Transportation Safety & Compliance Director

Customs Goods LLC; Carson (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Custom Goods seeks a Director of Transportation Safety & Compliance to provide leadership on DOT/FMSCR compliance and safety programs across Carson and Oakland. You will oversee driver onboarding, audits, inspections, and health & safety training, coordinating with harbor stakeholders to ensure regulatory adherence.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in Logistics/Business and 5–7 years in intermodal/drayage transport, with strong leadership and regulatory expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Degree in Logistics / Business.
• 5 - 7 years’ Intermodal and Drayage Transportation experience.
• Experience in hiring, developing, training, reviewing, and actions based on employee performance.
• Data set gathering on local drayage market pricing, competition, and risk reward modeling.
• Thorough knowledge of harbor, rail & SSL requirements, laws.
• Understand of and ability to operate in the Samsara ELD environment, understanding issues and providing solutions.
• Able to assist with training and compliance on Pre-Trip and Post-Trip observations in line with EMS policy.
• DOT/FMCSA regulations and knowledge of all applied rules including HOS, and investigation of violations.
• Knowledge of overweight container activity in LA-LB and Oakland and out of gauge requirements strongly desired.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision and maintenance of all standardized processes for company commercial driver on-boarding including but limited to; MVR Reviews and approvals, Driver Qualification File reviews and approvals, Driver Background Checks, Pre-Employment Medical Screening, DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing, DACH compliance, and data entry with the California DMV EPN program.
• Oversee multiple locations (Carson and Oakland) with up to a hundred company drivers and ~50,000 containers/year.
• Collaborate with harbor management and port meetings to stay current with DOT-related details.
• Possess thorough knowledge of LA/LB and Oakland drayage operations.
• Develop and execute strategic plan to meet growth and profitability objectives.
• Oversee transportation compliance data maintenance and electronic records.
• Manage driver hours-of-service compliance with ELD in coordination with Operations.
• Prepare and submit all required Federal and State trucking registrations, licensing, and compliance reports.
• Engage with senior Executives of clients and partners.
• Adopt best practices to achieve incident prevention and regulatory compliance.
• Assist health & safety guidance, plan/procedure development and incident response; support training programs.
• Provide supervision to facility operations using Yard Tractors ensuring driver licensing and drug testing compliance.
• Ensure periodic inspections and maintenance for DOT compliance across the fleet.
• Collaborate on expansion of trucking entities beyond California.

Skills

Leadership

Training & Development

Data analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Degree in Logistics / Business

Tools

Samsara ELD

Job description

Custom Goods seeks a Director of Transportation Safety & Compliance to provide leadership on DOT/FMSCR compliance and safety programs across Carson and Oakland. You will oversee driver onboarding, audits, inspections, and health & safety training, coordinating with harbor stakeholders to ensure regulatory adherence.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in Logistics/Business and 5–7 years in intermodal/drayage transport, with strong leadership and regulatory expertise.