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B.__Allowable truck configuration under this pilot project
must be limited to:

 
(1)__A 3-axle truck tractor with a 3-axle semitrailer
at a gross vehicle weight of 108,900 pounds; and

 
(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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
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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