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Driving Sustainable Development 11

Better, not more transport 19

The Driving Force 27

II IRU YOKOHAMA DECLARATION 31

III IRU ROAD SAFETY CHARTER 35

IV THANKS TO PARTICIPANTS 39

V SEE YOU IN DUBAI 2006 42

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Transport and Technology of Tomorrow

IRUPARTNERS’ MESSAGES

IRU YOKOHAMADECLARATION

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THANKS TOPARTICIPANTS

SEE YOUIN DUBAI 2006

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HIS IMPERIAL HIGHNESS PRINCE

AKISHINO

“I am very pleased to see so manyparticipants, from so many differentparts of the world at this, the firstIRU World Congress in Asia, with thetheme Transport and Technology ofTomorrow. Road Transport is indis-pensable in people’s lives, for it is anindustry that supports economic andsocial development. The challenge isto find solutions that meet growinginternational logistics requirementswhilst addressing global and localenvironmental issues. We can succeed in this, if we can gather wisdom from all of you.”

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JOSÉ CAPEL FERRERDirector, Transport Division,United Nations EconomicCommission for Europe (UNECE)

“Governments’ general role is tocreate conditions for a successfuldevelopment and delivery of technologies, including: laws, poli-cies and investment programmes,notably in R&D and education,incentives to produce and useappropriate technologies, as well asprogrammes of technical assistancein developing countries.”

”Transport infrastructure is a mostbasic, most strategic requirement,not only for technological develop-ment, but also for the developmentof the whole economy of a country.Road infrastructure, in particular, iscrucial in this respect, since roadtransport is the transport mode thatmeets best the requirements ofmodern economies.”

EVGENII KAZANTSEVHead of Executive, CIS TransportCoordination Committee,Commonwealth of IndependentStates

“Road transport is one of the fastestgrowing forms of transport and assuch is given priority by the CISTransport Coordination Committee,working with the International RoadTransport Union and its PermanentDelegation to the CIS in Moscow.”

”Globalisation requires new techno-logical and organizational solutionsin road transport, to optimise and simplify international road transport,and improve its safety. Considerablework is being done to harmonize CISMember States’ transport legislationwith international transport rules.”

VASILE ZGARDANMinister of Transport, Moldova

“International road transport is theengine of economic growth in amodern economy because it is themost effective, cheap and reliableway to deliver the goods from suppliers to customers. This type oftransport is an instrument of theintegration process and contributesto the development of internationaltrade and tourism.”

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PAVOL PROKOPOVICMinister of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications, Slovak Republic

“Strengthening the road transportsector benefits the entire economyand this needs to be reflected ingovernment policy, if we are to promote the development of society.With our central geographical position, we are working to integrate our infrastructure into thelarger European one. It is our fundamental objective to implementa permanently sustainable transportsolution, which is a necessary condition for individual rights, aswell as free trade.”

SHINYA IZUMISenior Vice Minister of Economy,Trade and Industry, Japan

“Telecommunications and informa-tion technology have made remark-able progress and have the potentialto help reduce traffic accidents,congestion and environmentalimpact. Modern technology canperform functions such as vehiclenavigation, toll charging withoutstopping the vehicle, as well as measuring and maintaining the distance between vehicles. ITS facilitates a steady flow of traffic andnew technology will also help toreduce exhaust emissions, but companies must work together todevelop new solutions and permitfurther growth.”

SEMEN KROLVice-Minister of Transport,Ukraine

“This has been an importantCongress, attended by some 1,500delegates from 60 countries. TheUkraine is a young country, with arapidly developing economy. We areworking hard to prepare for ourfuture position on the border of theenlarged European Union, devel-oping our transport industry underIRU leadership. We can say that wehave had considerable success alreadyin implementing multimodal trans-port, in reducing congestion and increating international transit corri-dors, as a foundation for a revitalisedSilk Road.”

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MAK VANN Under Secretary of State, Ministryof Public Works and Transport,Cambodia

“This Congress has done an excel-lent job in bringing together roadtransport professionals from aroundthe world. Pride in what you doimparts energy and you display this.I humbly draw your attention to thefact that Cambodia is still rebuildingits transport infrastructure and thatmuch remains to be done in thisfield. However, we welcome yourideas, suggestions and technicalassistance in this task. We believethat the best way forward is to worktogether for peace, prosperity andharmony.”

