Original subtitles

male narrator: TONIGHT ON ICE ROAD TRUCKERS...

HANG ON TO YOUR SHORTS.

narrator: THE BATTLE BETWEENVP EXPRESS AND POLAR RACESTO AN END.

SHARP CORNER, SHARP CORNER,SHARP CORNER!

narrator: IT'S A CONTEST OFMONSTER LOADS...

[crash]ON MELTING ROADS...

OH, OH!

narrator: AND NO ONE WANTS TOFINISH DEAD LAST.

OH, IT'S A TERRIBLE SPOT HEREON THE ICE!

LOOK, SEE?

OH, MY GOD.

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MANITOBA...

[horn honks]THE ICE ROAD TRUCKERS ARERACING AGAINST TIME AND

TEMPERATURE.

DEFINITELY, IT'S WARMING UP.

THE ROADS ARE GOING TO BE CLOSEDHERE, LIKE, EVERYTHING,EVERYWHERE.

narrator: AND THE WINDOW TOBRING IN HAULS IS CLOSING FAST.

WE'VE GOT SO MANY LOADS WE'VEGOT TO GET OUT.

I MEAN, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OFTIME HERE.

I'M GETTING NERVOUS.

narrator: WITH ONLY DAYSREMAINING...

[horn honks]THE RIVALS ARE LOCKED IN A LOADCOUNT FIGHT THAT'S TOO CLOSE TO

CALL.

I'M GOING TO MAKE SOME NOISEHERE.

[laughter]narrator: VP BOSSES HUGHROWLAND AND VLAD PLESKOT ARE

FIRED UP.

READY?

[siren wails][laughter]narrator: THE VILLAGE OF

WASAGAMACK CONTRACTED VP TODELIVER A MUCH-NEEDED FIREENGINE...

HEY, GUYS, QUICK!

I HEAR THERE'S AN [bleep]TRAPPED IN A BUILDING DOWN THESTREET!

LET'S GO!

[siren wails]narrator: BUT BEFORE HEADINGOUT ON THE MISSION, THEY PUT

SOME HEAT ON POLAR OWNER MARKKOHAYKEWYCH.

OKAY, ENOUGH OF THIS CRAPALREADY.

HEY, YOU'RE BLOCKING MY TRUCKAGAIN.

CAN YOU GUYS LEAVE?

YOU'RE BLOCKING THIS AGAIN.

NOW.

LET'S GO.

[laughs]GO. GO FIND--[siren wails]

THERE IS NO, UH, NO FIREHERE?

WE'RE ASKING YOU TO LEAVE.

TIME TO GO.

narrator: ONCE AGAIN, A VPPRANK PUSHES MARK OVER THE EDGE.

HEY, WE JUST GOT ANOTHEREPISODE AGAIN, AND THIS TIMETHEY PULLED IN WITH A FIRE

TRUCK, SIRENS AND EVERYTHINGELSE, AND IT'S JUST HARASSMENTALREADY.

UH, THERE WAS SOMETHINGBURNING IN POLAR.

SMOKE, YOU KNOW, COMING UP, SO--WE GO OVER AND SAY WE SEEN AFIRE OVER AT POLAR.

WE THOUGHT WE'D BETTER COME OVERTO LEND A HAND.

[laughs]"YOU GUYS ARE NOT WELCOMEHERE.

PLEASE LEAVE."

OH, MAN, THAT'S HILARIOUS.

I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THEIRANTICS AND THEIR GAMES, SO THEYMUST BE REALLY BORED OVER THERE,

BECAUSE THEY GOT NOTHING BETTERTO DO BUT TO TRY AND SLOW USDOWN.

WELL, THIS IS A FUN LOAD,YEAH.

EVERY NOW AND THEN, YOU GET ONEOF THESE.

narrator: VP CAN MAKE MOREMONEY DRIVING THE FIRE TRUCK TOWASAGAMACK THAN HAULING IT, SO

THE BOSS TAKES THE WHEEL.

IT'S LIKE NEW, THIS THING,AND YOU DON'T WANT TO WRECKANYTHING.

WE'LL HAVE TO GO SLOW ON THEMROADS, THAT'S FOR SURE.

AND THEM ARE PRETTY HARDROADS ON ANYTHING, SO GUYS AREJUST GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE IT

COOL.

SLOW BUT STEADY.

[siren wails]narrator: WHILE VP TRIES TORATTLE THE COMPETITION, POLAR'S

NOT BACKING DOWN, AND THEY'RETACKLING THEIR BIGGESTCHALLENGE OF THE SEASON.

WE CLOSED THE DEAL ON THEAIRPORT MOVE, WE'RE READY TO GO.

THIS IS A MAJOR PROJECT FORPOLAR INDUSTRIES.

narrator: THEY'RE GOT TOHAUL A $1/4 MILLION MODULARBUILDING OVER 400 MILES, FROM

THE AIRPORT IN RED SUCKER LAKETO A CONSTRUCTION SITE INTHOMPSON, BUT WITH THE LATE

SEASON SUN COOKING THE WINTERROADS, DELIVERING THE OVERSIZEDLOAD IS ANYTHING BUT A SURE BET.

THE SUN'S OUT AND THE ROADSARE MELTING.

WE'VE GOT DANGERS OF TRUCKSBREAKING THROUGH THE MUSKEG.

THE SWAMPS UP THERE WILLSUCK A TRUCK WHOLE FASTER THANTHE LAKES WILL.

ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE.

