In 2023, IRU, backed with on-the-ground information from its members, continued to report and analyse global driver shortages: a chronic issue threatening mobility networks and supply chains. This article offers an overview of some of IRU’s efforts to analyse the situation, raise awareness and advance solutions. For several years now, IRU has been publishing its global report on driver shortages. In 2023, IRU’s report found that truck driver shortages have increased globally, with over three million unfilled truck driver jobs, or 7% of total positions, in 36 countries studied, representing 72% of global GDP. (....)