Dallas City Code ch. 28, art. X — TRUCK ROUTES | Dallas City Code (7/2026 Code (S-33): Vols. I-II current through Ordinance 33447, passed June 10, 2026; Vol. III through Ordinance 33484, passed June 24, 2026) — City of Dallas

Dallas City Code § 28-69 OPERATION WITHIN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; BOUNDARIES OF CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT DEFINED.

SEC. 28-69. OPERATION WITHIN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; BOUNDARIES OF CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT DEFINED. A person commits an offense if he drives or operates a transit-mix truck, truck tractor, semitrailer, pole trailer, or trailer upon a street within the central business district, except for expeditious delivery or pickup of material within the business district. For the purpose of this article the boundary of the central business district is that area and those streets being bounded by the following streets: Young Street from Market Street to Harwood Street; Harwood Street from Young Street to Canton Street; Canton Street from Harwood Street to Good-Latimer Expressway; Good-Latimer Expressway from Canton Street to Ross Avenue; Ross Avenue from Good-Latimer Expressway to Lamar Street; Lamar Street from Ross Avenue to Pacific Avenue; Pacific Avenue from Lamar Street to Market Street; and Market Street from Pacific Avenue to Young Street; except for the Central Expressway (Elevated Bypass) included within these boundaries. (Ord. 14584)

Dallas City Code § 28-70 OPERATION IN PUBLIC PARKS.

SEC. 28-70. OPERATION IN PUBLIC PARKS. A person commits an offense if he drives or operates a truck tractor, semitrailer, pole trailer, or trailer upon any street running in and through the various public parks within the city, except when making deliveries in the park. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 21186)

Dallas City Code § 28-71 DESIGNATED FOR TRAILERS, SEMITRAILERS OR POLE TRAILERS.

SEC. 28-71. DESIGNATED FOR TRAILERS, SEMITRAILERS OR POLE TRAILERS. (a) A person commits an offense if he operates a truck tractor, semitrailer, pole trailer, or trailer upon a street or roadway within the city, except those truck routes enumerated below: STREET | EXTENT STREET | EXTENT Airdrome Drive | Mockingbird Lane to Lemmon Avenue Akard Street | Ross Avenue to Harry Hines Boulevard Alamo Street | Cedar Springs Road to Wichita Street Bachman Boulevard | Harry Hines Boulevard to Northwest Highway Barry Avenue | Crosstown Expressway to R. L. Thornton Freeway Beckley Avenue | Singleton Boulevard to Overton Road Belt Line Road | From the west city limits east of Noel Road to the east city limits at Coit Road Buckner Boulevard | C. F. Hawn Freeway to Northwest Highway Cadiz Street | Industrial Boulevard to Central Expressway Canton Street | Exposition Avenue to R. L. Thornton Freeway Cedar Crest Boulevard | Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Kiest Boulevard Cedar Springs Road | Field Street to McKinnon Street Central Expressway (north) | Ross Avenue to the north city limits Central Expressway (south) | Canton Street to the south city limits Central Expressway (Service Roads) | Ross Avenue to Bryan Street C. F. Hawn Freeway | All portions within the city limits Clarendon Drive | Zang Boulevard to Corinth Street Commerce Street | Lamar Street to the Trinity River Commerce Street | Good-Latimer Expressway to Parry Avenue Continental Avenue | Beckley Avenue to Stemmons Freeway (East Service Road) Corinth Street | Industrial Boulevard to Central Expressway Corinth Street | Industrial Boulevard to Lancaster Road Crosstown Expressway | Haskell Avenue to Barry Avenue Dallas-Ft. Worth Turnpike | All portions within the city limits Davis Street | Patton Avenue to the west city limits Dolphin Road | Spring Avenue to R. L. Thornton Freeway East Grand Avenue | Haskell Avenue to Gaston Avenue Easton Road | Garland Road to Gus Thomasson Road Eighth Street | R. L. Thornton Freeway to Patton Avenue Elm Street | Good-Latimer Expressway to Exposition Avenue Empire Central | Harry Hines Boulevard to Stemmons Freeway Exposition Avenue | Commerce Street to Parry Avenue Exposition Avenue | Elm Street to Parry Avenue Ferguson Road | R. L. Thornton Freeway to Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway Field Street | Ross Avenue to Cedar Springs Road First Avenue | Parry Avenue to Exposition Avenue Fort Worth Avenue | West Commerce Street to Davis Street Garland Road | Gaston Avenue to the northeast city limits Good-Latimer Expressway | Bryan Street to Central Expressway (south) Grand Avenue | Lamar Street to Second Avenue Greenville Avenue | Ross Avenue to the north city limits Gus Thomasson Road | Easton Road to the city limits of Mesquite, Texas Hampton Road | Inwood Road to the south city limits Harry Hines Boulevard | Akard Street to the north city limits Harwood Street | Canton Street to Young Street Haskell Avenue | Parry Avenue to Dolphin Road Hatcher Street | Lamar Street to Spring Avenue Houston Street | Young Street to Ross Avenue Houston Street Viaduct | Young Street to Zang Boulevard Illinois Avenue | Central Expressway (south) to Walton Walker Boulevard Industrial Boulevard | Irving Boulevard to Corinth Street Inwood Road | Hampton Road to Lemmon Avenue Irving Boulevard | Industrial Boulevard to the west city limits John W. Carpenter Freeway | All portions within the city limits Julius Schepps Freeway | All portions within the city limits Julius Schepps Freeway (Service Roads) | All portions within the city limits Kiest Boulevard | Cedar Crest Boulevard to Illinois Avenue Lamar Street | Continental Street to Central Expressway (south) Lancaster Road | Corinth Street Road to the south city limits Ledbetter Drive | Walton Walker Boulevard to Loop 12 Lemmon Avenue | Central Expressway (north) to Northwest Highway Lemmon Avenue East | Lemmon Avenue to Turtle Creek Boulevard Loop 12 | Ledbetter Drive to Buckner Boulevard Lovers Lane | Central Expressway (north) to Skillman Street Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway | All portions within the city limits Market Center Boulevard | Harry Hines Boulevard to Irving Boulevard Market Street | Ross Avenue to Young Street Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard | Second Avenue to Cedar Crest Boulevard Marvin D. Love Freeway | All portions within the city limits McKinney Avenue | Lamar Street to Field Street McKinnon Street | Cedar Springs Road to Harry Hines Boulevard at Dallas North Tollway Military Parkway | Dolphin Road to the east city limits Mockingbird Lane | Lemmon Avenue to Irving Boulevard Mockingbird Lane | Central Expressway (north) to Skillman Street Moody Street | Wichita Street to McKinnon Street Northwest Highway | All portions within the city limits Oak Lawn Avenue | Market Center Boulevard to Lemmon Avenue Olive Street | Ross Avenue to Cedar Springs Road Parry Avenue | Second Avenue to Haskell Avenue Pearl Street | Ross Avenue to Cedar Springs Road Pearl Expressway | Canton Street to Central Expressway Record Crossing Road | Stemmons Freeway to Harry Hines Boulevard R. L. Thornton Freeway | All portions within the city limits R. L. Thornton Freeway (North Service Road) | Akard Street to Lamar Street Ross Avenue | Houston Street to Greenville Avenue Samuell Boulevard | R. L. Thornton Freeway to East Grand Avenue Scyene Road | Second Avenue to the east city limits Second Avenue | Commerce Street to C.F. Hawn Freeway Singleton Boulevard | Beckley Avenue to Walton Walker Boulevard Skillman Street | Mockingbird Lane to Forest Lane Stemmons Freeway | All portions within the city limits Spur 482 (Storey Lane) | West city limits to Harry Hines Boulevard Walnut Hill Lane | Harry Hines Boulevard to Stemmons Freeway Walton Walker Boulevard | Ledbetter Drive to the south city limits of Irving, Texas Walton Walker Boulevard | The north city limits of Irving, Texas to Stemmons Freeway Westmoreland Road | Ledbetter Drive to Camp Wisdom Road Woodall Rodgers Freeway (Service Roads) | Central Expressway to Field Street Young Street | Harwood Street to Houston Street Zang Boulevard | Houston Street Viaduct to Marvin D. Love Freeway (b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the person: (1) was moving a structure on a street or roadway or portion of a street or roadway, other than a designated truck route, pursuant to a valid permit issued by the building official under Subchapter 62 of the Dallas Building Code; and (2) had specific written authorization from the building official to use that portion of the street or roadway while moving the structure. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 15194; 15699; 16986; 17063; 18484; 19749)

