Original subtitles

NARRATOR: Tonight, on "Ice Road Truckers"--

AUSTIN: Get me the hell outta here.

NARRATOR: --the Dalton drivers face a path of destruction.

Barely even see the road.

Holy crap!

NARRATOR: On the Dempster--

And we're off.

NARRATOR: --Alex is running out of time.

And in Manitoba, Hugh and Rick roll the dice.

When you're hearing ice cracking,

that's usually when the [bleep] bought to go really wrong.

[dramatic music]

Oh, no!

[theme music]

NARRATOR: 7:00 AM, Fairbanks, Alaska--

Going in here.

Talking to dispatch.

Getting a load.

Kind of excited.

Ready to do this.

NARRATOR: --Ronald "Porkchop" Mangum

is back at the Carlile yard.

I'm still here.

I'm here to drive a truck.

Let's go hit the Dalton.

Holy [bleep].

NARRATOR: After two botched training runs--

All right. You're done driving.

Pull over.

I've seen all I need to see.

NARRATOR: --and nearly destroying part

of a multi-million dollar oil rig--

Damn.

Guess it wasn't hooked up right.

NARRATOR: --Porkchop was put on ice.

I guess I'm to the point where we need

to take a little break here.

NARRATOR: But now--

It's time to go.

NARRATOR: --after a stretch on the sidelines,

word from the boss is, report to dispatch.

I'm up here for my family.

And I ain't going back until the job's done.

What's going on, man?

Good to see you back.

Thank you.

Glad to be back.

What we got for me on the dock today?

We've got a load of dog food.

And it's in the downtown Fairbanks area.

Seriously?

It's time sensitive.

It's got to get to the start of the Yukon Quest

before the race starts.

Frigging 18-wheeler, downtown Fairbanks, too.

Going in a bunny truck.

Seriously.

I don't know why we call them bunny trucks.

But that's just a box truck.

Thanks.

You're welcome!

NARRATOR: Porkchop's hope of a Dalton comeback

has been reduced to a pile of kibble.

I'm a long haul driver, and they

want me delivering dog food?

Seriously?

I don't know if this is a joke or a punishment.

Ain't it fun?

I get to hop around town.

Get to drive a little bunny truck, as they call it.

Being Lane's bunny boy.

It's ridiculous.

NARRATOR: While Porkchop's career is going nowhere,

on the Dalton, things are also at a standstill.

For the past 16 hours, the worst storm in years

has been pummeling the haul road,

creating a 200-mile path of destruction

and shutting everything down.

NARRATOR: In the darkness, DOT crews

scramble to clear a path, working to free stranded trucks

that are blocking the road.

NARRATOR: 150 miles south of Prudhoe Bay,

one driver isn't taking no for an answer.

Man, she's blowing hard.

I see a line of trucks up here on the hill ahead

of me, stuck in the snow drift.

[horn honking]

NARRATOR: Determined to retain his lead in the load count,

Darrell Ward is getting back on the road.

Well, here I go again.

Get out here and see if I can get behind DOT.

NARRATOR: Last night--

We're going to drop our trailers here and go back

to slope mountain camp.

NARRATOR: --the Montana log hauler was forced to ditch his

back haul--

We're not going to get through this.

NARRATOR: --and seek shelter from the storm at a DOT camp.

Now, as cleanup crews roll out--

Well, I'm going to drop out behind the blade here.

He just went by.

NARRATOR: --Darrell's plan is to follow the plow

and be one of the first back on the road.

I'll tell you what, man.

That plow goes through here, and it

don't take but a couple minutes, and she's drifting shut again.

NARRATOR: But with snow still coming down,

there's no guarantee he'll make it through.

Man-- it's not taking it long, and it's drifting right back

in.

I'm nervous.

Real tough to see.

Another day on the Dalton.

[dramatic music]

NARRATOR: As dawn breaks--

MAN [OVER CB]: They're waiting to get everybody dug out.

