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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4446 Introduced , by Rep. David Reis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 625 ILCS 5/15-107 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the length limits for the distance between the kingpin and the center of
the rear axle of semitrailers longer than 48 feet shall not apply to trailers used for the transport of livestock.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 15-107 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-107)
(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
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| 7 | | Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles.
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| 8 | | (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway |
| 9 | | of this State
may not exceed 42 feet except the following:
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| 10 | | (1) Semitrailers.
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| 11 | | (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45 |
| 12 | | feet in length, not
including energy absorbing bumpers.
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| 13 | | (a-1) A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be up |
| 14 | | to 45 feet
in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers. |
| 15 | | The length limitations
described in this subsection (a-1) shall |
| 16 | | be exclusive of energy-absorbing
bumpers and rear view mirrors.
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| 17 | | (b) On all non-State highways, the maximum length of |
| 18 | | vehicles in
combinations
is as follows:
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| 19 | | (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer |
| 20 | | may
not exceed 55 feet overall dimension.
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| 21 | | (2) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck |
| 22 | | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet
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| 23 | | overall dimension.
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| 1 | | (3) Combinations specially designed to transport motor |
| 2 | | vehicles or
boats may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
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| 3 | | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting |
| 4 | | poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural |
| 5 | | nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from |
| 6 | | length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet |
| 7 | | in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including |
| 8 | | the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply |
| 9 | | to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal |
| 10 | | holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the |
| 11 | | following traditional holidays are celebrated: New
Year's
Day; |
| 12 | | Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; |
| 13 | | and
Christmas Day.
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| 14 | | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en |
| 15 | | route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or |
| 16 | | properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that |
| 17 | | during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
be |
| 18 | | equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both |
| 19 | | sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting |
| 20 | | load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
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| 21 | | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or |
| 22 | | combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) |
| 23 | | of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length |
| 24 | | limitations.
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| 25 | | All other combinations not listed in this subsection (b) |
| 26 | | may not exceed 60
feet overall dimension.
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| 1 | | (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2), |
| 2 | | combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles |
| 3 | | except
the
following:
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| 4 | | (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer.
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| 5 | | (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter |
| 6 | | dolly or one semitrailer.
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| 7 | | (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle |
| 8 | | that is defined
in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment, |
| 9 | | provided the overall dimension does
not
exceed 60 feet.
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| 10 | | (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit |
| 11 | | coupled
together by the triple saddlemount method.
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| 12 | | (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, |
| 13 | | provided
the following:
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| 14 | | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60
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| 15 | | feet.
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| 16 | | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
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| 17 | | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a |
| 18 | | fifth-wheel type assembly.
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| 19 | | (C) The second vehicle in the combination of |
| 20 | | vehicles is
a recreational vehicle that is towed by a
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| 21 | | fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be
properly |
| 22 | | registered and must be equipped with
brakes, |
| 23 | | regardless of weight.
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| 24 | | (D) The third vehicle must be the
lightest of the 3 |
| 25 | | vehicles and be a trailer or
semitrailer designed or |
| 26 | | used for
transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle,
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| 1 | | personal watercraft, or motorcycle.
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| 2 | | (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use
of |
| 3 | | the operator of the towing vehicle.
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| 4 | | (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
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| 5 | | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this |
| 6 | | Code, except the
additional
brake requirement in |
| 7 | | subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5).
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| 8 | | (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle |
| 9 | | or combination
of
disabled vehicles, provided the towing |
| 10 | | vehicle:
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| 11 | | (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having |
| 12 | | a gross vehicle
weight rating of
at least 18,000 pounds |
| 13 | | and equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes
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| 14 | | are
required only if the towing vehicle is towing a |
| 15 | | vehicle, semitrailer, or
tractor-trailer combination |
| 16 | | that is equipped with air brakes. For the purpose
of |
| 17 | | this
subsection, gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR, |
| 18 | | means the value
specified by the manufacturer as the |
| 19 | | loaded weight of the tow truck.
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| 20 | | (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or |
| 21 | | oscillating amber lights,
visible for at
least 500 feet |
| 22 | | in all directions.
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| 23 | | (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and |
| 24 | | braking systems of the
disabled
vehicle or combination |
| 25 | | of vehicles.
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| 26 | | (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway |
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| 1 | | miles from the initial
point of
wreck or disablement to |
| 2 | | a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
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| 3 | | vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization |
| 4 | | for that movement under
the provisions of Sections |
| 5 | | 15-301 through 15-319 of this Code.
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| 6 | | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe |
| 7 | | additional
requirements
regarding length limitations for a |
| 8 | | tow truck towing another vehicle.
