commission may:
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(b) Subject any such exemption to such reasonable
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(c) Revoke any exemption granted hereunder if it
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(Source: P.A. 94-760, eff. 1-1-07.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4402
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4402) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4402)
Sec. 18c-4402.
Registration Standards.
The Commission shall not issue a registration until after the
carrier has:
(1) Properly filed an application for registration; and
(2) Complied with Commission regulations and orders regarding:
(a) Application, franchise, franchise renewal, and other
fees and levies; and
(b) Proof of insurance.
(Source: P.A. 85-553.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4403
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4403) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4403)
Sec. 18c-4403.
Issuance of registrations.
The Commission may issue registrations to any qualified applicant
authorizing bona fide intrastate public carrier or interstate operations,
if it is found that
the applicant is fit, willing, and able to provide service in
conformity with the requirements of this Chapter, Commission
regulations and orders.
(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4404
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4404)
Sec. 18c-4404.
Revocation of Registrations.
The Commission may revoke any registration if it determines that
the carrier has failed to comply with this Chapter, Commission
regulations or orders, or with any other statute or regulation of
this State relating to the privilege of operating motor vehicles
over the public roads of the State.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4405
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4405)
Sec. 18c-4405.
Intrastate public carrier rate filings.
Public carriers
that voluntarily file rates under an agreement approved by the Commission under
Section 18c-4502 of this Chapter are subject to all provisions of Sub-chapter
3, Article II, and Section 18c-4501 of this Chapter 18c.
(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)
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625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 4 Art V
(625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 4 Art V heading)
ARTICLE V.
RATEMAKING.
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4501
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4501) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4501)
Sec. 18c-4501.
Jurisdiction and power of the Commission.
(1) Power to set rates.
The Commission shall have jurisdiction and power to set the
maximum or minimum, or maximum and minimum, lawful rates for
intrastate service by common carriers of household goods, to
set the minimum lawful rates for contract carriers of
household goods, and to prescribe the form and content of
tariffs
and schedules containing such rates.
(2) Power to Establish Ratemaking Procedures.
The Commission may establish procedures for the filing,
publication, investigation, suspension and prescription of
rates. The Commission may provide that rates for particular
services will go into effect unless suspended by the
Commission, or may require that rates for such services be
approved by the Commission before going into effect.
(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4502
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4502) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4502)
Sec. 18c-4502. Collective ratemaking. (1) Application for approval.
Any carrier party to an agreement between or among 2 or more
carriers relating to rates, fares, classifications,
divisions, allowances, or charges (including charges between
carriers and compensation paid or received for the use of
facilities and equipment), or rules and regulations
pertaining thereto, or procedures for the joint consideration,
initiation, or establishment thereof, whether such conference,
bureau, committee, or other organization be a "for-profit" or
"not-for-profit" corporate entity or whether or not such
conference, bureau, committee or other organization is or
will be controlled by other businesses may, under such rules
and regulations as the Commission may prescribe, apply to the
Commission for approval of the agreement, and the Commission
shall by order approve any such agreement, if approval
thereof is not prohibited by subsection (3), (4), or (5) of
this Section, if it finds that, by reason of furtherance of
the State transportation policy declared in Section 18c-1103
of this Chapter, the relief provided in subsection (8) should
apply with respect to the making and carrying out of such
agreement; otherwise the application shall be denied. The
approval of the Commission shall be granted only upon such
terms and conditions as the Commission may prescribe as
necessary to enable it to grant its approval in accordance
with the standard above set forth in this paragraph.
(2) Accounts, reporting, and internal procedures.
Each conference, bureau, committee, or other organization
established or continued pursuant to any agreement approved
by the Commission under the provisions of this Section shall
maintain such accounts, records, files and memoranda and
shall submit to the Commission such reports, as may be
prescribed by the Commission, and all such accounts, records,
files, and memoranda shall be subject to inspection by the
Commission or its duly authorized representatives. Any
conference, bureau committee, or other organization described
in subsection (1) of this Section shall cause to be published
notice of the final disposition of any action taken by such
entity together with a concise statement of the reasons
therefor. The Commission shall withhold approval of any
agreement under this Section unless the agreement specifies a
reasonable period of time within which proposals by parties
to the agreement will be finally acted upon by the
conference, bureau, committee, or other organization.
(3) Matters which may be the subject of agreements approved by
the Commission.
