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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, Business

Overweight, Oversize Load Carriers Request HOS Exemption

The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association has asked federal regulators to exempt carriers who haul overweight and oversize loads from the 30-minute rest break provision of the hours-of-service regulations for commercial motor vehicle drivers.

December 1, 2014
Government, Business

C.R. England Asks for Exemption from Driver-Trainer Rule

Refrigerated carrier C.R. England Inc. has asked federal regulators to exempt the company from a new requirement that truck drivers with learning permits who have passed their commercial driver license skills test be accompanied by an experienced “on-duty” driver-trainer for the drive home to pick up their CDL.

November 26, 2014
Government, Business, Safety, Technology, Equipment

CVSA Joins Chorus Seeking Removal of CSA Scores

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has joined the call with a broad coalition of motor carriers for Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to remove from public view carriers’ online Compliance, Safety, Accountability program Safety Measurement System scores.

November 24, 2014
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Final ELD Rule Not Expected Til Late 2015, FMCSA Says

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration does not expect to publish its final rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices for carriers until Sept. 30, 2015, the agency said in its November significant rulemakings report.

November 18, 2014
Business, Fuel

Two Trucking Firms Allege Haslam at Center of Rebate Conspiracy

Two trucking companies alleged in a legal filing last week that Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam was at the center of a conspiracy to shortchange them of diesel fuel rebates.

November 17, 2014
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Few Drivers Harassed While Using Electronic Logging Devices, Survey Finds

About 2% of truck drivers who use electronic logging devices have experienced a carrier interaction that they considered to be harassment and that they associated with the HOS-logging capabilities of the ELD, according to a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration driver survey released Nov. 13.

November 14, 2014
Government

States Forced to Address Problems with Commercial Driver License Programs

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Nov. 13 announced its intention to require that states submit plans to address deficiencies identified in a recent federal audit of their commercial driver license programs.

November 13, 2014
Business

Trucking Adds 3,900 Jobs in October

The trucking industry added 3,900 jobs in October, and the unemployment rate edged down to 5.8%, declining for the third consecutive month, the Labor Department reported on Nov. 7.

November 7, 2014
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

E-Log Device Certification Considered by FMCSA

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Oct. 28 issued an “information collection request,” seeking public comment on its plans to ask electronic logging device manufacturers to register and self-certify that their products meet the agency’s technical specifications.

October 30, 2014
Business

Safety Advisory Issued For Transporting Ebola-Contaminated Material

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration on Oct. 29 issued a safety advisory guidance notice for “persons who prepare, offer and transport materials contaminated or suspected of being contaminated with the Ebola virus.”

October 29, 2014