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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, 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, or local highways which are part of any county,
23 township, municipal, or district road system. Local
24 authorities also may designate Class II or Class III
25 highways within their systems of highways.
26 (625 ILCS 5/15-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-101)
27 Sec. 15-101. Scope and effect of Chapter 15. (a) It is
28 unlawful for any person to drive or move on, upon or across
29 or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or
30 moved on, upon or across any highway any vehicle or vehicles
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1 of a size and weight exceeding the limitations stated in this
2 Chapter or otherwise in violation of this Chapter, and the
3 maximum size and weight of vehicles herein specified shall be
4 lawful throughout this State, and local authorities shall
5 have no power or authority to alter such limitations except
6 as express authority may be granted in this Chapter.
7 (b) The provisions of this Chapter governing size,
8 weight and load do not apply to fire apparatus or equipment
9 for snow and ice removal operations owned or operated by any
10 governmental body, or to implements of husbandry, as defined
11 in Chapter 1 of this Code, temporarily operated or towed in a
12 combination upon a highway provided such combination does not
13 consist of more than 3 vehicles or, in the case of hauling
14 fresh, perishable fruits or vegetables from farm to the point
15 of first processing, not more than 3 wagons being towed by an
16 implement of husbandry, or to a vehicle operated under the
17 terms of a special permit issued hereunder.
18 (Source: P.A. 83-831.)
19 (625 ILCS 5/15-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-102)
20 Sec. 15-102. Width of Vehicles.
21 (a) On Class III and non-designated State and local
22 highways, Except as otherwise provided in this Section or
23 this Code, the total outside width of any vehicle or load
24 thereon shall not exceed 8 feet.
25 (b) Except during those times when, due to insufficient
26 light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and
27 vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a
28 distance of 1000 feet, the following vehicles may exceed the
29 8 feet limitation during the period from a half hour before
30 sunrise to a half hour after sunset:
31 (1) Loads of hay, straw or other similar farm
32 products provided that the load is not more than 12 feet
33 wide.
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1 (2) Implements of husbandry being transported on
2 another vehicle and the transporting vehicle while
3 loaded.
4 The following requirements apply to the
5 transportation on another vehicle of an implement of
6 husbandry wider than 8 feet 6 inches on the National
7 System of Interstate and Defense Highways or other
8 highways in the system of State highways:
9 (A) The driver of a vehicle transporting an
10 implement of husbandry that exceeds 8 feet 6 inches
11 in width shall obey all traffic laws and shall check
12 the roadways prior to making a movement in order to
13 ensure that adequate clearance is available for the
14 movement. It is prima facie evidence that the
15 driver of a vehicle transporting an implement of
16 husbandry has failed to check the roadway prior to
17 making a movement if the vehicle is involved in a
18 collision with a bridge, overpass, fixed structure,
19 or properly placed traffic control device or if the
20 vehicle blocks traffic due to its inability to
21 proceed because of a bridge, overpass, fixed
22 structure, or properly placed traffic control
23 device.
24 (B) Flags shall be displayed so as to wave
25 freely at the extremities of overwidth objects and
26 at the extreme ends of all protrusions, projections,
27 and overhangs. All flags shall be clean, bright red
28 flags with no advertising, wording, emblem, or
29 insignia inscribed upon them and at least 18 inches
30 square.
31 (C) "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory on the
32 front and rear of all vehicles with loads over 10
33 feet wide. These signs must have 12-inch high black
34 letters with a 2-inch stroke on a yellow sign that
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1 is 7 feet wide by 18 inches high.
2 (D) One civilian escort vehicle is required
3 for a load that exceeds 14 feet 6 inches in width
4 and 2 civilian escort vehicles are required for a
5 load that exceeds 16 feet in width on the National
6 System of Interstate and Defense Highways or other
7 highways in the system of State highways.
8 (E) The requirements for a civilian escort
9 vehicle and driver are as follows:
10 (1) The civilian escort vehicle shall be
11 a passenger car or a second division vehicle
12 not exceeding a gross vehicle weight of 8,000
13 pounds that is designed to afford clear and
14 unobstructed vision to both front and rear.
15 (2) The escort vehicle driver must be
16 properly licensed to operate the vehicle.
17 (3) While in use, the escort vehicle must
18 be equipped with illuminated rotating,
19 oscillating, or flashing amber lights or
20 flashing amber strobe lights mounted on top
21 that are of sufficient intensity to be visible
22 at 500 feet in normal sunlight.
23 (4) "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory
24 on all escort vehicles. The sign on an escort
25 vehicle shall have 8-inch high black letters on
26 a yellow sign that is 5 feet wide by 12 inches
27 high.
28 (5) When only one escort vehicle is
29 required and it is operating on a two-lane
30 highway, the escort vehicle shall travel
31 approximately 300 feet ahead of the load. The
32 rotating, oscillating, or flashing lights or
33 flashing amber strobe lights and an "OVERSIZE
34 LOAD" sign shall be displayed on the escort
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1 vehicle and shall be visible from the front.
2 When only one escort vehicle is required and it
3 is operating on a multilane divided highway,
4 the escort vehicle shall travel approximately
5 300 feet behind the load and the sign and
6 lights shall be visible from the rear.
7 (6) When 2 escort vehicles are required,
8 one escort shall travel approximately 300 feet
9 ahead of the load and the second escort shall
10 travel approximately 300 feet behind the load.
11 The rotating, oscillating, or flashing lights
12 or flashing amber strobe lights and an
13 "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign shall be displayed on the
14 escort vehicles and shall be visible from the
15 front on the lead escort and from the rear on
16 the trailing escort.
17 (7) When traveling within the corporate
18 limits of a municipality, the escort vehicle
19 shall maintain a reasonable and proper distance
20 from the oversize load, consistent with
21 existing traffic conditions.
22 (8) A separate escort shall be provided
23 for each load hauled.
24 (9) The driver of an escort vehicle shall
25 obey all traffic laws.
26 (10) The escort vehicle must be in safe
27 operational condition.
28 (11) The driver of the escort vehicle
29 must be in radio contact with the driver of the
30 vehicle carrying the oversize load.
31 (F) A transport vehicle while under load of
32 more than 8 feet 6 inches in width must be equipped
33 with an illuminated rotating, oscillating, or
34 flashing amber light or lights or a flashing amber
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1 strobe light or lights mounted on the top of the cab
2 that are of sufficient intensity to be visible at
3 500 feet in normal sunlight. If the load on the
4 transport vehicle blocks the visibility of the amber
5 lighting from the rear of the vehicle, the vehicle
6 must also be equipped with an illuminated rotating,
7 oscillating, or flashing amber light or lights or a
8 flashing amber strobe light or lights mounted on the
9 rear of the load that are of sufficient intensity to
10 be visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight.
11 (G) When a flashing amber light is required on
12 the transport vehicle under load and it is operating
13 on a two-lane highway, the transport vehicle shall
14 display to the rear at least one rotating,
15 oscillating, or flashing light or a flashing amber
16 strobe light and an "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign. When a
17 flashing amber light is required on the transport
18 vehicle under load and it is operating on a
19 multilane divided highway, the sign and light shall
20 be visible from the rear.
21 (H) Maximum speed shall be 45 miles per hour
22 on all such moves or 5 miles per hour above the
23 posted minimum speed limit, whichever is greater,
24 but the vehicle shall not at any time exceed the
25 posted maximum speed limit.
26 (3) Portable buildings designed and used for
27 agricultural and livestock raising operations that are
28 not more than 14 feet wide and with not more than a 1
29 foot overhang along the left side of the hauling vehicle.
30 However, the buildings shall not be transported more than
31 10 miles and not on any route that is part of the
32 National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
33 All buildings when being transported shall display at
34 least 2 red cloth flags, not less than 12 inches square,
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1 mounted as high as practicable on the left and right side of
2 the building.
3 A State Police escort shall be required if it is
4 necessary for this load to use part of the left lane when
5 crossing any 2 laned State highway bridge.
6 (c) Vehicles propelled by electric power obtained from
7 overhead trolley wires operated wholly within the corporate
8 limits of a municipality are also exempt from the width
9 limitation.
