VEH CD-WEIGHT-TRUCK MIXERS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that specified vehicles used exclusively for the transportation and mixing of concrete, manufactured before or in the 2004 model year and first registered in Illinois before January 1, 2005, are allowed specified weights on specified numbers and configurations of axles. Provides that a 4-axle truck mixer is allowed 20,000 pounds on a single axle and 36,000 pounds on a series of 2 axles greater than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches. Provides that the vehicle is subject to the same limitations as other 4-axle vehicles are allowed under the same provision. Provides that the vehicle is not subject to the weight limitations provided for 4- or 5-axle vehicles with regard to the weight transmitted upon the road surface through any series of 3 axles whose centers are more than 96 inches apart. Provides that the gross weight of the vehicle may not exceed the weights allowed by the bridge formula for 4 axles.