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| 9 | | For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely |
| 10 | | serves as
substitute
wheels for another legally licensed |
| 11 | | vehicle is considered part of the
licensed
vehicle and not |
| 12 | | a separate vehicle.
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| 13 | | (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, |
| 14 | | provided the following: |
| 15 | | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65 |
| 16 | | feet. |
| 17 | | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered |
| 18 | | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a |
| 19 | | fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball. |
| 20 | | (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 |
| 21 | | vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer. |
| 22 | | (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with |
| 23 | | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this |
| 24 | | Code.
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| 25 | | (E) The combination of vehicles must be operated by |
| 26 | | a person who holds a commercial driver's license (CDL).
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| 1 | | (F) The combination of vehicles must be en route to |
| 2 | | a location where new or used trailers are sold by an |
| 3 | | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer |
| 4 | | dealer.
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| 5 | | (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any |
| 6 | | State designated highway if: |
| 7 | | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 |
| 8 | | feet; |
| 9 | | (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of |
| 10 | | vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and
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| 11 | | (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a |
| 12 | | location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois |
| 13 | | or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
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| 14 | | (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from |
| 15 | | any State designated highway onto any county, township, or |
| 16 | | municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the |
| 17 | | purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed |
| 18 | | vehicles if: |
| 19 | | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 |
| 20 | | feet; |
| 21 | | (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000 |
| 22 | | pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width; |
| 23 | | (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access; |
| 24 | | (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare |
| 25 | | between State designated highways; and
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| 26 | | (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a |
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| 1 | | location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois |
| 2 | | or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
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| 3 | | (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length |
| 4 | | limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations |
| 5 | | provided:
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| 6 | | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
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| 7 | | in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 feet.
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| 8 | | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
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| 9 | | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in |
| 10 | | combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 |
| 11 | | inches. The length limit contained in this paragraph (2) |
| 12 | | shall not apply to trailers used for the transport of |
| 13 | | livestock.
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| 14 | | (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
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| 15 | | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
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| 16 | | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may |
| 17 | | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
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| 18 | | (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
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| 19 | | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
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| 20 | | (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to
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| 21 | | transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet
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| 22 | | overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of
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| 23 | | front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
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| 24 | | transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of this
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| 25 | | Section.
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| 26 | | (6) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles as defined in
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| 1 | | Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport motor |
| 2 | | vehicles or
boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall |
| 3 | | dimension. The length
limitation is inclusive of front and |
| 4 | | rear bumpers but
exclusive of the overhang of the |
| 5 | | transported vehicles, as
provided in paragraph (i) of this |
| 6 | | Section.
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| 7 | | (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
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| 8 | | together by the triple saddlemount method may not
exceed 75 |
| 9 | | feet overall dimension.
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| 10 | | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting |
| 11 | | poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural |
| 12 | | nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from |
| 13 | | length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet |
| 14 | | in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including |
| 15 | | the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply |
| 16 | | to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal |
| 17 | | holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the |
| 18 | | following traditional holidays are celebrated: New
Year's
Day; |
| 19 | | Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; |
| 20 | | and
Christmas Day.
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| 21 | | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en |
| 22 | | route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or |
| 23 | | properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that |
| 24 | | during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
be |
| 25 | | equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both |
| 26 | | sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting |
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| 1 | | load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
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| 2 | | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or |
| 3 | | combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) |
| 4 | | of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length |
| 5 | | limitations.
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| 6 | | The length limitations described in this paragraph (d) |
| 7 | | shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices,
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| 8 | | such as bumpers, refrigeration
units or air compressors and |
| 9 | | other devices, that the Department may interpret
as necessary |
| 10 | | for safe and efficient
operation; except that no device |
| 11 | | excluded under this paragraph shall have by
its design or use |
| 12 | | the capability to carry cargo.
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| 13 | | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act |
| 14 | | relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the |
| 15 | | designation of highways under
this paragraph (d).
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| 16 | | (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length |
| 17 | | limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations, |
| 18 | | provided:
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| 19 | | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
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| 20 | | in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 feet
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| 21 | | overall dimension.
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| 22 | | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
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| 23 | | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in |
| 24 | | combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 |
| 25 | | inches. The length limit contained in this paragraph (2) |
| 26 | | shall not apply to trailers used for the transport of |
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| 1 | | livestock.
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| 2 | | (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck |
| 3 | | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may
not exceed |
| 4 | | 65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear
axle.
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| 5 | | (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
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| 6 | | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer |
| 7 | | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer
combination, may |
| 8 | | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
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| 9 | | (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
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| 10 | | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
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| 11 | | (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed |
| 12 | | to
transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65 |
| 13 | | feet
overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive |
| 14 | | of
front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of |
| 15 | | the
transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of |
| 16 | | this
Section.
