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| Public Act 096-1352 | ||||
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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 | ||||
Section 15-107 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) On all non-State highways, the maximum length of | ||||
vehicles in
combinations
is as follows:
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(1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer | ||||
may
not exceed 55 feet overall dimension.
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(2) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer may not exceed | ||||
60 feet
overall dimension.
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(3) Combinations specially designed to transport motor | ||||
vehicles or
boats may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
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Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | ||
poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | ||
nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from | ||
length limitations, provided that no object may
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
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
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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All other combinations not listed in this subsection (b) | ||
may not exceed 60
feet overall dimension.
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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.
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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
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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 15-319 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.
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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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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
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transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of this
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Section.
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(6) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles as defined in
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Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport motor | ||
vehicles or
boats, may not exceed 75 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 75 | ||
feet overall dimension.
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Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | ||
poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | ||
nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from | ||
length limitations, provided that no object may
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
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
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
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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.
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(3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination | ||
may
not exceed 65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear
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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
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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, as defined | ||
in
Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport motor | ||
vehicles or
boats, may not exceed 75 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 75 | ||
feet overall dimension.
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Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | ||
poles, pipes,
machinery, or other objects of a structural | ||
nature that cannot readily be
dismembered are exempt from | ||
length limitations, provided that no object may
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
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
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) Combinations of vehicles
not exceeding 65 feet | ||
overall length are
allowed access
as follows: | ||
(1) From any State designated highway onto any county, | ||
township, or
municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway | ||
miles for the purpose of
loading and unloading, provided: | ||
(A) The vehicle does not exceed 80,000 pounds in | ||
gross weight
and 8 feet 6 inches in width. | ||
(B) There is no sign prohibiting that access. | ||
(C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||
between State
designated highways. | ||
(2) From any State designated highway onto any county | ||
or township
highway for a distance of 5 highway miles or | ||
onto any municipal highway for
a distance of one highway | ||
mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
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provided: | ||
(A) The vehicle does not exceed 80,000 pounds in | ||
gross weight
and 8 feet 6 inches in width. | ||
(B) There is no sign prohibiting that access. | ||
(C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||
between State
designated highways. | ||
(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 State | ||
highway or any
locally designated highway for a distance of | ||
5 highway miles for the purpose
of loading, unloading, | ||
food, fuel, repairs, and rest. | ||
(e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length | ||
operated by household
goods carriers, with no overall length | ||
limitations except as provided in
subsections (d) and (e) of | ||
this Section, have unlimited access to points of
loading
and | ||
unloading. | ||
(f) On Class III and other non-designated State highways, | ||
the length
limitations
for vehicles in combination are as | ||
follows:
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(1) Truck tractor-semitrailer combinations, must
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comply with either a maximum 55 feet overall wheel base or
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a maximum 65 feet extreme overall dimension.
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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) No truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination | ||
may
exceed 60 feet extreme 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.
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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 dismembered, 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
authorized | ||
in Section 15-301.
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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, provided the towing | ||
vehicle meets the following conditions:
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(A) It 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
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brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is | ||
towing a vehicle,
semitrailer, or tractor-trailer | ||
combination that is equipped with air brakes.
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(B) It is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | ||
oscillating amber lights,
visible for at least 500 feet | ||
in all directions.
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(C) It is capable of utilizing the lighting and | ||
braking systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination | ||
of vehicles.
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(D) It does not engage in a tow exceeding 50 miles | ||
from the initial
point
of wreck or disablement.
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The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | ||
additional requirements
regarding length limitations for a tow | ||
truck towing another vehicle.
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.
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This movement shall be valid only on State routes.
The tower | ||
must abide by posted bridge weight limits.
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For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight | ||
rating, or GVWR,
shall mean the value specified by the | ||
manufacturer as the loaded weight of
the tow truck. Legal | ||
holidays referred to in this Section shall be
specified as the | ||
day on which the following traditional holidays are
celebrated:
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New Year's Day;
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Memorial Day;
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Independence Day;
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Labor Day;
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Thanksgiving Day; and
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Christmas Day.
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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
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 a combination of | ||
vehicles
specifically designed to transport motor vehicles | ||
shall not extend more
than 3 feet beyond the foremost part of | ||
the transporting vehicle and the
load upon the rear | ||
transporting vehicle shall not extend more than 4 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. 96-34, eff. 1-1-10; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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