THIS IS A BIG MOVE FOR POLAR,AND I NEED TO HAVE IT GO OFFWITHOUT ANY GLITCHES.

narrator: THE MOVE REQUIRESPOLAR'S A-TEAM, SO MARKENLISTS DARRELL WARD...

OH, WELL. ALL RIGHT.

narrator: AND LISA KELLY.

SPRING SUSPENSION TRAILER, SOTHIS SHOULD BE A BUMPY RIDE.

narrator: LISA'S HAULINGSCAFFOLDING FOR THE PROJECT.

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.

THE LONGER THE SUN'S SHININGDOWN ON THE SNOW IS THE LESSTIME WE GOT.

narrator: AND DARRELL'SPULLING THE OVERSIZED MONSTER.

IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE ANADVENTURE GETTING THIS THING OUTOF HERE WITHOUT PUTTING ANY

MARKS OR NICKS INTO IT.

ONE MORE TRY.

narrator: THE MONTANALEGEND'S RIG WAS NEARLY DOWN FORTHE COUNT AFTER A RESCUE MISSION

IN UTICH LAKE.

EVERYTHING'S [bleep].

I'M READY TO GET ON THE ROAD ANDMAKE SOME MONEY.

narrator: BUT NOW, WITH APATCHED-UP TRUCK, HE'S READY FORTHE RUN TO THOMPSON.

ICE IS MELTING, ICE ISMELTING FAST.

I NEED TO GO.

I'M GOOD TO GO.

I'M GOOD.

I GOT TREES OVERHEAD THAT AREGOING TO SCRAPE AND [bleep].

narrator: TO HELP GUIDE THE15-FOOT WIDE HAUL THROUGH THENARROW TRAIL, POLAR MECHANIC JOE

KLEPATZ LEADS THE CONVOY.

AND THESE ROADS ARE JUSTTURNING INTO SOFT MUSH ON THESURFACE THERE, SO I GOT TO GET

THIS THING OUT OF HERE BEFORETHESE ROADS START GIVING WAY.

IF NOT, THEN SHE'S STUCK IN HEREUNTIL NEXT YEAR.

THERE'S A LOT OF DIRT ON THEROAD AND NOT A LOT OF SNOW ANDICE ON THE ICE ROADS.

IMAGINE AS SOON AS THIS DIRTGETS SOFT, THEN YOU CAN'T DRIVEON IT NO MORE.

THIS IS THE LONGEST AND THEWIDEST LOAD I'VE HAD ON THESEWINTER ROADS.

IT'S GOING TO BE ROUGH.

narrator: AS POLAR HEADSNORTH...

[horn honks]THIS ROAD IS FREAKING NASTY.

I MEAN, ABSOLUTELY JUST TORE UP.

narrator: VP EXPRESS RIVALTODD DEWEY'S GUNNING FORWINNIPEG.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, I JUST LEFTWASAGAMACK AND, YOU KNOW, MYBACKHAUL'S NOT A VERY BIG

BACKHAUL.

narrator: THE LIGHTER THELOAD, THE HARDER IT IS TO GAINTRACTION, SO HE'S GOT TO FIND IT

WHERE HE CAN.

OH, SHARP CORNER, SHARPCORNER, SHARP CORNER, SHARPCORNER, SHARP CORNER!

JIMINY CHRISTMAS!

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE TEMP GOESUP IS, THE ROAD STARTS TO MELT.

THE ICE UNDERNEATH IS STARTINGTO GET A LITTLE BIT OF WATER ONTHE TOP OF IT, AND IT IS

SLIPPERY.

narrator: TO KEEP PACE WITHPOLAR AS THE SEASON CLOSES...

OOH!

narrator: THE ICE ROAD ROOKIEIS DOING ALL HE CAN TO GETLOADS ON THE BOOKS FOR VP.

MY STEER TIRES JUST WANTTO SLIDE TOWARD THE DITCH.

YOU KNOW, MY DRIVER TIRES, EVENWITH THE CHAINS ON THERE,THERE'S NOT MUCH TRACTION.

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF WEIGHT BACKTHERE.

narrator: AS TODD TAKES ABEATING...

OH!

THAT ONE HURT THE BUTT BONE.

OW!

narrator: ON THE REMOTE ROADOUT OF UTICH LAKE...

WELL, HERE WE ARE NOW.

WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEENUTICH LAKE AND OXFORD HOUSE.

WE DID GET THE LOAD IN THERE,AND WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY OUT OFTHIS.

narrator: POLAR DRIVER ARTBURKE'S ALSO ON HIS WAY BACK TOWINNIPEG, AFTER COMPLETING HIS

FIRST SOLO RUN OF THE SEASON.

I'LL PROBABLY GET BACK TOPOLAR AGAIN.

SO FAR, SO GOOD, EH?

I FIND THE PEOPLE OVER THEREARE WAY THE [bleep] NICER.

JUST SOME PEOPLE AND JUST SOMEPLACES, YOU JUST CAN'T [bleep]WORK WITH, MAN.

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

LOOK.

THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK, IT'STHE EXACT SAME [bleep] PROBLEMWE HAD YESTERDAY.

IT'S LOSING ALL ITS POWER.

I GOT TO KEEP PRIMING IT ANDPRIMING IT.

narrator: ON ART'S HAUL TOUTICH...

DON'T DIE HERE, BABY.

COME ON.

