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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.


Equipment, Safety

CVSA Inspectors Pass 88% of Vehicles on Brake Safety Day

Inspectors in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 4,898 commercial motor vehicle inspections in a brake safety event April 30, putting 570 vehicles out of service for critical violations.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 17, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

PHMSA Proposes to Increase Registration Fees

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has proposed to raise to the maximum level permitted by Congress registration fees that are paid by hazardous materials carriers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 11, 2024
Business, Equipment, Safety

TCA Names 2024 Professional Drivers of the Year

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s not by chance that four award-winning truck drivers get home safely every night after spending a demanding day on the road. It’s by design, they said during a panel discussion.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 7, 2024
Business, Safety

Trucking Fleets Urged to Be Proactive in Litigation

INDIANAPOLIS — When a trucking company anticipates or is involved in serious accident litigation, C-suite executives might want to remember one thing: Your company lives in a glass house.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 6, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Truckers Urged to Get Vocal on Regulatory Challenges

INDIANAPOLIS — Motor carriers are making strides in influencing the regulatory future of the industry, but must remain vocal to address challenges they face, according to TCA's David Heller.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 6, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

Trucking Attorneys Need to Get Aggressive, Expert Says

INDIANAPOLIS — Litigation psychologist Bill Kanasky has words of advice for truckers and their attorneys facing potential nuclear verdicts: Get in the game early and get more aggressive.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 4, 2024
Business, Technology, Safety

Trucking Leaders Discuss Impact of Safety Culture on Operations

INDIANAPOLIS —Trucking and insurance executives at a TCA session offered advice on how leaders can adopt technologies and impact their companies’ safety culture from the executive suite.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 4, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

ATA Critical of Proposed Federal Downgrade of Marijuana

American Trucking Associations has expressed safety concerns over a Drug Enforcement Agency proposal to downgrade the classification of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 29, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Divided Panel Recommends Side Underride Guard Rulemaking

An advisory committee has by a slim majority voted to recommend that NHTSA launch a rulemaking to consider requiring that certain new semitrailers be equipped with side underride guards.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 23, 2024
Government, Business, Technology

Expert Panel Critical of Regulatory Push for Electric Trucks

SAN ANTONIO — The road ahead for fleets to convert to electric trucks is an expensive and challenging one, a panel of trucking experts told executives at ATA's 2024 Midyear Management Session.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 21, 2024