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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.


Business

Companies Report ‘Conflict Minerals’ Progress

Several publicly traded truck makers and industry suppliers have told federal regulators they are making progress uncovering “conflict minerals” from central Africa that might be used in their complex supply chains.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 13, 2016
Government

DUI Case Exposes Gaps in Safety Screening

On a late afternoon in March, state troopers found truck driver Yakov Zaverukha lying on his back in a mud puddle beside his big rig that was stuck in a ditch just off Interstate 57 in central Illinois.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 13, 2016
Government, Safety

Comment Period Extended on Sleep Apnea Driver Screening Until July 8

Federal regulators have extended until July 8 the comment period on an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking requesting certain information regarding the evaluation of safety sensitive personnel for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 8, 2016
Government, Fuel

Final Phase 2 Greenhouse-Gas Regulation for Trucks Sent to White House for Review

The final version of the Phase 2 federal greenhouse-gas regulation for trucks on June 3 was sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 7, 2016
Government

Seat Belts Required for Passengers in Large Trucks Starting Aug. 8

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a final rule in the Federal Register on June 7 requiring that all passengers traveling in property-carrying commercial motor vehicles wear seat belts.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 6, 2016
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

Delays in Approving Hair Testing Aid Drug Abusers, Officials Warn

Delays in adopting federally mandated pre-employment hair drug-testing standards potentially have allowed hundreds of truck drivers who failed hair drug tests to drive for another carrier, according to fleet and medical executives.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 6, 2016
Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous

Trucking May Become Collateral Damage in New Container Rule

Truckers servicing U.S. seaports already experience delays entering the ports and making pickups or dropping off loads at terminals, but they’ll soon face yet another potential disruption.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 6, 2016
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous

House Bill Allows TWICs to Access Military Bases

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a measure that would pressure the Department of Defense to let truck drivers use Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards to validate their identity for unescorted access at all of the nation’s 700 military installations.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 6, 2016
Government, Safety

DOT Drug Testing Shows Marijuana Most Common, But Amphetamine Use Rising Fastest

While more commercial motor vehicle drivers tested positive for marijuana in 2015 than any other drug screened in mandated pre-employment and random tests given by motor carriers, the rate of positive tests for amphetamines continues to climb at a rapid rate.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 2, 2016
Government

FMCSA Sends Drug/Alcohol Clearinghouse Final Rule to OMB

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on May 20 forwarded to the White House Office of Management and Budget its final rule that would establish a national database of truck drivers who have failed or refused to take drug and alcohol tests, marking the final step in the approval process.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 23, 2016