New Hampshire Revised Statutes 265:108 – Certain Towing Prohibited
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I. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no vehicle, truck-tractor, or tractor may tow on any way more than one vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer or semi-trailer, except one used exclusively for agricultural purposes. This provision shall not apply to:
(a) Towing by duly authorized wrecking vehicles.
(b) Transportation of new and used trucks in saddlemount combinations, provided no more than 3 saddlemounts may be used in any combination, and provided that all vehicles comply with the regulations of the federal Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety regarding driveaway-towaway operations as provided in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 393.71.
(c) Commercial vehicle combinations consisting of a truck-tractor, semi-trailer and not more than one full trailer driven on:
(1) Any interstate and defense highway.
(2) On sections of the state turnpike system with 4 lanes under conditions and rules as adopted under N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 541-A by the commissioner of transportation.
(3) On such access routes to terminals, facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest as the commissioner of the department of transportation shall designate by rules adopted under RSA 541-A.
II. Access routes for truck-tractor, semi-trailer or full trailer combinations to and from the interstate system and state turnpike system from and to terminal facility sites may be granted by permit upon application in writing to the commissioner of the department of transportation by the terminal facility operator or owner. Access to points of loading and unloading for household goods carriers may be granted on an individual basis by application to the department of transportation. Said approval, based on reasonably safe highways and driving conditions, may be granted for class I and class II highways, and, with concurrence of local officials, for class IV and class V highways.
(a) Towing by duly authorized wrecking vehicles.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 265:108
- Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of safety. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:13
- Department: shall mean the department of safety of the state of New Hampshire. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:19
- Full trailer: shall mean any trailer being towed behind a semi-trailer as part of a combination vehicle also known as twin-trailers or "double bottoms. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:37-a
- Owner: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:72 - Semi-trailer: shall mean a vehicle of the trailer type so designed and used in conjunction with a self-propelled vehicle that a considerable part of its own weight or that of its load rests upon and is carried by the towing vehicle, and not including a pair or set of wheels commonly used as an implement for other purposes than transportation, provided, however, that the word "semi-trailer" shall not include any vehicle as described in this section if used exclusively for agricultural purposes unless said vehicle be of the type constructed specifically to be towed by a tractor-type truck. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:98
- State: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:106 - Tractor: shall mean : any self-propelled vehicle designed or used for agricultural purposes or as a traveling power plant or for drawing other vehicles, but having no provision for carrying a load other than attached implements such as snowplows, tool boxes, or bucket loaders, but shall not include vehicles used for recreational purposes or agricultural/industrial utility vehicles as defined in N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:108
- Trailer: shall mean any vehicle without motive power designed for carrying property or passengers wholly on its own structure and for being drawn by a self-propelled vehicle, except those running exclusively on snow or on stationary tracks and vehicles used exclusively for agricultural purposes. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:113
- Truck-tractor: shall mean any vehicle designed and intended primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the vehicle and load so drawn, except that a truck-tractor engaged in the transportation of automobiles may transport motor vehicles on a part of the power unit. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:116
- Vehicle: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:122 - Way: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:125
(b) Transportation of new and used trucks in saddlemount combinations, provided no more than 3 saddlemounts may be used in any combination, and provided that all vehicles comply with the regulations of the federal Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety regarding driveaway-towaway operations as provided in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 393.71.
(c) Commercial vehicle combinations consisting of a truck-tractor, semi-trailer and not more than one full trailer driven on:
(1) Any interstate and defense highway.
(2) On sections of the state turnpike system with 4 lanes under conditions and rules as adopted under N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 541-A by the commissioner of transportation.
(3) On such access routes to terminals, facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest as the commissioner of the department of transportation shall designate by rules adopted under RSA 541-A.
II. Access routes for truck-tractor, semi-trailer or full trailer combinations to and from the interstate system and state turnpike system from and to terminal facility sites may be granted by permit upon application in writing to the commissioner of the department of transportation by the terminal facility operator or owner. Access to points of loading and unloading for household goods carriers may be granted on an individual basis by application to the department of transportation. Said approval, based on reasonably safe highways and driving conditions, may be granted for class I and class II highways, and, with concurrence of local officials, for class IV and class V highways.