NARRATOR: --the cleanup is still under way.

Dig it out.

They want to dig the front out a little bit

so they can pull it out.

NARRATOR: And with so many trucks off the road,

even Carlile boss Lane Keator is getting his hands dirty.

Last night, we had the driver--

was coming down the hill here.

Said he lost the last delineator.

And by the time he saw the next one,

his front left steer tire dropped off the side here.

And it sucked him in.

We're just trying to get it clean around the hood here.

And then, we're going to pull it up on the road.

And hopefully get it started and drive it away.

[dramatic music]

Right here.

Ready?

Let's get everybody clear.

[music continues]

OK!

We're good.

NARRATOR: Free of the ditch, another Carlile truck

is back in business.

Yep.

Back on the road, going north.

We're in good shape.

NARRATOR: But 170 miles up the road on Alaska's barren North

Slope--

[wind whistling]

Just woke up here at Two Lakes, where I spent the night

last night.

NARRATOR: Austin Wheeler isn't going anywhere.

You couldn't even see my tires this morning.

NARRATOR: Yesterday, Austin burst out

of the gate on his first solo run.

I ain't gonna lie.

I just feel like a total bad ass today.

NARRATOR: But the Dalton rookie pushed his luck in the storm--

I'm stuck here.

NARRATOR: --and ended up in the ditch, blocking the road

and trapping the drivers behind him.

I gotta prove myself up here.

I'm the youngest one up here.

It's very important to me.

NARRATOR: As Austin fights to keep his truck from being

consumed by the blowing snow--

AUSTIN: The blade and blower finally got here.

NARRATOR: --a DOT crew arrives to reopen this stretch of road.

They're trying to move all the--

the drifts out of the way, so we can get traction on the ice.

And it looks like there's, like, 10 behind us that

are waiting to get through.

So they're trying to pull us back onto the road,

and the other trucks can get through.

'Bout time, huh?

Really.

Dang.

Let's go.

[dramatic music]

I don't know if DOT's going to be able to pull me out.

DOT [OVER CB]: Ready?

Oh, yeah.

Ready.

Hang on.

NARRATOR: Despite 30,000 pounds of pulling power--

DOT [OVER CB]: You feel movement at all?

Yeah, I'm moving.

Just stuck in there good.

[dramatic music]

NARRATOR: --the rookie's truck refuses to budge.

[music continues]

AUSTIN: Get me the hell outta here.

NARRATOR: In Alaska--

AUSTIN: Hang on.

NARRATOR: Austin Wheeler is stuck in the ditch,

as trucks wait for the DOT to get the rookie out of the way

and reopen the road.

DOT [OVER CB]: Turn your wheel to the road.

There you go.

AUSTIN: Move.

Move!

[dramatic music]

Come on!

[music continues]

Looks like we're finally pulling out.

NARRATOR: After a night stuck in the snow--

Hey, I appreciate it.

NARRATOR: --Austin's back on the road.

AUSTIN: Well, it's about time.

NARRATOR: But still 130 miles from Prudhoe Bay.

2,400 miles to the southeast, Polar Industries is in trouble.

We've had some challenges and struggles on the first couple

runs here.

We've got to iron out these kinks

and hope the second half of the season

goes a lot smoother than this first half has.

NARRATOR: This season--

It's so rough, my truck pops outta here.

NARRATOR: --warm temperatures are wreaking havoc

on the winter roads.

Yeah.

She's cracking up, big time, under me here.

NARRATOR: Making deliveries--

You've gotta be joking.

NARRATOR: --nearly impossible.

Wow.

Hopefully, they're in the right spot.

NARRATOR: And with only two loads on the books,

Hugh's stake in the company's profits isn't looking good.

I committed myself.

We-- we shook hands on the deal.

And regardless-- if you're going to be in business,

you've got to be prepared.

I mean, you take the good with the bad.

NARRATOR: Today, desperate to move high paying loads,

Hugh and Rick are taking on their toughest challenge yet.

