APPENDAGE A HAZLETON POLICE DEPARTMENT APPLICATION TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY TOWING SERVICES A. GENERAL 1. Read the application and regulations carefully. Ensure each block or question is completed before you submit the application. 2. All questions on the application are subject to verification. False or inaccurate information may result in the suspension of the applicant from the opportunity to provide services or prosecution under Section 4904 of Title 18 (relating to unsworn falsification to authorities). 3. Type or print in ink. If more space is needed, use an additional 8 ½" x 11" sheet of paper. B. WHO MAY APPLY Any person, partnership, or corporation engaged in the removal, recovery, or transportation of damaged or disabled vehicles, provided: 1. No principal of the organization has been convicted of, or the subject of prosecution for, the commission of a misdemeanor or greater offense. 2. The business complies with the definition of emergency towing service of the City s emergency towing policy. 3. The business is properly equipped for the category of towing indicated on the application as required by the City s emergency towing policy. C. DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this regulation, these phrases shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Chief of Police: The Hazleton Police Department Chief of Police Emergency Towing Service: A provider of road service; vehicle and cargo recovery; and/or towing of light, medium, or heavy vehicles as defined herein; who operates in accordance with the following requirements: 1. Is regularly open for the conduct of business, receiving of payments due, release of vehicles, etc., a minimum of 40 hours, Monday through Friday, between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. A.1
2. Maintains a license to collect sales tax. 3. Uses vehicles to provide service that are properly titled and registered, with the appropriate sales tax paid. 4. Displays business name on vehicles, as required by the Vehicle Code and Title 67. 5. Equips service vehicles with appropriate safety equipment as per PA title 75 and PA title 67 (fire extinguisher, warning devices, etc.), and any other equipment necessary to perform the function; and complies with the Vehicle Code regarding removal of debris. 6. Maintains liability insurance, ensuring compliance with the Vehicle Code and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, as appropriate, and garage-keeper's insurance in the amount specified for that classification of towing service. 7. Charges fees that are reasonable and customary for the service provided in the emergency towing service s geographic area. Fees must be posted for public inspection in the place of business of the emergency towing service. Established Place of Business: A single location of an emergency towing service, not a subcontractor or substitute service, equipped with the following: business telephone number published and active, secure storage facility, access to a secure storage lot of their own, and emergency towing vehicles which comply with the requirements for the class of service, as defined herein. The business shall be directly accessible 24 hours a day, by no more than two telephone numbers. The employment of answering services or devices is not considered as making a business directly accessible. Heavy-duty Service: An emergency towing service which possesses the equipment required to perform emergency towing of vehicles weighing in excess of 17,000 pounds including, but not limited to, two heavy duty wreckers. Each required wrecker must have a GVWR of not less than 50,000 pounds and be equipped with a 25-ton winching capability. One wrecker must be equipped with at least a 25,000 pound under-wheel lift. Garage-keeper's insurance in the minimum of $200,000 must be maintained. Medium-duty Service: An emergency towing service which possesses the equipment required to perform emergency towing of multiple vehicles, weighing 7,000 pounds respectively, or less, or vehicles weighing between 7,001 and 17,000 pounds. The equipment shall have a GVWR of not less than 22,000 pounds. Garage-keeper's insurance in the minimum of $150,000 must be maintained. Light-duty Service: An emergency towing service which possesses the equipment required to perform emergency towing of vehicles weighing 7,000 pounds or less including, but not limited to, one conventional wrecker with a GVWR of at least 10,000 pounds and one rollback wrecker with a GVWR of at least 11,000 pounds. The conventional wrecker must be equipped with twin, four-ton winches, or greater, and a 6,000 pound, or greater, under-wheel lift. The rollback must be A.2
