extent because of industrial action in another section. Sub-contracted transport
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had proved costly, less efficient and less suited for container work than its own vehicles and had resulted in a loss of £3,413 in Glasgow with only a small working profit of £839 in Edinburgh. This was why it wished to reduce or eliminate sub-contracting.
In Edinburgh one vehicle out of 14 was off the road at any one time and in Glasgow one in six. Freightliners' vehicles were more efficient, he said, because the Edinburgh vehicles carried an average of 2.8 containers per vehicle per day against 2.1 containers by subcontractors. In Glasgow, own vehicles carried 2.8 containers per vehicle per day but subcontractors only 1.7.
Two new services had been scheduled for October requiring a feed-in of 600 additional containers.
Market research had been completed which showed clear need for further services and vehicles to feed these services.
Mr. Birnie said that he was satisfied a case had been made out for a grant but he wished to consider more fully what grant should be made.