Dec 19 2024

Insights and webinars: Navigating the future of road transport

Get ahead in 2025: IRU’s intelligence webinars are helping road transport actors forecast trends, tackle challenges and plan smartly for the year ahead.
How bad is the shortage of drivers? Which truck powertrain has the lowest total cost of ownership? How is nearshoring impacting the trucking industry?

Revisit the best of our experts and insights from 2024 to gain a sharper perspective on 2025.

Truck driver shortage: Where do we stand?

The trucking industry continues to face a chronic shortage of drivers. How did the shortage of drivers evolve in 2024? How do drivers themselves view the profession? And how can transport companies better attract and retain drivers?

IRU, CEVA Logistics and Truckfly by Michelin explored these questions and more during IRU’s annual global driver shortage webinar.

Alternative versus traditional truck powertrains

Which truck powertrain has the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO)? Which one reduces CO₂ emissions the most? And what determines the TCO?

IRU broke down the TCO, as well as CO₂ emissions, for five different types of powertrains – diesel, gas, battery-electric vehicle (BEV), hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) – across the five biggest EU road freight countries.

Explore the full insights in the accompanying IRU Intelligence Briefing available here.

Nearshoring in North America

Nearshoring is increasingly on the radar of the logistics sector. Expert speakers – including Mexico’s former negotiator for the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement – explained why during our North American Transportation Forum webinar on trade agreements, nearshoring and trucking.

For an outlook of freight forecasts from now to 2030 in the EU and the European Free Trade Association region, attend our upcoming webinar on 18 February 2025. Read more

Source: IRU