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Eric Miller

Senior Reporter

Eric Miller has been a reporter and writer at publications nationwide for 40 years. He鈥檚 been at Transport Topics the past 11 years, currently on the paper鈥檚 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.


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FMCSA Medical Review Board to Offer Sleep Apnea Recommendations

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration鈥檚 medical review board will meet later this month to make recommendations for possible changes to standards and practice for medical examiners diagnosing and treating truck drivers for obstructive sleep apnea.

August 8, 2016
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Speed Limiter Proposal Expected Before Fall After Decade-Long Wait, FMCSA, NHTSA Say

The pursuit of a heavy-truck speed limiter rule began in 2006 when American Trucking Associations and Road Safe America each filed petitions claiming that limiting the top speed of trucks would save both lives and fuel.

July 25, 2016
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FMCSA to Increase Some HOS Exemptions From Two Years to Five

Provisions in the 2015 FAST Act will extend the聽exemptions from hours-of-service requirements聽from two years to five years for certain motor carriers, according to a July 21 announcement by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.聽

July 21, 2016
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FMCSA Delays Implementation of Unified Registration System

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said July 20 it is delaying for three months implementation of the final piece of the Unified Registration System intended to streamline the registration process and more closely monitor 鈥渞eincarnated鈥 carriers.

July 20, 2016
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Commenters Question Sleep Apnea Plan

Although welcomed by medical professionals and nonprofit safety groups, the prospects of regulatory guidance for truck driver diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea continues to raise concerns in the trucking industry.

July 18, 2016
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FMCSA Plans 2-Year Test to Permit Removal of Some No-Fault Crashes From CSA Scores

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration outlined plans for a two-year program allowing certain nonpreventable crashes to be removed from motor carriers鈥 public and private safety profiles.

July 18, 2016
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Commercial Vehicle Inspectors to Conduct Brake Checks Sept. 11-17

Commercial vehicle inspectors will be out in force聽beginning Sept. 11 to conduct brake system inspections on large trucks and buses throughout North America.

July 15, 2016
Government

FMCSA Announces Plans for Crash-Accountability Demonstration Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on July 11 outlined plans for a two-year demonstration program that would allow certain nonpreventable crashes to be removed from motor carriers鈥 public and private safety scores.

July 11, 2016
Government

FMCSA Announces Plans for Crash-Accountability Demonstration Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on July 7 announced plans to begin a demonstration program to evaluate a potential crash-accountability policy change allowing certain nonpreventable crashes to be removed from carriers鈥 crash indicator safety score.

July 7, 2016
Government

CARB Truck and Bus Regulation Compliance Declined in 2015

The rate of compliance for heavy trucks with the California Air Resources Board鈥檚 truck and bus regulation has decreased to 70%-75% from 85% over the past two years, according to estimates in a new CARB enforcement report.

June 28, 2016