Original subtitles

>> male narrator: TONIGHT ON

ICE ROAD TRUCKERS...

[horn blares]

>> MILLION-DOLLAR LOAD AND

A DANGEROUS ROAD.

>> narrator: POLAR INDUSTRIES

GOES FOR THE GOLD.

>> THIS HYDRO PROJECT IS

MULTI-BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

>> narrator: AT VP EXPRESS...

>> YOU GET THEM LOADS IN THERE

AND YOU MAKE A PISS POT FULL OF

MONEY.

>> narrator: THE BOSS GOES FOR

BROKE.

[brakes screech]

>> WE GOT NO TRAILER BRAKES.

[laughs]

>> narrator: TWO RIVALS COLLIDE

ON THE ICE.

>> TEAM POLAR WAS ALREADY PARKED

HERE, BUT, YOU KNOW, I REALLY

DON'T GIVE A [bleep].

>> I'M SHAKING PRETTY GOOD,

ACTUALLY.

WHOA.

[ice cracking]

>> narrator: IN WINNIPEG,

AT VP EXPRESS HEADQUARTERS...

>> I'LL LET YOU KNOW ONCE

THEY'RE DELIVERED.

>> narrator: OWNERS VLAD

"THE MAD RUSSIAN" PLESKOT AND

HUGH ROWLAND ARE WORKING ON

A HALF-MILLION-DOLLAR CONTRACT,

BUT THEY'RE HAVING TROUBLE

KEEPING UP WITH DEMAND.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WHAT'D HE SAY?

>> THOSE FIRST COUPLE OF LOADS,

THEY WERE PRETTY HAPPY, SO NOW

THEY ARE SWAMPING US WITH MORE

AND MORE LOADS, SO WE GOT A LOT

OF LOADS TO PICK UP AND GO.

NOW WE JUST NEED SOME GUYS TO DO

IT.

>> narrator: THEY'VE GOT ICE

ROAD ROOKIE TODD DEWEY SHOWING

PROMISE AFTER ONE TRIP.

>> THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO.

>> narrator: BUT NEWCOMER

ART BURKE'S STRUGGLING, AND HIS

BROKEN-DOWN RIG HAS THE COMPANY

FALLING BEHIND.

>> WE'LL GET 'EM UP THERE.

>> YOU CANNOT DO EVERYTHING BY

YOURSELF.

>> narrator: HIS BACK AGAINST

THE WALL, HUGH'S MAKING THE

650-MILE TRIP TO WASAGAMACK BY

HIMSELF.

>> WE'VE GOT FRIDGES AND STOVES

GOING TO WASAGAMACK.

SO IT'S A FRAGILE LOAD.

THEY DON'T WANT ANYTHING BROKE

WHEN IT GETS THERE.

OKAY, WELL, LET'S ROCK AND ROLL.

[engine idling]

>> narrator: DESPITE THE ODDS

AGAINST HIM, HUGH'S DOING

WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET HIS

COMPANY BACK ON TRACK...

[horn honks]

AND TAKE RIVAL POLAR INDUSTRIES

DOWN.

>> I TOOK A BIG LEAP OF FAITH

HERE, BUT VP EXPRESS IS GONNA

WORK.

I'M GOING TO BURY MARK, AND

THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

I'M GONNA BURY POLAR

INDUSTRIES THIS YEAR.

[firecrackers popping]

>> [bleep].

>> [chuckles]

[laughing]

[horn blaring]

>> HOW'S IT GOING, MARK?

>> COFFEE TIME'S OVER.

>> narrator: POLAR BOSS

MARK KOHAYKEWYCH DOESN'T SCARE

EASY...

>> HOW ARE THINGS THIS MORNING?

>> NOT BAD.

>> GOOD.

THANKS FOR COMING IN EARLY.

>> narrator: ESPECIALLY WITH

DARRELL WARD AND ALEX

DEBOGORSKI ONBOARD.

>> TODAY WE'RE GOING TO LOAD YOU

GUYS UP THE MODULAR WATER

TREATMENT PLANT THAT'S GOING UP

TO THE HYDRO DAM SITE.

I'VE GOT ONE OF THE MOST

IMPORTANT LOADS IN MANITOBA ON

MY DOORSTEP, HANDED TO ME,

SAYING, "YOU KNOW WHAT, MARK?

WE HAVE FAITH IN THE FACT THAT

YOU GUYS CAN PULL THIS OFF."

>> narrator: POLAR'S LANDED

AN EXCLUSIVE DEAL, HAULING A

PORTABLE WATER TREATMENT PLANT

TO A CONSTRUCTION SITE NEAR

GILLAM, MANITOBA.

AND THE DESTINATION IS SO

REMOTE, THE ONLY WAY TO GET

THERE IS UNMAINTAINED ROAD.

[intense music]

♪ ♪

>> THIS IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF

THE CAMP.

THIS IS GONNA SUPPLY WATER TO

600 WORKERS OVER THE NEXT SEVEN

YEARS, SO IT'S CRUCIAL THAT THIS

THING GET THERE IN ONE PIECE

AND WITHOUT A SCRATCH.

THE ENTIRE UNIT ITSELF IS

BALLPARKED AROUND $7 MILLION.

THERE'S SEVEN CONTAINERS, SO YOU

DO THE MATH.

LOOK AFTER IT.

RESPECT THAT ROAD.

IT'S GOT SOME PRETTY NASTY

CORNERS IN IT.

THERE'S BEEN SOME FATALITIES.

THEY'VE HAD SIX WRECKS THERE,

AND THREE BODIES HAVE COME OUT.

THIS LOAD'S ANOTHER NOTCH ON

THE LOAD COUNT HERE.

IN TERMS OF WHAT'S GOING ON OVER

AT VP EXPRESS, I DON'T KNOW.

THERE'S BEEN EIGHT TRUCKS

SITTING THERE SINCE LAST

THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SO--

>> I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING ON

THE ROAD OF VP'S.

ONLY ONE TRUCK THAT I HAD TO

RESCUE.

>> WELL, GOOD ON YOU FOR

HELPING.

DON'T LEAVE A GUY OUT IN

THE BUSH, THAT'S FOR SURE.

IT'S NOT HIS FAULT HE'S WORKING

FOR VP.

>> THAT'S WHAT I TOLD HIM.

