North Texas continues to be a key proving ground for self-driving long-haul truck runs—with another “lane” now been added between Dallas and Atlanta.\nMountain View, California-based Kodiak Robotics—which announced an earlier partnership last May with U.S. Xpress to launch autonomous freight service between Dallas and Atlanta—today announced it has teamed up with Forward Air Corporation to roll freight between the same two cities.\nThrough the agreement, Kodiak and Forward say they’re “operating autonomous freight service 24 hours per day, six days per week between Dallas and Atlanta, making three round trips weekly.”Kodiak operates locally out of a logistics hub in Lancaster, a suburb just south of Dallas.\n‘Safety driver team’ rides along to oversee the autonomous systemKodiak’s self-driving truck operates with a safety driver team overseeing the autonomous system.\nTennessee-based Forward Air is a leading asset-light provider of transportation services across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Randall Castillo Ortega, Global Trade & Logistics Expert, Advocates for Automation in the Ports and Logistics Industry in 2023","slug":"randall-castillo-ortega-global-trade-logistics-expert-advocates-for-automation-in-the-ports-and-logistics-industry-in-2023","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-18 14:30:44.137790","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Randall Castillo Ortega, a seasoned financial advisor, and Global Trade & Logistics expert with strong ties to the Latin American import and export sectors, recently shared his insights on the urgent need for the ports and logistics industry to move towards automation in 2023.\nAutomation is no longer an option but a necessity for the ports and logistics industry.\nWith global trade continuing to surge, the industry must adopt cutting-edge technologies capable of streamlining processes, lowering costs, and minimizing environmental impacts, said Ortega.\nDigitalization and blockchain technology:Ortega also emphasized embracing digitalization and blockchain technology to bolster transparency, security, and efficiency in the ports and logistics industry.\nAbout Randall Castillo OrtegaRandall Castillo Ortega has been involved in the financial space, trade compliance, and logistics throughout his professional career.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Forward and Kodiak Robotics Become First Companies to Operate Consistent Autonomous Trucking Service Between Dallas and Atlanta","slug":"forward-and-kodiak-robotics-become-first-companies-to-operate-consistent-autonomous-trucking-service-between-dallas-and-atlanta","publishDate":"2023-03-17 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-18 14:30:43.737305","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Kodiak Robotics, Inc., a leading self-driving trucking company, today announced a dedicated agreement with Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ: FWRD) (\"Forward\"), a leading asset-light provider of transportation services across the United States, Canada and Mexico.\nThrough this agreement, Kodiak and Forward are operating autonomous freight service 24 hours per day, six days per week (24/6) between Dallas and Atlanta, making three round trips weekly.\nDespite these challenges, Kodiak has maintained a perfect safety record and provided top-quality customer service to Forward.\nWhile we don't see autonomous trucks replacing independent contractor capacity, this could potentially be a scalable solution for certain lanes in our network.\nWe are more than a transportation company.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Forward, Kodiak run autonomous trucks between Dallas, Atlanta","slug":"forward-kodiak-run-autonomous-trucks-between-dallas-atlanta","publishDate":"2023-03-17 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-18 14:30:43.237849","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Kodiak Robotics and Forward Air Corp. are running a 24/6 autonomous freight service between Dallas and Atlanta.\n\"To serve our customers, we always need to be on the forefront of exploring emerging technologies,\" Forward Chairman, President and CEO Tom Schmitt says.\n\"Kodiak has earned an outstanding reputation in safe autonomous trucking, and this collaboration allows us to explore potential benefits to our business.\nWhile we don't see autonomous trucks replacing independent contractor capacity, this could potentially be a scalable solution for certain lanes in our network.\"\nKodiak also has partnerships with IKEA, Werner, U.S. Xpress, 10 Roads Express and CEVA Logistics.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Kroger Set to Use Driverless Trucks","slug":"kroger-set-to-use-driverless-trucks","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-18 14:30:42.135290","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Autonomous trucking company Gatik has confirmed a multi-year deal to transport customer orders for Kroger in Texas.\nThe collaboration, which is set to get under way in the second quarter, will see Gatik’s medium-duty autonomous box trucks carry out middle mile deliveries for Kroger, the second-largest grocery store chain and supermarkets in the U.S.\nAccording to Gatik, the autonomous program would enable Kroger to increase its delivery frequency and reliability, while cutting costs.\n“These autonomous box trucks will help us continue our commitment to creating a seamless shopping experience – where customers can access their favorite fresh foods, with zero compromise on value or convenience,” said Raúl Bujalil, Kroger’s vice president of supply chain strategy.\nGatik’s upward trajectory is in stark contrast to some of the problems encountered by other autonomous trucking companies.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"This Week in Logistics News (March 11 – 17)","slug":"this-week-in-logistics-news-march-11-17","publishDate":"2023-03-17 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-18 14:30:40.341081","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Happy St Patrick’s Day!\nEvery year, the National Retail Federation conducts a survey on St. Patrick’s Day spending.\nThis year, 61 percent of consumers plan to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, up from 54 percent in 2022 and the highest in the history of the survey.\nIt was certainly a good way to kick off the St. Patrick’s Day weekend.\nEnjoy your St. Patrick’s Day, the weekend, and the song of the week, The State of Massachusetts by the Dropkick Murphys.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Kroger announces major change that will affect how customers receive their goods","slug":"kroger-announces-major-change-that-will-affect-how-customers-receive-their-goods","publishDate":"2023-03-17 13:42:55+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-18 14:30:39.676875","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"SELF-DRIVING startup Gatik has announced a deal with grocer Kroger to deliver goods to the grocer’s stores across Dallas, Texas, using autonomous box trucks.\nThe partnership aims to get goods delivered to Kroger stores more frequently, reliably, and efficiently, while saving costs in the process.\n2 Gatik will launch four self-driving box trucks at the start of this year’s second business quarter to deliver Kroger goods across Dallas, Texas Credit: GatikGatik specializes in autonomous (self-driving) transportation for businesses.\nAt the start of the second quarter this year, Gatik’s box trucks will launch Dallas-area Kroger deliveries with a 20-foot cold chain-capable box designed to transport ambient, refrigerated, and even frozen goods, according to The Spoon.\nSince beginning commercial operations in 2019, Gatik says it has successfully delivered half a million customer orders using its robo box trucks.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Will Self Driving Commercial Trucks Take Over the Entire Shipping Industry?","slug":"will-self-driving-commercial-trucks-take-over-the-entire-shipping-industry","publishDate":"2023-03-17 14:09:41+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-18 14:30:39.034761","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Autonomous driving is here to stay, and it’s not long before the subject of using self-driving trucks to haul cargo will further hit the spotlight.\nHow Autonomous Trucking WorksWith self-driving trucks market being expected to rise in upcoming years, there are various companies rushing to put these trucks into production.\nLocal shipping still needs local drivers to enter homes, stores, and buildings.\nHow Close Are Self Driving Trucks to Being Part of Everyday Life?\nSometime in the early 2030’s we should see totally autonomous driving whether it’s a convoy or not with these trucks.
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