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Eric Miller

Senior Reporter

Eric Miller has been a reporter and writer at publications nationwide for 40 years. Hes been at Transport Topics the past 11 years, currently on the papers 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, Business

California Farm Bureau Files for Bee Hauler HOS Exemption

The California Farm Bureau Federation has petitioned federal regulators for an exemption from 30-minute rest breaks for drivers transporting bees that are critically needed to pollinate crops.

January 8, 2015
Government, Business

Fatalities From Large-Truck Crashes Up Just Slightly in '13, Says NHTSA Report

U.S. fatalities from crashes involving large trucks increased by 0.5% in 2013, rising to 3,964 from 3,944 people the year before, according to a Dec. 19 report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

December 19, 2014
Business

Federal Panel Agrees to Consolidate Lawsuits Against Navistar

A federal panel in in Charleston, South Carolina, has approved a request by Navistar to consolidate and transfer to a federal court in Chicago 13 of 14 defective engine lawsuits filed against the truck maker in eight separate jurisdictions.

December 18, 2014
Business, Safety, Government

Meet ATRI's Top Congested Freight Highways

The nations worst traffic bottleneck is located in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where Interstate 95 and State Road 4 merge just west of Manhattans George Washington Bridge, according to the American Transportation Research Institutes 2014 survey of congested U.S. freight highways.

December 17, 2014
Business

Trala CEO Thomas James Dies Suddenly at 51

Thomas James, CEO of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association since 2009, died unexpectedly Dec. 15. He was 51.

December 16, 2014
Business, Equipment

Former Arrow Trucking CEO Indicted on Multiple Fraud Charges

Former Arrow Trucking Co. CEO Doug Pielsticker pulled hundreds of thousands of dollars from company accounts to pay for his wedding and luxury cars in connection with a multimillion-dollar bank and tax fraud, according to a federal indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court earlier this month.

December 11, 2014
Government, Business

Feds Look to Trucking Industry for Driver Training Committee Members

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is soliciting applications and nominations from trucking industry stakeholders to serve on an advisory committee to negotiate and help develop proposed regulations for entry-level truck driver training.

December 10, 2014
Government, Business

Inspection Report Paperwork Rule Repealed by Feds

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has rescinded a requirement that property-carrying commercial motor vehicle drivers submit, and motor carriers retain, driver vehicle inspection reports when the driver has neither found nor been made aware of any vehicle defects or deficiencies.

December 9, 2014
Government, Business

Pilot Flying J CEO Asks Judge to Dismiss Lawsuit

Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam asked a federal judge to dismiss federal lawsuits filed by two trucking companies that have alleged Haslam was at the center of a conspiracy to shortchange them of diesel fuel rebates.

December 8, 2014
Government, Business

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in UPS Pregnancy Discrimination Case

WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 3 heard oral arguments in a high-profile UPS case that may provide guidance for employers on whether they must provide light duty jobs or otherwise accommodate pregnant employees unable to perform their normal job duties.

December 3, 2014