>> [laughs]

>> THE FUTURE OF VP EXPRESS IS

LOOKING LIKE THE WINTER ROAD

SEASON IS RIGHT NOW--SLOWLY

MELTING AWAY.

>> 6:00 IN THE MORNING.

JUST GOING TO CHECK OUT MY

TRUCK.

HUH.

I SEE THAT THE FUEL TANK HAS

ROTATED.

>> narrator: THE RUGGED ROAD

SHOOK ALEX'S FUEL TANK LOOSE,

MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO

FUEL UP.

>> WELL, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO

ABOUT THAT?

WHAT TIME DOES JOE COME IN?

>> AROUND 7:00, 7:30.

>> WHAT TIME IS IT NOW?

>> WHY?

>> WELL, I GOT ONE TANK THAT'S

ROTATED.

>> narrator: UNTIL THE TRUCK'S

REPAIRED, ALEX'S CRITICAL HAUL

IS SIDELINED.

>> YEAH, I'M GETTING READY TO

LEAVE.

I'M NOT WAITING ON ANYBODY.

ALEX AND I ARE SUPPOSED TO BE

RUNNING TOGETHER, BUT ALEX IS

STILL WORKING ON HIS TRUCK.

I NEED TO GET ON THE ROAD.

>> narrator: WITH THE

CONSTRUCTION SITE WAITING

700 MILES NORTH, DARRELL HEADS

OUT TO MAKE GOOD ON HIS LOAD,

HOPING ALEX CAN CATCH UP.

>> YEAH, THERE'S NO TIME TO WAIT

AROUND FOR THIS [bleep].

THESE TRUCKS SHOULD BE READY TO

GO ALL THE TIME.

WHENEVER THEY HIT THE SHOP, THEY

SHOULD BE WELL-SERVICED AND

ANYTHING FIXED RIGHT AWAY,

IMMEDIATELY.

>> narrator: BACK AT THE SHOP...

>> YEAH, IT'S KIND OF

FRUSTRATING WAITING FOR REPAIRS

THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE OVER

THE LAST TWO DAYS.

>> narrator: ALEX IS

STILL SITTING.

>> I GUESS THIS TIME OF YEAR,

THINGS ARE A LITTLE SCRAMBLED

HERE.

I GUESS--I EXPECT THINGS ARE

KIND OF SCRAMBLED DOWN THE ROAD

AT VP, TOO, WITH...

[chuckles]

HUGH AND--HUGH AND VLAD.

YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE WHAT KIND

OF OPERATION THAT IS, BUT--

>> HEY, TODD!

>> HEY, BUDDY.

>> HOW'S IT GOING, MAN?

>> GOOD, GOOD.

>> narrator: TODD DEWEY'S

LOOKING TO MAKE HIS SECOND RUN

FOR VP EXPRESS.

>> HEADED BACK FROM THE FIRST

ONE?

>> YOU BET.

LOOKING FOR A LOAD TODAY, READY

TO HIT THE ROAD AND GET THE

HELL OUT OF HERE.

>> WELL, SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT

DIFFERENT THIS TIME.

THEY'VE GONE UP TO WASAGAMACK,

BUT THEY'RE ALREADY LONG GONE.

GOT YOU SOME MAPS PRINTED UP

HERE, YOU GOT DIRECTIONS, SO,

YEAH, SO THERE'S THAT.

>> I CAME IN TO GET DISPATCHED

MY SECOND LOAD.

HUGH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING

ON, BUT THAT [bleep] SON OF

A [bleep] LEFT ME [bleep] BEHIND

AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT ME.

>> narrator: HE'S ONLY GOT ONE

TRIP UNDER HIS BELT.

AND HE'S ALREADY ON HIS OWN.

[truck beeping]

>> HE KNOWS I'M JUST--I--

[bleep], IT'S ONLY MY SECOND RUN

UP HERE, YOU KNOW, BUT AT THE

SAME TIME, I'M THINKING MAYBE

THIS IS ONE OF HIS FREAKING

LITTLE TESTS AGAIN THAT HE'S

PULLING.

SO I'M THINKING, "TODD, YOU'VE

GOTTA GET THIS JOB DONE.

YOU'VE GOTTA CATCH UP TO HUGH."

>> narrator: TODD'S OUT TO

IMPRESS HUGH BY CATCHING UP TO

HIM ON THE ROAD TO WASAGAMACK,

BUT ALREADY HOURS BEHIND...THE

NEWCOMER WILL HAVE TO DRIVE EVEN

FASTER AND HARDER THAN THE BOSS.

>> SO THIS IS A SOLO RUN FOR ME.

I'M ON MY OWN 100% THERE.

A GUY'S GOT TO BE PRETTY

SELF-SUFFICIENT UP HERE.

YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO BE ABLE--

YOU GOT TO HAVE THE KNOW-HOW,

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF

NERVE-WRACKING.

IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, YOU ARE BY

YOURSELF.

THERE AIN'T NOBODY HERE TO HELP

YOU.

MOM'S NOT GONNA COOK YOU

A HOT MEAL.

JUST ROLLIN' WITH THE PUNCHES,

PAYIN' ATTENTION TO MY MAP, GET

ON THE ICE ROAD, AND START DOING

SOME REAL TRUCKING.

>> narrator: UP AHEAD AND

ALREADY ON THE WINTER ROAD...

>> I'M GOING ALL THE WAY TO

WASAGAMACK TONIGHT, YOU BETCHA.

>> narrator: HUGH'S DESPERATE TO

GET VP EXPRESS BACK ON TRACK,

>> I JUST WANT TO GET THERE.

I GOT A DELICATE LOAD THAT THEY

WANT TO GET UP THERE AND GET

DOLLIED OFF, AND I JUST WANT TO

MAKE SOME [bleep] QUICK CASH.

WE'VE BEEN TAKING FOUR-DAY TRIPS

IN HERE AND BABYSITTING

EVERYBODY, SO I'M GOING TO CUT

HER IN HALF AND DO HER IN TWO.

[horn honks]

>> narrator: HE'S RACING TO MAKE

THIS DELIVERY IN RECORD TIME TO

KEEP PACE WITH POLAR INDUSTRIES.

