Original subtitles

>> male narrator: TONIGHT ON

ICE ROAD TRUCKERS...

>> ALL RIGHT, I'M READY TO ROLL.

>> BUSTING HUMP, MAN.

WORKING THESE LONG HOURS.

>> narrator: THE BATTLE FOR THE

LOAD COUNT LEAD PUTS EVERY

DRIVER IN THE LINE OF FIRE.

>> MAYBE THEY NEED TO COME DOWN

TO THE LOWER 48 AND LEARN HOW TO

DRIVE A REAL TRUCK.

>> OH, [bleep]!

>> narrator: THEY'LL HAVE TO DIG

DEEP...

>> I NEED TO GET LOADS, MAN.

IT'S ALL ABOUT LOADS RIGHT NOW.

>> narrator: OR GIVE UP...

>> TEN YEARS I'VE BEEN DOING

THIS.

THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE LOST

ANYTHING OFF MY LOAD.

>> narrator: AND BE LUCKY JUST

TO SURVIVE.

>> MY DANGEROUS GOODS ARE

SHAKING ALL OVER.

[country rock music]

♪ ♪

>> narrator: FAR NORTH OF THE

ARCTIC CIRCLE...

AT THE END OF THE DEMPSTER

HIGHWAY...

ALEX DEBOGORSKI'S IN EARLY FOR

HIS NEXT ASSIGNMENT.

>> MORNING, MIKE.

>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, ALEX.

I GUESS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A

LOAD?

>> YES, SIR.

>> DO I EVER HAVE A NICE ONE FOR

YOU.

>> VERY GOOD.

WHAT IS IT?

>> I HAVE A LOAD, UH, GOING TO

WHITEHORSE.

IT'S GOT ABOUT 5,000 KILOS OF

DIFFERENT GASES, SO IT'S A

DANGEROUS LOAD.

SO YOU WANNA BE CAREFUL AND NOT

TAKE ANY CHANCES.

BECAUSE IF SOME OF THESE GET

DAMAGED, THERE MIGHT NOT BE

ENOUGH PIECES OF YOU TO PUT IN A

BODY BAG.

AS YOU CAN SEE, I PUT TWO SKIDS

ON THAT SIDE.

IT'S JUST TO KEEP IT FROM

SLIDING FROM SIDE TO SIDE.

>> narrator: ALEX IS HEADING

SOUTH WITH A VOLATILE MIXTURE OF

COMPRESSED GASES USED IN WELDING

AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

>> EVERYTHING IS IN CAGES, AND

IT'S ALL STRAPPED IN.

>> GONNA TIGHTEN THIS ONE UP A

LITTLE BIT?

>> SURE.

THERE.

BECAUSE IT'S COMPRESSED GAS,

THERE'S A VALVE IN THERE, AND IF

YOU KNOCK OFF THAT VALVE, THIS

THING WOULD BE LIKE A TORPEDO.

>> YEP.

>> IT WILL GO THROUGH A 2 TO

3-FOOT WALL.

>> I GOT 5,000 KGs OF MIXED

GASES--

ACETYLENE, HELIUM, OXYGEN.

WELL, HELL, SOME OF THEM BURN.

SOME OF THEM, YOU MIX THEM,

THEY'LL BLOW UP, AND SOME WILL

JUST MAKE YOU QUACK LIKE A DUCK.

>> narrator: HE HAS TO HAUL THE

DEADLY LOAD THROUGH RECENTLY

REOPENED HURRICANE ALLEY...

WHERE HIGH WINDS CAN EASILY BLOW

A BIG RIG OFF THE ROAD.

>> GOING THROUGH THE PASS HAS

BEEN A PROBLEM THIS SEASON

BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER BEING SO

UNSTABLE, AND I'M GONNA DO IT

ONE MORE TIME WITH PROBABLY THE

MOST DANGEROUS LOAD I'VE HAD

THIS SEASON.

ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN TODAY.

>> narrator: WHILE ALEX BATTLES

MOTHER NATURE...

400 MILES AWAY IN ALASKA...

>> OH, [bleep]!

>> narrator: TWO OF THE DALTON'S

TOP TRUCKERS ARE BATTLING EACH

OTHER.

>> WANNA GET THIS THING MOVING

AND LEAD THE PACK.

>> I'M HERE FIRST, I GET THE

[bleep] LOAD.

>> narrator: HAUL ROAD ACE JACK

JESSEE...

>> SWEET AS MY MAMA'S PECAN PIE.

>> narrator: AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN

LOG HAULER DARRELL WARD...

>> I AM THE BEST THERE IS.

LIKE A [bleep] FREIGHT TRAIN.

WELL, [bleep], YOU GET A LOAD.

>> narrator: ARE LOCKED AT THE

TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD.

THEY'VE GOT JUST TEN DAYS LEFT

IN THE SEASON, AND ONLY ONE CAN

BE KING OF THE HAUL ROAD.

>> IT'S TIME SOMEBODY PUTS OL'

JACK IN HIS PLACE.

>> I'VE BEEN NUMBER ONE.

I AM NUMBER ONE.

AND I'M GONNA STAY NUMBER ONE.

LET'S GET OUTTA HERE.

>> narrator: 8:00 A.M. AT THE

CARLILE YARD.

>> GET HOOKED UP, AND I'M GONE.

>> narrator: DARRELL WARD'S

GOT THE JUMP ON JACK.

>> THEY SURE AS HELL DON'T GIVE

YOU MUCH ROOM IN HERE TO WORK

YOUR LANDING GEAR.

IT'S A GOOD THING I'VE BEEN

HITTING THE GYM.

NOT JUST ANY MAN CAN PULL THAT

[bleep] OFF.

>> narrator: THE MONTANA LEGEND

IS HAULING A REEFER VAN OF FOOD

FOR THE OIL FIELDS.

>> I'M GONNA BE RUNNING ALL

NIGHT LONG TO GET THIS LOAD UP

TO PRUDHOE BAY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S GOTTA BE

MAINTAINED TO 42 DEGREES.

EVERY LOAD COUNTS, EVEN A LOAD

OF GROCERIES.

WE'RE COMING DOWN TO THE WIRE.

IT'S THE END OF THE ICE ROAD

SEASON, YOU KNOW.

I DON'T SEE WHY THERE'S ANY

REASON I CAN'T BEAT JACK.

I'M PRETTY STIFF COMPETITION.

YOU KNOW, I CAME UP HERE TO DO

THIS FOR RENO.

YOU KNOW, HIS COMFORT IS VERY

IMPORTANT TO ME.

I MISS HIM A LOT.

ANYTHING I DO, I DO FOR HIM.

