Original subtitles

>> male narrator: IN THE FROZEN NORTH..

WHERE FEW CAN SURVIVE...

LIVES A SPECIAL BREED...

THAT THRIVES ON THIN ICE

>> [laughs]

>> YOU GO THROUGH THE ICE OUT

HERE, YOU'RE [bleep] DEAD.

>> narrator: THIS SEASON...

>> WATCH YOURSELF.

>> narrator: THREE ROADS CAUGHT

AT POLAR EXTREMES.

>> WHOA!

>> THESE ARE THE YEARS THAT KILL

TRUCK DRIVERS.

>> narrator: CROSSING RIVERS,

LAKES, AND OCEANS.

>> [laughs]

>> THE DRIVERS THAT STARTED IT

ALL FACE NEW BLOOD.

>> [bleep], JACK!

>> I WILL SKIN YOUR [bleep] ASS,

MOTHER[bleep].

>> I FEEL LIKE A TOTAL BADASS.

>> OH, [bleep].

[horn honks]

>> narrator: AND ONLY THE

BEST...

WILL SURVIVE THE SEASON.

>> THAT'LL GET YOUR BLOOD

PUMPING.

>> THIS IS A [bleep] DANGEROUS,

DANGEROUS [bleep] JOB.

♪

>> narrator: IN THE MOST REMOTE

REACHES OF NORTHERN CANADA,

THERE'S ONLY ONE LIFELINE FOR

THOSE IN NEED.

[horn honks]

THE 500-MILE DEMPSTER HIGHWAY.

CARVED THROUGH WILD STRETCHES OF

THE YUKON AND NORTHWEST

TERRITORIES...

[horn honking]

CROSSING OVER TWO OF CANADA'S

FASTEST FLOWING RIVERS...

AND STRETCHING OUT OVER THE

VAST ARCTIC OCEAN, AN ICE ROAD

TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD.

[horn blares]

IN WHITEHORSE, YUKON,

MANITOULIN TRANSPORT HAS ONE

MISSION: ENSURE CANADA'S

NORTHERN COMMUNITY SURVIVE

ANOTHER ARCTIC WINTER.

AND THIS YEAR, THEY'RE BETTING

ON A TITAN OF THE ICE.

>> MORE BEARS THAN PEOPLE.

JUST THE WAY I LIKE IT.

[laugh heartily]

>> narrator: A LIFELONG NATIVE

OF THE NORTH, ALEX DEBOGORSKI'S

MISSION HITS HOME.

>> WELL, HERE WE ARE.

AS A DRIVER, MY JOB IS TO

FULFILL THIS PART OF THE WORLD'S

NEEDS, WHETHER WE BRING 'EM

THEIR MEDICINES OR WHETHER WE

BRING 'EM THEIR FREIGHT OR WE

BRING 'EM THEIR PARTS.

>> narrator: ALEX HAS SURVIVED

NEARLY EVERY ICE ROAD IN NORTH

AMERICA.

>> WHOA!

EASY.

I'M GONNA NEED GOOD LUCK.

[laughs]

>> narrator: BUT NOW HE'S

TAKING ON HIS MOST URGENT

ASSIGNMENT YET.

>> HI.

>> COME ON IN.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU,

ALEX.

>> NICE TO MEET YOU, SIR.

>> THANK YOU FOR COMING.

THE LOAD YOU'VE GOT HERE IS THEFIRST LOAD OF FOOD THAT INUVIK'S

GONNA SEE IN THE LAST WEEK AND A

HALF.

THEY'RE RUNNING OUT OF FOOD.

YOU GOTTA MAKE SURE TO TAKE CARE

OF THIS LOAD.

THEY'RALLY SHORT IN THERE.

>> narrator: HAULING A LOAD OF

FOOD, ESSENTIAL TO THE SURVIVAL

OF INUVIK'S 3,500 RESIDENTS...

>> THIS IS IT.

OFF WE GO.

>> narrator: MEANS FACING THE

DEMPSTER HIGHWAY.

>> YOU GOT ABOUT 500 MILES OF

BUSH.

SNOW, ICE, HILLS, MOUNTAINS.

AND THEN WE GET TO THE MACKENZIE

RIVER AND THE ARCTIC OCEAN.

>> narrator: WITH ISOLATED

WILDERNESS STRETCHING HUNDREDS

OF MILES IN EVERY DIRECTION,

IT'S THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH A

DRIVER WANTS TO BE STRANDED.

>> I THINK THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT

OF GRAVES UP HERE THAT DON'T

HAVE TOMBSTONES.

PLENTY OF STORIES OF PEOPLE IN

THE NORTH WHO FROZE TO DEATH,

WHO STARVED TO DEATH, DIED FROM

SICKNESS, JUST DISAPPEARED.

WHY IS IT--

[beeping]

WHAT THE HELL?

[engine sputters out]

OKAY, WE GOT A PROBLEM.

TRUCK SHUT DOWN.

WELL, THAT'S INTERESTING.

WHY WOULD IT DO THAT?

>> narrator: IN THE MIDDLE OF

NOWHERE...

[buzzes]

ALEX IS SHUT DOWN.

ACROSS THE CONTINENT...

THE WINTER SEASON IS ALSOSTARTING UP IN MANITOBA,

AS CREWS RACE TO BUILD THE

WINTER ROADS.

BUILT OVER SWAMPLAND, RIVERS,

AND FROZEN LAKES...

THE WINTER ROADS PROVIDE ONLY

A FEW WEEKS OF ACCESS TO OVER

150,000 SQUARE MILES OF

MANITOBA BACKCOUNTRY.

BUT THIS YEAR, ARCTIC WEATHER

PATTERNS HAVE TRAPPED COLD AIR

IN THE NORTH, LEAVING MANITOBA

WITH RECORD-HIGH TEMPERATURES

AND THINNER ICE THAN EVER

BEFORE.

GOING WELL FOR US AT ALL.

NOTHING'S FREEZING.THERE'S WATER ON THE ROADS.

I'M STARTING TO GET WORRIED.

>> narrator: FOR THE LAST NINE

MONTHS, LOADS HAVE BEEN PILING

UP AT WINNIPEG'S POLAR

INDUSTRIES.

