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NARRATOR: On this episode
of "Ice Road Truckers,"
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a total whiteout on the Dalton.
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[bleep].
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I couldn't see nothing there.
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NARRATOR: Alex's 35,000
pound load breaks free.
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[bleep]
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Just worried about
everything falling off.
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NARRATOR: And Lisa
takes one more trip
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over the Arctic Ocean.
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LISA KELLY: We're
officially on the ice.
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We're officially on the ocean.
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NARRATOR: At the top of the
world, there's a job only a few
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would dare.
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Just when you thought extreme
trucking couldn't get more
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dangerous, ice road
truckers take on Alaska.
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It's 5:00 AM in
the Carlile yards,
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and with less than three
weeks left in the season,
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Dalton ace Jack Jessee
arrives to prep his 16th load.
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But this morning, he's
on a special mission
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to haul a load of
drag reducing agent,
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or DRA, a chemical used to
help crude oil flow smoothly
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through the Trans
Alaskan Pipeline.
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And the tanker has to make
it 250 miles north in less
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than seven hours.
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JACK JESSEE: They gotta have
this particular load of DRA
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up at the injection site,
they want it there by noon.
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NARRATOR: If it doesn't
get there on time,
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the oil flowing south
could come to a halt.
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JACK JESSEE: It's a
temperature-sensitive load,
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actually.
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We've had it inside for a couple
days trying to warm it back up.
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This stuff actually
does pump at--
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at, you know, some
pretty cold temperatures,
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but it pumps a whole lot
easier when it's warm.
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So we gotta get an
early morning start.
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Get up there as quick as we can.
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NARRATOR: As the sun rises
over the Alaskan wilderness,
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Jack pushes ahead over the
ice, driving one of the most
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challenging rigs of the season.
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These insulated
tankers, they kinda look
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like bananas, so we call
them banana tankers.
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It's just got a
bottom drain system.
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And there's no
compartments in it,
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so it's just one
great big giant tank.
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NARRATOR: These liquid loads
are also called live loads
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because the cargo is
constantly moving.
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JACK JESSEE: Only
being about 3/4 full,
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it's got about a foot and a
half of empty space up in there
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that lets this material
slosh back and forth.
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NARRATOR: When changing gears
or driving up and down hills,
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the liquid sloshes
violently around the tank,
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and can easily throw
a trucker off course.
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Oh, did you feel that?
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Boom!
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Well, you'll have to hold on.
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This is gonna be a
bumpy ride today.
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With the product in the
tank back there getting
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thrown to the back of the
truck when I change gears.
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It does it most of the big
hills when you're going up.
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That's when you get most
of the slosh going back.
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NARRATOR: Hauling
a live load on ice
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is especially dangerous
on the uphill.
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JACK JESSEE: Here
it can actually
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spin you out going up the hill.
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When you change gears, then
the fluid comes forward.
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You change your gear,
throttle into it,
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and the fluid goes back.
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The truck's trying to
pull, and then the product
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is holding you back.
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NARRATOR: Up ahead, Jack faces
the steepest set of hills
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on the Dalton, the deadly
drop-off known as the roller
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coaster.
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Got the roller
coaster coming up,
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so we're going to
drop down in it.
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And the way this
stuff's surging,
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it won't hurt to get my
fingers crossed here.
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NARRATOR: As Jack descends
down the first hill,
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the liquid shifts forward.
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He struggles to keep
the truck aligned
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and prevent the liquid
from sloshing side to side.
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At the bottom, Jack guns
it to keep up his momentum.
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But the liquid
shifts to the back
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and starts to work against him.
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Woo-hoo!
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Now we're spinning.
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NARRATOR: Jack slowly
inches off the steep grade.
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We had to slow down, but just
backed out of it a little bit
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to stop the slosh,
went right up the hill.
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With a load like
this, sometimes I
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wish I had a neck brace
so I don't get whiplash.
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[laughter]
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NARRATOR: Back at the Carlile
terminal, Lisa Kelly, George
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Spears, and rookie Tim
Freeman are teaming up
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for a three-truck
convoy to Deadhorse.
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Here in Fairbanks, the skies
are clear, but up the ice road
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the weather is unpredictable.
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GEORGE SPEARS: Yesterday the
roads were closed from Dietrich
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to the pass.
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About all we can do is just
go, and just like always, we'll
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wait at Coldfoot for
it to get better.
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Seems like this winter,
that's all we've been doing.
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We'll see if it's a
good day for trucking
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once we get on the road.
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NARRATOR: Lisa is preparing
for an epic journey--
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414 miles of steep mountain
ice and then to an oil field
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over a frozen Arctic Ocean.
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She's hauling a critical load
of rig mats and a pickup truck.
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Rig mats are platforms used
to protect the Arctic tundra
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from the crushing
weight of oil rigs.
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It's not a Twinkie load.
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NARRATOR: George
and Tim each have
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a load of Styrofoam insulation.
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That's a good looking load.
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Shouldn't give me no problems.
