Original subtitles

>> male narrator: TONIGHT ON

THE SEASON FINALE OF ICE ROAD

TRUCKERS..

AS THE DRIVERS HIT THE HOME

STRETCH...

>> LOOK AT THIS [bleep] RETARD.

>> narrator: RICK AND HUGH ARE

PUSHED TO THE BRINK.

>> AND I'M [bleep].

>> narrator: THE ROADS HIT BACK.

>> EVERYBODY GETS IN A [bleep]

HURRY WITHOUT THINKING AHEAD.

>> TRUCK'S FINISHED.

IT ISN'T GOIN' ANYWHERE.

[honking horn]

>> narrator: THE LAST ROOKIE

STANDING FACES THE ULTIMATE

TEST.

>> OH...MY GOD.

I'M SO FRIGGING SCARED RIGHT

NOW.

>> narrator: AND LISA'S ROAD TO

REDEMPTION TAKES ITS FINAL TURN.

>> I HOPE I WIN THE LOAD COUNT,

BECAUSE THE SEASON WAS EVEN

HARDER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS

GONNA BE.

[rock music]

♪ ♪

>> narrator: AS TIME RUNS OUT

ON ANOTHER SEASON...

>> [bleep] ROADS ARE MELTING.

>> WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME

HERE.

>> narrator: TRUCKERS ACROSS

THE CONTINENT RACE TO DELIVER

THEIR FINAL LOADS BEFORE THE

ICE ROADS DISAPPEAR ONCE MORE.

>> THIS IS A GREAT ROAD FOR

MAKIN' BUTTER.

>> YOU GOTTA KEEP [bleep]

TRUCKING.

[honks horn]

>> narrator: AND IN BOTH CANADA

AND ALASKA...

>> WE GOTS TO GO.

>> narrator: THE DASH FOR THE

CASH...

>> MONEY IN THE BANK.

>> narrator: IS STILL UP FOR

GRABS.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, ALEX

DEBOGORSKI COULD BEST RIVAL

HUGH ROWLAND IN THE LOAD COUNT.

>> IDEALLY, I'D GET MORE LOADS

THAN HUGH AND RICK COMBINED,

BUT THEN I MEAN, THAT'S PROBABLY

REALLY WISHFUL THINKING.

[chuckles]

>> narrator: AND IN ALASKA,

LISA KELLY IS TRAILING DAVE

REDMON BY JUST A LOAD.

BUT THE CURRENT LOAD COUNT

LEADER IS NO LONGER ON THE ROAD.

>> WELL, NEXT STOP ALABAMA.

>> narrator: IN DAVE REDMON'S

ROOKIE SEASON, HE TALLIED 27

LOADS AND ALMOST AS MANY

BLOW-UPS.

>> HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE ON

THE MOST DANGEROUS ROAD IN THE

WORLD WITH NO DAMN SEAT BELT?

I CAN'T EVEN TURN INTO A [bleep]

PARKING LOT WITHOUT YOU OVER

THERE.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA SIT HERE

AND KISS YOUR ASS.

>> narrator: AND JUST DAYS

BEFORE THE WINTER'S END, DAVE

GOT THE AX.

>> WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY

CHOICE BUT TO PART WAYS AND...

AND MOVE FORWARD.

>> YEP.

JUST 'CAUSE I DON'T PLAY WELL

WITH OTHERS DOESN'T, UH, HAVE

ANY EFFECT ON MY ABILITY TO DO A

JOB.

IF I'D HAVE STAYED, I'VE HAVE

WON.

SO I FEEL I PREVAILED.

>> narrator: ACROSS TOWN, DAVE'S

SEASON-LONG NEMESIS TONY MOLESKY

IS JUST HEARING THE NEWS.

>> DAVE'S NO LONGER PART OF US.

>> WHAT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

>> DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S

GOING ON.

I JUST KNOW LANE CAME IN HERE

THIS MORNING AND SAID, UH,

BEFORE I SENT DAVE OUT, SEND HIM

OVER TO THE OFFICE.

>> WOW.

>> THEN I GET A PHONE CALL, I

DON'T KNOW, A COUPLE HOURS

LATER.

SAYS HAVE DAVE FILL OUT HIS

LAST LOGS AND TURN IN HIS

PAPERWORK.

I GUESS IT WAS OVER.

>> THAT REALLY DOESN'T SURPRISE

ME.

I GUESS WE GAVE HIM EVERY CHANCE

WE COULD, MAN.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO SAY

ABOUT DAVE IS THAT HE'S

DISRESPECTFUL ON THE ROAD, YOU

KNOW?

AND TAKES A RESPECTFUL GUY TO

DRIVE UP HERE AND TO BE A PART

OF THIS FAMILY.

>> THERE YOU GO.

ALL RIGHT, TONY.

STAY OUTTA TROUBLE, PARTNER.

>> WE'LL TRY.

OKAY. THANKS.

LOOKS LIKE I GOT A LOAD OF PIPE

TODAY.

FROM PRUDHOE BAY.

WE'VE GOT, UH...NOT MUCH TIME TO

GET THE REST OF THESE LOADS UP

TO PRUDHOE BEFORE THE ICE ROAD'S

DONE, SO...IT'S, UH, PRETTY

CRUCIAL THAT WE TRUCK AND GET

THIS DONE.

MAN...IT'S GOTTA BE 40 DEGREES

OUT HERE.

NOT MUCH TIME LEFT.

>> narrator: BUT DESPITE THE

WARM WEATHER, THERE'S NO TIME

FOR TONY TO LET DOWN HIS GUARD.

>> DISPATCH WAS SAYING THAT THEY

HAD CALLS FROM OTHER DRIVERS ON

THE ROAD SAYING THAT IT WAS

REALLY, REALLY SLICK.

YOU KNOW, SPRING'S COMING AND

THE ICE PACK THAT'S BEEN ON THE

ROAD...ALL WINTER IS STARTING TO

DETERIORATE.

BOY, IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY RAN

OFF INTO THE DITCH RIGHT THERE

BIG TIME.

[honks horn]

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WINTER

AND THE END OF THE WINTER IS

USUALLY WHEN YOU RUN INTO SLICK

SPOTS IN THE ROAD.

ICE IS CHANGING FROM DAYTIME TO

NIGHTTIME.

IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST TRICKY

TIME TO DRIVE IS DURING THE

TRANSITION TIMES IN THE YEAR.

>> narrator: 450 MILES NORTH,

JUST OUTSIDE PRUDHOE BAY...

>> IT IS THE LAST DAY.

>> narrator: WITH DAVE REDMON

OUT OF THE PICTURE, THIS RUN

WILL PUT LISA IN A TIE AT THE

TOP OF THE LOAD BOARD.

>> I DIDN'T RUN WITH DAVE.

I NEVER GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW HE DID UP

HERE, AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE WHAT

HAPPENED, AND I WISH HIM THE

BEST.

>> narrator: WHILE LISA WAS ABLE

TO AVOID PROBLEMS LIKE DAVE'S,

HER OWN SEASON HAD MORE THAN ITS

SHARE OF UPS AND DOWNS.

POISED TO BECOME ONE OF THE

DALTON'S TOP HEAVY-HAUL

DRIVERS...

>> PUSH TRUCKING--IT'S

EVERYTHING I'VE WORKED FOR.

>> narrator: INSTEAD, SHE LOST

CARLILE'S TRUST...

>> [bleep]

>> narrator: AND HAD TO FIGHT

TO WIN IT BACK.

>> HEAVY HAUL'S NOT FOR

EVERYBODY.

>> THIS IS BULL[bleep].

THIS YEAR, I'M NOT A ROOKIE

ANYMORE.

BUT I'M DEFINITELY NOT THE

VETERAN.

I'M JUST--I'M KIND OF IN THAT IN

BETWEEN WHERE I'M STARTING TO

GET THE HANG OF THINGS AND

STARTING TO GET THE WAY THIS

WORKS.

>> MY GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO GET

LISA TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

WE WANT TO GET HER INTO HEAVY

HAUL FULL-TIME, AND WE WANT THAT

TO BE HER CAREER.

>> I'M GONNA DO MY BEST AND SEE

WHAT I CAN GET DONE.

>> narrator: LISA ROLLS INTO

PRUDHOE YARD WITH HER 27TH LOAD

OF THE SEASON.

NOW SHE'S LOOKING FOR A

BACKHAUL THAT COULD CEMENT HER

WIN.

>> I HOPE I WIN THE LOAD COUNT,

BECAUSE THE SEASON WAS EVEN

HARDER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS

GONNA BE.

I BET YOU DIDN'T GUESS I WAS

COMING IN TODAY.

>> HOW YOU DOING?

>> GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

>> GOOD, GOOD.

>> YOU GOT ANYTHING GOING BACK

TO FAIRBANKS?

>> UH, WE'RE GONNA BE SENDING

YOU THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

YOU'RE NOT GOING SOUTH TODAY.

YOU'RE GOING OUT TO NUIQSUT.

>> [laughs]

FRIGGIN' AWESOME.

>> YOU'VE GOT SOME ELECTRICAL

STUFF FOR THE SCHOOL.

YOU GOT SOME FURNITURE FOR

SOMEBODY, A SNOW MACHINE, AND A

DIRT BIKE.

>> OOH, I LIKE THE DIRT BIKE

PART.

>> SO IF YOUR TRUCK BREAKS DOWN,

YOU HAVE ACCESS TO MODES OF

TRANSPORTATION.

>> narrator: THE RUN TO NUIQSUT

WILL PUT HER AT THE TOP OF THE

LOAD BOARD, BUT SHE'LL HAVE TO

TRAVEL 90 MILES ACROSS THE

FROZEN COLVILLE RIVER DELTA.

>> IT'LL PROBABLY BE A 3,

3 1/2-HOUR RUN JUST TO GET OUT

THERE.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT, TAKE CARE.

>> narrator: BUT IN CANADA,

HUGH ROWLAND IS NOT AS LUCKY AS

LISA IN HIS QUEST TO UP HIS LOAD

COUNT.

>> [bleep]

>> SO WE HAVE TWO BUILDINGS THAT

HAVE TO BE MOVED.

>> TWO OF THEM.

AND THEN THEY'RE 8-FEET WIDE

SKIDS, AREN'T THEY?

>> YEAH, I THINK THEY ARE EIGHT.

>> YEAH, I DON'T THINK THIS IS

THE RIGHT TRAILER.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE TROMBONES

FOR THAT.

>> narrator: WITHOUT A BACKHAUL,

THE BEST HE CAN HOPE FOR

IS A TIE WITH RIVAL ALEX

DEBOGORSKI.

>> YEAH, I LOVE MAKING MONEY,

AND I'LL HAUL ANYTHING ANYTIME,

BUT THIS DEFINITELY IS NOT

THE RIGHT TRAILER.

THAT'S TOP-HEAVY AND, UH, THAT

ROAD'S PRETTY ROUGH WITH THE

RUTS IN IT AND STUFF, AND THIS

JUST AIN'T THE RIGHT TRAILER FOR

THAT.

>> narrator: NOT ONLY WILL HUGH

GO HOME WITHOUT A LOAD, MOTHER

NATURE'S PACKING A FINAL PUNCH.

>> STARTED OUT WITH SUNSHINE ALL

DAY LONG.

WE'RE KINDA THINKING THE ROAD

WASN'T GONNA LAST TOO LONG, AND

THEN, UH...ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT

[bleep] STORMS RIGHT AT THE END.

>> narrator: ACROSS TOWN,

RICK'S ALSO HEADED BACK TO

WINNIPEG EMPTY-HANDED.

>> I JUST ABOUT HAD ANOTHER

BACKHAUL THERE, BUT THEY'RE NOT

READY.

THEY DON'T HAVE THE STUFF ALL

LOADED IN.

IT'S REALLY GONNA SUCK 'CAUSE

I'M BOBTAILING OUT OF HERE NOW.

IT'S GONNA BE TEN TIMES

ROUGHER.

I'M GONNA HAVE NO TRACTION.

THERE'S NO WEIGHT, SO JUST...

YOU'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

CAN'T GIVE IT ANY GAS AND ALL

YOU DO SPIN.

IT'S JUST ALL AROUND BAD.

THERE'S TONS OF TRUCKS AND

TRAILERS, EVERYTHING STRANDED UP

HERE LAST YEAR.

I'M NOT GONNA GET STUCK UP HERE.

