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                                     LRB093 08210 DRH 15173 a

 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2301

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill  2301  on  page  1,
 3    line 1, by replacing "highways." with "transportation."; and

 4    on page 2, by replacing lines 32 and 33 with the following:

 5        "Section  10.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code is amended by
 6    changing Sections  1-140,  11-302,  11-304,  15-102,  15-107,
 7    15-111, and 15-316 as follows:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11                 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SELFCOMPACTORS
12       OR ROLL-OFF HOISTS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR GARBAGE
13              OR REFUSE HAULS ONLY AND TRUCKS USED FOR
14                THE COLLECTION OF RENDERING MATERIALS
15               On Highway Not Part of National System
16                 of Interstate and Defense Highways
17    with 2 axles                                    36,000 pounds
18    with 3 axles                                    54,000 pounds

19                    TWO AXLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH
20             A FRONT LOADING COMPACTOR USED EXCLUSIVELY
21         FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, OR RECYCLING
22    with 2 axles                                    40,000 pounds

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

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

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

31        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
32    becoming law.".