More than 3,000 Californians participated in a flurry of fun to name the new snowplows dashing through the frost to help clear the way for safer winter roads.
Meet the Snowplow Squad
Grand-Prize Winner selected from the districts below:
- District 4 (Bay Area): Snowtorious B.I.G. submitted by Scott Johnson.
District Winners:
- District 1 (Eureka): The Big LePlowski submitted by Ryan Rafferty.
- District 2 (Redding): The Big LePlowski submitted by Scott Anderson.
- District 3 (Sacramento): Scoop submitted by Christopher Torpie.
- District 4 (Bay Area): Snowtorious B.I.G. submitted by Scott Johnson.
- District 5 (Central Coast): Yeti Redi submitted by Elizabeth Jackson.
- District 6 (Fresno/Bakersfield): Sir-Plows-A-Lot submitted by Thaddeus Ashford.
- District 7 (Los Angeles): The Big LePlowski submitted by Shiree Swenson.
- District 8 (San Bernardino/Riverside): Buzz Iceclear submitted by Kendra Sweeney.
- District 9 (Eastern Sierra): Pepe Le Plow submitted by Lina Martensson.
- District 10 (Stockton): Plowzilla submitted by [Angel Eldred].
- District 11 (San Diego): Darth Blader submitted by Jacob Stanley.
“Snow doubt about it – we received a blizzard of creative and fun names for our snowplows. Our 872 snowplows statewide play a pivotal role in clearing what is standing in the way of safe travel for drivers. Please take care out there and give our scooper friends space.”
-Caltrans Director Tony Tavares
Snow Excited Winners: Each of the 11 winners will receive a $50 gift card. The grand-prize winner will receive an additional $100 gift card. Any winning name with multiple submissions used a random drawing to determine the winner. All prizes are provided courtesy of iHeartMedia.
Know Before You Go: Download the free Caltrans QuickMap app to check real-time weather and road conditions. You can also visit quickmap.dot.ca.gov, or call 511 or the Caltrans Highway Information Network at 1-800-427-ROAD (7623) for travel information.