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

Bill: 114-s-1692
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
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: 2015-06-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
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 combined 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: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1692 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 2015 Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Roberts , and Mr. Donnelly ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of a towaway trailer transportation combination, and for other purposes.

1. Commercial delivery of light- and medium-duty trailers (a) Definitions Section 31111(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (6); (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2); and (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Towaway trailer transporter combination The term towaway trailer transporter combination means a combination of vehicles consisting of a trailer transporter towing unit and 2 trailers or semitrailers— (A) with a total combined 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. (5) Trailer transporter towing unit The term trailer transporter towing unit means a power unit that is not used to carry property while operating in a towaway trailer transporter combination. . (b) General limitations Section 31111(b)(1) of such title is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; 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 or trailers or semitrailers transported as part of a towaway trailer transporter combination (as defined in section 31111(a) after truck tractor . (2) Access to interstate system Section 31114(a)(2) of such title is amended— (A) by striking or ; and (B) by inserting , or any towaway trailer transporter combination (as defined in section 31111(a)) that is not longer than 82 feet before the period at the end.