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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.


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FMCSA Medical Review Board to Offer Recommendations for Sleep Apnea Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations top medical advisers on Aug. 22 began a two-day review of obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment issues to offer their final recommendations for apnea regulatory requirements.

August 22, 2016
Business

Wal-Marts White Captures National Truck Driving Championship

INDIANAPOLIS At a practice session about a week before veteran Wal-Mart Transportation driver Charles Mike White hopped into a 3-axle truck to negotiate the nerve-wracking National Truck Driving Championships skills course, fellow company driver and last years grand champ Ronald Emenheiser Sr. made a prediction.

August 22, 2016
GovernmentBusiness

FMCSA Allows Some Teen Truck Drivers to Cross State Lines in Pilot Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Aug. 19 announced a proposal to conduct a three-year pilot project to allow truck drivers between the ages of 18 and 21 with military heavy truck driving experience to operate in commerce between states.

August 19, 2016
Government

Heavy Truck Speed Limiter Rule Clears OMB

A joint proposed rule to limit the top speed of heavy trucks has cleared a review by the White House Office of Management and Budget.

August 16, 2016
Business

NTDC 2016: Indiana Wal-Mart Driver Charles 'Mike' White Named Bendix Grand Champion

INDIANAPOLIS Charles "Mike" White, a Wal-Mart Transportation professional driver from nearby Nineveh, Indiana, was named Bendix Grand Champion of the 2016 National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships on Aug. 13.

August 15, 2016
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 forthe 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