Last week, the Illinois Senate unanimously voted to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code, providing trucks up to 65 feet in length access to local roads to points of delivery or for food, fuel, rest and repair
, according to the Mid-West Truckers Association.
The new bill amends the Illinois Vehicle Code; the access provision was accidentally deleted from the code last year. The change takes effect immediately.
The bill, which was sponsored in the Senate by Transportation Committee Chairman Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago), passed by a vote of 58-0. It now moves to Gov. Pat Quinn for signing. In the House, the bill was sponsored by Rep. Dan Beiser (D-Alton), chairman of the House Transportation Committee.
, according to the Mid-West Truckers Association.
The new bill amends the Illinois Vehicle Code; the access provision was accidentally deleted from the code last year. The change takes effect immediately.
The bill, which was sponsored in the Senate by Transportation Committee Chairman Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago), passed by a vote of 58-0. It now moves to Gov. Pat Quinn for signing. In the House, the bill was sponsored by Rep. Dan Beiser (D-Alton), chairman of the House Transportation Committee.
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