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Feb 10 2017

Efficient trucking is a growth enabler: new IRU/World Bank guide to reform

IRU/World Bank Road Freight Transport Services Reform shows how efficient trucking facilitates trade, reduces poverty and generates prosperity. Key conclusions highlight the importance of the driver, condition of vehicles, technical inspections and business-enabling regulation.

 

The successful collaboration between IRU and the World Bank Group has resulted in the first ever guide to improve quality and competition, based on practical examples of regulatory reform in other countries. It is aimed at governments and policy-makers in emerging and developing economies – where mobility of cargo is almost entirely dependent on the road transport sector.

 

Typical performance gaps include high costs, reduced profitability, lack of road safety, environmental concerns, bureaucracy and corruption. Regulated carriers are often required to compete against informal operators outside of regulatory frameworks. Changing this scenario to establish a level playing field improves transparency, safety and sustainability.

 

IRU Secretary General, Umberto de Pretto said,
“The goal is to foster transparent regulatory environments in which start-up and established carriers can both grow and professionalise their operations, improving safety, sustainability, resilience and competition.”
Offering a complete framework – from an evaluation of the existing systems through to implementation of change – the guide demonstrates how to analyse data to identify areas of focus and then outlines how to structure a detailed action plan. Read more

 

 

Source: IRU