ALL RIGHT, I'M READY TO ROLL.

OFF ON ANOTHER JOURNEY.

>> narrator: WHILE DARRELL

CHASES THE LOAD COUNT LEAD...

CARLILE'S NEWEST HEAVY HAULER IS

ON A MISSION OF HIS OWN.

>> DOING GOOD.

I GOT A GOOD REST.

READY TO HEAD ON UP THE ROAD.

>> narrator: AUSTIN WHEELER'S

ONLY ONE LOAD OFF THE TOP SPOT

AFTER A STRING OF SUCCESSFUL

HEAVY HAULS.

>> THE END OF THE SEASON'S

COMING UP.

PRESSURE'S ON.

THERE'S STILL A LOT OF LOADS TO

GET UP THE ROAD, SO I'M GONNA

TRY AND GET AS MANY LOADS UP

THE ROAD AS WE CAN BEFORE THE

ICE MELTS.

WE'LL PUT FLAGS ON THE CORNER OF

THE TRAILER.

>> narrator: AUSTIN'S HAULING

A MASSIVE 60,000-POUND FRONT END

LOADER.

>> I LOVE DOING HEAVY HAUL.

HAULING EQUIPMENT LIKE THIS IS

MY FAVORITE TYPE OF TRUCKING TO

DO.

THAT'S A REALLY NICE ONE.

IT LOOKS PRETTY BRAND-NEW.

THERE'S NOT A SCRATCH ON THE

BUCKET OR NOTHING, SO WE WANNA

TRY TO TAKE CARE OF IT WHEN WE

GET IT UP TO PRUDHOE BAY.

WE GOT A VERY SMALL WINDOW OF

TIME TO GET THIS UP NORTH, SO

WE'LL GET IT THERE AS FAST AS WE

CAN.

>> narrator: DESPITE THE

CHALLENGING LOAD, AUSTIN'S GOT

TO DELIVER IT IN A SINGLE DAY TO

KEEP HIS CHANCE OF WINNING THE

LOAD COUNT ALIVE.

>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET OUT OF

HERE.

>> narrator: WHILE OTHER DRIVERS

SCRAMBLE TO GET AHEAD...

>> LET'S RUN IN AND SEE WHAT

THEY GOT.

>> narrator: JACK'S WORKING AT

HIS OWN PACE.

>> HOPEFULLY, IT'S QUICK.

I NEED TO GET LOADS, MAN.

IT'S ALL ABOUT LOADS RIGHT NOW.

>> narrator: THE ACE IS LATE TO

THE YARD, BUT HE'S LEADING THE

LOAD COUNT.

>> I SEE SOME PIPE IN THE YARD.

I HOPE I DON'T GET PIPE.

I KNOW IT'S GOTTA GO, BUT I

DON'T LIKE PIPE.

>> narrator: PIPE IS ONE OF THE

LEAST DESIRED LOADS ON THE HAUL

ROAD.

THE RIGID PIPES MAKE FOR A ROUGH

RIDE THAT CAN DAMAGE TRUCKS AND

DRIVERS IF THEY DON'T TAKE IT

SLOW.

>> MORNING, MARK.

>> JACK, WHAT'S GOING ON?

>> UM, I WANNA GO TO PRUDHOE.

>> GOOD FOR YOU.

>> WHAT DO YOU GOT?

>> I GOT A LOAD OF PIPE.

>> DON'T WANT IT.

>> SO YOU WANNA MAKE IT

DIFFICULT.

>> WELL, I MEAN, I HAD TO

BOBTAIL BACK...THIS LAST TRIP.

I WAS HOPING FOR SOMETHING A

LITTLE BETTER THAN PIPE.

>> YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY GUY THAT

HAD TO BOBTAIL BACK.

>> NO, BUT I'M PROBABLY ONE OF

THE MORE SENIOR GUYS THAT HAD TO

BOBTAIL BACK.

>> WELL, YOU MIGHT BE ONE OF THE

MORE SENIOR GUYS THAT HAD TO

BOBTAIL BACK, BUT I GOT GOOD

NEWS FOR YOU, JACK.

>> WHAT'S THAT?

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO BOBTAIL OUT

OF HERE.

[laughing]

>> LEAST I AIN'T BOBTAILING LIKE

MARK SAID.

BUT IF PIPE'S ALL THEY GOT,

PIPE'S WHAT I'LL TAKE.

>> narrator: EVEN THOUGH THE

LOAD WILL SLOW HIM DOWN...

IT'S THE ONE HE'S GOT TO HAUL TO

KEEP THE LOAD COUNT LEAD.

>> GOTTA CHECK ALL THESE STRAPS.

PIPE IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT'S

NOT DONE RIGHT.

WELL, EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.

CHECKED FOR LEAKS, LIGHTS,

BRAKES, REAR.

WE'RE OUTTA HERE.

>> narrator: BACK IN THE

OFFICE...

>> I TOLD YOU IN THE BEGINNING

HIS LEARNING CURVE WAS GONNA BE

A LOT LONGER.

WE'VE MADE THAT INVESTMENT IN A

DRIVER, AND YET WE'RE STILL

15, 16 TRIPS IN WITH THE GUY,

WHICH IS TWICE AS LONG AS

ANYBODY ELSE, AND WE STILL DON'T

FEEL LIKE WE CAN CUT HIM LOOSE.

>> narrator: THE BOSS IS GETTING

THE RUNDOWN ON PORKCHOP FROM

PHIL KROMM...

>> I'M GONNA BE SNEAKY.

[giggles]

>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

>> narrator: AFTER THE VETERAN

TRAINER SPENT LAST TRIP WATCHING

OVER THE TROUBLED ROOKIE.

>> BOTTOM LINE IS SOMETIMES HE'S

DRIVING WAY TOO FAST AND OTHER

TIMES HE'S DRAGGING HIS ASS.

YOU KNOW, WE GOT A LOT LEFT TO

DO IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME TO

FINISH THE SEASON, AND I DON'T

KNOW IF HE'S...GONNA BE WORTH,

YOU KNOW, KEEPING IN A TRUCK

THAT SOMEBODY ELSE COULD BE

PULLING MORE LOADS WITH.

>> IT GETS TO A POINT WHERE, YOU

KNOW, A GUY'S OUT THERE FOR LONG

ENOUGH...IF HE'S NOT GETTING IT,

THEN HE MAY NOT GET IT.

OKAY.

>> ALL RIGHT?

>> SEE YOU IN A COUPLE DAYS.

>> ALL RIGHT, LATER.

>> THANKS, PHIL.

