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Full Text of HB6093  99th General Assembly

HB6093ham001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Joe Sosnowski

Filed: 4/6/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6093

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6093 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Sections 1-198, 1-212, 15-107, 15-101, 15-111,
615-112, 15-301, and by adding Sections 1-105.2a, 1-105.7,
71-112.8, 1-205.02, and 1-209.1 as follows:
 
8    (625 ILCS 5/1-105.2a new)
9    Sec. 1-105.2a. Automobile transporter. Any vehicle
10combination designed and used for the transport of assembled
11vehicles, including truck camper units, and includes its use
12when transporting other cargo or general freight on a backhaul
13while in compliance with the weight limitations for a truck
14tractor and semitrailer combination.
 
15    (625 ILCS 5/1-105.7 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 1-105.7. Backhaul. The return trip of a vehicle
2transporting cargo or general freight, especially when
3carrying goods back over all or part of the same route.
 
4    (625 ILCS 5/1-112.8 new)
5    Sec. 1-112.8. Covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle.
6A vehicle transporting a disabled vehicle from the place where
7the vehicle became disabled to the nearest repair facility,
8having a gross weight that is equal to or exceeds the gross
9vehicle weight of the disabled vehicle being transported.
 
10    (625 ILCS 5/1-198)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-198)
11    Sec. 1-198. Stinger-steered semitrailer.
12    Every semitrailer, including automobile transporters,
13which has its kingpin on a projection to the front of the
14structure of such semitrailer and is combined with the 5th
15wheel of the truck tractor at a point not less than two feet to
16the rear of the center of the rearmost axle of such tractor.
17(Source: P.A. 76-1586.)
 
18    (625 ILCS 5/1-205.02 new)
19    Sec. 1-205.02. Towaway trailer transporter combination. A
20combination of vehicles consisting of a trailer transporter
21towing unit and two trailers or semitrailers with a total
22weight that does not exceed 26,000 pounds, and in which the
23trailers or semitrailers carry no property and constitute

 

 

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1inventory property of a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer of
2such trailers or semitrailers.
 
3    (625 ILCS 5/1-209.1 new)
4    Sec. 1-209.1. Trailer transporter towing unit. A power unit
5that is not used to carry property when operating in a towaway
6trailer transporter combination.
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/1-212)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-212)
8    Sec. 1-212. Truck tractor.
9    Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing
10other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other
11than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn, or a
12power unit that carries as property motor vehicles when
13operating in combination with a semitrailer in transporting
14motor vehicles or any other commodity, including cargo or
15general freight, on a backhaul.
16(Source: P.A. 76-1586.)
 
17    (625 ILCS 5/15-101)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-101)
18    Sec. 15-101. Scope and effect of Chapter 15.
19    (a) It is unlawful for any person to drive or move on, upon
20or across or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be
21driven or moved on, upon or across any highway any vehicle or
22vehicles of a size and weight exceeding the limitations stated
23in this Chapter or otherwise in violation of this Chapter, and

 

 

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1the maximum size and weight of vehicles herein specified shall
2be lawful throughout this State, and local authorities shall
3have no power or authority to alter such limitations except as
4express authority may be granted in this Chapter.
5    (b) The provisions of this Chapter governing size, weight,
6and load do not apply to fire apparatus or equipment for snow
7and ice removal operations owned or operated by any
8governmental body, or to implements of husbandry, as defined in
9Chapter 1 of this Code, temporarily operated or towed in a
10combination upon a highway provided such combination does not
11consist of more than 3 vehicles or, in the case of hauling
12fresh, perishable fruits or vegetables from farm to the point
13of first processing, not more than 3 wagons being towed by an
14implement of husbandry, or to a vehicle operated under the
15terms of a special permit issued hereunder. The provisions of
16this Chapter governing size and load do not apply to fire
17apparatus.
18    (c) The provisions of this Chapter governing size, weight,
19and load do not apply to any snow and ice removal equipment
20that is no more than 12 feet in width, if the equipment
21displays flags at least 18 inches square mounted on the
22driver's side of the snow plow.
23    These vehicles must be equipped with an illuminated
24rotating, oscillating, or flashing amber light or lights, or a
25flashing amber strobe light or lights, mounted on the top of
26the cab and of sufficient intensity to be visible at 500 feet

 

 

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1in normal sunlight. If the load on the transport vehicle blocks
2the visibility of the amber lighting from the rear of the
3vehicle, the vehicle must also be equipped with an illuminated
4rotating, oscillating, or flashing amber light or lights, or a
5flashing amber strobe light or lights, mounted on the rear of
6the load and of sufficient intensity to be visible at 500 feet
7in normal sunlight.
8(Source: P.A. 94-270, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
9    (625 ILCS 5/15-107)   (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
10    Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles.
11    (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway
12of this State may not exceed 42 feet except the following:
13        (1) Semitrailers.
14        (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45
15    feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers.
16    (a-1) A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be up
17to 45 feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers.
18The length limitations described in this subsection (a-1) shall
19be exclusive of energy-absorbing bumpers and rear view mirrors.
20    (b) On all non-State highways, the maximum length of
21vehicles in combinations is as follows:
22        (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer
23    may not exceed 55 feet overall dimension.
24        (2) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck
25    tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet

 

 

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1    overall dimension.
2        (3) Combinations specially designed to transport motor
3    vehicles or boats may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
4    Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting
5poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural
6nature that cannot readily be dismembered are exempt from
7length limitations, provided that no object may exceed 80 feet
8in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including
9the load may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply
10to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal
11holidays referred to in this Section are the days on which the
12following traditional holidays are celebrated: New Year's Day;
13Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day;
14and Christmas Day.
15    Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
16route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities or
17properties are exempt from length limitations, provided that
18during night operations every vehicle and its load must be
19equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both
20sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting
21load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
22    A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
23combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6)
24of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
25limitations.
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1may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
2    (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2),
3combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles
4except the following:
5        (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer.
6        (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter
7    dolly or one semitrailer.
8        (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle
9    that is defined in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment,
10    provided the overall dimension does not exceed 60 feet.
11        (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit
12    coupled together by the triple saddlemount method.
13        (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
14    provided the following:
15            (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60
16        feet.
17            (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
18        vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a
19        fifth-wheel type assembly.
20            (C) The second vehicle in the combination of
21        vehicles is a recreational vehicle that is towed by a
22        fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be properly
23        registered and must be equipped with brakes,
24        regardless of weight.
25            (D) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3
26        vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer designed or

 

 

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1        used for transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle,
2        personal watercraft, or motorcycle.
3            (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use of
4        the operator of the towing vehicle.
5            (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
6        operating brakes and safety equipment required by this
7        Code, except the additional brake requirement in
8        subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5).
9        (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle
10    or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the towing
11    vehicle:
12            (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having
13        a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 pounds
14        and equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes
15        are required only if the towing vehicle is towing a
16        vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer combination
17        that is equipped with air brakes. For the purpose of
18        this subsection, gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR,
19        means the value specified by the manufacturer as the
20        loaded weight of the tow truck.
21            (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
22        oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet
23        in all directions.
24            (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and
25        braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination
26        of vehicles.

