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[music playing]

NARRATOR: Tonight on "Ice Road Truckers--"

the biggest load of this season hits the Alaskan ice.

It'll either damage the bridge or take the top right

off the building.

NARRATOR: Putting the pressure on Lisa.

Damn.

NARRATOR: And a mission to the deepest reaches

of the Canadian wilderness--

Yee-haw!

NARRATOR: Ignites the old rivalry between Hugh and Alex.

Is that Alex right there?

RADIO: Yeah. They're here.

Let him go.

Let him [bleep] go.

[horn]

[theme music]

[music playing]

NARRATOR: 5 AM.

At the Carlile truck yard in Fairbanks,

Dave Redmon reports for duty.

Maybe we can get an early start today.

Hey. What's going on, man?

How are you doing?

I'm doing all right.

Perfect load for you, man.

All right.

Gonna run you with a little oversized load.

It's not extremely heavy, but it's wide.

OK.

So--

You've got it up to 10, 6 wide.

NARRATOR: Today, the 25 yearveteran will get his first shot

at an oversized load.

I imagine, since you haven't been in that truck very long,

you're going to need some lights.

And some oversized signs.

OK.

NARRATOR: Dave will be hauling 12,000 pounds of spool pipe,

custom-built metal tubes used for plumbing.

It's pretty expensive to build.

So we damn sure don't want to tear it up or bend it.

So you know, I'll get this load delivered,

you know, and they'll see that, eventually, I'm

not a screw off.

And we'll just start moving farther up the chain here.

You know, I'd really like to haul some fuel.

RADIO: Yeah.

I heard a south footer say the Yukon was shut down.

This is Dave.

Somebody said something about the Yukon River Bridge

was closed.

Redmon.

RADIO: Oh.

I guess he ain't gonna [bleep] tell me.

Somebody said something on the radio about the Yukon River

Bridge was closed.

And then I tried to ask about it and, you know,

they're like, well, [bleep] you.

I'm not going to tell you.

But I'll tell my buddy.

Where's my buddy?

I'm like, aw, [bleep] off.

NARRATOR: Dave's been proving his skills behind the wheel,

but his attitude hasn't won him any friends.

All I have to learn is how you do this [bleep] job.

It don't look good.

It's like a fleet of monkeys have been living in it.

New drivers do not start with new trucks in this company.

You work your way up.

[bleep].

If I need to get [bleep] done around here,

I gotta do it myself.

The reality is, you're messing with my safety.

You know, I don't know why theyjust don't want to tell me.

And you know, I'm no different than any other driver

up here that needs to know.

NARRATOR: With his load locked down,

Dave's ready to hit the road.

There's just one problem.

DAVE REDMON: Damn brakes are locking up and sliding.

Brakes are froze to the brake drums.

I gotta get a hammer and get the brakes knocked loose.

But I don't think I have a hammer in this truck.

It don't look that way.

Either of you guys got a small hammer?

A short sledgehammer?

All right, [bleep] it.

Oh, you just can't get any [bleep] help out

of these [bleep].

You know, I just asked for a [bleep] hammer.

I ain't got time to mess with him,

play these 12-year-old [bleep] games.

I ain't got time for it.

We'll go in here and see if somebody

will loan me a [bleep] hammer.

There ain't nobody in here.

It's into my own hands, but--

there ain't a hammer in this building.

You got a hammer I can borrow, Phil?

Yeah, what's happening?

Ah, just too many children walking around this parking

lot, you know.

I asked to borrow a hammer and they

just [bleep] ignore me like a bunch of 12-year-olds.

Well, they may not have a hammer.

Well, then that's all he had to say,

was I don't have a hammer.

Take that one. Keep it with you.

Appreciate it.

All right.

You definitely need a hammer.

Maybe I can get this damn show on the road.

[bleep] bunch of children.

That one's loose.

[clanging]

Let me see if this [bleep] going to roll.

All right.

Let's go.

I wasn't expecting them to giveme an oversized load this soon.

