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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, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
5 | | changing Sections 15-107 and 15-116 as follows:
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6 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107) |
7 | | Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles. |
8 | | (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway |
9 | | of this State may not exceed 42 feet except the following: |
10 | | (1) Semitrailers. |
11 | | (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45 |
12 | | feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers. |
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) |
16 | | shall be exclusive of energy-absorbing bumpers and rear view |
17 | | mirrors. |
18 | | (b) The Department shall have the authority to restrict |
19 | | vehicle length on its roadways as it deems appropriate. |
20 | | (Blank). |
21 | | (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2), |
22 | | combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles |
23 | | except the following: |
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1 | | (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer. |
2 | | (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter |
3 | | dolly or one semitrailer. |
4 | | (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle |
5 | | that is defined in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment, |
6 | | provided the overall dimension does not exceed 60 feet. |
7 | | (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit |
8 | | coupled together by the triple saddlemount method. |
9 | | (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, |
10 | | provided the following: |
11 | | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60 |
12 | | feet. |
13 | | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered |
14 | | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a |
15 | | fifth-wheel type assembly. |
16 | | (C) The second vehicle in the combination of |
17 | | vehicles is a recreational vehicle that is towed by a |
18 | | fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be properly |
19 | | registered and must be equipped with brakes, |
20 | | regardless of weight. |
21 | | (D) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 |
22 | | vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer designed or |
23 | | used for transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle, |
24 | | personal watercraft, or motorcycle. |
25 | | (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use of |
26 | | the operator of the towing vehicle. |
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1 | | (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with |
2 | | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this |
3 | | Code, except the additional brake requirement in |
4 | | subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5). |
5 | | (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle |
6 | | or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the towing |
7 | | vehicle: |
8 | | (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having |
9 | | a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 |
10 | | pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that air |
11 | | brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is |
12 | | towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer |
13 | | combination that is equipped with air brakes. For the |
14 | | purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight |
15 | | rating, or GVWR, means the value specified by the |
16 | | manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck. |
17 | | (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or |
18 | | oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 |
19 | | feet in all directions. |
20 | | (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and |
21 | | braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination |
22 | | of vehicles. |
23 | | (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway |
24 | | miles from the initial point of wreck or disablement |
25 | | to a place of repair. Any additional movement of the |
26 | | vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization |
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1 | | for that movement under the provisions of Sections |
2 | | 15-301 through 15-318 of this Code. |
3 | | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe |
4 | | additional requirements regarding length limitations for a |
5 | | tow truck towing another vehicle. |
6 | | For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely |
7 | | serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed |
8 | | vehicle is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not |
9 | | a separate vehicle. |
10 | | (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, |
11 | | provided the following: |
12 | | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65 |
13 | | feet. |
14 | | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered |
15 | | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a |
16 | | fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball. |
17 | | (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 |
18 | | vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer. |
19 | | (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with |
20 | | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this |
21 | | Code. |
22 | | (E) The combination of vehicles must be operated |
23 | | by a person who holds a commercial driver's license |
24 | | (CDL). |
25 | | (F) The combination of vehicles must be en route |
26 | | to a location where new or used trailers are sold by an |
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1 | | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer |
2 | | dealer. |
3 | | (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any |
4 | | State designated highway if: |
5 | | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 |
6 | | feet; |
7 | | (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of |
8 | | vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and |
9 | | (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a |
10 | | location where new or used trailers are sold by an |
11 | | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer |
12 | | dealer. |
13 | | (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from |
14 | | any State designated highway onto any county, township, or |
15 | | municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the |
16 | | purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed |
17 | | vehicles if: |
18 | | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 |
19 | | feet; |
20 | | (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000 |
21 | | pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width; |
22 | | (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access; |
23 | | (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare |
24 | | between State designated highways; and |
25 | | (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a |
26 | | location where new or used trailers are sold by an |
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1 | | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer |
2 | | dealer. |
3 | | (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length |
4 | | limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations |
5 | | provided: |
6 | | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load, |
7 | | in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 |
8 | | feet. |
9 | | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of |
10 | | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in |
11 | | combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 |
12 | | inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall |
13 | | not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the |
14 | | transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. |
15 | | (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or |
16 | | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer |
17 | | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may |
18 | | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches. |
19 | | (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1, |
20 | | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. |
21 | | (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to |
22 | | transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet |
