Nashville, TN Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

Under Metro Code § 12.40.180, a "large vehicle" is any USDOT Class 4-or-higher commercial or heavy-duty vehicle, including box trucks, semi-trailers, tractors, dump trucks, tank trucks, mobile vending units, and Class 3-or-higher trailers. Parking, stopping, or standing such a vehicle anywhere in the public right-of-way, streets, roads, alleys, bridges, is strictly prohibited unless the operator holds a valid permit from the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT). Overnight parking by large vehicles is banned outright, even with a permit. A large vehicle may stand temporarily during daylight hours only while actively servicing a nearby business or residence, must keep a minimum 12-foot travel lane open in each direction (or a 12-foot clear width where no lane markings exist), and must clear the right-of-way within 30 minutes of finishing.