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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.


Government

PHMSA Makes 'Hazmat Reverse Logistics' Final Rule Public

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration on March 25 made public its final rule intended to clarify, streamline and allow flexible regulatory requirements for return of hazardous materials from retailers back to manufacturers, suppliers and distribution facilities.

March 25, 2016
Government

FMCSA Denies HOS Exemption Request for Truckers at Natural Gas, Oil Sites

Federal trucking regulators have denied American Trucking Associations’ hours-of-service exemption request that would have allowed truck drivers working at natural gas and oil sites to exclude waiting time from their calculations of on-duty time.

March 25, 2016
Government

FMCSA Shuts Down Wyoming Carrier Bar D Bar

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced March 24 that it has shut down a small Wyoming motor carrier for a variety of violations that the agency said pose an imminent hazard to public safety.

March 24, 2016
Government

FHWA Announces $60 Million Grant Program for High-Tech Innovations

Federal Highway Administration officials on March 23 announced they are accepting proposals for $60 million in grants to fund high-tech transportation innovations that will improve safety, efficiency, system performance and infrastructure return on investment.

March 23, 2016
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

Regulators Working on Pilot to Determine Safety of Young Military Truck Drivers

Federal trucking regulators say they are working on implementation of a congressionally mandated pilot program that will help determine if military truck drivers between the ages of 18 and 21 are as safe in interstate commerce as older professional drivers.

March 21, 2016
Business

Officials Say Regulating Medical Examiners Has Detected More Drivers With Ailments

A nearly 2-year-old requirement that physicians administering truck driver medical exams be trained and certified appears to have strengthened federal regulators’ ability to weed out drivers with potentially unsafe medical conditions, according to a top regulatory official.

March 21, 2016
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous

FMCSA Plan Aims to Ease Transition for Veterans to Obtain Civilian CDLs

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week issued a proposed rule that would make it easier for military personnel to transition into civilian careers in the truck and bus industry.

March 21, 2016
Government, Business

FMCSA Proposed Rule Would Ease Transition of Military Truck Drivers to Civilian Employment

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will issue a proposed rule to amend commercial driver license regulations that would ease the transition of military personnel into civilian careers in the truck and bus industry.

March 15, 2016
Government

FMCSA to Accept Mexican Commercial Vehicle Inspections

U.S. federal trucking regulators have announced they are accepting the official Mexican standard for annual commercial vehicle inspections of Mexico-domiciled motor carriers by authorities in that country.

March 15, 2016
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

Study Finds Additional Research Needed to Better Understand Driver Fatigue

While there is some evidence that fatigue among truck drivers increases the risk of crashes, questions remain about effective ways to minimize that risk, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

March 14, 2016