17-229 C.M.R. ch. 306
SUMMARY: The following rules and regulations govern the permissible truck size and weight configurations on the entire Interstate Highway System under MaineDOT jurisdiction.
BACKGROUND: Public Law 2011, Chapter 482 grants the Commissioner of Transportation permission to adopt routine technical rules that allow truck configurations legal on non-Interstate State Highways to utilize the Interstate Highway System.
This rule does not apply to those portions of the Interstate Highway System under the jurisdiction of the Maine Turnpike Authority.
All truck configurations legally allowed on State Highways without permit are granted the privilege to operate on the Interstate Highway System, subject to the provisions of this Rule. This includes all applicable truck size and weight limits as prescribed in 29-A MRSA Chapter 21.
The Commissioner of Transportation may revoke the privilege of any carrier to operate on the Interstate Highway System pursuant to this Rule for cause. Revocation by the Commissioner of Transportation is considered a final agency action.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Public Law 2011, Chapter 482, enacted March 5, 2012.
May 12, 2013 – filing 2013-112
June 11, 2013 – filing 2013-127 (EMERGENCY)
October 27, 2013 – filing 2013-254