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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

Port of NY-NJ Executive Director to Leave His Post in Next Three Months

Port of New York and New Jersey Executive Director Pat Foye will resign his position in the next 120 days, the port announced on Nov. 19.

November 20, 2015
Business

Fatalities Increase Among Pedestrians, Bicyclists in Crashes Involving Large Trucks

Fatalities among pedestrians and bicyclists in large-truck crashes increased at a faster rate than overall truck-related crash fatalities from 2009 to 2013, a federal study shows.

November 19, 2015
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous

Atlanta Tops ATRI List of Worst Truck Choke Points

The nation’s worst truck bottleneck is located in Atlanta, where a five-level stack interchange known as “Spaghetti Junction” joins Interstates 285 and 85 north, according to a new American Transportation Research Institute truck congestion survey.

November 18, 2015
Government, Business, Safety

N.Y., N.J., Feds Agree on Funding for $20 Billion Rail Tunnel

Officials in New York and New Jersey, the U.S. Department of Transportation and Amtrak have agreed on a first step toward building a $20 billion rail tunnel between New York City and New Jersey beneath the Hudson River.

November 17, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

Driver Coercion Final Rule Clears OMB; ELD Rule Expected Nov. 30

A final federal rule that would prohibit carriers, shippers and brokers from coercing truck drivers to violate safety regulations cleared review by the White House Office of Management and Budget last week and is projected to be published in the Federal Register on Nov. 23.

November 16, 2015
Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous

Removing Non-Fault Crashes Helps CSA Scores, ATRI Says

A new research report lends support to claims by many in the trucking industry that federal regulators should remove nonpreventable crashes from carriers’ Compliance, Safety, Accountability program records.

November 16, 2015
Business, Safety, Government

Carriers' Safety Ratings Improve if Nonpreventable Crashes Are Removed, ATRI Study Shows

Eliminating nonpreventable accidents from a sample of 15 motor carriers' Compliance, Safety, Accountability safety measurement scores caused significant positive changes in majority of the carriers’ Crash BASIC percentile scores, according to a new study by the American Transportation Research Institute.    

November 10, 2015
Government

Lower Percentage of Trucks Out of Service Due to Brake Problems During Safety Event

The out-of-service rate during Brake Safety Week in September was 12.3%, a decline from 16.2% last year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance reported.

November 9, 2015
Government

USDA to Raise Inspection Fees 187% on Imports From Canada, Mexico

The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week issued a final rule designed to recoup costs associated with animal and plant inspections by raising fees for all truck-borne imports by 187%.

November 1, 2015
Business, Equipment, Safety

Brake Safety Week Out-of-Service Violations Drop to 12.3% in 2015

The out-of-service rate for the annual Brake Safety Week event in September was 12.3%, down from 16.2% last year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance reported.

October 29, 2015