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92_HB2259
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1 AN ACT in relation to motor carriers.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 adding Section 1-126.1 and changing Sections 15-101, 15-102,
6 15-103, 15-106, 15-107, 15-111, 15-112, 15-113, and 15-316 as
7 follows:
8 (625 ILCS 5/1-126.1 new)
9 Sec. 1-126.1. Highway Designations. The Department of
10 Transportation may designate streets or highways in the
11 system of State highways as follows:
12 (a) Class I highways include interstate highways,
13 expressways, tollways, and other highways deemed
14 appropriate by the department.
15 (b) Class II highways include major arterials not
16 built to interstate highway standards that have at least
17 11 feet lane widths.
18 (c) Class III highways include those State highways
19 that have lane widths of less than 11 feet.
20 (d) Non-designated highways are highways in the
21 system of State highways not designated as Class I, II,
22 or III.
23 (e) Local highways are roadways which are a part of
24 any county, township, municipal, or district road system.
25 Local authorities also may designate Class II or Class
26 III highways within their systems of highways.
27 (625 ILCS 5/15-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-101)
28 Sec. 15-101. Scope and effect of Chapter 15. (a) It is
29 unlawful for any person to drive or move on, upon or across
30 or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or
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1 moved on, upon or across any highway any vehicle or vehicles
2 of a size and weight exceeding the limitations stated in this
3 Chapter or otherwise in violation of this Chapter, and the
4 maximum size and weight of vehicles herein specified shall be
5 lawful throughout this State, and local authorities shall
6 have no power or authority to alter such limitations except
7 as express authority may be granted in this Chapter.
8 (b) The provisions of this Chapter governing size,
9 weight and load do not apply to fire apparatus or equipment
10 for snow and ice removal operations owned or operated by any
11 governmental body, or to implements of husbandry, as defined
12 in Chapter 1 of this Code, temporarily operated or towed in a
13 combination upon a highway provided such combination does not
14 consist of more than 3 vehicles or, in the case of hauling
15 fresh, perishable fruits or vegetables from farm to the point
16 of first processing, not more than 3 wagons being towed by an
17 implement of husbandry, or to a vehicle operated under the
18 terms of a special permit issued hereunder.
19 (c) A home rule unit may not adopt truck regulations or
20 assess fines that are not identical in substance with the
21 provisions of this Chapter, except as express authority may
22 be granted in this Chapter. This Chapter is a limitation
23 under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the
24 Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule
25 units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
26 (Source: P.A. 83-831.)
27 (625 ILCS 5/15-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-102)
28 Sec. 15-102. Width of Vehicles.
29 (a) On Class III and non-designated State and local
30 highways, Except as otherwise provided in this Section or
31 this Code, the total outside width of any vehicle or load
32 thereon shall not exceed 8 feet.
33 (b) Except during those times when, due to insufficient
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1 light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and
2 vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a
3 distance of 1000 feet, the following vehicles may exceed the
4 8 feet limitation during the period from a half hour before
5 sunrise to a half hour after sunset:
6 (1) Loads of hay, straw or other similar farm
7 products provided that the load is not more than 12 feet
8 wide.
9 (2) Implements of husbandry being transported on
10 another vehicle and the transporting vehicle while
11 loaded.
12 The following requirements apply to the
13 transportation on another vehicle of an implement of
14 husbandry wider than 8 feet 6 inches on the National
15 System of Interstate and Defense Highways or other
16 highways in the system of State highways:
17 (A) The driver of a vehicle transporting an
18 implement of husbandry that exceeds 8 feet 6 inches
19 in width shall obey all traffic laws and shall check
20 the roadways prior to making a movement in order to
21 ensure that adequate clearance is available for the
22 movement. It is prima facie evidence that the
23 driver of a vehicle transporting an implement of
24 husbandry has failed to check the roadway prior to
25 making a movement if the vehicle is involved in a
26 collision with a bridge, overpass, fixed structure,
27 or properly placed traffic control device or if the
28 vehicle blocks traffic due to its inability to
29 proceed because of a bridge, overpass, fixed
30 structure, or properly placed traffic control
31 device.
32 (B) Flags shall be displayed so as to wave
33 freely at the extremities of overwidth objects and
34 at the extreme ends of all protrusions, projections,
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1 and overhangs. All flags shall be clean, bright red
2 flags with no advertising, wording, emblem, or
3 insignia inscribed upon them and at least 18 inches
4 square.
5 (C) "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory on the
6 front and rear of all vehicles with loads over 10
7 feet wide. These signs must have 12-inch high black
8 letters with a 2-inch stroke on a yellow sign that
9 is 7 feet wide by 18 inches high.
10 (D) One civilian escort vehicle is required
11 for a load that exceeds 14 feet 6 inches in width
12 and 2 civilian escort vehicles are required for a
13 load that exceeds 16 feet in width on the National
14 System of Interstate and Defense Highways or other
15 highways in the system of State highways.
16 (E) The requirements for a civilian escort
17 vehicle and driver are as follows:
18 (1) The civilian escort vehicle shall be
19 a passenger car or a second division vehicle
20 not exceeding a gross vehicle weight of 8,000
21 pounds that is designed to afford clear and
22 unobstructed vision to both front and rear.
23 (2) The escort vehicle driver must be
24 properly licensed to operate the vehicle.
25 (3) While in use, the escort vehicle must
26 be equipped with illuminated rotating,
27 oscillating, or flashing amber lights or
28 flashing amber strobe lights mounted on top
29 that are of sufficient intensity to be visible
30 at 500 feet in normal sunlight.
31 (4) "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory
32 on all escort vehicles. The sign on an escort
33 vehicle shall have 8-inch high black letters on
34 a yellow sign that is 5 feet wide by 12 inches
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1 high.
2 (5) When only one escort vehicle is
3 required and it is operating on a two-lane
4 highway, the escort vehicle shall travel
5 approximately 300 feet ahead of the load. The
6 rotating, oscillating, or flashing lights or
7 flashing amber strobe lights and an "OVERSIZE
8 LOAD" sign shall be displayed on the escort
9 vehicle and shall be visible from the front.
10 When only one escort vehicle is required and it
11 is operating on a multilane divided highway,
12 the escort vehicle shall travel approximately
13 300 feet behind the load and the sign and
14 lights shall be visible from the rear.
15 (6) When 2 escort vehicles are required,
16 one escort shall travel approximately 300 feet
17 ahead of the load and the second escort shall
18 travel approximately 300 feet behind the load.
19 The rotating, oscillating, or flashing lights
20 or flashing amber strobe lights and an
21 "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign shall be displayed on the
22 escort vehicles and shall be visible from the
23 front on the lead escort and from the rear on
24 the trailing escort.
25 (7) When traveling within the corporate
26 limits of a municipality, the escort vehicle
27 shall maintain a reasonable and proper distance
28 from the oversize load, consistent with
29 existing traffic conditions.
30 (8) A separate escort shall be provided
31 for each load hauled.
32 (9) The driver of an escort vehicle shall
33 obey all traffic laws.
34 (10) The escort vehicle must be in safe
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1 operational condition.
2 (11) The driver of the escort vehicle
3 must be in radio contact with the driver of the
4 vehicle carrying the oversize load.
5 (F) A transport vehicle while under load of
6 more than 8 feet 6 inches in width must be equipped
7 with an illuminated rotating, oscillating, or
8 flashing amber light or lights or a flashing amber
9 strobe light or lights mounted on the top of the cab
10 that are of sufficient intensity to be visible at
11 500 feet in normal sunlight. If the load on the
12 transport vehicle blocks the visibility of the amber
13 lighting from the rear of the vehicle, the vehicle
14 must also be equipped with an illuminated rotating,
15 oscillating, or flashing amber light or lights or a
16 flashing amber strobe light or lights mounted on the
17 rear of the load that are of sufficient intensity to
18 be visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight.
19 (G) When a flashing amber light is required on
20 the transport vehicle under load and it is operating
21 on a two-lane highway, the transport vehicle shall
22 display to the rear at least one rotating,
23 oscillating, or flashing light or a flashing amber
24 strobe light and an "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign. When a
25 flashing amber light is required on the transport
26 vehicle under load and it is operating on a
27 multilane divided highway, the sign and light shall
28 be visible from the rear.
29 (H) Maximum speed shall be 45 miles per hour
30 on all such moves or 5 miles per hour above the
31 posted minimum speed limit, whichever is greater,
32 but the vehicle shall not at any time exceed the
33 posted maximum speed limit.
