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 1        AN ACT in relation to vehicles.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

33    VEHICLES OPERATING ON CRAWLER TYPE TRACKS ..... 40,000 pounds
 
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 1                 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SELFCOMPACTORS
 2       OR ROLL-OFF HOISTS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR GARBAGE
 3              OR REFUSE HAULS ONLY AND TRUCKS USED FOR
 4                THE COLLECTION OF RENDERING MATERIALS
 5               On Highway Not Part of National System
 6                 of Interstate and Defense Highways
 7    with 2 axles                                    36,000 pounds
 8    with 3 axles                                    54,000 pounds

 9                    TWO AXLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH
10             A FRONT LOADING COMPACTOR USED EXCLUSIVELY
11         FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, OR RECYCLING
12    with 2 axles                                    40,000 pounds

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

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

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

20        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
21    becoming law.