People v. Spaulding

Following a bench trial, the defendant, Donald J. Spaulding, was found guilty of operating a vehicle whose rear tandem axle had a load surface weight of 35,180 pounds in violation of section 15 — 111(a) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 951/2, par. 15 — 111(a)). Defendant was fined $260. He appeals.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in determining that the vehicle defendant was operating was not a truck within the meaning of the Code and thus not covered by an exception to the weight requirement in section 15 — 111(a).

The following facts…