ALAMINAS MACIULISState Secretary, Ministry ofTransport and Communications,Lithuania

“Thanks to globalisation, technologyis evolving very rapidly. This presentsnew challenges every day to roadtransport operators and to policy-makers, to balance environmental protection, safety, profitability andhigh quality of service, along withsocial concerns. We certainly need topay more attention to the humanfactor. Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion will present particular challenges and opportunities, whichwill make the work of the IRU and itsMember Associations like LINAVA,more important than ever.”

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MASOUD KHANSARIDeputy Minister, Ministry ofRoads and Transport, Iran

“The IRU Congress in the historiccity of Yokohama will surely be amilestone in the history of IRU summits. Like the IRU’s 2nd EuroAsianroad transport conference in Tehranin 2003, it will undoubtedly help toimprove international transport relationships. The third millenniumwill see increased co-operation between nations: this exchange isessential to ensure sustainable devel-opment.“

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RUSTEM ZHUMATEYEVDirector General, Ministry ofTransport and Communications,Kazakhstan

“The modernization and develop-ment of the transport sector arepriorities for our government.Kazakhstan is a landlocked country,but it also sits astride a major East-West transit corridor. We aretherefore investing to develop aneffective road transport network,built to international standards andare working to harmonise our national legislation with internat-ional rules. Like the IRU, we supportinternational harmonisation in thedevelopment of transport, to ensureequal access for all, as well as environmental protection and tofacilitate mutually beneficialexchanges.”

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YOUSUKE TSURUHOParliamentary Secretary for Land,Infrastructure and Transport,Japan

“Road transport, including truck,bus and taxi operators, is the lifelineof the economy, both here in Japanand in other parts of the world.Faced with major problems such aspollution and road congestion, it isessential to improve the efficiency ofphysical distribution and increasethe utilization of public transportsystems. This requires the develop-ment and widespread use of moderntechnology in the road transportindustry. We believe that collabor-ation between government and private sectors, both nationally andinternationally, is essential.”

SHOGO ARAIParliamentary Secretary forForeign Affairs, Japan

“The movement of people andgoods supports the economy as awhole. In particular, the flow ofheavy goods vehicles underpins economic development. In effect,road transport makes an importantcontribution to the sustainable development of the world economy,which is why the Japanese Ministryof Foreign Affairs supports thestrengthening of developing countries’ transport capacity.”

YUKIYOSHI MINEHISADirector General, Road TransportBureau, Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport,Japan






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LI MEI WANGDeputy, People’s Congress, and Secretary General, CRTA,People’s Republic of China

“On behalf of the China RoadTransport Association, it is my pleasure to invite you to attend theIRU 3rd Euro-Asian Road TransportConference in China, in September2005, to discuss important issues of Euro-Asian road transport cooperation. The CRTA thanks theIRU for entrusting it with this glorious task and we look forward toseeing all of you in China next year.”

“Road transport is vital to theJapanese economy, accounting formore than 90% of the 6 billiontonnes of freight moved in 2002.Our national transport policy is de-signed to maintain our internationalcost-competitiveness and to helproad transport to become more eco-logical. We are developing our roadinfrastructure to ensure that airportsand ports are linked to the nationalmotorway network, and are workingto remove urban rush-hour bottle-necks.”

“We also provide incentives to encourage the introduction of environmentally friendly vehicles.Road safety is very much in thepublic eye this month and we havemanaged to halve the number ofroad accident fatalities per year sincethey peaked in 1970, but we can stilldo better.”

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JANUSZ PIECHOCINSKIMember of Parliament, Presidentof the Infrastructure Committee,Poland

“During one thousand years ofhuman history, we have seen highwalls built to keep out enemies, butalso roads constructed to connectfriends. We need to continue building roads, to link friends andpartners, and so create a spirit oftoleration and friendship. My messageto parliamentarians everywhere is:create good and friendly laws thatsupport road transport, for it is themost important transport mode.”

HIROSHI NAKADAMayor, Yokohama, Japan

“I wish to congratulate you on asplendid event, bringing togetherrepresentatives of road transportfrom the entire world. It is anhonour for our city to have beenselected to host your first WorldCongress in Asia. We hope that youappreciate not only the beauty ofour location facing the sea, but alsoour history. The port of Yokohamawas opened to foreign trade in 1859and has since been the central logistical site for Japan, contributingto national economic development.”

