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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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