Winners Of MnDOT 2024 'Name A Snowplow' Contest Announced

ST. PAUL, MN — Taylor Drift, Beyonsleigh, Fast and Flurrious and five others join the state’s snowplow fleet as winners of the annual "Name a Snowplow" contest, Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday.

The new names were chosen after 32,500 voters cast a ballot in the 2024 contest, which is hosted by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

"Whether it’s a November election or a snowplow naming contest, you can count on Minnesotans to turn out and vote," Walz said in a news release.

"Thank you to the Minnesotans who submitted creative names and voted for their favorites, and a big thank you to our snowplow drivers who are always ready to keep our roads safe and help us get to work, school, and back home safely."

The winning names, in order of vote totals, are as follows:

• Taylor Drift – District 2 (Northwest Minnesota)
• Clark W. Blizzwald – District 3 (Central Minnesota)
• Dolly Plowton – District 1 (Northeast Minnesota)
• Waipahinte (Dakota word for “snowplow”) – District 8 (Southwest Minnesota)
• Beyonsleigh – District 4 (West Central Minnesota)
• You’re Killin’ Me Squalls – District 6 (Southeast Minnesota)
• Fast and Flurrious – District 7 (South Central Minnesota)
• Barbie’s Dream Plow – Metro District (Twin Cities)

Vote totals for all 49 finalists can be found on MnDOT’s Name a Snowplow website.

The latest contest marked the fourth year that MnDOT hosted the Name a Snowplow contest.

MnDOT now has 35 named snowplows, including Plowy McPlowFace, Betty Whiteout, and Plow Bunyan.

MnDOT staff have also named three additional snowplows: Giiwedin-The North Wind; Goonodaabaan-Snow Vehicle (both Ojibwe); and Icamna-Blizzard (Dakota) in acknowledgment of the highways the state plows adjacent to tribal lands.