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Lowboy Auto Hauler Fairness Act of 2025
To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the vehicle length limitation for truck tractor-lowboy trailer combinations, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal motor carrier safety regulations to establish standards for truck tractor-lowboy trailer combinations used to transport assembled highway vehicles. The bill prohibits states from imposing vehicle length limitations of less than 80 feet on such combinations that meet specified front and rear overhang requirements (front overhang less than 4 feet, rear overhang less than 6 feet). The bill also exempts lowboy trailers from certain rear overhang flag requirements under federal regulations.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI)
Actions (3)
- Apr 9, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. · house
- Apr 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Apr 9, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 9, 2025
Mr. Barrett 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 Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Lowboy Auto Hauler Fairness Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. LENGTH LIMITATIONS.
Section 31111 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:
“(8) Lowboy trailer.—The term ‘lowboy trailer’ means a semitrailer with a depressed section between the hitch and the first rear axle that is used specifically for the transport of assembled highway vehicles.”;
(2) in subsection (b)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking “or”;
(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(I) imposes a vehicle length limitation of less than 80 feet on a truck tractor-lowboy trailer combination with a front overhang of less than 4 feet between the rear of the truck- tractor and the front of the lowboy trailer and a rear overhang of less than 6 feet, regardless of whether the truck-tractor is or is not capable of carrying cargo for the lowboy trailer to use the front and rear overhang.”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(h) Exception for Lowboy Trailers.—Lowboy trailers shall be exempt from the rear overhang flag requirements of section 393.87 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.”. <all>
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