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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2327
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2327 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Sections 15-111, 15-201, 15-202, and 15-301 as | ||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
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8 | Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
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9 | (a) On non-designated highways, no vehicle or combination | ||||||
10 | of vehicles
equipped
with pneumatic tires may be operated, | ||||||
11 | unladen or with load,
when the total weight transmitted to the | ||||||
12 | road surface
exceeds 18,000 pounds on a single axle or 32,000 | ||||||
13 | pounds on a tandem axle with
no axle within the tandem | ||||||
14 | exceeding 18,000 pounds except:
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15 | (1) when a different limit is established and posted in | ||||||
16 | accordance with
Section 15-316 of this Code;
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17 | (2) vehicles for which the Department of | ||||||
18 | Transportation and local
authorities issue overweight
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19 | permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code;
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20 | (3) tow trucks subject to the conditions provided in | ||||||
21 | subsection (d)
may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a single | ||||||
22 | rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem
rear axle;
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23 | (4) any single axle of a 2-axle truck weighing 36,000 | ||||||
24 | pounds or
less and not a part of a combination of vehicles, |
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1 | shall not exceed 20,000
pounds;
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2 | (5) any single axle of a 2-axle truck equipped with a | ||||||
3 | personnel
lift or digger derrick, weighing 36,000 pounds or | ||||||
4 | less, owned and operated by a
public utility, shall not | ||||||
5 | exceed 20,000 pounds;
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6 | (6) any single axle of a 2-axle truck specially | ||||||
7 | equipped with a front
loading compactor used exclusively | ||||||
8 | for garbage, refuse, or recycling may not
exceed 20,000 | ||||||
9 | pounds per axle, provided that the gross weight of the | ||||||
10 | vehicle
does not exceed 40,000 pounds;
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11 | (7) a truck, not in combination and specially equipped | ||||||
12 | with a
selfcompactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and | ||||||
13 | roll-off container, used
exclusively for garbage or refuse | ||||||
14 | operations may, when laden, transmit upon the
road surface | ||||||
15 | the following maximum
weights: 22,000 pounds on a single | ||||||
16 | axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle;
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17 | (8) a truck, not in combination and used exclusively | ||||||
18 | for the collection of
rendering materials,
may, when laden, | ||||||
19 | transmit upon the road surface the
following maximum | ||||||
20 | weights:
22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a | ||||||
21 | tandem axle;
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22 | (9) tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered as a | ||||||
23 | Special Hauling
Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the | ||||||
24 | model year of 2014 and
first
registered in Illinois prior | ||||||
25 | to January 1, 2015, with a distance
greater than
72 inches | ||||||
26 | but not more than 96 inches between any series of 2 axles, | ||||||
27 | is
allowed a combined weight on the series not to exceed | ||||||
28 | 36,000 pounds and neither
axle of the series may exceed | ||||||
29 | 18,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type
manufactured
after | ||||||
30 | the model year of 2014 or first registered in Illinois | ||||||
31 | after
December 31,
2014 may not exceed a combined weight of | ||||||
32 | 32,000 pounds through the
series of
2 axles and neither | ||||||
33 | axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds;
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34 | (10) tandem axles on a 4-axle truck mixer, whose fourth |
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1 | axle is a road
surface
engaging mixer trailing axle, | ||||||
2 | registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used
exclusively | ||||||
3 | for the mixing and transportation of concrete and | ||||||
4 | manufactured
prior to or in the model year of 2014 and | ||||||
5 | first registered in
Illinois prior to
January 1, 2015, with | ||||||
6 | a distance greater than 72 inches but not
more than 96
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7 | inches between any series of 2 axles, is allowed a combined | ||||||
8 | weight on the
series not to exceed 36,000 pounds and | ||||||
9 | neither axle of the series may exceed
18,000 pounds. Any | ||||||
10 | vehicle of this type manufactured after the model year of
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11 | 2014 or
first registered in Illinois after December 31, | ||||||
12 | 2014 may not
exceed a
combined weight of 32,000 pounds | ||||||
13 | through the series of 2 axles and
neither axle of the | ||||||
14 | series may exceed 18,000 pounds;
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15 | (11) 4-axle vehicles or a 5 or more axle combination of | ||||||
16 | vehicles: The
weight
transmitted upon the road surface | ||||||
17 | through any series of 3 axles whose centers
are
more than | ||||||
18 | 96 inches apart, measured between extreme axles in the | ||||||
19 | series, may
not exceed those allowed in the table contained | ||||||
20 | in subsection (f) of this
Section. No axle or tandem axle | ||||||
21 | of the series may exceed the maximum weight
permitted under | ||||||
22 | this Section for a single or tandem axle.
