103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3268 Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/15-111 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that during harvest season, trucks used for farming purposes, including the hauling of harvested farm products, may exceed the maximum weight of a vehicle allowed on the road surface by an addition 1,600 pounds. LRB103 27348 MXP 53720 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3268 Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/15-111 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111 625 ILCS 5/15-111 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that during harvest season, trucks used for farming purposes, including the hauling of harvested farm products, may exceed the maximum weight of a vehicle allowed on the road surface by an addition 1,600 pounds. LRB103 27348 MXP 53720 b LRB103 27348 MXP 53720 b A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3268 Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/15-111 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111 625 ILCS 5/15-111 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111
625 ILCS 5/15-111 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that during harvest season, trucks used for farming purposes, including the hauling of harvested farm products, may exceed the maximum weight of a vehicle allowed on the road surface by an addition 1,600 pounds.
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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 changing Section 15-111 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
7 Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
8 (a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles with pneumatic
9 tires may be operated, unladen or with load, when the total
10 weight on the road surface exceeds the following: 20,000
11 pounds on a single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle with no
12 axle within the tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000 pounds
13 gross weight for vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles; or a
14 total weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in
15 excess of that weight produced by the application of the
16 following formula: W = 500 times the sum of (LN divided by N-1)
17 + 12N + 36, where "W" equals overall total weight on any group
18 of 2 or more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, "L"
19 equals the distance measured to the nearest foot between
20 extremes of any group of 2 or more consecutive axles, and "N"
21 equals the number of axles in the group under consideration.
22 The above formula when expressed in tabular form results
23 in allowable loads as follows:
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3268 Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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625 ILCS 5/15-111 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that during harvest season, trucks used for farming purposes, including the hauling of harvested farm products, may exceed the maximum weight of a vehicle allowed on the road surface by an addition 1,600 pounds.
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1 Distance measured
2 to the nearest
3 foot between the
4 extremes of any Maximum weight in pounds
5 group of 2 or of any group of
6 more consecutive 2 or more consecutive axles
7 axles
8feet 2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles 94 34,000 105 34,000 116 34,000 127 34,000 138 34,000* 34,000 14Between 8 15and 938,000 42,000 169 39,000 42,500 1710 40,000 43,500 1811 44,000 1912 45,000 50,000 2013 45,500 50,500 2114 46,500 51,500 2215 47,000 52,000 2316 48,000 52,500 58,000 2417 48,500 53,500 58,500 2518 49,500 54,000 59,000 8 feet 2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles 9 4 34,000 10 5 34,000 11 6 34,000 12 7 34,000 13 8 34,000* 34,000 14 Between 8 15 and 9 38,000 42,000 16 9 39,000 42,500 17 10 40,000 43,500 18 11 44,000 19 12 45,000 50,000 20 13 45,500 50,500 21 14 46,500 51,500 22 15 47,000 52,000 23 16 48,000 52,500 58,000 24 17 48,500 53,500 58,500 25 18 49,500 54,000 59,000
8 feet 2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles
9 4 34,000
10 5 34,000
11 6 34,000
12 7 34,000
13 8 34,000* 34,000
14 Between 8
15 and 9 38,000 42,000
16 9 39,000 42,500
17 10 40,000 43,500
18 11 44,000
19 12 45,000 50,000
20 13 45,500 50,500
21 14 46,500 51,500
22 15 47,000 52,000
23 16 48,000 52,500 58,000
24 17 48,500 53,500 58,500
25 18 49,500 54,000 59,000
