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NARRATOR: Tonight on "Ice Road Truckers"--

This ain't gonna be pretty.

Oh, oh.

NARRATOR: With the load count up for grabs--

Hold on!

NARRATOR: Drivers push the limit.

Now we're basically going from one floating chunk of ice

over to the other.

NARRATOR: With bigger haul--

Anything can happen out here.

NARRATOR: Deadlier roads--

Ain't nobody else ever been where I'm going.

You know, this can happen to anybody out here.

NARRATOR: And thinner ice--

The ice just cracked, crack, crack, crack.

Oh, [bleep].

[theme music]

[music playing]

NARRATOR: At the Carlile yard in Fairbanks, Alaska--

I'm ready to make some money.

NARRATOR: Ronald "Porkchop" Mangum

is desperate to get on the Dalton.

I'm up here for my family, for the money.

I'm up here so I can buy my wife a house.

I'm up here so I can take my kids on vacation,

so I can pay bills.

My back's against the wall, man.

NARRATOR: But so far, he hasn't been allowed

to drive the road on his own.

- What's up, Marky Mark? - Nothing.

What's going on with you, Porkchop?

I'm just checking out the funky bunch.

What you got for me today?

We have a run to Manley.

Manley.

Manley is a new run for Carlile.

Pretty tricky road up there in some areas.

You got ice floes over the roads, snow gets pretty deep.

Just as bad as running up to Prudhoe.

And you're going by yourself.

Thank you, man.

All right, Porkchop.

Be careful out there.

Porkchop's rollin', baby.

NARRATOR: For the first time this season,

Porkchop's hitting the road by himself.

Pretty stoked today.

Fixing to go up to Manley.

Nobody else has been there.

NARRATOR: And his mission is taking him

to uncharted territory.

You can't stop the Chop, baby.

I'm back on top of my game.

It's a good thing.

I'm ready to do this.

Every road's got to have its first time traveled.

NARRATOR: Branching off the Dalton, the road to Manley

is over 120 miles of slick corners, exposed peaks,

and rugged Alaskan wilderness.

Resupplying the village will be Porkchop's biggest test

this season.

Let's roll this sucker.

Yeah, it's a challenge.

But it's a challenge I'm willing to step up to take.

Now is when it's my time to shine.

I've always been the black sheep.

It's my turn to show that I'm a success too.

NARRATOR: Just outside of Fairbanks--

AUSTIN WHEELER: This will be the biggest load I've ever pushed.

NARRATOR: Another rookie is getting the shot he's

been looking for all season.

AUSTIN WHEELER: It's going to be awesome.

I've never carried anything this big up the Dalton,

or pushed anything up the Dalton this big.

NARRATOR: Austin Wheeler is still

struggling to prove himself on the haul road.

But today, he's finally been given the chance

to join a heavy haul team.

This season, I want to get the respect of other drivers.

That's my number one goal.

And the way to do that is to be able to come up here and take

over the Dalton highway as a heavy haul driver.

NARRATOR: The load is a 100 ton modular building that's

desperately needed in Prudhoe Bay.

NARRATOR: And Carlile's agreed to get it there in just 72

hours, but with a top speed of 25 miles per hour,

they'll need every second.

Ready to ride.

NARRATOR: On the team with Austin

are Carlile legend Carey Hall and Greg Vance.

[music playing]

But with a load this massive--

AUSTIN WHEELER: He's in the ditch.

NARRATOR: Just getting on the road is a challenge.

So the load kind of went over the ditch

as the rear of the trailer came out of the driveway.

AUSTIN WHEELER: Just got to steer the back of the trailer

to get it out on the road without dragging

through the ditch.

NARRATOR: Like a 100 ton RC car, the trailer wheels

can be adjusted by remote control.

Got the remote.

He's just going to walk by the trailer and steer it right out

and steer the back end out on the road for me.

And we'll hook it back up once it gets straightened out.

And we'll be on our way.

Thanks, Rick.

Thanks, boss.

Yep.

Here we go.

NARRATOR: The strict delivery deadline

means every delay is a chance the mission could

end in failure.

But we got three days of hard driving just to get there.

NARRATOR: And with the entire 500 mile journey still ahead,

Austin's shot at proving himself as a heavy hauler is ticking

away.

The setbacks kinda suck, but that stuff happens

when you work heavy haul.

Anything can happen out here.

NARRATOR: 450 miles to the east--

We're going to drive 500 miles today.

NARRATOR: Alex Debogorski is facing the notorious Dempster

in reverse.

[horn]

ALEX DEBOGORSKI: I'm leaving Inuvik, going to Dawson City,

good lord willing.

And hopefully we don't have any problem.

NARRATOR: He's running south with a trailer

full of personal shipments and other goods

being sent out of the northern communities.

Up, up, and away.

Here we go.

NARRATOR: And what's usually the last challenge

of the trip is first up today.

I'm approaching the Mackenzie River ice crossing.

They've lowered the speed limits.

Generally, when they lower the speed limits,

it's because there's a problem with the ice.

And maybe the ice is getting thinner.

Or weaker to some degree.

NARRATOR: Fragile ice is no place for a 48,000 pound rig.

I'm just going to take a walk down there, take a look,

see what it feels like under my foot.

[music playing]

Looks fine.

There's no overflow.

There's nothing sunk through it.

As far as I'm concerned, it's safe.

So I'm going to go across.

NARRATOR: On the river, the key to survival

is a slow and steady pace.

ALEX DEBOGORSKI: If I go too fast for the ice

then I damage the ice.

If the damage is from yourself, then the trailer goes in first.

Or I can go into the drink.

What's that?

It's cracking.

[music playing]

NARRATOR: In the middle of the frozen Mackenzie River--

What's that?

NARRATOR: The ice has Alex ready to jump.

The veteran rides with an open door,

ready to leap to safety at a moment's notice.

And those few seconds can be the difference

between life and sudden death.

Near the end of the crossing, Alex finally takes a seat.

ALEX DEBOGORSKI: We got her.

We made it.

We're going to live another day.

And we're going to go make time.

I'm going to grab this little time making machine

in my back pocket, and we're just

going to crank it up and crank it out.

NARRATOR: 1,700 miles to the southeast,

in Winnipeg, Canada, Hugh Rowland and Rick Yemm's season

has hit rock bottom.

HUGH ROWLAND: Hey, man.

RICK YEMM: How's it going?

HUGH ROWLAND: Not bad, you?

RICK YEMM: I'm a little bit better, but not quite.

HUGH ROWLAND: Huh? - I'm not quite on the ball yet.

NARRATOR: Rick's been sidelined by an infection he caught

from his mouse-infested truck.

Gotta make sure nobody goes in there.

NARRATOR: And there's a chance he

may have the deadly hantavirus.

Yeah, they don't know what the [bleep] it is huh, yeah?

They said if it's not incubated by five days,

then it's just something's--

got me sick, right.

Well, at least they figured out

that it was something in the truck.

RICK YEMM: Yeah.

But I'm going to head out there right away, so.

They're probably wondering.

I stopped to see what you were up to, see.

They'll probably be asking how you're doing,

so I thought I'd better pop in.

RICK YEMM: I'm still alive.

See what's up.

RICK YEMM: Yep.

All right, man. I'll talk to you after a bit.

RICK YEMM: OK. - OK.

When I first heard the news that he was sick

and that he had this horrible virus from the truck,

I felt pretty bad for him.

But regardless, I'm still driving and still trying

to run the show, and trying to make everything work,

make ends meet here.

See if Mark can handle the [bleep] office while the guy's

gone.

NARRATOR: This season, Hugh is sharing in company profits.

But so far, the brutal winter hasn't left much profit

on the books.

I'll take this one up real quick.

NARRATOR: All he can do is hook up to another load

and keep the freight moving.

I got a load of septic tanks.

Nice quick trip.

I'm just going to take her up to Bloodvein

and that's as far as it's got to go.

So, a day trip.

I'll be back tonight.

It'll be good.

NARRATOR: The run to Bloodvein may be short.

But to get there, Hugh will face the recently opened Lake

Winnipeg Ice Crossing.

Over 9,000 square miles and 118 feet deep,

Lake Winnipeg is the 11th largest freshwater lake

on Earth.

And Hugh will be crossing against an oncoming arctic

storm.

HUGH ROWLAND: We just got out of Dodge there

and we're driving right into a blizzard.

The wind's coming up.

She's getting to be a real [bleep] day out here.

NARRATOR: 2,000 miles to the northwest--

We got a load of sheet rock out here.

All right, cool.

That'll work.

See you later.

NARRATOR: Darrell Ward is one trip away from leading the load

count.

And with biggest competitor Jack Jessee missing,

he's out to be the new haul road ace.

Jack disappeared.

