Full Text of HB2182 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
| 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 changing | 5 | | Sections 1-126.1, 15-107, 15-116, and 15-316 as follows:
| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/1-126.1)
| 7 | | Sec. 1-126.1. Highway Designations. The Department of | 8 | | Transportation may
designate streets
or
highways in the system | 9 | | of State highways as follows:
| 10 | | (a) Class I highways include interstate highways, | 11 | | expressways, tollways,
and other
highways deemed | 12 | | appropriate by the Department department .
| 13 | | (b) Class II highways include State highways and | 14 | | designated local roads major arterials not built to | 15 | | interstate
highway standards that have at least 11 feet | 16 | | lane widths.
| 17 | | (c) (Blank). Class III highways include those State | 18 | | highways that have lane widths
of less than 11 feet.
| 19 | | (d) Non-designated highways include State highways not | 20 | | designated as Class I or II and are highways in the system | 21 | | of State highways
not designated as Class I, II, or III, or | 22 | | local highways which are part of any
county,
township, | 23 | | municipal, or district road system not designated as Class |
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| 1 | | II . Local authorities also may
designate
Class II or Class | 2 | | III highways within their systems of highways.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02.)
| 4 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-107)
(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
| 5 | | Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles.
| 6 | | (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway | 7 | | of this State
may not exceed 42 feet except the following:
| 8 | | (1) Semitrailers.
| 9 | | (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45 | 10 | | feet in length, not
including energy absorbing bumpers.
| 11 | | (a-1) A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be up | 12 | | to 45 feet
in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers. | 13 | | The length limitations
described in this subsection (a-1) shall | 14 | | be exclusive of energy-absorbing
bumpers and rear view mirrors.
| 15 | | (b) (Blank). On all non-State highways, the maximum length | 16 | | of vehicles in
combinations
is as follows:
| 17 | | (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer | 18 | | may
not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. An agency or | 19 | | instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of | 20 | | local government shall not be required to widen or | 21 | | otherwise alter a non-State highway constructed before the | 22 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General | 23 | | Assembly to accommodate truck tractors under this | 24 | | paragraph (1).
| 25 | | (2) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck |
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| 1 | | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet
| 2 | | overall dimension.
| 3 | | (3) Combinations specially designed to transport motor | 4 | | vehicles or
boats may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
| 5 | | (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center | 6 | | axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination | 7 | | with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The | 8 | | limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to | 9 | | trailers or semitrailers used for the transport of | 10 | | livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. | 11 | | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | 12 | | poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | 13 | | nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from | 14 | | length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet | 15 | | in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including | 16 | | the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply | 17 | | to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal | 18 | | holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the | 19 | | following traditional holidays are celebrated: New
Year's
Day; | 20 | | Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; | 21 | | and
Christmas Day.
| 22 | | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | 23 | | route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or | 24 | | properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that | 25 | | during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
be | 26 | | equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both |
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| 1 | | sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting | 2 | | load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
| 3 | | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | 4 | | combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | 5 | | of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length | 6 | | limitations.
| 7 | | All other combinations not listed in this subsection (b) | 8 | | may not exceed 60
feet overall dimension.
| 9 | | (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2), | 10 | | combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles | 11 | | except
the
following:
| 12 | | (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer.
| 13 | | (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter | 14 | | dolly or one semitrailer.
| 15 | | (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle | 16 | | that is defined
in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment, | 17 | | provided the overall dimension does
not
exceed 60 feet.
| 18 | | (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit | 19 | | coupled
together by the triple saddlemount method.
| 20 | | (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | 21 | | provided
the following:
| 22 | | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60
| 23 | | feet.
| 24 | | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
| 25 | | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | 26 | | fifth-wheel type assembly.
