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 1        AN ACT in relation to transportation.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The  Illinois  Highway  Code  is  amended  by
 5    changing Section 9-117 as follows:

 6        (605 ILCS 5/9-117) (from Ch. 121, par. 9-117)
 7        Sec.  9-117.  If any person injures or obstructs a public
 8    highway by felling a tree or trees in,  upon  or  across  the
 9    same, or by placing or leaving any other obstruction thereon,
10    or encroaching upon the same with any fence, or by plowing or
11    digging  any  ditch or other opening thereon, or by turning a
12    current of water so as to saturate, wash or damage the  same,
13    or  by  plowing  in  or  across  or on the slopes of the side
14    gutters or ditches,  or  by  placing  any  material  in  such
15    ditches,  or  in  any  way  interfering with the free flow of
16    water therein, or leaves the cuttings of  any  hedge  thereon
17    for  more than 10 days, without the permission of the highway
18    authority having jurisdiction over such highway, he shall  be
19    guilty  of  a  petty offense and fined for every such offense
20    not less than $50 $10 nor more than $500 $100; and in case of
21    placing any obstruction on the highway, an additional sum  of
22    not  exceeding  $50  $10 per day for every day he allows such
23    obstruction to remain after he has been ordered to remove  it
24    by  the  highway  authority  having  jurisdiction  over  such
25    highway.  Any  person  feeling  himself aggrieved or any such
26    highway authority may make a complaint under this Section.
27        The  highway  authority  having  jurisdiction  over  such
28    highway, after having given 10 days' notice to the owners  of
29    the  obstruction  or  person  so  obstructing, or plowing, or
30    digging ditches upon such highway  or  interfering  with  the
31    free  flow  of  water  in the side gutters or ditches, of the
 
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 1    obstruction, plowing or digging of ditches, interfering  with
 2    drainage, or of the encroachment of any fence, may remove any
 3    such  fence  or  other  obstruction,  fill  up  any  ditch or
 4    excavation except ditches necessary to  the  drainage  of  an
 5    adjoining  farm  emptying  into  a ditch upon the highway, or
 6    regrade  such  side  gutters  or  ditches,  and  recover  the
 7    necessary cost of such removal or filling of any  such  ditch
 8    or  excavation,  or regrading of such side gutters or ditches
 9    from such owner or other person obstructing or damaging  such
10    highway  aforesaid,  to be collected by the highway authority
11    having jurisdiction of the highway whereon such  offense  was
12    committed.  Any such cost recovered shall be deposited in the
13    road fund of the political division having jurisdiction  over
14    the  highway adjudged to have been obstructed or injured, and
15    shall be used only for maintenance or construction of  public
16    highways under the jurisdiction of that division.
17        The  10  day  notice  requirement  of this Section is not
18    required  for  any  obstruction  to  traffic  flow  including
19    non-adherence to the provisions of a  permit  issued  by  the
20    highway  authority  having  jurisdiction under Section 4-209,
21    5-413, or 9-113 of this Code.
22        However, this section shall not apply to any  person  who
23    shall  lawfully  fell  any tree for use and shall immediately
24    remove the same out of the highway, nor to any person through
25    or along whose land a public  highway  may  pass,  who  shall
26    desire  to  drain  his land, and who shall give due notice to
27    the proper highway authority of such intention, and who shall
28    first secure from such highway authority  written  permission
29    for any work, ditching or excavating he proposes to do within
30    the limits of the highway.
31    (Source: P.A. 88-233.)

32        Section  10.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is amended by
33    changing Sections  1-140,  11-302,  11-304,  15-102,  15-107,
 
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 1    15-111, and 15-316 as follows:

 2        (625 ILCS 5/1-140) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-140)
 3        Sec. 1-140. Local authorities.
 4        Every  county,  municipal  and  other local board or body
 5    having authority to enact laws relating to traffic under  the
 6    constitution  and  laws  of this State and each road district
 7    highway commissioner having that authority.
 8    (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

 9        (625 ILCS 5/11-302) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-302)
10        Sec. 11-302. Authority to designate through  highway  and
11    stop and yield intersections.
12        (a)  The  Department  with  reference  to  State highways
13    under  its  jurisdiction,  and  local  authorities  and  road
14    district  highway  commissioners  with  reference  to   other
15    highways  under  their  jurisdiction,  may  designate through
16    highways and erect stop signs or  yield  signs  at  specified
17    entrances  thereto,  or  may  designate any intersection as a
18    stop intersection or as a yield intersection and  erect  stop
19    signs  or  yield  signs  at  one  or  more  entrances to such
20    intersection. Designation of through  highways  and  stop  or
21    yield  intersections  and the erection of stop signs or yield
22    signs on township or road district roads are subject  to  the
23    written  approval of the county engineer or superintendent of
24    highways.
25        (b)  Every stop sign and yield sign shall conform to  the
26    State  Manual and Specifications and shall be located as near
27    as practicable to the nearest line of the  crosswalk  on  the
28    near  side  of the intersection or, if there is no crosswalk,
29    then as close as practicable  to  the  nearest  line  of  the
30    intersecting roadway.
31        (c)  The  Department  may  in  its  discretion  and  when
32    traffic  conditions  warrant  such  action give preference to
 
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 1    traffic upon any of the State highways under its jurisdiction
 2    over traffic crossing or entering such  highway  by  erecting
 3    appropriate traffic control devices.
 4    (Source: P.A. 87-217.)

 5        (625 ILCS 5/11-304) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-304)
 6        Sec.   11-304.  Local  traffic-control  devices;  tourist
 7    oriented businesses signs.
 8        Local authorities and road district highway commissioners
 9    in their respective maintenance jurisdiction shall place  and
10    maintain  such  traffic-control  devices  upon highways under
11    their maintenance jurisdiction as are  required  to  indicate
12    and  carry  out  the  provisions  of  this Chapter, and local
13    traffic ordinances or to regulate, warn,  or  guide  traffic.
14    All  such  traffic control devices shall conform to the State
15    Manual and Specifications and shall be justified  by  traffic
16    warrants  stated  in the Manual. Placement of traffic-control
17    devices on township or road  district  roads  also  shall  be
18    subject  to  the  written  approval of the county engineer or
19    superintendent of highways.
20        Local authorities and road district highway commissioners
21    in their respective maintenance jurisdictions shall have  the
22    authority  to  install  signs,  in conformance with the State
23    Manual and specifications, alerting motorists of the  tourist
24    oriented   businesses   available   on   roads   under  local
25    jurisdiction in rural areas  as  may  be  required  to  guide
26    motorists  to  the businesses. The local authorities and road
27    district highway commissioners shall also have the  authority
28    to  sell  or  lease  space  on  these  signs to the owners or
29    operators of the businesses.
30    (Source: P.A. 90-519, eff. 6-1-98.)

31        (625 ILCS 5/15-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-102)
32        Sec. 15-102.  Width of Vehicles.
 