IT'S MY DECISION TO MAKE SURE

THAT WE GET ALL THESE LOADS

MOVED AND WE GET IT DONE, YOU

KNOW, AS EFFICIENTLY AS WE CAN

AND SAFELY.

AND I GOT A TOUGH DECISION TO

MAKE TODAY.

>> WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT THEY GOT

FOR ME.

WEATHER'S GETTING A LITTLE BIT

ON THE WARM SIDE, SO IT'S GONNA

TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER TODAY.

WHEW! I HOPE IT'S A GOOD LOAD.

WHAT'S GOING ON TODAY, MARK?

>> OH, NOT MUCH.

JUST ANOTHER HAPPY DAY.

>> I HEAR YOU, MAN.

>> HOW ARE YOU?

>> READY FOR THIS LAST PUSH ON

THE HAUL ROAD.

GET IT OVER WITH, SO...

>> YOU NEED TO GO SEE LANE

BEFORE I CAN GET YOU--GET YOU A

LOAD OUT OF HERE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

BACK TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE.

[clears throat]

[knocks at door]

WHAT'D I DO THIS TIME?

>> COME ON IN AND SIT DOWN.

>> narator: AT CARLILE'S

FAIRBANKS TERMINAL...

[tapping on door]

>> HEY, COME ON IN.

>> WHAT'S UP, BOSS MAN?

>> HAVE A SEAT.

>> ALL RIGHTY.

>> narrator: PORKCHOP'S BEEN

CALLED TO THE BOSS'S OFFICE.

>> WHERE DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE

AT OUT THERE?

>> ROAD'S DIFFERENT EVERY DAY.

I CAN DO WHATEVER YOU NEED ME TO

DO.

I TOLD YOU I COME UP HERE TO

WORK.

THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.

>> WELL...AHEM.

I'VE BEEN HAVING SOME

CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME GUYS,

AND OBVIOUSLY YOU AND I HAVE

TALKED SEVERAL TIMES TOO, SO...

THERE'S A CON--A STRONG

CONTINGENT OF DRIVERS, PEERS OUT

THERE, THAT, UH, YOU'RE NOT, UH,

COMING ALONG LIKE YOU SHOULD.

WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR SEVERAL

WEEKS NOW, AND IT DOESN'T SEEM

TO ME LIKE THE OPINIONS ARE

CHANGING.

AND, UH, THERE'S--THERE'S ALWAYS

A LEARNING CURVE.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE

SURE THAT WE GIVE EVERYBODY

THE OPPORTUNITY, BUT I HAVE TO

LEARN TO--WHEN IT'S TIME TO CUT

OUR LOSSES AND CUT OUR RISK.

I GUESS...WHAT I'M THINKING,

PORKCHOP, IS THAT I'D LIKE TO,

UH, SEPARATE TODAY.

AND, UH, WE'LL GET YOU SENT

BACK HOME, UH, TO MOM AND

THE KIDS.

OBVIOUSLY, THE SKILL SET THAT

YOU HAVE FITS DOWN THERE,

AND THAT'S GREAT.

UM, IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE

WORKING HERE.

>> OH, HEY, I MADE A GOOD RUN

AT IT.

>> YOU DID MAKE A HELL OF A RUN

AT IT.

ALL RIGHT, MAN.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

AHEM.

>> THANKS, PORKCHOP.

>> HAVE A GOOD ONE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> AHH.

AH, HE JUST SAID I WASN'T

DOING MY JOB RIGHT, DIDN'T LEARN

THE ROAD QUICK ENOUGH.

MAYBE THEY NEED TO COME DOWN

TO THE LOWER 48 AND LEARN HOW

TO DRIVE A REAL TRUCK.

THEN THEY CAN COME UP HERE AND

SAY THEY'RE TRUCK DRIVERS.

YOU KNOW?

[bleep] 'EM.

>> I'M NOT SORRY TO SEE HIM GO.

THERE WAS TOO MUCH

INCONSISTENCY, AND WHEN IT COMES

DOWN TO IT, WE'RE STILL RUNNING

A BUSINESS HERE.

IT'S NOT A CHARITY.

AND PORKCHOP JUST WASN'T GETTING

IT DONE.

>> MY BIGGEST PROBLEM SINCE I'VE

BEEN UP HERE WAS, I GUESS,

LANE AND PHIL IN COLLABORATION.

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?

IT'S AMAZING HOW CLEAN-CUT LANE

IS, 'CAUSE YOU'D FIGURE WITH

A MAN LIKE THAT BEING UP MY ASS

THE WHOLE TIME, HE'D HAVE

A LITTLE BIT OF [bleep] ON HIM.

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'M GOING

HOME WITH MY HEAD HELD HIGH.

I GOT A GOOD CONSCIENCE.

I DID MY JOB.

I DID IT TO THE BEST OF MY

ABILITIES.

SAME THING I TEACH MY KIDS.

IF YOU KNOW YOU DID YOUR BEST,

DON'T LET ANYBODY ELSE TELL YOU

DIFFERENT.

>> narrator: PORKCHOP'S EXIT

LEAVES AN OPENING ON THE CARLILE

ROSTER, AND WITH DOZENS OF LOADS

STILL TO HAUL BEFORE THE END OF

THE SEASON, THERE'S NO MORE TIME

FOR ROOKIES.

>> WE'RE UP AGAINST IT NOW.

IF IT MEANS LETTING SOMEBODY GO

TO BRING SOMEBODY ELSE IN THAT

CAN HAUL THOSE EXTRA LOADS AND

GET THAT DONE, SOMEBODY THAT'S

GOT SOME EXPERIENCE, THEN THAT'S

THE DECISION WE GOTTA MAKE TO

GET THIS DONE.

>> narrator: SO LANE'S CALLED IN

A CLOSER.

>> ALL THESE NEW GUYS ARE CAUGHT

UP IN ABOUT BEING THE BEST.

I'VE ALREADY BEEN THERE.

I AM THE BEST.

>> narrator: RAY VEILLEUX HAS

ALREADY CONQUERED THE HAUL ROAD.

TWO YEARS AGO, HE HIT THE DALTON

AS A ROOKIE WITHOUT A PENNY TO

HIS NAME.

>> IT'S ALL BUSINESS NOW.

NO MORE--NO MORE MESSING AROUND.

>> narrator: AND WHEN IT WAS

ALL OVER, HE WAS THE LOAD COUNT

KING.

>> HOW'S THAT FOR ROOKIE

[bleep], HUH?

>> BACK.

>> I'M BACK.

>> YOU READY TO GO BACK TO WORK?

>> I'M READY TO WORK.

>> GOOD, GOOD.

