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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

Nation’s Courts Feeling Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the nation’s court systems, and for trucking, legal experts believe it could have a long-term effect on how juries view cases involving motor carriers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 21, 2020
Government, Business

FMCSA Denies PTS Worldwide Request to Split Sleeper Berth Time

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied a five-year exemption request by Department of Defense highly sensitive cargo carrier PTS Worldwide to split sleeper berth hours into segments of 4/6, 5/5 or 6/4 hours.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 15, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

Truck Stops Providing Essential Services to Truckers, Navigating the Downturn

Like truck drivers, truck stops are struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. But they are still open, working to ensure drivers have the essentials they need.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 14, 2020
Business

Eric Parker, ATA Vice President of Membership Sales, Dies at 50

Eric Scott Parker, who grew up in a trucking family and spent his professional career in the industry, died suddenly on May 11. He was 50.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 14, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

CVSA’s 2020 Operation Safe Driver Week to Go On as Scheduled July 12-18

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 2020 Operation Safe Driver Week will go on as scheduled July 12-18, the trade association representing roadside inspectors announced May 12.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 12, 2020
Government, Business

California Trucking Association Continues Fight Against AB 5

The California Trucking Association continues to lay the legal groundwork to block the state from enforcing a law aimed at reclassifying owner-operators as motor carrier employees.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 11, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Iowa Driver Among First in US to Use Technology for CDL Skills Test

Lonnie Orr of Davenport, Iowa, was among the first drivers in the U.S. to take advantage of a federal emergency declaration allowing new drivers to maintain COVID-19 social distancing while having their driving abilities evaluated by a state examiner observing from a trailing vehicle.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 7, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

CARB Updates Proposal to Speed California’s Transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles

California environmental regulators have issued an accelerated plan to mandate that truck manufacturers transition a portion of their sales from heavy diesel trucks to electric zero-emission vehicles beginning in 2024.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 5, 2020
Government, Business, Breaking News

FMCSA Adopts Crash Accountability Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on May 1 announced that effective immediately it is making permanent a pilot program that will not count a crash in which a motor carrier was not at fault when calculating the carrier’s safety measurement profile. It also is expanding the types of crashes that may be considered.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 1, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

EPA, NHTSA Can Regulate Trailer Emissions, Agencies’ Attorneys Say

The Department of Justice has filed a legal document with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia supporting federal regulators’ authority to enforce an Obama-era greenhouse gas emissions rule to include first-ever federal regulation of greenhouse gases and fuel efficiency for trailers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
April 30, 2020