Can Tow Trucks Have Red Flashing Lights? Tow Truck Lighting Regulations

Tow trucks may use red and blue lights only when stopped at an incident.

Tow trucks are equipped with a roof-mounted light bar displaying amber warning lights that must be yellow.

These lights must be visible from all directions and can flash, oscillate, or rotate.

Tow trucks use flashing lights for safety and efficiency reasons.

Tow trucks may be equipped with flashing red and blue lights, used only when stopped at an incident.

Under certain statutes, tow trucks can use red and flashing blue lights during emergency services.

Recovery workers assisting drivers of broken-down vehicles are permitted to use amber flashing lights.

Red flashing light indicates an emergency, such as a police car, an ambulance, or a fire truck.

Flashing red light must be displayed only when the tow truck is engaged in emergency service.