But I almost did cartwheels in the parking lot.

I came up here to haul as many loads

as I safely can to complete the whole season,

and then turn around and go home.

I'm sure I'll win this thing.

NARRATOR: 350 miles south at Carlile Headquarters

in Anchorage--

the biggest loads of theseason are ready to roll north.

Heavy haul expert Tony Molesky will lead the convoy.

And Lisa Kelly will step up to haul the second unit.

I'm going into dispatch to getmy dispatch in Anchorage here.

You're both about 100 feet long.

You got BCI shacks, camp units for ENI.

12 wide 60 footers.

Right? DISPATCHER: Yeah.

Cool.

DISPATCHER: So your overall length a piece,

you'll both be about 100 feet.

LISA KELLY: How tall are we?

DISPATCHER: You're 17'6".

17'6"?

What about the first bridge?

The first-- There's no up and--

Oh, it's probably tall enough.

I'll hook up to it.

NARRATOR: The massive modular building will be the biggest

load Lisa's ever hauled.

Everyone else had to earn the respect of people up here.

It doesn't matter if you're male or female.

You have to make it.

Make it or break it.

NARRATOR: And moments before departure, the stakes

get even higher.

I got a little bit of news.

LISA KELLY: What?

Harry said that when you get done with your next adventure,

that he's going to transfer you into heavy haul.

[bleep]. TONY MOLESKY: I'm serious.

[bleep] cool.

That's [bleep] cool.

TONY MOLESKY: That's what he said.

So what do you think about that?

Huh?

That's what I thought you'd think.

Yeah.

That is so cool.

TONY MOLESKY: Yeah.

Well-- LISA KELLY: [bleep].

TONY MOLESKY: I figured that'd brighten up

your day a little bit, so--

we'll--

That is so cool.

TONY MOLESKY: I didn't say anything to him about it.

He's like, just keep an eye on her.

I think she's going to do fine in this stuff.

And said if she keeps it up, he was going to transfer you.

Because, yeah.

There you go, man.

That'd be awesome, huh?

Damn.

NARRATOR: The elite heavy haul team

is trusted to handle the biggest and most dangerous

loads on the road.

I've been working for five years to do this.

Yeah.

Well, maybe they'll take you seriously now, you know?

That is so cool.

Well, do a good job, man.

Basically, if I get into heavy haul,

I get to drive all the big stuff.

I will have done everything in trucking besides tankers.

I'll have done everything in trucking that there is to do.

Let's get this trip done.

With pleasure.

NARRATOR: It's the break Lisa's been working

for her entire career.

But first, she'll have to make it to Prudhoe Bay.

The last thing I want to do is screw something up.

Especially this.

This is important.

Important to me.

TONY MOLESKY: You're really going

to have to hang to the right when you get into that corner

there.

It's pretty tight.

So make sure you're way over to the right,

coming out of that corner there.

Barely made it around that corner.

It's good to never let your focus off the road.

Because that's when the road will get you.

NARRATOR: 2,600 miles east in Winnipeg,

Canada, Alex Debogorski rolls into First Nations Transport.

Hey, Alex.

How's it going?

Good, thanks.

Good.

So we got this load here.

We got to get it there right away.

It's going to Tadoule Lake.

I'll just show you where Tadoule is over here.

Give me a rough idea.

I guess it would be north, for sure.

Yeah. It's north.

Yeah.

NARRATOR: Alex will make a threeday, 800 mile trip to deliver

critical food supplies to theremote outpost of Tadoule Lake.

The road to Tadoule Lake is pretty

bad with the ice, and that.

So it's pretty slippery and there's some curves in there.

So you got to be careful.

And there's big, like, hummocks in there.

So if you get airborne when you're coming down there,

that's usually where a lot of guys

are breaking springs going over that.

NARRATOR: For this marathon run, Alex

is going to have some company on the road.

So it's good that you're here early, because you get

a jump on Hugh and Rick there.

They'll be coming up behind you there,

so you'll be ahead of them.

