Original subtitles

NARRATOR: NOW... ON "ICE ROAD TRUCKERS"...

HUGH: WE'RE TRUCKING NOW...

NARRATOR: MORE CHILLS...

DARRELL: YOU SCARED YET?

NARRATOR: THRILLS...

WHOA! HOLY [BLEEP]! HERE WE GO!

NARRATOR: AND SPILLS...

[TRUCK HONKS, CRASH]

NARRATOR: AS THE ACTION ON THE WINTER ROADS...

EXPLODES...

[EXPLOSION]

LISA: HOLY COW!

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NARRATOR: IN WINNIPEG...

DARRELL: I'VE NEVER BEEN THAT FAR NORTH,

BUT I'M SURE I COULD FIND IT.

YEP. THANKS. YEAH, BYE.

NARRATOR: DARRYL WARD'S NEW COMPANY IS ON A ROLL.

HA HA HA. ANOTHER LOAD, I GOT ANOTHER LOAD.

AND I HAVE ANOTHER LOAD. IT'S GOING TO BIG TROUT.

MARK'S NOT GONNA BE HAPPY THERE.

I JUST STOLE ANOTHER ONE OF POLAR'S LOADS.

NARRATOR: AFTER QUITTING POLAR...

MARK: YOU'RE IN OR YOU'RE OUT. DARRELL: RIGHT ON, I'M OUT THE DOOR.

NARRATOR: THE MONTANA LEGEND SET UP HIS OWN SHOP.

DARRELL: GOOD, I'M BACK IN BUSINESS.

NARRATOR: AND HE COULD PROVE TO BE A SPOILER

IN THE LOAD COUNT BATTLE.

YOU'RE GONNA SEE ME EVERYWHERE YOU GO. ART: YEAH?

NARRATOR: NOW HE'S DOUBLING THE SIZE OF HIS COMPANY...

RENO: HELLO?! DARRELL: RENO?

NARRATOR: BY BRINGING IN NEW BLOOD.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS ABOUT TO SHOW UP IN THE RIGHT PLACE OR NOT.

DARRELL: WELL, THIS IS IT RIGHT HERE.

NARRATOR: HIS SON, RENO.

DARRELL: HOW'S IT GOING? RENO: GOOD.

RENO: GOOD. TAXI DRIVER DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS GOING,

BUT WE ENDED UP GETTING HERE.

DARRELL: RENO SHOWED UP HERE JUST IN TIME TO CATCH ME GOING TO BIG TROUT.

RIGHT ON. THIS IS COOL.

THE TRUCK LOOKS GOOD EXCEPT IT'S NOT MOVING.

LET'S MAKE IT WORK.

I'VE WORKED WITH MY DAD, YOU KNOW, GROWING UP FOREVER.

I MEAN, PRETTY MUCH EVERY WEEKEND GROWING UP

I'D WAS WASHING AND GREASING HIS TRUCK, YOU KNOW,

FOR 50 BUCKS A TRUCK OR WHATEVER.

SO I'VE WORKED FOR HIM A LONG TIME.

I THINK RENO GREW UP AROUND TRUCKING INDUSTRY ALL HIS LIFE.

DARRELL: WE NEED TO GET ON THE ROAD.

RENO: YEAH. I WONDER WHAT THESE WINTER ROADS ARE LIKE.

DARRELL: YEAH, IT'S A NEW EXPERIENCE FOR YOU.

I'M GONNA TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.

MY DAD'S TAUGHT ME ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT I KNOW

FROM RIDING MOTORCYCLES TO FISHING TO DRIVING TO HUNTING, LIKE ALL THAT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY BIG OLD FAT STACKS UP THERE, RENO?

WELL, THEY'RE NOT THAT USEFUL UNLESS THEY BLOW SMOKE SO...

I THINK YOU BLOW ENOUGH SMOKE,

WE DON'T NEED ANY COMING OUT OF THE STACK.

YOU KNOW RENO AND I ARE REALLY SIMILAR.

I CAN'T SET OUT ON THE HIGHWAY

AND DRIVE A TRUCK UP AND DOWN THE HIGHWAY EVERY DAY.

I GOTTA GO FIND THE MORE CHALLENGING TRUCKING.

RENO'S THE SAME WAY. HE GREW UP DOING THE SAME THING.

RENO: WELL, AT LEAST SOME OF YOUR [BLEEP] IS ORGANIZED IN HERE.

DARRELL: A LOT OF MORE ORGANIZED THAN IN THE POLAR SHOP,

I'LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH.

RENO: I CAN TELL BY THE OUTSIDE OF THE POLAR YARD

THAT IT WAS A MESS INSIDE.

DARRELL: [LAUGHS] I KNOW.

RENO DOESN'T HOLD BACK EITHER. HE DRIVES LIKE I DO.

YOU WANT A JOB DONE RIGHT, RENO CAN DO IT.

THIS WILL BE YOUR FIRST WINTER ROAD

AND I'LL RUN US UP THROUGH AND INTO ONTARIO ON THE HIGHWAY.

GET US THROUGH THE SCALE

BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY GOT MY LOG BOOK FIRED UP.

WHEN WE HIT THE WINTER ROAD, I'M GONNA LET YOU DRIVE.

YOU'VE NEVER DRIVEN ON ROADS AS ROUGH AS THESE.

RENO: I'M PRETTY SURE I HAVE...

DARRELL: I'M PRETTY SURE YOU HAVEN'T.

YOU HAVEN'T SET OUT ON THESE WINTER ROADS

FOR 300 KILOMETRES WITH THE BUMPS THIS HIGH.

I'M ALL GREASED UP, OIL'S CHECKED, EVERYTHING'S UP.

