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Eric Miller

Senior Reporter

Eric Miller has been a reporter and writer at publications nationwide for 40 years. Hes been at Transport Topics the past 11 years, currently on the papers 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.


GovernmentBusiness

Small Retailers Sue EPA over Renewable Fuel Standard

A national trade group of 200 small, independent petroleum retailers and convenience store owners has filed a federal lawsuit asking a court to require the Environmental Protection Agency to change its regulation that currently identifies refiners and importers as the entities responsible for blending gasoline and diesel fuel with renewable fuel.

September 12, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Nominees for Three Key Transportation-Related Agencies Announced

President Trump announced nominees for key leadership positions, including administrators for the Federal Highway Administration and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and assistant administrator of the Environmental Protection Agencys Air and Radiation office.

September 11, 2017
Business

Former Navistar CEO Daniel Ustian, SEC Ready to Discuss Settlement

Former Navistar International Inc. CEO Daniel Ustian and the Securities and Exchange Commission have indicated they are ready to discuss a possible settlement in a civil lawsuit.

September 5, 2017
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Insurance Institute Conducts Successful Test of Side Underguard Protection

An aftermarket device that attaches to the sides of a tractor-trailer successfully prevented a midsize car from sliding underneath the trailer in a 40 mph crash test, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety officials said. See crash test video.

August 30, 2017
GovernmentBusinessFuel

More Than 145,000 Comments Filed on EPAs Proposed Renewable Fuel Standard

Comments on a plan by the Trump administration to halt the future growth of biomass-based diesel fuel and reduce the short-term requirements for all renewable fuels were largely split down the middle, pro and con.

August 30, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Trucks Without ELDs Wont Be Placed Out of Service Until April 1, CVSA Says

Commercial vehicle inspectors will issue citations to motor carriers operating vehicles without electronic logging devices beginning Dec. 18 but will not place vehicles out of service until April 1.

August 28, 2017
GovernmentSafety

FMCSA Outlines Plans for Public Meeting on CSA Study

In preparation for a Sept. 8 public meeting, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials said they have outlined a number of high-level proposals to address a slate of recommendations made in a National Academy of Sciences study of the agencys controversial Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.

August 25, 2017
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Four Former Pilot Executives Set for Trial Oct. 31

More than four years after an FBI raid on the headquarters of Pilot Flying J, the exhaustive investigation into a diesel fuel rebate fraud could be nearing its end come Oct. 31.

August 24, 2017
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

2017 Roadcheck Places 23% of Commercial Vehicles Out of Service

Nearly one of every four trucks that received comprehensive Level I inspections during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliances International Roadcheck this summer were taken out of service, CVSA reported on Aug. 23.

August 23, 2017
GovernmentSafety

FMCSA to Host Public Meeting on Agency's CSA Action Plan

FMCSA officials announced that the agency will host a public meeting Sept. 8 to hear presentations from a National Academy of Sciences panel that issued a report on how regulators can improve the Compliance, Safety, Accountability programs safety measurement system.

August 22, 2017