LD 1565
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E.__Each truck combination under the pilot project must
display decals obtained for a fee from the Secretary of
State, one on each side of the tractor unit.__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.

 
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 connection point
for a 2nd semitrailer. This combination has one less articulation
point than the conventional A-dolly-connected truck tractor-
semitrailer-trailer combination.

 
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 125th Legislature.__The report must
include the status of the pilot project and recommendations for
continuance, discontinuance or modification of the pilot
project's terms.

 
4.__Repeal.__This section is repealed December 31, 2012.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill authorizes a pilot project to allow certain
commercial vehicle configurations at Canadian weight limits
access via the U.S. Route 1 corridor from the planned Calais -
St. Stephen Bridge to the Woodland Commercial Park in
Baileyville.


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