Towing Safety Act

Key Points

• Mr. Taylor introduced a bill to change how heavy-duty tow trucks are regulated when they move large wrecked or disabled vehicles. The goal is to make it easier to clear accidents and breakdowns from the road.
• The bill prevents states from enforcing strict length limits on tow trucks while they are hauling a vehicle that was already legal to be on the road before it broke down or crashed.
• To qualify for these new rules, the tow truck must be traveling within a single state and moving the disabled vehicle to the nearest repair shop or a location chosen by local authorities.
• Local transportation agencies will still be responsible for making sure the tow truck's weight and setup are safe for the specific bridges along its route of travel.
• This change addresses the problem of tow truck drivers potentially breaking length laws while trying to remove large, multi-part vehicle combinations from highway scenes.

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