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SHIGEFUMI MATSUZAWAGovernor, Kanagawa Prefecture,Japan

“Road transport supports both theeconomy and people’s lives. As such,it is increasingly important but itneeds to reduce its emissions whilstincreasing road safety. In KanagawaPrefecture, despite a difficult fiscalsituation, we are trying to provideadequate bridges and roads, but wedo want to see a reduction in dieselemissions. We cannot achieve thiswithout your experience and co-operation.”






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KUJTIM ISMAILIDirector, ANALTIR, Albania

“IT can contribute to solving someof the problems road transport facesin the 21st century, like congestion,pollution, etc. But we should not forget that road problems are bestsolved by new roads.”

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JOHN PATRICKInternet Visionary, Author, formerVP Internet Technologies, IBM, USA

“The Internet is empowering con-sumers to find and buy like never before. The result is a larger require-ment for road transport to transferthe purchased goods and servicesthrough all of the elements of thesupply chain. The increasingdemands made by consumers areputting pressure on the supplychain, from raw materials to finishedgoods.”

“The road transport companies of theworld must empower themselveswith information technology torespond to this major opportunity.Road transport companies will play akey role in the future but only thosewhich create an integrated, on-demand capability will survive.”

HOJATOLLAH BEHROUZManaging Director, Iran TerminalOrganisation, Iran

“I believe that the time has come forthe electronic revolution to allowroad transport and logistics to provide better quality service andgreater profitability!”






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ROGER KINGChief Executive, Road HaulageAssociation, United Kingdom

“To deliver reliably, we need to beable to plan ahead. Maybe weshould copy the airlines and have asystem of reserved ‘slots’ on theroads. We certainly need to be ableto monitor trucks’ progress and useinformation to help them to keepmoving.”

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WIM VOSCEO, Vos Logistics, Netherlands

“Technology creates the right fit between the customer’s productionand sales process, on the one hand,and the process of transport management by the logistic serviceprovider, on the other. Productivity,cost-leadership, safety and qualityservice levels are the main drivers ofsuccess and efficiency in transportmanagement.”

”In Vos Logistics’ case, a three percent saving on the consumptionof over 150 million litres of fuel peryear is really worth any innovative investment and effort. In otherwords: innovation pays off!”

RADU DINESCUSecretary General, UNTRR,Romania

“We should not neglect the humandimension. We need to think aboutour employees and how we can getthem to accept and welcome thelatest technology, if we are to getnew technology to pay back theinvestment we make in it.”

HRISTO LOZENOVHead of Roads Department, AEBTRI, Bulgaria

“It’s important to measure carefullythe expected return on each dollarinvested in new technology, to ensurethat innovation is profitable.”






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OLIVIER MOSSÉCEO, ERTICO, Belgium

“Intelligent Transport Systems en-sure high level of security and safetyplus a better co-existence with otherroad users. What do I mean by intelligent? It’s the instant digestionof massive amounts of data, to allowquick, correct management decisions.”

“However, we need to get all sectorsto work together to address thischallenge, including governments,industry, vehicle manufacturers,transport operators, telecoms com-panies – all the stakeholders, infact.”

TEODOR KAPLANSecretary General, KAZATO,Kazakhstan

“In our modern world, globalisationis driving the standardisation oftechnical solutions. We thereforeneed internationally harmonisedvocational training for transport andlogistics staff to increase safety. TheIRU Academy is an important initiative in this respect.”

TONY FRIEDLANDERCEO, Road Transport Forum, New Zealand

“Intelligent vehicles need intelligentinfrastructure. Japan has an excellenttransport infrastructure, but theinadequacy of road infrastructure inmany parts of the world is an obstacle to the creation of ITS solutions and hence a barrier toimproving road safety and efficiency.”

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JOSÉ MARIA ALAPONTCEO, IVECO, Italy

“Our vehicles are becoming eversafer, ever more user-friendly. Ournew Stralis truck was designed in acompletely new way. We started bytalking to fleet owners, to their customers and to those responsiblefor infrastructure development. Wethen designed the truck to delivereconomic performance, ergonomicefficiency, to maximise its pro-ductivity and so maximise road transport’s contribution to society.To be successful, a product has to becompetitive and profitable for itspurchaser. It’s only by offering profitable growth to our customersthat we can satisfy our shareholders.”

