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

Bill: 114-hr-2904
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2015-06-25
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor carriers

Motor vehicles

State and local government operations

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>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.</p> <p>The bill defines &quot;trailer transporter towing unit&quot; as a power unit not used to carry property when operating in a towaway trailer transporter combination.</p> <p>The bill defines &quot;towaway trailer transporter combination&quot; as a combination of vehicles consisting of a trailer transporter towing unit and two trailers or semitrailers:</p> <ul> <li>with a total weight not exceeding 26,000 pounds; and</li> <li>which carry no property and constitute inventory property of a manufacturer, distributor or dealer of such trailers or semitrailers.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2904 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2015 Ms. Jenkins of Kansas (for herself, Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Stivers , and Mr. Crawford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of a towaway trailer transportation combination, and for other purposes.

XXX. Commercial delivery of light- and medium-duty trailers (a) Definitions Subsection (a) of section 31111, title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following— (5) Trailer transporter towing unit The term trailer transporter towing unit means a power unit that is not used to carry property when operating in a towaway trailer transporter combination. (6) Towaway trailer transporter combination The term towaway trailer transporter combination means a combination of vehicles consisting of a trailer transporter towing unit and two trailers or semitrailers— (A) with a total weight that does not exceed 26,000 pounds; and (B) in which the trailers or semitrailers carry no property and constitute inventory property of a manufacturer, distributor or dealer of such trailers or semitrailers. . (b) General limitations Section 31111(b)(1) of such title is amended by— (1) at the end of subparagraph (E) by striking or ; (2) at the end of subparagraph (F) by striking events and inserting events; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (G) has the effect of imposing an overall length limitation of less than 82 feet on a towaway trailer transporter combination; . (c) Conforming amendments (1) Property-carrying unit limitation Section 31112(a)(1) of such title is amended by inserting before the period the following: but not including trailers or semitrailers transported as part of a towaway trailer transporter combination as defined in section 31111(a). . (2) Access to interstate system Section 31114(a)(2) of such title is amended by inserting before the period the following: or any towaway trailer transporter combination defined in section 31111(a) and described in section 31111(b). .