First big load.

Hauling full sized cement trucks all the way to Red Sucker Lake.

We've got some cement trucks, and we're gonna bring them

down into Red Sucker Lake here.

It's gonna be tricky getting these cement trucks into Red

Sucker Lake.

Not sure what some of the weight restrictions are quite yet.

NARRATOR: Used in construction of homes and community

buildings, cement trucks are vital to the survival

of the village.

Heaviest load of the year!

Hope we don't go through the [bleep] ice.

NARRATOR: At over 20 tons apiece,

no other drivers have dared to haul them

across the melting roads and thin ice.

These drum mixing trucks are really top heavy.

NARRATOR: But with the buyer paying top dollar

to anyone that will take on the challenge--

That's a rough road in there.

So they'll get throwing the opposite way we're driving.

And we're gonna be in a mess.

NARRATOR: It's now or never.

Good to go.

Let's get it on, man.

[dramatic music]

Oh.

[bleep] Where's my cowboy hat?

Holy [bleep].

Oh, [bleep] god.

Oh, god. Oh, god.

Oh, god. Oh, god.

NARRATOR: Under the weight of the cement trucks,

the soft winter roads are nearly impassable.

Oh, [bleep].

Veer off.

[bleep] if that breaks--

NARRATOR: And the ice is still ahead.

Takes a certain breed.

This [bleep] ain't for everybody.

[dramatic music]

NARRATOR: 1,400 miles to the northwest--

Looking forward to my trip here.

Looks like we're going to be driving

in the snow a little bit.

NARRATOR: --Alex Debogorski is on a mission

to resupply the remote communities of northern Canada.

ALEX: OK.

NARRATOR: And to keep supplies flowing,

he's heading south to Dawson City to pick up another load

and bring it back to Inuvik.

NARRATOR: But the storm that raged on the Dalton

is headed east, directly into Alex's path.

Visibility might be questionable.

It's a grade eight.

I expect there's going to be a bit of a whiteout.

Hopefully, the plows are out cleaning the road.

NARRATOR: It's a race against the clock to make

the 1,000-mile round trip before the storm shuts down

the Dempster.

ALEX: Hey.

NARRATOR: But subzero temperatures

are already slowing him down.

You can stick them with a hammer.

You roll around on the ground, get covered with snow,

and beat on them.

[ominous music]

[metal clanging]

[metal clanging]

[dramatic music]

NARRATOR: Alex's brakes are free.

And we're off and running.

NARRATOR: But with every lost second,

the veteran's chances of making it to Dawson City

and back are getting slimmer.

I'm sure the day's gonna throw a handful

of other interesting things at me as we go along.

[horn honking]

NARRATOR: 450 miles to the west--

I'm tired of all these obstructions coming

into our way.

I just want to get to Prudhoe and hope the next trip's

better.

NARRATOR: Austin Wheeler is slowly

rolling north as DOT clears the last stretch of blocked road.

[short horn blasts]

NARRATOR: And in the southbound lane--

What the [bleep] is this?

NARRATOR: --word of Austin's night in the ditch

has reached Darrell Ward.

Oh!

It's awesome.

Austin went by here, just got pulled out of the ditch.

Loaded up to the top, tire chains flopping.

I don't want to be that guy.

NARRATOR: So far--

Right on.

Back on the road again.

NARRATOR: Darrell's plan to stay ahead of the pack is working.

DARRELL: DOT is doing a good job of getting this road cleared

out.

NARRATOR: And the Montana log hauler's

already left the worst of the storm behind.

We'll get on through this, hopefully sooner than later.

NARRATOR: But as he clears the Shelf--

[siren wailing]

NARRATOR: --the devastation is far from over.

Looks like we got an accident.

Ugh, [bleep].

It's nasty.

[ominous music]

NARRATOR: 60 miles to the south--

Maybe somebody's on the radio.

We'll see if there's--

see if that weather up north straightened up or not.