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 1        (a)  On Class III  and  non-designated  State  and  local
 2    highways,  the  total  outside  width  of any vehicle or load
 3    thereon shall not exceed 8 feet.
 4        (b)  Except during those times when, due to  insufficient
 5    light  or  unfavorable  atmospheric  conditions,  persons and
 6    vehicles on the highway are  not  clearly  discernible  at  a
 7    distance  of 1000 feet, the following vehicles may exceed the
 8    8 feet limitation during the period from a half  hour  before
 9    sunrise to a half hour after sunset:
10             (1)  Loads  of  hay,  straw  or  other  similar farm
11        products provided that the load is not more than 12  feet
12        wide.
13             (2)  Implements  of  husbandry  being transported on
14        another  vehicle  and  the  transporting  vehicle   while
15        loaded.
16             The    following    requirements    apply   to   the
17        transportation on another  vehicle  of  an  implement  of
18        husbandry  wider  than  8  feet  6 inches on the National
19        System  of  Interstate  and  Defense  Highways  or  other
20        highways in the system of State highways:
21                  (A)  The driver of a  vehicle  transporting  an
22             implement  of husbandry that exceeds 8 feet 6 inches
23             in width shall obey all traffic laws and shall check
24             the roadways prior to making a movement in order  to
25             ensure  that adequate clearance is available for the
26             movement.  It  is  prima  facie  evidence  that  the
27             driver  of  a  vehicle  transporting an implement of
28             husbandry has failed to check the roadway  prior  to
29             making  a  movement  if the vehicle is involved in a
30             collision with a bridge, overpass, fixed  structure,
31             or  properly placed traffic control device or if the
32             vehicle blocks  traffic  due  to  its  inability  to
33             proceed   because   of  a  bridge,  overpass,  fixed
34             structure,  or  properly  placed   traffic   control
 
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 1             device.
 2                  (B)  Flags  shall  be  displayed  so as to wave
 3             freely at the extremities of overwidth  objects  and
 4             at the extreme ends of all protrusions, projections,
 5             and overhangs.  All flags shall be clean, bright red
 6             flags  with  no  advertising,  wording,  emblem,  or
 7             insignia  inscribed upon them and at least 18 inches
 8             square.
 9                  (C)  "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory on the
10             front and rear of all vehicles with  loads  over  10
11             feet wide.  These signs must have 12-inch high black
12             letters  with  a 2-inch stroke on a yellow sign that
13             is 7 feet wide by 18 inches high.
14                  (D)  One civilian escort  vehicle  is  required
15             for  a  load  that exceeds 14 feet 6 inches in width
16             and 2 civilian escort vehicles are  required  for  a
17             load  that  exceeds 16 feet in width on the National
18             System of Interstate and Defense Highways  or  other
19             highways in the system of State highways.
20                  (E)  The  requirements  for  a  civilian escort
21             vehicle and driver are as follows:
22                       (1)  The civilian escort vehicle shall  be
23                  a  passenger  car  or a second division vehicle
24                  not exceeding a gross vehicle weight  of  8,000
25                  pounds  that  is  designed  to afford clear and
26                  unobstructed vision to both front and rear.
27                       (2)  The escort  vehicle  driver  must  be
28                  properly licensed to operate the vehicle.
29                       (3)  While in use, the escort vehicle must
30                  be    equipped   with   illuminated   rotating,
31                  oscillating,  or  flashing  amber   lights   or
32                  flashing  amber  strobe  lights  mounted on top
33                  that are of sufficient intensity to be  visible
34                  at 500 feet in normal sunlight.
 
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 1                       (4)  "OVERSIZE  LOAD"  signs are mandatory
 2                  on all escort vehicles.  The sign on an  escort
 3                  vehicle shall have 8-inch high black letters on
 4                  a  yellow sign that is 5 feet wide by 12 inches
 5                  high.
 6                       (5)  When  only  one  escort  vehicle   is
 7                  required  and  it  is  operating  on a two-lane
 8                  highway,  the  escort  vehicle   shall   travel
 9                  approximately  300 feet ahead of the load.  The
10                  rotating, oscillating, or  flashing  lights  or
11                  flashing  amber  strobe lights and an "OVERSIZE
12                  LOAD" sign shall be  displayed  on  the  escort
13                  vehicle  and  shall  be visible from the front.
14                  When only one escort vehicle is required and it
15                  is operating on a  multilane  divided  highway,
16                  the  escort  vehicle shall travel approximately
17                  300 feet behind  the  load  and  the  sign  and
18                  lights shall be visible from the rear.
19                       (6)  When  2 escort vehicles are required,
20                  one escort shall travel approximately 300  feet
21                  ahead  of  the load and the second escort shall
22                  travel approximately 300 feet behind the  load.
23                  The  rotating,  oscillating, or flashing lights
24                  or  flashing  amber  strobe   lights   and   an
25                  "OVERSIZE  LOAD" sign shall be displayed on the
26                  escort vehicles and shall be visible  from  the
27                  front  on  the lead escort and from the rear on
28                  the trailing escort.
29                       (7)  When traveling within  the  corporate
30                  limits  of  a  municipality, the escort vehicle
31                  shall maintain a reasonable and proper distance
32                  from  the  oversize   load,   consistent   with
33                  existing traffic conditions.
34                       (8)  A  separate  escort shall be provided
 
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 1                  for each load hauled.
 2                       (9)  The driver of an escort vehicle shall
 3                  obey all traffic laws.
 4                       (10)  The escort vehicle must be  in  safe
 5                  operational condition.
 6                       (11)  The  driver  of  the  escort vehicle
 7                  must be in radio contact with the driver of the
 8                  vehicle carrying the oversize load.
 9                  (F)  A transport vehicle while  under  load  of
10             more  than 8 feet 6 inches in width must be equipped
11             with  an  illuminated  rotating,   oscillating,   or
12             flashing  amber  light or lights or a flashing amber
13             strobe light or lights mounted on the top of the cab
14             that are of sufficient intensity to  be  visible  at
15             500  feet  in  normal  sunlight.  If the load on the
16             transport vehicle blocks the visibility of the amber
17             lighting from the rear of the vehicle,  the  vehicle
18             must  also be equipped with an illuminated rotating,
19             oscillating, or flashing amber light or lights or  a
20             flashing amber strobe light or lights mounted on the
21             rear of the load that are of sufficient intensity to
22             be visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight.
23                  (G)  When a flashing amber light is required on
24             the transport vehicle under load and it is operating
25             on  a  two-lane highway, the transport vehicle shall
26             display  to  the  rear  at   least   one   rotating,
27             oscillating,  or  flashing light or a flashing amber
28             strobe light and an "OVERSIZE LOAD"  sign.   When  a
29             flashing  amber  light  is required on the transport
30             vehicle  under  load  and  it  is  operating  on   a
31             multilane  divided highway, the sign and light shall
32             be visible from the rear.
33                  (H)  Maximum speed shall be 45 miles  per  hour
34             on  all  such  moves  or  5 miles per hour above the
 
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 1             posted minimum speed limit,  whichever  is  greater,
 2             but  the  vehicle  shall  not at any time exceed the
 3             posted maximum speed limit.
 4             (3)  Portable  buildings  designed  and   used   for
 5        agricultural  and  livestock  raising operations that are
 6        not more than 14 feet wide and with not  more  than  a  1
 7        foot overhang along the left side of the hauling vehicle.
 8        However, the buildings shall not be transported more than
 9        10  miles  and  not  on  any  route  that  is part of the
10        National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
11        All buildings when being  transported  shall  display  at
12    least  2  red  cloth  flags,  not less than 12 inches square,
13    mounted as high as practicable on the left and right side  of
14    the building.
15        A  State  Police  escort  shall  be  required  if  it  is
16    necessary  for  this  load  to use part of the left lane when
17    crossing any 2 laned State highway bridge.
18        (c)  Vehicles propelled by electric power  obtained  from
19    overhead  trolley  wires operated wholly within the corporate
20    limits of a municipality  are  also  exempt  from  the  width
21    limitation.
22        (d)  Exemptions are also granted to vehicles designed for
23    the  carrying  of  more  than  10 persons under the following
24    conditions:
25             (1)  (Blank);
26             (2)  When operated within any public  transportation
27        service  with  the  approval  of  local authorities or an
28        appropriate public body  authorized  by  law  to  provide
29        public  transportation.  Any vehicle so operated may be 8
30        feet 6 inches in width; or
31             (3)  When a county  engineer  or  superintendent  of
32        highways,  after  giving  due  consideration  to the mass
33        transportation needs of the area and  to  the  width  and
34        condition  of the road, has determined that the operation
 
