Triple towing / Dubble Towing
I have read many articles on triple towing or double towing whatever you want to call it. Each state call is a little different. All the article that I have been able to find are over two years old. I...
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miltvill wrote:
In FL ONLY commercial vehicles may double tow, and only on the turnpike and interstate roads. Their are several assembly locations along the turnpike and interstate roads for the commercial drivers to pick up a second trailer or drop off their second trailer. They may not double tow on local or state roads. Just because you see someone double towing doesn't mean it's legal. Your rig may not exceed 65 feet in total length.
FL statue 316.515(3)
"Unless otherwise specifically provided for in this section, a combination of vehicles not qualifying as commercial motor vehicles may consist of no more than two units coupled together; such nonqualifying combination of vehicles may not exceed a total length of 65 feet, inclusive of the load carried thereon, but exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices approved by the department for use on vehicles using public roads."
But I met a guy in a campground in Oregon that told me I could add a hitch on the back of my 40' fifth wheel and tow my 24' boat in Florida and it's OK because it's a recreational vehicle.............
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