Original subtitles

>> male narrator: TONIGHT ON

THE SEASON FINALE OF

ICE ROAD TRUCKERS...

>> WE GOTTA BUST SOME ASS AND

FINISH OFF THE SEASON STRONG.

>> narrator: THE RACE AGAINST

THE MELT HITS THE HOME STRETCH.

>> THE ICE IS MELTING UP HERE.

WE GOTTA GET UP THERE QUICK.

>> narrator: IN ALASKA...

>> I'M HUNTING FOR JACK TODAY.

>> narrator: A BATTLE FOR HAUL

ROAD SUPREMACY.

>> DARRELL BETTER LOOK OUT,

'CAUSE I AM TRUCKING.

[horn blares]

>> narrator: ON THE ARCTIC

OCEAN....

>> THE ROAD'S SINKING AWAY.

>> narrator: ALEX DEBOGORSKI IS

THE LAST MAN STANDING.

>> PRESSURE RIDGE RIGHT THERE.

NO.

>> narrator: WHILE HUGH AND

RICK...

>> AT ANY GIVEN TIME NOW,

YOU CAN FALL THROUGH.

>> WHAT KEEPS HITTING ME?

>> narrator: JUST TRY TO MAKE IT

OUT ALIVE.

>> HANG ON.

[dramatic rock music]

♪ ♪

[wind whistling]

>> narrator: IN MANITOBA,

CANADA...

HUGH ROWLAND AND RICK YEMM

ARE RACING TO ESCAPE THE WINTER

ROADS.

>> WELL, THE ROAD'S STARTING TO

GET PRETTY [bleep] SOFT IN

SPOTS.

AT ANY GIVEN TIME NOW, YOU CAN

FALL THROUGH, JUST SINK.

AND THEN, YEAH, YOU'D HAVE

A [bleep] OF A MESS.

>> narrator: THEY'VE ALREADY

PRESSED THEIR LUCK WITH ONE

LAST DELIVERY.

BUT NOW, THE RETURN TRIP COULD

DO THEM IN.

THE FROZEN MUSKEG IS MELTING

BACK INTO AN UNDRIVABLE SWAMP.

>> SEE, THE WATER IS SHOWING UP

RIGHT THERE.

>> narrator: IF THEY GET STUCK,

THEIR TRUCKS WILL BE STRANDED.

>> THIS IS OUR--OUR [bleep]

WATERHOLE HERE.

>> narrator: AND THEY'LL BE OUT

OF BUSINESS FOR THE NEXT

11 MONTHS.

>> SHE'S A [bleep] OF A HOLE.

OH, COME ON BABY.

[metal clanging]

SHORT YEAR HERE.

WATER SHOWING UP LIKE THIS

ALREADY.

[bleep].

>> narrator: HUGH MAKES IT OUT

JUST IN TIME...

>> HEY, BOSS!

[laughs]

HOW IS IT GOING?

>> narrator: AS M.I.T.

SUPERVISOR TIM SMEARSKY IS

SHUTTING IT DOWN.

>> SHE'S GETTING SOFT PRETTY

QUICK, ISN'T IT?

>> YEAH, IT WAS A QUICK SEASON.

IT WAS A CHALLENGING SEASON.

>> [laughs] YEAH.

IT WAS GOOD, THOUGH.

I HAD A LOT OF FUN, SO....

>> YEAH. IT WAS--

IT WAS INTERESTING.

THAT'S FOR SURE.

>> GREAT. WELL, I'M GONNA GET

OUT OF HERE.

>> OKAY.

>> SEE YA.

>> TAKE CARE.

>> YOU TOO. HAVE A GOOD ONE.

>> SEE YA.

THE ROADS JUST WENT OUT REALLY

QUICK, AND, UH, UNFORTUNATELY,

WE GOT TO CLOSE A LITTLE EARLIER

THAN WHAT WE WANTED.

>> narrator: WHILE HUGH DRIVES

ONTO SOLID GROUND...

RICK YEMM'S RUNNING BEHIND...

>> HEY, HUGH, WHERE ARE YOU AT?

>> narrator: ON A ROAD THAT'S

ABOUT TO BE CLOSED.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

>> ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

[bleep].

YOU SON OF A WHORE.

>> narrator: AND HE'S STUCK

BEHIND ANOTHER DRIVER WHO'S

HAVING TROUBLE MAKING IT OUT.

