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Executive summary
Our 2019 Annual report is online
Looking back at 2019, for IRU it was a year of driving change for the industry and those who regulate, serve and use it. The successful outcomes of our work saw positive change in three key areas that depend on, and are impacted by, mobility and logistics: people, prosperity and the environment.
Driving road safety innovation
IRU survey of mobility and logistics operators in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
IRU Manifesto
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has taken the lead in setting the global road transport agenda, by publishing a manifesto that calls on international organisations, governments and industry stakeholders to safeguard the role of road transport in driving economic prosperity.
IRU 2018 Annual report - 1948–2018 70th anniversary
2018 was a special year for IRU. We celebrated our 70th anniversary, a moment to stop and reflect on the enormous strides that the road transport industry, and IRU, have made over the past seven decades.
Coach of the Future - Executive Summary
The Coach of the Future report analyses the different alternatives to diesel becoming available to coach operators from an environmental and economic perspective, and assesses the conditions needed to accelerate the shift to greener fuels.
Tackling Driver Shortage in Europe
Within a shifting and increasingly challenging global framework, the European road transport sector is facing its most acute professional driver shortage in decades.
IRU World Congress 2018 highlights
The highlights of the 2018 World Congress in Oman, which brought together over 1,000 participants for two days of debate. The event opened with the launch of a new industry survey and closed with the signing of the Muscat Compact – setting the course for the industry to come together to shape the future pf road transport.
Unlocking the innovation opportunities
This report explores the challenges and opportunities facing the road sector globally speaking.
The Muscat Compact
Shared principles to drive the future of transport, mobility, trade and logistics
The future of road transport
Technology and automation will define the future of road transport according to new IRU research, but significant obstacles stand in the way.
