Original subtitles

>> male narrator: TONIGHT ON ICE

ROAD TRUCKERS...

>> JACK'S NOT HERE, SO I'M GONNA

TAKE THE LOAD TODAY.

>> narrator: THE HAUL ROAD ACE

IS MISSING...

>> WATCH OUT, JACK JESSEE...

I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER.

>> narrator: AND EVERYONE IS OUT

TO CLAIM THE TOP SPOT.

>> DIG, BITCH!

>> GET OFF MY ASS!

>> MY NICE GUY LEVEL IS RUNNING

OUT.

>> narrator: ON THE DEMPSTER...

>> 15,000 POUNDS OVERWEIGHT.

>> narrator: ALEX PUSHES THE

LIMIT.

>> THERE IS ALWAYS THE

POSSIBILITY OF BREAKING THE ICE

AND GOING THROUGH.

>> narrator: AND ON THE WINTER

ROADS...

>> THEY STOPPED US, THEY

THREATENED TO ARREST US.

>> SOMEBODY PISSED SOMEBODY OFF.

>> [bleep] BUNCH OF [bleep]

BULL[bleep].

[hard rock music]

♪ ♪

>> narrator: AT THE CARLILE YARD

IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA...

[horn honks]

>> UH, BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE

I'VE DONE THIS.

>> narrator: TERMINAL MANAGER

LANE KEATOR HAS BEEN FORCED OUT

OF THE OFFICE.

>> JACK'S NOT HERE, SO I'M GONNA

TAKE A LOAD TODAY.

>> narrator: LAST NIGHT...

>> IF YOU GUYS CAN'T EVEN TAKE

CARE OF ME AROUND HERE LIKE

THIS, DON'T BOTHER.

AND YOU CAN TELL THAT TO LANE.

>> narrator: HAUL ROAD ACE JACK

JESSEE WALKED OFF THE JOB.

>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I

SHOWED UP.

>> narrator: AND NOW...

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S UP WITH

JACK RIGHT NOW, WE HAVEN'T HEARD

FROM HIM SO I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S

TICKED OFF A LITTLE BIT, IF HE'S

JUST BLOWING OFF SOME STEAM OR

MAYBE HE'S TRYING TO PROVE A

POINT.

>> narrator: THE BOSS HAS TO

STEP IN TO KEEP FREIGHT MOVING.

>> WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS IF HE

DECIDES TO COME BACK TO WORK,

BUT UNTIL THEN, I'LL BE ON THE

ROAD.

>> narrator: TODAY'S LOAD IS A

BATCH OF EXPLOSIVES SO

DANGEROUS IT'S GOTTA BE HAULED

IN TWO SEPARATE TRUCKS.

>> IT'S KIND OF A SPLIT SHIPMENT

DEAL.

ONE OF THE SHIPMENTS IS THE DETS

AND BOOSTERS AND THE OTHER ONE

IS THE POWDER.

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T KEEP YOUR

BULLETS AND YOUR GUNS TOGETHER

AT THE HOUSE, SO YOU CAN'T KEEP

THIS STUFF TOGETHER ON THE ROAD.

>> narrator: AND SHARING THE

RISK WITH LANE...

[horn honks]

IS CARLILE OWNER HARRY MCDONALD.

>> HOW YOU DOING?

>> HOW ARE YOU?

>> READY TO GO?

>> YEAH.

>> MY BROTHER AND I STARTED THIS

COMPANY IN 1980, AND BOTH OF US

DROVE FOR, YOU KNOW, A NUMBER OF

YEARS BEFORE THAT AND, UH, MOST

OF MY DRIVING EXPERIENCE IS

RUNNING THE HAUL ROAD.

WE'LL SEE IF LANE'S DRIVING

SKILLS ARE AS GOOD AS HIS

MANAGEMENT.

WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO GO

"BOOM."

>> narrator: AS LANE AND HARRY

HIT THE ROAD, HALFWAY UP THE

DALTON AT COLDFOOT...

>> OH, CHECK OUT MY LOAD AND GET

OUTTA HERE.

I'M ALREADY RUNNING LATER THAN

I WANTED TO BE.

>> narrator: MONTANA LOG HAULER

DARRELL WARD IS PUSHING THROUGH

AN ENDLESS TRIP.

>> [bleep], IT'S MY THIRD DAY

OUT HERE, YOU KNOW, IT KINDA

SUCKS.

I DON'T LIKE RUNNING WITH

ANYBODY ELSE.

I KINDA LIKE TO RUN BY MYSELF.

THAT'S THE BEST WAY I ROLL.

>> narrator: FOR THE PAST TWO

DAYS...

>> GOTTA RUN A LITTLE CONVOY

WITH PORKCHOP.

>> narrator: DARRELL'S BEEN

STUCK CONVOYING WITH PORKCHOP.

>> CAN I GO NOW?

>> narrator: AND THE SOUTH

CAROLINA NATIVE'S SLOW PACE HAS

DARRELL'S SEASON AT A CRAWL.

>> FEELS LIKE THIS TRIP'S

TAKING FOREVER, WHICH IT ALMOST

HAS.

I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE AND

MAKE IT BACK TO FAIRBANKS

TODAY.

TIME TO ROLL OUTTA HERE.

>> narrator: BUT AS DARRELL

MOUNTS UP...

INSIDE...

>> SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE

RACE.

IT'S NOT ABOUT SPEED, IT'S ABOUT

CONSISTENCY.

>> narrator: PORKCHOP'S BARELY

STIRRING.

>> HE WANTS TO LEAD, LET HIM

LEAD.

I DON'T NEED HIM.

HE CAN BE IN IT FOR THE LOAD

COUNT ALL HE WANTS.

IT TELLS ME HE'S ON A MISSION.

YOU'RE ON A MISSION, YOU'RE

GONNA END UP IN A DITCH.

I'M HERE FOR MY FAMILY.

I WANT TO GO HOME SAFE.

AHH, BEAUTIFUL SUNNY ALASKA.

>> [bleep].

YOU READY TO ROLL, PORKCHOP?

>> WAITING ON Y'ALL.

IT'S TIME TO ROCK ON.

>> ALL RIGHT.

ON THE ROAD, FINALLY.

I'M GONNA TAKE CHARGE OF THIS

[bleep] CIRCUS.

>> narrator: BUT JUST A FEW

MILES SOUTH OF COLDFOOT...

[thud]

DARRELL IS FORCED TO SLOW DOWN

AGAIN.

>> I HIT THESE ROUGH FROST HEAVE

STRETCHES, PORKCHOP, I RUN ABOUT

40 MILES AN HOUR.

>> DO YOUR THING.

>> narrator: THE ROAD IS COVERED

IN FROST HEAVES, WHICH ARE

CAUSED BY FREEZING WATER BENEATH

THE SURFACE, AND THEY BLANKET

THE ROAD LIKE SPEED BUMPS MADE

OF ICE.

>> GET OFF MY ASS, PORKCHOP.