>> SLEEP WHEN YOU GOTTA SLEEP

AND [bleep] TRUCK WHEN YOU GOTTA

TRUCK, GET THEM LOADS IN THERE,

AND MAKE A PISS POT FULL OF

MONEY.

SIMPLE AS THAT.

SHE'S ALL ABOUT THE DOLLAR,

THE LONG BUCK, THE SLOW RIDE.

>> narrator: BEHIND SCHEDULE ON

HIS HALF-MILLION-DOLLAR

CONTRACT, HUGH'S PULLING OUT

ALL THE STOPS.

>> YOU GOTTA BE JOKING.

[tires skidding]

[bleep] BRAKES!

HOLD ON, WE GOT NO TRAILER

BRAKES.

>> narrator: HUGH'S TRAILER

BRAKES AREN'T RESPONDING, TURING

HIS LOAD INTO 32,000-POUND

BATTERING RAM.

>> GONNA GET ROUGH IN HERE.

THIS IS [bleep].

>> narrator: ON A MISSION TO GET

VP EXPRESS BACK IN THE RACE...

>> OH, FOR...

HOLD ON.

WE GOT NO TRAILER BRAKES.

>> narrator: HUGH ROWLAND'S

TRAILER BRAKES ARE OUT.

LEAVING NO WAY TO MANEUVER

THE LOAD.

>> IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE.

>> narrator: ON THE

STRAIGHTAWAYS, HE CAN HAMMER

DOWN TO KEEP IT IN LINE, BUT

HE'S STILL GOTTA FIND A WAY TO

GET THE 53-FOOT TRAILER AROUND

THE TURNS.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

>> EASY, NOW.

♪ ♪

UH-OH.

[bleep]

WATCH OUT!

COME ON!

[laughing]

HELL, YEAH!

[laughing]

THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL DRIFTING

A 53-FOOT TRAILER AROUND

A CORNER.

>> narrator: WHILE HUGH TRIES TO

KEEP HIS LOAD AND HIS COMPANY

UNDER CONTROL...

RIVAL LISA KELLY'S UPPING

THE ANTE.

>> HEY!

>> SHE DELIVERED ANOTHER LOAD

FOR POLAR LAST NIGHT, AND NOW

SHE'S SCORED A BACKHAUL.

>> OKAY.

I'M HAULING THIS SCHOOL BUS BACK

TO WINNIPEG.

I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHY.

MAYBE IT BROKE DOWN AND NEEDS TO

BE FIXED OR SOMETHING.

YEAH, THOSE ARE TIGHT.

I'VE GOT STORIES I COULD TELL

ABOUT BEING ON SCHOOL BUSES.

THE SCHOOL BUSES DO BRING BACK

MEMORIES BECAUSE I USED TO DRIVE

ONE.

AND I DIDN'T DRIVE A SCHOOL BUS

BECAUSE I WANTED TO.

I DROVE A SCHOOL BUS TO GET MY

CDL SO I COULD DRIVE A TRUCK.

OKAY, SO MY LIGHTS ARE WORKING.

THAT'S A GOOD FIRST SIGN.

AND NOW I'M THE TRUCK DRIVER

HAULING THE SCHOOL BUS THAT I

USED TO DRIVE, SO I GUESS IT'S

KIND OF A NICE, TIDY PACKAGE.

>> narrator: THE SCHOOL BUS IS

A BONUS FOR POLAR...

[horn honks]

AND A BLAST FROM THE PAST

FOR THE ALASKAN ICON.

>> I STARTED DRIVING A SCHOOL

BUS WHEN I WAS 21 YEARS OLD, AND

I LOOKED A LOT YOUNGER, SO WHAT

I'D DO IS I'D GO IN THE BACK OF

THE BUS AND JUST TALK WITH MY

KIDS, THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS, AND

THEN YOU'D GET THE NEW KID COME

ON THE BUS, YOU KNOW, AND THEY

DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, AND

THEY'RE LIKE, "WHERE'S THE BUS

DRIVER?"

AND WE'D BE LIKE, "I DON'T

KNOW," AND, LIKE, ALL OF US

WOULD START LEAVING, AND THEY'RE

LIKE, "WHERE'S THE BUS DRIVER?"

AND I'M LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW.

I'M GOING TO DRIVE IT."

AND I'D GO UP IN THE SEAT,

AND THEY'RE LIKE, "OH, MY GOSH!"

AND, LIKE, MY KIDS ARE JUST

LAUGHING.

IT WAS SO FUNNY.

AND YOU KNOW HOW IT WAS WHEN

YOU'RE A KID, AND YOU'RE ON THE

BUS, AND YOU'RE--YOU THINK THE

BUS DRIVER'S NOT LOOKING IN THAT

BIG MIRROR, YOU KNOW, AND YOU'RE

TRYING TO SWITCH SEATS,

BUT YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO.

IF ONE OF THE KIDS WOULD GET OUT

OF THE SEAT, I'D TRY TO HIT

THE BRAKES RIGHT THEN AND, LIKE,

KNOCK 'EM DOWN THE AISLES, AND

THEN I'D BE LIKE, "SORRY, CAT

RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME.

MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE MOVED

YOUR SEAT."

IT WAS, LIKE, KID-BOWLING

DOWN THE AISLE OF THE SCHOOL

BUS.

[laughs]

THEN I GOT CALLED IN AT THE

SCHOOL BUS COMPANY, AND THEY

WERE LIKE, "USING YOUR BRAKES AS

DISCIPLINARY ACTION IS NOT

ACCEPTABLE."

LIKE, "BUT THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT!"

BUS DRIVERS ARE SO UNDERPAID.

THEY HAVE TO BABY-SIT 40 KIDS

AND DRIVE PROFESSIONALLY.

YEAH, YEAH.

I DON'T EVEN--I DON'T EVEN KNOW

HOW I DID IT.

I WAS SO BAD AT IT.

I DON'T EVEN LIKE KIDS.

[laughs]

>> narrator: WHILE LISA'S RIDING

HIGH, BACK IN WINNIPEG,

ART BURKE IS WATCHING FROM

THE SIDELINES.

>> IT'S NOT A GOOD SITUATION

AT ALL.

>> narrator: THE VP EXPRESS

OUTCAST'S WINTER ROAD SEASON IS

ON HOLD.

>> I JUST GOT BACK FROM

WASAGAMACK LAST NIGHT.

