Consensus on skills management in driving transport talent

Leading industry figures have echoed the importance of proactive talent management in addressing skills gaps in road transport firms in both freight logistics and passenger mobility.

ETF report on driver fatigue and road safety misses the mark

The European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) published a report, “Driver Fatigue in European Road Transport”, on 3 June 2021. 

WHO chief supports IRU call on COVID vaccinations

The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebryesus, has responded positively to IRU’s recent emergency call on COVID vaccinations for drivers.

Road transport operators on the front line as driver shortages and skills gaps worsen

Truck driver shortages are expected to increase in 2021 by over a quarter on 2020 levels in almost all of the 23 countries surveyed in IRU’s recent global survey of road transport firms.

TIR goes live in Qatar boosting Middle East trade

The TIR system is going live in Qatar, boosting the country’s position as a strategic trading partner and driving more efficient transport routes in the Gulf region. 

First TIR transport from Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan, via Uzbekistan and Afghanistan

A truck run by Uzbek TIR carrier Asad Trans Logistics has transported tanned leather from Kyrgyzstan via Uzbekistan and Afghanistan to Pakistan, using this corridor for the first time. The corridor is now fully operational under TIR, boosting security for transport and trade in the region.

Electronic TIR framework enters into force across globe in huge boost to trade facilitation

The new legal framework for the full digitalisation of the TIR system (the so-called eTIR) enters into force today, opening eTIR to 77 countries across five continents.