| | | B.__Allowable truck configurations under this pilot project | | must be limited to: |
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| | | (1)__A 3-axle truck tractor with a 3-axle semitrailer | | at a gross vehicle weight of 108,900 pounds; and |
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| | | (2)__A 3-axle truck tractor with a semitrailer- | | semitrailer combination, configured as a B-train double | | with 8 axles total, at a gross vehicle weight of | | 137,700 pounds.__The weight of the 2nd semitrailer may | | not exceed the weight of the first semitrailer. |
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| | | C.__Maine axle weight limits, axle group limits, commodity | | allowances, maximum dimensions and all other commercial | | vehicle limits and requirements must apply under the pilot | | project, except that the B-train double overall length limit | | must be 82.02 feet, or 25 meters. |
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| | | D.__The manufacturer's ratings for gross vehicle weight, | | axle capacity, brake systems and other components for which | | a manufacturer's rating is available may not be exceeded | | under the pilot project. |
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| | | E.__Each truck combination under the pilot project must | | display a credential obtained for a fee from the Secretary | | of State.__The fee must be established by the Commissioner | | of Transportation in an amount to cover related | | administrative costs, compliance monitoring and the | | additional cost of highway damage resulting from the pilot | | project, calculated using accepted engineering practices.__ | | The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this | | paragraph in consultation with the Department of | | Transportation and the Department of Public Safety.__Rules | | adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine technical | | rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | F.__The Commissioner of Transportation may revoke the | | privileges under the pilot project of participating trucks | | and trucking companies for cause, including repeatedly | | exceeding size and weight limits or operating outside the | | designated route of travel.__Revocation by the Commissioner | | of Transportation is considered a final agency action. |
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| | | 2.__Definition.__As used in this section, unless the context | | otherwise indicates,__"B-train double" means a truck tractor- | | semitrailer-semitrailer combination vehicle in which the 2 | | trailing units are connected with a B-train assembly. The B-train | | assembly is a rigid frame extension attached to the rear frame of | | a first semitrailer that allows for a 5th wheel |
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