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| Public Act 103-0258 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 15-107 and 15-116 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/15-107)
(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
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Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles.
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(a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway | ||||
of this State
may not exceed 42 feet except the following:
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(1) Semitrailers.
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(2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45 | ||||
feet in length, not
including energy absorbing bumpers.
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(a-1) A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be up | ||||
to 45 feet
in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers. | ||||
The length limitations
described in this subsection (a-1) | ||||
shall be exclusive of energy-absorbing
bumpers and rear view | ||||
mirrors.
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(b) (Blank).
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(c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2), | ||||
combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles | ||||
except
the
following:
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(1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer.
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(2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter | ||||
dolly or one semitrailer.
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(3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle | ||
that is defined
in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment, | ||
provided the overall dimension does
not
exceed 60 feet.
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(4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit | ||
coupled
together by the triple saddlemount method.
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(5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | ||
provided
the following:
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(A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60
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feet.
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(B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
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vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | ||
fifth-wheel type assembly.
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(C) The second vehicle in the combination of | ||
vehicles is
a recreational vehicle that is towed by a
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fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be
properly | ||
registered and must be equipped with
brakes, | ||
regardless of weight.
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(D) The third vehicle must be the
lightest of the 3 | ||
vehicles and be a trailer or
semitrailer designed or | ||
used for
transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle,
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personal watercraft, or motorcycle.
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(E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use
of | ||
the operator of the towing vehicle.
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(F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
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operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | ||
Code, except the
additional
brake requirement in | ||
subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5).
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(6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | ||
or combination
of
disabled vehicles, provided the towing | ||
vehicle:
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(A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having | ||
a gross vehicle
weight rating of
at least 18,000 | ||
pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that air | ||
brakes
are
required only if the towing vehicle is | ||
towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or
tractor-trailer | ||
combination that is equipped with air brakes. For the | ||
purpose
of this
subsection, gross vehicle weight | ||
rating, or GVWR, means the value
specified by the | ||
manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
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(B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | ||
oscillating amber lights,
visible for at
least 500 | ||
feet in all directions.
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(C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and | ||
braking systems of the
disabled
vehicle or combination | ||
of vehicles.
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(D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway | ||
miles from the initial
point of
wreck or disablement | ||
to a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
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vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization | ||
for that movement under
the provisions of Sections | ||
15-301 through 15-318 of this Code.
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The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | ||
additional
requirements
regarding length limitations for a | ||
tow truck towing another vehicle.
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For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely | ||
serves as
substitute
wheels for another legally licensed | ||
vehicle is considered part of the
licensed
vehicle and not | ||
a separate vehicle.
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(7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | ||
provided the following: | ||
(A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65 | ||
feet. | ||
(B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered | ||
vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | ||
fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball. | ||
(C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 | ||
vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer. | ||
(D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with | ||
operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | ||
Code.
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(E) The combination of vehicles must be operated | ||
by a person who holds a commercial driver's license | ||
(CDL).
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(F) The combination of vehicles must be en route | ||
to a location where new or used trailers are sold by an | ||
Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | ||
dealer.
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(c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any | ||
State designated highway if: | ||
(1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | ||
feet; | ||
(2) the overall wheel base of the combination of | ||
vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and
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(3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | ||
location where new or used trailers are sold by an | ||
Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | ||
dealer.
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(c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from | ||
any State designated highway onto any county, township, or | ||
municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the | ||
purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed | ||
vehicles if: | ||
(1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | ||
feet; | ||
(2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000 | ||
pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width; | ||
(3) there is no sign prohibiting that access; | ||
(4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||
between State designated highways; and
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(5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | ||
location where new or used trailers are sold by an | ||
Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | ||
dealer.
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(d) On Class I highways there are no overall length | ||
limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations | ||
provided:
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(1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
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in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 | ||
feet.
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(2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
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the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | ||
combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | ||
inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall | ||
not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the | ||
transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
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(3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
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with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
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or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may | ||
not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
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(4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
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may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
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(5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to
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transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet
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overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of
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front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of | ||
the
transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of | ||
this
Section.
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(6) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically | ||
designed to transport motor vehicles or
boats and | ||
automobile transporters, as defined in Chapter 1, may not | ||
exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length
limitation is | ||
inclusive of front and rear bumpers but
exclusive of the | ||
overhang of the transported vehicles, as
provided in | ||
paragraph (i) of this Section.
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(7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
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together by the triple saddlemount method may not
exceed | ||
97 feet overall dimension.
