Industria

Australian melon industry to review packaging after listeria outbreak The Australian melon industry will review how it packs its fruit after a national listeria outbreak linked to rockmelon led to the death of two people in NSW.The New South Wales Riverina rockmelon grower linked to the contamination has ceased production and crisis talks were held between the Australian Melon Association and retailers across the country on Thursday. Following the meeting, growers currently supplying rockmelon were asked to supply evidence their fruit was uncontaminated, association industry development manager Dianne Fullelove said.“They [retailers] were very supportive of the industry,” Fullelove told the...

Dallas Could Be Pioneer In Growing And Regulating Bikeshare Industry Dallas has, out of nowhere, become the bikeshare capital of North America. According to a recent Dallas Magazine report, the city now has nearly 20,000 bikeshare-related bicycles in circulation. This is nearly double the total found in the denser cities of Seattle and New York, which have 10,000 and 12,000, respectively. Based on a recent city meeting, Big D could also become a future leader in figuring out how to sensibly regulate the upstart industry. On February 26, transportation department staffers announced that the city will begin working with bikeshare companies...

Auto Industry Healthy Enough To Withstand Next Downturn, Analysts Say Last year was yet another good one for the U.S. auto industry. Overall, 17.2 million vehicles were sold in 2017 — one of its five all-time best years — and profits were high. Automakers aren't rejoicing — sales declined about 2 percent after reaching a record in 2016. And, despite a good economy, analysts predict another drop this year. "I can tell you (we're) coming off a plateau in the last couple of years for sure," says Mark Scarpelli, chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association. Scarpelli, a Chicago area...

Nokia and T-Mobile leading the way with nationwide 5G multi-band network rollout across the United States   Nokia 5G network solution to be deployed in 600MHz and 28GHz mmWave spectrum this year   Enables T-Mobile to meet consumer demand for massive broadband and address new opportunities for the industry   Leverages Nokia commercial AirScale radio platforms and cloud-native core, utilizing AirFrame hardware, CloudBand as well as 5G Acceleration Services   Espoo, Finland - Nokia and T-Mobile are to roll out a nationwide 5G multi-band network in the United States using the commercial Nokia 5G solution. Nokia will also further advance...

Numbers starting to add up for Tesla trucks: DHL executive (Reuters) - The numbers behind Tesla Inc’s long-distance Semi electric trucks are close to making sense for haulers looking at a shift away from diesel that may save them tens of thousands of dollars a year, according to an executive with DHL.   Jim Monkmeyer, president, Transportation at DHL Supply Chain, was among the first to order the trucks Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk’s company is expected to begin churning out in 2019. He says the 10 trucks ordered are a test run and that he is still years away...