IRU Grand Prix d'Honneur

In 2023, the IRU Grand Prix d’Honneur was awarded to all professional bus, coach, taxi and truck drivers for their bravery, courage and dedication in serving through the pandemic, conflicts and natural disasters, despite risks to their own lives.

The award was symbolically accepted by three professional drivers from Switzerland at IRU’s 75th anniversary event.

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Sophie Massarotto, Audrey Maury, Reto Rösch

Recent crises have shifted global trade routes. Trade facilitation tools and digitalisation are needed more than ever to facilitate the flow of goods.

4 Apr 2024 Geneva

The new corridors of global trade

The trucking industry is facing a chronic shortage of drivers. We asked Freightsafe’s Head of Business Development, Sholto Millar, what can be done to improve the working conditions of long-haul truck drivers.

25 Mar 2024 Geneva

A new model for today’s long-haul truckers

Without significant action, the shortage of truck drivers is projected to double by 2028. One key reason is a growing age gap in driver demographics.

21 Mar 2024 Geneva

Worse than you thought: truck driver shortages and demographics

In this guest article, the Milton Group's Business Development Director, John Lucy, explains how they have mobilised the TIR system to keep goods flowing amid the Red Sea crisis.

20 Mar 2024 Geneva

Navigating the Red Sea crisis: Milton and TIR team up

Members of the IRU Commission on Customs Affairs (CAD) have discussed key measures to optimise trade and transit as well as the growing interest in the TIR system amid the Red Sea crisis.

18 Mar 2024 Geneva

Global trade community turns to TIR to boost supply chain resilience

Being a truck driver can be challenging. Truckfly’s CEO, Stéphane Rabiller, explains how its app is improving the daily lives of over 330,000 truck drivers.

14 Mar 2024 Geneva

Better working conditions for truck drivers at the touch of an app

7 Mar 2024 Geneva

Turkmenistan road transport priorities on the table

Driving road transport forward with its members, governments and international organisations, IRU was involved in a wide range of activities at the UN’s 86th Inland Transport Committee (ITC) session last week.

27 Feb 2024 Geneva

Highlights: IRU at 2024 United Nations Inland Transport Committee

The efficient decarbonisation of roadОчередная сессия Комитета Организации Объединенных Наций по внутреннему транспорту, которая проходит в Женеве, началась с обсуждения эффективной декарбонизации автомобильного транспорта. transport took centre stage at the United Nations Inland Transport Committee’s kick-off day in Geneva.

21 Feb 2024 Geneva

IRU leads road transport decarbonisation debate at United Nations

Young professional drivers in the EU have been the target of a misguided safety campaign. The European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) provides concrete steps to address the EU’s youth unemployment and driver shortage while carefully considering and addressing road safety aspects. Its vision should be endorsed by the plenary.

21 Feb 2024 Brussels

Vote beyond myths: Back EU transport committee’s pragmatic licence position

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Amongst IRU’s many Awards for the passenger and transport sector, the Grand Prix d’Honneur is our most prestigious, recognising outstanding bravery and courage.