IT IS TOO ROUGH FOR ME TO GO ANY

FASTER.

>> narrator: BUT PORKCHOP...

>> I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WE'RE

DOING.

>> narrator: ISN'T SLOWING DOWN.

>> DON'T WANNA SEE YOU THAT

CLOSE, PORKCHOP.

>> narrator: AND HE'S RIDING

DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO DARRELL'S

TRAILER.

>> HERE'S THE DEAL--HE'S UP HERE

TO DO HIS JOB, I'M HERE TO DO MY

JOB.

>> YOU KNOW, I CAN'T TELL HIM

ENOUGH TIMES TO GET OFF MY ASS.

COME ON, PORKCHOP, BACK OFF.

>> YOU'RE CRAMPING MY STYLE, YO.

>> PORKCHOP, BACK OFF.

>> GOD!

I COME OUT HERE TO DRIVE THIS

TRUCK MY WAY.

AND OBVIOUSLY MY WAY IS WORKING

PRETTY WELL, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T

HAD ANY [bleep]-UPS, WE HAVEN'T

HAD ANY SCREW-UPS, AND I'M DOING

IT THE RIGHT WAY.

>> GET OFF MY ASS!

>> SHUT THE HELL UP.

>> YOU CAN TELL HIM, AND HE'LL

GET IT FOR A SECOND, BUT THEN

IT'S ALL GONE AGAIN.

I NEED TO PUT ONE EARPLUG IN

HIM.

PLUG ONE SIDE, SO IT'LL STAY IN

THERE.

GUESS WHAT.

I'M PORKCHOP AND I'M GONNA BE

MYSELF.

>> narrator: 2,400 MILES TO THE

SOUTHEAST...

[horns honking]

HUGH ROWLAND AND RICK YEMM ARE

ROLLING INTO WINNIPEG.

>> IT'S JUST ONE THING AFTER

ANOTHER AFTER ANOTHER.

[coughing]

MY THROAT FEELS LIKE I'VE

[bleep] BEEN SWALLOWING

RAZORBLADES FOR ENTERTAINMENT.

EYES ARE BURNING AND ITCHY AND

EYELIDS ARE ALL RAW.

FILLING UP THIS MORNING, I

ACTUALLY COUGHED UP SOME BLOOD,

WHICH IS A NEW ONE.

TWO YEARS IN A ROW I'VE BEEN

SICK AS HELL IN THIS TRUCK.

IT'S DEFINITELY COMING FROM THIS

TRUCK.

[coughing]

>> narrator: LAST YEAR...

>> [coughing] HARD TO BREATHE.

HARD TO SWALLOW.

>> narrator: RICK GOT SICK AFTER

A COUPLE WEEKS BEHIND THE WHEEL

OF HIS TRUCK.

AND NOW THAT IT'S HAPPENED

AGAIN...

>> AS GOOD AS A TRUCK MAY BE,

IF IT'S MAKING YOU SICK, IT'S

NOT GOOD.

>> narrator: HE'S THINKING THE

TRUCK MIGHT BE TO BLAME.

>> I'M GONNA GET BACK TO

WINNIPEG HERE AND...

GO SEE THE DOC AND HOPEFULLY

IT'S JUST A LUNG INFECTION OR

SOMETHING THAT'S NOT TOO BAD.

>> narrator: WHILE RICK WORRIES

ABOUT THE INVESTMENT IN HIS

TRUCK...

HUGH'S WORRIED ABOUT HIS

INVESTMENT IN THE COMPANY.

>> WE'RE HEADING BACK TO

WINNIPEG.

SEE IF WE CAN'T GET [bleep]

STRAIGHTENED OUT.

STOP DOING THIS [bleep]

BULL[bleep] NOT GETTING TO

OUR DESTINATION.

>> narrator: THIS TRIP...

>> 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: POLAR OWNER MARK

KOHAYKEWYCH ROLLED THE DICE...

>> FIRST BIG LOAD.

HOPE THE ICE HOLDS US.

>> narrator: SENDING HUGH AND

RICK UP THE ROAD WITH AN

OVERWEIGHT LOAD.

[sirens wailing]

>> THIS IS [bleep].

[sirens wailing]

>> narrator: AND MARK'S CALL

NEARLY LANDED THEM BEHIND BARS.

>> WE'RE GETTING A [bleep]

POLICE ESCORT OUT OF TOWN HERE.

>> narrator: NOW THEY'RE LOOKING

FOR ANSWERS FROM MARK AND

DISPATCHER VLAD.

>> LET'S SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

>> WELL, HOW WAS IT?

>> WE WENT IN TOO HEAVY.

>> WHAT?

>> AND THEY ARE PISSED OFF.

THEY SAID YOU GUYS KNOW THE

WEIGHTS AND YOU GUYS ARE

DEFINITELY OVER.

DEFINITELY OVER.

>> AND THE PAPERWORK THAT MARK

SENT, THAT'S NOT LEGITIMATE

PAPERS.

>> THAT'S NOT TRUE.

THAT'S NOT TRUE AT ALL.

SOMEBODY PISSED SOMEBODY OFF

BECAUSE--I TALKED TO HIM MYSELF.

>> I DON'T EVEN WANT TO DO THIS.

I AM DYING OF [bleep] BLACK

LUNG.

THEY STOPPED US, THEY THREATENED

TO ARREST US, AND THAT'S ALL

THAT'S [bleep] DONE.

WE HAD TO LEAVE THE LOADS AND WE

GOT ESCORTED OUT OF [bleep]

TOWN.

>> THEY TOLD US TO LEAVE THE

LOADS THERE.

>> WE WERE STUCK THERE.

>> SOMETHING'S GOING ON UP

THERE, SOMEBODY PISSED SOMEBODY

OFF.

THE REPORT THAT I GOT SAID THAT

THOSE TRUCKS SAID THAT THEY WERE

50 TON AND THAT'S WHY THEY

STOPPED THEM, SO SOMEBODY--

>> THAT'S NOT TRUE, AND THAT'S

NOT WHAT WE WERE DOING.

>> WELL, I DON'T CARE WHO--WHAT

WEIGHTS, OR WHATEVER THE

[bleep]--WHATEVER THE [bleep]

HAPPENED, SOMEONE'S PISSED AND

WE WERE STOPPED.

PERIOD.

WE CAN'T DO NOTHING.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

START A FIGHT?

NO JOB'S WORTH BEING SENT TO THE

[bleep] CLINK.

IT'S A [bleep] BUNCH OF [bleep]

BULL[bleep].

>> narrator: 2,000 MILES TO THE

NORTHWEST...

>> CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT MIKE'S

GOT FOR ME TODAY.

>> narrator: ALEX DEBOGORSKI IS

AT MANITOULIN DISPATCH.

>> OH, GOOD MORNING, ALEX.

>> MORNING, SIR.

>> HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS

MORNING?

>> GOOD, THANKS.

DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TODAY FOR

A CHANGE?

