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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.


Special Coverage, Business

Denso Announces New Alternator for Medium-, Heavy-Duty Market

DALLAS — Automotive supplier Denso has developed a new high-amperage alternator for the medium- and heavy-duty truck market that the company said is smaller, lighter and more efficient.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 7, 2015
Special Coverage, Business

Alliance AutoGas Debuts First EPA-Certified Propane-Diesel System

DALLAS — A large national propane supplier has introduced a first-ever Class 8 propane-diesel blended fuel system certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as emissions-complaint.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 6, 2015
Special Coverage, Business

Frito-Lay Reports Cutting Diesel Fuel Consumption Significantly

DALLAS — Frito-Lay North America has reduced its diesel fuel consumption significantly since it began adding natural gas, electric and high-efficiency diesel trucks to its fleet over the past 10 years, a company executive said.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 6, 2015
Special Coverage, Business

T. Boone Pickens: Natural Gas Remains a Viable Option as Transportation Fuel

DALLAS — Oklahoma oil man and natural-gas supporter T. Boone Pickens on May 5 joined the chorus of optimistic voices speaking here at the 2015 ACT Expo that despite current cheap diesel prices, the future of natural gas as a transportation fuel hasn’t dimmed.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 5, 2015
Special Coverage, Business

Group Fighting Sex Trafficking Relies on Truckers as Watchdogs

DALLAS — A nonprofit group fighting sex trafficking on the nation's highways issued an appeal that truckers and shippers train their employees to report suspicious activities.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 5, 2015
Special Coverage, Business

Commissioner Says NG, Stations, Vehicles Surging in Popularity in Texas

DALLAS — Natural-gas motor fuels, filling stations and vehicles are surging in Texas, said an official responsible for regulation of the oil and gas industry in the state.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 5, 2015
Special Coverage

Rush to Offer New Lightweight Compressed Natural Gas Fuel System

DALLAS — Rush Enterprises on May 4 announced a new venture, Momentum Fuel Technologies, that will  manufacture, sell, install and service a new lightweight compressed natural gas fuel system for Class 6-8 trucks. 

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 4, 2015
Special Coverage, Business

Panel Says Women Remain Underrepresented at All Levels in Trucking

DALLAS — Women are still greatly underrepresented in the trucking industry, and those who are employed still face challenges balancing work and home life, according to a panel of female executives.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 4, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

NTSB Recommends Video Recorders on Heavy Trucks and Buses

The National Transportation Safety Board on April 29 issued a recommendation that heavy truck and bus fleet operators deploy in-cab video system recorder technology to monitor their drivers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
April 30, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

FMCSA Ends Driver Recruitment for Restart Study

Federal regulators said they have exceeded their goal of recruiting more than 225 truck driver volunteers to participate in an hours-of-service 34-hour restart study.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
April 29, 2015