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Public Act 096-1352
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| HB5819 Enrolled | LRB096 20567 AJT 36257 b |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
Section 15-107 as 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 |
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 |
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 |
to 45 feet
in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers. |
The length limitations
described in this subsection (a-1) shall |
be exclusive of energy-absorbing
bumpers and rear view mirrors.
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(b) On all non-State highways, the maximum length of |
vehicles in
combinations
is as follows:
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(1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer |
may
not exceed 55 feet overall dimension.
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(2) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer may not exceed |
60 feet
overall dimension.
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(3) Combinations specially designed to transport motor |
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vehicles or
boats may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
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Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting |
poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural |
nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from |
length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet |
in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including |
the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply |
to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal |
holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the |
following traditional holidays are celebrated: New
Year's
Day; |
Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; |
and
Christmas Day.
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Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en |
route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or |
properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that |
during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
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equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both |
sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting |
load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
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A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or |
combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) |
of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length |
limitations.
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All other combinations not listed in this subsection (b) |
may not exceed 60
feet overall dimension.
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(c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2), |
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combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 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 |
dolly.
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(3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle |
that is defined
in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment, |
provided the overall dimension does
not
exceed 60 feet.
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(4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit |
coupled
together by the triple saddlemount method.
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(5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, |
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 |
fifth-wheel type assembly.
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(C) The second vehicle in the combination of |
vehicles is
a recreational vehicle that is towed by a
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fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be
properly |
registered and must be equipped with
brakes, |
regardless of weight.
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(D) The third vehicle must be the
lightest of the 3 |
vehicles and be a trailer or
semitrailer designed or |
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 |
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 |
Code, except the
additional
brake requirement in |
subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5).
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(6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle |
or combination
of
disabled vehicles, provided the towing |
vehicle:
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(A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having |
a gross vehicle
weight rating of
at least 18,000 pounds |
and equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes
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are
required only if the towing vehicle is towing a |
vehicle, semitrailer, or
tractor-trailer combination |
that is equipped with air brakes. For the purpose
of |
this
subsection, gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR, |
means the value
specified by the manufacturer as the |
loaded weight of the tow truck.
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(B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or |
oscillating amber lights,
visible for at
least 500 feet |
in all directions.
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(C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and |
braking systems of the
disabled
vehicle or combination |
of vehicles.
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(D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway |
miles from the initial
point of
wreck or disablement to |
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a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
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vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization |
for that movement under
the provisions of Sections |
15-301 through 15-319 of this Code.
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The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe |
additional
requirements
regarding length limitations for a |
tow truck towing another vehicle.
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For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely |
serves as
substitute
wheels for another legally licensed |
vehicle is considered part of the
licensed
vehicle and not |
a separate vehicle.
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(7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, |
provided the following: |
(A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65 |
feet. |
(B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered |
vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a |
fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball. |
(C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 |
vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer. |
(D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with |
operating brakes and safety equipment required by this |
Code.
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(E) The combination of vehicles must be operated by |
a person who holds a commercial driver's license (CDL).
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(F) The combination of vehicles must be en route to |
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a location where new or used trailers are sold by an |
Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer |
dealer.
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(c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any |
State designated highway if: |
(1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 |
feet; |
(2) the overall wheel base of the combination of |
vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and
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(3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a |
location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois |
or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
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(c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from |
any State designated highway onto any county, township, or |
municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the |
purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed |
vehicles if: |
(1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 |
feet; |
(2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000 |
pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width; |
(3) there is no sign prohibiting that access; |
(4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare |
between State designated highways; and
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(5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a |
location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois |
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or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
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(d) On Class I highways there are no overall length |
limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations |
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 |
combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 |
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 |
vehicles or
boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall |
dimension. The length
limitation is inclusive of front and |
rear bumpers but
exclusive of the overhang of the |
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transported vehicles, as
provided in paragraph (i) of this |
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 |
feet overall dimension.
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Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting |
poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural |
nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from |
length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet |
in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including |
the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply |
to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal |
holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the |
following traditional holidays are celebrated: New
Year's
Day; |
Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; |
and
Christmas Day.
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Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en |
route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or |
properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that |
during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
be |
equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both |
sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting |
load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
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A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or |
combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) |
of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length |
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limitations.
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The length limitations described in this paragraph (d) |
shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices,
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such as bumpers, refrigeration
units or air compressors and |
other devices, that the Department may interpret
as necessary |
for safe and efficient
operation; except that no device |
excluded under this paragraph shall have by
its design or use |
the capability to carry cargo.
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Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act |
relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the |
designation of highways under
this paragraph (d).
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(e) On Class II highways there are no overall length |
limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations, |
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 |
combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 |
inches.
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(3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination |
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 |
to
transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65 |
feet
overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive |
of
front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of |
the
transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of |
this
Section.
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(7) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles, as defined |
in
Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport motor |
vehicles or
boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall |
dimension. The length
limitation is inclusive of front and |
rear bumpers but
exclusive of the overhang of the |
transported vehicles, as
provided in paragraph (i) of this |
Section.
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(8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled |
together by the
triple
saddlemount method may not exceed 75 |
feet overall dimension.
