Congress 114 - HR 2904 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of a towaway trailer transportation combination, and for other purposes.

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Motor carriers Motor vehicles State and local government operations Transportation and Public Works Transportation safety and security

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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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Jun 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 25, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 25, 2015

Introduced in House

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