09/03/2020 (Agence Europe) – The shortage of commercial freight drivers in Europe is set to increase further, from 23% in 2019 to 36% in 2020, warns the International Road Transport Union (IRU) in a report unveiled on Monday 9 March. According to the report, Poland and Romania are among the most affected European countries. “In Poland, the driver shortage amounts to 22% and is expected to increase by 15 points this year. In Romania, the situation is even more critical, as the 50% driver shortage in 2019 is expected to reach 62% this year”, the report says. The IRU reports that increased emigration and the lack of young people in the profession and, even more so, of women - who represent 2% of commercial drivers in Poland and Romania - are only aggravating the situation. (AC)