I GOTTA GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE

OR I'M GONNA END UP BEING A

RESIDENT OF ST. THERESA, AND I

DON'T WANT THAT.

>> narrator: RUNNING TOGETHER

THE WHOLE SEASON...

>> [bleep]

WE'RE LOST!

>> narrator: RICK AND HUGH

CUT SOME CORNERS...

>> I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS

[bleep] STUPID [bleep].

>> YEAH, YA DID.

>> narrator: BURNED SOME

BRIDGES...

>> I'M FINISHED WITH YOU GUYS.

I DON'T NEED YOU COMING HERE

AND WRECKING EVERYTHING.

>> [bleep] YOU.

>> narrator: AND FATTENED THEIR

WALLETS.

>> YEP. WE GOT TO RUN SOME GOOD

ROADS, MADE SOME MONEY,

HAD A LITTLE FUN.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

>> YOU KNOW WHAT?

WHEN THAT CHECK CASHES IN THE

BANK AT THE END OF THE YEAR,

IT ALWAYS MAKES THE PAIN GO AWAY

A LITTLE BETTER.

>> YEAH, YOU BETCHA.

EVERY YEAR I LOOK FORWARD TO

GETTING STARTED, BUT THEN I'M

LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING HOME

TOO, THOUGH.

>> narrator: BUT AS HUGH AND

RICK BEGIN THEIR TRIP SOUTH,

GETTING HOME MAY BE HARDER THAN

THEY THINK.

>> I'M GONNA TRY TO OUTRUN THIS

STORM HERE.

SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE BAD,

BLOWING, SNOWING ALL DAY LONG.

SO FARTHER WE MAKE IT DOWN THE

ROAD, THE BETTER OFF WE ARE.

>> WE'LL GET OUTTA HERE ONE WAY

OR ANOTHER, BUT WE COULD BE

HAVING AN EXTRA-LONG TRIP HERE.

>> STORMING OR NOT STORMING, WE

GOTTA DO WHAT WE GOTTA DO HERE.

>> narrator: QUICKLY, THE ROAD

DISAPPEARS.

>> THERE'S ONLY ONE TRACK ON THE

ROAD.

THE SIDES ARE ALL DRIFTED IN.

YOU JUST GOT ONE TRACK DOWN THE

CENTER NOW.

AND THAT'S BAD.

IF I MEET OTHER [bleep] TRUCKS

AND I GOTTA MOVE OVER, THE

CHANCES ARE I WON'T BE ABLE TO

GET GOING AGAIN.

I GOTTA KEEP ROLLING NO MATTER

WHAT.

YOU GET DEEP SNOW LIKE THIS,

AND IT'LL STOP YOU DEAD.

LOOK AT THIS [bleep] RETARD.

>> narrator: UP AHEAD,

A DOUBLE-WIDE IS STUCK IN THE

MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.

>> HE THINKS HE'S THE ONLY GUY

ON THE ROAD, I GUESS.

I'LL GET US AROUND THIS GUY ONE

WAY OR ANOTHER.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

AND I'M [bleep].

>> narrator: DEEP IN THE

CANADIAN BUSH...

>> LOOK AT THIS [bleep] RETARD.

>> narrator: IN AN ATTEMPT TO

AVOID HITTING ANOTHER TRUCK...

RICK GOT STUCK IN THE SOFT

SHOULDER.

>> AND I'M [bleep].

>> [bleep]

RICKY, RICKY, RICKY.

>> narrator: WITH THE SNOW

PILING UP, RICK AND HUGH WILL

HAVE TO WORK QUICKLY.

>> THE ONLY TRUCK DRIVER ON THE

ROAD, I GUESS.

>> I KNEW THAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

SHOULDN'T HAVE COME UP SO FAR.

>> WHAT, YOU'RE GETTING STUCK

OR--

>> I'M STUCK.

YOU SHOULDA JUST PUT THAT

[bleep] MIRROR IN, WE'D HAVE

BOTH BEEN OUTTA THERE.

EVERYBODY GETS IN A [bleep]

HURRY WITHOUT THINKING AHEAD.

I'VE KNOWN RICK SINCE HE WAS 18

YEARS OLD.

HE'S ALWAYS IN A HURRY AND JUST

LEAVES SOMETHING THAT'S NOT

QUITE GOOD ENOUGH.

BUDDY, YOU IN HERE?

>> IS THERE ANYONE EVEN IN IT?

NO. THERE'S NO ONE IN THERE.

THERE'S NO ONE EVEN IN THE

[bleep].

HEY, HUGH, SEE IF YOU CAN MOVE

THE THING.

>> GOT CHAINS ON?

>> YEP.

NO ONE'S IN THE [bleep] THING.

>> THAT DIDN'T WORK.

>> NOPE.

>> YOU GET SO [bleep] EXCITED.

ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS MOVE THAT

MIRROR, AND HE'D HAVE BEEN

THROUGH THERE.

>> narrator: WITH THE ROADS

DETERIORATING, RICK AND HUGH

WILL BE LUCKY TO GET OUT BEFORE

IT'S TOO LATE.

>> [bleep] ME.

ALL BECAUSE OF A [bleep] MIRROR.

>> narrator: 200 MILES TO THE

WEST...

ALEX DEBOGORSKI IS ON THE ROAD

TO GARDEN HILL.

>> WELL, I'M HOPING TO FINISH

THIS TRIP WITH NO MORE MISHAPS.

BUT IF WE HAVE ANY, THEN WE'LL

DEAL WITH THEM AS WE COME ALONG.

>> narrator: YESTERDAY, ALEX

LOOKED TO BE DOWN FOR THE COUNT

WITH A RUPTURED DRIVE SHAFT.

>> THIS IS A CATASTROPHICAL

FAILURE.

TRUCK'S FINISHED.

IT ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

THE RUN'S FINISHED UNTIL, UH,

WE GET ANOTHER TRUCK.

>> narrator: BUT A REPLACEMENT

TRUCK ARRIVED...

AND ALEX IS BACK IN THE RACE.

>> IT'S WHAT THIS JOB'S ABOUT.

IT'S ABOUT CHALLENGES.

THERE'S A CHALLENGE AROUND EVERY

CORNER AND OVER EACH HILL.

>> narrator: THIS SEASON...

>> HOLY MACKEREL!

>> narrator: ALEX RANGED ALL

OVER MANITOBA...

