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| 4 | - | AN ACT concerning transportation. | |
| 5 | - | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |
| 6 | - | represented in the General Assembly: | |
| 7 | - | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | |
| 8 | - | changing Sections 15-107 and 15-116 as follows: | |
| 9 | - | (625 ILCS 5/15-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107) | |
| 10 | - | Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles. | |
| 11 | - | (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway | |
| 12 | - | of this State may not exceed 42 feet except the following: | |
| 13 | - | (1) Semitrailers. | |
| 14 | - | (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45 | |
| 15 | - | feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers. | |
| 16 | - | (a-1) A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be up | |
| 17 | - | to 45 feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers. | |
| 18 | - | The length limitations described in this subsection (a-1) | |
| 19 | - | shall be exclusive of energy-absorbing bumpers and rear view | |
| 20 | - | mirrors. | |
| 21 | - | (b) (Blank). | |
| 22 | - | (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2), | |
| 23 | - | combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles | |
| 24 | - | except the following: | |
| 25 | - | (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer. | |
| 26 | - | (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter | |
| 3 | + | 1 AN ACT concerning transportation. | |
| 4 | + | 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |
| 5 | + | 3 represented in the General Assembly: | |
| 6 | + | 4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | |
| 7 | + | 5 changing Sections 15-107 and 15-116 as follows: | |
| 8 | + | 6 (625 ILCS 5/15-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107) | |
| 9 | + | 7 Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles. | |
| 10 | + | 8 (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway | |
| 11 | + | 9 of this State may not exceed 42 feet except the following: | |
| 12 | + | 10 (1) Semitrailers. | |
| 13 | + | 11 (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45 | |
| 14 | + | 12 feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers. | |
| 15 | + | 13 (a-1) A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be up | |
| 16 | + | 14 to 45 feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers. | |
| 17 | + | 15 The length limitations described in this subsection (a-1) | |
| 18 | + | 16 shall be exclusive of energy-absorbing bumpers and rear view | |
| 19 | + | 17 mirrors. | |
| 20 | + | 18 (b) (Blank). | |
| 21 | + | 19 (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2), | |
| 22 | + | 20 combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles | |
| 23 | + | 21 except the following: | |
| 24 | + | 22 (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer. | |
| 25 | + | 23 (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter | |
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| 33 | - | dolly or one semitrailer. | |
| 34 | - | (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle | |
| 35 | - | that is defined in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment, | |
| 36 | - | provided the overall dimension does not exceed 60 feet. | |
| 37 | - | (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit | |
| 38 | - | coupled together by the triple saddlemount method. | |
| 39 | - | (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | |
| 40 | - | provided the following: | |
| 41 | - | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60 | |
| 42 | - | feet. | |
| 43 | - | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered | |
| 44 | - | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | |
| 45 | - | fifth-wheel type assembly. | |
| 46 | - | (C) The second vehicle in the combination of | |
| 47 | - | vehicles is a recreational vehicle that is towed by a | |
| 48 | - | fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be properly | |
| 49 | - | registered and must be equipped with brakes, | |
| 50 | - | regardless of weight. | |
| 51 | - | (D) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 | |
| 52 | - | vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer designed or | |
| 53 | - | used for transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle, | |
| 54 | - | personal watercraft, or motorcycle. | |
| 55 | - | (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use of | |
| 56 | - | the operator of the towing vehicle. | |
| 57 | - | (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with | |
| 58 | - | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | |
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| 34 | + | 1 dolly or one semitrailer. | |
| 35 | + | 2 (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle | |
| 36 | + | 3 that is defined in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment, | |
| 37 | + | 4 provided the overall dimension does not exceed 60 feet. | |
| 38 | + | 5 (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit | |
| 39 | + | 6 coupled together by the triple saddlemount method. | |
| 40 | + | 7 (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | |
| 41 | + | 8 provided the following: | |
| 42 | + | 9 (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60 | |
| 43 | + | 10 feet. | |
| 44 | + | 11 (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered | |
| 45 | + | 12 vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | |
| 46 | + | 13 fifth-wheel type assembly. | |
| 47 | + | 14 (C) The second vehicle in the combination of | |
| 48 | + | 15 vehicles is a recreational vehicle that is towed by a | |
| 49 | + | 16 fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be properly | |
| 50 | + | 17 registered and must be equipped with brakes, | |
| 51 | + | 18 regardless of weight. | |
| 52 | + | 19 (D) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 | |
| 53 | + | 20 vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer designed or | |
| 54 | + | 21 used for transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle, | |
| 55 | + | 22 personal watercraft, or motorcycle. | |
| 56 | + | 23 (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use of | |
| 57 | + | 24 the operator of the towing vehicle. | |
| 58 | + | 25 (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with | |
| 59 | + | 26 operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | |
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| 61 | - | Code, except the additional brake requirement in | |
| 62 | - | subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5). | |
| 63 | - | (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | |
| 64 | - | or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the towing | |
| 65 | - | vehicle: | |
| 66 | - | (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having | |
| 67 | - | a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 | |
| 68 | - | pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that air | |
| 69 | - | brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is | |
| 70 | - | towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer | |
| 71 | - | combination that is equipped with air brakes. For the | |
| 72 | - | purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight | |
| 73 | - | rating, or GVWR, means the value specified by the | |
| 74 | - | manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck. | |
| 75 | - | (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | |
| 76 | - | oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 | |
| 77 | - | feet in all directions. | |
| 78 | - | (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and | |
| 79 | - | braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination | |
| 80 | - | of vehicles. | |
| 81 | - | (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway | |
| 82 | - | miles from the initial point of wreck or disablement | |
| 83 | - | to a place of repair. Any additional movement of the | |
| 84 | - | vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization | |
| 85 | - | for that movement under the provisions of Sections | |
| 86 | - | 15-301 through 15-318 of this Code. | |
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| 88 | 63 | ||
| 89 | - | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | |
| 90 | - | additional requirements regarding length limitations for a | |
| 91 | - | tow truck towing another vehicle. | |
| 92 | - | For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely | |
| 93 | - | serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed | |
| 94 | - | vehicle is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not | |
| 95 | - | a separate vehicle. | |
| 96 | - | (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | |
| 97 | - | provided the following: | |
| 98 | - | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65 | |
| 99 | - | feet. | |
| 100 | - | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered | |
| 101 | - | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | |
| 102 | - | fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball. | |
| 103 | - | (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 | |
| 104 | - | vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer. | |
| 105 | - | (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with | |
| 106 | - | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | |
| 107 | - | Code. | |
| 108 | - | (E) The combination of vehicles must be operated | |
| 109 | - | by a person who holds a commercial driver's license | |
| 110 | - | (CDL). | |
| 111 | - | (F) The combination of vehicles must be en route | |
| 112 | - | to a location where new or used trailers are sold by an | |
| 113 | - | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | |
| 114 | - | dealer. | |
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| 117 | - | (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any | |
| 118 | - | State designated highway if: | |
| 119 | - | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | |
| 120 | - | feet; | |
| 121 | - | (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of | |
| 122 | - | vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and | |
| 123 | - | (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | |
| 124 | - | location where new or used trailers are sold by an | |
| 125 | - | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | |
| 126 | - | dealer. | |
| 127 | - | (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from | |
| 128 | - | any State designated highway onto any county, township, or | |
| 129 | - | municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the | |
| 130 | - | purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed | |
| 131 | - | vehicles if: | |
| 132 | - | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | |
| 133 | - | feet; | |
| 134 | - | (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000 | |
| 135 | - | pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width; | |
| 136 | - | (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access; | |
| 137 | - | (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare | |
| 138 | - | between State designated highways; and | |
| 139 | - | (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | |
| 140 | - | location where new or used trailers are sold by an | |
| 141 | - | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | |
| 142 | - | dealer. | |
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| 70 | + | 1 Code, except the additional brake requirement in | |
| 71 | + | 2 subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5). | |
| 72 | + | 3 (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | |
| 73 | + | 4 or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the towing | |
| 74 | + | 5 vehicle: | |
| 75 | + | 6 (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having | |
| 76 | + | 7 a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 | |
| 77 | + | 8 pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that air | |
| 78 | + | 9 brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is | |
| 79 | + | 10 towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer | |
| 80 | + | 11 combination that is equipped with air brakes. For the | |
| 81 | + | 12 purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight | |
| 82 | + | 13 rating, or GVWR, means the value specified by the | |
| 83 | + | 14 manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck. | |
| 84 | + | 15 (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | |
| 85 | + | 16 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 | |
| 86 | + | 17 feet in all directions. | |
| 87 | + | 18 (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and | |
| 88 | + | 19 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination | |
| 89 | + | 20 of vehicles. | |
| 90 | + | 21 (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway | |
| 91 | + | 22 miles from the initial point of wreck or disablement | |
| 92 | + | 23 to a place of repair. Any additional movement of the | |
| 93 | + | 24 vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization | |
| 94 | + | 25 for that movement under the provisions of Sections | |
| 95 | + | 26 15-301 through 15-318 of this Code. | |
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| 145 | - | (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length | |
| 146 | - | limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations | |
| 147 | - | provided: | |
| 148 | - | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load, | |
| 149 | - | in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 | |
| 150 | - | feet. | |
| 151 | - | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of | |
| 152 | - | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | |
| 153 | - | combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | |
| 154 | - | inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall | |
| 155 | - | not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the | |
| 156 | - | transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. | |
| 157 | - | (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or | |
| 158 | - | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer | |
| 159 | - | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may | |
| 160 | - | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches. | |
| 161 | - | (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1, | |
| 162 | - | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. | |
| 163 | - | (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to | |
| 164 | - | transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet | |
| 165 | - | overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of | |
