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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 11.04.01.03" title_num="11" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="01" heading="Blanket Hauling Permit.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as provided for in §E of this regulation, a blanket hauling permit may not be issued or used when a load can be dismantled or disassembled in such a way that moves can be made within the size and weight limits imposed by the laws of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A permit issued under this regulation for a vehicle which exceeds 27,000 pounds per axle but is less than or equal to 30,000 pounds per axle shall comply with COMAR 11.04.02.01-1E.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Size.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A blanket hauling permit may be issued for a single oversize vehicle with overall dimensions which may not exceed 75 feet in length, 12 feet in width, or 14 feet in height.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The oversize vehicle shall be either:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Special mobile equipment as defined in Transportation Article, §11-159, Annotated Code of Maryland; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A vehicle properly registered and carrying an oversize load or traveling empty to or from carrying an oversize load.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Weight of Special Mobile Equipment.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A blanket hauling permit may be issued for a single overweight vehicle which is special mobile equipment.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The overweight special mobile equipment may not exceed:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A gross vehicle weight of 45 tons (90,000 pounds) including all tolerances; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A single axle weight of 27,000 pounds.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Repealed.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Repealed.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Procedures.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>To obtain a blanket hauling permit, the applicant shall submit an originally signed completed application on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Unit to the Hauling Permits Unit, Motor Carrier Division, Office of Traffic and Safety, State Highway Administration, 7491 Connelly Drive, Hanover, Maryland 21076.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The application shall include the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Name of the applicant;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Address and telephone number of the applicant;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Name of a contact person;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Name of the applicant's insurance company;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Make, year, model, license tag number, and state of issuance of the license tag;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Requested starting date of the permit.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>In addition to other information required by §G(2) of this regulation, applications for self-propelled special mobile equipment shall include a serial number, identification number, or other similar information specifically identifying the unit of special mobile equipment for which the permit is requested.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Except for permits issued under §§E and F of this regulation, the Unit may issue a blanket hauling permit that is valid for 30 days or for 1 year.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The Unit shall complete all blanks on the face of a blanket hauling permit before issuing the permit.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The permittee or user of a blanket hauling permit shall carry the original (not a copy) of the permit on the vehicle for which it was issued when moving the vehicle on a highway in the State.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A person may move a vehicle for which a blanket hauling permit has been issued on any highway under the jurisdiction of the Administration, during the period for which the permit is effective, without reporting any move to the Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>The person may not move a vehicle across a bridge when the gross vehicle weight or axle weight exceeds posted bridge limitations.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>A permittee shall comply with all restrictions attached to the permit as well as any hauling permit restrictions posted on the Motor Carrier Division and Chart websites found at www.marylandroads.com. It is the responsibility of the permittee to review these websites for current hauling permit restrictions prior to any move being made under the authority of the permit.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>