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3 OPER 993 (Rev. 4//2018)SPECIAL VEHICLE MOVEMENT

PERMIT PROVISIONS

PROVISION A

– GENERAL PROVISIONS

READ YOUR PERMIT BEFORE STARTING

YOUR

MOVE

: If you find the permit does not cover the move, is incorrect or in error, contact

Illinois

Department of

Transportation (

IDOT

) prior to starting the move. Undertaking the move is prima facie evidence of acceptance of the permit.

THIS FORM

IS

PART OF

YOUR

PERMIT:

The conditions and restrictions listed in this form govern the movement of vehicles or objects authorized by

a written permit issued by

IDOT

under Section 15

-301, of The

Illinois

Vehicle

Code (the Code

). The conditions and restrictions specified are a part

of the

permit as though written in detail in the transmittal.

CONDITIONS THAT APPLY:

The conditions and restriction

s that apply will be specified by

a code letter and number and i

dentified as OPER 993

provisions

. Form

OPER 99

3 is available from IDOT or

online

at https://truckpermits.dot.illinois.gov

and

must be carried in the vehicle

to which the

permit applies.

In case of conflict, the precedence shall be (1) condition stated in detail in the short form permit, (2) those stated under

PERMIT TO ACCOMPANY MOVEMENT:

The driver of the vehicle shall have the permit

, in written or electronic form,

in their

possession during the

movement and shall show said permit, on demand, to any police officer or authorized employee of

IDOT

. The permit covers only the person or firm

designated as

permitt

ee and is not transferable.

Any State of Illinois employee or Police Officer involved in a stop of a permitted load will not be

responsible for any damage to a personal or company electronic device, when said device is used to electroni

cally present an issued

Oversize/Overweight permit.

AGREEMENT:

The acceptance of the permi

t by the

permittee

constitutes an

agreement that the movement will be made strictly in compliance with the

terms set forth in the permit and the applicable provisi

ons of

Policy

Book

available online at

http

s://www.idot.illinois.gov/doing

-business/permits/Oversize

-and-Overweight

-Permits/index

(click on Resources in middle of page and then click on Rules, Regulations, and Fees).

ASSIGNED PERMITTED ROUTE:

The assigned permit route includes a distance of one mile onto another contiguous state jurisdiction highway

provided that no structures are

crossed, no posted w

eight

limits are exceeded, overdimensional moves are not obstructed, all other provisions of the

permit are followed and the route is used for any of the following reasons: 1) To obtain fuel or repair. 2) To provide for f

ood or rest f

or the driver. 3) To

allow for a legal return to a permitted route after mistakenly going off the route. 4) To comply with regulatory signs to wei

gh. AUTHORIZED TIMES OF MOVEMENT:

Overweight permit loads with legal dimensions are authorized to move 24 ho

urs a day, 7 days a week.

Overweight and/or Over

-dimension permit loads with dimensions equal to or less than 1

2

hours a day, 7 days

a week

with one additional civilian escort when traveling during

the hours of darkness

.Overweight and/or Over

–

½ hour before sunrise until ½ hour after sunset, 7 days a week.

Overweight and/or

Over

–

sunrise to ½ hour after sunset Monday through Friday, and from ½ hour before sunrise until noon, Saturday (unless specified o

therwis

e on the

provision sheet or permit).

Overweight and/or Over

–

hour after sunset Monday through Friday. No Saturday or Sunday movement is all

owed (unless specified otherwise on the provision sheet or

permit).

Overweight and/or Over

–

3:00pm Monday through Friday. No Saturday or S

unday movement is allowed (unless specified otherwise on the provision sheet or permit).

Over

-dimension permit loads are further restricted on specific holidays and holiday weekends (see Holiday Office Closing/Permit Tr

avel

Restrictions under the Announcem

https://truckpermits.dot.illinois.gov/

for specific dates and times).

AXLE SPACINGS

: The spacing requirements for all overweight loaded routine & superload permits, as well

as, all towed routine permits are as follows:

first axle of the trailer may not

All towed permits that do not meet these minimum spacing requirements will be

processed within IDOT as a superload permit.

CONTAINERS FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING:

To be considered a non

-divisible load and eligible to be hauled under an

IDOT

OS/OW permit, a

shipping container must be sealed for international shipment and in route for import or export to/from a foreign country.

Upon request from law

enforcement, th

e driver must present

documentation,

in written or electronic form,

such as a bill of lading or manifest that specifically ties the container

being moved to the container listed in the documentation through the unique container number (consists of 4 letter

s and 7 numbers).

The

documentation must also clearly state the foreign country destination or origin of that container.

Failure to produce such documentation may result in the

load being considered a divisible load and ineligible to be permitted by IDOT

. As a result, the load may be considered to be running without a permit and

subject to be fined back to legal weight.

CONVOY MOVES PROHIBITED:

Vehicles traveling under permit authority may not travel in convoys unless authorized by the Permit Office an

d traveling with an Illinois State Police escort.

(Section 554.421)

DISCLAIMER:

Due to variations in length of vehicles, inclines, curve radii, and other road conditions and factors,

IDOT

does not guarantee and

the

permittee cannot assume the posted height or width is adequate for the movement. It is also the

sole

responsibility of the permittee, when not in

conformance with Section 5/11

-1203(a) of the

Code, to inspect all railroad grade crossings for clearance alon

g the permitted route prior to a move.

Said

permittee

assumes sole

liability should posted height or width or railroad grade crossing clearance

s prove inadequate.

IDOT

may require

indemnification from said permittee for any and all damages or claims incu

rred from inadequate clearance.

FLASHING OR ROTATING AMBER LIGHT:

All loads must display an operable oscillating, rotating or flashing amber light(s) when moving under

oversize/overweight permit authority. If the load blocks visibility of the amber light(s) from the rear, a light must be dis

played at the rear of the v

ehicle.

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