A new CITA member from Albania
The General Directorate of Road Transport Services (GDRTS) is an executive agency of the Albanian Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy, managing road transport services. The GDRTS was established by the Albanian Council of Ministers (Decision no. 343, date 21/07/1999) and has its Headquarter in Tirana. GDRTS represents a very dynamic enterprise status, operating as a state monopoly entity, regulated and based on the Albanian Road Code and in other legislative acts related to Road Transport.
The organisation employs a total of 800 staff.
GDRTS also includes the Directorate of License Plates and Printing which exclusively provides the supplying and the production process for the stamping of number plates and the supplying/printing/issuance of all other vehicle/driver documents including the personalised Albanian driver license, operating also the distribution of all materials within the local directorates. Thanks to the latest investments and modern equipment, they are able to issue license plates and driving licenses comprising all safety elements in compliance with the European directives and standards, through advanced digital systems, within the Albanian governmental database, integrated in high security networks. They serve annually 2.5 million practices/services.