AND FOR OWNER MARK KOHAYKEWYCH,

CLOSED ROADS MEAN THE SEASON IS

IN JEOPARDY.

>> WE'VE GOT A LOT OF LOADS TO

GET OUT.

THE COMMUNITIES AND THE

CONTRACTORS THAT WE'RE WORKING

WITH ARE GETTING DESPERATE.

SO WE'RE IN A PRETTY TIGHT SPOT

RIGHT NOW.

>> narrator: WITH THIS SEASON'S

ROADS BEHIND SCHEDULE...

>> GOOD MORNING, MARK FROM POLAR

INDUSTRIES HERE.

>> narrator: MARK CALLS IN THE

CAVALRY.

>> SHORT SEASON, LOTS OF LOADS.

SO YOU NEED SOME TRUCKS.

>> narrator: LAST YEAR,

HUGH "THE POLAR BEAR" ROWLAND

RAKED IN THE DOUGH...

>> BOUNCE THAT MOTHER[bleep]!

>> narrator: AS ONE OF THE FEW

TRUCKERS WHO COULD TURN A PROFIT

HAULING ON THE WINTER ROADS.

>> [laughs]

YEE-[bleep]-HAW.

>> narrator: AND THIS SEASON,

HUGH HAS DECIDED TO DOUBLE DOWN.

>> MARK GAVE ME A CALL, AND HE

SAID, "HEY, WE GOT A WHOLE BUNCH

OF LOADS OVER HERE."

AND, UH, HE SAID, "I COULD

REALLY USE YOUR HELP AGAIN," AND

I JUST TOLD HIM, I SAID, "WELL,

I WANT A BIGGER PIECE OF THE PIE

THIS YEAR."

I SAID, "I WANT A PERCENTAGE

THIS TIME."

>> SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE

NEGOTIATED A PERCENT ON GROSS,

SO HE'S GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE,

UH, MORE INCENTIVE TO GET THESE

LOADS UP A LITTLE BIT QUICKER.

>> narrator: FOR HUGH, BUYING

INTO THE SHORT SEASON IS A

HIGH-RISK GAMBLE THAT ONLY PAYS

OFF IF HE CAN DELIVER ENOUGH

LOADS.

>> WELL, I GUESS I BETTER PHONE

[bleep] SHOW.

>> narrator: WITH THE CLOCK

TICKING, HUGH NEEDS ALL THE HELP

HE CAN GET...

AND CALLS IN ICE ROAD HOTHEAD

RICK YEMM.

>> GETTING READY FOR ANOTHER ICE

ROAD SEASON, GOT MY "FRIENDLY

MANITOBA" PLATES TO GO ON.

>> narrator: FOR NEARLY TWO

DECADES, HUGH'S HAD RICK UNDER

HIS WING.

>> YOU EVER SLAM MY [bleep]

TRUCK LIKE THAT AGAIN, I'LL

[bleep] KILL YA.

>> narrator: AND IT HASN'T

ALWAYS BEEN EASY.

>> I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS

[bleep] STUPID [bleep].

>> YEAH, YOU DID.

>> narrator: BUT AT THE END OF

LAST SEASON, RICK FINALLY BANKED

ENOUGH TO BUY HIS OWN TRUCK.

>> CHEERS, MAN.

THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.

>> narrator: NOW, WITH A RIG OF

HIS OWN, RICK'S TAKEN THE FIRST

STEP TOWARD FOLLOWING IN THE

POLAR BEAR'S TRACKS.

>> WELL, HE'S A SUCCESSFUL

BUSINESSMAN.

HE MAKES GOOD BUSINESS

DECISIONS.

IF I DO THE SAME THINGS HE DOES,

WELL, I'M HOPING TO BE THE SAME

SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN.

THAT'S THAT, HEH.

>> IS HE HERE?

HIS TRUCK'S HERE.

>> HEY!

>> LONG TIME, NO SEE.

>> YOU GUYS READY TO GO?

>> YEP.

>> FIRST THING WE GOTTA DO IS

WE GOTTA GET UP NORTH, AND WE

GOTTA GO TO BERENS RIVER TO

RESCUE A FEW TRAILERS THAT HAVE

BEEN STUCK UP THERE ALL YEAR.

>> narrator: WHEN LAST YEAR'S

ROADS MELTED AWAY, THEY WENT

QUICK, LEAVING TWO TRAILERS OF

CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIES STRANDED

IN THE BUSH.

>> THE CONTRACTOR'S LOSING

MONEY.

HE WANTS 'EM OUT ASAP.

ROADS ARE JUST OPENING UP.

THEY'RE ROUGH AS HELL.

THEY'RE A LITTLE CRAZY.

AND, WITH THE WAY THE FORECAST

IS, THEY COULD SHUT THAT THING

DOWN IN A COUPLE HOURS.

SO I NEED YOU GUYS TO GO, LIKE,

RIGHT NOW.

>> narrator: THE ROAD TO BERENS

RIVER IS OPEN, BUT IN WARM

TEMPERATURES, THE ICE ROADS

COULD CLOSE AT ANY TIME...

>> FIRST RUN, ROADS ARE

COMPLETELY [bleep].

>> narrator: LEAVING HUGH AND

RICK NO CHOICE BUT TO GO FOR IT.

>> WELL, WITH OUR LITTLE RESCUE

MISSION HERE, WE'RE JUST

BOBTAILING IN.

UH, THAT MEANS WE GOT NO TRAILER

ON.

WELL, THE ONE THING ABOUT

BOBTAILING WHEN WE'RE GOING IN

WITH NO WEIGHT--

IT'S ROUGH.

YOU GET BOUNCED AROUND PRETTY

GOOD.

START LOSING TEETH AND [bleep].

IF I WANTED TO BE SAFE, I

WOULDN'T BE DOING ICE ROAD

TRUCKING TO START WITH.

>> YEAH, BOBTAILING'S LIKE

DRIVING ON MARBLES WHEN YOU'RE

ON THE ICE.

YOU JUST GOTTA KIND OF FINESSE

IT AROUND THE CORNERS.

DON'T SPIN OUT!

HOLY [bleep]!

>> [laughs]

>> WE'RE TAKING THIS TO A WHOLE

NEW LEVEL THIS YEAR.

>> YEAH, SHE'S GONNA BE A ROUGH

DAY TODAY.

