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Recruitment difficulties are worsening, according to the International Road Transport Union’s latest global driver shortage report. The issue is the top operators’ concern in most markets. Around 20% of Europe’s driver workforce are expected to retire within five years and the driver shortage is the most pressing concern for 65% of operators in Europe. Europe has one of the highest shortage rates, at 13%, or around 502,000 positions.
In almost every ...
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has appointed Habib Turki as its next secretary general, from 1 August. He will succeed Umberto de Pretto. Habib Turki previously served as IRU’s Regional Adviser for the Middle East from 2015 to 2018 before joining the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, where he was ...
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Three Turkish trucks have used TIR to transit Saudi Arabia for the first time in many years, reports the International Road Transport Union (IRU). The operation was carried out via Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, restoring a land corridor between Türkiye and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. IRU ...
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A convoy of TIR trucks reached Jordan from Türkiye via Iraq in mid-August, reports the International Road Transport Union (IRU). Turkish TIR operator DMN Lojistik delivered a shipment split among eight trucks from Gaziantep, Türkiye to Amman in under five days. Iraq opened its borders for TIR transit earlier this ...
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The IRU-accredited TIR Logistics Hub in Zhengzhou in inland China has opened a new route to Kazakhstan. The first truck set off after completing its export customs declaration and TIR procedures at the hub, before exiting China through the Khorgos border crossing and arriving in Almaty. IRU said the 4,000km ...
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The global truck driver shortage could double in five years with over 3 million truck driver positions – 7% of the total - currently unfilled in 36 countries, according to the latest report by the International Road Transport Union (IRU). It added that only 12% of drivers are below 25, ...
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Amazon has joined the International Road Transport Union (IRU) as a corporate member. The global e-commerce company says it will work with the organisation on common challenges including sustainability and decarbonisation, road safety and artificial intelligence.
Its Amazon Transportation Services and Amazon Logistics arms partner with thousands of small and ...
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) and its local member associations have called on the European Commission to prioritise TIR trucks to ease lengthy border queues between Ukraine and the EU.
Truck queues at borders between Ukraine and neighbouring European countries are regularly exceeding 40km, it says, stranding drivers for days ...
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European Commission support measures to help companies affected by the war in Ukraine are welcome but do not go far enough to support road transport operators hit by escalating fuel costs, warns the International Road Transport Union (IRU). Director of EU Advocacy, Raluca Marian, said: “The exemptions on state aid ...
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) is calling for urgent action to deal with rising commercial road transport fuel prices. It is calling for urgent action to cap fuel prices for commercial road transport and reduce or rebate taxes and excise on fuel for commercial operators.
Global oil prices have reached ...
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