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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, Safety, Fuel

States Raise Tolls in Response to Budget Issues

In an effort to avert financial shortfalls for highway programs due to the coronavirus pandemic, a number of states have raised their tolls for cars and trucks, effective Jan. 1.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 6, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Bluewire Aims to Save Carriers’ Reputations

A data-driven approach to reputation management that could help trucking companies counter plaintiffs’ attorneys’ attacks in trials involving crashes is under development.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
December 14, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

Appellate Court Strikes Down GHG Rule for Trailers

A divided federal appeals court has thrown out portions of the 2016 Phase 2 greenhouse gas emissions rule that would have required heavy- and medium-duty trailers for the first time ever to adopt some combination of fuel-saving technologies.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 12, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

DoD Awards Potential $20 Billion Military Moving Contract

The Department of Defense U.S. Transportation Command has awarded a potential $20 billion contract to a Houston firm that will manage an estimated 325,000 annual moves of military families worldwide.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 10, 2021
Government, Business, Breaking News

ATA-Led Coalition Sues to Block Federal Vaccine Mandate

American Trucking Associations, along with three state trucking associations and a number of groups representing various facets of the supply chain, have sued the Biden administration over its employer-based COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 9, 2021
Government, Equipment, Safety

FMCSA Announces Final Rule Requiring Annual Inspections of Rear Underride Guards

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule amending safety regulations to specifically add rear underride impact guards as a required item on the list of annual inspections for motor carriers and roadside inspectors.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 9, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics

Central Washington Route Upgraded for Agricultural Truck Traffic

State and federal transportation agencies have recently upgraded and reclassified Washington State Route 281 as a heavy truck freight corridor allowing 10 million tons or more of mostly agricultural freight moves per year.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 8, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Truckers Exempt From Vaccine Mandate, Labor Secretary Says

Truck drivers traveling alone in their cabs are exempt from a new interim final rule mandating that employees for large private companies get COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a statement by U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 4, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

FMCSA: Sunset of 3G Networks Could Impact ELD Tech Specifications

Federal trucking regulators are warning truckers that mobile carriers are shutting down their 3G networks as early as next year to make room for more advanced network services, including 5G.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 3, 2021
Government, Safety

Estimated Roadway Fatalities Up 18.4% for First Half of 2021

An estimated 20,160 people died in motor vehicle crashes on U.S. roadways in the first half of 2021, up 18.4% over 2020, according to an “early estimates” report released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
October 29, 2021