equipped with an 8,000 pound, or greater winch. Garage-keeper's insurance in the minimum amount of $100,000 must be maintained. Recovery Service: A light-, medium-, or heavy-duty towing service which, by virtue of its specialized equipment, experience and training, is capable of removing vehicles and cargo from unique locations. Examples include, but are not limited to, commercial vehicles that have rolled over or are hanging over a bridge, passenger cars at the bottom of a deep ravine, etc. A recovery service must maintain a minimum of $250,000 garage-keeper's insurance. Secure Storage Facility: A indoor facility with at least one thousand (1000) square feet of vehicle parking space that is capable of being locked and prevents general access to vehicle(s) as well as providing cover and protection from exposure to the elements. Along with the minimum square footage, the facility floor plan must provide enough room for a vehicle, stored inside, to be worked on, processed, examined and photographed with enough room surrounding the vehicle for this work to be conducted freely. (IE: Not 10 x 100.) The facility must have an alarm and video surveillance camera system to notify the owner and police should a break in or attempted break in occur as well as having the potential to capture any criminal element on video. Secure Storage Lot: A location or facility capable of being locked and prevents general access to vehicle(s) therein by means of a barrier at least six feet. D. BLOCK INSTRUCTIONS 1. EMERGENCY TOWING SERVICE NAME: Enter the business name, indicate the type of business, and the type of application (light duty, medium duty, or heavy duty). If a corporation, enter the corporation's name first, followed by DBA and the common name of the business. 2. ADDRESS: Enter the physical street address of the business. Post office box alone is not sufficient. 3. SALES TAX LICENSE NUMBER: Self-explanatory. 4. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: Enter federal employer identification number. 5. PROPRIETOR'S SSN: Enter social security number of proprietor. EQUIPMENT INFORMATION 6. YEAR: Enter year of each vehicle used by the business. 7. MAKE: Enter make of each vehicle used by the business. 8. TITLE NUMBER: Enter the title number of each vehicle used by the business. 9. VIN: Enter vehicle identification number of each vehicle used by the A.3
business. 10. AUTO LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY: Self-explanatory. 11. POLICY NUMBER: Self-explanatory. 12. GARAGE KEEPER'S INSURANCE COMPANY: Self-explanatory. 13. POLICY NUMBER: Self-explanatory. 14. SIGNATURE: Enter the signature of a principal of the business. 15. NAME: Type or print the complete name of the individual signing Block 14. 16. DATE: Enter the date the application was signed. E. FEE SCHEDULE Towing services shall advise HPD of its fees, by entering the cost of tasks listed on the Fee Schedule. F. RETENTION The Application to Provide Emergency Towing Services and Fee Schedule shall be retained by HPD for as long as the applicant is utilized to provide emergency towing services. Submit the application to: Chief of Police, Hazleton Police Department, 40 North Church Street, Hazleton, PA 18201. A.4
HAZLETON POLICE DEPARTMENT APPLICATION TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY TOWING SERVICES 1. EMERGENCY TOWING SERVICE NAME CORPORATION PARTNERSHIP PROPRIETORSHIP RECOVERY SERVICE LIGHT DUTY MEDIUM DUTY HEAVY DUTY 2. ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP 3. SALES TAX LICENSE NUMBER 4. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 5. PROPRIETOR S SSN EQUIPMENT INFORMATION * 6.YEAR 7. MAKE 8. TITLE NUMBER 9. VIN 10. AUTO LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 11. POLICY NUMBER 12. GARAGE KEEPER'S INSURANCE COMPANY 13. POLICY NUMBER * USE BLANK PAPER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE SAME MANNER I CERTIFY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4904 OF THE CRIMES CODE (RELATING TO UNSWORN FALSIFICATION TO AUTHORITIES), THAT ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS APPLICATION AND ITS ATTACHMENTS IS TRUE AND CORRECT, AND THE ABOVE-LISTED BUSINESS MEETS THE PSP DEFINITION FOR EACH CLASS OF TOWING REQUESTED. 14. SIGNATURE 15. NAME (TYPE OR PRINT) 16. DATE A.5
FEE SCHEDULE Light Duty per truck required to complete the task Standby Time $ /Hr Plus Recovery Specialist Hook-up Charge $ Prep time $ /hour Rollback Rate (if different from tow truck) $ /Hr $ /mile Dolly Charge $ Medium Duty per truck required to complete the task Standby Time $ /Hr Plus Operator Hook-up Charge $ Prep time $ /hour Rollback Rate (if different from tow truck) $ /Hr $ /mile Dolly Charge $ A.6
Heavy Duty per truck required to complete the task Standby Time $ /Hr Plus Operator Hook-up Charge $ Prep time $ /hour Rollback Rate (if different from tow truck) $ /Hr $ /mile Dolly Charge $ Extra Specialty Equipment Minimum Charges Debris Cleanup Labor Supplies Disposal RECOVERY CHARGES On Scene Supervisor/ Coordinator $ /Hr Light Duty $ /Hr Plus Operator $ /Hr Show Up $ /Hr $ /mile $ minimum Standby Time $ /Hr $ minimum A.7
Medium Duty $ /Hr Plus Operator $ /Hr Show Up $ /Hr $ /mile $ minimum Standby Time $ /Hr $ minimum Heavy Duty Tractor $ minimum Tractor w/landall $ minimum Transfer Trailer $ minimum Air Cushion System $ /Hr $ minimum Operator $ /Hr Crane/Specialty Equipment How billed? Sublet Equipment How billed? Hazardous spill clean up? yes no Do you charge for disposal? yes no Do you charge for expendables? yes no Inside Storage $ /Day Light Duty $ /Day Truck/Tractor $ /Day Trailer $ /Day Cargo Outside Storage $ /Day Light Duty $ /Day Truck/Tractor $ /Day Trailer $ /Day Cargo Storage Site Environmental Charge $ /day $ Flat Fee Storage Lot Release Fee After Hours? yes no $ A.8