I'M READY TO GO.

NARRATOR: THE FATHER SON DUO WILL HIT THE 620 MILE TRAIL

TO ONTARIO'S REMOTE BIG TROUT LAKE.

AND THE TEAM WILL NEED TO DRIVE NON-STOP

OVER THE LONG ROUTE TO GET THERE ON TIME.

DARRELL: YOU KNOW THERE'S 30 KILOMETRE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT ON THESE ROADS

SO WE JUST NEED TO KEEP A STEADY PACE.

MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TO BIG TROUT BY MORNING.

NARRATOR: AS ONE ICE ROAD CAREER BEGINS...

ANOTHER COULD BE COMING TO AN END.

THIS [BLEEP] [BLLEP] MELTING, MAN.

TRYING TO GET MY LITTLE ARSE BACK TO WINNIPEG.

NARRATOR: AFTER DELIVERING TO DEER LAKE THE DAY BEFORE,

ART BURKE'S RACING BACK TO WINNIPEG TO GRAB ANOTHER LOAD.

ART: IT'S REALLY [BLEEP] WARM AND NOW THAT IT'S WARM,

IT'S GONNA GET SLIPPERIER. IF WE SPIN OUT THEN...

WELL, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO [BLEEP] DEAL WITH IT, EH.

NARRATOR: THE TRIP UP WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH

AND A SMOOTH RETURN COULD PUT ART BACK

ON THE BOSS'S GOOD SIDE.

ART: THIS [BLEEP] ROAD IS SLIPPERY, MAN.

MAKES THE ARSE OF THE TRUCK ALL WEIRD.

BEEP-BEEP-BEEP.

[BLEEP] [UNINTELLIGIBLE]

NARRATOR: BUT NOW...

ART: THIS IS THE ONE WITH THE TWISTS AND THE TURNS

AND ALL THAT STUFF.

NARRATOR: HE'S GOTTA TANGLE WITH DOLLAR HILL.

LAST TIME I TRIED THIS HILL, IT TOOK TWO CRACKS AT IT,

BUT THAT WAS DURING THE SNOW STORM, EH.

NARRATOR: EARLIER IN THE SEASON...

COME ON, BABY, YOU CAN DO IT.

NARRATOR: HIS OLD NEMESIS STOPPED HIM DEAD IN HIS TRACKS.

WE'RE STRANDED HERE, IN THE MIDDLE OF TIMBUK[BLEEP].

NARRATOR: AND HE WAS STUCK FOR DAYS...

A REPEAT PERFORMANCE COULD EARN HIM AN EARLY TICKET HOME.

[GEARS CRANK]

HANG ON.

HEAR HER SPINNING?

I'M NOT GONNA MAKE THIS...

GET OVER HERE IN THE [BLEEP] SNOW.

COME ON, BABY. COME ON, BABY. COME ON, BABY.

DON'T EVEN ASK!

JUST DON'T SAY A [BLEEP] WORD.

NOT A WORD.

[CHAINS CLINK]

[BLEEP] [BLEEP] [BLEEP]

THAT'S THE KIND OF [BLEEP] WE CAN [BLEEP] EXPECT, YES.

IF THE WEATHER GETS [BLEEP] WARMER AND LOTS OF IT.

NARRATOR: ART THROWS ON A SET OF CHAINS FOR ADDED TRACTION.

ART: OKAY, BOY, AWAY WE GO...

[ENGINE ROARS]

MOVING BACK DOWN THAT [BLEEP] [BLEEP] HILL AGAIN, MAN.

WE'RE GONNA GET [BLEEP] HERE.

WE'RE SLIDING A [BLEEP], EH.

NOT A [BLEEP] WORD.

NARRATOR: ART READIES TO MAKE ANOTHER RUN AT IT,

BACKING DOWN THE HILL SO HE CAN BUILD MORE SPEED.

THE ONE THING ON MY [BLEEP] MIND, BUDDY...

GET UP THAT [BLEEP] HILL.

[TRUCK ROARS, GEARS CRANK]

HANG ON.

FEEL HER SPINNIN'?

WE MIGHT NOT MAKE THIS [BLEEP] DOLLAR HILL, BOY.

HOPE WE DO.

[TRUCK WHINES]

OKAY, NOW YOU WANT TO TALK, BOY.

I'M S-I'M SORRY, [BLEEP], I'M [BLEEP] GETTING INTO THIS

AND IF I DON'T GET INTO IT, I CAN'T DO IT.

OKAY, THAT'S THE HILL THAT [BLEEP] US THE LAST TIME, EH?

AND THERE'S MORE TOWAGE TO IT JUST THE OTHER END OF IT

IN THE DARK DOWN THERE NOT TOO [BLEEP] KEEN ON.

NARRATOR: WHILE ART GUNS FOR WINNIPEG...

180 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST...

HUGH: THINK THE ICE ROADS WILL BE SAFE? [LAUGHS]

NARRATOR: THE COMPETITION'S MAKING NOISE.

HANG IN THERE, BABY, SHE'S A LITTLE ICY AROUND THEM CURVES.

NARRATOR: HUGH ROWLAND'S HAULING A LOAD OF HOME SUPPLIES

TO THE TOWN OF PAUINGASSI.

HUGH: WE'RE PAST MID SEASON NOW.

IT'S GONNA START WARMING UP NEXT WEEK.

WE NEED THREE GOOD WEEKS TO FINISH HERE

OR HIRE SOME MORE TRUCKS.

NARRATOR: DOWN THE STRETCH VP'S LOOKING TO BURY POLAR.

I KNOW SHE'S SLICKER THAN SNOT ON A CHICKEN'S LIP OUT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

NARRATOR: BUT THE 340 MILE TRAIL HAS ALREADY STARTED TO MELT.

