This IRU Intelligence Briefing is the only global, annually updated analysis of the professional driver shortage across both road freight and passenger transport. Covering 18 markets and two transport sectors, it combines hard data, demographic trends, regulatory overviews, and direct operator sentiment to uncover the scale, causes and solutions to one of road transport's most pressing challenges.
It found that the 2025 driver shortage exceeded every previous reading - even as freight demand softened - confirming a clear structural break from the economic cycle. Bus and coach operators in Germany and Spain mirror this pattern, with recruitment difficulty matching that of trucking despite lower headline vacancy rates.
The report offers detailed breakdowns across regions including Europe, Australia, Uzbekistan, China, Mexico and Brazil.
It also advances solutions and best practices from the ground, offering firsthand insights into the systemic reforms needed to address a challenge that is structural, not cyclical.
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This IRU Intelligence Briefing is the only global, annually updated analysis of the professional driver shortage across both road freight and passenger transport. Covering 18 markets and two transport sectors, it combines hard data, demographic trends, regulatory overviews, and direct operator sentiment to uncover the scale, causes and solutions to one of road transport's most pressing challenges.
It found that the 2025 driver shortage exceeded every previous reading - even as freight demand softened - confirming a clear structural break from the economic cycle. Bus and coach operators in Germany and Spain mirror this pattern, with recruitment difficulty matching that of trucking despite lower headline vacancy rates.
The report offers detailed breakdowns across regions including Europe, Australia, Uzbekistan, China, Mexico and Brazil.
It also advances solutions and best practices from the ground, offering firsthand insights into the systemic reforms needed to address a challenge that is structural, not cyclical.