# COMAR Title 11 — Department of Transportation

## Subtitle 14 — Motor Vehicle Administration — Vehicle Inspections

### Chapter 04 — Safety Standards for Trucks, Truck Tractors, Commercial Buses, and Type I School Vehicles

#### Regulation .23 Load Covers.

*COMAR 11.14.04.23*

A. This regulation does not apply to a:

  (1) Class K (farm area) vehicle as defined in Transportation Article, §13-935, Annotated Code of Maryland;

  (2) Construction vehicle working within the confines of a public works construction work project site as outlined in the construction project's plans and specifications, provided the distance travelled does not exceed 1 mile or the distance specified in an extension granted by the Maryland Department of Transportation;

  (3) Construction vehicle or mining equipment while crossing a highway between construction or mining sites; or

  (4) Vehicle, within the Port of Baltimore for a distance not to exceed 1 mile, carrying a load of loose material between a stockpile or storage facility and a vessel docked at the Port.

B. This regulation applies to:

  (1) Any vehicle, not otherwise exempted, manufactured on or before July 1, 1990 and carrying loose material if any part of the loose material is within 6 inches of the top of any bed enclosure it touches;

  (2) Any vehicle, not otherwise exempted, manufactured after July 1, 1990 regardless of the loading of loose material;

  (3) After January 1, 1992, any vehicle not otherwise exempted and regardless of loading of loose material.

C. The requirements of this regulation apply only to the issuance and certification of a safety equipment repair order and do not apply to a complete inspection required upon sale or transfer of ownership of a used vehicle. A safety equipment repair order may be certified only if the cover is present, fully covers the top of the bed, and meets the requirements of this regulation.