HUGH: MOTHER NATURE'S NEVER NOBODY'S FRIEND.

SHE DOES WHAT SHE WANTS AND SHE GETS AWAY WITH EVERYTHING.

[LOUD THUD]

[LAUGHS]

THE BACK WHEEL'S GOING RIGHT OFF THE GROUND.

NARRATOR: AND IT'S TAKING ALL THE VETERAN'S GOT

TO KEEP THE 20 TONNE TRAILER ON THE ROAD.

DASH FOR THE CASH.

[HUGH LAUGHS] TRUCKING NOW, BUDDY. WE'RE TRUCKING NOW.

NOW THE ONLY THING THAT'S GONNA STOP US NOW

IS IF IT WARMS RIGHT UP AND THE ROADS GO TO HELL.

SO BASICALLY WE'RE ON A ROLL RIGHT NOW.

[TRUCK HONKS]

OOHH...

[SKIDDING, HONKING, CRASH]

NARRATOR: DEEP IN MANITOBA...

[HUGH LAUGHS] TRUCKING NOW, BUDDY. WE'RE TRUCKING NOW.

NARRATOR: HUGH ROWLAND'S SNOW BOUND.

OOHH... [BLEEP]

[SKIDDING, HONKING, CRASH]

I TOLD MY NUMBER'S OUT.

NARRATOR: HUGH'S QUICK THINKING MANOEUVRE

AVOIDED A HEAD ON COLLISION,

BUT NOW THE 20 TONNE RIG IS BURIED DEEP IN THE SNOW.

MAN: WHAT'S THAT? HUGH: I SAID YOU WERE COOKING PRETTY GOOD.

MAN: YEAH. YEAH.

YOU GOT A STRAP? I GOT A STRAP AND...

HUGH: YOU GOT A STRAP. MAN: YEAH.

HE COMPLETELY JACKKNIFED.

HUGH: YEAH, LET'S JUST PUT IT AROUND. MAN: SURE.

HUGH: I KNEW THAT WAS COMING.

AS SOON AS I SEEN HIM COMING AROUND THE CORNER...

[SKIDDING, HONKING]

BUT HE DID THE RIGHT THING.

HE WAS JACKKNIFED AND THEN HE HIT,

HE HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO STEP ON HER.

I JUST PARKED HER IN THE WEEDS THERE

TO SAVE THE TRUCK ANYWAY.

SHOULDN'T TAKE MUCH TO GET ME OUT OF THERE.

MAN: MY BUMPER'S BENT INTO MY SPARE TIRE.

HUGH: DID YOU WRECK MUCH ON YOUR TRUCK? MAN: NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

HUGH: NO.

MAN: WANT A CHAIN WRAP AROUND HER FIRST OR...

HUGH: UH...

I KNEW HE WAS GONNA JACKKNIFE AROUND THERE,

BUT I THOUGHT OUR TRAILERS WOULD HIT...

BUT I KNEW HE WASN'T GONNA HIT MY TRUCK BECAUSE I MOVED MY TRUCK.

COULD'VE BEEN WORSE. YEP.

MAN: COULD'VE BEEN A LOT WORSE YEAH. I'LL GIVE HER...

GIVE HER A SNAG THERE.... MAN: YEAH...

OKAY?

I'M GOOD TO GO.

[TRUCK ENGINE RUMBLES]

THAT'S GOOD.

[LAUGHS]

HURT BUMPERS.

NO HARD FEELING.

OKAY, LET'S ROCK AND ROLL.

NARRATOR: TODAY HUGH WALKS AWAY WITHOUT A SCRATCH,

BUT THE NEAR MISS IS A REMINDER

OF THE DANGERS THAT LURK AROUND EVERY TURN.

SO WHAT HAPPENED, THEM GUYS GET COOKIN' AROUND HERE...

AND THEY... COULD'VE BEEN A LOT WORSE.

COULD'VE KILLED US, KILLED EVERYBODY.

NOBODY GOT HIT. NOBODY GOT HURT.

WE'RE BACK TRUCKING. THAT'S THE MAIN THING.

NARRATOR: 180 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST...

MAKE THE CORNER... MAKE THE CORNER...

OH... [BLEEP]

IT CAN GET A LITTLE ROUGH THROUGH HERE, BUDDY.

HEY, ARE YOU SLIDING AROUND EVERYWHERE?

TODD: [LAUGHS] [BLEEP]

NARRATOR: POLAR'S POWER HOUSE TEAM OF LISA KELLY AND TODD DEWEY

ARE FIGHTING ONE OF THE TOUGHEST TRAILS IN CANADA.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST FIGHTING THIS WINTER ROAD.

THE ICE ROAD'S A BIT WAY MORE DANGEROUS.

THEY'RE NOT EVEN ROADS.

I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST HORRIBLE THIS YEAR.

NARRATOR: THE DUO'S HAULING CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND A PONTOON BOAT.

AND THEY'RE TAKING THE LOADS 90 MILES

OVER POLAR'S PRIVATELY BUILT AND UNMAINTAINED PATH

TO DISTANT UTIK LAKE.

LISA: MARK'S PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO THIS ROAD

AND HE NEEDS A RETURN ON HIS INVESTMENT THAT HE MADE ON IT

BEFORE IT MELTS AWAY.

AND SO WE NEED TO GET LOADS THERE FAST.

NARRATOR: BUT THE ROAD'S STARTING TO MELT...

WHOA...

I'M JUST GETTING TO THIS RIVER CROSSING HERE.

NARRATOR: AND SO IS THE ICE.