>> OH, FROST HEAVE.

[laughs]

>> SHE'S A SOFT SON OF A [bleep]

UP HERE.

THIS IS [bleep].

>> OH HO HO HO.

[crash]

[wheels grinding]

>> I LOST IT.

[bleep].

>> GOOD MORNING, FAIRBANKS.

THE WEATHER FORECAST NOT LOOKING

REAL GOOD.

IN FACT, THEY'RE PREDICTING

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT DOWN IN THE

50-BELOW RANGE.

SO YOU GUYS NEED TO BE AWARE OUT

THERE, DON'T DRIVE UNLESS YOU

HAVE TO.

>> narrator: IN ALASKA, EXTREME

WEATHER PATTERNS ARE PLUNGING

THE STATE IN RECORD-SETTING

DEEP FREEZE.

>> WE'LL JUST CHECK THAT.

>> narrator: AND WHEN

TEMPERATURES DROP...

THE NORTH SLOPE GEARS UP FOR THE

OIL EXPLORATION SEASON.

[horn blares]

BUT THIS YEAR, FUELED BY THE

DEMAND FOR ENERGY ACROSS THE

COUNTRY, ALASKAN OIL EXPLORATION

IS SET TO REACH AN ALL-TIME

HIGH.

AND THE ONLY WAY FOR HEAVY

MACHINERY TO REACH THESE REMOTE

RESERVES...

IS THE LEGENDARY DALTON

HIGHWAY.

>> YEE-HEE-HAW!

[horn blares]

>> narrator: THIS 500-MILE

GAUNTLET OF TERROR...

>> OH, [bleep].

>> narrator: PUSHES EVERY DRIVER

TO THE LIMIT.

>> THIS IS A NIGHTMARE.

>> narrator: WITH STEEP,

TWISTING GRADES, DEADLY

MOUNTAIN PASSES...

[horn honks]

AND BLINDING WHITEOUTS...

>> CAN'T SEE AT ALL.

>> narrator: THERE'S A DEAD MAN

FOR EVERY MILE...

AND A WRECK AROUND EVERY BLIND

CURVE.

>> YOU DRIVE THIS ROAD LONG

ENOUGH, SOMETHING'S GONNA

HAPPEN.

>> narrator: ON THE DALTON,

IT'S NOT IF, BUT WHEN.

[horn blares]

>> BAD WEATHER.

HARSH CONDITIONS.

IT'S NOT GONNA STOP US.

[horn honks]

>> narrator: FOR CARLILE MANAGER

LANE KEATOR AND HIS DRIVERS,

THE OIL BOOM MEANS MORE LOADS

THAN EVER BEFORE.

AND THIS YEAR IS STARTING AT

FULL THROTTLE.

>> IT'S GONNA BE A BUSY SEASON

ON THE SLOPE.

GOTTA MOVE 70 LOADS OF RIG PARTS

IN TEN DAYS.

>> narrator: TO KEEP THE FUELFLOWING, A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR

OIL RIG IS HEADED TO THE ARCTIC

OCEAN, AND CARLILE HAS JUST TEN

DAYS TO MOVE ALL 3 1/2 MILLION

POUNDS OF INDUSTRIAL METAL.

>> THE CLOCK IS TICKING.

WE GOTTA MOVE.

>> narrator: WITH THEIR

REPUTATION ON THE LINE, LANE'S

PLAYING HIS ACE.

>> WANNA KNOW IF YOU HAVE WHAT

IT TAKES TO DRIVE THE HAUL ROAD?

CHECK YOUR LICENSE.

DOES IT SAY "JACK JESSEE"?

>> narrator: CARLILE VETERAN

JACK JESSEE IS BACK.

>> [laughs]

>> narrator: AND HE'S FOCUSED ON

ONE MISSION.

I AM NUMBER ONE.

AND I'M GONNA STAY NUMBER ONE.

I'M GONNA GET THIS THING MOVINGAND LEAD THE PACK.

>> narrator: TODAY JACK'S FIRST

LOAD IS THE OIL RIG'S PIPE

SHED.

>> ALL RIGHT, THIS OUGHT TO BE

FUN.

>> narrator: AT 60 FEET LONG

AND OVER 75,000 POUNDS, JACK'S

RETURN TO THE HAUL ROAD WON'T BE

EASY.

>> IT'S GONNA BE A PRETTY GOOD

CHALLENGE.

BUT, HEY, THAT'S WHY LANE'S GOT

ME DOING IT.

>> MORNING.

>> HEY, LANE.

>> WHAT'S GOING ON?

>> I THOUGHT I WAS SUPPOSED TO

GET AN EASY LOAD.

>> THIS IS AN EASY LOAD.

>> OH, WELL--

>> YOU'RE JACK JESSEE.

WHEN YOU'RE UP AGAINST IT LIKE

WE ARE THIS YEAR, AS BUSY AS

WE'RE GONNA BE, YOU GOTTA LEAN

ON YOUR VETERANS.

WE NEED TO GET YOU UP THE ROAD

AND GET A MOVE ON 'CAUSE WE GOT

A LOT TO MOVE HERE IN THE NEXT

TEN DAYS.

WE GOT A CONVOY THIS MORNING

TOO.

>> WHAT?

>> YEAH.

>> narrator: EVEN WITH THE HAUL

ROAD ACE IN THE GAME, THE RIG

MOVE IS PUSHING CARLILE TO THE

LIMIT.

>> IT'S A BIG PROJECT.

TAKES A LOT OF TEAMWORK AND

A LOT OF DRIVERS, SO WE GOTTA

GET SOME GUYS.

>> narrator: AND IT MEANS LOTS

OF NEW FACES ON THE DALTON.

>> HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

>> GOOD, WHAT'S UP?

>> MY NAME'S AUSTIN.

I'M THE HEAVY HAULER OUT OF

KENAI.

I JUST CAME TO GET MY DISPATCH

SHEET.

>> narrator: AUSTIN WHEELER'S

BEEN WITH CARLILE NEARLY TWO

YEARS DRIVING IN SOUTHERN

ALASKA.

NOW LANE'S CALLED HIM UP TO THE

BIG LEAGUES.

>> I'M 23 YEARS OLD, BUT I LOOK

LIKE I'M 16.