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| 1 | | (C) The second vehicle in the combination of | 2 | | vehicles is
a recreational vehicle that is towed by a
| 3 | | fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be
properly | 4 | | registered and must be equipped with
brakes, | 5 | | regardless of weight.
| 6 | | (D) The third vehicle must be the
lightest of the 3 | 7 | | vehicles and be a trailer or
semitrailer designed or | 8 | | used for
transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle,
| 9 | | personal watercraft, or motorcycle.
| 10 | | (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use
of | 11 | | the operator of the towing vehicle.
| 12 | | (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
| 13 | | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | 14 | | Code, except the
additional
brake requirement in | 15 | | subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5).
| 16 | | (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | 17 | | or combination
of
disabled vehicles, provided the towing | 18 | | vehicle:
| 19 | | (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having | 20 | | a gross vehicle
weight rating of
at least 18,000 pounds | 21 | | and equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes
| 22 | | are
required only if the towing vehicle is towing a | 23 | | vehicle, semitrailer, or
tractor-trailer combination | 24 | | that is equipped with air brakes. For the purpose
of | 25 | | this
subsection, gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR, | 26 | | means the value
specified by the manufacturer as the |
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| 1 | | loaded weight of the tow truck.
| 2 | | (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | 3 | | oscillating amber lights,
visible for at
least 500 feet | 4 | | in all directions.
| 5 | | (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and | 6 | | braking systems of the
disabled
vehicle or combination | 7 | | of vehicles.
| 8 | | (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway | 9 | | miles from the initial
point of
wreck or disablement to | 10 | | a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
| 11 | | vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization | 12 | | for that movement under
the provisions of Sections | 13 | | 15-301 through 15-318 of this Code.
| 14 | | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | 15 | | additional
requirements
regarding length limitations for a | 16 | | tow truck towing another vehicle.
| 17 | | For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely | 18 | | serves as
substitute
wheels for another legally licensed | 19 | | vehicle is considered part of the
licensed
vehicle and not | 20 | | a separate vehicle.
| 21 | | (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | 22 | | provided the following: | 23 | | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65 | 24 | | feet. | 25 | | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered | 26 | | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a |
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| 1 | | fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball. | 2 | | (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 | 3 | | vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer. | 4 | | (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with | 5 | | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | 6 | | Code.
| 7 | | (E) The combination of vehicles must be operated by | 8 | | a person who holds a commercial driver's license (CDL).
| 9 | | (F) The combination of vehicles must be en route to | 10 | | a location where new or used trailers are sold by an | 11 | | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | 12 | | dealer.
| 13 | | (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any | 14 | | State designated highway if: | 15 | | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | 16 | | feet; | 17 | | (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of | 18 | | vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and
| 19 | | (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | 20 | | location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois | 21 | | or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
| 22 | | (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from | 23 | | any State designated highway onto any county, township, or | 24 | | municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the | 25 | | purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed | 26 | | vehicles if: |
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| 1 | | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | 2 | | feet; | 3 | | (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000 | 4 | | pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width; | 5 | | (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access; | 6 | | (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare | 7 | | between State designated highways; and
| 8 | | (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | 9 | | location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois | 10 | | or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
| 11 | | (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length | 12 | | limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations | 13 | | provided:
| 14 | | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
| 15 | | in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 feet.
| 16 | | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
| 17 | | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | 18 | | combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | 19 | | inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall not | 20 | | apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport | 21 | | of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
| 22 | | (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
| 23 | | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
| 24 | | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may | 25 | | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
| 26 | | (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
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| 1 | | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
| 2 | | (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to
| 3 | | transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet
| 4 | | overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of
| 5 | | front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
| 6 | | transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of this
| 7 | | Section.
| 8 | | (6) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically | 9 | | designed to transport motor vehicles or
boats and | 10 | | automobile transporters, as defined in Chapter 1, may not | 11 | | exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length
limitation is | 12 | | inclusive of front and rear bumpers but
exclusive of the | 13 | | overhang of the transported vehicles, as
provided in | 14 | | paragraph (i) of this Section.
| 15 | | (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
| 16 | | together by the triple saddlemount method may not
exceed 97 | 17 | | feet overall dimension.
| 18 | | (8) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not | 19 | | exceed 82 feet overall dimension. | 20 | | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | 21 | | poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | 22 | | nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from | 23 | | length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet | 24 | | in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including | 25 | | the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply | 26 | | to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal |
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| 1 | | holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the | 2 | | following traditional holidays are celebrated: New
Year's
Day; | 3 | | Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; | 4 | | and
Christmas Day.
| 5 | | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | 6 | | route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or | 7 | | properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that | 8 | | during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
be | 9 | | equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both | 10 | | sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting | 11 | | load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
| 12 | | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | 13 | | combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | 14 | | of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length | 15 | | limitations.
