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.

This is the fifth annual Name a Snowplow contest hosted by MnDOT. Statewide, the department has so far named 44 snowplows, as well as helped name four other snowplows in acknowledgement of ...

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.

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 ...

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!

The Minnesota Department of Transportation's "Name a Snowplow" contest is back for the third straight year. The agency is accepting name suggestions for the next 10 days. Last year, MnDOT received ...

MINNEAPOLIS – MnDOT unveiled its newest weapon in the war on winter driving woes Tuesday. It is a navy blue trailer housing two complete simulator units for training snow plow drivers.

MnDOT brings back 'Name a Snowplow' contest for second year Last year's plow-naming derby was so successful, transportation officials decided to do it again. To stream KARE 11 on your phone, you ...

MnDOT officials said they hope signs warning of plows or maintenance vehicles immediately ahead will get motorists to slow down, move over and be safe. ... When a plow passes by, ...

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 […] ...