The Commission shall not approve under this Section any
agreement between or among carriers of different classes
unless it finds that such agreement is of the character
described in subsection (1) of this Section and is limited to
matters relating to transportation under joint rates or over
through routes. For purposes of this paragraph carriers by
railroad and express companies are carriers of one class;
carriers by motor vehicle are carriers of one class and
carriers by water are carriers of one class.
(4) Non-applicability of Section to transfers.
The Commission shall not approve under this Section any
agreement which it finds is an agreement with respect to a
pooling, division, or other matter or transaction, to which
Section 18c-4302 of this Chapter is applicable.
(5) Independent action.
The Commission shall not approve under this Section any
agreement which establishes a procedure for the determination
of any matter through joint consideration unless it finds
that under the agreement there is accorded to each party the
free and unrestrained right to take independent action either
before or after any determination arrived at through such
procedures. The Commission shall not find that each party
has a free and unrestrained right to take independent action
if the conference, bureau, committee, or other organization
is granted by the agreement any right to engage in
proceedings before the Commission or before any court regarding
any action taken by a party to an agreement authorized by
this Section, or by any other party providing or seeking
authority to provide transportation services.
(6) Investigation of activities.
The Commission is authorized, upon complaint or upon its own
initiative without complaint, to investigate and determine
whether any agreement previously approved by it under this
Section or terms and conditions upon which such approval was
granted, is not or are not in conformity with the standard,
set forth in subsection (1), or whether any such terms and
conditions are not necessary for purposes of conformity with
such standard, and, after such investigation, the Commission
shall by order terminate or modify its approval of such
agreement if it finds such action necessary to insure
conformity with such standard, and shall modify the terms and
conditions upon which such approval was granted to the extent
it finds necessary to insure conformity with such standard or to the
extent to which it finds such terms and conditions not necessary
to insure such conformity. The effective
date of any order terminating or modifying approval, or
modifying terms and conditions, shall be postponed for such
period as the Commission determines to be reasonably
necessary to avoid undue hardship.
(7) Hearings and orders.
No order shall be entered under this Section except after
interested parties have been afforded reasonable opportunity
for hearing.
(8) Exemption from State antitrust laws.
Parties to any agreement approved by the Commission under
this Section and other persons are, if the approval of such
agreement is not prohibited by subsection (3), (4), or (5),
hereby relieved from the operation of the antitrust laws with
respect to the making of such agreement, and with respect to
the carrying out of such agreement in conformity with its
provisions and in conformity with the terms and conditions
prescribed by the Commission.
(9) Other laws not affected.
Any action of the Commission under this Section in approving
an agreement, or in denying an application for such approval,
or in terminating or modifying its approval of an agreement,
or in prescribing the terms and conditions upon which its
approval is to be granted, or in modifying such terms and
conditions, shall be construed as having effect solely with
reference to the applicability of the relief provisions of
paragraph subsection (8) of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4503
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4503) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4503)
Sec. 18c-4503.
Terminal Area Operations.
(1) Exemption From Rate Regulation. Except as provided in subsection
(2) of this Section, nothing contained in this Chapter shall be construed
to require any carrier engaged in the transportation of property by motor
vehicle between points wholly within a terminal area to comply with the
provisions of this Chapter with respect to the filing, publishing,
observance or enforcement of tariffs or schedules of rates with respect to
transportation wholly within any such area.
(2) Application of Section. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions
therein, the ratemaking provisions of subsection (1) of this Section shall
have no application to transportation of household goods, as defined in
Commission regulations, wholly within a county having a population of more
than 1,000,000.
(Source: P.A. 85-553.)
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625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 4 Art VI
(625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 4 Art VI heading)
ARTICLE VI.
CAB CARDS AND IDENTIFIERS
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4601
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4601)
Sec. 18c-4601. Cab Card and Identifier to be Carried and Displayed in Each
Vehicle.
(1) General Provisions.
(a) Carrying Requirement. Each motor vehicle used in | | for-hire transportation upon the public roads of this State shall carry a current cab card together with an identifier issued by or under authority of the Commission. If the carrier is an intrastate motor carrier of property, the prescribed intrastate cab card and identifier shall be required; if the carrier is an interstate motor carrier of property, the prescribed interstate cab card and identifier shall be required.
