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Full Text of SB3574  98th General Assembly

SB3574sam001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

Filed: 3/20/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3574

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3574 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Section 15-111 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/15-111)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
7    Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
8    (a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles with pneumatic
9tires may be operated, unladen or with load, when the total
10weight on the road surface exceeds the following: 20,000 pounds
11on a single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle with no axle
12within the tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000 pounds gross
13weight for vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles; or a total
14weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in excess of
15that weight produced by the application of the following
16formula: W = 500 times the sum of (LN divided by N-1) + 12N +

 

 

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136, where "W" equals overall total weight on any group of 2 or
2more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, "L" equals
3the distance measured to the nearest foot between extremes of
4any group of 2 or more consecutive axles, and "N" equals the
5number of axles in the group under consideration.
6    The above formula when expressed in tabular form results in
7allowable loads as follows:
 
8Distance measured
9to the nearest
10foot between the
11extremes of any         Maximum weight in pounds
12group of 2 or           of any group of
13more consecutive        2 or more consecutive axles
14axles
15feet2 axles3 axles4 axles5 axles6 axles
16434,000
17534,000
18634,000
19734,000
20838,000*42,000
21939,00042,500
221040,00043,500
231144,000
241245,00050,000
251345,50050,500

 

 

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11446,50051,500
21547,00052,000
31648,00052,50058,000
41748,50053,50058,500
51849,50054,00059,000
61950,00054,50060,000
72051,00055,50060,50066,000
82151,50056,00061,00066,500
92252,50056,50061,50067,000
102353,00057,50062,50068,000
112454,00058,00063,00068,500
122554,50058,50063,50069,000
132655,50059,50064,00069,500
142756,00060,00065,00070,000
152857,00060,50065,50071,000
162957,50061,50066,00071,500
173058,50062,00066,50072,000
183159,00062,50067,50072,500
193260,00063,50068,00073,000
203364,00068,50074,000
213464,50069,00074,500
223565,50070,00075,000
233666,00070,50075,500
243766,50071,00076,000
253867,50072,00077,000
263968,00072,50077,500

 

 

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14068,50073,00078,000
24169,50073,50078,500
34270,00074,00079,000
44370,50075,00080,000
54471,50075,500
64572,00076,000
74672,50076,500
84773,50077,500
94874,00078,000
104974,50078,500
115075,50079,000
125176,00080,000
135276,500
145377,500
155478,000
165578,500
175679,500
185780,000
19*If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2
20axles are tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not
21exceed 34,000 pounds, notwithstanding the higher limit
22resulting from the application of the formula.
23    Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles may
24not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (a) for 4
25axles measured between the extreme axles of the vehicle.
26    Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may not

 

 

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1exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (a) for 6
2axles measured between the extreme axles of the combination.
3    Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways
4under their jurisdiction, without additional fees, may also by
5ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
6subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle
7shall not exceed 20,000 pounds and the maximum total weight on
8any tandem axle shall not exceed 34,000 pounds, on designated
9highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving notice are
10erected upon the street or highway or portion of any street or
11highway affected by the ordinance or resolution.
12    The following are exceptions to the above formula:
13        (1) Vehicles for which a different limit is established
14    and posted in accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code.
15        (2) Vehicles for which the Department of
16    Transportation and local authorities issue overweight
17    permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code.
18    These vehicles are not subject to the bridge formula.
19        (3) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may
20    permit by ordinance axle loads on 2 axle motor vehicles 33
21    1/2% above those provided for herein, but the increase
22    shall not become effective until the city has officially
23    notified the Department of the passage of the ordinance and
24    shall not apply to those vehicles when outside of the
25    limits of the city, nor shall the gross weight of any 2
26    axle motor vehicle operating over any street of the city

 

 

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1    exceed 40,000 pounds.
2        (4) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles
3    (including loads) operated by a public utility when
4    transporting equipment required for emergency repair of
5    public utility facilities or properties or water wells.
6        (5) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a
7    total weight of 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance
8    between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets of
9    tandem axles is 36 feet or more, notwithstanding the lower
10    limit resulting from the application of the above formula.
11        (6) A truck, not in combination and used exclusively
12    for the collection of rendering materials, may, when laden,
13    transmit upon the road surface, except when on part of the
14    National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, the
15    following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle;
16    40,000 pounds on a tandem axle.
17        (7) A truck not in combination, equipped with a self
18    compactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off
19    container, used exclusively for garbage, refuse, or
20    recycling operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the
21    road surface, except when on part of the National System of
22    Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum
23    weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a
24    tandem axle; 40,000 pounds gross weight on a 2-axle
25    vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
26    This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.

 

 

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1        (7.5) A 3-axle rear discharge truck mixer registered as
2    a Special Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing
3    and transportation of concrete in the plastic state, may,
4    when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on
5    part of the National System of Interstate and Defense
6    Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on
7    single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; 54,000 pounds
8    gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle. This vehicle is not
9    subject to the bridge formula.
10        (8) Except as provided in paragraph (7.5) of this
11    subsection (a), tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered
12    as a Special Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in
13    the model year of 2024 and first registered in Illinois
14    prior to January 1, 2025, with a distance greater than 72
15    inches but not more than 96 inches between any series of 2
16    axles, is allowed a combined weight on the series not to
17    exceed 36,000 pounds and neither axle of the series may
18    exceed 20,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type manufactured
19    after the model year of 2024 or first registered in
20    Illinois after December 31, 2024 may not exceed a combined
21    weight of 34,000 pounds through the series of 2 axles and
22    neither axle of the series may exceed 20,000 pounds.
23        A 3-axle combination sewer cleaning jetting vacuum
24    truck registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used
25    exclusively for the transportation of non-hazardous solid
26    waste, manufactured before or in the model year of 2014,

