To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the vehicle length limitation for truck tractor-lowboy trailer combinations, and for other purposes.

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3184 To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the vehicle length limita- tion for truck tractor-lowboy trailer combinations, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 10, 2019 Mr. MOOLENAAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the vehicle length limitation for truck tractor-lowboy trailer combinations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. LENGTH LIMITATIONS. 3 Section 31111 of title 49, United States Code, is 4 amended— 5 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 6 following: 7 ‘‘(8) LOWBOY TRAILER.—The term ‘lowboy 8 trailer’ means a semitrailer with a depressed section 9 between the hitch and the first rear axle.’’; and 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:05 Jun 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3184.IH H3184 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 3184 IH (2) in subsection (b)(1)— 1 (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘or’’; 2 (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the 3 period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 4 (C) by adding at the end the following: 5 ‘‘(I) imposes a vehicle length limitation of 6 less than 80 feet on a truck tractor-lowboy 7 trailer combination with a front overhang of 8 less than 4 feet and a rear overhang of less 9 than 6 feet.’’. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:27 Jun 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3184.IH H3184 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS