Illinois trailer inspection's for TC plates & higher

[Yaj Yak]

D plated chevy colorado's runnin' around this bitch

 

[BeerOrGasoline]

this is so fucked.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

So err on the side of fuck IL and just do the inspection twice a year?

 

[Yaj Yak]

kinda seems like it.

the inspections are my favorite too...

i once showed up in a truck without the roof lights working- i didn't friggen know or care.


guy goes "tell me you'll fix them and ill pass you"


oh ok ill fix them

sweet, $20 please here you go k bye.

 

[ekrunch]

Good lord. This shit makes me want to go back to just paying a hauler when I need one.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

So cornfused.

 

[boostedguy05]

so glad i don't tow, or have a need to tow.

 

[importcrew]

TD needs inspection and you take it to a safety Lane that tests trucks requiring safety stickers.

TC, I'm not sure. The trailers we use are TD and we get them inspected twice a year.

 

[Yaj Yak]

right, i thought that about td. i just wasn't sure with tc.

and i think i heard/read that tc/td must have brakes on all axles? maybe that's wrong though

 

[CMNTMXR57]

I seem to recall my 18ft MacLander with tandem axles had brakes on both axles and was a TC plated trailer.

Is there a general guideline for what is a TC, TD, etc? Or is it purely a weight classification?

I think it would be a huge hassle for someone with a simple flatbed car hauler to have to go get it inspected 2x a year.

 

[Yaj Yak]

5. Every motor vehicle, trailer, pole trailer or
semitrailer, sold in this State or operated upon the
highways shall be equipped with service brakes upon all
wheels of every such vehicle, except any motor-driven
cycle, and except that any trailer, pole trailer or
semitrailer 3,000 pounds gross weight or less need not be
equipped with brakes, and except that any trailer or
semitrailer with gross weight over 3,000 pounds but under
5,001 pounds need be equipped with brakes on only one
wheel on each side of the vehicle. Any motor vehicle and
truck tractor having 3 or more axles and manufactured
prior to July 25, 1980 need not have brakes on the front
wheels, except when such vehicles are equipped with at
least 2 steerable axles, the wheels of one such axle need
not be equipped with brakes. However, a vehicle that is
more than 30 years of age and which is driven on the
highways only in going to and returning from an antique
auto show or for servicing or for a demonstration need be
equipped with 2 wheel brakes only.

nope that was right.

 

[Yaj Yak]

I seem to recall my 18ft MacLander with tandem axles had brakes on both axles and was a TC plated trailer.

Is there a general guideline for what is a TC, TD, etc? Or is it purely a weight classification?

I think it would be a huge hassle for someone with a simple flatbed car hauler to have to go get it inspected 2x a year.

simple flatbed car haulers are almost always TD plates at minimum from what ive seen/used and yeah, have to be inspected because of it twice a year.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

This fuckin' state...

 

[Yaj Yak]

Flat Weight Trailers (3,001 pounds and over) License Plates


plate guide.

tc is 5001-8000 td is 8001- 10000

 

[CMNTMXR57]

I could've sworn mine was a TC plate, so I went and looked for a pic;

 

[rdsnake]

Answer me this.... My car trailer has TA plates........

 

[Yaj Yak]

Answer me this.... My car trailer has TA plates........

cool as long as you never haul anything ever.

 

[Yaj Yak]

I could've sworn mine was a TC plate, so I went and looked for a pic;

steel trailer right? id be willing to have bet that was over 8k lbs.

 

[Yaj Yak]

guys... dmv/currency exchange/whatever will sell you any size plate you want for your trailer... it's getting caught being over what you're plated for when it gets sticky.

my boat trailer has tc's on it which is why im asking about inspections...

but it really probably need's td's on it...

 

[CMNTMXR57]

steel trailer right? id be willing to have bet that was over 8k lbs.

Steel frame with wood deck

RA Adams did it all for me when I purchased it, so I would figure they'd plate it right.

 

[Yaj Yak]

Steel frame with wood deck

RA Adams did it all for me when I purchased it, so I would figure they'd plate it right.

yeah. id assume nothing.


this is a thing where there's a really, really really good chance you're never going to get caught, but if you do it's going to suck.

 

[Yaj Yak]

What the Law Does Not Say
Notice the law does not say “gross vehicle weight rating” (GVWR) or registered weight. What the trailer manufacturer rates as the maximum loaded weight of the vehicle, or what the Secretary of State assigns as the maximum registered weight, means jack squat when it comes to brake requirements. All that matters is how much the vehicle, with load, weighs on the scale.

The law does not give police officers the authority to stop vehicles for the purpose of inspecting brakes (except for Illinois State Police troopers). All other police officers must first lawfully stop the vehicle. The law also does not give the police officer the authority to lawfully stop a vehicle and then begin a fishing expedition, or unconstitutional search, for brake violations. This is fruit of the poisonous tree.

If a police officer wishes to enforce the laws governing brakes in the Illinois Vehicle Code, he must follow an appropriate investigative path:
• He can ask the driver if he would be willing to independently engage the trailer brakes.
• He can ask the driver to open the battery compartment on the trailer to see if there is a battery.
• He can ask the driver if he can weigh the trailer to see if it is even heavy enough to meet certain brake requirements.

A driver can at any time tell the officer “no” to the questions above and the investigation stops. An officer cannot use “reason to believe” a trailer’s weight is exceeding braking requirements. That burden of proof is reserved for overweight violations only.

Just because a police officer believes a trailer weighs in excess of 3,000 pounds does not mean he can order it to the scale. Similarly, just because an officer believes a vehicle weighs in excess of 5,000 pounds does he have the right to declare the trailer must have an emergency breakaway system. The driver of a truck is entitled to the same civil liberties as the driver of a car, and police officers do not make a practice of stopping cars to check brakes.

Safety is paramount, but a mere suspicion of safety violations does not justify poor enforcement methodologies.

Electrically Surging Brakes - ITEA

 

[rdsnake]

Probably my fault. I'm sure Currency Exchange asked what the trailer weight is. It weights 2500 (unloaded) but max weight of 7K while loaded. This was back in 2011.

I'm all about that $18 sticker renewal fee tho..

 

[Yaj Yak]

jelly

 

[rdsnake]

Fuck it, TA plates on everything...IL cops prob don't even know the law on this.