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23 | No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other | ||||||
24 | than pneumatic
tires may be operated, unladen or with load, | ||||||
25 | upon the highways of this State
when the gross weight on the | ||||||
26 | road surface through any wheel exceeds 800
pounds per inch | ||||||
27 | width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
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28 | surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
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29 | (b) On non-designated highways, the gross weight of | ||||||
30 | vehicles and
combination of vehicles including
the weight of | ||||||
31 | the vehicle or combination and its maximum load shall be
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32 | subject to the foregoing limitations and further shall not | ||||||
33 | exceed the
following gross weights dependent upon the number of | ||||||
34 | axles and distance
between extreme axles of the vehicle or |
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1 | combination measured longitudinally
to the nearest foot.
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2 | VEHICLES HAVING 2 AXLES ....................... 36,000 pounds
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3 | VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
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4 | HAVING 3 AXLES
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16 | VEHICLES OPERATING ON CRAWLER TYPE TRACKS ..... 40,000 pounds
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17 | TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SELFCOMPACTORS
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18 | OR ROLL-OFF HOISTS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR GARBAGE
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19 | OR REFUSE HAULS ONLY AND TRUCKS USED FOR
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20 | THE COLLECTION OF RENDERING MATERIALS
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21 | On Highway Not Part of National System
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22 | of Interstate and Defense Highways
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23 | with 2 axles 36,000 pounds
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24 | with 3 axles 54,000 pounds
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25 | TWO AXLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH
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26 | A FRONT LOADING COMPACTOR USED EXCLUSIVELY
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27 | FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, OR RECYCLING
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28 | with 2 axles 40,000 pounds
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29 | (b-1) A vehicle transporting agricultural cash crops or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | loads of fruits or vegetables and ensilage on a designated or |
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1 | non-designated highway, during the harvest season only, is in | ||||||
2 | compliance with this Section if its gross weight is less than | ||||||
3 | 80,000 pounds and exceeds the gross weight permitted by this | ||||||
4 | Section by not more than 10% and the vehicle is traveling from | ||||||
5 | the field to the first point of storage, marketing, or | ||||||
6 | processing. The operator of the vehicle, however, must abide by | ||||||
7 | posted bridge weight limits. For the purpose of this Section, | ||||||
8 | "cash crops" means cultivated plants or agricultural produce | ||||||
9 | grown for direct sale and includes, but is not limited to: | ||||||
10 | corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, grain sorghum, canola, and rice.
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11 | This subsection (b-1) does not apply to the National System | ||||||
12 | of Interstate and Defense Highways.
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13 | (c) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may | ||||||
14 | permit by
ordinance axle loads on 2 axle motor vehicles 33 1/2% | ||||||
15 | above those
provided for herein, but the increase shall not | ||||||
16 | become effective until the
city has officially notified the | ||||||
17 | Department of the passage of the
ordinance and shall not apply | ||||||
18 | to those vehicles when outside of the limits
of the city, nor | ||||||
19 | shall the gross weight of any 2 axle motor vehicle
operating | ||||||
20 | over any street of the city exceed 40,000 pounds.
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21 | (d) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles | ||||||
22 | (including loads)
operated by a public utility when | ||||||
23 | transporting equipment required for
emergency repair of public | ||||||
24 | utility facilities or properties or water wells.
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25 | A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck and a | ||||||
26 | disabled vehicle
or disabled combination of vehicles, that | ||||||
27 | exceeds the weight restriction
imposed by this Code, may be | ||||||
28 | operated on a public highway in this State
provided that | ||||||
29 | neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being towed nor
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30 | the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight limitations | ||||||
31 | permitted
under this Chapter. During the towing operation, | ||||||
32 | neither the tow truck nor
the vehicle combination shall exceed
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33 | 24,000 pounds on a single
rear axle and
44,000 pounds on a | ||||||
34 | tandem rear axle, provided the towing vehicle:
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1 | (1) is specifically designed as a tow truck having a | ||||||
2 | gross vehicle
weight
rating of at least 18,000 pounds and | ||||||
3 | is equipped with air brakes, provided that
air
brakes are | ||||||
4 | required only if the towing vehicle is towing a vehicle,
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5 | semitrailer, or tractor-trailer combination that is | ||||||
6 | equipped with air brakes;
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7 | (2) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | ||||||
8 | oscillating amber lights,
visible for at least 500 feet in | ||||||
9 | all directions;
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10 | (3) is capable of utilizing the lighting and braking | ||||||
11 | systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination of vehicles; | ||||||
12 | and
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13 | (4) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles from | ||||||
14 | the initial point of
wreck or disablement. Any additional | ||||||
15 | movement of the vehicles may occur only
upon issuance of | ||||||
16 | authorization for that movement under the provisions of
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17 | Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this Code.
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18 | Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of | ||||||
19 | the tow truck
and vehicles being towed. The tow truck license | ||||||
20 | plate must cover the
operating empty weight of the tow truck | ||||||
21 | only. The weight
of each vehicle being towed shall be covered | ||||||
22 | by a valid license plate issued to
the owner or operator of the | ||||||
23 | vehicle being towed and displayed on that vehicle.
If no valid | ||||||
24 | plate issued to the owner or operator of that vehicle is | ||||||
25 | displayed
on that vehicle, or the plate displayed on that | ||||||
26 | vehicle does not cover the
weight of the vehicle, the weight of | ||||||
27 | the vehicle shall be covered by
the third tow truck plate | ||||||
28 | issued to the owner or operator of the tow truck and
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29 | temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed.
