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!

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 ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — You'll soon have Anthony Edwards to thank for clearing snowy roads in the Twin Cities. A plow named after the Timberwolves star is just one of the new MnDOT snowplow names.

MnDOT has been doing snow plow training at this location for the last 16 years because it's centrally located and there's plenty of practice room. "They have the space, ...

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 ...

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.

Voting is now open for the 2022 Name a Snowplow contest, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced Wednesday. After receiving nearly 11,000 creative name submissions in December, MnDOT ...

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 reminds participants that "this contest is intended to be fun, lighthearted, family friendly and non-political." MnDOT introduced the contest last year to name a new snowplow for each state ...

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.