TOW DISTRICTS. A. The SBSD Local Station Commander (as defined in Attachment A) shall establish Tow Districts (as defined in Attachment A) for each class of tow truck to facilitate the distribution of calls and meet the needs of the SBSD with regard to response time (as defined in Attachment A) and availability of tow services. Within each Tow District, the Local Station Commander shall determine the maximum response time, enrollment period (as defined in Attachment A), reasonable rates, and minimum number of trucks required, as well as the maximum number of tow companies that can be reasonably utilized and administered by the SBSD for a particular Tow District.
B. Exceptions to compliance with the TSA shall not be authorized by verbal agreement. Any exception shall be documented as an addendum to the TSA.
C. An Operator shall have a business office and storage facility located within the district he/she serves, unless this requirement is waived by a Local Station Commander.
1) The Local Station Commander may establish a maximum radius for the location of a business office from which an Operator may provide service for a Tow District.
2) An Operator shall provide service in only one Station jurisdiction unless waived by both adjacent Local Station Commanders and with the Regional Deputy Chief’s concurrence.
D. A secondary storage facility does not qualify an Operator for an additional Tow District unless this requirement is waived in writing by the Local Station Commander based on a specific need.
E. Within each Tow District, to ensure an equitable distribution of calls, SBSD shall maintain separate rotation tow lists for each class of tow truck.
F. Within each Tow District, SBSD shall maintain separate rotation tow lists for salvage and recovery operations involving large commercial vehicles, as defined by the Local Station Commander. Operators on the rotation Salvage and Recovery list shall respond as follows:
1) At least one (1) driver who has five (5) verifiable years’ for-hire salvage and recovery experience.
2) A minimum of two (2) tow trucks. The minimum two (2) tow truck response shall be one (1) Class D tow truck and one (1) Class C tow truck.
3) Depending on a station’s needs and a tow Operator’s equipment availability, the Local Station Commander may allow an Operator to respond with two (2) Class C tow trucks to meet the tow truck minimum response.
4) For those stations in which tow Operators are unable to meet the two truck minimum response, the Operator ass...
TOW DISTRICTS. A. The CHP Area commander shall establish tow districts for each class of tow truck to facilitate the distribution of calls and meet the needs of the CHP with regard to response time and availability of tow services.
B. Within each tow district, the Area commander shall determine the maximum response time, reasonable rates, minimum number of trucks, and any applicable addendum annually.
1) The Area commander may require more than one tow truck in each class in tow districts where rapid response for congestion relief is required.
2) Addendums shall be approved by Division prior to implementation and a copy forwarded to Research and Planning Section as well as the individual operator.
3) Addendums with major cost incurring changes shall contain a fair and equitable projected date for compliance.
C. An operator shall have a business office and storage yard located within the district they serve, unless this requirement is waived by an addendum, with justification, from the Area commander in order to meet specific Area needs.
D. An operator with a business and storage yard in one CHP Area shall provide service in only that Area command. If also applying for an adjacent Area, without having the required business and storage yard, the need must exist, and be approved by an addendum from both adjacent Area commanders with the Division commander’s concurrence.
E. A secondary storage yard does not qualify an operator for an additional tow district.
F. Within each tow district, the CHP shall maintain separate rotation tow lists for each class of tow truck to ensure an equitable distribution of calls.
