Rules of the Road trucking seminar offered; here are the details

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Illinois Farm Bureau is hosting a series of two hour trucking focusing on transportation laws and reputations as they pertain to the agricultural industry.
Illinois Farm Bureau is hosting a series of two hour trucking focusing on transportation laws and reputations as they pertain to the agricultural industry.

LEWISTOWN—Illinois Farm Bureau will host a series of two-hour trucking courses focusing on transportation laws and regulations as they pertain to the agricultural industry.

Fulton County Farm Bureau will host one of the sessions March 15

10 a.m. at the Farm Bureau Building in Lewistown.

“There are some trucking laws that have been reshaped in recent years, such as the Entry Level Driver Training Requirement that goes into effect Feb. 7,” said Rodney Knittel, IFB assistant director of transportation and infrastructure. “These presentations are designed to take a closer look at these latest rules and provide an opportunity for farmers to ask those ag-related trucking questions that they can’t seem to find clear answers for.”

The Rules for the Road Seminar will cover recent changes and some of the more established but still misunderstood rules, such as the USDOT Number, UCR registrations and driver’s license classifications, to name a few. In addition, two of the events will also be broadcasted virtually Feb. 22 and 24.

Knittel specializes in farm transportation issues and will lead the seminar series, and he will be joined by Illinois enforcement agencies.

Rules for the Road seminars are open to all Illinois Farm Bureau members. Attendance is free, courtesy of Fulton County Farm Bureau and Illinois Farm Bureau, but advance registration is requested. Please call the Fulton County Farm Bureau at 547-3011 to reserve your place at the Rules for the Road Seminar by March 10.

For more information, contact Fulton County Farm Bureau (fultonfb@att.net) or Rodney Knittel at rknittel@ilfb.org.

The Illinois Farm Bureau is a member of the American Farm Bureau Federation, a national organization of farmers and ranchers. Founded in 1916, IFB is a non-profit, membership organization directed by farmers who join through their county Farm Bureau. IFB has a total membership of more than 372,326 and a voting membership of 77,462. IFB represents three out of four Illinois farmers.

This article originally appeared on Canton Daily Ledger: IFB hosting Rules of the Road two hour trucking courses