FLEW ME IN.

TRUCK IS BROKE DOWN AGAIN.

I WAITED THERE FOR HOURS.

FINALLY, VLAD SHOWED UP.

WE DROVE UP TO THE TRUCK.

TOOK US FIVE HOURS OR WHATEVER

IT WAS.

I DON'T THINK WE SPOKE THREE

WORDS ALL THE WAY UP THERE.

I DID EVERYTHING THAT I COULD

POSSIBLY DO, AND I CAN'T GET HER

GOING.

>> YOU MUST BE [bleep] KIDDING

ME, MAN!

DID YOU PULL THE PIN?

>> YES, OF COURSE I PULLED

THE PIN!

AND HE DID EVERYTHING HE COULD

POSSIBLY DO, AND HE CAN'T GET

HER GOING.

WE ALL SET?

>> NO.

>> FINALLY, WE THREW THE TOWEL

IN ON IT.

AND FROM THERE, I FLEW BACK TO

HERE.

AND I'M NOT REALLY VERY HAPPY

ABOUT THIS.

I DIDN'T COME DOWN HERE FOR THIS

[bleep].

[bleep] TRUCK.

[bleep] EVERYTHING.

I'M NOT MAKING ANY MONEY.

I WOULD MUCH RATHER BE HOME.

I'VE BEEN CRAWLING IN AND OUT

UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND BROKE

DOWN AND TRYING TO GET THINGS

TOGETHER NOW, SINCE I CAME TO

THIS [bleep] HOLE, PUTTING IT

BLUNTLY.

THIS IS MY WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE

WITH VP.

I'M SORRY I WENT THERE.

MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE WENT TO

POLAR, I'M THINKING TO MYSELF.

I DON'T KNOW.

>> narrator: 500 MILES NORTH...

>> WELL, I'M COMING OUT OF

OXFORD HOUSE TO THE END OF THE

WINTER ROAD, AND I GOT THIS

SCHOOL BUS.

>> narrator: LISA KELLY'S

KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON

VP EXPRESS WITH A BACKHAUL BOUND

FOR WINNIPEG.

>> IT'S BEEN 40 AND 50 BELOW,

AND THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE

BRIDGES ON THIS ROAD, BECAUSE

THERE'S OPEN WATER, AND I DON'T

UNDERSTAND HOW THERE IS OPEN

WATER AT 40 AND 50 BELOW 0.

THIS RIVER CROSSING, IT'S LIKE,

THIS IS, LIKE, RIGHT DOWN THE

STREET FROM THE OPEN WATER, AND

I DON'T GET HOW WE CAN CROSS

THIS, BUT WE HAD TO HAVE BRIDGES

FOR THAT ONE.

>> narrator: UP AHEAD, THERE'S

AN ICE CROSSING AT THE ENTRANCE

TO THE WINTER ROAD.

DRIVERS HAVE TO BE ALERT FOR

ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

>> I DON'T KNOW.

SKETCH.

>> narrator: BUT ON THE OTHER

SIDE OF THE CROSSING...

RIVAL TODD DEWEY IS RACING

TO CATCH UP WITH HUGH.

>> WE'RE MAKING AN ICE CROSSING

HERE.

THIS IS MY SECOND RUN.

IT'S A SOLO RUN, SO--AND I GOT

A PRETTY GOOD SIZED LOADER ON

THE BACK.

THE WEIGHT LIMIT'S RIGHT UP

THERE CLOSE TO THE MAXIMUM FOR

THE ICE.

>> narrator: AND THE NEWCOMER

ISN'T SLOWING DOWN FOR THE ICE.

[ice cracking]

>> [bleep], YOU CAN HEAR THAT

[bleep]' ICE JUST [bleep]'

CRACKING UNDERNEATH HERE TOO.

GOD, I HATE THAT [bleep] SOUND.

>> WHO'S ON THE ICE RIGHT NOW?

IS THIS OUR TEAM?

>> narrator: BEFORE LISA'S HAD A

CHANCE TO CROSS, SHE'S BEATEN TO

THE PUNCH BY THE COMPETITION.

>> I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF HIM

BEING ON THE ICE.

>> IF ANYTHING IS SOUNDING

FUNNY OR ANYTHING GONNA HAPPEN,

I'M OUT OF HERE.

I'M OUT OF THIS FRICKIN' TRUCK.

>> narrator: NEAR THE WEIGHT

LIMIT, TODD IS PUSHING THE ICE

AS FAR AS IT CAN GO.

>> IT CREATES A HUGE SHOCK WAVE

UNDERNEATH THERE, AND IF THAT

WAVE STARTS ROLLING OUT IN FRONT

OF YOU, IT COULD CRACK THE ICE

IN FRONT OF YOU AND BREAK IT UP,

AND, YOU KNOW, THROUGH YOU GO.

YOU'RE DONE.

IT'S GAME OVER.

>> narrator: BIG RIGS CREATE A

WAVE UNDER THE ICE THAT CAN LAST

LONG AFTER THE TRUCK PASSES.

IF ANOTHER DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO

CROSS BEFORE THE WATER SETTLES,

THE RESULTING WAVES CAN BE

FATAL.

>> WHY DON'T YOU COME ALL

THE WAY OFF THERE, DING-DONG?

[horn honks]

I SEE YOU, I SEE YOU, I SEE YOU.

>> YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE, YOU

KNOW, TEAM POLAR WAS ALREADY

PARKED HERE, AND I KIND OF JUST

DID MY THING THERE, AND I DIDN'T

WAIT FOR THEM.

I JUST WENT.

AND THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN READY

TO CROSS THE ICE, BUT I REALLY,

YOU KNOW, I REALLY DON'T GIVE

A [bleep].

I GOT A LOAD TO DELIVER, AND I

GOT SOMEWHERE TO BE, AND IF THEY

WANT TO SIT THERE AND, YOU KNOW,

WASTE THEIR TIME, THEN I'M GONNA

GO IN FRONT OF THEM.

>> narrator: TO KEEP HER LOAD

MOVING, LISA'S GOTTA FACE

THE WEAKENED ICE.

>> I DON'T WANT TO GO ON IT.

[bleep].

[wind whistling]

>> narrator: AT THE EDGE OF

AN ICE CROSSING...

>> I DON'T WANT TO GO ON IT.