 

 

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1            (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway
2        miles from the initial point of wreck or disablement to
3        a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
4        vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization
5        for that movement under the provisions of Sections
6        15-301 through 15-319 of this Code.
7        The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
8    additional requirements regarding length limitations for a
9    tow truck towing another vehicle.
10        For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely
11    serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed
12    vehicle is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not
13    a separate vehicle.
14        (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
15    provided the following:
16            (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65
17        feet.
18            (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
19        vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a
20        fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball.
21            (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3
22        vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer.
23            (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
24        operating brakes and safety equipment required by this
25        Code.
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1        a person who holds a commercial driver's license (CDL).
2            (F) The combination of vehicles must be en route to
3        a location where new or used trailers are sold by an
4        Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer
5        dealer.
6    (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any
7State designated highway if:
8        (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5
9    feet;
10        (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of
11    vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and
12        (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a
13    location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois
14    or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
15    (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from
16any State designated highway onto any county, township, or
17municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the
18purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed
19vehicles if:
20        (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5
21    feet;
22        (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000
23    pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width;
24        (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access;
25        (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare
26    between State designated highways; and

 

 

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1        (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a
2    location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois
3    or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
4    (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length
5limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations
6provided:
7        (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
8    in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 feet.
9        (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
10    the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
11    combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6
12    inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall not
13    apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport
14    of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
15        (3) 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        (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
20    may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
21        (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to
22    transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet
23    overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of
24    front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
25    transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of this
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1        (6) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles as defined in
2    Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport motor
3    vehicles or boats and automobile transporters, as defined
4    in Chapter 1, may not exceed 80 75 feet overall dimension.
5    The length limitation is inclusive of front and rear
6    bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the transported
7    vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of this Section.
8        (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
9    together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed 97
10    75 feet overall dimension.
11        (8) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not
12    exceed 82 feet overall dimension.
13    Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting
14poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural
15nature that cannot readily be dismembered are exempt from
16length limitations, provided that no object may exceed 80 feet
17in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including
18the load may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply
19to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal
20holidays referred to in this Section are the days on which the
21following traditional holidays are celebrated: New Year's Day;
22Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day;
23and Christmas Day.
24    Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
25route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities or
26properties are exempt from length limitations, provided that

 

 

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1during night operations every vehicle and its load must be
2equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both
3sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting
4load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
5    A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
6combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6)
7of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
8limitations.
9    The length limitations described in this paragraph (d)
10shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
11such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
12other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
13for safe and efficient operation; except that no device
14excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
15the capability to carry cargo.
16    Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
17relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
18designation of highways under this paragraph (d).
19    (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length
20limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations,
21provided:
22        (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
23    in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 feet
24    overall dimension.
25        (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
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1    combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6
2    inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall not
3    apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport
4    of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
5        (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck
6    tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may not exceed
7    65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear axle.
8        (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
9    with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
10    or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may
11    not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
12        (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
13    may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
14        (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed
15    to transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65
16    feet overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive
17    of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of
18    the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of
19    this Section.
20        (7) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles, as defined
21    in Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport motor
22    vehicles or boats, may not exceed 80 75 feet overall
23    dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of front and
24    rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
25    transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of this
26    Section.

 

 

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1        (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
2    together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed 97
3    75 feet overall dimension.
4        (9) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not
5    exceed 82 feet overall dimension.
6    Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting
7poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural
8nature that cannot readily be dismembered are exempt from
9length limitations, provided that no object may exceed 80 feet
10in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including
11the load may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply
12to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal
13holidays referred to in this Section are the days on which the
14following traditional holidays are celebrated: New Year's Day;
15Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day;
16and Christmas Day.
17    Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
18route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities or
19properties are exempt from length limitations, provided that
20during night operations every vehicle and its load must be
21equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both
22sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting
23load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
24    A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
25combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6)
26of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length

 

 

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1limitations.
2    Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways
3under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or resolution
4allow length limitations of this subsection (e).
5    The length limitations described in this paragraph (e)
6shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
7such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
8other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
9for safe and efficient operation; except that no device
10excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
11the capability to carry cargo.
12    Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
13relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
14designation of highways under this paragraph (e).
15    (e-1) Combinations of vehicles not exceeding 65 feet
16overall length are allowed access as follows:
17        (1) From any State designated highway onto any county,
18    township, or municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway
19    miles for the purpose of loading and unloading, provided:
20            (A) The vehicle does not exceed 80,000 pounds in
21        gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
22            (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
23            (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare
24        between State designated highways.
25        (2) From any State designated highway onto any county
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1    onto any municipal highway for a distance of one highway
2    mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
3    provided:
4            (A) The vehicle does not exceed 80,000 pounds in
5        gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
6            (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
7            (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare
8        between State designated highways.
9    (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations
10of vehicles over 65 feet in length, with no overall length
11limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of
12this Section, are allowed access as follows:
13        (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway
14    for a distance of one highway mile for the purpose of
15    loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
16    provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
17        (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any State
18    highway or any locally designated highway for a distance of
19    5 highway miles for the purpose of loading, unloading,
20    food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
21    (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length
22operated by household goods carriers or towaway trailer
23transporter combinations, with no overall length limitations
24except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this Section,
25have unlimited access to points of loading, and unloading, or
26delivery to or from a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer.