COME ON, COME ON, COME ON,COME ON, YOU CAN DO IT.

narrator: PROBLEMS WITH HISFUEL PUMP NEARLY DERAILED HIM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS HASGOT TO DO WITH ANYTHING, BUT ITSEEMS TO WORK.

narrator: AND NOW...

I'M GOING OVER THE ICE.

WE GOT TO HOPE FOR THE BEST.

narrator: HE'S GOT TO FACE AMILE-LONG ICE CROSSING WITH AFAILING TRUCK.

SEE THAT WATER SQUIRTING UP?

PROBABLY SOMEBODY'S HITTINGTHIS TOO HARD.

IT IS CRACKING.

YES, IT IS.

IT'S CRACKING A LOT.

LOOK AT THE COLOR OF IT.

IT'S NOT GOOD AT ALL.

I DON'T LIKE THIS ICE VERY MUCH.

[beeping]IT'S GETTING WORSE.

IT'S LIKE IT'S GETTING FUEL TOA COUPLE CYLINDERS OR SOMETHING,IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.

IT'S NOT SUCKING UP THE FUEL.

I DON'T WANT TO BREAK DOWN ONTHIS, THAT'S FOR [bleep] SURE.

I'M SCARED, THOUGH, SHE'S GONNAQUIT.

IF YOU BREAK DOWN ON THE ICE,MAN, IT'S NOT A GOOD THING, EH?

'CAUSE YOU DEFINITELY...

YOU'RE GUARANTEED TO GO THROUGHIT.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL SLOWLYSEEP DOWN OR IT WILL JUST GETWEAK AND [bleep] OPEN UP LIKE A

DOORTRAP, OR DOWN YOU GO, OR--I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN, BUTI KNOW IT CAN HAPPEN.

I'M FREEZING UP OR SOMETHINGHERE, BUDDY.

SHE GOT NO [bleep] POWER!

THIS IS TERRIBLE, BUD.

COME ON, BABY, DON'T DIE ON USHERE.

I DON'T [bleep] KNOW, BUDDY.

I'M LOSING ALL MY POWER ANDEVERYTHING.

OH, MY GOD.

narrator: IN THE MIDDLE OF AMILE-LONG ICE CROSSING...

COME ON, BABY, DON'T DIE ONUS HERE.

narrator: ART BURKE'S BEENFORCED TO BREAK THE FIRST RULEOF ICE ROAD TRUCKING--NEVER STOP

ON THE ICE.

OH, MY GOD.

narrator: WHEN A TRUCK'SPARKED ON THE ICE, THE MASSIVEWEIGHT PUTS PRESSURE ON A

SINGLE SPOT.

THE LONGER IT SITS, THE WEAKERTHE ICE BECOMES.

IT'S NOT IFTHE TRUCK WILL GOTHROUGH, BUT WHEN.

I'LL BE GLAD WHEN I GET OFFOF THIS.

I'LL TRY IT WITHOUT--WITHOUTFLUID IN THERE AND SEE WHATHAPPENS.

narrator: ART HOPES PRIMINGTHE FUEL FILTER WILL BE ENOUGHTO GET HIM OUT OF THE POTENTIAL

DEATHTRAP.

IT'S A TERRIBLE SPOT HEREON THE ICE!

LOOK, SEE?

OH, FOR [bleep] SAKE.

LET'S GO!

OKAY, BUDDY, WELL, HERE WE GO.

WINNIPEG, HERE WE COME AT LAST,EH?

WINNIPEG, HERE WE COME AT LAST,EH?

ALL RIGHT.

AWAY WE GO AGAIN.

THE POWER'S BACK ANDEVERYTHING'S GOOD AGAIN.

SHE GONNA BE A LONG TRIP HOME,BOY.

narrator: ART'S MADE IT OFFTHE ICE, BUT HE'S STILL OVER600 MILES FROM WINNIPEG.

IN A TRUCK YARD 200 MILES UP THEROAD...

GOOD-BYE, OXFORD HOUSE, MAYBEFOR THE LAST TIME THIS YEAR.

[horn honks]narrator: FELLOW POLAR DRIVERALEX DEBOGORSKI HAS JUST PICKED

UP A CONSTRUCTION TRAILER BOUNDFOR WINNIPEG.

WHAT'S THAT LOAD DOING BACKTHERE?

PAY ATTENTION.

THIS THING'S A LITTLE TOP-HEAVY.

narrator: THE 40-YEAR VETERANNEEDS TO HUSTLE.

THE MELTING ROADS CAN BE SHUTDOWN ANY DAY, SO EACH HAUL COULDBE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LOAD

COUNT WIN OR A LOSS FOR POLAR.

IT'S A LITTLE SPOOKY HERE.

GOT TO BE PAYING ATTENTION ALLTHE TIME.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE, LIKE,HYPERVIGILANT.

THAT REMINDS ME OF WHEN I WAS AKID.

I WAS ONLY, YOU KNOW, AROUND 20,AND WE WERE HAULING COAL.

I SWEAR, WE WENT TO WORK EVERYDAY--WELL, SOME OF US WENT TOWORK EVERY DAY--TO DIE.

WE KILLED A GUY EVERY SIXMONTHS.

WE DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS THATBAD.