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VIACHESLAV MARTYNENKOGeneral Director, PrimoravtotransVladivostok, Russian Federation

“Vehicle technical standards must bedecided in full co-operation with allplayers in the transport and logisticsystem. The vehicle manufacturersmust stay in contact with fuel com-panies, tyre manufacturers, roadconstruction firms, IT companiesand, most importantly, us, theclients!”

J.M. SAKSENASecretary General, AIMTC, India

“Vehicle manufacturers and authoritiesneed to work together to ensure thatnew technologies and cleaner vehiclescan be introduced successfully.”

FRANCESCO PACIFICOANAV, Vice-President IRU &President, IRU PassengerTransport Council, Italy

“We are counting on the vehiclemanufacturers to apply the IRU’s 3 “i” strategy for sustainable development, comprising innovation,incentives and infrastructure, in relation to new buses and coaches.”

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TSUNEO NAKAHARAVice-President, ITS Japan, Japan

“It takes as long today to drive fromLondon to Birmingham in a sportscar as it did with a coach and horses,because of traffic congestion.Intelligent Transport Systems canhelp to resolve this.”

“Japan depends heavily on roadtransport. Cars, trucks and roads areindispensable, especially in urbanareas, yet increasing levels of trafficcause adverse effects, includingmore congestion, accidents andemissions. Individual traffic signalsseem to make this worse. We needto use IT to mitigate this, to linksignals via a centralised system thatmeasures traffic volumes andorders optimal timing of eachsignal.”

BERTIL DAHLINDirector, International Affairs, SÅ,Sweden & President, IRU GoodsTransport Liaison Committee tothe EU

“The road transport sector needscombined transport for capacity reasons. To be an effective complement to road transport,other modes of transport mustimprove significantly in a number ofareas, particularly those related toprice and profitability, liability, speed and frequency, standardisa-tion of techniques and number of connections, terminal access, terminal capacity and efficiency ofterminal operators.”

HIROSHI KUBOTAOperations Manager, NipponExpress, Japan

“Modern information technologyhas allowed us to increase the effic-iency of maritime container trafficbetween Asia and North America,which is the largest logistical arteryin the world, by about 25%. IT willhelp us to mix loads from differentcustomers, to avoid half-emptycontainers, which will help increaseintermodal and operational efficiency.Special tags allow loads to be matched easily to destinations at thedistribution centre and for us toknow exactly where a load is at anytime, and to keep the customerinformed of this.”

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MARCEL LEJEUNECEO, Executive Vice-President,Siemens VDO Automotive,Germany

“We absolutely have to remain firmlyfocused on the drivers’ safety, andensure that their concentrationremains on the road at all times whendriving.”

”The tachograph is an instrument forpromoting safety, but it is all toooften seen negatively, as the ‘spy inthe truck’. However, it could be usedpositively, for example to provideincentives or reward drivers whomanage to respect the rules perfectlyfor a year.”

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ALIMANTAS KONDRUSEVICIUSPresident, LINAVA, Lithuania

“Social regulations vary widely fromone part of the world to another. Itseems that the US authoritiesunderstand much more the needs ofour industry and the economy as awhole, probably because there is abetter public-private partnership,providing greater flexibility to allowbusiness to do business!”

WOJCIECH SIENICKIPresident, ZMPD, Poland

“Technology can help enforce driving and rest times and so avoiddistortion of competition. We musthave proper, harmonised enforce-ment of social regulations.”

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YVES MANNAERTSDirector, FBAA, Belgium

“We can’t live with uncertainty. Weneed to have a clear idea of whenthe digital tachograph will be readyand confidence that it will work properly.”

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ADRIAN ALBUDirector, BSEC-URTA, Turkey

“Electronic communications canhelp, but they cannot replace face-to-face contact with the customer.”

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MICHAEL SKAPINKERManagement Editor, FinancialTimes, United Kingdom

“Satellite and digital technology arerevolutionising communications.The internet is only beginning, but itgives customers the ability to informtheir suppliers in real time of thestate of their inventories, allowinglogistical needs to be anticipated.There is no reason why current private networks couldn’t be integrated into the internet.Increasingly, systems will need totalk to each other. Consumers willbecome more and more demanding,insisting on personally tailored products, often in small quantities. If companies cannot provide them,the internet gives them greater ability than ever before to find thosewho can.”

