Sec. 622.954. TOW TRUCKS. (a) A permit is not required to exceed the weight limitations of Section 621.101 by a combination of a tow truck and another vehicle or vehicle combination if:
(1) the nature of the service provided by the tow truck is needed to remove disabled, abandoned, or accident-damaged vehicles; and
(2) the tow truck is towing the other vehicle or vehicle combination directly to the nearest authorized place of repair, terminal, or vehicle storage facility.
(b) This section does not authorize the operation on the national system of interstate and defense highways in this state of vehicles with a weight greater than authorized by federal law.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 135, Sec. 1, eff. May 16, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight
Chapter 622 - Special Provisions and Exceptions for Oversize or Overweight Vehicles
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Weight Exceptions
Section 622.952. Emergency Vehicle
Section 622.953. Vehicle Transporting Seed Cotton or Chile Pepper Modules
Section 622.955. Increase of Maximum Weight for Vehicles With Idle Reduction Systems