Bill Text: IL HB5643 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Amends the Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code concerning size, weight, load, and permits. Creates a new class of weight limits for vehicles with a distance between 8 and 9 feet between the extremes of any group of 2 or more consecutive axles, with a maximum weight of 38,000 pounds on 2 axles and 42,000 pounds on 3 axles. Provides that 2 consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance between the first and last axles of these tandems is 36 feet or more. Deletes language requiring an applicant for a permit for excess size and weight to make certain disclosures relating to whether the applicant is a motor carrier of property. Makes other changes. Provides that the additional fee for certain gross overweight loads is for each additional 45 (instead of 60) miles traveled. Provides that an applicant shall pay $120 (instead of $40) per hour for an engineering inspection or field investigation. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5643 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5643-Introduced.html


101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5643

Introduced , by Rep. Martin J. Moylan

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/15-107 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107
625 ILCS 5/15-111 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111
625 ILCS 5/15-301 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-301
625 ILCS 5/15-307 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-307
625 ILCS 5/15-311 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-311

Amends the Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code concerning size, weight, load, and permits. Creates a new class of weight limits for vehicles with a distance between 8 and 9 feet between the extremes of any group of 2 or more consecutive axles, with a maximum weight of 38,000 pounds on 2 axles and 42,000 pounds on 3 axles. Provides that 2 consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance between the first and last axles of these tandems is 36 feet or more. Deletes language requiring an applicant for a permit for excess size and weight to make certain disclosures relating to whether the applicant is a motor carrier of property. Makes other changes. Provides that the additional fee for certain gross overweight loads is for each additional 45 (instead of 60) miles traveled. Provides that an applicant shall pay $120 (instead of $40) per hour for an engineering inspection or field investigation. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Sections 15-107, 15-111, 15-301, 15-307, and 15-311 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/15-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
7 Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles.
8 (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway
9of this State may not exceed 42 feet except the following:
10 (1) Semitrailers.
11 (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45
12 feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers.
13 (a-1) A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be up
14to 45 feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers.
15The length limitations described in this subsection (a-1) shall
16be exclusive of energy-absorbing bumpers and rear view mirrors.
17 (b) (Blank).
18 (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2),
19combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles
20except the following:
21 (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer.
22 (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter
23 dolly or one semitrailer.

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1 (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle
2 that is defined in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment,
3 provided the overall dimension does not exceed 60 feet.
4 (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit
5 coupled together by the triple saddlemount method.
6 (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
7 provided the following:
8 (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60
9 feet.
10 (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
11 vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a
12 fifth-wheel type assembly.
13 (C) The second vehicle in the combination of
14 vehicles is a recreational vehicle that is towed by a
15 fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be properly
16 registered and must be equipped with brakes,
17 regardless of weight.
18 (D) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3
19 vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer designed or
20 used for transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle,
21 personal watercraft, or motorcycle.
22 (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use of
23 the operator of the towing vehicle.
24 (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
25 operating brakes and safety equipment required by this
26 Code, except the additional brake requirement in

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1 subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5).
2 (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle
3 or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the towing
4 vehicle:
5 (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having
6 a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 pounds
7 and equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes
8 are required only if the towing vehicle is towing a
9 vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer combination
10 that is equipped with air brakes. For the purpose of
11 this subsection, gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR,
12 means the value specified by the manufacturer as the
13 loaded weight of the tow truck.
14 (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
15 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet
16 in all directions.
17 (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and
18 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination
19 of vehicles.
20 (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway
21 miles from the initial point of wreck or disablement to
22 a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
23 vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization
24 for that movement under the provisions of Sections
25 15-301 through 15-318 of this Code.
26 The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe

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1 additional requirements regarding length limitations for a
2 tow truck towing another vehicle.
3 For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely
4 serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed
5 vehicle is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not
6 a separate vehicle.
7 (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
8 provided the following:
9 (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65
10 feet.
11 (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
12 vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a
13 fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball.
14 (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3
15 vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer.
16 (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
17 operating brakes and safety equipment required by this
18 Code.
19 (E) The combination of vehicles must be operated by
20 a person who holds a commercial driver's license (CDL).
21 (F) The combination of vehicles must be en route to
22 a location where new or used trailers are sold by an
23 Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer
24 dealer.
25 (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any
26State designated highway if:

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1 (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5
2 feet;
3 (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of
4 vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and
5 (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a
6 location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois
7 or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
8 (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from
9any State designated highway onto any county, township, or
10municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the
11purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed
12vehicles if:
13 (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5
14 feet;
15 (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000
16 pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width;
17 (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access;
18 (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare
19 between State designated highways; and
20 (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a
21 location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois
22 or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
23 (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length
24limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations
25provided:
26 (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,

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1 in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 feet.
2 (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
3 the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
4 combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6
5 inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall not
6 apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport
7 of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
8 (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
9 with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
10 or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may
11 not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
12 (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
13 may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
14 (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to
15 transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet
16 overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of
17 front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
18 transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of this
19 Section.
20 (6) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically
21 designed to transport motor vehicles or boats and
22 automobile transporters, as defined in Chapter 1, may not
23 exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is
24 inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the
25 overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in
26 paragraph (i) of this Section.

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1 (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
2 together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed 97
3 feet overall dimension.
4 (8) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not
5 exceed 82 feet overall dimension.
6 Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting
7poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural
8nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled
9dismembered are exempt from length limitations, provided that
10no object may exceed 80 feet in length and the overall
11dimension of the vehicle including the load may not exceed 100
12feet. This exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday,
13Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this
14Section are the days on which the following traditional
15holidays are celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day;
16Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas
17Day.
18 Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
19route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities or
20properties are exempt from length limitations, provided that
21during night operations every vehicle and its load must be
22equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both
23sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting
24load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
25 A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
26combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6)

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1of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
2limitations.
3 The length limitations described in this paragraph (d)
4shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
5such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
6other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
7for safe and efficient operation; except that no device
8excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
9the capability to carry cargo.
10 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
11relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
12designation of highways under this paragraph (d).
13 (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length
14limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations,
15provided:
16 (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
17 in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 feet
18 overall dimension.
19 (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
20 the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
21 combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6
22 inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall not
23 apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport
24 of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
25 (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck
26 tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may not exceed