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8 feet 2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles
9 4 34,000
10 5 34,000
11 6 34,000
12 7 34,000
13 8 34,000* 34,000
14 Between 8
15 and 9 38,000 42,000
16 9 39,000 42,500
17 10 40,000 43,500
18 11 44,000
19 12 45,000 50,000
20 13 45,500 50,500
21 14 46,500 51,500
22 15 47,000 52,000
23 16 48,000 52,500 58,000
24 17 48,500 53,500 58,500
25 18 49,500 54,000 59,000
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119 50,000 54,500 60,000 220 51,000 55,500 60,500 66,000 321 51,500 56,000 61,000 66,500 422 52,500 56,500 61,500 67,000 523 53,000 57,500 62,500 68,000 624 54,000 58,000 63,000 68,500 725 54,500 58,500 63,500 69,000 826 55,500 59,500 64,000 69,500 927 56,000 60,000 65,000 70,000 1028 57,000 60,500 65,500 71,000 1129 57,500 61,500 66,000 71,500 1230 58,500 62,000 66,500 72,000 1331 59,000 62,500 67,500 72,500 1432 60,000 63,500 68,000 73,000 1533 64,000 68,500 74,000 1634 64,500 69,000 74,500 1735 65,500 70,000 75,000 1836 66,000** 70,500 75,500 1937 66,500** 71,000 76,000 2038 67,500** 72,000 77,000 2139 68,000 72,500 77,500 2240 68,500 73,000 78,000 2341 69,500 73,500 78,500 2442 70,000 74,000 79,000 2543 70,500 75,000 80,000 2644 71,500 75,500 1 19 50,000 54,500 60,000 2 20 51,000 55,500 60,500 66,000 3 21 51,500 56,000 61,000 66,500 4 22 52,500 56,500 61,500 67,000 5 23 53,000 57,500 62,500 68,000 6 24 54,000 58,000 63,000 68,500 7 25 54,500 58,500 63,500 69,000 8 26 55,500 59,500 64,000 69,500 9 27 56,000 60,000 65,000 70,000 10 28 57,000 60,500 65,500 71,000 11 29 57,500 61,500 66,000 71,500 12 30 58,500 62,000 66,500 72,000 13 31 59,000 62,500 67,500 72,500 14 32 60,000 63,500 68,000 73,000 15 33 64,000 68,500 74,000 16 34 64,500 69,000 74,500 17 35 65,500 70,000 75,000 18 36 66,000** 70,500 75,500 19 37 66,500** 71,000 76,000 20 38 67,500** 72,000 77,000 21 39 68,000 72,500 77,500 22 40 68,500 73,000 78,000 23 41 69,500 73,500 78,500 24 42 70,000 74,000 79,000 25 43 70,500 75,000 80,000 26 44 71,500 75,500
1 19 50,000 54,500 60,000
2 20 51,000 55,500 60,500 66,000
3 21 51,500 56,000 61,000 66,500
4 22 52,500 56,500 61,500 67,000
5 23 53,000 57,500 62,500 68,000
6 24 54,000 58,000 63,000 68,500
7 25 54,500 58,500 63,500 69,000
8 26 55,500 59,500 64,000 69,500
9 27 56,000 60,000 65,000 70,000
10 28 57,000 60,500 65,500 71,000
11 29 57,500 61,500 66,000 71,500
12 30 58,500 62,000 66,500 72,000
13 31 59,000 62,500 67,500 72,500
14 32 60,000 63,500 68,000 73,000
15 33 64,000 68,500 74,000
16 34 64,500 69,000 74,500
17 35 65,500 70,000 75,000
18 36 66,000** 70,500 75,500
19 37 66,500** 71,000 76,000
20 38 67,500** 72,000 77,000
21 39 68,000 72,500 77,500
22 40 68,500 73,000 78,000
23 41 69,500 73,500 78,500
24 42 70,000 74,000 79,000
25 43 70,500 75,000 80,000
26 44 71,500 75,500
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1 19 50,000 54,500 60,000
2 20 51,000 55,500 60,500 66,000
3 21 51,500 56,000 61,000 66,500
4 22 52,500 56,500 61,500 67,000
5 23 53,000 57,500 62,500 68,000
6 24 54,000 58,000 63,000 68,500
7 25 54,500 58,500 63,500 69,000
8 26 55,500 59,500 64,000 69,500
9 27 56,000 60,000 65,000 70,000
10 28 57,000 60,500 65,500 71,000
11 29 57,500 61,500 66,000 71,500
12 30 58,500 62,000 66,500 72,000
13 31 59,000 62,500 67,500 72,500
14 32 60,000 63,500 68,000 73,000
15 33 64,000 68,500 74,000
16 34 64,500 69,000 74,500
17 35 65,500 70,000 75,000
18 36 66,000** 70,500 75,500
19 37 66,500** 71,000 76,000
20 38 67,500** 72,000 77,000
21 39 68,000 72,500 77,500
22 40 68,500 73,000 78,000
23 41 69,500 73,500 78,500
24 42 70,000 74,000 79,000
25 43 70,500 75,000 80,000
26 44 71,500 75,500
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145 72,000 76,000 246 72,500 76,500 347 73,500 77,500 448 74,000 78,000 549 74,500 78,500 650 75,500 79,000 751 76,000 80,000 852 76,500 953 77,500 1054 78,000 1155 78,500 1256 79,500 1357 80,000 1 45 72,000 76,000 2 46 72,500 76,500 3 47 73,500 77,500 4 48 74,000 78,000 5 49 74,500 78,500 6 50 75,500 79,000 7 51 76,000 80,000 8 52 76,500 9 53 77,500 10 54 78,000 11 55 78,500 12 56 79,500 13 57 80,000
1 45 72,000 76,000
2 46 72,500 76,500
3 47 73,500 77,500
4 48 74,000 78,000
5 49 74,500 78,500
6 50 75,500 79,000
7 51 76,000 80,000
8 52 76,500
9 53 77,500
10 54 78,000
11 55 78,500
12 56 79,500
13 57 80,000
14 *If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2
15 axles are tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not
16 exceed 34,000 pounds, notwithstanding the higher limit
17 resulting from the application of the formula.