I GOT A YOUNG FACE.

BUT AGE DOESN'T REALLY MATTER

IN MY OPINION.

>> AUSTIN'S VERY PASSIONATE

ABOUT WHAT HE DOES.

I GOT CONFIDENCE.

HE'S GOT WHAT IT TAKES.

>> OH, I'M--I'M AUSTIN, HERE TO

CONVOY PIPE SHEDS UP WITH YOU.

>> YOU'RE AUSTIN?

>> YES, SIR.

I'M HERE TO DRIVE AND...

FOLLOW YOU UP THE ROAD.

>> [laughs]

AUSTIN--WE PULLED HIM OUT OF

KINDERGARTEN LAST WEEK.

TAUGHT HIM HOW TO DRIVE A TRUCK.

[laughs]

OKAY, AUSTIN.

GET YOUR TRUCK, LET'S GO.

>> ALL RIGHT.

WELL, BEING YOUNG AND LOOKING

YOUNG, IT'S HARD TO GET RESPECT.

BUT ONCE THEY SEE ME GET BEHIND

THE WHEEL AND TAKE OFF, I GET

THE RESPECT THAT I WANT.

>> narrator: WITH THE BOSS

BEHIND HIM, AUSTIN'S JOINING

THE RIG MOVE, HAULING

A 40,000-POUND PIPE SHED FRAME.

>> READY TO BLOW THIS POPSICLE

STAND.

[horn honks]

I'VE ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO JACK.

BUT NOW THAT I'M UP HERE, IT'S

EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF.

>> THIS OUGHT TO BE GOOD.

HOPEFULLY HE CAN KEEP UP.

[horn blares]

>> narrator: ACROSS TOWN,

ANOTHER NEW FACE HAS COME TO

FAIRBANKS, ALASKA.

>> WE'RE FIXING TO HEAD OVER

HERE TO THE LOCAL CHOKE AND PUKE

AND GRAB SOMETHING TO EAT.

GRAVY, ABOUT TEN EGGS, BIG OL'

POT OF GRITS WITH SOME CHEESE

ON IT, AND SOME FRIED SQUIRREL.

>> narrator: SOUTH CAROLINANATIVE RONALD "PORKCHOP"

MANGUM IS FUELING UP BEFORE HIS

FIRST TASTE OF THE HAUL ROAD.

>> TWO BIG COUNTRIES.

>> TWO BIG COUNTRIES?

>> YEP.

EVERYBODY KNOWS ME BY PORKCHOP.

MY FAMILY CALLS ME PORKCHOP.

MY FRIENDS CALL ME PORKCHOP.

AS YOU CAN TELL, I AIN'T MISSED

A MEAL.

>> CERTAINLY, YOU HAVE SOME

EXPERIENCE THAT IS APPEALING TO

ME, BUT I GUESS I DON'T

UNDERSTAND WHY ALASKA.

>> [sighs] WHEN I WAS KID

GROWING UP, MY DAD LEFT ME WHEN

I WAS IN THE FIFTH GRADE.

WE WENT FROM LIVING IN NICE,

LUXURIOUS HOUSES ON HILTON HEAD

ISLAND TO PODUNK BLYTHEWOOD,

SOUTH CAROLINA, IN A SINGLE-WIDE

TRAILER.

THIS IS MY BIG SHOT.

I WANT TO HAVE A HOUSE FOR MY

WIFE AND KIDS.

I WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR

THEM AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY

WHETHER WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO

TO HAVE LIGHTS OR FOOD OR

WHATEVER WHEN I GET BACK HOME.

>> WHAT I'M HEARING AND YOUR

EXPERIENCE AND SO FORTH, IT

SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE KIND OF WHAT

WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

>> I GOT THIS.

WHATEVER WE GOTTA DO, LET'S DO

IT.

I MIGHT BE NEW, AND I MIGHT BE

A ROOKIE, BUT WHEN I LEAVE HERE,

EVERYBODY'S GONNA KNOW WHO THE

HELL PORKCHOP IS.

>> SEE YOU GUYS LATER.

>> SEE YA.

>> YOU CAN'T STOP THE CHOP.

>> narrator: AS A NEW HIRE...

>> [sighs]

>> narrator: PORKCHOP WON'T BE

LET LOOSE WITH A PIECE OF THE

OIL RIG.

INSTEAD, HE'LL BE TESTED WITH A

LOAD OF PIPE UNDER THE WATCHFUL

EYE OF DRIVER-TRAINER

PHIL KROMM.

REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH

EXPERIENCE THEY HAVE ANYWHERE

ELSE IN THE WORLD, THEY'RE A

ROOKIE ALL OVER AGAIN HERE IN

ALASKA.

>> [grunting] I'M WORKING MY ASSOFF RIGHT NOW.

[creaking]

>> YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY.

IT'S GOING DOWN.

>> IS IT?

>> YEAH.

>> SON OF A [bleep].

I WAS GOING THE WRONG WAY.

THAT'S THE MISTAKE YOU MAKE

SOMETIMES.

>> CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHICH

DIRECTION IT'S GOING WHEN

THERE'S AN ARROW RIGHT ON THE

SIDE OF THE TRAILER.

PORKCHOP'S DEFINITELY OFF TO A

ROUGH START THIS MORNING.

>> narrator: WHILE PORKCHOP

STRUGGLES, 1,900 MILES TO THE

SOUTH, IN MONTANA...

WORD OF BIG MONEY ON THE DALTON

HAS REACHED A LOCAL LEGEND.

>> WE'RE, UH, HEADED UP TO GET A

LOAD OF LOGS.

THIS IS MY LAST LOAD.

I'M GONNA HEAD OUT OF HERE.

I'M HEADED FOR ALASKA.

I'M GONNA SHOW 'EM I'VE GOT WHAT

IT TAKES TO MOVE ANYTHING

THEY'VE GOT TO MOVE.

[creaks]

>> narrator: ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOG

HAULER DARRELL WARD HAS TACKLED

EVERY CHALLENGE THE LOWER 48 HAS

TO OFFER.

>> I AM THE BEST THERE IS.

I'VE HAULED THE LOGS OUT OF THE

ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

I'VE BUILT THE PIPELINES ACROSS

THIS COUNTRY.