 

 

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1    (f) On Class III and other non-designated State highways,
2the length limitations for vehicles in combination are as
3follows:
4        (1) Truck tractor-semitrailer combinations, must
5    comply with either a maximum 55 feet overall wheel base or
6    a maximum 65 feet extreme overall dimension.
7        (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed
8    53 feet overall dimension.
9        (3) No truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck
10    tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may exceed 60
11    feet extreme overall dimension.
12        (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center
13    axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination
14    with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The
15    limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to
16    trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport of
17    livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
18    (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of this
19Section 15-107 do not apply to the following:
20        (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on
21    Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, when transporting
22    poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural
23    nature that cannot readily be dismembered, provided the
24    overall length of vehicle and load may not exceed 100 feet
25    and no object exceeding 80 feet in length may be
26    transported unless a permit has been obtained as authorized

 

 

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1    in Section 15-301.
2        (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility
3    while en route to make emergency repairs to public service
4    facilities or properties, but during night operation every
5    vehicle and its load must be equipped with a sufficient
6    number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps
7    upon the extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly
8    mark the dimensions of the load.
9        (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle
10    or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the towing
11    vehicle meets the following 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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1additional requirements regarding length limitations for a tow
2truck towing another vehicle. The towing vehicle, however, may
3tow any disabled vehicle from the initial point of wreck or
4disablement to a point where repairs are actually to occur.
5This movement shall be valid only on State routes. The tower
6must abide by posted bridge weight limits.
7    For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
8rating, or GVWR, shall mean the value specified by the
9manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck. Legal
10holidays referred to in this Section shall be specified as the
11day on which the following traditional holidays are celebrated:
12    New Year's Day;
13    Memorial Day;
14    Independence Day;
15    Labor Day;
16    Thanksgiving Day; and
17    Christmas Day.
18    (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load
19upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not
20extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
21or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a
22front bumper. The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not
23apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles specifically
24designed for the collection and transportation of waste,
25garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's
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1recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed not
2in excess of 15 miles per hour during the vehicle's operation
3and in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable
4materials. However, in no instance shall the load extend more
5than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle or the front
6bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a front bumper.
7    (i) The load upon the front vehicle of an automobile
8transporter or a stinger-steered vehicle a combination of
9vehicles specifically designed to transport motor vehicles
10shall not extend more than 4 3 feet beyond the foremost part of
11the transporting vehicle and the load upon the rear
12transporting vehicle shall not extend more than 6 4 feet beyond
13the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. This paragraph
14shall only be applicable upon highways designated in paragraphs
15(d) and (e) of this Section.
16    (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither
17of which exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying
18of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not
19including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that the vehicles
20are:
21        1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier
22    authorized by law to provide public transportation
23    services; or
24        2. operated in local public transportation service by
25    any other person and the municipality in which the service
26    is to be provided approved the operation of the vehicle.

 

 

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1    (j-1) (Blank).
2    (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section
3is subject to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of
4Section 15-113.
5    (l) (Blank).
6(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 1-1-10; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1352,
7eff. 7-28-10; 97-200, eff. 7-27-11; 97-883, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
8    (625 ILCS 5/15-111)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
9    Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
10    (a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles with pneumatic
11tires may be operated, unladen or with load, when the total
12weight on the road surface exceeds the following: 20,000 pounds
13on a single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle with no axle
14within the tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000 pounds gross
15weight for vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles; or a total
16weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in excess of
17that weight produced by the application of the following
18formula: W = 500 times the sum of (LN divided by N-1) + 12N +
1936, where "W" equals overall total weight on any group of 2 or
20more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, "L" equals
21the distance measured to the nearest foot between extremes of
22any group of 2 or more consecutive axles, and "N" equals the
23number of axles in the group under consideration.
24    The above formula when expressed in tabular form results in
25allowable loads as follows:
 

 

 

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1Distance measured
2to the nearest
3foot between the
4extremes of any         Maximum weight in pounds
5group of 2 or           of any group of
6more consecutive        2 or more consecutive axles
7axles
8feet2 axles3 axles4 axles5 axles6 axles
9434,000
10534,000
11634,000
12734,000
13838,000*42,000
14939,00042,500
151040,00043,500
161144,000
171245,00050,000
181345,50050,500
191446,50051,500
201547,00052,000
211648,00052,50058,000
221748,50053,50058,500
231849,50054,00059,000
241950,00054,50060,000
252051,00055,50060,50066,000

 

 

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12151,50056,00061,00066,500
22252,50056,50061,50067,000
32353,00057,50062,50068,000
42454,00058,00063,00068,500
52554,50058,50063,50069,000
62655,50059,50064,00069,500
72756,00060,00065,00070,000
82857,00060,50065,50071,000
92957,50061,50066,00071,500
103058,50062,00066,50072,000
113159,00062,50067,50072,500
123260,00063,50068,00073,000
133364,00068,50074,000
143464,50069,00074,500
153565,50070,00075,000
163666,00070,50075,500
173766,50071,00076,000
183867,50072,00077,000
193968,00072,50077,500
204068,50073,00078,000
214169,50073,50078,500
224270,00074,00079,000
234370,50075,00080,000
244471,50075,500
254572,00076,000
264672,50076,500

 

 

