Maine trailer regestration

[seanR]

Since we just spent almost $1000.00 renewing plates on all of our trailers I looked into Maine registration.
I guess you can license a trailer in Maine with out being a resident there.
The cost is $99.00 for five years and $199.00 for ten years.
we have four 14,000 pound trailers and it costs $175.00 per year a piece, plus three box trailers, a boat trailer, and an "office" trailer.

Any one have any experience with this?
I know trucking companies do it all of the time.

 

[billyjp2]

I know its extremely popular here in Mass, but I have heard of state police down here pulling over mass residents and threatening them with tax evasion for having trailers registered in Maine.

I can't recall if any of the guys in the NAC have ME registered trailers...

 

[Lowrange2]

You should just say it's from SC. We don't register trailers... at all. No titles. Nothing.

The only trailers required to be registered are tag along campers longer than 10'.

 

[Wayne Sihler]

A co-worker who lives in West Va. did just that with his horse trailer.Has pulled it as far west as Texas and up n down East coast with no questions or problems that he has spoken of.

 

[kastein]

Some states that require trailer registration also require it if the trailer is out of state. I know WI trailer reg is optional in-state but you must register it if you want to use it outside WI, I asked about that a while back.

Just like NH residents are not required to insure their vehicles but they must if they want to drive outside NH without getting ticketed/impounded.