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Almost
90 percent of Maine’s freight is carried by commercial vehicles.
The Maine Department of Transportation recognizes the importance
of motor carriers as the predominant mode of freight transportation
in Maine. Maine Department of Transportation addresses its mission
of promoting the safe and efficient flow of motor carrier freight
transportation in both the regulatory and transportation planning
activity areas.
On
the regulatory side, Maine Department of Transportation advises
and informs the Commissioner concerning commercial vehicle regulatory
policies, including size and weight, safety, and taxation. Maine
Department of Transportation provides the Department’s representative
on regional and national highway transport groups, and analyzes
motor carrier regulatory legislation proposed by the U. S. Congress
and the Maine Legislature. The office frequently serves as MDOT’s
liaison with other public sector agencies and the private sector
on motor carrier issues.
Maine
Department of Transportation’s motor carrier transportation
planning role includes analysis of planning data such as Weigh In
Motion data to determine the impact of motor carrier transportation
on Maine’s highway infrastructure. The Office supervises studies
that are designed to improve the flow of motor carrier freight transportation
in the state and make such transportation safer.
Click
on the following for information pertaining to:
Intelligent
Transportation Systems
For
more information about commercial vehicle operations in Maine please
contact Tim Bolton in
Maine Department of Transportation.
Commercial
Trucking Links
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Census Bureau
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