Turnpike truck lanes — Maine Permit Test

Turnpike truck lanes on the Maine permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

On any section of the Maine Turnpike or I-95 with three lanes in one direction, trucks, including truck tractors but not pickup trucks, may use only the two right-hand lanes.

Trucks spread across all three lanes leave cars no clear lane to pass them.

On any section of the Maine Turnpike or Interstate-95 that consists of three lanes in either direction, trucks, including truck tractors, but excluding pickup trucks may only operate in the two farthest right-hand lanes.

Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.56

The Maine Turnpike and I-95 truck lane limit does not apply to pickup trucks.

A pickup driver who thinks he is barred from the left lane may never pass a slow truck safely.

On any section of the Maine Turnpike or Interstate-95 that consists of three lanes in either direction, trucks, including truck tractors, but excluding pickup trucks may only operate in the two farthest right-hand lanes.

Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.56

On the test

On a three-lane stretch of the Maine Turnpike, which lanes may trucks use?

The two right lanes. Trucks spread across all three lanes leave cars no clear lane to pass them. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.56: “On any section of the Maine Turnpike or Interstate-95 that consists of three lanes in either direction, trucks, including truck tractors, but excluding pickup trucks may only operate in the two farthest right-hand lanes.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Maine Driver’s License Manual, published by the Maine Secretary of State, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.