Even if I don't agree with a law I can usually at least understand the reasoning behind why a law is put in place, but, the no double towing law that BC and some states have is something I can't even imagine a reason for? Does the no double towing law actually get enforced? Have any of you who double tow successfully double towed across no double tow states without being ticketed? Has anyone been ticketed for trying?

I am sure the answer ranges to both extremes. Some have made it without being ticketed, some have been stopped ticketed, and split up and made to tow one at a time. So do you feel lucky?

I don't think I've ever read on RV.net about anyone personally stopped and/or ticketed for double towing. Some have second or third hand stories about being stopped. I double towed through several states in the East that don't allow double towing and was never given a second glance. But I was towing a swivel-wheel type trailer and that seems to confuse the issue. YTMMV.

I have done it several times and needed to pass through states that it isnt allowed without any issues. Ive been told from several that as long as your set up appears safe and within weight limits most will allow you to pass through. Of course you may encounter a cop having a bad day, but its worth the time in my opinion.

Stopped? No. But I have stopped a few, ticketed them, and made them drop the 2nd trailer. Retired LEO. You wouldn't believe some of the combinations I've stopped.Asking "who has been stopped" doesn't tell anything. 99 others may have been but because the 1 hasn't doesn't tell anything.And just because a person has done it without getting stopped doesn't mean a thing. We had a saying in LE. "Did you ever go fishing? Did you catch them all?"

Why does it have to be "a cop having a bad day" to enforce the law? Please explain to this retired police sergeant why I would be having a bad day for doing what I'm paid to do, for doing my job?Here in AZ double towing is legal if the the lead trailer is a 5th wheel. I recently saw a truck pulling a bumper pull trailer pulling a bumper pull trailer in violation of AZ law. If I was still a cop I most definitely would have pulled that person over and dealt with the violation. I'm not saying an automatic ticket but I wouldn't let it go by. I wasn't the type of cop to let things go by.

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4x4ord
Explorer III
May 24, 2020
DallasSteve wrote:
I vote for no double towing, especially big rigs. Hire another driver. We need to put Americans back to work. Besides I feel they are much more dangerous. Why not 100 trailers behind one freaking powerful semi? Because it's dangerous.

You "feel" double towing is much more dangerous. If you had some experience towing double with a suitable set up you'd "know" double towing can be very safe.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
May 24, 2020
4x4ord wrote:
Even if I don't agree with a law I can usually at least understand the reasoning behind why a law is put in place, but, the no double towing law that BC and some states have is something I can't even imagine a reason for? Does the no double towing law actually get enforced? Have any of you who double tow successfully double towed across no double tow states without being ticketed? Has anyone been ticketed for trying?

You have not read my multiple double tow posts???
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
May 24, 2020
StirCrazy wrote:
in BC they will enforce it, they will make you unhook right there and figure out a different way to get your second trailer home.

Steve

Right there on a busy Interstate Highway???????
fj12ryder
Explorer III
May 23, 2020
StirCrazy wrote:
in BC they will enforce it, they will make you unhook right there and figure out a different way to get your second trailer home.

Steve
Did this happen to you, or are you passing along what you've heard/been told?
StirCrazy
Moderator
May 23, 2020
in BC they will enforce it, they will make you unhook right there and figure out a different way to get your second trailer home.

Steve
laknox
Nomad
May 22, 2020
KD4UPL wrote:
My brother owns a trailer business: horse trailers, flat bed, dump, etc. They are often delivered here to VA by guys with dually pick-ups. They come in from out around Kansas, Iowa, etc. Often the guys will pull two in. Sometimes they make it all the way to the dealership without being stopped. Sometimes they don't. When they are stopped they are not allowed to proceed with both trailers from where they are stopped. This requires calling a tow truck to come get one of them or making a return trip after delivering the first one if the cop will let it sit along the interstate for a while. They claim to save enough money bringing two at a time that it pays them to take the chance.
I would love to double tow in VA. I've personally asked 3 different DOT cops if I could do it if my truck and both trailers were registered as commercial vehicles, if I had a double trailer endorsement on my CDL, and I ran a log book. They have all said no. One DOT cop said he also would like to double tow but doesn't because it's illegal. He pointed to his partner standing next to him and said "He'd be right there waiting to write me up." "That's right." his partner agreed.

I've seen a lot of trailer deliveries where the 2nd (or 3rd, or 4th) trailers stacked on top, with the wheels removed.

Lyle
rsgs
Explorer
May 22, 2020
4x4ord wrote:
rsgs wrote:
I have towed doubles (have my endorsement from the state of MI) only in my home state, which allows for Fifth wheels ONLY. With that said, I know I am in violation of the overall length (crew cab long box, 32' fifth, and a 18' boat) puts me around 74' total. I haven't been stopped yet and I try not to do it frequently. Only up north to take the camper and boat up in the spring, and in the fall to bring them back. I have a solid setup with all safety considerations in place (safety chains, solid hitch on the fifth, lights all work). By the way, it tows like a dream...

And it would tow like a dream in BC or Washington as well. Do you have working brakes on the second trailer?

No I don't. Boat is a single axle 18' aluminum Walleye getter. I have upgraded HighPo disks on the truck and 5th wheel. Honestly, I can't even feel the boat back there, including when I'm braking. With no rear camera, I swerve slightly every now and then to make sure it's back there. A rear camera is in the future, but not right now. $500 for a camera isn't going to happen. Maybe next 'stimulus' check...
blofgren
Explorer
May 22, 2020
My wife’s uncle from Alberta made a super heavy duty frame mounted receiver for our fiver so I’m not at all concerned about that, but I would need to add a plug for the boat trailer lights which I can’t see being too difficult. My boat trailer has surge brakes which work well, and my fiver (as well as 4x4’s) has disc brakes which work much better than any trailer I’ve ever owned.

I agree that it’s a stupid law; it could work very well by having the proper requirements for set ups and driver licensing.
4x4ord
Explorer III
May 21, 2020
rsgs wrote:
I have towed doubles (have my endorsement from the state of MI) only in my home state, which allows for Fifth wheels ONLY. With that said, I know I am in violation of the overall length (crew cab long box, 32' fifth, and a 18' boat) puts me around 74' total. I haven't been stopped yet and I try not to do it frequently. Only up north to take the camper and boat up in the spring, and in the fall to bring them back. I have a solid setup with all safety considerations in place (safety chains, solid hitch on the fifth, lights all work). By the way, it tows like a dream...

And it would tow like a dream in BC or Washington as well. Do you have working brakes on the second trailer?
rsgs
Explorer
May 21, 2020
I have towed doubles (have my endorsement from the state of MI) only in my home state, which allows for Fifth wheels ONLY. With that said, I know I am in violation of the overall length (crew cab long box, 32' fifth, and a 18' boat) puts me around 74' total. I haven't been stopped yet and I try not to do it frequently. Only up north to take the camper and boat up in the spring, and in the fall to bring them back. I have a solid setup with all safety considerations in place (safety chains, solid hitch on the fifth, lights all work). By the way, it tows like a dream...