[Amended 4-10-2001 by Ord. No. 4-2001]
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall
operate any commercial vehicle exceeding 14,000 pounds' gross weight
at any time upon any of the residential streets or parts of streets
in the City, except that such vehicles may be operated thereon for
the purpose of delivering or picking up materials or merchandise and
then only by entering such street at the intersection nearest the
destination of the vehicle and proceeding thereon no farther than
the nearest intersection thereafter.
[Added 4-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 6-2018]
(A) No vehicle or combination of vehicles with pneumatic tires may be
operated, unladen or with load, upon any street or highway within
the City when the total weight on the road surface exceeds the following:
20,000 pounds on a single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle with
no axle within the tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000 pounds gross
weight for vehicle combinations of five or more axles; or a total
weight on a group of two or more consecutive axles in excess of that
weight produced by the application of the following formula: W = 500
times the sum of (LN divided by N-1) + 12N + 36, where "W" equals
overall total weight on any group of two or more consecutive axles
to the nearest 500 pounds, "L" equals the distance measured to the
nearest foot between extremes of any group of two or more consecutive
axles, and "N" equals the number of axles in the group under consideration.
(1)
The above formula when expressed in tabular form results in
allowable loads as follows:
Distance Measured to the Nearest Foot Between the Extremes of
Any Group of 2 or More Consecutive Axles
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Maximum Weight in Pounds of Any Group of 2 or More Consecutive
Axles
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Feet
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2 Axles
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3 Axles
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4 Axles
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5 Axles
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6 Axles
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4
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34,000
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|
|
|
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5
|
34,000
|
|
|
|
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6
|
34,000
|
|
|
|
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7
|
34,000
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|
|
|
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8
|
38,000*
|
42,000
|
|
|
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9
|
39,000
|
42,500
|
|
|
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10
|
40,000
|
43,500
|
|
|
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11
|
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44,000
|
|
|
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12
|
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45,000
|
50,000
|
|
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13
|
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45,500
|
50,500
|
|
|
14
|
|
46,500
|
51,500
|
|
|
15
|
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47,000
|
52,000
|
|
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16
|
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48,000
|
52,500
|
58,000
|
|
17
|
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48,500
|
53,500
|
58,500
|
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18
|
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49,500
|
54,000
|
59,000
|
|
19
|
|
50,000
|
54,500
|
60,000
|
|
20
|
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51,000
|
55,500
|
60,500
|
66,000
|
21
|
|
51,500
|
56,000
|
61,000
|
66,500
|
22
|
|
52,500
|
56,500
|
61,500
|
67,000
|
23
|
|
53,000
|
57,500
|
62,500
|
68,000
|
24
|
|
54,000
|
58,000
|
63,000
|
68,500
|
25
|
|
54,500
|
58,500
|
63,500
|
69,000
|
26
|
|
55,500
|
59,500
|
64,000
|
69,500
|
27
|
|
56,000
|
60,000
|
65,000
|
70,000
|
28
|
|
57,000
|
60,500
|
65,500
|
71,000
|
29
|
|
57,500
|
61,500
|
66,000
|
71,500
|
30
|
|
58,500
|
62,000
|
66,500
|
72,000
|
31
|
|
59,000
|
62,500
|
67,500
|
72,500
|
32
|
|
60,000
|
63,500
|
68,000
|
73,000
|
33
|
|
|
64,000
|
68,500
|
74,000
|
34
|
|
|
64,500
|
69,000
|
74,500
|
35
|
|
|
65,500
|
70,000
|
75,000
|
36
|
|
|
66,000
|
70,500
|
75,500
|
37
|
|
|
66,500
|
71,000
|
76,000
|
38
|
|
|
67,500
|
72,000
|
77,000
|
39
|
|
|
68,000
|
72,500
|
77,500
|
40
|
|
|
68,500
|
73,000
|
78,000
|
41
|
|
|
69,500
|
73,500
|
78,500
|
42
|
|
|
70,000
|
74,000
|
79,000
|
43
|
|
|
70,500
|
75,000
|
80,000
|
44
|
|
|
71,500
|
75,500
|
|
45
|
|
|
72,000
|
76,000
|
|
46
|
|
|
72,500
|
76,500
|
|
47
|
|
|
73,500
|
77,500
|
|
48
|
|
|
74,000
|
78,000
|
|
49
|
|
|
74,500
|
78,500
|
|
50
|
|
|
75,500
|
79,000
|
|
51
|
|
|
76,000
|
80,000
|
|
52
|
|
|
76,500
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
77,500
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
78,000
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
78,500
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
79,500
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
80,000
|
|
|
*
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If the distance between two axles is 96 inches or less, the
two axles are tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not exceed
34,000 pounds, notwithstanding the higher limit resulting from the
application of the formula.
