HB 2624
An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in size, weight and load, further providing for limits on number of towed vehicles and for length of vehicles, providing for application of width, height and length provisions to tow trucks and further providing for application of maximum weights of vehicle provisions to tow trucks.
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Bill overview
This bill amends Pennsylvania’s vehicle laws to clarify regulations for tow trucks. Specifically, it adjusts limits on the number of vehicles a tow truck can tow, expands the length of vehicles allowed, and extends size and weight exemptions to tow trucks when transporting wrecked or disabled vehicles. The bill also ensures tow trucks comply with existing size and weight restrictions on bridges and highways.
Key provisions
- Allows towing of a dolly not exceeding ten feet when towing another vehicle requiring service.
- Provides an exception to towing limits for wrecked or disabled combinations towed to a safe location within 75 miles.
- Extends size exemptions for tow trucks transporting wrecked or disabled vehicles, with specific requirements regarding distance and route.
- Clarifies that size restrictions on tow trucks do not apply when measuring the tow truck and disabled vehicle separately.
- Allows tow trucks to exceed weight restrictions when transporting wrecked or disabled vehicles, with specific requirements regarding separate weighing.
- Specifies that tow trucks must comply with size restrictions on bridges and highways.
- Defines ‘close and practical place of safety’ for towing purposes.
- Sets a 60-day effective date for the bill.
Who is affected
- Tow truck operators
- Motor vehicle owners
- Emergency service personnel
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
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David Zimmerman
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