Transportation Industry News

• Louisiana’s Sunshine Bridge Could Open Sooner Than January Target Date
  Despite high-profile projects in Baton Rouge and elsewhere, Louisiana’s $14 billion backlog of road and bridge needs will rise next year because the state lacks the needed resources, state Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson said Nov. 15.
• Trump Says He’s Optimistic About Trade Deal After Receiving China Response
  President Donald Trump said he is optimistic about resolving the U.S. trade dispute with China after receiving a response from Beijing to his demands, ahead of a widely anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Argentina later this month.
• Lineage Logistics, Dreisbach Open Cool Port Food Warehouse at Port of Oakland
  Lineage Logistics and Dreisbach Enterprises opened a modernistic cold storage and logistics facility at the Port of Oakland to handle food imports and exports.
• Walmart Expands Offerings in Bid to Stay in Retail Race With Amazon
  NEW YORK — Walmart may be bruised by Amazon, but it’s learning how to fight back.
• Cadence Premier Logistics Opens Center in Illinois
• Iraq Resumes Kirkuk Oil Exports After Yearlong Pause
  BAGHDAD — Iraq began piping oil from its fields around the disputed city of Kirkuk on Nov. 16, more than a year after exports were halted over troubles with the autonomous Kurdish administration north of the country.
• Driver-Assist Systems Don’t Always Work, AAA Tests Show
  DETROIT — Testing by AAA shows that electronic driver-assist systems on the road today may not keep vehicles in their lanes or spot stationary objects in time to avoid a crash.
• Musk to Prowl Production Lines in Push for Model 3 Milestone
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he will walk the entire Model 3 production line Nov. 27-28. From battery cells to finished vehicles, all assembly areas need to be able to support making 1,000 cars per day, he said.
• Industrial Production Grew Modest 0.1% in October
  WASHINGTON — U.S. industry expanded slightly in October, with manufacturing growth offsetting declines in mining and utility production.
• VW to Invest $50 Billion in Autonomous, Electric Cars
  FRANKFURT, Germany — Automaker Volkswagen says it will invest $50 billion (44 billion euros) in developing autonomous and electric cars and expand the appeal of battery-powered cars by selling its upcoming ID compact for about what a diesel-powered Golf costs.