MD desk
maryland carrier desk.
Maryland cover is I-95, I-70, I-81, and the Port of Baltimore. A Baltimore drop can still be interstate. SHA hauling permits and MDTA tunnels are not one stamp. Confirm the harbor route before you cover a port pull, then match the MC to L&I.
desks for this cover
- MDOT SHA hauling
- Maryland OS/OW is SHA. I-95 and the port do not skip SHA when the load is over legal.
- MDTA tunnels
- Toll facilities and harbor tunnels are a different conversation when the route uses them.
- Maryland MVA
- IRP and IFTA sit with MVA. Read L&I for the truck.
- 49 CFR 387.9
- Port auto and box work still starts with federal BI&PD on L&I.
the harbor route is the cover
If this is a Port of Baltimore pull, ask how the truck reaches the terminal before you cover. Harbor crossings, tunnels, and posted restrictions are MDOT SHA and MDTA problems. An Active MC does not pick the tunnel.
Auto processors and box terminals are different jobs. Census class 4 is a hint for cars. It is not a nine-car. Class 12 is a hint for containers. It is not interchange. Call the census telephone. Port dispatch services book other MCs here.
A Baltimore live load can be Pennsylvania or Virginia before the day is over. Read authority type. Oversize needs PennDOT or VDOT for those miles. Do not cover them on an SHA PDF only. MDTA toll facilities are not SHA hauling permits.
neighbor state desks
related freight markets
FMCSA vs Maryland
An Active FMCSA property MC is interstate operating authority. It is not a Maryland oversize permit, not IRP, not IFTA, and not intrastate authority. If this load never leaves Maryland, ask whether they have the state credential — and still match legal name on L&I if an MC is on the rate con.
As of September 2026, table 1 to 49 CFR 387.9 still lists $750,000, $1,000,000, and $5,000,000. The January 16, 2026 change is broker/freight-forwarder BMC-84/85 at $75,000 — your house, not the truck. The March 2026 FMCSA notice still says: do not buy or sell a USDOT or MC outside a real corporate deal.
UCR is a separate annual filing. It is not BMC-91 and not a MD OS/OW permit. Confirm UCR on the national UCR site if your process requires it. Then come back to L&I for the truck.
Maryland permits and credentials
Maryland OS/OW is MDOT SHA. I-95 and the port do not skip SHA when the load is over legal.
Maryland IRP/IFTA is MVA. Read L&I for the truck.
If this is oversize, attach the SHA permit for Maryland miles. If the route uses MDTA, attach that too. Neighbor-state paper from PennDOT or VDOT does not cover Maryland miles.
first-touch in Maryland
- Do legal name, USDOT, and MC on the rate con match L&I?
- If this is the Port of Baltimore, what is the route in, and do they have interchange or processor access?
- If the route uses an MDTA facility, did you confirm that separately from SHA?
- If the load continues into Pennsylvania or Virginia, whose permit covers those miles?
- Does the census telephone reach this motor carrier?
fail closed
- Office cannot describe a legal harbor route for this terminal.
- Pennsylvania or Virginia miles covered on an SHA PDF only.
- Active BMC-91 treated as a port pass.
- Name mismatch or census phone that will not state the DOT.
direct answers
- Does SHA hauling permission include MDTA tunnels?
- Not automatically. SHA is the oversize desk for many Maryland highways. MDTA facilities are separate when the route uses them. Ask both when the harbor route needs both.
- Is a Baltimore drop always Maryland intrastate?
- No. Plenty of Baltimore pickups leave Maryland the same day. Read authority type on L&I.
- Does a port processor list replace L&I?
- No. Processor and terminal lists are access control. Operating authority is Licensing & Insurance.
as of September 2026
Last updated:
- September 2026: 49 CFR 387.9 dollar floors unchanged. Broker BMC-84/85 compliance date was January 16, 2026.
- September 2026: FMCSA will move to revoke USDOT/MC registrations sold or leased outside a legitimate corporate transaction.