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 1        of buses wider than 8 feet will not pose an undue  safety
 2        hazard  on  a particular county or township road segment,
 3        he or she may authorize buses not  to  exceed  8  feet  6
 4        inches  in width on any highway under that engineer's  or
 5        superintendent's jurisdiction.
 6        (e)  A vehicle  and  load  traveling  upon  the  National
 7    System  of  Interstate  and  Defense  Highways  or  any other
 8    highway in  the  system  of  State  highways  that  has  been
 9    designated   as  a  Class  I  or  Class  II  highway  by  the
10    Department, or any street  or  highway  designated  by  local
11    authorities  or road district commissioners, may have a total
12    outside width of 8  feet  6  inches,  provided  that  certain
13    safety  devices  that  the Department determines as necessary
14    for the safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles  shall
15    not be included in the calculation of width.
16        (e-1)  A  vehicle  and load more than 8 feet wide but not
17    exceeding  8  feet  6  inches  in  width  is  allowed  access
18    according to the following:
19             (1)  A vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280  pounds
20        in  weight  is  allowed  access from any State designated
21        highway onto any county, township, or  municipal  highway
22        for  a  distance  of  5  highway miles for the purpose of
23        loading and unloading, provided:
24                  (A)  The vehicle and load does  not  exceed  65
25             feet overall length.
26                  (B)  There is no sign prohibiting that access.
27                  (C)  The   route   is   not  being  used  as  a
28             thoroughfare between State designated highways.
29             (2)  A vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280  pounds
30        in  weight  is  allowed  access from any State designated
31        highway  onto  any  county  or  township  highway  for  a
32        distance of 5 highway miles or onto any municipal highway
33        for a distance of one highway mile  for  the  purpose  of
34        food, fuel, repairs, and rest, provided:
 
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 1                  (A)  The  vehicle  and  load does not exceed 65
 2             feet overall length.
 3                  (B)  There is no sign prohibiting that access.
 4                  (C)  The  route  is  not  being   used   as   a
 5             thoroughfare between State designated highways.
 6             (3)  A  vehicle and load not exceeding 80,000 pounds
 7        in weight is allowed access from a Class I  highway  onto
 8        any  street or highway for a distance of one highway mile
 9        for  the  purpose  of  loading,  unloading,  food,  fuel,
10        repairs, and rest, provided there is no sign  prohibiting
11        that access.
12             (4)  A  vehicle and load not exceeding 80,000 pounds
13        in weight is allowed access from a Class I  or  Class  II
14        highway  onto any State highway or any locally designated
15        highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the purpose
16        of loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
17             (5)  A trailer or semi-trailer not exceeding 28 feet
18        6 inches in length, that was  originally  in  combination
19        with  a  truck  tractor,  shall  have unlimited access to
20        points of loading and unloading.
21             (6)  All  household  goods   carriers   shall   have
22        unlimited access to points of loading and unloading.
23        Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
24    relating  to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
25    designation of highways under this paragraph (e).
26        (f)  Mirrors required by Section 12-502 of this Code  and
27    other safety devices identified by the Department may project
28    up  to 14 inches beyond each side of a bus and up to 6 inches
29    beyond each side of any other vehicle,  and  that  projection
30    shall  not be deemed a violation of the width restrictions of
31    this Section.
32        (g)  Any  person  who  is  convicted  of  violating  this
33    Section is subject to the penalty as  provided  in  paragraph
34    (b) of Section 15-113.
 
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 1    (Source: P.A. 91-780, eff. 6-9-00; 92-417, eff. 1-1-02.)

 2        (625 ILCS 5/15-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
 3        Sec. 15-107.  Length of vehicles.
 4        (a)  The  maximum  length  of  a  single  vehicle  on any
 5    highway of this State may not  exceed   42  feet  except  the
 6    following:
 7             (1)  Semitrailers.
 8             (2)  Charter  or  regulated route buses may be up to
 9        45  feet  in  length,  not  including  energy   absorbing
10        bumpers.
11        (a-1)  A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be
12    up  to  45  feet  in  length,  not including energy absorbing
13    bumpers.  The length limitations described in this subsection
14    (a-1) shall be exclusive of energy-absorbing bumpers and rear
15    view mirrors.
16        (b)  On all non-State highways,  the  maximum  length  of
17    vehicles in combinations is as follows:
18             (1)  A   truck   tractor   in   combination  with  a
19        semitrailer may not exceed 55 feet overall dimension.
20             (2)  A  truck  tractor-semitrailer-trailer  may  not
21        exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
22             (3)  Combinations specially  designed  to  transport
23        motor  vehicles  or  boats may not exceed 60 feet overall
24        dimension.
25        Vehicles   operating   during   daylight    hours    when
26    transporting  poles,  pipes, machinery, or other objects of a
27    structural  nature  that  cannot  readily  be dismembered are
28    exempt from length limitations, provided that no  object  may
29    exceed  80  feet  in  length and the overall dimension of the
30    vehicle including the load may not  exceed  100  feet.   This
31    exemption  does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday,
32    or legal holiday.  Legal holidays referred to in this Section
33    are the days on which the following traditional holidays  are
 
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 1    celebrated:  New  Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day;
 2    Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
 3        Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while  en
 4    route  to make emergency repairs to public service facilities
 5    or properties are exempt from  length  limitations,  provided
 6    that  during night operations every vehicle and its load must
 7    be  equipped  with  a sufficient number of clearance lamps on
 8    both sides and marker  lamps  on  the  extreme  ends  of  any
 9    projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
10        A  tow  truck  in  combination with a disabled vehicle or
11    combination of disabled  vehicles, as provided  in  paragraph
12    (6)  of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
13    limitations.
14        All other combinations not listed in this subsection  (b)
15    may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
16        (c)  Combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2
17    vehicles except the following:
18             (1)  A   truck  tractor  semitrailer  may  draw  one
19        trailer.
20             (2)  A  truck  tractor  semitrailer  may  draw   one
21        converter dolly.
22             (3)  A   truck  tractor  semitrailer  may  draw  one
23        vehicle that is defined in Chapter 1  as  special  mobile
24        equipment, provided the overall dimension does not exceed
25        60 feet.
26             (4)  A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit
27        coupled together by the triple saddlemount method.
28             (5)  Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
29        provided the following:
30                  (A)  The   total  overall  dimension  does  not
31             exceed 60 feet.
32                  (B)  The   towing   vehicle   is   a   properly
33             registered vehicle capable of towing another vehicle
34             using a fifth-wheel type assembly.
 