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NARRATOR: Tim and George
have made six runs together
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this season, but they've
never run with Lisa, who has
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a reputation for going fast.
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LISA KELLY: I never I've been
trucking with Tim and George
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before.
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George is slow and steady,
and I'm erratic, and not very
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steady.
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Girl, girl cooties.
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Girl.
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RADIO: Are we ready?
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Here we go.
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NARRATOR: Locked and loaded,
the convoy heads for the ice.
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I don't go that
fast, honestly.
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Not to worry.
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NARRATOR: At the northern
end of the Dalton--
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--Alex Debogorski and his
convoy partner Ron Dobbs
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are approaching Deadhorse.
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Always looking forward
to delivering a load
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and then going back and
getting another one.
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That's what this is all about.
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NARRATOR: After being behind
in the load count all season,
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completing this run will
finally put Alex one load ahead
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of his rival, Hugh Rowland,
in the dash for the cash.
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ALEX DEBOGORSKI: I would
strongly suggest the number one
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thing that Huey would have to
learn on this road is to work
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on his patience.
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Every time Huey goes by, like,
you just smell burning hair.
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NARRATOR: And that's just
what got Hugh into trouble
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on his last run.
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I just got busted.
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NARRATOR: Hugh did not
record enough downtime
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and was docked $250 and
a day's worth of driving
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time on the road.
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You're out of service.
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You can't drive.
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NARRATOR: Giving Alex just the
edge he needed to pull ahead.
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After dropping his trailer,
Alex scores a backhaul--
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a loader and a tub grinder that
will bring him an extra $1,300.
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But it's a top-heavy load--
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one he must chain
down properly, or else
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risk a rollover on the ice.
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This one here, I
got it right tight.
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I guess somebody decided
that was good enough,
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but they didn't
have to haul a load.
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So we're going to have to kinda
watch and see what it does,
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going down on the road.
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NARRATOR: Alex departs with
convoy partner Ron Dobbs, bound
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once again for Fairbanks,
and pulling even further
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ahead of Hugh in that
dash for the cash.
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ALEX DEBOGORSKI: If I have
more backhauls like this,
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then I'll make more
money for myself,
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and I'll make more
money for Carlile.
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Mind you, I don't want to count
my chickens before we patch up
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the cracked eggs.
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NARRATOR: 240 miles
south in Coldfoot,
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Hugh Rowland cranks up
his load of drill pipe.
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He's just getting
back on the road
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after a visit to the Fairbanks
courthouse to pay his fine.
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No contest.
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NARRATOR: Now he's
northbound on a mission
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to take back his lead.
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HUGH ROWLAND: I've never
lost a load count in my life.
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NARRATOR: But his convoy
partner, Phil Krom,
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is nowhere in sight.
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I've already ate, [bleep],,
showered, and shaved,
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and he's just having
his first cup of coffee.
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[laughter]
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Impatient polar bear.
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Well, he should have woke me up
before he was ready to leave.
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[laughter] If I'm not ready
when you're ready to go,
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just wait longer.
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[laughter]
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NARRATOR: On the road, Hugh
tries to make up for lost time.
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But up ahead, he encounters
another obstacle.
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Just when you think
you know what's going on,
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bam, something jumps
up in front of you,
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and the road
surprises you again.
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[truck horn]
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NARRATOR: 180 miles
up the ice road,
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Hugh and Phil are northbound
when they encounter
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one of the Dalton's most
unpredictable obstacles.
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Caribou in the
street up here, so--
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Got a white one running down
the road right in front of me.
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Phil brakes to avoid
hitting the animal.
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Any time you hit an animal, it--
it damages the truck, you know.
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You might spend $20,000
or $30,000 in damages.
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Yeah, about 30,
40 miles an hour.
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NARRATOR: One small
caribou is setting the pace
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for two giant big rigs.
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PHIL KROMM: Just didn't
really wanna get off the road,
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because the snow is
still a little deep here,
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and it's harder for
'em to get around.
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Out here, it's not always a
truck around a blind corner.
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Sometimes you come around a
blind corner or something,
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you find a whole herd of
caribou in the road, and--
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or a moose, or a bear.
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Could be anything.
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NARRATOR: 115 miles
up the Dalton,
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Jack Jessee is crossing
the Arctic Circle.
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Northbound, open up five.
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NARRATOR: He's hauling a
critical load of drag reducing
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agent to aid the flow of oil at
a pump station near Coldfoot.
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And it has to be there
in less than two hours.
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You know, it's
kind of a challenging
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deal with this
particular kind of load.
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NARRATOR: This live
load makes it extra
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difficult to navigate the sharp
twists and turns of the ice
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road.
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You know, when
I meet somebody,
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I always have to slow
down because this thing
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kind of wiggles back and forth.
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And it just kind
of sloshes a lot.
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And it'll make you think that
you're not being able to keep
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it where you wanna keep it.
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I don't, know, I just tend to
slow down when I meet somebody,
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because of that.
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Wonder if this car's
gonna meet us right
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in the middle of the curve.
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NARRATOR: Up ahead, a pickup
truck is barreling straight
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towards Jack.
