MnDOT said it received more than 7,300 snowplow name submissions in December for the 2024-25 contest. From these, staff members selected 50 finalists for the public to vote on.

MnDOT’s Name a Snowplow contest returns 00:34. MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Department of Transportation's Name a Snowplow contest is back for a fifth year. Every year, the contest gives ...

Fully loaded with salt and brine, MnDOT plow trucks will weigh between 25 and 35 tons. That's why passing one obscured in a cloud of snow is not only dangerous, it can be deadly.

Minnesotans have submitted more than 50,000 plow name suggestions since MnDOT launched the snowplow naming contest in 2020. You might think Minnesota would run out of plow puns at some point. But ha!

In December, MnDOT asked residents to submit names for the next Name a Snowplow contest and according to MnDOT, they received more than 10,400 submissions. Staff whittled it down to 60 finalists.

MnDOT says “witty, unique and Minnesota — or winter-themed snowplow name ideas” can be submitted from now through noon on Dec. 15 at the MnDOT’s website. Contest rules include: ADVERTISEMENT ...

The public can view winter road conditions from plow cameras available through the 511mn.org website. Many, but not all, plows have cameras. Road conditions on […] ...

MnDOT in December solicited suggestions for naming one plow in each of its eight districts and received more than 22,000 ideas. Staff winnowed the list to 50 finalists and put them to a vote.

Voting is open in MnDOT's 2022-2023 "Name a Snowplow" Contest. You have until Friday, Feb. 3 to vote. X close News Livestream Weather Sports The Lift School Alert ...