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30 | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | ||||||
31 | additional requirements.
However, nothing in this Code shall | ||||||
32 | prohibit a tow truck under
instructions of a police officer | ||||||
33 | from legally clearing a disabled vehicle,
that may be in | ||||||
34 | violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
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1 | roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway.
If in the | ||||||
2 | opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the | ||||||
3 | officer
is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to the | ||||||
4 | nearest place of
safety.
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5 | For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight | ||||||
6 | rating, or
GVWR, shall mean the value specified by the | ||||||
7 | manufacturer as the loaded
weight of the tow truck.
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8 | (e) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with | ||||||
9 | pneumatic tires
shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon | ||||||
10 | the highways of this State in
violation of the provisions of | ||||||
11 | any permit issued under the provisions of
Sections 15-301 | ||||||
12 | through 15-319 of this Chapter.
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13 | (f) On designated Class I, II, or III highways and the | ||||||
14 | National System of
Interstate and Defense Highways, no vehicle | ||||||
15 | or combination of vehicles with
pneumatic tires may be | ||||||
16 | operated, unladen or with load,
when the total weight on the | ||||||
17 | road surface
exceeds the following: 20,000 pounds on a single | ||||||
18 | axle; 34,000 pounds on a
tandem axle with no axle within the | ||||||
19 | tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000
pounds gross weight for | ||||||
20 | vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles;
or a total weight on a | ||||||
21 | group of 2 or more consecutive axles in excess of that
weight | ||||||
22 | produced by the application of the following formula: W = 500 | ||||||
23 | times the
sum of (LN divided by N-1) + 12N + 36, where "W" | ||||||
24 | equals overall total weight on
any group of 2 or more | ||||||
25 | consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, "L" equals
the
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26 | distance measured to the nearest foot between extremes of any | ||||||
27 | group of 2 or
more consecutive axles, and "N" equals the number | ||||||
28 | of axles in the group under
consideration.
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29 | The above formula when expressed in tabular form results in | ||||||
30 | allowable loads
as follows:
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31 | Distance measured
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32 | to the nearest
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33 | foot between the
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1 | extremes of any Maximum weight in pounds
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28 | exceed 34,000 pounds,
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29 | resulting from the application of the formula.
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30 | Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles may | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | not exceed the
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32 | axles measured between the
extreme axles of the
vehicle.
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34 | exceed the weight
in the table in this subsection (f) for 6 |
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1 | axles measured between the extreme
axles of the
combination.
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2 | Local authorities, with respect
to streets and highways | ||||||
3 | under their jurisdiction, without additional
fees, may also by | ||||||
4 | ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
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5 | subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle | ||||||
6 | shall not exceed
20,000 pounds and the maximum total weight on | ||||||
7 | any tandem axle
shall not exceed
34,000 pounds, on designated | ||||||
8 | highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving
notice are | ||||||
9 | erected upon the street or highway or portion of any street or
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10 | highway affected by the ordinance or resolution.
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11 | The following are exceptions to the above formula:
| ||||||
12 | (1) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a | ||||||
13 | total weight of
34,000
pounds each if the overall distance | ||||||
14 | between the first and last axles of the
consecutive sets of | ||||||
15 | tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
| ||||||
16 | (2) Vehicles for which a different limit is established | ||||||
17 | and posted in
accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code.
| ||||||
18 | (3) Vehicles for which the Department of | ||||||
19 | Transportation and local
authorities issue overweight
| ||||||
20 | permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code. | ||||||
21 | These vehicles are
not subject
to the bridge formula.
| ||||||
22 | (4) Tow trucks subject to the conditions provided in | ||||||
23 | subsection (d)
may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a single | ||||||
24 | rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem
rear axle.
| ||||||
25 | (5) A tandem axle on a 3-axle truck registered as a | ||||||
26 | Special Hauling
Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the | ||||||
27 | model year of 2014, and
registered in Illinois prior to | ||||||
28 | January 1, 2015, with a distance
between 2
axles
in a | ||||||
29 | series greater than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches | ||||||
30 | may not exceed
a total weight of 36,000 pounds and neither | ||||||
31 | axle of the series may exceed
18,000 pounds.