| 166 | - | front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of | |
| 167 | - | the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of | |
| 168 | - | this Section. | |
| 169 | - | (6) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically | |
| 170 | - | designed to transport motor vehicles or boats and | |
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| 173 | - | automobile transporters, as defined in Chapter 1, may not | |
| 174 | - | exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is | |
| 175 | - | inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the | |
| 176 | - | overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in | |
| 177 | - | paragraph (i) of this Section. | |
| 178 | - | (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled | |
| 179 | - | together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed | |
| 180 | - | 97 feet overall dimension. | |
| 181 | - | (8) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not | |
| 182 | - | exceed 82 feet overall dimension. | |
| 183 | - | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | |
| 184 | - | poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural | |
| 185 | - | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled are | |
| 186 | - | exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may | |
| 187 | - | exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the | |
| 188 | - | vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This | |
| 189 | - | exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, | |
| 190 | - | or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section | |
| 191 | - | are the days on which the following traditional holidays are | |
| 192 | - | celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; | |
| 193 | - | Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. | |
| 194 | - | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | |
| 195 | - | route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities | |
| 196 | - | or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided | |
| 197 | - | that during night operations every vehicle and its load must | |
| 198 | - | be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on | |
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| 201 | - | both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any | |
| 202 | - | projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load. | |
| 203 | - | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | |
| 204 | - | combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | |
| 205 | - | of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length | |
| 206 | - | limitations. | |
| 207 | - | The length limitations described in this paragraph (d) | |
| 208 | - | shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices, | |
| 209 | - | such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and | |
| 210 | - | other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary | |
| 211 | - | for safe and efficient operation; except that no device | |
| 212 | - | excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use | |
| 213 | - | the capability to carry cargo. | |
| 214 | - | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | |
| 215 | - | relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | |
| 216 | - | designation of highways under this paragraph (d). | |
| 217 | - | (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length | |
| 218 | - | limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations, | |
| 219 | - | provided: | |
| 220 | - | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load, | |
| 221 | - | in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 | |
| 222 | - | feet overall dimension. | |
| 223 | - | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of | |
| 224 | - | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | |
| 225 | - | combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | |
| 226 | - | inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall | |
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| 106 | + | 1 The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | |
| 107 | + | 2 additional requirements regarding length limitations for a | |
| 108 | + | 3 tow truck towing another vehicle. | |
| 109 | + | 4 For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely | |
| 110 | + | 5 serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed | |
| 111 | + | 6 vehicle is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not | |
| 112 | + | 7 a separate vehicle. | |
| 113 | + | 8 (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | |
| 114 | + | 9 provided the following: | |
| 115 | + | 10 (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65 | |
| 116 | + | 11 feet. | |
| 117 | + | 12 (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered | |
| 118 | + | 13 vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | |
| 119 | + | 14 fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball. | |
| 120 | + | 15 (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 | |
| 121 | + | 16 vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer. | |
| 122 | + | 17 (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with | |
| 123 | + | 18 operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | |
| 124 | + | 19 Code. | |
| 125 | + | 20 (E) The combination of vehicles must be operated | |
| 126 | + | 21 by a person who holds a commercial driver's license | |
| 127 | + | 22 (CDL). | |
| 128 | + | 23 (F) The combination of vehicles must be en route | |
| 129 | + | 24 to a location where new or used trailers are sold by an | |
| 130 | + | 25 Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | |
| 131 | + | 26 dealer. | |
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| 229 | - | not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the | |
| 230 | - | transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. | |
| 231 | - | (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck | |
| 232 | - | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may not exceed | |
| 233 | - | 65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear axle. | |
| 234 | - | (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or | |
| 235 | - | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer | |
| 236 | - | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may | |
| 237 | - | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches. | |
| 238 | - | (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1, | |
| 239 | - | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. | |
| 240 | - | (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed | |
| 241 | - | to transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65 | |
| 242 | - | feet overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive | |
| 243 | - | of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of | |
| 244 | - | the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of | |
| 245 | - | this Section. | |
| 246 | - | (7) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically | |
| 247 | - | designed to transport motor vehicles or boats may not | |
| 248 | - | exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is | |
| 249 | - | inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the | |
| 250 | - | overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in | |