I THINK IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA

IF WE JUST KIND OF STOP AND CHECK IT OUT.

I-I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY DAMAGE BEEN DONE TO IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BROKE THROUGH OR CRACKED.

I DON'T KNOW. MAKE ME FEEL BETTER.

OKAY, RIGHT BEHIND YOU, TODD, IN JUST A SECOND.

TODD: I MEAN THIS... I'M ALMOST SCARED TO WALK ON THIS.

[WATER BUBBLES]

AND THE THING THAT'S SCARY IS THERE'S RUNNING WATER UNDER HERE.

IT'S AN ACTUAL RIVER, NOT A LAKE.

[WATER BUBBLES]

THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SCARY, YOU KNOW.

LISA: YEAH. TODD: I DON'T KNOW...

LISA: I THINK THE SCARIEST PART'S GOING BE OUT THERE

AND THAT'S THE PART WE'RE NOT GONNA WALK TO.

TODD: NO.

LISA: ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S DO THIS THING.

STANDING AROUND AIN'T GONNA GET US ACROSS.

TODD: I GOT NO REASON TO KEEP LOOKING AT IT WHINING LIKE A BABY.

MIGHT AS WELL JUST DO WHAT WE GOTTA DO.

NARRATOR: BUT THE SUN BEATING DOWN ON THE WEAKENING ICE...

LISA'S GONNA WAIT HERE ON THIS SIDE.

I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN FIGHT MY WAY ACROSS FIRST.

NARRATOR: THE CONVOY TAKES A GAMBLE.

LISA: IF HE GOES ACROSS IT AND I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING

I'M FINE.

BUT IF HE'S LIKE CALLING BACK LIKE,

OH, I HEARD A CRACK, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH,

THEN I'M GONNA BE PRETTY SCEPTICAL ABOUT GOING VERY FAST.

TODD: HERE WE GO, BABY.

[ICE CRACKING]

[WIND GUSTS]

NARRATOR: ON THE MELTING ICE CROSSING TO UTIK LAKE...

TODD: HERE WE GO, BABY.

NARRATOR: TODD AND LISA ARE TAKING A CRACK AT IT.

[TRUCK ENGINE HUMS]

[ICE CRACKING]

WE LOOKED AT THE ICE, WE CAN'T SEE ANY WATER COMING THROUGH

FROM THE RIVER UNDERNEATH SO...

WE'RE JUST GONNA GO. I MEAN, THERE AIN'T NO TURNING AROUND.

THERE AIN'T NO GOING BACK.

IT JUST IS WHAT IT IS AND IT REALLY SUCKS.

NARRATOR: HAULING OVER 20 TONNES,

TODD'S THE FIRST TO TEST THE ICE.

WHEN YOU COME OUT HERE, LIS, LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT

AND LOOK AT THE ALL WATER THAT'S COME THROUGH AND REFROZE.

IT'S BASICALLY - IT LOOKS LIKE THE RIVER'S RIGHT NEXT TO YOU.

BUT IT'S SPOOKY LOOKING

AND IT LOOKS WET LIKE IT AIN'T FROZEN.

UGH... MAYBE IT'S NOT FROZEN.

[WATER BUBBLES, ICE CRACKS]

I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT GETTING UP THE HILL ON THE OTHER SIDE

TRYING TO GET OFF THE ICE UP THE HILL.

LISA: SEE RIGHT ABOUT WHERE YOU'RE AT OR A LITTLE BIT BACK

IS WHERE I'D START RUNNING FOR IT,

RIGHT WHERE THAT FRIGGIN' ICE AND WATER'S UP THROUGH.

TODD: I CAN'T HIT IT TOO HARD ON THE RIVER.

IF I DAMAGE OR CRACK THE ICE

THERE'S A CHANCE THAT LISA COULD FALL THROUGH

BECAUSE I WENT TOO FAST TRYING TO MAKE THE HILL.

HERE WE GO!

NARRATOR: AS TODD GAINS SPEED,

HE PUTS EVEN MORE PRESSURE ON THE SPLINTERING ICE.

[TIRES CRUNCH IN THE SNOW]

HA HA HA. GET READY TO GO. I'M AT THE TOP.

ALL RIGHT, HERE I COME.

THAT WAS [BLEEP] UP. I DIDN'T THINK WE WERE GONNA MAKE IT.

NARRATOR: AFTER TODD'S ALREADY PUSHED THE ICE TO THE BRINK...

ALL RIGHT, I COMING DOWN ON THIS RIVER.

NARRATOR: NOW IT'S LISA'S TURN.

[ICE CRACKING]

TODD: LIS, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM YOU. YOU OKAY BACK THERE?

LISA: OH, I'M SORRY. I WAS JUST ADMIRING

THE OPEN WATER THAT YOU POINTED OUT.

YEAH, THAT SUN IS FRIGGIN' - THAT'S FRESH.

TODD: IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S LIKE DOUBLED UP

AND THEN FROZE LIKE LITTLE GUSHERS OR SOMETHING.

IT'S FREAKY LOOKING.

[WATER BUBBLES]

ALL RIGHT, NOW OF COURSE IT'S MAKING NOISE.

SO... THE WATER WILL ONLY FLOW THERE.

THAT'S THE WATER HE'S TALKING ABOUT RIGHT THERE.

[ICE CRACKING]

ALL RIGHT, TODD, I'M OFF THE RIVER.

I GONNA RUN AT THIS HILL HERE.

NARRATOR: SO FAR SHE SURVIVED THE THINNING ICE.

LISA: I'M GONNA TRY TO RUN AT THIS HILL A LITTLE FAST.

NARRATOR: BUT SHE'LL HAVE TO SCALE THE HILL

OR ROLL RIGHT BACK ONTO IT.