18 **Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry 34,000 pounds
19 each if the overall distance between the first and last axles
20 of these tandems is 36 feet or more.
21 Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles may
22 not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (a) for 4
23 axles measured between the extreme axles of the vehicle.
24 Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may not
25 exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (a) for 6
26 axles measured between the extreme axles of the combination.
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1 45 72,000 76,000
2 46 72,500 76,500
3 47 73,500 77,500
4 48 74,000 78,000
5 49 74,500 78,500
6 50 75,500 79,000
7 51 76,000 80,000
8 52 76,500
9 53 77,500
10 54 78,000
11 55 78,500
12 56 79,500
13 57 80,000
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1 Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways
2 under their jurisdiction, without additional fees, may also by
3 ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
4 subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle
5 shall not exceed 20,000 pounds and the maximum total weight on
6 any tandem axle shall not exceed 34,000 pounds, on designated
7 highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving notice are
8 erected upon the street or highway or portion of any street or
9 highway affected by the ordinance or resolution.
10 The following are exceptions to the above formula:
11 (1) Vehicles for which a different limit is
12 established and posted in accordance with Section 15-316
13 of this Code.
14 (2) Vehicles for which the Department of
15 Transportation and local authorities issue overweight
16 permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code.
17 These vehicles are not subject to the bridge formula.
18 (3) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may
19 permit by ordinance axle loads on 2-axle motor vehicles 33
20 1/2% above those provided for herein, but the increase
21 shall not become effective until the city has officially
22 notified the Department of the passage of the ordinance
23 and shall not apply to those vehicles when outside of the
24 limits of the city, nor shall the gross weight of any
25 2-axle motor vehicle operating over any street of the city
26 exceed 40,000 pounds.
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1 (4) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles
2 (including loads) operated by a public utility when
3 transporting equipment required for emergency repair of
4 public utility facilities or properties or water wells.
5 (4.5) A 3-axle or 4-axle vehicle (including when
6 laden) operated or hired by a municipality within Cook,
7 Lake, McHenry, Kane, DuPage, or Will county being operated
8 for the purpose of performing emergency sewer repair that
9 would be subject to a weight limitation less than 66,000
10 pounds under the formula in this subsection (a) shall have
11 a weight limitation of 66,000 pounds or the vehicle's
12 gross vehicle weight rating, whichever is less. This
13 paragraph (4.5) does not apply to vehicles being operated
14 on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways,
15 or to vehicles being operated on bridges or other elevated
16 structures constituting a part of a highway.
17 (5) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a
18 total weight of 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance
19 between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets
20 of tandem axles is 36 feet or more, notwithstanding the
21 lower limit resulting from the application of the above
22 formula.
23 (6) A truck, not in combination and used exclusively
24 for the collection of rendering materials, may, when
25 laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on part
26 of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways,
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1 the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a single
2 axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle.
3 (7) A truck not in combination, equipped with a self
4 compactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off
5 container, used exclusively for garbage, refuse, or
6 recycling operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the
7 road surface, except when on part of the National System
8 of Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum
9 weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on
10 a tandem axle; 40,000 pounds gross weight on a 2-axle
11 vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
12 This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
13 (7.5) A 3-axle rear discharge truck mixer registered
14 as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the
15 mixing and transportation of concrete in the plastic
16 state, may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface,
17 except when on part of the National System of Interstate
18 and Defense Highways, the following maximum weights:
19 22,000 pounds on single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem
20 axle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle. This
21 vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
22 (8) Except as provided in paragraph (7.5) of this
23 subsection (a), tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered
24 as a Special Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in
25 the model year of 2024 and first registered in Illinois
26 prior to January 1, 2025, with a distance greater than 72
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1 inches but not more than 96 inches between any series of 2
2 axles, is allowed a combined weight on the series not to
3 exceed 36,000 pounds and neither axle of the series may
4 exceed 20,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type
5 manufactured after the model year of 2024 or first
6 registered in Illinois after December 31, 2024 may not
7 exceed a combined weight of 34,000 pounds through the
8 series of 2 axles and neither axle of the series may exceed
9 20,000 pounds.