| 251 | - | paragraph (i) of this Section. | |
| 252 | - | (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled | |
| 253 | - | together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed | |
| 254 | - | 97 feet overall dimension. | |
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| 257 | - | (9) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not | |
| 258 | - | exceed 82 feet overall dimension. | |
| 259 | - | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | |
| 260 | - | poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural | |
| 261 | - | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled are | |
| 262 | - | exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may | |
| 263 | - | exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the | |
| 264 | - | vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This | |
| 265 | - | exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, | |
| 266 | - | or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section | |
| 267 | - | are the days on which the following traditional holidays are | |
| 268 | - | celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; | |
| 269 | - | Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. | |
| 270 | - | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | |
| 271 | - | route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities | |
| 272 | - | or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided | |
| 273 | - | that during night operations every vehicle and its load must | |
| 274 | - | be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on | |
| 275 | - | both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any | |
| 276 | - | projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load. | |
| 277 | - | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | |
| 278 | - | combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | |
| 279 | - | of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length | |
| 280 | - | limitations. | |
| 281 | - | Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways | |
| 282 | - | under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or resolution | |
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| 285 | - | allow length limitations of this subsection (e). | |
| 286 | - | The length limitations described in this paragraph (e) | |
| 287 | - | shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices, | |
| 288 | - | such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and | |
| 289 | - | other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary | |
| 290 | - | for safe and efficient operation; except that no device | |
| 291 | - | excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use | |
| 292 | - | the capability to carry cargo. | |
| 293 | - | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | |
| 294 | - | relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | |
| 295 | - | designation of highways under this paragraph (e). | |
| 296 | - | (e-1) (Blank). | |
| 297 | - | (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations | |
| 298 | - | of vehicles over 65 feet in length, with no overall length | |
| 299 | - | limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of | |
| 300 | - | this Section, are allowed access as follows: | |
| 301 | - | (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway | |
| 302 | - | for a distance of one highway mile for the purpose of | |
| 303 | - | loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest, | |
| 304 | - | provided there is no sign prohibiting that access. | |
| 305 | - | (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any | |
| 306 | - | non-designated highway for a distance of 5 highway miles | |
| 307 | - | for the purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel, | |
| 308 | - | repairs, and rest if: | |
| 309 | - | (A) there is no sign prohibiting that access; and | |
| 310 | - | (B) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare | |
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| 142 | + | 1 (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any | |
| 143 | + | 2 State designated highway if: | |
| 144 | + | 3 (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | |
| 145 | + | 4 feet; | |
| 146 | + | 5 (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of | |
| 147 | + | 6 vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and | |
| 148 | + | 7 (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | |
| 149 | + | 8 location where new or used trailers are sold by an | |
| 150 | + | 9 Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | |
| 151 | + | 10 dealer. | |
| 152 | + | 11 (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from | |
| 153 | + | 12 any State designated highway onto any county, township, or | |
| 154 | + | 13 municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the | |
| 155 | + | 14 purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed | |
| 156 | + | 15 vehicles if: | |
| 157 | + | 16 (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | |
| 158 | + | 17 feet; | |
| 159 | + | 18 (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000 | |
| 160 | + | 19 pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width; | |
| 161 | + | 20 (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access; | |
| 162 | + | 21 (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare | |
| 163 | + | 22 between State designated highways; and | |
| 164 | + | 23 (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | |
| 165 | + | 24 location where new or used trailers are sold by an | |
| 166 | + | 25 Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | |
| 167 | + | 26 dealer. | |
| 311 | 168 | ||
| 312 | 169 | ||
| 313 | - | between Class I or Class II highways. | |
| 314 | - | (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length | |
| 315 | - | operated by household goods carriers or towaway trailer | |
| 316 | - | transporter combinations, with no overall length limitations | |
| 317 | - | except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this Section, | |
| 318 | - | have unlimited access to points of loading, unloading, or | |
| 319 | - | delivery to or from a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer. | |
| 320 | - | (f) On non-designated highways, the maximum length | |
| 321 | - | limitations for vehicles in combination are as follows: | |
| 322 | - | (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer | |
| 323 | - | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. An agency or | |
| 324 | - | instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of | |
| 325 | - | local government shall not be required to design or | |
| 326 | - | construct a new non-designated highway or to widen or | |
| 327 | - | otherwise alter a non-designated highway constructed | |
| 328 | - | before January 1, 2018 to accommodate truck | |
| 329 | - | tractor-semitrailer combinations under this paragraph (1). | |
| 330 | - | (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed | |
| 331 | - | 53 feet overall dimension. | |
| 332 | - | (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck | |
| 333 | - | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet | |
| 334 | - | overall dimension. | |
| 335 | - | (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center | |
| 336 | - | axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination | |
