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Eric Miller

Senior Reporter

@ericdmiller46

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, Autonomous

FMCSA Medical Review Board to Offer Sleep Apnea Recommendations

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s medical review board will meet later this month to make recommendations for possible changes to standards and practice for medical examiners diagnosing and treating truck drivers for obstructive sleep apnea.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
August 8, 2016
Government, Business

Speed Limiter Proposal Expected Before Fall After Decade-Long Wait, FMCSA, NHTSA Say

The pursuit of a heavy-truck speed limiter rule began in 2006 when American Trucking Associations and Road Safe America each filed petitions claiming that limiting the top speed of trucks would save both lives and fuel.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 25, 2016
Government, Business

FMCSA to Increase Some HOS Exemptions From Two Years to Five

Provisions in the 2015 FAST Act will extend the exemptions from hours-of-service requirements from two years to five years for certain motor carriers, according to a July 21 announcement by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 21, 2016
Government, Business

FMCSA Delays Implementation of Unified Registration System

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said July 20 it is delaying for three months implementation of the final piece of the Unified Registration System intended to streamline the registration process and more closely monitor “reincarnated” carriers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 20, 2016
Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous

Commenters Question Sleep Apnea Plan

Although welcomed by medical professionals and nonprofit safety groups, the prospects of regulatory guidance for truck driver diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea continues to raise concerns in the trucking industry.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 18, 2016
Government

FMCSA Plans 2-Year Test to Permit Removal of Some No-Fault Crashes From CSA Scores

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration outlined plans for a two-year program allowing certain nonpreventable crashes to be removed from motor carriers’ public and private safety profiles.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 18, 2016
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Technology, Autonomous

Commercial Vehicle Inspectors to Conduct Brake Checks Sept. 11-17

Commercial vehicle inspectors will be out in force beginning Sept. 11 to conduct brake system inspections on large trucks and buses throughout North America.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 15, 2016
Government

FMCSA Announces Plans for Crash-Accountability Demonstration Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on July 11 outlined plans for a two-year demonstration program that would allow certain nonpreventable crashes to be removed from motor carriers’ public and private safety scores.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 11, 2016
Government

FMCSA Announces Plans for Crash-Accountability Demonstration Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on July 7 announced plans to begin a demonstration program to evaluate a potential crash-accountability policy change allowing certain nonpreventable crashes to be removed from carriers’ crash indicator safety score.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 7, 2016
Government

CARB Truck and Bus Regulation Compliance Declined in 2015

The rate of compliance for heavy trucks with the California Air Resources Board’s truck and bus regulation has decreased to 70%-75% from 85% over the past two years, according to estimates in a new CARB enforcement report.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 28, 2016