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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.


Government, Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire

Hair Drug-Testing Rule Could Be Finalized by Midsummer

Can the long wait be coming to an end for the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt a drug testing rule allowing the use of hair samples to drug-test drivers?

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 24, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Canadian Carrier to Appeal Nuclear Verdict

A Canadian motor carrier plans to file an appeal of an $82 million jury verdict in a fatal crash in Michigan for which it has admitted fault, on grounds primarily related to the amount awarded.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 18, 2023
Government, Equipment, Safety

FMCSA: HOS Violations Rise After Rule Change

Changes to the HOS rule that went into effect in late 2020 may have increased flexibility for truck drivers, but the percentage of violations rose “significantly higher," according to FMCSA.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 17, 2023
Government, Business

Regulators Announce Members of Truck Leasing Task Force

Federal regulators have appointed nine individuals to serve on a truck-leasing task force that is charged with evaluating lease agreements in the trucking industry.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 15, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Three Companies Charged With Emission Device Tampering

Federal authorities in Michigan have charged three companies — including a truckload carrier — and 11 individuals in an aftermarket scheme to disable the emissions control systems.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 11, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

EPA Seeks Comment on Electric Truck Costs, Charging

Prior to moving forward with Inflation Reduction Act funding, the EPA says it is seeking comment on zero-emission technologies in the heavy-duty vehicle and port sectors.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 9, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

EPA Hearing Draws Environmental, Trucking Interests

More than 200 individuals weighed in on the Environmental Protection Agency's public hearing on its heavy-truck greenhouse gas emissions mandate.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 4, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

DOT OKs Drug Testing Drivers Using Oral Fluid Samples

The U.S. Department of Transportation on May 1 announced the issuance of a final rule approving use of oral fluid to drug test truck drivers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 2, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

California OKs Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation

The California Air Resources Board approved its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation that will require some motor carriers to begin the transition to zero-emission trucks as soon as next year.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
April 28, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

NHTSA Revives Effort to Require Side Impact Guards

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is working with the trucking industry as it revisits a proposal to mandate installation of side underride guards on heavy truck trailers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
April 26, 2023