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Eric Miller

Senior Reporter

@ericdmiller46

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 Weighs Commercial Driver License Streamlining

Federal trucking regulators are proposing to speed up the process for obtaining a commercial driver license by removing a number of regulatory restrictions.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 31, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

FHWA Releases Grants for Electric Truck Chargers

While federal officials were touting the latest round of electric charging infrastructure grants for cars in rural and other communities nationwide, there also was modest good news for trucking.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 30, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Plans to Remove 15,000 Medical Examiner Certifications

Federal trucking regulators plan to disqualify more than 15,000 physicians responsible for certifying that truck drivers are healthy enough to get behind the wheel.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 26, 2024
Government, Business, Technology

Samsara Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Motive

Fleet telematics provider Samsara filed a patent infringement lawsuit alleging that competitor Motive Technologies has covertly stolen its technology patents and adopted them as its own.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 24, 2024
Government, Business

Group Releases 2023-2024 Top Judicial ‘Hellholes’ Report

Civil courts in Georgia and Pennsylvania have tied as the nation’s top “Judicial Hellholes” listed in a new 2023-24 report, primarily due to large nuclear verdicts and other events.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 23, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

DOT Panel Examines Maintenance Language in Lease Agreements

A U.S. Department of Transportation leasing task force has begun examining maintenance provisions in lease-purchase agreements.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 23, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

FMCSA Weighs Carrier Fitness Determination Rewrite

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is reviewing six research papers as it weighs revision of its motor carrier safety fitness determination rules, the agency said.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 17, 2024

UCR Fees to Increase by 25% in 2025, FMCSA Says

Proposed fees for Unified Carrier Registration Plan participants in 2025 will be raised by about 25% compared with 2024 fees, FMCSA announced Jan. 9.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 12, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

DOD Announces Delay in $17.9B Military Moving Contract

U.S. Transcom announced that an IT systems glitch is delaying implementation of a contract designed to improve the quality of moves for military members and their families. 

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 11, 2024
Government, Business

New Rule Will Reclassify Independent Contractors as Employees

A new Department of Labor rule adopts an “economic factors” test for companies to follow to determine whether a worker should be classified as an independent contractor or an employee.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 9, 2024