10 (d) Exemptions are also granted to vehicles designed for
11 the carrying of more than 10 persons under the following
12 conditions:
13 (1) (Blank);
14 (2) When operated within any public transportation
15 service with the approval of local authorities or an
16 appropriate public body authorized by law to provide
17 public transportation. Any vehicle so operated may be 8
18 feet 6 inches in width; or
19 (3) When a county engineer or superintendent of
20 highways, after giving due consideration to the mass
21 transportation needs of the area and to the width and
22 condition of the road, has determined that the operation
23 of buses wider than 8 feet will not pose an undue safety
24 hazard on a particular county or township road segment,
25 he or she may authorize buses not to exceed 8 feet 6
26 inches in width on any highway under that engineer's or
27 superintendent's jurisdiction.
28 (e) A vehicle and load traveling upon the National
29 System of Interstate and Defense Highways or any other
30 highway in the system of State highways that has been
31 designated as a Class I or Class II highway by the
32 Department, or any street or highway designated by local
33 authorities or road district commissioners, may have a total
34 outside width of 8 feet 6 inches, provided that certain
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1 safety devices that the Department determines as necessary
2 for the safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles shall
3 not be included in the calculation of width.
4 (e-1) A vehicle and load more than 8 feet wide but not
5 exceeding 8 feet 6 inches in width is allowed access
6 according to the following:
7 (1) A vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds
8 in weight is allowed access from any State designated
9 highway onto any county, township, or municipal highway
10 for a distance of 5 highway miles for the purpose of
11 loading and unloading, provided:
12 (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 65
13 feet overall length.
14 (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
15 (C) The route is not being used as a
16 thoroughfare between State designated highways.
17 (2) A vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds
18 in weight is allowed access from any State designated
19 highway onto any county or township highway for a
20 distance of 5 highway miles or onto any municipal highway
21 for a distance of one highway mile for the purpose of
22 food, fuel, repairs, and rest, provided:
23 (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 65
24 feet overall length.
25 (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
26 (C) The route is not being used as a
27 thoroughfare between State designated highways.
28 (3) A vehicle and load not exceeding 80,000 pounds
29 in weight is allowed access from a Class I highway onto
30 any street or highway for a distance of one highway mile
31 for the purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel,
32 repairs, and rest, provided there is no sign prohibiting
33 that access.
34 (4) A vehicle and load not exceeding 80,000 pounds
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1 in weight is allowed access from a Class I or Class II
2 highway onto any State highway or any locally designated
3 highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the purpose
4 of loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
5 (5) A trailer or semi-trailer not exceeding 28 feet
6 6 inches in length, that was originally in combination
7 with a truck tractor, shall have unlimited access to
8 points of loading and unloading.
9 (6) All household goods carriers shall have
10 unlimited access to points of loading and unloading.
11 Vehicles operating under this paragraph (e) shall have
12 access for a distance of one highway mile to or from a Class
13 I highway on any street or highway, unless there is a sign
14 prohibiting the access, or 5 highway miles to or from a Class
15 I or II highway on a street or highway included in the system
16 of State highways and upon any street or highway designated
17 by local authorities or road district commissioners, without
18 additional fees, to points of loading and unloading and to
19 facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest. In addition, any
20 trailer or semitrailer not exceeding 28 feet 6 inches in
21 length, that was originally in combination with a truck
22 tractor, and all household goods carriers, when operating
23 under paragraph (e), shall have access to points of loading
24 and unloading.
25 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
26 relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
27 designation of highways under this paragraph (e).
28 (f) Mirrors required by Section 12-502 of this Code and
29 other safety devices identified by the Department may project
30 up to 14 inches beyond each side of a bus and up to 6 inches
31 beyond each side of any other vehicle, and that projection
32 shall not be deemed a violation of the width restrictions of
33 this Section.
34 (g) Any person who is convicted of violating this
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1 Section is subject to the penalty as provided in paragraph
2 (b) of Section 15-113.
3 (Source: P.A. 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 91-780, eff. 6-9-00.)
4 (625 ILCS 5/15-103) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-103)
5 Sec. 15-103. Height of vehicles. The height of a vehicle
6 from the under side of the tire to the top of the vehicle,
7 inclusive of load, shall not exceed 13 feet, 6 inches on any
8 highway in the State.
9 A person convicted of violating this Section is subject
10 to the penalty provided in paragraph (b) of Section 15-113.
11 (Source: P.A. 83-831.)
12 (625 ILCS 5/15-106) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-106)
13 Sec. 15-106. Protruding members of vehicles.
14 No vehicle with boom, arm, drill rig or other protruding
15 component shall be operated upon any the highway in this
16 State unless such protruding component is fastened so as to
17 prevent shifting, bouncing or moving in any manner.
18 (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)
19 (625 ILCS 5/15-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
20 Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles.
21 (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any
22 highway of this State may not exceed 42 feet except the
23 following:
24 (1) Semitrailers.
25 (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to
26 45 feet in length, not including energy absorbing
27 bumpers. Unless otherwise provided for in this Code, no
28 single vehicle, with or without load, other than a
29 semitrailer that is not a housetrailer, shall exceed an
30 overall length of 42 feet.
31 (b) On all non-State highways, the maximum length of
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1 vehicles in combinations is as follows:
2 (1) A truck tractor in combination with a
3 semitrailer may not exceed 55 feet overall dimension.
4 (2) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer may not
5 exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
6 (3) Combinations specially designed to transport
7 motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 60 feet overall
8 dimension.
9 Vehicles operating during daylight hours when
10 transporting poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a
11 structural nature that cannot readily be dismembered are
12 exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may
13 exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the
14 vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This
15 exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday,
16 or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section
17 are the days on which the following traditional holidays are
18 celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day;
19 Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
20 Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
21 route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities
22 or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided
23 that during night operations every vehicle and its load must
24 be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on
25 both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any
26 projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
27 A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
28 combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph
29 (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
30 limitations.
31 All other combinations not listed in this subsection (b)
32 may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension. Subject to the
33 provisions of paragraph (f) and unless otherwise provided in
34 this Code, no truck tractor and semitrailer, unladen or with
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1 load, except a semitrailer other than a house trailer, shall
2 exceed a length of 55 feet extreme overall dimension, except
3 that the combination when specially designed to transport
4 motor vehicles may have a length of 60 feet extreme overall
5 dimension, subject to those exceptions and special rules
6 otherwise stated in this Code. No other combination of
7 vehicles, unladen or with load, shall exceed a length of 60
8 feet extreme overall dimension.
9 (c) Combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2
10 vehicles except the following:
11 (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one
12 trailer.
13 (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one
14 converter dolly.
15 (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one
16 vehicle that is defined in Chapter 1 as special mobile
17 equipment, provided the overall dimension does not exceed
18 60 feet.
19 (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit
20 coupled together by the triple saddlemount method.
21 (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
22 provided the following:
23 (A) The total overall dimension does not
24 exceed 60 feet.
25 (B) The towing vehicle is a properly
26 registered vehicle capable of towing another vehicle
27 using a fifth-wheel type assembly.
28 (C) The second vehicle in the combination of
29 vehicles is a recreational vehicle that is towed by
30 a fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be
31 properly registered and must be equipped with
32 brakes, regardless of weight.
33 (D) The third vehicle must be the lightest of
34 the 3 vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer
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1 designed or used for transporting a boat,
2 all-terrain vehicle, personal watercraft, or
3 motorcycle.
4 (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use
5 of the operator of the towing vehicle.
6 (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped
7 with operating brakes and safety equipment required
8 by this Code, except the additional brake
9 requirement in subdivision (C) of this subparagraph
10 (5).
11 (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled
12 vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the
13 towing vehicle:
14 (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck
15 having a gross vehicle weight rating of at least
16 18,000 pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided
17 that air brakes are required only if the towing
18 vehicle is towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or
19 tractor-trailer combination that is equipped with
20 air brakes. For the purpose of this subsection,
21 gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR, means the
22 value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded
23 weight of the tow truck.
24 (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
25 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500
26 feet in all directions.
27 (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and
28 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or
29 combination of vehicles.
30 (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway
31 miles from the initial point of wreck or disablement
32 to a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
33 vehicles may occur only upon issuance of
34 authorization for that movement under the provisions
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1 of Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this Code.
2 The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
3 additional requirements regarding length limitations for a
4 tow truck towing another vehicle.