See what happens here.

NARRATOR: After spending the night in Coldfoot--

Anybody up out there?

Tell me what the weather's doing up north?

What the hell's going on here?

NARRATOR: Haul road ace Jack Jessee gets a rude awakening.

- Hey, Brandon. - Hey.

What's happening?

One of our pilot cars got in a wreck at 2:05.

A wre-- what?

Yeah.

Real bad wreck.

Oh, [bleep].

All right.

Let me get my jacket on.

We'll go inside and wake up.

Make phone calls.

Thanks.

[quiet, foreboding music]

We haven't heard anything.

We're waiting to find any southbounders that can tell us

any more information.

Pilot truck versus a big rig.

There's a great possibility I just lost my best friend.

[ominous music]

Oh, dammit.

This hurts.

[music continues]

NARRATOR: 60 miles north of Coldfoot--

Ugh, [bleep].

It's nasty.

NARRATOR: Darrell Ward's face to face with a trucker's

nightmare.

NARRATOR: On the slick road, the 4,000 pound pilot car

spun out and collided with an oncoming 16-ton big rig.

The driver's already been taken to a medevac location

by paramedics.

That's the closest to head on as you ever want to get.

Wow.

NARRATOR: But the destruction remains.

Just wiped out this whole side here.

The other side was barely even touched.

[quiet music]

NARRATOR: At Coldfoot--

I do not know who's on scene, but if you-- if you can,

that'd be great.

Yeah.

So--

NARRATOR: --everyone is scrambling

to get word on the condition of the injured driver.

All right.

Bye.

So EMT security showed up.

He was unconscious, in shock, suspected neck injury.

They had to get him out to get him warm.

This-- this is not the place you just leave somebody

in a vehicle and wait.

He supposedly had his seat belt on.

Probably what did save his life.

Let's go ahead and throw this tire up on that trailer.

Ready?

NARRATOR: On the remote road, there's

no equipment to deal with the scattered wreck.

So Darrell takes the lead.

I'm going to go hook up to that pick up

and drag that pickup out of the ditch and down to the pull out.

That'll work.

What it is, is what it is.

This is the kind of [bleep] that happens out here.

[dramatic music]

And it's not like somebody I don't know.

We know everybody up here.

Everybody knows everybody.

You know, and-- and in all reality, I mean,

we're-- we're a big family.

I think everybody would react up here just like it's

their own brother or sister.

You take care of your people up here.

It's what we do.

We always know in the back of our mind that stuff can happen.

We're always safe about it.

But when things go good for a long enough time,

you get a little lax on it.

And it just doesn't really set in until--

you know, until it happens.

And it's enough to shake you up.

[siren wailing]

NARRATOR: Miles away in downtown Fairbanks--

[western music]

NARRATOR: Porkchop's far from the haul road, unloading dog

food at the Yukon Quest sled dog race.

I've had it up to here.

NARRATOR: Stuck in the Carlile doghouse, Porkchop

takes the chance to blow off some steam.

- You mind if I meet the dogs? - Yeah!

No, you can-- you can say hi to them.

They're all friendly.

They'll probably jump up on you.

Hey, that's what I'm all about.

They like as much-- as much love as they can get.

So they'll be into it.

So which one's your lead dog?

This is Madonna.

She's pretty chill.

She's one of my main leaders.

Yeah.

You like that, don't you?

Huh?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I mean, they're my family.

If I take care of them, they take care of me.

We get down the trail together.

PORKCHOP: Good luck. - Thank you.

- All right. - It'll be a good trip.

ANNOUNCER: Three, two, one!

Go!

NARRATOR: With the short run completed,

there's plenty of time to watch the start of the race.

All right!

[cheering and barking]

All right!

Do it, girl!

So here I am, driving up the damn Dalton

in a damn truck in a day.

She's out here for 11 days going the same amount of miles.

No heat, sleeping out here in the snow with her dogs.

It's kind of motivational.

