§ 24-108. Limits to gross weight imposed on ground surface by wheels of an axle or axles of veh...
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: June 1, 2019
Effective: June 1, 2019
MD Code, Transportation, § 24-108
§ 24-108. Limits to gross weight imposed on ground surface by wheels of an axle or axles of vehicle
(a)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection and except as otherwise provided in this section, the gross weight imposed on the ground surface by the wheels of an axle of a vehicle may not exceed the following limits:
Single Axle Weight |
Registered Gross Weight of Vehicle (in Pounds) | Gross Maximum Weight (in Pounds) | ||
Single axle | 73,000 or less | 22,400 | |
Single axle | More than 73,000 | 20,000 |
(3)(i) Except as provided in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph, any vehicle with a gross maximum weight in excess of 73,000 pounds may travel only on State highways, except while making a delivery or pickup, and then only when traveling by the shortest available legal route to or from the State highway for the purpose of making such delivery or pickup. In Baltimore City, the shortest available legal route shall be only on designated truck routes.
(b) Except on interstate highways, a vehicle carrying farm products as defined under § 10-601 of the Agriculture Article or forest products that have been loaded in fields or other off-highway locations is permitted an axle load limit tolerance of 10 percent.
(c)(1) In Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County, garbage and refuse trucks that make collections on a fixed route and are owned by or doing business with any governmental entity in the respective county are permitted rear axle load limit tolerances of 10 percent if:
(d) Any over-the-road bus or any vehicle that is regularly and exclusively used as an intrastate public agency transit passenger bus may not exceed:
Credits
Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1978, c. 113; Acts 1980, c. 322; Acts 1980, c. 539; Acts 1984, c. 742; Acts 1986, c. 761; Acts 1987, c. 654; Acts 1989, c. 304; Acts 1990, c. 556; Acts 1991, c. 460, § 2; Acts 1991, c. 507; Acts 1992, c. 22, § 6; Acts 1998, c. 441, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 1998, c. 563, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 1999, c. 30, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2005, c. 25, § 13, eff. April 12, 2005; Acts 2005, c. 214, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2011, c. 100, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2019, c. 126, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, §§ 14-108, 14-108.1.
MD Code, Transportation, § 24-108, MD TRANS § 24-108
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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