Road Transportation in Iran
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November 21,2022New data released by the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development show the volume of road transportation is on the rise. A total of 290 million tons of cargo were transported by road during the... -
September 13,2020Three border crossings with Iraq, namely Chazzabeh and Shalamcheh in the southern Khuzestan Province and Mehran in the western Ilam Province, have reopened for exports on all weekdays as of Sept....
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June 20,2020After being held up behind Sarakhs border crossing for two and a half months, 30 wagons carrying Iranian goods were let into the neighboring Turkmenistan on Thursday, according to the spokesman of...
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June 06,2020Some 150 Iranian trucks entered Turkey on Thursday after the reopening of customs gates between the two neighbors, says the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
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May 27,2020Some 228,000 tons of commodities worth $271 million were exported via Tamarchin border crossing, located in Piranshahr County in West Azarbaijan Province, during the two months to May 20 to...
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May 08,2020The average annual Consumer Price Index for the transportation sector increased by 46.5% in the 12-month period ending April 19, which marks the end of the first month of the current Iranian year,...
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May 03,2020Spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration Rouhollah Latifi has given the latest account of Iran's commercial exchanges through border crossings with neighboring countries, as...
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April 26,2020Rimdan border crossing on the Iran-Pakistan frontier reopened on Saturday, says spokesperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, Rouhollah Latifi.
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March 08,2020A total of 1.71 million tons of non-oil goods worth $1.91 billion were imported into Iran from Feb. 18, when the first case of the new coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, was officially reported...
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March 02,2020Iran’s trade with neighboring countries has been affected by the recent coronavirus outbreak.
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February 16,2020Mack trucks of 1967 are still rolling on Iranian roads. Transport trucks that should have been sent to the scrapyard years ago still fetch an exorbitant price. Iran Road Maintenance and...
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October 07,2019Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22) to register a 13.33% and 0.66% growth in tonnage and number of trips respectively compared with the similar period of last year.
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February 13,2019A groundbreaking ceremony was held in the presence of Roads and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami last week to launch the construction of the first phase of Kermanshah-Bisotun-Homeyl...
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January 08,2019Iran exported 5.53 million tons of goods from the country's land borders during the nine months to Dec. 21, which shows an 11% increase compared with the similar period of last year. According to...
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December 05,2018More than 1.45 tons of commodities worth over $1.76 billion were exported from East Azarbaijan Province in northeastern Iran to 96 countries during the first eight months of the current Iranian...
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October 17,2018Some 3.71 million tons of oil and non-oil commodities were exported from Iran via land borders during the first half of the current Iranian year from March 21 to Sept. 22, which shows a 17%...
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October 13,2018The High Council of Transportation announced on Saturday that truck rental rates for domestic cargo will be calculated on a ton-kilometer (tkm) basis. Faramarz Maddah, a board member at the Road...
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September 29,2018One of the reasons behind road accidents in Iran is the declining budget of the Islamic Republic of Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization...
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June 16,2018The government will invest $10.66 billion on the renovation and replacement of decrepit intra- and inter-city transportation fleet. The relevant directive has been communicated to the Ministry of...
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June 02,2018Iran and Uzbekistan have reached a preliminary mutual agreement to allow tax-free entry licenses for trucks commuting between the two countries. “The agreement was reached during the visit of...
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May 28,2018Thousands of truck drivers were expected to end their strike and return to work on Monday, following a deal made between the representatives of Truckers Guild Association and government officials...
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May 27,2018A number of truckers across the country have taken industrial action over the past week. Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi had a five-hour long meeting with the...
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May 25,2018Commercial truck rental rates will increase by up to 20% as of Saturday, the deputy head of Islamic Republic of Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization said. Noting that setting new...
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May 04,2018Leading a high-ranking delegation, Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi set off to Turkmenistan on May 2 to attend transportation-related events during his two-day stay in...
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April 15,2018Over 3.26 million trucks transported about 33 million tons of cargo across Tehran Province in the last Iranian year (ended March 20), registering a 6.7% rise compared with the year before, a...
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