COME ON, LIS, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE HER.

COME ON, GET UP THE HILL.

[TRUCK ENGINE HUMS]

I MADE IT. OH, THAT WAS SO SO CLOSE.

TODD: WOO! LISA: VIRTUAL HIGH FIVE.

NOW ALL WE GOTTA DO IS FINISH RUNNING THIS ROAD,

GET INTO UTIK LAKE.

NARRATOR: WHILE LISA AND TODD LOOK TO KEEP POLAR IN THE GAME...

ON THE ROAD TO ONTARIO'S BIG TROUT LAKE...

DARRELL: WATCH IT....

NARRATOR: RENO WARD'S CUTTING HIS TEETH ON THE WINTER ROADS.

DARRELL: CAREFUL. IT'S GONNA BE ROUGH.

EASY!

GOOD, IF YOU CAN HANDLE THAT BOUNCE,

THE REST SHOULDN'T GIVE US A PROBLEM.

UNLESS I FIND A BIGGER JUMP NEXT TIME.

YOU WILL TOO, TRUST ME.

BIG ENOUGH TO TIP YOU OVER.

BESIDES [UNCLEAR] SOME OF THEM.

IF YOU HIT THEM FAST [BLEEP]... [MAKES TIPPING OVER SOUND]

NARRATOR: SO FAR THE ROOKIE'S HELD HIS OWN

OVER 500 MILES OF BRUTAL TERRAIN.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

DON'T DRIVE THAT ON THIS ICE THIS FAST.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO CHECK OUT THE ICE.

FIRST ICE CROSSING.

RENO: LOOKS LIKE THE REST OF THE ROAD PRETTY MUCH.

DARRELL: I KNOW IT DOES EXCEPT FOR IT'S FLATTER AND SMOOTHER...

RENO: YEAH...

DARRELL: AND YOU GOTTA TEN KILOMETRE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT GOING ACROSS IT.

NARRATOR: BUT NOW...

RENO'S GOT TO PROVE HIS METTLE ON THE ICE.

BEST THING TO DO WITH RENO IS JUST THROW HIM UNDER THE BUS,

THROW HIM IN THE FIRE AND SEE HOW HE DEALS WITH IT.

YEAH. LET'S HEAD OUT ACROSS IT.

LET'S BURN SOME DAYLIGHT.

FOR SURE.

[TRUCK ENGINE RUMBLES]

[ICE CRACKING]

DARRELL: ARE YOU SCARED YET? DO YOU WANT ME TO DRIVE?

RENO: NO.

THIS AIN'T SOME PLACE WHERE YOU WANT TO WEAR YOUR SEATBELT.

YEAH.

DARRELL: EVER DROVE A LOADED SEMI ACROSS A FROZEN LAKE BEFORE?

RENO: NO.

DARRELL: HEAR IT CRACK? RENO: NO.

DARRELL: YOU CAN HEAR IT CRACKING. RENO: CAN YOU?

DARRELL: SOMETIMES, YEAH.

[ICE CRACKING]

YEAH, SOMETIMES YOU GET PRETTY BIG POPS.

[ICE CRACKING SOUND]

YOU'VE GOTTA CHILL.

NARRATOR: IF THE 25 TONNE RIG BREAKS THROUGH...

IT'S AN 80-FOOT PLUNGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE.

BE A COLD DAY SWIMMING. RENO: YEAH.

DARRELL: SWIMMING WITH THE FISH. BE FISH FOOD.

[ICE CRACKING]

[WATER BUBBLES]

[ICE CRACKING]

YEP! THAT'S ONE ICE CROSSING DOWN, RENO.

ONE NOTCH ON YOUR BELT, RIGHT? RENO: YEAH.

DARRELL: DARRELL AND RENO - NOTHING CAN STOP US!

NARRATOR: IN THE CANADIAN WILDERNESS...

WELL, SHE'S [BLEEP] SLICK OUT THERE WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING.

NARRATOR: VP BOSS HUGH ROWLAND'S ON THIS LAST 50 MILES

TO THE COMMUNITY OF PAUINGASSI.

HUGH: OH, I USUALLY GO TO PAUINGASSI ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR

AND THEY DON'T TAKE MUCH STUFF,

BUT THE STUFF THEY DO TAKE IS VERY IMPORTANT.

NARRATOR: BUT RISING TEMPERATURES ARE MAKING THE FINAL STRETCH A CHALLENGE.

YOU CAN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT MOTHER NATURE.

WHEN THE GROUND WATER STARTS TO RUN,

YOU GOT TWO WEEKS LEFT.

WELL, THIS IS POUNDING OUT ALREADY.

OH.

THAT MEANS IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME

WE'LL BE IN THE SWAMP HERE.

WELL, [BLEEP] WE GOT AN ICE CROSSING.

NARRATOR: AND NOW, HE'LL HAVE TO GET HIS 30 TONNE LOAD

OVER THE MELTING ICE AT FISHING LAKE.

TOO LATE IN THE SEASON TO BE WORRIED ABOUT ICE CROSSINGS NOW.

IF YOU'RE NOT UP TO FULL WEIGHT BY NOW,

WE'RE IN TROUBLE.

[ICE CRACKING]

SAYS MAX 15, BUT I'M GONNA KEEP IT DOWN ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT.

I MEAN, THIS IS A HEAVY LOAD.

WE-WE'RE TALKING 80 THOUSAND HERE SO...

GIVE IT A TAP OR TWO GOING ACROSS THIS PUPPY.

HERE WE GO...

ICE CROSSING ON THE WAY TO PAUINGASSI.

[ICE CRACKING]

WOW. REALLY CRACKING.