34 (3) Portable buildings designed and used for
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1 agricultural and livestock raising operations that are
2 not more than 14 feet wide and with not more than a 1
3 foot overhang along the left side of the hauling vehicle.
4 However, the buildings shall not be transported more than
5 10 miles and not on any route that is part of the
6 National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
7 All buildings when being transported shall display at
8 least 2 red cloth flags, not less than 12 inches square,
9 mounted as high as practicable on the left and right side of
10 the building.
11 A State Police escort shall be required if it is
12 necessary for this load to use part of the left lane when
13 crossing any 2 laned State highway bridge.
14 (c) Vehicles propelled by electric power obtained from
15 overhead trolley wires operated wholly within the corporate
16 limits of a municipality are also exempt from the width
17 limitation.
18 (d) Exemptions are also granted to vehicles designed for
19 the carrying of more than 10 persons under the following
20 conditions:
21 (1) (Blank);
22 (2) When operated within any public transportation
23 service with the approval of local authorities or an
24 appropriate public body authorized by law to provide
25 public transportation. Any vehicle so operated may be 8
26 feet 6 inches in width; or
27 (3) When a county engineer or superintendent of
28 highways, after giving due consideration to the mass
29 transportation needs of the area and to the width and
30 condition of the road, has determined that the operation
31 of buses wider than 8 feet will not pose an undue safety
32 hazard on a particular county or township road segment,
33 he or she may authorize buses not to exceed 8 feet 6
34 inches in width on any highway under that engineer's or
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1 superintendent's jurisdiction.
2 (e) A vehicle and load traveling upon the National
3 System of Interstate and Defense Highways or any other
4 highway in the system of State highways that has been
5 designated as a Class I or Class II highway by the
6 Department, or any street or highway designated by local
7 authorities or road district commissioners, may have a total
8 outside width of 8 feet 6 inches, provided that certain
9 safety devices that the Department determines as necessary
10 for the safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles shall
11 not be included in the calculation of width.
12 Vehicles operating under this paragraph (e) shall have
13 access for a distance of one highway mile to or from a Class
14 I highway on any street or highway, unless there is a sign
15 prohibiting the access, or 5 highway miles to or from a Class
16 I or II highway on a street or highway included in the system
17 of State highways and upon any street or highway designated
18 by local authorities or road district commissioners, without
19 additional fees, to points of loading and unloading and to
20 facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest. In addition, any
21 trailer or semitrailer not exceeding 28 feet 6 inches in
22 length, that was originally in combination with a truck
23 tractor, and all household goods carriers, when operating
24 under paragraph (e), shall have access to points of loading
25 and unloading.
26 Local access on highways under the control of county,
27 township, or municipal authorities is restricted for motor
28 vehicles and motor vehicles in combination with a gross
29 weight not exceeding 73,280 pounds, an overall length not
30 exceeding 65 feet, or a width not exceeding 102 inches, to a
31 distance of 5 highway miles from a State designated highway
32 for the purpose of loading and unloading and one highway mile
33 for food, fuel, or repairs, unless there is a sign
34 prohibiting that access. No exemption shall be granted
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1 authorizing travel on local roads as a thoroughfare between
2 State designated highways.
3 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
4 relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
5 designation of highways under this paragraph (e).
6 (f) Mirrors required by Section 12-502 of this Code and
7 other safety devices identified by the Department may project
8 up to 14 inches beyond each side of a bus and up to 6 inches
9 beyond each side of any other vehicle, and that projection
10 shall not be deemed a violation of the width restrictions of
11 this Section.
12 (g) Any person who is convicted of violating this
13 Section is subject to the penalty as provided in paragraph
14 (b) of Section 15-113.
15 (Source: P.A. 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 91-780, eff. 6-9-00.)
16 (625 ILCS 5/15-103) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-103)
17 Sec. 15-103. Height of vehicles. The height of a vehicle
18 from the under side of the tire to the top of the vehicle,
19 inclusive of load, shall not exceed 13 feet, 6 inches on any
20 highway in the State.
21 A person convicted of violating this Section is subject
22 to the penalty provided in paragraph (b) of Section 15-113.
23 (Source: P.A. 83-831.)
24 (625 ILCS 5/15-106) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-106)
25 Sec. 15-106. Protruding members of vehicles.
26 No vehicle with boom, arm, drill rig or other protruding
27 component shall be operated upon any the highway unless such
28 protruding component is fastened so as to prevent shifting,
29 bouncing or moving in any manner.
30 (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)
31 (625 ILCS 5/15-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
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1 Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles.
2 (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any
3 highway of this State may not exceed 42 feet except the
4 following:
5 (1) Semitrailers.
6 (2) Housetrailers.
7 (3) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to
8 45 feet in length, not including energy absorbing
9 bumpers. Unless otherwise provided for in this Code, no
10 single vehicle, with or without load, other than a
11 semitrailer that is not a housetrailer, shall exceed an
12 overall length of 42 feet.
13 (b) On all non-State highways, the maximum length of
14 vehicles in combinations is as follows:
15 (1) A truck tractor in combination with a
16 semi-trailer may not exceed 55 feet overall dimension.
17 (2) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer may not
18 exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
19 (3) Combinations specially designed to transport
20 motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 60 feet overall
21 dimension.
22 (4) Except as otherwise provided for in paragraph
23 (g) of this Section, no other combinations of vehicles
24 may exceed 60 feet overall dimension. Subject to the
25 provisions of paragraph (f) and unless otherwise provided
26 in this Code, no truck tractor and semitrailer, unladen
27 or with load, except a semitrailer other than a house
28 trailer, shall exceed a length of 55 feet extreme overall
29 dimension, except that the combination when specially
30 designed to transport motor vehicles may have a length of
31 60 feet extreme overall dimension, subject to those
32 exceptions and special rules otherwise stated in this
33 Code. No other combination of vehicles, unladen or with
34 load, shall exceed a length of 60 feet extreme overall
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1 dimension.
2 (c) Combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2
3 vehicles except the following:
4 (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one
5 trailer.
6 (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one
7 converter dolly.
8 (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one
9 vehicle that is defined in Chapter 1 as special mobile
10 equipment, provided the overall dimension does not exceed
11 60 feet.
12 (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit
13 coupled together by the triple saddlemount method.
14 (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
15 provided the following:
16 (A) The total overall dimension does not
17 exceed 60 feet.
18 (B) The towing vehicle is a properly
19 registered vehicle capable of towing another vehicle
20 using a fifth-wheel type assembly.
21 (C) The second vehicle in the combination of
22 vehicles is a recreational vehicle that is towed by
23 a fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be
24 properly registered and must be equipped with
25 brakes, regardless of weight.
26 (D) The third vehicle must be the lightest of
27 the 3 vehicles and be a trailer or semi-trailer
28 designed or used for transporting a boat,
29 all-terrain vehicle, personal watercraft, or
30 motorcycle.
31 (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use
32 of the operator of the towing vehicle.
33 (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped
34 with operating brakes and safety equipment required
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1 by this Code, except the additional brake
2 requirement in subdivision (C) of this subparagraph
3 (5).
4 For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely
5 serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed
6 vehicle is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not a
7 separate vehicle. A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one
8 trailer, or a converter dolly, or a vehicle that is special
9 mobile equipment if the extreme length of the combination
10 does not exceed 60 feet, and a truck in transit may draw 3
11 trucks in transit coupled together by the triple saddlemount
12 method. Except as otherwise provided, no other combinations
13 of vehicles coupled together shall consist of more than 2
14 vehicles. For the purposes of this paragraph, a tow-dolly
15 that merely serves as substitute wheels for another legally
16 licensed vehicle will be considered part of the vehicle and
17 not as a separate vehicle.
18 Vehicles in combination, whether being operated
19 intrastate or interstate, shall be operated and towed in
20 compliance with all requirements of Federal Highway
21 Administration, Title 49, C. F. R., Motor Carrier Safety
22 Regulations, pertaining to coupling devices and towing
23 methods and all other equipment safety requirements set forth
24 in the regulations.
25 (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length
26 limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations
27 provided:
28 (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with
29 load, in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed
30 53 feet.
31 (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center
32 of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
33 combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet
34 6 inches.
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1 (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen
2 or with load, operated in a truck
3 tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination, may not exceed
4 28 feet 6 inches.
5 (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter
6 1, may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
7 (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed
8 to transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65
9 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is
10 inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the
11 overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in
12 paragraph (i) of this Section.
