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Public Act 0713 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 094-0713 |
HB3814 Enrolled |
LRB094 11380 DRH 42261 b |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | Section 15-107 as follows:
| (625 ILCS 5/15-107)
(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
| Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles.
| (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway | of this State
may not exceed 42 feet except the following:
| (1) Semitrailers.
| (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45 | feet in length, not
including energy absorbing bumpers.
| (a-1) A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be up | to 45 feet
in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers. | The length limitations
described in this subsection (a-1) shall | be exclusive of energy-absorbing
bumpers and rear view mirrors.
| (b) On all non-State highways, the maximum length of | vehicles in
combinations
is as follows:
| (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer | may
not exceed 55 feet overall dimension.
| (2) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer may not exceed | 60 feet
overall dimension.
| (3) Combinations specially designed to transport motor | vehicles or
boats may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
| Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from | length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet | in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including | the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply | to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal | holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the |
| following traditional holidays are celebrated: New
Year's
Day; | Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; | and
Christmas Day.
| Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or | properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that | during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
be | equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both | sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting | load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
| A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length | limitations.
| All other combinations not listed in this subsection (b) | may not exceed 60
feet overall dimension.
| (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2), | combinations
Combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of | 2 vehicles except
the
following:
| (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer.
| (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter | dolly.
| (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle | that is defined
in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment, | provided the overall dimension does
not
exceed 60 feet.
| (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit | coupled
together by the triple saddlemount method.
| (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | provided
the following:
| (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60
| feet.
| (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
| vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | fifth-wheel type assembly.
| (C) The second vehicle in the combination of | vehicles is
a recreational vehicle that is towed by a
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| fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be
properly | registered and must be equipped with
brakes, | regardless of weight.
| (D) The third vehicle must be the
lightest of the 3 | vehicles and be a trailer or
semitrailer designed or | used for
transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle,
| personal watercraft, or motorcycle.
| (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use
of | the operator of the towing vehicle.
| (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
| operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | Code, except the
additional
brake requirement in | subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5).
| (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | or combination
of
disabled vehicles, provided the towing | vehicle:
| (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having | a gross vehicle
weight rating of
at least 18,000 pounds | and equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes
| are
required only if the towing vehicle is towing a | vehicle, semitrailer, or
tractor-trailer combination | that is equipped with air brakes. For the purpose
of | this
subsection, gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR, | means the value
specified by the manufacturer as the | loaded weight of the tow truck.
| (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | oscillating amber lights,
visible for at
least 500 feet | in all directions.
| (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and | braking systems of the
disabled
vehicle or combination | of vehicles.
| (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway | miles from the initial
point of
wreck or disablement to | a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
| vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization | for that movement under
the provisions of Sections |
| 15-301 through 15-319 of this Code.
| The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | additional
requirements
regarding length limitations for a | tow truck towing another vehicle.
| For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely | serves as
substitute
wheels for another legally licensed | vehicle is considered part of the
licensed
vehicle and not | a separate vehicle.
| (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | provided the following: | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65 | feet. | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball. | (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 | vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer. | (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | Code.
| (E) The combination of vehicles must be operated by | a person who holds a commercial driver's license (CDL).
| (F) The combination of vehicles must be en route to | a location where new or used trailers are sold by an | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | dealer.
| (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any | State designated highway if: | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | feet; | (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of | vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and
| (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois | or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
| (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from |
| any State designated highway onto any county, township, or | municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the | purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed | vehicles if: | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | feet; | (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000 | pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width; | (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access; | (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare | between State designated highways; and
| (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois | or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
| (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length | limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations | provided:
| (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
| in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 feet.
| (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
| the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | inches.
| (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
| with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
| combination, may not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
| (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
| may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
| (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to
| transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet
| overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of
| front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
| transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of this
| Section.
| (6) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles as defined in
| Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport motor |
| vehicles or
boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall | dimension. The length
limitation is inclusive of front and | rear bumpers but
exclusive of the overhang of the | transported vehicles, as
provided in paragraph (i) of this | Section.
| (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
| together by the triple saddlemount method may not
exceed 75 | feet overall dimension.
| Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from | length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet | in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including | the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply | to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal | holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the | following traditional holidays are celebrated: New
Year's
Day; | Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; | and
Christmas Day.
| Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or | properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that | during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
be | equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both | sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting | load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
| A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length | limitations.
| The length limitations described in this paragraph (d) | shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices,
| such as bumpers, refrigeration
units or air compressors and | other devices, that the Department may interpret
as necessary | for safe and efficient
operation; except that no device | excluded under this paragraph shall have by
its design or use |
| the capability to carry cargo.
| Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | designation of highways under
this paragraph (d).
| (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length | limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations, | provided:
| (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
| in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 feet
| overall dimension.
| (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
| the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | inches.
| (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination | may
not exceed 65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear
| axle.
| (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
| with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
| combination, may not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
| (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
| may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
| (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed | to
transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65 | feet
overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive | of
front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of | the
transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of | this
Section.
| (7) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles, as defined | in
Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport motor | vehicles or
boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall | dimension. The length
limitation is inclusive of front and | rear bumpers but
exclusive of the overhang of the | transported vehicles, as
provided in paragraph (i) of this | Section.
| (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled |
| together by the
triple
saddlemount method may not exceed 75 | feet overall dimension.
| Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from | length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet | in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including | the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply | to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal | holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the | following traditional holidays are celebrated: New Year's
Day; | Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; | and
Christmas Day.
| Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or | properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that | during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
be | equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both | sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting | load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
| A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length | limitations.
| Local authorities, with respect to
streets and highways | under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or
resolution | allow length limitations of this subsection (e).
| The length limitations described in this paragraph (e) | shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices, | such as bumpers, refrigeration units
or air compressors and | other devices, that the Department may interpret as
necessary | for safe and efficient operation; except that no device | excluded
under this paragraph shall have by its design or use | the capability to carry
cargo.
| (e-1) Combinations of vehicles not exceeding 65 feet | overall length are
allowed access as follows:
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| (1) From any State designated highway onto any county, | township, or
municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway | miles for the purpose of
loading and unloading, provided:
| (A) The vehicle does not exceed 73,280 pounds in | gross weight
and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
| (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
| (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | between State
designated highways.
| (2) From any State designated highway onto any county | or township
highway for a distance of 5 highway miles or | onto any municipal highway for
a distance of one
highway | mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
| provided:
| (A) The vehicle does not exceed 73,280 pounds in | gross weight
and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
| (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
| (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | between State
designated highways.
| (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations | of vehicles over
65
feet in length, with no overall length
| limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of | this Section, are
allowed access as follows:
| (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway | for a distance of
one highway mile for the purpose of | loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs,
and rest, | provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
| (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any State | highway or any
locally designated highway for a distance of | 5 highway miles for the purpose
of loading, unloading, | food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
| (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length | operated by household
goods carriers, with no overall length | limitations except as provided in
subsections (d) and (e) of | this Section, have unlimited access to points of
loading
and | unloading.
| Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act |
| relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | designation of highways under
this paragraph (e).
| (f) On Class III and other non-designated State highways, | the length
limitations
for vehicles in combination are as | follows:
| (1) Truck tractor-semitrailer combinations, must
| comply with either a maximum 55 feet overall wheel base or
| a maximum 65 feet extreme overall dimension.
| (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed
| 53 feet overall dimension.
| (3) No truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination | may
exceed 60 feet extreme overall dimension.
| (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center | axle of a
semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination | with a truck tractor, may
not exceed 42 feet 6 inches.
| (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of this | Section 15-107
do not apply to the following:
| (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on | Saturdays, Sundays, or
legal holidays, when transporting | poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a
structural | nature that cannot readily be dismembered, provided the | overall
length of vehicle and load may not exceed 100 feet | and no object exceeding 80
feet in length may be | transported unless a permit has been obtained as
authorized | in Section 15-301.
| (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility | while en route to make
emergency repairs to public service | facilities or properties, but during
night operation every | vehicle and its load must be equipped with
a
sufficient | number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps | upon the
extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly | mark the dimensions of the load.
| (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | or combination of
disabled vehicles, provided the towing | vehicle meets the following conditions:
| (A) It is specifically designed as a tow truck |
| having a gross vehicle
weight
rating of at least 18,000 | pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that
air
| brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is | towing a vehicle,
semitrailer, or tractor-trailer | combination that is equipped with air brakes.
| (B) It is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | oscillating amber lights,
visible for at least 500 feet | in all directions.
| (C) It is capable of utilizing the lighting and | braking systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination | of vehicles.
| (D) It does not engage in a tow exceeding 50 miles | from the initial
point
of wreck or disablement.
| The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | additional requirements
regarding length limitations for a tow | truck towing another vehicle.
The towing vehicle, however, may | tow any disabled vehicle from the initial
point of wreck or | disablement to a point where repairs are actually to occur.
| This movement shall be valid only on State routes.
The tower | must abide by posted bridge weight limits.
| For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight | rating, or GVWR,
shall mean the value specified by the | manufacturer as the loaded weight of
the tow truck. Legal | holidays referred to in this Section shall be
specified as the | day on which the following traditional holidays are
celebrated:
| New Year's Day;
| Memorial Day;
| Independence Day;
| Labor Day;
| Thanksgiving Day; and
| Christmas Day.
| (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load | upon the
front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not | extend more than 3
feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle | or the front bumper of the
vehicle if it is equipped with a | front bumper.
The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not |
| apply to any vehicle or
combination of vehicles specifically | designed for the collection and
transportation of waste, | garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's
| operation in the course of collecting
garbage, waste, or
| recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed not | in
excess of
15 miles per hour during the vehicle's operation | and in the course of
collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable | materials. However, in no instance
shall the load extend more | than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
or the front | bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a front bumper.
| (i) The load upon the front vehicle of a combination of | vehicles
specifically designed to transport motor vehicles | shall not extend more
than 3 feet beyond the foremost part of | the transporting vehicle and the
load upon the rear | transporting vehicle shall not extend more than 4 feet
beyond | the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. This paragraph | shall
only be applicable upon highways designated in paragraphs | (d) and (e) of
this Section.
| (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither | of which
exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying | of more than 10
persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not | including energy absorbing
bumpers, provided that the vehicles | are:
| 1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier | authorized by law
to provide public transportation | services; or
| 2. operated in local public transportation service by | any other person
and the municipality in which the service | is to be provided approved the
operation of the vehicle.
| (j-1) (Blank).
| (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section | is subject
to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of | Section 15-113.
| (l) (Blank).
| (Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02; 92-766, eff. 1-1-03; 92-883, | eff. 1-13-03; 93-177, eff. 7-11-03; 93-1023, eff. 8-25-04.)
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