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(b) Execution and Presentation Requirement. Such cab
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(c) Deadlines for Execution, Carrying, and
| | Presentation. Cab cards and identifiers shall be executed, carried, and presented no earlier than December 1 of the calendar year preceding the calendar year for which fees are owing, and no later than February 1 of the calendar year for which fees are owing, unless otherwise provided in Commission regulations and orders.
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(2) Interstate Compensated Intercorporate Hauling and
Single-Source Leasing.
The provisions of subsection (1) of this Section apply to
motor vehicles used in interstate compensated intercorporate
hauling or which are leased, with drivers, to private
carriers for use in interstate commerce, as well as to other
motor vehicles used in for-hire transportation upon the
public roads of this State. However, the Commission may:
(a) Exempt such carriers from the requirements of
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(b) Subject any exemption to such reasonable terms
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(c) Revoke any exemption granted hereunder if it
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(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4602
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4602) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4602)
Sec. 18c-4602.
Commission to Prescribe Cab Cards and Identifiers.
The Commission shall prescribe the cab cards and identifiers
required under Section 18c-4601 of this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 85-553.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4603
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4603) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4603)
Sec. 18c-4603. Issuance of Cab Cards and Identifiers. (1) Applications for Cards and Identifiers.
Applications for cab cards and identifiers shall be on forms
prescribed by the Commission and shall be accompanied by the
per vehicle franchise or franchise renewal fee prescribed by
the Commission.
(2) Expiration and Renewal of Cab Cards and Identifiers. Identifiers
issued by or under authority of the
Commission shall expire automatically on January 31 of each
year, or on such other date as the Commission may prescribe.
It shall be the responsibility of each carrier to insure that
the cab cards and identifiers in its vehicles are current.
(3) Issuance of Cards and Identifiers.
Applications and fees for cab cards and identifiers may be filed
with, and cards or identifiers may be issued by, the Commission or
its agent.
The Commission shall issue intrastate cab cards and identifiers and
interstate identifiers as proof of payment of franchise and franchise
renewal fees by licensed intrastate and registered interstate carriers.
Upon payment of the intrastate fee by a licensed intrastate motor carrier
of property, the Commission shall issue a current Illinois cab card with
identifier printed thereon. Upon payment of the interstate fee, the Commission shall issue
a current Illinois interstate identifier.
(Source: P.A. 94-760, eff. 1-1-07.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4604
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4604) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4604)
Sec. 18c-4604.
Enforcement.
It shall be a violation of this Chapter, separate and apart from any
other violation, for a person to:
(1) Operate a vehicle without a current, executed cab card and
identifier as
required by this Article;
(2) Transfer a cab card and identifier to a
vehicle other than the
vehicle for which it was originally executed, except in
accordance with Commission regulations;
(3) Use a cab card and identifier issued to another carrier or permit the use of
a cab card by another carrier except in accordance with
Commission regulations; or
(4) Fail to present a cab card and identifier as required by this
Article.
(Source: P.A. 85-553.)
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625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 4 Art VII
(625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 4 Art VII heading)
ARTICLE VII.
IDENTIFICATION OF CARRIERS
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4701
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4701) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4701)
Sec. 18c-4701. Insignia on vehicles.
(1) General requirements to be prescribed by Commission. Except as
otherwise provided in this Section, no intrastate
carrier shall operate any motor vehicle upon the
public roads of this State unless there is painted or affixed to
both sides of the cab or power unit, in accordance with such specifications as
the Commission may prescribe, the trade name of the carrier as it
appears on the carrier's license or the carrier's recognized
logo, together with the license and registration number of the
carrier. Likewise, no interstate carrier shall operate any motor
vehicle upon the public roads of this State unless there is
painted or affixed to both sides of the cab or power unit, in accordance with
such specifications as the Commission may prescribe, the
registration or authority number of the carrier. However, except for a household goods carrier, an interstate carrier operating intrastate may operate a motor vehicle upon the public roads of this State without the intrastate authority number of the carrier painted or affixed to any side of the cab or power unit.
(2) Use of ICC-prescribed identification. Identifying information
prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission may be used in
satisfaction of requirements established under this Section, including
special orders granting a petition for waiver of Sections 1057.22(a) and
1057.22(c)(2) and (4), as they relate to equipment receipts, of the Lease
and Interchange of Vehicle Regulations (49 CFR 1057), in lieu of
numbers or symbols prescribed by the Commission.
