this is not a state thing, it is federal. all deuces that still have 3 axles are included and you are required by law to get the IFTA decal. is it enforced? not really, but it applys to all states and all trucks reguardless of how you have it taged. (unless it is a camper)
tom
I know it boils down to semantics, but this is what I found reading through the Md regs.
From the “[FONT=ACaslon-Regular, serif]
Compliance Manual. International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA). [/FONT][FONT=Trajan-Regular, serif]
Comptroller of Maryland [/FONT]
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MATT REGULATORY DIVISION, [/FONT][FONT=ACaslon-Regular, serif]
Peter Franchot [/FONT][FONT=TimesNewRoman, serif]
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Comptroller of Maryland”[/FONT]
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A. IFTA License Application Procedures.[/FONT]
Any motor carrier[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
based in Maryland and operating one or more [/FONT]
qualified motor vehicles[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
in at least one (1) other member jurisdiction must file an IFTA license application in Maryland[/FONT]
Now Maryland defines “Motor carrier”
Carrier [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
means a person who operates or causes to be operated a [/FONT]
qualified motor vehicle[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
on any highway in Maryland[/FONT]
Now we look for the definition of a “Qualified motor vehicle”
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Qualified motor vehicle means a motor vehicle used, designed, or maintained for the transportation of persons or property and:[/FONT]
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has two (2) axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight exceeding 26,000 pounds or 11,797 kilograms; or[/FONT]
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has three (3) or more axles regardless of weight;[/FONT]
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or[/FONT]
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is used in combination when the weight of such combination exceeds 26,000 pounds or 11,797 kilograms gross vehicle weight, or registered gross vehicle weight. Qualified motor vehicle does not include recreational vehicles and[/FONT]
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vehicles owned and operated by the U.S. Government.[/FONT]
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Now we look for the definition of a “Recreational vehicle” and we find the “out” for all of this[/FONT]
Recreational vehicles [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]mean vehicles such as motor homes, pickup trucks with attached campers, and buses when used exclusively for personal pleasure by an individual. [/FONT]To qualify as a recreational vehicle, the vehicle shall not be used in connection with any business endeavor.[FONT=Times New Roman, serif] A recreational vehicle rented for personal pleasure is not deemed used in a business endeavor by either the renter or the rentee.
They use the term "[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]such as" instead of "limited to" so the second part of the description would seem to take president in the definition.
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