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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 […] ...
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 ...