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Lamps and reflectors—combinations in driveaway-towaway operation.
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Regulations current to Aug 30, 2012
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 All Regulations
Part 393
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Subpart B - Lamps, reflective devices, and electrical wiring
Code of Federal Regulations§ 393.17Lamps and reflectors—combinations in driveaway-towaway operation.A combination of motor vehicles engaged in driveaway-towaway operation must be equipped with operative lamps and reflectors conforming to the rules in this section.(a) The towing vehicle must be equipped as follows:(1) On the front, there must be at least two headlamps, an equal number at each side, two turn signals, one at each side, and two clearance lamps, one at each side.(2) On each side, there must be at least one side-marker lamp, located near the front of the vehicle.(3) On the rear, there must be at least two tail lamps, one at each side, and two stop lamps, one at each side.(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, the rearmost towed vehicle of the combination (including the towed vehicle or a tow-bar combination, the towed vehicle of a single saddle-mount combination, and the rearmost towed vehicle of a double or triple saddle-mount combination) or, in the case of a vehicle full-mounted on a saddle-mount vehicle, either the full-mounted vehicle or the rearmost saddle-mounted vehicle must be equipped as follows:(1) On each side, there must be at least one side-marker lamp, located near the rear of the vehicle.(2) On the rear, there must be at least two tail lamps, two stop lamps, two turn signals, two clearance lamps, and two reflectors, one of each type at each side. In addition, if any vehicle in the combination is 80 inches or more in overall width, there must be three identification lamps on the rear. (c) If the towed vehicle in a combination is a mobile structure trailer, it must be equipped in accordance with the following lighting devices. For the purposes of this part, mobile structure trailer means a trailer that has a roof and walls, is at least 10 feet wide, and can be used off road for dwelling or commercial purposes. Code of Federal Regulations415 Code of Federal Regulations416  Code of Federal Regulations417  Code of Federal Regulations418  (49 U.S.C. 304, 1655; 49 CFR 1.48(b) and 301.60)[40 FR 36126, Aug. 19, 1975, as amended at 47 FR 47837, Oct. 28, 1982; 70 FR 48044, Aug. 15, 2005]
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