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Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting |
poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural |
nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from |
length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet |
in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including |
the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply |
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 |
following traditional holidays are celebrated: New Year's
Day; |
Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; |
and
Christmas Day.
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Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en |
route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or |
properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that |
during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
be |
equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both |
sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting |
load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
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A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or |
combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) |
of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length |
limitations.
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Local authorities, with respect to
streets and highways |
under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or
resolution |
allow length limitations of this subsection (e).
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The length limitations described in this paragraph (e) |
shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices, |
such as bumpers, refrigeration units
or air compressors and |
other devices, that the Department may interpret as
necessary |
for safe and efficient operation; except that no device |
excluded
under this paragraph shall have by its design or use |
the capability to carry
cargo.
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Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act |
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relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the |
designation of highways under
this paragraph (e).
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(e-1) Combinations of vehicles
not exceeding 65 feet |
overall length are
allowed access
as follows: |
(1) From any State designated highway onto any county, |
township, or
municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway |
miles for the purpose of
loading and unloading, provided: |
(A) The vehicle does not exceed 80,000 pounds in |
gross weight
and 8 feet 6 inches in width. |
(B) There is no sign prohibiting that access. |
(C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare |
between State
designated highways. |
(2) From any State designated highway onto any county |
or township
highway for a distance of 5 highway miles or |
onto any municipal highway for
a distance of one highway |
mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
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provided: |
(A) The vehicle does not exceed 80,000 pounds in |
gross weight
and 8 feet 6 inches in width. |
(B) There is no sign prohibiting that access. |
(C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare |
between State
designated highways. |
(e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations |
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 |
this Section, are
allowed access as follows: |
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(1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway |
for a distance of
one highway mile for the purpose of |
loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs,
and rest, |
provided there is no sign prohibiting that access. |
(2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any State |
highway or any
locally designated highway for a distance of |
5 highway miles for the purpose
of loading, unloading, |
food, fuel, repairs, and rest. |
(e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length |
operated by household
goods carriers, with no overall length |
limitations except as provided in
subsections (d) and (e) of |
this Section, have unlimited access to points of
loading
and |
unloading. |
(f) On Class III and other non-designated State highways, |
the length
limitations
for vehicles in combination are as |
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 |
may
exceed 60 feet extreme overall dimension.
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(4) The distance between the kingpin and the center |
axle of a
semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination |
with a truck tractor, may
not exceed 42 feet 6 inches.
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(g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of this |
Section 15-107
do not apply to the following:
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(1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on |
Saturdays, Sundays, or
legal holidays, when transporting |
poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a
structural |
nature that cannot readily be dismembered, provided the |
overall
length of vehicle and load may not exceed 100 feet |
and no object exceeding 80
feet in length may be |
transported unless a permit has been obtained as
authorized |
in Section 15-301.
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(2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility |
while en route to make
emergency repairs to public service |
facilities or properties, but during
night operation every |
vehicle and its load must be equipped with
a
sufficient |
number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps |
upon the
extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly |
mark the dimensions of the load.
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(3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle |
or combination of
disabled vehicles, provided the towing |
vehicle meets the following conditions:
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(A) It is specifically designed as a tow truck |
having a gross vehicle
weight
rating of at least 18,000 |
pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that
air
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brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is |
towing a vehicle,
semitrailer, or tractor-trailer |
combination that is equipped with air brakes.
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(B) It is equipped with flashing, rotating, or |
oscillating amber lights,
visible for at least 500 feet |
in all directions.
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(C) It is capable of utilizing the lighting and |
braking systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination |
of vehicles.
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(D) It does not engage in a tow exceeding 50 miles |
from the initial
point
of wreck or disablement.
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The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe |
additional requirements
regarding length limitations for a tow |
truck towing another vehicle.
The towing vehicle, however, may |
tow any disabled vehicle from the initial
point of wreck or |
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 |
must abide by posted bridge weight limits.
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For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight |
rating, or GVWR,
shall mean the value specified by the |
manufacturer as the loaded weight of
the tow truck. Legal |
holidays referred to in this Section shall be
specified as the |
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 |
upon the
front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not |
extend more than 3
feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle |
or the front bumper of the
vehicle if it is equipped with a |
front bumper.
The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not |
apply to any vehicle or
combination of vehicles specifically |
designed for the collection and
transportation of waste, |
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 |
in
excess of
15 miles per hour during the vehicle's operation |
and in the course of
collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable |
materials. However, in no instance
shall the load extend more |
than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
or the front |
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 |
vehicles
specifically designed to transport motor vehicles |
shall not extend more
than 3 feet beyond the foremost part of |
the transporting vehicle and the
load upon the rear |
transporting vehicle shall not extend more than 4 feet
beyond |
the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. This paragraph |
shall
only be applicable upon highways designated in paragraphs |
(d) and (e) of
this Section.
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(j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither |
of which
exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying |
of more than 10
persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not |
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including energy absorbing
bumpers, provided that the vehicles |
are:
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1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier |
authorized by law
to provide public transportation |
services; or
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2. operated in local public transportation service by |
any other person
and the municipality in which the service |
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 |
is subject
to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of |
Section 15-113.
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(l) (Blank).
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(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 1-1-10; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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