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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

New ATRI Study to Analyze Impact of Nonpreventable Crashes on CSA Scores

The American Transportation Research Institute is nearing completion of research that will support claims by many motor carriers that eliminating nonpreventable crashes from their safety profiles would significantly improve their Compliance, Safety Accountability crash scores, according to a top ATRI researcher.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 28, 2015
Government, Business, Safety

Truckers Balk at Having to Pay To Reserve Parking, ATRI Says

Nearly half of commercial vehicle drivers in a survey by American Transportation Research Institute said they would refuse to pay for reserved parking.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 28, 2015
Government

US Says Work Related Fatalities Rise

A preliminary total of 4,679 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2014, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said in a Sept. 22 report.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 24, 2015
Government, Business, Safety

Federal Advisory Committees Seek Private-Sector Input on Improving Driver Health

Members of two federal advisory committees met this week to discuss ways the private medical sector can help commercial vehicle drivers improve their general state of poor health.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 22, 2015
Government, Fuel, Business

Georgia Truck Association, Carriers Sue Over Local Fuel Sales Tax

The Georgia Motor Truck Association and three carriers have filed a class action lawsuit against the state Department of Revenue alleging that a new law allowing cities and counties to impose a 1% per-gallon fuel sales tax is unconstitutional.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 22, 2015
Business, Safety, Government

ATRI Survey: Nearly Half of Commercial Vehicle Drivers Wouldn't Pay for Reserved Parking

Nearly half of commercial vehicle drivers participating in a survey said they would refuse to pay for reserved parking, according to new American Transportation Research Institute research.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 21, 2015
Government, Business, Autonomous

TCA Opposes Measure to Allow Weight Limit of 91,000 Pounds

The Truckload Carriers Association has sent a letter to Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wis.), opposing a measure Ribble introduced that would allow states to permit freight trucks to carry a maximum of 91,000 pounds, up from the current 80,000 pounds.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 18, 2015
Government, Business, Autonomous

Labor Department Issues $4.6 Million Training Grant to Teamsters

The Department of Labor has issued a five-year, $4.6 million grant to the Teamsters union to establish apprenticeship programs to train more than 1,000 entry-level workers and transitioning members of the military to become professional truck drivers and also to improve the skills of dockworkers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 18, 2015
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

ELD Final Rule Delayed Another Month, FMCSA Says

The long-awaited final rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices has been delayed another month, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Sept. 16.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 16, 2015
Government, Business

Ontario Court Upholds Speed-Limiter Mandate

The Ontario Court of Appeals has rejected a challenge to the Canadian province’s rule requiring speed limiters on trucks, while U.S. regulators said their speed-limiter proposal will be stalled beyond its projected Sept. 21 release.  

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 14, 2015