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Dalton protocol is for the
southbound truck to pull over.
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JACK JESSEE: You wouldn't wanna
meet two trucks in that curve.
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NARRATOR: The oncoming truck
shows no sign of slowing down.
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JACK JESSEE: God, What
is this guy doing?
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What the [bleep]?
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Son of a [bleep].
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Holy [bleep].
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Yeah, dammit.
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Need to bring a little
more common sense with him.
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But then again, he probably
doesn't see the road
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like I see it, and I know he
doesn't drive it the way I do.
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But hopefully he doesn't
come back any time soon.
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NARRATOR: Jack
knows firsthand what
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can happen to inexperienced
drivers on the ice.
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There was a pickup truck that
went down the beaver slide one
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time, and there was-- there was
a big dip from a frost heave.
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And it just went
flying down that hill.
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And he hit that dip, and the
butt end of his truck came up,
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spun him around, and he rolled,
like, eight or nine times.
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And it ended up killing him.
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NARRATOR: 120 miles south of
Jack, Lisa is running in convoy
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with George and Tim.
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She's got a critical load bound
for the ice road of the Arctic
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Ocean, but driving at a
rookie's pace is holding her up.
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LISA KELLY: Life in
the slow lane is slow--
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very slow.
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Here we go again, man.
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When a turtle passes us,
we're going too damn slow.
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You bet, Johnny.
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[laughter]
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Not to worry.
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We go much slower, though,
I'm gonna get even crankier.
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I've never really run
with Lisa till today.
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I've heard that she drives
a little faster than most.
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She won't be able to
stay behind us very long.
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We are slow and slower.
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Wonderful.
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OK.
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Pull in here, Tim
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TIM FREEMAN: All right, George.
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NARRATOR: Finally, George and
Tim let Lisa take the lead.
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LISA KELLY: I kinda go my
own pace, which is not really
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a fast pace.
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It just seems like I'm fast
because the other drivers are
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slower.
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NARRATOR: Lisa
quickly blazes a trail
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and pulls out ahead
of the convoy.
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LISA KELLY: I don't know
where Tim and George are,
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they're back there
somewhere making their way.
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But we are going
the speed limit.
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NARRATOR: Up ahead the
first brutal ascent,
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an 8% grade called
2 and 1/2 mile.
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It's one of the steepest
hills on the haul road
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where gear selection
is critical.
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Oh boy.
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I'm not in the right gear.
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Here we go again.
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Oh [bleep], I'm spinning.
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NARRATOR: 77 miles north
of Fairbanks, Lisa Kelly
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leads George and Tim in a
convoy bound for Deadhorse.
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Oh boy, I'm not
in the right gear.
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NARRATOR: But she's spinning
out on the very first ascent.
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Oh [bleep], I'm spinning.
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NARRATOR: And now doesn't have
enough power to pull her 48,000
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pound load up the hill.
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Her truck shudders
to a dead stop.
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Hold on, guys.
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I spun out.
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TIM FREEMAN: Lisa spun out
over 2 and 1/2 mile there.
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GEORGE SPEARS: Yeah Tim, we'll
hold up till she gets going.
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All right, Georgie.
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NARRATOR: Unable to get
started again on an incline,
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Lisa has to back 250
yards down the hill
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to get another run at it.
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Is there anybody
coming behind me?
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Yeah, all kinds, we'll
get them to stop.
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Hold on there, I'm
spun out there up there.
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That's one of those
gears that I always miss,
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and if I miss it I spin.
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2 and 1/2 mile is probably the
worst one on this end, it is.
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It is double tough.
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NARRATOR: The slightest misstep
could send her off the road.
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Be nice if I didn't put
the trailer in a ditch.
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Everybody misses a gear once
in a while, it's no big deal.
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Except for the fact there's
about five trucks right
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behind you.
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LISA KELLY: Everyone's
gonna be really pissed
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if I don't make it this time
because I got a lot of people
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waiting for me.
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Should I try this again?
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NARRATOR: Lisa starts
over in first gear.
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You can make it.
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You can make it.
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Don't make me shift this gear.
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I'm making it.
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OK guys, I made it.
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TIM FREEMAN: OK.
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All right, George, you go
ahead and get a run at her.
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GEORGE SPEARS: All righty, Tim.
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2 and 1/2 mile, I
hate 2 and 1/2 mile.
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2 and 1/2 mile hates me.
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We don't get along.
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It's the second time I've
spun out on 2 and 1/2 mile
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this year because
I missed a gear.
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Missing the gear, my specialty.
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Thus the nickname Gear Jammer.
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Whatever you wanna call me.
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Transmission leaver
on the road person.
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NARRATOR: Up ahead,
Lisa still has
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420 miles of extreme terrain
to go and then ocean ice.
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It's April in Alaska, and
the spring thaw is here,
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making the conditions on the
ice roads even more treacherous.
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Give me the auger.
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NARRATOR: Every year, the
National Weather Service
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in Fairbanks gathers
data to help forecast
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the end of the ice road season.
