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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, Safety

FMCSA's Scott Darling Says Term as Acting Administrator Ends March 23

Scott Darling revealed that his tenure as acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will expire March 23 and that the White House is working on a permanent selection. Darling did not confirm if he was among the candidates.

March 3, 2015
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

FMCSA Moves Up Projected Publication Date for Final ELD Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a supplemental report restoring Sept. 30 as the expected publication date of its final electronic logging device rule, moving it up from Nov. 9.  

March 3, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Equipment, Logistics, Technology, Autonomous

Safety Groups Petition NHTSA for Collision Avoidance Systems

Several nonprofit safety groups have asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to mandate collision avoidance and mitigation braking systems for new heavy trucks and buses.

February 23, 2015
Special Coverage

Technician Shortage High on Chairman Kevin Tomlinson's List of Priorities

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Outgoing Technology & Maintenance Council Chairman Dan Umphress has formally passed the gavel to his successor, Kevin Tomlinson, director of maintenance for flatbed carrier South Shore Transportation in Sandusky, Ohio.

February 20, 2015
Special Coverage

Cost of Diesel Shouldn't Deter Fleets From Alt-Fuel Vehicles, Industry Execs Say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The current lower cost of diesel fuel should not deter fleets from purchasing alternate-fuel vehicles, a panel of industry executives said at a session of the Technology & Maintenance Council annual conference here.

February 19, 2015
Special Coverage

Kevin Tomlinson Named TMC Chairman

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kevin Tomlinson acknowledges that he and his fellow technicians might share some of the blame for the trucking industry’s technician shortage.

February 18, 2015
Special Coverage

Proposed Rule for Light V2V Program Expected in 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Federal transportation officials plan to issue a proposed rule on requirements for a light connected-vehicle program in 2016, but they will decide on the direction of a heavy connected-vehicle testing program later this year, a Department of Transportation official said.

February 18, 2015
Special Coverage

Task Force Stresses Skills Needed by Entry-Level Techs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — With a fast-growing shortage of heavy-truck technicians weighing on their minds, members of a new Technology & Maintenance Council task force began a lively, wide-ranging debate on defining the necessary skills for entry-level technicians.

February 18, 2015
Special Coverage, Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Suspending HOS Rules Forced ELD Makers to Adjust, Executives Say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A congressional mandate that suspended parts of the hours-of-service rule until Sept. 30 required electronic logging device manufacturers to make costly adjustments and retests of their software for their customers.

February 17, 2015
Special Coverage, Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

FMCSA to Publish Final ELD Rule in November

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to publish its final electronic logging device rule in November, an agency official said.

February 16, 2015