Musk Says Grok AI Is Coming to Tesla Vehicles by Next Week
The Grok chatbot logo on a smartphone. (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg) Elon Musk said his artificial intelligence startup’s chatbot will be coming to Tesla Inc. vehicles days after the bot posted antisemitic content on his social media platform. “Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles very soon,” Musk posted July 10 on X. ...more
Elon Musk Says He’ll Still Be Tesla CEO in 5 Years
Elon Musk speaks via video link at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, Qatar, on May 20. (Christopher Pike/Bloomberg) DUBAI, ...more
Nippon Steel Boosts Investment for Proposed US Steel Deal
(Justin Merriman/Bloomberg News) Nippon Steel Corp. has bolstered its pledge to invest in United States Steel Corp. in the event ...more
FedEx Names CEO, Chairman for Spun-Off Freight Unit
“I cannot think of two individuals with more knowledge of, or commitment to, the long-term success of the FedEx Freight ...more
Home Depot Revenue Rises as Customers Tackle Small Projects
(Wilfredo Lee/AP/File) Home Depot’s revenue climbed in the first quarter as customers spent slightly more as they tackled smaller projects. ...more
Duffy Defends Trump’s $27 Billion Infrastructure Budget
(Susan Walsh/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The country’s top transportation officer defended the White House’s fiscal 2026 funding request for his ...more
Charging Installations Drop as Trump Ramps Up Attacks on EVs
(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Installation of high-speed chargers across the U.S. fell by more than 21% in the first quarter compared ...more
Trucking Stakeholders Amplify Cargo Theft Concerns
“Directly or indirectly, virtually all trucking companies are victims of cargo theft," ATA Chief Economist ...more
XPO Increases Earnings Off Lower Revenue for Q1
XPO posted net income of $69 million in Q1, compared with $67 million a year ...more
Lawmakers Revive Bipartisan Bill to Restore US Shipbuilding
A containership at the Port of Philadelphia. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg) U.S. lawmakers are reintroducing legislation that ...more
Alternative Fuels ‘Back on the Menu’ at ACT Expo
Attendees check out at the latest commercial vehicle technologies on display at ACT Expo 2025 ...more
Caterpillar Expects Lower 2025 Sales if Trump Tariffs Stay
Caterpillar is a bellwether for the health of the global economy. (Caterpillar Inc.) Caterpillar Inc. ...more
Tesla Aims for Full-Scale Production of Semi in 2026
Dan Priestley outlines plans to ramp up production of the long-awaited Tesla Semi. (Seth Clevenger/Transport ...more
Shipments From China Fall as Tariffs Loom
The Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai in China. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News) WASHINGTON — American businesses ...more
Economy Shrinks 0.3% in Q1, the First Drop in Three Years
Trains at a rail yard in Atlanta. (Megan Varner/Bloomberg) The U.S. economy shrank 0.3% from ...more
Two Charged in Murder of FBI Informant in Truck Scam
Joel Carilett/Getty Images A sweeping federal grand jury indictment has charged two New Orleans men ...more
General Motors Trims 2025 Guidance
The General Motors headquarters inside the Renaissance Center in Detroit. (Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg News) General Motors ...more
A truck driver turned himself in and paid in full after stealing back his own ...more
Diesel Price Dips 1.7¢ to $3.497 a Gallon
Diesel’s price has dropped 14.2 cents over four straight decreases. (vitpho/Getty Images) The national average ...more
VIDEO: Car driver is just a heartbeat away from a T-bone crash with a big rig
CDLLife reader Scott recently sent in a dash cam clip of his close call with ...more