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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.


BusinessSafety

Trucking Moves America Forward Celebrates $1.1 Mln. in 2017 Donations

An industrywide effort to promote a positive image for trucking raised $1.1 million in donations in 2017, the groups leadership said at a March 14 news conference.

March 14, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

FMCSA Gives Ag Haulers 90-Day Extension on Waiver From ELD Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced an additional 90-day temporary waiver from the electronic logging device rule for agriculture-related transportation.

March 14, 2018
Government

House Transportation Subcommittee Mulls Ways to Fix Highway Trust Fund

WASHINGTON Members of a House transportation subcommittee seem largely in agreement that the nations crumbling infrastructure and near-insolvent Highway Trust Fund are in desperate need of fixes and quickly.

March 7, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Chao Tells Automated Vehicle Summit DOT 3.0 Guidance Could Be Issued in Early Summer

WASHINGTON Updated federal guidance for manufacturers and states seeking to deploy self-driving vehicles could be released as early as summer, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told hundreds of executives attending the automated vehicle policy summit here.

March 1, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Prime Inc. Dispute Over Arbitration

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case in which Springfield, Mo.-based New Prime Inc. seeks to overturn an appeals court ruling that the carrier argued could deprive fleets and owner-operators alike of their right to resolve disputes through arbitration.

March 1, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

FMCSA Clarifies ELD Guidance for Horse Haulers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a new slate of guidelines to mitigate confusion over whether livestock haulers, including those who transport their horses, are required to install electronic logging devices on their trucks or possess a commercial driver license.

February 26, 2018
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Tennessee University Investigating Possible Research Misconduct in Glider Vehicle Testing

Officials at a Tennessee university are investigating allegations of possible research misconduct in connection with a glider vehicle emissions study that concluded glider vehicles with remanufactured engines do not pollute the air any more than heavy trucks with newer engines.

February 16, 2018
GovernmentSafety

Court Says Pre-employment Screening Data Lawsuits Must Show 'Concrete Damage'

A federal appeals court has ruled that truck drivers cannot be awarded legal damages merely because there is inaccurate information about their safety violations and crash data listed in the federal Pre-employment Screening Program database.

February 13, 2018
BusinessEquipment

National Electrical Contractors Association Requests ELD Exemption

The National Electrical Contractors Association has applied for an exemption from the requirement for its members drivers to use electronic logging devices to record hours of service.

February 13, 2018
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

CARB Defies EPA, Retains Obama Era Phase 2 GHG Rule

The California Air Resources Board on Feb. 8 unanimously approved plans to retain two Obama administration Phase 2 greenhouse gas emissions rule provisions for medium- and heavy-duty trucks that would regulate glider kits and trailer emissions.

February 8, 2018