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14773,50077,500
24874,00078,000
34974,50078,500
45075,50079,000
55176,00080,000
65276,500
75377,500
85478,000
95578,500
105679,500
115780,000
12*If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2
13axles are tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not
14exceed 34,000 pounds, notwithstanding the higher limit
15resulting from the application of the formula.
16    Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles may
17not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (a) for 4
18axles measured between the extreme axles of the vehicle.
19    Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may not
20exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (a) for 6
21axles measured between the extreme axles of the combination.
22    Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways
23under their jurisdiction, without additional fees, may also by
24ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
25subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle
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1any tandem axle shall not exceed 34,000 pounds, on designated
2highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving notice are
3erected upon the street or highway or portion of any street or
4highway affected by the ordinance or resolution.
5    The following are exceptions to the above formula:
6        (1) Vehicles for which a different limit is established
7    and posted in accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code.
8        (2) Vehicles for which the Department of
9    Transportation and local authorities issue overweight
10    permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code.
11    These vehicles are not subject to the bridge formula.
12        (3) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may
13    permit by ordinance axle loads on 2-axle motor vehicles 33
14    1/2% above those provided for herein, but the increase
15    shall not become effective until the city has officially
16    notified the Department of the passage of the ordinance and
17    shall not apply to those vehicles when outside of the
18    limits of the city, nor shall the gross weight of any
19    2-axle motor vehicle operating over any street of the city
20    exceed 40,000 pounds.
21        (4) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles
22    (including loads) operated by a public utility when
23    transporting equipment required for emergency repair of
24    public utility facilities or properties or water wells.
25        (4.5) A 3-axle or 4-axle vehicle (including when laden)
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1    McHenry, Kane, DuPage, or Will county being operated for
2    the purpose of performing emergency sewer repair that would
3    be subject to a weight limitation less than 66,000 pounds
4    under the formula in this subsection (a) shall have a
5    weight limitation of 66,000 pounds or the vehicle's gross
6    vehicle weight rating, whichever is less. This paragraph
7    (4.5) does not apply to vehicles being operated on the
8    National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, or to
9    vehicles being operated on bridges or other elevated
10    structures constituting a part of a highway.
11        (5) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a
12    total weight of 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance
13    between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets of
14    tandem axles is 36 feet or more, notwithstanding the lower
15    limit resulting from the application of the above formula.
16        (6) A truck, not in combination and used exclusively
17    for the collection of rendering materials, may, when laden,
18    transmit upon the road surface, except when on part of the
19    National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, the
20    following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle;
21    40,000 pounds on a tandem axle.
22        (7) A truck not in combination, equipped with a self
23    compactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off
24    container, used exclusively for garbage, refuse, or
25    recycling operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the
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1    Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum
2    weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a
3    tandem axle; 40,000 pounds gross weight on a 2-axle
4    vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
5    This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
6        (7.5) A 3-axle rear discharge truck mixer registered as
7    a Special Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing
8    and transportation of concrete in the plastic state, may,
9    when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on
10    part of the National System of Interstate and Defense
11    Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on
12    single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; 54,000 pounds
13    gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle. This vehicle is not
14    subject to the bridge formula.
15        (8) Except as provided in paragraph (7.5) of this
16    subsection (a), tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered
17    as a Special Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in
18    the model year of 2024 and first registered in Illinois
19    prior to January 1, 2025, with a distance greater than 72
20    inches but not more than 96 inches between any series of 2
21    axles, is allowed a combined weight on the series not to
22    exceed 36,000 pounds and neither axle of the series may
23    exceed 20,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type manufactured
24    after the model year of 2024 or first registered in
25    Illinois after December 31, 2024 may not exceed a combined
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1    neither axle of the series may exceed 20,000 pounds.
2        A 3-axle combination sewer cleaning jetting vacuum
3    truck registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used
4    exclusively for the transportation of non-hazardous solid
5    waste, manufactured before or in the model year of 2014,
6    first registered in Illinois before January 1, 2015, may,
7    when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on
8    part of the National System of Interstate and Defense
9    Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a
10    single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; 54,000 pounds
11    gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle. This vehicle is not
12    subject to the bridge formula.
13        (9) A 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special
14    Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and
15    transportation of concrete in the plastic state, and not
16    operated on a highway that is part of the National System
17    of Interstate Highways, is allowed the following maximum
18    weights: 20,000 pounds on any single axle; 36,000 pounds on
19    a series of axles greater than 72 inches but not more than
20    96 inches; and 34,000 pounds on any series of 2 axles
21    greater than 40 inches but not more than 72 inches. The
22    gross weight of this vehicle may not exceed the weights
23    allowed by the bridge formula for 4 axles. The bridge
24    formula does not apply to any series of 3 axles while the
25    vehicle is transporting concrete in the plastic state, but
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1    weight permitted under this paragraph (9) of subsection
2    (a).
3        (10) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special
4    Hauling Vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured
5    prior to or in the model year of 2024, and registered in
6    Illinois prior to January 1, 2025, having 5 axles with a
7    distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may not
8    exceed the following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on a
9    single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle; and 72,000
10    pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles is not
11    subject to the bridge formula. For all those combinations
12    of vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured after
13    the effective date of P.A. 92-0417, the overall distance
14    between the first and last axles of the 2 sets of tandems
15    must be 18 feet 6 inches or more. Any combination of
16    vehicles that has had its cargo container replaced in its
17    entirety after December 31, 2024 may not exceed the weights
18    allowed by the bridge formula.
19        (11) The maximum weight allowed on a vehicle with
20    crawler type tracks is 40,000 pounds.
21        (12) A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck
22    and a disabled vehicle or disabled combination of vehicles,
23    that exceeds the weight restriction imposed by this Code,
24    may be operated on a public highway in this State provided
25    that neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being
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1    limitations permitted under this Chapter. During the
2    towing operation, neither the tow truck nor the vehicle
3    combination shall exceed 24,000 pounds on a single rear
4    axle and 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle, provided the
5    towing vehicle:
6            (i) is specifically designed as a tow truck having
7        a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 pounds
8        and is equipped with air brakes, provided that air
9        brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is
10        towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer
11        combination that is equipped with air brakes;
12            (ii) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
13        oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet
14        in all directions;
15            (iii) is capable of utilizing the lighting and
16        braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination
17        of vehicles; and
18            (iv) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles
19        from the initial point of wreck or disablement. Any
20        additional movement of the vehicles may occur only upon
21        issuance of authorization for that movement under the
22        provisions of Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this
23        Code. The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled
24        vehicle to a point where repairs are actually to occur.
25        This movement shall be valid only on State routes. The
26        tower must abide by posted bridge weight limits.

 

 

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1        (12.5) The vehicle weight limitations in this Section
2    do not apply to a covered heavy duty tow and recovery
3    vehicle. The covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle
4    license plate must cover the operating empty weight of the
5    covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle only.
6        (13) Upon and during a declaration of an emergency
7    propane supply disaster by the Governor under Section 7 of
8    the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act:
9            (i) a truck not in combination, equipped with a
10        cargo tank, used exclusively for the transportation of
11        propane or liquefied petroleum gas may, when laden,
12        transmit upon the road surface, except when on part of
13        the National System of Interstate and Defense
14        Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds
15        on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle;
16        40,000 pounds gross weight on a 2-axle vehicle; 54,000
17        pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle; and
18            (ii) a truck when in combination with a trailer
19        equipped with a cargo tank used exclusively for the
20        transportation of propane or liquefied petroleum gas
21        may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except
22        when on part of the National System of Interstate and
23        Defense Highways, the following maximum weights:
24        22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a
25        tandem axle; 90,000 pounds gross weight on a 5-axle or
26        6-axle vehicle.