CALLING FROM THE BENCH, MAN.

>> PERFECT.

I'M HERE FOR YOU.

I'LL GET IT DONE.

>> ALL RIGHT, MAN.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK.

>> AWESOME.

>> THANKS, RAY.

>> narrator: AFTER TWO YEARS

WORKING CLOSE TO HOME IN

THE LOWER 48, THE OFFER TO HELP

CLOSE OUT THE SEASON WAS

TOO GOOD TO PASS UP.

>> I WAS BACK AT HOME, GOT

A PHONE CALL FROM LANE.

I GOT ON THE FIRST FLIGHT, AND

HERE I AM.

I'M COMING UP HERE WITH ONE

GOAL, AND THAT'S TO MOVE AS MANY

LOADS AS I CAN BEFORE THE END OF

THE SEASON.

I'M HOOKING UP THE AIR LINES,

MY LIGHTS.

WE'RE PINNED IN PRETTY GOOD.

I TUGGED AGAINST THE TRAILER.

>> narrator: RAY'S HAULING

A 25,000-POUND ELBOW PIPE,

CRITICAL FOR AN OIL RIG PROJECT

IN PRUDHOE BAY.

>> MY SEASONS STARTS TODAY.

I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF

TIME, BUT I'M GONNA HAUL A LOT

OF LOADS.

FEELS PRETTY GOOD.

I JUST GOTTA GET IN THE SWING OF

THINGS, PICK IT BACK UP.

THERE'S NO WAY ANYBODY WOULD

REALLY WANT TO PASS THIS UP.

IF SOMEBODY ASKS YOU TO GO RUN

THE HAUL ROAD, YOU JUMP ALL OVER

IT.

THIS IS AWESOME.

>> narrator: 2,200 MILES TO

THE SOUTHEAST...

[horn honks]

RICK YEMM, HUGH ROWLAND, AND

VLAD PLESKOT BARREL THROUGH

THE RUGGED WINTER ROADS.

>> NO ONE [bleep] LISTENS.

I WILL NOT TRAVEL THESE ROADS

ALONE.

>> narrator: AND THINGS AREN'T

GOING WELL BETWEEN RICK AND

THE POLAR BEAR.

>> YEAH, WHEN HE'S HAPPY, HE'S

A ROCK STAR, AND WHEN HE'S NOT

HAPPY, HE'S SITTING THERE

STEWING, HE'S MAD.

HE'S JUST A [bleep].

>> narrator: LAST RUN, HUGH LEFT

RICK BEHIND TO GET A JUMP

ON HIS DELIVERY.

>> THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU

SLEEP IN TILL THE SUNSHINE BURNS

A HOLE IN YOUR ASS.

YOU GET BEHIND.

>> WELL, IF IT'S SOLO TRUCKING,

I'M JUST GONNA GO--I'M JUST

GONNA GO BACK, 'CAUSE THAT'S NOT

WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR.

>> narrator: NOW RICK'S STILL

FUMING AS HE HEADS TO THE

VILLAGE OF PAUINGASSI WITH A

LOAD OF CEMENT BAGS.

>> I'LL [bleep] OFF,

GO BY MYSELF.

>> narrator: AND HE'S PUTTING

THE HAMMER DOWN...

FOR A LITTLE PAYBACK.

>> I'LL JUST TOODLE MY WAY UP

THERE.

I CAN DRIVE IN THE BUSH BY

MYSELF PERFECTLY FINE.

[bleep].

SEE, WHEN I'M HOTHEADED, I CAN'T

[bleep] THINK.

WHOA!

OH, [bleep], OH, [bleep],

OH, [bleep], OH, [bleep].

WHAT?

MAN, DID I [bleep] UP HERE?

[bleep], LOST A BAG.

MY VERY BACK BAG.

NONE OF THESE WERE REALLY PUT

ON ALL THAT GREAT.

I TIGHTENED 'EM AS MUCH AS

I COULD, BUT THAT'S ALL I COULD

.

>> narrator: THE LOST BAG OF

CEMENT WEIGHS OVER 3,000 POUNDS.

RICK'S GOTTA FIND A WAY TO GET

IT BACK ON THE TRUCK.

>> NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT.

I CAN'T PICK ON OF THESE UP BY

HAND, SO...

NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT.

>> narrator: OR NOT.

>> I KNEW BETTER.

SHOULD'VE BEEN DOUBLE-STRAPPED.

THAT'S TEN YEARS I'VE BEEN DOING

THIS.

THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE LOST

ANYTHING OFF MY LOAD.

IT'S A [bleep] GIANT BAG.

IF IT WAS LITTLE BAGS, I'D GO

BACK AND PICK 'EM UP, BUT I

CAN'T [bleep] PICK UP A GIANT

BAG.

[bleep] HAPPENS.

>> narrator: 2,000 MILES TO

THE NORTHWEST...

>> I'M SOUTHBOUND ON

THE DEMPSTER HIGHWAY, GOING TO

WHITEHORSE WITH A LOAD OF

DANGEROUS GOODS.

>> narrator: ALEX DEBOGORSKI'S

HEADED SOUTH WITH A POTENTIALLY

EXPLOSIVE HAUL.

>> I AM HAULING A MIXED LOAD

WITH A BUNCH OF CYLINDERS OF

DIFFERENT COMPRESSED GASES.

ITS VERY COLD TODAY.

ITS MINUS 40.

AND DEPENDING WHERE--HIGH SPOT,

LOW SPOT, WHERE YOU ARE,

IT'LL BE COLDER THAN THAT.

THAT'S WITHOUT THE WIND.

YOU ADD WIND TO THAT, DEPENDS

HOW MUCH WIND, YOU CAN GO TO

A HUNDRED BELOW PRETTY QUICKLY.

JUST GETTING INTO

THE RICHARDSON MOUNTAINS,

SOUTHBOUND.

I THINK NEXT WE'RE GONNA GO

THROUGH THE GORGE HERE SHORTLY.

IF THERE IS A WIND, IT'LL BE

BLOWING THERE.

I HAVE EVERY INTENTIONS OF

DRIVING THROUGH IT, ONE WAY OR

THE OTHER.

WIND, SNOW, HELL, OR HIGH WATER,

I'M GOING FROM HERE TO

WHITEHORSE.

narrator: BUT JUST AS HE REACHES

HURRICANE ALLEY...

>> BE CAREFUL GOING DOWN

THE HILL THERE.

THERE'S A TRUCK OFF ON THE SIDE

AND EQUIPMENT WORKING

DOWN THERE.

>> I COPY YOU.