>> UH, I DO.

>> PERFECT.

>> YOU'RE GONNA TAKE AN

EXCAVATOR TO AKLAVIK.

UH, THE ROAD IS ONLY GOOD FOR

30,000 AND YOU'RE GONNA BE

REALLY CLOSE TO 30 WITH THAT

EXCAVATOR.

>> VERY GOOD.

>> SO ONCE YOUR LOADED, MAKE

SURE YOU GO TO THE SCALE.

>> I WILL. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.

>> HAVE A SAFE RIDE.

>> THANK YOU, SIR.

[dogs barking, howling]

I GOT AN EXCAVATOR TO HAUL TO

AKLAVIK.

THAT SHOULD MAKE FOR AN

INTERESTING TRIP.

>> narrator: TODAY, ALEX'S LOAD

IS HEADED ACROSS THE FROZEN

MACKENZIE RIVER.

>> OKAY, I GUESS THAT'S THAT,

THOUGH.

>> narrator: BUT BEFORE HE HITS

THE ICE, HE'LL HAVE TO HIT THE

SCALES.

>> MY CONCERN IS THAT I'LL BE

PRETTY WELL AT MAXIMUM WEIGHT

FOR THE ICE.

IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE

HEAVIEST LOADS GOING TO AKLAVIK

THIS YEAR.

TIGHT ON THAT SIDE THERE.

[brakes squeaking]

>> LOAD'S TOO HEAVY.

>> I'M ABOUT 15,000 POUNDS

OVERWEIGHT, WHICH MAY BE TOO

HEAVY FOR THIS TO GO DOWN THE

ROAD.

WHICH MEANS THAT WE WON'T BE

ABLE TO GO.

>> narrator: GETTING SHUT DOWN

AT THE SCALES MEANS MISSING OUT

ON THE LOAD AND THE PAYCHECK

THAT GOES WITH IT.

BUT THE VETERAN'S NOT GIVING UP.

>> WHEN A CHALLENGE PRESENTS

ITSELF, A PERSON HAS TO LOOK FOR

ANOTHER WAY TO KEEP RUNNING.

>> narrator: IN NORTHERN

CANADA...

>> YOU'RE GOING TO AKLAVIK.

>> YES.

>> narrator: ALEX DEBOGORSKI HAS

JUST LEARNED HIS LOAD IS OVER

THE ICE ROAD WEIGHT LIMIT...

>> DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

>> SEE YOU LATER.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> narrator: AND OFFICIALS ARE

ISSUING A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR THE

VETERAN TO ATTEMPT THE CROSSING

AT HIS OWN RISK.

BUT A PIECE OF PAPER ISN'T GONNA

HELP HIM OUT ON THE ICE.

>> I'M ON MY WAY TO AKLAVIK.

THIS IS THE HEAVIEST LOAD I'VE

HAULED ON ICE.

WELL, THE ROADS ARE BOTH OPEN.

THE WINTER ICE ROAD MAXIMUM

WEIGHT--30,000.

EASE HER ON IN.

>> narrator: ALEX CROSSED THIS

WATER AT THE START OF THE

SEASON.

>> HOLY SMOKES!

>> narrator: BUT THIS TIME HIS

LOAD IS OVER TEN TIMES HEAVIER.

>> SINCE OUR WEIGHT IS OVER THE

LIMIT, WE GOTTA BE CAREFUL ABOUT

COMING ON THE ICE, COMING OFF

THE ICE.

IT'S THE NUMBER ONE DANGER.

BECAUSE THE LOAD'S THIS HEAVY,

I GOTTA STICK TO THE CENTER OF

THE ROAD AND DRIVE WITH MORE

CAUTION.

>> narrator: ALEX HAMMERS DOWN

TO KEEP HIS LOAD FROM SINKING IN

THE UNPREDICTABLE RIVER ICE.

>> COME ON.

THERE IS ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY OF

BREAKING THE ICE AND GOING

THROUGH...

IF I'M NOT CAREFUL ENOUGH.

>> [automated female voice]

WARNING. SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

WARNING. SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

WARNING. SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "A SPIKE

BRAKE IS ON"?

A SPIKE BRAKE IS A HAND BRAKE.

AND GENERALLY IT'S FOR THE

TRAILER.

IF I APPLY THE FOOT BRAKE, THE

BRAKES ON THE TRAILER AND THE

TRUCK COME ON.

WHEN I APPLY THE SPIKE, IT'S

ONLY THE TRAILER BRAKES THAT

COME ON.

>> WARNING. SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

>> narrator: MALFUNCTIONING

BRAKES ARE A SERIOUS PROBLEM.

BUT STOPPING IS EVEN WORSE.

[water gurgling]

STOPPING ON THE ICE INCREASES

A DRIVER'S CHANCE OF BREAKING

THROUGH.

AND WITH THIS OVERWEIGHT

EXCAVATOR, ALEX HAS 15,000

EXTRA REASONS TO KEEP MOVING.

>> THIS IS ON, THIS IS OFF.

>> WARNING. SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

WARNING. SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

>> narrator: 430 MILES TO THE

SOUTHWEST...

>> I'M FUELED AND READY TO ROCK.

>> narrator: AUSTIN WHEELER IS

JUST STARTING HIS DAY.

>> I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THOSE

PICKUPS OUT THERE THAT ARE ON

THAT 53-FOOT FLATBED--THOSE

F550s.

>> NO PROBLEM.

>> HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE YOU

TO MOVE 'EM STEADY, NOT FAST.

>> OKAY.

>> SINCE I'VE GOT DRIVERS

COMING DOWN HERE AND WALKING IN

AND GOING, "HEY, THAT KID AUSTIN

IS DRIVING AWFUL FAST UP THERE,"

MAYBE YOU OUGHTA SLOW DOWN JUST

A LITTLE BIT.

>> OKAY.

>> narrator: ALL SEASON...

[horn honks]

>> HAMMER DOWN, BOYS.

>> narrator: AUSTIN'S BEEN

FLYING UP THE DALTON EVERY

CHANCE HE GETS.

>> JUST GONNA BE LIKE A ROCKET

SHIP TO PRUDHOE.

>> narrator: BUT THE HAUL ROAD

ROOKIE'S EAGER ATTITUDE HASN'T

WON HIM MANY FRIENDS.

>> I DON'T GET MUCH RESPECT ON

THE JOB.

I'M NOT GONNA GET MAD ABOUT IT.

I DON'T REALLY CARE.

I'M JUST GONNA DO A GOOD JOB AND

SHOW THEM THAT I HAVE WHAT IT

TAKES AND NOT MAKE MISTAKES AND

GET THE PRODUCT AND ME UP THERE

SAFELY AND ME BACK SAFELY SO I

CAN TAKE ANOTHER LOAD UP.

LET'S ROLL.

[horn honks]

>> narrator: AFTER AN EARFUL AT

DISPATCH...

