Bill Amendment: IL SB0051 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly
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Bill Title: VEH CD-LENGTH AND SIZE REQ
Status: 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB0051 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB0051-Senate_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: VEH CD-LENGTH AND SIZE REQ
Status: 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB0051 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB0051-Senate_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 51
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 51 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 9-113.02 as follows:
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6 | (605 ILCS 5/9-113.02) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 9-113.02. Damage to State-owned or local | ||||||
8 | government-owned roadway property ; highway and highway | ||||||
9 | property . | ||||||
10 | (a) Any agency or instrumentality of the State of Illinois | ||||||
11 | or unit of local government may seek recovery for the cost of | ||||||
12 | the repair or replacement of damaged or destroyed roadway | ||||||
13 | property. As used in this Section, "roadway property" includes | ||||||
14 | road safety equipment and emergency equipment. Depreciation | ||||||
15 | may not be used as a factor in determining the cost of the | ||||||
16 | damaged or destroyed roadway property for which recovery is |
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1 | sought.
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2 | (b) Any agency or instrumentality of the State of Illinois | ||||||
3 | or unit of local government may seek recovery for the cost of | ||||||
4 | the repair of damaged or destroyed highways, highway | ||||||
5 | structures, or traffic-control devices that result from | ||||||
6 | operating, driving, or moving a truck tractor-semitrailer | ||||||
7 | combination exceeding 55 feet in overall dimension authorized | ||||||
8 | under paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or paragraph (1) of | ||||||
9 | subsection (f) of Section 15-107 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | ||||||
10 | The measure of liability for the damage is the cost of | ||||||
11 | repairing the highway, highway structure, or traffic-control | ||||||
12 | device, or the depreciated replacement cost of a highway | ||||||
13 | structure or traffic-control device. | ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 97-373, eff. 1-1-12.)
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15 | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
16 | changing Section 15-107 as follows:
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17 | (625 ILCS 5/15-107)
(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
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18 | Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles.
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19 | (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway | ||||||
20 | of this State
may not exceed 42 feet except the following:
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21 | (1) Semitrailers.
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22 | (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45 | ||||||
23 | feet in length, not
including energy absorbing bumpers.
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24 | (a-1) A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be up |
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1 | to 45 feet
in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers. | ||||||
2 | The length limitations
described in this subsection (a-1) shall | ||||||
3 | be exclusive of energy-absorbing
bumpers and rear view mirrors.
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4 | (b) On all non-State highways, the maximum length of | ||||||
5 | vehicles in
combinations
is as follows:
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6 | (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer | ||||||
7 | may
not exceed 65 55 feet overall dimension. An agency or | ||||||
8 | instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of | ||||||
9 | local government shall not be required to widen or | ||||||
10 | otherwise alter a non-State highway constructed before the | ||||||
11 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General | ||||||
12 | Assembly to accommodate truck tractors under this | ||||||
13 | paragraph (1).
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14 | (2) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck | ||||||
15 | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet
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16 | overall dimension.
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17 | (3) Combinations specially designed to transport motor | ||||||
18 | vehicles or
boats may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
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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. The | ||||||
22 | limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to | ||||||
23 | trailers or semitrailers used for the transport of | ||||||
24 | livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. | ||||||
25 | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | ||||||
26 | poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural |
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1 | nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from | ||||||
2 | length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet | ||||||
3 | in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including | ||||||
4 | the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply | ||||||
5 | to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal | ||||||
6 | holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the | ||||||
7 | following traditional holidays are celebrated: New
Year's
Day; | ||||||
8 | Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; | ||||||
9 | and
Christmas Day.
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10 | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | ||||||
11 | route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or | ||||||
12 | properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that | ||||||
13 | during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
be | ||||||
14 | equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both | ||||||
15 | sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting | ||||||
16 | load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
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17 | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | ||||||
18 | combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | ||||||
19 | of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length | ||||||
20 | limitations.
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21 | All other combinations not listed in this subsection (b) | ||||||
22 | may not exceed 60
feet overall dimension.
