Along with offering their buses, coaches and trucks to help transport refugees and essential goods, the people of the road transport sector are also driving many spontaneous initiatives to raise funds to help people affected by the crisis in Ukraine. Here are a few examples.

Showing solidarity for all the people affected by the crisis in Ukraine, the drivers, workers and companies of the logistics sector are going the extra mile to get basic humanitarian necessities to affected regions.

More than a week into the Ukrainian crisis, here is a quick summary of the current status of border crossing points with all of its neighbours, for commercial goods and passenger transport.

Following ongoing and alarming reports of stranded drivers and seized cargo and vehicles, IRU has contacted the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs. IRU is asking Ukrainian authorities to release stranded drivers and prioritise their return to their home countries with their trucks and cargo.