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 1                  (C)  The second vehicle in the  combination  of
 2             vehicles  is a recreational vehicle that is towed by
 3             a  fifth-wheel  assembly.   This  vehicle  must   be
 4             properly   registered  and  must  be  equipped  with
 5             brakes, regardless of weight.
 6                  (D)  The third vehicle must be the lightest  of
 7             the  3  vehicles  and  be  a  trailer or semitrailer
 8             designed  or   used   for   transporting   a   boat,
 9             all-terrain   vehicle,   personal   watercraft,   or
10             motorcycle.
11                  (E)  The towed vehicles may be only for the use
12             of the operator of the towing vehicle.
13                  (F)  All  vehicles  must  be  properly equipped
14             with operating brakes and safety equipment  required
15             by   this   Code,   except   the   additional  brake
16             requirement in subdivision (C) of this  subparagraph
17             (5).
18             (6)  A  tow  truck  in  combination  with a disabled
19        vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the
20        towing vehicle:
21                  (A)  Is specifically designed as  a  tow  truck
22             having  a  gross  vehicle  weight rating of at least
23             18,000 pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided
24             that air brakes are  required  only  if  the  towing
25             vehicle   is   towing  a  vehicle,  semitrailer,  or
26             tractor-trailer combination that  is  equipped  with
27             air  brakes.   For  the  purpose of this subsection,
28             gross vehicle weight  rating,  or  GVWR,  means  the
29             value  specified  by  the manufacturer as the loaded
30             weight of the tow truck.
31                  (B)  Is equipped with  flashing,  rotating,  or
32             oscillating  amber  lights, visible for at least 500
33             feet in all directions.
34                  (C)  Is capable of utilizing the  lighting  and
 
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 1             braking   systems   of   the   disabled  vehicle  or
 2             combination of vehicles.
 3                  (D)  Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway
 4             miles from the initial point of wreck or disablement
 5             to a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
 6             vehicles   may   occur   only   upon   issuance   of
 7             authorization for that movement under the provisions
 8             of Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this Code.
 9        The  Department  may  by  rule  or  regulation  prescribe
10    additional requirements regarding length  limitations  for  a
11    tow truck towing another vehicle.
12        For  purposes  of  this  Section, a tow-dolly that merely
13    serves as substitute  wheels  for  another  legally  licensed
14    vehicle  is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not a
15    separate vehicle.
16        (d)  On Class I highways  there  are  no  overall  length
17    limitations  on  motor  vehicles  operating  in  combinations
18    provided:
19             (1)  The  length  of  a semitrailer, unladen or with
20        load, in combination with a truck tractor may not  exceed
21        53 feet.
22             (2)  The distance between the kingpin and the center
23        of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
24        combination  with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet
25        6 inches.
26             (3)  The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen
27        or     with     load,     operated     in     a     truck
28        tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination, may  not  exceed
29        28 feet 6 inches.
30             (4)  Maxi-cube  combinations,  as defined in Chapter
31        1, may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
32             (5)  Combinations of vehicles specifically  designed
33        to  transport  motor  vehicles or boats may not exceed 65
34        feet  overall  dimension.   The  length   limitation   is
 
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 1        inclusive  of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the
 2        overhang of the  transported  vehicles,  as  provided  in
 3        paragraph (i) of this Section.
 4             (6)  Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles as defined
 5        in  Chapter  1,  specifically designed to transport motor
 6        vehicles  or  boats,  may  not  exceed  75  feet  overall
 7        dimension. The length limitation is  inclusive  of  front
 8        and  rear  bumpers  but  exclusive of the overhang of the
 9        transported vehicles, as provided  in  paragraph  (i)  of
10        this Section.
11             (7)  A   truck  in  transit  transporting  3  trucks
12        coupled together by the triple saddlemount method may not
13        exceed 75 feet overall dimension.
14        Vehicles   operating   during   daylight    hours    when
15    transporting  poles,  pipes, machinery, or other objects of a
16    structural nature that  cannot  readily  be  dismembered  are
17    exempt  from  length limitations, provided that no object may
18    exceed 80 feet in length and the  overall  dimension  of  the
19    vehicle  including  the  load  may not exceed 100 feet.  This
20    exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday,  Sunday,
21    or legal holiday.  Legal holidays referred to in this Section
22    are  the days on which the following traditional holidays are
23    celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day;  Independence  Day;
24    Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
25        Vehicles  and loads operated by a public utility while en
26    route to make emergency repairs to public service  facilities
27    or  properties  are  exempt from length limitations, provided
28    that during night operations every vehicle and its load  must
29    be  equipped  with  a sufficient number of clearance lamps on
30    both sides and marker  lamps  on  the  extreme  ends  of  any
31    projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
32        A  tow  truck  in  combination with a disabled vehicle or
33    combination of disabled vehicles, as  provided  in  paragraph
34    (6)  of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
 
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 1    limitations.
 2        The length limitations described in  this  paragraph  (d)
 3    shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
 4    such  as  bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
 5    other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
 6    for safe and  efficient  operation;  except  that  no  device
 7    excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
 8    the capability to carry cargo.
 9        Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
10    relating  to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
11    designation of highways under this paragraph (d).
12        (e)  On Class II highways there  are  no  overall  length
13    limitations  on  motor  vehicles  operating  in combinations,
14    provided:
15             (1)  The length of a semitrailer,  unladen  or  with
16        load, in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed
17        53 feet overall dimension.
18             (2)  The distance between the kingpin and the center
19        of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
20        combination  with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet
21        6 inches.
22             (3)  A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination
23        may not exceed 65 feet in dimension from  front  axle  to
24        rear axle.
25             (4)  The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen
26        or     with     load,     operated     in     a     truck
27        tractor-semitrailer-trailer  combination,  may not exceed
28        28 feet 6 inches.
29             (5)  Maxi-cube combinations, as defined  in  Chapter
30        1, may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
31             (6)  A   combination   of   vehicles,   specifically
32        designed  to  transport  motor vehicles or boats, may not
33        exceed 65 feet overall dimension.  The length  limitation
34        is  inclusive  of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of
 
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 1        the overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided  in
 2        paragraph (i) of this Section.
 3             (7)  Stinger   steered   semitrailer   vehicles,  as
 4        defined in Chapter 1, specifically designed to  transport
 5        motor  vehicles  or boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall
 6        dimension. The length limitation is  inclusive  of  front
 7        and  rear  bumpers  but  exclusive of the overhang of the
 8        transported vehicles, as provided  in  paragraph  (i)  of
 9        this Section.
10             (8)  A   truck  in  transit  transporting  3  trucks
11        coupled together by the triple saddlemount method may not
12        exceed 75 feet overall dimension.
13        Vehicles   operating   during   daylight    hours    when
14    transporting  poles,  pipes, machinery, or other objects of a
15    structural nature that  cannot  readily  be  dismembered  are
16    exempt  from  length limitations, provided that no object may
17    exceed 80 feet in length and the  overall  dimension  of  the
18    vehicle  including  the  load  may not exceed 100 feet.  This
19    exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday,  Sunday,
20    or legal holiday.  Legal holidays referred to in this Section
21    are  the days on which the following traditional holidays are
22    celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day;  Independence  Day;
23    Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
24        Vehicles  and loads operated by a public utility while en
25    route to make emergency repairs to public service  facilities
26    or  properties  are  exempt from length limitations, provided
27    that during night operations every vehicle and its load  must
28    be  equipped  with  a sufficient number of clearance lamps on
29    both sides and marker lamps  on  the   extreme  ends  of  any
30    projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
31        A  tow  truck  in  combination with a disabled vehicle or
32    combination of disabled vehicles, as  provided  in  paragraph
33    (6)  of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
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 1        Local authorities and road district  commissioners,  with
 2    respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction, may
 3    also  by  ordinance or resolution allow length limitations of
 4    this subsection (e).
 5        The length limitations described in  this  paragraph  (e)
 6    shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
 7    such  as  bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
 8    other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
 9    for safe and  efficient  operation;  except  that  no  device
10    excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
11    the capability to carry cargo.
12        (e-1)  Combinations  of  vehicles  not  exceeding 65 feet
13    overall length are allowed access as follows:
14             (1)  From any  State  designated  highway  onto  any
15        county,  township, or municipal highway for a distance of
16        5 highway miles for the purpose of loading and unloading,
17        provided:
18                  (A)  The vehicle does not exceed 73,280  pounds
19             in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
20                  (B)  There is no sign prohibiting that access.
21                  (C)  The   route   is   not  being  used  as  a
22             thoroughfare between State  designated highways.
23             (2)  From any  State  designated  highway  onto  any
24        county  or  township  highway for a distance of 5 highway
25        miles or onto any municipal highway for a distance of one
26        highway mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs,  and
27        rest, provided:
28                  (A)  The  vehicle does not exceed 73,280 pounds
29             in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
30                  (B)  There is no sign prohibiting that access.
31                  (C)  The  route  is  not  being   used   as   a
32             thoroughfare between State designated highways.
33        (e-2)  Except    as   provided   in   subsection   (e-3),
34    combinations of vehicles over 65  feet  in  length,  with  no
 