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We're out here to
take an ice measurement.
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We'll be doing ice
measurements here
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at this lake and
a few other lakes.
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Going to measure
the depth of the ice
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and the thickness of the ice.
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And you know, if we
know how thick the ice,
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we have a little better idea
when the ice might melt off.
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NARRATOR: They drill
down to the water level
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with a gas powered auger.
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We'll go ahead and
check it now and see.
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Little scientific piece
of equipment here.
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Brad Sipperley uses a simple
bamboo stick marked off
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in inches.
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All right.
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31 again, huh.
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Is that what it
was last month?
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BRAD SIPPERLEY: Yeah.
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NARRATOR: The ice is
no longer building up
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and is now on the decline.
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As temperatures rise, it's
estimated that less than three
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weeks remain for the ice roads.
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Well the, roads become
terrible it's another thing,
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it's melted on top of the roads.
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The roads then become very,
very slick, and of course,
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very, very hazardous.
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NARRATOR: 150 miles
from Fairbanks--
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ALEX DEBOGORSKI: [SINGING]
Springtime in Alaska,
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it's 40 below.
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NARRATOR: Alex and his convoy
partner Ron Dobbs are nearing
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the end of their run.
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ALEX DEBOGORSKI:
Southbound to Fairbanks.
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Everything seems
to be running good.
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This load looks
secure, the tires
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are on the truck in the trailer.
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What more can anybody ask for?
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You got some air, did you?
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NARRATOR: Frost heaves in the
tundra caused by temperature
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fluctuations make for
a bone-shattering ride.
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Few different body parts
puckering up some more.
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That's the kind of bouncing
that breaks those chains.
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NARRATOR: The rough road
shakes Alex's straps loose.
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And a passing trucker spots
the dangerous situation.
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ALEX DEBOGORSKI: It's just
one of these kind of pain
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in the rear loads of--
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ai, yi, yi, yi, yi.
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00:26:14,931 --> 00:26:18,344
NARRATOR: Alex pushes forward,
hoping the strap will make it
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to Fairbanks.
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00:26:20,620 --> 00:26:21,862
But suddenly--
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Oh, no friggin' wonder.
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00:26:29,413 --> 00:26:33,793
[bleep]
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00:26:33,931 --> 00:26:35,482
NARRATOR: The loose
strap breaks free,
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and now the load is
dangerously unstable.
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00:26:39,103 --> 00:26:42,137
And if one of the loose
ends catches in the wheels,
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00:26:42,275 --> 00:26:44,758
the entire load could get
ripped from the trailer.
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00:26:54,275 --> 00:26:56,000
Just worried about
everything falling off.
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00:27:00,103 --> 00:27:03,793
NARRATOR: 140 miles
from Fairbanks.
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00:27:03,931 --> 00:27:05,620
Just worried about
everything falling off.
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00:27:09,793 --> 00:27:13,172
NARRATOR: Alex Debogorski's load
has broken free from its tie
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00:27:13,310 --> 00:27:18,310
down strap, and is now
dangerously unstable.
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00:27:18,448 --> 00:27:21,206
Great.
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00:27:21,344 --> 00:27:22,517
Ron, you called?
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00:27:22,655 --> 00:27:23,620
RADIO: Yeah.
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00:27:23,758 --> 00:27:25,517
Wanna stop here and
check that load?
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OK, great.
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00:27:33,551 --> 00:27:35,827
Well, the strap broke.
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It got cut on the top there.
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00:27:38,068 --> 00:27:40,965
Your load's definitely
being a real pain in the axle.
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00:27:41,103 --> 00:27:42,517
No kidding.
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NARRATOR: The strategy, add
a new tie down strap and use
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pieces of the broken one to
buffer against the load's
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sharp edges.
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RON DOBBS: This edge right
here, cutting the strap.
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So we'll put this little--
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little corner protector,
just a piece of a strap here,
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underneath the strap.
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That'll keep it from cutting it.
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00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:08,034
There, that should work.
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00:28:08,172 --> 00:28:11,827
Never a dull moment
on the Dalton, yeah.
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00:28:11,965 --> 00:28:13,000
Always got something to do.
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00:28:21,206 --> 00:28:26,310
NARRATOR: Back on the road, Alex
pushes forward to Fairbanks.
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If he makes it there
tonight, it will put him
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two loads up on his rival Hugh.
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00:28:31,724 --> 00:28:33,517
I just want to get
back to town before dark.
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NARRATOR: 160 miles north,
Hugh and convoy partner,
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Phil Krom, approach Atigun
Pass, the deadliest section
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of the road.
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00:28:50,793 --> 00:28:51,793
Favorite part of the trip.
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Most exciting part of the trip.
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[truck horn]
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NARRATOR: And Phil
decides that the time
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has come to let Hugh lead.
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00:29:03,586 --> 00:29:04,965
Let Hugh get out in front.
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00:29:05,103 --> 00:29:07,206
That's part of our training
process anyway at some point,
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00:29:07,344 --> 00:29:08,310
you know?