13 (6) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles as defined
14 in Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport motor
15 vehicles or boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall
16 dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of front
17 and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
18 transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of
19 this Section.
20 (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks
21 coupled together by the triple saddlemount method may not
22 exceed 75 feet overall dimension. Notwithstanding any
23 other provisions of this Code, there is no overall length
24 limitation on motor vehicles operating in truck
25 tractor-semitrailer or truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
26 combinations, except that maxi-cube combinations as
27 defined in this Section, and a combination of vehicles
28 specifically designed to transport motor vehicles or
29 boats, shall not exceed 65 feet overall length, and
30 provided that a stinger steered combination of vehicles
31 specifically designed to transport motor vehicles or
32 boats and a truck in transit transporting 3 trucks
33 coupled together by the triple saddlemount method shall
34 not exceed 75 feet overall length, with the length
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1 limitations inclusive of front and rear bumpers but
2 exclusive of the overhang of the transported vehicles as
3 provided for in paragraph (i) of this Section, upon the
4 National System of Interstate and Defense Highways or any
5 other highways in the system of State highways that have
6 been designated Class I highways by the Department or any
7 street or highway designated by local authorities or road
8 district commissioners; provided that the length of the
9 semitrailer unit, unladen or with load, operated in a
10 truck tractor-semitrailer combination shall not exceed 53
11 feet and the distance between the kingpin and the center
12 of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet
13 shall not exceed 45 feet, 6 inches; and provided that the
14 length of any semitrailer or trailer, unladen or with
15 load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
16 combination shall not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
17 The length limitations described in this paragraph (d)
18 shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
19 such as rear view mirrors, turn signals, marker lamps, steps
20 and handholds for entry and egress, flexible fender
21 extensions, bumpers, mudflaps and splash and spray
22 suppressant devices, load-induced tire bulge, refrigeration
23 units or air compressors and other devices, that the
24 Department may interpret as necessary for safe and efficient
25 operation; except that no device excluded under this
26 paragraph shall have by its design or use the capability to
27 carry cargo.
28 Vehicles operating under this paragraph (d) shall have
29 access for a distance of one highway mile to or from a Class
30 I highway on any street or highway, unless there is a sign
31 prohibiting the access, or 5 highway miles on a street or
32 highway in the system of State highways, and upon any street
33 or highway designated, without additional fees, by local
34 authorities or road district commissioners, to points of
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1 loading and unloading and facilities for food, fuel, repairs
2 and rest. Household goods carriers shall have access to
3 points of loading and unloading.
4 Local access on highways under the control of county,
5 township, or municipal authorities is restricted for motor
6 vehicles and motor vehicles in combination with a gross
7 weight not exceeding 73,280 pounds, an overall length not
8 exceeding 65 feet, or a width not exceeding 102 inches, to a
9 distance of 5 highway miles from a State designated highway
10 for the purpose of loading and unloading and one highway mile
11 for food, fuel, or repairs, unless there is a sign
12 prohibiting that access. No exemption may be granted
13 authorizing travel on local roads as a thoroughfare between
14 State designated highways.
15 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
16 relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
17 designation of highways under this paragraph (d).
18 (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length
19 limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations,
20 except the following:
21 (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with
22 load, in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed
23 53 feet overall dimension.
24 (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center
25 of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
26 combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet
27 6 inches.
28 (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination
29 may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
30 (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen
31 or with load, operated in a truck
32 tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination, may not exceed
33 28 feet 6 inches.
34 (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter
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1 1, may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
2 (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically
3 designed to transport motor vehicles or boats, may not
4 exceed 65 feet overall dimension. The length limitation
5 is inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of
6 the overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in
7 paragraph (i) of this Section.
8 (7) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles, as
9 defined in Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport
10 motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall
11 dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of front
12 and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
13 transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of
14 this Section.
15 (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks
16 coupled together by the triple saddlemount method may not
17 exceed 75 feet overall dimension. Local authorities and
18 road district commissioners, with respect to streets and
19 highways under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance
20 or resolution allow the length limitations of this
21 paragraph (e). In addition to the designation of highways
22 under paragraph (d) the Department may designate other
23 streets or highways in the system of State highways as
24 Class II highways. Notwithstanding any other provisions
25 of this Code, effective June 1, 1996 there is no overall
26 length limitation on motor vehicles operating in truck
27 tractor-semitrailer combinations operating upon
28 designated Class II highways, provided the length of the
29 semitrailer unit, unladen or with load, operated in a
30 truck tractor-semitrailer combination shall not exceed 53
31 feet and the distance between the kingpin and the center
32 of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet
33 shall not exceed 45 feet, 6 inches. A truck
34 tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination may be operated
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1 provided that the wheelbase between the front axle and
2 rear axle shall not exceed 65 feet and the length of any
3 semitrailer or trailer, unladen or with load, in a
4 combination shall not exceed 28 feet 6 inches. Local
5 authorities and road district commissioners with respect
6 to streets and highways under their jurisdiction, may
7 also by ordinance or resolution allow the length
8 limitations of this paragraph (e).
9 A maxi-cube combination, a truck in transit transporting
10 3 trucks coupled together by the triple saddlemount method,
11 and a combination of vehicles specifically designed to
12 transport motor vehicles or boats may operate on the
13 designated streets or highways provided the overall length
14 shall not exceed 65 feet, and provided that a stinger steered
15 combination of vehicles specifically designed to transport
16 motor vehicles or boats shall not exceed 75 feet overall
17 length, with the length limitations inclusive of front and
18 rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the transported
19 vehicles as provided for in paragraph (i) of this Section.
20 The length limitations described in this paragraph (e)
21 shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
22 such as rear view mirrors, turn signals, marker lamps, steps
23 and handholds for entry and egress, flexible fender
24 extensions, bumpers, mudflaps and splash and spray
25 suppressant devices, load-induced tire bulge, refrigeration
26 units or air compressors and other devices, that the
27 Department may interpret as necessary for safe and efficient
28 operation; except that no device excluded under this
29 paragraph shall have by its design or use the capability to
30 carry cargo.
31 Vehicles operating under this paragraph (e) shall have
32 access for a distance of 5 highway miles on a street or
33 highway in the system of State highways, and upon any street
34 or highway designated by local authorities or road district
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1 commissioners, to points of loading and unloading and to
2 facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest. Household goods
3 carriers shall have access to points of loading and
4 unloading.
5 Local access on highways under the control of county,
6 township, or municipal authorities is restricted for motor
7 vehicles and motor vehicles in combination with a gross
8 weight not exceeding 73,280 pounds, an overall length not
9 exceeding 65 feet, or a width not exceeding 102 inches, to a
10 distance of 5 highway miles from a State designated highway
11 for the purpose of loading and unloading and one highway mile
12 for food, fuel, or repairs, unless there is a sign
13 prohibiting that access. No exemption may be granted
14 authorizing travel on local roads as a thoroughfare between
15 State designated highways.
16 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
17 relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
18 designation of highways under this paragraph (e).
19 (f) On Class III and other non-designated State
20 highways, the length limitations for vehicles in combination
21 are as follows:
22 (1) Truck tractor-semitrailer combinations, must
23 comply with either a maximum 55 feet overall wheel base
24 or a maximum 65 feet extreme overall dimension.
25 (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not
26 exceed 53 feet overall dimension.
27 (3) No truck tractors-semitrailer-trailer
28 combination may exceed 60 feet extreme overall dimension.
29 On any street or highway in the system of State highways
30 that has not been designated by the Department under
31 paragraph (d) or (e), the wheelbase between the front
32 axle and the rear axle in a truck tractor-semitrailer
33 combination shall not exceed 55 feet or, effective June
34 1, 1996, no truck tractor and semitrailer, unladen or
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1 with load, except a semitrailer other than a house
2 trailer, shall exceed a length of 65 feet between extreme
3 overall dimensions, the length of the semitrailer,
4 unladen or with load, shall not exceed 53 feet and the
5 distance between the kingpin and the center of the rear
6 axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet shall not
7 exceed 42 feet, 6 inches. On any street or highway in the
8 State system of highways that has not been designated by
9 the Department under paragraph (d) or (e), no truck
10 tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination shall exceed a
11 length of 60 feet extreme overall dimension.
12 (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of
13 this Section 15-107 do not apply to the following:
14 (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on
15 Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, when transporting
16 poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural
17 nature that cannot readily be dismembered, provided the
18 overall length of vehicle and load may not exceed 100
19 feet and no object exceeding 80 feet in length may be
20 transported unless a permit has been obtained as
21 authorized in Section 15-301.
