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🚌🚛 🇪🇺 𝗜𝗥𝗨 𝘂𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 As the new European Parliament sits for the first time, IRU looks forward to working with #MEPs to drive a more sustainable, efficient and innovative EU #roadtransport sector. Our Manifesto for the new parliamentary term includes eight priority actions across three areas: #People: Ease access to the driver profession, enhance training, and improve driver rest conditions #Environment: Support the sector’s continued decarbonisation by setting realistic heavy vehicle CO₂ standards, increasing electricity grid capacity, and harmonising urban vehicle access restrictions #Prosperity: Digitalise transport documents, boost efficiency and combined transport, and clarify in-vehicle data rules Raluca Marian, IRU’s Director of EU Advocacy, said, “On behalf of our members across the EU, we look forward to working with the new Parliament to continue reinforcing commercial #roadtransport’s crucial role in underpinning healthy and prosperous communities and businesses.” Explore the Manifesto ➡️ https://go.iru.org/J1

All eyes on tomorrow “The world has never needed a robust and well-functioning #roadtransport sector more than today. “To continue serving those who depend on us, advancing social inclusion and economic prosperity, we must tackle pressing issues, including #drivershortages, #digitalisation and #decarbonisation.” – IRU Secretary General Umberto de Pretto Read more ➡️ https://go.iru.org/IZ #AnnualReport2023

How do we ensure success? With the #DecadeofSustainableTransport kicking off in 2026, IRU stressed two critical components to the UN in New York: the #GreenCompact and the #UN’s own tried-and-tested conventions. During this week’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (#HLPF) event in New York, IRU outlined – in a high-level meeting with Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (United Nations ESCAP), Claver Gatete (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs (ECLAC) and Tatiana Molcean (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) – how #roadtransport can drive the Decade of Sustainable Transport and shared the sector’s views on targets and tools to measure success. Read more ➡️ https://go.iru.org/IY #TIR #GreenCompact

🚌 𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽? IRU member the Swedish Bus and Coach Federation has launched a new campaign to address the growing shortage of bus and coach drivers in Europe. The campaign aims to simplify access to training and attract new talent by removing entry barriers and streamlining the application process. Europe’s shortage of bus and coach drivers increased by 54% from 2022 to 2023, highlighting an urgent need for action. To address these challenges, IRU advocates lowering the minimum driving age, removing the 50-kilometre limit for young bus drivers, and providing financial subsidies for training and licensing. These initiatives are crucial to making the profession more accessible and ensuring the sustainability of Europe’s transport sector. Read more ➡️ https://go.iru.org/IT #RoadTransport | #DriverShortage | Sveriges Bussföretag

How much do you know about #taxis? In the second article of a two-part series, four IRU taxi members – Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e.V. (BME)(Germany), Koninklijk Nederlands Vervoer (Netherlands), UNIT (France) and Veezu (UK) – uncover the challenges and misconceptions facing the sector and where it will be in five to ten years. Read more ➡️ https://go.iru.org/IR #RoadTransport

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How bad is it? Help the EU scope coach and truck parking shortages A new study funded by the European Commission seeks to quantify a major pain point for the road transport sector: the critical shortage of safe and secure parking. IRU encourages its members and the #roadtransport community to take part in the survey. The lack of suitable rest areas poses a significant threat to the well-being, safety and efficiency of professional #drivers on EU roads. It’s also one of the main causes behind the shortage of drivers, particularly long-distance drivers. Read more ➡️ https://go.iru.org/IP #DriverShortages #EU

Following Germany, #truck CO₂ tolls came into effect in Austria and Hungary (January 2024) and the Czech Republic (March 2024). They have resulted in toll increases of 7.4% in Austria, 13% in the Czech Republic, 40% in Hungary and 83% in Germany. Stay ahead of the curve. Uncover the factors defining #roadfreight rates in 2024 ➡️ https://go.iru.org/IN

How do we ensure that the UN Decade of Sustainable Transport is a success? Jens Hügel, IRU’s Senior Global Advocacy Adviser, will outline pragmatic tools, such as IRU’s #GreenCompact, to monitor progress at every step of the way at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York this Thursday. He will also highlight the tried-and-tested UN #roadtransport conventions we have at our disposal right now to implement the Decade of Sustainable Transport. Event info ➡️ https://go.iru.org/IL #RoadTransport | #SustainableTransport | #HLPF | United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

The right road to #NetZero In 2023, we released our first major research project under the #GreenCompact, the industry-wide commitment and roadmap to #netzero emissions by 2050. The findings were clear: We need to deliver on energy efficiency measures and alternative fuels implementation simultaneously. Learn more ➡️ https://go.iru.org/IJ #AnnualReport2023