| 337 | - | with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The | |
| 338 | - | limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to | |
| 339 | 170 | ||
| 340 | 171 | ||
| 341 | - | trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport of | |
| 342 | - | livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. | |
| 343 | - | (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of | |
| 344 | - | this Section 15-107 do not apply to the following: | |
| 345 | - | (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on | |
| 346 | - | Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, when transporting | |
| 347 | - | poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural | |
| 348 | - | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled, | |
| 349 | - | provided the overall length of vehicle and load may not | |
| 350 | - | exceed 100 feet and no object exceeding 80 feet in length | |
| 351 | - | may be transported unless a permit has been obtained as | |
| 352 | - | authorized in Section 15-301. As used in this Section, | |
| 353 | - | "legal holiday" means any of the following days: New | |
| 354 | - | Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; | |
| 355 | - | Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. | |
| 356 | - | (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility | |
| 357 | - | while en route to make emergency repairs to public service | |
| 358 | - | facilities or properties, but during night operation every | |
| 359 | - | vehicle and its load must be equipped with a sufficient | |
| 360 | - | number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps | |
| 361 | - | upon the extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly | |
| 362 | - | mark the dimensions of the load. | |
| 363 | - | (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | |
| 364 | - | or combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in | |
| 365 | - | paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt | |
| 366 | - | from length limitations. | |
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| 367 | 174 | ||
| 368 | 175 | ||
| 369 | - | The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled vehicle | |
| 370 | - | from the initial point of wreck or disablement to a point where | |
| 371 | - | repairs are actually to occur. This movement shall be valid | |
| 372 | - | only on State routes. The tower must abide by posted bridge | |
| 373 | - | weight limits. | |
| 374 | - | All other combinations not listed in this subsection (f) | |
| 375 | - | may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension. | |
| 376 | - | (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load | |
| 377 | - | upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not | |
| 378 | - | extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle | |
| 379 | - | or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a | |
| 380 | - | front bumper. The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not | |
| 381 | - | apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles specifically | |
| 382 | - | designed for the collection and transportation of waste, | |
| 383 | - | garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's | |
| 384 | - | operation in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or | |
| 385 | - | recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed | |
| 386 | - | not in excess of 15 miles per hour during the vehicle's | |
| 387 | - | operation and in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or | |
| 388 | - | recyclable materials. However, in no instance shall the load | |
| 389 | - | extend more than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle | |
| 390 | - | or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a | |
| 391 | - | front bumper. | |
| 392 | - | (i) The load upon the front vehicle of an automobile | |
| 393 | - | transporter or a stinger-steered vehicle specifically designed | |
| 394 | - | to transport motor vehicles shall not extend more than 4 feet | |
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| 178 | + | 1 (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length | |
| 179 | + | 2 limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations | |
| 180 | + | 3 provided: | |
| 181 | + | 4 (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load, | |
| 182 | + | 5 in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 | |
| 183 | + | 6 feet. | |
| 184 | + | 7 (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of | |
| 185 | + | 8 the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | |
| 186 | + | 9 combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | |
| 187 | + | 10 inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall | |
| 188 | + | 11 not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the | |
| 189 | + | 12 transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. | |
| 190 | + | 13 (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or | |
| 191 | + | 14 with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer | |
| 192 | + | 15 or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may | |
| 193 | + | 16 not exceed 28 feet 6 inches. | |
| 194 | + | 17 (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1, | |
| 195 | + | 18 may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. | |
| 196 | + | 19 (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to | |
| 197 | + | 20 transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet | |
| 198 | + | 21 overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of | |
| 199 | + | 22 front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of | |
| 200 | + | 23 the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of | |
| 201 | + | 24 this Section. | |
| 202 | + | 25 (6) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically | |
| 203 | + | 26 designed to transport motor vehicles or boats and | |
| 395 | 204 | ||
| 396 | 205 | ||
| 397 | - | beyond the foremost part of the transporting vehicle and the | |
| 398 | - | load upon the rear transporting vehicle shall not extend more | |
| 399 | - | than 6 feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. | |
| 400 | - | This paragraph shall only be applicable upon highways | |
| 401 | - | designated in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section. | |
| 402 | - | (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither | |
| 403 | - | of which exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying | |
| 404 | - | of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not | |
| 405 | - | including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that the vehicles | |
| 406 | - | are: | |
| 407 | - | 1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier | |
| 408 | - | authorized by law to provide public transportation | |
| 409 | - | services; or | |
| 410 | - | 2. operated in local public transportation service by | |
| 411 | - | any other person and the municipality in which the service | |
| 412 | - | is to be provided approved the operation of the vehicle. | |
| 413 | - | (j-1) (Blank). | |
| 414 | - | (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section | |
| 415 | - | is subject to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of | |
| 416 | - | Section 15-113. | |
| 417 | - | (l) (Blank). | |
| 418 | - | (Source: P.A. 101-328, eff. 1-1-20; 102-124, eff. 7-23-21.) | |
