New-driver regulations the Department of Transportation released last week will require all new heavy-truck drivers to go through another set of classes beyond what it takes to get a commercial driver license.

The Department of Transportation may adopt changes in drug-testing procedures that would include testing hair samples and on-the-spot mouth swabs for safety-related employment such as truck drivers, an agency spokesman said.

Package carriers based in the United States said they were ready for the European Union’s expansion this month to 25 nations and predicted it would add to profits over the next several years.

An Arkansas trucking company could be liable for back taxes after Federal Tax Court ruled April 28 that the company could not deduct per diem payments to drivers based on mileage rather than days on the road without substantiation of actual expenses.