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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

DHS Extends Real ID Enforcement to May of 2023

The Department of °®¶¹“«Ć½land Security is extending the Real ID full enforcement date by 19 months, from October 1, 2021 to May 3, 2023, due to circumstances resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

April 28, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

ELD Data Shows Effectiveness, Expert Says

New research and inspection data shows that electronic logging devices are largely on target to reach their goals of improving road safety and simplifying tracking hours of service, according to a technology expert.

April 26, 2021
Government, Business, Technology

FMCSA Proposes Four-Year Rebuild Delay of Its Medical Examiners Website

Federal trucking regulators have proposed delaying for four years completion of a redesign for a web-based national registry of certified medical examiners, citing information technology-related challenges with the effort.

April 22, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

Strategies Exist to Protect Internal Safety Data From Plaintiffs’ Attorneys, Experts Say

When a trucking fleet conducts an internal investigation after one of its drivers is involved in a crash, the results can help to improve safety both for the company and the individual driver. But if a plaintiff attorney gains access to that internal post-accident analysis, the information it contains can turn that company’s good intentions into an element of a legal case that leads to a multimillion dollar jury verdict.

April 21, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Looking to Hire a ā€˜Fresh-Faced Veteran’ Maintenance Tech? Good Luck

Recruiting military veterans for maintenance positions in trucking fleets’ repair shops is an industry goal, but the prospect of finding and transitioning young vets to become civilian service technicians can be challenging.

April 15, 2021
Government, Business

FMCSA: Beware of Companies Posing as Government Agencies

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials posted a warning to truckers on April 8 to be aware of ā€œpredatoryā€ companies that pose as government agencies.

April 13, 2021
Government, Business

Utah Trucker Pleads Guilty to Paying Bribes

A Utah man has pleaded guilty to paying $490,000 in bribes from 2012-2019 in order to steer $24 million in business to trucking operations he founded.

April 12, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

Texas Bill Seeks to Reduce Large Jury Verdicts in Crash Lawsuits

A bill making its way through the Texas Legislature could make it more difficult for victims to reap multimillion-dollar jury verdicts against truckers in lawsuits that result in serious injury or death following a crash.

April 8, 2021
Safety

CVSA Schedules Operation Safe Driver Week for July 11-17

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's annual event will target risky driving behaviors, particularly speeding.

April 7, 2021
Government, Safety

NTSB Adopts New Most Wanted List of Safety Concerns

The National Transportation Safety Board’s new Most Wanted List includes calling on automobile and truck manufacturers to install collision-avoidance and connected-vehicle technologies in all vehicles.

April 7, 2021