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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

Delaware Budget Boosts Transportation Trust Fund but Hikes Truck Fees

A new state budget approved by Democratic Delaware Gov. Jack Markell earlier this month will sweeten the state’s transportation trust fund beginning in fiscal year 2016 but also will increase several fees for trucks.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 14, 2015
Government, Fuel

Federal Regulators Formally Publish Phase 2 GHG Emissions-Reduction Proposal

Federal regulators on July 13 formally published their proposal in the Federal Register that would tighten greenhouse-gas emissions for trucks, improve their fuel economy and regulate trailer efficiency for the first time.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 13, 2015
Business, Fuel

Texas Man Bilks Oil Refiners in $78 Million Biodiesel Fraud

A Houston man who amassed a fortune selling renewable fuel credits given for producing biodiesel, although he never actually made any of the alternative fuel, has pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 13, 2015
Government, Business

Colorado Supreme Court to Review Lawsuit Calling Bridge Surcharge Unconstitutional

The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to review a lawsuit alleging that a fee charged by state-authorized enterprise to finance, repair, reconstruct and replace Colorado bridges is an unconstitutional tax.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 7, 2015
Government, Business, Equipment

Heavier Six-Axle Trucks Pushed for Use on Interstates

A group of nearly 200 manufacturers, shippers, carriers and allied associations has urged members of Congress to pass vehicle weight reform legislation to allow heavier six-axle trucks on U.S. interstates.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 7, 2015
Government, Business, Safety

Missouri to Solicit Innovative Means of Upgrading I-70

Missouri transportation officials have declared Interstate 70 a “laboratory” for private industry, entrepreneurs and innovators to suggest ideas that will help plug gaps in the state’s ailing road and bridge budget.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 6, 2015
Government

CSA Scores Should Better Align With Safety Risks, Report Says

The federal government’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program needs to be better aligned with the safety risks that cause truck crashes, according to a report by an independent review team.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 6, 2015
Government

CSA Needs to Be Aligned With Safety Risks That Cause Accidents, Report Says

A report by an independent review team that examined the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s enforcement practices concluded that the agency’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program needs to be better aligned with the safety risks that cause crashes.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 30, 2015
Government

FMCSA Announces Changes to CSA Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on June 29 announced plans to make several changes to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program intended to more closely align intervention thresholds of its safety rating categories to crash risk.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 29, 2015
Government

Trucking Industry Expresses Support For FMCSA Plan to Reward Safety Steps

Trucking groups and industry suppliers expressed support for a plan that would give motor carriers extra credit for instituting safety measures ahead of regulatory mandates but  did not agree on all of the details.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 29, 2015