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Brochure – TIR: Global. Seamless. Certain.
The only global customs transit system.
Road Transport Services Reform: Guiding Principles for Practitioners and Policy Makers
This newly revised edition of the IRU/World Bank Road Transport Services Reform Guide is a unique reference that lays out a step-by-step approach to help governments and authorities diagnose issues within their national road transport sector, and define and implement a comprehensive path to reform.
IRU Annual Report 2024
The report presents notable outcomes – in terms of advocacy, the TIR system, certification and standards, intelligence and events – globally and across seven strategic regions.
Road freight and trade in the Gulf Cooperation Council region - Challenges and opportunities
This IRU Intelligence Briefing looks at the broader macroeconomic situation in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, how this is impacting road freight and trade flow trends, and challenges in managing demand patterns.
The European Road Freight Rate Development Benchmark Q2 2024
The European Road Freight Rate Benchmark Q2 2024
The Upply x Ti x IRU European road freight rates index for Europe shows that Q2 rates fell in the contract index by 1.3 points quarter on quarter. In contrast, the spot rate index rose by 3.5 points quarter on quarter. Year on year, the spot index is now up slightly by 0.8 points, while the contract index is down 0.7 points.
The Upply x Ti x IRU European road freight rates index for Europe shows that Q2 rates fell in the contract index by 1.3 points quarter on quarter. In contrast, the spot rate index rose by 3.5 points quarter on quarter. Year on year, the spot index is now up slightly by 0.8 points, while the contract index is down 0.7 points.
How TIR benefits traders
The TIR system is efficient, fast, secure, transparent and predictable. Why and how? TIR enables goods to be shipped from a country of origin, transiting as many as necessary, to a country of destination in sealed load compartments.
The European Road Freight Rate Development Benchmark Q1 2024
The Upply x Ti x IRU European road freight rates index for Europe shows that Q1 rates fell in both the spot and contract markets.
IRU Green Compact – Research Study: Europe - General information
This presentation, for all partners and stakeholders, summarises the key findings of a research study for IRU’s Green Compact which assessed scenarios for decarbonising commercial road transport in the EU to reach net-zero by 2050.
The European Road Freight Rate Development Benchmark Q3 2023
The Upply x Ti x IRU European road freight rates index for Europe shows that the spot rates index moved further below the contract rates index in Q3 2023. The spot index fell for the fourth consecutive quarter, while the contract spot index climbed for the first time since Q4 2022.
Europe is facing a chronic shortage of bus and coach drivers
Europe has 105,000 unfilled bus and coach driver positions – 10% of total positions, with significant variations geographically and by sector.
The European Road Freight Rate Development Benchmark Q2 2023
2023 Q2 rates data suggests that short-term road freight demand is down with high consumer prices and lagging wages pushing down demand for the distribution of goods throughout Europe, resulting in further falls in freight rates on the spot market.
