With trucking facing a chronic shortage of drivers, issues such as parking are under increasing scrutiny. To get a clearer picture, we partnered with Truckfly by Michelin and asked drivers directly how they feel about their own profession.

At BSEC-URTA’s General Assembly, IRU put the spotlight on TIR and digitalisation as pivotal drivers of efficient trade across the Black Sea region.

IRU, the world road transport organisation, outlined three key measures to raise the efficiency, sustainability and safety of free zones at the World Free Zones Organization 2025 World Congress in China. In subsequent bilateral meetings with Chinese partners, IRU discussed the growing role of the TIR system in trade.

Industry priorities for the upcoming revision of the Mexico-United States-Canada Agreement and the exploitation of drivers were key topics during IRU’s panel at the 2025 CANACAR National Convention.

IRU has wrapped up a successful week at Busworld Europe 2025 in Brussels, driving policy dialogue and industry collaboration on key issues shaping the future of passenger road transport.

Four leading European associations representing the road transport, freight forwarding, shipper and cold chain sectors have jointly called on the European Commission to avoid introducing mandatory zero-emission truck demand targets, warning that such measures risk disrupting Europe’s green transition if enabling conditions are not yet in place.

Efficient and digital road transport systems are crucial to boosting economic growth, integration and resilience across the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation region.