Commercial Vehicle Operations
Office of Freight Transportation
Almost 90 percent of Maine’s freight tonnage is carried by commercial vehicles. The Office of Freight Transportation (OFT) recognizes the importance of motor carriers as the predominant mode of freight transportation in Maine. OFT 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, OFT advises and informs the Commissioner concerning commercial vehicle regulatory policies, including size and weight, safety, and taxation. OFT 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.
OFT’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.
For specific information about obtaining commercial vehicle registrations, permits, fuel decals or other credentials, and for Maine truck size and weight limit information, link to the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles Commercial Vehicle Division at www.state.me.us/sos/bmv/commercial/homepage.shtml.
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For more information about Office of Freight Transportation commercial vehicle freight initiatives or Maine DOT commercial vehicle policies, contact tim.bolton@maine.gov. If your web browser or screen reader cannot view the Adobe ® PDF Documents on this page, please contact the Office of Freight Transportation at (207) 624-3560.
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3/27/08
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Maine Freight System Map (includes the Heavy Haul Truck Network where truck traffic is most intensive) ( 