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 1    overall  length  limitation except as provided in subsections
 2    (d) and (e) of this Section, are allowed access as follows:
 3             (1)  From a Class  I  highway  onto  any  street  or
 4        highway  for  a  distance  of  one  highway  mile for the
 5        purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel,  repairs,  and
 6        rest, provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
 7             (2)  From  a  Class  I  or Class II highway onto any
 8        State highway or any locally  designated  highway  for  a
 9        distance  of  5 highway miles for the purpose of loading,
10        unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
11        (e-3)  Combinations of vehicles over 65  feet  in  length
12    operated  by household goods carriers, with no overall length
13    limitations except as provided in subsections (d) and (e)  of
14    this  Section, have unlimited access to points of loading and
15    unloading.
16        Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
17    relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to  the
18    designation of highways under this paragraph (e).
19        (f)  On   Class   III   and  other  non-designated  State
20    highways, the length limitations for vehicles in  combination
21    are as follows:
22             (1)  Truck  tractor-semitrailer  combinations,  must
23        comply  with  either a maximum 55 feet overall wheel base
24        or a maximum 65 feet extreme overall dimension.
25             (2)  Semitrailers, unladen or  with  load,  may  not
26        exceed 53 feet overall dimension.
27             (3)  No       truck      tractor-semitrailer-trailer
28        combination may exceed 60 feet extreme overall dimension.
29             (4)  The distance between the kingpin and the center
30        axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination
31        with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches.
32        (g)  Length limitations in the preceding  subsections  of
33    this Section 15-107 do not apply to the following:
34             (1)  Vehicles  operated  in  the  daytime, except on
 
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 1        Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, when  transporting
 2        poles,  pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural
 3        nature that cannot readily be dismembered,  provided  the
 4        overall  length  of  vehicle  and load may not exceed 100
 5        feet and no object exceeding 80 feet  in  length  may  be
 6        transported   unless   a  permit  has  been  obtained  as
 7        authorized in Section 15-301.
 8             (2)  Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility
 9        while en  route  to  make  emergency  repairs  to  public
10        service   facilities  or  properties,  but  during  night
11        operation every vehicle and its  load  must  be  equipped
12        with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both sides
13        and  marker lamps upon the extreme ends of any projecting
14        load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
15             (3)  A tow truck  in  combination  with  a  disabled
16        vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the
17        towing vehicle meets the following conditions:
18                  (A)  It is specifically designed as a tow truck
19             having  a  gross  vehicle  weight rating of at least
20             18,000 pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided
21             that air brakes are  required  only  if  the  towing
22             vehicle   is   towing  a  vehicle,  semitrailer,  or
23             tractor-trailer combination that  is  equipped  with
24             air brakes.
25                  (B)  It is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
26             oscillating  amber  lights, visible for at least 500
27             feet in all directions.
28                  (C)  It is capable of  utilizing  the  lighting
29             and  braking  systems  of  the  disabled  vehicle or
30             combination of vehicles.
31                  (D)  It does not engage in a tow  exceeding  50
32             miles   from   the   initial   point   of  wreck  or
33             disablement.
34        The  Department  may  by  rule  or  regulation  prescribe
 
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 1    additional requirements regarding length  limitations  for  a
 2    tow truck towing another vehicle.
 3        For  the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
 4    rating, or GVWR,  shall  mean  the  value  specified  by  the
 5    manufacturer  as  the  loaded  weight of the tow truck. Legal
 6    holidays referred to in this Section shall  be  specified  as
 7    the  day  on  which  the  following  traditional holidays are
 8    celebrated:
 9        New Year's Day;
10        Memorial Day;
11        Independence Day;
12        Labor Day;
13        Thanksgiving Day; and
14        Christmas Day.
15        (h)  The load upon any vehicle  operated  alone,  or  the
16    load  upon  the  front  vehicle of a combination of vehicles,
17    shall not extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels  of
18    the  vehicle  or  the  front  bumper  of the vehicle if it is
19    equipped  with  a  front  bumper.  The  provisions  of   this
20    subsection  (h) shall not apply to any vehicle or combination
21    of vehicles specifically  designed  for  the  collection  and
22    transportation  of  waste,  garbage,  or recyclable materials
23    during the vehicle's operation in the  course  of  collecting
24    garbage,  waste,  or  recyclable  materials if the vehicle is
25    traveling at a speed not in  excess  of  15  miles  per  hour
26    during   the   vehicle's  operation  and  in  the  course  of
27    collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable materials.  However,
28    in no instance shall the load extend more than 7 feet  beyond
29    the  front  wheels  of the vehicle or the front bumper of the
30    vehicle if it is equipped with a front bumper.
31        (i)  The load upon the front vehicle of a combination  of
32    vehicles  specifically  designed  to transport motor vehicles
33    shall not extend more than 3 feet beyond the foremost part of
34    the  transporting  vehicle  and  the  load  upon   the   rear
 
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 1    transporting vehicle shall not extend more than 4 feet beyond
 2    the  rear  of the bed or body of the vehicle.  This paragraph
 3    shall  only  be  applicable  upon  highways   designated   in
 4    paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section.
 5        (j)  Articulated   vehicles   comprised  of  2  sections,
 6    neither of which exceeds a length of 42  feet,  designed  for
 7    the carrying of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in
 8    length, not including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that
 9    the vehicles are:
10             1.  operated  by  or  for  any  public body or motor
11        carrier   authorized   by   law   to    provide    public
12        transportation services; or
13             2.  operated  in local public transportation service
14        by any other person and the  municipality  in  which  the
15        service  is  to be provided approved the operation of the
16        vehicle.
17        (j-1)  (Blank).
18        (k)  Any  person  who  is  convicted  of  violating  this
19    Section is subject to the penalty as  provided  in  paragraph
20    (b) of Section 15-113.
21        (l)  (Blank).
22    (Source: P.A.  92-417,  eff.  1-1-02;  92-766,  eff.  1-1-03;
23    92-883, eff. 1-13-03.)