NARRATOR: HUGH BARELY RISES ABOVE THE WEIGHT LIMIT,

BUT IT STILL MIGHT BE TOO MUCH

ON THE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ICE.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT BAD WHEN IT BREAKS,

STARTS WARMING UP, BREAKING UP, IT CAN-

[BLEEP] GONE RIGHT AWAY.

OOH, LOOK AT THAT RIP IN THE ICE.

[ICE CRACKING]

WOW.

SHE'S CRACKING INTO A MILLION [BLEEP] PIECES WHEN I GO ACROSS IT.

[ICE CRACKING]

SLIPPERY AND COLD THIS ICE. JUST SLIPPERY AND COLD.

IT'S SHATTERING.

COULD WAIT TIL I GET THERE AND THEN JUST [BLEEP] CRACKS.

BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A DRIVE ON THE LAKE.

WELL, WE'RE JUST COMING UP TO PAUINGASSI NOW.

NARRATOR: FINALLY HUGH MAKES IT ACROSS...

[HONKS]

AND ON THE OTHER SIDE ROLLS UP TO HIS DESTINATION.

PAUINGASSI, PAUINGASSI!

NARRATOR: WITH THE DELIVERY OF HOME SUPPLIES,

VP MAINTAINS THEIR RAZOR-THIN MARGIN OVER POLAR.

THAT'S- WE'RE DONE, WE'RE EMPTY.

TIME TO HIT THE ROAD.

TURN AND BURN, MONEY IN THE G...

NARRATOR: AS NIGHT FALLS...

[WOLF HOWLS]

ART: LET'S HIGH TAIL IT BACK.

NARRATOR: ART BURKE'S STILL HAMMERING DOWN.

IT'S BAD UP THERE, MAN. CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL.

NARRATOR: ON THE HOME STRETCH BACK TO WINNIPEG...

HE'S LOOKING TO PROVE TO THE BOSS

THAT HE STILL BELONGS ON THE TEAM.

SEE THIS IS WHAT I DON'T LIKE ABOUT THIS STREET.

THIS IS SUCKER IS SLIPPERY.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! BUDDY WHOA.

HERE WE GO. HOLD ON!

NARRATOR: ON THE ROAD BACK TO WINNIPEG...

ART BURKE SEASON IS SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! BUDDY, WHOA.

HERE WE GO.

HOLD ON!

WE'RE [BLEEP] NOW!

PRODUCER: YOU OKAY? ART: YEAH, YOU?

[BLEEP] THERE.

STOP AND LET'S LOOK AT THE DAMAGE.

THIS IS A NIGHTMARE.

WELL... I DON'T KNOW.

[BLEEP]

IT'S [BLEEP] SLIPPERY.

THE [BLEEP] THING JACKKNIFED.

COULDN'T GET IT OUT IN TIME AND SHE [BLEEP] TURNED CROSS WAYS

AND THIS WENT INTO THIS, RIGHT?

IT [BLEEP] HAPPENS, MAN.

THIS IS SLIPPERY AS [BLEEP], EH.

WHAT THE [BLEEP] CAN I SAY! ANOTHER TOUCH UP, BOY.

NARRATOR: ALREADY ON THE OUTS WITH HIS POLAR BOSS,

THE MASSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIG

COULD BE ART'S NAIL IN THE COFFIN.

ART: I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO PICK UP A LOAD

WITH THE WHOLE BUNK [BLEEP] TORE OFF HER.

TOMORROW I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK

WHAT'S LEFT OF IT.

WE'LL SEE WHAT MARK GOT TO SAY.

YEAH, AT THE RATE I'M GOING I GOTTA IT PRETTY MUCH ALL COVERED.

THE ONLY THING LEFT NOW IS TO GET THROUGH THE [BLEEP] ICE.

AS YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA GET A BLAST WITH THIS ONE...

OR THE AXE.

[SINGS "FUNERAL MARCH" BY CHOPIN]

NARRATOR: AS MORNING BREAKS...

DARRELL: DO YOU THINK YOU'D GET TIRED OF THE SNOW,

IF YOU HAD TO LIVE UP HERE.

RENO: OH MY GOD, WOULD I.

DARRELL: ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS YOU GOTTA WORRY ABOUT OUT HERE.

YEAH. OTHER PEOPLE MOSTLY.

DARRELL: OTHER PEOPLE MOSTLY.

NARRATOR: DARRYL WARD'S STRATEGY TO EXPAND HIS COMPANY IS PAYING OFF.

RIGHT ON, ANOTHER LOAD DELIVERED, RENO.

YES, SIR.

NARRATOR: AS SON, RENO, PASSES HIS FIRST TEST ON THE ROADS.

[HONKS]

[BACKING UP BEEPS]

OH.

IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR RENO

AND I THINK RENO MAYBE LEARNED A LOT.

LOOK AT THE [BLEEP] MESS, RENO.

RENO: HERE YOU GO.

DARRELL: PRETTY HARD TO BRING THESE LOADS IN THESE ROADS

WITHOUT THIS KIND OF [BLEEP] HAPPENING THOUGH, YOU KNOW.

RENO: YOU CAN DEFINITELY SEE HOW ROUGH THE ROAD IS,

BUT HOW MESSY THE TRAILER GETS,

PILES DON'T EVEN STAY TOGETHER AT ALL.

DARRELL: WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE, RENO,

I WOULD HAVE JUST CARRIED THE WHOLE PILE OUT OF HERE.

RENO: ALL 170 LBS. OF YOUR BITCH-ASS?

THAT'S RIGHT. I WAS A LEAN MEAN, FAST MACHINE.

THERE WE GO!

