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Eric Miller

Senior Reporter

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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

Landmark CSA Study Nears

A comprehensive National Academy of Sciences study of the federal Compliance, Safety, Accountability program likely will recommend sweeping changes to the program that is slated to play a significant role in how federal regulators assign motor carrier safety ratings, according to executives who have been following public proceedings about the research.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 5, 2017
Government

FMCSA Drops Plans to Study Raising Insurance Minimums for Motor Carriers, Brokers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has abandoned its plans to consider an increase in minimum bodily injury and property damage insurance levels for motor carriers, freight forwarders and brokers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 2, 2017
Government

Trucking Industry Disputes Revenue Projections for Rhode Island’s Truck-Only Tolling

Rhode Island House Republican minority leader Patricia Morgan and trucking industry leaders are disputing state Department of Transportation revenue projections for the truck-only tolling RhodeWorks program slated to be in place in 2018.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 31, 2017

CVSA Gears Up for 30th Annual Roadcheck

Will Schaefer, director of safety programs for the nation’s top commercial vehicle inspectors group, has some advice for motor carriers whose trucks will be on the road June 6-8: Make sure that your maintenance programs are keeping up with your vehicles and remind your drivers to keep their log books current.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 29, 2017
Government

DOT Postpones Effective Dates of Several Final Rules, Again

The Department of Transportation continued to keep a number of regulations on ice in May, including an entry-level driver training final rule more than 25 years in the making.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 29, 2017
Government

CARB Plans Stricter Test for Heavy Truck Smoke Opacity Levels

California environmental regulators are in the final stages of developing new opacity standards that also would require truckers to transmit their smoke test results annually to the state.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 23, 2017
Government

FMCSA Again Delays Effective Date of Entry-Level Driver Training Rule

For the third time, the effective date for an entry-level driver training rule for truck drivers has been delayed, this time until June 5.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 22, 2017
Government, Business

Donohue Hopes Infrastructure Bill Spurs Economy While Fixing Roads

WASHINGTON — U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue says the Trump administration’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill should attempt to mitigate highway bottlenecks, promote long-term economic growth and update regulations to make private investment more attractive.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 22, 2017
Government, Business

Stakeholders Pessimistic About Quick Action From Capitol Hill on Highway Funding Bill

WASHINGTON — Little optimism was heard from podiums and audiences at Infrastructure Week events last week that Congress will pass President Donald Trump’s planned $1 trillion infrastructure funding bill soon, or that the federal government will be looking to public- private partnerships to plug a gaping hole in the Highway Trust Fund.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 22, 2017
Government, Business

US Chamber's Donohue Discusses Infrastructure Bill, NAFTA at Global Summit

WASHINGTON — U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue said the Trump administration’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill should attempt to mitigate highway bottlenecks, promote long-term economic growth and update regulations to make private investment more attractive.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 17, 2017