22 (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility
23 while en route to make emergency repairs to public
24 service facilities or properties, but during night
25 operation every vehicle and its load must be equipped
26 with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both sides
27 and marker lamps upon the extreme ends of any projecting
28 load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
29 (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled
30 vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the
31 towing vehicle meets the following conditions:
32 (A) It is specifically designed as a tow truck
33 having a gross vehicle weight rating of at least
34 18,000 pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided
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1 that air brakes are required only if the towing
2 vehicle is towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or
3 tractor-trailer combination that is equipped with
4 air brakes.
5 (B) It is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
6 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500
7 feet in all directions.
8 (C) It is capable of utilizing the lighting
9 and braking systems of the disabled vehicle or
10 combination of vehicles.
11 (D) It does not engage in a tow exceeding 50
12 miles from the initial point of wreck or
13 disablement.
14 Length limitations in the preceding subsections of this
15 Section 15-107 shall not apply to vehicles operated in the
16 daytime, except on Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays, when
17 transporting poles, pipe, machinery or other objects of a
18 structural nature that cannot readily be dismembered, nor to
19 vehicles transporting those objects operated on Saturdays,
20 Sundays or legal holidays or at nighttime by a public utility
21 when required for emergency repair of public service
22 facilities or properties, but in respect to the night
23 operation every vehicle and the load thereon shall be
24 equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both
25 sides and marker lamps upon the extreme ends of any
26 projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load,
27 provided that the overall length of vehicle and load shall
28 not exceed 100 feet and no object exceeding 80 feet in length
29 shall be transported, except by a public utility when
30 required for emergency repairs, unless a permit has first
31 been obtained as authorized in Section 15-301. A combination
32 of vehicles, including a tow truck and a disabled vehicle or
33 disabled combination of vehicles, that exceeds the length
34 restriction imposed by this Code, may be operated on a public
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1 highway in this State upon the following conditions:
2 (1) The towing vehicle must be:
3 a. specifically designed as a tow truck having
4 a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000
5 lbs. and equipped with air brakes;
6 b. equipped with flashing, rotating or
7 oscillating amber lights, visible for a least 500
8 feet in all directions; and
9 c. capable of utilizing the lighting and
10 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or
11 combination of vehicles.
12 (2) The towing of vehicles on the highways of this
13 State shall not exceed 50 miles from the initial point of
14 wreck or disablement. Any additional movement of the
15 vehicles shall only occur upon issuance of authorization
16 for that movement under the provisions of Section 15-301
17 through 15-319 of this Chapter.
18 The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
19 additional requirements regarding length limitations for a
20 tow truck towing another vehicle.
21 For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
22 rating, or GVWR, shall mean the value specified by the
23 manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck. Legal
24 holidays referred to in this Section shall be specified as
25 the day on which the following traditional holidays are
26 celebrated:
27 New Year's Day;
28 Memorial Day;
29 Independence Day;
30 Labor Day;
31 Thanksgiving Day; and
32 Christmas Day.
33 (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the
34 load upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles,
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1 shall not extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of
2 the vehicle or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is
3 equipped with a front bumper. The provisions of this
4 subsection (h) shall not apply to any vehicle or combination
5 of vehicles specifically designed for the collection and
6 transportation of waste, garbage, or recyclable materials
7 during the vehicle's operation in the course of collecting
8 garbage, waste, or recyclable materials if the vehicle is
9 traveling at a speed not in excess of 15 miles per hour
10 during the vehicle's operation and in the course of
11 collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable materials. However,
12 in no instance shall the load extend more than 7 feet beyond
13 the front wheels of the vehicle or the front bumper of the
14 vehicle if it is equipped with a front bumper.
15 (i) The load upon the front vehicle of a combination of
16 vehicles specifically designed to transport motor vehicles
17 shall not extend more than 3 feet beyond the foremost part of
18 the transporting vehicle and the load upon the rear
19 transporting vehicle shall not extend more than 4 feet beyond
20 the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. This paragraph
21 shall only be applicable upon highways designated in
22 paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section.
23 (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections,
24 neither of which exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for
25 the carrying of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in
26 length, not including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that
27 the vehicles are:
28 1. operated by or for any public body or motor
29 carrier authorized by law to provide public
30 transportation services; or
31 2. operated in local public transportation service
32 by any other person and the municipality in which the
33 service is to be provided approved the operation of the
34 vehicle.
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1 (j-1) (Blank). Charter or regulated route buses may be
2 up to 45 feet in length, not including energy absorbing
3 bumpers.
4 (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this
5 Section is subject to the penalty as provided in paragraph
6 (b) of Section 15-113.
7 (l) (Blank). A combination of 3 vehicles not to exceed
8 60 feet overall length may be operated on the highways of the
9 State, provided that the vehicles meet the following
10 requirements:
11 (1) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
12 vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a
13 fifth-wheel type assembly.
14 (2) The second vehicle in the combination of
15 vehicles shall be a recreational vehicle that is towed by
16 a fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle shall be properly
17 registered and be equipped with brakes regardless of
18 weight.
19 (3) The third vehicle shall be the lightest of the
20 3 vehicles and be a trailer or semi-trailer designed or
21 used for transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle,
22 personal watercraft, or motorcycle.
23 (4) The towed vehicles may only be for the use of
24 the operator of the towing vehicle.
25 (5) All vehicles shall be properly equipped with
26 operating brakes and safety equipment required by this
27 Code, except the additional brake requirement in
28 paragraph (2) above.
29 (Source: P.A. 89-219, eff. 1-1-96; 89-434, eff. 6-1-96;
30 89-626, eff. 8-9-96; 90-89, eff. 1-1-98; 90-147, eff.
31 7-23-97; 90-407, eff. 8-15-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
32 (625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
33 Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
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1 (a) On non-designated highways, no vehicle or
2 combination of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires may be
3 operated, unladen or with load, when the total weight
4 transmitted to the road surface exceeds 18,000 pounds on a
5 single axle or 32,000 pounds on a tandem axle with no axle
6 within the tandem exceeding 18,000 pounds except:
7 (1) when a different limit is established and
8 posted in accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code;
9 (2) vehicles for which the Department of
10 Transportation and local authorities issue overweight
11 permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code;
12 (3) tow trucks subject to the conditions provided
13 in subsection (d) may not exceed 24,000 on a single rear
14 axle or 44,000 on a tandem rear axle;
15 (4) any single axle of a 2-axle truck weighing
16 36,000 pounds or less and not a part of a combination of
17 vehicles, shall not exceed 20,000 pounds;
18 (5) any single axle of a 2-axle truck equipped with
19 a personnel lift or digger derrick, weighing 36,000
20 pounds or less, owned and operated by a public utility,
21 shall not exceed 20,000 pounds;
22 (6) any single axle of a 2-axle truck specially
23 equipped with a front loading compactor used exclusively
24 for garbage, refuse, or recycling may not exceed 20,000
25 pounds per axle, provided that the gross weight of the
26 vehicle does not exceed 40,000 pounds;
27 (7) a truck, not in combination and specially
28 equipped with a selfcompactor or an industrial roll-off
29 hoist and roll-off container, used exclusively for
30 garbage or refuse operations may, when laden, transmit
31 upon the road surface the following maximum weights:
32 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem
33 axle;
34 (8) a truck, not in combination and used
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1 exclusively for the collection of rendering materials,
2 may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface the
3 following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a single
4 axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle;
5 (9) tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered as a
6 Special Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the
7 model year of 2004 and first registered in Illinois prior
8 to January 1, 2005, with a distance greater than 72
9 inches but not more than 96 inches between any series of
10 2 axles, is allowed a combined weight on the series not
11 to exceed 36,000 pounds and neither axle of the series
12 may exceed 18,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type
13 manufactured after the model year of 2004 or first
14 registered in Illinois after December 31, 2004 may not
15 exceed a combined weight of 32,000 pounds through the
16 series of 2 axles and neither axle of the series may
17 exceed 18,000 pounds;
18 (10) tandem axles on a 4-axle truck mixer, whose
19 fourth axle is a road surface engaging mixer trailing
20 axle, registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used
21 exclusively for the mixing and transportation of concrete
22 and manufactured prior to or in the model year of 2004
23 and first registered in Illinois prior to January 1,
24 2005, with a distance greater than 72 inches but not more
25 than 96 inches between any series of 2 axles, is allowed
26 a combined weight on the series not to exceed 36,000
27 pounds and neither axle of the series may exceed 18,000
28 pounds. Any vehicle of this type manufactured after the
29 model year of 2004 or first registered in Illinois after
30 December 31, 2004 may not exceed a combined weight of
31 32,000 pounds through the series of 2 axles and neither
32 axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds;
33 (11) 4-axle vehicles or a 5 or more axle
34 combination of vehicles: The weight transmitted upon the
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1 road surface through any series of 3 axles whose centers
2 are more than 96 inches apart, measured between extreme
3 axles in the series, may not exceed those allowed in the
4 table contained in subsection (f) of this Section. No
5 axle or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum
6 weight permitted under this Section for a single or
7 tandem axle.