NARRATOR: THE TEAM'S MADE IT TO BIG TROUT IN RECORD TIME.

THAT ONE IS UNLOADED!

TRUCKING FAST. TRUCKING HARD.

GET IN HERE, GET AS MUCH DONE AS WE CAN BEFORE THE ROADS MELT.

RIGHT ON, RENO. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

IT ALL CAME OFF PRETTY GOOD. YOU DRIVIN'? RENO: YEAH.

NARRATOR: WITH FATHER AND SON JOINING FORCES,

THEY COULD BE UNSTOPPABLE.

BUT 260 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST...

ME AND TODD ARE GONNA GET OFFLOADED,

GET RID THIS PONTOON BOAT.

HE'S GONNA GET RID OF HIS ROLLER THINGIES.

TODD: KIND OF EXCITED TO GET OVER HERE

AND GET THESE THINGS DUMPED OFF THERE.

JUST KIND OF SEE WHAT THAT ALL ENTAILS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

LISA: WE'RE HERE AT UTIK LAKE.

NARRATOR: LISA AND TODD ARE KEEPING POLAR MOVING FORWARD.

I'M GONNA GO UNTIE THIS THING.

WE'RE READY TO OFFLOAD.

NARRATOR: THE CONVOY DELIVERS THEIR HAULS

TO A NEW AIRPORT SITE AT UTIK LAKE.

IT WON'T GO!

THERE! GOT IT!

NARRATOR: AND LOG TWO KEY LOADS FOR THE COMPANY.

MAN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LISA: YOU CAN HAVE THESE TWO, I THINK.

TODD: ...OFF RAMP REAL QUICK. SCREWS ME UP. YOU WIN.

MAN: HEY GUYS. LISA: YEAH.

YOU ACTUALLY SHOWED UP ON THE DAY

WHERE WE'RE ABOUT TO LIGHT UP 50,000 POUNDS OF EXPLOSIVES.

OH, RIGHT ON.

MAN: AND BLOW A WHOLE BUNCH OF ROCK UP TO LEVEL THE GRADE ON THE RUNWAY.

LISA: THAT'S AWESOME. [LAUGHS]

MAN: SO IF YOU GUYS WANT, YOU CAN COME UP,

GIVE US A HAND LOADING THE LAST COUPLE OF HOLES

LISA: REALLY: MAN: AND JUST PRESS THE BUTTON AND LIGHT IT UP.

NARRATOR: TO MAKE ROOM FOR A NEW RUNWAY,

50,000 POUNDS OF DYNAMITE MUST BE DETONATED TO LEVEL THE GROUND

AND LISA AND TODD ARE GIVEN THE HONOURS.

HOW FAST FROM THE TIME WE PULL THAT

TO THE TIME THAT GOES OFF.

MAN: UH, IT'LL BE ABOUT A SECOND OR SO IF...

IT'S NOT AS QUICK AS IT SHOULD BE, IT SHOULD BE A LOT QUICKER.

[TODD LAUGHS] A SECOND?!

MAN: A SECOND'S A LONG TIME IN BLASTING.

LISA: I'M SO EXCITED, TODD. YOU GET...

LISA: YOU GET TO YELL. TODD: OKAY, I'LL YELL.

TODD: FIRE IN THE HOLE!

[LOUD EXPLOSION]

LISA: HOLY COW! [LAUGHS]

TODD: LOOK AT THAT, LIS, LOOK...

LISA: HOLY COW! [LAUGHS]

TODD: DID YOU JUST SEE THAT?

TODD: HOLY [BLEEP]!

TODD: DID YOU GUYS SEE THAT? LISA: OH, IT WAS AWESOME!

[LAUGHTER]

NOW THAT YOU GONNA HAVE ALL THE FUN FOR THE DAY.

[LAUGHTER]

I GUESS WE BETTER GET BACK IN THE TRUCK AND HIT THE ROAD...

WE GOT A LOT OF LOADS TO DO. LET'S ROLL!

TODD: I THOUGHT IT WAS AWESOME.

NARRATOR: IN MANITOBA...

WE'RE ON OUR WAY BACK TO [BLEEP] WINNIPEG

WHERE THE TRUCKS IS TOTALLED. [LAUGHS]

THIS TIME REALLY PIECE HAS TORE OFF IT.

OH WELL. WE GO BACK AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS, BOY.

NARRATOR: ART BURKE'S ON HIS WAY BACK TO POLAR HEADQUARTERS.

I GOTTA GO IN NOW AND EXPLAIN TO MARK

WHY THE BUNK OF THE TRUCK IS HELD ON WITH BUNGEE CORDS

AND ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF.

MY BOTTOM LINE NOT REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

NARRATOR: NOW IT'S TIME FOR ART TO FACE THE MUSIC...

ART: THIS IS GONNA BE A WONDERFUL TIME.

NARRATOR: AND COME CLEAN TO THE BOSS ABOUT HIS DAMAGED RIG.

EXCUSE ME. MARK HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS MORNING, BUDDY?

MARK: NOT BAD SO FAR.

ART: I JUST GONNA SHUT THE DOOR FOR THIS ONE.

ART: I JACKKNIFED THE TRUCK, BUDDY.

HOW [BLEEP] IS IT?

WELL, IT'S NOT GOOD. I'LL TELL YOU THAT...

AGHH... ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO LOOK.

I'M NOT SURE... YEAH, LET'S GO LOOK.

MARK: HOLY [BLEEP]!

YOU KNOW, IT'S THE SAME THING AS LAST YEAR.

THIS IS A [BLEEP] NIGHTMARE ALL OVER AGAIN.

