Introduction

International Transport Truck Owner Companies Association of Iran (ITTOA) is registered according to paragraph (k) clause (5) of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) law and clause (5) of the continuous improvement of the business environment law under registration number of 532 on July 18, 2017 in ICCIMA. ITTOA is an independent international entity which aims to improve its members’ efficiency through advocacy, beneficial educational services, holding national and international conferences and seminars and promoting the truck industry as a profitable, safe and reliable industry. We are committed to develop innovative and research-based policies that inform the policymakers and the public about the vital role company-ownership rather than self-ownership in trucking industry.

Transportation industry is the driving force of economics; and an efficient transportation system connects all different parts of an economy and enables the economic machine to perform well. Transportation is considered to be the basis of commercial trades all over the world and existence of effective infrastructure in this field significantly shows its effects in businesses. The vital geopolitical situation of Iran makes it necessary to establish such association.

The mission of International Transport Truck Owner Companies Association of Iran is to raise the profitability and safety of its members through advocacy and creating useful relations, as the recognized voice of Iranian truck industry. To achieve this mission, the objectives of ITTOA are as follows:

♦ Making efforts to fulfill the legal and lawful rights and needs of its members

♦ Helping the process of decision making and policy making in the related subjects and organizations

♦ Empowering its members to participate effectively in the domestic and foreign markets to develop the country’s export section

♦ Improving the educational and professional abilities of its members by holding national and international seminars and conferences

♦ Gathering data and investigating the problems, needs and priorities of the trucking industry

♦ Cooperating with ministries, organizations and official entities in order to provide an interaction atmosphere for the various activists of the trucking industry in Iran

♦ Facilitating the investment in trucking industry and fleet renewal

♦ Communicating and cooperating with the international transportation companies in order to extend the reciprocal collaboration

♦ Providing help and transportation of necessary goods to areas facing natural disasters as a social responsibility