Snowplow driver shortage threatens to leave Americans adrift this winter

States including Oregon, Ohio and Utah have reported low driver numbers that could inflict economic pain through road closures

Let it snow? Not so much, where transportation is concerned this December. A shortage of snowplow operators could threaten the safety of US roads and highways in some states, as storms gather pace in the deepening winter.

A number of states, including Oregon, Ohio and Utah, are dealing with a shortfall in the supply of snowplow drivers normally needed to get the public through the season.