Sec. 5520. AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTER

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## SEC. 5520 AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTER ###

(a)Automobile Transporter Defined Section 31111(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by striking “specifically”; and ####

(2)by adding at the end the following: “An automobile transporter shall not be prohibited from the transport of cargo or general freight on a backhaul, so long as it complies with weight limitations for a truck tractor and semitrailer combination.”. ###

(b)Truck Tractor Defined Section 31111(a)(3)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by striking “only”; and ####

(2)by inserting before the period at the end the following: “or any other commodity, including cargo or general freight on a backhaul”. ###

(c)Backhaul Defined Section 31111(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(5) Backhaul > > The term ‘backhaul’ means the return trip of a vehicle transporting cargo or general freight, especially when carrying goods back over all or part of the same route.” > . ###

(d)Stinger-Steered Automobile Transporters Section 31111(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subparagraph

(E)by striking “or” at the end; ####

(2)in subparagraph

(F)by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and ####

(3)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(G) > > imposes a vehicle length limitation of less than 80 feet on a stinger-steered automobile transporter with a front overhang of less than 4 feet and a rear overhang of less than 6 feet; or” > .