(A) No wrecker shall be placed on a rotation list until such wrecker is equipped as required by the Public Regulation Commission and is further equipped as follows:
(1) Name and address of the company, and only one company, must be permanently lettered on the wrecker's doors in lettering not less than two inches high. The wrecker's Public Regulation Commission number must also be permanently lettered on the wrecker.
(2) Two-way radio for company use, licensed by the FCC to operate on commercial or automotive emergency frequency, providing two-way communication between wrecker base and each wrecker. C.B. not accepted. Any approved radio or telephone shall have a range sufficient to reach between the location of any call that the city might require and the wrecker's home base.
(3) Container for debris, broom and shovel.
(C) Class A & B wreckers shall be mounted on a chassis which is no more than 15 years old during the application year. Wreckers on rotation at the effective date of this article shall have two years from the date of this revision to comply with this requirement. However, this shall only apply to existing equipment. From the date of this article, any additional wreckers purchased must meet the 10-year old chassis requirement.
(D) The city official initiating any tow and the wrecker shall insure, to the extent possible, that an appropriate tow truck is sent for the job, considering size, weight, configuration, condition, location of the vehicle to be towed, and any other factors relevant to the given tow.
('74 Code, § 9-9-8) (Ord. 3-1983; Am. Ord. 35-1983; Am. Ord. 53-1983; Am. Ord. 14-2000)