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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
5changing Sections 15-107 and 15-116 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)
16shall be exclusive of energy-absorbing bumpers and rear view
17mirrors.
18    (b) (Blank).
19    (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2),
20combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles
21except the following:
22        (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer.
23        (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter

 

 

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

 

 

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1        Code, except the additional brake requirement in
2        subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5).
3        (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle
4    or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the towing
5    vehicle:
6            (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having
7        a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000
8        pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that air
9        brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is
10        towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer
11        combination that is equipped with air brakes. For the
12        purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
13        rating, or GVWR, means the value specified by the
14        manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
15            (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
16        oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500
17        feet in all directions.
18            (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and
19        braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination
20        of vehicles.
21            (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway
22        miles from the initial point of wreck or disablement
23        to a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
24        vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization
25        for that movement under the provisions of Sections
26        15-301 through 15-318 of this Code.

 

 

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1        The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
2    additional requirements regarding length limitations for a
3    tow truck towing another vehicle.
4        For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely
5    serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed
6    vehicle is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not
7    a separate vehicle.
8        (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
9    provided the following:
10            (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65
11        feet.
12            (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
13        vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a
14        fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball.
15            (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3
16        vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer.
17            (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
18        operating brakes and safety equipment required by this
19        Code.
20            (E) The combination of vehicles must be operated
21        by a person who holds a commercial driver's license
22        (CDL).
23            (F) The combination of vehicles must be en route
24        to a location where new or used trailers are sold by an
25        Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer
26        dealer.

 

 

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1    (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any
2State designated highway if:
3        (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5
4    feet;
5        (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of
6    vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and
7        (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a
8    location where new or used trailers are sold by an
9    Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer
10    dealer.
11    (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from
12any State designated highway onto any county, township, or
13municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the
14purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed
15vehicles if:
16        (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5
17    feet;
18        (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000
19    pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width;
20        (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access;
21        (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare
22    between State designated highways; and
23        (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a
24    location where new or used trailers are sold by an
25    Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer
26    dealer.

 

 

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1    (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length
2limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations
3provided:
4        (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
5    in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53
6    feet.
7        (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
8    the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
9    combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6
10    inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall
11    not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the
12    transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
13        (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
14    with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
15    or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may
16    not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
17        (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
18    may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
19        (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to
20    transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet
21    overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of
22    front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of
23    the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of
24    this Section.
25        (6) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically
26    designed to transport motor vehicles or boats and

 

 

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1    automobile transporters, as defined in Chapter 1, may not
2    exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is
3    inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the
4    overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in
5    paragraph (i) of this Section.
6        (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
7    together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed
8    97 feet overall dimension.
9        (8) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not
10    exceed 82 feet overall dimension.
11    Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting
12poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural
13nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled are
14exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may
15exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the
16vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This
17exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday,
18or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section
19are the days on which the following traditional holidays are
20celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day;
21Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
22    Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
23route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities
24or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided
25that during night operations every vehicle and its load must
26be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on

 

 

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1both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any
2projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
3    A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
4combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6)
5of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
6limitations.
7    The length limitations described in this paragraph (d)
8shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
9such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
10other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
11for safe and efficient operation; except that no device
12excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
13the capability to carry cargo.
14    Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
15relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
16designation of highways under this paragraph (d).
17    (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length
18limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations,
19provided:
20        (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
21    in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53
22    feet overall dimension.
23        (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
24    the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
25    combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6
26    inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall

 

 

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1    not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the
2    transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
3        (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck
4    tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may not exceed
5    65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear axle.
6        (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
7    with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
8    or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may
9    not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
10        (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
11    may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
12        (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed
13    to transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65
14    feet overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive
15    of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of
16    the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of
17    this Section.
18        (7) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically
19    designed to transport motor vehicles or boats may not
20    exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is
21    inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the
22    overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in
23    paragraph (i) of this Section.
24        (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
25    together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed
26    97 feet overall dimension.