| 419 | - | (625 ILCS 5/15-116) | |
| 420 | - | Sec. 15-116. Highway designations. | |
| 421 | - | (a) The Department of Transportation shall maintain and | |
| 422 | 206 | ||
| 423 | 207 | ||
| 424 | - | provide a listing of all Class I and Class II designated | |
| 425 | - | streets and highways as defined in Chapter 1 of this Code. | |
| 426 | - | (b) The Department shall also maintain and provide a | |
| 427 | - | listing of all local streets or highways that have been | |
| 428 | - | designated Class II by local agencies. | |
| 429 | - | (c) Local agencies shall be responsible for reporting to | |
| 430 | - | the Department all streets and highways under their | |
| 431 | - | jurisdiction designated Class II. Local agencies shall also | |
| 432 | - | provide to the Department reference contact names and | |
| 433 | - | telephone numbers. | |
| 434 | - | (d) The Department shall also maintain and provide an | |
| 435 | - | official map of the Designated State Truck Route System that | |
| 436 | - | includes State and local streets and highways that have been | |
| 437 | - | designated Class I or Class II. | |
| 438 | - | (e) If a unit of local government has no Class II | |
| 439 | - | designated truck routes, the unit of local government shall | |
| 440 | - | affirm to the Department that it has no such truck routes. | |
| 441 | - | (f) Each unit of local government shall may report to the | |
| 442 | - | Department, and the Department shall post on its official | |
| 443 | - | website, any limitations prohibiting the operation of vehicles | |
| 444 | - | imposed by ordinance or resolution in the unit of local | |
| 445 | - | government's non-designated highway system and any | |
| 446 | - | non-designated highway that is not designed and constructed | |
| 447 | - | after January 1, 2023 to the overall length dimension of | |
| 448 | - | vehicles permitted under paragraph (1) of subsection (f) of | |
| 449 | - | Section 15-107. | |
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| 450 | 210 | ||
| 451 | 211 | ||
| 452 | - | (Source: P.A. 101-328, eff. 1-1-20.) | |
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| 214 | + | 1 automobile transporters, as defined in Chapter 1, may not | |
| 215 | + | 2 exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is | |
| 216 | + | 3 inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the | |
| 217 | + | 4 overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in | |
| 218 | + | 5 paragraph (i) of this Section. | |
| 219 | + | 6 (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled | |
| 220 | + | 7 together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed | |
| 221 | + | 8 97 feet overall dimension. | |
| 222 | + | 9 (8) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not | |
| 223 | + | 10 exceed 82 feet overall dimension. | |
| 224 | + | 11 Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | |
| 225 | + | 12 poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural | |
| 226 | + | 13 nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled are | |
| 227 | + | 14 exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may | |
| 228 | + | 15 exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the | |
| 229 | + | 16 vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This | |
| 230 | + | 17 exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, | |
| 231 | + | 18 or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section | |
| 232 | + | 19 are the days on which the following traditional holidays are | |
| 233 | + | 20 celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; | |
| 234 | + | 21 Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. | |
| 235 | + | 22 Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | |
| 236 | + | 23 route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities | |
| 237 | + | 24 or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided | |
| 238 | + | 25 that during night operations every vehicle and its load must | |
| 239 | + | 26 be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on | |
| 240 | + | ||
| 241 | + | ||
| 242 | + | ||
| 243 | + | ||
| 244 | + | ||
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| 247 | + | ||
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| 249 | + | SB2278 Enrolled - 8 - LRB103 27842 MXP 54220 b | |
| 250 | + | 1 both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any | |
| 251 | + | 2 projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load. | |
| 252 | + | 3 A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | |
| 253 | + | 4 combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | |
| 254 | + | 5 of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length | |
| 255 | + | 6 limitations. | |
| 256 | + | 7 The length limitations described in this paragraph (d) | |
| 257 | + | 8 shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices, | |
| 258 | + | 9 such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and | |
| 259 | + | 10 other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary | |
| 260 | + | 11 for safe and efficient operation; except that no device | |
| 261 | + | 12 excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use | |
| 262 | + | 13 the capability to carry cargo. | |
| 263 | + | 14 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | |
| 264 | + | 15 relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | |
| 265 | + | 16 designation of highways under this paragraph (d). | |
| 266 | + | 17 (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length | |
| 267 | + | 18 limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations, | |
| 268 | + | 19 provided: | |
| 269 | + | 20 (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load, | |
| 270 | + | 21 in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 | |
| 271 | + | 22 feet overall dimension. | |
| 272 | + | 23 (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of | |
| 273 | + | 24 the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | |
| 274 | + | 25 combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | |
| 275 | + | 26 inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall | |
| 276 | + | ||
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| 285 | + | SB2278 Enrolled - 9 - LRB103 27842 MXP 54220 b | |
| 286 | + | 1 not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the | |
| 287 | + | 2 transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. | |
| 288 | + | 3 (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck | |
| 289 | + | 4 tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may not exceed | |
| 290 | + | 5 65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear axle. | |
| 291 | + | 6 (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or | |
| 292 | + | 7 with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer | |
| 293 | + | 8 or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may | |
| 294 | + | 9 not exceed 28 feet 6 inches. | |
| 295 | + | 10 (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1, | |
| 296 | + | 11 may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. | |
| 297 | + | 12 (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed | |
| 298 | + | 13 to transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65 | |
| 299 | + | 14 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive | |
| 300 | + | 15 of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of | |
