MD hauling performance bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
When you haul an oversize or overweight load on Maryland roads, the State Highway Administration can require a performance bond before issuing the permit — so the State is covered for any road damage the move causes. SHA sets the amount; we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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No underwriting queue for the standard hauling bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with SHA. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount SHA required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with SHA
Submit the executed bond to the SHA Hauling Permits Unit with your oversize/overweight permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever SHA insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure SHA required and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the hauling performance bond covers
Maryland's State Highway Administration issues special permits for vehicles and loads that exceed legal size or weight limits. Because an oversize or overweight move can damage roads, bridges, and structures, SHA can require a performance bond before issuing the permit.
The bond is a damage-assurance guarantee: it assures the State that if your move damages any road, the State will be compensated for the repair. SHA's Motor Carrier Division keeps the bond on file for a minimum of one year from the move, because heavy-haul damage isn't always immediate.
If your move causes road damage the State has to repair, SHA can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. It's not insurance for you; it's the State's backstop for the wear and tear a heavy haul puts on public infrastructure. Enter the amount SHA required and we issue at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount SHA required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount SHA required and file the same day.