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1 65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear axle.
2 (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
3 with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
4 or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may
5 not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
6 (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
7 may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
8 (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed
9 to transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65
10 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive
11 of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of
12 the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of
13 this Section.
14 (7) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically
15 designed to transport motor vehicles or boats may not
16 exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is
17 inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the
18 overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in
19 paragraph (i) of this Section.
20 (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
21 together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed 97
22 feet overall dimension.
23 (9) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not
24 exceed 82 feet overall dimension.
25 Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting
26poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural

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1nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled
2dismembered are exempt from length limitations, provided that
3no object may exceed 80 feet in length and the overall
4dimension of the vehicle including the load may not exceed 100
5feet. This exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday,
6Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this
7Section are the days on which the following traditional
8holidays are celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day;
9Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas
10Day.
11 Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
12route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities or
13properties are exempt from length limitations, provided that
14during night operations every vehicle and its load must be
15equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both
16sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting
17load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
18 A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
19combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6)
20of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
21limitations.
22 Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways
23under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or resolution
24allow length limitations of this subsection (e).
25 The length limitations described in this paragraph (e)
26shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,

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1such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
2other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
3for safe and efficient operation; except that no device
4excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
5the capability to carry cargo.
6 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
7relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
8designation of highways under this paragraph (e).
9 (e-1) (Blank).
10 (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations
11of vehicles over 65 feet in length, with no overall length
12limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of
13this Section, are allowed access as follows:
14 (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway
15 for a distance of one highway mile for the purpose of
16 loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
17 provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
18 (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any
19 non-designated highway for a distance of 5 highway miles
20 for the purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs,
21 and rest if:
22 (A) there is no sign prohibiting that access; and
23 (B) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare
24 between Class I or Class II highways.
25 (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length
26operated by household goods carriers or towaway trailer

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1transporter combinations, with no overall length limitations
2except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this Section,
3have unlimited access to points of loading, unloading, or
4delivery to or from a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer.
5 (f) On non-designated highways, the maximum length
6limitations for vehicles in combination are as follows:
7 (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer
8 may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. An agency or
9 instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of
10 local government shall not be required to widen or
11 otherwise alter a non-designated highway constructed
12 before January 1, 2018 to accommodate truck
13 tractor-semitrailer combinations under this paragraph (1).
14 (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed
15 53 feet overall dimension.
16 (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck
17 tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet
18 overall dimension.
19 (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center
20 axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination
21 with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The
22 limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to
23 trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport of
24 livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
25 (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of this
26Section 15-107 do not apply to the following:

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1 (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on
2 Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, when transporting
3 poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural
4 nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled
5 dismembered, provided the overall length of vehicle and
6 load may not exceed 100 feet and no object exceeding 80
7 feet in length may be transported unless a permit has been
8 obtained as authorized in Section 15-301. As used in this
9 Section, "legal holiday" means any of the following days:
10 New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day;
11 Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
12 (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility
13 while en route to make emergency repairs to public service
14 facilities or properties, but during night operation every
15 vehicle and its load must be equipped with a sufficient
16 number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps
17 upon the extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly
18 mark the dimensions of the load.
19 (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle
20 or combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in
21 paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt
22 from length limitations.
23 The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled vehicle
24from the initial point of wreck or disablement to a point where
25repairs are actually to occur. This movement shall be valid
26only on State routes. The tower must abide by posted bridge

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1weight limits.
2 All other combinations not listed in this subsection (f)
3may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
4 (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load
5upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not
6extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
7or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a
8front bumper. The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not
9apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles specifically
10designed for the collection and transportation of waste,
11garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's
12operation in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or
13recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed not
14in excess of 15 miles per hour during the vehicle's operation
15and in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable
16materials. However, in no instance shall the load extend more
17than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle or the front
18bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a front bumper.
19 (i) The load upon the front vehicle of an automobile
20transporter or a stinger-steered vehicle specifically designed
21to transport motor vehicles shall not extend more than 4 feet
22beyond the foremost part of the transporting vehicle and the
23load upon the rear transporting vehicle shall not extend more
24than 6 feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle.
25This paragraph shall only be applicable upon highways
26designated in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section.

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1 (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither
2of which exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying
3of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not
4including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that the vehicles
5are:
6 1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier
7 authorized by law to provide public transportation
8 services; or
9 2. operated in local public transportation service by
10 any other person and the municipality in which the service
11 is to be provided approved the operation of the vehicle.
12 (j-1) (Blank).
13 (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section
14is subject to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of
15Section 15-113.
16 (l) (Blank).
17(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-343, eff. 1-1-18;
18100-728, eff. 1-1-19; 101-328, eff. 1-1-20.)
19 (625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
20 Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
21 (a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles with pneumatic
22tires may be operated, unladen or with load, when the total
23weight on the road surface exceeds the following: 20,000 pounds
24on a single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle with no axle
25within the tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000 pounds gross

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1weight for vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles; or a total
2weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in excess of
3that weight produced by the application of the following
4formula: W = 500 times the sum of (LN divided by N-1) + 12N +
536, where "W" equals overall total weight on any group of 2 or
6more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, "L" equals
7the distance measured to the nearest foot between extremes of
8any group of 2 or more consecutive axles, and "N" equals the
9number of axles in the group under consideration.
10 The above formula when expressed in tabular form results in
11allowable loads as follows:
12Distance measured
13to the nearest
14foot between the
15extremes of any Maximum weight in pounds
16group of 2 or of any group of
17more consecutive 2 or more consecutive axles
18axles
19feet2 axles3 axles4 axles5 axles6 axles
20434,000
21534,000
22634,000
23734,000
24834,000* 38,000*34,000 42,000

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1Between 8
2and 938,000 42,000
3939,00042,500
41040,00043,500
51144,000
61245,00050,000
71345,50050,500
81446,50051,500
91547,00052,000
101648,00052,50058,000
111748,50053,50058,500
121849,50054,00059,000
131950,00054,50060,000
142051,00055,50060,50066,000
152151,50056,00061,00066,500
162252,50056,50061,50067,000
172353,00057,50062,50068,000
182454,00058,00063,00068,500
192554,50058,50063,50069,000
202655,50059,50064,00069,500
212756,00060,00065,00070,000
222857,00060,50065,50071,000
232957,50061,50066,00071,500
243058,50062,00066,50072,000
253159,00062,50067,50072,500
263260,00063,50068,00073,000

