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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, Equipment

Federal Judge Sets July 2023 Court Date for Ongoing Glider Truck Dispute

The already 2-year-old civil court fight between Tennessee-based glider manufacturer Fitzgerald and the IRS is now set to drag on for at least another two years.

March 17, 2021
Government, Business

Department of Labor Proposes Withdrawal of Its Independent Contractor Rule

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed withdrawing a rule adopted in the waning days of the Trump administration that was generally perceived to be favorable to motor carriers’ use of independent contractors.

March 16, 2021
Business, Safety

Officials Call $202,000 Towing Bill a Textbook Example of a Scam

A Wisconsin motor carrier got a big surprise when one of its tractor-trailers hauling a truckload of cheese had to be pulled from a ditch on I-64 in central Virginia: A $202,000 removal and towing bill.

March 11, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

Crash Trends a ā€˜Concern,’ FMCSA Officials Say at Safety Meeting

Speeding, distracted driving, work zone accidents and a lack of seat belt use in fatal truck-occupant crashes remain ā€œareas of concernā€ among federal trucking regulators, according to a top official at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

March 11, 2021
Business, Equipment

ATA Task Force to Pursue Predatory Towing at Crash Scenes

An American Trucking Associations council has begun a towing-scam initiative after receiving reports of excessive overcharging for nonconsensual towing of damaged heavy-duty trucks and trailers removed from crash scenes.

March 11, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

Biden Executive Order Calls on Agencies to Prioritize 'Environmental Justice'

A sweeping executive order from President Joe Biden calls for a review of all Trump-era environmental regulations with a focus on the issue of ā€œenvironmental justice,ā€ an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions in low-income and minority communities across the United States that, in many cases, are located near where heavy trucks operate.

March 9, 2021
Business, Safety

CVSA Cancels North American Inspectors Championship in Minnesota

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has canceled this year’s North American Inspectors Championship, which had been scheduled to take place in August in Minneapolis, the trade group announced March 5.

March 5, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

ATA, Road Safe America Join in Speed Limiter Regulation Letter

American Trucking Associations and safety group Road Safe America have sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg outlining their support for guidelines for speed limiters for policymakers in Congress and at the Department of Transportation.

March 4, 2021
Business, Technology, Safety

No Final Hair Testing Rule Yet, but HHS Plans to Add More Drugs to Tests

Ron Flegel, chairman of the federal Drug Testing Advisory Board that developed the controversial proposed mandatory guidelines for federal drug testing using hair samples, was mum at a March 2 meeting on when HHS plans to issue a final hair testing rule.

March 3, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel

Railroads Told to Turn Over Evidence in Fuel Surcharge Suit

In a move that could help speed up the path to a trial, a District of Columbia federal judge ruled in a multidistrict federal lawsuit that more than 200 shippers are entitled to pursue certain evidence to support their allegation that the four largest Class I railroads may have conspired to fix fuel surcharge prices.

March 2, 2021