NARRATOR: Today's trip is another load for the South

Carolina native.

But it's a long way from the Dalton.

I look at it this way.

If this is what I've got to do to get back on the track

with Lane, so be it.

Whether it's an 80,000-pound load or a 5,000- pound load,

I'm here to do a job.

That's what I'm here to do.

NARRATOR: 2,000 miles to the southeast--

HUGH: Woo-ha!

NARRATOR: Hugh and Rick are on a desperate mission

to haul cement mixers to the remote village of Red Sucker

Lake.

These top heavy [bleep] cement mixers are flopping around like

a rag doll here.

Woo, [bleep].

[bleep]

Bumpy.

NARRATOR: So far, they've done what no one else dared--

hauling the heavy trucks 100 miles up the melting winter

roads.

[bleep] road-- she's pretty rough.

She's slicker than snot on a chicken's lip, too.

NARRATOR: But now, they're hitting the ice.

Here's the ice road sign here.

It's really, really thin ice.

So you gotta come down on this really slow.

NARRATOR: All season, Hugh and Rick

have faced the warm winter's thin ice.

But today, they're crossing with a load 10 times heavier

than anything else they've hauled.

Maximum weight here is 37.5 tonnes.

So we're right at the push of the edge right now.

[ominous music]

NARRATOR: With so much weight focused in a single spot--

if the ice gives way, the truck will sink immediately,

leaving no chance of escape.

It's really, really thin ice.

So you gotta come down on this really slow.

[cracking]

Oh, yeah.

She's just popping and cracking.

[dramatic music]

[bleep] down there.

Yeah.

We're moving the cracks there, now.

She's just [bleep] popping out.

[dramatic music]

HUGH: That was pretty serious.

NARRATOR: The Polar Bear makes it across.

By the skin of my [bleep] ass again, I made it.

NARRATOR: And now, after one cement truck

has ravaged the ice--

So, she's not very thick.

So be cool.

NARRATOR: --it's Rick's turn.

[dramatic music]

So when you're bringing your weight on,

if you don't slow down, you'll blow the ice out

right in front of you.

When you're hearing ice cracking and [bleep],,

that's usually when the [bleep] supposed to go really wrong.

And it's your last day behind the shifter.

[dramatic music]

NARRATOR: In the middle of a frozen Manitoba lake--

When you're hearing ice cracking and [bleep],,

that's usually when the [bleep] went-- went really wrong.

NARRATOR: Rick Yemm is crawling across thin ice

with a 20-ton cement truck.

[ominous music]

You never know.

We could plummet to our death, anyways.

Ice is unpredictable.

[ominous music]

NARRATOR: Finally--

I made it again and lived.

NARRATOR: Rick joins Hugh on solid ground.

RICK [OVER CB]: I like to get the job done instead of talking

about it.

Yeah, for sure.

NARRATOR: But the battle to reach Red Sucker Lake

is far from over.

On the Dempster--

Lots of wind.

It's laying down some snow.

NARRATOR: Alex Debogorski is 120 miles south of Inuvik.

ALEX: Snow's coming.

NARRATOR: And racing a gathering storm

as he heads south to pick up on another load for the village.

I've got trouble with my windshield wipers.

The snow sticks to them at this temperature, freezes on them,

and doesn't clean the windows.

Just gives me a little harder time in seeing the road.

NARRATOR: But up ahead, Alex's mission hits a major roadblock.

[music playing]

Bad news.

Yukon side is poor visibility and high winds.

I guess it's blocked over there?

Yes.

So you're going to have to head back to Inuvik, I guess.

So when-- when do you figure it's going to be open again?

Or you don't know? - Maybe a couple of days.

OK.

We're going back.

[ominous music]

I'm heading back to Inuvik.

NARRATOR: With the road officially closed,

Alex has no choice but to turn back and head north

with his empty trailer.

It frustrates me.

NARRATOR: And this trip will end without a delivery.

