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S 1692 114th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Motor carriers Motor vehicles State and local government operations Transportation safety and security

A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of a towaway trailer transportation combination, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 25, 2015 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 25, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill revises federal vehicle length limitations to prohibit states from prescribing or enforcing a regulation that imposes an overall length limitation of less than 82 feet on a towaway trailer transporter combination operating on any segment of the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways and qualifying federal-aid primary system highways.

The bill defines "trailer transporter towing unit" as a power unit not used to carry property when operating in a towaway trailer transporter combination.

The bill defines "towaway trailer transporter combination" as a combination of vehicles consisting of a trailer transporter towing unit and two trailers or semitrailers:

  • with a total combined weight not exceeding 26,000 pounds; and
  • which carry no property and constitute inventory property of a manufacturer, distributor or dealer of such trailers or semitrailers.
What's happening now June 25, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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