A Georgia trucker faces drug charges after being stopped by police in Mississippi.
On May 17, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety’s Interdiction Unit conducted a routine commercial vehicle inspection on Interstate 22 in Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi. In the process, officers found about 376 pounds of methamphetamine, 82 pounds of marijuana, and 2 kilograms of powder cocaine.
A statement from the police said the driver, 32-year-old Ramar A. Lloyd of McDonough, Georgia, was arrested and transported to the Pontotoc County Detention Center.
Lloyd has been charged with two counts of aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance and one count of trafficking of a controlled substance.
“Mississippi law enforcement remains committed to aggressively targeting drug trafficking operations that threaten the safety of our communities,” said Commissioner Sean Tindell. “This significant seizure is a direct result of the proactive work being done every day by our law enforcement officers.”
Trailer sales in ‘challenging environment’
According to this month’s issue of ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers report, four months into 2026 and the US trailer industry remains mired in the same challenging environment in which it operated throughout 2025.
“Counter to cyclical expectations, net order intake in April increased from March, albeit by just 3%, logging 19.4k orders placed this month. Compared to April 2025, net orders vaulted nearly 127% over the subdued intake of 8.6k last year. Seasonally adjusted, trailer orders were 26.8k units compared to an 18.8k SA rate in March, up almost 43% m/m,” said Jennifer McNealy, Director–CV Market Research & Publications at ACT Research.
“April’s cancellation rate of 1.4%, as a percentage of backlog, remained in ‘elevated’ territory, but was an improvement from the 2.3% rate recorded in March. Like last month, high cancellations were reported in most segments, meaning the situation was broad-based.
“Net orders have outpaced build for three of the four months in 2026. In April, nearly 2.3k more trailers were ordered than built, growing the backlog by more than 3% m/m,” McNealy continued. “However, this was not enough to pump much lifeblood into the anemic backlogs. YTD, backlogs contracted more than 13% compared to the first trimester of 2025.”
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