Re: OT: Farm Truck Plates MD

Posted by Tim (In Maryland) on March 25, 2005 at 14:13:58 from (12.44.4.102):

In Reply to: OT: Farm Truck Plates MD posted by Joe MD on March 25, 2005 at 11:15:07:

Joe:

There are two types of Farm Plates for Maryland. The first type, called Farm Area Vehicle (class K) restricts you to a 10 mile radius from your point of registration (ie, your home address). The benefit of this type of plate is you do not need to have your vehicle inspected.

The second type of plate is a Farm Truck. Your vehicle will need to pass the same type of inspection that an ordinary vehicle will undergo. The benefit is lower charges for weight. The charge for Farm Truck plates is something like $2.50 or so per ton. If you register your truck with regular plates the charge is something like $150 per ton. There are no milage restrictions like there are on the Farm Area truck. The catch, you cannot use your truck for a business (ie, commercial), unless it is in support of your farm. So you cannot register as a Farm Truck and use the truck for your landscape business.

The MVA web site is terrible. I found a lot of this information by calling the MVAs main office in Baltimore. I registered my truck as a Farm Area Vehicle because it would not pass the Maryland inspection. In addition, I don't use it for much that requires driving more than 10 miles.

Hope this helps. Good luck with the registration.

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