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Eric Miller

Senior Reporter

Eric Miller has been a reporter and writer at publications nationwide for 40 years. He鈥檚 been at Transport Topics the past 11 years, currently on the paper鈥檚 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

At P3s Session, Few See Funding Solution on Horizon

WASHINGTON 鈥擳here seemed to be little optimism at an afternoon session on public-private partnerships that Congress will pass a $1 trillion infrastructure funding bill by year鈥檚 end or that the federal government will receive P3s with open arms anytime soon.

May 15, 2017
Business, Logistics

Shippers Seek Better Supply Chain Visibility; Real-Time Truck Monitoring Key Component

AUSTIN, Texas 鈥 Improving real-time supply chain visibility remains a top priority in shipper surveys, several executives said during a meeting here at the Transplace Shipper Symposium.

May 15, 2017
Business, Government

Mexican Factory Operators Remain Optimistic, See Opportunity for Improvements to NAFTA

AUSTIN, Texas 鈥 Manufacturers in Mexico aren鈥檛 as concerned about President Donald Trump鈥檚 recent threats to dump or renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement as some recent public reports have suggested, according to executives speaking at a Transplace Symposium here.

May 15, 2017
Business, Government

Uncertainty Clouds NAFTA Changes for Mexico Factories

AUSTIN, Texas 鈥 Manufacturers in Mexico aren鈥檛 as concerned about President Donald Trump鈥檚 recent threats to dump or renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement as some recent public reports have suggested, according to executives speaking at a Transplace Symposium here.

May 11, 2017
Safety

More Diabetic Drivers Seek Exemptions, but Often Face Long Waits, Groups Say

The number of insulin-dependent diabetic interstate truck and bus drivers requesting exemptions to stay behind the wheel is on the rise, but the current approval process is time-consuming and medical guidelines can be vague, trucking and diabetes groups said.

May 8, 2017
Business

Va. Transportation Chief Layne Says He鈥檚 a 鈥楤ig Believer鈥 in P3s

ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 When he first took office in 2014, Virginia Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne said he wanted to ensure politics would not guide his agency on how to choose and fund infrastructure projects, including sometimes unpopular public- private partnerships.

May 1, 2017
Government

Virginia Transportation Chief Is a 鈥楤ig Believer in P3s鈥

ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 When he first took office in 2014, Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne said he wanted to make sure politics did not guide his agency on where to make infrastructure improvements or how to fund them.

April 25, 2017
Government, Business

New York Judge Approves Settlement Requiring State to Refund $44.4 Million to OOIDA

A New York state judge has approved a settlement reached last year requiring the state of New York to refund $44.4 million to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association on behalf of drivers wrongly charged out-of-state highway use taxes and decal fees.

April 25, 2017
Government, Business, Technology

FMCSA Officials Get an Earful at Automated CMV Listening Session

Federal trucking regulators got a lot of questions at a public 鈥渓istening session鈥 on highly automated commercial vehicles, but they were quick to admit they have yet to come up with the answers to many of them.

April 24, 2017
Business

ATRI Finds Inconsistencies With Driver Medical Exams

The quality of mandatory truck and bus driver physical exams administered by certified Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration medical examiners is inconsistent, according to new analysis by the American Transportation Research Institute.

April 24, 2017