You know, with Jack being gone, that gives me the advantage

to get in the lead.

I'm not going to pass up an advantage like that, you know?

Jack's gone, man.

I'm going to hammer down.

We'll get her on the road.

NARRATOR: But taking the lead in the load count

isn't only about being the best.

Picture of Reno, senior in high school, you know.

So I'm going to put his picture up.

You know, I came up here to do this for Reno.

You know, his comfort is very important to me.

You know, I miss him a lot.

And anything I do, I do for him.

NARRATOR: A few miles up the road--

All right.

Here I come.

NARRATOR: Austin Wheeler is trying to prove himself as part

of a three man heavy haul team.

1,600 and Fifth to Rick.

OK.

We're going to roll that way.

NARRATOR: They've got to get the 100 ton load to Prudhoe

Bay within 72 hours, but they spent the morning just getting

on the road.

And they haven't even made it to the Dalton.

It takes a good team to do this.

Just all being smooth, all talking on the radio.

We all want to be at the same RPM, the same speed,

all pushing at the same flow up the hill.

NARRATOR: The load's so heavy, it takes two trucks

to push the lead truck up any incline.

AUSTIN WHEELER: Fifth to Rick.

You and I are matched even.

RADIO: OK.

NARRATOR: And these early hills are

a trial run to see if Austin's got the hang of it.

[beeping]

Carey.

Yeah.

NARRATOR: The brakes are failing on Greg's push truck.

And the convoy hits their second delay of the day.

RADIO: You need a brake can?

Yeah.

RADIO: 10-4.

We were doing pretty good until this brake can came up.

But we need Greg.

It's really hard to say what time we'll get to Coldfoot.

It depends.

But I'm guessing probably late tonight.

And I'm not really happy about it.

NARRATOR: There's over 480 miles to go and the clock's ticking.

Austin's chance to prove himself may already be over.

[music playing]

Only 18 miles outside of Fairbanks--

Gotta wait here until the mechanics come to fix a brake

can on Greg's truck.

NARRATOR: Austin Wheeler's shot at heavy haul glory

is at a standstill.

The team's chance to deliver before the deadline expires

is slipping away.

We've lost a lot of time today, though, that's for sure.

NARRATOR: Finally, the mechanic arrives to swap out

a piece of the brake system.

Ah, here we go.

This brake can is no good.

It was leaking air.

NARRATOR: The mechanic makes quick work of the problem.

Good to go.

We should be good to go after that.

No more breakdowns.

NARRATOR: But they've barely started the journey.

And they're already running out of time.

AUSTIN WHEELER: Probably lost seven or eight hours so far.

It's not the greatest of times.

Probably be pushing through the dark tonight.

NARRATOR: 60 miles to the north--

It's kind of nice.

I'm finally on my freaking own.

NARRATOR: Porkchop is in the middle of his last shot

at proving he belongs on the haul road.

RONALD "PORKCHOP" MANGUM: I'm finally getting my own load.

I'm doing my own thing.

I'm excited.

On the bad side, I got to leave the Dalton,

but on the good side, ain't nobody

else ever been where I'm going.

NARRATOR: He's headed to the Alaskan village of Manley

on his first solo run out of town.

This is the road less traveled.

NARRATOR: And the trip is taking him into unfamiliar territory.

I'll do whatever it takes to get this load to these people

out here.

They're dependent on me right now.

NARRATOR: Over 120 miles long, the rarely

traveled access road wasn't built with big rigs in mind.

It's a washboard road where it is cleared.

It's rougher than a night in jail.

This ain't gonna be pretty.

Can't even see the bottom down there.

One side, you've got about a 500 foot drop.

The other side, you've got a mountain.

Which side you want to go off of?

Whoa.

We are right on the edge.

I'm just trying to pay attention.

Definitely got to be brave, that's for damn sure.

NARRATOR: Alone in the Alaskan wilderness--

Slicker than Crisco on a cookie sheet.

NARRATOR: One mistake could be fatal.

RONALD "PORKCHOP" MANGUM: Hold on.

We've got to slow down.

Oh, [bleep].

Whoa, whoa.

That was tricky.

That was close.

Lots of curves up here.

This ain't no joke, that's for sure.

NARRATOR: 2,100 miles to the southeast--

That's what's going to Bloodvein, this load.

NARRATOR: Hugh Rowland is Polar Industries' last man standing.

You can't see.

The snow dust kicks up and your visibility

is 100% gone as soon as you go by.

So it's just a big guessing game.