>> IS THERE ANYTHING COMING, SO

I CAN JUST BLAST AROUND YOU?

>> UH, IF YOU WANT AROUND, IT'S

CLEAR.

>> narrator: THE ROOKIE IS

TAKING IT SLOW.

[horn honks]

>> ALL RIGHT, STRETCH IT OUT

THERE, SHORT STUFF.

>> THIS IS [bleep].

IT KIND OF REALLY CHAPS MY BUTT

THAT HE'S GOTTA SAY SOMETHING

STUPID OVER THE RADIO LIKE THAT,

BUT WHATEVER.

[horn honks]

>> COME ON NOW. COME ON NOW.

FORD PICKUPS, COME ON, NOW.

>> THIS IS REALLY STUPID.

YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GO ON

AROUND IF YOU'RE GONNA BE LIKE

THAT.

GO AHEAD.

>> DON'T BE CATCHING AN ATTITUDE

NOW.

I WAS JUST JOKING A LITTLE BIT.

>> WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?

>> SO COME ON.

WE DON'T NEED THAT HERE.

>> WHATEVER.

>> FINE, I AIN'T BUGGING YOU.

DON'T BE LIKE THAT.

>> I'M JUST TIRED OF CATCHING

IT, DUDE.

I'VE BEEN CATCHING IT ALL WEEK,

ALL DAY.

IT'S NOT COOL.

>> JUST KIDDING WITH YOU A

LITTLE BIT.

SORRY YOU'RE GETTING A HARD

TIME, YOU KNOW.

>> WHY DO PEOPLE HAVE TO MAKE

FUN OF ME?

"COME ON, PICKUPS, LET'S GO,

BLAH, BLAH."

WHATEVER.

MY NICE GUY LEVEL IS RUNNING

OUT.

OR IF THERE'S A TRUCK STUCK ON

THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I'LL--

[bleep] IT, I AIN'T EVEN

STOPPING TO HELP ANYMORE.

>> narrator: 80 MILES UP THE

ROAD...

>> BOY, THE OLD SNOW'S COMING

DOWN, MAN.

>> narrator: DARRELL AND

PORKCHOP ROLL SOUTH TOWARD

FAIRBANKS.

>> I'VE BACKED OFF.

LET HIM DO HIS THING.

I'LL DO MY THING.

>> narrator: AND FREE OF THE

FROST HEAVES, PORKCHOP'S

FINALLY KEEPING A SAFE DISTANCE.

>> GOT ONE COMING AT YOU, CHOP.

PORKCHOP, YOU GOT ONE COMING AT

YOU.

>> narrator: BUT A FEW MILES

AWAY...

>> DARRELL AND PORKCHOP.

I CAN HEAR THEM, UH, OFF IN THE

DISTANCE HERE NOT TOO FAR.

SO MAYBE WE'LL DO A LITTLE

SURPRISE VISIT.

>> narrator: LANE KEATOR IS

FILLING IN FOR JACK JESSEE,

CONVOYING A LOAD OF EXPLOSIVES

WITH CARLILE OWNER HARRY

MCDONALD.

>> HEY, BOYS, HOW'S IT GOING OUT

THERE?

>> OH, HEY, LANE, I DIDN'T KNOW

YOU WERE UP HERE.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

>> AH, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT TRUCK

WAS JUST SITTING IN THE YARD.

SO, UH, IT'S NOT MAKING ANY

MONEY THERE, SO WE HAD TO GET

OUT AND EXERCISE A LITTLE BIT.

WE'RE ALL GETTING OFF HERE

AND--

>> COME CHECK ON THE BOYS, HUH?

>> WE'LL DO WHATEVER Y'ALL

WANT.

>> NAW, JUST UP HERE AT THE

TOP HILL.

>> READY TO GO CHECK ON THE

BOYS?

>> SEE WHAT OUR NEW GUYS ARE

DOING HERE.

>> YEAH.

>> narrator: AT THE START OF

THIS RUN, LANE ASKED DARRELL TO

KEEP AN EYE ON PORKCHOP...

>> HEY, DARRELL.

>> narrator: HOPING SOME OF THE

LONG HAULER'S SKILL WOULD RUB

OFF.

>> I JUST WANTED TO GET YOU OFF

TO THE SIDE FOR A MINUTE.

>> OKAY.

>> I KNOW WE TALKED BEFORE YOU

LEFT AND PUTTING YOU--GROUPING

YOU WITH PORKCHOP.

>> RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I'M GOOD WITH IT,

LANE.

YOU KNOW, I GET A LITTLE

FRUSTRATED SOMETIMES, JUST

DRAGGING MY FEET AND DRAGGING MY

FEET.

>> YEAH.

>> YOU KNOW, I CAN RUN UP NORTH,

DROP MY LOAD, MAKE IT BACK TO

FAIRBANKS THE NEXT DAY.

I COULD DO THESE ROUNDS IN TWO

DAYS.

I'M THREE DAYS INTO THIS.

>> YEAH.

>> AND I'M ROLLING OUT LATE ON

MY FOURTH DAY WITH MY NEXT

ROUND.

>> FINISH THIS TRIP UP, KEEP

WORKING WITH HIM, AND THEN WE'LL

TALK AGAIN AND SEE WHERE WE NEED

TO GO WITH THIS.

>> RIGHT, PERFECT.

>> HAVE A GOOD TRIP.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> THANKS, DARRELL.

>> YUP.

SOUNDS LIKE IF PORKCHOP DOESN'T

GET HIS [bleep] TOGETHER AND

KINDA GET IT FIGURED OUT--

LIKE LANE SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE'LL

HELP HIM OUT FOR A WHILE AND IF

IT DON'T WORK, WE'LL CUT TIES.

SOUNDS LIKE I'M GOLDEN AND

PORKCHOP'S KINDA RIDING THE

FENCE.

>> DARRELL'S DOING A REAL GOOD

JOB FOR US.

I'M REAL GLAD TO HAVE HIM ABOARD

AND, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO A

LONG FUTURE WITH HIM.

PORKCHOP ON THE OTHER HAND IS

GONNA HAVE TO--HE'S GOT SOME

WORK TO DO.

HE'S GOTTA GET HIS HEAD IN THE

RIGHT SPOT.

HE'S GOTTA, YOU KNOW, KEEP

LEARNING THE WAYS OF THE ROAD

AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN, UH, BE

SUCCESSFUL AND MAKE THIS WHOLE

THING WORK.

>> HEY, IT'S LIKE I SAID WHEN I

BEGAN THIS TRIP.

I'M DOING IT BY THE BOOK.

I AIN'T DONE NOTHING WRONG.

I AIN'T GOTTA WORRY ABOUT IT.

AM I IN FRONT? NAH.

AM I SAFE? YEAH.

IS IT ALL GOOD?

OH, HELL, YEAH.

[chuckles]

ON THE GOOD SIDE, AT LEAST I

AIN'T GOTTA HAVE A MEETING WITH

LANE WHEN I GET BACK THIS TIME.