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13364,00068,50074,000
23464,50069,00074,500
33565,50070,00075,000
43666,000**70,50075,500
53766,500**71,00076,000
63867,500**72,00077,000
73968,00072,50077,500
84068,50073,00078,000
94169,50073,50078,500
104270,00074,00079,000
114370,50075,00080,000
124471,50075,500
134572,00076,000
144672,50076,500
154773,50077,500
164874,00078,000
174974,50078,500
185075,50079,000
195176,00080,000
205276,500
215377,500
225478,000
235578,500
245679,500
255780,000
26*If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2

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1axles are tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not
2exceed 34,000 pounds, notwithstanding the higher limit
3resulting from the application of the formula.
4 **Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry 34,000
5pounds each if the overall distance between the first and last
6axles of these tandems is 36 feet or more.
7 Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles may
8not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (a) for 4
9axles measured between the extreme axles of the vehicle.
10 Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may not
11exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (a) for 6
12axles measured between the extreme axles of the combination.
13 Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways
14under their jurisdiction, without additional fees, may also by
15ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
16subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle
17shall not exceed 20,000 pounds and the maximum total weight on
18any tandem axle shall not exceed 34,000 pounds, on designated
19highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving notice are
20erected upon the street or highway or portion of any street or
21highway affected by the ordinance or resolution.
22 The following are exceptions to the above formula:
23 (1) Vehicles for which a different limit is established
24 and posted in accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code.
25 (2) Vehicles for which the Department of
26 Transportation and local authorities issue overweight

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1 permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code.
2 These vehicles are not subject to the bridge formula.
3 (3) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may
4 permit by ordinance axle loads on 2-axle motor vehicles 33
5 1/2% above those provided for herein, but the increase
6 shall not become effective until the city has officially
7 notified the Department of the passage of the ordinance and
8 shall not apply to those vehicles when outside of the
9 limits of the city, nor shall the gross weight of any
10 2-axle motor vehicle operating over any street of the city
11 exceed 40,000 pounds.
12 (4) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles
13 (including loads) operated by a public utility when
14 transporting equipment required for emergency repair of
15 public utility facilities or properties or water wells.
16 (4.5) A 3-axle or 4-axle vehicle (including when laden)
17 operated or hired by a municipality within Cook, Lake,
18 McHenry, Kane, DuPage, or Will county being operated for
19 the purpose of performing emergency sewer repair that would
20 be subject to a weight limitation less than 66,000 pounds
21 under the formula in this subsection (a) shall have a
22 weight limitation of 66,000 pounds or the vehicle's gross
23 vehicle weight rating, whichever is less. This paragraph
24 (4.5) does not apply to vehicles being operated on the
25 National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, or to
26 vehicles being operated on bridges or other elevated

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1 structures constituting a part of a highway.
2 (5) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a
3 total weight of 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance
4 between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets of
5 tandem axles is 36 feet or more, notwithstanding the lower
6 limit resulting from the application of the above formula.
7 (6) A truck, not in combination and used exclusively
8 for the collection of rendering materials, may, when laden,
9 transmit upon the road surface, except when on part of the
10 National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, the
11 following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle;
12 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle.
13 (7) A truck not in combination, equipped with a self
14 compactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off
15 container, used exclusively for garbage, refuse, or
16 recycling operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the
17 road surface, except when on part of the National System of
18 Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum
19 weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a
20 tandem axle; 40,000 pounds gross weight on a 2-axle
21 vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
22 This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
23 (7.5) A 3-axle rear discharge truck mixer registered as
24 a Special Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing
25 and transportation of concrete in the plastic state, may,
26 when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on

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1 part of the National System of Interstate and Defense
2 Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on
3 single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; 54,000 pounds
4 gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle. This vehicle is not
5 subject to the bridge formula.
6 (8) Except as provided in paragraph (7.5) of this
7 subsection (a), tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered
8 as a Special Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in
9 the model year of 2024 and first registered in Illinois
10 prior to January 1, 2025, with a distance greater than 72
11 inches but not more than 96 inches between any series of 2
12 axles, is allowed a combined weight on the series not to
13 exceed 36,000 pounds and neither axle of the series may
14 exceed 20,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type manufactured
15 after the model year of 2024 or first registered in
16 Illinois after December 31, 2024 may not exceed a combined
17 weight of 34,000 pounds through the series of 2 axles and
18 neither axle of the series may exceed 20,000 pounds.
19 A 3-axle combination sewer cleaning jetting vacuum
20 truck registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used
21 exclusively for the transportation of non-hazardous solid
22 waste, manufactured before or in the model year of 2014,
23 first registered in Illinois before January 1, 2015, may,
24 when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on
25 part of the National System of Interstate and Defense
26 Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a

