HB 232 — VEH CD-PROPANE TRUCK WEIGHT

*LRB09405148DRH35188b* HB0232 94THEngrossed GENERALLRB094 ASSEMBLY05148 StateDRH of35188 Illinoisb andAN 2006ACT HB0232concerning Introducedvehicles. 1/14/2005, by Rep.

Joseph M.

Lyons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

ILCS 5/15-111 from Ch.

95 1/2, par.

15-111 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.

Provides that a truck, not used in combination with another vehicle and used exclusively for the delivery of propane fuel, may, when laden, transmit upon a road surface a maximum weight of 22,000 pounds on a single axle or 40,000 on a tandem axle.

LRB094 05148 DRH 35188 b FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR HB0232 LRB094 05148 DRH 35188 b AN ACT concerning vehicles.

(6) any single axle of a 2-axle truck specially equipped with a front loading compactor used exclusively for garbage, refuse, or recycling may not exceed 20,000 pounds per axle, provided that the gross weight of the HB0232 Engrossed - 2 - LRB094 05148 DRH 35188 b vehicle does not exceed 40,000 pounds;

Any vehicle of this type manufactured after the model year of 2014 or first registered in Illinois after December 31, HB0232 Engrossed - 3 - LRB094 05148 DRH 35188 b 2014 may not exceed a combined weight of 32,000 pounds through the series of 2 axles and neither axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds;

 36,000 pounds VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS HAVING 3 AXLES With Tandem With or    Axles Without Tandem Axles Minimum Minimum distance to Maximum distance to Maximum nearest foot Gross nearest foot Gross between Weight between Weight HB0232 Engrossed - 4 - LRB094 05148 DRH 35188 b extreme axles (pounds) extreme axles (pounds) 10 feet 41,000 16 feet 46,000 11 42,000 17 47,000 12 43,000 18 47,500 13 44,000 19 48,000 14 44,500 20 49,000 15 45,000 21 feet or more 50,000 9 VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS HAVING 4 AXLES Minimum Minimum distance to Maximum distance to Maximum nearest foot Gross nearest foot Gross between Weight between Weight extreme axles (pounds) extreme axles (pounds) 15 feet 50,000 26 feet 57,500 16 50,500 27 58,000 17 51,500 28 58,500 18 52,000 29 59,500 19 52,500 30 60,000 20 53,500 31 60,500 21 54,000 32 61,500 22 54,500 33 62,000 23 55,500 34 62,500 24 56,000 35 63,500 25 56,500 36 feet or more 64,000 A vehicle not in a combination having more than 4 axles may not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (b) for 4 axles measured between the extreme axles of the vehicle.

COMBINATIONS HAVING 5 OR MORE AXLES Minimum distance to Maximum nearest foot between Gross Weight extreme axles (pounds) 42 feet or less 72,000 43 73,000 44 feet or more 73,280 HB0232 Engrossed - 5 - LRB094 05148 DRH 35188 b VEHICLES OPERATING ON CRAWLER TYPE TRACKS  ....

During the towing operation, HB0232 Engrossed - 6 - LRB094 05148 DRH 35188 b 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:

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 HB0232 Engrossed - 7 - LRB094 05148 DRH 35188 b temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed.

HB0232 Engrossed - 8 - LRB094 05148 DRH 35188 b Distance measured to the nearest foot between the extremes of any         Maximum weight in pounds group of 2 or           of any group of more consecutive        2 or more consecutive axles axles feet 2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles 4 34,000 5 34,000 6 34,000 7 34,000 8 38,000* 42,000 9 39,000 42,500 10 40,000 43,500 11 44,000 12 45,000 50,000 13 45,500 50,500 14 46,500 51,500 15 47,000 52,000 16 48,000 52,500 58,000 17 48,500 53,500 58,500 18 49,500 54,000 59,000 19 50,000 54,500 60,000 20 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 HB0232 Engrossed - 9 - LRB094 05148 DRH 35188 b 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 *If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2 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.

Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (f) for 6 HB0232 Engrossed - 10 - LRB094 05148 DRH 35188 b axles measured between the extreme axles of the combination.

(6) A truck not in combination, equipped with a self compactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off container, used exclusively for garbage or refuse operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on part of the National System of HB0232 Engrossed - 11 - LRB094 05148 DRH 35188 b Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum weights:

HB0232 Engrossed - 12 - LRB094 05148 DRH 35188 b (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare between State designated highways.

(h) The Department upon request from any local authority shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an investigation of any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway, and if it finds that the structure cannot with safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles otherwise permissible under this Code the Department shall determine and HB0232 Engrossed - 13 - LRB094 05148 DRH 35188 b declare the maximum weight of vehicles that the structures can withstand, and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating maximum weight to be erected and maintained before each end of the structure.