Hendrick Logistics Ireland has successfully completed a temperature-controlled trucking operation from Ireland to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), seamlessly crossing 13 countries in the process.

Following Albania and North Macedonia, Montenegro is the third Western Balkan country to join eCMR in 2026.

The shortage of professional drivers is a major challenge for Turkish operators. But targeted cooperation between industry and government is opening the profession to new talent. Long-term career visions and digitalisation are also key to making the profession more attractive.

Egypt has taken a major step towards more efficient, secure and seamless international road transport and trade with today’s signing of the TIR guarantee agreement in Cairo.

New EU social data obligations are adding another layer of complexity for the road transport sector. We asked Emilie Marin, Digital Product Manager at IRU member Axxès, about the solutions available to simplify life a little bit for operators.

At the Eurasian Development Bank’s (EDB) Annual Meeting and Business Forum in Almaty, Kazakhstan, IRU called for hard infrastructure to be matched by trade facilitation tools to keep goods moving smoothly.

For Torello, driver shortage is not only a labour market issue. It is also a question of bureaucracy, certification and integration, especially for drivers from outside the EU. The company can identify, recruit and train drivers. But making them fully qualified and ready to work takes far too long.