24        (625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
25        Sec. 15-111.  Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
26        (a)  On    non-designated   highways,   no   vehicle   or
27    combination of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires may  be
28    operated,  unladen  or  with  load,  when  the  total  weight
29    transmitted  to  the  road surface exceeds 18,000 pounds on a
30    single axle or 32,000 pounds on a tandem axle  with  no  axle
31    within the tandem exceeding 18,000 pounds except:
32             (1)  when  a  different  limit  is  established  and
33        posted in accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code;
 
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 1             (2)  vehicles    for   which   the   Department   of
 2        Transportation and  local  authorities  issue  overweight
 3        permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code;
 4             (3)  tow  trucks  subject to the conditions provided
 5        in subsection (d) may  not  exceed  24,000  pounds  on  a
 6        single rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle;
 7             (4)  any  single  axle  of  a  2-axle truck weighing
 8        36,000 pounds or less and not a part of a combination  of
 9        vehicles, shall not exceed 20,000 pounds;
10             (5)  any single axle of a 2-axle truck equipped with
11        a  personnel  lift  or  digger  derrick,  weighing 36,000
12        pounds or less, owned and operated by a  public  utility,
13        shall not exceed 20,000 pounds;
14             (6)  any  single  axle  of  a 2-axle truck specially
15        equipped with a front loading compactor used  exclusively
16        for  garbage,  refuse, or recycling may not exceed 20,000
17        pounds per axle, provided that the gross  weight  of  the
18        vehicle does not exceed 40,000 pounds;
19             (7)  a  truck,  not  in  combination  and  specially
20        equipped  with  a selfcompactor or an industrial roll-off
21        hoist  and  roll-off  container,  used  exclusively   for
22        garbage  or  refuse  operations may, when laden, transmit
23        upon the road  surface  the  following  maximum  weights:
24        22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem
25        axle;
26             (8)  a   truck,   not   in   combination   and  used
27        exclusively for the collection  of  rendering  materials,
28        may,  when  laden,  transmit  upon  the  road surface the
29        following maximum weights:  22,000  pounds  on  a  single
30        axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle;
31             (9)  tandem  axles on a 3-axle truck registered as a
32        Special Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in  the
33        model year of 2004 and first registered in Illinois prior
34        to  January  1,  2005,  with  a  distance greater than 72
 
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 1        inches but not more than 96 inches between any series  of
 2        2  axles,  is allowed a combined weight on the series not
 3        to exceed 36,000 pounds and neither axle  of  the  series
 4        may  exceed  18,000  pounds.   Any  vehicle  of this type
 5        manufactured after  the  model  year  of  2004  or  first
 6        registered  in  Illinois  after December 31, 2004 may not
 7        exceed a combined weight of  32,000  pounds  through  the
 8        series  of  2  axles  and  neither axle of the series may
 9        exceed 18,000 pounds;
10             (10)  tandem axles on a 4-axle  truck  mixer,  whose
11        fourth  axle  is  a  road surface engaging mixer trailing
12        axle, registered  as  a  Special  Hauling  Vehicle,  used
13        exclusively for the mixing and transportation of concrete
14        and  manufactured  prior  to or in the model year of 2004
15        and first registered in  Illinois  prior  to  January  1,
16        2005, with a distance greater than 72 inches but not more
17        than  96 inches between any series of 2 axles, is allowed
18        a combined weight on the  series  not  to  exceed  36,000
19        pounds  and  neither axle of the series may exceed 18,000
20        pounds.  Any vehicle of this type manufactured after  the
21        model  year of 2004 or first registered in Illinois after
22        December 31, 2004 may not exceed  a  combined  weight  of
23        32,000  pounds  through the series of 2 axles and neither
24        axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds;
25             (11)  4-axle  vehicles  or  a   5   or   more   axle
26        combination  of vehicles: The weight transmitted upon the
27        road surface through any series of 3 axles whose  centers
28        are  more  than 96 inches apart, measured between extreme
29        axles in the series, may not exceed those allowed in  the
30        table  contained  in  subsection (f) of this Section.  No
31        axle or tandem axle of the series may exceed the  maximum
32        weight  permitted  under  this  Section  for  a single or
33        tandem axle.
34        No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other
 
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 1    than pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or  with  load,
 2    upon  the highways of this State when the gross weight on the
 3    road surface through any wheel exceeds 800  pounds  per  inch
 4    width  of  tire  tread  or  when the gross weight on the road
 5    surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
 6        (b)  On non-designated  highways,  the  gross  weight  of
 7    vehicles  and combination of vehicles including the weight of
 8    the vehicle or combination and  its  maximum  load  shall  be
 9    subject  to  the  foregoing limitations and further shall not
10    exceed the following gross weights dependent upon the  number
11    of axles and distance between extreme axles of the vehicle or
12    combination measured longitudinally to the nearest foot.

13    VEHICLES HAVING 2 AXLES ....................... 36,000 pounds

14                      VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
15                           HAVING 3 AXLES
16    With Tandem                     With or
17       Axles                        Without
18                                    Tandem Axles
19    Minimum                         Minimum
20    distance to        Maximum      distance to         Maximum
21    nearest foot       Gross        nearest foot        Gross
22    between            Weight       between             Weight
23    extreme axles      (pounds)     extreme axles       (pounds)
24    10 feet            41,000       16 feet             46,000
25    11                 42,000       17                  47,000
26    12                 43,000       18                  47,500
27    13                 44,000       19                  48,000
28    14                 44,500       20                  49,000
29    15                 45,000       21 feet or more     50,000
30                      VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
31                           HAVING 4 AXLES
32    Minimum                         Minimum
33    distance to        Maximum      distance to         Maximum
 
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 1    nearest foot       Gross        nearest foot        Gross
 2    between            Weight       between             Weight
 3    extreme axles      (pounds)     extreme axles       (pounds)
 4    15 feet            50,000       26 feet             57,500
 5    16                 50,500       27                  58,000
 6    17                 51,500       28                  58,500
 7    18                 52,000       29                  59,500
 8    19                 52,500       30                  60,000
 9    20                 53,500       31                  60,500
10    21                 54,000       32                  61,500
11    22                 54,500       33                  62,000
12    23                 55,500       34                  62,500
13    24                 56,000       35                  63,500
14    25                 56,500       36 feet or more     64,000
15        A  vehicle  not in a combination having more than 4 axles
16    may not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (b)
17    for 4  axles  measured  between  the  extreme  axles  of  the
18    vehicle.
19                 COMBINATIONS HAVING 5 OR MORE AXLES
20    Minimum distance to           Maximum
21    nearest foot between          Gross Weight
22    extreme axles                 (pounds)
23    42 feet or less               72,000
24    43                            73,000
25    44 feet or more               73,280

26    VEHICLES OPERATING ON CRAWLER TYPE TRACKS ..... 40,000 pounds

27                 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SELFCOMPACTORS
28       OR ROLL-OFF HOISTS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR GARBAGE
29              OR REFUSE HAULS ONLY AND TRUCKS USED FOR
30                THE COLLECTION OF RENDERING MATERIALS
31               On Highway Not Part of National System
32                 of Interstate and Defense Highways
33    with 2 axles                                    36,000 pounds
 
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 1    with 3 axles                                    54,000 pounds

 2                    TWO AXLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH
 3             A FRONT LOADING COMPACTOR USED EXCLUSIVELY
 4         FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, OR RECYCLING
 5    with 2 axles                                    40,000 pounds

 6        (c)  Cities  having  a population of more than 50,000 may
 7    permit by ordinance axle loads on 2 axle  motor  vehicles  33
 8    1/2%  above those provided for herein, but the increase shall
 9    not become effective until the city has  officially  notified
10    the  Department of the passage of the ordinance and shall not
11    apply to those vehicles when outside of  the  limits  of  the
12    city,  nor shall the gross weight of any 2 axle motor vehicle
13    operating over any street of the city exceed 40,000 pounds.
14        (d)  Weight  limitations  shall  not  apply  to  vehicles
15    (including  loads)  operated  by  a   public   utility   when
16    transporting  equipment  required  for  emergency  repair  of
17    public utility facilities or properties or water wells.
18        A  combination  of  vehicles, including a tow truck and a
19    disabled vehicle or disabled combination  of  vehicles,  that
20    exceeds  the  weight restriction imposed by this Code, may be
21    operated on a public highway  in  this  State  provided  that
22    neither  the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being towed nor
23    the tow truck itself  shall  exceed  the  weight  limitations
24    permitted  under  this  Chapter. During the towing operation,
25    neither the tow  truck  nor  the  vehicle  combination  shall
26    exceed  24,000 pounds on a single rear axle and 44,000 pounds
27    on a tandem rear axle, provided the towing vehicle:
28             (1)  is specifically designed as a tow truck  having
29        a  gross  vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 pounds
30        and is equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes
31        are required only if  the  towing  vehicle  is  towing  a
32        vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer combination that
33        is equipped with air brakes;
 