8 No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other
9 than pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or with load,
10 upon the highways of this State when the gross weight on the
11 road surface through any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch
12 width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
13 surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds. No vehicle or
14 combination of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires shall
15 be operated, unladen or with load, upon the highways of this
16 State when the gross weight on the road surface through any
17 single axle thereof exceeds 18,000 pounds, except when a
18 different limit is established and posted in accordance with
19 Section 15-316 and except any single axle of a 2 axle motor
20 vehicle weighing 36,000 pounds or less and not a part of a
21 combination of vehicles, shall not exceed 20,000 pounds.
22 Provided, however, that any single axle of a 2 axle motor
23 vehicle equipped with a personnel lift or digger derrick,
24 weighing 36,000 pounds or less, owned and operated by a
25 public utility, shall not exceed 20,000 pounds. No vehicle
26 or combination of vehicles equipped with other than pneumatic
27 tires shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon the
28 highways of this State when the gross weight on the road
29 surface through any wheel thereof exceeds 800 pounds per inch
30 width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
31 surface through any axle thereof exceeds 16,000 pounds. The
32 gross weight transmitted to the road surface through tandem
33 axles shall not exceed 32,000 pounds and no axle of the
34 series shall exceed the maximum weight permitted under this
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1 Section for a single axle. Provided that on a 4 axle vehicle
2 or on a 5 or more axle combination of vehicles the weight on
3 a series of 3 axles whose centers are more than 96 inches
4 apart, measured between extreme axles in the series, shall
5 not exceed those allowed on 3 axles in the table contained in
6 subsection (f) of this Section and no axle or tandem axle of
7 the series shall exceed the maximum weight permitted under
8 this Section for a single or tandem axle. Provided also that
9 a 3 axle vehicle or 3 axle truck mixer registered as a
10 Special Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and
11 transportation of concrete, specially equipped with a road
12 surface engaging mixer trailing 4th axle, manufactured
13 prior to or in the model year of 2004 and first registered in
14 Illinois prior to January 1, 2005, with a distance greater
15 than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches between any series
16 of 2 axles may transmit to the road surface a maximum weight
17 of 18,000 pounds on each of these axles with a gross weight
18 on these 2 axles not to exceed 36,000 pounds. Any such
19 vehicle manufactured in the model year of 2004 or thereafter
20 or first registered in Illinois after December 31, 2004 may
21 transmit to the road surface a maximum of 32,000 pounds
22 through these 2 axles and none of the axles shall exceed
23 18,000 pounds.
24 A truck, not in combination and specially equipped with a
25 selfcompactor, or an industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off
26 container, used exclusively for garbage or refuse operations,
27 and a truck used exclusively for the collection of rendering
28 materials may, however, when laden, transmit upon the road
29 surface of any highway except when part of the National
30 System of Interstate and Defense Highways, a gross weight
31 upon a single axle not more than 22,000 pounds, and upon a
32 tandem axle not more than 40,000 pounds. When unladen,
33 however, those trucks shall comply with the axle limitations
34 applicable to all other trucks.
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1 A 2 axle truck specially equipped with a front loading
2 compactor used exclusively for garbage, refuse, or recycling
3 may transmit 20,000 pounds per axle provided that the gross
4 weight of the vehicle does not exceed 40,000 pounds.
5 (b) On non-designated highways, the gross weight of
6 vehicles and combination of vehicles including the weight of
7 the vehicle or combination and its maximum load shall be
8 subject to the foregoing limitations and further shall not
9 exceed the following gross weights dependent upon the number
10 of axles and distance between extreme axles of the vehicle or
11 combination measured longitudinally to the nearest foot.
12 VEHICLES HAVING 2 AXLES ....................... 36,000 pounds
13 VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
14 HAVING 3 AXLES
15 With Tandem With or
16 Axles Without
17 Tandem Axles
18 Minimum Minimum
19 distance to Maximum distance to Maximum
20 nearest foot Gross nearest foot Gross
21 between Weight between Weight
22 extreme axles (pounds) extreme axles (pounds)
23 10 feet 41,000 16 feet 46,000
24 11 42,000 17 47,000
25 12 43,000 18 47,500
26 13 44,000 19 48,000
27 14 44,500 20 49,000
28 15 45,000 21 feet or more 50,000
29 VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
30 HAVING 4 AXLES
31 Minimum Minimum
32 distance to Maximum distance to Maximum
33 nearest foot Gross nearest foot Gross
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1 between Weight between Weight
2 extreme axles (pounds) extreme axles (pounds)
3 15 feet 50,000 26 feet 57,500
4 16 50,500 27 58,000
5 17 51,500 28 58,500
6 18 52,000 29 59,500
7 19 52,500 30 60,000
8 20 53,500 31 60,500
9 21 54,000 32 61,500
10 22 54,500 33 62,000
11 23 55,500 34 62,500
12 24 56,000 35 63,500
13 25 56,500 36 feet or more 64,000
14 A vehicle not in a combination having more than 4 axles
15 may not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (b)
16 for 4 axles measured between the extreme axles of the
17 vehicle.
18 In applying the above table to a vehicle having more than
19 4 axles that is not in combination, only 4 axles shall be
20 considered in determining the maximum gross weights.
21 COMBINATIONS HAVING 5 OR MORE AXLES
22 Minimum distance to Maximum
23 nearest foot between Gross Weight
24 extreme axles (pounds)
25 42 feet or less 72,000
26 43 73,000
27 44 feet or more 73,280
28 VEHICLES OPERATING ON CRAWLER TYPE TRACKS ..... 40,000 pounds
29 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SELFCOMPACTORS
30 OR ROLL-OFF HOISTS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR GARBAGE
31 OR REFUSE HAULS ONLY AND TRUCKS USED FOR
32 THE COLLECTION OF RENDERING MATERIALS
33 On Highway Not Part of National System
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1 of Interstate and Defense Highways
2 with 2 axles 36,000 pounds
3 with 3 axles 54,000 pounds
4 TWO AXLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH
5 A FRONT LOADING COMPACTOR USED EXCLUSIVELY
6 FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, OR RECYCLING
7 with 2 axles 40,000 pounds
8 (c) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may
9 permit by ordinance axle loads on 2 axle motor vehicles 33
10 1/2% above those provided for herein, but the increase shall
11 not become effective until the city has officially notified
12 the Department of the passage of the ordinance and shall not
13 apply to those vehicles when outside of the limits of the
14 city, nor shall the gross weight of any 2 axle motor vehicle
15 operating over any street of the city exceed 40,000 pounds.
16 (d) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles
17 (including loads) operated by a public utility when
18 transporting equipment required for emergency repair of
19 public utility facilities or properties or water wells.
20 A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck and a
21 disabled vehicle or disabled combination of vehicles, that
22 exceeds the weight restriction imposed by this Code, may be
23 operated on a public highway in this State provided that
24 neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being towed nor
25 the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight limitations
26 permitted under this Chapter. During the towing operation,
27 neither the tow truck nor the vehicle combination shall
28 exceed 24,000 pounds on a single rear axle and 44,000 pounds
29 on a tandem rear axle, provided the towing vehicle the
30 following axle weight limitations:
31 (1) is specifically designed as a tow truck having
32 a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 pounds
33 and is equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes
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1 are required only if the towing vehicle is towing a
2 vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer combination that
3 is equipped with air brakes;
4 (2) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
5 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet
6 in all directions;
7 (3) is capable of utilizing the lighting and
8 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination of
9 vehicles; and
10 (4) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles
11 from the initial point of wreck or disablement. Any
12 additional movement of the vehicles may occur only upon
13 issuance of authorization for that movement under the
14 provisions of Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this
15 Code.
16 A. 24,000 pounds - Single rear axle;
17 B. 44,000 pounds - Tandem rear axle;
18 Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of
19 the tow truck and vehicles being towed. The tow truck
20 license plate must cover the operating empty weight of the
21 tow truck only. The weight of each vehicle being towed shall
22 be covered by a valid license plate issued to the owner or
23 operator of the vehicle being towed and displayed on that
24 vehicle. If no valid plate issued to the owner or operator of
25 that vehicle is displayed on that vehicle, or the plate
26 displayed on that vehicle does not cover the weight of the
27 vehicle, the weight of the vehicle shall be covered by the
28 third tow truck plate issued to the owner or operator of the
29 tow truck and temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed.
