Murfreesboro, TN Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Weight threshold
- Over 18,000 lbs. GVW
- Restricted hours
- 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Exception
- Active loading/unloading only
- Hazmat trucks
- Banned overnight, no exception
Summary
Trucks over 18,000 lbs. gross weight, trailers and semitrailers can't park on any Murfreesboro street from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. under Code § 32-1304, except while actively loading or unloading.
(A)No person shall park any truck or motor vehicle of more than 18,000 pounds gross weight, or any trailer or semitrailer, whether or not attached to a tractor, on any street from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.; except, that this section shall not apply to trucks, trailers or semitrailers so parked while actually engaged in loading or unloading.(B)No person shall park a truck or motor vehicle used for the purpose of transporting any explosive or more than 50 gallons of gasoline...on any street or alley from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., regardless of whether such vehicle is loaded or empty.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 18 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Section 32-1304 bans overnight street parking for any truck or motor vehicle exceeding 18,000 lbs. gross weight, and for any trailer or semitrailer whether or not attached to a tractor, between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. citywide. The only exception is a truck actually engaged in loading or unloading at the time. A stricter companion rule bans parking any truck hauling explosives or more than 50 gallons of gasoline, kerosene, benzol, naphtha or other volatile liquids on any street or alley during those same overnight hours, loaded or empty, with no loading exception at all.
Violations & Fines
Overnight truck or trailer parking under § 32-1304 is a Chapter 32 misdemeanor via § 32-301, with the City's general civil penalty in Code § 1-8 applying absent a specific fine.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is there any exception to the overnight truck parking ban?
Sources & Official References
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