Can I own one here
Owning one in Aroostook County.
On your own land
A kei truck in Maine is an off-road vehicle that cannot be registered or titled, and it works on land its owner owns or leases or on another's land with permission, never on a public way.
On the farm
No farm rule puts a kei truck on a Maine road. The special registration permit of 29-A 501(8), which lets an ATV travel a road for farm purposes between farm lots, is a Title 29-A registration that 354 forbids for an off-road vehicle.
A 25 year truck on the road
Closed to road use. Maine classes a mini truck as an off-road vehicle, and an off-road vehicle cannot be registered or used on a public way.
A newer governed truck
Private land only. None. Off-road vehicles are exempt from Maine title under 29-A MRSA 652(17).
Roads and towns
Roads and towns in Aroostook County.
To confirm. Aroostook towns from Fort Kent to Houlton have opened short ATV access routes by press reports while Caribou has not, but a kei truck is not an ATV in Maine, so it works private land and stays off every public way.
In town Some
- Closed Caribou. No city road was found designated an ATV access route. A club request of 23 June 2026 for parts of Belanger, Albair, Brissette and Townline roads and for a crossing of US 1 at Belanger Road was before the council on 21 September 2026, with city staff against it and a MaineDOT reviewer doubtful of the crossing. The council's decision was not read. City Council meeting packet, 21 September 2026, item 10a, read 28 October 2026
- Some Limestone. A town ATV ordinance passed on 6 November 2024 governs riding on town roads. MaineDOT refused the state and state aid roads, Main Street, Grand Falls Road, Access Highway, Van Buren Road, Fort Fairfield Road, Albert Road, Murphy Road and Noyes Road, where only the 500 yard rule applies. The ordinance text was not found. Town ATV ordinance, adopted 6 November 2024, as reported, read 28 October 2026
- Some Fort Fairfield. About 0.9 mile of Forest Avenue was approved as an ATV access route on 21 March 2018. Side street access approved in 2012 minutes was under review in 2022 and no result was found. Town Council vote of 21 March 2018, as reported, read 28 October 2026
- Some Houlton. A 2012 ordinance opened designated town roads to ATVs at no more than 10 mph and only to reach a trail, with downtown streets left out. Later amendments were reported and not read. Town ordinance of 2012, as reported, read 28 October 2026
- Some Presque Isle. A council approved route linking Mechanic and Parsons streets to downtown was reported, with no date given. City Council vote, as reported, read 28 October 2026
- Some Fort Kent. About 700 feet of Hall Street, from the Heritage Trail to the business district, was approved 4 to 1 by the council, as reported. The date is unclear. Town Council vote, as reported, read 28 October 2026
County roads Some
In the unorganized territory the commissioners approved Pond Road, about two miles between Benedicta and Silver Ridge, as an ATV access route, as reported in 2016. The commissioners' act was not read. Commissioners' vote, as reported, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Getting one here
From Japan to Aroostook County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Savannah, Georgia Ports Authority, about 1,500 road miles.
- The JAXPORT, Jacksonville Port Authority, about 1,600 road miles.
- The Port of Everett, about 3,000 road miles.
How to import a mini truck, step by step.
Trucks travel in containers, one to a 20 foot box with room for parts or three to a 40 foot box.
Road miles are an estimate, the straight line times 1.2.
The ground
Aroostook County, counted.
Aroostook County averages 100 inches of snow a year. Farms in Aroostook County hold 98,980 acres of woodland. Aroostook County grows 136 acres of orchards and vineyards.
Areas
The areas Aroostook County is part of.
Importing a kei truck
The essentials, in short.
A truck under 25 can come in only as governed off road equipment, and only if its engine family held an EPA nonroad certificate for that model year. No kei engine family was certified for mini trucks before model year 2010, so a truck built after 30 October 2001 and before model year 2010 has no federal door until its 25th birthday.
Two lanes
A road truck must be 25 years old by its own build date. A newer truck comes in only as governed off road equipment with a certified engine.
The 25 percent duty
Every kei truck pays the 25 percent truck duty at the port, whatever its age.
The paperwork
The customs entry and the two federal declarations, DOT Form HS-7 and EPA Form 3520-1, travel with the truck to your title office.
The title
Keep every stamped paper with the truck. Your state title office asks to see them.
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