30 In addition, the following conditions must be met:
31 (1) the towing vehicle must be:
32 a. specifically designed as a tow truck having
33 a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000
34 lbs. and equipped with air brakes provided that air
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1 brakes shall be required only if the towing vehicle
2 is towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer
3 combination that is equipped with airbrakes;
4 b. equipped with flashing, rotating or
5 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500
6 feet in all directions; and
7 c. capable of utilizing the lighting and
8 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or
9 combination of vehicles.
10 (2) The towing of the vehicles on the highways of
11 this State shall not exceed 20 miles from the initial
12 point of wreck or disablement. Any additional movement of
13 the vehicles shall only occur upon issuance of
14 authorization for that movement under the provisions of
15 Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this Chapter.
16 The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
17 additional requirements. However, nothing in this Code shall
18 prohibit a tow truck under instructions of a police officer
19 from legally clearing a disabled vehicle, that may be in
20 violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
21 roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway. If in the
22 opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the
23 officer is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to
24 the nearest place of safety.
25 For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
26 rating, or GVWR, shall mean the value specified by the
27 manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
28 (e) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
29 pneumatic tires shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon
30 the highways of this State in violation of the provisions of
31 any permit issued under the provisions of Sections 15-301
32 through 15-319 of this Chapter.
33 (f) On designated Class I, II, or III highways and the
34 National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, no
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1 vehicle or combination of vehicles with pneumatic tires may
2 be operated, unladen or with load, when the total weight on
3 the road surface exceeds the following: 20,000 pounds on a
4 single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle with no axle
5 within the tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000 pounds
6 gross weight for vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles; or
7 a total weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in
8 excess of that weight produced by the application of the
9 following formula: W = 500 times the sum of (LN divided by
10 N-1) + 12N + 36, where "W" equals overall total weight on any
11 group of 2 or more consecutive axles to the nearest 500
12 pounds, "L" equals the distance measured to the nearest foot
13 between extremes of any group of 2 or more consecutive axles,
14 and "N" equals the number of axles in the group under
15 consideration. Notwithstanding any other provision in this
16 Code, except for those provisions of subsection (d) of this
17 Section relating to emergency operations of public utilities
18 and tow trucks while actually engaged in the towing of a
19 disabled vehicle, and those vehicles for which the Department
20 issues overweight permits under authority of Section 15-301
21 of this Code, the weight limitations contained in this
22 subsection shall apply to the National System of Interstate
23 and Defense Highways and other highways in the system of
24 State highways that have been designated by the Department as
25 Class I, II, or III. No vehicle shall be operated on the
26 highways with a weight in excess of 20,000 pounds carried on
27 any one axle or with a tandem axle weight in excess of 34,000
28 pounds, or a gross weight in excess of 80,000 pounds for
29 vehicle combinations of 5 axles or more, or a gross weight on
30 a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in excess of that
31 weight produced by the application of the following formula:
32 W = 500 times the sum of (LN divided by N-1) + 12N + 36
33 Where "W" equals overall gross weight on any group of 2 or
34 more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds; "L" equals
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1 the distance measured to the nearest foot between extremes of
2 any group of 2 or more consecutive axles; and "N" equals the
3 number of axles in the group under consideration, except that
4 2 consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of
5 34,000 pounds each, provided the overall distance between the
6 first and last axles of the consecutive sets of tandem axles
7 is 36 feet or more. Provided also that a 3-axle vehicle
8 registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle manufactured prior to
9 or in the model year of 2004, and first registered in
10 Illinois prior to January 1, 2005, with a distance greater
11 than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches between the 2 rear
12 axles may transmit to the road surface a maximum weight of
13 18,000 pounds on each of the 2 rear axles with a gross weight
14 on these 2 axles not to exceed 36,000 pounds. Any vehicle
15 registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle manufactured prior to
16 or in the model year of 2004 or thereafter or first
17 registered in Illinois after December 31, 2004, may transmit
18 to the road surface a maximum of 34,000 pounds through the 2
19 rear axles and neither of the rear axles shall exceed 20,000
20 pounds.
21 The above formula when expressed in tabular form results
22 in allowable loads as follows:
23 Distance measured
24 to the nearest
25 foot between the
26 extremes of any Maximum weight load in pounds
27 group of 2 or of carried on any group of
28 more consecutive 2 or more consecutive axles
29 axles
30 feet 2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles
31 4 34,000
32 5 34,000
33 6 34,000
34 7 34,000
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1 8 38,000* 42,000
2 9 39,000 42,500
3 10 40,000 43,500
4 11 44,000
5 12 45,000 50,000
6 13 45,500 50,500
7 14 46,500 51,500
8 15 47,000 52,000
9 16 48,000 52,500 58,000
10 17 48,500 53,500 58,500
11 18 49,500 54,000 59,000
12 19 50,000 54,500 60,000
13 20 51,000 55,500 60,500 66,000
14 21 51,500 56,000 61,000 66,500
15 22 52,500 56,500 61,500 67,000
16 23 53,000 57,500 62,500 68,000
17 24 54,000 58,000 63,000 68,500
18 25 54,500 58,500 63,500 69,000
19 26 55,500 59,500 64,000 69,500
20 27 56,000 60,000 65,000 70,000
21 28 57,000 60,500 65,500 71,000
22 29 57,500 61,500 66,000 71,500
23 30 58,500 62,000 66,500 72,000
24 31 59,000 62,500 67,500 72,500
25 32 60,000 63,500 68,000 73,000
26 33 64,000 68,500 74,000
27 34 64,500 69,000 74,500
28 35 65,500 70,000 75,000
29 36 66,000 70,500 75,500
30 37 66,500 71,000 76,000
31 38 67,500 72,000 77,000
32 39 68,000 72,500 77,500
33 40 68,500 73,000 78,000
34 41 69,500 73,500 78,500
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1 42 70,000 74,000 79,000
2 43 70,500 75,000 80,000
3 44 71,500 75,500
4 45 72,000 76,000
5 46 72,500 76,500
6 47 73,500 77,500
7 48 74,000 78,000
8 49 74,500 78,500
9 50 75,500 79,000
10 51 76,000 80,000
11 52 76,500
12 53 77,500
13 54 78,000
14 55 78,500
15 56 79,500
16 57 80,000
17 *If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2
18 axles are tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not
19 exceed load permitted is 34,000 pounds, notwithstanding the
20 higher limit resulting from the application of the formula.
21 Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles
22 may not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (f)
23 for 4 axles measured between the extreme axles of the
24 vehicle.
25 Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may
26 not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (f) for
27 6 axles measured between the extreme axles of the
28 combination.
29 In applying the above formula to a vehicle having more
30 than 4 axles that is not a combination, only 4 axles shall be
31 considered in determining the maximum gross weight, and for a
32 combination of vehicles having more than 6 axles, only 6
33 axles shall be considered in determining the maximum gross
34 weight.
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1 Notwithstanding the above table, 2 consecutive sets of
2 tandem axles may carry a gross weight of 34,000 pounds each
3 if the overall distance between the first and last axles of
4 the consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
5 Local authorities and road district highway
6 commissioners, with respect to streets and highways under
7 their jurisdiction, without additional fees, may also by
8 ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
9 subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle
10 shall not exceed 20,000 pounds and the maximum total gross
11 weight on any tandem axle shall not exceed 34,000 pounds, on
12 designated highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving
13 notice are erected upon the street or highway or portion of
14 any street or highway affected by the ordinance or
15 resolution.
16 The following are exceptions to the above formula:
17 (1) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry
18 a total weight of 34,000 pounds each if the overall
19 distance between the first and last axles of the
20 consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
21 (2) Vehicles for which a different limit is
22 established and posted in accordance with Section 15-316
23 of this Code.
24 (3) Vehicles for which the Department of
25 Transportation and local authorities issue overweight
26 permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code.
