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Eric Miller

@ericdmiller46

Transport Topics reporter covering trucking industry regulatory issues

 Arlington, VA
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Joined January 2015
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English Proficiency Directive Still Open to Subjectivity - TT ttnews.com/articles/english-…
Trucking Backs English Tests as Enforcement Begins

Trucking Backs English Tests as Enforcement Begins

The trucking industry voices its support for the directive to place drivers out of service if they fail to demonstrate proficiency of the English language during roadside inspections.

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Pentagon Cancels Troubled $17.9B Military Moving Contract - TT ttnews.com/articles/cancel-m…
Pentagon Cancels Troubled $17.9B Military Moving Contract

Pentagon Cancels Troubled $17.9B Military Moving Contract

The Pentagon has terminated the $17.9 billion Global Household Goods contract, a controversial program that has been beset by complaints and widespread criticism.

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Trump OKs Freight-Only Border Bridge Between US, Mexico - TT ttnews.com/articles/trump-ok…

Trump OKs Freight-Only Border Bridge Between US, Mexico

The permit allows a private investment group to construct, maintain and operate a commercial elevated guideway crossing at the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas.

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Trucking Industry Awaits Trump Regulatory Shift - TT ttnews.com/articles/trucking…
Trucking Industry Awaits Trump Regulatory Shift

Trucking Industry Awaits Trump Regulatory Shift

EPA is reconsidering the GHG3 rule and California emission waivers, signaling a shift toward less stringent regulations that may reshape the trucking industry's future.

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Oregon Expands Trucking Oversight With New Law - TT ttnews.com/articles/oregon-t…
Oregon Expands Oversight of Medium-Duty Trucks

Oregon Expands Oversight of Medium-Duty Trucks

The bill is intended to expand enforcement to vehicles 10,001-26,000 pounds and will help align state statute with federal law under the interstate compact.

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Hegseth Orders Military to Address Moving ‘Deficiencies’ - TT ttnews.com/articles/hegseth-…
Hegseth Orders Military to Address Moving ‘Deficiencies’

Hegseth Orders Military to Address Moving ‘Deficiencies’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called on the U.S. Transportation Command to address “deficiencies” to ensure that thousands of military members have successful moves this summer.

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ATA, Chamber of Commerce Oppose Federal Truck Security Probe - TT ttnews.com/articles/ata-cham…
ATA Opposes Federal Probe That Could Increase Truck Tariffs

ATA Opposes Federal Probe That Could Increase Truck Tariffs

ATA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are opposing a proposed federal investigation into whether the importation of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts poses a threat to national security.

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FMCSA Revokes 8 Gorilla Fleet Safety ELDs From Approved List - TT ttnews.com/articles/fmcsa-re…
FMCSA Revokes 8 ELDs From Approved List

FMCSA Revokes 8 ELDs From Approved List

Carriers must replace the revoked ELDs with compliant ELDs from the Registered Devices list before July 11. Those that continue to use them will be considered as operating without an ELD.

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CVSA to Urge FMCSA to Limit Truck Driver Conveyance Time - TT ttnews.com/articles/cvsa-fmc…
CVSA to Urge FMCSA to Limit Truck Driver Conveyance Time

CVSA to Urge FMCSA to Limit Truck Driver Conveyance Time

Inspectors have quietly gathered data on truck driver personal conveyance time and are making plans to soon ask regulators to limit the use of conveyance time to two hours.

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Performance of Military Moving Contract Called Into Question - TT ttnews.com/articles/military…
Performance of Military Moving Contract Called Into Question

Performance of Military Moving Contract Called Into Question

Concerns are mounting that the $17.9 billion military Global Household Goods contract is falling short, notably by transferring large numbers of moves back to the legacy moving program.

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Labor Department Reviewing Independent Contractor Rule - TT ttnews.com/articles/labor-in…
Labor Department Reviewing Independent Contractor Rule

Labor Department Reviewing Independent Contractor Rule

The Labor Department is reviewing the Biden administration’s 2024 worker classification guidance, which directs employers on how to determine whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor.

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ATRI: Repeal of Truck Excise Tax Would Cut Costs - TT ttnews.com/articles/atri-fet…
ATRI: Repeal of Truck Excise Tax Would Cut Costs

ATRI: Repeal of Truck Excise Tax Would Cut Costs

A repeal of the 12% federal truck excise tax for new trucks would not only cut costs for truckers, it could benefit the environment and safety, according to new research by the American Transportat...

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Two Charged in Murder of FBI Informant in Truck Scam - TT ttnews.com/articles/murder-t…
Two Charged in Murder of FBI Informant in Truck Scam

Two Charged in Murder of FBI Informant in Truck Scam

A sweeping federal grand jury indictment has charged two New Orleans men with the murder of a cooperating FBI witness in the investigation of dozens of staged crashes with trucks since 2011.

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FMCSA Approves Two More Intellistop Five-Year Exemptions - TT ttnews.com/articles/fmcsa-in…
FMCSA Approves Two More Intellistop Five-Year Exemptions

FMCSA Approves Two More Intellistop Five-Year Exemptions

FMCSA has granted two more companies five-year exemptions to operate their trucks using a pulsating brake light system equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop Inc.

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Motive Technologies Cleared in Patent Infringement Case - TT ttnews.com/articles/motive-o…
Motive Technologies Cleared in Patent Infringement Case

Motive Technologies Cleared in Patent Infringement Case

A federal jury in San Francisco has handed down a unanimous verdict clearing Motive Technologies of allegations it copied patents owned by technology developer Omnitracs.

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CVSA International Roadcheck Event Set for May 13-15 - TT ttnews.com/articles/cvsa-roa…
CVSA International Roadcheck Event Set for May 13-15

CVSA International Roadcheck Event Set for May 13-15

During the three-day event, which takes place across Canada, Mexico and the United States, law enforcement personnel will conduct inspections of commercial motor vehicles and drivers.

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Trump Administration Terminates Drug Testing Advisory Board - TT ttnews.com/articles/trump-dr…
Trump Administration Terminates Drug Testing Advisory Board

Trump Administration Terminates Drug Testing Advisory Board

The Trump administration has dissolved the Drug Testing Advisory Board, which for more than three decades has overseen the development of federal testing programs and laboratories that process drug...

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Trucking Leaders Warn of Lax Oversight in CDL Training - TT ttnews.com/articles/cdl-trai…
Trucking Leaders Warn of Lax Oversight in CDL Training

Trucking Leaders Warn of Lax Oversight in CDL Training

Leaders at two truck driving trade groups are expressing “serious concerns” to federal regulators that lax entry-level driver training enforcement may be jeopardizing public safety.

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FMCSA Removes Two Chiropractors for Deficient Driver Exams - TT ttnews.com/articles/fmcsa-re…
FMCSA Removes Two Chiropractors for Deficient Driver Exams

FMCSA Removes Two Chiropractors for Deficient Driver Exams

Regulators are removing two Houston chiropractors from the register of medical examiners for failure to adequately perform physical qualification exams on commercial vehicle drivers.

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ATA Urges Duffy to Focus on Training, Language, ‘Cabotage’ - TT ttnews.com/articles/ata-urge…
ATA Urges Duffy to Focus on Training, Language, ‘Cabotage’

ATA Urges Duffy to Focus on Training, Language, ‘Cabotage’

The federation in an April 10 letter outlined entry-level driver training, English language proficiency and drivers entering the U.S. from Mexico and overstaying their visa.

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