NARRATOR: With the season in chaos

and Rick Yemm on the sick list, Hugh's buckling down and going

at it alone.

HUGH ROWLAND: First chance, first

kick at the cat to go across Lake Winnipeg.

I've never been across there before.

Plus I get another load under my belt. So that's a good deal.

NARRATOR: But this trip has him crossing Lake Winnipeg,

one of the largest lakes in the world.

HUGH ROWLAND: Let's get her done.

She just opened, so she's going to be pretty new ice here.

Getting down onto the lake here.

First time you come on there, hear the ice just crack, crack,

crack.

You can hear it cracking.

NARRATOR: Getting on the ice is just the beginning.

HUGH ROWLAND: Yeah.

And there's a big pressure ridge.

That's why it wasn't open up there on Lake Winnipeg there.

It's about four feet wide.

So this is where it gets kind of hairy here,

is going across these pressure ridges.

NARRATOR: At the center of the lake

is a seam where two massive sheets of ice

collide, pushing against each other with enough force

to open up a four foot wide gap.

Coming up on this pressure ridge here.

She's definitely gotten higher and higher.

You can see it all the way across the lake.

It goes right from one end of the lake to the other.

Pressure forms the ice, and it's actually open water in there.

So we're basically going from one floating chunk of ice

over to the other.

NARRATOR: Crossing the pressure ridge is a tightrope

walk over a 118 foot drop to the bottom of a frigid lake.

You haven't got much room through here.

Truck's just going to fit here, so.

Oh, [bleep].

NARRATOR: In Manitoba, Canada--

We're going to go up and over this right now.

NARRATOR: Hugh Rowland's in the middle of Lake Winnipeg.

HUGH ROWLAND: Oh, [bleep].

NARRATOR: He's got to keep the trailer straight.

HUGH ROWLAND: Hang on.

NARRATOR: And move steadily from one sheet of ice to the other.

HUGH ROWLAND: Wow.

But we made it.

NARRATOR: He's passed the pressure ridge,

but he's not out of the water yet.

So now we're onto another piece

of floating ice over here, so.

We carry on across the lake here.

[laughing]

We're just coming off this lake.

Still here.

Ain't been swimming.

NARRATOR: Off the ice, Hugh reaches the village.

HUGH ROWLAND: Looks like Bloodvein's going to get

their septic tanks today.

NARRATOR: And for the first time in weeks, the Polar Bear

racks up a delivery.

Drop her off.

We'll bobtail her back to Winnipeg, so.

Another quick cash grab here.

Dash for the cash.

Made her.

Another trip in.

NARRATOR: 1,800 miles to the northwest--

Here we are, over the border.

Yukon, larger than life.

NARRATOR: Alex is running south on the Dempster,

taking advantage of a rare break in the weather.

When I was a kid, I always wanted to be a hero.

The few Superman comics I could afford--

I thought, it'd be great to be Superman and save

all these poor people from the bad guys.

Through life, I've had the opportunity

a few times to be a hero.

I've also had the opportunity a few times to be a royal ass.

And I took that too.

I got soaked-- whoa!

A big chunk of snow came off the bridge and hit us in the roof.

If that was frozen, it could have come right through

and I could be wearing it, a big chunk of ice.

I'm going to keep an eye on the road here.

We've still got a long way to go.

NARRATOR: 370 miles to the west--

[music playing]

Time to roll.

NARRATOR: Darrell's making good time on his run to replace Jack

Jessee as the haul road ace.

DARRELL WARD: I don't know why Jack's gone.

But he is.

That made me some time right here.

RADIO: We have the roads blocked.

I think somebody's crossed up in the road up there.

NARRATOR: But nothing's easy on the Dalton.

We're going to have to hold up.

It's another delay of Darrell's game.

NARRATOR: A bulker truck is jackknife across the road,

blocking all traffic.

There's one of my fellow truckers.

I'm going to walk up there and see what he has to say.

Looks like a hairball situation here, huh?

DARRELL WARD: Yeah, that wasn't pretty, boy.

He's lucky he got it sideways, or he'd

have ended up in the bushes.

NARRATOR: The driver of the jackknife truck

has already been taken back to town.

TRUCKER: Lucky dude, lucky dude.

Yeah. Lucky.

Looks like he got the blade here blocking off the road.

I wonder if Jarvis saw it.

I bet he did.

What's happening, Jarvis?

Man, it looks like a close call.

It was a close call.

It was indeed.

