Whats a person allowed to tow behind a pickup truck?
Rules governing pickup trucks are spelled out in Oregon Administrative Rule 734-071-0060. A pickup truck may tow: • A single truck trailer that exceeds 40 feet in length, but does not exceed 53 feet in length if: (a) The pickup truck is not carrying a load other than the towed vehicle; (b) The coupling device for the trailer is a ball to socket hitch located above and not behind the tire tread of the rearmost axle of the pickup truck; (c) The trailer has operating brakes on all wheels; and (d) The load on the truck-trailer shall not extend past the rear of the trailer by more than five feet; or • Two truck trailers in a tow-away operation if: (a) The pickup truck is not carrying a load other than the towed vehicle; (b) The coupling device for the lead trailer is a ball to socket hitch located above and not behind the tire tread of the rearmost axle of the pickup truck; and (c) The trailers have operating brakes on all wheels.
