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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

FMCSA Announces Proposed Rule to Require Truck Occupants to Wear Safety Belts

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Dec. 9 announced a proposed rule that would require all passengers and occupants riding in property-carrying commercial motor vehicles to use safety belts. 

December 9, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

Supreme Court to Hear CRST Appeal in Sexual Harassment Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 4 agreed to hear an appeal by CRST Van Expedited Inc. that claimed the Iowa-based motor carrier was entitled to a $4.7 million award in a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

December 9, 2015
GovernmentBusinessSafety

NHTSA Issues Proposed Rule to Upgrade Rear Impact Guard Standard

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Dec. 7 issued a proposed rule to upgrade current rear impact guards on trucks and trailers to address underride protection in car crashes into trailers and semitrailers.

December 7, 2015
Business

Driver Coercion Rule Issued

Federal regulators last week issued a final rule that prohibits fleets as well as shippers and brokers from coercing truck drivers to violate hours-of-service and other safety regulations.

December 7, 2015
Government

FMCSA Quick to Remove CSA Scores From Public View

Only minutes after President Obama signed the highway transportation bill Dec. 4, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration pulled from public view much of the agency’s information on property motor carriers’ Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores.

December 4, 2015
Government

FMCSA Grants Exemption for Windshield Placement of Lane Departure, Collision Avoidance Systems

Federal regulators have granted a two-year extension of an exemption allowing motor carriers to mount lane departure and collision mitigation system cameras lower in the windshields of commercial motor vehicles than is currently permitted by regulation.

December 4, 2015
GovernmentBusinessFuel

EPA Issues 2016 Renewable Fuel Standards

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued its final volume requirements for renewable fuels in 2016 that call for a more than 10% increase in total renewable fuels from 2015 — with most of the increases in ethanol-based renewable fuels.

December 1, 2015
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Publication of Final ELD Rule Delayed Again

Federal regulators have failed to meet their projected Nov. 30 date for publication of the long-awaited final rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices.

November 30, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

FMCSA Issues Driver Coercion Final Rule

Federal regulators have issued a final rule that prohibits carriers, shippers and brokers from coercing truck drivers to violate hours-of-service and other safety regulations.

November 30, 2015
Business

Chicago Tops Latest Bottlenecks List

WASHINGTON — For the second time in as many weeks, a study has identified the worst traffic choke points, amplifying the nation’s urgent need for investment in its transportation infrastructure.

November 30, 2015