| ||||||
32 | (6) A truck not in combination, equipped with a self | ||||||
33 | compactor or an
industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off | ||||||
34 | container, used exclusively for garbage
or refuse |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the road | ||||||
2 | surface,
except when on part of the National System of | ||||||
3 | Interstate and Defense
Highways, the following maximum | ||||||
4 | weights: 22,000 pounds on a
single axle; 40,000 pounds on a | ||||||
5 | tandem axle; 36,000 pounds gross weight on a
2-axle | ||||||
6 | vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
| ||||||
7 | This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
| ||||||
8 | (7) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special | ||||||
9 | Hauling Vehicles that
include a semitrailer manufactured | ||||||
10 | prior to or in the model year of 2014, and
registered in | ||||||
11 | Illinois prior to January 1, 2015, having 5 axles
with a
| ||||||
12 | distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may not | ||||||
13 | exceed the
following maximum weights: 18,000 pounds on a | ||||||
14 | single axle; 32,000 pounds on a
tandem axle; and 72,000 | ||||||
15 | pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles is
not | ||||||
16 | subject
to the bridge formula. For all those combinations | ||||||
17 | of vehicles that include a
semitrailer manufactured after | ||||||
18 | the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 92nd | ||||||
19 | General Assembly, the overall distance between the first | ||||||
20 | and last
axles of the 2 sets of
tandems must be 18 feet 6 | ||||||
21 | inches or
more. Any combination of vehicles that has had | ||||||
22 | its cargo
container replaced in its entirety after December | ||||||
23 | 31, 2014 may not
exceed
the weights allowed by the bridge | ||||||
24 | formula.
| ||||||
25 | No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other | ||||||
26 | than pneumatic
tires may be operated, unladen or with load, | ||||||
27 | upon the highways of this State
when the gross weight on the | ||||||
28 | road surface through any wheel exceeds 800
pounds per inch | ||||||
29 | width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
| ||||||
30 | surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
| ||||||
31 | (f-1) A vehicle and load
not exceeding 73,280 pounds is | ||||||
32 | allowed access
as follows:
| ||||||
33 | (1) From any State designated highway onto any county, | ||||||
34 | township, or
municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | miles for the purpose of
loading and unloading, provided:
| ||||||
2 | (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 8 feet 6 | ||||||
3 | inches in
width and 65 feet overall length.
| ||||||
4 | (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
| ||||||
5 | (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||||||
6 | between State
designated highways.
| ||||||
7 | (2) From any State designated highway onto any county | ||||||
8 | or township
highway for a distance of 5 highway miles, or | ||||||
9 | any municipal highway for a
distance of one highway mile | ||||||
10 | for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
provided:
| ||||||
11 | (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 8 feet 6 | ||||||
12 | inches in
width and 65 feet overall length.
| ||||||
13 | (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
| ||||||
14 | (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||||||
15 | between State
designated highways.
| ||||||
16 | (f-2) A vehicle and load greater than 73,280 pounds in | ||||||
17 | weight but not
exceeding 80,000 pounds is allowed access as | ||||||
18 | 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, II, or III highway onto any State | ||||||
24 | highway or any
local designated highway for a distance of 5 | ||||||
25 | highway miles for the purpose of
loading, unloading, food, | ||||||
26 | fuel, repairs, and rest.
| ||||||
27 | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | ||||||
28 | relating
to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | ||||||
29 | designation of highways
under this subsection.
| ||||||
30 | (g) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of | ||||||
31 | vehicles over
a bridge or other elevated structure constituting | ||||||
32 | part of a highway with a
gross weight that is greater than the | ||||||
33 | maximum weight permitted by the
Department, when the structure | ||||||
34 | is sign posted as provided in this Section.
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (h) The Department upon request from any local authority | ||||||
2 | shall, or upon
its own initiative may, conduct an investigation | ||||||
3 | of any bridge or other
elevated structure constituting a part | ||||||
4 | of a highway, and if it finds that
the structure cannot with | ||||||
5 | safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles
otherwise | ||||||
6 | permissible under this Code the Department shall determine and
| ||||||
7 | declare the maximum weight of vehicles that the structures can | ||||||
8 | withstand,
and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating | ||||||
9 | maximum weight to be
erected and maintained before each end of | ||||||
10 | the structure. No person shall
operate a vehicle or combination | ||||||
11 | of vehicles over any structure with a
gross weight that is | ||||||
12 | greater than the posted maximum weight.
| ||||||
13 | (i) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation | ||||||
14 | of subsections
(g) or (h) of this Section, proof of the | ||||||
15 | determination of the maximum
allowable weight by the Department | ||||||
16 | and the existence of the signs,
constitutes conclusive evidence | ||||||
17 | of the maximum weight that can be
maintained with safety to the | ||||||
18 | bridge or structure.
| ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02; 93-177, eff. 7-11-03; | ||||||
20 | 93-186, eff.
1-1-04; revised 1-22-04 .)
| ||||||
21 | (625 ILCS 5/15-201) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-201)
| ||||||
22 | Sec. 15-201. Vehicles exceeding prescribed weight limits - | ||||||
23 | Preventing use of highway by. | ||||||
24 | The Department of State Police is directed to institute
and | ||||||
25 | maintain
a non-discriminatory program designed to prevent the | ||||||
26 | use of public highways by vehicles which
exceed the maximum | ||||||
27 | weights allowed by Section 15-111 of this Act or which
exceeds | ||||||
28 | the maximum weights allowed as evidenced by the license plates
| ||||||
29 | attached to such vehicle and which license is required by this | ||||||
30 | Act.
| ||||||
31 | (Source: P.A. 84-25 .)