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(8) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not | ||
exceed 82 feet overall dimension. | ||
Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | ||
poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | ||
nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled
are | ||
exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may
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exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the | ||
vehicle including the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This | ||
exemption does not apply to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, | ||
or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section
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are
the days on which the following traditional holidays are | ||
celebrated: New
Year's
Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; | ||
Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and
Christmas Day.
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Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | ||
route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities | ||
or properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided | ||
that during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
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be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on | ||
both sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any | ||
projecting load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
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A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | ||
combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | ||
of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length | ||
limitations.
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The length limitations described in this paragraph (d) | ||
shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices,
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such as bumpers, refrigeration
units or air compressors and | ||
other devices, that the Department may interpret
as necessary | ||
for safe and efficient
operation; except that no device | ||
excluded under this paragraph shall have by
its design or use | ||
the capability to carry cargo.
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Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | ||
relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | ||
designation of highways under
this paragraph (d).
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(e) On Class II highways there are no overall length | ||
limitations on motor
vehicles
operating in combinations, | ||
provided:
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(1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
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in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 | ||
feet
overall dimension.
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(2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
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the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | ||
combination
with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | ||
inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall | ||
not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the | ||
transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
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(3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck | ||
tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may
not exceed | ||
65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear
axle.
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(4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
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with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer | ||
or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer
combination, may | ||
not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
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(5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
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may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
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(6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed | ||
to
transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65 | ||
feet
overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive | ||
of
front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of | ||
the
transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of | ||
this
Section.
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(7) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically | ||
designed to transport motor vehicles or
boats may not | ||
exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length
limitation is | ||
inclusive of front and rear bumpers but
exclusive of the | ||
overhang of the transported vehicles, as
provided in | ||
paragraph (i) of this Section.
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(8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled | ||
together by the
triple
saddlemount method may not exceed | ||
97 feet overall dimension.
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(9) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not | ||
exceed 82 feet overall dimension. | ||
Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | ||
poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | ||
nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled
are | ||
exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may
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exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the | ||
vehicle including the
load
may not exceed 100 feet. This | ||
exemption does not apply to operation on a
Saturday, Sunday, | ||
or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section
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are
the days on which the following traditional holidays are | ||
celebrated: New Year's
Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; | ||
Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and
Christmas Day.
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Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | ||
route to make
emergency repairs to public service facilities | ||
or properties are exempt from
length
limitations, provided | ||
that during night operations every vehicle and its load
must
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be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on | ||
both sides and
marker lamps on the extreme ends of any | ||
projecting load to clearly mark the
dimensions of the load.
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A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | ||
combination of
disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | ||
of subsection (c) of this
Section, is
exempt from length | ||
limitations.
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Local authorities, with respect to
streets and highways | ||
under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or
resolution | ||
allow length limitations of this subsection (e).
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The length limitations described in this paragraph (e) | ||
shall be exclusive
of safety and energy conservation devices, | ||
such as bumpers, refrigeration units
or air compressors and | ||
other devices, that the Department may interpret as
necessary | ||
for safe and efficient operation; except that no device | ||
excluded
under this paragraph shall have by its design or use | ||
the capability to carry
cargo.
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Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | ||
relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | ||
designation of highways under
this paragraph (e).
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(e-1) (Blank). | ||
(e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations | ||
of vehicles over
65
feet in length, with no overall length
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limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of | ||
this Section, are
allowed access as follows: | ||
(1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway | ||
for a distance of
one highway mile for the purpose of | ||
loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs,
and rest, | ||
provided there is no sign prohibiting that access. | ||
(2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any | ||
non-designated highway for a distance of 5 highway miles | ||
for the purpose
of loading, unloading, food, fuel, | ||
repairs, and rest if: | ||
(A) there is no sign prohibiting that access; and | ||
(B) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||
between Class I or Class II highways. | ||
(e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length | ||
operated by household
goods carriers or towaway trailer | ||
transporter combinations, with no overall length limitations | ||
except as provided in
subsections (d) and (e) of this Section, | ||
have unlimited access to points of
loading,
unloading, or | ||
delivery to or from a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer. | ||
(f) On non-designated highways, the maximum length
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limitations
for vehicles in combination are as follows:
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(1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer | ||
may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. An agency or | ||
instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of | ||
local government shall not be required to design or | ||
construct a new non-designated highway or to widen or | ||
otherwise alter a non-designated highway constructed | ||
before January 1, 2018 to accommodate truck | ||
tractor-semitrailer combinations under this paragraph (1).
