TITLE 92: TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SUBCHAPTER f: HIGHWAYS PART 554 OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT PERMIT MOVEMENTS ON STATE HIGHWAYS The General Assembly's Illinois Administrative Code database includes only those rulemakings that have been permanently adopted. This menu will point out the Sections on which an emergency rule (valid for a maximum of 150 days, usually until replaced by a permanent rulemaking) exists. The emergency rulemaking is linked through the notation that follows the Section heading in the menu. View Entire Part SUBPART A: GENERAL REGULATIONS Section 554.101 Legal Authority Section 554.102 Partial Invalidity Section 554.103 Scope Section 554.104 When a Permit is Required Section 554.105 To Whom Permits are Issued Section 554.106 A Permit is a Legal Document Section 554.107 Penalties Section 554.108 Insurance Section 554.109 For-Hire Moves (Repealed) Section 554.110 Illinois Motor Vehicle Laws Section 554.111 General IDT Registration Information Section 554.112 IDT Registration SUBPART B: TYPES OF PERMITS Section 554.201 Permits for Single Trip Movements Section 554.202 Permits for Round Trips Section 554.203 Permits for Repeated Moves of Like Objects Section 554.204 Permits for Limited Continuous Operation Section 554.205 Permits for Repeated Moves Directly Across a Highway Section 554.206 Permits for the Movement of Overweight 2-, 3-, 4- or 5-Axle Truck and/or Truck/Tractor Loaded With Sweet Corn, Soybeans, Corn, Wheat, Milo, or Other Small Grains and Ensilage Section 554.207 Permits for the Movement of Construction Equipment within a Construction Zone Section 554.208 Supplemental Permits Section 554.209 Scope: Duty of Permittee to Read Permit Upon Receipt Section 554.210 Extension of Permits Section 554.211 Revision of Permits Section 554.212 Fraudulent Permit SUBPART C: ISSUANCE OF PERMITS Section 554.301 Transmission Media Section 554.302 Original Transmission Only is Valid as Permit (Repealed) Section 554.303 When Permits Are Issued Section 554.304 Permit Office (Repealed) Section 554.305 District Offices Section 554.306 Method of Application Section 554.307 Forms to Assist in the Preparation of a Permit Application Section 554.308 Responsibilities of the Department in Analysis of Applications Section 554.309 Preliminary Application for Estimating Purposes for Proposed Moves Section 554.310 Procedure Following Arrest for Violation Section 554.311 Subsequent Permits Following a Violation Section 554.312 Permits for Moves Over Toll Highways Section 554.313 Permits for Moves Over Local Roads Section 554.314 Moves Upon Structures Located on a Local Street or Highway Spanning an Interstate or Controlled Access Highway Section 554.315 Definition of Violation of Permit SUBPART D: GENERAL CONDITIONS AND PROVISIONS Section 554.401 Conditions and Restrictions Section 554.402 Short Form Permits Section 554.403 Form OPER 993 Section 554.404 When Flagmen are Required (Repealed) Section 554.405 Qualifications for Flagmen (Repealed) Section 554.406 Duty of Flagman (Repealed) Section 554.407 When Escort Vehicles Are Required Section 554.408 Requirements for Civilian Escorts Section 554.409 Manufactured Homes Section 554.410 Overdimension Section 554.411 Overweight Moves Section 554.412 Axle Suspension for Legal Weight Moves Section 554.413 Axle Suspension for Overweight Moves Section 554.414 Buildings Section 554.415 Farm Tractors Prohibited as Towing Vehicle Section 554.416 Double-Bottom Units Section 554.417 Flags Section 554.418 Rotating or Flashing Amber Lights Section 554.419 Oversize Load Signs Section 554.420 General Speed Limits for Permit Movements Section 554.421 Moves in Convoys Prohibited Section 554.422 When Moves May be Made Section 554.423 Moves Over Posted Load Roads and Bridges Section 554.424 Time Limits Section 554.425 Deviation from Authorized Routes Section 554.426 Permit Must be Carried with the Move Section 554.427 Closure of Highway for Permit Movement Section 554.428 Right-of-Way During Movement Section 554.429 Legal Height Movements Section 554.430 Assigned Permitted Route SUBPART E: OVERSIZE VEHICLES AND LOADS Section 554.501 Scope Section 554.502 Legal Dimensions Section 554.503 Exceptions to Legal Limitations Section 554.504 Overwidth up to 14 Feet 6 Inches Wide Section 554.505 Width Exceeding 14 Feet 6 Inches Section 554.506 Horizontal Clearances Section 554.507 Overlength Section 554.508 Overheight Section 554.509 Maximum Size Manufactured Home, Modular Home, or