Posts Tagged ‘International Road Transport Union’

  • New plan to help fix driver shortages

    on Jul 7, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on New plan to help fix driver shortages

    The International Road Transport Union (IRU), the world road transport employers’ organisation, representing more than 3.5 million road transport operators, and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), representing 18.5 million transport workers, have launched a three-point plan to help fix driver shortages

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  • Plan to fix driver shortages

    on Jun 21, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on Plan to fix driver shortages

    The International Road transport Union (IRU), the world road transport employers’ organisation, representing more than 3.5 million road transport operators, and ITF, the International Transport Workers’ Federation, representing 18.5 million transport workers, have launched a three-point plan to help fix driver shortages

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  • EU proposes Eurovignette incentive

    on May 11, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on EU proposes Eurovignette incentive

    A European Commission proposal to add trailers and semi-trailers to the Eurovignette Directive can only be seen as an industry incentive if Member States are obliged to apply it from the same date as the motor vehicle CO₂ rate variation, according to the International Road Transport Union (IRU)

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  • IRU welcomes EU alternative fuel infrastructure deal

    on Mar 29, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on IRU welcomes EU alternative fuel infrastructure deal

    The International Road Transport Union has welcomed the provisional agreement reached between the European Council, Commission and Parliament on the alternative fuels infrastructure regulation (AFIR)

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  • Industry groups want carbon neutral fuels recognition

    on Mar 7, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on Industry groups want carbon neutral fuels recognition

    Road transport, shippers and energy groups in Europe have called for carbon neutral fuels to be recognised as a long-term decarbonisation solution, alongside electrification and hydrogen, for a well-functioning and stable EU logistics sector

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  • Industry groups warn on new EU truck CO2 rules

    on Feb 14, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on Industry groups warn on new EU truck CO2 rules

    Road transport, shippers and energy groups in Europe have called for carbon neutral fuels to be recognised as a long-term decarbonisation solution, alongside electrification and hydrogen, for a well-functioning and stable EU logistics sector

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  • Amazon joins IRU to boost collaboration on global road transport challenges

    on Dec 5, 22 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Amazon joins IRU to boost collaboration on global road transport challenges

    Global e-commerce company Amazon has joined the International Road Transport Union (IRU) as its newest corporate member

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  • IRU welcomes new EU safe parking funding

    on Oct 23, 22 • in UK News • with Comments Off on IRU welcomes new EU safe parking funding

    The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has welcomed the call for proposals, to access a total of €250 million in the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding to improve the network of safe and secure parking areas (SSTPAs) across the European Union (EU)

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  • IRU launches action plan on fuel prices

    on Jun 3, 22 • in UK News • with Comments Off on IRU launches action plan on fuel prices

    The International Road Transport Union (IRU) the world road transport organisation, has launched a 17-point emergency plan for governments to tackle rising fuel prices and their impact on transport networks, energy security and decarbonisation plans

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  • Call to decarbonise EU road transport

    on May 4, 22 • in UK News • with Comments Off on Call to decarbonise EU road transport

    Leading voices in decarbonising EU road transport are urgently calling on EU Member States and the European Parliament to agree on ambitious targets for electric recharging and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure

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  • Transport organisations warn against knee-jerk reaction to Omicron

    on Dec 3, 21 • in UK News • with Comments Off on Transport organisations warn against knee-jerk reaction to Omicron

    World leaders’ knee-jerk reactions to the Omicron variant are putting transport workers and the global supply chain at greater risk of collapse, warn international transport organisations and unions representing road, air and sea transport

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  • IRU members back crisis call on global supply chain disruptions

    on Nov 5, 21 • in UK News • with Comments Off on IRU members back crisis call on global supply chain disruptions

    Member associations of the International Road Transport Union (IRU), the world road transport organisation, have voted for an emergency call to governments on dealing with current global supply chain disruptions

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