Let's go up here a little bit.

NARRATOR: Jarvis Walton just missed

becoming part of the wreck.

He just got too far out there on the edge,

out there on the shoulder.

That's all snow.

It was impossible for him to correct it.

NARRATOR: Heading north, the bulker lost control

and jackknifed across the road.

If Jarvis would have arrived a few seconds earlier,

he wouldn't be standing here now.

Everything just unfolded, happened

so soon and so quickly, it's just unbelievable.

You know, out here on the Dalton Highway,

things can happen like that.

You just gotta be ready to react.

That's a scary deal right there.

That kills people.

NARRATOR: Until the wreck can be cleared,

Darrell will have to put his load count on hold.

DARRELL WARD: You can never hope enough that you're not involved

in one of those accidents, you know.

Well, there's not much more I can do sitting right there.

So.

NARRATOR: 25 miles to the west--

[horn]

Manley's the road less traveled.

NARRATOR: Porkchop's in the middle of a make or break trip.

RONALD "PORKCHOP" MANGUM: This ain't no joke, that's for sure.

You got to be on the edge of your seat up here.

You can't just sit back and enjoy your ride.

You've got to be ready.

NARRATOR: He's fighting to prove himself on his first solo run.

And the 120 mile road to the village of Manley

is testing everything he's got.

The Dalton's tough, but this is Manley.

It's a dangerous environment all the way around.

Every second you're on this road is a second

you might not make it back.

I want to make it back to my wife and kids.

NARRATOR: Finally, near the end of the road--

RONALD "PORKCHOP" MANGUM: Coming up on a 13'6" bridge.

I got about a half inch clearance.

NARRATOR: A narrow bridge is the last obstacle between Porkchop

and the village.

A mistake here will undo everything

he struggled to accomplish.

RONALD "PORKCHOP" MANGUM: Oh, boy.

Oh, my god.

Nothing to it.

NARRATOR: Porkchop pulls into Manley Hot Springs.

Hello.

WOMAN: Is that big haul just for us?

RONALD "PORKCHOP" MANGUM: Yes, ma'am.

NARRATOR: And completes his first solo delivery

in the Alaskan wilderness.

I want everybody to remember one thing.

You can't stop the Chop.

Thank you, Porkchop.

Yeah, thanks, Porkchop.

RONALD "PORKCHOP" MANGUM: You're welcome, Perry.

It's been the most productive day yet

since I've been up here.

[music playing]

NARRATOR: 120 miles north of Fairbanks--

Everything in my mind works like clockwork.

Everything out here on this road works like disaster.

NARRATOR: Darrell's plan to take the lead in the load count

is on hold while crews clear a jackknifed truck from the road.

Delays, delays, delays.

I'm only going to make it to Coldfoot tonight.

I'm going to turn this in--

RADIO: Jerome, we all clear back there?

DARRELL WARD: I'm going to turn this into a three day trip.

Looks like we're moving.

Coming up on that accident makes you think.

You know, this could happen to anybody out here.

It makes you think about your kids.

It makes me think about Reno a lot.

NARRATOR: For Darrell, leading the load count

is his shot at providing a better life for his son.

You know, you're missing your children and your spouse,

or whatever.

And you know, then one day you go home

and it ain't even there anymore.

NARRATOR: But being the best comes at a price.

That's part of the life of a trucker.

And I don't want to see Reno to end up in that same boat,

you know.

I want him to have something better than what I had.

Everybody wants that for their children.

I want Reno to go off to school and get a good education.

And I don't want to see him struggle at all.

I'll struggle to make sure he doesn't have to.

I'll give him the life that I wanted.

Keep on trucking.

NARRATOR: 30 miles to the south--

AUSTIN WHEELER: It's been a long day so far.

I don't think we're going to make it to Coldfoot like we

originally planned.

NARRATOR: Austin's out to prove he belongs on the Dalton

heavy haul team by pushing a 100 ton building up the road.

All the delays this morning and today have definitely--

we've lost time over them.

NARRATOR: But a day of delays has the trip behind schedule.

I really wanted to minimize my time having to drive

in the dark with this load.

But sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to keep moving.

NARRATOR: They're driving into the night to make up time.

And things are finally looking up.

[beeping]

What is that sound?

Damn it.

NARRATOR: Straining under the 100 ton load, Carey's truck

is starting to quit.

OK.

I've already lost a lot of hours on this haul due to broke down

trucks.