HE'LL BE IN PRUDHOE.

>> narrator: 2,000 MILES AWAY IN

WINNIPEG...

>> [coughs]

[grunts]

>> narrator: RICK'S ON HIS WAY

TO THE HOSPITAL WITH AN UNKNOWN

ILLNESS.

>> I JUST FEEL LIKE I BEEN

PLAYING THE GAME OF SWALLOWING

BARBED WIRE AND RIPPING IT OUT

OF MY THROAT.

[coughs]

I JUST THOUGHT I HAD A COLD I

CAN'T GET RID OF.

>> narrator: AND WORSE YET,

THERE'S A CHANCE THAT SOMETHING

IN HIS TRUCK IS TO BLAME.

>> HUGH FOUND A COMPANY THAT'LL

COME IN AND CLEAN IT ALL OUT AND

DISINFECT EVERYTHING AND...

ALL I CAN DO IS GET CHECKED OUT

AND HOPEFULLY THE NURSE IS CUTE.

[grunts]

URGENT CARE, THAT'S WHAT I NEED.

[coughs]

>> narrator: AT POLAR INDUSTRIES

IN WINNIPEG...

>> THIS IS A REALLY DIRTY TRUCK.

>> narrator: A TEAM'S BEEN

BROUGHT IN TO CHECK OUT RICK'S

TRUCK.

>> WE GOTTA DO THE ROOF.

WE GOTTA DO ALL THE

INSTRUMENTATION.

HAVE TO DO THE CAB, EVERYTHING.

>> narrator: THEY'RE SEARCHING

THE RIG FOR ANYTHING THAT COULD

CAUSE A MAJOR INFECTION.

>> GOTTA GET IN HERE TOO.

ALL THE CUPBOARDS.

JUST THROW IT OUT.

>> narrator: AND THE SEARCH...

>> DEER MICE, YEAH.

>> narrator: TAKES A DEADLY

TURN.

>> THERE'S SOME SERIOUS EVIDENCE

OF MOUSE FECES.

THERE'S DEFINITELY BEEN SOME

MICE IN HERE FOR SOME TIME.

THEY'VE BEEN HOARDING IN HERE.

IT'S A REALLY GOOD CHANCE THAT

THEY COULD HAVE HANTAVIRUS, AND

IF THAT MOUSE HAS HANTAVIRUS,

THEN RICK COULD BE REALLY SICK.

>> narrator: ALL SEASON, RICK'S

BEEN LIVING AND BREATHING WITH

A DEER MOUSE INFESTATION.

>> [coughing]

>> narrator: DEER MICE CAN CARRY

THE HANTAVIRUS, A

LIFE-THREATENING DISEASE WITH

FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS AND HIGH

MORTALITY RATES.

>> EVERYTHING'S GOTTA GO

BECAUSE YOU CAN'T CLEAN IT AND

IT'S GOT, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL OF

BEING--OF HAVING HANTAVIRUS

BACTERIA ON THERE.

EVERYTHING THAT IS TOUCHING HIS

FACE LIKE THIS HAS GOTTA BE

THROWN OUT FOR SURE.

>> narrator: WHILE THE CLEAN-OUT

CREW DIGS DEEPER...

AT THE HOSPITAL...

>> IT IS A DEER MOUSE.

>> HOW DO THEY FIGURE THAT?

>> THEY GOT THE GUY DOWN THERE

RIGHT NOW.

>> OH, MOTHER[bleep].

SO I'M--I COULD HAVE HANTAVIRUS

OR WHATEVER THE [bleep] IT IS.

OH, GOD.

IT IS A DEER MOUSE, SO...

IT'S NOT GOOD 'CAUSE THEY SAY

IT'S, LIKE, A 2% SURVIVAL RATE

IF YOU GET HANTAVIRUS.

THOUGHT THAT ICE ROAD TRUCKING

WOULD TAKE MY LIFE BY GOING

THROUGH THE ICE, NOT A [bleep]

STUPID MOUSE.

I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS, REALLY.

NOW I'M KIND OF FREAKED OUT

ABOUT THIS.

WHY THE [bleep] DID IT HAVE TO

HAPPEN TO ME?

WHY CAN'T IT BE [bleep] HUGHIE

DOWN HERE WITH [bleep] DEER

MOUSE [bleep]?

>> narrator: IN THE FAR REACHES

OF NORTHWEST CANADA...

>> SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

WARNING. SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

>> narrator: ALEX DEBOGORSKI IS

IN TROUBLE.

>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "A SPIKE

BRAKE IS ON"?

>> narrator: HE'S DRIVING A

MALFUNCTIONING TRUCK OVER THIN

RIVER ICE...

WITH A LOAD THAT'S 15,000 POUNDS

OVER THE SAFE LIMIT.

>> WARNING. SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

WARNING. SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

WARNING. SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

>> WHY DOES IT THINK IT'S ON?

I DON'T KNOW.

>> WARNING. SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

WARNING. SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

>> narrator: NORMALLY, FAILING

BRAKES WOULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO

PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY.

BUT ON THIN ICE WITH AN

OVERWEIGHT LOAD, STOPPING IS

NOT AN OPTION.

>> THE COMPUTER KEEPS TELLING ME

THE SPIKE'S ON, THAT THE BRAKES

ARE ON ON THE TRAILER, BUT THE

TRAILER BRAKES AREN'T ON.

>> SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

>> TRUCK THINKS ONE THING AND I

THINK SOMETHING DIFFERENT, SO

I'M JUST IGNORING IT THE BEST

I CAN.

>> WARNING. SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

>> WHOA, BABY.

[ice cracking]

WHOA!

COME ON, BABY, WE'RE ALMOST

THERE.

>> WARNING. SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

WARNING. SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

>> narrator: AFTER THREE

WHITE-KNUCKLED HOURS...

>> WARNING. SPIKE BRAKE IS ON.

>> I AM OFF THE ICE.

WELL, DESPITE WHATEVER THE

SILLY COMPUTER'S TALKING ABOUT,

I AM FINALLY HERE IN AKLAVIK.

>> narrator: ALEX MAKES IT TO

AKLAVIK AND DELIVERS THE

EXCAVATOR.

>> HEY, ALEX.

>> HOW ARE YOU, BILL?

>> GOOD, GLAD YOU MADE IT HERE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE TRUCK HAS A FEW GHOSTS IN

THE COMPUTER, I GUESS YOU CAN

CALL IT, BUT I BROUGHT THE

EXCAVATOR HERE.

I'M READY TO HEAD BACK TO INUVIK

AND SEE IF THEY'VE GOT SOMETHING

ELSE FOR ME TO DO.

>> narrator: 400 MILES TO THE

SOUTHWEST...

>> 27 DEGREES AND THE ROAD IS

SLICK TODAY.

>> narrator: DARRELL AND

PORKCHOP HIT A STRETCH OF BAD

WEATHER.

>> SO WE'RE DOWN TO ONE LANE.

SNOWDRIFTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE

ROAD.

>> narrator: AND NEWS OF JACK'S

DEPARTURE HAS DARRELL RACING TO

PICK UP ANOTHER LOAD.

>> YOU KNOW, LANE RUNNING JACK'S

TRUCK, THIS IS PERFECT FOR ME TO

PULL THE LEAD IN LOAD COUNT.

JACK MAY BE THE ACE OF THE HAUL

ROAD UP HERE, BUT, UH, SOMETIMES

THE NEW GUY TAKES DOWN THE ACE.

THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GONNA BE

HERE.

WATCH OUT, JACK JESSEE.

I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER.

AND WE'RE STARTING UP THE BEAVER

SLIDE.

HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE TOO

TERRIBLE BAD.

>> narrator: ONLY 200 MILES FROM

GRABBING ANOTHER LOAD IN

FAIRBANKS, DARRELL DOESN'T

WASTE TIME CHAINING UP.

>> I CAN FEEL THAT IT'S SLICK.

YOU KNOW, YOU GOT THE FEEL OF

THE ROAD ANYWAY AND YOU KIND OF

KNOW WHAT IT'S DOING, SO JUST

DRIVE ACCORDINGLY.

>> narrator: HE'S BETTING THAT

HIS SKILL ALONE WILL GET HIM UP

THE MILE-LONG BEAVER SLIDE

INCLINE.

>> I CAME UP THE BEAVER SLIDE,

NEVER SLIPPED A WHEEL.

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, DARRELL, I'M

GONNA DRAG MY FEET SO I CAN GET

A GOOD RUN AT HER.

>> narrator: AND TO KEEP UP WITH

HIS CONVOY PARTNER...

>> FIXIN' TO WIND HER UP, SEE

WHAT WE GOT.

HOPE WE'LL MAKE IT TO THE TOP OF

THE BEAVER.

>> narrator: PORKCHOP ALSO HITS

THE STEEP GRADE WITHOUT CHAINS.

>> WELL, I DECIDED NOT TO CHAIN

UP, BUT THIS ROAD SURE IS GREASY

LOOKING.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SLOW IT

DOWN.

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS WAS A

GOOD IDEA OR NOT.

I'M ALREADY LOSING TRACTION.

[tires grinding]

[bleep]!

COME ON, BABY GIRL.

DIG, BITCH!

ALL RIGHT, I'M SPUN.

THAT'S IT.

SON OF A BITCH.

>> narrator: ON THE DALTON...

>> I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS

WAS A GOOD IDEA OR NOT.

I'M ALREADY LOSING TRACTION.

>> narrator: PORKCHOP'S SPINNING

OUT ON THE BEAVER SLIDE.

>> DIG, BITCH!

[tires grinding]

ALL RIGHT, I'M SPUN.

THAT'S IT.

SON OF A BITCH.

YEAH, I'M STOPPED.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SLING

CHAINS.

>> YEAH, COPY THAT.

I'LL JUST PULL OUT AT THE TOP.

NOW I GOT ANOTHER DELAY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A THREE-DAY TRIP

ALREADY AND PORKCHOP WIPES HIS

FEET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BEAVER

SLIDE.

>> narrator: HIS ONLY OPTION IS

TO CHAIN UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE

STEEP INCLINE.

>> [sighs]

DARRELL WAS BLAZING THE TRAIL.

HE TOOK ALL THE TRACTION.

IT'S NOT WHETHER HE'S A BETTER

DRIVER OR NOT.

HE HAD BETTER TRACTION.

[grunts]

[horn honks]

AND WE'RE GOOD.

>> COME ON, COME ON, PORKCHOP.

WHERE ARE YOU?

[engine rumbling]

[chains clinking]

>> narrator: CHAINED UP,

PORKCHOP GRINDS HIS WAY UP THE

SLOPE...

AND FINALLY REACHES THE TOP.

[horn honks]

>> AGGRAVATING.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY HOPE

FOR PORKCHOP.

HE'S OUT OF HIS ELEMENT HERE.

OH, I'LL BE GLAD TO LAND THIS

THING IN FAIRBANKS AND GET RID

OF THIS CONVOY.

>> narrator: 50 MILES TO THE

NORTH...

>> WE'RE MAKING REALLY GOOD

TIME 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GET

AN EARFUL OF BULL[bleep].

>> narrator: AUSTIN WHEELER IS

LICKING HIS WOUNDS AFTER A DAY

OF BEING TEASED FOR MOVING TOO

SLOW.

>> I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF

B-S, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS, SO...

>> WELL, AUSTIN, WE GOT A GUY

SPUN OUT ON KOYUKUK.

>> OKAY.

>> narrator: BUT UP AHEAD, A

TRUCK'S BLOCKING THE ROAD AND

DALTON TRAFFIC COMES TO A HALT.

>> LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A TANKER

THAT'S SPUN OUT.

SOUNDS LIKE HE JUST MISSED A

GEAR GOING UP THE HILL.

SO THERE'S THREE TRUCKS

INCLUDING ME SITTING HERE

WAITING FOR HIM TO CHAIN UP.

WHAT IS THIS GUY DOING?

>> HOW'S IT GOING, BUD?

>> GOOD. HOW'S IT GOING?

>> GOOD. MY NAME IS FRED.

>> HELLO, I AM AUSTIN.

>> AUSTIN?

>> NICE TO MEET YOU.

[horn honks]

>> COME ON, NOW. COME ON, NOW.

FORD PICKUPS. COME ON, NOW.

GIVING YOU A LITTLE HARD TIME

ABOUT THE PICKUP THING THERE.

>> AH.

>> YOU SEEMED A LITTLE

FRUSTRATED.

I JUST WANTED TO COME AND TALK

TO YOU.

>> YEAH.

>> PUT A FACE TO IT.

>> NO, I'M SORRY.

>> IT'S ALL RIGHT.

>> I HAD A ROUGH MORNING, THIS

MORNING.

>> I KNOW, I UNDERSTAND.

I KNOW HOW IT GOES.

EVERYBODY IS PROBABLY PICKING ON

YOU AND YOU GOT A LOT OF STUFF

GOING ON.

>> YEAH, IT SUCKS.

I'M SORRY I CAME OFF WRONG.

>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

>> I'M USUALLY NOT LIKE THAT.

I JUST--IT SUCKS WHEN YOU WORK

THIS HARD TO BE A HEAVY HAULER

AT 23 YEARS OLD AND YOU KNOW

EVERYBODY HATES YOU.

>> WELL, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

>> YEAH.

>> I MEAN, I STARTED THIS DEAL

WHEN I WAS 18.

>> RIGHT.

>> GOT MY FIRST TRUCK WHEN I WAS

18.

>> OH, RIGHT ON.

>> I WAS THE YOUNGEST MAN--

YOUNGEST ONE HIRED AT A COUPLE

DIFFERENT PLACES.

>> RIGHT, RIGHT.

