| | | 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 | | connection point for a 2nd semitrailer.__This combination has one | | less articulation point than the conventional A-dolly-connected | | truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination. |
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| | | 3.__Report.__The Commissioner of Transportation shall submit a | | report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having | | jurisdiction over transportation matters for presentation to the | | First Regular Session of the 126th Legislature.__The report must | | include the status of the pilot project and recommendations for | | continuance, discontinuance or modification of the pilot | | project's terms. |
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| | | 4.__Repeal.__This section is repealed December 31, 2014. |
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