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Italian transport industry launches joint platform to address driver shortage

Transport associations ANITA, ANAV, UNASCA and CONFARCA unveiled a new inter‑association platform in Rome's Chamber of Deputies press room. The initiative targets the growing shortage of professional drivers in goods and passenger transport, which the groups estimate will reach 30,000 in Italy by 2026 (20,000 freight and 10,000 passenger drivers). They also warn that the European shortfall already exceeds 500,000 positions and could surpass one million without coordinated action.

The platform proposes a coordinated recruitment portal (ANITA/ANAV&Jobs), stronger links between transport companies and driving schools, and reforms of training curricula, licensing and the Conductor Qualification Card (CQC). Measures include expanding remote training, temporary driving authorisations for trainees and simplifying professional licence pathways. The presentation was attended by Salvatore Deidda, president of the Chamber's Transport Committee, and Gaetano Servedio, director general of the Motor Vehicle Authority. "La carenza di conducenti rappresenta oggi una priorità strategica per l’intero sistema della mobilità e della logistica," said Nicola Biscotti, president of ANAV.

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