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The Boeing Co. announced it would lower production of its 747-8 cargo plane further, beginning in September, to match supply to expected near-term demand in a slowing air cargo market.

Arlington, Va.-based Transport Topics is closed Jan. 25 and Jan. 26 as Washington struggles to overcome the blizzard that blanketed parts of the Mid-Atlantic region with two feet of snow.

Although Congress finally passed a five-year, $305 billion highway bill, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, and President Obama signed it Dec. 4, we should not overlook the ancillary issues that distinguish between the needs of the motoring public and the transportation industry.

It’s time to wonder if crude oil, diesel fuel and gasoline are actually getting too cheap? A surprising notion, but for many people it’s already the case.

Truck tonnage rose 1.1% in December over the same month of 2014, as growth continues to be held back by excessive inventories that are reducing freight demand, American Trucking Associations reported.

The business of selling truck parts is changing as original equipment manufacturers and their dealers try to expand their share of the $30 billion market.

The cost to repair and maintain heavy-duty trucks has surged in recent years, rising more than 50% since 2008, based on a study by the American Transportation Research Institute.

WASHINGTON — As funding constraints limit construction of new roads and bridges, transportation researchers are devoting less time and money on studies of pavement design and more on human factors, such as driver fatigue, to reduce crashes and improve the performance of the nation’s highways.

WASHINGTON — Alcohol use by motorists on U.S. highways has declined significantly in recent years. However, the use of marijuana among the driving public is on the rise, according to research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.