So I'll have to put up with them--

parts flying off their vehiclesas they pass me, maybe?

Well--

[laughter]

You need me to throw you a rope or what?

I'm gaining on him, so--

I'm going to get him.

There's two pickups between him and me.

I'm not sure why Hugh and I--

why we're so competitive, or why he's so irritating.

I just passed Alex at the stop sign.

He went the wrong way.

I'm not sure whether he works at it, or it's just natural.

[music playing]

The brakes on the trailer won't release.

I crawled under there.

There doesn't seem to be an airleak or a valve that's leaking.

It's really getting me stressed out here.

Right now I need an aspirin.

That's what I need.

HUGH ROWLAND: What?

I don't think he wants to run today.

I thought you already left?

[bleep].

We'll be passing you before we get started.

You're not supposed to put your brakes on in the trailer

in the wintertime.

Yup.

I'm not really very worried about Rick and Hugh.

I'm more worried about the wheels turning on the trailer.

Well, it looks old slackAlex is ready to rock and roll.

It's going to get dark pretty soon.

I'd kind of like to get going.

[music playing]

You guys are going to Lac Brochet.

Lac Brochet.

That's yours.

And that's yours.

NARRATOR: Hugh and Rick will roll 750 miles with Alex

before splitting off to delivertheir loads to the town of Lac

Brochet.

And you guys are going up to Brochet.

So this part of the road here is really bad.

There's a lot of rock, and streams, and creeks in there.

So it's really bouncy.

So the truck will be flying.

And that's where a lot of guys are breaking springs.

So you got to take it easy.

We heard that this is probably the roughest roads

in the Manitoba ice roads, so--

Yeah.

OK.

[music playing]

OK.

Let's rock and roll.

[horn]

Can you believe old slack Alex there?

Yeah.

Poor old slack.

Well, we'll probably go up and back.

We'll probably have two loads up here before he even

gets his first one delivered.

Everything I'm touching here is going to heck.

I'm going to get fired before I even leave.

NARRATOR: Coming up--

It's like an ice skating rink.

NARRATOR: Dave rolls the dice.

I'll get this damn thing stopped.

NARRATOR: Facing a 200 foot drop.

Oh.

NARRATOR: And later--

Still gaining on it.

NARRATOR: Lisa gets too close for comfort.

What is she doing?

NARRATOR: Just a few miles northof Fairbanks, Dalton rookie

Maya Sieber is back on the road.

Uh-- I don't know how that one was.

I was just going to say,about finesse instead of force.

NARRATOR: Five weeks into the season, Maya

has yet to do an entire run to Prudhoe Bay in the driver's

seat.

I really want to do the whole 500 miles of the road

by myself.

I'm excited.

I know what I have to do.

NARRATOR: She may have conqueredthe city streets of New York--

[horn]

Go, driver, go!

NARRATOR: But on the icy slopes of the Dalton--

Whoa.

NARRATOR: Even gear shifting--

DRIVER: Whoa, whoa, whoa.

NARRATOR: Can be a challenge.

Spun out.

Spun out [bleep].

What else can you say?

It's icy.

This is a good place to practice your splitting down.

Good.

Good.

That was it?

PHIL KROM: No.

Step on it.

Oh.

PHIL KROM: Not jazzing it, though.

You're lucky it didn't slam in.

Oh, I thought, like, I shifted so damn smooth.

And it didn't even-- - No.

You didn't.

Oh, man.

Ooh.

Hear that?

That's all right.

Go ahead and slow down.

And when we get around the corner,

slow down and get it back into sixth gear.

Six over? PHIL KROM: Over.

That's fine. Yeah.

Just straight stick it down.

And then go along.

Go ahead and gain speed.

And get ready to do the next shift.

OK.

Go ahead.

Put your hand on it.

OK.

It's a little hard with another hand.

But keep your foot on the throttle.

OK.

Split it.

That's about as much pressureas you need to come out of gear.

You see what I'm saying?

You yanked your hand off the shifter

like I have cooties or something.

No.