>> narrator: LISA KELLY'S STUCK

ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ICE.

>> [bleep].

>> narrator: VP EXPRESS RIVAL

TODD DEWEY BEAT HER TO THE

CROSSING, WEAKENING THE ICE WITH

SHOCK WAVES FROM HIS 35-TON

LOAD.

>> I'M NOT HAPPY.

OH.

I'M SHAKING PRETTY GOOD,

ACTUALLY.

I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.

[clatter]

WHOA.

I GOTTA GO TEN ACROSS THIS

THING.

IS THIS THE RIVER?

I'M NOT DRIVING ON THE CRACKS.

OKAY, AM I OFF IT YET?

[intense music]

♪ ♪

I CROSSED THE RIVER.

THAT WAS, LIKE, TERRIFYING.

GLAD TO BE ON SOLID GROUND

AGAIN.

SHOT OF ADRENALINE THERE.

IT GOT ME KIND OF SHAKING

A LITTLE BIT.

I WON'T FALL ASLEEP ANYTIME

SOON, BUT IT'S HIGHWAY FROM HERE

ON TO WINNIPEG, SO I'M GONNA

GO AS FAR AS MY ADRENALINE SHOT

LETS ME GO.

>> narrator: THE NEXT MORNING,

AT POLAR HEADQUARTERS...

>> YOUR TRUCK'S GOOD TO GO.

>> narrator: ALEX DEBOGORSKI'S

RIG IS REPAIRED...

>> LET'S TAKE IT OUT OF HERE.

>> narrator: AND HE CAN FINALLY

HIT THE ROAD WITH THE MOST

EXPENSIVE LOAD POLAR'S HAULED

ALL SEASON...

A MILLION-DOLLAR PIECE OF

A WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

>> OKAY, I JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE

MY LOADS GET THERE IN ONE PIECE.

>> narrator: BUT HE'S GOT

A DAY TO MAKE UP TO BRING IN

THE LOAD ON TIME.

>> WELL, IT'S REAL NICE TO BE ON

THE ROAD AGAIN.

THE LOAD DOESN'T FEEL TOO BAD.

IT'S PULLING PRETTY GOOD.

HOLY MACKEREL!

LOOK AT THIS LITTLE--

NOW, THERE'S AN OVERSIZED LOAD.

THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL AN

OVERSIZED LOAD OF A PROBLEM.

>> narrator: NOT EVEN AT THE

WINTER ROAD, ALEX GETS

A REMINDER OF THE DANGER THAT

COMES WITH TEMPTING FATE.

>> THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE

BEFORE.

SOMEBODY'S HAVING A BAD DAY.

LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE BUILDING

A BRIDGE SOMEWHERE OR...

MAKES MY PROBLEMS LOOK PRETTY

SMALL.

LIKE THEY SAY, WHEN YOU--WHEN

A PERSON HAS A PROBLEM, THERE'S

ALWAYS SOMEBODY HAVING A BIGGER

PROBLEM SOMEPLACE.

IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO HAVE

A PRAYER.

LORD, HAVE MERCY ON THEM GUYS IN

THE UPSIDE-DOWN TRUCK AND

TRAILER.

LOOK AFTER THEM.

HOPEFULLY, NOBODY GOT HURT.

THANK YOU, LORD, FOR MY PROBLEMS

BEING SO INSIGNIFICANT.

PLEASE LOOK AFTER MY FAMILY AND

FRIENDS.

KEEP THEM SAFE.

GIVE US ALL DIRECTION AND

GUIDANCE.

HELP OTHER PEOPLE HAVE A BETTER

DAY, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE

HAVING A BAD DAY.

IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND

THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT,

AMEN.

>> narrator: 500 MILES UP THE

ROAD...

[horn blares]

>> MAKING GOOD TIME.

ALEX HAD PROBLEMS WITH HIS

TRUCK, SO I'M OUT HERE RUNNING

ALONE.

>> narrator: DARRELL WARD'S

HEADED TO THE CONSTRUCTION SITE

WITH THE OTHER MILLION-DOLLAR

MODULE.

>> HOPEFULLY, ALEX WILL CATCH UP

WITH ME.

HE'S GONNA HAVE TO RUN ALL

NIGHT IF HE'S GONNA DO IT.

>> narrator: IT'LL BE ANOTHER

LOAD FOR TEAM POLAR AND GET

DARRELL ONE STEP CLOSER TO

SPENDING THE SUMMER WITH HIS

REUNITED FAMILY.

>> YOU LET THINGS SLIP THROUGH

YOUR FINGERS, AND NOW I'M

48 YEARS OLD, AND I FEEL THAT I

DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME LEFT TO--

TO FULFILL ALL THE THINGS THAT I

WANT TO.

MY LIFE HAS COME FULL CIRCLE,

FROM WHAT MY GRANDDAD TAUGHT ME.

YOU KNOW, MY GRANDDAD TAUGHT ME

HOW TO DRIVE A TRUCK.

I WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER

SEAT.

"THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT.

THESE ARE YOUR BRAKES.

RELEASE YOUR BRAKES.

THIS IS YOUR TRANSMISSION," YOU

KNOW?

"HERE YOU GO.

GET HER DONE.

GO DRIVE AROUND THE FIELDS,

CATCH THESE COMBINES," YOU KNOW?

BOY, I TELL YOU WHAT, IF I

SCREWED UP AND STOPPED WHEN I

SHOULDN'T HAVE AND THAT COMBINE

SPILT ANY GRAIN ON THE GROUND,

IT WAS A BOOT IN THE ASS,

YOU KNOW?

YEAH, I SAW MY GRANDDAD JUST A

COUPLE MONTHS BEFORE HE PASSED

AWAY.

THAT'S ALL THAT HE REMEMBERED,

WAS THE DAYS THAT WE HARVESTED

GRAIN, YOU KNOW?

THE MAN LIVED FOR IT.

IT WAS HIS LIVELIHOOD.

DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH

ALZHEIMER'S OR ANYTHING LIKE

THAT THAT HE HAD.

MADE HIM HAPPY AS COULD BE TO BE

ABLE TO SIT THERE AND TELL YOU

STORIES ABOUT IT.

THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE HERE.