10 A 3-axle combination sewer cleaning jetting vacuum
11 truck registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used
12 exclusively for the transportation of non-hazardous solid
13 waste, manufactured before or in the model year of 2014,
14 first registered in Illinois before January 1, 2015, may,
15 when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on
16 part of the National System of Interstate and Defense
17 Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on
18 a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; 54,000
19 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle. This vehicle is
20 not subject to the bridge formula.
21 (9) A 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special
22 Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and
23 transportation of concrete in the plastic state, and not
24 operated on a highway that is part of the National System
25 of Interstate Highways, is allowed the following maximum
26 weights: 20,000 pounds on any single axle; 36,000 pounds
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1 on a series of axles greater than 72 inches but not more
2 than 96 inches; and 34,000 pounds on any series of 2 axles
3 greater than 40 inches but not more than 72 inches. The
4 gross weight of this vehicle may not exceed the weights
5 allowed by the bridge formula for 4 axles. The bridge
6 formula does not apply to any series of 3 axles while the
7 vehicle is transporting concrete in the plastic state, but
8 no axle or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum
9 weight permitted under this paragraph (9) of subsection
10 (a).
11 (10) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special
12 Hauling Vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured
13 prior to or in the model year of 2024, and registered in
14 Illinois prior to January 1, 2025, having 5 axles with a
15 distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may not
16 exceed the following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on a
17 single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle; and 72,000
18 pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles is not
19 subject to the bridge formula. For all those combinations
20 of vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured after
21 the effective date of P.A. 92-0417, the overall distance
22 between the first and last axles of the 2 sets of tandems
23 must be 18 feet 6 inches or more. Any combination of
24 vehicles that has had its cargo container replaced in its
25 entirety after December 31, 2024 may not exceed the
26 weights allowed by the bridge formula.
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1 (11) The maximum weight allowed on a vehicle with
2 crawler type tracks is 40,000 pounds.
3 (12) A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck
4 and a disabled vehicle or disabled combination of
5 vehicles, that exceeds the weight restriction imposed by
6 this Code, may be operated on a public highway in this
7 State provided that neither the disabled vehicle nor any
8 vehicle being towed nor the tow truck itself shall exceed
9 the weight limitations permitted under this Chapter.
10 During the towing operation, neither the tow truck nor the
11 vehicle combination shall exceed 24,000 pounds on a single
12 rear axle and 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle,
13 provided the towing vehicle:
14 (i) is specifically designed as a tow truck having
15 a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000
16 pounds and is equipped with air brakes, provided that
17 air brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is
18 towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer
19 combination that is equipped with air brakes;
20 (ii) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
21 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500
22 feet in all directions;
23 (iii) is capable of utilizing the lighting and
24 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination
25 of vehicles; and
26 (iv) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles
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1 from the initial point of wreck or disablement. Any
2 additional movement of the vehicles may occur only
3 upon issuance of authorization for that movement under
4 the provisions of Sections 15-301 through 15-318 of
5 this Code. The towing vehicle, however, may tow any
6 disabled vehicle to a point where repairs are actually
7 to occur. This movement shall be valid only on State
8 routes. The tower must abide by posted bridge weight
9 limits.
10 (12.5) The vehicle weight limitations in this Section
11 do not apply to a covered heavy duty tow and recovery
12 vehicle. The covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle
13 license plate must cover the operating empty weight of the
14 covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle only.
15 (13) Upon and during a declaration of an emergency
16 propane supply disaster by the Governor under Section 7 of
17 the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act:
18 (i) a truck not in combination, equipped with a
19 cargo tank, used exclusively for the transportation of
20 propane or liquefied petroleum gas may, when laden,
21 transmit upon the road surface, except when on part of
22 the National System of Interstate and Defense
23 Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds
24 on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle;
25 40,000 pounds gross weight on a 2-axle vehicle; 54,000
26 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle; and
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1 (ii) a truck when in combination with a trailer
2 equipped with a cargo tank used exclusively for the
3 transportation of propane or liquefied petroleum gas
4 may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface,
5 except when on part of the National System of
6 Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum
7 weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds
8 on a tandem axle; 90,000 pounds gross weight on a
9 5-axle or 6-axle vehicle.
