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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, Safety

Operation Safe Driver Week Kicks Off Oct. 19

Law enforcement agencies across North America beginning Oct. 19 will conduct heightened traffic safety enforcement and education.

October 16, 2014
Government, Safety

Regulators to Meet on Risks of Truckers on Legal Drugs

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s advisory committee and medical review board will meet later this month to ā€œidentify conceptsā€ the regulatory agency should consider in updating its policy regarding the risks of truck drivers’ legal use of stimulants, depressants and opioids.

October 10, 2014
Special Coverage

New ATA Chairman Long Plans Image Emphasis on Capitol Hill

RALEIGH, N.C. — Duane Long has run everything from an array of companies with more than 2,000 employees to a logistics firm with 40 trucks, a breadth of experience that he brings to his new role as chairman of American Trucking Associations. But the time he regularly spends on the road also keeps him connected to the challenges fleets and drivers face, Long said.

October 9, 2014
Government, Business, Fuel

OOIDA Asks Court to Review Calif. GHG Truck Regs

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked an appeals court to review a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency waiver allowing California regulators to proceed with enforcement of the state’s strict greenhouse gas-emissions reduction rule for heavy-duty trucks based or doing business in California.

October 7, 2014
Business, Fuel

Former Pilot Flying J President ā€˜Target’ of Federal Probe

Former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood has been named a ā€œtargetā€ of an ongoing federal probe into fuel rebate fraud, according to a Cleveland television station.

October 3, 2014
Business, Fuel, Government

DTNA Concerned About Added Costs from Federal Greenhouse-Gas Rule

ORLANDO, Fla. — A senior compliance engineer for Daimler Trucks North America told a group of maintenance technicians and executives that the truck maker has concerns about the federal government’s possible added costs and testing plans that could be included in the Phase 2 greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency proposed rule due for publication next spring.

September 24, 2014
Business

Industry Must Focus on Preventive Maintenance, Volvo Trucks Exec Says

ORLANDO, Fla. — The trucking industry needs to change its mindset to performing preventive maintenance rather than fixing trucks too often after they break down, a top Volvo Trucks North America executive told a meeting of maintenance technicians and executives.

September 23, 2014
Business, Technology

First Day of SuperTech Kicks Off in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. — Contestants at 2014 SuperTech at the Technology & Maintenance Council fall meeting Sept. 22 began an intense first day of competition with a 100-question test and identifying maintenance problems at 11 stations intended to test their hands-on skills.

September 22, 2014
Government

DOT Sued for 21-Year Driver-Training Regulation Delay

Two public interest groups and the Teamsters Union have filed suit against the Department of Transportation, claiming it has dragged its feet in creating entry-level driver training requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators.

September 19, 2014
Government

More Associations Want CSA Scores Removed from Web

Ten more trade associations have joined the call for the immediate removal of individual motor carriers’ safety management scores from all public web sites maintained by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and other governmental agencies.

September 18, 2014