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(2)
Vehicles not in a combination having more than four axles may
not exceed the weight in the table in this Subsection (A) for four
axles measured between the extreme axles of the vehicle.
(3)
Vehicles in a combination having more than six axles may not
exceed the weight in the table in this Subsection (A) for six axles
measured between the extreme axles of the combination.
(4)
The following are exceptions to the above formula:
(a)
Vehicles for which a different limit is established and posted
in accordance with § 15-316 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
(the "IVC").
(b)
Vehicles for which the Department of Transportation issue overweight
permits under authority of § 15-301 of the IVC. These vehicles
are not subject to the bridge formula.
(c)
Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles (including loads)
operated by a public utility when transporting equipment required
for emergency repair of public utility facilities or properties or
water wells.
(d)
A three-axle or four-axle vehicle (including when laden) operated
or hired by a municipality within Cook, Lake, McHenry, Kane, DuPage,
or Will county being operated for the purpose of performing emergency
sewer repair that would be subject to a weight limitation less than
66,000 pounds under the formula in this Subsection (A) shall have
a weight limitation of 66,000 pounds or the vehicle's gross vehicle
weight rating, whichever is less. This subsection does not apply to
vehicles being operated on the national system of interstate and defense
highways, or to vehicles being operated on bridges or other elevated
structures constituting a part of a highway.
(e)
Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a total weight
of 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance between the first and
last axles of the consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more,
notwithstanding the lower limit resulting from the application of
the above formula.
(f)
A truck, not in combination and used exclusively for the collection
of rendering materials, may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface,
except when on part of the national system of interstate and defense
highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a single
axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle.
(g)
A truck not in combination, equipped with a self-compactor or
an industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off container, used exclusively
for garbage, refuse, or recycling operations, may, when laden, transmit
upon the road surface, except when on part of the national system
of interstate and defense highways, the following maximum weights:
22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; 40,000
pounds gross weight on a two-axle vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight
on a three-axle vehicle. This vehicle is not subject to the bridge
formula.
(h)
A three-axle rear discharge truck mixer registered as a special
hauling vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and transportation
of concrete in the plastic state, may, when laden, transmit upon the
road surface, except when on part of the national system of interstate
and defense highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds
on single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; 54,000 pounds gross
weight on a three-axle vehicle. This vehicle is not subject to the
bridge formula.
(i)
Except as provided in Subsection (A)(4)(h), tandem axles on
a three-axle truck registered as a special hauling vehicle, manufactured
prior to or in the model year of 2024 and first registered in Illinois
prior to January 1, 2025, with a distance greater than 72 inches but
not more than 96 inches between any series of two axles, is allowed
a combined weight on the series not to exceed 36,000 pounds and neither
axle of the series may exceed 20,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type
manufactured after the model year of 2024 or first registered in Illinois
after December 31, 2024, may not exceed a combined weight of 34,000
pounds through the series of two axles and neither axle of the series
may exceed 20,000 pounds.
(j)
A three-axle combination sewer cleaning jetting vacuum truck
registered as a special hauling vehicle, used exclusively for the
transportation of nonhazardous solid waste, manufactured before or
in the model year of 2014, first registered in Illinois before January
1, 2015, may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when
on part of the national system of interstate and defense highways,
the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000
pounds on a tandem axle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a three-axle
vehicle. This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
(k)
A four-axle truck mixer registered as a special hauling vehicle,
used exclusively for the mixing and transportation of concrete in
the plastic state, and not operated on a highway that is part of the
national system of interstate highways, is allowed the following maximum
weights: 20,000 pounds on any single axle; 36,000 pounds on a series
of axles greater than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches; and 34,000
pounds on any series of two axles greater than 40 inches but not more
than 72 inches. The gross weight of this vehicle may not exceed the
weights allowed by the bridge formula for four axles. The bridge formula
does not apply to any series of three axles while the vehicle is transporting
concrete in the plastic state, but no axle or tandem axle of the series
may exceed the maximum weight permitted under this subsection.