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 1             (2)  is   equipped   with   flashing,  rotating,  or
 2        oscillating amber lights, visible for at least  500  feet
 3        in all directions;
 4             (3)  is   capable  of  utilizing  the  lighting  and
 5        braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination of
 6        vehicles; and
 7             (4)  does not engage in a  tow  exceeding  20  miles
 8        from  the  initial  point  of  wreck  or disablement. Any
 9        additional movement of the vehicles may occur  only  upon
10        issuance  of  authorization  for  that movement under the
11        provisions of Sections  15-301  through  15-319  of  this
12        Code.
13        Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of
14    the  tow  truck  and  vehicles  being  towed.   The tow truck
15    license plate must cover the operating empty  weight  of  the
16    tow  truck only. The weight of each vehicle being towed shall
17    be covered by a valid license plate issued to  the  owner  or
18    operator  of  the  vehicle  being towed and displayed on that
19    vehicle. If no valid plate issued to the owner or operator of
20    that vehicle is displayed  on  that  vehicle,  or  the  plate
21    displayed  on  that  vehicle does not cover the weight of the
22    vehicle, the weight of the vehicle shall be  covered  by  the
23    third  tow truck plate issued to the owner or operator of the
24    tow truck and temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed.
25        The  Department  may  by  rule  or  regulation  prescribe
26    additional requirements. However, nothing in this Code  shall
27    prohibit  a  tow truck under instructions of a police officer
28    from legally clearing a disabled  vehicle,  that  may  be  in
29    violation  of  weight  limitations  of this Chapter, from the
30    roadway to the berm or shoulder of the  highway.  If  in  the
31    opinion  of  the  police officer that location is unsafe, the
32    officer is authorized to have the disabled vehicle  towed  to
33    the nearest place of safety.
34        For  the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
 
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 1    rating, or GVWR,  shall  mean  the  value  specified  by  the
 2    manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
 3        (e)  No  vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
 4    pneumatic tires shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon
 5    the highways of this State in violation of the provisions  of
 6    any  permit  issued  under  the provisions of Sections 15-301
 7    through 15-319 of this Chapter.
 8        (f)  On designated Class I, II, or III highways  and  the
 9    National  System  of  Interstate  and  Defense  Highways,  no
10    vehicle  or  combination of vehicles with pneumatic tires may
11    be operated, unladen or with load, when the total  weight  on
12    the  road  surface  exceeds the following: 20,000 pounds on a
13    single axle; 34,000 pounds on a  tandem  axle  with  no  axle
14    within  the  tandem  exceeding  20,000  pounds; 80,000 pounds
15    gross weight for vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles;  or
16    a  total  weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in
17    excess of that weight produced  by  the  application  of  the
18    following  formula:   W = 500 times the sum of (LN divided by
19    N-1) + 12N + 36, where "W" equals overall total weight on any
20    group of 2 or more  consecutive  axles  to  the  nearest  500
21    pounds,  "L" equals the distance measured to the nearest foot
22    between extremes of any group of 2 or more consecutive axles,
23    and "N" equals  the  number  of  axles  in  the  group  under
24    consideration.
25        The  above formula when expressed in tabular form results
26    in allowable loads as follows:

27    Distance measured
28    to the nearest
29    foot between the
30    extremes of any         Maximum weight in pounds
31    group of 2 or           of any group of
32    more consecutive        2 or more consecutive axles
33    axles
34          feet        2 axles  3 axles  4 axles  5 axles  6 axles
 
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 1            4         34,000
 2            5         34,000
 3            6         34,000
 4            7         34,000
 5            8         38,000*   42,000
 6            9         39,000    42,500
 7           10         40,000    43,500
 8           11                   44,000
 9           12                   45,000   50,000
10           13                   45,500   50,500
11           14                   46,500   51,500
12           15                   47,000   52,000
13           16                   48,000   52,500   58,000
14           17                   48,500   53,500   58,500
15           18                   49,500   54,000   59,000
16           19                   50,000   54,500   60,000
17           20                   51,000   55,500   60,500   66,000
18           21                   51,500   56,000   61,000   66,500
19           22                   52,500   56,500   61,500   67,000
20           23                   53,000   57,500   62,500   68,000
21           24                   54,000   58,000   63,000   68,500
22           25                   54,500   58,500   63,500   69,000
23           26                   55,500   59,500   64,000   69,500
24           27                   56,000   60,000   65,000   70,000
25           28                   57,000   60,500   65,500   71,000
26           29                   57,500   61,500   66,000   71,500
27           30                   58,500   62,000   66,500   72,000
28           31                   59,000   62,500   67,500   72,500
29           32                   60,000   63,500   68,000   73,000
30           33                            64,000   68,500   74,000
31           34                            64,500   69,000   74,500
32           35                            65,500   70,000   75,000
33           36                            66,000   70,500   75,500
34           37                            66,500   71,000   76,000
 
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 1           38                            67,500   72,000   77,000
 2           39                            68,000   72,500   77,500
 3           40                            68,500   73,000   78,000
 4           41                            69,500   73,500   78,500
 5           42                            70,000   74,000   79,000
 6           43                            70,500   75,000   80,000
 7           44                            71,500   75,500
 8           45                            72,000   76,000
 9           46                            72,500   76,500
10           47                            73,500   77,500
11           48                            74,000   78,000
12           49                            74,500   78,500
13           50                            75,500   79,000
14           51                            76,000   80,000
15           52                            76,500
16           53                            77,500
17           54                            78,000
18           55                            78,500
19           56                            79,500
20           57                            80,000
21    *If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the  2
22    axles  are  tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not
23    exceed  34,000  pounds,  notwithstanding  the  higher   limit
24    resulting from the application of the formula.
25        Vehicles  not  in  a combination having more than 4 axles
26    may not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (f)
27    for 4  axles  measured  between  the  extreme  axles  of  the
28    vehicle.
29        Vehicles  in  a  combination having more than 6 axles may
30    not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (f) for
31    6  axles  measured  between  the   extreme   axles   of   the
32    combination.
33        Local    authorities    and    road    district   highway
34    commissioners, with respect to  streets  and  highways  under
 
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 1    their  jurisdiction,  without  additional  fees,  may also by
 2    ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of  this
 3    subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle
 4    shall  not  exceed 20,000 pounds and the maximum total weight
 5    on any  tandem  axle  shall  not  exceed  34,000  pounds,  on
 6    designated  highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving
 7    notice are erected upon the street or highway or  portion  of
 8    any   street   or   highway  affected  by  the  ordinance  or
 9    resolution.
10        The following are exceptions to the above formula:
11             (1)  Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may  carry
12        a  total  weight  of  34,000  pounds  each if the overall
13        distance  between  the  first  and  last  axles  of   the
14        consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
15             (2)  Vehicles   for   which  a  different  limit  is
16        established and posted in accordance with Section  15-316
17        of this Code.
18             (3)  Vehicles    for   which   the   Department   of
19        Transportation and  local  authorities  issue  overweight
20        permits  under  authority of Section 15-301 of this Code.
21        These vehicles are not subject to the bridge formula.
22             (4)  Tow trucks subject to the  conditions  provided
23        in  subsection  (d)  may  not  exceed  24,000 pounds on a
24        single rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle.
25             (5)  A tandem axle on a 3-axle truck registered as a
26        Special Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in  the
27        model  year  of 2004, and registered in Illinois prior to
28        January 1, 2005, with a distance between  2  axles  in  a
29        series greater than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches
30        may  not  exceed  a  total  weight  of  36,000 pounds and
31        neither axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds.
32             (6)  A truck not in  combination,  equipped  with  a
33        self  compactor  or  an  industrial  roll-off  hoist  and
34        roll-off  container,  used  exclusively  for  garbage  or
 