27 These vehicles are not subject to the bridge formula.
28 (4) Tow trucks subject to the conditions provided
29 in subsection (d) may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a
30 single rear axle or 44,000 on a tandem rear axle.
31 (5) A tandem axle on a 3-axle truck registered as a
32 Special Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the
33 model year of 2004, and registered in Illinois prior to
34 January 1, 2005, with a distance between 2 axles in a
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1 series greater than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches
2 may not exceed a total weight of 36,000 pounds and
3 neither axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds.
4 (6) A truck not in combination, equipped with a
5 self compactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and
6 roll-off container, used exclusively for garbage or
7 refuse operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the
8 road surface, except when on part of the National System
9 of Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum
10 weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on
11 a tandem axle; 36,000 pounds gross weight on a 2-axle
12 vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
13 This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula;
14 (7) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special
15 Hauling Vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured
16 prior to or in the model year of 2004, and registered in
17 Illinois prior to January 1, 2005, having 5 axles with a
18 distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may
19 not exceed the following maximum weights: 18,000 pounds
20 on a single axle; 32,000 pounds on a tandem axle; and
21 72,000 pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles
22 is not subject to the bridge formula. For all those
23 combinations of vehicles that include a semitrailer
24 manufactured after the effective date of this amendatory
25 Act of the 92nd General Assembly, the overall distance
26 between the first and last axles of the 2 sets of tandems
27 must be 18 feet 6 inches or more. Any combination of
28 vehicles that has had its cargo container replaced in its
29 entirety after December 31, 2004 may not exceed the
30 weights allowed by the bridge formula.
31 No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other
32 than pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or with load,
33 upon the highways of this State when the gross weight on the
34 road surface through any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch
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1 width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
2 surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
3 Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special Hauling
4 Vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured prior to or
5 in the model year of 2004, and first registered in Illinois
6 prior to January 1, 2005, having 5 axles with a distance of
7 42 feet or less between extreme axles shall be limited to the
8 weights prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section
9 and not subject to the bridge formula on the National System
10 of Interstate and Defense Highways and other highways in the
11 system of State highways designated by the Department. For
12 all those combinations of vehicles, that include a
13 semitrailer manufactured after the effective date of this
14 amendatory Act of 1986, the overall distance between the
15 first and last axles of the 2 sets of tandems must be 18 feet
16 6 inches or more. All combinations of vehicles registered as
17 Special Hauling Vehicles that include a semitrailer
18 manufactured prior to or in the model year of 2004 or
19 thereafter or first registered in Illinois after December 31,
20 2004, or that has had its cargo container replaced in its
21 entirety after December 31, 2004, are limited to the gross
22 weight allowed by the above formula.
23 A truck not in combination, equipped with a self
24 compactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off
25 container, used exclusively for garbage or refuse operations,
26 shall be allowed the weights as prescribed in subsections (a)
27 and (b) of this Section and not subject to the bridge
28 formula, provided they are not operated on a highway that is
29 part of the Interstate and Defense Highway System.
30 Vehicles operating under this subsection shall have
31 access for a distance of one highway mile to or from a Class
32 I highway on any street or highway, unless there is a sign
33 prohibiting the access, or 5 highway miles to or from either
34 a Class I, II, or III highway on a street or highway included
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1 in the system of State highways and upon any street or
2 highway designated by local authorities or road district
3 commissioners to points of loading and unloading and to
4 facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest.
5 Local access on highways under the control of county,
6 township, or municipal authorities is restricted for motor
7 vehicles and motor vehicles in combination with a gross
8 weight not exceeding 73,280 pounds, an overall length not
9 exceeding 65 feet, or a width not exceeding 102 inches, to a
10 distance of 5 highway miles from a State designated highway
11 for the purpose of loading and unloading and one highway mile
12 for food, fuel, or repairs, unless there is a sign
13 prohibiting that access. No exemption shall be granted
14 authorizing travel on local roads as a thoroughfare between
15 State designated highways.
16 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
17 relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
18 designation of highways under this subsection.
19 (g) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of
20 vehicles over a bridge or other elevated structure
21 constituting part of a highway with a gross weight that is
22 greater than the maximum weight permitted by the Department,
23 when the structure is sign posted as provided in this
24 Section.
25 (h) The Department upon request from any local authority
26 shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an
27 investigation of any bridge or other elevated structure
28 constituting a part of a highway, and if it finds that the
29 structure cannot with safety to itself withstand the weight
30 of vehicles otherwise permissible under this Code the
31 Department shall determine and declare the maximum weight of
32 vehicles that the structures can withstand, and shall cause
33 or permit suitable signs stating maximum weight to be erected
34 and maintained before each end of the structure. No person
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1 shall operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles over any
2 structure with a gross weight that is greater than the posted
3 maximum weight.
4 (i) Upon the trial of any person charged with a
5 violation of subsections (g) or (h) of this Section, proof of
6 the determination of the maximum allowable weight by the
7 Department and the existence of the signs, constitutes
8 conclusive evidence of the maximum weight that can be
9 maintained with safety to the bridge or structure.
10 (Source: P.A. 89-117, eff. 7-7-95; 89-433, eff. 12-15-95;
11 90-89, eff. 1-1-98; 90-330, eff. 8-8-97; 90-655, eff.
12 7-30-98.)
13 (625 ILCS 5/15-112) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-112)
14 Sec. 15-112. Officers to weigh vehicles and require
15 removal of excess loads.
16 (a) Any police officer having reason to believe that the
17 weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful shall require the
18 driver to stop and submit to a weighing of the same either by
19 means of a portable or stationary scales that have been
20 tested and approved at a frequency prescribed by the Illinois
21 Department of Agriculture, or for those scales operated by
22 the State, when such tests are requested by the Department of
23 State Police, whichever is more frequent. If such scales are
24 not available at the place where such vehicle is stopped, the
25 police officer shall require that such vehicle be driven to
26 the nearest available scale that has been tested and approved
27 pursuant to this Section by the Illinois Department of
28 Agriculture. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Weights
29 and Measures Act or the United States Department of Commerce
30 NIST handbook 44, multi or single draft weighing is an
31 acceptable method of weighing by law enforcement for
32 determining a violation of Chapter 3 or 15 of this Code. Law
33 enforcement is exempt from the requirements of commercial
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1 weighing established in NIST handbook 44.
2 Within 18 months after the effective date of this
3 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, all municipal
4 and county officers, technicians, and employees who set up
5 and operate portable scales for wheel load or axle load or
6 both and issue citations based on the use of portable scales
7 for wheel load or axle load or both and who have not
8 successfully completed initial classroom and field training
9 regarding the set up and operation of portable scales, shall
10 attend and successfully complete initial classroom and field
11 training administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement
12 Training Standards Board.
13 (b) Whenever an officer, upon weighing a vehicle and the
14 load, determines that the weight is unlawful, such officer
15 shall require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable
16 place and remain standing until such portion of the load is
17 removed as may be necessary to reduce the weight of the
18 vehicle to the limit permitted under this Chapter, or to the
19 limit permitted under the terms of a permit issued pursuant
20 to Sections 15-301 through 15-318 and shall forthwith arrest
21 the driver or owner. All material so unloaded shall be cared
22 for by the owner or operator of the vehicle at the risk of
23 such owner or operator; however, whenever a 3 or 4 axle
24 vehicle with a tandem axle dimension greater than 72 inches,
25 but less than 96 inches and registered as a Special Hauling
26 Vehicle is transporting asphalt or concrete in the plastic
27 state that exceeds axle weight or gross weight limits by less
28 than 4,000 pounds, the owner or operator of the vehicle shall
29 accept the arrest ticket or tickets for the alleged
30 violations under this Section and proceed without shifting or
31 reducing the load being transported or may shift or reduce
32 the load under the provisions of subsection (d) or (e) of
33 this Section, when applicable. Any fine imposed following an
34 overweight violation by a vehicle registered as a Special
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1 Hauling Vehicle transporting asphalt or concrete in the
2 plastic state shall be paid as provided in subsection 4 of
3 paragraph (a) of Section 16-105 of this Code.
4 (c) The Department of Transportation may, at the request
5 of the Department of State Police, erect appropriate
6 regulatory signs on any State highway directing second
7 division vehicles to a scale. The Department of
8 Transportation may also, at the direction of any State Police
9 officer, erect portable regulating signs on any highway
10 directing second division vehicles to a portable scale.
11 Every such vehicle, pursuant to such sign, shall stop and be
12 weighed.