 

 

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1        Vehicles operating under this paragraph (13) are not
2    subject to the bridge formula.
3        (14) A vehicle or combination of vehicles that uses
4    natural gas or propane gas as a motor fuel may exceed the
5    above weight limitations by up to 2,000 pounds, the total
6    allowance is calculated by an amount that is equal to the
7    difference between the weight of the vehicle attributable
8    to the natural gas or propane gas tank and fueling system
9    carried by the vehicle, and the weight of a comparable
10    diesel tank and fueling system except on interstate
11    highways as defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code. This
12    paragraph (14) shall not allow a vehicle to exceed any
13    posted weight limit on a highway or structure.
14        (15) An emergency vehicle that is a vehicle designed to
15    be used under emergency conditions to transport personnel
16    and equipment, and used to support the suppression of fires
17    and mitigation of other hazardous situations, may not
18    exceed 86,000 pounds gross weight, or any of the following
19    weight allowances:
20            (i) 24,000 pounds on a single steering axle;
21            (ii) 33,500 pounds on a single drive axle;
22            (iii) 62,000 pounds on a tandem axle; or
23            (iv) 52,000 pounds on a tandem rear drive steer
24        axle.
25        (16) A bus, motor coach, or recreational vehicle may
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1    may not exceed other weight provisions of this Section.
2    Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of
3the tow truck and vehicles being towed. The tow truck license
4plate must cover the operating empty weight of the tow truck
5only. The weight of each vehicle being towed shall be covered
6by a valid license plate issued to the owner or operator of the
7vehicle being towed and displayed on that vehicle. If no valid
8plate issued to the owner or operator of that vehicle is
9displayed on that vehicle, or the plate displayed on that
10vehicle does not cover the weight of the vehicle, the weight of
11the vehicle shall be covered by the third tow truck plate
12issued to the owner or operator of the tow truck and
13temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed. If a roll-back
14carrier is registered and being used as a tow truck, however,
15the license plate or plates for the tow truck must cover the
16gross vehicle weight, including any load carried on the bed of
17the roll-back carrier.
18    The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
19additional requirements. However, nothing in this Code shall
20prohibit a tow truck under instructions of a police officer
21from legally clearing a disabled vehicle, that may be in
22violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
23roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway. If in the
24opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the
25officer is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to the
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1    For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
2rating, or GVWR, means the value specified by the manufacturer
3as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
4    (b) As used in this Section, "recycling haul" or "recycling
5operation" means the hauling of non-hazardous, non-special,
6non-putrescible materials, such as paper, glass, cans, or
7plastic, for subsequent use in the secondary materials market.
8    (c) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
9pneumatic tires shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon
10the highways of this State in violation of the provisions of
11any permit issued under the provisions of Sections 15-301
12through 15-319 of this Chapter.
13    (d) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
14other than pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or with
15load, upon the highways of this State when the gross weight on
16the road surface through any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch
17width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
18surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
19    (e) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of
20vehicles over a bridge or other elevated structure constituting
21part of a highway with a gross weight that is greater than the
22maximum weight permitted by the Department, when the structure
23is sign posted as provided in this Section.
24    (f) The Department upon request from any local authority
25shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an investigation
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1of a highway, and if it finds that the structure cannot with
2safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles otherwise
3permissible under this Code the Department shall determine and
4declare the maximum weight of vehicles that the structures can
5withstand, and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating
6maximum weight to be erected and maintained before each end of
7the structure. No person shall operate a vehicle or combination
8of vehicles over any structure with a gross weight that is
9greater than the posted maximum weight.
10    (g) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation
11of subsection (e) or (f) of this Section, proof of the
12determination of the maximum allowable weight by the Department
13and the existence of the signs, constitutes conclusive evidence
14of the maximum weight that can be maintained with safety to the
15bridge or structure.
16(Source: P.A. 98-409, eff. 1-1-14; 98-410, eff. 8-16-13;
1798-756, eff. 7-16-14; 98-942, eff. 1-1-15; 98-956, eff. 1-1-15;
1898-1029, eff. 1-1-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
 
