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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.


GovernmentBusiness

Provision Affecting Meal, Rest Breaks Clears First Hurdle in House

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee members voted Feb. 11 to keep a provision tucked in an aviation reform bill that would prevent states from enacting laws requiring trucking companies to schedule meal-and-rest breaks for truck drivers or pay drivers by the hour.

February 11, 2016
BusinessFuel

Profile: Who Is Indicted Ex-Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood?

Mark Hazelwood was once a fast-rising executive at the largest truck-stop chain in the United States. Now he's facing what could be the fight of his life, after federal indictment on charges of fraud and witness tampering.

February 10, 2016
GovernmentBusiness

Traffic Fatalities Up 9.3% for First Nine Months of 2015, NHTSA Says

Early estimates of the overall number of traffic fatalities in the United States show about a 9.3% increase the first nine months of 2015 compared with the same period in 2014.

February 8, 2016
Government

After 12 Years, FHWA Decides Experimental Sign Typography Is No Better

Federal Highway Administration officials are banning the erection of new signs using the Clearview font they have been deploying since 2004 after recent research showed they are not easier to read than the government’s traditional “Highway Gothic” font signs.

February 5, 2016
GovernmentSafetyBusiness

Sleep Apnea Proposal Clears OMB

A plan by federal regulators to issue an advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding sleep apnea cleared a review by the White House Office of Management and Budget on Feb. 3.

February 4, 2016
Government

New Safety Fitness Rule Could Affect State Laws, FMCSA Tells Governors Group

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has notified the National Governors Association that the agency’s proposed new methodology it plans to use to determine the safety fitness of motor carriers may affect some existing state laws, regulations or regulatory activity.

February 3, 2016
Business

Jet Express, Others Join Forces to Deliver Water to Flint, Mich.

A number of trucking companies have announced plans to deliver tens of thousands of bottles of water to residents in Flint, Michigan, to help assist that community in alleviating the water crisis there.

February 1, 2016
Government

Idaho Drug-Testing Company Sold After Running Afoul of FTC

A Meridian, Idaho-based firm that performed drug-and-alcohol testing services to commercial motor carriers and their drivers illegally invited one of its competitors to enter into a customer allocation agreement, according to a settlement order issued by the Federal Trade Commission.

January 29, 2016
Business

Trucking Companies Rally to Provide Water to Flint Residents

Several trucking companies and large retailers on Jan. 26 announced plans to donate and truck in tens of thousands of bottles of water for residents and schoolchildren of Flint, Michigan, to assist the community that is experiencing a drinking water crisis.

January 27, 2016
BusinessGovernment

NHTSA: Alcohol Use Down, Marijuana Up

WASHINGTON — Alcohol use by motorists on U.S. highways has declined significantly in recent years. However, the use of marijuana among the driving public is on the rise, according to research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

January 25, 2016