13 (d) Whenever any axle load of a vehicle exceeds the axle
14 or tandem axle weight limits permitted by paragraph (a) or
15 (f) of Section 15-111 by 2000 pounds or less, the owner or
16 operator of the vehicle must shift or remove the excess so as
17 to comply with paragraph (a) or (f) of Section 15-111. No
18 overweight arrest ticket shall be issued to the owner or
19 operator of the vehicle by any officer if the excess gross
20 weight is shifted or removed as required by this paragraph.
21 (e) Whenever the gross weight of a vehicle with a
22 registered gross weight of 73,280 pounds or less exceeds the
23 weight limits of paragraph (b) or (f) of Section 15-111 of
24 this Chapter by 2000 pounds or less, the owner or operator of
25 the vehicle must remove the excess. Whenever the gross weight
26 of a vehicle with a registered gross weight of 73,281 pounds
27 or more exceeds the weight limits of paragraph (b) or (f) of
28 Section 15-111 by 1,000 pounds or less or 2,000 pounds or
29 less if weighed on wheel load weighers, the owner or operator
30 of the vehicle must remove the excess. In either case no
31 arrest ticket for any overweight violation of this Code shall
32 be issued to the owner or operator of the vehicle by any
33 officer if the excess weight is removed as required by this
34 paragraph. A person who has been granted a special permit
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1 under Section 15-301 of this Code shall not be granted a
2 tolerance on wheel load weighers.
3 (f) Whenever an axle load of a vehicle exceeds axle
4 weight limits allowed by the provisions of a permit an arrest
5 ticket shall be issued, but the owner or operator of the
6 vehicle may shift the load so as to comply with the
7 provisions of the permit. Where such shifting of a load to
8 comply with the permit is accomplished, the owner or operator
9 of the vehicle may then proceed.
10 (g) Any driver of a vehicle who refuses to stop and
11 submit his vehicle and load to weighing after being directed
12 to do so by an officer or removes or causes the removal of
13 the load or part of it prior to weighing is guilty of a
14 business offense and shall be fined not less than $500 nor
15 more than $2,000.
16 (Source: P.A. 91-129, eff. 7-16-99.)
17 (625 ILCS 5/15-113) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-113)
18 Sec. 15-113. Violations; Penalties.
19 (a) Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of the
20 provisions of Section 15-111 or subsection (d) of Section
21 3-401, the owner or driver of such vehicle shall be deemed
22 guilty of such violation and either the owner or the driver
23 of such vehicle may be prosecuted for such violation. No
24 driver or owner of a vehicle with multiple violations of the
25 provisions of Section 15-111 may be charged or issued
26 multiple citations for Section 15-111. A single charge under
27 the provisions of Section 15-111 does not prevent an
28 additional charge under the provisions of subsection (d) of
29 Section 3-401. Any person charged with a violation of any of
30 these provisions who pleads not guilty shall be present in
31 court for the trial on the charge. Any person, firm or
32 corporation convicted of any violation of Section 15-111
33 including, but not limited to, a maximum axle or gross limit
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1 specified on a regulatory sign posted in accordance with
2 paragraph (g) or (h) of Section 15-111, shall be fined
3 according to the following schedule:
4 Up to and including 2000 pounds
5 overweight = $50
6 from 2001 through 2500 pounds
7 overweight = the fine is $135
8 from 2501 through 3000 pounds
9 overweight = the fine is $165
10 from 3001 through 3500 pounds
11 overweight = the fine is $260
12 from 3501 through 4000 pounds
13 overweight = the fine is $300
14 from 4001 through 4500 pounds
15 overweight = the fine is $425
16 from 4501 through 5000 pounds
17 overweight = the fine is $475
18 from 5001 or more pounds overweight = the fine shall be
19 computed by
20 assessing $750 for
21 the first 5000
22 pounds overweight
23 and $75 for each
24 additional increment
25 of 500 pounds
26 overweight or
27 fraction thereof.
28 In addition any person, firm or corporation convicted of
29 4 or more violations of Section 15-111 within any 12 month
30 period shall be fined an additional amount of $2500 for the
31 fourth and each subsequent conviction within the 12 month
32 period. Provided, however, that with regard to a firm or
33 corporation, a fourth or subsequent conviction shall mean a
34 fourth or subsequent conviction attributable to any one
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1 employee-driver.
2 (b) Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of the
3 provisions of Sections 15-102, 15-103 or 15-107, the owner or
4 driver of such vehicle shall be deemed guilty of such
5 violation and either may be prosecuted for such violation.
6 Any person, firm or corporation convicted of any violation of
7 Sections 15-102, 15-103 or 15-107 shall be fined for the
8 first or second conviction an amount equal to not less than
9 $50 nor more than $500, and for the third and subsequent
10 convictions by the same person, firm or corporation within a
11 period of one year after the date of the first offense, not
12 less than $500 nor more than $1,000.
13 (Source: P.A. 88-476; 89-117, eff. 7-7-95; 89-245, eff.
14 1-1-96.)
15 (625 ILCS 5/15-316) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316)
16 Sec. 15-316. When the Department, local authority or road
17 district highway commissioner may restrict right to use
18 highways.
19 (a) Local authorities and road district highway
20 commissioners with respect to highways under their
21 jurisdiction may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the
22 operation of vehicles upon any such highway or impose
23 restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon
24 any such highway, for a total period of not to exceed 90 days
25 in any one calendar year, whenever any said highway by reason
26 of deterioration, rain, snow, or other climate conditions
27 will be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the use of
28 vehicles thereon is prohibited or the permissible weights
29 thereof reduced.
30 (b) The local authority or road district highway
31 commissioner enacting any such ordinance or resolution shall
32 erect or cause to be erected and maintained signs designating
33 the provision of the ordinance or resolution at each end of
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1 that portion of any highway affected thereby, and the
2 ordinance or resolution shall not be effective unless and
3 until such signs are erected and maintained.
4 (c) Local authorities and road district highway
5 commissioners with respect to highways under their
6 jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit
7 the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may
8 impose limitations as the weight thereof, on designated
9 highways, which prohibitions and limitations shall be
10 designated by appropriate signs placed on such highways.
11 (c-1) (Blank) The weight provisions of subsections (a),
12 (b), and (c) take precedence over the provisions of
13 subsections (d-1) and (d-2).
14 (d) The Department shall likewise have authority as
15 hereinbefore granted to local authorities and road district
16 highway commissioners to determine by resolution and to
17 impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles operated
18 upon any highway under the jurisdiction of said department,
19 and such restrictions shall be effective when signs giving
20 notice thereof are erected upon the highway or portion of any
21 highway affected by such resolution.
22 (d-1) (Blank) Motor vehicles and motor vehicles in
23 combination with gross weights not exceeding 73,280 pounds
24 and up to 65 feet in overall length and 102 inches in width
25 operating on highways under the control of a county or
26 township road district highway commissioner may have access
27 for a distance of 5 miles from a State designated highway for
28 the purpose of loading, unloading, services, and home base.
29 No exemption shall be granted authorizing travel on local
30 roads as a thoroughfare between State designated highways.
31 (d-2) (Blank) Motor vehicles and motor vehicles in
32 combination with gross weights not exceeding 73,280 pounds
33 and up to 65 feet in overall length and 102 inches in width
34 operating on highways under the control of municipal
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1 authorities may have access for 5 miles from a State
2 designated highway for the purpose of loading and unloading
3 and one mile for food, fuel, repairs, and rest on those
4 municipally controlled highways. No exemption shall be
5 granted authorizing travel on municipal roads as a
6 thoroughfare between State designated highways.
7 (e) When any vehicle is operated in violation of this
8 Section, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall be deemed
9 guilty of a violation and either the owner or the driver of
10 the vehicle may be prosecuted for the violation. Any person,
11 firm, or corporation convicted of violating this Section
12 shall be fined $50 for any weight exceeding the posted limit
13 up to the axle or gross weight limit allowed a vehicle as
14 provided for in subsections (a) or (b) of Section 15-111 and
15 $75 per every 500 pounds or fraction thereof for any weight
16 exceeding that which is provided for in subsections (a) or
17 (b) of Section 15-111.
18 (f) A municipality is authorized to enforce a county
19 weight limit ordinance applying to county highways within its
20 corporate limits and is entitled to the proceeds of any fines
21 collected from the enforcement.
22 (Source: P.A. 89-117, eff. 7-7-95; 89-687, eff. 6-1-97;
23 90-211, eff. 1-1-98.)