Maine turnpike toll bonds.
From $100.
A business that runs a postpaid E-ZPass account on the Maine Turnpike must post a bond with the Maine Turnpike Authority equal to about two months of estimated toll and non-toll charges, with a $5,000 minimum. The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — enter the amount the Authority set and your exact price appears at application.
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How much does a Maine turnpike toll bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard turnpike toll bond — enter your amount, pay, and deliver it to the Authority. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Authority required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
Most applicants are approved and issued instantly. Above $15,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
Deliver to the Turnpike Authority
Submit the executed bond with your E-ZPass business account application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Authority insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the turnpike toll bond actually covers
The Maine Turnpike Authority runs the E-ZPass program on the Maine Turnpike. Most personal accounts are prepaid — you load a balance and tolls draw it down. Larger business and fleet customers can instead run a postpaid account, where tolls accrue and are billed afterward, like a credit line for tolls.
Because the Authority is extending that credit, its E-ZPass business account terms require a postpaid account to post a surety bond equal to about two months of estimated toll and non-toll charges, with a minimum acceptable bond of $5,000. The bond stands behind the tolls your fleet runs up before you pay them.
It is a three-party guarantee, not insurance for you: if your account goes unpaid, the Authority can recover against the bond, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. The Authority releases the bond once the postpaid account is paid in full and closed. We issue the amount the Authority set, priced at 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
Deliver to the Turnpike Authority. Submit the executed bond with your E-ZPass business account application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Authority insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $15,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Authority set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to deliver.
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Turnpike toll bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the Authority set and deliver it the same day.