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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.


BusinessTechnology

Omnitracs Sues Motive Technologies for Patent Infringement

Motive Technologies Inc. in a Dec. 6 legal filing attacked the legal standing of a technology patent infringement lawsuit filed against it by Omnitracs.

December 7, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Board Proposes Adding Fentanyl to Drivers’ Drug Testing List

A federal drug advisory group has begun the cumbersome process of placing fentanyl on the list of drugs to test federal safety-sensitive employees and truck drivers for drug use.

December 7, 2023
GovernmentSafety

FMCSA Proposes DataQs Appeal Process

Fleets mostly support a plan that would allow them to appeal state agency Requests for Data Review to federal regulators when they believe their crash review is “incomplete or incorrect.â€

December 6, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

ATRI Analysis Looks at Predatory Truck Towing

Nearly 30% of crash-related truck towing invoices included excessive rates or unwarranted additional charges, according to an American Transportation Research Institute analysis.

November 30, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Warning: Drivers Who Drug-Test Positive Will Lose CDLs

FMCSA has issued a warning that late next year truck drivers who test positive for drug use will not only be placed on prohibited status, but will lose their commercial driver licenses.

November 28, 2023
GovernmentSafety

I-10 in Los Angeles Reopens Eight Days After Fire Closure

Hard work by skilled workers and engineers, and an infusion of $3 million of federal emergency funding led to the early reopening of a stretch of Interstate 10 in Los Angeles on Nov. 19.

November 21, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

NHTSA Advisory Group on Underride Protection Seeks Focus

Members of the Advisory Committee on Underride Protection began revealing their divergent views on side underride guards for heavy trucks, sending several questions back to regulators.

November 20, 2023
GovernmentSafety

Federal Officials Mull Adding Fentanyl to Drug Test Panel

A federal drug testing advisory board will begin discussions next month on possibly adding a testing panel for fentanyl to drug test drivers and other federal safety-sensitive employees for the potentially deadly drug.

November 20, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

New FMCSA Rule Targets Fraudulent Brokerage Operations

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is amending its complex regulation pertaining to financial responsibility requirements for brokers of property and freight forwarders.

November 16, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

FMCSA Rule Restricts Emergency HOS Waivers to 14 Days

A rule recently adopted by FMCSA cuts from 30 to 14 the maximum number of days a state may waive HOS regulations during a state of emergency, a move that has drawn criticism from stakeholders.

November 16, 2023