Section 29007 Of Chapter 1. Towing Equipment From California Vehicle Code >> Division 13. >> Chapter 1.
29007
. The requirements of Section 29004 shall not apply to
vehicles engaged in driveaway-towaway operations if all the following
conditions are met:
(a) The towed vehicle has one end supported by the towing vehicle.
(b) The towed vehicle is secured to the towing vehicle by a device
designed and constructed as to be readily demountable and to perform
the functions of a fifth-wheel-type connection.
(c) The fifth-wheel-type connection device is securely affixed to
the vehicles to prevent shifting of the device on the vehicles to
which it is attached.
(d) The fifth-wheel-type connection device provides a means of
variation of inclination between the towing and towed vehicle due to
vertical curvatures of the highway. Such means shall not depend upon
either the looseness or deformation of the connection or the vehicles
to provide for such variation.
(e) No more than three saddle-mounts may be used in any
combination.
(f) No more than one tow-bar or ball-and-socket type coupling
device may be used in any combination.
(g) Driveaway-towaway combinations shall comply with all
provisions specified in Section 393.71 of Title 49 of the Code of
Federal Regulations.