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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 554<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":79262,"section_number":"46.2-1026","catch_line":"Flashing high-intensity amber warning lights","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1026\/"},{"id":62289,"section_number":"46.2-1116","catch_line":"Vehicles having more than one trailer, etc., attached thereto; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1116\/"},{"id":79246,"section_number":"46.2-1117","catch_line":"Tractor truck semitrailer combinations operating on certain highways; access to certain facilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1117\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228877,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81922,"identifier":"46.2-1117.1","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/16\/46.2-1117.1","url":"\/46.2-1117.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1117.1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/16\/46.2-1117.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commercial delivery of towaway trailers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1117.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For the purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“Towaway trailer transporter combination<\/span>” means a combination of vehicles<\/span> consisting of a trailer transporting towing unit<\/span> and two trailers<\/span> or semitrailers<\/span> that carry no property and constitute inventory property of a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer of such trailers<\/span> or semitrailers<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Trailer transporting towing unit<\/span>” means a power unit that is not used to carry property when operating in a towaway trailer transporter combination<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 46.2-1116<\/a> and 46.2-1117<\/a>, a towaway trailer transporter combination<\/span> may operate with a length of not more than 82 feet and a gross weight<\/span> of not more than 26,000 pounds. When operating on a highway<\/span> other than an interstate highway<\/span>, the operator<\/span> shall comply with flashing high-intensity amber warning light<\/span> requirements of § 46.2-1026<\/a> if such combination exceeds 75 feet long. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMERCIAL DELIVERY OF TOWAWAY TRAILERS (\u00a7 46.2-1117.1)\n\nA. For the purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“Towaway trailer transporter combination” means a combination of\nvehicles consisting of a trailer transporting towing unit and two trailers or\nsemitrailers that carry no property and constitute inventory property of a\nmanufacturer, distributor, or dealer of such trailers or semitrailers.\n\t\t\t“Trailer transporting towing unit” means a power unit that is not\nused to carry property when operating in a towaway trailer transporter\ncombination.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 46.2-1116 and 46.2-1117, a\ntowaway trailer transporter combination may operate with a length of not more\nthan 82 feet and a gross weight of not more than 26,000 pounds. When operating\non a highway other than an interstate highway, the operator shall comply with\nflashing high-intensity amber warning light requirements of § 46.2-1026 if\nsuch combination exceeds 75 feet long.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 554.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}