Celebrations continue, short-term freight demand dips, and more

No images? click here  "IRU is a necessity for the industry to have a voice, share best practices, find pragmatic solutions, and help one another as a global family. IRU's forefathers understood this fully when they created IRU in 1948." UMBERTO DE PRETTO IRU Secretary General IRU Secretary General on industry wins, challenges and proudest moments On the occasion of IRU's 75th anniversary year, Umberto de Pretto, who has worked in transport for over 30 years, discusses the industry's past and future, as well as his personal journey. Driving resilience and prosperity: road transport leaders head to Tashkent IRU members, transport companies, development organisations and financial institutions are gathering in Uzbekistan for a key regional conference on pressing transport and transit challenges and emerging opportunities. European road freight spot rates drop below contract rates for first time in six years Rates for Q2 2023 suggest that short-term road freight demand is down with high consumer prices and lagging wages pushing down demand for the distribution of goods throughout Europe.  IRU at Busworld and Zero Emission Bus Conference IRU will be at the major Busworld Europe exhibition and the Zero Emission Bus Conference in Brussels in October. We'll be unpacking the latest trends and regulations on decarbonisation, driver shortages and rest time rules in the road passenger transport sector. Busworld ZEB conference New tachograph partially ready, IRU asks for grace period The new smart tachograph version 2 became mandatory for all newly registered commercial heavy-duty vehicles in the EU. But given delays in the availability of the new tachograph, we've asked the EU to recommend that Member States provide a grace period until the end of 2023. IRU calls for balanced EU framework on platforms displaying travel options While the European Commission is still considering the best option for an EU framework to govern multimodal digital mobility services (MDMS), the road passenger sector is calling for an overarching relinking system to connect such platforms and transport operators, with clear obligations regarding the listing of transport options. Upfront EU-wide criteria needed to maintain self-employment in Europe Industry representatives warn that the lack of pre-established EU-wide criteria on employment relationships in the Platform Workers Directive could be detrimental for small and medium-sized businesses and self-employed workers.  Membership Be part of a close networked community of key decisions-makers, influencers and purchasers, including mobility and logistics operators, other industry players and regulators. Become a member Would you like to receive more news related to industry issues, trade & transit or certification? Update your preferences IRU La Voie-Creuse 16, Geneva 1211, Switzerland You receive this communication because you, or someone with whom you have business dealings, have registered or given to IRU your email address for registration purposes into our contact database. International Road Transport Union ("IRU") is committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the applicable data protection rules, in particular the Swiss data protection act ("SDPA") and, to extent applicable the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 ("GDPR"). For that purpose, IRU has developed a Global Privacy Policy ("GPP"), which provides the legally required information relating to IRU processing activities of personal data and where you can obtain detailed information on the processing of your personal data. View privacy policy Unsubscribe & preferences Unsubscribe