| ||||||
32 | (625 ILCS 5/15-202) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-202)
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Sec. 15-202. Enforcement.
| ||||||
2 | Such program shall make provision for an intensive yet | ||||||
3 | non-discriminatory campaign by the State
Police to apprehend | ||||||
4 | any violators of the acts above mentioned, and at all
times to | ||||||
5 | maintain a vigilant watch for possible violators of such acts.
| ||||||
6 | (Source: P.A. 77-506.)
| ||||||
7 | (625 ILCS 5/15-301) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-301)
| ||||||
8 | Sec. 15-301. Permits for excess size and weight.
| ||||||
9 | (a) The Department with respect to highways under its | ||||||
10 | jurisdiction
and local authorities with respect to highways | ||||||
11 | under their jurisdiction
may, in their discretion, upon | ||||||
12 | application and good cause being shown
therefor, issue a | ||||||
13 | special permit authorizing the applicant to operate or
move a | ||||||
14 | vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of | ||||||
15 | vehicle or
load exceeding the maximum specified in this Act or | ||||||
16 | otherwise not in
conformity with this Act upon any highway | ||||||
17 | under the jurisdiction of the
party granting such permit and | ||||||
18 | for the maintenance of which the party is
responsible. | ||||||
19 | Applications and permits other than those in written or
printed | ||||||
20 | form may only be accepted from and issued to the company or
| ||||||
21 | individual making the movement. Except for an application to | ||||||
22 | move directly
across a highway, it shall be the duty of the | ||||||
23 | applicant to establish in the
application that the load to be | ||||||
24 | moved by such vehicle or combination is
composed of a single | ||||||
25 | nondivisible object that cannot reasonably be
dismantled or
| ||||||
26 | disassembled. For the purpose of
over length movements,
more | ||||||
27 | than one object may be carried side by side as long as the | ||||||
28 | height, width,
and weight laws are not exceeded and the cause | ||||||
29 | for the over length is not due
to multiple objects. For the | ||||||
30 | purpose of over height movements, more than one
object may be | ||||||
31 | carried as long as the cause for the over height is not due to
| ||||||
32 | multiple objects and the length, width, and weight laws are not | ||||||
33 | exceeded. For
the purpose of an over width movement, more than |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | one object may be carried as
long as the cause for the over | ||||||
2 | width is not due to multiple objects and length,
height, and | ||||||
3 | weight laws are not exceeded. No state or local agency shall
| ||||||
4 | authorize the issuance of excess size or weight permits for | ||||||
5 | vehicles and loads
that are divisible and that can be carried, | ||||||
6 | when divided, within the existing
size or weight maximums | ||||||
7 | specified in this Chapter. Any excess size or weight
permit | ||||||
8 | issued in violation of the provisions of this Section shall be | ||||||
9 | void at
issue and any movement made thereunder shall not be | ||||||
10 | authorized under the terms
of the void permit. In any | ||||||
11 | prosecution for a violation of this Chapter when
the | ||||||
12 | authorization of an excess size or weight permit is at issue, | ||||||
13 | it is the
burden of the defendant to establish that the permit | ||||||
14 | was valid because the load
to be moved could not reasonably be | ||||||
15 | dismantled or disassembled, or was
otherwise nondivisible.
| ||||||
16 | (b) The application for any such permit shall: (1) state | ||||||
17 | whether
such permit is requested for a single trip or for | ||||||
18 | limited continuous
operation; (2) state if the applicant is an | ||||||
19 | authorized carrier under the
Illinois Motor Carrier of Property | ||||||
20 | Law, if so, his certificate,
registration or permit number | ||||||
21 | issued by the Illinois Commerce
Commission; (3) specifically | ||||||
22 | describe and identify the vehicle or
vehicles and load to be | ||||||
23 | operated or moved except that for vehicles or
vehicle | ||||||
24 | combinations registered by the Department as provided in | ||||||
25 | Section
15-319 of this Chapter, only the Illinois Department of | ||||||
26 | Transportation's
(IDT) registration number or classification | ||||||
27 | need be given; (4) state the
routing requested including the | ||||||
28 | points of origin and destination, and may
identify and include | ||||||
29 | a request for routing to the nearest certified scale
in | ||||||
30 | accordance with the Department's rules and regulations, | ||||||
31 | provided the
applicant has approval to travel on local roads; | ||||||
32 | and (5) state if the
vehicles or loads are being transported | ||||||
33 | for hire. No permits for the
movement of a vehicle or load for | ||||||
34 | hire shall be issued to any applicant who
is required under the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law to have a
certificate, | ||||||
2 | registration or permit and does not have such certificate,
| ||||||
3 | registration or permit.
