Arkansas Highway Police officers made two seizures of illegal marijuana seizures last week. Both occurred on Dec. 29 during routine Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration inspections on eastbound Interstate 40.
The first stop occurred at 9:53 a.m. when an AHP officer stopped a commercial vehicle at the 134 mile marker in Faulkner County north of Little Rock. The inspection resulted in the seizure of 531 pounds of illegal marijuana with an estimated street value of $1,593,000, according to a social media post by the police.
Later that day another AHP officer conducted a safety inspection on a commercial motor vehicle at mile marker 183 of I-40. This stop yielded 504 pounds of illegal marijuana valued at approximately $1,512,000, the police said.
Roehl receives veterans award
Roehl Transport was recently honored as a 2025 Vets Ready Employer by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD).
Roehl was awarded a gold certificate in the Large Employer category.
The designation recognizes Wisconsin employers who employ and retain veterans through their hiring initiatives, employee support services and community involvement. Twenty-five Wisconsin employers were recognized across three categories this year. This is the first time Roehl has received this award.
To be honored, companies are rated based on criteria including support for veterans in the workplace, such as available resources, training and work environment; hiring practices to prioritize veteran hires; and efforts to connect to the wider veteran community, including military families, service members and veterans.
The state of Wisconsin notes that barriers to employment exist in many forms for U.S. veterans, with underemployment being the most common. DWD and its Office of Veteran Employment Services (OVES) created the Vet's Ready program in 2020 to recognize employers who go above and beyond for veterans.
“Our founder, Everett Roehl, served in the US Army and Roehl Transport is built on values. Our programs for military members and veterans support our values of Doing the Right Thing, Innovation, Unity in Diversity and Delivering Success,” said Tim Norlin, Roehl’s VP of Driver Employment.
Roehl has repeatedly been named a Military Friendly Employer by the publishers of GI Jobs magazine, and the company recofnizes teammates who are military veterans through the Roehl Honor Program
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