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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

FMCSA Issues Guidance on Brokerage Terminology

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued interim guidance on the definitions of brokers, bona fide agents and the role of dispatch services in the supply chain.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 21, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel

Government Plans to Require Large Contractor Emissions Reports

Federal regulators have proposed a new climate-reporting rule that would require large federal contractors to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, climate-related financial risks and science-based emissions reduction targets.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 17, 2022
Government, Equipment, Safety

Inspectors Place 13.3% of CMVs Out of Service During Brake Safety Week

Commercial motor vehicle inspectors in North America conducted 38,117 inspections Aug. 21-27 during Brake Safety Week, placing 13.3% of vehicles out of service for brake-related violations.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 15, 2022
Government, Business, Technology

PrePass Urges Caution on CMV Electronic Identifier System

A new PrePass Safety Alliance white paper claims that a proposal to require that trucks have a unique electronic identifier system would not necessarily improve highway safety, and could allow inspectors to monitor the condition of commercial motor vehicles while they are in motion.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 15, 2022
Government, Business, Safety

Report Says DOT ‘Management Challenges’ Include Reducing Highway Fatalities

A new Department of Transportation inspector general report concluded that DOT’s key 2023 “management challenges” range from reducing highway fatalities to successfully implementing the variety of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act programs.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 10, 2022
Business

Former U.S. Xpress Executive Ray Harlin Dies at 72

Ray Harlin Jr., former chief financial officer and president of U.S. Xpress, died Oct. 28, surrounded by family at his home in Chattanooga, Tenn. He was 72.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 10, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Commenters Favor Electronic Hazmat Documents

There appears to be significant support from hazardous materials carriers, inspectors and first responders for regulators to continue the transition from paper shipping and other hazmat documents to an electronic alternative.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 7, 2022
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Rhode Island Files Notice of Appeal in Truck Tolling Case

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has filed an appeal challenging a district federal court judge’s ruling declaring unconstitutional the state’s controversial trucks-only tolling plan.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 3, 2022
Government, Business, Safety

Public Comments Point to Confusion Over Sleep Apnea Proposal

The long-simmering controversy over how medical examiners decide when they should send truck drivers at risk for obstructive sleep apnea to undergo costly lab sleep studies is heating up again.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 3, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

HomeSafe Alliance Retains Military Moving Contract

After a more than a two-year battle, a federal judge has upheld a multibillion-dollar contract award to Houston-based HomeSafe Alliance to be the sole provider for moving services for U.S. armed forces and families as well as civilian employees of the Department of Defense.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 2, 2022