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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.


Government, Business, Logistics

Obama Signs Bill Easing Restrictions for Propane Delivery

President Obama has signed into law legislation intended to help provide emergency relief during the propane and home-heating fuels crisis.

March 24, 2014
Government

DOT Hires Katz as Counselor

The Department of Transportation has hired Dan Katz as counselor to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, a department spokeswoman confirmed March 20.

March 20, 2014
Government, Business

FMCSA Amends Weight Definition

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration amended its definition of gross combination weight rating to clarify enforcement practices when single-unit trucks are towing trailers.

March 20, 2014
Government, Business

FMCSA Shuts Down Two Carriers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced March 19 it has shut down two motor carriers for disregarding federal safety regulations and putting their companies drivers, passengers and the public at risk.

March 19, 2014
Government, Business, Safety

Wyoming DOT to Study 80 MPH Speed Limit

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is planning a study to determine which highways would be safe to raise the speed limit to 80 mph.

March 19, 2014
Special Coverage, Business, Fuel, Government

Greenhouse-Gas Rules to Include Study of Several Technologies, Officials Say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The next phase of the federal governments greenhouse-gas regulations for trucks will include an examination of a suite of technologies that can lower emissions and increase fuel efficiency, an Environmental Protection Agency official said.

March 13, 2014
Special Coverage, Business

ATA Forms Committee to Explore Highway Funding Options

NASHVILLE, Tenn. A special committee of top motor carrier executives will meet in Dallas in late March to discuss fundraising mechanisms other than a fuel-tax increase to pay for the next highway bill, American Trucking Associations Chairman Philip Byrd Sr. announced March 11.

March 11, 2014
Special Coverage

TMC Launches New Scorecard Program

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Technology & Maintenance Council and Decisiv Inc. announced the launch of a program that will capture industry data and trends.

March 10, 2014
Government

EPA Budget Would Cut Truck Emission-Reduction Program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys fiscal year 2015 budget proposal calls for eliminating funding for a popular program that since 2008 has helped truckers buy equipment to reduce diesel emissions, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said last week.

March 5, 2014
Government

OOIDAs Lawsuit Over FMCSAs DataQ Process Transferred to District Court

Saying it lacks jurisdiction, a federal appeals court has transferred a lawsuit about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations DataQ process to a district court.

March 4, 2014