I'VE WORKED IN THE OIL FIELDS OF

NORTH DAKOTA.

ALL RIGHT, BACK AT IT.

EVERY COMPANY I'VE WORKED FOR,

I'VE BEEN THE TOP DOG.

I ALWAYS AM THE TOP LOAD.

I'M ALWAYS THE TOP POSITION.

THERE'S NOBODY BETTER.

>> narrator: FOR DARRELL, THE

MOVE TO ALASKA MEANS A SHOT AT

BIG MONEY.

>> IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY OF A

LIFETIME.

>> narrator: AND A NEW

BEGINNING.

>> YOU KNOW, GO TAKE ON THIS

NEW ADVENTURE.

AND I'VE GOT THE FREEDOM TO DO

IT.

I SPENT 21 YEARS MARRIED AND

GONE THROUGH A DIVORCE IN THE

LAST YEAR AND A HALF, AND...

I HAVE A SON, RENO.

I'M VERY PROUD OF HIM.

HE'S A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL.

LOVES THE SAME THING I DO--

FISHING, DIRT BIKES.

WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER.

I'LL BE GONE FOR A COUPLE

MONTHS.

WISH ME LUCK.

>> ALL RIGHT, LOVE YOU.

>> LOVE YOU TOO.

IT'S TIME TO MAKE THE MONEY SO

THAT I CAN DO THINGS THAT WE

ENJOY DOING.

I'M OFF TO FAIRBANKS.

I'M READY FOR IT.

I HOPE THEY'RE READY FOR ME.

>> narrator: AT THE CARLILE

OFFICE IN FAIRBANKS...

SURE.

ABOUT 35 BELOW THIS MORNING.

>> narrator: MONTANA LEGENDDARRELL WARD IS THE LATEST

DRIVER HOPING TO JOIN THE RANKS

OF THE ICE ROAD TRUCKERS.

>> BEEN DRIVING FOR 31 YEARS.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOG HAULER.

>> GOOD, WE'VE TYPICALLY, UH,

FOUND THAT GUYS FROM MONTANA ARE

PRETTY GOOD TO--PRETTY GOOD FIT.

>> YEP, LOG HAULERS ARE THE BEST

DRIVERS THERE IS.

AND THEY SAID THAT YOU WERE

GONNA PUT ME ON SOMEBODY TO

TRAIN THEM?

>> UH, NO.

>> BUT I MEAN, YOUR TRAINER'S

SUPPOSED TO RIDE WITH ME

OR SOMETHING.

>> YEAH, THE FIRST TRIP IS A

RIDE-ALONG.

MAYBE DO A LITTLE DRIVING ON THE

WAY BACK.

>> OH, MAN, DON'T DO THAT TO ME.

>> I UNDERSTAND YOUR ENTHUSIASM,

BUT I GOTTA LEAVE THAT UP TO MY

TRAINERS TO SEE HOW YOU DO, AND

THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> OKAY?

>> ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'LL BE

READY TO MOVE UP NEXT WEEK.

>> THANKS.

PROBABLY TAKE A LITTLE LONGER

THAN THAT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> SOMETIMES YOU GET A GUY

THAT'S JUST ARROGANT, COCKY.

UH, COMES IN, TELLS YOU HOW HE'S

GONNA DO IT, WHEN HE'S GONNA DO

IT, AND WHY HE'S GONNA DO IT.

AND AFTER LAST YEAR WITH DAVE,

I'LL BE PAYING REALLY CLOSE

ATTENTION.

>> narrator: LAST SEASON, LANE

TOOK A CHANCE ON ANOTHER DALTON

FORTUNE SEEKER.

>> I CAN'T EVEN TURN INTO

A [bleep] PARKING LOT WITHOUT

YOU OVER THERE.

>> narrator: AND IT DIDN'T GO

WELL.

>> THINK YOUR ATTITUDE MIGHT

HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT?

>> I HAVE NOT HAD ONE [bleep]

BIT OF [bleep] ATTITUDE.

>> ARE YOU GONNA EVEN LET ME

SAY ANYTHING HERE, MR. ATTITUDE?

>> narrator: TODAY...

>> I GET AN OVERSIZED LOAD THE

FIRST LO

>> narrator: TRAINER TONY

MOLESKI IS BRACING FOR ANOTHER

COCKY NEWCOMER.

>> CHECK MY FIFTH WHEEL, MAKE

SURE--MAKE SURE IT'S LATCHED.

>> DO YOU DO THAT EVERY TIME?

>> EVERY TIME.

I GOT A TRAINER THAT DOESN'T

HAVE THE EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE

GOT.

SO I'M GONNA BE TRAINING ONE OF

THEIR TRAINERS FOR 'EM FOR A

WHILE.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE I'LL TAKE HIS

JOB.

[horn honks]

>> narrator: WHILE DARRELL HITS

THE ROAD...

2,000 MILES EAST IN MANITOBA...

[clanging]

HUGH AND RICK'S MISSION TO

RESCUE TWO STRANDED TRAILERS...

>> I'M IN THE DITCH.

>> narrator: IS NOW A MISSION

TO RESCUE HUGH.

>> HOLY [bleep].

THAT'S NOT A GOOD ONE.

>> I DIDN'T MAKE THE CORNER.

>> I DON'T WANT TO MENTION THIS

OR ANYTHING, BUT, UH, THAT IS

HUGH "THE POLAR BEAR" ROWLAND'S

TRUCK THAT IS IN THE [bleep]

DITC

I'M JUST USUALLY THE FIRST ONE

THAT DOES IT.

WHEN YOU'RE, UH, BOBTAILING

IN THE [bleep] ICE ROADS.

>> narrator: THE PLAN IS SIMPLE.CHAIN UP...

THEN JERK POLAR BEAR AND HIS RIG

RIGHT OUT OF THE ROUGH.

>> LET'S GET 'ER DONE.

HANG ON!

COME ON!

[clattering]

>> narrator: SO FAR, RICK'S PLAN

IS MAKING THINGS WORSE, AS THE

18,000-POUND RIG JUST SINKS

DEEPER.

>> I GOT YOU, BIG BEAR.

I GOT YOU.

>> HOLY [bleep].

THAT'S A NIGHTMARE.

>> narrator: WITH THE CHAIN

BUSTED, THEY'RE DOWN TO THEIR

LAST TOW STRAP.