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1 single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; 54,000 pounds
2 gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle. This vehicle is not
3 subject to the bridge formula.
4 (9) A 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special
5 Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and
6 transportation of concrete in the plastic state, and not
7 operated on a highway that is part of the National System
8 of Interstate Highways, is allowed the following maximum
9 weights: 20,000 pounds on any single axle; 36,000 pounds on
10 a series of axles greater than 72 inches but not more than
11 96 inches; and 34,000 pounds on any series of 2 axles
12 greater than 40 inches but not more than 72 inches. The
13 gross weight of this vehicle may not exceed the weights
14 allowed by the bridge formula for 4 axles. The bridge
15 formula does not apply to any series of 3 axles while the
16 vehicle is transporting concrete in the plastic state, but
17 no axle or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum
18 weight permitted under this paragraph (9) of subsection
19 (a).
20 (10) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special
21 Hauling Vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured
22 prior to or in the model year of 2024, and registered in
23 Illinois prior to January 1, 2025, having 5 axles with a
24 distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may not
25 exceed the following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on a
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1 pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles is not
2 subject to the bridge formula. For all those combinations
3 of vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured after
4 the effective date of P.A. 92-0417, the overall distance
5 between the first and last axles of the 2 sets of tandems
6 must be 18 feet 6 inches or more. Any combination of
7 vehicles that has had its cargo container replaced in its
8 entirety after December 31, 2024 may not exceed the weights
9 allowed by the bridge formula.
10 (11) The maximum weight allowed on a vehicle with
11 crawler type tracks is 40,000 pounds.
12 (12) A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck
13 and a disabled vehicle or disabled combination of vehicles,
14 that exceeds the weight restriction imposed by this Code,
15 may be operated on a public highway in this State provided
16 that neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being
17 towed nor the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight
18 limitations permitted under this Chapter. During the
19 towing operation, neither the tow truck nor the vehicle
20 combination shall exceed 24,000 pounds on a single rear
21 axle and 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle, provided the
22 towing vehicle:
23 (i) is specifically designed as a tow truck having
24 a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 pounds
25 and is equipped with air brakes, provided that air
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1 towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer
2 combination that is equipped with air brakes;
3 (ii) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
4 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet
5 in all directions;
6 (iii) is capable of utilizing the lighting and
7 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination
8 of vehicles; and
9 (iv) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles
10 from the initial point of wreck or disablement. Any
11 additional movement of the vehicles may occur only upon
12 issuance of authorization for that movement under the
13 provisions of Sections 15-301 through 15-318 of this
14 Code. The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled
15 vehicle to a point where repairs are actually to occur.
16 This movement shall be valid only on State routes. The
17 tower must abide by posted bridge weight limits.
18 (12.5) The vehicle weight limitations in this Section
19 do not apply to a covered heavy duty tow and recovery
20 vehicle. The covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle
21 license plate must cover the operating empty weight of the
22 covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle only.
23 (13) Upon and during a declaration of an emergency
24 propane supply disaster by the Governor under Section 7 of
25 the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act:
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1 cargo tank, used exclusively for the transportation of
2 propane or liquefied petroleum gas may, when laden,
3 transmit upon the road surface, except when on part of
4 the National System of Interstate and Defense
5 Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds
6 on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle;
7 40,000 pounds gross weight on a 2-axle vehicle; 54,000
8 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle; and
9 (ii) a truck when in combination with a trailer
10 equipped with a cargo tank used exclusively for the
11 transportation of propane or liquefied petroleum gas
12 may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except
13 when on part of the National System of Interstate and
14 Defense Highways, the following maximum weights:
15 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a
16 tandem axle; 90,000 pounds gross weight on a 5-axle or
17 6-axle vehicle.
18 Vehicles operating under this paragraph (13) are not
19 subject to the bridge formula.
20 (14) A vehicle or combination of vehicles that uses
21 natural gas or propane gas as a motor fuel may exceed the
22 above weight limitations by up to 2,000 pounds, the total
23 allowance is calculated by an amount that is equal to the
24 difference between the weight of the vehicle attributable
25 to the natural gas or propane gas tank and fueling system
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1 diesel tank and fueling system. This paragraph (14) shall
2 not allow a vehicle to exceed any posted weight limit on a
3 highway or structure.
4 (15) An emergency vehicle or fire apparatus that is a
5 vehicle designed to be used under emergency conditions to
6 transport personnel and equipment, and used to support the
7 suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous
8 situations on a Class I highway, may not exceed 86,000
9 pounds gross weight, or any of the following weight
10 allowances:
11 (i) 24,000 pounds on a single steering axle;
12 (ii) 33,500 pounds on a single drive axle;
13 (iii) 62,000 pounds on a tandem axle; or
14 (iv) 52,000 pounds on a tandem rear drive steer
15 axle.
16 (16) A bus, motor coach, or recreational vehicle may
17 carry a total weight of 24,000 pounds on a single axle, but
18 may not exceed other weight provisions of this Section.
19 Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of
20the tow truck and vehicles being towed. The tow truck license
21plate must cover the operating empty weight of the tow truck
22only. The weight of each vehicle being towed shall be covered
23by a valid license plate issued to the owner or operator of the
24vehicle being towed and displayed on that vehicle. If no valid
25plate issued to the owner or operator of that vehicle is
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1vehicle does not cover the weight of the vehicle, the weight of
2the vehicle shall be covered by the third tow truck plate
3issued to the owner or operator of the tow truck and
4temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed. If a roll-back
5carrier is registered and being used as a tow truck, however,
6the license plate or plates for the tow truck must cover the
7gross vehicle weight, including any load carried on the bed of
8the roll-back carrier.
9 The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
10additional requirements. However, nothing in this Code shall
11prohibit a tow truck under instructions of a police officer
12from legally clearing a disabled vehicle, that may be in
13violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
14roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway. If in the
15opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the
16officer is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to the
17nearest place of safety.
18 For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
19rating, or GVWR, means the value specified by the manufacturer
20as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
21 (b) As used in this Section, "recycling haul" or "recycling
22operation" means the hauling of non-hazardous, non-special,
23non-putrescible materials, such as paper, glass, cans, or
24plastic, for subsequent use in the secondary materials market.
25 (c) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
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1the highways of this State in violation of the provisions of
2any permit issued under the provisions of Sections 15-301
3through 15-318 of this Chapter.
4 (d) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
5other than pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or with
6load, upon the highways of this State when the gross weight on
7the road surface through any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch
8width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
9surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
10 (e) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of
11vehicles over a bridge or other elevated structure constituting
12part of a highway with a gross weight that is greater than the
13maximum weight permitted by the Department, when the structure
14is sign posted as provided in this Section.
15 (f) The Department upon request from any local authority
16shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an investigation
17of any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part
18of a highway, and if it finds that the structure cannot with
19safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles otherwise
20permissible under this Code the Department shall determine and
21declare the maximum weight of vehicles that the structures can
22withstand, and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating
23maximum weight to be erected and maintained before each end of
24the structure. No person shall operate a vehicle or combination
25of vehicles over any structure with a gross weight that is