5 For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely
6 serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed
7 vehicle is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not a
8 separate vehicle. A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one
9 trailer, or a converter dolly, or a vehicle that is special
10 mobile equipment if the extreme length of the combination
11 does not exceed 60 feet, and a truck in transit may draw 3
12 trucks in transit coupled together by the triple saddlemount
13 method. Except as otherwise provided, no other combinations
14 of vehicles coupled together shall consist of more than 2
15 vehicles. For the purposes of this paragraph, a tow-dolly
16 that merely serves as substitute wheels for another legally
17 licensed vehicle will be considered part of the vehicle and
18 not as a separate vehicle.
19 Vehicles in combination, whether being operated
20 intrastate or interstate, shall be operated and towed in
21 compliance with all requirements of Federal Highway
22 Administration, Title 49, C. F. R., Motor Carrier Safety
23 Regulations, pertaining to coupling devices and towing
24 methods and all other equipment safety requirements set forth
25 in the regulations.
26 (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length
27 limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations
28 provided:
29 (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with
30 load, in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed
31 53 feet.
32 (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center
33 of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
34 combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet
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1 6 inches.
2 (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen
3 or with load, operated in a truck
4 tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination, may not exceed
5 28 feet 6 inches.
6 (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter
7 1, may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
8 (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed
9 to transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65
10 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is
11 inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the
12 overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in
13 paragraph (i) of this Section.
14 (6) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles as defined
15 in Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport motor
16 vehicles or boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall
17 dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of front
18 and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
19 transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of
20 this Section.
21 (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks
22 coupled together by the triple saddlemount method may not
23 exceed 75 feet overall dimension.
24 Vehicles operating during daylight hours when
25 transporting poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a
26 structural nature that cannot readily be dismembered are
27 exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may
28 exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the
29 vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This
30 exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday,
31 or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section
32 are the days on which the following traditional holidays are
33 celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day;
34 Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
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1 Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
2 route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities
3 or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided
4 that during night operations every vehicle and its load must
5 be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on
6 both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any
7 projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
8 A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
9 combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph
10 (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
11 limitations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
12 Code, there is no overall length limitation on motor vehicles
13 operating in truck tractor-semitrailer or truck
14 tractor-semitrailer-trailer combinations, except that
15 maxi-cube combinations as defined in this Section, and a
16 combination of vehicles specifically designed to transport
17 motor vehicles or boats, shall not exceed 65 feet overall
18 length, and provided that a stinger steered combination of
19 vehicles specifically designed to transport motor vehicles or
20 boats and a truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
21 together by the triple saddlemount method shall not exceed 75
22 feet overall length, with the length limitations inclusive of
23 front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
24 transported vehicles as provided for in paragraph (i) of this
25 Section, upon the National System of Interstate and Defense
26 Highways or any other highways in the system of State
27 highways that have been designated Class I highways by the
28 Department or any street or highway designated by local
29 authorities or road district commissioners; provided that the
30 length of the semitrailer unit, unladen or with load,
31 operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer combination shall not
32 exceed 53 feet and the distance between the kingpin and the
33 center of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet
34 shall not exceed 45 feet, 6 inches; and provided that the
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1 length of any semitrailer or trailer, unladen or with load,
2 operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination
3 shall not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
4 The length limitations described in this paragraph (d)
5 shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
6 such as rear view mirrors, turn signals, marker lamps, steps
7 and handholds for entry and egress, flexible fender
8 extensions, bumpers, mudflaps and splash and spray
9 suppressant devices, load-induced tire bulge, refrigeration
10 units or air compressors and other devices, that the
11 Department may interpret as necessary for safe and efficient
12 operation; except that no device excluded under this
13 paragraph shall have by its design or use the capability to
14 carry cargo.
15 Vehicles operating under this paragraph (d) shall have
16 access for a distance of one highway mile to or from a Class
17 I highway on any street or highway, unless there is a sign
18 prohibiting the access, or 5 highway miles on a street or
19 highway in the system of State highways, and upon any street
20 or highway designated, without additional fees, by local
21 authorities or road district commissioners, to points of
22 loading and unloading and facilities for food, fuel, repairs
23 and rest. Household goods carriers shall have access to
24 points of loading and unloading.
25 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
26 relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
27 designation of highways under this paragraph (d).
28 (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length
29 limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations,
30 provided:
31 (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with
32 load, in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed
33 53 feet overall dimension.
34 (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center
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1 of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
2 combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet
3 6 inches.
4 (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination
5 may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
6 (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen
7 or with load, operated in a truck
8 tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination, may not exceed
9 28 feet 6 inches.
10 (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter
11 1, may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
12 (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically
13 designed to transport motor vehicles or boats, may not
14 exceed 65 feet overall dimension. The length limitation
15 is inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of
16 the overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in
17 paragraph (i) of this Section.
18 (7) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles, as
19 defined in Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport
20 motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall
21 dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of front
22 and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
23 transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of
24 this Section.
25 (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks
26 coupled together by the triple saddlemount method may not
27 exceed 75 feet overall dimension.
28 Vehicles operating during daylight hours when
29 transporting poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a
30 structural nature that cannot readily be dismembered are
31 exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may
32 exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the
33 vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This
34 exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday,
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1 or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section
2 are the days on which the following traditional holidays are
3 celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day;
4 Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
5 Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
6 route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities
7 or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided
8 that during night operations every vehicle and its load must
9 be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on
10 both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any
11 projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
12 A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
13 combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph
14 (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
15 limitations.
16 Local authorities and road district commissioners, with
17 respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction, may
18 also by ordinance or resolution allow length limitations of
19 this subsection (e). In addition to the designation of
20 highways under paragraph (d) the Department may designate
21 other streets or highways in the system of State highways as
22 Class II highways. Notwithstanding any other provisions of
23 this Code, effective June 1, 1996 there is no overall length
24 limitation on motor vehicles operating in truck
25 tractor-semitrailer combinations operating upon designated
26 Class II highways, provided the length of the semitrailer
27 unit, unladen or with load, operated in a truck
28 tractor-semitrailer combination shall not exceed 53 feet and
29 the distance between the kingpin and the center of the rear
30 axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet shall not exceed 45
31 feet, 6 inches. A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
32 combination may be operated provided that the wheelbase
33 between the front axle and rear axle shall not exceed 65
34 feet and the length of any semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
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1 with load, in a combination shall not exceed 28 feet 6
2 inches. Local authorities and road district commissioners
3 with respect to streets and highways under their
4 jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or resolution allow the
5 length limitations of this paragraph (e).
6 A maxi-cube combination, a truck in transit transporting
7 3 trucks coupled together by the triple saddlemount method,
8 and a combination of vehicles specifically designed to
9 transport motor vehicles or boats may operate on the
10 designated streets or highways provided the overall length
11 shall not exceed 65 feet, and provided that a stinger steered
12 combination of vehicles specifically designed to transport
13 motor vehicles or boats shall not exceed 75 feet overall
14 length, with the length limitations inclusive of front and
15 rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the transported
16 vehicles as provided for in paragraph (i) of this Section.
17 The length limitations described in this paragraph (e)
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 (e) shall have
29 access for a distance of 5 highway miles on a street or
30 highway in the system of State highways, and upon any street
31 or highway designated by local authorities or road district
32 commissioners, to points of loading and unloading and to
33 facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest. Household goods
34 carriers shall have access to points of loading and
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1 unloading.
2 (e-1) Combinations of vehicles not exceeding 65 feet
3 overall length are allowed access as follows:
4 (1) From any State designated highway onto any
5 county, township, or municipal highway for a distance of
6 5 highway miles for the purpose of loading and unloading,
7 provided:
8 (A) The vehicle does not exceed 73,280 pounds
9 in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
10 (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
11 (C) The route is not being used as a
12 thoroughfare between State designated highways.
13 (2) From any State designated highway onto any
14 county or township highway for a distance of 5 highway
15 miles or onto any municipal highway for a distance of one
16 highway mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and
17 rest, provided:
18 (A) The vehicle does not exceed 73,280 pounds
19 in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
20 (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
21 (C) The route is not being used as a
22 thoroughfare between State designated highways.
23 (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3),
24 combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length, with no
25 overall length limitation except as provided in subsections
26 (d) and (e) of this Section, are allowed access as follows:
27 (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or
28 highway for a distance of one highway mile for the
29 purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and
30 rest, provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
31 (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any
32 State highway or any locally designated highway for a
33 distance of 5 highway miles for the purpose of loading,
34 unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
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1 (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length
2 operated by household goods carriers, with no overall length
3 limitations except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of
4 this Section, have unlimited access to points of loading and
5 unloading.