19    (625 ILCS 5/15-112)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-112)
20    Sec. 15-112. Officers to weigh vehicles and require removal
21of excess loads.
22    (a) Any police officer having reason to believe that the
23weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful shall require the
24driver to stop and submit to a weighing of the same either by
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1and approved at a frequency prescribed by the Illinois
2Department of Agriculture, or for those scales operated by the
3State, when such tests are requested by the Department of State
4Police, whichever is more frequent. If such scales are not
5available at the place where such vehicle is stopped, the
6police officer shall require that such vehicle be driven to the
7nearest available scale that has been tested and approved
8pursuant to this Section by the Illinois Department of
9Agriculture. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Weights and
10Measures Act or the United States Department of Commerce NIST
11handbook 44, multi or single draft weighing is an acceptable
12method of weighing by law enforcement for determining a
13violation of Chapter 3 or 15 of this Code. Law enforcement is
14exempt from the requirements of commercial weighing
15established in NIST handbook 44.
16    Within 18 months after the effective date of this
17amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, all municipal and
18county officers, technicians, and employees who set up and
19operate portable scales for wheel load or axle load or both and
20issue citations based on the use of portable scales for wheel
21load or axle load or both and who have not successfully
22completed initial classroom and field training regarding the
23set up and operation of portable scales, shall attend and
24successfully complete initial classroom and field training
25administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
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1    (b) Whenever an officer, upon weighing a vehicle and the
2load, determines that the weight is unlawful, such officer
3shall require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable
4place and remain standing until such portion of the load is
5removed as may be necessary to reduce the weight of the vehicle
6to the limit permitted under this Chapter, or to the limit
7permitted under the terms of a permit issued pursuant to
8Sections 15-301 through 15-318 and shall forthwith arrest the
9driver or owner. All material so unloaded shall be cared for by
10the owner or operator of the vehicle at the risk of such owner
11or operator; however, whenever a 3 or 4 axle vehicle with a
12tandem axle dimension greater than 72 inches, but less than 96
13inches and registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle is
14transporting asphalt or concrete in the plastic state that
15exceeds axle weight or gross weight limits by less than 4,000
16pounds, the owner or operator of the vehicle shall accept the
17arrest ticket or tickets for the alleged violations under this
18Section and proceed without shifting or reducing the load being
19transported or may shift or reduce the load under the
20provisions of subsection (d) or (e) of this Section, when
21applicable. Any fine imposed following an overweight violation
22by a vehicle registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle
23transporting asphalt or concrete in the plastic state shall be
24paid as provided in subsection 4 of paragraph (a) of Section
2516-105 of this Code.
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1the Department of State Police, erect appropriate regulatory
2signs on any State highway directing second division vehicles
3to a scale. The Department of Transportation may also, at the
4direction of any State Police officer, erect portable
5regulating signs on any highway directing second division
6vehicles to a portable scale. Every such vehicle, pursuant to
7such sign, shall stop and be weighed.
8    (d) Whenever any axle load of a vehicle exceeds the axle or
9tandem axle weight limits permitted by paragraph (a) of Section
1015-111 by 2000 pounds or less, the owner or operator of the
11vehicle must shift or remove the excess so as to comply with
12paragraph (a) of Section 15-111. No overweight arrest ticket
13shall be issued to the owner or operator of the vehicle by any
14officer if the excess weight is shifted or removed as required
15by this paragraph.
16    (e) Whenever the gross weight of a vehicle with a
17registered gross weight of 77,000 pounds or less exceeds the
18weight limits of paragraph (a) of Section 15-111 of this
19Chapter by 2000 pounds or less, the owner or operator of the
20vehicle must remove the excess. Whenever the gross weight of a
21vehicle with a registered gross weight over 77,000 pounds or
22more exceeds the weight limits of paragraph (a) of Section
2315-111 by 1,000 pounds or less or 2,000 pounds or less if
24weighed on wheel load weighers, the owner or operator of the
25vehicle must remove the excess. In either case no arrest ticket
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1the owner or operator of the vehicle by any officer if the
2excess weight is removed as required by this paragraph. A
3person who has been granted a special permit under Section
415-301 of this Code shall not be granted a tolerance on wheel
5load weighers.
6    (e-5) Auxiliary power or idle reduction unit (APU) weight.
7        (1) A vehicle with a fully functional APU shall be
8    allowed an additional 550 400 pounds or the certified unit
9    weight, whichever is less. The additional pounds may be
10    allowed in gross, axles, or bridge formula weight limits
11    above the legal weight limits except when overweight on an
12    axle or axles of the towed unit or units in combination.
13    This tolerance shall be given in addition to the limits in
14    subsection (d) of this Section.
15        (2) An operator of a vehicle equipped with an APU shall
16    carry written certification showing the weight of the APU,
17    which shall be displayed upon the request of any law
18    enforcement officer.
19        (3) The operator may be required to demonstrate or
20    certify that the APU is fully functional at all times.
21        (4) This allowance may not be granted above the weight
22    limits specified on any loads permitted under Section
23    15-301 of this Code.
24    (f) Whenever an axle load of a vehicle exceeds axle weight
25limits allowed by the provisions of a permit an arrest ticket
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1shift the load so as to comply with the provisions of the
2permit. Where such shifting of a load to comply with the permit
3is accomplished, the owner or operator of the vehicle may then
4proceed.
5    (g) Any driver of a vehicle who refuses to stop and submit
6his vehicle and load to weighing after being directed to do so
7by an officer or removes or causes the removal of the load or
8part of it prior to weighing is guilty of a business offense
9and shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $2,000.
10(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 1-1-10; 97-201, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
11    (625 ILCS 5/15-301)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-301)
12    Sec. 15-301. Permits for excess size and weight.
13    (a) The Department with respect to highways under its
14jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways
15under their jurisdiction may, in their discretion, upon
16application and good cause being shown therefor, issue a
17special permit authorizing the applicant to operate or move a
18vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of
19vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in this Act or
20otherwise not in conformity with this Act upon any highway
21under the jurisdiction of the party granting such permit and
22for the maintenance of which the party is responsible.
23Applications and permits other than those in written or printed
24form may only be accepted from and issued to the company or
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1move directly across a highway, it shall be the duty of the
2applicant to establish in the application that the load to be
3moved by such vehicle or combination cannot reasonably be
4dismantled or disassembled, the reasonableness of which shall
5be determined by the Secretary of the Department. For the
6purpose of over length movements, more than one object may be
7carried side by side as long as the height, width, and weight
8laws are not exceeded and the cause for the over length is not
9due to multiple objects. For the purpose of over height
10movements, more than one object may be carried as long as the
11cause for the over height is not due to multiple objects and
12the length, width, and weight laws are not exceeded. For the
13purpose of an over width movement, more than one object may be
14carried as long as the cause for the over width is not due to
15multiple objects and length, height, and weight laws are not
16exceeded. Except for transporting fluid milk products, no State
17No state or local agency shall authorize the issuance of excess