23 | | overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of |
24 | | front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of |
25 | | the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of |
26 | | this Section. |
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1 | | (6) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically |
2 | | designed to transport motor vehicles or boats and |
3 | | automobile transporters, as defined in Chapter 1, may not |
4 | | exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is |
5 | | inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the |
6 | | overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in |
7 | | paragraph (i) of this Section. |
8 | | (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled |
9 | | together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed |
10 | | 97 feet overall dimension. |
11 | | (8) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not |
12 | | exceed 82 feet overall dimension. |
13 | | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting |
14 | | poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural |
15 | | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled are |
16 | | exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may |
17 | | exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the |
18 | | vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This |
19 | | exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, |
20 | | or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section |
21 | | are the days on which the following traditional holidays are |
22 | | celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; |
23 | | Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. |
24 | | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en |
25 | | route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities |
26 | | or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided |
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1 | | that during night operations every vehicle and its load must |
2 | | be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on |
3 | | both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any |
4 | | projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load. |
5 | | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or |
6 | | combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) |
7 | | of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length |
8 | | limitations. |
9 | | The length limitations described in this paragraph (d) |
10 | | shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices, |
11 | | such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and |
12 | | other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary |
13 | | for safe and efficient operation; except that no device |
14 | | excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use |
15 | | the capability to carry cargo. |
16 | | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act |
17 | | relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the |
18 | | designation of highways under this paragraph (d). |
19 | | (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length |
20 | | limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations, |
21 | | provided: |
22 | | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load, |
23 | | in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 |
24 | | feet overall dimension. |
25 | | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of |
26 | | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in |
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1 | | combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 |
2 | | inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall |
3 | | not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the |
4 | | transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. |
5 | | (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck |
6 | | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may not exceed |
7 | | 65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear axle. |
8 | | (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or |
9 | | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer |
10 | | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may |
11 | | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches. |
12 | | (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1, |
13 | | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. |
14 | | (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed |
15 | | to transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65 |
16 | | feet overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive |
17 | | of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of |
18 | | the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of |
19 | | this Section. |
20 | | (7) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically |
21 | | designed to transport motor vehicles or boats may not |
22 | | exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is |
23 | | inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the |
24 | | overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in |
25 | | paragraph (i) of this Section. |
26 | | (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled |
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1 | | together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed |
2 | | 97 feet overall dimension. |
3 | | (9) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not |
4 | | exceed 82 feet overall dimension. |
5 | | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting |
6 | | poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural |
7 | | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled are |
8 | | exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may |
9 | | exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the |
10 | | vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This |
11 | | exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, |
12 | | or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section |
13 | | are the days on which the following traditional holidays are |
14 | | celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; |
15 | | Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. |
16 | | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en |
17 | | route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities |
18 | | or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided |
19 | | that during night operations every vehicle and its load must |
20 | | be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on |
21 | | both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any |
22 | | projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load. |
23 | | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or |
24 | | combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) |
25 | | of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length |
26 | | limitations. |
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1 | | Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways |
2 | | under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or resolution |
3 | | allow length limitations of this subsection (e). |
4 | | The length limitations described in this paragraph (e) |
5 | | shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices, |
6 | | such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and |
7 | | other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary |
8 | | for safe and efficient operation; except that no device |
9 | | excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use |
10 | | the capability to carry cargo. |
11 | | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act |
12 | | relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the |
13 | | designation of highways under this paragraph (e). |
14 | | (e-1) (Blank). |
15 | | (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations |
16 | | of vehicles over 65 feet in length, with no overall length |
17 | | limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of |
18 | | this Section, are allowed access as follows: |
19 | | (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway |
20 | | for a distance of one highway mile for the purpose of |
21 | | loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest, |
22 | | provided there is no sign prohibiting that access. |
23 | | (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any |
24 | | non-designated highway for a distance of 5 highway miles |
