| E.__For a combination of 3-axle truck tractor and tri-axle | semitrailer, 100,000 pounds. |
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| | Sec. 7. 29-A MRSA §2354, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 | and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | Notwithstanding this subchapter, a combination vehicle | consisting of a 3-axle truck tractor with a tri-axle semitrailer | may be operated with a maximum gross vehicle weight of: |
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| | 1. 90,000 pounds. Ninety thousand pounds, as long as: |
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| A. The vehicle is registered for at least 90,000 pounds or | the maximum allowable registered weight in its home | jurisdiction; and |
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| B. If the maximum allowable registered weight in the home | jurisdiction is less than 90,000 pounds, the vehicle has a | permit authorizing that operation in this State. The annual | fee for the permit is $105. The permit may be issued for a | period of 3 months or more on a monthly prorated basis, but | may not exceed the expiration date of the annual | registration. |
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| The maximum gross vehicle weight permitted is reduced by 2,000 | pounds for each foot the distance is less than 32 feet between | the extreme axles, excluding the steering axle, measured to the | nearest foot; or |
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| | 2. 100,000 pounds. One hundred thousand pounds, as long as | the vehicle meets the requirements of subsection 1 and these | additional requirements: |
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| A. The distance between the extreme axles, excluding the | steering axle, is not less than 36 feet as measured to the | nearest foot.__The maximum gross vehicle weight permitted is | reduced by 2,000 pounds for each foot the distance is less | than 36 feet between the extreme axles, excluding the | steering axle, measured to the nearest foot; and |
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| B. The minimum distance between the steering axle and the | first axle of the tandem-axle group is at least 10 feet as | measured to the nearest foot; |
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| C. The maximum weight on the: |
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| (1) Tandem axle does not exceed 41,000 pounds; and |
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