New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 3 - MOTOR CARRIER GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 12 - TOWING SERVICES
Section 18.3.12.19 - SAFETY EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
All towing services must maintain the following safety equipment on each tow truck at all times for the described use:
A. flashing blue, amber or a combination of both colors of lights, front and rear, which shall be in operation whenever a towing service is standing on a roadway for the purpose of removing a motor vehicle and at all times while transporting a motor vehicle;
B. stop, tail, and turn signals on any motor vehicle in tow that can be operated from the towing vehicle;
C. spot lights that are capable of lighting the scene of disability after dark and additional spotlights or work lights positioned behind the cab of the towing service that can be used to illuminate the motor vehicle being serviced;
D. one hand axe;
E. one wrecking bar at least four feet in length;
F. at least one broom, one shovel, and one bag or container for removal of broken glass and debris from highway;
G. one 10 unit type first-aid kit;
H. at least three triangle-type reflectors;
I. at least six electronic fuses, 25 minute flares, or reflective cones;
J. at least four red signal flags (minimum dimensions - two feet by two feet (2' x 2'); and
K. at least one charged fire extinguisher having a minimum capacity of 10 pounds of dry chemical capable of extinguishing class A, B and C fires.