>> narrator: THE 70-MILE-AN-HOUR

WINDS HAVE ALREADY CLAIMED

ONE TRUCK.

>> TROUBLE AHEAD.

THERE IT IS.

HE WAS COMING THROUGH A BLOW

AND GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE.

IT WAS OVER-PLOWED, AND OVER HE

WENT.

THAT'S A REMINDER THAT ANYTHING

CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME.

>> narrator: THE DRIVER OF THIS

RIG MADE IT OUT ALIVE, BUT FOR

ALEX, IT COULD BE MUCH WORSE.

THE TRAILER CATCHES WIND LIKE

A SAIL, MAKING THE TRUCK NEARLY

IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL.

IF ALEX DOESN'T KEEP A STEADY

HAND, THE RESULTS COULD BE

FATAL.

>> WHAT'S ALL THESE SLIDING

MARKS HERE?

HAVE MERCY ON ALL OF US, LORD.

WHOA, BOY.

[tanks clanking]

BOY, IS IT EVER GIVING HER HERE?

FEEL IT PUSHING THE TRUCK

SIDEWAYS.

THE STEERING WHEEL JUST TURNS

ITSELF WITH THAT WIND.

WHOA!

MY DANGEROUS GOODS ARE SHAKING

ALL OVER.

HOLY MACKEREL!

>> narrator: ON CANADA'S

DEMPSTER HIGHWAY, IN THE MIDDLE

OF HURRICANE ALLEY...

>> WHOA, BOY.

BOY, IS IT EVER GIVING HER HERE?

FEEL IT PUSHING THE TRUCK

SIDEWAYS.

>> narrator: ALEX DEBOGORSKI IS

FIGHTING 70 MILE-AN-HOUR

WINDS...

>> THE STEERING WHEEL JUST

TURNS ITSELF WITH THAT WIND.

>> narrator: TO KEEP HIS LOAD OF

DANGEROUS GOODS ON THE ROAD.

>> WHOA!

MY DANGEROUS GOODS ARE SHAKING

ALL OVER.

WHOA, BABY, WHOA.

I'VE GOT THE TRAILER CROSSWISE

AND EVERYTHING HERE.

COME ON, YOU SON OF A GUN.

THAT WAS A BIG MESS, THAT'S ALL

I KNOW.

>> narrator: 15 MILES SOUTH...

>> OKAY, HERE WE--HERE WE GO.

>> narrator: THE WINDS DIE

DOWN...

[horn honks]

AS ALEX REACHES THE END OF

HURRICANE ALLEY.

>> THE WORST THING THAT COULD

HAVE HAPPENED IS I COULD HAVE

BLOWN THIS TRAILER TO

SMITHEREENS.

MY WIFE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR A

NEW HUSBAND.

[laughs]

>> narrator: 2,000 MILES TO THE

SOUTHEAST...

>> THAT'S TEN YEARS I'VE BEEN

DOING THIS.

THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE LOST

ANYTHING OFF MY LOAD.

>> narrator: RICK YEMM HAS LEFT

THE CONVOY AND SOME OF HIS CARGO

BEHIND.

>> THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO

ABOUT IT.

IT'S A [bleep] GIANT BAG.

>> narrator: TEN MILES BACK...

>> THEY ARE PRETTY PROUD OF OUR

DELIVERY RATE AND THE SERVICE

WE PROVIDE.

IF YOU CANNOT--IF YOU CANNOT

PROVIDE THE SERVICE, WE COULD

LOSE THE BUSINESS.

IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY LOST A

BAG.

>> narrator: CONVOY PARTNER VLAD

PLESKOT ROLLS UP ON THE

ABANDONED CEMENT BAG.

>> BETTER CHECK IT OUT.

DAMN IT.

FOR [bleep] SAKE, WHAT'D YOU DO

BEHIND THE WHEEL?

[bleep].

HE WAS JUST FLYING LIKE CRAZY,

AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.

>> GOOD JOB, [bleep] JOE.

>> narrator: AND FOR THE POLAR

BEAR...

>> IT KIND OF THROWS A [bleep]

INTO OUR GOOD TIMING HERE.

>> narrator: THAT'S PROFIT

SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

>> YEAH, IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE

A LITTLE BIT OF A BITCH.

>> WELL, THIS CAN COST ME A LOT

OF MONEY.

I MEAN--

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA

DO WITH THAT.

>> [bleep].

>> [bleep] HAPPENS.

IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE DRIVING DOWN

THE [bleep] DALTON.

WE'D PROBABLY NEVER LOSE A

LOAD...

AND IF YOU DO, YOU'RE JUST A

DUMBASS.

WELL, IT'S EVEN HERE TOO.

I KNEW BETTER.

>> narrator: AND NOW IT'S UP TO

HUGH TO FIND A WAY TO CLEAN

RICK'S MESS UP.

>> WHAT HE'LL HAVE TO DO IS

JUST BACK THIS TRAILER UP TO THE

BAG AND JUST HOOK ON WITH THE

CHAINS, LIFT THAT BAG BACK UP

ONTO THE TRAILER AND JUST TIE

IT DOWN.

JUST BACK UP A LITTLE BIT.

THERE YOU GO.

AND WE'RE ONLY GONNA GET ONE

SHOT AT IT, AND IF IT DON'T

WORK, WE'RE [bleep].

>> narrator: LUCKILY, THIS

DELIVERY INCLUDES A LOADER.

IT'S THEIR ONLY SHOT AT LIFTING

THE 3,000-POUND BAG.

>> PUT IT DOWN FIRST.

HOOK RIGHT ON THE EDGE.

OKAY, BACK IT UP.

[beeping]

EASY, EASY.

OKAY.

GOOD.

YOU'LL HAVE TO THANK [bleep] JOE

FOR THAT ONE.

GO AHEAD.

YOU CAN PROBABLY GET ONE MORE IN

THERE.

A LITTLE BIT.

THERE YOU GO.

>> I JUST DON'T LIKE HIS

ATTITUDE, YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, YOU'RE THE DRIVER.

YOU'RE PAID FOR PICK--PICKING UP

THE LOAD, YOU'RE PAID FOR

BRINGING THE LOAD TO THE

CUSTOMER, YOU'RE PAID FOR

DELIVERING THE LOAD.

IF YOU CAN'T DO IT, WHAT THE

HECK ARE YOU DOING UP HERE?

>> I'LL BUY YOU A BEER.

HOW DOES THAT SOUND?

THAT'S ABOUT ALL THE SYMPATHY I

GOT FOR YOU.

IT'S REALLY HARD TO CARE AT

THIS POINT IN THE SEASON TOO.