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MILOS DEBNARTransport Operator & BoardMember, CESMAD Slovakia

“Logistic service providers need tofollow best e-business practices andthey should learn from the experienceof retail companies.”

DAVID C. GREENAdvisor, United Kingdom

“Every actor needs to play his ownrole. Very often, governments lagbehind the rapid progress made bythe business world and so put abrake on progress.”

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JUNGANG JIAChief Engineer, National Express,People’s Republic of China

“From a technological point of view,solutions exist, but responsibility forimplementation will have to beagreed between all the differentplayers involved, if China is to implement effective intelligent transport systems.”

”Passenger information systems areessential for modern public transportsystems and such systems havealready been deployed in the majorChinese cities of Beijing, Shanghaiand Shenzhen.”

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LEONID KOSTYUCHENKOPresident, AIRCU, Ukraine

“It’s important to have a single, unifiedinformation system for consumers ofpublic transport, both in cities andelsewhere in the country.”

VLADIMIR FLOREAPresident, AITA, Moldova

“It takes time to apply and integratenew technology, as well as significantcapital resources. Private capital certainly has a major role to play.”

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HAMAD ALI AL MASROUIManaging Director, IATC, United Arab Emirates

“We are always looking for newadvanced technology to make iteasier for us to handle transport, tofacilitate exports and imports. Weare already deploying GPS, GPRSand GSM technology to locatevehicles en-route throughout theUAE and the Gulf Co-operationCouncil area.”

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JOHN DEFTERIOSTV Anchor

“The IRU is a forward-thinking organisation. Like any organisation,it’s only as good as its Members, butthen the IRU is fortunate in havingtruly excellent Members!”

TAKAO TAKAHASHIPresident, JTA, Japan

“It gives the JTA great pleasure tohost the IRU’s 29th World Congress,attended by His Imperial HighnessPrince Akishino and some 1,500delegates from 60 countries. This,the first IRU Congress in Asia, hasbrought together officials andexperts from international agencieswith transport operators. We need towork together responsibly to addressthe pressing needs of our time, notably in the pursuing the objectiveof sustainable development.”

MASAHIKO NAKANOChairman, Japanese OrganisingCommittee, Japan

“The IRU’s 29th World Congress hasseen an active exchange of views onsome very important issues. It hasbeen a pleasure and an honour for the JTA to help bring about its successful conclusion.”

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PAUL LAEREMANSPresident, IRU

“The IRU and its Members arewilling and committed to work inpublic-private partnership to tacklethe most important practical issuesfacing our profession. With the helpof IT tools, we must minimisebureaucratic barriers to the movementof people, goods and vehicles.”

”Tomorrow’s technology can help usaddress many of these challenges,from improving road safety to dimin-ishing congestion and of course,increasing profits. But we must recognise that technology is a tool,not a panacea. Drivers, operatorsand enforcement officers shouldhave access to electronic informationthrough one single on-board unit.”

”The highly competitive road trans-port industry can enhance its ser-vices through improving education, vocational training and professionalskills. By taking a proactive lead indeveloping and implementing thelatest innovative practices and technologies, road transport canmore efficiently drive economic and social development. At-source measures will allow us to cost-effectively reduce vehicle emissionsand accidents to achieve the commongoal of sustainable development.”

”Maximum benefit from the application of the best availabletechnology for our industry willonly be derived by working together with governments, civilsociety, other modes of transportand industry sectors.”

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Efficient transport systems are the driving force of successfuleconomies. Road transport is a key component of those systems and needs support and not restraint if the demandsof today and of future generations are to be effectively met.The IRU and its Member Associations - representing providersof high quality, safe, reliable, efficient and environmentallyfriendly road transport - in accordance with the IRU’s 3 “i”Strategy for Sustainable Development based on innovation,incentives and infrastructure, will apply effective moderntechnology to multiply the road transport sector’s contributionto attainment of the following goals:

Provision of sustainable mobility for people and goods,as well as a better quality of life for all;

Uniting people and bringing about a better distributionof wealth;

Economic and social development as well as environmentalprotection, whilst helping developing markets to emerge,for the benefit of all.

The full potential of modern technology to increase roadtransport’s contribution to society can only be realised if thesector works closely with governments, civil society, othermodes of transport and industries.

