Gatik

LOGISTICS

Gatik | February 19, 2021

Gatik, an autonomous technology company specializing in B2B short-haul logistics, announced its electrification strategy with the introduction of the industry’s first electric box trucks equipped with autonomous technology, the company said on Feb. 17. The first of these new trucks are on Ford Transit 350 HD chassis with an electric powertrain from Via Motors Inc. The initial three will deploy for Walmart in New Orleans in February. Gatik will proceed with autonomous routes ...

SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY

Gatik and Cummins | August 25, 2022

Gatik announced that it will collaborate with Cummins Inc. to facilitate the integration of Gatik's autonomous driving system with Cummins’ advanced powertrain solution in Gatik’s fleet of medium-duty trucks. Cummins delivers powertrain solutions that provide leading performance and fuel economy through the integration of hardware and software. Gatik is the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, and in 2021 launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial ...

Visible Supply Chain Management | January 14, 2020

Salt Lake City-based Visible Supply Chain Management, a provider of shipping and fulfillment services for small- to mid-sized businesses, announced December 19 that it acquired Kansas Continental Express (KCX). Based in Emporia, Kansas, KCX is a provider of shipping logistics and freight transportation throughout North America. It will join Visible’s family of companies and will be known by the parent company name. “Most important to Visible is our customers’ continued success,...

SacRT | January 13, 2020

Uber and Lyft are about to get some competition from an on-demand public transit system in Sacramento, California. Via has teamed up with the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) to create what they call the largest “microtransit system” in America. That’s heartening to hear for me, as I grew up in Sacramento and used to ride buses all over town in my youth. It means that the public will be able to hail rides from apps and the city’s public transportation departme...