| 301 | + | 16 the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of | |
| 302 | + | 17 this Section. | |
| 303 | + | 18 (7) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically | |
| 304 | + | 19 designed to transport motor vehicles or boats may not | |
| 305 | + | 20 exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is | |
| 306 | + | 21 inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the | |
| 307 | + | 22 overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in | |
| 308 | + | 23 paragraph (i) of this Section. | |
| 309 | + | 24 (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled | |
| 310 | + | 25 together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed | |
| 311 | + | 26 97 feet overall dimension. | |
| 312 | + | ||
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| 321 | + | SB2278 Enrolled - 10 - LRB103 27842 MXP 54220 b | |
| 322 | + | 1 (9) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not | |
| 323 | + | 2 exceed 82 feet overall dimension. | |
| 324 | + | 3 Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | |
| 325 | + | 4 poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural | |
| 326 | + | 5 nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled are | |
| 327 | + | 6 exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may | |
| 328 | + | 7 exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the | |
| 329 | + | 8 vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This | |
| 330 | + | 9 exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, | |
| 331 | + | 10 or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section | |
| 332 | + | 11 are the days on which the following traditional holidays are | |
| 333 | + | 12 celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; | |
| 334 | + | 13 Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. | |
| 335 | + | 14 Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | |
| 336 | + | 15 route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities | |
| 337 | + | 16 or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided | |
| 338 | + | 17 that during night operations every vehicle and its load must | |
| 339 | + | 18 be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on | |
| 340 | + | 19 both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any | |
| 341 | + | 20 projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load. | |
| 342 | + | 21 A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | |
| 343 | + | 22 combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | |
| 344 | + | 23 of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length | |
| 345 | + | 24 limitations. | |
| 346 | + | 25 Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways | |
| 347 | + | 26 under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or resolution | |
| 348 | + | ||
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| 357 | + | SB2278 Enrolled - 11 - LRB103 27842 MXP 54220 b | |
| 358 | + | 1 allow length limitations of this subsection (e). | |
| 359 | + | 2 The length limitations described in this paragraph (e) | |
| 360 | + | 3 shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices, | |
| 361 | + | 4 such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and | |
| 362 | + | 5 other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary | |
| 363 | + | 6 for safe and efficient operation; except that no device | |
| 364 | + | 7 excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use | |
| 365 | + | 8 the capability to carry cargo. | |
| 366 | + | 9 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | |
| 367 | + | 10 relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | |
| 368 | + | 11 designation of highways under this paragraph (e). | |
| 369 | + | 12 (e-1) (Blank). | |
| 370 | + | 13 (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations | |
| 371 | + | 14 of vehicles over 65 feet in length, with no overall length | |
| 372 | + | 15 limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of | |
| 373 | + | 16 this Section, are allowed access as follows: | |
| 374 | + | 17 (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway | |
| 375 | + | 18 for a distance of one highway mile for the purpose of | |
| 376 | + | 19 loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest, | |
| 377 | + | 20 provided there is no sign prohibiting that access. | |
| 378 | + | 21 (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any | |
| 379 | + | 22 non-designated highway for a distance of 5 highway miles | |
| 380 | + | 23 for the purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel, | |
| 381 | + | 24 repairs, and rest if: | |
| 382 | + | 25 (A) there is no sign prohibiting that access; and | |
| 383 | + | 26 (B) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare | |
| 384 | + | ||
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| 393 | + | SB2278 Enrolled - 12 - LRB103 27842 MXP 54220 b | |
| 394 | + | 1 between Class I or Class II highways. | |
| 395 | + | 2 (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length | |
| 396 | + | 3 operated by household goods carriers or towaway trailer | |
| 397 | + | 4 transporter combinations, with no overall length limitations | |
| 398 | + | 5 except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this Section, | |
| 399 | + | 6 have unlimited access to points of loading, unloading, or | |
| 400 | + | 7 delivery to or from a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer. | |
| 401 | + | 8 (f) On non-designated highways, the maximum length | |
| 402 | + | 9 limitations for vehicles in combination are as follows: | |
| 403 | + | 10 (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer | |
| 404 | + | 11 may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. An agency or | |
| 405 | + | 12 instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of | |
| 406 | + | 13 local government shall not be required to design or | |
| 407 | + | 14 construct a new non-designated highway or to widen or | |
| 408 | + | 15 otherwise alter a non-designated highway constructed | |
| 409 | + | 16 before January 1, 2018 to accommodate truck | |
| 410 | + | 17 tractor-semitrailer combinations under this paragraph (1). | |
| 411 | + | 18 (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed | |
| 412 | + | 19 53 feet overall dimension. | |
| 413 | + | 20 (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck | |
| 414 | + | 21 tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet | |
| 415 | + | 22 overall dimension. | |
| 416 | + | 23 (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center | |
| 417 | + | 24 axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination | |
| 418 | + | 25 with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The | |
| 419 | + | 26 limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to | |
| 420 | + | ||
| 421 | + | ||
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| 424 | + | ||
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| 429 | + | SB2278 Enrolled - 13 - LRB103 27842 MXP 54220 b | |
| 430 | + | 1 trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport of | |
| 431 | + | 2 livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. | |
| 432 | + | 3 (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of | |
| 433 | + | 4 this Section 15-107 do not apply to the following: | |
| 434 | + | 5 (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on | |
