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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

Brokers Warned of Surety ‘Trust Fund’ Scam

TUCSON, Ariz. — Brokers attending the 2010 Transportation Intermediaries Association convention and trade show here were warned to beware of financial services firms that allow them to skirt federal requirements that they post a $10,000 surety bond.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
April 13, 2010
Government, Business

Truckers Say HOS Rule Leaves Little Time for Naps

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trucking industry executives and drivers who testified at an hours-of-service “listening” session held by federal trucking regulators at the Mid-America Trucking Show here said the current rule does not give drivers the flexibility to take a nap when they become fatigued.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
March 30, 2010
Government

Bendix CEO Expects Stability Mandate Proposal This Year

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The head of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said he expects federal regulators to offer a proposal later this year mandating that heavy trucks be equipped with stability systems by as early as 2012.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
March 29, 2010
Government, Business, Fuel

Legal Foundation Files Climate Change Lawsuit Against EPA

A group including motor carriers, businesses, several members of Congress and a conservative public interest legal foundation has filed a lawsuit in federal appeals court challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s formal finding that greenhouse gas emissions are a danger to public health.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
February 16, 2010
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

ATA to Seek Summary Judgment in Clean Trucks Lawsuit

Attorneys for American Trucking Associations said that on Jan. 11 they will ask a federal judge to forego a trial in their clean trucks lawsuit against the Port of Los Angeles and instead issue a summary judgment in the trade association’s favor.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
December 22, 2009
Business

DHS Extends REAL ID Deadline to 2011

The Department of Homeland Security said it will extend until 2011 the Jan. 1 deadline for implementing toughened drivers’ licenses and identification card security standards mandated by the REAL ID Act of 2005.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
December 22, 2009
Business, Safety, Fuel

ATA, Port of Long Beach Settle Lawsuit

Officials with the Port of Long Beach and American Trucking Associations reached an out-of-court settlement to ATA’s federal lawsuit Monday, announcing that the port’s concession requirement contained in the clean trucks plan will be replaced with a registration process.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
October 20, 2009
Government, Business, Safety

Senate Confirms LaHood to Run DOT

The U.S. Senate confirmed several key cabinet posts, including Ray LaHood as secretary of transportation, but the Obama administration has yet to announce the president’s choices to lead several key transportation agencies within DOT.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
February 2, 2009
Fuel, Business, Safety, Government

ATA Officer Calls for Oil Release From SPR

WASHINGTON — The government should not only stop filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, but also consider releasing oil to help lower the price of diesel fuel, Dave Berry, chairman of the American Trucking Associations’ environmental and energy policy committee, told Congress last week.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
April 28, 2008