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(2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed
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53 feet overall dimension.
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(3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck | ||
tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet | ||
overall dimension.
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(4) The distance between the kingpin and the center | ||
axle of a
semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination | ||
with a truck tractor, may
not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The | ||
limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to | ||
trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport of | ||
livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
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(g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of | ||
this Section 15-107
do not apply to the following:
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(1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on | ||
Saturdays, Sundays, or
legal holidays, when transporting | ||
poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a
structural | ||
nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled, | ||
provided the overall
length of vehicle and load may not | ||
exceed 100 feet and no object exceeding 80
feet in length | ||
may be transported unless a permit has been obtained as
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authorized in Section 15-301. As used in this Section, | ||
"legal holiday" means any of the following days: New | ||
Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; | ||
Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
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(2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility | ||
while en route to make
emergency repairs to public service | ||
facilities or properties, but during
night operation every | ||
vehicle and its load must be equipped with
a
sufficient | ||
number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps | ||
upon the
extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly | ||
mark the dimensions of the load.
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(3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | ||
or combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in | ||
paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt | ||
from length limitations.
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The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled vehicle | ||
from the initial
point of wreck or disablement to a point where | ||
repairs are actually to occur.
This movement shall be valid | ||
only on State routes.
The tower must abide by posted bridge | ||
weight limits.
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All other combinations not listed in this subsection (f) | ||
may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
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(h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load | ||
upon the
front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not | ||
extend more than 3
feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle | ||
or the front bumper of the
vehicle if it is equipped with a | ||
front bumper.
The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not | ||
apply to any vehicle or
combination of vehicles specifically | ||
designed for the collection and
transportation of waste, | ||
garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's
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operation in the course of collecting
garbage, waste, or
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recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed | ||
not in
excess of
15 miles per hour during the vehicle's | ||
operation and in the course of
collecting garbage, waste, or | ||
recyclable materials. However, in no instance
shall the load | ||
extend more than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
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or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a | ||
front bumper.
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(i) The load upon the front vehicle of an automobile | ||
transporter or a stinger-steered vehicle
specifically designed | ||
to transport motor vehicles shall not extend more
than 4 feet | ||
beyond the foremost part of the transporting vehicle and the
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load upon the rear transporting vehicle shall not extend more | ||
than 6 feet
beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. | ||
This paragraph shall
only be applicable upon highways | ||
designated in paragraphs (d) and (e) of
this Section.
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(j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither | ||
of which
exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying | ||
of more than 10
persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not | ||
including energy absorbing
bumpers, provided that the vehicles | ||
are:
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1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier | ||
authorized by law
to provide public transportation | ||
services; or
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2. operated in local public transportation service by | ||
any other person
and the municipality in which the service | ||
is to be provided approved the
operation of the vehicle.
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(j-1) (Blank).
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(k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section | ||
is subject
to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of | ||
Section 15-113.
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(l) (Blank).
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(Source: P.A. 101-328, eff. 1-1-20; 102-124, eff. 7-23-21.)
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(625 ILCS 5/15-116) | ||
Sec. 15-116. Highway designations. | ||
(a) The Department of Transportation shall maintain and | ||
provide a listing of all Class I and Class II designated | ||
streets and highways as defined in Chapter 1 of this Code.
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(b) The Department shall also maintain and provide a | ||
listing of all local streets or highways that have been | ||
designated Class II by local agencies. | ||
(c) Local agencies shall be responsible for reporting to | ||
the Department all streets and highways under their | ||
jurisdiction designated Class II. Local agencies shall also | ||
provide to the Department reference contact names and | ||
telephone numbers.
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(d) The Department shall also maintain and provide an | ||
official map of the Designated State Truck Route System that | ||
includes State and local streets and highways that have been | ||
designated Class I or Class II.
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(e) If a unit of local government has no Class II | ||
designated truck routes, the unit of local government shall | ||
affirm to the Department that it has no such truck routes. | ||
(f) Each unit of local government shall may report to the | ||
Department, and the Department shall post on its official | ||
website, any limitations prohibiting the operation of vehicles | ||
imposed by ordinance or resolution in the unit of local | ||
government's non-designated highway system and any | ||
non-designated highway that is not designed and constructed | ||
after January 1, 2023 to the overall length dimension of | ||
vehicles permitted under paragraph (1) of subsection (f) of | ||
Section 15-107. | ||
(Source: P.A. 101-328, eff. 1-1-20.)
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