The 2016 Honorary IRU Diplomas were presented to nine drivers on 12 June. These awards are presented by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) to recognise the best national and international road drivers, whether passenger or goods transport, who have honoured the profession through service and moral qualities.

The following conditions must be met to receive such an award:

– To have practised the profession of driver to the complete satisfaction of their company non-stop for at least 20 years.

– To have been with their most recent company for at least five years and to have driven at least 1,000,000 kilometres in national or international traffic.

– To not have caused any serious road traffic accidents (with physical injuries) in the last 20 years.

– To not have seriously broken any customs, administrative or traffic regulations in the last five years.

The recipients this year were:

Sarfa: Isidoro Sanchez, Juan Ramón Santos, Pablo Nieto, Rafael Segura, Santiago Pérez and Víctor Esteves

Sarbus: Francisco Javier Mazuque, José Benavides and Jesús Mª García (2014)

Our congratulations to all of them