Driver shortages main challenge facing Othello trucking companies
Trucks wait for repair work inside Flamingo Trucking's repair bay. Flamingo Trucking Owner Pete Garza said one challenge currently facing the company is a shortage of truck drivers in Othello and the surrounding area.
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A truck purchased by the Othello School District to conduct practical training during its Commercial Driver License course beginning at Othello High School during the spring semester. The cab will be attached to a trailer for the course as well.
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A truck driver prepares to clean the ice off the rearview mirrors of his vehicle not far from the junction of State Route 26 and I-90, the route AGB Trucking Owner Grant Swett said his business primarily uses.
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Othello-based company Flamingo Trucking owner Peter Garza stands in Flamingo Trucking’s repair bay, showing the inside of a truck cab in January 2021.
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OTHELLO — Othello trucking companies AGB Trucking and Flamingo Trucking are both in healthy positions, according to their respective owners, but are nonetheless both facing similar problems finding drivers.
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