The road transport sector will be better able to harness thepotential benefits of modern technology in pursuit of theabove goals if its government partners:

Recognise that modern society requires efficient roadtransport and logistics. Rising consumer expectationsand growing demand for personal mobility require efficientlogistic chains and inter-modal transport networks, in whichroad transport plays a pivotal role. E-commerce is

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transforming commercial patterns and increasing demandfor road transport services, yet new technology is alsomaking road transport cleaner and more efficient.Governments should not try to decouple artificially growthin road transport from economic growth. Rather, growth inroad transport should be decoupled from its environmentalimpact.

Base transport policy on the irreplaceable role of roadtransport. Road transport makes a disproportionatelylarge contribution to economic growth and many transport needs can only be met by road transport.However, government policies all too often ignore this fundamental reality. Unless the contribution of road transport is fully recognised by governments, technological progress will not be harnessed as effectively as it might to improving road transport and overall societal development will suffer as a result.

Complement the road transport sector’s own initiatives. Real incentives should be provided to accelerate transport operators’ adoption of innovativetechnology and business practices, as these most effectively reduce environmental impact at source. To ensure that the environmental benefits of new technology and practices are not lost in growing trafficcongestion, governments must also ensure fullest use ofexisting infrastructure and invest adequately in new infrastructure to eliminate missing links and bottlenecks.

Renounce policies that penalise road transport.Penalising road transport to strengthen other transportmodes negates the sector’s significant achievements inreducing its environmental impact, aided by moderntechnology. Because of its irreplaceable contribution toeconomic and social development, any penalty on roadtransport simply results in an even greater penalty on theeconomy as a whole.

Allow technology to reduce barriers to road transportand hence to trade and tourism. Maximising the potential of modern technology to minimise bureaucratic barriers to the movement and transit ofpeople, goods and the road vehicles that carry them mustbe a top priority for governments, in pursuit of the goal offreedom of movement agreed in numerous multilateraland bilateral accords. Governments should renounce discriminatory, protectionist and dirigiste policies disguised as environmental, safety or social measures.

Use IT to implement fiscal, social and technicalregulations more efficiently. Governments mustallow modern communications and computer technology to make it easier for road transport to comply with increasingly complex fiscal, social and technical regulations. The road transport sector requires“One box, one invoice”, whereby regulatory and commercial functions are combined in one on-boarddevice, and operators receive one invoice for whereverpayment is required, covering all justified charges imposed for using different types of infrastructure in different countries, even if each one uses a different system to calculate charges. This will avoid a needlessincrease in the number of on-board systems a vehicle carries and reduce the administrative burden on roadtransport operators.

Ensure road transport operators are fit to compete inthe modern marketplace. Fair competition within a harmonised regulatory framework is a precondition forimproving the efficiency and competitiveness of roadtransport companies in a modern market economy.Such a framework must ensure fair competition bothwithin the road transport sector and between differentmodes of transport. The increasingly sophisticatedtechnology applied to road transport and the complex market in which it operates require

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reliable, strong and well-qualified transport operators.More rigorous criteria, governing financial adequacy,professional competence and reputation, are needed toensure that every fleet operator is a modern professional,able to provide a quality service to the economy, whilstalso improving road safety and security.

In calling on road transport's government partners to playtheir part via this Declaration, the IRU and its MemberAssociations also renew their pledge to work for the better-ment of society as a whole, by providing ever more efficientand more environmentally friendly road transport services,which permit continued economic growth and employmentthrough the development of trade and tourism on everyContinent.

PAUL LAEREMANS MARTIN MARMYPresident Secretary General

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INTRODUCTIONThe World Health Organisation estimates that road accidentscause over one million deaths and 20-50 million injuries world-wide each year and the trend is rising in the newly motorisingcountries, whereas it is falling in high income countries.

The International Road Transport Union (IRU), representingcoach, taxi and truck operators in 67 countries, considers thatevery road accident victim is one too many and is committedto reducing the number and severity of accidents involvingcommercial vehicles.

Pursuant to its work in favour of road safety since its foundationin 1948, the International Road Transport Union is committedto promoting a culture of road safety in the road transportindustry as an essential element in its Charter for SustainableDevelopment, acceded to by all its national MemberAssociations in 1996.

All efforts to reduce accidents involving commercial vehiclesmust take into careful consideration the essential and irreplaceable service they provide to society and the economyin response to constant change in passenger and goods transport.