6 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
7 relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
8 designation of highways under this paragraph (e).
9 (f) On Class III and other non-designated State
10 highways, the length limitations for vehicles in combination
11 are as follows:
12 (1) Truck tractor-semitrailer combinations, must
13 comply with either a maximum 55 feet overall wheel base
14 or a maximum 65 feet extreme overall dimension.
15 (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not
16 exceed 53 feet overall dimension.
17 (3) No truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
18 combination may exceed 60 feet extreme overall dimension.
19 (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center
20 axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination
21 with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. On
22 any street or highway in the system of State highways
23 that has not been designated by the Department under
24 paragraph (d) or (e), the wheelbase between the front
25 axle and the rear axle in a truck tractor-semitrailer
26 combination shall not exceed 55 feet or, effective June
27 1, 1996, no truck tractor and semitrailer, unladen or
28 with load, except a semitrailer other than a house
29 trailer, shall exceed a length of 65 feet between extreme
30 overall dimensions, the length of the semitrailer,
31 unladen or with load, shall not exceed 53 feet and the
32 distance between the kingpin and the center of the rear
33 axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet 894ll not
34 exceed 42 feet, 6 inches. On any street or highway in the
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1 State system of highways that has not been designated by
2 the Department under paragraph (d) or (e), no truck
3 tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination shall exceed a
4 length of 60 feet extreme overall dimension.
5 (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of
6 this Section 15-107 do not apply to the following:
7 (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on
8 Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, when transporting
9 poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural
10 nature that cannot readily be dismembered, provided the
11 overall length of vehicle and load may not exceed 100
12 feet and no object exceeding 80 feet in length may be
13 transported unless a permit has been obtained as
14 authorized in Section 15-301.
15 (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility
16 while en route to make emergency repairs to public
17 service facilities or properties, but during night
18 operation every vehicle and its load must be equipped
19 with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both sides
20 and marker lamps upon the extreme ends of any projecting
21 load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
22 (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled
23 vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the
24 towing vehicle meets the following conditions:
25 (A) It is specifically designed as a tow truck
26 having a gross vehicle weight rating of at least
27 18,000 pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided
28 that air brakes are required only if the towing
29 vehicle is towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or
30 tractor-trailer combination that is equipped with
31 air brakes.
32 (B) It is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
33 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500
34 feet in all directions.
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1 (C) It is capable of utilizing the lighting
2 and braking systems of the disabled vehicle or
3 combination of vehicles.
4 (D) It does not engage in a tow exceeding 50
5 miles from the initial point of wreck or
6 disablement.
7 Length limitations in the preceding subsections of this
8 Section 15-107 shall not apply to vehicles operated in the
9 daytime, except on Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays, when
10 transporting poles, pipe, machinery or other objects of a
11 structural nature that cannot readily be dismembered, nor to
12 vehicles transporting those objects operated on Saturdays,
13 Sundays or legal holidays or at nighttime by a public utility
14 when required for emergency repair of public service
15 facilities or properties, but in respect to the night
16 operation every vehicle and the load thereon shall be
17 equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both
18 sides and marker lamps upon the extreme ends of any
19 projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load,
20 provided that the overall length of vehicle and load shall
21 not exceed 100 feet and no object exceeding 80 feet in length
22 shall be transported, except by a public utility when
23 required for emergency repairs, unless a permit has first
24 been obtained as authorized in Section 15-301. A combination
25 of vehicles, including a tow truck and a disabled vehicle or
26 disabled combination of vehicles, that exceeds the length
27 restriction imposed by this Code, may be operated on a public
28 highway in this State upon the following conditions:
29 (1) The towing vehicle must be:
30 a. specifically designed as a tow truck having
31 a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000
32 lbs. and equipped with air brakes;
33 b. equipped with flashing, rotating or
34 oscillating amber lights, visible for a least 500
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1 feet in all directions; and
2 c. capable of utilizing the lighting and
3 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or
4 combination of vehicles.
5 (2) The towing of vehicles on the highways of this
6 State shall not exceed 50 miles from the initial point of
7 wreck or disablement. Any additional movement of the
8 vehicles shall only occur upon issuance of authorization
9 for that movement under the provisions of Section 15-301
10 through 15-319 of this Chapter.
11 The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
12 additional requirements regarding length limitations for a
13 tow truck towing another vehicle.
14 For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
15 rating, or GVWR, shall mean the value specified by the
16 manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck. Legal
17 holidays referred to in this Section shall be specified as
18 the day on which the following traditional holidays are
19 celebrated:
20 New Year's Day;
21 Memorial Day;
22 Independence Day;
23 Labor Day;
24 Thanksgiving Day; and
25 Christmas Day.
26 (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the
27 load upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles,
28 shall not extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of
29 the vehicle or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is
30 equipped with a front bumper. The provisions of this
31 subsection (h) shall not apply to any vehicle or combination
32 of vehicles specifically designed for the collection and
33 transportation of waste, garbage, or recyclable materials
34 during the vehicle's operation in the course of collecting
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1 garbage, waste, or recyclable materials if the vehicle is
2 traveling at a speed not in excess of 15 miles per hour
3 during the vehicle's operation and in the course of
4 collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable materials. However,
5 in no instance shall the load extend more than 7 feet beyond
6 the front wheels of the vehicle or the front bumper of the
7 vehicle if it is equipped with a front bumper.
8 (i) The load upon the front vehicle of a combination of
9 vehicles specifically designed to transport motor vehicles
10 shall not extend more than 3 feet beyond the foremost part of
11 the transporting vehicle and the load upon the rear
12 transporting vehicle shall not extend more than 4 feet beyond
13 the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. This paragraph
14 shall only be applicable upon highways designated in
15 paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section.
16 (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections,
17 neither of which exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for
18 the carrying of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in
19 length, not including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that
20 the vehicles are:
21 1. operated by or for any public body or motor
22 carrier authorized by law to provide public
23 transportation services; or
24 2. operated in local public transportation service
25 by any other person and the municipality in which the
26 service is to be provided approved the operation of the
27 vehicle.
28 (j-1) (Blank). Charter or regulated route buses may be
29 up to 45 feet in length, not including energy absorbing
30 bumpers.
31 (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this
32 Section is subject to the penalty as provided in paragraph
33 (b) of Section 15-113.
34 (l) (Blank). A combination of 3 vehicles not to exceed
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1 60 feet overall length may be operated on the highways of the
2 State, provided that the vehicles meet the following
3 requirements:
4 (1) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
5 vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a
6 fifth-wheel type assembly.
7 (2) The second vehicle in the combination of
8 vehicles shall be a recreational vehicle that is towed by
9 a fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle shall be properly
10 registered and be equipped with brakes regardless of
11 weight.
12 (3) The third vehicle shall be the lightest of the
13 3 vehicles and be a trailer or semi-trailer designed or
14 used for transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle,
15 personal watercraft, or motorcycle.
16 (4) The towed vehicles may only be for the use of
17 the operator of the towing vehicle.
18 (5) All vehicles shall be properly equipped with
19 operating brakes and safety equipment required by this
20 Code, except the additional brake requirement in
21 paragraph (2) above.
22 (Source: P.A. 89-219, eff. 1-1-96; 89-434, eff. 6-1-96;
23 89-626, eff. 8-9-96; 90-89, eff. 1-1-98; 90-147, eff.