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00:29:08,448 --> 00:29:10,103
Get them out in front,
see how they do.
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00:29:13,655 --> 00:29:15,827
All right, Hubert,
you're on point.
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00:29:15,965 --> 00:29:17,034
Let 'er rip there.
448
00:29:17,172 --> 00:29:20,103
Catch up here in just a minute.
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00:29:20,241 --> 00:29:23,068
[truck horn]
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00:29:25,896 --> 00:29:26,586
Woo-hoo!
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00:29:30,137 --> 00:29:32,000
This is pretty good for me.
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[laughter] Go, go, go.
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Hammer down.
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Lead, follow, or get the
[bleep] out of the way.
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NARRATOR: Hugh steps
up, but driving lead
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has serious responsibilities.
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Two northbound at the pass.
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NARRATOR: He's got to call
out the oncoming trucks,
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and is the first to test
new road conditions.
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HUGH ROWLAND: If the sun
starts beating on these hills,
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I guess it just
magnifies everything.
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In 15 minutes this could
start-- just start shining up.
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And then as soon as
somebody goes over it
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after it's been getting shiny
from the sun, then it's just,
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like, glass right away.
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Lots of traffic.
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We're going-- need
to do it along here.
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[bleep] pile of traffic.
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NARRATOR: The increased
traffic forces
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Hugh closer to the road's
edge, where his tires hit
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a slick patch of ice.
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HUGH ROWLAND: Doing a
lot of spinning there.
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NARRATOR: His wheels
barely clinging
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00:31:20,137 --> 00:31:30,034
to the road, Hugh
crests the summit.
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00:31:30,172 --> 00:31:31,931
HUGH ROWLAND: Well,
we got lucky again.
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00:31:34,896 --> 00:31:37,275
Another good thing going
one more time over the pass.
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00:31:41,482 --> 00:31:45,310
NARRATOR: But Hugh still
has 166 miles to go,
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and he's trailing
Alex by one run.
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[truck horn]
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00:31:52,931 --> 00:31:56,068
130 miles south,
Jack Jessee is racing
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00:31:56,206 --> 00:31:59,724
to deliver a critical tanker
full of drag reducing agent
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00:31:59,862 --> 00:32:02,586
to a pump station near Coldfoot.
483
00:32:02,724 --> 00:32:05,655
Well, this-- this
DRA stuff there,
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00:32:05,793 --> 00:32:09,172
gotta get it there
as fast as we can.
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00:32:09,310 --> 00:32:12,344
NARRATOR: If he's late, oil
in the Trans Alaskan Pipeline
486
00:32:12,482 --> 00:32:14,896
could come to a halt.
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00:32:15,034 --> 00:32:17,586
I'm supposed to
be there at noon.
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00:32:17,724 --> 00:32:19,482
I'm running a little late.
489
00:32:19,620 --> 00:32:22,000
NARRATOR: DRA
congeals in the cold,
490
00:32:22,137 --> 00:32:25,413
and the longer it stays in
the tanker, the more difficult
491
00:32:25,551 --> 00:32:28,620
it is to pump out.
492
00:32:28,758 --> 00:32:31,206
Takes about two hours
to pump this stuff off,
493
00:32:31,344 --> 00:32:33,517
average, if nothing goes wrong.
494
00:32:33,655 --> 00:32:35,448
Last time I did it,
it took me two days.
495
00:32:35,586 --> 00:32:38,379
So I've got my fingers
crossed this time.
496
00:32:43,206 --> 00:32:45,551
Hey, yeah, we're just getting
ready to pull in here.
497
00:32:45,689 --> 00:32:47,793
DRA injection site.
498
00:32:47,931 --> 00:32:49,689
NARRATOR: Jack needs
a quick turnaround
499
00:32:49,827 --> 00:32:52,862
in order to keep his lead
in that dash for the cash.
500
00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:55,137
JACK JESSEE: Yeah, if I can't
get this offloaded today,
501
00:32:55,275 --> 00:32:59,206
I'll miss out on a load
of fuel I've got set up.
502
00:32:59,344 --> 00:33:01,551
NARRATOR: But when he
pulls onto the platform
503
00:33:01,689 --> 00:33:06,793
above the underground tank,
there's a big problem.
504
00:33:13,620 --> 00:33:15,724
JACK JESSEE: I was afraid I
was gonna have to do this.
505
00:33:20,896 --> 00:33:23,000
We're dragging our
landing gear right here.
506
00:33:23,137 --> 00:33:25,758
NARRATOR: The landing gear
is too low for the platform
507
00:33:25,896 --> 00:33:28,344
and could rip open
the tank below.
508
00:33:28,482 --> 00:33:29,551
And it hit his metal plate.
509
00:33:29,689 --> 00:33:31,137
And I don't want to
tear the plate up,
510
00:33:31,275 --> 00:33:32,896
and I don't want to
break my landing gear,
511
00:33:33,034 --> 00:33:35,689
so I'm gonna jack my
suspension up a little bit.
