HB 188 — 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, for length of vehicles and for application to tow trucks.

PRINTER'S NO.   135

                       THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                           HOUSE BILL
                           No. 188
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY BOROWICZ, HAMM, BANTA, TWARDZIK, BARGER, SMITH AND
        ZIMMERMAN, JANUARY 16, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 16, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in size, weight and load, further providing for
 3      limits on number of towed vehicles, for length of vehicles
 4      and for application to tow trucks.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.      Section 4904(c)(2) and (h) of Title 75 of the
 8   Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
 9   § 4904.    Limits on number of towed vehicles.
10      * * *
11      (c)    Towing vehicles requiring service.--
12             * * *
13             (2)   A combination, including a truck tractor with no
14      more than two trailers, requiring emergency service may be
15      towed to a [nearby garage or other place of safety.] place of
16      repairs of the owner's choosing or other place of safety off
17      of a highway as provided under sections 4923 (relating to
18      length of vehicles) and 4949 (relating to application to tow
19      trucks).
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 2      (h)    Certain combinations permitted under section 4968.--
 3   Combinations consisting of a truck and one trailer or a truck
 4   tractor and one trailer which exceeds the maximum vehicle
 5   lengths authorized in section 4923 [(relating to length of
 6   vehicles)] and which shall not exceed 102 inches in width, or a
 7   truck tractor and no more than two trailers, each trailer of
 8   which shall not exceed 102 inches in width and 28 1/2 feet in
 9   length may be operated under a permit issued under section 4968
10   (relating to permit for movement during course of manufacture).
11      * * *
12      Section 2.      Section 4923(b.1) of Title 75 is amended by
13   adding a paragraph to read:
14   § 4923.    Length of vehicles.
15      * * *
16      (b.1)    Combinations.--
17             * * *
18             (10)    This subsection shall not apply to a tow truck
19      towing a truck tractor with no more than two trailers
20      requiring emergency service as provided in section 4904(c)(2)
21      (relating to limits on number of towed vehicles).
22      * * *
23      Section 3.      Section 4949 of Title 75 is amended to read:
24   § 4949.    Application to tow trucks.
25      The weight restrictions set forth in this subchapter do not
26   apply to a combination consisting of any tow truck towing a
27   disabled motor vehicle or truck tractor with no more than two
28   trailers to a place of repairs or other place of safety as long
29   as the overweight combination travels directly to the [first
30   available such location and the movement is performed at the

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1   direction of authorized emergency personnel or a qualified
2   Commonwealth employee.] place of repairs or place of safety.
3      Section 4.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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