DELIVERING LOADS TO REMOTE

VILLAGES AND HELP TO STRANDED

DRIVERS.

>> JUST GET UNDER THERE AND

[indistinct]

>> YOU MAKE IT OVER HERE?

>> OW.

>> narrator: IF ALEX CAN FINISH

THIS RUN, HE'LL HAVE A SHOT AT

BEATING HUGH IN THE LOAD COUNT.

>> HUGH'S KNOWN FOR SLEEPING

LESS HOURS, BUT I DON'T THINK...

THOSE GUYS AREN'T GETTING ANY

HEALTHIER, AND I DON'T THINK

HUGH'S--I THINK EVERY YEAR,

HUGH'S HEALTH IS GETTING A

LITTLE WORSE.

UNLESS HE GETS TO LOSE A LITTLE

WEIGHT AND STARTS CHANGING HIS

DIET, I'M IN BETTER SHAPE THAN

HE IS.

SO THAT MEANS I CAN GO LONG

PERIODS.

THERE'S...THERE'S SOMETHING

GOING ON HERE.

OH, YEAH, THERE HE IS IN A

SNOWBANK.

SHOVELING AWAY.

THAT'S GOOD.

GETTIN' SOME EXERCISE.

>> narrator: BUT THE COMPETITION

SUDDENLY TAKES A BACKSEAT.

[brakes hiss]

>> PICK A PART THAT YOU WANNA

RIP OFF.

>> [laughing]

>> I'LL TAKE IT OFF FOR YA.

>> JUST CAME AROUND THIS CORNER

WAY TOO FAST.

THE ROADS DO GET KINDA SLICK

AND THAT AND YOU JUST, UH, GOTTA

MAINTAIN YOUR SPEED.

>> EVERY TRIP THERE'S ALWAYS

SOMETHING GOING ON ON THE WINTER

ROAD.

THERE'S EITHER SOMEBODY BROKE

DOWN OR, YOU KNOW, A FAMILY THAT

NEEDS HELP, YOU KNOW.

THAT'S THE WAY THE WINTER ROAD

WORKS.

SO EVERY DAY THERE'S DIFFERENT

SITUATIONS UP THERE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ALEX.

>> narrator: AS THE SPRING SUN

POUNDS THE ICE, ALEX'S RUN TO

CATCH HUGH IS GONNA BE ROUGH.

>> HOW BUMPY IS IT?

>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY BUMPY?

OH, THAT BUMPY.

>> narrator: 2,600 MILES WEST...

MAYA SIEBER IS AT PRUDHOE BAY

DISPATCH.

>> GOOD MORNING.

>> HEY, MAYA.

HOW YOU DOING?

>> I'M GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?

>> GOOD.

>> narrator: HOPING FOR ONE LAST

BACKHAUL TO END HER ROOKIE

SEASON STRONG.

>> HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO ANY OF

THE VILLAGES YET?

>> NO.

>> OKAY. WELL, YOU'RE GONNA GET

TO GO OUT TODAY.

GONNA SEND YOU OUT TO NUIQSUT.

>> OOH!

[laughs]

THAT'S AWESOME.

>> SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A

FLATBED, AND I GUESS, UH, THEY

MAY BE RUNNING SOME OTHER FOLKS

OUT THERE WITH YOU.

SO AT LEAST THERE'S SAFETY IN

NUMBERS.

>> OKAY. AWESOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> ENJOY YOUR TRIP.

>> THANKS.

>> TAKE CARE.

>> SEE YOU LATER.

I'M GONNA TAKE PINK.

>> narrator: INSTEAD OF A

BACKHAUL TO FAIRBANKS, MAYA WILL

JOIN LISA ON A RUN TO NUIQSUT.

>> WELL, THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR

ME.

TODAY I'M GONNA BE DRIVING OVER

THE ICE.

I'M TAKING A FLATBED OUT, AND

I'M GONNA DELIVER SOME LUMBER TO

THE SCHOOL, SOME SUPPLIES THAT

THEY NEED.

SO THIS IS CRAZY!

[laughs]

I HOPE THE ICE DOESN'T CRACK.

OH, MY GOD.

I'M EXCITED AND I'M NERVOUS.

>> narrator: JUST A FEW MONTHS

AGO, MAYA WAS STRUGGLING TO

LEARN THE RULES OF THE ROAD.

SHE WENT UP AGAINST MOTHER

NATURE...

>> THIS IS THE WORST WEATHER

I'VE DRIVEN IN YET.

>> narrator: AND HER FELLOW

DALTON ROOKIE.

>> GIVE ME A [bleep] ENOUGH ROOM

BETWEEN US.

>> WELL, I COULD IF I WASN'T

80,000 POUNDS.

>> narrator: NOW THE ROOKIE FROM

NEW YORK HAS EARNED THE CHANCE

TO TAKE ON ONE OF THE MOST

DANGEROUS RUNS ON THE HAUL ROAD.

>> IT'S AWESOME THAT THEY CHOSE

ME TO GO OUT THERE AND DELIVER

OVER THE ICE.

I'M DEFINITELY UP FOR THE

CHALLENGE.

>> GOT IT?

>> GOT IT.

>> PRETTY SWEET--WE'RE GONNA

ACTUALLY GO ACROSS AN ICE ROAD

TODAY.

IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME.

>> OH, MY GOD!

>> I JUST WANNA LAY OUT A FEW

RULES ON THE FIELD BEFORE WE GO

OUT THERE.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR SEATBELT

ON AT ALL TIMES.

YOU HAVE TO WEAR YOUR SAFETY

GLASSES AT ALL TIMES.

YOU CANNOT TALK ON YOUR CELL

PHONE AT ALL.

IF IT RINGS, YOU HAVE TO IGNORE

IT.

SO THAT'S THE RULES OUT THERE.

YOU READY FOR THIS?

>> I'M READY.

>> ALL RIGHT. SEE YA.

>> I'M REALLY EXCITED.

THIS IS SOMETHING I CAN

DEFINITELY SAY I'VE NEVER DONE

BEFORE.

OKAY...I'M GOOD TO GO.

>> CAN'T GET TO NUIQSUT DURING

THE SUMMERTIME, SO THE

WINTERTIME IS THE ONLY TIME YOU

CAN GET TO THESE REMOTE PLACES.