512
00:33:39,379 --> 00:33:42,241
Well, what I'm
doing now is the--
513
00:33:42,379 --> 00:33:44,896
the leveling arm
here for my airbags
514
00:33:45,034 --> 00:33:46,344
set a little too low for this.
515
00:33:46,482 --> 00:33:49,137
So I'm gonna move the
pin setting one notch,
516
00:33:49,275 --> 00:33:52,551
and hopefully that'll be enough
to raise the suspension up
517
00:33:52,689 --> 00:33:54,172
that I won't break
my landing gear
518
00:33:54,310 --> 00:33:58,068
and I won't dig up
their containment pit.
519
00:33:58,206 --> 00:34:01,517
I was hoping to get it out of
here a little faster than this.
520
00:34:11,034 --> 00:34:12,758
NARRATOR: The adjustment works.
521
00:34:12,896 --> 00:34:15,448
Yeah, I'm gonna
hook up the hose now.
522
00:34:15,586 --> 00:34:17,551
NARRATOR: And the offload
can finally begin.
523
00:34:20,517 --> 00:34:24,620
The DRA makes it into the
pump station just in time
524
00:34:24,758 --> 00:34:27,310
and keeps the oil in the
pipeline flowing from the north
525
00:34:27,448 --> 00:34:28,137
slope.
526
00:34:32,172 --> 00:34:34,551
JACK JESSEE: I'm hoping to make
it back to Fairbanks tonight.
527
00:34:34,689 --> 00:34:36,724
Get in there, get
a load of fuel.
528
00:34:36,862 --> 00:34:39,068
We'll be up here again
tomorrow, do it again.
529
00:34:43,931 --> 00:34:47,206
NARRATOR: 130 miles north,
Lisa, George, and Tim
530
00:34:47,344 --> 00:34:49,862
continue their
convoy to Deadhorse.
531
00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:52,275
[truck horn]
532
00:35:07,103 --> 00:35:09,517
I've had fun since
the day I was born.
533
00:35:09,655 --> 00:35:10,344
RADIO: Right on.
534
00:35:15,137 --> 00:35:17,586
LISA KELLY: Once in a while it's
nice to be in front, just so I
535
00:35:17,724 --> 00:35:19,137
don't have any
trucks in my view.
536
00:35:19,275 --> 00:35:20,413
I can just--
537
00:35:20,551 --> 00:35:22,275
I just got this great
landscape for a view.
538
00:35:27,827 --> 00:35:30,137
GEORGE SPEARS: We got over
the pass without any problems.
539
00:35:30,275 --> 00:35:32,931
It was actually a
pretty nice day.
540
00:35:33,068 --> 00:35:34,172
TIM FREEMAN: Really good trip.
541
00:35:34,310 --> 00:35:35,620
Beautiful last two days.
542
00:35:35,758 --> 00:35:37,103
Just loving it.
543
00:35:37,241 --> 00:35:39,448
LISA KELLY: The roads are
great, and I've got nothing
544
00:35:39,586 --> 00:35:41,448
but open road in front of me.
545
00:35:41,586 --> 00:35:43,862
Open road, and blue
skies, and sunshine.
546
00:35:51,689 --> 00:35:54,517
NARRATOR: But up here blue
skies never last long.
547
00:36:11,827 --> 00:36:14,310
TIM FREEMAN: It's supposed to be
flowing really bad up here one
548
00:36:14,448 --> 00:36:17,103
delineator at a time.
549
00:36:17,241 --> 00:36:19,103
NARRATOR: Delineators
are reflectors
550
00:36:19,241 --> 00:36:25,310
positioned every 50 feet to
help truckers gauge visibility.
551
00:36:25,448 --> 00:36:28,000
When you can only see one
delineator, it's not good.
552
00:36:33,517 --> 00:36:36,310
TIM FREEMAN: Blowing like a
son of a [bleep] right now.
553
00:36:40,862 --> 00:36:45,655
[bleep]
554
00:36:45,793 --> 00:36:47,517
GEORGE SPEARS: Just
got by Franklin Bluff
555
00:36:47,655 --> 00:36:50,517
and we're down to one
or two delineators.
556
00:36:54,482 --> 00:36:57,827
I can't see.
557
00:36:57,965 --> 00:37:04,068
NARRATOR: 25 miles to Deadhorse,
35 mile per hour winds.
558
00:37:04,206 --> 00:37:06,482
They push ahead
into the unknown.
559
00:37:06,620 --> 00:37:09,413
[car horn]
560
00:37:13,517 --> 00:37:14,379
Holy crap.
561
00:37:22,931 --> 00:37:28,241
NARRATOR: 390 miles up the ice
road on the Franklin Bluffs.
562
00:37:28,379 --> 00:37:30,206
LISA KELLY: My flags are
about ready to rip off
563
00:37:30,344 --> 00:37:31,896
the side of my load there.
564
00:37:32,034 --> 00:37:35,034
Uh oh, I think I
already lost one.
565
00:37:35,172 --> 00:37:38,068
Can't see.
