The term “commercial vehicle” can have a lot of different meanings. A commercial vehicle could be someone’s company car, a taxi cab, a delivery van, a tow trucker, a semi-truck, a hotel shuttle, or even a piece of construction equipment that also is a vehicle.
Basically, a commercial vehicle is a vehicle operated for commercial purposes. It doesn’t necessarily have to be driven by someone holding a commercial driver’s license, but often may be. Usually, a commercial vehicle is owned by a business or operated for business purposes, and is covered by a commercial liability insurance policy.