A fleet of fully autonomous delivery trucks will service a select group of Sam’s Clubs in Texas as part of a multi-company initiative.
A network of 34 Sam’s Clubs in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area will receive the autonomous truck service as part of a multi-year partnership between logistics specialist Gatik, Georgia-Pacific and KBX, the transportation arm for Koch Industries, the companies announced. Starting in July, Gatik’s class 6 autonomous trucks with 26-foot boxes will perform deliveries typically involving class 8 trucks. By replacing traditional tractor trailers with autonomous box trucks, Gatik’s operations will establish a more responsive and flexible logistics network, increasing delivery run cadence and goods flow while reducing logistics costs and enabling near real-time inventory fulfillment, the companies stated.
“Our partnership with Georgia-Pacific and KBX is poised to transform regional distribution architecture that has traditionally relied on class 8 platforms,” said Gautam Narang, Gatik CEO and co-founder. “By integrating our class 6 autonomous solution into KBX’s sophisticated infrastructure across Dallas-Fort Worth, Gatik will be able to deliver Georgia-Pacific products to a vast network of Sam’s Club locations with unparalleled reliability, speed and consistency.”