>> HE'S IN THE MIDDLE OF

THE ROAD.

[horn honking]

>> SHE'S DONE.

THEY'RE SAYING THEY'RE GONNA

CLOSE IT RIGHT AWAY HERE, SO

I AIN'T MAKING IT BACK TO TOWN,

I KNOW THAT.

>> AH, THERE WE GO.

WE ARE ROLLING.

FINALLY.

>> narrator: ON THE SOFT ROAD,

THERE'S JUST ENOUGH ROOM TO

GET HIS TRUCK THROUGH.

>> OH, YEAH, I LIKE THIS TRUCK.

I AIN'T GOING TO MAKE HER.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

[horn honking]

>> JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME.

>> RIGHT FROM THE BOSS'S MOUTH.

SHE'S OVER.

WE'RE THE LAST ONES IN.

[horn blares]

[laughs]

>> narrator: 2,100 HUNDRED MILES

TO THE NORTHWEST...

IN ALASKA...SPRING IS HERE,

AND THE ICE ROAD SEASON IS

COMING TO A CLOSE.

[horn blares]

>> TIME IS RUNNING OUT OUT HERE.

>> narrator: AS CARLILE DRIVERS

RACE TO FINISH THEIR LAST HAULS,

JACK AND DARRELL ARE RUNNING

NECK AND NECK.

>> IT'S COMING DOWN TO THE LAST

LOAD.

AND I WANT TO WIN THIS THING.

>> IT'S TIME SOMEBODY PUTS

OLD JACK IN HIS PLACE.

>> narrator: UNTIL THE FINAL

LOADS ARE TALLIED, IT'S

ANYBODY'S GAME.

AND THE NEXT 24 HOURS WILL

DETERMINE THE WINNER.

[exciting music]

♪ ♪

>> ALL FOR THE LOAD COUNT.

>> TORTOISE VERSUS THE HARE.

WHO WON THAT RACE?

>> narrator: IN FAIRBANKS...

>> THAT WOULD BE OUR LOAD FOR

THE DAY.

>> COPY.

>> narrator: JACK JESSEE'S

GETTING ON THE ROAD QUICK

WITH A RUSH LOAD FROM DOWN

SOUTH.

[truck clangs]

>> ALL RIGHT.

THIS THING ACTUALLY CAME UP OVER

THE ROAD FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS.

THEY'RE SAYING IT'S A PRETTY

IMPORTANT LOAD.

GOTTA GET UP THERE BEFORE

THE ICE GOES OUT.

>> narrator: THIS 30,000-POUND

LOAD OF RIG PARTS WAS

A LAST-MINUTE ORDER, AND IT

NEEDS TO REACH THE OIL FIELDS

BEFORE THE ICE GIVES OUT.

>> IT'S A RACE AGAINST TIME

TODAY.

I GOTTA GET THIS UP THERE.

ALSO A RACE AGAINST DARRELL.

MAN'S GIVING ME A RUN FOR

MY MONEY THIS YEAR.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE ALL GOOD,

AND I NEED TO GET MOVING.

WE GOT A LOT OF MILES TO GET

DONE TODAY.

[horn blares]

SO WE JUST LEFT FAIRBANKS.

WE'RE DEFINITELY ON A TIME

CONSTRAINT, AND THE ICE IS

STARTING GO OUT.

WE GOT A LOT OF PRESSURE TODAY.

I THINK DARRELL AND I ARE PRETTY

MUCH STILL NECK AND NECK ON

THE LOAD COUNT HERE.

I'M NOT SURE IF HE'S AHEAD OF ME

OR BEHIND ME, BUT I KNOW HE'S

LEAVING TODAY.

ALL I KNOW IS IT'S COMING DOWN

TO THE LAST LOAD, AND I WANT TO

WIN THIS THING.

DARRELL BETTER LOOK OUT, BECAUSE

I AM TRUCKING.

>> narrator: BACK AT

THE CARLILE YARD...

>> ALL RIGHT.

WELL, LET'S GET HOOKED UP AND

GET OUT OF HERE.

>> narrator: DARRELL WARD'S NOT

FAR BEHIND.

>> I'LL CATCH UP WITH JACK.

I THINK HE'S AHEAD OF ME.