18size or weight permits for vehicles and loads that are
19divisible and that can be carried, when divided, within the
20existing size or weight maximums specified in this Chapter. Any
21excess size or weight permit issued in violation of the
22provisions of this Section shall be void at issue and any
23movement made thereunder shall not be authorized under the
24terms of the void permit. In any prosecution for a violation of
25this Chapter when the authorization of an excess size or weight
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1establish that the permit was valid because the load to be
2moved could not reasonably be dismantled or disassembled, or
3was otherwise nondivisible.
4    (b) The application for any such permit shall: (1) state
5whether such permit is requested for a single trip or for
6limited continuous operation; (2) state if the applicant is an
7authorized carrier under the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property
8Law, if so, his certificate, registration or permit number
9issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission; (3) specifically
10describe and identify the vehicle or vehicles and load to be
11operated or moved except that for vehicles or vehicle
12combinations registered by the Department as provided in
13Section 15-319 of this Chapter, only the Illinois Department of
14Transportation's (IDT) registration number or classification
15need be given; (4) state the routing requested including the
16points of origin and destination, and may identify and include
17a request for routing to the nearest certified scale in
18accordance with the Department's rules and regulations,
19provided the applicant has approval to travel on local roads;
20and (5) state if the vehicles or loads are being transported
21for hire. No permits for the movement of a vehicle or load for
22hire shall be issued to any applicant who is required under the
23Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law to have a certificate,
24registration or permit and does not have such certificate,
25registration or permit.
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1with traffic safety is authorized to issue or withhold such
2permit at its discretion; or, if such permit is issued at its
3discretion to prescribe the route or routes to be traveled, to
4limit the number of trips, to establish seasonal or other time
5limitations within which the vehicles described may be operated
6on the highways indicated, or otherwise to limit or prescribe
7conditions of operations of such vehicle or vehicles, when
8necessary to assure against undue damage to the road
9foundations, surfaces or structures, and may require such
10undertaking or other security as may be deemed necessary to
11compensate for any injury to any roadway or road structure. The
12Department shall maintain a daily record of each permit issued
13along with the fee and the stipulated dimensions, weights,
14conditions and restrictions authorized and this record shall be
15presumed correct in any case of questions or dispute. The
16Department shall install an automatic device for recording
17applications received and permits issued by telephone. In
18making application by telephone, the Department and applicant
19waive all objections to the recording of the conversation.
20    (d) The Department shall, upon application in writing from
21any local authority, issue an annual permit authorizing the
22local authority to move oversize highway construction,
23transportation, utility and maintenance equipment over roads
24under the jurisdiction of the Department. The permit shall be
25applicable only to equipment and vehicles owned by or
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1be charged for the issuance of such permits.
2    (e) As an exception to paragraph (a) of this Section, the
3Department and local authorities, with respect to highways
4under their respective jurisdictions, in their discretion and
5upon application in writing may issue a special permit for
6limited continuous operation, authorizing the applicant to
7move loads of agricultural commodities on a 2 axle single
8vehicle registered by the Secretary of State with axle loads
9not to exceed 35%, on a 3 or 4 axle vehicle registered by the
10Secretary of State with axle loads not to exceed 20%, and on a
115 axle vehicle registered by the Secretary of State not to
12exceed 10% above those provided in Section 15-111. The total
13gross weight of the vehicle, however, may not exceed the
14maximum gross weight of the registration class of the vehicle
15allowed under Section 3-815 or 3-818 of this Code.
16    As used in this Section, "agricultural commodities" means:
17        (1) cultivated plants or agricultural produce grown
18    including, but is not limited to, corn, soybeans, wheat,
19    oats, grain sorghum, canola, and rice;
20        (2) livestock, including but not limited to hogs,
21    equine, sheep, and poultry;
22        (3) ensilage; and
23        (4) fruits and vegetables.
24    Permits may be issued for a period not to exceed 40 days
25and moves may be made of a distance not to exceed 50 miles from
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1defined in the Illinois Grain Code, or a livestock management
2facility as defined in the Livestock Management Facilities Act
3over any highway except the National System of Interstate and
4Defense Highways. The operator of the vehicle, however, must
5abide by posted bridge and posted highway weight limits. All
6implements of husbandry operating under this Section between
7sunset and sunrise shall be equipped as prescribed in Section
812-205.1.
9    (e-1) Upon a declaration by the Governor that an emergency
10harvest situation exists, a special permit issued by the
11Department under this Section shall not be required from
12September 1 through December 31 during harvest season
13emergencies, provided that the weight does not exceed 20% above
14the limits provided in Section 15-111. All other restrictions
15that apply to permits issued under this Section shall apply
16during the declared time period. With respect to highways under
17the jurisdiction of local authorities, the local authorities
18may, at their discretion, waive special permit requirements
19during harvest season emergencies. This permit exemption shall
20apply to all vehicles eligible to obtain permits under this
21Section, including commercial vehicles in use during the
22declared time period.
23    (f) The form and content of the permit shall be determined
24by the Department with respect to highways under its
25jurisdiction and by local authorities with respect to highways
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1and carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which
2it refers and shall be open to inspection by any police officer
3or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit and no
4person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of such
5special permit. Violation of the terms and conditions of the
6permit shall not be deemed a revocation of the permit; however,
7any vehicle and load found to be off the route prescribed in
8the permit shall be held to be operating without a permit. Any
9off route vehicle and load shall be required to obtain a new
10permit or permits, as necessary, to authorize the movement back
11onto the original permit routing. No rule or regulation, nor
12anything herein shall be construed to authorize any police
13officer, court, or authorized agent of any authority granting
14the permit to remove the permit from the possession of the
15permittee unless the permittee is charged with a fraudulent
16permit violation as provided in paragraph (i). However, upon
17arrest for an offense of violation of permit, operating without
18a permit when the vehicle is off route, or any size or weight
19offense under this Chapter when the permittee plans to raise
20the issuance of the permit as a defense, the permittee, or his
21agent, must produce the permit at any court hearing concerning
22the alleged offense.
23    If the permit designates and includes a routing to a
24certified scale, the permittee, while enroute to the designated
25scale, shall be deemed in compliance with the weight provisions
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1any of the permitted limits by more than the following amounts:
2        Single axle               2000 pounds
3        Tandem axle               3000 pounds
4        Gross                     5000 pounds
5    (g) The Department is authorized to adopt, amend, and to
6make available to interested persons a policy concerning
7reasonable rules, limitations and conditions or provisions of
8operation upon highways under its jurisdiction in addition to
9those contained in this Section for the movement by special
10permit of vehicles, combinations, or loads which cannot
11reasonably be dismantled or disassembled, including
12manufactured and modular home sections and portions thereof.
13All rules, limitations and conditions or provisions adopted in
14the policy shall have due regard for the safety of the
15traveling public and the protection of the highway system and
16shall have been promulgated in conformity with the provisions