While road transport, like every transport mode and activity, issubject to human error, the involvement of a commercialvehicle in an accident in no way implies its responsibility for theaccident. Furthermore, the industry has already considerablyreduced the level of its accident involvement in the EuropeanUnion Member States for both lorries and coaches, the latterbeing 30 times safer than private cars.

In the context of the accelerating globalisation of transport andtourism, national measures to improve road safety throughinnovation, infrastructure and incentives must be coordinatedat the international level.

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PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IS NEEDED TO PROMOTEROAD SAFETY

The public authorities at all levels have a responsibility to improve road safety by cooperating with one another and withall relevant partners, including the road transport industry,represented by the IRU and its national Member Associations,to:

identify scientifically, on an internationally harmonisedbasis, the major causes of road accidents so as toconcentrate the limited resources available on their elimination;

plan and maintain safe road infrastructure appropriate tocurrent and foreseeable traffic demand by the various categories of user and, in particular, of buses, coaches andtruck thanks to a permanent and preventive dialogue withthe IRU national Member Associations;

enact and enforce harmonised legislation to ensure that:- use of the road infrastructure is compatible with the

demands both of road safety and of the mobility of persons and goods;

- all categories of road users are trained to share road space responsibly and safely with one another and that the effect of such training is not lost;

- passengers and loads are properly secured to prevent accidents occurring and to avoid injury if an accident does occur;

- appropriate incentives are given to transport operators who apply the IRU Road Safety Charter for Transport Operators;

- the rules on access to the profession require that commercial vehicle operators have sufficient competence and adequate financial means to assume their responsibilities for transport and safety;

- principals in passenger and goods road transport are legally liable for demands they make on transport operators which infringe transport legislation.

The partners of the road transport industry in the private sector and civil society organisations, including:

- organisations representing other categories of road users,

- road builders,- manufacturers of vehicles and equipment (including

traffic management systems),- IT and telecom suppliers, as well as - civil society groups and- the media

have a responsibility to cooperate with the road transportindustry and its representative organisations to achieve a reduc-tion in traffic accidents involving commercial vehicles. Thisnecessary joint effort is epitomised by the Global Road SafetyPartnership (GRSP), of which the IRU is a founding and activemember.

The International Road Transport Union, representing the road transport industry globally commits itself to:

pursue and intensify its work in favour of road safetythrough its competent bodies, including the IRU Academy,in cooperation with its Member Associations.

pursue and further intensify its active contribution to:- the launching of a coordinated global initiative to

promote road safety by the United Nations Organisation and the World Health Organisation;

- the promotion, by the World Bank, of road safety in its lending programmes;

- the road safety work of the UN Economic Commission for Europe and the European Conference of Ministers of Transport;

- the implementation of the European Union's Road Safety Action Plan and Road Safety Charter;

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cooperate, at the international level, with its partners in the private sector and civil society organisations, as men-tioned above, to achieve a reduction in traffic accidentsinvolving commercial vehicles.

The IRU Member Associations, representing the road transportindustry nationally, undertake to:

pursue and intensify their initiatives and their active contribution to road safety work;

develop and implement the decisions of the IRU and use itsmaterials according to the Schedule - unless these are alrea-dy covered by the Association's own relevant programmesand national legislation - in order to promote a road safetyculture amongst their transport operator members. Thisapproach includes the signature by such operators of theIRU Road Safety Charter for transport operators, to be supplemented by voluntary measures at the national level;

promote training in the road transport industry meeting upto internationally recognised standards, such as those ofthe IRU Academy;

pursue and intensify their work in favour of road safetythrough their competent bodies, in cooperation with thepublic authorities and other road user groups, whereappropriate.

PAUL LAEREMANS MARTIN MARMYPresident Secretary General

Yokohama, 22 April 2004

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ABDULLA AHMED LOOTAHUnder Secretary, Ministry ofCommunications, United ArabEmirates

“I have spent the last few days herein Yokohama as a guest and observer,and it has been an enjoyable andinformative experience. We shouldnow look to the future and morespecifically to the IRU’s 30th WorldCongress in the United ArabEmirates.”

”We are pleased to be your hostsand look forward to showing youthe dynamic transport infrastructurewe have created to realize ourdreams.”

”On behalf of the Government ofthe United Arab Emirates, I extend aheart-felt invitation to you all tocome and meet again in Dubai, 14-16March 2006.”






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