[back up alert beeping]

>> narrator: HE'LL BE CHASING

JACK WITH ANOTHER PIECE OF THE

SPECIAL ORDER...

30,000 POUNDS OF ELBOW PIPE

THAT CONNECT OIL RIGS TO THE

PIPELINE.

>> I KNOW JACK'S UP AHEAD OF ME

HERE A WAYS.

HE GOT OUT OF DISPATCH BEFORE

I DID.

I DON'T THINK HE'S TOO FAR AHEAD

OF ME, THOUGH.

I'M THINKING I CAN CATCH HIM.

I KNOW JACK'S PUSHING HER,

TRYING TO STAY UP FRONT, AND

I KNOW HE'S LOOKING IN HIS

MIRRORS, BUT I'M GONNA CATCH

HIM ANYWAY.

SNEAK UP ON HIM AND BLOW HIS

SKIRT UP.

>> narrator: 450 MILES TO THE

EAST, IN INUVIK, CANADA...

>> MORE BEARS THAN PEOPLE.

JUST THE WAY I LIKE IT.

[laughs]

>> narrator: ALEX DEBOGORSKI

SPENT THE SEASON RESUPPLYING

THE ARCTIC COMMUNITIES OF

NORTHERN CANADA.

>> WE BRING FOOD, WE BRING

GROCERIES, WE BRING EVERYTHING.

[crowd exclaiming]

>> narrator: BUT AS WINTER

COMES TO AN END...

ALEX IS PRESSING HIS LUCK

WITH ONE LAST LOAD.

[truck beeping]

>> I'M JUST GETTING READY TO

LEAVE ON MY FINAL ICE RUN OF

THE SEASON UP TO TUKTOYAKTUK.

[truck beeping]

>> narrator: TODAY HE'S

HAULING FIREWOOD AND OTHER

SUPPLIES ACROSS THE ARCTIC

OCEAN TO THE VILLAGE OF

TUKTOYAKTUK.

[metal wheels grinding]

[clanging and beeping]

>> THE WOOD IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE

TUK IS ABOVE THE TREE LINE.

THE ONLY WOOD THEY GET UP THERE,

AS FAR AS I KNOW, IS DRIFTWOOD.

SO IT'S NOT REALLY EASY TO COME

BY.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MY LAST

TRIP TO TUK BECAUSE THEN IT'LL

GIVE ME MY FIRST TRIP TO MY

WIFE.

[laughing]

[dog yips]

WE'RE COMING ON THE ICE HERE.

LET'S HAVE LOOK.

ICE ROAD STATUS, AKLAVIK OPEN.

TUKTOYAKTUK OPEN.

THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO KNOW.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

ON TO THE MCKENZIE RIVER.

>> narrator: THIS IS THE LAST

LOAD FOR THE VILLAGE

UNTIL NEXT WINTER.

>> AND WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO

THE OCEAN, 'CAUSE THE ICE FEELS

DIFFERENT.

>> narrator: AND ALEX WILL BE

THE LAST DRIVER TO FACE THE

MELTING ARCTIC ICE.

>> THAT CORNER LOOKS LIKE SPRING

BECAUSE THERE'S NO SNOW ON

THE ICE.

IT'S JUST GLISTENING ICE

'CAUSE IT'S IN THE SPRINGTIME,

'CAUSE THE SUN JUST PICKED

THE SNOW OFF THE TOP.

>> narrator: BUT AS HE HEADS

ONTO THE OCEAN...

[ice cracking]

>> THERE'S CRACKS ALL OVER HERE.

>> narrator: HE'S SURROUNDED

BY SIGNS OF THE ARCTIC BREAKUP.

>> WE GOT SOME SERIOUS CRACKS

HERE.

THE ROAD IS SINKING AWAY.

[metal clanging]

HOLY.

[creaking and rattling]

PRESSURE RIDGE RIGHT THERE.

WHOA.

[metal screeching]

WHOA!

HOLD ON.

>> narrator: IN CANADA'S

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES...

>> YEAH, WE GOT SOME SERIOUS

CRACKS HERE.

>> narrator: ALEX DEBOGORSKI'S

FIGHTING THE MELT.

>> THE ROAD'S SINKING AWAY.

[metal clangs]

WHOA, BABY.

[creaking]

[metal screeching]

WHOA!

HOLD ON.