566
00:37:38,206 --> 00:37:41,689
Winds have kicked up
to 35 miles per hour,
567
00:37:41,827 --> 00:37:45,206
and visibility is
less than 50 feet.
568
00:37:45,344 --> 00:37:48,448
Lisa, Tim, and George
struggle to see the road
569
00:37:48,586 --> 00:37:50,793
and keep from driving
off into the tundra.
570
00:37:53,689 --> 00:37:55,862
TIM FREEMAN: [bleep] I
couldn't see nothing there.
571
00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:57,275
All I seen was
drifts in the road.
572
00:37:57,413 --> 00:37:59,448
I was wondering if we
were still on it or not.
573
00:38:03,413 --> 00:38:05,206
Tim, just-- can you
still see me all right?
574
00:38:05,344 --> 00:38:08,344
I wanna keep you where
you can still see me.
575
00:38:08,482 --> 00:38:10,827
Yeah George, I
can't see you anymore.
576
00:38:22,034 --> 00:38:22,724
Oh no.
577
00:38:32,724 --> 00:38:33,586
Heads up.
578
00:38:39,137 --> 00:38:41,965
It's what the hell
am I doing up here?
579
00:38:42,103 --> 00:38:44,000
Think of a lot
better places to be.
580
00:38:48,103 --> 00:38:55,310
NARRATOR: The convoy
pushes through the storm
581
00:38:55,448 --> 00:38:58,137
until the winds
start to back down.
582
00:38:58,275 --> 00:39:00,379
TIM FREEMAN: It's starting
to lighten up a little bit.
583
00:39:00,517 --> 00:39:02,137
We're getting pretty
close to the 20 mile
584
00:39:02,275 --> 00:39:05,206
where they said it
was gonna clear up.
585
00:39:05,344 --> 00:39:06,827
NARRATOR: As it
clears, Deadhorse
586
00:39:06,965 --> 00:39:09,586
appears on the horizon.
587
00:39:09,724 --> 00:39:12,241
RADIO: Hey, is Georgie and
Timmy coming up behind you?
588
00:39:12,379 --> 00:39:13,034
They're coming.
589
00:39:13,172 --> 00:39:14,000
They're back there.
590
00:39:28,965 --> 00:39:30,344
Turn around, do her again.
591
00:39:30,482 --> 00:39:31,310
Just another trip.
592
00:39:34,448 --> 00:39:36,896
NARRATOR: While Tim and
George turn and burn--
593
00:39:37,034 --> 00:39:40,275
Headed out to Oliktok to
deliver this pickup truck
594
00:39:40,413 --> 00:39:43,206
on the back of the trailer.
595
00:39:43,344 --> 00:39:46,275
NARRATOR: --Lisa heads for the
ice road of the Arctic Ocean.
596
00:39:51,068 --> 00:39:54,931
430 miles south, Alex
is nearing Fairbanks
597
00:39:55,068 --> 00:39:56,448
with his top-heavy load.
598
00:40:00,034 --> 00:40:04,206
The road's bumpy
and a number of things
599
00:40:04,344 --> 00:40:06,000
could probably go awry.
600
00:40:06,137 --> 00:40:07,793
NARRATOR: By completing
his 10th run,
601
00:40:07,931 --> 00:40:11,793
Alex will pull two loads ahead
of his rival, Hugh Rowland.
602
00:40:11,931 --> 00:40:14,413
There's a rumor
that he got a ticket.
603
00:40:14,551 --> 00:40:16,310
I don't know what--
604
00:40:16,448 --> 00:40:18,724
I expect if he got a ticket,
he got a ticket on the scale
605
00:40:18,862 --> 00:40:20,896
and might have to do hours
of service, I don't know.
606
00:40:23,103 --> 00:40:24,551
He's been kind of
doing his own thing,
607
00:40:24,689 --> 00:40:26,793
so I really don't know
what's going on there
608
00:40:26,931 --> 00:40:29,965
and how he got himself
in trouble there.
609
00:40:30,103 --> 00:40:32,413
NARRATOR: Hoping to
avoid a ticket himself,
610
00:40:32,551 --> 00:40:36,413
Alex pulls over to prepare
for a DOT inspection.
611
00:40:36,551 --> 00:40:38,862
Gotta do our paperwork
before we go to the scale,
612
00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:41,275
make sure that the logbook,
make sure everything is right.
613
00:40:44,068 --> 00:40:45,724
Hey Alex, I was
thinking maybe we
614
00:40:45,862 --> 00:40:47,275
oughta check the
height on that thing.
615
00:40:47,413 --> 00:40:49,862
Looks like it's right
up there pretty tall.
616
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:53,724
NARRATOR: On the Dalton, 17
feet is the maximum load height.
617
00:40:53,862 --> 00:40:57,482
But from here south, it's
only safe to haul 15 feet
618
00:40:57,620 --> 00:40:58,689
through city streets.
619
00:40:58,827 --> 00:40:59,862
You have a tape measure?
620
00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:01,344
Yeah, I got a
tape measure on me.
621
00:41:10,724 --> 00:41:13,448
Yeah, there's 15, there's 16.
