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Eric Miller

Senior Reporter

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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

EPA Funds Available for Drayage Retrofits at Port of Baltimore

The Port of Baltimore is offering short-haul drayage operators and owners who scrap their older engine models up to $20,000 each toward the cost of a Class 8 vehicle that meets or exceeds the 2007 EPA emission certified engine standard.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
February 7, 2012
Government, Business

Ferro Backs HOS Rule’s Restart Provision

A controversial 34-hour restart provision in the new hours-of-service rule will help ensure that truck drivers do not experience cumulative fatigue, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Anne Ferro told Transport Topics.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 17, 2012
Government

TWIC Background Checks Fall Short, GAO Says

Transportation workers with potentially disqualifying criminal records are being issued Transportation Worker Identification Credentials in some cases because Transportation Security Administration officials are not permitted full access to information contained in FBI criminal databases, according to a new report by congressional investigators.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
December 13, 2011
Government

Payment of Fine Constitutes Guilt, FMCSA Says

Federal regulators this week issued a formal clarification intended to close a potential loophole that has permitted some motor carriers to pay a civil fine in full without admitting guilt or liability of a violation.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
December 13, 2011
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Accepts Hazmat Carriers’ Petition

Federal regulators have accepted a petition from several trade organizations who have complained that fluctuating federal hazardous materials safety permit requirements are causing some safe motor carriers to loose their eligibility and even cease operations.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
December 6, 2011
Safety

FMSCA Figures Show Improved Trucking Safety Record

The number of large truck-involved fatal crashes declined by nearly one-third from 2007-2009, according to a new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration statistical report.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 17, 2011
Government, Business

California Truckers Face Jan. 1 Fuel-Efficiency Equipment Deadline

Many large carriers operating in California face a Jan. 1 deadline to have SmartWay-approved fuel efficient aerodynamic technology equipment installed on 15% of their pre-2011 trailer fleet.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 8, 2011
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

So. Calif. Ports to Ban Trucks Older Than Model Year 2006

Beginning Jan. 1, all trucks with engine year 2006 and older will be banned from marine terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, port officials said.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 8, 2011
Government, Business

FMCSA Streamlines Registration Process

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a revised proposal to streamline the agency’s registration process for motor carriers, brokers and freight forwarders — and eventually help the agency identify so-called “chameleon” operators.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 1, 2011
Business

FMCSA Postpones Issuing Final HOS Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will not meet Friday’s court settlement deadline to issue its final hours-of-service rule.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
October 31, 2011