I'm disappointed that they didn't open that gate,

turn her back, let us through.

This is nothing compared to those gales

that we drive in on-- on the Dalton.

Nothing.

This is nothing!

Drove it for nothing, wore off a bunch of tires,

burned a bunch of fuel for nothing.

I'm not happy.

Not happy about today.

NARRATOR: 450 miles to the west--

Miserable trip.

Triple stack of trailers-- this is the roughest thing

I've ever drove.

Killing me!

NARRATOR: Darrell Ward's nearing the end of an exhausting trip.

[horn honking]

It's been a two-day trip when it should have been a one-day

trip with the blow up north.

I'm just ready to get out of this truck

and roll on to Fairbanks.

NARRATOR: Despite delays, the Dalton newcomer

has been fighting to keep his lead on the other drivers.

Hopefully, things are looking up.

NARRATOR: But as the lights of the city

appear on the horizon--

Oh, boy.

NARRATOR: --he's called into the scales.

[quiet music]

- How's it going? - Not bad.

How are you doing tonight?

DOT: Oh, not too bad.

Haven't had one.

DOT: Why don't you grab your truck and trailer registration,

your license, your med card.

Shut the lights off.

Shut the truck off.

Were you wearing your seat belt when you pulled up today?

I was.

I just now unhooked it to get out.

[ominous music]

You got flares or triangles in the vehicle?

Let me dig them out from underneath the sleeper.

I got a bunch of [bleep] in there.

It's been-- couple of weeks ago.

- A couple of weeks ago? - Yeah.

OK.

You know you're supposed to check that stuff every day,

right?

You need to find a better way to secure this.

Because coming off there like that-- that's not a good deal.

There was an accident up on the road today.

And I ended up helping him.

Just bring in your registration, your license,

and your med card with you. - Yep.

I'll do that.

I hate DOT, you know?

This is bull [bleep].

[suspenseful music]

Yep.

Oh, OK.

Well, I--

DARRELL: He's a [bleep].

[dramatic music]

NARRATOR: After three long days--

What pisses me off is it took him, you know,

for [bleep] ever.

NARRATOR: Darrell's hard earned lead is in jeopardy.

And his wallet's $300 lighter.

I know have to pre-trip every day.

But I don't have to look at my [bleep] triangles

every day when I know they're underneath the [bleep] bed.

I know they're there.

I put them there.

I've never [bleep] had a problem with that ever, anywhere.

[bleep] you.

My [bleep] always tucked in.

And that's what pisses me off more than anything.

If that wreck hadn't have been there,

I wouldn't have got a ticket.

That [bleep] wreck cost me 300 bucks.

NARRATOR: 450 miles to the north, another driver

is also falling behind.

This has been a pretty crappy winter.

NARRATOR: Jack Jessee is two days into a trip that normally

takes less than one.

Trucks are in the ditch, accidents happening.

Most winters aren't this way.

NARRATOR Last night--

JACK: Oh, [bleep].

NARRATOR: --broken wheels and bad weather

held him up in Coldfoot.

[ominous music]

NARRATOR: And now, he's limping to Prudhoe Bay two tires down.

[horn honking]

If it ain't blowing, there's snow drifting.

And there's supposed to be a big drift right up-- right up here

at the top of the hill.

[dramatic music]

NARRATOR: Blowing snow from last night's storm

is forming deep drifts in the road,

making the path ahead nearly invisible.

[music continues]

I gotta keep my speed up, because I don't have the weight

to plow through it.

I need momentum to get through this one.

[dramatic music]

It's a fine line you gotta deal with.

Enough speed to get through it, but not enough speed that it's

gonna take you off the road.

Your wheels rise up, and you're more or less

hydroplaning on the snow.

You can turn your wheel left or right,

and nothing's going to happen.

That's how the snow drift can actually throw you

into the ditch.

And zoom.

Sucks you right in.

[suspenseful music]

It's blowing it right on the ground,

like the top six inches.

