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1 | | mirrors. |
2 | | (b) The Department shall have the authority to restrict |
3 | | vehicle length on its roadways as it deems appropriate. |
4 | | (Blank). |
5 | | (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2), |
6 | | combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles |
7 | | except the following: |
8 | | (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer. |
9 | | (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter |
10 | | dolly or one semitrailer. |
11 | | (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle |
12 | | that is defined in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment, |
13 | | provided the overall dimension does not exceed 60 feet. |
14 | | (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit |
15 | | coupled together by the triple saddlemount method. |
16 | | (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, |
17 | | provided the following: |
18 | | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60 |
19 | | feet. |
20 | | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered |
21 | | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a |
22 | | fifth-wheel type assembly. |
23 | | (C) The second vehicle in the combination of |
24 | | vehicles is a recreational vehicle that is towed by a |
25 | | fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be properly |
26 | | registered and must be equipped with brakes, |
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1 | | regardless of weight. |
2 | | (D) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 |
3 | | vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer designed or |
4 | | used for transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle, |
5 | | personal watercraft, or motorcycle. |
6 | | (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use of |
7 | | the operator of the towing vehicle. |
8 | | (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with |
9 | | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this |
10 | | Code, except the additional brake requirement in |
11 | | subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5). |
12 | | (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle |
13 | | or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the towing |
14 | | vehicle: |
15 | | (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having |
16 | | a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 |
17 | | pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that air |
18 | | brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is |
19 | | towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer |
20 | | combination that is equipped with air brakes. For the |
21 | | purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight |
22 | | rating, or GVWR, means the value specified by the |
23 | | manufacturer as the loaded 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. |
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1 | | (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and |
2 | | braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination |
3 | | of vehicles. |
4 | | (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway |
5 | | miles from the initial point of wreck or disablement |
6 | | to a place of repair. Any additional movement of the |
7 | | vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization |
8 | | for that movement under the provisions of Sections |
9 | | 15-301 through 15-318 of this Code. |
10 | | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe |
11 | | additional requirements regarding length limitations for a |
12 | | tow truck towing another vehicle. |
13 | | For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely |
14 | | serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed |
15 | | vehicle is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not |
16 | | a separate vehicle. |
17 | | (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, |
18 | | provided the following: |
19 | | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65 |
20 | | feet. |
21 | | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered |
22 | | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a |
23 | | fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball. |
24 | | (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 |
25 | | vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer. |
26 | | (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with |
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1 | | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this |
2 | | Code. |
3 | | (E) The combination of vehicles must be operated |
4 | | by a person who holds a commercial driver's license |
5 | | (CDL). |
6 | | (F) The combination of vehicles must be en route |
7 | | to a location where new or used trailers are sold by an |
8 | | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer |
9 | | dealer. |
10 | | (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any |
11 | | State designated highway if: |
12 | | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 |
13 | | feet; |
14 | | (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of |
15 | | vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and |
16 | | (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a |
17 | | location where new or used trailers are sold by an |
18 | | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer |
19 | | dealer. |
20 | | (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from |
21 | | any State designated highway onto any county, township, or |
22 | | municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the |
23 | | purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed |
24 | | vehicles if: |
25 | | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 |
26 | | feet; |
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1 | | (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000 |
2 | | pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width; |
3 | | (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access; |
4 | | (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare |
5 | | between State designated highways; and |
6 | | (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a |
7 | | location where new or used trailers are sold by an |
8 | | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer |
9 | | dealer. |
10 | | (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length |
11 | | limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations |
12 | | provided: |
13 | | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load, |
14 | | in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 |
15 | | feet. |
16 | | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of |
17 | | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in |
18 | | combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 |
19 | | inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall |
20 | | not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the |
21 | | transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. |
22 | | (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or |
23 | | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer |
24 | | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may |
25 | | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches. |
26 | | (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1, |
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1 | | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. |
2 | | (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to |
3 | | transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet |
4 | | overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of |
5 | | front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of |
6 | | the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of |
7 | | this Section. |
8 | | (6) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically |
9 | | designed to transport motor vehicles or boats and |
10 | | automobile transporters, as defined in Chapter 1, may not |
11 | | exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is |
12 | | inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the |
13 | | overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in |
14 | | paragraph (i) of this Section. |