THE WORST THING THAT COULDHAPPEN WITH A LOAD OF COAL, GODOWN THE HILL ABOUT 100 YARDS,

DOWN THAT FIRST MOUNTAIN, IT'S40 BELOW, GOT THE WINDOW ROLLEDDOWN, YOU GOT THE COLD WIND

BLOWING IN THE FACE, AND ALL OFA SUDDEN, COME OFF THE TOP,WHEELS LOCKED UP, HEART STOPS

BEATING, 3,000 FEET DOWN IS THERIVER, THE DUST WOULD BE POURINGOFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, THE

COAL WOULD BE ROLLING OFF THETOP, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDJUST BE RATTLING LIKE THAT, AND

YOUR TRUCK WOULD BE VIBRATING.

"JUST THIS ONCE, LORD.

JUST THIS ONCE, GET ME TO THEBOTTOM.

I'LL NEVER DO THIS AGAIN."

[laughs]THAT WAS ONE OF THE SCARIESTRIDES OF MY LIFE.

GOD HAS AN INFINITE SENSE OFHUMOR, AND HE KEEPS SOME OF USDUMMIES AROUND JUST BECAUSE

WE MAKE HIM LAUGH.

"LET'S SEE WHAT KIND OF STUPIDTHING YOU'RE GOING TO TRY NEXT,DEBOGORSKI."

[laughs]narrator: AS ALEX HAMMERSDOWN...

TAKING THIS AIRPORT SHACK TOTHOMPSON.

narrator: HIS TEAMMATES ARECONVOYING ON THEIR MOSTAMBITIOUS MISSION OF THE SEASON.

KEEPING HER BETWEEN THEDITCHES, AND THE TREES, ANDTHE--WHATEVER ELSE YOU FIND OUT

HERE.

narrator: DARRELL WARDAND LISA KELLY ARE TRYING TOBRING IN POLAR'S BIGGEST LOAD

YET.

DARRELL'S RIGHT BEHIND ME.

I'M JUST HERE TO HELP HIM OUT,'CAUSE HE'S GOT THE TOUGH LOAD.

THIS IS GOING TO BE ROUGH.

HANG ON.

[thud and whooshing]I BLEW A TIRE!

WELL, THERE WE GO AGAIN.

THE ROCK BENT A RIM.

narrator: THE BENT RIM ISALLOWING AIR TO ESCAPE.

OKAY.

I GOT TO BEAT THE RIM BACK,ROUND AGAIN.

narrator: IF HE CAN'T FIX IT,THE FLAT TIRE COULD LEAVE THECRITICAL LOAD STRANDED UNTIL

NEXT SEASON.

WISH I HAD A BIGGER HAMMER.

DARRELL?

OH, NICE, LISA.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

A CHICK WITH A BIG HAMMER.

YEAH.

NICE.

[laughs]A LOT BETTER THAN THE LITTLEONE.

ALL RIGHT.

WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING ROADS, IT'SJUST ROUGH.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX ITYOURSELF, YOU BETTER GO INTO ADIFFERENT BUSINESS, 'CAUSE THIS

BUSINESS AIN'T FOR YOU.

SO, HE'S GOING TO SPRAY ETHERAROUND THE EDGES AND LIGHT ITWITH A LIGHTER, AND IT'S GOING

TO GO "POOF," AND THEN WE'REGOING TO HOOK UP THE AIR LINE,AND GO...[hisses]

AND FILL THE TIRE UP BEFOREIT DEFLATES AGAIN.

THERE IT GOES.

PERFECT!

ALWAYS PUT THE BOOT TO IT, ANDIT'LL GO.

OKAY. GOOD?

YUP, THAT'S GOOD.

PERFECT.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

ROCK AND ROLL, MAN, MY TIRE'SFIXED.

AT LEAST I HAD LISA TO HELP MEFIX MY TIRE.

IT'S A GOOD THING SHE HAD ATORCH.

I HAD NO FIRE.

I HAD TO HAVE A LIGHTER TO LIGHTTHE ETHER ON FIRE.

narrator: THE TIRE'S FULLYPRESSURIZED, BUT NOW DARRELL HASGOT TO PASS THE NARROWEST BRIDGE

ON THE TRAIL.

THAT IS A VERY BAD SPOT.

YOU WILL NOT GET BY THAT.

narrator: AND AT 16 FEETWIDE, THE 15-FOOT LOAD WILL BE ATIGHT SQUEEZE.

narrator: AND AT 16 FEETWIDE, THE 15-FOOT LOAD WILL BE ATIGHT SQUEEZE.

CLEAR.

I NEED TO GET SQUARED ONTHIS BRIDGE AND MAKE THAT "L."

OH, THIS BRIDGE IS TIGHT.

I GOT AN INCH ON EACH SIDE.

[scraping]narrator: HAULING POLAR'SWIDEST LOAD OF THE SEASON...

I GOT AN INCH ON EACH SIDE.

[scraping]narrator: DARRELL WARD'S"TOO BIG FOR HIS BRIDGES."

[scraping]narrator: DARRELL WARD'S"TOO BIG FOR HIS BRIDGES."

WELL, BUDDY, THAT AIN'TNOTHIN' BUT A $100AIR CONDITIONER.

AND I PROBABLY DIDN'T EVENHURT IT.

IT'S NOT REALLY DAMAGED.

YOU KNOCKED THE COVER OFF IT,AND JUST [bleep] THE LITTLECOVER ON THE SIDE OF IT.

THAT'S [bleep] COOL.

THEY SAID THAT BRIDGE WAS16-SOMETHING WIDE.

I'M CALLING [bleep].

I'M CALLING [bleep].

WELL, LET'S MAKE A RUN FOR IT.

ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.

narrator: THE BUILDING'S ONLYSUFFERED MINOR SCRAPES TO THEA/C UNIT, SO THE CONVOY RESUMES

THEIR RUN.

