Maryland hauling performance bonds.
From $100.
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; the premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — your exact price appears in the on-page calculator.
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How much does a Maryland hauling performance bond cost?
1% 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 hauling bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with SHA. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount SHA required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay for most applicants.
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.
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 — the premium is 1% of that bond amount, with a $100 minimum. No credit check up to $100,000.
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
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.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. 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 SHA required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Hauling performance bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount SHA required and file the same day.