BECAUSE THEY BUILD THESE ICE

ROADS, AND THEN WE CAN GET ALL

OUR DELIVERIES DONE IN THE

WINTERTIME.

AND THEN WHEN IT MELTS, IT'S

GONE, AND THAT'S IT TILL NEXT

WINTER.

THE ROAD IS VERY SLIPPERY

BECAUSE THE SUN HAS BEEN SHINING

ON IT ALL DAY NOW, AND IT

MAKES IT SLIPPERY.

>> OH...MY GOD.

I'M SO FRIGGING SCARED RIGHT

NOW.

OH, MY GOD!

>> narrator: IN CANADA...

HUGH AND RICK ARE STILL STUCK

IN THE SOFT SNOW, TRYING TO

GET BY AN ABANDONED RIG.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

>> ALL THIS IS 'CAUSE OF THAT

[bleep] MIRROR.

>> YEP. BUT I JUST [bleep]

MISSED IT.

>> narrator: FINALLY, THE

MISSING DRIVER RETURNS WITH A

SECOND DOUBLE-WIDE.

>> I GOT YOU [bleep] STUCK TOO,

THOUGH.

>> WE'LL GET MY OTHER GUY TO

PULL ME OUT, THEN WE'LL GET YA.

>> OKAY, RIGHT ON.

>> JUST GIVE ME A COUPLE

MINUTES, WE'LL GET YOU OUT.

>> OH, OKAY.

>> narrator: WITH 20 TONS OF

WEIGHT TO GIVE IT TRACTION...

>> AND EVEN OUT.

>> narrator: THE FIRST STEP IS

TO MOVE THE STUCK DOUBLE-WIDE

OUT OF THE WAY.

>> SO HE'S GONNA POSITION IT

AND GET ME A TUG.

>> YEP.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

>> HE'S GONNA BACK UP AND GET ME

GOING.

[engine chugging]

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

>> ALL RIGHT.

HE'S LOOSE NOW.

I JUST WANT TO GET YOU GUYS SO I

CAN GET PASSED, SO I CAN GET--

>> NO, THAT'S WHAT HE'S DOING.

I'M GETTING HIM TO MAKE A PASS

SO HE CAN PULL ME OUT OF HERE.

>> ONE MORE TIME.

>> I GOT A LOT MORE TRACTION

THAN HE DOES.

[truck beeping]

>> YUMMY.

>> IT'S ALL GOOD?

>> READY THERE, HUGH?

>> KEEP COMING, KEEP COMING,

KEEP COMING, KEEP COMING.

OKAY, GO.

LET HER RIP.

JUST KEEP GOING, RICK.

KEEP GOING. KEEP GOING.

KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.

>> narrator: WITH JUST INCHES TO

SPARE, RICK PULLS HUGH'S TRUCK

INTO THE CLEAR.

>> THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.

GOOD ENOUGH, RICK.

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.

>> narrator: WITH BOTH TRUCKS

BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN, RICK AND

HUGH PUSH THROUGH THE STORM ON

THEIR WAY HOME TO WINNIPEG.

>> I DON'T GIVE A [bleep] WHAT

ANYBODY SAYS.

ME AND RICK, WE MAKE A GOOD

TEAM.

>> WE KNEW, BETWEEN THE TWO OF

US, WE WERE GONNA GET OUT OF ANY

SITUATION THAT WE WERE IN.

>> SO, UH, YOU KNOW, AWAY WE GO.

>> narrator: A HUNDRED MILES

WEST ACROSS THE LAKE, ALEX

BARRELS TOWARDS GARDEN HILL.

>> IT'S GETTING MUDDY AND IT'S

GETTING ROUGH, BUT I--YOU KNOW,

WE'LL BOTH FIND OUT FOR

OURSELVES WHEN WE COME OUT.

WE WANT--WE WANT TO GET THIS

LOAD THERE IN ONE PIECE.

>> narrator: NOW THE ONLY THING

STANDING BETWEEN ALEX AND A TIE

IN THE LOAD COUNT WITH HUGH IS

FIVE MILES OF THINNING ICE.

>> SUN'S BEEN UP, SO NOW WE PUT

CHAINS ON TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T

GET STUCK.

FIRST LOAD, LAST LOAD, TRICK IS

TO GET THERE WITHOUT ANY

PROBLEMS.

>> narrator: WHEN THE WEATHER

HEATS UP, LAKE ICE MELTS FROM

THE EDGE FIRST, MAKING THE SHORE

THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF ANY

CROSSING.

IF ALEX'S CHAINS CAN'T GIVE HIM

THE TRACTION HE NEEDS TO CLIMB

UP OVER THE SHORE, HE COULD

BREAK THROUGH THE THIN ICE AT

THE EDGE AND LOSE HIS TRUCK.

>> THIS'LL DO THE JOB.

I THINK.

WELL, WE'RE COMING ON TO AN ICE

CROSSING, AND, UH...

SEASON ENDS, THE ICE STARTS TO

WEAKEN FROM THE SUN.

BUT YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BE

CAREFUL, 'CAUSE I DON'T SWIM.

WE FINISH THIS LAKE, WE'RE DONE.

WE'RE THERE.

IT'S UP THE HILL, TURN THE

CORNER, AND WE'RE THERE.

>> narrator: ALEX FINALLY PULLS

INTO GARDEN HILL.

EXHAUSTED FROM THE JOURNEY, BUT

NOW IN A TIE WITH HUGH IN THE

DASH FOR THE CASH.

[truck beeping]

>> WE GOT THE LOAD HERE.

GOT THE TRUCK HERE.

WE GOT THE TRAILER HERE.

ME HERE.

WELL, WE DON'T KNOW IF WE GOT

HERE SAFELY UNTIL WE LOOK INSIDE

THE TRUCK.

ALWAYS AMAZES ME, ALL THAT

BOUNCING AND SHAKING, AND STUFF

KIND OF...

LOOKS OKAY WHEN IT GETS HERE.

ONLY THERE'S...

BOUNCY, BOUNCY, BOUNCING.

THERE IT IS.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S ALL IN ONE PIECE

AGAIN.

YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE NOTHING

BACKHAUL?

SOMETHING I CAN HAUL BACK?

>> YEAH, YOU NEED SOME WEIGHT?

>> WELL, WEIGHT.

