AI Supply Chain BriefAI and freight: supply chain stories
Every AI Supply Chain Brief story tagged “freight”, newest first (3).
Kodiak's autonomous trucks now run reefer and dry freight to Laredo
Kodiak AI and carrier Charger Logistics are hauling refrigerated and dry-van freight for food, beverage and consumer-goods shippers on the 435-mile lane between Dallas and Laredo, the busiest US land port of entry. The first load ran September 8, and a safety driver is still on board until Kodiak finishes its safety case. Charger owns the trucks and runs Kodiak's driving system under a driver-as-a-service model, and it has a separate autonomy deal with Aurora on the same lane.
Read the story →So whatAutonomous capacity is reaching cross-border feeder lanes, not just Dallas to Houston.
A Texas carrier adds Waabi's autonomous trucks to haul repeat freight
Warrior Logistics, an asset-based carrier with 200+ trucks, is running recurring food, beverage and consumer-goods loads on Waabi Driver-powered trucks between Dallas and Houston. Waabi says those routes have so far delivered 100% on-time pickup and delivery with no safety incidents, though neither company shared truck or load counts. Waabi also says its load volume on the lane is up more than 80% this year.
Read the story →So whatAutonomous capacity is showing up on steady, repeatable Texas lanes first.
Samsara opens its no-code AI agent builder to all fleet customers
Samsara made Agent Studio generally available on October 13. Fleets can build chat and voice agents on their own operating data, for example to compile reports, flag possible hours-of-service violations, or answer driver questions from company policy. Samsara says agent use is now running at about seven times its June launch pace, but it hasn't said how many customers run agents in production.
Read the story →So whatStart with one narrow agent that has a clear owner and a checkable answer, like a daily hours-of-service risk list.
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