| ||||||
4 | (c) The Department or local authority when not inconsistent | ||||||
5 | with
traffic safety is authorized to issue or withhold such | ||||||
6 | permit at its
discretion; or, if such permit is issued at its | ||||||
7 | discretion to prescribe
the route or routes to be traveled, to | ||||||
8 | limit the number of trips, to
establish seasonal or other time | ||||||
9 | limitations within which the vehicles
described may be operated | ||||||
10 | on the highways indicated, or otherwise to
limit or prescribe | ||||||
11 | conditions of operations of such vehicle or vehicles,
when | ||||||
12 | necessary to assure against undue damage to the road | ||||||
13 | foundations,
surfaces or structures, and may require such | ||||||
14 | undertaking or other
security as may be deemed necessary to | ||||||
15 | compensate for any injury to any
roadway or road structure. The | ||||||
16 | Department shall maintain a daily record of
each permit issued | ||||||
17 | along with the fee and the stipulated dimensions,
weights, | ||||||
18 | conditions and restrictions authorized and this record shall be
| ||||||
19 | presumed correct in any case of questions or dispute. The | ||||||
20 | Department shall
install an automatic device for recording | ||||||
21 | applications received and permits
issued by telephone. In | ||||||
22 | making application by telephone, the Department and
applicant | ||||||
23 | waive all objections to the recording of the conversation.
| ||||||
24 | (d) The Department shall, upon application in writing from | ||||||
25 | any local
authority, issue an annual permit authorizing the | ||||||
26 | local authority to
move oversize highway construction, | ||||||
27 | transportation, utility and maintenance
equipment over roads | ||||||
28 | under the jurisdiction of the Department. The permit
shall be | ||||||
29 | applicable only to equipment and vehicles owned by or | ||||||
30 | registered
in the name of the local authority, and no fee shall | ||||||
31 | be charged for the
issuance of such permits.
| ||||||
32 | (e) As an exception to paragraph (a) of this Section, the | ||||||
33 | Department
and local authorities, with respect to highways | ||||||
34 | under their respective
jurisdictions, in their discretion and |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | upon application in writing may
issue a special permit for | ||||||
2 | limited continuous operation, authorizing the
applicant to | ||||||
3 | move loads of agricultural cash crops or loads of fruits or | ||||||
4 | vegetables and ensilage
sweet corn, soybeans, corn, wheat, | ||||||
5 | milo, other
small grains and ensilage during the harvest season | ||||||
6 | only on a 2 axle single
vehicle registered by the Secretary of | ||||||
7 | State with axle loads not to exceed
35% , on a 3 or 4 axle | ||||||
8 | vehicle registered by the Secretary of State with axle loads | ||||||
9 | not to exceed 20%, and on a 5 axle vehicle registered by the | ||||||
10 | Secretary of State not to exceed 10% above those provided in | ||||||
11 | Section 15-111. The total gross weight of the vehicle, however, | ||||||
12 | may not exceed 80,000 pounds. As used in this Section, "cash | ||||||
13 | crops" means cultivated plants or agricultural produce grown | ||||||
14 | for direct sale and includes, but is not limited to: corn, | ||||||
15 | soybeans, wheat, oats, grain sorghum, canola, and rice. Permits | ||||||
16 | may be issued for a
period not to exceed 40 days and moves may | ||||||
17 | be made of a distance not to
exceed 50
25 miles from a field ,
| ||||||
18 | storage, marketing, or processing facility
to a specified | ||||||
19 | processing plant over any
highway except the National System of | ||||||
20 | Interstate and Defense Highways. The operator of the vehicle, | ||||||
21 | however, must abide by posted bridge weight limits. All
such | ||||||
22 | vehicles shall be operated in the daytime except when weather | ||||||
23 | or crop
conditions require emergency operation at night, but | ||||||
24 | with respect to such
night operation, every such vehicle with | ||||||
25 | load shall be equipped with
flashing amber lights as specified | ||||||
26 | under Section 12-215. | ||||||
27 | (e-1)
Upon a declaration by the Governor that an emergency | ||||||
28 | harvest situation
exists, a special permit issued by the | ||||||
29 | Department under this Section shall not
be required from | ||||||
30 | September 1 through December 31 during harvest season
| ||||||
31 | emergencies, provided that the weight does not exceed 20% above | ||||||
32 | the limits
provided in Section 15-111. All other restrictions | ||||||
33 | that apply to permits
issued under this Section shall apply | ||||||
34 | during the declared time period. With
respect to highways under |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | the jurisdiction of local authorities, the local
authorities | ||||||
2 | may, at their discretion, waive special permit requirements | ||||||
3 | during
harvest season emergencies. This permit exemption shall | ||||||
4 | apply to all vehicles
eligible to obtain permits under this | ||||||
5 | Section, including commercial vehicles in
use during the | ||||||
6 | declared time period.
