Waldo

The State of Maine

& Waldo's E-Ticket

Many companies in Maine are now using digital trip tickets. This page answers the one question the industry keeps asking: what does the state say?

Maine Forest Service Acknowledgement

The Maine Forest Service reviewed Waldo's electronic trip ticket workflow for alignment with Maine law and issued a written acknowledgement.

Maine Forest Service · Official Acknowledgement

The Maine Forest Service acknowledges that Waldo's electronic trip ticket workflow, when used in accordance with Maine law, is capable of producing the information required under 12 M.R.S. § 8883-B.
  • Does not constitute endorsement of Waldo as a vendor
  • Does not modify or interpret Maine statute or rule
  • Does not limit MFS enforcement, inspection, or subpoena authority
  • Does not relieve any party of statutory compliance obligations

View signed acknowledgement letter Link coming soon

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Waldo's E-ticket system doesn't replace FOResT

Maine's Forest Online Resource Tool (FOResT) is the state's authoritative system for Forest Operations Notifications. Waldo carries the FON number on every ticket — it does not replace FOResT, connect to it, or share data with it.

There is no technical integration between the two systems. The FON number is entered manually when a job is set up. Everything else in FOResT works exactly as it did before.


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What changes with Waldo's E-ticket

Maine law still requires a trip ticket for every load. An e-ticket satisfies that requirement. Here is what changes — and what doesn't.

Role
What Changes
What Stays the Same
Land Owner
What Changes
Every load has a digital record. Your name and landowner type appear on every ticket as required by Maine law.
What Stays the Same
Your logger or land manager handles setup. FOResT unchanged.
Trucker
What Changes
Paper ticket replaced by a digital record. Signature happens before leaving the landing. Rangers can verify without touching your device.
What Stays the Same
Same haul, same route. Valid ticket required before you drive.
Logger
What Changes
Tickets created digitally at the landing. FON number required at job setup — tickets can't be finalized without it.
What Stays the Same
FOResT notifications unchanged. Contracts and relationships unchanged.
Land Manager
What Changes
Job setup in Waldo is the starting point for ticketing on your managed properties. FON number required at job setup.
What Stays the Same
FOResT unchanged. Contracts and landowner relationships unchanged.
Mill
What Changes
Incoming loads from e-ticket jobs arrive with a digital record. See how your mill can receive them
What Stays the Same
Scale process and payment terms unchanged.
Maine Forest Service Ranger
What Changes
Tickets accessible via web lookup or QR scan. Rangers verify on their own device without handling the trucker's phone. All statutory fields enforced at creation.
What Stays the Same
FOResT is authoritative. Enforcement, inspection, and subpoena authority unchanged.

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