>> THIS IS [bleep].

>> ONE MORE.

[wheels screeching]

>> [laughs]

WE'RE OUT.

[laughs]

[horn honks]

>> [laughs]

WE ALWAYS GET 'ER DONE.

THAT'S THE ONE THING WE DO DO.

>> HE PROBABLY PULLED ME

PROBABLY TEN TIMES.

BUT HE GOT ME OUT.

RESCUE.

I DON'T GET TO GLOAT VERY OFTEN,BUT I SAVED HUGHY.

[horn honking]

>> narrator: ONLY HALFWAY TO

THE STRANDED TRAILERS...

>> ALL IN A DAY'S JOB, I GUESS,

HUH?

>> narrator: HUGH'S BIG-MONEY

GAMBLE IS LOOKING LIKE A LONG

SHOT.

1,800 MILES TO THE WEST...

[engine coughs]ALEX DEBOGORSKI IS FROZEN ON THE

NOTORIOUS DEMPSTER.

>> OIL PRESSURE, BRAKE, AIR,

FUEL.

>> narrator: HUNDREDS OF MILES

FROM CIVILIZATION...

IF ALEX CAN'T GET GOING...

[engine coughs]

HIS FIRST TRIP COULD BE HIS

LAST.

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY REGEN LIGHTS

COMING ON.

[beeping and clicking]

OKAY, WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

[engine coughs]

[engine turns over]

[engine rumbling]

EVERYTHING'S WORKING.

GUESS I DIDN'T HAVE MY HAT ON.

THAT'S WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS.

[laughs]

GOT A LITTLE BIT SPOOKY.

>> narrator: ALEX IS BACK

UNDERWAY, BUT HIS BIGGEST

CHALLENGE IS STILL AHEAD.

>> THE NEXT EXCITING SPOT IS

GONNA BE THE RIVER CROSSING.

>> narrator: BACK-TO-BACK ICE

CROSSINGS ON THE PEEL AND

MACKENZIE RIVERS.

>> I'M GONNA ROLL DOWN THE ICE

HERE AND HAVE A LOOK AT IT.

[air brakes hiss]

WELL, I'M ON THE PEEL RIVER.

JUST TAKING A LOOK AT THE ICE

HERE.

CAN'T REALLY TELL THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN THE ICE AND THE ROAD.

I DON'T KNOW HOW DEEP IT IS,

AND I DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT.

LET'S GO AND DO IT.

>> narrator: ALEX HEADS ONTO THE

RIVER, HOPING THE ICE IS THICK

ENOUGH TO KEEP HIM OUT OF

THE CURRENT BELOW.

[ice cracking]

>> GENERALLY, YOU GO ON THE ICE,

YOU TAKE YOUR SEATBELT OFF.

IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA TO BE OUT

ON THE ICE WITH A SEATBELT ON.

UNLESS YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE

YOURSELF EASIER TO BE FOUND

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER.

>> narrator: IN THE NORTHWEST

TERRITORIES...

>> I DON'T SEE ANY WATER.

GOOD THING.

>> narrator: ALEX DEBOGORSKI

BRAVES THE SHIFTING ICE.

>> WHOA, BOY.

[faint cracking]

I CAN HEAR SOME CRACKING.

[cracking]

>> narrator: CRACKS ON THE

SURFACE CAN CAUSE A TRAPDOOR

EFFECT IN THE ICE...

THAT WILL SWALLOW A TRUCK WHOLE

AND BURY THE DRIVER IN A WATERY

GRAVE.

[cracking]

>> OH, NO.

THIS IS REALLY, REALLY BAD.

A CRACK RUNNING ALONG THE ROAD

BESIDE ME.

>> narrator: AS THE ICE SPLITS

ALONGSIDE HIS WHEELS...

[loud cracking]

>> COME ON, BABY.

YOU CAN DO IT.

WHOA.

>> narrator: ALEX FINALLY

REACHES THE SAFETY OF SOLID

GROUND.

>> NO PROBLEM-O.

[chuckles]

WORKED OUT FINE, WE GOT ACROSS.

NEXT STOP, INUVIK.

>> narrator: 430 MILES TO THE

WEST...

[horn blares]

>> WELL, IT'S 2:15.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN BE TO COLDFOOT,

YOU KNOW, BY A LITTLE AFTER

DINNERTIME.

>> ntor: HAUL ROAD ROOKIE

AUSTIN WHEELER IS HEADED NORTH

WITH A 40,000-POUND PIECE

OF THE OIL RIG.

>> WELL, I'M REALLY EXCITED.

THIS IS MY FIRST HAUL UP THE

ROAD, AND I'D REALLY LIKE TO GET

UP TO PRUDHOE BAY, DROP THIS

LOAD OFF, AND THEN HEAD BACK

TOMORROW, IF I CAN, TO GRAB

ANOTHER ONE AND HEAD BACK UP.

>> narrator: AND JUST UP THE

ROAD...

IS 12-YEAR VETERAN JACK JESSEE.

>> WELL, WITH THIS LOAD THAT

I'VE GOT, IT'S GOT A LOT OF

CHALLENGES TO GO WITH IT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S LONG, FOR ONE.

IT'S TALL.

IT LEANS TO THE LEFT RIGHT NOW.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO TAKE IT A

LITTLE MORE EASY.

MAKE SURE IT, UH, YOU KNOW,

MORE OR LESS JUST DOESN'T TURN

OVER.

>> narrator: HAULING A VALUABLE

75,000-POUND LOAD ON HIS FIRST

TRIP OF THE SEASON, JACK'S

PLAYING IT SAFE.

>> WELL, IF THE DAY CONTINUES

ON LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, IT COULD

EASILY TURN A TWO-DAY TRIP INTO

A THREE-DAY TRIP.

[horn honks]

>> narrator: BUT THE VETERAN'S

CAUTIOUS PACE IS TOO SLOW FOR

THE IMPATIENT ROOKIE.

>> I'M CONVOYING WITH WHO IS

SUPPOSEDLY THE ACE OF THE HAUL

ROAD, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE

THAT TODAY.

KINDA SUCKS.

IT MAKES ME NOT WANT TO CONVOY

ANYMORE.