| ||||||
7 | (f) The form and content of the permit shall be determined | ||||||
8 | by the
Department with respect to highways under its | ||||||
9 | jurisdiction and by local
authorities with respect to highways | ||||||
10 | under their jurisdiction. Every permit
shall be in written form | ||||||
11 | and carried in the vehicle or combination of
vehicles to which | ||||||
12 | it refers and shall be open to inspection by any
police officer | ||||||
13 | or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit
and no | ||||||
14 | person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of such
| ||||||
15 | special permit. Violation of the terms and conditions of the | ||||||
16 | permit
shall not be deemed a revocation of the permit; however, | ||||||
17 | any vehicle and load
found to be off the route prescribed in | ||||||
18 | the permit shall be held to be
operating without a permit. Any | ||||||
19 | off route vehicle and load shall be required
to obtain a new | ||||||
20 | permit or permits, as necessary, to authorize the movement back
| ||||||
21 | onto the original permit routing. No rule or regulation, nor | ||||||
22 | anything herein
shall be construed to authorize any police | ||||||
23 | officer, court, or authorized agent
of any authority granting | ||||||
24 | the permit to remove the permit from the possession
of the | ||||||
25 | permittee unless the permittee is charged with a fraudulent | ||||||
26 | permit
violation as provided in paragraph (i). However, upon | ||||||
27 | arrest for an offense of
violation of permit, operating without | ||||||
28 | a permit when the vehicle is off route,
or any size or weight | ||||||
29 | offense under this Chapter when the permittee plans to
raise | ||||||
30 | the issuance of the permit as a defense, the permittee, or his | ||||||
31 | agent,
must produce the permit at any court hearing concerning | ||||||
32 | the alleged offense.
| ||||||
33 | If the permit designates and includes a routing to a | ||||||
34 | certified scale, the
permitee, while enroute to the designated |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | scale, shall be deemed in compliance
with the weight provisions | ||||||
2 | of the permit provided the axle or gross weights
do not exceed | ||||||
3 | any of the permitted limits by more than the following amounts:
| ||||||
4 | Single axle 2000 pounds
| ||||||
5 | Tandem axle 3000 pounds
| ||||||
6 | Gross 5000 pounds
| ||||||
7 | (g) The Department is authorized to adopt, amend, and to | ||||||
8 | make
available to interested persons a policy concerning | ||||||
9 | reasonable rules,
limitations and conditions or provisions of | ||||||
10 | operation upon highways
under its jurisdiction in addition to | ||||||
11 | those contained in this Section
for the movement by special | ||||||
12 | permit of vehicles, combinations, or loads
which cannot | ||||||
13 | reasonably be dismantled or disassembled, including
| ||||||
14 | manufactured and modular home sections and portions thereof. | ||||||
15 | All rules,
limitations and conditions or provisions adopted in | ||||||
16 | the policy shall
have due regard for the safety of the | ||||||
17 | traveling public and the protection
of the highway system and | ||||||
18 | shall have been promulgated in conformity with
the provisions | ||||||
19 | of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The
requirements | ||||||
20 | of the policy for flagmen and escort vehicles shall be the
same | ||||||
21 | for all moves of comparable size and weight. When escort | ||||||
22 | vehicles are
required, they shall meet the following | ||||||
23 | requirements:
| ||||||
24 | (1) All operators shall be 18 years of age or over and | ||||||
25 | properly
licensed to operate the vehicle.
| ||||||
26 | (2) Vehicles escorting oversized loads more than | ||||||
27 | 12-feet wide must
be equipped with a rotating or flashing | ||||||
28 | amber light mounted on top as specified
under Section | ||||||
29 | 12-215.
| ||||||
30 | The Department shall establish reasonable rules and | ||||||
31 | regulations
regarding liability insurance or self insurance | ||||||
32 | for vehicles with
oversized loads promulgated under The | ||||||
33 | Illinois Administrative Procedure
Act. Police vehicles may be | ||||||
34 | required for escort under circumstances as
required by rules |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | and regulations of the Department.
| ||||||
2 | (h) Violation of any rule, limitation or condition or | ||||||
3 | provision of
any permit issued in accordance with the | ||||||
4 | provisions of this Section
shall not render the entire permit | ||||||
5 | null and void but the violator shall
be deemed guilty of | ||||||
6 | violation of permit and guilty of exceeding any size,
weight or | ||||||
7 | load limitations in excess of those authorized by the permit.
| ||||||
8 | The prescribed route or routes on the permit are not mere | ||||||
9 | rules, limitations,
conditions, or provisions of the permit, | ||||||
10 | but are also the sole extent of the
authorization granted by | ||||||
11 | the permit. If a vehicle and load are found to be
off the route | ||||||
12 | or routes prescribed by any permit authorizing movement,
the | ||||||
13 | vehicle and load are operating without a permit. Any off route | ||||||
14 | movement
shall be subject to the size and weight maximums, | ||||||
15 | under the applicable
provisions of this Chapter, as determined | ||||||
16 | by the type or class highway upon
which the vehicle and load | ||||||
17 | are being operated.
| ||||||
18 | (i) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made under | ||||||
19 | a
fraudulent permit the permit shall be void, and the person, | ||||||
20 | firm, or
corporation to whom such permit was granted, the | ||||||
21 | driver of such vehicle
in addition to the person who issued | ||||||
22 | such permit and any accessory,
shall be guilty of fraud and | ||||||
23 | either one or all persons may be prosecuted
for such violation. | ||||||
24 | Any person, firm, or corporation committing such
violation | ||||||
25 | shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and the Department shall
| ||||||
26 | not issue permits to the person, firm or corporation convicted | ||||||
27 | of such
violation for a period of one year after the date of | ||||||
28 | conviction.