| 16 | | The length limitations described in this paragraph (d) | 17 | | shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices,
| 18 | | such as bumpers, refrigeration
units or air compressors and | 19 | | other devices, that the Department may interpret
as necessary | 20 | | for safe and efficient
operation; except that no device | 21 | | excluded under this paragraph shall have by
its design or use | 22 | | the capability to carry cargo.
| 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 (d).
| 26 | | (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length |
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| 1 | | limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations, | 2 | | provided:
| 3 | | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
| 4 | | in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 feet
| 5 | | overall dimension.
| 6 | | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
| 7 | | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | 8 | | combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | 9 | | inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall not | 10 | | apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport | 11 | | of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
| 12 | | (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck | 13 | | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may
not exceed | 14 | | 65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear
axle.
| 15 | | (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
| 16 | | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer | 17 | | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer
combination, may | 18 | | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
| 19 | | (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
| 20 | | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
| 21 | | (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed | 22 | | to
transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65 | 23 | | feet
overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive | 24 | | of
front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of | 25 | | the
transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of | 26 | | this
Section.
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| 1 | | (7) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically | 2 | | designed to transport motor vehicles or
boats may not | 3 | | exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length
limitation is | 4 | | inclusive of front and rear bumpers but
exclusive of the | 5 | | overhang of the transported vehicles, as
provided in | 6 | | paragraph (i) of this Section.
| 7 | | (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled | 8 | | together by the
triple
saddlemount method may not exceed 97 | 9 | | feet overall dimension.
| 10 | | (9) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not | 11 | | exceed 82 feet overall dimension. | 12 | | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | 13 | | poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | 14 | | nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from | 15 | | length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet | 16 | | in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including | 17 | | the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply | 18 | | to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal | 19 | | holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the | 20 | | following traditional holidays are celebrated: New Year's
Day; | 21 | | Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; | 22 | | and
Christmas Day.
| 23 | | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | 24 | | route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or | 25 | | properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that | 26 | | during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
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| 1 | | equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both | 2 | | sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting | 3 | | 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, with respect to
streets and highways | 9 | | under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or
resolution | 10 | | allow length limitations of this subsection (e).
| 11 | | The length limitations described in this paragraph (e) | 12 | | shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices, | 13 | | such as bumpers, refrigeration units
or air compressors and | 14 | | other devices, that the Department may interpret as
necessary | 15 | | for safe and efficient operation; except that no device | 16 | | excluded
under this paragraph shall have by its design or use | 17 | | the capability to carry
cargo.
| 18 | | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | 19 | | relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | 20 | | designation of highways under
this paragraph (e).
| 21 | | (e-1) (Blank). Combinations of vehicles
not exceeding 65 | 22 | | feet overall length are
allowed access
as follows: | 23 | | (1) From any State designated highway onto any county, | 24 | | township, or
municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway | 25 | | miles for the purpose of
loading and unloading, provided: | 26 | | (A) The vehicle does not exceed 80,000 pounds in |
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and 8 feet 6 inches in width. | 2 | | (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access. | 3 | | (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | 4 | | between State
designated highways. | 5 | | (2) From any State designated highway onto any county | 6 | | or township
highway for a distance of 5 highway miles or | 7 | | onto any municipal highway for
a distance of one highway | 8 | | mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
| 9 | | provided: | 10 | | (A) The vehicle does not exceed 80,000 pounds in | 11 | | gross weight
and 8 feet 6 inches in width. | 12 | | (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access. | 13 | | (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | 14 | | between State
designated highways. | 15 | | (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations | 16 | | of vehicles over
65
feet in length, with no overall length
| 17 | | limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of | 18 | | this Section, are
allowed access as follows: | 19 | | (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway | 20 | | for a distance of
one highway mile for the purpose of | 21 | | loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs,
and rest, | 22 | | provided there is no sign prohibiting that access. | 23 | | (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any | 24 | | non-designated highway State highway or any
locally | 25 | | designated highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for | 26 | | the purpose
of loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and |
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| 1 | | rest if: | 2 | | (A) there is no sign prohibiting that access; and | 3 | | (B) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare | 4 | | between Class I or Class II highways . | 5 | | (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length | 6 | | operated by household
goods carriers or towaway trailer | 7 | | transporter combinations, with no overall length limitations | 8 | | except as provided in
subsections (d) and (e) of this Section, | 9 | | have unlimited access to points of
loading,
unloading, or | 10 | | delivery to or from a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer. | 11 | | (f) On Class III and other non-designated State highways, | 12 | | the maximum length
limitations
for vehicles in combination are | 13 | | as follows:
| 14 | | (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer | 15 | | may not exceed 65 feet Truck tractor-semitrailer | 16 | | combinations must
comply with
a maximum 65 feet extreme | 17 | | overall dimension. An agency or instrumentality of the | 18 | | State of Illinois or any unit of local government shall not | 19 | | be required to widen or otherwise alter a Class III or | 20 | | other non-designated State highway constructed before | 21 | | January 1, 2018 the effective date of this amendatory Act | 22 | | of the 100th General Assembly to accommodate truck | 23 | | tractor-semitrailer combinations under this paragraph (1).
