Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Oberweyer Team from Hesse Wins German Snowplow Driving Title in Marktredwitz

The off-season contest replicates winter-service tasks to keep road crews available for real storms.

Overview

  • Thirty-three teams took part, with 12 advancing from morning qualifying to the final round.
  • Drivers navigated a 14‑obstacle course in Unimogs with front‑mounted ploughs, including ramps, slalom sections, precise object moves, and tight reversing.
  • Straßenmeisterei Oberweyer’s Michael Wilhelmi and Lukas Kniesner claimed first place ahead of Straßenmeisterei Bingen and Autobahnmeisterei Emmelshausen.
  • The host team from Marktredwitz finished fourth.
  • Organizers describe the judged event as a test of skill, precision, safety and speed.