622
00:41:13,586 --> 00:41:16,310
To the top of the beacon,
we're right about 16'3.
623
00:41:16,448 --> 00:41:18,310
ALEX DEBOGORSKI: We're
15 inches too high, then?
624
00:41:18,448 --> 00:41:21,724
Yep, 15 inches too tall.
625
00:41:21,862 --> 00:41:23,965
NARRATOR: Alex doesn't
have the correct permit
626
00:41:24,103 --> 00:41:25,931
for an oversized load.
627
00:41:26,068 --> 00:41:27,620
He'll have to leave
it here tonight
628
00:41:27,758 --> 00:41:29,896
because if he drives
it any further
629
00:41:30,034 --> 00:41:34,068
he'll face a pricey ticket
or possible suspension.
630
00:41:34,206 --> 00:41:37,689
I think it's a good call, and
we'll get the permit tomorrow,
631
00:41:37,827 --> 00:41:39,448
everything will be fine.
632
00:41:39,586 --> 00:41:43,241
And keeps Alex out of trouble.
633
00:41:43,379 --> 00:41:46,517
NARRATOR: Alex plays it safe
but he won't be able to deliver
634
00:41:46,655 --> 00:41:48,517
the load until tomorrow--
635
00:41:48,655 --> 00:41:51,551
a move that jeopardizes his
lead in the dash for the cash.
636
00:41:56,172 --> 00:41:58,758
10 miles outside of
Deadhorse, Hugh Rowland
637
00:41:58,896 --> 00:42:01,206
races to the finish line.
638
00:42:01,344 --> 00:42:03,862
[truck horn]
639
00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:05,551
But she's been a
good run this morning,
640
00:42:05,689 --> 00:42:07,793
[bleep] up and over the pass.
641
00:42:07,931 --> 00:42:10,000
Booking right along here.
642
00:42:10,137 --> 00:42:13,310
And here we are going around
the corner to Deadhorse already.
643
00:42:13,448 --> 00:42:16,206
Time flies when
you're having fun.
644
00:42:16,344 --> 00:42:18,517
I'm just going to drop below,
go and do some paperwork,
645
00:42:18,655 --> 00:42:21,448
and come back out,
grab another load,
646
00:42:21,586 --> 00:42:24,724
and then I'm ready to
rock and roll back south.
647
00:42:24,862 --> 00:42:28,000
NARRATOR: As Hugh rolls
into the Carlile yard,
648
00:42:28,137 --> 00:42:31,517
he pulls even again in
the load count with Alex.
649
00:42:31,655 --> 00:42:35,413
The two Canadians are now
tied with nine loads of piece.
650
00:42:35,551 --> 00:42:39,206
And while Lisa Kelly trails
the Dalton ace, Jack Jessee,
651
00:42:39,344 --> 00:42:42,655
tonight she's leaving
them all behind.
652
00:42:42,793 --> 00:42:47,172
We gotta cross the ocean
to get to the delivery point.
653
00:42:47,310 --> 00:42:50,137
NARRATOR: She's headed
over a frozen Arctic Ocean
654
00:42:50,275 --> 00:42:54,206
to an oil rig 36 miles
northwest of Deadhorse.
655
00:42:58,413 --> 00:42:59,034
LISA KELLY: OK.
656
00:43:08,413 --> 00:43:11,793
I'm officially on the ice.
657
00:43:11,931 --> 00:43:13,793
I'm officially on the ocean.
658
00:43:32,172 --> 00:43:34,482
NARRATOR: Spring's rising
temperatures are quickly
659
00:43:34,620 --> 00:43:40,103
depleting the ice, leaving it
just thick enough to support
660
00:43:40,241 --> 00:43:45,896
Lisa's 48,000 pounds.
661
00:43:46,034 --> 00:43:50,034
It's cracked and brittle, with
mere weeks left before it all
662
00:43:50,172 --> 00:43:50,896
melts away.
663
00:43:54,137 --> 00:43:56,172
Every load on this
road could be the last.
664
00:44:08,896 --> 00:44:11,000
Up ahead, lights on the horizon.
665
00:44:20,379 --> 00:44:22,068
LISA KELLY: And get
the truck off of there,
666
00:44:22,206 --> 00:44:26,310
and get back to Deadhorse.
667
00:44:26,448 --> 00:44:30,000
NARRATOR: On a frozen stretch
of ice 280 miles north
668
00:44:30,137 --> 00:44:33,655
of the Arctic Circle, Lisa
Kelly's epic run finally
669
00:44:33,793 --> 00:44:35,344
comes to an end.
670
00:44:35,482 --> 00:44:38,448
LISA KELLY: Drove across
the ocean to get here.
671
00:44:38,586 --> 00:44:40,448
Nothing fell off, nobody died.
672
00:44:40,586 --> 00:44:42,724
We had a good day.
673
00:44:42,862 --> 00:44:45,103
I still got one more
load under my belt
674
00:44:45,241 --> 00:44:48,172
that I haven't destroyed.
52664
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