10 Vehicles operating under this paragraph (13) are not
11 subject to the bridge formula.
12 (14) A vehicle or combination of vehicles that uses
13 natural gas or propane gas as a motor fuel may exceed the
14 above weight limitations by up to 2,000 pounds, the total
15 allowance is calculated by an amount that is equal to the
16 difference between the weight of the vehicle attributable
17 to the natural gas or propane gas tank and fueling system
18 carried by the vehicle, and the weight of a comparable
19 diesel tank and fueling system. This paragraph (14) shall
20 not allow a vehicle to exceed any posted weight limit on a
21 highway or structure.
22 (15) An emergency vehicle or fire apparatus that is a
23 vehicle designed to be used under emergency conditions to
24 transport personnel and equipment, and used to support the
25 suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous
26 situations on a Class I highway, may not exceed 86,000
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1 pounds gross weight, or any of the following weight
2 allowances:
3 (i) 24,000 pounds on a single steering axle;
4 (ii) 33,500 pounds on a single drive axle;
5 (iii) 62,000 pounds on a tandem axle; or
6 (iv) 52,000 pounds on a tandem rear drive steer
7 axle.
8 (16) A bus, motor coach, or recreational vehicle may
9 carry a total weight of 24,000 pounds on a single axle, but
10 may not exceed other weight provisions of this Section.
11 Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of
12 the tow truck and vehicles being towed. The tow truck license
13 plate must cover the operating empty weight of the tow truck
14 only. The weight of each vehicle being towed shall be covered
15 by a valid license plate issued to the owner or operator of the
16 vehicle being towed and displayed on that vehicle. If no valid
17 plate issued to the owner or operator of that vehicle is
18 displayed on that vehicle, or the plate displayed on that
19 vehicle does not cover the weight of the vehicle, the weight of
20 the vehicle shall be covered by the third tow truck plate
21 issued to the owner or operator of the tow truck and
22 temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed. If a roll-back
23 carrier is registered and being used as a tow truck, however,
24 the license plate or plates for the tow truck must cover the
25 gross vehicle weight, including any load carried on the bed of
26 the roll-back carrier.
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1 The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
2 additional requirements. However, nothing in this Code shall
3 prohibit a tow truck under instructions of a police officer
4 from legally clearing a disabled vehicle, that may be in
5 violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
6 roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway. If in the
7 opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the
8 officer is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to
9 the nearest place of safety.
10 For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
11 rating, or GVWR, means the value specified by the manufacturer
12 as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
13 (b) As used in this Section, "recycling haul" or
14 "recycling operation" means the hauling of non-hazardous,
15 non-special, non-putrescible materials, such as paper, glass,
16 cans, or plastic, for subsequent use in the secondary
17 materials market.
18 (c) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
19 pneumatic tires shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon
20 the highways of this State in violation of the provisions of
21 any permit issued under the provisions of Sections 15-301
22 through 15-318 of this Chapter.
23 (d) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
24 other than pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or with
25 load, upon the highways of this State when the gross weight on
26 the road surface through any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch
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1 width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
2 surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
3 (e) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of
4 vehicles over a bridge or other elevated structure
5 constituting part of a highway with a gross weight that is
6 greater than the maximum weight permitted by the Department,
7 when the structure is sign posted as provided in this Section.
8 (f) The Department upon request from any local authority
9 shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an
10 investigation of any bridge or other elevated structure
11 constituting a part of a highway, and if it finds that the
12 structure cannot with safety to itself withstand the weight of
13 vehicles otherwise permissible under this Code the Department
14 shall determine and declare the maximum weight of vehicles
15 that the structures can withstand, and shall cause or permit
16 suitable signs stating maximum weight to be erected and
17 maintained before each end of the structure. No person shall
18 operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles over any
19 structure with a gross weight that is greater than the posted
20 maximum weight.
21 (g) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation
22 of subsection (e) or (f) of this Section, proof of the
23 determination of the maximum allowable weight by the
24 Department and the existence of the signs, constitutes
25 conclusive evidence of the maximum weight that can be
26 maintained with safety to the bridge or structure.
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1 (h) During harvest season, trucks used for farming
2 purposes, including the hauling of harvested farm products,
3 may exceed the maximum weight, as provided under subsection
4 (a), by an additional 1,600 pounds.
5 (Source: P.A. 102-124, eff. 7-23-21.)
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