ALL THE MATERIAL [bleep] AND

ALL THE WORK YOU DO AND--

DON'T MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY YOU

MAKE AND HOW MANY YACHTS YOU

HAVE AND ALL OF THIS [bleep]

YOU KNOW?

I HOPE YOU'RE MAKING MEMORIES

WITH THAT STUFF BECAUSE YOU COME

INTO THIS WORLD WITH NOTHING,

AND THE ONLY THING YOU LEAVE

WITH IS YOUR MEMORIES.

>> narrator: IN THE CANADIAN

WILDERNESS...

>> THE MORE LOADS I HAUL TO

WASAGAMACK, THE MORE MONEY I'M

MAKING.

THAT'S A GOOD DEAL FOR US.

>> narrator: HUGH ROWLAND'S

BLAZING DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO

TRAILER BRAKES, TRYING TO MAKE

GOOD ON VP EXPRESS'S

HALF-MILLION-DOLLAR CONTRACT.

>> SOON AS THEY WANT THE LOAD,

THEY GET IT.

THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.

GET 'EM UP AND GET 'EM BACK.

'CAUSE VP EXPRESS IS GONNA

[bleep] SQUASH POLAR IN THE LOAD

COUNT THIS YEAR.

THAT'S OUR PLAN--RUN POLAR RIGHT

OUT OF DODGE.

YEP.

LET'S [bleep] PUT THIS

[bleep] OUT OF BUSINESS.

>> narrator: HE'S DETERMINED TO

TAKE DOWN THE COMPETITION, BUT

RECENT SNOWFALL TURNED THIS

SECTION OF THE ROAD INTO

AN ICY MINEFIELD.

>> THIS IS PRETTY ROUGH TODAY,

BUT WE GOT TEN HOURS YET.

I BELIEVE THAT THE SNOW SETTLED

ON THIS...[bleep] ICY.

I CAN HARDLY STEER.

HANG ON.

SHE'S A ROUGH [bleep].

[bleep] ME!

WHOA.

[laughs]

WHOA!

WOO-HOO!

HELL, YEAH!

>> narrator: WHILE HUGH HAMMERS

DOWN...

60 MILES BEHIND...

>> I'M ON THE HOME STRETCH NOW.

I'M FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT

BEING ON THE HOME STRETCH, YOU

KNOW.

IT'S ABOUT A SIX-, SEVEN-HOUR

DRIVE I'M LOOKING AT, AS LONG AS

EVERYTHING GOES SMOOTHLY, SO I'M

FEELING PRETTY CONFIDENT, AND I

THINK IT'S GOING TO GO OKAY HERE

THE REST OF THE WAY IN.

>> narrator: ICE ROAD ROOKIE

TODD DEWEY'S TRYING TO CATCH UP

WITH THE BOSS.

>> THIS TRIP I'VE BEEN ON THE

LAST FEW DAYS HERE, I'VE PUSHED

MYSELF SUPER HARD, YOU KNOW.

WHEN YOU GET AS TIRED AS I AM,

AND BEEN PUSHED AS MANY HOURS AS

I'VE BEEN PUSHING--

[air hissing]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

BETTER NOT BE A FRICKIN' AIR

LEAK.

WHEN YOUR AIR VALVES START

HISSING LIKE THAT, IT USUALLY

MEANS YOU HAVE AN AIR LEAK

SOMEWHERE.

[loud buzzing]

WHAT THE [bleep]?

STOP.

MY HEATER.

[buzzing starts and stops]

NO HEAT COMING OUT THE HEATER.

I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HERE,

AND IT SOUNDS LIKE EITHER MY

HEATER MOTOR'S READY TO BLOW UP,

OR SOMETHING'S BURNING.

I CAN SMELL HOT WIRES OR HOT

PLASTIC.

THERE'S SOMETHING BURNING.

SO WE MIGHT HAVE JUST LOST

THE HEATER.

THAT'S KIND OF A BIG--BIG DEAL.

[buzzing starts and stops]

WITH NO HEATER IN THE TRUCK,

EVERY WINDOW--YOUR FRONT

WINDOWS, DEFROSTERS, YOUR SIDE

WINDOWS--EVERYTHING FREEZES UP.

I MEAN FROST, NOT JUST COLD.

FROST WILL BUILD UP TOTALLY, AND

YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO

VISIBILITY WHATSOEVER.

A GUY ALMOST STARTS FEELING LIKE

THESE WINTER ROADS ARE OUT TO

GET YOU.

EVERY TIME YOU JUST BLINK YOUR

EYES FOR A SECOND, THE ICE ROAD

JUST--IT JUST [bleep] THROWS

SOMETHING AT YOU.

UGH, [bleep] FREEZING. LOOK.

I MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE THESE

THINGS OFF TOO.

THEY'RE SO DARK RIGHT NOW.

MY--MY WINDOWS ARE COMPLETELY

FROSTING OVER.

I CAN'T SEE.

I MIGHT BE IN SOME BIG TROUBLE.

[bleep]

>> narrator: ALONE FOR THE FIRST

TIME ON THE WINTER ROAD, TODD'S

GOTTA FIND A SOLUTION.

>> I BORROWED MY WIFE'S HAIR

DRYER, AND I BROUGHT IT FOR WHEN

MY SHOES GOT REAL WET OR MY

BOOTS GOT WET.

YOU KNOW, I WAS ABLE TO STOP

AND PLUG IN AND DRY MY BOOTS.

BUT I HAD KIND OF A CRAZY

THOUGHT: WITH MY WINDOWS

FREEZING UP AND MY HEATER OUT,

I'M GOING TO TRY TO PLUG IN THE

HAIR DRYER AND SEE IF IT'LL RUN.

MY POWER INVERTER WILL RUN THE

HAIR DRYER LONG ENOUGH TO THAW

OUT MY WINDOWS WHEN THEY'RE

FREEZING UP ON ME, SO I'M

WILLING AT THIS POINT TO TRY

JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.

YOU SEE IT DEFROSTING?

YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST AN IDEA, AND

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA WORK.

MY WINDOW THAWED OUT, I CAN SEE,

AND I MIGHT BE ABLE TO LET THIS

THING RUN.

IF I KEEP THIS HEAT BLOWING

RIGHT ON MY WINDOW HERE,

IT MIGHT BE JUST ENOUGH.

I'M GOING TO LET HER CRANK AND

LET HER SIT RIGHT HERE.