(3) Identification of Trip Lessees. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section to the contrary, a motor vehicle trip leased in
accordance with this Chapter, Commission regulations and orders shall not
be required to bear the name and license number of the lessee if:
(a) the motor vehicle bears the name and license or | | registration number of the lessor in accordance with subsection (1) of this Section, Commission regulations and orders;
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(b) the lessor and lessee are commonly-owned; and
(c) the vehicle carries a photocopy of a letter
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(4) Rules not superseded. The authority of the Illinois Commerce
Commission to regulate the identification of motor vehicles of intrastate
and interstate carriers, engaged in the transportation of hazardous
materials, shall not supersede or replace the rules and regulations of the
Illinois Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety
regulations Part 390.21, as relates now or hereafter to the markings and
identification of such vehicles.
(5) Identification on vehicles under 9,000 pounds gross vehicle weight
(GVW). Vehicles with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) less than 9,000 pounds
may, in lieu of identification required under subsection (1) of this
Section display the trade name of the carrier as it appears on the
carrier's license or the carrier's recognized logo, together with the
license and registration number of the carrier in such manner as to be
clearly legible and visible from both sides of the vehicle at a distance of
25 feet, when the vehicle is not in motion, and in accordance with such
specifications as the Commission may prescribe.
(Source: P.A. 100-369, eff. 8-25-17.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4702
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4702) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4702)
Sec. 18c-4702.
Identification of Carrier in Advertising,
Solicitation, and other Documents.
No carrier shall use in any advertising, solicitation,
correspondence, publication, or other document connected
with its transportation service
any name other than its name or trade name as it appears on the carrier's
license or registration. Each
advertisement, solicitation, correspondence, publication, or
other document shall
contain the carrier's license or registration
number unless otherwise provided in Commission regulations or orders.
(Source: P.A. 85-553.)
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625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sb 4 Art VIII
(625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sb 4 Art VIII heading)
ARTICLE VIII.
BILLS OF LADING
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4801
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4801) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4801)
Sec. 18c-4801.
Rights, Obligations, and Liabilities.
The provisions of Sections 7-101, 7-102, 7-103, 7-104, 7-105,
7-301, 7-302, 7-303, 7-304, 7-305, 7-306, 7-307, 7-308, 7-309,
7-401, 7-402, 7-403, 7-404, 7-501, 7-502, 7-503, 7-504, 7-505,
7-506, 7-507, 7-508, 7-509, 7-601, 7-602, 7-603 of the "Uniform
Commercial Code", as amended, are adopted by reference to the
extent that they relate to bills of lading and the intrastate
transportation of property by a motor common carrier.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4802
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4802) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4802)
Sec. 18c-4802.
Straight Bill of Lading.
A bill in which it is stated that the goods are consigned or
destined to a specific person is a straight bill.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4803
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4803) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4803)
Sec. 18c-4803.
Order Bill of Lading.
A bill of lading in which it is stated that the goods are
consigned or destined to the order of any person named in such bill
is an order bill of lading. Any provision in such a bill or in
any notice, contract, regulation, or tariff that it is
nonnegotiable shall be null and void unless upon its face and in writing
such provision is agreed to by the shipper.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4804
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4804) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4804)
Sec. 18c-4804.
Limitation of Liability.
The provisions of this Section respecting liability for full
actual loss, damage or injury, notwithstanding subsection 2 of
Section 7-309 of the "Uniform Commercial Code", as amended, do
not apply to property received for transportation concerning
which the carrier is expressly authorized or required by order of
the Commission to establish rates based on value declared in
writing by the shipper or agreed upon by the shipper, in writing,
as the released value of the property. Such declarations or
agreements have no other effect than to limit liability to an
amount not exceeding the value declared or released, and are not
in violation of this Chapter. A tariff containing such rates shall
contain specific reference to the Commission order authorizing
them.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4805
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4805) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4805)
Sec. 18c-4805.
Other Remedies Available to Holder of Bill of
Lading Not Preempted.
This Article does not deprive any holder of a receipt or bill of
lading of any remedy or right of action had under existing law.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4806
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4806) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4806)
Sec. 18c-4806.
Delivering Carrier Defined.
For the purposes of this Section the delivering carrier is the
carrier performing transportation service to or nearest to the
point of destination.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4807
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4807) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4807)
Sec. 18c-4807.
Bill of Lading or Similar Documentation Required.
(1) General Requirements.
