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1. www.tdi.texas.gov › pubs › videoresourceLight-Duty Trailer Safety Fact Sheet - Texas Department of ...

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   Hitching and towing a light-duty trailer requires extra care to prevent accidents and keep employees injury-free. The following maintenance, usage, and driving tips can help ensure workers have a safe trip from start to finish when towing a light-duty trailer.

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2. hitchexpo.com › pages › texas-trailer-and-towingComprehensive Guide to Texas’s Trailer and Towing Laws

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   Understanding towing and trailer laws in the Lone Star State doesn't have to be confusing. This comprehensive guide will equip you with all you need to know to tow safely and legally in Texas. Table of Contents. Weight Limits; License Requirements; Safety Equipment; Oversize/Overweight Permits; Penalties for Non-Compliance; Weight Limits

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4. trailers.com › state-laws › texasTexas Trailer Laws & Regulations Look-Up - Trailers.com ...

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   Texas Trailer Dimension Laws. Total length: 65 feet (includes bumpers); trailer length: not specified; width: 102 inches (excludes mirrors and safety devices); height: 14 feet. Texas Trailer Hitch and Signal Laws.

5. www.txdmv.gov › trailersTrailers | TxDMV.gov

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   Motorists. Buying or Selling a Vehicle. Trailers. Registration is required for all non-farm trailers operating on public highways. Registration and titling requirements vary according to trailer type and weight. Most utility trailers fall into two categories: Manufactured (built by a trailer manufacturer)

6. texas.public.law › statutes › texDrawbars and Trailer Hitches; Saddle-mount Towing

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   Operation & Movement of Vehicles. § 545.409. Transp. Code Section 545.409. Drawbars and Trailer Hitches; Saddle-mount Towing. (a) The drawbar or other connection between a vehicle drawing another vehicle and the drawn vehicle: (1) must be strong enough to pull all weight drawn; and. (2)

7. law.justia.com › codes › texas2022 Texas Statutes :: Transportation Code - Justia Law

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   The rules shall: (1) require safety chains to be strong enough to maintain the connection between the trailer, semitrailer, house trailer, or drawn motor vehicle and the drawing vehicle; and. (2) show the proper method to attach safety chains between the trailer, semitrailer, house trailer, or drawn motor vehicle and the drawing vehicle. (c ...

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   Are trailer hitches illegal in Texas?

   • Some trucks are parked in a parking lot with tow hitches on them. In Texas, leaving your trailer hitches even if you are not towing anything is not illegal since no laws prohibit it. However, the law requires you to ensure that it will not block the license plate. For more information regarding driving laws, talk to an injury lawyer near you.

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   Should you hitch or tow a light-duty trailer?

   • Hitching and towing a light-duty trailer requires extra care to prevent accidents and keep employees injury-free. The following maintenance, usage, and driving tips can help ensure workers have a safe trip from start to finish when towing a light-duty trailer.

   Light-Duty Trailer Safety Fact Sheet - Texas Department of Insurance

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   How do you tow a light-duty trailer?

   • • Use wheel chocks. Before unhooking the trailer from the tow vehicle, place chocks (sturdy, wedge-shaped blocks) in front of and behind the trailer’s tires. This keeps the trailer from rolling away when it is released from the tow vehicle. Extra caution on the road is needed when towing a light-duty trailer.

   Light-Duty Trailer Safety Fact Sheet - Texas Department of Insurance

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   How long can a trailer be?

   • The total length of a trailer and the towing vehicle cannot exceed 65 feet, including bumpers. There is no law regulating trailer length alone. Height cannot exceed 14 feet, and width may not exceed 102 inches, excluding mirrors and safety devices.

   Light-Duty Trailer Safety Fact Sheet - Texas Department of Insurance

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   What are the registration and titling requirements for a utility trailer?

   • Registration and titling requirements vary according to trailer type and weight. Most utility trailers fall into two categories: In addition, trailers are categorized by Start by looking on the trailer tongue. This is where you are most likely to find the manufacturer’s name, which confirms you have a manufactured trailer.

   Trailers | TxDMV.gov

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   How do you unlock a trailer coupler?

   • Align the ball and coupler. Back the vehicle the rest of the way so the coupler lines up perfectly above the trailer ball. Lower the coupler onto the ball. With the vehicle in park and the emergency brake engaged, use the trailer jack to lower the unlocked coupler until it rests on the ball.

   Light-Duty Trailer Safety Fact Sheet - Texas Department of Insurance

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9. law.justia.com › codes › texasTexas Transportation Code Section 545.409 (2023) - Justia Law

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   (1) must be strong enough to pull all weight drawn; and (2) may not exceed 15 feet between the vehicles except for a connection between two vehicles transporting poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of structural nature that cannot readily be dismembered.