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(2) Any other combination of vehicles may not exceed 55 feet; and
(3) (i) 1. A truck or truck tractor and semitrailer combination
designed for and engaged exclusively in the transportation of automobiles or boats
may not exceed 65 feet in length;
2. A stinger steered automobile transporter or a
saddle mount or a full mount combination may not exceed 75 feet in length; and
3. A. A maxi-cube vehicle described in subsection (a)(4)(i)
of this section may not exceed 65 feet in length; and
B. A maxi-cube vehicle described in subsection (a)(4)(ii) of
this section may not exceed 60 feet in length;
(ii) No other length requirements may be applied to the
combinations of vehicles described in item (i) of this paragraph; and
(iii) The combinations of vehicles described in item (i) of this
paragraph may only be operated on any part of the interstate system or other State
system highways that are designated by the Secretary in conjunction with the U.S.
Department of Transportation, or on a highway that is the shortest practical route
between a designated highway and:
1. A truck terminal;
2. A point of origin/destination for cargo; or
3. For a distance not to exceed 1 mile, facilities for food, fuel,
repairs, or rest.
(k) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (h) of this section,
nothing shall prevent the operation of a combination of vehicles in which the
semitrailer (single) does not exceed 48 1/2 feet in length or a combination of vehicles
in which the semitrailer or trailer (double) does not exceed 28 1/2 feet in length for
each unit; provided, the combination has been lawfully operated on the highways of
this State prior to December 1, 1982.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (j)(1) of this section[,
nothing].
(I) NOTHING shall prevent a power unit, which was equipped with
a dromedary box, dock, or plate and was legally operated in Maryland prior to
December 1, 1982, in combination with a semitrailer or trailer from exceeding the
overall length limit of 55 feet; AND
(II) THE OVERALL LENGTH OF A TRUCK TRACTOR EQUIPPED WITH
A DROMEDARY BOX AND OPERATED IN COMBINATION WITH A SEMITRAILER MAY
NOT EXCEED 75 FEET WHEN THE DROMEDARY BOX IS BEING USED FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES AND MUNITIONS CLASSIFIED UNDER 10 C.F.R.
PART 173.50 AND INTENDED FOR USE BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
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