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Eric Miller

Senior Reporter

Eric Miller has been a reporter and writer at publications nationwide for 40 years. He’s been at Transport Topics the past 11 years, currently on the paper’s government team; worked as a reporter at the Dallas Morning News; reporter, editor and member of the investigative team at The Arizona Republic; reporter at the Tampa Tribune; city editor at the Santa Fe New Mexican; and senior writer for D Magazine in Dallas.


Government, Business, Fuel

More Than 145,000 Comments Filed on EPA’s Proposed Renewable Fuel Standard

Comments on a plan by the Trump administration to halt the future growth of biomass-based diesel fuel and reduce the short-term requirements for all renewable fuels were largely split down the middle, pro and con.

August 30, 2017
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Trucks Without ELDs Won’t Be Placed Out of Service Until April 1, CVSA Says

Commercial vehicle inspectors will issue citations to motor carriers operating vehicles without electronic logging devices beginning Dec. 18 but will not place vehicles out of service until April 1.

August 28, 2017
Government, Safety

FMCSA Outlines Plans for Public Meeting on CSA Study

In preparation for a Sept. 8 public meeting, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials said they have outlined a number of “high-level proposals” to address a slate of recommendations made in a National Academy of Sciences study of the agency’s controversial Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.

August 25, 2017
Government, Business, Fuel

Four Former Pilot Executives Set for Trial Oct. 31

More than four years after an FBI raid on the headquarters of Pilot Flying J, the exhaustive investigation into a diesel fuel rebate fraud could be nearing its end come Oct. 31.

August 24, 2017
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

2017 Roadcheck Places 23% of Commercial Vehicles Out of Service

Nearly one of every four trucks that received comprehensive Level I inspections during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck this summer were taken out of service, CVSA reported on Aug. 23.

August 23, 2017
Government, Safety

FMCSA to Host Public Meeting on Agency's CSA Action Plan

FMCSA officials announced that the agency will host a public meeting Sept. 8 to hear presentations from a National Academy of Sciences panel that issued a report on how regulators can improve the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program’s safety measurement system.

August 22, 2017
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

EPA Will Revisit Phase 2 Trailer, Glider Rules

In a move to respond to concerns by the trailer and glider industry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it plans to “revisit” its Phase 2 provisions on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency for medium- and heavy-duty engines.

August 18, 2017
Government, Business, Safety

GAO: Condition of Large U.S. Bridges Improving, but Challenges Remain

The condition of the nation’s large bridges has improved over the last decade, but state transportation officials have faced challenges constructing or completing major projects on large bridges over the past five years, according to a new report by a congressional watchdog agency.

August 16, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment

Navistar Ordered to Pay Milan $30.8 Million in Connection With Flawed Engines

Milan Supply Chain Solutions has has been awarded more than $30 million in civil damages from Navistar in connection with the sale of 243 Navistar International Prostars with Maxxforce engines.

August 14, 2017
Government, Safety

FMCSA Takes a Step Closer to Removing Exemption Requirement for Diabetic Drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has taken another step toward removal of a requirement that all drivers with insulin-treated diabetes seek a formal exemption to be allowed behind the wheel.

August 7, 2017