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Eric Miller

Senior Reporter

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.


GovernmentSafety

Supreme Court Declines to Review a Driver's Sleep Apnea Lawsuit Against Crete Carrier Corp.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case involving an obese truck driver who claimed in a lawsuit that his employer, Crete Carrier Corp., should not have required him to submit to a sleep study to determine if he had sleep apnea.

April 6, 2017
Government

Senate Commerce Committee Endorses Deputy Transportation Secretary Nominee Jeffrey Rosen

A Senate panel on April 5 endorsed the nomination of President Donald Trump’s pick for the No. 2 spot at the U.S. Department of Transportation.

April 5, 2017
BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogisticsAutonomous

NTSB Encourages Fleets to Root Out Bad Drivers

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A top National Transportation Safety Board official called on motor carriers to do a better job of identifying drivers in their employ with bad driving habits.

April 3, 2017
Government

PHMSA Harmonizes U.S. Hazmat Regs with International Standards

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration on March 30 issued a final rule that amends U.S. hazardous materials regulations to harmonize them with international regulations and standards.

March 30, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Number of FMCSA-Certified Medical Examiners Reaches 52,000

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The number of medical examiners certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has reached more than 52,000, a top agency official said March 28.

March 28, 2017
BusinessSafety

Hair Drug-Testing Proposal May Be Delayed Until 2018

A proposed rule that would allow trucking companies to conduct government-certified pre-employment drug testing using hair samples likely will not be publicly released until the end of 2017 or early 2018, according to a top official with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

March 27, 2017
Government

FMCSA Withdraws Its Proposed Safety Fitness Determination Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has withdrawn its proposed motor carrier safety fitness determination rule as it awaits a major study of the agency’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program by the National Academy of Sciences, according to the agency's March 22 announcement.

March 22, 2017
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Rep. DeFazio Introduces Transportation Infrastructure Legislation

Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) introduced a transportation infrastructure bill on March 22 that he said will increase the gasoline and diesel tax by about a penny to provide about $500 billion in funding to rebuild U.S. roads, bridges and transit systems.

March 22, 2017
GovernmentSafety

Despite Mandate, Hair Testing Rule Still Months Away

A proposed rule that would allow trucking companies to conduct government-certified pre-employment drug testing using hair samples likely will not be publicly released until the end of 2017 or early 2018, according to a top official with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

March 20, 2017
BusinessSafety

Panelists Push for Better Crash Data, Technology at Truck Safety Hearing

Improving truck crash data and monitoring of high­-risk carriers are among the key factors that will lead to improved heavy truck safety, a panel of trucking experts told a Senate Commerce subcommittee last week.

March 20, 2017