Penalties for violations of this Section shall be | ||||||
29 | in addition to any
penalties imposed for violation of other | ||||||
30 | Sections of this Act.
| ||||||
31 | (j) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made in | ||||||
32 | violation
of a permit issued in accordance with this Section, | ||||||
33 | the person to whom
such permit was granted, or the driver of | ||||||
34 | such vehicle, is guilty of
such violation and either, but not |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | both, persons may be prosecuted for
such violation as stated in | ||||||
2 | this subsection (j). Any person, firm or
corporation convicted | ||||||
3 | of such violation shall be guilty of a petty
offense and shall | ||||||
4 | be fined for the first offense, not less than $50 nor
more than | ||||||
5 | $200 and, for the second offense by the same person, firm or
| ||||||
6 | corporation within a period of one year, not less than $200 nor | ||||||
7 | more
than $300 and, for the third offense by the same person, | ||||||
8 | firm or
corporation within a period of one year after the date | ||||||
9 | of the first
offense, not less than $300 nor more than $500 and | ||||||
10 | the Department shall
not issue permits to the person, firm or | ||||||
11 | corporation convicted of a
third offense during a period of one | ||||||
12 | year after the date of conviction
for such third offense.
| ||||||
13 | (k) Whenever any vehicle is operated on local roads under | ||||||
14 | permits
for excess width or length issued by local authorities, | ||||||
15 | such vehicle may
be moved upon a State highway for a distance | ||||||
16 | not to exceed one-half mile
without a permit for the purpose of | ||||||
17 | crossing the State highway.
| ||||||
18 | (l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, | ||||||
19 | the Department,
with respect to highways under its | ||||||
20 | jurisdiction, and local authorities, with
respect to highways | ||||||
21 | under their jurisdiction, may at their discretion authorize
the | ||||||
22 | movement of a vehicle in violation of any size or weight | ||||||
23 | requirement, or
both, that would not ordinarily be eligible for | ||||||
24 | a permit, when there is a
showing of extreme necessity that the | ||||||
25 | vehicle and load should be moved without
unnecessary delay.
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26 | For the purpose of this subsection, showing of extreme | ||||||
27 | necessity shall be
limited to the following: shipments of | ||||||
28 | livestock, hazardous materials, liquid
concrete being hauled | ||||||
29 | in a mobile cement mixer, or hot asphalt.
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30 | (m) Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in | ||||||
31 | addition to any
penalties imposed for violating any other | ||||||
32 | Section of this Code.
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33 | (n) The Department with respect to highways under its | ||||||
34 | jurisdiction and
local
authorities with respect to highways |
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1 | under their jurisdiction, in their
discretion and upon
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2 | application in writing, may issue a special permit for | ||||||
3 | continuous limited
operation,
authorizing the applicant to | ||||||
4 | operate a tow-truck that exceeds the weight limits
provided
for | ||||||
5 | in subsection (d) of Section 15-111, provided:
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6 | (1) no rear single axle of the tow-truck exceeds 26,000 | ||||||
7 | pounds;
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8 | (2) no rear tandem axle of the tow-truck exceeds 50,000 | ||||||
9 | pounds;
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10 | (3) neither the disabled vehicle nor the disabled | ||||||
11 | combination of vehicles
exceed the
weight restrictions | ||||||
12 | imposed by this Chapter 15, or the weight limits imposed
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13 | under a
permit issued by the Department prior to hookup;
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14 | (4) the tow-truck prior to hookup does not exceed the | ||||||
15 | weight restrictions
imposed
by this Chapter 15;
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16 | (5) during the tow operation the tow-truck does not | ||||||
17 | violate any weight
restriction
sign;
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18 | (6) the tow-truck is equipped with flashing, rotating, | ||||||
19 | or oscillating
amber
lights,
visible for at least 500 feet | ||||||
20 | in all directions;
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21 | (7) the tow-truck is specifically designed and | ||||||
22 | licensed as a tow-truck;
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23 | (8) the tow-truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of | ||||||
24 | sufficient
capacity to safely
handle the load;
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25 | (9) the tow-truck is equipped with air brakes;
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26 | (10) the tow-truck is capable of utilizing the lighting | ||||||
27 | and braking
systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination | ||||||
28 | of vehicles;
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29 | (11) the tow distance of the tow does not exceed 50 | ||||||
30 | miles from the point
of
disablement to a place of repair or | ||||||
31 | safekeeping;
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32 | (12) the permit issued to the tow-truck is carried in | ||||||
33 | the tow-truck
and
exhibited on demand by a police officer; | ||||||
34 | and
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1 | (13) the movement shall be valid only on state routes | ||||||
2 | approved by the
Department.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98; 90-228, eff. 7-25-97; 90-655, | ||||||
4 | eff. 7-30-98;
90-676, eff. 7-31-98; 91-569, eff. 1-1-00.)
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5 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
6 | becoming law.".
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