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1 (g) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation
2of subsection (e) or (f) of this Section, proof of the
3determination of the maximum allowable weight by the Department
4and the existence of the signs, constitutes conclusive evidence
5of the maximum weight that can be maintained with safety to the
6bridge or structure.
7(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-717, eff. 8-5-16;
8100-366, eff. 1-1-18; 100-728, eff. 1-1-19.)
9 (625 ILCS 5/15-301) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-301)
10 Sec. 15-301. Permits for excess size and weight.
11 (a) The Department with respect to highways under its
12jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways
13under their jurisdiction may, in their discretion, upon
14application and good cause being shown therefor, issue a
15special permit authorizing the applicant to operate or move a
16vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of
17vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in this Code or
18otherwise not in conformity with this Code upon any highway
19under the jurisdiction of the party granting such permit and
20for the maintenance of which the party is responsible.
21Applications and permits other than those in written or printed
22form may only be accepted from and issued to the company or
23individual making the movement. Except for an application to
24move directly across a highway, it shall be the duty of the
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1moved by such vehicle or combination cannot reasonably be
2dismantled or disassembled, the reasonableness of which shall
3be determined by the Secretary of the Department. For the
4purpose of over length movements, more than one object may be
5carried side by side as long as the height, width, and weight
6laws are not exceeded and the cause for the over length is not
7due to multiple objects. For the purpose of over height
8movements, more than one object may be carried as long as the
9cause for the over height is not due to multiple objects and
10the length, width, and weight laws are not exceeded. For the
11purpose of an over width movement, more than one object may be
12carried as long as the cause for the over width is not due to
13multiple objects and length, height, and weight laws are not
14exceeded. Except for transporting fluid milk products, no State
15or local agency shall authorize the issuance of excess size or
16weight permits for vehicles and loads that are divisible and
17that can be carried, when divided, within the existing size or
18weight maximums specified in this Chapter. Any excess size or
19weight permit issued in violation of the provisions of this
20Section shall be void at issue and any movement made thereunder
21shall not be authorized under the terms of the void permit. In
22any prosecution for a violation of this Chapter when the
23authorization of an excess size or weight permit is at issue,
24it is the burden of the defendant to establish that the permit
25was valid because the load to be moved could not reasonably be
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1 (a-1) As used in this Section, "extreme heavy duty tow and
2recovery vehicle" means a tow truck manufactured as a unit
3having a lifting capacity of not less than 50 tons, and having
4either 4 axles and an unladen weight of not more than 80,000
5pounds or 5 axles and an unladen weight not more than 90,000
6pounds. Notwithstanding otherwise applicable gross and axle
7weight limits, an extreme heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle
8may lawfully travel to and from the scene of a disablement and
9clear a disabled vehicle if the towing service has obtained an
10extreme heavy duty tow and recovery permit for the vehicle. The
11form and content of the permit shall be determined by the
12Department with respect to highways under its jurisdiction and
13by local authorities with respect to highways under their
14jurisdiction.
15 (b) The application for any such permit shall: (1) state
16whether such permit is requested for a single trip or for
17limited continuous operation; (2) (blank); state if the
18applicant is an authorized carrier under the Illinois Motor
19Carrier of Property Law, if so, his certificate, registration,
20or permit number issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission;
21(3) specifically describe and identify the vehicle or vehicles
22and load to be operated or moved; (4) state the routing
23requested, including the points of origin and destination, and
24may identify and include a request for routing to the nearest
25certified scale in accordance with the Department's rules and
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1local roads; and (5) (blank) state if the vehicles or loads are
2being transported for hire. No permits for the movement of a
3vehicle or load for hire shall be issued to any applicant who
4is required under the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law to
5have a certificate, registration, or permit and does not have
6such certificate, registration, or permit.
7 (c) The Department or local authority when not inconsistent
8with traffic safety is authorized to issue or withhold such
9permit at its discretion; or, if such permit is issued at its
10discretion to prescribe the route or routes to be traveled, to
11limit the number of trips, to establish seasonal or other time
12limitations within which the vehicles described may be operated
13on the highways indicated, or otherwise to limit or prescribe
14conditions of operations of such vehicle or vehicles, when
15necessary to assure against undue damage to the road
16foundations, surfaces or structures, and may require such
17undertaking or other security as may be deemed necessary to
18compensate for any injury to any roadway or road structure. The
19Department shall maintain a daily record of each permit issued
20along with the fee and the stipulated dimensions, weights,
21conditions, and restrictions authorized and this record shall
22be presumed correct in any case of questions or dispute. The
23Department shall install an automatic device for recording
24telephone conversations involving permit applications. The
25applications received and permits issued by telephone. In
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1waive all objections to the recording of the conversation.
2 (d) The Department shall, upon application in writing from
3any local authority, issue an annual permit authorizing the
4local authority to move oversize highway construction,
5transportation, utility, and maintenance equipment over roads
6under the jurisdiction of the Department. The permit shall be
7applicable only to equipment and vehicles owned by or
8registered in the name of the local authority, and no fee shall
9be charged for the issuance of such permits.
10 (e) As an exception to subsection (a) of this Section, the
11Department and local authorities, with respect to highways
12under their respective jurisdictions, in their discretion and
13upon application in writing, may issue a special permit for
14limited continuous operation, authorizing the applicant to
15move loads of agricultural commodities on a 2-axle single
16vehicle registered by the Secretary of State with axle loads
17not to exceed 35%, on a 3-axle or 4-axle vehicle registered by
18the Secretary of State with axle loads not to exceed 20%, and
19on a 5-axle vehicle registered by the Secretary of State not to
20exceed 10% above those provided in Section 15-111. The total
21gross weight of the vehicle, however, may not exceed the
22maximum gross weight of the registration class of the vehicle
23allowed under Section 3-815 or 3-818 of this Code.
24 As used in this Section, "agricultural commodities" means:
25 (1) cultivated plants or agricultural produce grown,
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1 grain sorghum, canola, and rice;
2 (2) livestock, including, but not limited to, hogs,
3 equine, sheep, and poultry;
4 (3) ensilage; and
5 (4) fruits and vegetables.
6 Permits may be issued for a period not to exceed 40 days
7and moves may be made of a distance not to exceed 50 miles from
8a field, an on-farm grain storage facility, a warehouse as
9defined in the Grain Code, or a livestock management facility
10as defined in the Livestock Management Facilities Act over any
11highway except the National System of Interstate and Defense
12Highways. The operator of the vehicle, however, must abide by
13posted bridge and posted highway weight limits. All implements
14of husbandry operating under this Section between sunset and
15sunrise shall be equipped as prescribed in Section 12-205.1.
16 (e-1) A special permit shall be issued by the Department
17under this Section and shall be required from September 1
18through December 31 for a vehicle that exceeds the maximum axle
19weight and gross weight limits under Section 15-111 of this
20Code or exceeds the vehicle's registered gross weight, provided
21that the vehicle's axle weight and gross weight do not exceed
2210% above the maximum limits under Section 15-111 of this Code
23and does not exceed the vehicle's registered gross weight by
2410%. All other restrictions that apply to permits issued under
25this Section shall apply during the declared time period and no
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1issued by the Department under this subsection (e-1) are only
2valid on federal and State highways under the jurisdiction of
3the Department, except interstate highways. With respect to
4highways under the jurisdiction of local authorities, the local
5authorities may, at their discretion, waive special permit
6requirements and set a divisible load weight limit not to
7exceed 10% above a vehicle's registered gross weight, provided
8that the vehicle's axle weight and gross weight do not exceed
910% above the maximum limits specified in Section 15-111.
10Permits issued under this subsection (e-1) shall apply to all
11registered vehicles eligible to obtain permits under this
12Section, including vehicles used in private or for-hire
13movement of divisible load agricultural commodities during the
14declared time period.
15 (f) The form and content of the permit shall be determined
16by the Department with respect to highways under its
17jurisdiction and by local authorities with respect to highways
18under their jurisdiction. Every permit shall be in written form
19and carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which
20it refers and shall be open to inspection by any police officer