24 7-23-97; 90-407, eff. 8-15-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
25 (625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
26 Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
27 (a) On non-designated highways, no vehicle or
28 combination of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires may be
29 operated, unladen or with load, when the total weight
30 transmitted to the road surface exceeds 18,000 pounds on a
31 single axle or 32,000 pounds on a tandem axle with no axle
32 within the tandem exceeding 18,000 pounds except:
33 (1) when a different limit is established and
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1 posted in accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code;
2 (2) vehicles for which the Department of
3 Transportation and local authorities issue overweight
4 permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code;
5 (3) tow trucks subject to the conditions provided
6 in subsection (d) may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a
7 single rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle;
8 (4) any single axle of a 2-axle truck weighing
9 36,000 pounds or less and not a part of a combination of
10 vehicles, shall not exceed 20,000 pounds;
11 (5) any single axle of a 2-axle truck equipped with
12 a personnel lift or digger derrick, weighing 36,000
13 pounds or less, owned and operated by a public utility,
14 shall not exceed 20,000 pounds;
15 (6) any single axle of a 2-axle truck specially
16 equipped with a front loading compactor used exclusively
17 for garbage, refuse, or recycling may not exceed 20,000
18 pounds per axle, provided that the gross weight of the
19 vehicle does not exceed 40,000 pounds;
20 (7) a truck, not in combination and specially
21 equipped with a selfcompactor or an industrial roll-off
22 hoist and roll-off container, used exclusively for
23 garbage or refuse operations may, when laden, transmit
24 upon the road surface the following maximum weights:
25 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem
26 axle;
27 (8) a truck, not in combination and used
28 exclusively for the collection of rendering materials,
29 may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface the
30 following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a single
31 axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle;
32 (9) tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered as a
33 Special Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the
34 model year of 2004 and first registered in Illinois prior
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1 to January 1, 2005, with a distance greater than 72
2 inches but not more than 96 inches between any series of
3 2 axles, is allowed a combined weight on the series not
4 to exceed 36,000 pounds and neither axle of the series
5 may exceed 18,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type
6 manufactured after the model year of 2004 or first
7 registered in Illinois after December 31, 2004 may not
8 exceed a combined weight of 32,000 pounds through the
9 series of 2 axles and neither axle of the series may
10 exceed 18,000 pounds;
11 (10) tandem axles on a 4-axle truck mixer, whose
12 fourth axle is a road surface engaging mixer trailing
13 axle, registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used
14 exclusively for the mixing and transportation of concrete
15 and manufactured prior to or in the model year of 2004
16 and first registered in Illinois prior to January 1,
17 2005, with a distance greater than 72 inches but not more
18 than 96 inches between any series of 2 axles, is allowed
19 a combined weight on the series not to exceed 36,000
20 pounds and neither axle of the series may exceed 18,000
21 pounds. Any vehicle of this type manufactured after the
22 model year of 2004 or first registered in Illinois after
23 December 31, 2004 may not exceed a combined weight of
24 32,000 pounds through the series of 2 axles and neither
25 axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds;
26 (11) 4-axle vehicles or a 5 or more axle
27 combination of vehicles: The weight transmitted upon the
28 road surface through any series of 3 axles whose centers
29 are more than 96 inches apart, measured between extreme
30 axles in the series, may not exceed those allowed in the
31 table contained in subsection (f) of this Section. No
32 axle or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum
33 weight permitted under this Section for a single or
34 tandem axle.
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1 No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other
2 than pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or with load,
3 upon the highways of this State when the gross weight on the
4 road surface through any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch
5 width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
6 surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds. No vehicle or
7 combination of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires shall
8 be operated, unladen or with load, upon the highways of this
9 State when the gross weight on the road surface through any
10 single axle thereof exceeds 18,000 pounds, except when a
11 different limit is established and posted in accordance with
12 Section 15-316 and except any single axle of a 2 axle motor
13 vehicle weighing 36,000 pounds or less and not a part of a
14 combination of vehicles, shall not exceed 20,000 pounds.
15 Provided, however, that any single axle of a 2 axle motor
16 vehicle equipped with a personnel lift or digger derrick,
17 weighing 36,000 pounds or less, owned and operated by a
18 public utility, shall not exceed 20,000 pounds. No vehicle
19 or combination of vehicles equipped with other than pneumatic
20 tires shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon the
21 highways of this State when the gross weight on the road
22 surface through any wheel thereof exceeds 800 pounds per inch
23 width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
24 surface through any axle thereof exceeds 16,000 pounds. The
25 gross weight transmitted to the road surface through tandem
26 axles shall not exceed 32,000 pounds and no axle of the
27 series shall exceed the maximum weight permitted under this
28 Section for a single axle. Provided that on a 4 axle vehicle
29 or on a 5 or more axle combination of vehicles the weight on
30 a series of 3 axles whose centers are more than 96 inches
31 apart, measured between extreme axles in the series, shall
32 not exceed those allowed on 3 axles in the table contained in
33 subsection (f) of this Section and no axle or tandem axle of
34 the series shall exceed the maximum weight permitted under
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1 this Section for a single or tandem axle. Provided also that
2 a 3 axle vehicle or 3 axle truck mixer registered as a
3 Special Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and
4 transportation of concrete, specially equipped with a road
5 surface engaging mixer trailing 4th axle, manufactured
6 prior to or in the model year of 2004 and first registered in
7 Illinois prior to January 1, 2005, with a distance greater
8 than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches between any series
9 of 2 axles may transmit to the road surface a maximum weight
10 of 18,000 pounds on each of these axles with a gross weight
11 on these 2 axles not to exceed 36,000 pounds. Any such
12 vehicle manufactured in the model year of 2004 or thereafter
13 or first registered in Illinois after December 31, 2004 may
14 transmit to the road surface a maximum of 32,000 pounds
15 through these 2 axles and none of the axles shall exceed
16 18,000 pounds.
17 A truck, not in combination and specially equipped with a
18 selfcompactor, or an industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off
19 container, used exclusively for garbage or refuse operations,
20 and a truck used exclusively for the collection of rendering
21 materials may, however, when laden, transmit upon the road
22 surface of any highway except when part of the National
23 System of Interstate and Defense Highways, a gross weight
24 upon a single axle not more than 22,000 pounds, and upon a
25 tandem axle not more than 40,000 pounds. When unladen,
26 however, those trucks shall comply with the axle limitations
27 applicable to all other trucks.
28 A 2 axle truck specially equipped with a front loading
29 compactor used exclusively for garbage, refuse, or recycling
30 may transmit 20,000 pounds per axle provided that the gross
31 weight of the vehicle does not exceed 40,000 pounds.
32 (b) On non-designated highways, the gross weight of
33 vehicles and combination of vehicles including the weight of
34 the vehicle or combination and its maximum load shall be
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1 subject to the foregoing limitations and further shall not
2 exceed the following gross weights dependent upon the number
3 of axles and distance between extreme axles of the vehicle or
4 combination measured longitudinally to the nearest foot.
5 VEHICLES HAVING 2 AXLES ....................... 36,000 pounds
6 VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
7 HAVING 3 AXLES
8 With Tandem With or
9 Axles Without
10 Tandem Axles
11 Minimum Minimum
12 distance to Maximum distance to Maximum
13 nearest foot Gross nearest foot Gross
14 between Weight between Weight
15 extreme axles (pounds) extreme axles (pounds)
16 10 feet 41,000 16 feet 46,000
17 11 42,000 17 47,000
18 12 43,000 18 47,500
19 13 44,000 19 48,000
20 14 44,500 20 49,000
21 15 45,000 21 feet or more 50,000
22 VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
23 HAVING 4 AXLES
24 Minimum Minimum
25 distance to Maximum distance to Maximum
26 nearest foot Gross nearest foot Gross
27 between Weight between Weight
28 extreme axles (pounds) extreme axles (pounds)
29 15 feet 50,000 26 feet 57,500
30 16 50,500 27 58,000
31 17 51,500 28 58,500
32 18 52,000 29 59,500
33 19 52,500 30 60,000
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1 20 53,500 31 60,500
2 21 54,000 32 61,500
3 22 54,500 33 62,000
4 23 55,500 34 62,500
5 24 56,000 35 63,500
6 25 56,500 36 feet or more 64,000
7 A vehicle not in a combination having more than 4 axles
8 may not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (b)
9 for 4 axles measured between the extreme axles of the
10 vehicle.
11 In applying the above table to a vehicle having more than
12 4 axles that is not in combination, only 4 axles shall be
13 considered in determining the maximum gross weights.