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23 | (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2), | ||||||
24 | combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles | ||||||
25 | except
the
following:
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26 | (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer.
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1 | (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter | ||||||
2 | dolly or one semitrailer.
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3 | (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle | ||||||
4 | that is defined
in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment, | ||||||
5 | provided the overall dimension does
not
exceed 60 feet.
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6 | (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit | ||||||
7 | coupled
together by the triple saddlemount method.
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8 | (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | ||||||
9 | provided
the following:
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10 | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60
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11 | feet.
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12 | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
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13 | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | ||||||
14 | fifth-wheel type assembly.
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15 | (C) The second vehicle in the combination of | ||||||
16 | vehicles is
a recreational vehicle that is towed by a
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17 | fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be
properly | ||||||
18 | registered and must be equipped with
brakes, | ||||||
19 | regardless of weight.
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20 | (D) The third vehicle must be the
lightest of the 3 | ||||||
21 | vehicles and be a trailer or
semitrailer designed or | ||||||
22 | used for
transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle,
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23 | personal watercraft, or motorcycle.
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24 | (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use
of | ||||||
25 | the operator of the towing vehicle.
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26 | (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
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1 | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | ||||||
2 | Code, except the
additional
brake requirement in | ||||||
3 | subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5).
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4 | (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | ||||||
5 | or combination
of
disabled vehicles, provided the towing | ||||||
6 | vehicle:
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7 | (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having | ||||||
8 | a gross vehicle
weight rating of
at least 18,000 pounds | ||||||
9 | and equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes
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10 | are
required only if the towing vehicle is towing a | ||||||
11 | vehicle, semitrailer, or
tractor-trailer combination | ||||||
12 | that is equipped with air brakes. For the purpose
of | ||||||
13 | this
subsection, gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR, | ||||||
14 | means the value
specified by the manufacturer as the | ||||||
15 | loaded weight of the tow truck.
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16 | (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | ||||||
17 | oscillating amber lights,
visible for at
least 500 feet | ||||||
18 | in all directions.
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19 | (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and | ||||||
20 | braking systems of the
disabled
vehicle or combination | ||||||
21 | of vehicles.
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22 | (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway | ||||||
23 | miles from the initial
point of
wreck or disablement to | ||||||
24 | a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
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25 | vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization | ||||||
26 | for that movement under
the provisions of Sections |
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1 | 15-301 through 15-319 of this Code.
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2 | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | ||||||
3 | additional
requirements
regarding length limitations for a | ||||||
4 | tow truck towing another vehicle.
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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 | ||||||
8 | a separate vehicle.
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9 | (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | ||||||
10 | provided the following: | ||||||
11 | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65 | ||||||
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 or a goose-neck hitch ball. | ||||||
16 | (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 | ||||||
17 | vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer. | ||||||
18 | (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with | ||||||
19 | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | ||||||
20 | Code.
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21 | (E) The combination of vehicles must be operated by | ||||||
22 | a person who holds a commercial driver's license (CDL).
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23 | (F) The combination of vehicles must be en route to | ||||||
24 | a location where new or used trailers are sold by an | ||||||
25 | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | ||||||
26 | dealer.
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1 | (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any | ||||||
2 | State designated highway if: | ||||||
3 | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | ||||||
4 | feet; | ||||||
5 | (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of | ||||||
6 | vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and
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7 | (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | ||||||
8 | location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois | ||||||
9 | or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
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10 | (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from | ||||||
11 | any State designated highway onto any county, township, or | ||||||
12 | municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the | ||||||
13 | purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed | ||||||
14 | vehicles if: | ||||||
15 | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | ||||||
16 | feet; | ||||||
17 | (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000 | ||||||
18 | pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width; | ||||||
19 | (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access; | ||||||
20 | (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||||||
21 | between State designated highways; and
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22 | (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | ||||||
23 | location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois | ||||||
24 | or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
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25 | (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length | ||||||
26 | limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations |
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1 | provided:
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2 | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
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3 | in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 feet.