NEED SOME EXTRA CASH.

[laughter]

>> narrator: AT LAST, ALEX GETS

A BREAK AND SNAGS A VAN-LOAD OF

TOOLS FOR A BACKHAUL BOUND FOR

WINNIPEG.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, ALEX HAS A

SHOT AT BEATING THE POLAR BEAR.

IF HE CAN MAKE IT BACK TO TOWN

WITH THIS LOAD.

>> WE'RE GONNA END THE TRIP

ABOVE 0, ABOVE 32.

THE ROADS ARE GONNA BE THAWED.

LAKES ARE GETTING SOFT.

>> narrator: BUT HE'S BARELY

GONE BEFORE TROUBLE STRIKES

AGAIN.

>> THAT'S THE END OF THAT.

I'M STOPPING.

WE GOT AN OVERHEATED ENGINE.

[ominous music]

♪ ♪

OKAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE

PROBLEM IS, BUT WE'VE GOT A--A

LEAK.

PRETTY BIG LEAK.

>> narrator: ALEX NEEDS TO GET

THE TRUCK MOVING BEFORE IT

BEGINS TO STRESS THE THINNING

ICE.

>> I'M MIXING UP SOME

ANTIFREEZE TO PUT IN THE ENGINE.

WE'LL NEED MORE THAN THIS, BUT

THIS'LL BE A START.

YEAH, I POURED A GALLON OF

ANTIFREEZE IN.

WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET US SOME

ANTIFREEZE.

>> narrator: ALEX HAS NO OPTION

BUT TO LIMP BACK TO GARDEN HILL.

>> DON'T LIKE IT, SITTING ON A

LAKE, LEAKING ANTIFREEZE.

YOU'RE POLLUTING THE WATER, AND,

YOU KNOW, DOESN'T DO THE ICE ANY

GOOD.

RATHER NOT HAVE A BROKE-DOWN

TRUCK ON THE LAKE.

>> narrator: JUST WEST OF

PRUDHOE BAY, ALASKA...

LISA LEADS MAYA ON A RUN TO THE

ICE-LOCKED VILLAGE OF NUIQSUT.

>> IT'S REALLY FUN TO KIND OF--

KIND OF BE IN A POSITION WHERE I

GET TO TEACH THE THINGS THAT I

DO KNOW.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN THE ONE THAT'S

NEEDED HELP, AND NOW IT'S FUN TO

FINALLY BE THE ONE THAT IS

HELPING.

HOW WAS--HOW WAS IT BACK THERE?

I WAS KIND OF WONDERING HOW YOU

WERE DOING BACK--BACK THERE.

>> WELL, LISA, IT'S PRETTY SCARY

OUT HERE GOING OVER THE ICE, BUT

I'M HANGING IN THERE.

>> narrator: FOR MAYA, THE RUN

TO NUIQSUT IS A VOTE OF

CONFIDENCE FROM THE CARLILE

BOSSES.

>> IT'S REALLY SCARY GOING

AROUND THE TURNS, 'CAUSE IT

JUST--

YOU JUST GLIDE.

I'M LISTENING FOR THE ICE.

IF IT'S CRACKING, UM...

THAT'S AN INDICATION THAT...

IT'S A WEAK SPOT.

YOU HAVE TO REALLY WATCH WHAT'S

GOING ON.

>> narrator: IF MAYA GETS TOO

CLOSE TO LISA, THE COMBINED

WEIGHT OF THEIR CONVOY COULD

CREATE A WAVE UNDERNEATH THE

ICE.

IN TURN, THAT WAVE COULD BREAK

THROUGH, AND PLUNGE THEM INTO A

WATERY GRAVE.

>> SEEMS LIKE THIS ICE ROAD IS

STARTING TO REALLY BREAK UP.

IT'S STARTING TO GET SOFT.

THINK JUST KNOWING THAT I CAN

FALL THROUGH ANY SECOND, THAT'S

NERVE-RACKING.

JUST THINKING ABOUT IT IS SCARY.

I MEAN, EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS

SCARY.

THIS IS INSANE.

OH, MY GOD.

CANNOT WAIT TO GET OFF THIS ICE.

I MADE IT OVER THE ICE WITHOUT

DYING.

THAT IS AWESOME.

>> narrator: AFTER THREE HOURS,

LISA SUCCESSFULLY LEADS MAYA

INTO THE TINY VILLAGE--

POPULATION 430.

>> HEY, MAYA.

WE'RE OFF THE ICE NOW, GETTING

INTO NUIQSUT, SO WELCOME TO

NUIQSUT.

>> narrator: FOR LISA, THIS

SNOWMOBILE IS HER 28TH LOAD,

PUTTING HER ONE AHEAD OF

DAVE REDMON, AND IN FIRST PLACE.

>> MAN, I'M WISHING IT WAS ME

HAD A BRAND NEW BIKE.

>> ALL RIGHT, FOLKS.

Y'ALL HAVE A NICE DAY.

>> SEE YA.

>> narrator: ON THE OTHER SIDE

OF THE VILLAGE, MAYA HAS EARNED

HER PLACE AS AN ICE ROAD

TRUCKER.

>> THIS IS DEFINITELY A LONG WAY

FROM NEW YORK.

DIFFERENT WORLD.

EVERYTHING'S DIFFERENT OUT HERE.

[truck beeps]

>> narrator: AT THE START OF THE

WINTER SEASON, TWO ROOKIES TOOK

TO THE WHEEL...

>> IT'S A BIG ACHIEVEMENT,

I MEAN, PERSONALLY, TO MAKE THIS

LOAD UP HERE.

IT'S HUGE.

IT'S A HUGE DEAL.

>> narrator: BUT ONLY ONE HAS

SURVIVED.

>> IF I CAN DO TRUCKING IN THE

CITY, IF I CAN DO TRUCKING UP IN

ALASKA ON THE ICE, I THINK I CAN

GO TRUCKING PRETTY MUCH

ANYWHERE.

>> narrator: 2,600 MILES EAST...

AN OVERHEATED ENGINE HAS

STRANDED ALEX IN GARDEN HILL...

HIS SHOT AT BEATING HUGH HANGING

IN THE BALANCE.

>> THERE'S A HOLE IN THAT

HEATER HOSE.

RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S WHERE THE PROBLEM IS.

