MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new law in Mississippi will protect truck drivers from predatory towing companies.
Senate Bill 2635 , signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves last week, will create a Commercial Vehicle Advisory Committee that would set statewide maximum towing and storage fees for nonconsensual tows, establish a process to investigate complaints against towing and recovery services, and take disciplinary action against towers that violate the law.
It also prohibits towing companies from towing commercial vehicles like heavy-duty trucks from private property without written permission from the property owner and prevents towers from using boots, except when directed by law enforcement.
The American Trucking Association is applauding the Mississippi reforms.
On its website, the group defines predatory towing as any incident in which a towing operator severely overcharges, illegally seizes assets, damages assets by using improper equipment, or illegitimately withholds the release of a truck, trailer, and/or cargo.