We grinded a gear and I didn't like that.

You reached out there and you pulled it away, like,

don't touch me.

No.

It's not like that at all.

I thought you-- I didn't know you wanted my hand.

No, that's fine.

NARRATOR: As they approach 12 Mile Hill,

Maya faces her first test.

Big truck coming the opposite direction.

PHIL KROM: OK.

Slow down a bit.

See where he's at.

Oh, there he is. PHIL KROM: OK.

You're all right.

Just time it so you're not meeting him

right in the very bottom.

NARRATOR: Passing an oncoming truck is all about timing.

The last thing drivers want is to meet

at the bottom of a hill, when both trucks are

at maximum speed.

OK.

Go ahead.

Go ahead. He's dragging his feet.

Go.

Oh, I scratched a gear.

Step on it.

Oh, [bleep].

PHIL KROM: It's all right.

You just don't want to meet him in the very bottom.

[horn]

Go ahead.

Go.

I'm going, I'm going.

PHIL KROM: You're OK.

Just slack off the throttle a little.

Perfect.

Oh.

PHIL KROM: Move to the center and go up the hill.

That was fun.

You're like, go, go, go, so I'm like, oh, [bleep]..

NARRATOR: 120 miles up the haul road,

Dave Redmon rolls north with his first oversized load

of the season.

This is my third drive alone on this road.

And I'm not having any problems.

I mean, I've slipped a couple of times.

You know, you learn to feather the gas.

You know, get everything locked in.

You know, get up these hills.

Fixing to cross this Yukon River Bridge that they said

was closed, or damaged, or something.

Somebody said something about the Yukon River Bridge

was closed.

I hope we make it.

Because this looks pretty bad here.

NARRATOR: The narrow bridgehovers 200 feet over the frozen

Yukon River.

Arctic winds have turned the bridge into a half mile

long sheet of ice.

If I so much as even put my foot on the brakes,

this thing would just jackknife instantly.

NARRATOR: Built at a 6% downhillgrade and only 30 feet wide,

if Dave loses control here, there's

no place to go but down to the frozen river below.

This is just crazy here.

We've got no business on this thing.

You know, it's dangerous as hell.

This is just a sheet of ice.

I don't know if we're going to make it down this damn thing.

This is like an ice skating rink.

Oh, [bleep].

Sliding.

Get this damn thing stopped.

Oh.

Just got off of it.

I need to buy a lottery ticket now.

It's everything you can do to keep the damn truck straight.

It's getting pretty brutal out right now.

NARRATOR: Back in Canada, Hugh and Rick

are headed 800 miles into the Canadian wilderness.

Poor old slack.

He's just going downhill fast.

It's a young guy's sport, and he ain't no young guy anymore.

NARRATOR: Earlier today--

[horn]

They left convoy partner Alex stranded in the yard.

Sitting there with his parkingbrake froze up on his trailer.

Well, you don't pull your parking brakes out

in the winter timer on the trailer.

He knows better than that.

He's got that Alzheimer's disease now.

He's forgetting things.

Well, I think it's pretty much he'd

better hang up his truck driving shoes

and get on the creature crawler.

Yeah.

Now he was talking trash, that he was going to beat us.

Yeah, right.

Yeah.

His trash talk never worked out for the last 30 years,

so he should give up on it.

NARRATOR: But now their fast start

could come to a screeching halt.

Is he turning around?

HUGH ROWLAND [RADIO]: Yes, he is.

RICK YEMM [RADIO]: Oh, come on.

Mother [bleep].

Well, here it looks like he's pulling me over here, I think.

He's coming up pretty [bleep] quick here.

[sirens]

Oh, come on.

Yeah.

He's definitely pulling me over.

He ain't going around me.

[bleep]

NARRATOR: Coming up, the Alaskan mega haul

faces their first test.

I don't like this.

LISA KELLY: We're taller than this.

That's not the problem.

He hasn't found the problem yet.

NARRATOR: And the Canadian convoy

may be over before it begins.