[laughs]

>> narrator: 2,100 MILES TO THE

NORTHWEST...

>> YOU GOTTA WANT THIS.

YOU REALLY GOTTA WANT THIS KIND

OF A JOB.

>> narrator: RAY VEILLEUX IS 100

MILES UP THE DALTON WITH HIS

FIRST LOAD OF THE SEASON.

>> YOU GOTTA WANT LIVING ON THE

EDGE.

YOU'RE ALWAYS LIVING ON THE

EDGE, DOING THIS.

IT JUST GETS IN YOUR BLOOD.

I WORKED HARD TWO YEARS AGO,

SHOWED 'EM I COULD DO IT.

YOU KNOW, THEY TRUSTED ME WITH

THE LOADS.

I GOT IT DONE.

SO I'D HAVE TO SAY, HARD WORK

DOES PAY OFF.

I'M BACK.

AW, [bleep].

I'M OUT OF POWER.

[bleep].

I'LL TRY TO LIMP IT UP TO THE

TOP OF THE HILL HERE.

NOW WE'RE SCREWED.

WE BLEW SOMETHING.

I JUST GOTTA FIND OUT WHAT WE

BLEW.

THERE IT IS.

YEAH, I BLEW SOMETHING IN THE

TURBO.

NOW WE'RE PUMPING THE OIL

THROUGH THE TURBO INTO THE

EXHAUST.

THEN IT GETS ALL HOT, AND YOU

BLOW OUT A BIG OLD EXHAUST SMOKE

CLOUD.

SO WE'RE DONE.

WE'RE FINISHED.

>> narrator: A BUSTED TURBO

MEANS RAY'S TRUCK ISN'T GOING

ANYWHERE.

>> THE WHOLE SITUATION REALLY

SUCKS.

>> narrator: BUT EVEN WORSE, IT

MEANS HE'S STRANDED AT 28 BELOW.

>> I'M DOWN AND OUT ON THE SIDE

OF THE ROAD, BROKE DOWN, SO

WE'LL JUST SIT HERE AND WAIT.

>> narrator: 100 MILES TO THE

NORTH...

>> THIS LOAD IS--IT'S A REEFER

TRAILER.

IT'S JUST ANOTHER LOAD TO THE

LOAD COUNT.

ALL FOR THE LOAD COUNT.

>> narrator: DARRELL WARD'S

LEADING THE PACK, ALREADY

HALFWAY UP THE ROAD.

>> MAKES ME HAPPY THAT THEY GIVE

ME THESE HOT LOADS, YOU KNOW?

I KNOW IF THEY'RE GIVING ME THE

HOT LOADS, THEY KNOW I'M GONNA

GET 'EM DELIVERED THERE ON TIME.

GET 'ER DONE.

>> narrator: THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN

LOG HAULER IS PUSHING PAST

COLDFOOT TO GET BACK ON TOP OF

THE LEADERBOARD.

>> I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A

LONG TIME.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES A GUY BURNS

OUT AND JUST GETS, YOU KNOW,

MAD.

I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF IT FOR A

WHILE, AND IT TAKES A CHANGE TO

GET YOU OUT OF THAT RUT, YOU

KNOW?

I MEAN, I WAS IN A RUT FOR QUITE

A FEW YEARS THERE, WITH THE

MARRIAGE AND THE LOGGING, THE

TIMBER INDUSTRY, THE HOUSING

MARKET, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING

GOING TO [bleep] ON ME.

AND GOT RENO, YOU KNOW,

GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL,

ABOUT TO FLY THE COOP.

COME UP HERE, AND KIND OF GOT

MYSELF OUT OF THAT RUT,

FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT WHAT

I'M DOING AGAIN AND LOOKING

FORWARD TO A NEW--NEW LIFESTYLE

AND CHANGE.

I'M ENJOYING WHAT I'M DOING.

I'M THINKING ABOUT STAYING HERE

WITH CARLILE.

YOU KNOW, WE'LL GO FROM THERE,

SEE WHERE MY LIFE GOES.

>> narrator: AS NIGHT FALLS...

80 MILES BEHIND DARRELL...

>> BEEN BUSTING HUMP, MAN.

BUSTING IT HARD, WORKING THESE

LONG HOURS, DAY AFTER DAY AFTER

DAY.

>> narrator: JACK JESSEE'S LOAD

OF PIPE IS JUST AS BRUTAL AS HE

EXPECTED.

>> I REALLY DON'T LIKE HAULING

PIPE.

BASICALLY, IT USUALLY RIDES LIKE

CRAP UP HERE.

TRAILERS ARE DESIGNED TO BEND

AND BOW IN THE MIDDLE, AND

THAT'S PART OF YOUR SUSPENSION

THAT'S ADDED ON.

WHEN YOU LOAD PIPE UP, IT'S LIKE

THROWING A HUGE BRICK ONTO IT,

AND IT MAKES THAT TRAILER RIGID.

NOW YOUR ONLY SUSPENSION IS THE

TRUCK BOUNCING UP AND DOWN, SO

EVERYTHING'S ALWAYS BOUNCING UP

AND DOWN.

IT'S JUST ROUGH.

IT CONSTANTLY BEATS ON YOU, IT

BEATS ON YOU, AND BEATS ON YOU.

YOU'RE JUST GETTING THROWN

AROUND, BOUNCED AROUND, SLUNG

FORWARD AND BACKWARDS, LEFT AND

RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, THEN YOU--YOU TEND TO

GET MORE FATIGUED FASTER.

>> narrator: FEELING THE EFFECTS

OF THE RUGGED RIDE, JACK

APPROACHES ONE OF THE TRICKIEST

TURNS ON THE DALTON THAT'S

MARKED THE END OF THE ROAD FOR

DOZENS OF DRIVERS.

>> THE LOAD IS JUST BEATING ME

UP.

OOH.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

>> narrator: 200 MILES NORTH OF

FAIRBANKS...

JACK JESSEE IS EIGHT HOURS INTO

A ROUGH RIDE AS HE HITS A TURN

WITH A NAME THAT SAYS IT ALL.

>> OOH.

WHOA.

THAT ALLEY IS JUST WAY TOO CLOSE

FOR MY COMFORT LEVEL.

TIME TO PULL OVER AND TAKE A NAP

SOMEWHERE.

I'M JUST TOO WORN OUT.

THIS PIPE'S JUST BEATING ME UP

TOO MUCH.

I'M GONNA SHUT IT DOWN HERE, GET

A GOOD NIGHT'S REST, AND DEAL

WITH IT IN THE MORNING.

IT'S BEEN A LONG SEASON.

