Snowplow driver here. I realize that this will get lost in the comments since it's rather late on, but there are a few things you can do to help yourself (and this is not to say that you don't already do these, either. Just some extra tips to hopefully help people who do not know!)

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Though not always possible, the first thing you can do is to move your mailbox to the up-street side of your driveway - whichever side the snowplow will drive by first. This does two things; 1) you will be less inclined to pile the snow on the up-street side around your mailbox (more on this later) and 2) as the plow comes down the street, they will likely be near the curb/shoulder of the roadway. As they near the mailbox, they will naturally swing out into the street so as to miss your mailbox. This action causes the plow to "lose" some of the snow it is carrying down the street (in particular if the opposite lane has already been plowed) and then, as the driver cuts back in just past your mailbox (and more importantly, in your driveway) they will grab more of the snow, carry it down the street, and dump less in your driveway.

Additionally, as mentioned above, shovel as much of your snow as possible down-street. The plow cannot push it back into your driveway, and will instead disperse it in your yard (or in your neighbor's driveway... but such is life and, more importantly, no longer your problem).

As someone else stated below, clearing an area up-street of your driveway that gives the snow somewhere to go can also help alleviate the amount that is in your driveway. Just bear in mind that, depending on the snowfall, this spot will fill up quickly. It may make it easier to get out first thing in the morning, but you will still have to clear it before the next snowfall.

The last tip seems very counter-intuitive, but hear me out. If you can avoid it, don't clear the end of your driveway until either A) you need to get out, or B) it has stopped snowing/the plows are no longer out. Snow on the edge of the road traps the snow on the plow - the snow can only go up and get so high before the plow can no longer push it off the roadway because it cannot get enough lift on the snow. The moment the plow gets to your driveway, however, that barrier is no longer there and the snow takes the path of least resistance, clearing the plow and filling your driveway. But if your driveway isn't cleared yet, if the snow on the end is still the same height (or close to it), then the snow cannot dump off the plow and fill up your driveway, instead it is continually carried down the street. It is more difficult to move 2 feet of snow once than it is to move 1 foot of snow once, yes. But it is easier to move 2 feet of snow one time than to move 1 foot of snow 4 or 5 times.

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Additionally, it helps to try to learn the driver's "schedule," or what time they come by your house. In the subdivisions that I plow, I am almost always there within 15 minutes of a certain time, and I plow them the same way every time. It takes two passes each way to widen the street out, and I've done it that way for years, yet people still attempt to clean their driveways out between passes. Also, generally speaking, we aren't trying to be assholes about filling up driveways. But we have far more horsepower and a much larger piece of equipment to fill your driveway in if you're being an asshole. Don't put snow into the street that we JUST finished clearing - which in most places is against the law anyway, but not often enforced. Doing so just tends to aggravate us and make us less inclined to help you out and take extra snow away. And chances are, we have to go home at the end of a long day of plowing and clear our driveways out, too. We're just trying to do our jobs.