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IRU’s Commission on Social Affairs has laid out its priorities for the year ahead on key social policy areas, including driver shortage, compliance and expanding workforce diversity.Meeting in Brussels, IRU’s Commission on Social Affairs (CAS) has adopted its 2027 work programme, setting priorities for key social policy issues including the shortage of drivers, the enforcement o...

While Brent is still below its spring peak, the other cost components of diesel are on the rise. National measures are still in place in most of the EU, but they are being tapered rather than deepened, with limited impact on prices at the pump. Here’s the latest overview for the road transport sector.Brent crude futures moved back above USD 100 per barrel on 9 September as renew...

The shortage of drivers is a major constraint on the industry, with implications extending far beyond road transport. Local recruitment efforts must be accompanied by legal driver mobility pathways, IRU said at the Budapest Process meeting on legal pathways for migration in Islamabad, Pakistan, this week.The Budapest Process is an interregional dialogue on migration stretching f...

Road transport operators need effective access to the data generated by the vehicles they own, lease and operate. But how can this be achieved while protecting manufacturers’ intellectual property and maintaining cybersecurity and vehicle safety?The panel discussion, “Towards a Common Vision for Access to Vehicle Data”, held during IRU’s Commission on Innovation and Technology (...

IRU has launched a new practical toolkit to help road transport companies unlock its largest untapped recruitment pool.The IRU Charter for Women in Road Transport sets out six core principles to increase women's participation across the industry's workforce: neutral recruitment, equal access to career development, pay alignment, work-life balance, transparent conflict resolu