Greening road transport: IRU members adopt key positions
Coming together for their biannual meetings, IRU’s EU passenger and goods transport members adopted key sector positions aimed at reducing pollutant emissions and decarbonising corporate fleets. The European Commission’s proposal on Euro 7 emission standards is on the to-do list of EU legislators.
IRU underscores parking and alternative fuel issues in European Parliament
IRU has reiterated the urgent need for safe and secure parking areas across Europe, including ones with alternative fuels infrastructure, at a conference in the European Parliament. The debate was followed by the European Truck Parking Award ceremony. At a conference organised by the European Secure Parking Organisation in the European Parliament, IRU stressed the urgent need for safe and secure parking areas across Europe.
We need your help: IRU Driver Shortage Survey 2023
Identifying and analysing robust data on driver shortages has been central to our collective actions and political lobbying at the national and global level. The 2023 IRU Driver Shortage Survey is open until 15 March 2023. We invite you to share it with your members.
EU licence proposal helps truck driver shortage but ignores bus and coach
The European Commission’s proposal for the revision of the EU Driving Licence Directive has many promising aspects that can address the chronic shortage of drivers in the goods transport sector. But it falls completely short when it comes to passenger mobility. The European Commission has today published its proposal for the EU Driving Licence Directive.