Sec.29-23a-2. Equipment requirements

(a) A wrecker of the type referred to in subdivision (2) of Section 29-23a-1 shall be equipped with a single winch and wheel lift. Such winch shall have a minimum capacity of 8,000 pounds.

(b) In addition to the requirements set forth in subdivision (3) of Section 29-23a-1, a heavy-duty service wrecker operator shall have available at least one wrecker with an under-reach axle lift. Such wrecker shall be capable of towing a loaded tractor-trailer unit. This requirement may be satisfied by a third dedicated under-lift vehicle without a boom.

(c) In addition to the requirements set forth in subdivision (4) of section 29-23a-1, the smallest wrecker available to a heavy-duty-recovery service wrecker operator shall have a 20-ton boom rating and a GVWR of at least 31,000 pounds. One of the two wreckers maintained by such wrecker operator shall have an underlift capable of towing a loaded tractor and trailer combination weighing at least 80,000 pounds. The other wrecker maintained by such wrecker operator shall have a tandem axle with a GVWR of at least 48,000 pounds.

(d) A wrecker operator shall not tow a motor vehicle if the load the towed vehicle places on the wrecker boom assembly exceeds the wrecker's rated boom capacity, or if the weight of the wrecker and the load exceeds the maximum weight rating of the wrecker's axle assemblies as set forth in subsection (b) of Section 14-267a of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(e) Any wrecker operator placed on a heavy-duty-recovery service wrecker operator rotational list shall not be required to comply with section 29-23a-1(4) and subsection (c) of this section until January 1, 2006.

(Adopted effective April 30, 1999; Amended December 18, 2003)