>> SO I KNOW HOW IT IS TO BE

SITTING IN YOUR SHOES.

>> YEAH, IT SUCKS.

>> JUST DON'T GET YOUR FEATHERS

RUFFLED UP 'CAUSE WE'RE JUST

KINDA PICKING ON YOU A LITTLE

BIT.

>> WELL, YOU CAN NEVER TELL.

>> WELL, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE

MOVING.

>> ALL RIGHT, BUD.

>> ALL RIGHT, NICE MEETING YOU.

>> IT WAS GOOD MEETING YOU.

>> I'M SURE I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN.

EVERYBODY THAT'S DRIVEN THE

ROAD STARTED OUT AT THE BOTTOM

LIKE I HAVE AND HAS TO WORK

THEIR WAY UP FROM THERE TO GET

OTHER PEOPLE'S RESPECT.

YOU KNOW, I'M THE NEW GUY UP

HERE, BUT, UM, I THINK ONCE

PEOPLE GET TO KNOW ME, I THINK,

UH, THEY'LL WARM UP TO ME ALSO.

>> narrator: WHILE AUSTIN PUTS

THE PAST BEHIND HIM, 40 MILES

TO THE NORTH...

>> LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GETTING

CLOSE RIGHT NOW, SO WE'LL GET

THIS DELIVERY MADE.

>> narrator: LANE AND HARRY

APPROACH THE END OF THEIR

EXPLOSIVE HAUL...

A GOLD MINING OPERATION

WITH AN UNUSUAL DROP SITE ON THE

SIDE OF THE DALTON.

>> MADE CONTACT WITH THE, UH,

CUSTOMER YESTERDAY AND HE ASKED

US JUST TO PULL IN AND GIVE A

COUPLE HONKS ON THE HORN AND

HE'D COME OUT AND MEET US AT THE

ROAD.

[horn honks]

WELL, WE'LL SEE IF HE COMES NOW.

THAT WAS THE PHONE CALL HE ASKED

FOR.

>> narrator: BUT NO ONE'S THERE.

>> AH, WE'LL GIVE HIM ONE MORE

FOR GOOD MEASURE HERE.

[horn honks]

>> YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND

UNTIE YOURS?

>> TRAIL RIGHT THERE.

>> narrator: THEY CAN'T LEAVE

EXPLOSIVES ON THE SIDE OF THE

ROAD.

IF THEY CAN'T FIND THE OWNER,

THEY'LL HAVE TO HAUL THIS LOAD

ALL THE WAY BACK TO FAIRBANKS

AND CALL THIS TRIP A BUST.

>> WELL, WE'RE JUST GONNA WALK

BACK IN HERE SEE IF WE CAN FIND

THE CUSTOMER MAYBE.

>> CARLILE: WE ALWAYS GO THE

EXTRA MILE.

CHARGE OVERTIME FOR THIS

FRICKIN' OPERATION.

>> narrator: LANE AND HARRY HEAD

INTO THE DARK WILDERNESS, HOPING

TO FIND THE MINING TEAM.

>> I'M GONNA WAIT HERE WHILE

LANE JOGS UP TO THE TOP OF THE

HILL TO SEE WHAT'S ON THE OTHER

SIDE.

>> HELLO!

JUST GONNA WALK BACK IN HERE A

LITTLE FURTHER.

IT IS COMPLETE DARKNESS.

>> "AREA CLOSED BEYOND THIS

POINT...

TURN AROUND HERE."

LANE JUST WENT UP THERE.

>> I'LL GO BACK IN HERE A LITTLE

BIT FURTHER AND SEE IF WE CAN'T

SEE SOMETHING.

HELLO!

[wolf howling]

>> narrator: SOMEWHERE IN THE

ALASKAN WILDERNESS...

>> HELLO!

WELL, WE'RE 20 MILES NORTH OF

COLDFOOT AND, UH, WE'RE ABOUT--

I DON'T KNOW, A 1/2 MILE OFF

THE DALTON HIGHWAY RIGHT NOW

WALKING BACK INTO THE WOODS.

>> narrator: LANE'S SEARCHING

FOR THE MINERS THAT ORDERED A

LOAD OF EXPLOSIVES.

>> WELL, WE LEFT HARRY BACK

THERE A LITTLE WAYS.

I THINK HE'S GONNA WALK BACK UP

TO THE TRUCK AND I TOLD HIM WE'D

CONTINUE ON HERE AND MAKE A

LITTLE EFFORT TO GET BACK IN

HERE A LITTLE FURTHER AND SEE IF

WE CAN'T FIND THIS GENTLEMAN AND

GET HIM HIS PRODUCT.

WELL, I SEE SOME LIGHTS UP HERE

AROUND THE CORNER, SO I THINK

WE'RE COMING INTO A CAMP HERE,

SO I'M JUST GONNA YELL.

HELLO!

I DON'T WANNA GET SHOT.

THESE ARE TRUE ALASKANS HERE.

OH, THERE'S SOMEONE IN THERE.

HELLO!

OH, YEAH, I SEE SOME OF THE GUYS

NOW.

>> HOW ARE YOU?

>> GOOD.

LANE KEATOR, CARLILE, NICE TO

MEET YOU.

>> OKAY.

>> YEAH, WE GOT YOUR DELIVERY

DOWN AT THE ROAD.

WE'LL MEET YOU OUT THERE AND

WE'LL GET THIS STUFF MOVED OUT.

>> YEAH, GOOD.

>> narrator: WITH CONTACT MADE,

THE MINERS GEAR UP TO OFFLOAD

THE CARGO.

>> WELL, THIS IS HOW WE GET ALL

OUR SUPPLY OUT HERE.

[beeping]

>> THIS IS QUITE THE OPERATION.

YOU CAN'T SEE IT FROM THE ROAD.

IT'S KINDA NEAT.

>> YEAH, THERE'S NOT TOO MANY

UNDERGROUND PLACER DEPOSITS THAT

ARE BEING MINED ANYWHERE.

>> narrator: GOLD MINING IN

ALASKA DATES BACK TO THE YUKON

GOLD RUSH IN THE 1890s.

>> THAT'S THE ENTRANCE TO THE

MINE.

>> narrator: SINCE THEN, OVER

1.2 MILLION POUNDS OF THE

PRECIOUS METAL HAS BEEN

EXTRACTED FROM THE REGION.

>> THIS IS PAY DIRT, YOU GUYS.

THIS IS WHAT WE HAUL OUT FROM

UNDERGROUND.

>> OH, REALLY?

>> YEAH.

THAT'S WHAT THE EXPLOSIVES ARE

FOR.

WE DRILL IT AND SHOOT IT.

>> OKAY.

>> WHAT WE'RE DOING IS FOLLOWING

THE ANCESTRAL COURSE OF GOLD

CREEK UNDERNEATH THIS BENCH.

SO WE GOT A MILE TO GO.

AND THAT MILE WILL TAKE THE REST

OF MY LIFE.