| 24 | | (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed
| 25 | | 53 feet overall dimension.
| 26 | | (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck |
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| 1 | | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet No | 2 | | truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck tractor | 3 | | semitrailer-semitrailer combination may
exceed 60 feet | 4 | | extreme overall dimension.
| 5 | | (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center | 6 | | axle of a
semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination | 7 | | with a truck tractor, may
not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The | 8 | | limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to | 9 | | trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport of | 10 | | livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
| 11 | | (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of this | 12 | | Section 15-107
do not apply to the following:
| 13 | | (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on | 14 | | Saturdays, Sundays, or
legal holidays, when transporting | 15 | | poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a
structural | 16 | | nature that cannot readily be dismembered, provided the | 17 | | overall
length of vehicle and load may not exceed 100 feet | 18 | | and no object exceeding 80
feet in length may be | 19 | | transported unless a permit has been obtained as
authorized | 20 | | in Section 15-301. As used in this Section, "legal holiday" | 21 | | means any of the following days: New Year's Day; Memorial | 22 | | Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and | 23 | | Christmas Day.
| 24 | | (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility | 25 | | while en route to make
emergency repairs to public service | 26 | | facilities or properties, but during
night operation every |
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| 1 | | vehicle and its load must be equipped with
a
sufficient | 2 | | number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps | 3 | | upon the
extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly | 4 | | mark the dimensions of the load.
| 5 | | (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | 6 | | or combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in | 7 | | paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt | 8 | | from length limitations. A tow truck in combination with a | 9 | | disabled vehicle or combination of
disabled vehicles, | 10 | | provided the towing vehicle meets the following | 11 | | conditions:
| 12 | | (A) It is specifically designed as a tow truck | 13 | | having a gross vehicle
weight
rating of at least 18,000 | 14 | | pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that
air
| 15 | | brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is | 16 | | towing a vehicle,
semitrailer, or tractor-trailer | 17 | | combination that is equipped with air brakes.
| 18 | | (B) It is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | 19 | | oscillating amber lights,
visible for at least 500 feet | 20 | | in all directions.
| 21 | | (C) It is capable of utilizing the lighting and | 22 | | braking systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination | 23 | | of vehicles.
| 24 | | (D) It does not engage in a tow exceeding 50 miles | 25 | | from the initial
point
of wreck or disablement.
| 26 | | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe |
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| 1 | | additional requirements
regarding length limitations for a tow | 2 | | truck towing another vehicle.
The towing vehicle, however, may | 3 | | tow any disabled vehicle from the initial
point of wreck or | 4 | | disablement to a point where repairs are actually to occur.
| 5 | | This movement shall be valid only on State routes.
The tower | 6 | | must abide by posted bridge weight limits.
| 7 | | All other combinations not listed in this subsection (f) | 8 | | may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension. For the purpose of | 9 | | this subsection, gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR,
shall | 10 | | mean the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded | 11 | | weight of
the tow truck. Legal holidays referred to in this | 12 | | Section shall be
specified as the day on which the following | 13 | | traditional holidays are
celebrated:
| 14 | | New Year's Day;
| 15 | | Memorial Day;
| 16 | | Independence Day;
| 17 | | Labor Day;
| 18 | | Thanksgiving Day; and
| 19 | | Christmas Day.
| 20 | | (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load | 21 | | upon the
front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not | 22 | | extend more than 3
feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle | 23 | | or the front bumper of the
vehicle if it is equipped with a | 24 | | front bumper.