Got all this snow across it.

It's really hard to see the road.

Snow blowing on it, snow drift over the top of it.

I'm not sure where the edge of the road really is.

Think you're riding the middle of the road and drive right

off the edge.

[dramatic music]

NARRATOR: Jack picks up speed, hitting the drifts head-on.

[dramatic music]

Come on.

[music continues]

Barely even see the road.

[suspenseful music]

Oh, [bleep].

[music continues]

NARRATOR: Just south of Prudhoe Bay--

Crap.

We're in a--

NARRATOR: --Jack Jessee is blasting his way

through three-foot snow drifts.

God.

This is the worst stretch of road we've had so far.

NARRATOR: Already handicapped with a busted trailer,

getting through is taking everything

the veteran's got left.

[dramatic music]

JACK: No!

NARRATOR: Bogged down, Jack gives it all he's got.

[engine revving]

Move!

[grinding and rattling]

[brakes hissing]

Come on.

You can do this.

You can do this.

NARRATOR: With temperatures more than 30 below,

this is the last place Jack wants to be stuck.

There you go.

Get right out of that snow drift.

[chains clanking]

[grinding and rattling]

All right.

There we go.

Phew!

Ugh.

So much for an easy night.

[music playing]

NARRATOR: After two grueling days,

Jack finally reaches Prudhoe Bay.

Well, let's see how everything fared back here.

What a heartache you gave me.

I'm glad to be done with you, I'll tell you that.

NARRATOR: From decimated tires to blinding snow drifts

and a near-fatal accident, the veteran's

seen it all on this run.

There we go.

11, 12 years I've been up here.

This has been one of my more nightmare trips, I would say.

You know-- seen a lot, been through a lot.

This one's been rough.

NARRATOR: Across the yard--

Lots of things went wrong last night.

It sucked.

But, oh well.

We got here.

NARRATOR: After a long trip that included a night in a ditch,

Austin's reached Prudhoe Bay.

What I thought was going to turn into a one-day,

easy trip turned into something epic that I've never

experienced.

[dramatic music]

It [bleep] blew.

NARRATOR: But it's Darrell that holds onto the lead for now.

1,800 miles to the southeast--

NARRATOR: --Hugh and Rick are just 20 miles from Red Sucker

Lake-- [bang]

Ugh!

[bleep]

NARRATOR: --with their massive cement trucks.

15 more K of this [bleep].

What the [bleep]?

NARRATOR: All day, they've been battered

by the weight of their loads on the soft road,

struggling to make it through in one piece.

Well, this is the roughest road they've got.

NARRATOR: But driving in the dark

is a whole other challenge.

You can only see so far ahead of you at night.

I mean, if you can't see around the curves

like you can in the daytime, you can kinda see what's coming up

if there's something.

So the element of surprise-- there's a big [bleep] goal

right in front of you.

[ominous music]

Or you can end up in the ditch, [inaudible]..

That was a rough corner, ain't it?

That one-- holy [bleep].

[bang]

Oh, [bleep].

[bang]

Ah, [bleep].

[dramatic music]

Nope!

Chain.

[rattling]

HUGH: They're all over the place here.

I knew that was going to be a bad one.

Whoa!

[dramatic music]

NARRATOR: Next time on "Ice Road Truckers"--

Why can't I just have an easy season?

NARRATOR: The rough riders of the winter roads--

[siren wailing]

What the [bleep]?

NARRATOR: --are on the run from the law.

Rick: Oh, are you kidding me?

NARRATOR: The Dalton rookies--

And I'm gonna be on top.

NARRATOR: --stake their claim.

[horn honking]

Can I go now?

AUSTIN: This is heavy hauling right here.

NARRATOR: And when things go wrong--

MAN [OVER CB]: Take it easy out there!

Look out.

Easy, easy.

NARRATOR: --one driver will leave it all behind.

I don't know if I can handle much more.

Had it!

I'm out of here, man.

[dramatic music]