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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 15-107 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/15-107)   (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
7    Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles.
8    (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway
9of this State may not exceed 42 feet except the following:
10        (1) Semitrailers.
11        (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45
12    feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers.
13    (a-1) A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be up
14to 45 feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers.
15The length limitations described in this subsection (a-1) shall
16be exclusive of energy-absorbing bumpers and rear view mirrors.
17    (b) On all non-State highways, the maximum length of
18vehicles in combinations is as follows:
19        (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer
20    may not exceed 55 feet overall dimension.
21        (2) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer may not exceed
22    60 feet overall dimension.
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1    vehicles or boats may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
2    Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting
3poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural
4nature that cannot readily be dismembered are exempt from
5length limitations, provided that no object may exceed 80 feet
6in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including
7the load may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply
8to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal
9holidays referred to in this Section are the days on which the
10following traditional holidays are celebrated: New Year's Day;
11Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day;
12and Christmas Day.
13    Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
14route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities or
15properties are exempt from length limitations, provided that
16during night operations every vehicle and its load must be
17equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both
18sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting
19load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
20    A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
21combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6)
22of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
23limitations.
24    All other combinations not listed in this subsection (b)
25may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
26    (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2),

 

 

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1combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles
2except the following:
3        (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer.
4        (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter
5    dolly.
6        (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle
7    that is defined in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment,
8    provided the overall dimension does not exceed 60 feet.
9        (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit
10    coupled together by the triple saddlemount method.
11        (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
12    provided the following:
13            (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60
14        feet.
15            (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
16        vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a
17        fifth-wheel type assembly.
18            (C) The second vehicle in the combination of
19        vehicles is a recreational vehicle that is towed by a
20        fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be properly
21        registered and must be equipped with brakes,
22        regardless of weight.
23            (D) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3
24        vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer designed or
25        used for transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle,
26        personal watercraft, or motorcycle.

 

 

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1            (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use of
2        the operator of the towing vehicle.
3            (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
4        operating brakes and safety equipment required by this
5        Code, except the additional brake requirement in
6        subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5).
7        (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle
8    or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the towing
9    vehicle:
10            (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having
11        a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 pounds
12        and equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes
13        are required only if the towing vehicle is towing a
14        vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer combination
15        that is equipped with air brakes. For the purpose of
16        this subsection, gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR,
17        means the value specified by the manufacturer as the
18        loaded weight of the tow truck.
19            (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
20        oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet
21        in all directions.
22            (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and
23        braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination
24        of vehicles.
25            (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway
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1        a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
2        vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization
3        for that movement under the provisions of Sections
4        15-301 through 15-319 of this Code.
5        The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
6    additional requirements regarding length limitations for a
7    tow truck towing another vehicle.
8        For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely
9    serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed
10    vehicle is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not
11    a separate vehicle.
12        (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
13    provided the following:
14            (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65
15        feet.
16            (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
17        vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a
18        fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball.
19            (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3
20        vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer.
21            (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
22        operating brakes and safety equipment required by this
23        Code.
24            (E) The combination of vehicles must be operated by
25        a person who holds a commercial driver's license (CDL).
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1        a location where new or used trailers are sold by an
2        Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer
3        dealer.
4    (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any
5State designated highway if:
6        (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5
7    feet;
8        (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of
9    vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and
10        (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a
11    location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois
12    or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
13    (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from
14any State designated highway onto any county, township, or
15municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the
16purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed
17vehicles if:
18        (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5
19    feet;
20        (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000
21    pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width;
22        (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access;
23        (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare
24    between State designated highways; and
25        (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a
26    location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois

 

 

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1    or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
2    (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length
3limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations
4provided:
5        (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
6    in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 feet.
7        (2) (Blank). The distance between the kingpin and the
8    center of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48
9    feet, in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed
10    45 feet 6 inches.
11        (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
12    with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
13    combination, may not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
14        (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
15    may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
16        (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to
17    transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet
18    overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of
19    front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
20    transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of this
21    Section.
22        (6) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles as defined in
23    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 and
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1    transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of this
2    Section.
3        (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
4    together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed 75
5    feet overall dimension.
6    Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting
7poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural
8nature that cannot readily be dismembered are exempt from
9length limitations, provided that no object may exceed 80 feet
10in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including
11the load may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply
12to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal
13holidays referred to in this Section are the days on which the
14following traditional holidays are celebrated: New Year's Day;
15Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day;
16and Christmas Day.
17    Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
18route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities or
19properties are exempt from length limitations, provided that
20during night operations every vehicle and its load must be
21equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both
22sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting
23load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
24    A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
25combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6)
26of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length

 

 

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1limitations.
2    The length limitations described in this paragraph (d)
3shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
4such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
5other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
6for safe and efficient operation; except that no device
7excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
8the capability to carry cargo.
9    Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
10relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
11designation of highways under this paragraph (d).
12    (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length
13limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations,
14provided:
15        (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
16    in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 feet
17    overall dimension.
18        (2) (Blank). The distance between the kingpin and the
19    center of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48
20    feet, in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed
21    45 feet 6 inches.
22        (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination
23    may not exceed 65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear
24    axle.
25        (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
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1    combination, may not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
2        (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
3    may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
4        (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed
5    to transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65
6    feet overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive
7    of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of
8    the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of
9    this Section.
10        (7) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles, as defined
11    in Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport motor
12    vehicles or boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall
13    dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of front and
14    rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
15    transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of this
16    Section.
17        (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
18    together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed 75
19    feet overall dimension.
20    Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting
21poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural
22nature that cannot readily be dismembered are exempt from
23length limitations, provided that no object may exceed 80 feet
24in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including
25the load may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply
26to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal

 

 

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1holidays referred to in this Section are the days on which the
2following traditional holidays are celebrated: New Year's Day;
3Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day;
4and Christmas Day.
5    Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
6route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities or
7properties are exempt from length limitations, provided that
8during night operations every vehicle and its load must be
9equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both
10sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting
11load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
12    A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
13combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6)
14of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
15limitations.
16    Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways
17under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or resolution
18allow length limitations of this subsection (e).
19    The length limitations described in this paragraph (e)
20shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
21such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
22other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
23for safe and efficient operation; except that no device
24excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
25the capability to carry cargo.
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1relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
2designation of highways under this paragraph (e).
3    (e-1) Combinations of vehicles not exceeding 65 feet
4overall length are allowed access as follows:
5        (1) From any State designated highway onto any county,
6    township, or municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway
7    miles for the purpose of loading and unloading, provided:
8            (A) The vehicle does not exceed 80,000 pounds in
9        gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
10            (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
11            (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare
12        between State designated highways.
13        (2) From any State designated highway onto any county
14    or township highway for a distance of 5 highway miles or
15    onto any municipal highway for a distance of one highway
16    mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
17    provided:
18            (A) The vehicle does not exceed 80,000 pounds in
19        gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
20            (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
21            (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare
22        between State designated highways.
23    (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations
24of vehicles over 65 feet in length, with no overall length
25limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of
26this Section, are allowed access as follows:

 

 

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1        (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway
2    for a distance of one highway mile for the purpose of
3    loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
4    provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
5        (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any State
6    highway or any locally designated highway for a distance of
7    5 highway miles for the purpose of loading, unloading,
8    food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
9    (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length
10operated by household goods carriers, with no overall length
11limitations except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of
12this Section, have unlimited access to points of loading and
13unloading.
14    (f) On Class III and other non-designated State highways,
15the length limitations for vehicles in combination are as
16follows:
17        (1) Truck tractor-semitrailer combinations, must
18    comply with either a maximum 55 feet overall wheel base or
19    a maximum 65 feet extreme overall dimension.
20        (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed
21    53 feet overall dimension.
22        (3) No truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination
23    may exceed 60 feet extreme overall dimension.
24        (4) (Blank). The distance between the kingpin and the
25    center axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
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1    inches.
2    (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of this
3Section 15-107 do not apply to the following:
4        (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on
5    Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, when transporting
6    poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural
7    nature that cannot readily be dismembered, provided the
8    overall length of vehicle and load may not exceed 100 feet
9    and no object exceeding 80 feet in length may be
10    transported unless a permit has been obtained as authorized
11    in Section 15-301.
12        (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility
13    while en route to make emergency repairs to public service
14    facilities or properties, but during night operation every
15    vehicle and its load must be equipped with a sufficient
16    number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps
17    upon the extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly
18    mark the dimensions of the load.
19        (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle
20    or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the towing
21    vehicle meets the following conditions:
22            (A) It is specifically designed as a tow truck
23        having a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000
24        pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that air
25        brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is
26        towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer

 

 

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1        combination that is equipped with air brakes.
2            (B) It is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
3        oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet
4        in all directions.
5            (C) It is capable of utilizing the lighting and
6        braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination
7        of vehicles.
8            (D) It does not engage in a tow exceeding 50 miles
9        from the initial point of wreck or disablement.
10    The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
11additional requirements regarding length limitations for a tow
12truck towing another vehicle. The towing vehicle, however, may
13tow any disabled vehicle from the initial point of wreck or
14disablement to a point where repairs are actually to occur.
15This movement shall be valid only on State routes. The tower
16must abide by posted bridge weight limits.
17    For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
18rating, or GVWR, shall mean the value specified by the
19manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck. Legal
20holidays referred to in this Section shall be specified as the
21day on which the following traditional holidays are celebrated:
22    New Year's Day;
23    Memorial Day;
24    Independence Day;
25    Labor Day;
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1    Christmas Day.
2    (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load
3upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not
4extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
5or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a
6front bumper. The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not
7apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles specifically
8designed for the collection and transportation of waste,
9garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's
10operation in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or
11recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed not
12in excess of 15 miles per hour during the vehicle's operation
13and in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable
14materials. However, in no instance shall the load extend more
15than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle or the front
16bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a front bumper.
17    (i) The load upon the front vehicle of a combination of
18vehicles specifically designed to transport motor vehicles
19shall not extend more than 3 feet beyond the foremost part of
20the transporting vehicle and the load upon the rear
21transporting vehicle shall not extend more than 4 feet beyond
22the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. This paragraph
23shall only be applicable upon highways designated in paragraphs
24(d) and (e) of this Section.
25    (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither
26of which exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying

 

 

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1of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not
2including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that the vehicles
3are:
4        1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier
5    authorized by law to provide public transportation
6    services; or
7        2. operated in local public transportation service by
8    any other person and the municipality in which the service
9    is to be provided approved the operation of the vehicle.
10    (j-1) (Blank).
11    (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section
12is subject to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of
13Section 15-113.
14    (l) (Blank).
15(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 1-1-10; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1352,
16eff. 7-28-10.)