Amid the ongoing global driver shortage, it has never been more important to manage, retain and, when possible, hire drivers. To do so, leading companies understand that they need to be an employer of choice.

IRU has urged Asian transport ministers at UN Committee on Transport meeting in Bangkok to implement global UN trade facilitation and security tools.

Decarbonisation and digitalisation were on the agenda as the heads of IRU and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) met this week in Bangkok, Thailand.

Jose Angel Cueto Lopez drove Real Racing Club de Santander football players to their games every week for over 35 years. IRU member and Spanish operator ALSA, who Jose Lopez worked for, spoke with him soon after his retirement about his career as a professional driver. As the World Cup gets underway, here are some of his fondest memories.