I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS LOADAS FAR AS I CAN GET IT.

I'M GOING TO TAKE IT TOTHOMPSON.

narrator: TRAVELING SOUTH...

IT'S A PRETTY GOOD FEELING TOBE HEADED BACK AFTER THIS LONG,HARD PUSH TO WASAGAMACK.

narrator: THE SLICK ROADS AREGIVING TODD DEWEY ALL HE CANHANDLE.

THIS IS CRAZY.

LOOK AT THESE ROADS.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY BEATING THE HELLOUT OF ME AND THE TRUCK HEREQUITE A BIT.

narrator: THE ROOKIE'S RACINGTO WINNIPEG, TRYING TO NOTCH ALOAD FOR VP, AND GET BACK

OUT WITH ANOTHER ONE BEFORE THEROADS CLOSE FOR THE SEASON.

THESE ARE THE CORNERS RIGHTHERE THAT'LL GET YOU.

IT'S A REAL SHARP CORNER.

IF YOU'RE GOING A LITTLE TOOFAST, YOU'LL TAKE OFF SLIDINGAND YOU AIN'T GOING TO BE ABLE

TO STOP UNTIL YOU HIT THE BANKAND YOU'RE STUCK, SO GUYSGOT TO PAY ATTENTION, THAT'S FOR

DAMN SURE.

YOU NEED TO BE LOOKING WAYUP AHEAD.

OH, [bleep]! HOLD ON!

WHOO-HOO!

THIS GUY'S IN THE DITCH.

OH, HE'S PISSED.

HEY, YOU WANT ME TO PULL YOUFORWARD?

YEAH.

PROBABLY BENT HIS BUMPER UP.

IT LOOKS LIKE HE PUSHED HISWHOLE BUMPER RIGHT INTO HIS[bleep] TIRE.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE A LOT OFFREAKING WEIGHT, SO I'M HOPINGIT PULLS HIM OUT.

THIS IS WHAT I WAS TALKINGABOUT, HOW BAD THIS ROAD IS ANDHOW SLICK IT IS.

YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO PAYATTENTION TO CORNERS.

LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE READY,BUDDY.

YEAH, GO.

KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING, KEEPGOING.

KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING, KEEPGOING.

KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING, KEEPGOING.

THIS AIN'T MY FIRST RODEOTHIS YEAR.

I'VE PULLED A LOT OF GUYS OUT.

[laughs]THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW THATTHESE ROADS ARE IN BAD SHAPE SO,

YOU KNOW, THESE GUYS NEED TOWAKE UP AND REALIZE THAT THISISN'T A JOKE OUT HERE.

narrator: AS TODD TRIES TOMAKE UP TIME...

MY CHANCES OF MAKING THIS AREGETTING SLIMMER AND SLIMMER ANDSLIMMER.

SHE'S GOING TO CUT OUT, ANDTHEN WE'RE GOING TO BE [bleep].

narrator: THE COMPETITIONIS NOT FARING ANY BETTER.

THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCKIS, IT'S LOSING ALL ITS POWER.

LIKE, RIGHT NOW, I GOT IT RIGHTTHE BOARDS HERE.

SHE JUST KEEPS CUTTING OUT, EH?

narrator: ON THE UNREGULATEDROAD OUT OF UTICH LAKE, ARTBURKE'S STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT

BACK TO POLAR HEADQUARTERS.

HE'S STILL GOT OVER 400 MILES TOGO.

HANG ON.

[grinding and squealing]WHAT WAS THAT?

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

"CHECK ENGINE."

UH-OH.

THAT'S IT.

[brakes squeal]SHE'S JUST GOING, AND THAT'SALL.

WEIRD.

WHAT NOW?

I GOT TO GET OUT AND SEE WHAT'SGOING ON.

WHAT THE [bleep] HAPPENED TOTHAT ONE?

THIS HERE--HERE IS BUSTED OFF,AND IT'S NOT SENDING ENOUGHPOWER TO THE COMPUTER TO MAKE

THE COMPUTER SEND THE FUEL IN,AND NOW WE'RE [bleep].

UN-[bleep]-BELIEVABLE.

I'M STUCK ON THE ROAD AGAIN.

THE COMPUTER SHUT DOWN THE WHOLEWORKS.

THAT'S THAT.

narrator: WITH THE TRUCKUNDRIVABLE, ART'S STRANDED INTHE MANITOBA WILDERNESS.

WHAT THE [bleep] IS GOING ONHERE?

THIS IS--THIS IS [bleep]RIDICULOUS.

[bleep]!

narrator: IN THE REMOTEBACKWOODS OF MANITOBA...

IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

narrator: ART BURKE ISSTRANDED.

ONCE THIS QUITS, THEN THE AIRIS GOING TO ALL RUN OUT, BRAKESIS GOING TO LOCK, EVERYTHING IS

GOING TO BE [bleep].

narrator: HIS RIG IS IDLING,BUT THE BATTERY HAS LOSTCONNECTION TO THE TRUCK'S

COMPUTER, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLEFOR HIM TO MOVE.

IT'S GETTING COLD AS [bleep].

ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN, IT'SGOING TO BE COLDER AND COLDER.

I DON'T KNOW.

narrator: SHUT DOWN FOR THREEHOURS...

[bird caws]ART DESPERATELY NEEDS WARM FOODWHILE HE WAITS FOR HELP FROM

A PASSING TRUCKER.

