625 ILCS 5/18c-4701
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 625 - VEHICLES|625 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Vehicle Code.|Chapter 18c - Illinois Commercial Transportation Law

 (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4701)Sec. 18c-4701. Insignia on vehicles.(1) General requirements to be prescribed by Commission. Except as  otherwise provided in this Section, no intrastate  carrier shall operate any motor vehicle upon the  public roads of this State unless there is painted or affixed to  both sides of the cab or power unit, in accordance with such specifications as  the Commission may prescribe, the trade name of the carrier as it  appears on the carrier's license or the carrier's recognized  logo, together with the license and registration number of the  carrier.   Likewise, no interstate carrier shall operate any motor  vehicle upon the public roads of this State unless there is  painted or affixed to both sides of the cab or power unit, in accordance with  such specifications as the Commission may prescribe, the  registration or authority number of the carrier. However, except for a household goods carrier, an interstate carrier operating intrastate may operate a motor vehicle upon the public roads of this State without the intrastate authority number of the carrier painted or affixed to any side of the cab or power unit.(2) Use of ICC-prescribed identification.  Identifying information  prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission may be used in  satisfaction of requirements established under this Section, including  special orders granting a petition for waiver of Sections 1057.22(a) and  1057.22(c)(2) and (4), as they relate to equipment receipts, of the Lease  and Interchange of Vehicle Regulations (49 CFR 1057), in lieu of  numbers or symbols prescribed by the Commission.(3) Identification of Trip Lessees.  Notwithstanding any other  provision of this Section to the contrary, a motor vehicle trip leased in  accordance with this Chapter, Commission regulations and orders shall not  be required to bear the name and license number of the lessee if:(a) the motor vehicle bears the name and license or     registration number of the lessor in accordance with subsection (1) of this Section, Commission regulations and orders;(b) the lessor and lessee are commonly-owned; and(c) the vehicle carries a photocopy of a letter     signed by the lessor, on file with the Commission, stating that the lessor and lessee are commonly-owned.(4) Rules not superseded. The authority of the Illinois Commerce  Commission to regulate the identification of motor vehicles of intrastate  and interstate carriers, engaged in the transportation of hazardous  materials, shall not supersede or replace the rules and regulations of the  Illinois Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety  regulations Part 390.21, as relates now or hereafter to the markings and  identification of such vehicles.(5) Identification on vehicles under 9,000 pounds gross vehicle weight  (GVW).  Vehicles with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) less than 9,000 pounds  may, in lieu of identification required under subsection (1) of this  Section display the trade name of the carrier as it appears on the  carrier's license or the carrier's recognized logo, together with the  license and registration number of the carrier in such manner as to be  clearly legible and visible from both sides of the vehicle at a distance of  25 feet, when the vehicle is not in motion, and in accordance with such  specifications as the Commission may prescribe.  (Source: P.A. 100-369, eff. 8-25-17.)