NARRATOR: Without all three trucks,

the heavy haul mission is in jeopardy.

NARRATOR: With the convoy stopped,

Austin's Dalton heavy haul debut is looking like a bust.

It's knocking like it might be the injector going out.

That means it's got to go to the shop

if it's got an injector going out.

I got some bad news and I got some bad news.

AUSTIN WHEELER: What's wrong?

Got some missing there real bad.

I think it might be the injector going out or something.

All right.

Drop it.

I'm hooking up to it.

Let's go, Greg.

That ain't going to work either.

NARRATOR: Despite the rookie's eagerness,

there is no way the veteran's handing over the load

to the first timer.

It means the haul is shut down.

I thought that the breakdown train was over,

but it's not over yet.

So I've got to drop the load and go back to town, to the shop.

Hopefully it's a quick fix in the morning.

NARRATOR: Their deadline is now just two days away

and they've only made it 100 miles.

AUSTIN WHEELER: Well, we're sitting here at 100 miles.

Carey's truck broke down.

Sucks this happened.

It's been a really long day.

I feel like they should let me pull this load.

I know I can do it.

Yeah, I don't have a lot of experience in it.

But I still know I can do it.

It's just my age and inexperience.

But, gotta give people a chance to do that kind of stuff

to prove to the bosses that you can do it.

NARRATOR: Instead of proving himself as a heavy hauler,

Austin's big chance is going down as a heavy haul failure.

It's just been a really bad day.

I'm just ready to go to bed and forget about it.

NARRATOR: 450 miles to the east--

[music playing]

[horn]

ALEX DEBOGORSKI: Yeah, coming into Dawson

just like a wild sled dog here.

NARRATOR: Alex is at the end of his run

after spending the day driving the entire Dempster Highway.

Fairly long day.

We'll basically have the whole Dempster in one day today.

I'm at the end of my trip.

Put on a good 500 miles today.

NARRATOR: With Jack gone, Austin and Darrell

sit tied for the lead.

And Porkchop's only two loads behind.

But back in Fairbanks, Alaska, the game's about to change.

A couple of days ago, I left here in a really bad mood.

You know, I showed up to get a load

and they didn't have a load for me.

It just set with me wrong.

So hopefully, I've still got a job.

And all I really want to do is just get up the haul road.

Got a moment?

What's going on?

Not much.

Just thought I'd show back up and go back to work and get

another load.

Do you want my seat?

I had to sit in yours while you were gone.

NARRATOR: When Jack walked out--

Jack's not here, so I'm going to take the load today.

NARRATOR: Lane was forced to fill in for the ace.

[horn]

We're going to make good work of this.

Sometimes it's good for you and Harry to get back up there,

see what we have to deal with again.

Refresh your memories.

It'd probably be in your best interest if, you know,

we made that decision when we're going to go up there, not you.

You know, I mean, you left me in a pretty tough spot, Jack.

Well, you know, I mean, I've been a company man

for quite a few years now.

You know, it's just, all these new guys,

and all the issues we got going up on the road

up there this year, just--

I don't know.

Maybe it all piled up and fell all at once.

You know, you've been here a long time.

But this is not one of your brighter moments, so.

The way it all went down, kind of how it went down, so.

I'd like to think that, you know,

you have enough respect for me that that wouldn't happen

again.

Then we're up against the wire.

And we still got more than half the loads left,

so we've got our work cut out for us.

Ready to go back to work then?

I am.

Up again. Thanks.

All right.

Glad to have you back, Jack.

I wanted him to feel the pain a little bit.

He stormed out and now he's going to-- hopefully

he regrets that and thinks about it before he does it next time.

It's about time things started working right around here.

Finally got a decent load.

We're going to get this job done.

Loaded up and ready to roll and go to Prudhoe.

Those other rookies better watch out, because I'm back.

NARRATOR: Next time on "Ice Road Truckers"--

Fire!

NARRATOR: As the season hits the halfway point--

Get the hell out the way.

Here comes the Chop.

Oh, crap.

NARRATOR: The competition heats up as the ace returns

to the haul road.

Holy [bleep].

This is really dangerous.

NARRATOR: Hugh risks at all.

And he's never even been on the [bleep] ice before.

NARRATOR: To save his season--

This is crazy.

This is crazy.

This is crazy.

NARRATOR: And Alex faces off--

You go over that cliff, you're dead.

NARRATOR: With the Yukon's deadliest road.

Jesus, I trust in you.

Save us from the fires of hell.

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