Carroll promoted to major in OCC Transportation Enforcement Division

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s (OCC) Transportation Enforcement Division promoted Chuck Carroll to major during a special ceremony held at the agency’s Oklahoma City office on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.

Newly-pinned Major Carroll was joined by his wife Angie while Transportation Chief Scott Baze pinned the oak leaves on Carroll’s shirt collar and the badge to his chest. Carroll is a 36year veteran of law enforcement and joined OCC in 2013 as a Motor Carrier Enforcement Officer. He has advanced through leadership roles of Sergeant and Captain prior to his promotion to Major.

Carroll lives in Bryan County and serves the motoring public at the recently opened Bryan County Port of Entry. His area of responsibility includes the eastern half of the state and ports of entry on South I-35 near Thackerville, East I-40 near Sallisaw, the I-35 weigh stations at Davis and the Hugo weigh station.

OCC Transportation Enforcement Sergeant Corbi Wathor also received the Major’s oak leaves and badge by Chief Baze during the ceremony. Major Wathor, a 24-year veteran of law enforcement, was joined by his wife Desiree, two of his three daughters, and other family members for the pin- ning ceremony. Wathor served 17 years with the Kay County Sheriff’s Office prior to joining OCC in 2017. His area of responsibility is western Oklahoma and includes the Kay County and Beckham County Ports of Entry, the I-40 weigh stations at El Reno and the Boise City weigh station in the state’s panhandle.

OCC Director of Administration Brandy Wreath said, “We don’t get to do this often enough. We’re here today to honor these two for the hard work they’ve performed but more importantly for stepping up to take the next level of responsibility. “You all are coming into a time of great change because we want to be that much better. We are passing the baton onto the next generation.”

OCC Transportation Enforcement Officers serve as the state’s first line of defense in protecting Oklahoma highways.

More than 4.6 million motor carriers entered Oklahoma through a port of entry in fiscal year 2023. While 74% met tax, permitting and weight requirements through the agency’s rolling inspection system, 103,564 required further examination by OCC officers.