(l)
Combinations of vehicles, registered as special hauling vehicles
that include a semitrailer manufactured prior to or in the model year
of 2024, and registered in Illinois prior to January 1, 2025, having
five axles with a distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles,
may not exceed the following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on a single
axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle; and 72,000 pounds gross weight.
This combination of vehicles is not subject to the bridge formula.
For all those combinations of vehicles that include a semitrailer
manufactured after the effective date of P.A. 92-0417, the overall
distance between the first and last axles of the two sets of tandems
must be 18 feet six inches or more. Any combination of vehicles that
has had its cargo container replaced in its entirety after December
31, 2024, may not exceed the weights allowed by the bridge formula.
(m)
The maximum weight allowed on a vehicle with crawler-type tracks
is 40,000 pounds.
(n)
A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck and a disabled
vehicle or disabled combination of vehicles, that exceeds the weight
restriction imposed by this section, may be operated on a public highway
provided that neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being towed
nor the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight limitations permitted
under this section. During the towing operation, neither the tow truck
nor the vehicle combination shall exceed 24,000 pounds on a single
rear axle and 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle, provided the towing
vehicle:
(i) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having
a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 pounds and is equipped
with air brakes, provided that air brakes are required only if the
towing vehicle is towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer
combination that is equipped with air brakes;
(ii) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or oscillating
amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet in all directions;
(iii) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and braking
systems of the disabled vehicle or combination of vehicles; and
(iv) Does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles from
the initial point of wreck or disablement. Any additional movement
of the vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization for
that movement under the provisions of §§ 15-301 through
15-319 of the IVC. The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled
vehicle to a point where repairs are actually to occur. This movement
shall be valid only on state routes. The tower must abide by posted
bridge weight limits.
(o)
The vehicle weight limitations in this section do not apply
to a covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle. The covered heavy-duty
tow and recovery vehicle license plate must cover the operating empty
weight of the covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle only.
(p)
Upon and during a declaration of an emergency propane supply
disaster by the Governor under § 7 of the Illinois Emergency
Management Agency Act, a truck not in combination, equipped with a cargo tank,
used exclusively for the transportation of propane or liquefied petroleum
gas may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on
part of the national system of interstate and defense highways, the
following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000
pounds on a tandem axle; 40,000 pounds gross weight on a two-axle
vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a three-axle vehicle; and a
truck when in combination with a trailer equipped with a cargo tank
used exclusively for the transportation of propane or liquefied petroleum
gas may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on
part of the national system of interstate and defense highways, the
following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000
pounds on a tandem axle; 90,000 pounds gross weight on a five-axle
or six-axle vehicle. Vehicles operating under this subsection are
not subject to the bridge formula.
(q)
A vehicle or combination of vehicles that uses natural gas or
propane gas as a motor fuel may exceed the above weight limitations
by up to 2,000 pounds; the total allowance is calculated by an amount
that is equal to the difference between the weight of the vehicle
attributable to the natural gas or propane gas tank and fueling system
carried by the vehicle, and the weight of a comparable diesel tank
and fueling system. This subsection shall not allow a vehicle to exceed
any posted weight limit on a highway or structure.
(r)
An emergency vehicle or fire apparatus that is a vehicle designed
to be used under emergency conditions to transport personnel and equipment,
and used to support the suppression of fires and mitigation of other
hazardous situations on a Class I highway, may not exceed 86,000 pounds
gross weight, or any of the following weight allowances:
(i) On a single steering axle, 24,000 pounds;
(ii) On a single drive axle, 33,500 pounds;
(iii) On a tandem axle, 62,000 pounds; or
(iv) On a tandem rear-drive steer axle, 52,000 pounds.
(s)
A bus, motor coach, or recreational vehicle may carry a total
weight of 24,000 pounds on a single axle, but may not exceed other
weight provisions of this section.