OFFICER: License and registration.

NARRATOR: 60 miles north of Winnipeg--

[siren]

[bleep].

Registration.

Yeah.

Cops come and pulled over Rick there.

[bleep]

Damn it.

I don't know if it's blue hair or what,

but every time the cop comes and they see him,

they pull him over.

Morning.

License and registration?

Yes, I do.

NARRATOR: Canadian regulationsrequire that truck drivers take

10 hours off after each shift.

If every minute of each run isn't accounted

for in the logbook, there's a $500 fine, or worse--

the driver could be pulled off the road.

Right.

There you go. - All right.

Just doing some checks out here today, so--

OK.

Make sure you drive safe and have a good day.

- Thank you. - Thanks.

OK, Hugh.

It was just a logbook check.

Thank God it was right.

HUGH ROWLAND [RADIO]: 10-4.

Are we good to go?

Yeah.

I'm rolling again.

HUGH ROWLAND [RADIO]: Good.

Up in the north here, they don't have a lot of scales.

So the RCMP members, they'll pull you over

to check your log book.

So I'm not big on the log book thing.

So every time they ask for a log book,

my heart skips a couple beats and hope it's right.

It's a big fine if you screw up on your log book.

It's a dash for the cash.

Nothing's going to stop this guy from making money.

NARRATOR: Back in Winnipeg--

Alex is still stuck in the yard.

Mechanics work to get Alex on the road.

They're under there beating with a hammer.

But that's not the problem.

How many different ways can we do this?

Now it's moving, slowly.

But they're just not releasing enough.

That's not the problem.

He hasn't found the problem.

It shouldn't be hissing like that.

OK?

If the throttle isn't on, I'm losing all my air, so.

NARRATOR: With nothing working, one mechanic notices

something's off with the air valve.

Try that.

Get her going.

There.

Just let go.

Brakes releasing.

There you go.

So what happened now?

Switch the lines.

Backwards.

I need to go and look at that.

Back and forth, back and forth.

OK.

Well--

Dark line goes on that side, light line goes on that side.

So you all took for granted this one was red

because it had red on there.

Well-- now you're good.

Good plan.

You're moving now.

Perfect.

OK.

NARRATOR: A rookie mistake has put Alex an hour

behind his convoy partners.

But he's not out of the race yet.

Back in Anchorage, Alaska--

LISA KELLY: We're tall, wide and long,

so we have to look out for everything.

NARRATOR: Tony and Lisa are headed north with two

massive modular buildings.

Well, your standard load's 8'6", so.

We're hanging off each side a foot

and a half, something like that.

NARRATOR: The first challenge they'll face

is getting these monster loads out of town.

We're basically dealing with a bunch of overpasses.

If your load's too tall for thebridge, it'll hit the bridge

and it'll either damage the bridge

or take the top right off the building.

You've got to come to a really slow crawl just

to make sure we're going to clear.

NARRATOR: The posted height of the next overpass

is 16 feet, 10 inches.

But Tony and Lisa's loads measure more than half a foot

taller.

You're 17'6".

17'6"?

What about that first bridge?

Probably tall enough.

We're taller than this.

That's interesting.

I don't like this.

LISA KELLY: I'll keep an eye on you back here.

TONY MOLESKY [RADIO]: You just want to hold that lane there?

OK. Excellent.

Thank you.

LISA KELLY: All right.

Here we come.

TONY MOLESKY [RADIO]: Yes, ma'am.

Got you way over there on the right hand side.

NARRATOR: Damaging this $150,000 load

could mean a quick end to Lisa's heavy haul dreams.

There's no room for error.

I'm just trying to be careful with it, you know?

It's lower than what we are.

Obviously it's lying, because we made it.

NARRATOR: The convoy has clearedtheir first set of obstacles,

but that slow pace has cost them precious time.

Well, we're going to see how far we can make it tonight.

We'll see where we end up tired.

It's kind of a late start, so I'm thinking not very far.

It's a new challenge for me.

I like to keep my mind sharp.

