The UICR is the largest Professional Driver association in the transport industry.
UICR has represented the interest of Professional Drivers worldwide for more than 60 years.
UICR is regarded as the ambassador of the national associations at the international level and at the same time, it is the information hub for the National Associations of the Professional Drivers.
You find more information on the activity of the UICR in our “History” page.
.Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Re-open EU
EU Member States adopted a Recommendation on a coordinated approach to the restriction of free movement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes a classification of regions (green, orange, red and grey) based on the local epidemiological situation. The Recommendation invites the Member States to provide timely information to travellers. […]
UICR postpones the Professional Driver World Championship 2020 by 12 months
Priority is given to completing the members’ domestic professional driver competitions in an unprecedented solidarity move by UICR Working group set up to examine possibilities for this year’s Professional Driver World Championship competitions.
Press release from the UICR Presiden Robert Kastner
Pioneering efforts honoured
UICR awards the prestigious titles of “Transport company of the Year” the “Driver of the Year” and calls for the yearly “International Day for Professional Drivers”. The UICR also organizes every two years the “Professional Driver World Championship” a three-day event of safe and skillfully driving of trucks, buses and vans.
August 2021
in Zagreb, Croatia
32 National Professional Driver Association Teams will compete against each other and only one will be crowned the World Champion of 2021
WILL WE SEE YOU THERE?
The International Professional Driver Appreciation Week
from 4th May to 8th May 2020
Driver of the Year
The Driver of the Year Award is an award founded in 1967 by Robert Kastner. Today it is privately owned and the voting panel consists of Members of the International Council of the UICR
Transport Company of the Year
This award recognises the Transport Operators of all types that, over the past 12 months, can best demonstrate excellence or the achievement of a significant goal. national apointed by the drivers and check / interview by the local UICR representative.
Become a UICR Member
Joining the UICR means being connected to a globally respected organisation the leader for the Professional Driver in the Transport Industry.
The different business areas present in the Transport Industry are all together in the UICR, a global organization conformed by executives and managing professionals all over the world.
Through our leadership, professionalism and friendship, working together to achieve our Vision, maximise networking opportunities and support a responsible transport industry.
The UICR Team
| President | Robert Kastner | Austria |
| Vice President | Vincenzo Iuzzolino | Italy |
| Executive Committee | Barbara Zimmer | Poland |
| Executive Committee | Sepp Bamert | Switzerland |
| Executive Committee | Jussi Mikkola | Finnland |
| International UICR Council | ||
| UICR General Secretariat | ||
How to get in contact with us
The President’s Office: Robert Kastner
Address: Liebhartsgasse 53 1160 Austria
Phone: +43 1 4805 747
Mobile: +43 664 2023 470
E-Mail: Robert.Kastner@UICR.org
The Office for:
Admistration Office in Switzerland
The Professional Driver World Championship Office in Italy
The Drivers / Comapnys Award Office in Poland
