IRU calls on the European Commission to provide targeted support to road transport operators amidst surging diesel prices and reaffirms its commitment to dialogue.

IRU called for faster grid connections, affordable energy, accessible financing and fit-for-purpose regulation at two major Brussels policy events, as the EU negotiates its grids package and prepares to review the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR).

IRU member KazATO has signed up to implement IRU Examiner through its training centre to strengthen national capacity for professional training, examinations and certification.

Disruptions – congestion, border delays, capacity shortages and changing rules – are part of daily operations. Digitalisation cannot remove that uncertainty, but it can help to react faster. CEVA Logistics provides one example of how.

IRU welcomes the opinions adopted today by the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy on CO₂ emission standards for cars and light commercial vehicles, supporting more realistic targets for vans and a role for sustainable fuels in the transition.

Seven in ten operators say customers won’t pay the extra cost of greener transport, according to IRU and Trimble’s 2026 Green Compact survey.

Customs leaders from across the Organization of Turkic States have reaffirmed their support for expanding TIR and eTIR, placing them at the heart of stronger regional connectivity and faster, more secure border crossings.