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| 17 | | (7) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles, as defined |
| 18 | | in
Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport motor |
| 19 | | vehicles or
boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall |
| 20 | | dimension. The length
limitation is inclusive of front and |
| 21 | | rear bumpers but
exclusive of the overhang of the |
| 22 | | transported vehicles, as
provided in paragraph (i) of this |
| 23 | | Section.
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| 24 | | (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled |
| 25 | | together by the
triple
saddlemount method may not exceed 75 |
| 26 | | feet overall dimension.
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| 1 | | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting |
| 2 | | poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural |
| 3 | | nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from |
| 4 | | length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet |
| 5 | | in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including |
| 6 | | the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply |
| 7 | | to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal |
| 8 | | holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the |
| 9 | | following traditional holidays are celebrated: New Year's
Day; |
| 10 | | Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; |
| 11 | | and
Christmas Day.
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| 12 | | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en |
| 13 | | route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or |
| 14 | | properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that |
| 15 | | during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
be |
| 16 | | equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both |
| 17 | | sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting |
| 18 | | load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
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| 19 | | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or |
| 20 | | combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) |
| 21 | | of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length |
| 22 | | limitations.
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| 23 | | Local authorities, with respect to
streets and highways |
| 24 | | under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or
resolution |
| 25 | | allow length limitations of this subsection (e).
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| 26 | | The length limitations described in this paragraph (e) |
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| 1 | | shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices, |
| 2 | | such as bumpers, refrigeration units
or air compressors and |
| 3 | | other devices, that the Department may interpret as
necessary |
| 4 | | for safe and efficient operation; except that no device |
| 5 | | excluded
under this paragraph shall have by its design or use |
| 6 | | the capability to carry
cargo.
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| 7 | | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act |
| 8 | | relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the |
| 9 | | designation of highways under
this paragraph (e).
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| 10 | | (e-1) Combinations of vehicles
not exceeding 65 feet |
| 11 | | overall length are
allowed access
as follows: |
| 12 | | (1) From any State designated highway onto any county, |
| 13 | | township, or
municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway |
| 14 | | miles for the purpose of
loading and unloading, provided: |
| 15 | | (A) The vehicle does not exceed 80,000 pounds in |
| 16 | | gross weight
and 8 feet 6 inches in width. |
| 17 | | (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access. |
| 18 | | (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare |
| 19 | | between State
designated highways. |
| 20 | | (2) From any State designated highway onto any county |
| 21 | | or township
highway for a distance of 5 highway miles or |
| 22 | | onto any municipal highway for
a distance of one highway |
| 23 | | mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
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| 24 | | provided: |
| 25 | | (A) The vehicle does not exceed 80,000 pounds in |
| 26 | | gross weight
and 8 feet 6 inches in width. |
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| 1 | | (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access. |
| 2 | | (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare |
| 3 | | between State
designated highways. |
| 4 | | (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations |
| 5 | | of vehicles over
65
feet in length, with no overall length
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| 6 | | limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of |
| 7 | | this Section, are
allowed access as follows: |
| 8 | | (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway |
| 9 | | for a distance of
one highway mile for the purpose of |
| 10 | | loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs,
and rest, |
| 11 | | provided there is no sign prohibiting that access. |
| 12 | | (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any State |
| 13 | | highway or any
locally designated highway for a distance of |
| 14 | | 5 highway miles for the purpose
of loading, unloading, |
| 15 | | food, fuel, repairs, and rest. |
| 16 | | (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length |
| 17 | | operated by household
goods carriers, with no overall length |
| 18 | | limitations except as provided in
subsections (d) and (e) of |
| 19 | | this Section, have unlimited access to points of
loading
and |
| 20 | | unloading. |
| 21 | | (f) On Class III and other non-designated State highways, |
| 22 | | the length
limitations
for vehicles in combination are as |
| 23 | | follows:
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| 24 | | (1) Truck tractor-semitrailer combinations, must
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| 25 | | comply with either a maximum 55 feet overall wheel base or
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| 26 | | a maximum 65 feet extreme overall dimension.
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| 1 | | (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed
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| 2 | | 53 feet overall dimension.
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| 3 | | (3) No truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck |
| 4 | | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may
exceed 60 |
| 5 | | feet extreme overall dimension.
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| 6 | | (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center |
| 7 | | axle of a
semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination |
| 8 | | with a truck tractor, may
not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The |
| 9 | | length limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not |
| 10 | | apply to trailers used for the transport of livestock.