| 435 | + | 6 Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, when transporting | |
| 436 | + | 7 poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural | |
| 437 | + | 8 nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled, | |
| 438 | + | 9 provided the overall length of vehicle and load may not | |
| 439 | + | 10 exceed 100 feet and no object exceeding 80 feet in length | |
| 440 | + | 11 may be transported unless a permit has been obtained as | |
| 441 | + | 12 authorized in Section 15-301. As used in this Section, | |
| 442 | + | 13 "legal holiday" means any of the following days: New | |
| 443 | + | 14 Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; | |
| 444 | + | 15 Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. | |
| 445 | + | 16 (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility | |
| 446 | + | 17 while en route to make emergency repairs to public service | |
| 447 | + | 18 facilities or properties, but during night operation every | |
| 448 | + | 19 vehicle and its load must be equipped with a sufficient | |
| 449 | + | 20 number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps | |
| 450 | + | 21 upon the extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly | |
| 451 | + | 22 mark the dimensions of the load. | |
| 452 | + | 23 (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | |
| 453 | + | 24 or combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in | |
| 454 | + | 25 paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt | |
| 455 | + | 26 from length limitations. | |
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| 466 | + | 1 The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled vehicle | |
| 467 | + | 2 from the initial point of wreck or disablement to a point where | |
| 468 | + | 3 repairs are actually to occur. This movement shall be valid | |
| 469 | + | 4 only on State routes. The tower must abide by posted bridge | |
| 470 | + | 5 weight limits. | |
| 471 | + | 6 All other combinations not listed in this subsection (f) | |
| 472 | + | 7 may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension. | |
| 473 | + | 8 (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load | |
| 474 | + | 9 upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not | |
| 475 | + | 10 extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle | |
| 476 | + | 11 or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a | |
| 477 | + | 12 front bumper. The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not | |
| 478 | + | 13 apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles specifically | |
| 479 | + | 14 designed for the collection and transportation of waste, | |
| 480 | + | 15 garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's | |
| 481 | + | 16 operation in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or | |
| 482 | + | 17 recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed | |
| 483 | + | 18 not in excess of 15 miles per hour during the vehicle's | |
| 484 | + | 19 operation and in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or | |
| 485 | + | 20 recyclable materials. However, in no instance shall the load | |
| 486 | + | 21 extend more than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle | |
| 487 | + | 22 or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a | |
| 488 | + | 23 front bumper. | |
| 489 | + | 24 (i) The load upon the front vehicle of an automobile | |
| 490 | + | 25 transporter or a stinger-steered vehicle specifically designed | |
| 491 | + | 26 to transport motor vehicles shall not extend more than 4 feet | |
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| 502 | + | 1 beyond the foremost part of the transporting vehicle and the | |
| 503 | + | 2 load upon the rear transporting vehicle shall not extend more | |
| 504 | + | 3 than 6 feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. | |
| 505 | + | 4 This paragraph shall only be applicable upon highways | |
| 506 | + | 5 designated in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section. | |
| 507 | + | 6 (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither | |
| 508 | + | 7 of which exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying | |
| 509 | + | 8 of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not | |
| 510 | + | 9 including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that the vehicles | |
| 511 | + | 10 are: | |
| 512 | + | 11 1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier | |
| 513 | + | 12 authorized by law to provide public transportation | |
| 514 | + | 13 services; or | |
| 515 | + | 14 2. operated in local public transportation service by | |
| 516 | + | 15 any other person and the municipality in which the service | |
| 517 | + | 16 is to be provided approved the operation of the vehicle. | |
| 518 | + | 17 (j-1) (Blank). | |
| 519 | + | 18 (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section | |
| 520 | + | 19 is subject to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of | |
| 521 | + | 20 Section 15-113. | |
| 522 | + | 21 (l) (Blank). | |
| 523 | + | 22 (Source: P.A. 101-328, eff. 1-1-20; 102-124, eff. 7-23-21.) | |
| 524 | + | 23 (625 ILCS 5/15-116) | |
| 525 | + | 24 Sec. 15-116. Highway designations. | |
| 526 | + | 25 (a) The Department of Transportation shall maintain and | |
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| 537 | + | 1 provide a listing of all Class I and Class II designated | |
| 538 | + | 2 streets and highways as defined in Chapter 1 of this Code. | |
| 539 | + | 3 (b) The Department shall also maintain and provide a | |
| 540 | + | 4 listing of all local streets or highways that have been | |
| 541 | + | 5 designated Class II by local agencies. | |
| 542 | + | 6 (c) Local agencies shall be responsible for reporting to | |
| 543 | + | 7 the Department all streets and highways under their | |
| 544 | + | 8 jurisdiction designated Class II. Local agencies shall also | |
| 545 | + | 9 provide to the Department reference contact names and | |
| 546 | + | 10 telephone numbers. | |
| 547 | + | 11 (d) The Department shall also maintain and provide an | |
| 548 | + | 12 official map of the Designated State Truck Route System that | |
| 549 | + | 13 includes State and local streets and highways that have been | |
| 550 | + | 14 designated Class I or Class II. | |
| 551 | + | 15 (e) If a unit of local government has no Class II | |
| 552 | + | 16 designated truck routes, the unit of local government shall | |
| 553 | + | 17 affirm to the Department that it has no such truck routes. | |
| 554 | + | 18 (f) Each unit of local government shall may report to the | |
| 555 | + | 19 Department, and the Department shall post on its official | |
| 556 | + | 20 website, any limitations prohibiting the operation of vehicles | |
| 557 | + | 21 imposed by ordinance or resolution in the unit of local | |
| 558 | + | 22 government's non-designated highway system and any | |
| 559 | + | 23 non-designated highway that is not designed and constructed | |
| 560 | + | 24 after January 1, 2023 to the overall length dimension of | |
| 561 | + | 25 vehicles permitted under paragraph (1) of subsection (f) of | |
| 562 | + | 26 Section 15-107. | |
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| 573 | + | 1 (Source: P.A. 101-328, eff. 1-1-20.) | |
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