25 | | for the purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel, |
26 | | repairs, and rest if: |
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1 | | (A) there is no sign prohibiting that access; and |
2 | | (B) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare |
3 | | between Class I or Class II highways. |
4 | | (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length |
5 | | operated by household goods carriers or towaway trailer |
6 | | transporter combinations, with no overall length limitations |
7 | | except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this Section, |
8 | | have unlimited access to points of loading, unloading, or |
9 | | delivery to or from a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer. |
10 | | (f) On non-designated highways, the maximum length |
11 | | limitations for vehicles in combination are as follows: |
12 | | (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer |
13 | | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. An agency or |
14 | | instrumentality of the State or any unit of local |
15 | | government shall not be required to design or construct a |
16 | | new non-designated highway or to widen or otherwise alter |
17 | | a non-designated highway to accommodate truck |
18 | | tractor-semitrailer combinations under this paragraph (1). |
19 | | (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed |
20 | | 53 feet overall dimension. |
21 | | (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck |
22 | | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet |
23 | | overall dimension. |
24 | | (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center |
25 | | axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination |
26 | | with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The |
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1 | | limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to |
2 | | trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport of |
3 | | livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. |
4 | | An agency or instrumentality of the State or any unit of |
5 | | local government shall not be required to design, construct, |
6 | | alter, widen, or maintain any non-designated highway to |
7 | | accommodate vehicles in combination under this subsection (f). |
8 | | For the purposes of designing or modifying the intersection of |
9 | | a local roadway and a State roadway that does not accommodate |
10 | | vehicles under this subsection (f), either the Department or |
11 | | local government may, in its sole discretion with respect to |
12 | | its respective roadway, restrict the length of vehicles |
13 | | turning on to or off of its respective roadway. A restriction |
14 | | so determined and declared by the Department or the local |
15 | | government becomes effective, when appropriate signs giving |
16 | | notice of the limit are erected. Each governmental entity |
17 | | shall cause signage to be installed on its respective roadway |
18 | | to notify vehicles of turning and length restrictions. |
19 | | Vehicles that exceed posted measurements shall be prohibited |
20 | | from turning to access the roadway. |
21 | | (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of |
22 | | this Section 15-107 do not apply to the following: |
23 | | (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on |
24 | | Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, when transporting |
25 | | poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural |
26 | | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled, |
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1 | | provided the overall length of vehicle and load may not |
2 | | exceed 100 feet and no object exceeding 80 feet in length |
3 | | may be transported unless a permit has been obtained as |
4 | | authorized in Section 15-301. As used in this Section, |
5 | | "legal holiday" means any of the following days: New |
6 | | Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; |
7 | | Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. |
8 | | (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility |
9 | | while en route to make emergency repairs to public service |
10 | | facilities or properties, but during night operation every |
11 | | vehicle and its load must be equipped with a sufficient |
12 | | number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps |
13 | | upon the extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly |
14 | | mark the dimensions of the load. |
15 | | (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle |
16 | | or combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in |
17 | | paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt |
18 | | from length limitations. |
19 | | The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled vehicle |
20 | | from the initial point of wreck or disablement to a point where |
21 | | repairs are actually to occur. This movement shall be valid |
22 | | only on State routes. The tower must abide by posted bridge |
23 | | weight limits. |
24 | | All other combinations not listed in this subsection (f) |
25 | | may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension. |
26 | | (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load |
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1 | | upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not |
2 | | extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle |
3 | | or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a |
4 | | front bumper. The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not |
5 | | apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles specifically |
6 | | designed for the collection and transportation of waste, |
7 | | garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's |
8 | | operation in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or |
9 | | recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed |
10 | | not in excess of 15 miles per hour during the vehicle's |
11 | | operation and in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or |
12 | | recyclable materials. However, in no instance shall the load |
13 | | extend more than 7 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. |
16 | | (i) The load upon the front vehicle of an automobile |
17 | | transporter or a stinger-steered vehicle specifically designed |
18 | | to transport motor vehicles shall not extend more than 4 feet |
19 | | beyond the foremost part of the transporting vehicle and the |
20 | | load upon the rear transporting vehicle shall not extend more |
21 | | than 6 feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. |
22 | | This paragraph shall only be applicable upon highways |
23 | | designated in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section. |
24 | | (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither |
25 | | of which exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying |
26 | | of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not |
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1 | | including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that the vehicles |
2 | | are: |
3 | | 1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier |
4 | | authorized by law to provide public transportation |
5 | | services; or |
6 | | 2. operated in local public transportation service by |
7 | | any other person and the municipality in which the service |
8 | | is to be provided approved the operation of the vehicle. |
9 | | (j-1) (Blank). |
10 | | (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section |
11 | | is subject to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of |
12 | | Section 15-113. |
13 | | (l) (Blank). |
14 | | (Source: P.A. 102-124, eff. 7-23-21; 103-258, eff. 1-1-24 .)
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15 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-116) |
16 | | Sec. 15-116. Highway designations. |
17 | | (a) The Department of Transportation shall maintain and |
18 | | provide a listing of all Class I and Class II designated |
19 | | streets and highways as defined in Chapter 1 of this Code. |
20 | | (b) The Department shall also maintain and provide a |
21 | | listing of all local streets or highways that have been |
22 | | designated Class II by local agencies. |
23 | | (c) Local agencies shall be responsible for reporting to |
24 | | the Department all streets and highways under their |
25 | | jurisdiction designated Class II. Local agencies shall also |