SO, I CAN LIGHT A LITTLE FIREHERE.

TRYING TO GET IT HOT, BOY.

SEE IT BUBBLE ON THE TOP, EH?

LOOK AT THAT.

HERE'S MY SPOON.

GOT SOME HOT [bleep] BEANSGOING ON HERE.

narrator: AS ART FIGHTS OFFTHE COLD...

WE'RE GOING TO JUST KEEPTROUNCING ALONG.

narrator: HIS FELLOW POLARDRIVERS ARE LOOKING TO SCORE BIGFOR THE COMPANY.

IT HASN'T GOTTEN TOO SLIPPERYYET, BUT THERE WAS SOME WATER ONTHE ROAD BACK THERE, SO IT'S

DEFINITELY MELTING.

narrator: LISA KELLY, DARRELLWARD, AND MECHANIC JOE KLEPATZARE CONVOYING TO THOMPSON,

TRYING TO DELIVER BEFORE THEROADS MELT FOR GOOD.

IF WE DON'T MAKE IT TOTHOMPSON, WE GOT TO SLEEP OUTHERE, AND THAT'S JUST ONE MORE

DAY THAT THE SUN COMES UP ANDSTARTS MELTING ON THIS ROADMORE.

I'D REALLY LIKE TO GET OFF OFIT.

I JUST WANT TO GET OFF THESEICE ROADS BEFORE THE SUN STARTSBEATING DOWN ON THEM AGAIN AND

AGAIN.

[beeping][groans]I DON'T KNOW IF MY DIFF'S

GETTING HOT OR WHAT'S GOING ON.

IT AIN'T WORKING WORTH A[bleep].

narrator: DARRELL'S LOSTPOWER TO TWO OF HIS DRIVEWHEELS, FORCING THE CONVOY TO

PULL OVER.

DARRELL, YOU ALL RIGHT?

NOT AT ALL.

I'M GOING TO GET OUT AND CHECKOUT MY SITUATION HERE.

I GOT A MESS GOING ON.

OH, MAN.

[bleep]!

WHAT IS IT?

FRONT DIFF!

IT'S HOT.

I RUN IT UNTIL IT'S DESTROYEDAND I'M SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OFTHE ROAD.

SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

I WANT TO GET THIS SHACK TOTHOMPSON.

HOOK ON TO LISA'S LOAD,'CAUSE IT'S A THIRD OF THEWEIGHT, AND LIMP YOURS OUT OF

HERE, AND LET HER TAKE THE SHACKTHE REST OF THE WAY IN.

YOU EVER PULL ANYTHING LIKETHIS, LISA?

NOT THIS KIND OF TRAILER, BUTA LOAD LIKE THIS, YEAH.

WELL, THERE YOU GO.

I'LL LET YOU HAVE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

JOE THINKS HE'S GOT A BETTERCHANCE OF MAKING IT IF WE, UH,SWITCH LOADS.

narrator: TEAM POLAR SWAPSTRAILERS.

DARRELL GRABS THE SCAFFOLDING...

YES, SIR!

narrator: AND LISA HAULS THEOVERSIZED MONSTER.

IT'S PINNED.

LISA'S GOING TO HAVE HERHANDS FULL WITH THIS TRAILER.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

narrator: IT'S LISA'S FIRSTRUN WITH A HEAVY HAUL ONTHE WINTER ROAD.

WE JUST THOUGHT WE'D SWITCH'CAUSE I'VE GOT MORE TRACTION.

NOW I'VE GOT THIS GIANT THINGONBOARD, SWAYING AROUND.

I'VE HAULED STUFF LIKE THISBEFORE.

IT'S NOT MY FIRST TIME.

THE LAST TIME I HAULEDA SHACK...

WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT!

MOVE OVER!

[bleep]!

I WENT TO MOVE OVER 'CAUSETHIS TRUCK WAS HAULING BUTT UPTO ME, AND IT KIND OF JUST

SUCKED ME OVER IN THE DITCH.

I DON'T WANT A REPEAT OF LASTTIME, THAT'S FOR SURE, ANDTHERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE I

COULD GO IN THE DITCH WITH THISTHING.

narrator: ON THE MELTING ROADFROM WASAGAMACK...

IT'S BEEN A PRETTYNERVE-RACKING TRIP.

I'VE BEEN PRETTY UPTIGHT.

THIS WHOLE--THIS WHOLE ICE ROADIS FRICKIN'--IT'S PRETTY TOREUP.

narrator: TODD DEWEY'S TRYINGTO BRING IN HIS BACK HAUL FOR VPEXPRESS.

IT'S BUMPS, RUTS, DEEP HOLES.

IT NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME, THEWHOLE TIME I'VE BEEN UP HERE,WHAT THIS FRICKIN' ROAD WILL

THROW A GUY'S WAY.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY NUTS.

I MEAN, IT ISUN-FRICKING-BELIEVABLE WHAT THEWARM WEATHER HAS DONE TO THIS

ROAD.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE GOT GOINGON UP HERE.

[siren wailing]YOU KNOW, IT'S LATE AT NIGHT,AND THEN D.O.T. SHOWS UP,

KINDA MAKE A GUY NERVOUS.

narrator: HEADING NORTHBOUND,VP BOSS HUGH ROWLAND PULLS OVERHIS ROOKIE DRIVER.

SHE'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN.

[laughter]HOW MANY TIMES YOU GET TO PLAYWITH A [bleep] FIRE TRUCK?