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4 | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
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5 | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | ||||||
6 | combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | ||||||
7 | inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall not | ||||||
8 | apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport | ||||||
9 | of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
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10 | (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
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11 | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
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12 | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may | ||||||
13 | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
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14 | (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
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15 | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
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16 | (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to
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17 | transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet
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18 | overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of
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19 | front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
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20 | transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of this
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21 | Section.
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22 | (6) Stinger-steered Stinger steered semitrailer | ||||||
23 | vehicles specifically designed to transport motor vehicles | ||||||
24 | or
boats and automobile transporters, as defined in Chapter | ||||||
25 | 1, may not exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length
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26 | limitation is inclusive of front and rear bumpers but
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1 | exclusive of the overhang of the transported vehicles, as
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2 | provided in paragraph (i) of this Section.
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3 | (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
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4 | together by the triple saddlemount method may not
exceed 97 | ||||||
5 | feet overall dimension.
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6 | (8) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not | ||||||
7 | exceed 82 feet overall dimension. | ||||||
8 | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | ||||||
9 | poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | ||||||
10 | nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from | ||||||
11 | length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet | ||||||
12 | in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including | ||||||
13 | the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply | ||||||
14 | to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal | ||||||
15 | holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the | ||||||
16 | following traditional holidays are celebrated: New
Year's
Day; | ||||||
17 | Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; | ||||||
18 | and
Christmas Day.
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19 | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | ||||||
20 | route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or | ||||||
21 | properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that | ||||||
22 | during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
be | ||||||
23 | equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both | ||||||
24 | sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting | ||||||
25 | load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
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26 | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or |
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1 | combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | ||||||
2 | of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length | ||||||
3 | limitations.
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4 | The length limitations described in this paragraph (d) | ||||||
5 | shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices,
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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.
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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 (d).
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14 | (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length | ||||||
15 | limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations, | ||||||
16 | provided:
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17 | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
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18 | in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 feet
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19 | overall dimension.
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20 | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
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21 | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | ||||||
22 | combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | ||||||
23 | inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall not | ||||||
24 | apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport | ||||||
25 | of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
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26 | (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck |
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1 | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may
not exceed | ||||||
2 | 65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear
axle.
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3 | (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
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4 | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer | ||||||
5 | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer
combination, may | ||||||
6 | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
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7 | (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
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8 | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
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9 | (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed | ||||||
10 | to
transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65 | ||||||
11 | feet
overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive | ||||||
12 | of
front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of | ||||||
13 | the
transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of | ||||||
14 | this
Section.
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15 | (7) Stinger-steered Stinger steered semitrailer | ||||||
16 | vehicles specifically designed to transport motor vehicles | ||||||
17 | or
boats , may not exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The | ||||||
18 | length
limitation is inclusive of front and rear bumpers | ||||||
19 | but
exclusive of the overhang of the transported vehicles, | ||||||
20 | as
provided in paragraph (i) of this Section.
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21 | (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled | ||||||
22 | together by the
triple
saddlemount method may not exceed 97 | ||||||
23 | feet overall dimension.
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24 | (9) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not | ||||||
25 | exceed 82 feet overall dimension. | ||||||
26 | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting |
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1 | poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | ||||||
2 | nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from | ||||||
3 | length limitations, provided that no object may
exceed 80 feet | ||||||
4 | in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including | ||||||
5 | the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply | ||||||
6 | to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal | ||||||
7 | holidays referred to in this Section
are
the days on which the | ||||||
8 | following traditional holidays are celebrated: New Year's
Day; | ||||||
9 | Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; | ||||||
10 | and
Christmas Day.
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11 | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | ||||||
12 | route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities or | ||||||
13 | properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided that | ||||||
14 | during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
be | ||||||
15 | equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both | ||||||
16 | sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting | ||||||
17 | load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
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18 | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | ||||||
19 | combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | ||||||
20 | of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length | ||||||
21 | limitations.
