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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

Truck Speed-Limiter Rule Delayed for ‘Extended’ Review by White House

A proposed rule to require the installation and use of speed-limiting devices on heavy trucks has been delayed while it receives an “extended” review by the White House Office of Management and Budget.

September 4, 2015
Business

Schank Stepping Down From Post at Eno Center for Transportation

Eno Center for Transportation President Joshua Schank announced  Sept. 2 that he will be leaving his post next month and taking on an unnamed “exciting new public sector opportunity.”

September 2, 2015
Safety

Commercial Vehicle Inspectors to Conduct Brake Checks Sept. 6-12

Commercial vehicle Inspectors beginning Sept. 6 will be out in force to conduct brake system inspections on trucks and buses throughout North America.

August 28, 2015
Government

Stephen Keppler Leaving CVSA for IANA

Stephen Keppler, executive director of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, is leaving the commercial enforcement group after 15 years to become senior vice president of the Intermodal Association of North America.

August 27, 2015
BusinessLogistics

Plagued by Permits, Truckers Find Route to Illinois Intermodal Center Long and Costly

A difficult and expensive trip to one of the nation’s largest intermodal facilities in Illinois has become a thorn in the side of many truckers who service the center.

August 26, 2015
GovernmentBusinessSafety

ATA Critical of Organized Labor's Claims About Hair Testing for Drug Use

In a letter to congressional transportation leaders, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said critical claims made by organized labor groups about the use of hair specimens for drug testing of commercial drivers are based on “false notions and outdated science.”

August 25, 2015
Business

US Motorists Drive Record 1.54 Trillion Miles in First Half of Year

U.S. motorists drove a record 1.54 trillion miles in the first half of 2015, beating the previous high of 1.5 trillion set in June 2007, according to new estimates released by the Federal Highway Administration.

August 24, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

CRST Petitions for HOS Exemption Allowing Drivers to Use Split Sleeper Berth Time

CRST Expedited Inc. has asked federal regulators to grant some of the company’s drivers an hours-of-service exemption that would allow them to use split sleeper berth time to satisfy federally required off-duty periods.

August 24, 2015
Business

Wal-Mart Driver Tops Field at National Championships

ST. LOUIS — Were it not for a twist of fate, Wal­-Mart Transportation truck driver Ronald Emenheiser would not have even been able to compete in the 2015 National Truck Driving Championships.

August 24, 2015
Business

CARB Touts ‘Most Promising’ Technologies That Could Cut GHG Output From Reefers

Electric and hydrogen cell-powered transport refrigeration units are the “most promising” technologies that can be used to reduce reefer emissions over the next five to 10 years and beyond, according to California environmental regulators.

August 24, 2015