With the TIR system, the journey can now be completed ten times faster.

The transport of dangerous goods demands knowledge, skills and vigilance. From hands-on firefighting drills to mastering ADR regulations, India’s drivers are gaining the expertise required to transport dangerous goods safely and efficiently, along with defensive driving skills.

Global logistics is being reshaped. IRU’s President shared how road transport can adapt and thrive amid today’s uncertainties at the Tenth Economy and Logistics Summit in Istanbul, Türkiye.

How can we best support trade flows along the booming Trans-Caspian Corridor? The key lies in international conventions, the coupling of hard and soft infrastructure, and greater international cooperation, stressed IRU’s Secretary General at the International Symposium on China-Europe Trans-Caspian Direct Express in Beijing.

Boosting regional trade and tackling persistent transport challenges took centre stage at the recent General Assembly of Câmara Internacional de Logística e Transportes (CIT) in Peru.

A fully electric truck fleet in Germany would require a quarter of the electricity available for consumption today.

With the Bioceanic Corridor and COP30 on the agenda, Brazil is setting ambitious goals to expand trade and make its crucial road freight sector more sustainable. IRU was in Brazil last week, with its member NTC&Logística, for high-level meetings on TIR and decarbonisation.