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22 | Local authorities, with respect to
streets and highways | ||||||
23 | under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or
resolution | ||||||
24 | allow length limitations of this subsection (e).
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25 | The length limitations described in this paragraph (e) | ||||||
26 | shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices, |
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1 | such as bumpers, refrigeration units
or air compressors and | ||||||
2 | other devices, that the Department may interpret as
necessary | ||||||
3 | for safe and efficient operation; except that no device | ||||||
4 | excluded
under this paragraph shall have by its design or use | ||||||
5 | the capability to carry
cargo.
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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).
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9 | (e-1) Combinations of vehicles
not exceeding 65 feet | ||||||
10 | overall length are
allowed access
as follows: | ||||||
11 | (1) From any State designated highway onto any county, | ||||||
12 | township, or
municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway | ||||||
13 | miles for the purpose of
loading and unloading, provided: | ||||||
14 | (A) The vehicle does not exceed 80,000 pounds in | ||||||
15 | gross weight
and 8 feet 6 inches in width. | ||||||
16 | (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access. | ||||||
17 | (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||||||
18 | between State
designated highways. | ||||||
19 | (2) From any State designated highway onto any county | ||||||
20 | or township
highway for a distance of 5 highway miles or | ||||||
21 | onto any municipal highway for
a distance of one highway | ||||||
22 | mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
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23 | provided: | ||||||
24 | (A) The vehicle does not exceed 80,000 pounds in | ||||||
25 | gross weight
and 8 feet 6 inches in width. | ||||||
26 | (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access. |
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1 | (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||||||
2 | between State
designated highways. | ||||||
3 | (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations | ||||||
4 | of vehicles over
65
feet in length, with no overall length
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5 | limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of | ||||||
6 | this Section, are
allowed access as follows: | ||||||
7 | (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway | ||||||
8 | for a distance of
one highway mile for the purpose of | ||||||
9 | loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs,
and rest, | ||||||
10 | provided there is no sign prohibiting that access. | ||||||
11 | (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any State | ||||||
12 | highway or any
locally designated highway for a distance of | ||||||
13 | 5 highway miles for the purpose
of loading, unloading, | ||||||
14 | food, fuel, repairs, and rest. | ||||||
15 | (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length | ||||||
16 | operated by household
goods carriers or towaway trailer | ||||||
17 | transporter combinations, with no overall length limitations | ||||||
18 | except as provided in
subsections (d) and (e) of this Section, | ||||||
19 | have unlimited access to points of
loading,
unloading, or | ||||||
20 | delivery to or from a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer. | ||||||
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. An agency or |
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1 | instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of | ||||||
2 | local government shall not be required to widen or | ||||||
3 | otherwise alter a Class III or other non-designated State | ||||||
4 | highway constructed before the effective date of this | ||||||
5 | amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly to accommodate | ||||||
6 | truck tractor-semitrailer combinations under this | ||||||
7 | paragraph (1).
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8 | (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed
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9 | 53 feet overall dimension.
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10 | (3) No truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck | ||||||
11 | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may
exceed 60 | ||||||
12 | feet extreme overall dimension.
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13 | (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center | ||||||
14 | axle of a
semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination | ||||||
15 | with a truck tractor, may
not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The | ||||||
16 | limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to | ||||||
17 | trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport of | ||||||
18 | livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
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19 | (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of this | ||||||
20 | Section 15-107
do not apply to the following:
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21 | (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on | ||||||
22 | Saturdays, Sundays, or
legal holidays, when transporting | ||||||
23 | poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a
structural | ||||||
24 | nature that cannot readily be dismembered, provided the | ||||||
25 | overall
length of vehicle and load may not exceed 100 feet | ||||||
26 | and no object exceeding 80
feet in length may be |
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1 | transported unless a permit has been obtained as
authorized | ||||||
2 | in Section 15-301.