14 COMBINATIONS HAVING 5 OR MORE AXLES
15 Minimum distance to Maximum
16 nearest foot between Gross Weight
17 extreme axles (pounds)
18 42 feet or less 72,000
19 43 73,000
20 44 feet or more 73,280
21 VEHICLES OPERATING ON CRAWLER TYPE TRACKS ..... 40,000 pounds
22 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SELFCOMPACTORS
23 OR ROLL-OFF HOISTS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR GARBAGE
24 OR REFUSE HAULS ONLY AND TRUCKS USED FOR
25 THE COLLECTION OF RENDERING MATERIALS
26 On Highway Not Part of National System
27 of Interstate and Defense Highways
28 with 2 axles 36,000 pounds
29 with 3 axles 54,000 pounds
30 TWO AXLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH
31 A FRONT LOADING COMPACTOR USED EXCLUSIVELY
32 FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, OR RECYCLING
33 with 2 axles 40,000 pounds
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1 (c) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may
2 permit by ordinance axle loads on 2 axle motor vehicles 33
3 1/2% above those provided for herein, but the increase shall
4 not become effective until the city has officially notified
5 the Department of the passage of the ordinance and shall not
6 apply to those vehicles when outside of the limits of the
7 city, nor shall the gross weight of any 2 axle motor vehicle
8 operating over any street of the city exceed 40,000 pounds.
9 (d) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles
10 (including loads) operated by a public utility when
11 transporting equipment required for emergency repair of
12 public utility facilities or properties or water wells.
13 A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck and a
14 disabled vehicle or disabled combination of vehicles, that
15 exceeds the weight restriction imposed by this Code, may be
16 operated on a public highway in this State provided that
17 neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being towed nor
18 the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight limitations
19 permitted under this Chapter. During the towing operation,
20 neither the tow truck nor the vehicle combination shall
21 exceed 24,000 pounds on a single rear axle and 44,000 pounds
22 on a tandem rear axle, provided the towing vehicle the
23 following axle weight limitations:
24 (1) is specifically designed as a tow truck having
25 a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 pounds
26 and is equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes
27 are required only if the towing vehicle is towing a
28 vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer combination that
29 is equipped with air brakes;
30 (2) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
31 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet
32 in all directions;
33 (3) is capable of utilizing the lighting and
34 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination of
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1 vehicles; and
2 (4) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles
3 from the initial point of wreck or disablement. Any
4 additional movement of the vehicles may occur only upon
5 issuance of authorization for that movement under the
6 provisions of Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this
7 Code.
8 A. 24,000 pounds - Single rear axle;
9 B. 44,000 pounds - Tandem rear axle;
10 Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of
11 the tow truck and vehicles being towed. The tow truck
12 license plate must cover the operating empty weight of the
13 tow truck only. The weight of each vehicle being towed shall
14 be covered by a valid license plate issued to the owner or
15 operator of the vehicle being towed and displayed on that
16 vehicle. If no valid plate issued to the owner or operator of
17 that vehicle is displayed on that vehicle, or the plate
18 displayed on that vehicle does not cover the weight of the
19 vehicle, the weight of the vehicle shall be covered by the
20 third tow truck plate issued to the owner or operator of the
21 tow truck and temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed.
22 In addition, the following conditions must be met:
23 (1) the towing vehicle must be:
24 a. specifically designed as a tow truck having
25 a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000
26 lbs. and equipped with air brakes provided that air
27 brakes shall be required only if the towing vehicle
28 is towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer
29 combination that is equipped with airbrakes;
30 b. equipped with flashing, rotating or
31 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500
32 feet in all directions; and
33 c. capable of utilizing the lighting and
34 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or
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1 combination of vehicles.
2 (2) The towing of the vehicles on the highways of
3 this State shall not exceed 20 miles from the initial
4 point of wreck or disablement. Any additional movement of
5 the vehicles shall only occur upon issuance of
6 authorization for that movement under the provisions of
7 Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this Chapter.
8 The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
9 additional requirements. However, nothing in this Code shall
10 prohibit a tow truck under instructions of a police officer
11 from legally clearing a disabled vehicle, that may be in
12 violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
13 roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway. If in the
14 opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the
15 officer is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to
16 the nearest place of safety.
17 For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
18 rating, or GVWR, shall mean the value specified by the
19 manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
20 (e) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
21 pneumatic tires shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon
22 the highways of this State in violation of the provisions of
23 any permit issued under the provisions of Sections 15-301
24 through 15-319 of this Chapter.
25 (f) On designated Class I, II, or III highways and the
26 National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, no
27 vehicle or combination of vehicles with pneumatic tires may
28 be operated, unladen or with load, when the total weight on
29 the road surface exceeds the following: 20,000 pounds on a
30 single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle with no axle
31 within the tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000 pounds
32 gross weight for vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles; or
33 a total weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in
34 excess of that weight produced by the application of the
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1 following formula: W = 500 times the sum of (LN divided by
2 N-1) + 12N + 36, where "W" equals overall total weight on any
3 group of 2 or more consecutive axles to the nearest 500
4 pounds, "L" equals the distance measured to the nearest foot
5 between extremes of any group of 2 or more consecutive axles,
6 and "N" equals the number of axles in the group under
7 consideration. Notwithstanding any other provision in this
8 Code, except for those provisions of subsection (d) of this
9 Section relating to emergency operations of public utilities
10 and tow trucks while actually engaged in the towing of a
11 disabled vehicle, and those vehicles for which the Department
12 issues overweight permits under authority of Section 15-301
13 of this Code, the weight limitations contained in this
14 subsection shall apply to the National System of Interstate
15 and Defense Highways and other highways in the system of
16 State highways that have been designated by the Department as
17 Class I, II, or III. No vehicle shall be operated on the
18 highways with a weight in excess of 20,000 pounds carried on
19 any one axle or with a tandem axle weight in excess of 34,000
20 pounds, or a gross weight in excess of 80,000 pounds for
21 vehicle combinations of 5 axles or more, or a gross weight on
22 a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in excess of that
23 weight produced by the application of the following formula:
24 W = 500 times the sum of (LN divided by N-1) + 12N + 36
25 Where "W" equals overall gross weight on any group of 2 or
26 more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds; "L" equals
27 the distance measured to the nearest foot between extremes of
28 any group of 2 or more consecutive axles; and "N" equals the
29 number of axles in the group under consideration, except that
30 2 consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of
31 34,000 pounds each, provided the overall distance between the
32 first and last axles of the consecutive sets of tandem axles
33 is 36 feet or more. Provided also that a 3-axle vehicle
34 registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle manufactured prior to
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1 or in the model year of 2004, and first registered in
2 Illinois prior to January 1, 2005, with a distance greater
3 than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches between the 2 rear
4 axles may transmit to the road surface a maximum weight of
5 18,000 pounds on each of the 2 rear axles with a gross weight
6 on these 2 axles not to exceed 36,000 pounds. Any vehicle
7 registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle manufactured prior to
8 or in the model year of 2004 or thereafter or first
9 registered in Illinois after December 31, 2004, may transmit
10 to the road surface a maximum of 34,000 pounds through the 2
11 rear axles and neither of the rear axles shall exceed 20,000
12 pounds.
13 The above formula when expressed in tabular form results
14 in allowable loads as follows:
15 Distance measured
16 to the nearest
17 foot between the
18 extremes of any Maximum weight load in pounds
19 group of 2 or of carried on any group of
20 more consecutive 2 or more consecutive axles
21 axles
22 feet 2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles
23 4 34,000
24 5 34,000
25 6 34,000
26 7 34,000
27 8 38,000* 42,000
28 9 39,000 42,500
29 10 40,000 43,500
30 11 44,000
31 12 45,000 50,000
32 13 45,500 50,500
33 14 46,500 51,500
34 15 47,000 52,000
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1 16 48,000 52,500 58,000
2 17 48,500 53,500 58,500
3 18 49,500 54,000 59,000
4 19 50,000 54,500 60,000
5 20 51,000 55,500 60,500 66,000
6 21 51,500 56,000 61,000 66,500
7 22 52,500 56,500 61,500 67,000
8 23 53,000 57,500 62,500 68,000
9 24 54,000 58,000 63,000 68,500
10 25 54,500 58,500 63,500 69,000
11 26 55,500 59,500 64,000 69,500
12 27 56,000 60,000 65,000 70,000
13 28 57,000 60,500 65,500 71,000
14 29 57,500 61,500 66,000 71,500
15 30 58,500 62,000 66,500 72,000
16 31 59,000 62,500 67,500 72,500
17 32 60,000 63,500 68,000 73,000
18 33 64,000 68,500 74,000
19 34 64,500 69,000 74,500
20 35 65,500 70,000 75,000
21 36 66,000 70,500 75,500
22 37 66,500 71,000 76,000
23 38 67,500 72,000 77,000
24 39 68,000 72,500 77,500
25 40 68,500 73,000 78,000
26 41 69,500 73,500 78,500
27 42 70,000 74,000 79,000
28 43 70,500 75,000 80,000
29 44 71,500 75,500
30 45 72,000 76,000
31 46 72,500 76,500
32 47 73,500 77,500
33 48 74,000 78,000
34 49 74,500 78,500
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1 50 75,500 79,000
2 51 76,000 80,000
3 52 76,500
4 53 77,500
5 54 78,000
6 55 78,500
7 56 79,500
8 57 80,000
9 *If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2
10 axles are tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not
11 exceed load permitted is 34,000 pounds, notwithstanding the
12 higher limit resulting from the application of the formula.