15 | | (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled |
16 | | together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed |
17 | | 97 feet overall dimension. |
18 | | (8) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not |
19 | | exceed 82 feet overall dimension. |
20 | | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting |
21 | | poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural |
22 | | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled are |
23 | | exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may |
24 | | exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the |
25 | | vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This |
26 | | 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 (6) |
14 | | of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length |
15 | | limitations. |
16 | | The length limitations described in this paragraph (d) |
17 | | shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices, |
18 | | such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and |
19 | | other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary |
20 | | for safe and efficient operation; except that no device |
21 | | excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use |
22 | | the capability to carry cargo. |
23 | | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act |
24 | | relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the |
25 | | designation of highways under this paragraph (d). |
26 | | (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length |
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1 | | limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations, |
2 | | provided: |
3 | | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load, |
4 | | in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 |
5 | | feet overall dimension. |
6 | | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of |
7 | | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in |
8 | | combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 |
9 | | inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall |
10 | | not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the |
11 | | transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. |
12 | | (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck |
13 | | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may not exceed |
14 | | 65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear axle. |
15 | | (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or |
16 | | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer |
17 | | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may |
18 | | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches. |
19 | | (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1, |
20 | | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. |
21 | | (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed |
22 | | to transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65 |
23 | | feet overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive |
24 | | of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of |
25 | | the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of |
26 | | this Section. |
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1 | | (7) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically |
2 | | designed to transport motor vehicles or boats may not |
3 | | exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is |
4 | | inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the |
5 | | overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in |
6 | | paragraph (i) of this Section. |
7 | | (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled |
8 | | together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed |
9 | | 97 feet overall dimension. |
10 | | (9) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not |
11 | | exceed 82 feet overall dimension. |
12 | | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting |
13 | | poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural |
14 | | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled are |
15 | | exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may |
16 | | exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the |
17 | | vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This |
18 | | exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, |
19 | | or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section |
20 | | are the days on which the following traditional holidays are |
21 | | celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; |
22 | | Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. |
23 | | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en |
24 | | route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities |
25 | | or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided |
26 | | that during night operations every vehicle and its load must |
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1 | | be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on |
2 | | both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any |
3 | | projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load. |
4 | | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or |
5 | | combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) |
6 | | of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length |
7 | | limitations. |
8 | | Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways |
9 | | under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or resolution |
10 | | allow length limitations of this subsection (e). |
11 | | The length limitations described in this paragraph (e) |
12 | | shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices, |
13 | | such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and |
14 | | other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary |
15 | | for safe and efficient operation; except that no device |
16 | | excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use |
17 | | the capability to carry cargo. |
18 | | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act |
19 | | relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the |
20 | | designation of highways under this paragraph (e). |
21 | | (e-1) (Blank). |
22 | | (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations |
23 | | of vehicles over 65 feet in length, with no overall length |
24 | | limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of |
25 | | this Section, are allowed access as follows: |
26 | | (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway |
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1 | | for a distance of one highway mile for the purpose of |
2 | | loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest, |
3 | | provided there is no sign prohibiting that access. |
4 | | (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any |
5 | | non-designated highway for a distance of 5 highway miles |
6 | | for the purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel, |
7 | | repairs, and rest if: |
8 | | (A) there is no sign prohibiting that access; and |
9 | | (B) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare |
10 | | between Class I or Class II highways. |
11 | | (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length |
12 | | operated by household goods carriers or towaway trailer |
13 | | transporter combinations, with no overall length limitations |
14 | | except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this Section, |
15 | | have unlimited access to points of loading, unloading, or |
16 | | delivery to or from a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer. |
17 | | (f) On non-designated highways, the maximum length |
18 | | limitations for vehicles in combination are as follows: |
19 | | (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer |
20 | | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. An agency or |
21 | | instrumentality of the State or any unit of local |
22 | | government shall not be required to design or construct a |
23 | | new non-designated highway or to widen or otherwise alter |
24 | | a non-designated highway to accommodate truck |
25 | | tractor-semitrailer combinations under this paragraph (1). |
26 | | (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed |
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1 | | 53 feet overall dimension. |