21or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit and no
22person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of such
23special permit. Violation of the terms and conditions of the
24permit shall not be deemed a revocation of the permit; however,
25any vehicle and load found to be off the route prescribed in
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1off-route vehicle and load shall be required to obtain a new
2permit or permits, as necessary, to authorize the movement back
3onto the original permit routing. No rule or regulation, nor
4anything herein, shall be construed to authorize any police
5officer, court, or authorized agent of any authority granting
6the permit to remove the permit from the possession of the
7permittee unless the permittee is charged with a fraudulent
8permit violation as provided in subsection (i). However, upon
9arrest for an offense of violation of permit, operating without
10a permit when the vehicle is off route, or any size or weight
11offense under this Chapter when the permittee plans to raise
12the issuance of the permit as a defense, the permittee, or his
13agent, must produce the permit at any court hearing concerning
14the alleged offense.
15 If the permit designates and includes a routing to a
16certified scale, the permittee, while en route to the
17designated scale, shall be deemed in compliance with the weight
18provisions of the permit provided the axle or gross weights do
19not exceed any of the permitted limits by more than the
20following amounts:
21 Single axle 2000 pounds
22 Tandem axle 3000 pounds
23 Gross 5000 pounds
24 (g) The Department is authorized to adopt, amend, and make
25available to interested persons a policy concerning reasonable
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1upon highways under its jurisdiction in addition to those
2contained in this Section for the movement by special permit of
3vehicles, combinations, or loads which cannot reasonably be
4dismantled or disassembled, including manufactured and modular
5home sections and portions thereof. All rules, limitations and
6conditions or provisions adopted in the policy shall have due
7regard for the safety of the traveling public and the
8protection of the highway system and shall have been
9promulgated in conformity with the provisions of the Illinois
10Administrative Procedure Act. The requirements of the policy
11for flagmen and escort vehicles shall be the same for all moves
12of comparable size and weight. When escort vehicles are
13required, they shall meet the following requirements:
14 (1) All operators shall be 18 years of age or over and
15 properly licensed to operate the vehicle.
16 (2) Vehicles escorting oversized loads more than 12
17 feet wide must be equipped with a rotating or flashing
18 amber light mounted on top as specified under Section
19 12-215.
20 The Department shall establish reasonable rules and
21regulations regarding liability insurance or self insurance
22for vehicles with oversized loads promulgated under the
23Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Police vehicles may be
24required for escort under circumstances as required by rules
25and regulations of the Department.
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1provision of any permit issued in accordance with the
2provisions of this Section shall not render the entire permit
3null and void but the violator shall be deemed guilty of
4violation of permit and guilty of exceeding any size, weight,
5or load limitations in excess of those authorized by the
6permit. The prescribed route or routes on the permit are not
7mere rules, limitations, conditions, or provisions of the
8permit, but are also the sole extent of the authorization
9granted by the permit. If a vehicle and load are found to be
10off the route or routes prescribed by any permit authorizing
11movement, the vehicle and load are operating without a permit.
12Any off-route movement shall be subject to the size and weight
13maximums, under the applicable provisions of this Chapter, as
14determined by the type or class highway upon which the vehicle
15and load are being operated.
16 (i) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made under
17a fraudulent permit, the permit shall be void, and the person,
18firm, or corporation to whom such permit was granted, the
19driver of such vehicle in addition to the person who issued
20such permit and any accessory, shall be guilty of fraud and
21either one or all persons may be prosecuted for such violation.
22Any person, firm, or corporation committing such violation
23shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and the Department shall
24not issue permits to the person, firm, or corporation convicted
25of such violation for a period of one year after the date of
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1in addition to any penalties imposed for violation of other
2Sections of this Code.
3 (j) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made in
4violation of a permit issued in accordance with this Section,
5the person to whom such permit was granted, or the driver of
6such vehicle, is guilty of such violation and either, but not
7both, persons may be prosecuted for such violation as stated in
8this subsection (j). Any person, firm, or corporation convicted
9of such violation shall be guilty of a petty offense and shall
10be fined, for the first offense, not less than $50 nor more
11than $200 and, for the second offense by the same person, firm,
12or corporation within a period of one year, not less than $200
13nor more than $300 and, for the third offense by the same
14person, firm, or corporation within a period of one year after
15the date of the first offense, not less than $300 nor more than
16$500 and the Department may, in its discretion, not issue
17permits to the person, firm, or corporation convicted of a
18third offense during a period of one year after the date of
19conviction or supervision for such third offense. If any
20violation is the cause or contributing cause in a motor vehicle
21accident causing damage to property, injury, or death to a
22person, the Department may, in its discretion, not issue a
23permit to the person, firm, or corporation for a period of one
24year after the date of conviction or supervision for the
25offense.
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1permits for excess width or length issued by local authorities,
2such vehicle may be moved upon a State highway for a distance
3not to exceed one-half mile without a permit for the purpose of
4crossing the State highway.
5 (l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
6the Department, with respect to highways under its
7jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to highways
8under their jurisdiction, may at their discretion authorize the
9movement of a vehicle in violation of any size or weight
10requirement, or both, that would not ordinarily be eligible for
11a permit, when there is a showing of extreme necessity that the
12vehicle and load should be moved without unnecessary delay.
13 For the purpose of this subsection, showing of extreme
14necessity shall be limited to the following: shipments of
15livestock, hazardous materials, liquid concrete being hauled
16in a mobile cement mixer, or hot asphalt.
17 (m) Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in
18addition to any penalties imposed for violating any other
19Section of this Code.
20 (n) The Department with respect to highways under its
21jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways
22under their jurisdiction, in their discretion and upon
23application in writing, may issue a special permit for
24continuous limited operation, authorizing the applicant to
25operate a tow truck that exceeds the weight limits provided for
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1 (1) no rear single axle of the tow truck exceeds 26,000
2 pounds;
3 (2) no rear tandem axle of the tow truck exceeds 50,000
4 pounds;
5 (2.1) no triple rear axle on a manufactured recovery
6 unit exceeds 60,000 pounds;
7 (3) neither the disabled vehicle nor the disabled
8 combination of vehicles exceed the weight restrictions
9 imposed by this Chapter 15, or the weight limits imposed
10 under a permit issued by the Department prior to hookup;
11 (4) the tow truck prior to hookup does not exceed the
12 weight restrictions imposed by this Chapter 15;
13 (5) during the tow operation the tow truck does not
14 violate any weight restriction sign;
15 (6) the tow truck is equipped with flashing, rotating,
16 or oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet
17 in all directions;
18 (7) the tow truck is specifically designed and licensed
19 as a tow truck;
20 (8) the tow truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of
21 sufficient capacity to safely handle the load;
22 (9) the tow truck is equipped with air brakes;
23 (10) the tow truck is capable of utilizing the lighting
24 and braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination
25 of vehicles;
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1 disablement and terminates at a point where the repairs are
2 actually to occur;
3 (12) the permit issued to the tow truck is carried in
4 the tow truck and exhibited on demand by a police officer;
5 and
6 (13) the movement shall be valid only on State routes
7 approved by the Department.
8 (o) (Blank).
9 (p) In determining whether a load may be reasonably
10dismantled or disassembled for the purpose of subsection (a),
11the Department shall consider whether there is a significant
12negative impact on the condition of the pavement and structures
13along the proposed route, whether the load or vehicle as
14proposed causes a safety hazard to the traveling public,
15whether dismantling or disassembling the load promotes or
16stifles economic development, and whether the proposed route
17travels less than 5 miles. A load is not required to be
18dismantled or disassembled for the purposes of subsection (a)
19if the Secretary of the Department determines there will be no
20significant negative impact to pavement or structures along the
21proposed route, the proposed load or vehicle causes no safety
22hazard to the traveling public, dismantling or disassembling
23the load does not promote economic development, and the
24proposed route travels less than 5 miles. The Department may
25promulgate rules for the purpose of establishing the
26divisibility of a load pursuant to subsection (a). Any load