>> narrator: BACK AT THE TRUCKS,

THE OFFLOAD BEGINS.

>> THIS IS TRULY AN ALASKAN DEAL

HERE, UH, UNIQUE ALASKA.

I MEAN, JUST--REALLY IT'S A

COUPLE PEOPLE OUT HERE CHASING

THEIR DREAM IN THE MIDDLE OF

NOWHERE AND WE GET TO BE A PART

OF THAT TONIGHT.

THAT'S PRETTY SPECIAL.

>> [coughs]

>> OKAY?

>> AND WE'RE SET.

>> NOW WE HAVE A DELIVERY

SUCCESSFULLY MADE.

>> BE CAREFUL BACK THERE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> narrator: THE CARLILE BRASS

RACK UP A DELIVERY AND HEAD BACK

TO FAIRBANKS.

>> WE STILL GOT A COUPLE

HUNDRED MILES TO GO TONIGHT, SO

WE'RE GONNA MAKE GOOD WORK OF

THIS.

>> narrator: 275 MILES TO THE

SOUTH...

>> I'M GONNA BACK THIS TRAILER

IN.

I'M GONNA DROP IT OFF.

BE DONE WITH HIM.

>> narrator: DARRELL AND

PORKCHOP PULL INTO THE CARLILE

YARD AFTER A FRUSTRATING ROUND

TRIP ON THE DALTON.

>> JUST ONE DELAY AFTER ANOTHER

AGAIN, YOU KNOW, RUNNING IN THIS

CONVOY.

OF ALL THE TRIPS I'VE MADE, THIS

ONE'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I WANT

TO REPEAT.

>> WELL, LET'S UNDO THESE LINES.

CONVOY WITH DARRELL WAS WHAT IT

WAS.

WASN'T A GOOD EXPERIENCE.

DARRELL'S HERE FOR THE MONEY.

HE'S HERE TO WIN THE LOAD COUNT.

I'M HERE FOR MY WIFE AND FAMILY.

I DID WHAT I HAD TO DO.

I PROVED WHAT I KNOW I CAN DO.

I SHOWED 'EM.

WE'RE SAFE AND EVERYBODY'S

ALIVE.

THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

>> narrator: ON THE OPPOSITE END

OF THE ROAD, AUSTIN'S ALSO

PULLING IN FOR THE NIGHT.

>> [groans]

TODAY HAS JUST BEEN THE LONGEST

DAY.

THERE'S JUST BEEN A LOT OF

FRICKIN' THINGS TODAY THAT HAVE

STACKED UP.

I THINK I GET ENOUGH [bleep] TO,

YOU KNOW, LAST A WHILE UP HERE.

BUT, OH, WELL, I JUST KEEP DOING

WHAT I'M DOING.

>> narrator: WITH JACK OUT OF

THE RACE...

THE BOSSES GET ON THE BOARD.

AND DARRELL REGAINS THE LEAD.

AT POLAR INDUSTRIES IN WINNIPEG,

CANADA...

>> ALL RIGHT, WE ARE GONNA HAVE

TO LAY SOME TRAPS IN.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> narrator: CLEANUP CONTINUES

ON RICK YEMM'S INFESTED TRUCK.

>> GET IT ALL SET UP SO WE CAN

GET HER IN ONE SHOT.

WE'LL LINE THEM UP PRETTY MUCH

WHEREVER WE SAW THAT THEY WERE

HOARDING FOOD BEFORE.

THEY'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIG

SURPRISE WAITING FOR THEM.

>> narrator: WHILE THE TRAPS ARE

SET...

>> ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

>> narrator: RICK'S RETURNING

FROM THE HOSPITAL.

>> THEY'RE DOING THE BLOOD WORK

AND NOW I'M WAITING FOR

RESULTS, SO...

WE THOUGHT MAYBE I WAS JUST,

LIKE, ALLERGIC TO [bleep]

TRUCKING OR SOMETHING, BUT IT

TURNS OUT JUST THE TRUCK WANTING

TO KILL ME.

>> narrator: WHILE HE WAITS ON

TEST RESULTS, RICK CHECKS IN ON

HIS TRUCK.

>> HEY, HOW IS IT GOING?

ARE YOU THE, UH--

>> YEAH, I'M THE EXTERMINATOR.

SEAN. HOW YOU DOING?

>> SO WHERE DO WE STAND NOW?

WE HAVEN'T GOT ANY IN THE TRUCK?

>> WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO TAKE

THE TRUCK APART, YOU KNOW, YOU

CAN'T BE GETTING ON THE ROAD

UNTIL THE TRUCK'S TOTALLY

CLEANED OUT.

WE DON'T WANNA HAVE THAT RISK OF

YOU GETTING ANY SICK FURTHER.

>> WELL, LIKE I SAID, I'M SICK

ENOUGH NOW.

I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY MORE

CHANCES WITH THE TRUCK.

SO WHATEVER IT'S GOT TO DO TO BE

DONE.

THIS IS [bleep].

I GOT TOO MUCH MONEY IN THIS

TRUCK TO JUST WALK AWAY FROM IT

AND GET IT WRITTEN OFF.

SO NOW I'M GOING DEEPER IN THE

HOLE.

I'M [bleep] SICK AS HELL.

THE TRUCK'S SICK AS HELL.

AND THEY DON'T KNOW FOR SURE IF

I'VE GOT THE HANTAVIRUS OR NOT.

IT'S SERIOUS, YOU KNOW, SO...

I'M, UH--THAT'S WHERE I STAND

RIGHT NOW.

>> WE GOTTA MAKE SURE NOBODY

GOES IN THERE.

VERY IMPORTANT.

WE'RE IN LOCKDOWN.

>> narrator: NEXT TIME ON ICE

ROAD TRUCKERS...

>> THIS AIN'T GONNA BE PRETTY.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

>> narrator: AS THE SEASON NEARS

THE HALFWAY POINT...

>> HOLD ON!

>> narrator: DRIVERS UP THE

ANTE...

>> WELL, WE'RE BASICALLY GOING

FROM ONE FLOATING CHUNK OF ICE

OVER TO THE OTHER.

>> narrator: WITH BIGGER

LOADS...

>> THAT'S GOOD PUSH-TRUCK

MATEAL.

>> narrator: DEADLIER ROADS...

>> AIN'T NOBODY ELSE EVER BEEN

WHERE I'M GOING.

>> YOU KNOW, THIS COULD HAPPEN

TO ANYBODY OUT HERE.

>> narrator: AND THINNER ICE.

>> THE ICE IS JUST, "CRACK,

CRACK, CRACK, CRACK."

>> narrator: AND JACK'S BACK.

>> THOUGHT I'D SHOW BACK UP AND

GO BACK TO WORK.

>> narrator: BUT THE ACE GETS

THE COLD SHOULDER.

>> DO YOU WANT MY SEAT?

I HAD TO SIT IN YOURS WHILE YOU

WERE GONE.