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3 | (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility | ||||||
4 | while en route to make
emergency repairs to public service | ||||||
5 | facilities or properties, but during
night operation every | ||||||
6 | vehicle and its load must be equipped with
a
sufficient | ||||||
7 | number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps | ||||||
8 | upon the
extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly | ||||||
9 | mark the dimensions of the load.
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10 | (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | ||||||
11 | or combination of
disabled vehicles, provided the towing | ||||||
12 | vehicle meets the following conditions:
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13 | (A) It is specifically designed as a tow truck | ||||||
14 | having a gross vehicle
weight
rating of at least 18,000 | ||||||
15 | pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that
air
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16 | brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is | ||||||
17 | towing a vehicle,
semitrailer, or tractor-trailer | ||||||
18 | combination that is equipped with air brakes.
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19 | (B) It is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | ||||||
20 | oscillating amber lights,
visible for at least 500 feet | ||||||
21 | in all directions.
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22 | (C) It is capable of utilizing the lighting and | ||||||
23 | braking systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination | ||||||
24 | of vehicles.
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25 | (D) It does not engage in a tow exceeding 50 miles | ||||||
26 | from the initial
point
of wreck or disablement.
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1 | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | ||||||
2 | additional requirements
regarding length limitations for a tow | ||||||
3 | truck towing another vehicle.
The towing vehicle, however, may | ||||||
4 | tow any disabled vehicle from the initial
point of wreck or | ||||||
5 | disablement to a point where repairs are actually to occur.
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6 | This movement shall be valid only on State routes.
The tower | ||||||
7 | must abide by posted bridge weight limits.
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8 | For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight | ||||||
9 | rating, or GVWR,
shall mean the value specified by the | ||||||
10 | manufacturer as the loaded weight of
the tow truck. Legal | ||||||
11 | holidays referred to in this Section shall be
specified as the | ||||||
12 | day on which the following traditional holidays are
celebrated:
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13 | New Year's Day;
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14 | Memorial Day;
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15 | Independence Day;
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16 | Labor Day;
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17 | Thanksgiving Day; and
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18 | Christmas Day.
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19 | (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load | ||||||
20 | upon the
front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not | ||||||
21 | extend more than 3
feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle | ||||||
22 | or the front bumper of the
vehicle if it is equipped with a | ||||||
23 | front bumper.
The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not | ||||||
24 | apply to any vehicle or
combination of vehicles specifically | ||||||
25 | designed for the collection and
transportation of waste, | ||||||
26 | garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's
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1 | operation in the course of collecting
garbage, waste, or
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2 | recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed not | ||||||
3 | in
excess of
15 miles per hour during the vehicle's operation | ||||||
4 | and in the course of
collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable | ||||||
5 | materials. However, in no instance
shall the load extend more | ||||||
6 | than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
or the front | ||||||
7 | bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a front bumper.
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8 | (i) The load upon the front vehicle of an automobile | ||||||
9 | transporter or a stinger-steered vehicle
specifically designed | ||||||
10 | to transport motor vehicles shall not extend more
than 4 feet | ||||||
11 | beyond the foremost part of the transporting vehicle and the
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12 | load upon the rear transporting vehicle shall not extend more | ||||||
13 | than 6 feet
beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. | ||||||
14 | This paragraph shall
only be applicable upon highways | ||||||
15 | designated in paragraphs (d) and (e) of
this Section.
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16 | (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither | ||||||
17 | of which
exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying | ||||||
18 | of more than 10
persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not | ||||||
19 | including energy absorbing
bumpers, provided that the vehicles | ||||||
20 | are:
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21 | 1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier | ||||||
22 | authorized by law
to provide public transportation | ||||||
23 | services; or
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24 | 2. operated in local public transportation service by | ||||||
25 | any other person
and the municipality in which the service | ||||||
26 | is to be provided approved the
operation of the vehicle.
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1 | (j-1) (Blank).
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2 | (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section | ||||||
3 | is subject
to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of | ||||||
4 | Section 15-113.
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5 | (l) (Blank).
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6 | (Source: P.A. 99-717, eff. 8-5-16; revised 10-28-16.)".
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