Common use of ROTATION TOW LISTS Clause in Contracts

ROTATION TOW LISTS. A. Nothing in the TSA shall prohibit a Local Station Commander, supervisor or scene manager from requesting a specific tow company when, in their opinion, the necessary resources to clear a hazard as expeditiously as possible are not available from the tow company currently at the top of the rotation tow list. In such an instance, the tow company selected would be the next tow company on the list which has the qualifications (equipment, skills, timeliness, etc.) to provide the required service. After the request, the selected company would then go to the bottom of the rotation tow. Tow companies on the same list that were bypassed would remain in the same order until their selection for a rotation tow for which they are qualified. B. Nothing shall prohibit a Class B, C, or D Operator from maintaining a place on a lighter class rotation tow list, provided the tow truck meets the equipment specifications for that class of operation. C. Regardless of the class of tow truck utilized or responding to the call, charges shall not be more than for the class of vehicle towed or serviced, except where vehicle recovery operations (a defined in Attachment A) require a larger class of tow truck. D. A call to an Operator shall constitute one turn on the list and the Operator shall be moved to the bottom of the list. This includes when the Operator fails to answer the phone, is unable to respond, is unable to perform the required service, refuses to respond or provide service, or is cancelled due to excessive response time. If it is determined that the Operator is not needed and is cancelled by the SBSD, up to and including arrival at the scene, there shall be no charges and the Operator will be placed back at the top of the list. 1) If the Operator is cancelled by the vehicle’s owner or agent prior to the Operator taking possession (as defined in Attachment A) of the vehicle, there shall be no charges for towing. The Operator shall immediately contact the SBSD and advise it of the cancellation. The Operator shall then be placed back at the top of the list. 2) If service, other than towing and recovery, has begun and is cancelled by the vehicle’s owner or agent, the Operator may charge one-half of the regular hourly service charges, for the time expended on the call. For purposes of cancellation, service begins when physical work on the vehicle has begun--not the response. No lien shall arise for the service unless the Operator has presented a written statement to the vehicle’s owner or agent for the signed authorization of services to be performed. 3) The Operator shall not attempt to take possession of the vehicle in order to establish a lien for any non-towing services performed, or begun and subsequently cancelled, when not entitled to such lien by law. (Refer to California Civil Code section 3068.1 for when a lien begins.) E. Generally, an Operator may dispatch more than one tow truck to a multi-vehicle collision scene in response to a rotation tow call. F. If two or more Operators are called to the same incident, distribution of the vehicles shall be at the discretion of the SBSD Incident Commander (as defined in Attachment A). G. The SBSD Incident Commander may direct a SBSD rotation tow Operator to move vehicles to help clear a roadway or for lifesaving operations. Operators shall provide the assistance as directed. There shall be no charge for this assistance, and the assistance provided shall not change the Operator’s place in the rotation. H. Operators applying for a rotation tow listing shall have a minimum of three (3) years verifiable for-hire-towing experience, as an owner or principal, prior to the final filing date of an enrollment period in order to qualify for a SBSD rotation tow listing. 1) Operators currently on a SBSD rotation list and having less than the required three year experience are exempt from this provision. 2) Ownership status will be investigated and determined by the SBSD. I. The Local Station Commander or his designee may request tow services outside the normal rotation on a special needs basis, including but not limited to, special enforcement activities, safety checkpoints, and D.U.I checkpoints.

ROTATION TOW LISTS. A. Nothing in the TSA shall prohibit a Local Station Commanderstation commander, supervisor or scene manager from requesting a specific tow company when, in their opinion, the necessary resources to clear a hazard as expeditiously as possible are not available from the tow company currently at the top of the rotation tow list. In such an instance, the tow company selected would be the next tow company on the list which has the qualifications (equipment, skills, timeliness, etc.) to provide the required service. After the request, the selected company would then go to the bottom of the rotation tow. Tow companies on the same list that were bypassed would remain in the same order until their selection for a rotation tow for which they are qualified. B. Nothing shall prohibit a Class B, C, or D Operator operator from maintaining a place on a lighter class rotation tow list, provided the tow truck meets the equipment specifications for that class of operation. C. Regardless of the class of tow truck utilized or responding to the call, charges shall not be more than for the class of vehicle towed or serviced, except where vehicle recovery operations (a defined in Attachment A) require a larger class of tow truck. D. A call to an Operator operator shall constitute one turn on the list and the Operator operator shall be moved to the bottom of the list. This includes when the Operator operator fails to answer the phone, is unable to respond, is unable to perform the required service, refuses to respond or provide service, or is cancelled due to excessive response time. If it is determined that the Operator operator is not needed and is cancelled by the SBSD, up to and including arrival at the scene, there shall be no charges and the Operator operator will be placed back at the top of the list. 1) If the Operator operator is cancelled by the vehicle’s owner or agent prior to the Operator operator taking possession (as defined in Attachment A) of the vehicle, there shall be no charges for towing. The Operator operator shall immediately contact the SBSD and advise it of the cancellation. The Operator operator shall then be placed back at the top of the list. 2) If service, other than towing and recovery, has begun and is cancelled by the vehicle’s owner or agent, the Operator operator may charge one-half of the regular hourly service charges, for the time expended on the call. For purposes of cancellation, service begins when physical work on the vehicle has begun--not the response. No lien shall arise for the service unless the Operator operator has presented a written statement to the vehicle’s owner or agent for the signed authorization of services to be performed. 3) The Operator operator shall not attempt to take possession of the vehicle in order to establish a lien for any non-towing services performed, or begun and subsequently cancelled, when not entitled to such lien by law. (Refer to California Civil Code section 3068.1 for when a lien begins.) E. GenerallyStation commanders may establish local policy, in writing, which allows an Operator may operator to dispatch more than one tow truck to a multi-vehicle collision scene in response to a rotation tow call. F. If two or more Operators operators are called to the same incident, distribution of the vehicles shall be at the discretion of the SBSD Incident Commander (as defined in Attachment A). G. The SBSD Incident Commander may direct a SBSD rotation tow Operator operator to move vehicles to help clear a roadway or for lifesaving operations. Operators shall provide the assistance as directed. There shall be no charge for this assistance, and the assistance provided shall not change the Operatoroperator’s place in the rotation. H. Operators applying for a rotation tow listing shall have a minimum of three (3) years verifiable for-hire-towing experience, as an owner or principal, prior to the final filing date of an enrollment period in order to qualify for a SBSD rotation tow listing. 1) Operators currently on a SBSD rotation list and having less than the required three five- year experience are exempt from this provision. 2) Ownership status will be investigated and determined by the SBSD. I. The Local Station Commander station commander or his designee may request tow services outside the normal rotation on a special needs basis, including but not limited to, special enforcement activities, safety checkpoints, and D.U.I checkpoints.