Mississippi News Updates

North Carolina and Ohio adopted laws governing third-party litigation funding, adding momentum to the debate over the role of outside investors in civil lawsuits.

C.H. Robinson is appealing a $604 million jury verdict handed down July 24 in a case that found it liable for a 2021 fatal crash in Mississippi.

A chronic lack of available truck parking creates public safety risks and raises consumer costs, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said.

The brokerage will expand the truckload-focused carrier’s international trade and logistics capabilities across the United States and Mexico, Ruan said.

Nissan expects to build a V6 engine-powered hybrid version of its Xterra SUV at its Canton, Miss., plant.

It could be days before power is restored across the South, where more subfreezing temperatures are expected by Jan. 30 in areas unaccustomed to and ill-equipped for such cold.

The 2025 crackdown reflects a federal shift that more tightly links commercial driver licensing and English-language standards with immigration enforcement and roadway safety.

Motor fuel taxes fell in three states but rose in 10 others after states on July 1 either recalculated their annual rates or adopted legislation to pay for highway infrastructure.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves enacted legislation to implement rolling 3-cent annual hikes in gas and diesel excise taxes starting July 1 in a package of tax laws, including one eliminating state income tax.

Offering a cost-effective shipping gateway to the Gulf of America (formerly the Gulf of Mexico), the public port sits near the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Tombigbee Waterway.