And I was getting complacent, and heavy haul

is a new challenge for me to conquer.

And I'm determined to conquer it.

NARRATOR: Coming up, Maya's run goes wrong.

It's a faint knocking sound under my feet.

NARRATOR: And sparks fly on the winter roads.

Oh, man.

NARRATOR: Deep in the Canadian wilderness--

Hugh and Rick are halfway through their run

to bring vital food supplies to the furthest outpost

in Manitoba.

We're giving the springs a workout.

That's for damn sure.

NARRATOR: But 400 miles from civilization--

Oh, man.

Oh, man.

HUGH ROWLAND [RADIO]: What was it?

It shorted when it was hitting bumps.

Are you [bleep] kidding me?

I'm [bleep] here, man.

I'll be pulled over here.

NARRATOR: Rick's electrical system is on the fritz.

[bleep]

Let's check your battery box.

See if your batteries are loose, maybe.

Let me see that light for a sec.

Every time he hits a bump, he gets a short.

Everything flashes.

His alternator bounces up and down.

Figured he might have a loose battery connection, hitting

the lid, or something in here.

NARRATOR: If the electrical system fails,

Rick could lose his heater, his CB radio, even the engine.

Leaving his rig and his loads stranded in 30 below.

Back in Alaska, Dave Redmon hauls his oversized load

across the frozen tundra south of Prudhoe Bay.

Wind's blowing real bad across the road

and visibility is getting pretty terrible right now.

The roads are drifting.

Just trying to make our way to Prudhoe.

Oh, that was close.

I think I traded mirrors on that one.

Oh, man. I can't see.

I can't even see the road.

And the wind's blowing 40 miles an hour.

Snow's blowing across the road.

Can't never get a break.

I'm determined to get this load up to Prudhoe Bay

and get it delivered on time.

You know, I just need to get it up there

to prove that I can do this job, and do it

in a safe and timely manner.

NARRATOR: Finally, Dave fights his way to the finish line.

Just on the outskirts of town.

We'll be able to get rid of thisload and chalk another one up.

I don't feel that I'm a rookie up here.

I'm a far cry away from being that.

I've got a lot of common sense.

I can think on my feet.

And that's what it takes to function

in an environment like this.

NARRATOR: 300 miles south--

PHIL KROM: You're OK.

Just go ahead and keep picking them up.

We're going to go through a couple dips

up the backside of the Beaver Slide.

NARRATOR: Maya is attempting to drive the entire haul

road herself.

I really want to do the whole 500 miles of the road.

I'm looking forward to it.

You're all right.

NARRATOR: The white knuckle 11% grade of the Beaver Slide

has the rookie on edge.

But halfway down, she's got a bigger problem.

I feel something knocking beneath the floorboard

by my feet.

PHIL KROM: Something rattling right at your feet?

We'll have to have a look at it and see

what may be rattling loose under there, or something.

It's a faint knocking sound, but I feel it under my feet.

NARRATOR: Maya makes it down the hill.

PHIL KROM: I'm going to get out and figure out what's

falling apart on this truck.

NARRATOR: But Phil doesn't want to push their luck.

That's scary [bleep], Phil.

We're going down the Beaver Slide with a loose front end.

That's some scary [bleep].

PHIL KROM: Let's check the other side.

I'm not seeing anything obvious.

I'm going to drive for a little bit

and see if I can feel exactly from the driver's seat what

might be going on.

NARRATOR: Once again, Maya's plan to drive to Prudhoe Bay

is on ice.

Coming up--

Come on, baby.

NARRATOR: The Canadian's luck goes from bad--

Hang on there, Rick.

NARRATOR: To worse.

HUGH ROWLAND: Trailer's hitting my tires.

NARRATOR: 400 miles north of Winnipeg--

Every time he hits a bump, he gets a short.

Everything flashes.

His alternator bounces up and down.

NARRATOR: Electrical problems have stopped Rick and Hugh

in their tracks.

HUGH ROWLAND: Anything loose?

Oh, there you go right there.

