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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

ATA: Trucking Sites Could See Big Effect From EPA Stormwater Proposal

American Trucking Associations says fleets could feel the brunt of stormwater runoff regulation changes proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency.

June 9, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Trucking-Related Companies Find It Difficult to Identify 'Conflict Minerals' in Supply Chains

It has been more than six years since America’s public companies began searching for African ā€œconflict mineralsā€ throughout their supply chains, and it remains difficult for trucking-related companies to know if some of their products are being made using tantalum, tin, tungsten or gold, or ā€œ3TG,ā€ mined and refined in Congo and nine of its neighbor countries.

June 4, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

ā€˜Spotter’ in 2017 Staged Accidents in New Orleans Pleads Guilty

The sixth member of a New Orleans-area ring that has staged accidents with unsuspecting tractor-trailers has pleaded guilty for his role as a ā€œspotter,ā€ or untruthful witness.

June 3, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Ex-Navistar CEO Daniel Ustian, SEC Reach $500,000 Settlement

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s yearslong civil court fight with Daniel Ustian has ended with the former Navistar International CEO agreeing to a $500,000 civil penalty and a permanent ban from serving as an officer or director of a public company.

June 2, 2020
Government, Business

Movie Industry’s Drivers Granted Exemption From Full Drug Clearinghouse Queries

A group that manages the services of an estimated 12,000 drivers for major motion picture studios and independent and commercial production houses has been granted a five-year exemption from conducting full pre-employment queries of the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse for its drivers, FMCSA announced.

June 1, 2020
Government, Business, Equipment

Fitzgerald Seeks Summary Judgment in $83 Million Tax Case

Attorneys for the nation’s largest glider truck manufacturer have asked a federal judge for permission to seek a partial summary judgment to block an attempt by the IRS from collecting $83 million in back taxes and penalties.

May 27, 2020
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

FMCSA to Immediately Expand Remote Carrier Compliance Reviews During Pandemic

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced plans to immediately expand the use of remote motor carrier safety compliance reviews during the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 26, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

Nation’s Courts Feeling Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the nation’s court systems, and for trucking, legal experts believe it could have a long-term effect on how juries view cases involving motor carriers.

May 21, 2020
Government, Business

FMCSA Denies PTS Worldwide Request to Split Sleeper Berth Time

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied a five-year exemption request by Department of Defense highly sensitive cargo carrier PTS Worldwide to split sleeper berth hours into segments of 4/6, 5/5 or 6/4 hours.

May 15, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

Truck Stops Providing Essential Services to Truckers, Navigating the Downturn

Like truck drivers, truck stops are struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. But they are still open, working to ensure drivers have the essentials they need.

May 14, 2020