Bill > HR2904

Introduced Session

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

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Lynn Jenkins (R)*,  Lou Barletta (R),  Rick Crawford (R),  Scott DesJarlais (R),  Collin Peterson (D),  David Rouzer (R),  Steve Stivers (R),  Jackie Walorski (R), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (on 06/26/2015)

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