>> narrator: DESPITE STARTING

THE DAY WITH THE LOAD COUNT

LEAD, THE ACE MAKES THE CALL

TO SHUT DOWN IN COLDFOOT

BEFORE THE EXHAUSTING TRIP

TAKES HIM OUT.

>> TIME FOR BED.

I'M BEAT.

I'M NOT EVEN GOING INSIDE.

JUST GOING TO BED.

>> narrator: WHILE JACK CALLS IT

A NIGHT...

>> THE LIGHTS OF PRUDHOE BAY...

AGAIN!

ANOTHER LOAD FOR THE LOAD COUNT.

>> narrator: DARRELL'S FINISHING

HIS HAUL.

>> WE GOT HER HERE ON TIME.

ARCTIC EXPRESS.

HAS HIM BACK ON TOP OF THE LOAD

COUNT.

>> RIGHT ON, MISSION

ACCOMPLISHED!

ICE ROADS ARE COMING TO AN END

HERE PRETTY QUICK.

SO I'D JUST AS SOON GET BACK OUT

THERE AND GET A FEW MORE LOADS

IN.

GET AS MUCH AS I CAN.

I DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME

LEFT.

IT'S ALL PART OF THE JOB!

IT'S WHAT YOU GOTTA DO WHEN IT'S

THIS COLD, YOU KNOW?

LET'S GO GET SOME MORE LOADS.

MAKE THE LOAD COUNT.

ALL RIGHT, I'M OUTTA HERE.

>> narrator: 2,000 MILES TO THE

SOUTHEAST...

>> WE'RE ABOUT 3 1/2 HOURS LATE

GETTIN' HERE TODAY.

DEFINITELY WAS NOT RECORD TIME.

IT'S [bleep] 7:45.

WE GOT [bleep] UP AGAIN ON THIS

TRIP.

>> narrator: HUGH AND VLAD HAVE

MADE IT TO PAUINGASSI...

>> LAST BAG, READY TO GO.

>> narrator: BUT RICK'S WAY

AHEAD AND ALREADY UNLOADED.

>> AND I'M ROLLING.

WHOO-HOO!

>> WHERE'D HE GO?

>> HE'S PULLING OUT.

>> narrator: THANKS TO HUGH AND

VLAD, EVERY CEMENT BAG HAS MADE

IT TO THE DELIVERY SITE.

>> I GUESS, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF WE

HAD SOME PROBLEMS ON THE ROAD,

WE STILL GOT IT DELIVERED, AND

THAT'S WHAT COUNTS, RIGHT?

>> WELL, I THINK I'M READY.

SO RICK'S JUST GOT OUT OF DODGE

THERE.

NOW HE'S STEPPING ON HER A

LITTLE BIT, YEAH.

BUT RICK, HE DON'T WANT TO DO

ANYTHING ANYMORE, HE JUST--

HE DOESN'T WANT TO DO THIS, HE

DOESN'T WANT TO DO THAT.

[bleep].

HE DOESN'T WANT TO DO IT.

[bleep].

SO...

CAN'T BLAME ANYBODY BUT HIMSELF.

'CAUSE HE WANTS TO DRIVE LIKE I

DO, BUT HE DOESN'T WANT TO SPEND

THE TIME HOOKIN' HER UP.

THAT'S WHY HE LOSES HIS LOADS.

BACK FOR [bleep] WINNIPEG ONE

MORE TIME.

>> narrator: 2,100 MILES TO THE

NORTHWEST...

>> WE'RE MARCHING TO THE TOP.

SLOWLY BUT SURELY.

>> narrator: AUSTIN WHEELER'S

REACHED ATIGUN PASS WITH HIS

OVERSIZED LOADER.

>> YEAH, USUALLY FOR A LOT OF

PEOPLE THIS IS KIND OF A TROUBLE

SPOT FOR THEM TO GET UP AND

OVER, BUT THE PASS HASN'T REALLY

BEEN AN ISSUE FOR ME THIS

SEASON.

>> HEY, AUSTIN, YOU ON THIS ONE?

>> YEAH, GO AHEAD.

>> BAD SPOT, MAN.

I BURNED OUT COMING UP THERE.

>> narrator: AS AUSTIN HITS THE

INCLINE, ANOTHER CARLILE DRIVER

IS ALREADY IN TROUBLE.

>> WENT TO DOWNSHIFT, AND IT

LOCKED IN BETWEEN GEARS.

>> narrator: HOOKED TO A HEAVY

TRAILER, THE OTHER TRUCK STALLED

OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.

>> YOU BACK DOWN THE HILL AS FAR

AS YOU NEED TO, AND, UH, I'LL

PUSH YOU UP THERE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> ONE OF OUR CARLILE GUYS IS

STUCK ON ATIGUN PASS AND IS JUST

HAVING A ROUGH TIME.

SO I'M GONNA THROW A SET OF

CHAINS ON AND HELP HIM OUT.

OKAY, BART, I GOT CHAINS ON, SO

I'M READY WHENEVER YOU ARE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> narrator: PUSHING A TRUCK UP

ATIGUN PASS IS A TRICKY

MANEUVER.

AUSTIN'S GOTTA SYNC HIS SPEED

WITH THE OTHER DRIVER AND

CONNECT WITHOUT SLAMMING INTO

THE TRUCK.

>> OKAY, I'M ROLLING, SO YOU

START ROLLING AND I'LL CATCH

YOU.

>> YES, SIR.

>> ALL RIGHT, HERE I COME.

>> narrator: A LITTLE OFF, AND

THEY'LL BOTH END UP AT THE

BOTTOM OF THE MOUNTAIN.

>> ALL RIGHT, I'M ALMOST TO YOU.

I'M ALMOST THERE.

ALMOST THERE.

ALMOST THERE.

AW, DAMN IT!

>> narrator: ON ATIGUN PASS...

>> OKAY, I'M ROLLING, SO YOU

START ROLLING AND I'LL CATCH

YOU.

ALL RIGHT, HERE I COME.

>> narrator: AUSTIN WHEELER IS

ATTEMPTING A VETERAN MOVE...

>> ALL RIGHT, I'M ALMOST TO YOU.

ALMOST THERE.

ALMOST THERE.

>> narrator: HELPING A FELLOW

DRIVER GET TO THE TOP OF THE

MOUNTAIN.

>> AW, DAMN IT!

UH-OH.

>> I FELT THAT.

WANT ME TO TRY TO GRAB A GEAR?

>> NAH, JUST HOLD THIS SPEED,

BART.

WE DON'T WANNA [bleep] ANYTHING

UP HERE.

