§ 26-165. Truck route.

The following shall apply to the movement of trucks upon city streets:

(1)

Through trucks. Every motor vehicle weighing five tons or more, when loaded or empty, having no fixed terminal within the city or making no scheduled or definite stops within the city for the purpose of loading or unloading shall travel over or upon only those streets designated by resolution of the council as a "truck route."

(2)

Trucks with scheduled stops. Any motor vehicle weighing five tons or more, when loaded or empty, having a fixed terminal, making a scheduled or definite stop within the city for the purpose of loading or unloading shall proceed over or upon the designated routes as authorized by this section to the nearest point of its scheduled or definite stop and shall proceed thereto, load or unload and return, by the most direct route to its point of departure from said designated route.

(3)

Owner's responsibility. The owner, or any other person, employing or otherwise directing the driver of any vehicle shall not require or knowingly permit the operation of such vehicle upon a street in any manner contrary to this section.

(Prior Code, § 64.05)