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1determined by the Secretary to be nondivisible shall otherwise
2comply with the existing size or weight maximums specified in
3this Chapter.
4(Source: P.A. 100-70, eff. 8-11-17; 100-728, eff. 1-1-19;
5100-830, eff. 1-1-19; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-1090, eff.
61-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-547, eff. 1-1-20.)
7 (625 ILCS 5/15-307) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-307)
8 Sec. 15-307. Fees for Overweight-Gross Loads. Fees for
9special permits to move vehicles, combinations of vehicles and
10loads with overweight-gross loads shall be paid at the flat
11rate fees established in this Section for weights in excess of
12legal gross weights, by the applicant to the Department.
13 (a) With respect to fees for overweight-gross loads listed
14in this Section and for overweight-axle loads listed in Section
1515-306, one fee only shall be charged, whichever is the
16greater, but not for both.
17 (b) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and Section
1815-306, with respect to combinations of vehicles consisting of
19a 3-axle truck tractor with a tandem axle composed of 2
20consecutive axles drawing a semitrailer, or other vehicle
21approved by the Department, equipped with a tandem axle
22composed of 3 consecutive axles, weighing over 80,000 pounds
23but not more than 88,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be
24at the following rates:
25 DistanceRate

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1For the first 45 miles$10
2From 45 miles to 90 miles12.50
3From 90 miles to 135 miles15.00
4From 135 miles to 180 miles17.50
5From 180 miles to 225 miles20.00
6For each additional 45 miles or part
7thereof in excess of the rate for
8225 miles, an additional2.50
9 For such combinations weighing over 88,000 pounds but not
10more than 100,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the
11following rates:
12 DistanceRate
13For the first 45 miles15
14From 45 miles to 90 miles25
15From 90 miles to 135 miles35
16From 135 miles to 180 miles45
17From 180 miles to 225 miles55
18For each additional 45 miles or part
19thereof in excess of the rate for
20225 miles, an additional10
21 For such combination weighing over 100,000 pounds but not
22more than 110,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the
23following rates:
24 DistanceRate
25For the first 45 miles$20
26From 45 miles to 90 miles32.50

