Autonomous truck maker Bot Auto says its driverless trucks offer a new capacity option for brokers, and is proving so through a new partnership with Ryan Transportation.

Ryan and Bot Auto plan to run humanless autonomous freight operations between Houston and Dallas, beginning this spring.

“This is an opportunity to provide a high level of service on a lane for a customer who demands essential attention to detail, and our autonomous technology does exactly that,” said Robert Brown, vice president of business development at Bot Auto. “The overnight run is a perfect use case; the robot doesn’t get tired, doesn’t need a reset, and delivers with the same precision every single time.”

The Ryan Transportation lane is about 200 miles (320 km) with a tight delivery window that was a struggle to meet with human drivers, the company says.

The overnight runs remove driver fatigue, hours of service limits and driver availability from the equation. Bot Auto offers the service using a Transportation-as-a-Service model.

“At Ryan Transportation, we’re constantly evaluating new solutions that enhance service, safety and reliability for our shipper partners,” said Jeff Henderson, senior vice president at Ryan Transportation. “Forming this partnership is a strategic decision based on Bot Auto’s proven technology and the role autonomous trucking will play long-term in logistics. It will strengthen our ability to provide dependable, high-frequency capacity on time-sensitive freight while maintaining the operational standards our customers expect.”