RICK YEMM: It's shorting right here.

HUGH ROWLAND: Yep. That's where it's at.

Don't pick that up.

Right there.

Broke.

Bouncing.

Yeah, that's it.

RICK YEMM: Wanna go shut her off?

I'll tape that up. I'll be good.

Well, life on the winter roads, anyways.

You can't really make your plans.

Anything can happen.

NARRATOR: As they trek deeper into the wilderness--

Hard to steer.

NARRATOR: The rough roads only get worse.

Oh, yeah. It's rough.

You're not paying attention up here, you tear the truck

up pretty quick.

I'm dodging the bumps here and trying to make some time.

I want to just step on the gas all day long.

Come on, baby.

Holy-- Hang on there, Rick.

OK.

Oh, I know why I'm getting stuck.

Trailer's hitting my tires.

NARRATOR: Hugh's 50,000 pound load

has his trailer riding low, hitting his tires

and costing him traction.

I know why I'm spinning out on these.

My band is dragging on my tires when I get bumped.

RICK YEMM [RADIO]: Yeah.

Way too low.

HUGH ROWLAND [RADIO]: I don't know we were in the deep snow.

I didn't realize it was that deep.

There seems to be a rumor afoot

that Hugh went in the snow bank with his truck.

NARRATOR: Back in Winnipeg--

I thought you already left.

NARRATOR: Hugh and Rick laughedat Alex's truck problems.

They're like girls going to the bathroom, eh?

They go everywhere together.

NARRATOR: And now it's payback time.

We've caught up to them here.

Is that Alex right there?

Can't believe it.

Let him go.

RICK YEMM [RADIO]: Let him go.

Let him [bleep] go.

Give me a break.

[laughter] Anyway, Hugh and Rick are behind me.

HUGH ROWLAND [RADIO]: Thanks, anyway.

My pass.

Well, We're back in front, and we're off to the races.

NARRATOR: As Alex pushes on, the Canadian truckers are

tied with five loads apiece--

while in Alaska, Lisa is holding on to the top spot.

And she's halfway through the Alaskan mega haul.

I'm 100 feet long, 17 feet high.

12 feet wide.

It's a beautiful day.

Beautiful day for trucking, for sure.

NARRATOR: Depending on how she handles the run,

this 60 ton building could either make or break

Lisa's heavy haul career.

So far, so good.

I'm kind of glad we have chains on, though.

NARRATOR: Tony is leading the charge.

But Lisa's right on his tail.

Uh-oh.

What is she doing?

I think Tony needs more space.

Keeping an eye out for Lisa back there,

because I think she's got more horsepower than we do.

I can't help it.

I keep running up on you.

I can hang back more.

I've been trying to hang back more.

I don't have a death wish.

I certainly don't want to slide down backwards.

It's not good to run up on somebody like that,

because if he spins out, then I'll spin out.

TONY MOLESKY [RADIO]: Man, oh, man.

I'm still gaining on him.

NARRATOR: The convoy pulls over to unchain.

We'll just go over here, just pull off our iron.

NARRATOR: And Tony has a new plan for Lisa.

Hey.

What do you think about taking the lead?

That's fine.

Is that cool?

Yeah.

Seeing as how you were kind of pulling me on the hills,

you should go first.

That cool with you? - Yeah.

All right. I'll let you go first.

NARRATOR: Blazing the trail into Prudhoe Bay

would earn Lisa a top spot on the heavy haul team.

I'll be the lead dog today, or for now.

I'm here.

NARRATOR: But there's still 400 miles left to go.

TONY MOLESKY [RADIO]: OK.

You're my lead truck now, huh, Lisa?

Want me to shout out?

[horn]

NARRATOR: On the next "Ice Road Truckers--"

Let's just be careful.

NARRATOR: Lisa's big break may end up breaking her.

[bleep].

Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.

NARRATOR: And the Canadians' marathon haul--

He's still stuck on the road.

NARRATOR: Runs off the rails.

Make it over here.

Ouch.