17of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The requirements
18of the policy for flagmen and escort vehicles shall be the same
19for all moves of comparable size and weight. When escort
20vehicles are required, they shall meet the following
21requirements:
22        (1) All operators shall be 18 years of age or over and
23    properly licensed to operate the vehicle.
24        (2) Vehicles escorting oversized loads more than
25    12-feet wide must be equipped with a rotating or flashing
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1    12-215.
2    The Department shall establish reasonable rules and
3regulations regarding liability insurance or self insurance
4for vehicles with oversized loads promulgated under The
5Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Police vehicles may be
6required for escort under circumstances as required by rules
7and regulations of the Department.
8    (h) Violation of any rule, limitation or condition or
9provision of any permit issued in accordance with the
10provisions of this Section shall not render the entire permit
11null and void but the violator shall be deemed guilty of
12violation of permit and guilty of exceeding any size, weight or
13load limitations in excess of those authorized by the permit.
14The prescribed route or routes on the permit are not mere
15rules, limitations, conditions, or provisions of the permit,
16but are also the sole extent of the authorization granted by
17the permit. If a vehicle and load are found to be off the route
18or routes prescribed by any permit authorizing movement, the
19vehicle and load are operating without a permit. Any off route
20movement shall be subject to the size and weight maximums,
21under the applicable provisions of this Chapter, as determined
22by the type or class highway upon which the vehicle and load
23are being operated.
24    (i) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made under
25a fraudulent permit the permit shall be void, and the person,
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1driver of such vehicle in addition to the person who issued
2such permit and any accessory, shall be guilty of fraud and
3either one or all persons may be prosecuted for such violation.
4Any person, firm, or corporation committing such violation
5shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and the Department shall
6not issue permits to the person, firm or corporation convicted
7of such violation for a period of one year after the date of
8conviction. Penalties for violations of this Section shall be
9in addition to any penalties imposed for violation of other
10Sections of this Act.
11    (j) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made in
12violation of a permit issued in accordance with this Section,
13the person to whom such permit was granted, or the driver of
14such vehicle, is guilty of such violation and either, but not
15both, persons may be prosecuted for such violation as stated in
16this subsection (j). Any person, firm or corporation convicted
17of such violation shall be guilty of a petty offense and shall
18be fined for the first offense, not less than $50 nor more than
19$200 and, for the second offense by the same person, firm or
20corporation within a period of one year, not less than $200 nor
21more than $300 and, for the third offense by the same person,
22firm or corporation within a period of one year after the date
23of the first offense, not less than $300 nor more than $500 and
24the Department shall not issue permits to the person, firm or
25corporation convicted of a third offense during a period of one
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1    (k) Whenever any vehicle is operated on local roads under
2permits for excess width or length issued by local authorities,
3such vehicle may be moved upon a State highway for a distance
4not to exceed one-half mile without a permit for the purpose of
5crossing the State highway.
6    (l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
7the Department, with respect to highways under its
8jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to highways
9under their jurisdiction, may at their discretion authorize the
10movement of a vehicle in violation of any size or weight
11requirement, or both, that would not ordinarily be eligible for
12a permit, when there is a showing of extreme necessity that the
13vehicle and load should be moved without unnecessary delay.
14    For the purpose of this subsection, showing of extreme
15necessity shall be limited to the following: shipments of
16livestock, hazardous materials, liquid concrete being hauled
17in a mobile cement mixer, or hot asphalt.
18    (m) Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in
19addition to any penalties imposed for violating any other
20Section of this Code.
21    (n) The Department with respect to highways under its
22jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways
23under their jurisdiction, in their discretion and upon
24application in writing, may issue a special permit for
25continuous limited operation, authorizing the applicant to
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1in subsection (a) of Section 15-111, provided:
2        (1) no rear single axle of the tow-truck exceeds 26,000
3    pounds;
4        (2) no rear tandem axle of the tow-truck exceeds 50,000
5    pounds;
6        (2.1) no triple rear axle on a manufactured recovery
7    unit exceeds 60,000 pounds;
8        (3) neither the disabled vehicle nor the disabled
9    combination of vehicles exceed the weight restrictions
10    imposed by this Chapter 15, or the weight limits imposed
11    under a permit issued by the Department prior to hookup;
12        (4) the tow-truck prior to hookup does not exceed the
13    weight restrictions imposed by this Chapter 15;
14        (5) during the tow operation the tow-truck does not
15    violate any weight restriction sign;
16        (6) the tow-truck is equipped with flashing, rotating,
17    or oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet
18    in all directions;
19        (7) the tow-truck is specifically designed and
20    licensed as a tow-truck;
21        (8) the tow-truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of
22    sufficient capacity to safely handle the load;
23        (9) the tow-truck is equipped with air brakes;
24        (10) the tow-truck is capable of utilizing the lighting
25    and braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination
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1        (11) the tow commences at the initial point of wreck or
2    disablement and terminates at a point where the repairs are
3    actually to occur;
4        (12) the permit issued to the tow-truck is carried in
5    the tow-truck and exhibited on demand by a police officer;
6    and
7        (13) the movement shall be valid only on state routes
8    approved by the Department.
9    (o) (Blank). The Department, with respect to highways under
10its jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to
11highways under their jurisdiction, in their discretion and upon
12application in writing, may issue a special permit for
13continuous limited operation, authorizing the applicant to
14transport raw milk that exceeds the weight limits provided for
15in subsection (a) of Section 15-111 of this Code, provided:
16        (1) no single axle exceeds 20,000 pounds;
17        (2) no gross weight exceeds 80,000 pounds;
18        (3) permits issued by the State are good only for
19    federal and State highways and are not applicable to
20    interstate highways; and
21        (4) all road and bridge postings must be obeyed.
22    (p) In determining whether a load may be reasonably
23dismantled or disassembled for the purpose of paragraph (a),
24the Department shall consider whether there is a significant
25negative impact on the condition of the pavement and structures
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1proposed causes a safety hazard to the traveling public,
2whether dismantling or disassembling the load promotes or
3stifles economic development and whether the proposed route
4travels less than 5 miles. A load is not required to be
5dismantled or disassembled for the purposes of paragraph (a) if
6the Secretary of the Department determines there will be no
7significant negative impact to pavement or structures along the
8proposed route, the proposed load or vehicle causes no safety
9hazard to the traveling public, dismantling or disassembling
10the load does not promote economic development and the proposed
11route travels less than 5 miles. The Department may promulgate
12rules for the purpose of establishing the divisibility of a
13load pursuant to paragraph (a). Any load determined by the
14Secretary to be nondivisible shall otherwise comply with the
15existing size or weight maximums specified in this Chapter.
16(Source: P.A. 97-201, eff. 1-1-12; 97-479, eff. 8-22-11;
1797-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
18    (625 ILCS 5/15-308.3 rep.)
19    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
20repealing Section 15-308.3.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.".