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.

First published in 2016 and fully updated and expanded in 2025, this guide is for all stakeholders involved in financing, supporting, managing and legislating for road transport service reform.

Highlights include:

• Market structure and efficiency
• International and domestic market access
• Social and workforce rules
• Attracting more women into the workforce
• Driving license reform and procedures
• International standards and regional legal frameworks
• Driver training, certification and examination
• Accessing finance and insurance mechanisms
• Enforcement
• Vehicle technical standards
• Fleet renewal processes
• Decarbonisation rules, incentives and best practice
• Managing externalities

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