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IRU says global truck driver shortage problem getting worse

News22 Nov 2023

Over 3M truck driver positions are currently unfilled in 36 countries studied, according to the latest survey from the IRU in Geneva and sho...

IRU calls for action on diesel crisis

News20 May 2022

The world road transport organisation in Geneva has launched a 17-point emergency plan for governments to tackle rising fuel prices and thei...

IRU wants European Commission to take action against Austria

News3 Dec 2021

Austria’s policy to limit goods transport by road in the Tyrol region is increasingly hindering the ability to provide services and mo...

IRU wants lower HGV driving age

News17 Oct 2020

Confronted by a worsening demographic, the IRU wants the minimum driving age for HGVs to be reduced to 18 across the globe...

Coronavirus “could cost liner shipping 17M TEU”

News13 Mar 2020

Sea-Intelligence says its analysis points to container shipping potentially losing 10% of volume this year; IRU counts on-cost to road hauli...

IRU – driver shortage problem getting worse

News10 Mar 2020

The latest report from the IRU forecasts an "alarming jump" in driver shortage in Europe...

IRU publishes manifesto

News17 Sep 2019

The International Road Transport Union is calling on international organisations, governments and industry stakeholders "to safeguard the ro...

IRU, ETF call for more safe parking areas

News8 May 2019

Both sides of the road transport industry are calling for action on parking areas, to increase their number, safety and security and comfort...

TIR Truck from Europe to China

News25 Feb 2019

The first eastbound TIR truck journey has recently been completed...

Brexit – whither (or wither?) now?

News16 Jan 2019

The UK Parliament’s emphatic rejection of PM Theresa May’s leave deal opens the question of whether another Brexit deal can be negotiate...

EU Ministers set less ambitious truck carbon emissions targets

News22 Dec 2018

The EU Council of Environment Ministers has agreed to set a target of 15% reduction in CO2E from trucks by 2030, rather than the earlier dra...

First China to Europe TIR truck secures trade flow in record time

News1 Dec 2018

Less than a year after China joined the TIR Convention, the first TIR journey by road from China to Europe was completed in 13 days, with a ...

New IRU research points to technology and automation

News7 Nov 2018

Technology and automation will define the future of road transport according to new IRU research, but the organisation adds that significant...

First TIR shipment from Russia to China

News20 May 2018

The first TIR trailer shipment, reports the IRU in Geneva, arrived in Dalian on 18th May following a 5,600 kms road trip from Novosibirsk vi...

IRU wants new Brenner Pass settlement

News9 Feb 2018

The IRU is calling for suspension of the current restrictions on the A12 motorway and Brenner Pass and a more evenly spread use of the trans...

Multimodal TIR move "beats all"

News23 Nov 2017

The IRU has reported that a TIR customs transit move on a corridor between Slovenia and Iran demonstrated a five-day saving compared to all-...