Towns around Massachusetts are offering up to $130 an hour for drivers with a commercial license amid a labor shortage. According to a “request for response from interested vendors 2021–2022” legal notice, Watertown is paying up to $200 for plow drivers with a commercial license, and the rates increase to $310 for those with specialized equipment, specifically a rubber-tired loader with with 10-foot PLOW CAT 980 or equal. Worcester and Lowell are also paying up to $155 an hour, while Sandwich is offering up to $135. Meanwhile, Chelmsford town is paying up to $110, and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is also looking for drivers, although it is offering a lower rate of $31.25 per hour using their plow trucks, NBC10 Boston reported. Jim Stanford, North Andover’s director of public works, told the Boston Globe this year’s hiring challenges are the worst he’s seen in his 30 years in the role. “While they have the equipment, they’re struggling to get drivers to …