NARRATOR: LAST SEASON, ALEX DEBOGORSKY, TOTALLED HIS TRUCK

COSTING MARK TENS OF THOUSANDS...

AND IT WAS HIS LAST RUN EVER FOR POLAR.

[BLEEP]

I DON'T IMAGINE IT'S THE FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED.

NO, BUT IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AT ALL. ART: YEAH.

MARK: [BLEEP] WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS?! [BLEEP]

YOU KNOW WHAT, ART, AT THIS POINT I DON'T,

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

I MEAN, THE WORST TIME EVER RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN, I'VE GOT, I'VE GOT SO MANY LOADS I GOT TO GET OUT.

I CAN'T BE DOWN A TRUCK RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN THAT'S GONNA COST ME THOUSANDS... ART: HMM-HMM.

AND MY CUSTOMERS ARE GONNA GET PISSED OFF AT ME

BECAUSE WE CAN'T MOVE THE FREIGHT THAT WE'VE PROMISED THEM.

I MEAN, ONE TRUCK DOWN AT THIS TIME OF YEAR

IS THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN TO ME RIGHT NOW.

AND NOW AND EVEN MORE HOW COMPETITIVE THINGS ARE GETTING,

WHEN I GOT THESE CLOWNS DOWN THE ROAD

AND I GOT DARRYL WARD DOWN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ME.

I MEAN, LIKE ALL THE CHIPS ARE AGAINST ME RIGHT NOW.

AND DARRYL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE MANIAC BREAKING TRUCKS AROUND HERE.

I MIGHT AS WELL JUST HAND THE REST OF THE LOADS OVER TO HIM.

WELL, MARK, BOY,

ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT THIS IS [BLEEP] [BLEEP] HAPPENS.

THE ROADS ARE SLIPPERY

AND WE KNOW WHEN WE WENT INTO THIS [BLEEP] IT COULD

[BLEEP] HAPPEN AND IT HAPPENED.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY MAN.

I APOLOGIZE FOR WRECKING YOUR [BLEEP] TRUCK, BUT HEY.

MARK: [BLEEP] DOES HAPPEN, ART,

BUT I MEAN WE TRY AND MAKE SURE WE GOT QUALITY SKILLED PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS

SO [BLEEP] DOESN'T HAPPEN.

IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW [BLEEP] GOOD YOU CAN DRIVE.

THAT'S THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME

IN SIX [BLEEP] YEARS. MARK: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT?

I'VE GOT GUYS THAT HAVE DRIVEN THE WINTER ROADS FOR 20, 25 YEARS

AND BARELY EVEN PUT A SET OF CHAINS ON TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE BUSH.

NOT ON THAT [BLEEP] ROADS YOU DIDN'T.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

I CAN BRING TWO GUYS IN YOU CAN TALK TO.

[BLEEP] RIGHT.

MARK: YOU KNOW WHAT. I DON'T EVEN WANT YOU AROUND HERE TODAY.

I GOTTA GET YOU... I GOTTA MAKE SOME DECISIONS.

EITHER YOU'RE GONNA COME BACK HERE TOMORROW MORNING

AND GET A DISPATCH SHEET FROM ME

OR YOU'RE GONNA GET A PLANE TICKET HOME.

WELL, EITHER WAY I'LL BE JUST AS HAPPY WITH THE PLANE TICKET HOME

BECAUSE RIGHT THE WAY I FEEL NOW I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE ANYWAY.

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, ART, IT'S THAT KIND OF [BLEEP] ATTITUDE,

I MEAN, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE THAT DECISION SO MUCH BETTER.

I KNOW WE'RE BOTH HOT RIGHT NOW

SO IT'S BEST THAT WE PROBABLY JUST GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS

BEFORE WE SAY SOMETHING ONE OF US REGRETS, ALL RIGHT?

ART: OKAY, DEAL. MARK: ALL RIGHT.

ART: SEE YOU TOMORROW.

WELL, I JUST WENT IN FOR MARK AND GOT MY TOUCH UP.

THAT WAS A JOYOUS MOMENT.

MARK SAYS HE DOESN'T WANT ME AROUND HERE TODAY

AND TO TELL YOU THE [BLEEP] TRUTH

I DON'T WANT TO BE AROUND HERE TODAY NEITHER.

HE SITS IN THERE ON HIS [BLEEP] ARSE ALL DAY LONG

WITH HIS FEET UP ON THE [BLEEP] DESK.

HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE IN THE FIRST [BLEEP] PLACE.

THE ROAD IS SLIPPERY AS A [BLEEP]

IT'S GETTING [BLEEP] WARM. IT'S TIME TO [BLEEP] GO HOME ANYWAY.

I'VE HERE FOR SIX [BLEEP] [BLEEP] WEEKS

AND I'M FED UP WITH IT.

IF HE GETS ME A PLANE TICKET HOME, I'LL BE HAPPY AS [BLEEP]

BUT IF HE TELLS ME TO STAY I'LL FINISH THE [BLEEP] THING

BECAUSE I LIKE TO FINISH WHAT I [BLEEP] STARTED

AND I'M [BLEEP] OUT OF HERE.

NARRATOR: NEXT TIME...

TODD: DAMN IT!

NARRATOR: "ON ICE ROAD TRUCKERS"...

...SEE THE TOP THE SNOW BANKS, THAT'S WHY WE CALL IT RICOCHET HILL.

NARRATOR: KINGS....

I'M SUPERWOMAN NOW?

NARRATOR: QUEENS...

TODD: HELL YEAH!

DARRELL: ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS COME HERE AND [BLEEP]...

NARRATOR: AND JOKERS...

COME ON, BOTH OF YOU, I'LL COME AFTER BOTH OF YOU [BLEEP].