IRU is the trusted voice for mobility and logistics, upholding the interest of bus, coach, taxi and truck operators as well as the broader mobility and logistics industry.
IRU promotes and enhances cooperation between the industry and decision-makers, helping facilitate trade and build prosperity.
IRU champions excellence in road transport through international certification standards that create real competitive advantage.
Argentina’s truck driver shortage is increasingly a skills gap
Argentina is not facing a uniform shortage of truck drivers. Instead, the country is seeing a widening gap between the drivers available and the qualifications required in its most demanding transport sectors.
France’s driver shortage: telling a new story to change perceptions
For Erica Giraldo, AFTRI’s Legal and Public Affairs Officer, the solution to France’s chronic bus and truck driver shortage is twofold: better communicating the new and improved image of the profession to attract younger generations and the local workforce, and, in a second step, relying on foreign talent to fill the gaps.