MoDOT lacks hundreds of snowplow drivers

MoDOT lacks hundreds of snowplow drivers

Missouri needs more snowplow drivers. Darin Hamelink, State Maintenance Director for the Missouri Department of Transportation, said the agency is several hundred employees short of having enough drivers to fill two 12-hour shifts. The shortage of winter operations...

MoDOT hiring for winter

Despite the dead heat of summer, the Missouri Department of Transportation is already preparing for winter. MoDOT is now hiring maintenance people for winter operations, which includes keeping roadways cleared of snow and ice. But MoDOT officials say once hired, there...