Re-jigging the State parcels set-up
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• Extensive market appraisals of theparcels and smalls sector undertaken by the National Freight Corporation were referred to in a statement issued by its chairman, Mr Dan Pettit, this week.
The trend of traffic away from standard network type services towards services tailored to meet specific customer or traffic need meant that some reorganization was called for. The NFC had presented its plans and proposals to its management and the trade unions concerned and appropriate discussions were now taking place to assess problems of implementation and the time scale required for the changes, having regard to the preservation of current customer needs and requirements.
The market segment for a national small freight service would appear to be the province of National Carriers Ltd, while the branches of BRS Parcels Ltd were well suited for high-speed route specialization. The companies of BEC (Specialised Services) Ltd would continue to concentrate on distribution in the locations in which they are situated. The overall plan would not preclude local distribution developments for particular customers by the two larger companies where there was a demand, "and these could be achieved without rivalry and wasteful overlap".