Section 229-308-7 - OBTAINING TRIP TICKETS TO HAUL BULK PERISHABLE PRODUCTS OVER SEASONALLY POSTED ROADS Trip Tickets are used to move bulk perishable items one time.Entities interested in obtaining a Trip Ticket must use the following process:
1. Entitiesintending to haul bulk perishable products over seasonally closed ways must secure a Trip Ticket from MaineDOT through itsapplicableregion office.Information regarding the MaineDOT regions, office locations and contact information may be found on the MaineDOT web site at www.mainedot.gov.2. Upon receipt of information regarding the requested route, vehicle axle configuration, and commodity being moved, MaineDOT will have up to 72 hours to review the request and may charge a reasonable fee for its administration of Trip Tickets.3. Any Trip Ticket issued will bevalid for a single move by a 5 axle or more combination vehicle and will be limited to a combined maximum weight of 80,000 pounds.The Trip Ticket may be further limited by time, route, and/orweather conditions.4. The trip ticket must be kept with load at all times.5. Additional trip tickets will not be issued to shippers that are in violation of any of the required conditions and rules.6. At its sole discretion, MaineDOT may close any posted road to the hauling of bulk perishable products.17-229 C.M.R. ch. 308, § 7