Mr Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Lord, is one of the closest political colleagues Alex Salmond and previously served as the SNP leader driver.
But if Mr Salmond last year faced with the prospect of a similar movement against Fiona Hyslop, its then he was released Education Minister, her before the vote could take place.
First Minister has insisted, Mr Stevenson retains its "full confidence" but came after it suggests for criticism, the police for the gridlock on Scotland's motorways were partly blame.
Roads throughout the country remained blocked with the M73 completely in one direction by a jackknifed truck Thursday despite rising temperatures, treacherous.
One-third of Scotland 900 independent gas stations were closed, because you were unable to obtain fuel supply and soldiers took to the streets of Edinburgh to clear the streets of hard-packed ice cream.
It also clearing paths of snow and ice created / more than 1,300 criminals have spent more than 15,000 hours, since cold snap that began two weeks ago.
But senior labour MSPs confirmed you use parliamentary time next Thursday associated with failure, Scotland's transport network, move on stage a debate and vote on Mr Stevenson's want to keep.
Iain gray, Holyrood party leader, said: "it was not wrong weather that motorists stranded." Last Monday it was incompetent his Minister's response.
"If I was, and proved incompetent like this, I would dismiss him the Minister of transport." "What have to do to get the sack in Alex Salmond's excuse for a Government on Earth?"
Liberal Democrats sources said the party the movement would return 16 MSPs. Annabel Goldie, who was Scottish Tory leader, consider last night considering whether their party members should add their names, but a senior of conservative MSP said: "We are in no mood to Mr Stevenson store."
Miss Goldie also warned: "Scotland is lose patience and trust in the Minister of transport, their behavior complacent, carelessly and became belligerent."
"First must long Minister, hard look at his Government and it, like most of Scotland - seeing want found."
Mr. Gray also challenged first Minister explaining why not more riders prevents join the M8 links between Glasgow and Edinburgh, if traffic to a standstill on Monday.
Hundreds of commuters were forced, spend the night in their cars in sub zero temperatures or leave to the side of the highway which was shut down for 48 hours, during deep ice has been deleted.
But the first was any decision, the visitors from the M8 away draw "an operational matter for the police" and not "a Cabinet Sub-Committee" Minister.
He repeatedly insisted the heavy snowfall was an "extraordinary event" that was not exactly predicted by the meteorologists the met despite Office issue severe weather warnings on Sunday.
But Mr. Gray said the first Minister, now "it seems the blame of the police for decisions were taken."» "«Honestly the people of Scotland expect greater leadership by their Governments.»
He said the Scottish public have confidence in Mr Stevenson's ability to fight chaos and asked Mr Salmond if he shared this opinion.
Mr Salmond repeatedly the excuse offered by Mr Stevenson, but closed admit his Administration should have acted more quickly: "I have full confidence in Stewart Stevenson as Transport Minister."
But he was able to Miss Goldie about the whereabouts of a promised review in "the resilience of the Scottish transport" to inform.
Given, after severe storms last winter, which was also chaos caused on the road network in autumn published the document in order.
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