IRU/World Bank Road Freight Transport Services Reform shows how efficient trucking facilitates trade, reduces poverty and generates prosperity. Key conclusions highlight the importance of the driver, condition of vehicles, technical inspections and business-enabling regulation.

During IRU President Christian Labrot’s participation at the Belt & Road Forum in China, he met with the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC) to discuss China’s road transport potential for boosting international trade in the region – with TIR key to facilitating growth.

The EU has a remarkably versatile truck fleet consisting of over 6.75 million vehicles. This IRU Intelligence Briefing unpacks this figure, looking at vehicle age, distribution, configuration, usage versus capacity, and much more.

Views - Absatov Yerlan Sembekovich Director of the Department of Economic Integration of the Ministry of Investments and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan gives insight into trade with China, the impact of TIR implementation in China and Kazakhstan’s road transport and transit industry.

Mr Igor Tehsa was awarded the IRU Grand Prix d’Honneur, as an international recognition for his act of courage and bravery in saving five lives during a terrorist attack.

The UN General Assembly met last week in a renewed push on road safety, with a focus on driver training, conditions and monitoring, as well as vehicle standards, public transport and international cooperation.