>> narrator: ON THIS TRIP,

ALEX HAS ALREADY SWAPPED OUT ONE

BROKEN TRUCK.

NOW ITS REPLACEMENT GUSHES

ANTIFREEZE.

>> I DON'T KNOW.

DO I SHUT IT OFF OR NOT?

[sighs]

>> narrator: FINALLY, HELP

ARRIVES FROM THE VILLAGE.

>> IF WE HAD A SPLICE FOR THAT

HOSE--THERE'S A HOLE IN THE

HEATER HOSE.

LIKE, THERE'S A--THERE'S A--

YEAH, THERE'S A HOLE UP IN THE

HEATER HOSE DOWN ON THE BOTTOM.

IT'S RUNNING OUT DOWN THERE.

THIS BATCH OF HOSES IN HERE,

THEY'RE ALL--MOST OF THEM ARE

COVERED UP.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF IF

I DON'T GET SOMETHING TO PUT IN

THERE RIGHT AWAY.

I HAVEN'T DRIVEN THIS TRUCK

BEFORE, SO I'M SCARED TO SHUT IT

OFF.

[engine shuts off]

[tools clanking]

HOLY MACKEREL.

POINT OF NO RETURN.

I'M ALMOST READY FOR MY THIRD

TRUCK.

DR. HOOK BROUGHT THIS TRUCK TO

PELICAN LANDING YESTERDAY.

TOOK MINE...

>> OH, YEAH?

>> 'CAUSE I THREW THE BACK DRIVE

SHAFT.

LEAST WE GOT THE LOAD DELIVERED.

SO WE HAD QUITE THE TRIP

ALREADY.

>> narrator: THE MECHANICS FIT

THE SLIPPERY HOSES WITH A SPLICE

THAT STOPS THE LEAK.

>> OKAY, THAT'S GOOD?

I CAN START IT UP THEN?

>> YOU'RE GOOD.

>> YEAH, GO FOR IT.

>> OKAY, I'LL FIRE IT UP.

[engine turns]

TELL ME GOOD LUCK.

[laughing]

HOPEFULLY YOU DID SUCH

A FANTASTIC JOB, I DON'T NEED

GOOD LUCK.

[laughing]

>> GOOD LUCK, ALEX.

IT'S GETTING BIGGER.

>> narrator: AND AS DAY BREAKS

AGAIN...ALEX IS BACK IN

THE GAME.

>> THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER

BEAUTIFUL DAY, LORD.

FATHER, AND THE SON,

AND THE SPIRIT, AMEN.

GOING OUT THIS MORNING, I GOT

CONCERNS ABOUT THE ROUGH ROAD.

I HAVE CHAINS ON.

UH...BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE'S

GONNA GO UP, IT'S GONNA BE

SLIPPERY.

A POTENTIAL TO HAVE TROUBLE ON

SOME OF THE HILLS.

LIKE THE ROAD PROBABLY DOESN'T

HAVE ANOTHER TRIP LEFT IN IT.

AND THE SOONER WE GET OFF IT,

THE BETTER FOR US AND THE BETTER

FOR THE ROAD.

>> narrator: AUTHORITIES HAVE

ALREADY CLOSED THE WINTER ROADS

TO NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC, BUT ALEX

CAN'T CALL IT QUITS UNTIL HE'S

DELIVERED HIS LOAD.

>> I'M THINKING WE--WE'LL

PROBABLY MAKE IT.

[chuckling]

FAMOUS LAST WORDS.

WE'LL PROBABLY MAKE IT.

[laughs]

>> narrator: ACROSS THE GREAT

WHITE NORTH, THE ICE ROADS HAVE

CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.

VILLAGES LIKE NUIQSUT, ALASKA,

AND GARDEN HILL, MANITOBA, WILL

HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT WINTER

FOR TRUCKS TO RESUPPLY THEM.

AS FOR THE TRUCKERS, IT'S TIME

TO HEAD HOME.

>> I'M SOUTHBOUND.

I'M READY TO GO HOME, SEE MY

FAMILY, TAKE A LITTLE BREAK.

>> narrator: TONY FINISHES THE

SEASON WITH A BACKHAUL, RACKING

UP 25 LOADS.

>> YOU KNOW WHAT?

I DO THIS JOB BECAUSE I LOVE

IT, MAN.

I'LL LOOK YOU RIGHT IN THE EYE

AND TELL YOU I LOVE MY JOB.

I LOVE DRIVING ON THE HAUL ROAD.

IT'S WHAT I DO.

IT'S WHAT I'VE DONE FOR HALF OF

MY LIFE.

IT'S WHAT I'M GONNA KEEP DOING.

>> narrator: MAYA ROLLS INTO

FAIRBANKS...

WITH 22 LOADS UNDER HER BELT.

THE NEW YORK DRIVER IS A ROOKIE

NO MORE.

>> IT'S BEEN A REALLY TOUGH

SEASON, AND REALLY LOOK BACK

AND...I'VE REALLY GONE THROUGH

A LOT AND DONE A LOT TO GET TO

WHERE I AM NOW.

I'M A LITTLE BIT SAD, YOU KNOW?

IT SUCKS LEAVING.

AFTER BEING UP IN ALASKA, I CAN

CONFIDENTLY SAY I CAN DRIVE

ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I CAN DRIVE A TRUCK.

ANYWHERE.

>> narrator: 2,600 MILES EAST,

HUGH ROWLAND ROLLS BACK INTO

WINNIPEG WITH PLENTY OF CASH IN

HIS POCKETS.

>> YEAH, I GREW UP ON THE ICE

ROADS, AND, UH, THAT'S MY

PASSION.

AND THAT'S WHERE I MADE ALL

MY MONEY, ALWAYS ON THE ICE

ROADS, AND THAT'S WHY I HAD TO

COME BACK TO CANADA, SO I COULD

GET BACK AND FILL MY JEANS BACK

UP WITH MONEY.

>> narrator: ONE BEHIND THE

POLAR BEAR IN THIRD PLACE IS

RICK YEMM.

>> OH, I'M VERY CONTENT AND

HAPPY WITH THE MONEY I MADE

HERE.

IT WAS A--IT WAS A GOOD DEAL.

AND ANOTHER FEW EXPERIENCES OF

DRIVING SOME PRETTY CRAZY ROADS.

