F3 | Fireside Chat: Freight Fraud and the Proliferation of CDL Mills

F3 | Fireside Chat: Freight Fraud and the Proliferation of CDL Mills

Author: FreightWaves October 29, 2025 Duration: 23:20
Steve Gold is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of 160 Driving Academy and the Truckers Network Association. He was formerly a Partner at Deloitte Consulting where he led Deloitte’s Enterprise Science Analytics practice. Prior to Deloitte Steve was a Partner at Stone Tower Equity (a multi-billion dollar investment fund). As the former Chief Supply Chain Officer of PepsiCo, Steve was responsible for Pepsico’s global supply chain strategy and operations across the manufacturing, transportation and warehousing functions, including Frito-Lay, Quaker Oats, Tropicana, Gatorade and Pepsi non-carbonated beverages. During his tenure at PepsiCo, among other responsibilities, Steve was responsible for Pepsico’s transportation operations and over-the-road fleet. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Steve was the Managing Director and Partner-in-charge of KPMG/BearingPoint's Supply Chain Consulting Practice. His practice focused on global supply chain transformations across manufacturers, distributors and transportation companies. Steve was formerly on the Board of Directors and Nominating Committee of United Agricultural Products (UAPH) and the Board of Directors of AHN International and Open Mile. Steve received his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration (logistics and transportation) at The Ohio State University. He served as a curriculum advisor to the Kenan-Flagler Business School at The University of North Carolina. He is a past member of the Adler Planetarium Board of Directors, the Grocery Manufacturers and is the past Chairman of the Mount Sinai Medical Institute Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Duration: 19:44
Louis E. Sola is a Partner at Thorn Run Partners, one of Washington, D.C.’s premier bipartisan consulting and lobbying firms. He brings nearly two decades of experience at the intersection of government, trade, and marit…
F3 | Fireside Chat: Building a Startup After Exiting Your Last [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:57
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F3 | Fireside Chat: Factoring and Finance: The State of Play [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:31
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F3 | Fireside Chat: Risk Management in Today's Supply Chain [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:16
David Shillingford is a Venture Partner at Columbia Capital and CoFounder of Everstream Analytics, a leading supply chain risk analytics company and his seventh venture. David has led the development of several industry-…
F3 | Fireside Chat: Back to Founder Mode [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:33
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