>> narrator: 75 MILES TO THE

NORTH...

[horn honks]

>> OKAY, YOU CAN SLOW UP A HAIR

MORE.

>> narrator: DALTON ROOKIE

RONALD "PORKCHOP" MANGUM IS OUT

TO PROVE HIMSELF TO TRAINER

PHIL KROMM.

>> SLOW UP A LITTLE BIT FOR THIS

CORNER COMING UP.

>> YES, SIR.

>> NO NEED TO KISS MY ASS.

JUST DRIVE.

>> YES, SIR.

>> narrator: AND NOW HE'S ABOUT

TO FACE OFF WITH ONE OF THE

HAUL ROAD'S TOUGHEST OBSTACLES.

>> WE'RE HEADED FOR THE ROLLER

ASTER.

THIS IS YOUR FIRST BIG TEST.

THERE'S DEFINITELY BEEN TRUCKS

TAKEN OUT ON THIS HILL.

>> narrator: THE ROLLER COASTER

IS ONE OF THE MOST SEVERE DROPS

ON THE DALTON, AND THE STEEP

GRADE CHANGES REQUIRE PRECISION

GEAR SHIFTING.

>> JUST A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT

IT.

OH, LORDY, HAVE MERCY.

>> GO AHEAD AND DROP ONE GEAR

AND JUST ROLL ON THROUGH.

>> HOLY [bleep].

>> JUST TAKE IT EASY A LITTLE

BIT HERE.

DON'T LUG HER DOWN TOO FAR

GETTING OUT OF HERE.

>> I GOT IT.

>> YOU'RE GRINDING THE GEAR

A LITTLE BIT THERE.

JUST DON'T WANT TO GET AHEAD OF

OURSELVES.

[gears grinding]

THERE YOU GO GRINDING THE

TRANSMISSION AGAIN.

GET TO DOING IT TOO MUCH, AND

THAT JUST--EVENTUALLY, YOU'RE

GONNA LOSE THE TRANSMISSION.

[gears grind]

>> DAMN!

>> MAKE SURE YOU'RE ON YOUR SIDE

AT A PLACE LIKE THIS.

THAT'S FAR ENOUGH OVER.

>> [exhales heavily]

MAN, THAT WAS INTENSE.

>> WHOA, WATCH IT, WATCH IT!

MOVE BACK TO THE CENTER.

ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE DONE DRIVING.

PULL OVER.

I'VE SEEN ALL I NEED TO SEE.

I'M GONNA DRIVE THE REST OF THE

WAY.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT PHIL'S DEAL

IS, BUT IF PHIL'S GOT A PROBLEM

WITH ME OR WHAT PHIL THINKS I'M

DOING WRONG, YOU KNOW WHAT?

HEY, I'M READY.

I'M NOT A STEERING WHEEL HOLDER.

I'M A TRUCK DRIVER.

>> WHAT I SEE IN PORKCHOP IS

AN AVERAGE DRIVER.

WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR AVERAGE

DRIVERS.

MY RESPONSIBILITIES AS A TRAINER

ARE TO WEED OUT THE

UNDESIRABLES.

>> narrator: 400 MILES NORTH

OF FAIRBANKS, ALASKA...

>> I'M NOT MAKING YOU NERVOUS

OVER HERE, AM I?

>> NO.

>> STARING AT YOUR GAUGES.

>> NO, MY GAUGES ARE ALL GOOD.

>> [laughs]

>> narrator: COCKY MONTANA

LEGEND DARRELL WARD IS

AUDITIONING FOR A NEW LIFE IN

ALASKA.

>> YEAH, SO YOU REALLY DON'T

HAVE MUCH MORE TIES AS SOON AS

YOUR SON GRADUATES DOWN THERE

THEN.

>> YEAH.

[horn honking]

>> SO IS THAT WHY YOU DECIDED

TO COME TO ALASKA?

>> IT'S A PERFECT LIFE FOR ME.

I CAN COME UP HERE AND SPEND,

YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS OUT OF THE

YEAR UP HERE AND SIX MONTHS OUT

OF THE YEAR DOWN THERE.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW.

>> YEAH.

>> narrator: SO FAR, DARRELL'S

HAD A SMOOTH RIDE.

[horn blares]

BUT ON THE HAUL ROAD, ANYTHING

THAT CAN GO WRONG...

>> LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HAVING LIGHT

ISSUES.

>> narrator: WILL.

>> UGH.

GOT A BREAKER, DON'T I?

>> YOU GOT BACKUP LIGHTS?

>> I DON'T HAVE LOAD LIGHTS

EITHER.

>> WOW.

YEAH, YOU GOT NOTHING.

YOU GOT NOTHING.

THIS AIN'T GOOD.

>> HOLD UP.

I'M GONNA JUMP OUT HERE AND

TAKE A LOOK AT THE FUSE BOX

AND SEE IF I CAN SEE WHAT'S

GOING ON.

>> narrator: STOPPED IN THE ROAD

WITH NO LIGHTS...

>> I HAVE NO CARGO LIGHTS OR

ANYTHING.

>> narrator: THE 35,000-POUND

TRUCK IS A DEADLY, INVISIBLE

ROAD BLOCK FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

>> THERE IT IS.

YEAH, I GOT A BLOWN FUSE.

>> ARE YOU GONNA TRY A DIFFERENT

FUSE IN THERE?

>> I DON'T HAVE A PANEL ON THIS,

SO IT DOESN'T GIVE ME WHAT'S

WHAT.

I'M GONNA TRADE IT WITH THESE

RIGHT HERE.

TRY IT.

>> THERE YOU GO.

YOU GOT IT.

>> RIGHT ON, WE GOT LIGHT.

[horn blares]

I'M THE BEST MOTHER[bleep]

OUT HERE.

[laughs]

>> THAT'S COOL FOR YOU TO HAVE

THAT OPINION, YOU KNOW.

BUT I WILL GUARANTEE YOU, IF YOU

SAY THAT TOO MUCH, IT'S GOING TO

BITE YOU.

>> narrator: 40 MINUTES LATER,

THE MONTANA LOG HAULER PULLS

INTO PRUDHOE BAY AND RACKS UP

HIS FIRST LOAD OF THE SEASON.