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 1        refuse  operations,  may,  when  laden, transmit upon the
 2        road surface, except when on part of the National  System
 3        of Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum
 4        weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on
 5        a  tandem  axle;  36,000  pounds gross weight on a 2-axle
 6        vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle  vehicle.
 7        This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
 8             (7)  Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special
 9        Hauling  Vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured
10        prior to or in the model year of 2004, and registered  in
11        Illinois  prior to January 1, 2005, having 5 axles with a
12        distance of 42 feet or less between  extreme  axles,  may
13        not  exceed  the following maximum weights: 18,000 pounds
14        on a single axle; 32,000 pounds on  a  tandem  axle;  and
15        72,000  pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles
16        is not subject to the  bridge  formula.   For  all  those
17        combinations  of  vehicles  that  include  a  semitrailer
18        manufactured  after the effective date of this amendatory
19        Act of the 92nd General Assembly,  the  overall  distance
20        between the first and last axles of the 2 sets of tandems
21        must  be  18  feet  6  inches or more. Any combination of
22        vehicles that has had its cargo container replaced in its
23        entirety after December  31,  2004  may  not  exceed  the
24        weights allowed by the bridge formula.
25        No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other
26    than  pneumatic  tires may be operated, unladen or with load,
27    upon the highways of this State when the gross weight on  the
28    road  surface  through  any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch
29    width of tire tread or when the  gross  weight  on  the  road
30    surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
31        (f-1)  A  vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds is
32    allowed access as follows:
33             (1)  From any  State  designated  highway  onto  any
34        county,  township, or municipal highway for a distance of
 
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 1        5 highway miles for the purpose of loading and unloading,
 2        provided:
 3                  (A)  The vehicle and load  does  not  exceed  8
 4             feet 6 inches in width and 65 feet overall length.
 5                  (B)  There is no sign prohibiting that access.
 6                  (C)  The   route   is   not  being  used  as  a
 7             thoroughfare between State  designated highways.
 8             (2)  From any  State  designated  highway  onto  any
 9        county  or  township  highway for a distance of 5 highway
10        miles, or any municipal highway for  a  distance  of  one
11        highway  mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and
12        rest, provided:
13                  (A)  The vehicle and load  does  not  exceed  8
14             feet 6 inches in width and 65 feet overall length.
15                  (B)  There is no sign prohibiting that access.
16                  (C)  The   route   is   not  being  used  as  a
17             thoroughfare between State designated highways.
18        (f-2)  A vehicle and load greater than 73,280  pounds  in
19    weight  but  not exceeding 80,000 pounds is allowed access as
20    follows:
21             (1)  From a Class  I  highway  onto  any  street  or
22        highway  for  a  distance  of  one  highway  mile for the
23        purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel,  repairs,  and
24        rest, provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
25             (2)  From  a  Class  I,  II, or III highway onto any
26        State highway or  any  local  designated  highway  for  a
27        distance  of  5 highway miles for the purpose of loading,
28        unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
29        Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
30    relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to  the
31    designation of highways under this subsection.
32        (g)  No  person shall operate a vehicle or combination of
33    vehicles  over  a  bridge   or   other   elevated   structure
34    constituting  part  of  a highway with a gross weight that is
 
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 1    greater than the maximum weight permitted by the  Department,
 2    when  the  structure  is  sign  posted  as  provided  in this
 3    Section.
 4        (h)  The Department upon request from any local authority
 5    shall,  or  upon  its  own   initiative   may,   conduct   an
 6    investigation  of  any  bridge  or  other  elevated structure
 7    constituting a part of a highway, and if it  finds  that  the
 8    structure  cannot  with safety to itself withstand the weight
 9    of  vehicles  otherwise  permissible  under  this  Code   the
10    Department  shall determine and declare the maximum weight of
11    vehicles that the structures can withstand, and  shall  cause
12    or permit suitable signs stating maximum weight to be erected
13    and  maintained  before each end of the structure.  No person
14    shall operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles  over  any
15    structure with a gross weight that is greater than the posted
16    maximum weight.
17        (i)  Upon   the  trial  of  any  person  charged  with  a
18    violation of subsections (g) or (h) of this Section, proof of
19    the determination of the  maximum  allowable  weight  by  the
20    Department  and  the  existence  of  the  signs,  constitutes
21    conclusive  evidence  of  the  maximum  weight  that  can  be
22    maintained with safety to the bridge or structure.
23    (Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02.)

24        (625 ILCS 5/15-316) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316)
25        Sec.  15-316.  When the Department, or local authority or
26    road district highway commissioner may restrict right to  use
27    highways.
28        (a)  Local   authorities   and   road   district  highway
29    commissioners  with   respect   to   highways   under   their
30    jurisdiction  may  by  ordinance  or  resolution prohibit the
31    operation  of  vehicles  upon  any  such  highway  or  impose
32    restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon
33    any such highway, for a total period of not to exceed 90 days
 
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 1    in any one calendar year, whenever any said highway by reason
 2    of deterioration, rain, snow,  or  other  climate  conditions
 3    will  be  seriously  damaged  or  destroyed unless the use of
 4    vehicles thereon is prohibited  or  the  permissible  weights
 5    thereof reduced.
 6        (b)  The   local   authority  or  road  district  highway
 7    commissioner enacting any such ordinance or resolution  shall
 8    erect or cause to be erected and maintained signs designating
 9    the  provision  of the ordinance or resolution at each end of
10    that  portion  of  any  highway  affected  thereby,  and  the
11    ordinance or resolution shall not  be  effective  unless  and
12    until such signs are erected and maintained.
13        (c)  Local   authorities   and   road   district  highway
14    commissioners  with   respect   to   highways   under   their
15    jurisdiction  may  also, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit
16    the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or  may
17    impose  limitations  as  the  weight  thereof,  on designated
18    highways,  which  prohibitions  and  limitations   shall   be
19    designated by appropriate signs placed on such highways.
20        (c-1)  (Blank).
21        (d)  The  Department  shall  likewise  have  authority as
22    hereinbefore granted to local authorities and  road  district
23    highway  commissioners  to  determine  by  resolution  and to
24    impose restrictions as to the  weight  of  vehicles  operated
25    upon  any  highway under the jurisdiction of said department,
26    and such restrictions shall be effective  when  signs  giving
27    notice thereof are erected upon the highway or portion of any
28    highway affected by such resolution.
29        (d-1)  (Blank).
30        (d-2)  (Blank).
31        (e)  When  any  vehicle  is operated in violation of this
32    Section, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall  be  deemed
33    guilty  of  a violation and either the owner or the driver of
34    the vehicle may be prosecuted for the violation.  Any person,
 
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 1    firm, or corporation  convicted  of  violating  this  Section
 2    shall  be fined $50 for any weight exceeding the posted limit
 3    up to the axle or gross weight limit  allowed  a  vehicle  as
 4    provided  for in subsections (a) or (b) of Section 15-111 and
 5    $75 per every 500 pounds or fraction thereof for  any  weight
 6    exceeding  that  which  is provided for in subsections (a) or
 7    (b) of Section 15-111.
 8        (f)  A municipality is authorized  to  enforce  a  county
 9    weight limit ordinance applying to county highways within its
10    corporate limits and is entitled to the proceeds of any fines
11    collected from the enforcement.
12    (Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02.)

13        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
14    becoming law.