I WISH I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF

IT EARLIER.

I FORGOT I HAD THAT STUPID HAIR

DRYER IN MY PACK SACK WITH ALL

MY EXTRA WARM CLOTHES AND ALL MY

CRAP.

YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T HURT TO

HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF COMMON

SENSE.

[laughs] IT MIGHT ACTUALLY WORK.

[horn honks]

>> narrator: 400 MILES NORTH...

>> "DANGER.

UNMAINTAINED ROAD."

THIS IS THE ROAD I'VE BEEN

LOOKING FOR.

>> narrator: DARRELL WARD'S IN

THE FINAL STRETCH TO HIS

MILLION-DOLLAR LOAD'S

DESTINATION.

>> "TRAVEL AT YOUR OWN RISK.

BEWARE OF POTHOLES, SOFT

SHOULDERS, WASHBOARDS, AND

DROP-OFFS."

PERFECT.

>> narrator: HE'S TRYING TO

SCORE BIG FOR POLAR, BUT THE

LAST 50 MILES OF THE JOURNEY

WILL BE THE MOST TREACHEROUS.

>> MY LOAD SEEMS TO BE RIDING

ALL RIGHT, MY STRAPS ARE STAYING

TIGHT, SO KEEP YOUR FINGERS

CROSSED THERE.

MILLION-DOLLAR LOAD AND

A DANGEROUS ROAD.

DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN

THAT.

OW.

TOO BAD I WASN'T HAULING

DYNAMITE.

YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE A ROUGH ONE.

[intense music]

"UNMAINTAINED," NO [bleep].

>> narrator: ON AN UNMAINTAINED

ROAD IN NORTHERN MANITOBA...

>> "UNMAINTAINED," NO [bleep].

THEY DON'T EVEN PLOW THIS ONE.

>> narrator: DARRELL WARD'S

HAULING A MILLION-DOLLAR LOAD

FOR POLAR INDUSTRIES...

>> YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL WHERE THE

SHOULDER IS.

GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THESE EDGES

AND THAT SHOULDER WILL SUCK YOU

RIGHT OFF IN IT AND LAY YOU OVER

ON YOUR SIDE.

YOU KNOW, THEN YOU'RE OUT HERE

WHERE YOU CAN FREEZE TO DEATH

IF NOBODY COMES ALONG.

KEEP HER IN THE MIDDLE.

RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE.

AH, I SEE A CRANE PARKED OVER

THERE.

THAT MUST BE MY OFFLOAD.

THIS MUST BE MY LOCATION.

GOT MY LOAD HERE ON TIME.

MILLION-DOLLAR LOAD DOWN

A DANGEROUS ROAD.

I'M THE MAN FOR THE JOB.

>> narrator: DARRELL'S DELIVERY

KEEPS POLAR IN THE LEAD, BUT THE

CONTRACT ISN'T COMPLETE UNLESS

ALEX DEBOGORSKI GETS HIS LOAD

TO THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.

>> GET THIS [bleep] DONE AND

GET OUT OF HERE.

[engine turns over]

ALEX, YOU OUT THERE?

MAYBE HE HAD TO STOP BY THE

CHURCH.

I DON'T KNOW.

>> narrator: 700 MILES SOUTH...

>> BACK IN WINNIPEG, BACK TO

REALITY.

>> narrator: LISA KELLY IS

ALSO BRINGING IN HER BACKHAUL.

>> I DON'T WANT TO HANG OUT IN

WINNIPEG TOO LOG.

I WANT TO, LIKE, GET MY LAUNDRY

DONE, GET A GOOD, NICE MEAL, FIX

A FEW THINGS, THEN HEAD OUT

AGAIN.

[horn honks]

>> OKAY.

SO HOW'D IT GO?

>> SO MUCH FUN.

>> GOOD. GET SOME REST.

WE GOT SOME MORE LOADS FOR YOU.

>> YEAH?

>> YEP.

>> OKAY, COOL.

>> narrator: POLAR'S RACKING UP

THE LOADS, AND MARK'S GOT NO

INTENTION OF LETTING UP ON

THE COMPETITION.

>> WE JUST KEEP TRUCKING.

I MEAN, WE JUST KEEP MOVING

FREIGHT.

POLAR INDUSTRIES KEEPS GETTING

BIGGER AND BETTER AND BIGGER

AND BETTER.

I'D BE VERY SURPRISED IF VP'S

STILL DOWN THE ROAD NEXT SEASON.

I'D BE VERY SURPRISED TO SEE IF

THEY'RE THERE IN A COUPLE

MONTHS FROM NOW.

>> narrator: BACK UP NORTH...

>> WELL, I'M 40 MINUTES FROM MY

FINAL DESTINATION.

BOY, DOES IT LOOK QUITTING TIME.

HOPEFULLY, THE BOYS DON'T LEAVE

BY THE TIME WE GET THERE.

>> narrator: ALEX DEBOGORSKI'S

TRYING TO DELIVER HIS

MILLION-DOLLAR MODULE

BEFORE THE FACILITY

SHUTS DOWN FOR THE NIGHT.

>> WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

WE'VE ALMOST MADE IT.

>> narrator: HE'S CLOSING IN,

BUT STILL HAS TO DRIVE THE

LAST 50 MILES OF UNMAINTAINED

ROAD.

>> EASY, BABY.

OH, OH, HERE WE GO.

THIS WASHBOARD'S WHERE YOU DIG

POTHOLES AND ATTACH THEM TO

EACH OTHER.

IT'S LIKE ALL THIS IS A SOLID

ROW OF POTHOLES RIGHT DOWN YOUR

LANE.

THERE'S ONE HOLE, AND THAT'S

ANOTHER HOLE, ALL IN A ROW.

OY, OY, OY, OY, OY.

THERE'S A BROKEN SPRING RIGHT

THERE.

WELL, I SEE A CAMP.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

SOME EQUIPMENT.

>> HEY!

>> HOW ARE YOU, SIR?

>> HOW ARE YOU?

>> WELL, WE'VE HAD AN

INTERESTING DAY, BUT WE'RE GLAD

TO BE HERE.

>> [laughs] YEAH?

>> narrator: DESPITE LEAVING

A DAY LATE...

>> THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GETTING

UNLOADED.

>> OKAY, GOOD.