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1From 90 miles to 135 miles45
2From 135 miles to 180 miles57.50
3From 180 miles to 225 miles70
4For each additional 45 miles or part
5thereof in excess of the rate for
6225 miles an additional12.50
7 For such combinations weighing over 110,000 pounds but not
8more than 120,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the
9following rates:
10 DistanceRate
11For the first 45 miles$30
12From 46 miles to 90 miles55
13From 90 miles to 135 miles80
14From 135 miles to 180 miles105
15From 180 miles to 225 miles130
16For each additional 45 miles or part
17thereof in excess of the rate
18for 225 miles an additional25
19 Payment of overweight fees for the above combinations also
20shall include fees for overwidth dimensions of 4 feet or less,
21overheight and overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet
22shall be charged an additional fee of $15.

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1 (c) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and Section
215-306 of this Chapter, with respect to combinations of
3vehicles consisting of a 3-axle truck tractor with a tandem
4axle composed of 2 consecutive axles drawing a semitrailer, or
5other vehicle approved by the Department, equipped with a
6tandem axle composed of 2 consecutive axles, weighing over
780,000 pounds but not more than 88,000 pounds gross weight, the
8fees shall be at the following rates:
9 DistanceRate
10For the first 45 miles$20
11From 45 miles to 90 miles32.50
12From 90 miles to 135 miles45
13From 135 miles to 180 miles57.50
14From 180 miles to 225 miles70
15For each additional 45 60 miles or part
16thereof in excess of the rate for
17225 miles an additional12.50
18 For such combination weighing over 88,000 pounds but not
19more than 100,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the
20following rates:
21 DistanceRate
22For the first 45 miles$30
23From 46 miles to 90 miles55
24From 90 miles to 135 miles80
25From 135 miles to 180 miles105
26From 180 miles to 225 miles130

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1For each additional 45 miles or part
2thereof in excess of the rate for
3225 miles an additional25
4 Payment of overweight fees for the above combinations also
5shall include fees for overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less,
6overheight and overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet
7shall be charged an additional overwidth fee of $15.
8 (d) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and in
9Section 15-306 of this Chapter, with respect to a 3 (or more)
10axle mobile crane or water well-drilling vehicle consisting of
11a single axle and a tandem axle or 2 tandem axle groups
12composed of 2 consecutive axles each, with a distance of
13extreme axles not less than 18 feet, weighing not more than
1460,000 pounds gross with no single axle weighing more than
1521,000 pounds, or any tandem axle group to exceed 40,000
16pounds, the fees shall be at the following rates:
17 DistanceRate
18For the first 45 miles$12.50
19For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof9.00
20 For such vehicles weighing over 60,000 pounds but not more
21than 68,000 pounds with no single axle weighing more than
2221,000 pounds and no tandem axle group exceeding 48,000 pounds,
23the fees shall be at the following rates:
24 DistanceRate
25For the first 45 miles$20
26For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof12.50

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1 Payment of overweight fees for the above vehicle shall
2include overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and
3overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet shall be charged
4an additional overwidth fee of $15.
5 (e) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and in
6Section 15-306 of this Chapter, with respect to a 4 (or more)
7axle mobile crane or water well drilling vehicle consisting of
82 sets of tandem axles composed of 2 or more consecutive axles
9each with a distance between extreme axles of not less than 23
10feet weighing not more than 72,000 pounds with axle weights on
11one set of tandem axles not more than 34,000 pounds, and weight
12in the other set of tandem axles not to exceed 40,000 pounds,
13the fees shall be at the following rates:
14 DistanceRate
15For the first 45 miles$15
16For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof10
17 For such vehicles weighing over 72,000 pounds but not more
18than 76,000 pounds with axle weights on either set of tandem
19axles not more than 44,000 pounds, the fees shall be at the
20following rates:
21 DistanceRate
22For the first 45 miles$20
23For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof12.50

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1 Payment of overweight fees for the above vehicle shall
2include overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and
3overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet shall be charged
4an additional fee of $15.
5 (f) In lieu of fees stated in this Section and in Section
615-306 of this Chapter, with respect to a two axle mobile crane
7or water well-drilling vehicle consisting of 2 single axles
8weighing not more than 48,000 pounds with no single axle
9weighing more than 25,000 pounds, the fees shall be at the
10following rates:
11 DistanceRate
12For the first 45 miles$15
13For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof10
14 For such vehicles weighing over 48,000 pounds but not more
15than 54,000 pounds with no single axle weighing more than
1628,000 pounds, the fees shall be at the following rates:
17 DistanceRate
18For the first 45 miles$20
19For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof12.50
20 Payment of overweight fees for the above vehicle shall
21include overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and
22overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet shall be charged
23an additional overwidth fee of $15.
24 (g) Fees for special permits to move vehicles, combinations
25of vehicles, and loads with overweight gross loads not included
26in the fee categories shall be paid by the applicant to the

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1Department at the rate of $50 plus 3.5 cents per ton-mile in
2excess of legal weight.
3 With respect to fees for overweight gross loads not
4included in the schedules specified in paragraphs (a) through
5(e) of Section 15-307 and for overweight axle loads listed in
6Section 15-306, one fee only shall be charged, whichever is the
7greater, but not both. An additional fee in accordance with the
8schedule set forth in Section 15-305 shall be charged for each
9overdimension.
10 (h) Fees for special permits for continuous limited
11operation authorizing the applicant to operate vehicles that
12exceed the weight limits provided for in subsection (a) of
13Section 15-111.
14 All single axles excluding the steer axle and axles within
15a tandem are limited to 24,000 pounds or less unless otherwise
16noted in this subsection (h). Loads up to 12 feet wide and 110
17feet in length shall be included within this permit. Fees shall
18be $250 for a quarterly and $1,000 for an annual permit. Front
19tag axle and double tandem trailers are not eligible.
20 The following configurations qualify for the quarterly and
21annual permits:
22 (1) 3 or more axles, total gross weight of 68,000
23 pounds or less, front tandem or axle 21,000 pounds or less,
24 rear tandem 48,000 pounds or less on 2 or 3 axles, 25,000
25 pounds or less on single axle;
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1 pounds or less, front tandem 44,000 pounds or less on 2
2 axles, front axle 20,000 pounds or less, rear tandem 44,000
3 pounds or less on 2 axles and 23,000 pounds or less on
4 single axle or 48,000 pounds or less on 3 axles, 25,000
5 pounds or less on single axle;
6 (3) 5 or more axles, total gross weight of 100,000
7 pounds or less, front tandem 48,000 pounds or less on 2
8 axles, front axle 20,000 pounds or less, 25,000 pounds or
9 less on single axle, rear tandem 48,000 pounds or less on 2
10 axles, 25,000 pounds or less on single axle;
11 (4) 6 or more axles, total gross weight of 120,000
12 pounds or less, front tandem 48,000 pounds or less on 2
13 axles, front axle 20,000 pounds or less, single axle 25,000
14 pounds or less, or rear tandem 60,000 pounds or less on 3
15 axles, 21,000 pounds or less on single axles within a
16 tandem.
17(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 1-1-10; 97-201, eff. 1-1-12.)
18 (625 ILCS 5/15-311) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-311)
19 Sec. 15-311. Fees for Engineering Inspections or Field
20Investigations. Engineering inspections or field
21investigations will be made by the Department and the following
22fees shall be paid by the applicant: for normal field
23investigations, or for special engineering investigations
24requiring assessment of work to be done on the highway and
25final inspection, $120 40 per hour.

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1(Source: P.A. 84-566.)
2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.
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