Do You Have to Let Them Weigh Your Truck? What Illinois Commercial Drivers Need to Know.

Do You Have to Let Them Weigh Your Truck?

July 7th, 2026
Posted By
Sean Connolly
Do You Have to Let Them Weigh Your Truck? What Illinois Commercial Drivers Need to Know. If you drive a commercial vehicle in Illinois long enough, sooner or later you’ll see the lights in your mirror near a portable scale setup, or you’ll get waved onto a stationary scale off the highway. The question every driver asks in th…
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Heavy equipment transport lowboy trailer.

Round-Trip Permits vs. Repeated Moves of Like Objects

June 23rd, 2026
Posted By
Sean Connolly
Heavy equipment transport lowboy trailer. Illinois law provides several different permit mechanisms for carriers transporting oversize or overweight loads. Two permit types are frequently confused: Round-trip permits Permits for repeated moves of like objects While both involve moving simila…
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Learn how IDOT OPER 993 distinguishes permit violations from void permits.

Permit Violations vs. Void Permits — What Every Illinois Carrier Needs to Know

June 23rd, 2026
Posted By
Sean Connolly
Learn how IDOT OPER 993 distinguishes permit violations from void permits. Every Illinois oversize/overweight permit incorporates by reference Form OPER 993 (the IDOT Special Vehicle Movement Permit Provisions). OPER 993 is not optional background material. Per its own terms, it “must be carried in the vehicle to which th…
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IDIOT Oversized Truck Violations.

Know Your Rights: Is Your IDOT Permit Being Wrongfully Voided?

March 18th, 2026
Posted By
Sean Connolly
IDIOT Oversized Truck Violations. As an Illinois attorney representing trucking companies and truck drivers, I have seen a troubling trend: law enforcement officers pulling over permitted loads and declaring the entire Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) permit “null a…
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