It’s harvest season: MnDOT asks motorists, farm equipment operators to safely share the road - Austin Daily Herald

It’s harvest season: MnDOT asks motorists, farm equipment operators to safely share the road - Austin Daily Herald

Motorists traveling on Minnesota roads this fall should stay alert for large farm equipment transporting crops to markets, grain elevators and processing plants, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Crash data shows there were 455 crashes involving farm equipment in Minnesota from 2022 to 2024, resulting in eight deaths and 180 injuries. “Fall harvest season brings more farm equipment to Minnesota highways as farmers move the…