1. A method for retrieving items from a vehicle comprising the steps of: storing, in a memory, data indicative of a storage location of each of one or more items, wherein the storage locations are assigned locations at which each of the one or more items are placed within a vehicle; identifying the one or more items to be retrieved; retrieving data indicative of the storage location of each of the one or more items from the memory; detecting a position of the vehicle with respect to a delivery location; actuating a load/unload device to retrieve each of the one or more items from the retrieved storage location if the detected position of the vehicle is within a threshold distance of the delivery location; and transporting the one or more items to an access port for retrieval from the vehicle.