 

 

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1    first registered in Illinois before January 1, 2015, may,
2    when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on
3    part of the National System of Interstate and Defense
4    Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a
5    single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; 54,000 pounds
6    gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle. This vehicle is not
7    subject to the bridge formula.
8        (9) A 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special
9    Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and
10    transportation of concrete in the plastic state, 2024 2025
11    and not operated on a highway that is part of the National
12    System of Interstate Highways, is allowed the following
13    maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on any single axle; 36,000
14    pounds on a series of axles greater than 72 inches but not
15    more than 96 inches; and 34,000 pounds on any series of 2
16    axles greater than 40 inches but not more than 72 inches.
17    The gross weight of this vehicle may not exceed the weights
18    allowed by the bridge formula for 4 axles. The bridge
19    formula does not apply to any series of 3 axles while the
20    vehicle is transporting concrete in the plastic state, but
21    no axle or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum
22    weight permitted under this paragraph (9) of subsection
23    (a).
24        (10) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special
25    Hauling Vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured
26    prior to or in the model year of 2024, and registered in

 

 

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1    Illinois prior to January 1, 2025, having 5 axles with a
2    distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may not
3    exceed the following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on a
4    single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle; and 72,000
5    pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles is not
6    subject to the bridge formula. For all those combinations
7    of vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured after
8    the effective date of P.A. 92-0417, the overall distance
9    between the first and last axles of the 2 sets of tandems
10    must be 18 feet 6 inches or more. Any combination of
11    vehicles that has had its cargo container replaced in its
12    entirety after December 31, 2024 may not exceed the weights
13    allowed by the bridge formula.
14        (11) The maximum weight allowed on a vehicle with
15    crawler type tracks is 40,000 pounds.
16        (12) A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck
17    and a disabled vehicle or disabled combination of vehicles,
18    that exceeds the weight restriction imposed by this Code,
19    may be operated on a public highway in this State provided
20    that neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being
21    towed nor the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight
22    limitations permitted under this Chapter. During the
23    towing operation, neither the tow truck nor the vehicle
24    combination shall exceed 24,000 pounds on a single rear
25    axle and 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle, provided the
26    towing vehicle:

 

 

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1            (i) is specifically designed as a tow truck having
2        a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 pounds
3        and is equipped with air brakes, provided that air
4        brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is
5        towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer
6        combination that is equipped with air brakes;
7            (ii) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
8        oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet
9        in all directions;
10            (iii) is capable of utilizing the lighting and
11        braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination
12        of vehicles; and
13            (iv) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles
14        from the initial point of wreck or disablement. Any
15        additional movement of the vehicles may occur only upon
16        issuance of authorization for that movement under the
17        provisions of Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this
18        Code. The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled
19        vehicle to a point where repairs are actually to occur.
20        This movement shall be valid only on State routes. The
21        tower must abide by posted bridge weight limits.
22    Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of
23the tow truck and vehicles being towed. The tow truck license
24plate must cover the operating empty weight of the tow truck
25only. The weight of each vehicle being towed shall be covered
26by a valid license plate issued to the owner or operator of the

 

 

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1vehicle being towed and displayed on that vehicle. If no valid
2plate issued to the owner or operator of that vehicle is
3displayed on that vehicle, or the plate displayed on that
4vehicle does not cover the weight of the vehicle, the weight of
5the vehicle shall be covered by the third tow truck plate
6issued to the owner or operator of the tow truck and
7temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed. If a roll-back
8carrier is registered and being used as a tow truck, however,
9the license plate or plates for the tow truck must cover the
10gross vehicle weight, including any load carried on the bed of
11the roll-back carrier.
12    The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
13additional requirements. However, nothing in this Code shall
14prohibit a tow truck under instructions of a police officer
15from legally clearing a disabled vehicle, that may be in
16violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
17roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway. If in the
18opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the
19officer is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to the
20nearest place of safety.
21    For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
22rating, or GVWR, means the value specified by the manufacturer
23as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
24    (b) As used in this Section, "recycling haul" or "recycling
25operation" means the hauling of non-hazardous, non-special,
26non-putrescible materials, such as paper, glass, cans, or

 

 

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1plastic, for subsequent use in the secondary materials market.
2    (c) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
3pneumatic tires shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon
4the highways of this State in violation of the provisions of
5any permit issued under the provisions of Sections 15-301
6through 15-319 of this Chapter.
7    (d) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
8other than pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or with
9load, upon the highways of this State when the gross weight on
10the road surface through any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch
11width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
12surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
13    (e) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of
14vehicles over a bridge or other elevated structure constituting
15part of a highway with a gross weight that is greater than the
16maximum weight permitted by the Department, when the structure
17is sign posted as provided in this Section.
18    (f) The Department upon request from any local authority
19shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an investigation
20of any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part
21of a highway, and if it finds that the structure cannot with
22safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles otherwise
23permissible under this Code the Department shall determine and
24declare the maximum weight of vehicles that the structures can
25withstand, and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating
26maximum weight to be erected and maintained before each end of

 

 

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1the structure. No person shall operate a vehicle or combination
2of vehicles over any structure with a gross weight that is
3greater than the posted maximum weight.
4    (g) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation
5of subsection (e) or (f) of this Section, proof of the
6determination of the maximum allowable weight by the Department
7and the existence of the signs, constitutes conclusive evidence
8of the maximum weight that can be maintained with safety to the
9bridge or structure.
10    (h) The weight limitations of this Section are increased by
112,000 pounds for vehicles that use natural gas as a motor fuel.
12(Source: P.A. 97-201, eff. 1-1-12; 98-409, eff. 1-1-14; 98-410,
13eff. 8-16-13; revised 9-19-13.)".