13 Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles
14 may not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (f)
15 for 4 axles measured between the extreme axles of the
16 vehicle.
17 Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may
18 not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (f) for
19 6 axles measured between the extreme axles of the
20 combination.
21 In applying the above formula to a vehicle having more
22 than 4 axles that is not a combination, only 4 axles shall be
23 considered in determining the maximum gross weight, and for a
24 combination of vehicles having more than 6 axles, only 6
25 axles shall be considered in determining the maximum gross
26 weight.
27 Notwithstanding the above table, 2 consecutive sets of
28 tandem axles may carry a gross weight of 34,000 pounds each
29 if the overall distance between the first and last axles of
30 the consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
31 Local authorities and road district highway
32 commissioners, with respect to streets and highways under
33 their jurisdiction, without additional fees, may also by
34 ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
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1 subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle
2 shall not exceed 20,000 pounds and the maximum total gross
3 weight on any tandem axle shall not exceed 34,000 pounds, on
4 designated highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving
5 notice are erected upon the street or highway or portion of
6 any street or highway affected by the ordinance or
7 resolution.
8 The following are exceptions to the above formula:
9 (1) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry
10 a total weight of 34,000 pounds each if the overall
11 distance between the first and last axles of the
12 consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
13 (2) Vehicles for which a different limit is
14 established and posted in accordance with Section 15-316
15 of this Code.
16 (3) Vehicles for which the Department of
17 Transportation and local authorities issue overweight
18 permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code.
19 These vehicles are not subject to the bridge formula.
20 (4) Tow trucks subject to the conditions provided
21 in subsection (d) may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a
22 single rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle.
23 (5) A tandem axle on a 3-axle truck registered as a
24 Special Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the
25 model year of 2004, and registered in Illinois prior to
26 January 1, 2005, with a distance between 2 axles in a
27 series greater than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches
28 may not exceed a total weight of 36,000 pounds and
29 neither axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds.
30 (6) A truck not in combination, equipped with a
31 self compactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and
32 roll-off container, used exclusively for garbage or
33 refuse operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the
34 road surface, except when on part of the National System
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1 of Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum
2 weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on
3 a tandem axle; 36,000 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) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special
7 Hauling Vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured
8 prior to or in the model year of 2004, and registered in
9 Illinois prior to January 1, 2005, having 5 axles with a
10 distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may
11 not exceed the following maximum weights: 18,000 pounds
12 on a single axle; 32,000 pounds on a tandem axle; and
13 72,000 pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles
14 is not subject to the bridge formula. For all those
15 combinations of vehicles that include a semitrailer
16 manufactured after the effective date of this amendatory
17 Act of the 92nd General Assembly, the overall distance
18 between the first and last axles of the 2 sets of tandems
19 must be 18 feet 6 inches or more. Any combination of
20 vehicles that has had its cargo container replaced in its
21 entirety after December 31, 2004 may not exceed the
22 weights allowed by the bridge formula.
23 No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other
24 than pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or with load,
25 upon the highways of this State when the gross weight on the
26 road surface through any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch
27 width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
28 surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
29 Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special Hauling
30 Vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured prior to or
31 in the model year of 2004, and first registered in Illinois
32 prior to January 1, 2005, having 5 axles with a distance of
33 42 feet or less between extreme axles shall be limited to the
34 weights prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section
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1 and not subject to the bridge formula on the National System
2 of Interstate and Defense Highways and other highways in the
3 system of State highways designated by the Department. For
4 all those combinations of vehicles, that include a
5 semitrailer manufactured after the effective date of this
6 amendatory Act of 1986, the overall distance between the
7 first and last axles of the 2 sets of tandems must be 18 feet
8 6 inches or more. All combinations of vehicles registered as
9 Special Hauling Vehicles that include a semitrailer
10 manufactured prior to or in the model year of 2004 or
11 thereafter or first registered in Illinois after December 31,
12 2004, or that has had its cargo container replaced in its
13 entirety after December 31, 2004, are limited to the gross
14 weight allowed by the above formula.
15 A truck not in combination, equipped with a self
16 compactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off
17 container, used exclusively for garbage or refuse operations,
18 shall be allowed the weights as prescribed in subsections (a)
19 and (b) of this Section and not subject to the bridge
20 formula, provided they are not operated on a highway that is
21 part of the Interstate and Defense Highway System.
22 Vehicles operating under this subsection shall have
23 access for a distance of one highway mile to or from a Class
24 I highway on any street or highway, unless there is a sign
25 prohibiting the access, or 5 highway miles to or from either
26 a Class I, II, or III highway on a street or highway included
27 in the system of State highways and upon any street or
28 highway designated by local authorities or road district
29 commissioners to points of loading and unloading and to
30 facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest.
31 (f-1) A vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds is
32 allowed access as follows:
33 (1) From any State designated highway onto any
34 county, township, or municipal highway for a distance of
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1 5 highway miles for the purpose of loading and unloading,
2 provided:
3 (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 8
4 feet 6 inches in width and 65 feet overall length.
5 (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
6 (C) The route is not being used as a
7 thoroughfare between State designated highways.
8 (2) From any State designated highway onto any
9 county or township highway for a distance of 5 highway
10 miles, or any municipal highway for a distance of one
11 highway mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and
12 rest, provided:
13 (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 8
14 feet 6 inches in width and 65 feet overall length.
15 (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
16 (C) The route is not being used as a
17 thoroughfare between State designated highways.
18 (f-2) A vehicle and load greater than 73,280 pounds in
19 weight but not exceeding 80,000 pounds is allowed access as
20 follows:
21 (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or
22 highway for a distance of one highway mile for the
23 purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and
24 rest, provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
25 (2) From a Class I, II, or III highway onto any
26 State highway or any local designated highway for a
27 distance of 5 highway miles for the purpose of loading,
28 unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
29 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
30 relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
31 designation of highways under this subsection.
32 (g) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of
33 vehicles over a bridge or other elevated structure
34 constituting part of a highway with a gross weight that is
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1 greater than the maximum weight permitted by the Department,
2 when the structure is sign posted as provided in this
3 Section.
4 (h) The Department upon request from any local authority
5 shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an
6 investigation of any bridge or other elevated structure
7 constituting a part of a highway, and if it finds that the
8 structure cannot with safety to itself withstand the weight
9 of vehicles otherwise permissible under this Code the
10 Department shall determine and declare the maximum weight of
11 vehicles that the structures can withstand, and shall cause
12 or permit suitable signs stating maximum weight to be erected
13 and maintained before each end of the structure. No person
14 shall operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles over any
15 structure with a gross weight that is greater than the posted
16 maximum weight.
17 (i) Upon the trial of any person charged with a
18 violation of subsections (g) or (h) of this Section, proof of
19 the determination of the maximum allowable weight by the
20 Department and the existence of the signs, constitutes
21 conclusive evidence of the maximum weight that can be
22 maintained with safety to the bridge or structure.
23 (Source: P.A. 89-117, eff. 7-7-95; 89-433, eff. 12-15-95;
24 90-89, eff. 1-1-98; 90-330, eff. 8-8-97; 90-655, eff.
25 7-30-98.)
26 (625 ILCS 5/15-112) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-112)
27 Sec. 15-112. Officers to weigh vehicles and require
28 removal of excess loads.
