As winter storms arrive, some states face snowplow driver shortages

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A shortage of snowplow operators is impacting U.S. states from Oregon to Ohio, with transportation officials blaming low wages and a tight labor market.

that is now sweeping across the nation and prompting blizzard warnings from Montana to New York, experts say.

The average hourly wage for a snowplow operator is $25 an hour, but trade association National Coalition for Open Roads earlier this month that the wage isn't sufficient, especially as can make almost as much at fast-food restaurants. State transportation agencies are taking steps such as lowering the minimum age to drive a snowplow to 18, but shortages remain, the group said.

"State transportation officials have repeatedly told us they simply can't fill many driver positions," said Doug Anderson, the incoming chairman of NCFOR, in the statement. The shortage is particularly acute in Western states, the group said. The starting wage for snowplow drivers in those states ranges from a low of $17.50 an hour in Nevada to $26 an hour in California.

 

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What was that about socialism

It’s not a sh0rtage. It’s crap pay. How how is it to tweet the truth?

Or maybe 🤔 they just don’t want to go in to that shit ass cold 🥶

Ban all snowplowing

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Aww shit

Where's liability fall in an accident, can't only be on the 'public' drivers on the road

Couldnt have anything to do with the fact that the majority of snow plow drivers 'along with most other industries' are majority white men and they have had enough of being constantly told by society and the media that they are the problem could it? I know that's why I quit.

Remember, according to the rules of the Officially Smart, cold snaps are just weather. Heat waves, in contrast, are climate.

Immigration has always been the answer to worker shortages yet Republicans despise immigrants.

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Plenty of ex twitter workers to work a few plows when needed. 😂

Another failure by transportation secretary Pete buttigiege . He got the job only because he is a gay. Now Americans are paying th

Transportation Secretary Pete failing to do his job

Require proof of vaccination, that should help.

Better angle . Where are all the female plow drivers ?

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