>> I'M READY TO HIT THE ROAD

AGAIN IN THE MORNING, RUN

THE TRUCK BY MYSELF, YOU KNOW.

I'M GOOD TO GO.

I'M READY.

>> HE'S A VERY CONFIDENT DRIVER,

BUT, UH, WE'VE ONLY GOT HALF

THE TRIP DONE.

YOU KNOW, THINGS COULD CHANGE

TOMORROW.

WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

>> narrator: WHILE DARRELL WRAPS

UP, ACROSS THE YARD, ANOTHER

ROOKIE ARRIVES IN THE

PASSENGER'S SEAT.

>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS

PORKCHOP GUY.

I'M NOT SURE HE'S GONNA MAKE IT

UP HERE.

>> [grunts]

[sighs]

>> narrator: AND 450 MILES TO

THE EAST...

ALEX SURVIVED HIS FIRST RUN ON

THE DEADLY DEMPSTER, BRINGING

FOOD TO INUVIK.

>> THE TRUCK HAS A FEW KINKS IN

IT, BUT, UH, GOT THE LOAD HERE,

SO I CAN'T COMPLAIN.

>> narrator: AT THE CLOSE OF THE

FIRST DAY OF THE HAUL ROAD

SEASON, A ROOKIE AND VETERAN

SHARE THE LEAD.

[wind whistling]

300 MILES SOUTH OF

PRUDHOE BAY...

[wind whistling]

>> OKAY.

>> narrator: JACK AND AUSTIN ARE

SLOWLY MAKING THEIR WAY UP THE

DALTON WITH OVERSIZED RIG LOADS.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE SNOW BLOWING

OVER THE ROAD, SO THAT'S A GOOD

INDICATION THAT, YOU KNOW,

THE WIND'S BLOWING PRETTY HARD.

BUT, UH, NOTHING WE CAN'T

HANDLE.

>> narrator: ALL TRIP JACK'S

BEEN PLAYING IT SAFE, BUT NOW

MOTHER NATURE'S CHANGING

THE GAME.

>> WE'RE IN A CRUNCH.

WE GOTTA GET THIS DONE.

BUT WE'RE ALREADY STARTING TO

HAVE PROBLEMS.

I GOT THIS WIND I'M DEALING

WITH.

>> narrator: WIDE OPEN ON ONE

SIDE...

JACK'S LOAD IS CATCHING

THE 60-MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS LIKE

A SAIL.

>> THIS LOAD THAT I'VE GOT IS

LEANING PRETTY HARD TO THE LEFT.

THE WIND'S SUPPOSED TO BE

BLOWING FROM THE EAST, WHICH

MEANS TO THE LEFT.

AND IF THAT WIND PICKS UP,

I MEAN, IT COULD JUST LAY THIS

THING ON ITS SIDE.

EASY, EASY.

EASY!

WHOA.

>> HOLY CRAP.

JACK'S TRAILER JUST GOT HIT

BY A GUST OF WIND, AND IT

REARED UP REALLY BAD.

I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA TIP OVER.

>> THAT WAS A HELL OF A GUST

THERE.

WHEW.

[clears throat]

>> JACK, YOU ON HERE?

>> YEAH, DID YOU SEE THAT?

>> DUDE, THAT WAS CRAZY.

I SWEAR I SAW THE RIGHT SIDE OF

YOUR TRAILER OFF THE GROUND.

>> YEAH, I FELT THAT ONE.

I FELT THAT ONE BIG TIME.

BIG TIME.

ghs]

I WAS JUST LETTING YOU KNOW.

IT'S A POSSIBILITY.

>> I'M NOT SURE AUSTIN IS REALLY

OLD ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND

EVERYTHING ABOUT THE ROAD UP

HERE.

YOU KNOW, IF THAT WOULD'VE CAME

OFF INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC

WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THERE,

SOMEBODY WOULD PROBABLY BE DEAD.

WE'RE JUST GONNA SPEND THE NIGHT

IN COLDFOOT, DO IT TOMORROW.

BE SAFER THAT WAY.

>> narrator: WITH ONE CLOSE CALL

AND THE WEATHER GETTING WORSE BY

THE MINUTE...

JACK MAKES THE CALL TO SHUT DOWN

FOR THE NIGHT.

>> GOD.

>> narrator: BUT THE VETERAN'S

DECISION ISN'T SITTING WELL WITH

HIS IMPATIENT CONVOY PARTNER.

>> I REALLY WANTED TO GET TO

PRUDHOE BAY TONIGHT.

>> AIN'T NO WAY WE'RE GETTING

OVER THAT PASS.

>> I REALLY DON'T WANT TO STAY

HERE.

>> WELL, YOU AIN'T GOT MUCH

CHOICE.

>> I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GONNA

BE LIKE THIS.

IT'S GONNA TAKE US FOREVER.

I'D RATHER CONVOY WITH SOMEBODY

THAT DOESN'T TAKE THEIR [bleep]

SWEET-ASS TIME LIKE THIS.

SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO GET WORK

DONE AND GO UP THE ROAD.

>> AUSTIN MAY BE GUNG-HO FOR IT.

HE MAY THINK THAT IT'S EXCITING

TO DO THIS.

WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG, YOU KIND OF

FEEL INVINCIBLE.

>> I'M NOT MAKING ANY MONEY

SITTING HERE.

IT'S VERY AGGRAVATING.

>> I'VE GOT SENIORITY.

IT'S MY CALL.

IF HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH IT,

HE CAN JUST SLEEP ON IT.

>> THEY SHOULD NAME IT

ICE ROAD TRUCKERS:

THE STORY OF HOW AUSTIN HAS

TO PUT UP WITH JACK'S

BULL[bleep].

>> narrator: THIS SEASON ON

ICE ROAD TRUCKERS...

[horn blares]

>> OH, [bleep].

>> WAHOO!

>> narrator: THE DASH FOR THE

CASH HAS DRIVERS OUT FOR BLOOD.

>> I'M TIRED OF GETTING PUSHED

AROUND.

>> narrator: BUT AS THE ICE

HEATS UP...

>> I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS

ANYMORE.

>> narrator: MAN AND MACHINE

WILL BREAK DOWN.

>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I

SHOWED UP

>> [bleep], BUNCH OF [bleep]

BULL[bleep].

>> OOH, [bleep]!