Autonomous trucking company Kodiak Robotics and supply chain solutions provider The Martin Brower Company have partnered to deliver time-critical refrigerated freight for quick-service restaurants, eight times per week, between Dallas, Texas, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Since the companies began working together in July 2022, Kodiak has completed over 600 autonomous deliveries for Martin Brower.
Kodiak operates what Martin Brower calls a ‘shuttle lane’, where autonomous trucks shuttle full trailers between major hubs and local drivers handle the distribution of goods to multiple restaurants.
The companies have explored additional shuttle lane opportunities to optimize and futureproof Martin Brower’s network.
As part of the partnership, Martin Brower has joined the Kodiak Partner Deployment Program, which helps carriers establish autonomous freight operations and seamlessly integrate the Kodiak Driver (Kodiak’s self-driving system) into their fleets.
Mark Grittner, director of global capital, fleet and facilities at Martin Brower, said, “By working together, we are able to benefit from the safety, reliability and efficiency provided by Kodiak’s autonomous technology while also ensuring our local drivers can continue to provide the best-in-class customer service that is foundational to Martin Brower’s reputation.”
Don Burnette, founder and CEO at Kodiak, added, “Your next order of fries may have traveled on a Kodiak truck. Autonomous trucks are well suited to the difficult work of long-haul driving while allowing our partners’ local drivers to handle last-mile deliveries and provide a personal touch for customers. Martin Brower’s shuttle lane model is an ideal application for Kodiak that enables us to demonstrate the value of our technology within our customers’ existing networks.”
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