2 | | (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck |
3 | | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet |
4 | | overall dimension. |
5 | | (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center |
6 | | axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination |
7 | | with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The |
8 | | limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to |
9 | | trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport of |
10 | | livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. |
11 | | An agency or instrumentality of the State or any unit of |
12 | | local government shall not be required to design, construct, |
13 | | alter, widen, or maintain any non-designated highway to |
14 | | accommodate vehicles in combination under this subsection (f). |
15 | | For the purposes of designing or modifying the intersection of |
16 | | a local roadway and a State roadway that does not accommodate |
17 | | vehicles under this subsection (f), a local unit of government |
18 | | may request in writing for the Department to restrict the |
19 | | length of vehicles turning on to or off of any jurisdiction |
20 | | roadway of the intersection. The Department may, in its sole |
21 | | discretion, restrict the length of vehicles turning on to or |
22 | | off of any jurisdiction roadway of the intersection. A |
23 | | restriction so determined and declared by the Department |
24 | | becomes effective, when appropriate signs giving notice of the |
25 | | limit are erected. Each governmental entity shall cause |
26 | | signage to be installed on its respective roadway to notify |
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1 | | vehicles of turning and length restrictions. Vehicles that |
2 | | exceed posted measurements shall be prohibited from turning to |
3 | | access the roadway. |
4 | | (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of |
5 | | this Section 15-107 do not apply to the following: |
6 | | (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on |
7 | | Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, when transporting |
8 | | poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural |
9 | | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled, |
10 | | provided the overall length of vehicle and load may not |
11 | | exceed 100 feet and no object exceeding 80 feet in length |
12 | | may be transported unless a permit has been obtained as |
13 | | authorized in Section 15-301. As used in this Section, |
14 | | "legal holiday" means any of the following days: New |
15 | | Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; |
16 | | Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. |
17 | | (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility |
18 | | while en route to make emergency repairs to public service |
19 | | facilities or properties, but during night operation every |
20 | | vehicle and its load must be equipped with a sufficient |
21 | | number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps |
22 | | upon the extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly |
23 | | mark the dimensions of the load. |
24 | | (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle |
25 | | or combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in |
26 | | paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt |
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1 | | from length limitations. |
2 | | The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled vehicle |
3 | | from the initial point of wreck or disablement to a point where |
4 | | repairs are actually to occur. This movement shall be valid |
5 | | only on State routes. The tower must abide by posted bridge |
6 | | weight limits. |
7 | | All other combinations not listed in this subsection (f) |
8 | | may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension. |
9 | | (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load |
10 | | upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not |
11 | | extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle |
12 | | or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a |
13 | | front bumper. The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not |
14 | | apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles specifically |
15 | | designed for the collection and transportation of waste, |
16 | | garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's |
17 | | operation in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or |
18 | | recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed |
19 | | not in excess of 15 miles per hour during the vehicle's |
20 | | operation and in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or |
21 | | recyclable materials. However, in no instance shall the load |
22 | | extend more than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle |
23 | | or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a |
24 | | front bumper. |
25 | | (i) The load upon the front vehicle of an automobile |
26 | | transporter or a stinger-steered vehicle specifically designed |
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1 | | to transport motor vehicles shall not extend more than 4 feet |
2 | | beyond the foremost part of the transporting vehicle and the |
3 | | load upon the rear transporting vehicle shall not extend more |
4 | | than 6 feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. |
5 | | This paragraph shall only be applicable upon highways |
6 | | designated in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section. |
7 | | (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither |
8 | | of which exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying |
9 | | of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not |
10 | | including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that the vehicles |
11 | | are: |
12 | | 1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier |
13 | | authorized by law to provide public transportation |
14 | | services; or |
15 | | 2. operated in local public transportation service by |
16 | | any other person and the municipality in which the service |
17 | | is to be provided approved the operation of the vehicle. |
18 | | (j-1) (Blank). |
19 | | (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section |
20 | | is subject to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of |
21 | | Section 15-113. |
22 | | (l) (Blank). |
23 | | (Source: P.A. 102-124, eff. 7-23-21; 103-258, eff. 1-1-24 .)
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24 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-116) |
25 | | Sec. 15-116. Highway designations. |
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1 | | (a) The Department of Transportation shall maintain and |
2 | | provide a listing of all Class I and Class II designated |
3 | | streets and highways as defined in Chapter 1 of this Code. |
4 | | (b) The Department shall also maintain and provide a |
5 | | listing of all local streets or highways that have been |
6 | | designated Class II by local agencies. |
7 | | (c) Local agencies shall be responsible for reporting to |
8 | | the Department all streets and highways under their |
9 | | jurisdiction designated Class II. Local agencies shall also |
10 | | provide to the Department reference contact names and |
11 | | telephone numbers. |
12 | | (d) The Department shall also maintain and provide an |
13 | | official map of the Designated State Truck Route System that |
14 | | includes State and local streets and highways that have been |
15 | | designated Class I or Class II. |
16 | | (e) If a unit of local government has no Class II |
17 | | designated truck routes, the unit of local government shall |
18 | | affirm to the Department that it has no such truck routes. |
19 | | (f) Each unit of local government shall report to the |
20 | | Department, and the Department shall post on its official |
21 | | website, any limitations prohibiting the operation of vehicles |
22 | | imposed by ordinance or resolution in the unit of local |
23 | | government's non-designated highway system and any |
24 | | non-designated highway that is not designed and constructed |
25 | | after January 1, 2024 2023 to the overall length dimension of |
26 | | vehicles permitted under paragraph (1) of subsection (f) of |