 

 

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1        (9) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not
2    exceed 82 feet overall dimension.
3    Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting
4poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural
5nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled are
6exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may
7exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the
8vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This
9exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday,
10or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section
11are the days on which the following traditional holidays are
12celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day;
13Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
14    Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
15route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities
16or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided
17that during night operations every vehicle and its load must
18be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on
19both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any
20projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
21    A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
22combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6)
23of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
24limitations.
25    Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways
26under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or resolution

 

 

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1allow length limitations of this subsection (e).
2    The length limitations described in this paragraph (e)
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 (e).
12    (e-1) (Blank).
13    (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations
14of vehicles over 65 feet in length, with no overall length
15limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of
16this Section, are allowed access as follows:
17        (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway
18    for a distance of one highway mile for the purpose of
19    loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
20    provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
21        (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any
22    non-designated highway for a distance of 5 highway miles
23    for the purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel,
24    repairs, and rest if:
25            (A) there is no sign prohibiting that access; and
26            (B) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare

 

 

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1        between Class I or Class II highways.
2    (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length
3operated by household goods carriers or towaway trailer
4transporter combinations, with no overall length limitations
5except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this Section,
6have unlimited access to points of loading, unloading, or
7delivery to or from a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer.
8    (f) On non-designated highways, the maximum length
9limitations for vehicles in combination are as follows:
10        (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer
11    may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. An agency or
12    instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of
13    local government shall not be required to design or
14    construct a new non-designated highway or to widen or
15    otherwise alter a non-designated highway constructed
16    before January 1, 2018 to accommodate truck
17    tractor-semitrailer combinations under this paragraph (1).
18        (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed
19    53 feet overall dimension.
20        (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck
21    tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet
22    overall dimension.
23        (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center
24    axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination
25    with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The
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1    trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport of
2    livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
3    (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of
4this Section 15-107 do not apply to the following:
5        (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on
6    Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, when transporting
7    poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural
8    nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled,
9    provided the overall length of vehicle and load may not
10    exceed 100 feet and no object exceeding 80 feet in length
11    may be transported unless a permit has been obtained as
12    authorized in Section 15-301. As used in this Section,
13    "legal holiday" means any of the following days: New
14    Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day;
15    Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
16        (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility
17    while en route to make emergency repairs to public service
18    facilities or properties, but during night operation every
19    vehicle and its load must be equipped with a sufficient
20    number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps
21    upon the extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly
22    mark the dimensions of the load.
23        (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle
24    or combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in
25    paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt
26    from length limitations.

 

 

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1     The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled vehicle
2from the initial point of wreck or disablement to a point where
3repairs are actually to occur. This movement shall be valid
4only on State routes. The tower must abide by posted bridge
5weight limits.
6    All other combinations not listed in this subsection (f)
7may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
8    (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load
9upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not
10extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
11or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a
12front bumper. The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not
13apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles specifically
14designed for the collection and transportation of waste,
15garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's
16operation in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or
17recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed
18not in excess of 15 miles per hour during the vehicle's
19operation and in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or
20recyclable materials. However, in no instance shall the load
21extend more than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
22or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a
23front bumper.
24    (i) The load upon the front vehicle of an automobile
25transporter or a stinger-steered vehicle specifically designed
26to transport motor vehicles shall not extend more than 4 feet

 

 

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1beyond the foremost part of the transporting vehicle and the
2load upon the rear transporting vehicle shall not extend more
3than 6 feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle.
4This paragraph shall only be applicable upon highways
5designated in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section.
6    (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither
7of which exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying
8of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not
9including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that the vehicles
10are:
11        1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier
12    authorized by law to provide public transportation
13    services; or
14        2. operated in local public transportation service by
15    any other person and the municipality in which the service
16    is to be provided approved the operation of the vehicle.
17    (j-1) (Blank).
18    (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section
19is subject to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of
20Section 15-113.
21    (l) (Blank).
22(Source: P.A. 101-328, eff. 1-1-20; 102-124, eff. 7-23-21.)
 
23    (625 ILCS 5/15-116)
24    Sec. 15-116. Highway designations.
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1provide a listing of all Class I and Class II designated
2streets and highways as defined in Chapter 1 of this Code.
3    (b) The Department shall also maintain and provide a
4listing of all local streets or highways that have been
5designated Class II by local agencies.
6    (c) Local agencies shall be responsible for reporting to
7the Department all streets and highways under their
8jurisdiction designated Class II. Local agencies shall also
9provide to the Department reference contact names and
10telephone numbers.
11    (d) The Department shall also maintain and provide an
12official map of the Designated State Truck Route System that
13includes State and local streets and highways that have been
14designated Class I or Class II.
15    (e) If a unit of local government has no Class II
16designated truck routes, the unit of local government shall
17affirm to the Department that it has no such truck routes.
18    (f) Each unit of local government shall may report to the
19Department, and the Department shall post on its official
20website, any limitations prohibiting the operation of vehicles
21imposed by ordinance or resolution in the unit of local
22government's non-designated highway system and any
23non-designated highway that is not designed and constructed
24after January 1, 2023 to the overall length dimension of
25vehicles permitted under paragraph (1) of subsection (f) of
26Section 15-107.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 101-328, eff. 1-1-20.)