YEAH, NOT TOO OFTEN.

NOT TOO OFTEN.

ROAD SEEMS PRETTY ROUGH UPTHERE, IS IT?

IT'S JUST SOME [bleep] REALBAD ROUGH SPOTS.

I MEAN, IT'LL [bleep] BOUNCEYOUR FRONT END, IF YOU GO TOOFAST, THREE FEET IN THE [bleep]

AIR.

YEAH.

REALLY BAD.

GOOD THING YOU GOT A LOT OFEXPERIENCE, 'CAUSE [bleep]ANYBODY ELSE WOULD BE IN A WORLD

OF [bleep] HURT.

I AIN'T [bleep] YOU.

WELL, WE'LL HIT HER AND SEEHOW FAR WE CAN MAKE HER.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

GOOD LUCK, BUDDY.

THANK YOU.

RIGHT ON.

WE'LL TALK TO YOU TOMORROW.

YOU BETCHA.

[siren wails][groaning]EARNING OUR MONEY TONIGHT.

[siren wails][groaning]EARNING OUR MONEY TONIGHT.

[siren wails]narrator: 200 MILES SOUTH...

LOOK AT THIS.

IT LOOKS TERRIBLE.

THIS THING HERE WILL SLIDE OVER.

THIS IS A HEAVY-DUTY TRAILER.

narrator: ALEX DEBOGORSKIRACES A CONSTRUCTION TRAILERDOWN THE SLICK ROAD...

COME ON, COME ON.

COME ON, SWEETIE, COME ON.

narrator: TRYING TO REACHWINNIPEG BY THE MORNING.

OOH, THIS IS A TWISTY LOOKINGSON OF A GUN.

HANG ON TO YOUR SHORTS.

OH, OH!

THIS IS NOT GOOD.

[groans]narrator: RACING TO DELIVERFOR POLAR...

OH, OH!

narrator: ALEX DEBOGORSKIHAS LOST CONTROL.

THIS IS NOT GOOD.

[crash][groans]THIS IS NOT GOOD.

[crash][groans]THIS IS NOT GOOD.

[crash][groans]THIS IS NOT GOOD.

HERE, WE'VE GOT THE ROADBLOCKED, TOO.

narrator: HIS MISTAKE HAS THEROAD SHUT DOWN...

WHO'S THAT?

narrator: PREVENTINGFELLOW DRIVERS FROM BRINGING INTHEIR LOADS.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I GUESS I COULD HAVE MOVED OVERA LITTLE BIT WHEN I HIT THEDITCH.

I SHOULD BE ABLE TO PULL YOUOUT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

narrator: DESPERATE TO GETBACK ON THE ROAD, THE 40-YEARVETERAN HOOKS UP FOR A TOW.

YEAH, MINE'S GOOD IF YOURSIS GOOD.

HOW MANY WRAPS DO YOU FIGURE?

TWO? THREE?

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW TO HOOKUP YOUR OWN TRUCK.

[laughter]YEAH, IT'LL BE FINE.

I'M READY ANY TIME YOU ARE.

OKAY, HERE I GO.

THAT'S GOOD.

WELL, I APPRECIATE IT.

SORRY FOR TYING YOU UP, EH?

YEAH.

BACK THERE, THE ROAD TURNEDAND I DIDN'T, SO I ENDED UP OFFTHE ROAD.

THAT'S LIFE IN THE FAST LANE.

[laughs]narrator: AS ALEX GETS BACKUNDERWAY...

[siren wails]1:00 IN THE MORNING.

I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN,BUT IT DID.

narrator: VP BOSS HUGHROWLAND COMES THROUGH FOR THETOWN OF WASAGAMACK.

WELL, WE MADE HER TOWASAGAMACK WITH THE FIRE TRUCK,AND ALL IN ONE PIECE.

I GOT TO FLY OUT IN THE MORNING,AND IT'LL BE PRETTY COOL.

HERE, I WORE THIS ALL THE WAYUP HERE.

OH, LOOK AT THAT.

[laughter]GOOD MEETING YOU.

YEAH.

MONEY IN THE BANK.

narrator: AND AS MORNINGBREAKS...

I'M JUST FINALLY ROLLING INTOWINNIPEG HERE, JUST ABOUT TO THESHOP.

narrator: TODD DEWEY ADDSANOTHER LOAD TO VP'S GROWINGTOTAL.

DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S A BIGLOAD OR A LITTLE LOAD.

DELIVERED.

[horn honks]narrator: BUT THECOMPETITION'S COMING ON STRONG.

WELL, I AIN'T DEAD YET.

DOING ALL RIGHT.

narrator: AFTER SWITCHING OUTTRAILERS WITH DARRELL WARD...

WELL, LET'S PUT HER IN THEWIND AND HEAD IT TOWARDTHOMPSON.

narrator: LISA KELLY ISBRINGING IN POLAR'S BIGGEST LOADOF THE SEASON.

THAT CORNER MIGHT BE PRETTYTIGHT FOR YOU THERE, LISA.

YEAH, TEN-FOUR.

UH, I'M GOING TO TRY IT, THOUGH.

YEAH, IT'S KIND OF TIGHT HERE.

ALL RIGHT, I'M AROUND THECORNER.

THIS IS AWESOME.

WE'RE MAKING OUR DELIVERIES.

I'M GOING TO BACK THISTRAILER IN.

IT'S BEEN AN ADVENTURE.

PULL OVER HERE, LISA, AND I'LLLOCK THIS THING UP.

