(KLZA)--The Nebraska Department of Transportation has announced the winners of its fourth annual “Name-A-Snowplow” contest.

This contest strives to bring awareness about winter weather preparedness and safety to Nebraska- elementary and middle school students.

This year, over 1,300 submissions from across the state were submitted which is a new record for the contest.

The Department of Transportation visited the winning schools to personally congratulate the students. In District 1, Johnson County Central students submitted a winning name of Avalanche with student at Southern Elementary School in Wymore submitting the name Fast & Snowiest which was one of the winners.

During the visits, students had the chance to see the newly named snowplows up close and ask NDOT snow fighters questions about snow removal and plow operations.

NDOT operates a fleet of more than 600 snowplows to ensure driver safety during winter weather.