Oversize Storage Building Section 554.510 Manufactured Home Frames Section 554.511 Buildings Section 554.512 Size of Building that may be Moved (Repealed) Section 554.513 Distances Buildings May be Moved (Repealed) Section 554.514 When Work is Required on Highway (Repealed) Section 554.515 Overhead Clearances (Repealed) Section 554.516 Routes upon Which Buildings may be Moved (Repealed) Section 554.517 Conditions Applicable to Building Moves (Repealed) Section 554.518 Building Sections (Repealed) SUBPART F: OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES AND LOADS Section 554.601 Scope Section 554.602 Legal Weights Section 554.603 Exceptions to Legal Weights Section 554.604 Practical Maximum Weights Section 554.605 Superload Moves Section 554.606 Maximum Weight on Chicago Expressways Section 554.607 Movement to a Designated Scale Section 554.608 Status of Permittee While Enroute to the Scale Section 554.609 Movement of Off-Road Overweight Equipment Section 554.610 Movement of Exceptionally Large Equipment Section 554.611 Permit Axle Spacing Requirements SUBPART G: SPECIFIC POLICIES INDUSTRIAL HIGHWAY CROSSING Section 554.701 Scope Section 554.702 Data Required Section 554.703 Changes in Traffic Conditions Section 554.704 Aircraft Section 554.705 Disabled Vehicles Section 554.706 Implements of Husbandry Section 554.707 Road Testing of Vehicles or Equipment Section 554.708 Secret Files Section 554.709 Government Moves by Commercial Carriers Section 554.710 Military Moves by Service Personnel SUBPART H: EMERGENCIES AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Section 554.801 General Section 554.802 Mobile Home Emergency Moves Section 554.803 Railroad Derailment Emergency Moves Section 554.804 Radioactive Materials Section 554.805 Toxic, Gaseous, and Highly Explosive Materials Section 554.806 Livestock Section 554.807 Disabled Vehicles SUBPART I: FEES Section 554.901 Remittance Section 554.902 Exemptions to the Requirement of Payment of Fees Section 554.903 Bonded Charge Accounts Section 554.904 Refunds Section 554.905 Security Requirements Section 554.906 Basis for Fees Section 554.907 Supplemental Permit Fees Section 554.908 Service Charge for Special Handling Section 554.909 Fees for Buildings and Special Moves Section 554.910 Fee for Engineering Inspections and Investigations Section 554.911 Fees for Illinois State Police Escorts Section 554.912 Special Categories of Fees (Repealed) Section 554.913 Other Overweight Fees (Repealed) Section 554.914 Fees for Round Trip and Repeat Move of Like Object Permits (Repealed) Section 554.915 Fee Schedules (Tables 1, 2, and 3) (Repealed) Section 554.APPENDIX A Data Relative to Vehicles Authorized to Operate on Illinois Highways (Repealed) Section 554.APPENDIX B Legal Gross Weights of Vehicles and Combinations of Vehicles Authorized by Section 15-111, Illinois Vehicle Code (Repealed) Section 554.APPENDIX C Application Form BT 1928 (Repealed) Section 554.APPENDIX D Special Vehicle Movement Permit - Form BT 993 (Repealed) Section 554.APPENDIX E Form BT 750 (Repealed) Section 554.APPENDIX F Form BT 751 (Repealed) Section 554.APPENDIX G Application for Establishment of an Open Account with the Permit Section, Bureau of Traffic (Form BT 1932) (Repealed) Section 554.APPENDIX H Bond for Payment of Special Permit Fees and Charges to Illinois Department of Transportation for Movement of Vehicles of Excess Dimensions or Weight Over Illinois Highways (Form BT 1931) (Repealed)

AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Article III of the Illinois Size and Weight Law [625 ILCS 5/Ch. 15, Art. III].

SOURCE: Emergency rules adopted at 4 Ill. Reg. 2, p. 256, effective January 1, 1980, for a maximum of 150 days; adopted at 4 Ill. Reg. 24, p. 586, effective May 29, 1980; codified at 7 Ill. Reg. 9672; amended at 11 Ill. Reg. 3248, effective February 3, 1987; amended at 12 Ill. Reg. 13232, effective July 29, 1988; amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 2565, effective January 25, 1996; amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 2682, effective February 10, 1997; amended at 23 Ill. Reg. 706, effective December 30, 1998; amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 18765, effective December 8, 2000; amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 15654, effective November 19, 2004; amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 18030, effective November 7, 2008; amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 13254, effective August 1, 2012.