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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.


Business

Arizona's Daniel Voelker Named NAIC Grand Champion

INDIANAPOLIS — Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper Daniel Voelker has been named grand champion of the 2016 North American Inspectors Championship.

August 12, 2016
Business

ATA President Spear: 'We Need to Get in the Game' With Legislative Efforts

INDIANAPOLIS — In his first public speech to members, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear pledged to primarily take on issues that the trucking industry can win in Congress.

August 12, 2016
Business

NTDC 2016: Competitors Haul Their Share of Freaky Freight

INDIANAPOLIS — They may be the “best of the best” drivers competing in the 2016 National Truck Driving Championships, but sometimes, just like any driver, they find themselves hauling some pretty odd cargo.

August 11, 2016
Business

NTDC Notebook: Breakfast of Champions, Delta Glitch, Pep Talk

INDIANAPOLIS — The head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was among a host of top officials giving an enthusiastic send-off to the 430 truck drivers competing in the 2016 National Truck Driving Championships and Step Van Driving Championships.

August 11, 2016
Business

Drivers to Test Skills at National Championship

A field of 430 drivers is ready for the 79th annual National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships being held today through Aug. 13 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

August 10, 2016
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

FMCSA Medical Review Board to Offer Sleep Apnea Recommendations

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s medical review board will meet later this month to make recommendations for possible changes to standards and practice for medical examiners diagnosing and treating truck drivers for obstructive sleep apnea.

August 8, 2016
Government, Business

Speed Limiter Proposal Expected Before Fall After Decade-Long Wait, FMCSA, NHTSA Say

The pursuit of a heavy-truck speed limiter rule began in 2006 when American Trucking Associations and Road Safe America each filed petitions claiming that limiting the top speed of trucks would save both lives and fuel.

July 25, 2016
Government, Business

FMCSA to Increase Some HOS Exemptions From Two Years to Five

Provisions in the 2015 FAST Act will extend the exemptions from hours-of-service requirements from two years to five years for certain motor carriers, according to a July 21 announcement by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 

July 21, 2016
Government, Business

FMCSA Delays Implementation of Unified Registration System

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said July 20 it is delaying for three months implementation of the final piece of the Unified Registration System intended to streamline the registration process and more closely monitor “reincarnated” carriers.

July 20, 2016
Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous

Commenters Question Sleep Apnea Plan

Although welcomed by medical professionals and nonprofit safety groups, the prospects of regulatory guidance for truck driver diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea continues to raise concerns in the trucking industry.

July 18, 2016