Kevin Rund, Senior Director of Local Government for Illinois Farm Bureau, says federal trucking rules and regulations can often prove costly for local farmers.

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Rund says many farmers haven't been subjected to many of the rules and regulations in the past.  He says understanding the rules will take getting some time to get used to.  On a positive note, he says farmers do have a pretty good handle on weight limit restrictions.  That's because he says there haven't been too many dramatic changes to those restrictions. Rund appeared in DeWitt County Wednesday afternoon talking with local farmers about the numerous recent changes to trucking laws in the state.