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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, Equipment, Logistics

DOD Announces Delay in $17.9B Military Moving Contract

U.S. Transcom announced that an IT systems glitch is delaying implementation of a contract designed to improve the quality of moves for military members and their families. 

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 11, 2024
Government, Business

New Rule Will Reclassify Independent Contractors as Employees

A new Department of Labor rule adopts an “economic factors” test for companies to follow to determine whether a worker should be classified as an independent contractor or an employee.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 9, 2024
Government, Business, Technology

On Regulation Front, 2023 Was a Year of Wins and Losses

Over the last 12 months, Department of Transportation officials have been claiming safety gains, billions of federal dollars for infrastructure improvements, and more.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
December 19, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Issues Notice of Sexual Assault Enforcement Policy

FMCSA has issued a notice of enforcement policy that regulations require disqualification of drivers convicted of using a commercial motor vehicle to commit felony sexual assault.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
December 12, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Supply Chain Coalition Presses Background Check Reform

A broad-based supply chain coalition is urging Congress to quickly pass legislation that would eliminate duplicative background security checks for truck drivers and other workers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
December 11, 2023
Business, Technology

Omnitracs Sues Motive Technologies for Patent Infringement

Motive Technologies Inc. in a Dec. 6 legal filing attacked the legal standing of a technology patent infringement lawsuit filed against it by Omnitracs.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
December 7, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Board Proposes Adding Fentanyl to Drivers’ Drug Testing List

A federal drug advisory group has begun the cumbersome process of placing fentanyl on the list of drugs to test federal safety-sensitive employees and truck drivers for drug use.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
December 7, 2023
Government, Safety

FMCSA Proposes DataQs Appeal Process

Fleets mostly support a plan that would allow them to appeal state agency Requests for Data Review to federal regulators when they believe their crash review is “incomplete or incorrect.”

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
December 6, 2023
Government, Business

ATRI Analysis Looks at Predatory Truck Towing

Nearly 30% of crash-related truck towing invoices included excessive rates or unwarranted additional charges, according to an American Transportation Research Institute analysis.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 30, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Warning: Drivers Who Drug-Test Positive Will Lose CDLs

FMCSA has issued a warning that late next year truck drivers who test positive for drug use will not only be placed on prohibited status, but will lose their commercial driver licenses.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 28, 2023