Dallas City Code § 28-72 DEPARTURE FROM DESIGNATED ROUTES; HOURS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS.

SEC. 28-72. DEPARTURE FROM DESIGNATED ROUTES; HOURS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS. (a) The operator of a semitrailer, pole trailer, or trailer restricted to the streets designated as “truck routes” by this article may depart from the truck routes when it is necessary to reach a truck terminal or to load or unload merchandise at locations situated off designated truck routes. The operator of a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer shall not leave a designated truck route until he has reached a turning off point leading to the ultimate destination of the vehicle by the shortest practical route which is consistent with the reasonable operation of the vehicle. (b) A person operating a semitrailer, pole trailer, or trailer commits an offense if, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day, he leaves a designated truck route and operates the semitrailer, pole trailer, or trailer on a street that is adjacent to single-family or duplex residential dwellings. (c) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (b) that the person: (1) was moving a structure on a street or roadway or portion of a street or roadway, other than a designated truck route, pursuant to a valid permit issued by the building official under Subchapter 62 of the Dallas Building Code; and (2) had specific written authorization from the building official to use that portion of the street or roadway while moving the structure. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 17792; 19749)

Dallas City Code § 28-73 SAME - JUSTIFICATION OF DEPARTURE.

SEC. 28-73. SAME - JUSTIFICATION OF DEPARTURE. A person operating a semitrailer, pole trailer, or trailer upon a street or roadway which is not designated a truck route by this article, shall have in his possession for the inspection of police officers, his log book, delivery slips, or other evidence of his destination and point of origin to justify the presence of the vehicle on a street or roadway other than a designated truck route. (Ord. 14584)

Dallas City Code § 28-74 SIGNS.

SEC. 28-74. SIGNS. The traffic engineer shall erect appropriate signs and markings advising motorists of the truck routes established by this article. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 19749)

Dallas City Code § 28-75 ALTERNATE ROUTES.

SEC. 28-75. ALTERNATE ROUTES. When a street or roadway designated as a truck route is under repair or otherwise temporarily out of use, the traffic engineer is authorized to designate alternate truck routes. (Ord. 14584)