THANK YOU.

GOT HER!

GOT HER!

WELL, NOW WE GOT TO GET THISTHING ON THE GROUND.

WE'LL HOOK IT UP TO THE PICKUPTRUCK AND PULL IT BACKWARDS.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, COOL.

narrator: THERE'S STILL ONEMORE HURDLE BEFORE THIS JOB'SDONE.

THE PLAN IS, WE'RE GOING TODROP THE TRAILER SO THAT DARRELLCAN USE HIS WINCH TO GET THIS

OFF OF HERE.

narrator: BY HOOKING HISWINCH TO ONE END OF THEBUILDING, DARRELL CAN CONTROL

THE LOAD, WHILE LISA USES THEPICKUP TO TRY TO PULL IT OFF THETRAILER.

ALL RIGHT.

JUST SNUG HER UP TIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S SEE WHAT THIS TRUCK CANDO.

narrator: IT'S A DELICATEBALANCING ACT, AS THE 30-TONLOAD COULD TUMBLE TO THE GROUND

AT ANY MOMENT.

IT'S COMING OFF STRAIGHT FROMTHIS END.

IT'S TEETERING.

[loud bang]BOOM! IT HIT THE GROUND.

narrator: WITH ONE END DOWN,DARRELL'S GOT TO EASE OUT FROMTHE OTHER SIDE.

[loud bang]NICE!

ON THE GROUND!

PRETTY COOL THIS TRUCK PULLEDTHIS WHOLE SHACK RIGHT OFF OFTHERE.

narrator: THE MODULARBUILDING'S IN PLACE, AND POLARBANKS TWO LOADS.

TOUCHDOWN!

I DON'T LIKE RUNNING WITHCONVOYS, LISA, BUT YOU'RESTRONG.

THANKS.

IF I EVER RUN A CONVOY WITHANYONE, I'D JUST AS SOON RUN THECONVOY WITH LISA.

I'M VERY LUCKY THAT SHE WAS WITHME THIS TRIP.

ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU LATER.

ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU.

narrator: BACK IN WINNIPEG...

OKELY-DOKELY.

I GOT TO BACK UP.

narrator: TEAMMATE ALEXDEBOGORSKI KEEPS POLAR ON AROLL...

[horn honks]BUT THERE'S STILL ONE TRUCKERON THE ROAD.

I GOT EMERGENCY FOOD FOREMERGENCIES, AND IT'S FROZENSOLID--EVERY BIT OF IT.

I GOT MY OWN PEANUT BUTTER.

[bangs jar]narrator: POLAR DRIVER ARTBURKE'S ENDURED A COLD NIGHT IN

THE BUSH, AFTER HIS FAILINGTRUCK STOPPED HIM DEAD IN HISTRACKS.

MY WATER'S FREEZING UP.

I'LL BE EATING SNOW SOON.

narrator: THERE'S BEEN NOSIGN OF HELP FOR NEARLY A DAY,AND ART'S STARTING TO RUN LOW

ON FUEL.

I WONDER, SINCE I'M FLYINGIT ON MY [bleep] OWN, I MIGHTAS WELL GET STARTED ON

SOMETHING.

IF I FLATTEN THE END OF THAT,PUT IT IN THERE ON IT SOMEHOW,AND THEN BOLT IT DOWN SO I CATCH

THE EDGE OF THAT, THEN MAYBE WEMIGHT BE OUT OF HERE YET.

I MIGHT BE ABLE TO JAM THAT ONTHE OTHER END AND AT LEAST MAKECIRCULATION.

narrator: ART TRIES TOJERRY-RIG A CONNECTION TO THEBATTERY.

MAYBE I'LL HAVE BETTER LUCKWITH THIS [bleep].

narrator: WITH HIS IMPROVISEDFIX IN PLACE...

EH?

THERE.

narrator: HE GIVES HER A TRY.

SHE'S OBVIOUSLY REVVING GOOD.

SHE'S WORKING GOOD ON THEBATTERY CASE.

OKAY.

AWAY WE GO AGAIN, BUDDY.

"CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT'S OFF ANDEVERYTHING.

narrator: BACK ON THE ROAD,ART RUMBLES TOWARD THE TOWN OFOXFORD HOUSE, THE NEAREST SITE

FOR REPAIRS.

COME ON, BABY, JUST GET USOUT TO OXFORD HOUSE.

narrator: IF HE CAN MANAGETHE 50-MILE TREK, HE'LL BE ABLETO GET THE RIG FIXED AND MAKE

IT TO WINNIPEG.

OKAY, BUDDY, HOPE FOR THEBEST.

I'M NOT DEFEATED YET.

OH, YOU LITTLE DARLING!

I JIMMIED UP THE BATTERY CABLETHERE, AND HERE WE ARE, BUDDY.

[laughs]WHOO-HOO!

WE [bleep] MADE HER, BOY!

narrator: NEXT TIME ONTHE SEASON FINALE OF ICE ROAD TRUCKERS...

LAST TRIP! HEY!

narrator: THE ROAD'SSHUTTING DOWN, AND IT'S A MADDASH TO THE FINISH...

GET THAT SON OF A BITCHGOING.

narrator: IN THE RACE FORWINTER ROAD SUPREMACY...

SHAKE IT TILL WE BREAK IT.

TEAM POLAR!

narrator: NOT EVERYONE...

LOOK, HE'S GOING TO BACK INTOTHE DITCH.

narrator: WILL MAKE IT TO THEEND.