The Future of Freight Tech: EDI, Fuel Costs & Supply Chain Visibility

About this episode

Nate Johnson and Grace Sharkey discuss the future of freight technology, focusing on trends in logistics, fuel costs, and supply chain visibility.

Join Nate Johnson on the Driving Forward Podcast with Grace Sharkey, Senior Manager of Communications & PR at Orderful, as they prepare to discuss the trends shaping transportation, logistics, and the supply chain today - and the question many leaders are trying to answer: 👉 Where is freight really heading next? In this upcoming episode:• How FreightTech and data connectivity are changing operations• The growing pressure rising fuel costs are putting on carriers and supply chains• Where supply chain visibility and EDI modernization are improving 🚚 For carriers, brokers, shippers, and supply chain leaders who want clarity, not hype, around the technologies and trends shaping freight — this conversation is one you won’t want to miss. 👉 Subscribe for real conversations at the intersection of freight, technology, and leadership.

People in this episode

Host: Nate Johnson

Guest: Grace Sharkey

Topics covered

• FreightTech
• data connectivity
• fuel costs
• supply chain visibility
• logistics
• transportation

Keywords

• freight
• technology
• supply chain
• logistics
• fuel costs
• EDI
• data connectivity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Orderful

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