The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not | 25 | | apply to any vehicle or
combination of vehicles specifically | 26 | | designed for the collection and
transportation of waste, |
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| 1 | | garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's
| 2 | | operation in the course of collecting
garbage, waste, or
| 3 | | recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed not | 4 | | in
excess of
15 miles per hour during the vehicle's operation | 5 | | and in the course of
collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable | 6 | | materials. However, in no instance
shall the load extend more | 7 | | than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
or the front | 8 | | bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a front bumper.
| 9 | | (i) The load upon the front vehicle of an automobile | 10 | | transporter or a stinger-steered vehicle
specifically designed | 11 | | to transport motor vehicles shall not extend more
than 4 feet | 12 | | beyond the foremost part of the transporting vehicle and the
| 13 | | load upon the rear transporting vehicle shall not extend more | 14 | | than 6 feet
beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. | 15 | | This paragraph shall
only be applicable upon highways | 16 | | designated in paragraphs (d) and (e) of
this Section.
| 17 | | (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither | 18 | | of which
exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying | 19 | | of more than 10
persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not | 20 | | including energy absorbing
bumpers, provided that the vehicles | 21 | | are:
| 22 | | 1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier | 23 | | authorized by law
to provide public transportation | 24 | | services; or
| 25 | | 2. operated in local public transportation service by | 26 | | any other person
and the municipality in which the service |
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| 1 | | is to be provided approved the
operation of the vehicle.
| 2 | | (j-1) (Blank).
| 3 | | (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section | 4 | | is subject
to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of | 5 | | Section 15-113.
| 6 | | (l) (Blank).
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 99-717, eff. 8-5-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; | 8 | | 100-343, eff. 1-1-18; 100-728, eff. 1-1-19 .)
| 9 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-116) | 10 | | Sec. 15-116. Highway designations Designated truck route | 11 | | system . | 12 | | (a) The Department of Transportation shall maintain and | 13 | | provide a listing of all Class I and , Class II , and Class III | 14 | | designated streets and highways as defined in Chapter 1 of this | 15 | | Code.
| 16 | | (b) The Department shall also maintain and provide a | 17 | | listing of all local streets or highways that have been | 18 | | designated Class II or Class III by local agencies. | 19 | | (c) Local agencies shall be responsible for reporting to | 20 | | the Department all streets and highways under their | 21 | | jurisdiction designated Class II and Class III . Local agencies | 22 | | shall also provide to the Department reference contact names | 23 | | and telephone numbers.
| 24 | | (d) The Department shall also maintain and provide an | 25 | | official map of the Designated State Truck Route System that |
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| 1 | | includes State and local streets and highways that have been | 2 | | designated Class I , or Class II , or Class III .
| 3 | | (e) If a unit of local government has no Class II | 4 | | designated truck routes, the unit of local government shall | 5 | | affirm to the Department that it has no such truck routes. | 6 | | (f) Each unit of local government may report to the | 7 | | Department, and the Department shall post on its official | 8 | | website, any limitations prohibiting the operation of vehicles | 9 | | imposed by ordinance or resolution in the unit of local | 10 | | government's non-designated highway system. | 11 | | (Source: P.A. 94-763, eff. 1-1-07.)
| 12 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-316) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316)
| 13 | | Sec. 15-316. When the Department or local authority may | 14 | | restrict right to use highways.
| 15 | | (a) Except as provided in subsection (g), local authorities | 16 | | with
respect to highways under their jurisdiction may by | 17 | | ordinance or resolution
prohibit the operation of vehicles upon | 18 | | any such highway or impose
restrictions as to the weight of | 19 | | vehicles to be operated upon any such
highway, for a total | 20 | | period of not to exceed 90 days, measured in either consecutive | 21 | | or nonconsecutive days at the discretion of local authorities, | 22 | | in any one calendar
year, whenever any said highway by reason | 23 | | of deterioration, rain, snow, or
other climate conditions will | 24 | | be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the
use of vehicles | 25 | | thereon is prohibited or the permissible weights thereof
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| 1 | | reduced.