29 (a) Any police officer having reason to believe that the
30 weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful shall require the
31 driver to stop and submit to a weighing of the same either by
32 means of a portable or stationary scales that have been
33 tested and approved at a frequency prescribed by the Illinois
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1 Department of Agriculture, or for those scales operated by
2 the State, when such tests are requested by the Department of
3 State Police, whichever is more frequent. If such scales are
4 not available at the place where such vehicle is stopped, the
5 police officer shall require that such vehicle be driven to
6 the nearest available scale that has been tested and approved
7 pursuant to this Section by the Illinois Department of
8 Agriculture. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Weights
9 and Measures Act or the United States Department of Commerce
10 NIST handbook 44, multi or single draft weighing is an
11 acceptable method of weighing by law enforcement for
12 determining a violation of Chapter 3 or 15 of this Code. Law
13 enforcement is exempt from the requirements of commercial
14 weighing established in NIST handbook 44.
15 Within 18 months after the effective date of this
16 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, all municipal
17 and county officers, technicians, and employees who set up
18 and operate portable scales for wheel load or axle load or
19 both and issue citations based on the use of portable scales
20 for wheel load or axle load or both and who have not
21 successfully completed initial classroom and field training
22 regarding the set up and operation of portable scales, shall
23 attend and successfully complete initial classroom and field
24 training administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement
25 Training Standards Board.
26 (b) Whenever an officer, upon weighing a vehicle and the
27 load, determines that the weight is unlawful, such officer
28 shall require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable
29 place and remain standing until such portion of the load is
30 removed as may be necessary to reduce the weight of the
31 vehicle to the limit permitted under this Chapter, or to the
32 limit permitted under the terms of a permit issued pursuant
33 to Sections 15-301 through 15-318 and shall forthwith arrest
34 the driver or owner. All material so unloaded shall be cared
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1 for by the owner or operator of the vehicle at the risk of
2 such owner or operator; however, whenever a 3 or 4 axle
3 vehicle with a tandem axle dimension greater than 72 inches,
4 but less than 96 inches and registered as a Special Hauling
5 Vehicle is transporting asphalt or concrete in the plastic
6 state that exceeds axle weight or gross weight limits by less
7 than 4,000 pounds, the owner or operator of the vehicle shall
8 accept the arrest ticket or tickets for the alleged
9 violations under this Section and proceed without shifting or
10 reducing the load being transported or may shift or reduce
11 the load under the provisions of subsection (d) or (e) of
12 this Section, when applicable. Any fine imposed following an
13 overweight violation by a vehicle registered as a Special
14 Hauling Vehicle transporting asphalt or concrete in the
15 plastic state shall be paid as provided in subsection 4 of
16 paragraph (a) of Section 16-105 of this Code.
17 (c) The Department of Transportation may, at the request
18 of the Department of State Police, erect appropriate
19 regulatory signs on any State highway directing second
20 division vehicles to a scale. The Department of
21 Transportation may also, at the direction of any State Police
22 officer, erect portable regulating signs on any highway
23 directing second division vehicles to a portable scale.
24 Every such vehicle, pursuant to such sign, shall stop and be
25 weighed.
26 (d) Whenever any axle load of a vehicle exceeds the axle
27 or tandem axle weight limits permitted by paragraph (a) or
28 (f) of Section 15-111 by 2000 pounds or less, the owner or
29 operator of the vehicle must shift or remove the excess so as
30 to comply with paragraph (a) or (f) of Section 15-111. No
31 overweight arrest ticket shall be issued to the owner or
32 operator of the vehicle by any officer if the excess gross
33 weight is shifted or removed as required by this paragraph.
34 (e) Whenever the gross weight of a vehicle with a
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1 registered gross weight of 73,280 pounds or less exceeds the
2 weight limits of paragraph (b) or (f) of Section 15-111 of
3 this Chapter by 2000 pounds or less, the owner or operator of
4 the vehicle must remove the excess. Whenever the gross weight
5 of a vehicle with a registered gross weight of 73,281 pounds
6 or more exceeds the weight limits of paragraph (b) or (f) of
7 Section 15-111 by 1,000 pounds or less or 2,000 pounds or
8 less if weighed on wheel load weighers, the owner or operator
9 of the vehicle must remove the excess. In either case no
10 arrest ticket for any overweight violation of this Code shall
11 be issued to the owner or operator of the vehicle by any
12 officer if the excess weight is removed as required by this
13 paragraph. A person who has been granted a special permit
14 under Section 15-301 of this Code shall not be granted a
15 tolerance on wheel load weighers.
16 (f) Whenever an axle load of a vehicle exceeds axle
17 weight limits allowed by the provisions of a permit an arrest
18 ticket shall be issued, but the owner or operator of the
19 vehicle may shift the load so as to comply with the
20 provisions of the permit. Where such shifting of a load to
21 comply with the permit is accomplished, the owner or operator
22 of the vehicle may then proceed.
23 (g) Any driver of a vehicle who refuses to stop and
24 submit his vehicle and load to weighing after being directed
25 to do so by an officer or removes or causes the removal of
26 the load or part of it prior to weighing is guilty of a
27 business offense and shall be fined not less than $500 nor
28 more than $2,000.
29 (Source: P.A. 91-129, eff. 7-16-99.)
30 (625 ILCS 5/15-316) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316)
31 Sec. 15-316. When the Department, local authority or road
32 district highway commissioner may restrict right to use
33 highways.
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1 (a) Local authorities and road district highway
2 commissioners with respect to highways under their
3 jurisdiction may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the
4 operation of vehicles upon any such highway or impose
5 restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon
6 any such highway, for a total period of not to exceed 90 days
7 in any one calendar year, whenever any said highway by reason
8 of deterioration, rain, snow, or other climate conditions
9 will be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the use of
10 vehicles thereon is prohibited or the permissible weights
11 thereof reduced.
12 (b) The local authority or road district highway
13 commissioner enacting any such ordinance or resolution shall
14 erect or cause to be erected and maintained signs designating
15 the provision of the ordinance or resolution at each end of
16 that portion of any highway affected thereby, and the
17 ordinance or resolution shall not be effective unless and
18 until such signs are erected and maintained.
19 (c) Local authorities and road district highway
20 commissioners with respect to highways under their
21 jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit
22 the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may
23 impose limitations as the weight thereof, on designated
24 highways, which prohibitions and limitations shall be
25 designated by appropriate signs placed on such highways.
26 (c-1) (Blank) The weight provisions of subsections (a),
27 (b), and (c) take precedence over the provisions of
28 subsections (d-1) and (d-2).
29 (d) The Department shall likewise have authority as
30 hereinbefore granted to local authorities and road district
31 highway commissioners to determine by resolution and to
32 impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles operated
33 upon any highway under the jurisdiction of said department,
34 and such restrictions shall be effective when signs giving
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1 notice thereof are erected upon the highway or portion of any
2 highway affected by such resolution.
3 (d-1) (Blank) Motor vehicles and motor vehicles in
4 combination with gross weights not exceeding 73,280 pounds
5 and up to 65 feet in overall length and 102 inches in width
6 operating on highways under the control of a county or
7 township road district highway commissioner may have access
8 for a distance of 5 miles from a State designated highway for
9 the purpose of loading, unloading, services, and home base.
10 No exemption shall be granted authorizing travel on local
11 roads as a thoroughfare between State designated highways.
12 (d-2) (Blank) Motor vehicles and motor vehicles in
13 combination with gross weights not exceeding 73,280 pounds
14 and up to 65 feet in overall length and 102 inches in width
15 operating on highways under the control of municipal
16 authorities may have access for 5 miles from a State
17 designated highway for the purpose of loading and unloading
18 and one mile for food, fuel, repairs, and rest on those
19 municipally controlled highways. No exemption shall be
20 granted authorizing travel on municipal roads as a
21 thoroughfare between State designated highways.
22 (e) When any vehicle is operated in violation of this
23 Section, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall be deemed
24 guilty of a violation and either the owner or the driver of
25 the vehicle may be prosecuted for the violation. Any person,
26 firm, or corporation convicted of violating this Section
27 shall be fined $50 for any weight exceeding the posted limit
28 up to the axle or gross weight limit allowed a vehicle as
29 provided for in subsections (a) or (b) of Section 15-111 and
30 $75 per every 500 pounds or fraction thereof for any weight
31 exceeding that which is provided for in subsections (a) or
32 (b) of Section 15-111.
33 (f) A municipality is authorized to enforce a county
34 weight limit ordinance applying to county highways within its
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1 corporate limits and is entitled to the proceeds of any fines
2 collected from the enforcement.
3 (Source: P.A. 89-117, eff. 7-7-95; 89-687, eff. 6-1-97;
4 90-211, eff. 1-1-98.)
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