AND I'M PRETTY HAPPY WITH HOW

THE SEASON WENT.

>> YOU BOYS HAD ENOUGH?

>> YEAH, WE'RE HEADING OUT.

>> YEAH, YOU GUYS ARE ALL DONE?

>> I'M BURNED OUT, MAN.

I HAD ENOUGH.

>> WHAT'S THIS?

>> WE ALL BETTER SQUARE UP,

I GUESS.

>> YOU WANT TO GET PAID NOW.

>> [laughing] WELL, WE ALWAYS

SQUARE UP BEFORE WE HEAD OUT.

>> HOLY MACKEREL.

>> NO USE OF ME BEING HALFWAY

ACROSS CANADA WITHOUT GETTING

ANY MONEY.

>> I WASN'T PLANNING ON MEETING

YOU HALFWAY.

>> [laughing]

>> IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY,

MAN, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY.

>> RIGHT ON, MAN.

>> SAFE TRAVELS.

>> YOU BET. THANKS A LOT.

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING.

>> THANK YOU, GUYS.

>> YEAH.

>> narrator: AS THE SUN SETS

OVER THE WINTER ROADS, ALEX

FINALLY NEARS THE END OF HIS

MARATHON RUN.

>> WHAT DO WE GOT AROUND THIS

CORNER HERE?

SOME MORE BOUNCY BOUNCE.

>> narrator: AFTER FIVE DAYS IN

THE WILDERNESS AND TWO BROKEN

TRUCKS, ALEX'S LAST RUN FINALLY

GIVES HIM A VICTORY OVER HIS OLD

FRIEND AND RIVAL HUGH.

>> WOO-HOO!

JUST GET UP EVERY DAY AND GO

HAUL MY LOADS, AND, UH...

YOU KNOW, IT PAYS TO HAVE

A STEADY PACE.

DON'T WANT TO SLOW DOWN TOO

MUCH, BECAUSE...THIS IS DEEP

ENOUGH TO STOP A GUY.

I'M PRETTY HAPPY TO HAUL MORE

THAN HUGH AND RICK.

IT PLEASES ME TO BEAT 'EM.

[horn honks]

[laughing]

>> narrator: WHILE ALEX

CELEBRATES HIS VICTORY OVER

HUGH, BACK IN ALASKA...

THE LOAD COUNT CHAMPION ROLLS

INTO THE CARLILE TRUCK YARD ONE

LAST TIME.

>> BUT I'VE BEEN FACED WITH

A LOT OF CHALLENGES, AND I'VE

DONE A LOT OF COOL STUFF THIS

YEAR, THAT'S FOR SURE.

>> narrator: WITH 28 LOADS THIS

SEASON, LISA SQUEEZES OUT

A ONE-LOAD VICTORY.

>> YEAH, THE SEASON'S DONE!

WOO-HOO!

>> narrator: WITH THE DASH FOR

THE CASH SETTLED, THE CARLILE

TRUCKERS GET TOGETHER FOR

A LITTLE END OF THE SEASON

CELEBRATION.

>> THROW A LITTLE BIT OF THIS

HOMEMADE BARBECUE SAUCE ON THESE

BABY BACK RIBS.

WHETHER ITS WITH MOOSE, CARIBOU,

ANY KIND OF GAME, WE HAVE

A LITTLE BIT OF A VARIETY OF

THINGS GOING ON HERE.

AND, UH, THAT'S HOW WE ROLL.

>> narrator: WHILE TONY GRILLS

THE MAIN COURSE, PHIL HAS ONE

MORE LESSON FOR MAYA.

>> SEE? NOW PUSH THE BROWN.

LIKE YOU'RE WELDING, YOU KNOW

WHAT I'M SAYING?

>> LIKE THAT?

>> YEAH, YEAH.

>> HEY, WHAT'S UP, LISA?

>> YOU GOT HER COOKING, TOO?

>> QUIT MESSIN' WITH HER.

I GOT HER BUSY NOW.

>> [laughing] THAT'S COOL.

>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS

FOR ANOTHER SEASON WELL DONE.

IT WAS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH

YOU GUYS, AND NEW AND OLD BOTH.

>> NO, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL

YOU'VE DONE TO SHOW--YOU'VE

SHOWED ME EVERYTHING YOU COULD

AND THEN SOME, AND I REALLY

APPRECIATE IT.

>> IT'S A VERY FAMILY-ORIENTED--

VERY FAMILY-ORIENTED PLACE TO

DRIVE.

>> OH, YEAH, IT'S--

>> AND--

>> EVERYBODY KNOWS EVERYBODY.

>> YEAH. YOU HAVE TO RESPECT,

YOU KNOW, THE OTHER PEOPLE ON

THE ROAD AND MOTHER NATURE.

>> narrator: BACK IN WINNIPEG,

RICK, ALEX, AND HUGH ALSO PUT

THEIR WINTER BEHIND THEM.

>> IT WAS GREAT BECAUSE WE WERE

ON A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT ROADS.

>> DIFFERENT ROAD ALL THE TIME.

>> WE HAD A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE

ALL THE TIME.

>> IT MAKES FOR A GOOD DRIVE,

AT LEAST THE ONE SEASON.

>> YOU MADE MORE [bleep] MONEY

THIS YEAR THAN YOU [bleep] SHAKE

A STICK AT.

>> REMEMBER, I GOTTA GET PAID

YET, TOO.

[laughter]

>> GOOD SEEING YOU, BUDDY.

>> HEY.

>> MAN, BE SAFE UP THERE.

>> THANKS.

SEE YOU GUYS LATER.

GOD BLESS YOU.

>> YOU BETCHA.

>> narrator: ACROSS THE

CONTINENT, THE ICE ROAD TRUCKERS

TOAST ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL

SEASON.

>> I'LL ALWAYS BE UP HERE

DRIVING, ALWAYS.

I'M IN LOVE WITH THE ROAD.

>> narrator: BUT IT WON'T BE

LONG BEFORE THE TEMPERATURES

START TO FALL, THE LAKES TURN TO

ICE, AND THE DASH FOR THE CASH

IS ON AGAIN.

>> OH, IT'S BEEN A GREAT

ADVENTURE.

IT TAKES A SPECIAL KIND OF

TRUCKER TO RUN THESE LOADS AND

SURVIVE.

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