| 2 | | (b) The local authority
enacting any such ordinance or | 3 | | resolution shall erect or cause to be erected
and maintained | 4 | | signs designating the provision of the ordinance or resolution
| 5 | | at each end of that portion of any highway affected thereby, | 6 | | and the ordinance
or resolution shall not be effective unless | 7 | | and until such signs are erected
and maintained. To be | 8 | | effective, an ordinance or resolution passed to designate a | 9 | | Class II roadway need not require that signs be erected, but | 10 | | the designation shall be reported to the Department.
| 11 | | (c) Local authorities with
respect to highways under their | 12 | | jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or
resolution, prohibit the | 13 | | operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles,
or may impose | 14 | | limitations as the weight thereof, on designated highways, | 15 | | which
prohibitions and limitations shall be designated by | 16 | | appropriate signs placed on
such highways.
| 17 | | (c-1) (Blank).
| 18 | | (c-5) Highway commissioners, with respect to roads under | 19 | | their authority, may not permanently post a road or portion | 20 | | thereof at a reduced weight limit unless the decision to do so | 21 | | is made in accordance with Section 6-201.22 of the Illinois | 22 | | Highway Code. | 23 | | (d) The Department shall likewise have authority as | 24 | | hereinbefore
granted to local authorities to
determine by | 25 | | resolution and to impose restrictions as to the weight of | 26 | | vehicles
operated upon any highway under the jurisdiction of |
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| 1 | | said department, and such
restrictions shall be effective when | 2 | | signs giving notice thereof are erected
upon the highway or | 3 | | portion of any highway affected by such resolution.
| 4 | | (d-1) (Blank).
| 5 | | (d-2) (Blank).
| 6 | | (e) When any vehicle is operated in violation of this | 7 | | Section, the owner
or driver of the vehicle shall be deemed | 8 | | guilty of a violation and either the
owner or the driver of the | 9 | | vehicle may be prosecuted for the violation. Any
person, firm, | 10 | | or corporation convicted of violating this Section shall be | 11 | | fined
$50 for any weight exceeding the posted limit up to the | 12 | | axle or gross weight
limit allowed a vehicle as provided for in | 13 | | subsections (a) or (b) of Section
15-111 and $75 per every 500 | 14 | | pounds or fraction thereof for any weight
exceeding that which | 15 | | is provided for in subsections (a) or
(b) of Section 15-111.
| 16 | | (f) A municipality is authorized to enforce a county weight | 17 | | limit
ordinance applying to county highways within its | 18 | | corporate limits and is
entitled to the proceeds of any fines | 19 | | collected from the enforcement.
| 20 | | (g) An ordinance or resolution enacted by a county or | 21 | | township pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section shall not | 22 | | apply to cargo tank vehicles with two or three permanent axles | 23 | | when delivering propane for emergency heating purposes if the | 24 | | cargo tank is loaded at no more than 50 percent capacity, the | 25 | | gross vehicle weight of the vehicle does not exceed 32,000 | 26 | | pounds, and the driver of the cargo tank vehicle notifies the |
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| 1 | | appropriate agency or agencies with jurisdiction over the | 2 | | highway before driving the vehicle on the highway pursuant to | 3 | | this subsection. The cargo tank vehicle must have an operating | 4 | | gauge on the cargo tank which indicates the amount of propane | 5 | | as a percent of capacity of the cargo tank. The cargo tank must | 6 | | have the capacity displayed on the cargo tank, or documentation | 7 | | of the capacity of the cargo tank must be available in the | 8 | | vehicle. For the purposes of this subsection, propane weighs | 9 | | 4.2 pounds per gallon. This subsection does not apply to | 10 | | municipalities. Nothing in this subsection shall allow cargo | 11 | | tank
vehicles
to cross bridges with posted weight restrictions | 12 | | if the vehicle exceeds the posted weight limit. | 13 | | (Source: P.A. 99-168, eff. 1-1-16; 99-237, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, | 14 | | eff. 7-28-16.)
| 15 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-214 rep.) | 16 | | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 17 | | repealing Section 11-214.
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