(5)
Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of the
tow truck and vehicles being towed. The tow truck license plate must
cover the operating empty weight of the tow truck only. The weight
of each vehicle being towed shall be covered by a valid license plate
issued to the owner or operator of the vehicle being towed and displayed
on that vehicle. If no valid plate issued to the owner or operator
of that vehicle is displayed on that vehicle, or the plate displayed
on that vehicle does not cover the weight of the vehicle, the weight
of the vehicle shall be covered by the third tow truck plate issued
to the owner or operator of the tow truck and temporarily affixed
to the vehicle being towed. If a roll-back carrier is registered and
being used as a tow truck, however, the license plate or plates for
the tow truck must cover the gross vehicle weight, including any load
carried on the bed of the roll-back carrier.
(6)
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a tow truck under
instructions of a police officer from legally clearing a disabled
vehicle, that may be in violation of weight limitations of this section,
from the roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway. If in the
opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the officer
is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to the nearest place
of safety.
(7)
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.
(B) As used in this section, "recycling haul" or "recycling operation"
means the hauling of nonhazardous, nonspecial, nonputrescible materials,
such as paper, glass, cans, or plastic, for subsequent use in the
secondary materials market.
(C) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires
shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon any street or highway
within the City in violation of the provisions of any permit issued
under the provisions of §§ 15-301 through 15-319 of
the IVC.
(D) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other than pneumatic
tires may be operated, unladen or with load, upon any street or highway
within the City when the gross weight on the road surface through
any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch width of tire tread or when
the gross weight on the road surface through any axle exceeds 16,000
pounds.
[Added 4-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 6-2018]
(A) A vehicle of the second division moved or operated upon any street
or highway within the City shall have had paid for it the appropriate
registration fees and flat weight tax, as evidenced by the Illinois
registration issued for that vehicle, for the gross weight of the
vehicle and load being operated or moved. Second division vehicles
of foreign jurisdictions operated upon any street or highway within
the City under a single trip permit, fleet reciprocity plan, prorate
registration plan, or apportional registration plan, instead of second
division vehicle registration under Article VIII of the IVC, must
have had paid for it the appropriate registration fees and flat weight
tax in the base jurisdiction of that vehicle, as evidenced by the
maximum gross weight shown on the foreign registration cards, plus
any appropriate fees required under the IVC.
(B) If a vehicle and load are operated upon any street or highway within the City and the appropriate fees and taxes have not been paid or the vehicle and load exceed the registered gross weight for which the required fees and taxes have been paid by 2,001 pounds or more, the operator or owner shall be fined as provided in §
14.123. However, no fine shall exceed the actual cost of what the appropriate registration for that vehicle and load should have been as established in Subsection
(a) of § 3-815 of the IVC regardless of the route traveled. For purposes of this subsection, "appropriate registration" means the full annual cost of the required registration and its associated fees.
(C) Any person operating a legal combination of vehicles displaying valid
registration shall not be considered in violation of the registration
provision of this section unless the total gross weight of the combination
exceeds the total licensed weight of the vehicles in the combination.
The gross weight of a vehicle exempt from the registration requirements
of this section shall not be included when determining the total gross
weight of vehicles in combination. Any vehicle operating under an
emergency harvest permit, as described in Subsection (e-1) of § 15-301
of the IVC, shall not be in violation of this subsection.
(D) If the person operating a vehicle or in violation of this section
claims that he or she had previously paid the appropriate Illinois
registration fees and taxes for this vehicle before the alleged violation,
he shall have the burden of proving the existence of the payment by
competent evidence. Proof of proper Illinois registration issued by
the Secretary of State, or the appropriate registration authority
from the foreign state, shall be the only competent evidence of payment.
Persons charged with a violation of §
14.121 or
14.122, unless released on a written promise to comply, shall post cash bail in an amount equal to the amount of the minimum fine fixed by §
14.123, plus any other penalties and costs. The accused may, in lieu of cash bail, deposit a money order issued by a money transfer service company which has been approved by the Administrative Director under regulations issued by the Illinois Supreme Court. The money order shall be made payable to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County. When the bail for any offense hereunder does not exceed $500, the accused may, at his option, deposit a truck bond certificate in lieu of bail. A separate bail shall be required for each case involving truck violation.