In the fifth edition of this special series spotlighting some of the women leaders of our industry, we feature Maria Luisa Boyce, Director of Global Public Affairs at IRU member UPS.

Truck driving powerhouse couple Eyüp and Vildan Özdemir became the 100th and 101st inspiring road transport professionals to join the IRU New Industry Shapers project.

Outlining IRU’s focus on being the global leader in connecting societies with safe, efficient green mobility and logistics, the 2018 annual report is available for download now.

IRU is pleased to announce a Call for Applications to host the next IRU World Congress, which will take place in late 2018, in conjunction with our statutory meetings.

The UN’s Global Forum for Road Traffic Safety today celebrates five decades of UN road safety conventions, including the milestone Vienna Convention (Convention on Road Signs and Signals) of 1968. IRU attended special semi centennial events marking this important milestone, which included discussions on the establishment and management of a UN Global Road Safety Fund – to be announced at the forthcoming UN General Assembly on 12-13 April 2018 - alongside a special focus on the improvement of road safety in South East Asia and the road safety of autonomous vehicles. 

Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Road Safety Convention on Road Traffic and Road Signs and Signals at the UN in Geneva keeps road safety high on the transport agenda for 2019.

As the trusted voice of the road transport industry, IRU was invited to speak at the 75th Inland Transport Committee (ITC) anniversary ministerial meeting, attended by high-level executives and government ministers from around the world.