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12 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | NOVEMBER 2016 JOURNAL NEWS • Afinal rule to implement minimum truck driver training standards was on track to be published Nov. 10 in the Federal Register, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed to require a core curriculum for new truck- ers receiving their CDL and 30 hours of behind-the-wheel training before being issued the license. The proposed rule also outlined minimum qualifications related to instructors, testing, training vehicles and more to establish a registry of approved trainers. • A final rule to establish a CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is scheduled to be published Nov. 23 in the Federal Register, according to DOT. The rule proposes a database of CDL holders who have failed or refused to take a drug test and that carriers report the failures and refusals to FMCSA.Owner-operators also must report the consortium or third-party drug test administrator they use. • Schneider National (CCJ Top 250, No. 8), the nation's largest privately-owned fleet, said it was considering an initial public offering next year, pending "satisfactory market conditions." The Green Bay, Wis.- based company, which posted $3.9 billion in revenue in 2014, said its objectives are to "facilitate continuity of controlling ownership of Schneider by the future generations of the Schneider family, while continuing forward with its longstanding, independent and professional corporate governance structure." • A new resource was made available for truck drivers looking for available park- ing. With the Park My Truck mobile app, public and private truck parking provid- ers, including truck stops, rest areas and more, can update the number of available parking spaces at any time. The app is free to download on both iPhone and Google Play and is the result of aninitia- tive betweenthe National Association of Truck Stop Operators, American Trucking Associations and American Transportation Research Institute. • New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation to fund the state's Transportation Trust Fund with $2 billion per year for the next eight yearsthrough an increase in fuel taxes. The package includes a 23-cent increase to petroleum taxes across the boardand another four- cent hike for diesel fuel, both of which will take effect Jan. 1, 2017. The diesel tax is set to increase by another fourcents per gal- lon after July 1, 2017. • FedEx Freight's Eric Vos repeated as Grand Champion of the National Technician Skills Competition, TMCSuperTech, sponsored by ATA's Technology and Maintenance Council. • Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone owners should turn the devices off and keep them unplugged while in a commer- cial vehicle, according to a FMCSA safety advisory issued last month. Recalls have been issued on the phones because of inci- dents involving their lithium-ion batteries overheating and catching fire. Distracted and drowsy driving are the top causes of major collisions and cost for fl eets, yet they often go undetected, untracked, and unaddressed. Learn how the Lytx DriveCam™ safety program with the ActiveVision ® service can help you prevent distracted and drowsy driving at Lytx.com/DistractedDriving © 2016 Lytx, Inc. All rights reserved. TACKLE DISTRACTED DRIVING HEAD-ON Real-time data, delivering real-time safety. Untitled-25 1 10/18/16 2:50 PM INBRIEF 11/16