[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2755 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2755

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


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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

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                                 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.''.
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