>> narrator: THE 40-YEAR VETERAN

DELIVERS FOR POLAR.

>> IT WAS A GOOD DAY.

I GOT THE LOAD DELIVERED, EVEN

THOUGH WE ALMOST MISSED THE

CUTOFF TIME BECAUSE THEY QUIT

AT 5:30 AND WE GOT HERE AT ABOUT

5:32.

[horn honking]

THEY SET IT ON THE GROUND,

BLOCKED IT UP.

THEY'RE GONE FOR SUPPER.

GOD BLESS YOU GUYS.

HAPPY, HAPPY.

QUACK, QUACK.

[laughing]

>> narrator: TEAM POLAR'S

BROUGHT IN THEIR LATEST ROUND OF

LOADS...

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

>> OH, YEAH.

>> narrator: BUT RIVAL HUGH

ROWLAND'S NOT GIVING UP

THE FIGHT.

>> HANG ON.

♪ ♪

THAT'S A ROUGH [bleep] [bleep]

STRETCH OF ROAD THERE.

YEAH, WE'RE JUST COMING INTO

WASAGAMACK NOW.

[bleep], IT'S BEEN A LONG, HARD

GO AT HER.

WE MADE SOME GOOD TIME, BUT THAT

LAST [bleep] 60 CLICKS [bleep]

KNOCK YOUR TEETH RIGHT OUT OF

YOUR [bleep] HEAD, SHE'S SO

[bleep] DAMN ROUGH.

[horn honks]

BUT WE'RE HERE.

THAT'S THE MAIN THING.

WE'LL GET THIS ONE DELIVERED,

GRAB ANOTHER ONE, AND HEAD OUT.

GET THE [bleep] OUT OF DODGE

THE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

I DON'T KNOW IF TODD'S STILL

COMING OR IF HE STAYED IN

NORWAY HOUSE.

WHO KNOWS IF HE GOT OUT OF

THERE?

WANT HER IN HERE?

WE GOT UP HERE IN RECORD

[bleep] TIME.

I GUESS WE'LL JUST DROP HER,

LOCK HER, AND CALL HER A DAY.

>> narrator: AFTER TAKING

MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS,

THE BOSS SCORES ANOTHER LOAD FOR

VP EXPRESS.

>> ONE DOWN!

ONE DOWN!

YES!

[laughs]

>> narrator: BUT JUST 50 MILES

BACK DOWN THE ROAD...

>> DAMN IT!

>> narrator: TODD'S NOT FAR

BEHIND.

>> FIRST HALF OF THE TRIP WENT

AWESOME.

SECOND HALF IS JUST GOING TO

[bleep].

JUST FLAT GOING TO [bleep].

>> narrator: HE'S GIVING HIS

HAIR DRYER A CHANCE TO COOL

DOWN, BUT THE WINDOWS ARE

COOLING DOWN FASTER.

>> I SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING THIS

FAST ON THE ICE ROAD.

IT'S PRETTY DANGEROUS, BUT MY

WINDOWS ARE JUST ABOUT FROZEN

UP.

[bleep] KICKS UP ONTO THE

WINDOWS.

IT'S JUST ENOUGH FROM BEFORE

TO--JUST BARELY MELTS, AND THEN

FRICKIN' JUST FREEZES UP, SO

I'LL GO AHEAD AND TRY TO PUSH

THROUGH AND GET THERE AND SHUT

THIS TRUCK DOWN FOR THE NIGHT.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[clatter]

AH, I'M SICK OF THE FRICKIN'

BUMPS!

THIS DOES NOT LOOK GOOD.

DOESN'T--HOLD ON, BUDDY.

AH, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE, THOUGH.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.

OH, [bleep].

BETTER SLOW DOWN FOR THESE ONES.

GOSH, I ALMOST FEEL LIKE I'VE

BEEN KICKED IN THE NUTS FOR

THE LAST FOUR HOURS.

BUT THE PRIZE IS THAT WE CAUGHT

UP TO HUGH.

THAT'S THE PRIZE.

I JUST PULLED INTO WASAGAMACK

HERE.

[brakes hiss]

>> narrator: AFTER NEARLY TWO

DAYS OF HARD DRIVING, TODD

CATCHES UP TO THE BOSS...

AND BRINGS IN A LOAD FOR

VP EXPRESS.

>> I CAME IN HERE.

I WAS LOOKING FOR HUGH.

>> narrator: WHEN HUGH WAKES UP

IN THE MORNING, HE'LL FIND

TODD'S TRUCK JUST A FEW YARDS

AWAY.

>> YOU KNOW, I HAD A BIG GOAL TO

CATCH UP WITH HUGH, AND I'M

HERE.

THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD PAT ON MY

BACK.

GET A FEW HOURS REST HERE AND

GET UNLOADED FIRST THING IN THE

MORNING AND ROLL OUT OF HERE.

THIS IS, UH, THIS IS A BIG NIGHT

FOR ME, YOU KNOW?

I'VE COME A LONG WAYS AWAY FROM

HOME.

I DON'T HAVE MY WIFE TO HUG AND

KISS OR MY KIDS TO HOLD ONTO,

SO THIS IS A BIG DEAL TO ME.

YOU KNOW, I MISS MY FAMILY

HORRIBLY, MORE THAN--

MORE THAN WORDS CAN EVEN

EXPLAIN.

BUT I GOT A JOB TO DO, AND IT'S

GOTTA HAPPEN.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

>> HERE COMES THE CIRCUS.

>> narrator: NEXT TIME...

[loud pop]

>> AGH!

>> narrator: ON AN EXPLOSIVE

ICE ROAD TRUCKERS...

>> I HAVE A DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE

WHO IS A SECURITY THREAT HERE AT

MY BUILDING.

[siren wails]

>> narrator: HUGH TAKES THE

FIGHT TO THE STREET...

>> OH, [bleep], AND HE'S GOT

THE COPS BEHIND HIM.

>> OH, THIS IS GOING TO HURT

A LITTLE.

>> narrator: AND LIFE AT THE TOP

GETS ROUGH FOR POLAR...

>> OH, [bleep].

>> narrator: AS THEIR SEASON

GOES UP IN FLAMES.

>> HOLY MACKEREL!

GET OUT OF THE TRUCK.

[loud hiss]

>> OH!

>> OH!