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this Section, every
motor common carrier of property shall be required to issue a
bill of lading and freight bill indicating the commodities
transported, weight thereof (where freight charges are
assessed by weight), the points of origin and destination of
such commodities, the consignor and consignee, and the charge
therefor. If the commodities are not delivered by the
originating carrier, the bill of lading or freight bill shall
indicate the point of interchange and the connecting carrier.
This Section shall not apply to motor contract carriers of
property.
(2) Exceptions.
(a) Simplified Documentation.
The Commission may prescribe simplified documentation to
be issued by classes of carriers where such requirements
would be less burdensome and would effectuate the
purposes of this Chapter. Simplified documentation shall be
prescribed for the following classes of carriers:
(i) Motor common carriers of shipments composed of
parcels weighing 100 pounds or less
and not exceeding 200 pounds from one
consignor to one consignee on one day;
(ii) Carriers of agricultural or dairy products, poultry,
eggs, or fruits;
(iii) Aggregate carriers; and
(iv) Messenger carriers; and
(v) Such other classes as the Commission may, from time
to time, determine.
(b) Supplementary Requirements.
The Commission may adopt supplementary requirements for
the issuance or carrying of documentation for household
goods carriers or other carriers where large numbers of
non-commercial shippers may be affected and such
documentation is necessary to effectuate the purposes of
this Chapter.
(c) Commodity descriptions for shipments weighing 10 pounds or less.
Where a shipment weighs ten pounds or less, except when it contains
dangerous articles or hazardous materials, the following may be used in
lieu of a commodity description: "Parcel 10 Pounds or Under".
(Source: P.A. 85-1407.)
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625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 4 Art IX
(625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 4 Art IX heading)
ARTICLE IX.
SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR
MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY: INSURANCE
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4901
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4901) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4901)
Sec. 18c-4901.
Insurance Coverage as a Prerequisite to Operations.
No motor carrier of property shall operate within this State
unless it has on file with the Commission or its agent proof of
continuous insurance or surety coverage in accordance with
Commission regulations.
(Source: P.A. 85-553.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4902
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4902) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4902)
Sec. 18c-4902.
Commission to Set Insurance Coverage Limits and Establish Procedures.
The Commission shall prescribe the amounts of insurance or surety
coverage required as a minimum, the maximum allowable deductible limits,
procedures for the filing and rejection or return of filings, and such other
reasonable regulations regarding insurance or surety coverage as are
necessary to protect the travelling and shipping or receiving public.
(Source: P.A. 85-553.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4903
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4903) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4903)
Sec. 18c-4903.
Implied Terms of Insurance Coverage.
Each certificate or other proof of insurance or surety coverage
shall have, as an implied term, that the insurance or surety
coverage will remain in effect continuously until notice of
cancellation is filed in accordance with Commission regulations, and
that all motor vehicles operated by or under authority of the
carrier will be covered, whether or not such vehicles have been
reported to the insurance, surety, or other company. Filing
proof of insurance with the Commission shall constitute
acceptance of this implied term, and such acceptance may not
thereafter be withdrawn except on withdrawal of all proof of insurance
or surety coverage.
(Source: P.A. 85-553.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4904
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4904) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4904)
Sec. 18c-4904.
Liability to Be Covered by Insurance.
Insurance or surety under this Article shall cover the carrier's
liability for injury to persons and damage to property other than
cargo. Coverage shall, in the case of motor common carriers,
also extend to cargo damage.
(Source: P.A. 85-553.)
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625 ILCS 5/18c-4905
(625 ILCS 5/18c-4905) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4905)
Sec. 18c-4905.
Self-insurance.
The Commission may exempt a carrier from the requirement of
Sections 18c-4901, 18c-4902, 18c-4903, and 18c-4904 of this Chapter
if it determines that the carrier has the financial ability to
pay for any and all damages the liability for which would
otherwise be assumed by an insurance or surety company under the
referenced sections. Each carrier so exempted shall file
periodic reports, at such intervals as the Commission shall specify,
showing its continuing ability to act as a self-insurer. The
Commission may rescind an exemption on 10 days' notice if
rescission appears necessary to protect the public.
Upon the granting or rescission of a self-insured status of a carrier by
the Commission, the Commission shall immediately notify, in writing, the
Illinois Department of Transportation of the name, address, and other
pertinent information required by the Department of Transportation
concerning the status of the carrier.
(Source: P.A. 84-1246.)
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