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| 11 | | (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of this |
| 12 | | Section 15-107
do not apply to the following:
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| 13 | | (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on |
| 14 | | Saturdays, Sundays, or
legal holidays, when transporting |
| 15 | | poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a
structural |
| 16 | | nature that cannot readily be dismembered, provided the |
| 17 | | overall
length of vehicle and load may not exceed 100 feet |
| 18 | | and no object exceeding 80
feet in length may be |
| 19 | | transported unless a permit has been obtained as
authorized |
| 20 | | in Section 15-301.
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| 21 | | (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility |
| 22 | | while en route to make
emergency repairs to public service |
| 23 | | facilities or properties, but during
night operation every |
| 24 | | vehicle and its load must be equipped with
a
sufficient |
| 25 | | number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps |
| 26 | | upon the
extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly |
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| 1 | | mark the dimensions of the load.
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| 2 | | (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle |
| 3 | | or combination of
disabled vehicles, provided the towing |
| 4 | | vehicle meets the following conditions:
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| 5 | | (A) It is specifically designed as a tow truck |
| 6 | | having a gross vehicle
weight
rating of at least 18,000 |
| 7 | | pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that
air
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| 8 | | brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is |
| 9 | | towing a vehicle,
semitrailer, or tractor-trailer |
| 10 | | combination that is equipped with air brakes.
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| 11 | | (B) It is equipped with flashing, rotating, or |
| 12 | | oscillating amber lights,
visible for at least 500 feet |
| 13 | | in all directions.
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| 14 | | (C) It is capable of utilizing the lighting and |
| 15 | | braking systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination |
| 16 | | of vehicles.
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| 17 | | (D) It does not engage in a tow exceeding 50 miles |
| 18 | | from the initial
point
of wreck or disablement.
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| 19 | | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe |
| 20 | | additional requirements
regarding length limitations for a tow |
| 21 | | truck towing another vehicle.
The towing vehicle, however, may |
| 22 | | tow any disabled vehicle from the initial
point of wreck or |
| 23 | | disablement to a point where repairs are actually to occur.
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| 24 | | This movement shall be valid only on State routes.
The tower |
| 25 | | must abide by posted bridge weight limits.
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| 26 | | For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight |
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| 1 | | rating, or GVWR,
shall mean the value specified by the |
| 2 | | manufacturer as the loaded weight of
the tow truck. Legal |
| 3 | | holidays referred to in this Section shall be
specified as the |
| 4 | | day on which the following traditional holidays are
celebrated:
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| 5 | | New Year's Day;
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| 6 | | Memorial Day;
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| 7 | | Independence Day;
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| 8 | | Labor Day;
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| 9 | | Thanksgiving Day; and
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| 10 | | Christmas Day.
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| 11 | | (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load |
| 12 | | upon the
front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not |
| 13 | | extend more than 3
feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle |
| 14 | | or the front bumper of the
vehicle if it is equipped with a |
| 15 | | front bumper.
The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not |
| 16 | | apply to any vehicle or
combination of vehicles specifically |
| 17 | | designed for the collection and
transportation of waste, |
| 18 | | garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's
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| 19 | | operation in the course of collecting
garbage, waste, or
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| 20 | | recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed not |
| 21 | | in
excess of
15 miles per hour during the vehicle's operation |
| 22 | | and in the course of
collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable |
| 23 | | materials. However, in no instance
shall the load extend more |
| 24 | | than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
or the front |
| 25 | | bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a front bumper.
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| 26 | | (i) The load upon the front vehicle of a combination of |
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| 1 | | vehicles
specifically designed to transport motor vehicles |
| 2 | | shall not extend more
than 3 feet beyond the foremost part of |
| 3 | | the transporting vehicle and the
load upon the rear |
| 4 | | transporting vehicle shall not extend more than 4 feet
beyond |
| 5 | | the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. This paragraph |
| 6 | | shall
only be applicable upon highways designated in paragraphs |
| 7 | | (d) and (e) of
this Section.
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| 8 | | (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither |
| 9 | | of which
exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying |
| 10 | | of more than 10
persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not |
| 11 | | including energy absorbing
bumpers, provided that the vehicles |
| 12 | | are:
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| 13 | | 1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier |
| 14 | | authorized by law
to provide public transportation |
| 15 | | services; or
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| 16 | | 2. operated in local public transportation service by |
| 17 | | any other person
and the municipality in which the service |
| 18 | | is to be provided approved the
operation of the vehicle.
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| 19 | | (j-1) (Blank).
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| 20 | | (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section |
| 21 | | is subject
to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of |
| 22 | | Section 15-113.
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| 23 | | (l) (Blank).
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| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 1-1-10; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1352, |
| 25 | | eff. 7-28-10; 97-200, eff. 7-27-11.)
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