>> narrator: NOW THAT AUSTIN'S

CONNECTED TO THE OTHER TRUCK,

HE'S AT THE MERCY OF THE OTHER

DRIVER.

>> BART, TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM

THAT GUARDRAIL, BRO.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> WHENEVER YOU'RE

PUSH-TRUCKING, THE FRONT TRUCK

THAT YOU'RE PUSHING IS THE

STEER TRUCK, SO IF HE GETS

TOO CLOSE TO THE GUARDRAIL,

IT'S THE CATERPILLAR EFFECT.

I FOLLOW RIGHT NEXT TO HIM, MY

TRAILER FALLS IN THE GUARDRAIL.

MY TRAILER'S GONNA HIT THE

GUARDRAIL IF YOU DON'T STAY

OUT OF IT.

>> narrator: ONE WRONG MOVE HERE

COULD SEND THEM BOTH INTO THE

RAIL AND OVER THE EDGE OF THE

PASS.

>> KEEP ON GOIN'.

COUPLE HUNDRED MORE YARDS.

WE ARE CHEWING UP THE [bleep]

ROAD.

ALL RIGHT.

>> narrator: FINALLY, THEY REACH

THE TOP.

>> APPRECIATE IT, AUSTIN.

>> EVEN IF IT WASN'T A CARLILE

TRUCK, I'D STILL STOP AND HELP

THIS GUY.

'CAUSE IF I NEEDED HELP IN THE

MIDDLE OF THE HILL, I'D HOPE

SOMEBODY WOULD STOP TO HELP ME

TOO.

WE GOT TO THE TOP.

I'M GONNA HOP OUT, TAKE MY

CHAINS OFF, AND MAKE SURE BART'S

OKAY.

>> I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.

>> NO PROBLEM, ANYTHING TO HELP

ANYBODY OUT.

>> HAVE A SAFE TRIP UP THERE.

>> YEAH, I WILL.

>> THERE'S A CAMARADERIE AMONG

TRUCKERS UP HERE.

I HOPE SOMEDAY I'LL BE ABLE TO

RETURN THE FAVOR TO AUSTIN.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE NEXT TIME IT'LL

BE ME HELPING HIM.

[laughs]

>> NORTHBOUND, TEN WIDE, COMIN'

DOWN THE PASS.

WE'LL GET BACK ON OUR WAY TO

PRUDHOE NOW AND, UH, THERE WE

GO, DOWN THE PASS.

>> narrator: AFTER A SEASON

STRUGGLING TO PROVE HE BELONGS

ON THE DALTON...

>> IT WORKED OUT GOOD.

I WAS DEFINITELY GLAD I COULD

HELP SOMEBODY OUT.

>> narrator: AUSTIN'S FINALLY

EARNING THE RESPECT OF OTHER

DRIVERS.

>> I'VE RESCUED TRUCKS, I'VE

PULLED TRUCKS OUT OF THE DITCH.

I'VE--I'VE PULLED HEAVY LOADS UP

THE ROAD.

I'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS TO

GAIN THE RESPECT OF, YOU KNOW,

OTHER DRIVERS AND PEOPLE AT

CARLILE.

IT FEELS GOOD TO FINISH THE

SEASON STRONG, FOR SURE.

GONNA UNHITCH THIS LOAD.

LET'S GET THE [bleep] OUTTA

HERE.

>> narrator: OVER IN THE

YUKON...

>> COMIN' UP ON WHITEHORSE.

IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.

>> narrator: ALEX IS ALSO AT THE

END OF HIS TRIP, DELIVERING THE

DANGEROUS LOAD OF COMBUSTIBLE

GASES.

>> YOU KNOW, WE HAD A ROUGH RIDE

IN TWO SPOTS ON THE DEMPSTER.

PROBABLY CHIPPED A LITTLE PAINT

OFF THE TANKS.

BUT THINGS TURNED OUT GOOD AND

WE MADE IT THROUGH.

OKAY, I'M GONNA HEAD DOWNTOWN

AND GET A ROOM.

AND A GOOD TIME WILL BE HAD BY

ALL.

>> narrator: ALEX PULLS INTO A

TIE FOR SECOND PLACE.

AND AUSTIN AND DARRELL SHARE THE

TOP SPOT...

WHILE RAY VEILLEUX IS LEFT

STRANDED.

>> [groans]

>> narrator: HE'S STUCK IN A

BROKEN-DOWN TRUCK AT 31 BELOW...

>> SUCKS.

>> narrator: WITH TEMPERATURES

DROPPING IN THE DEAD OF THE

NIGHT.

[wind blowing]

[truck horn honks]

>> RAY'S BROKE DOWN HERE.

I IMAGINE HE'S PRETTY COLD BY

NOW.

>> narrator: CARLILE TRAINER

PHIL KROMM IS THE FIRST TO

ARRIVE.

[air brakes hiss]

>> HI, RAY.

>> HEY!

[both laughing]

>> ARE YOU COLD YET?

>> OH, I'M COLD.

>> YEAH, YEAH.

>> IT'S COLD IN THERE.

SO I'M DONE.

>> YEAH, YEAH, IT'S DONE.

>> SO MUCH FOR LOADS.

>> narrator: RAY'S OUT OF THE

COLD, BUT HIS FIRST TRIP WAS A

BUST.

AND NOW HE'S GOTTA PROVE HE

STILL HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO DRIVE

THE DALTON.

>> WELL, IT SUCKS THAT THE TRUCK

BREAKS DOWN, BUT THAT'S THE WAY

IT IS.

[bleep] HAPPENS.

>> IT DEFINITELY DOES.

>> narrator: NEXT TIME ON ICE

ROAD TRUCKERS...

>> I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE

SWIMMIN' IN THIS WATER.

>> narrator: THE SEASON HITS THE

HOME STRETCH.

>> THIS IS WHEN THE ICE IS THE

MOST DANGEROUS.

>> SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH MY

TRUCK.

>> narrator: BUT THE FINAL

PUSH...

>> GET ME AS MANY LOADS AS YOU

CAN.

>> narrator: GOES TOO FAR.

>> THE ICE IS GOING TO BE GOING

OUT SOON.

>> AND IF I SCREW IT UP, IT

COULD BE BAD NEWS.

>> narrator: ON THE DEMPSTER...

>> HOLD IT, HOLD IT.

WHOA!

>> narrator: HURRICANE ALLEY'S

NOT DONE YET.

>> COME ON.

>> narrator: AND IT'S THE END OF

THE LINE FOR HUGH AND RICK.

>> YOU CAN TELL THE ICE IS VERY,

VERY SOFT.

AT ANY GIVEN TIME, YOU CAN SINK.