[engine roars]

BOY, THAT'S, LIKE, THE DEADLIEST

CRACK EVER.

THANK YOU, LORD.

>> narrator: A LARGE FRACTURE

IN THE ICE NEARLY SENT HIM

OUT OF CONTROL.

>> YOU SEE, THERE'S A CRACK

RUNNING ACROSS THERE TOO.

>> narrator: IT'S A SIGN THAT

THE ARCTIC ICE IS BREAKING UP.

>> SOME OF THESE CRACKS, THEY

MAY OPEN AND CLOSE TOO.

YOU GOT TO SLOW DOWN WHEN YOU

APPROACH IT SO YOU DON'T KNOCK

OUT YOUR FRONT END.

I BET THAT'S BECAUSE THE TIDE'S

OUT.

EVERYTHING MIGHT BE CRACKING UP

LIKE THAT BECAUSE THE TIDE'S

OUT.

'CAUSE WE'RE ON THE OCEAN HERE.

AS SOON AS THE TIDE GOES OUT,

THE ICE GOES TO THE BOTTOM,

IT HITS THE GROUND, AND ALL OF

A SUDDEN, IT FOLLOWS THE CONTOUR

OF THE GROUND, AND, YOU KNOW,

IT'LL DROP DOWN WHERE THERE'S

CRACKS, AND YOU'RE DRIVING

ALONG, THINKING IT WAS NICE

AND SMOOTH, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,

YOU'RE CRASHING AND BANGING

THROUGH A BUNCH OF HOLES.

>> narrator: WHEN THE OCEAN TIDE

GOES OUT, IT CAN LEAVE A HOLLOW

VOID BENEATH THE ICE.

AND ON THE FRAGILE ICE ROAD,

A FULLY LOADED BIG RIG COULD

END UP AT THE OCEAN FLOOR.

>> CRACK ATTACK.

THIS ONE HERE IS SEPARATED.

IT'S GOT BOTH SNOW BANKS OPENED

UP.

>> narrator: WHILE ALEX TRIES

TO FIND A SAFE PATH OVER THE

SHIFTING ICE...

ANOTHER LARGE FRACTURE HAS HIM

STOPPING IN HIS TRACKS.

>> WELL, YOU HAVE A PRESSURE

RIDGE, AND THAT'S WHERE THE

ICE JUST PILES UP.

THE OPPOSITE IS WHEN THE ICE

ACTUALLY SEPARATES, AND YOU END

UP WITH A HOLE RIGHT DOWN

THE MIDDLE OF THE ICE.

I GOTTA GET OUT AND HAVE A LOOK

AT IT.

THERE'S A CRACK THAT RUNS RIGHT

ALONG THE BACK OF THE SNOW

BANK TOO.

IT'S JUST LIKE A FAULT.

THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW IS

PUSHED DOWN.

THE ICE IS THINNER OUT HERE.

SO THE SNOW IS PUSHED DOWN

THE CRACK THAT WAY.

THEN IT ALSO CRACKS ACROSS

THE ROAD.

MUST HAVE HAPPENED FAIRLY

RECENTLY, 'CAUSE THIS ICE

HASN'T POPPED OPEN FROM PEOPLE

DRIVING OVER IT.

>> narrator: THIS FAR OUT,

HE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO HEAD

DEEPER ONTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN.

>> THAT PARTICULAR CRACK THERE,

MIND YOU, IF IT GOT WIDE ENOUGH,

IT COULD ACTUALLY OPEN UP,

AND YOU COULD SEE OPEN WATER.

>> narrator: 450 MILES TO THE

WEST...

IN ALASKA...

[horn honking]

>> narrator: DRIVERS ARE

SCRAMBLING TO DELIVER THE LAST

LOADS OF THE SEASON.

AND FORMER LOAD COUNT CHAMPION

RAY VEILLEUX HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN

FOR THE FINAL PUSH.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF LOADS OUT

HERE.

THEY'RE HURTING TO GET THESE

LOADS BACK AND FORTH.

>> narrator: HE'S HAULING

METHANOL FROM PRUDHOE BAY...

ON A MISSION TO MOVE AS MANY

LOADS AS HE CAN BEFORE THE

SEASON ENDS.

>> METHANOL IS FLAMMABLE.

SO IF EVERYTHING GOES GOOD,

WE WON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS,

HOPEFULLY.

IF EVERYTHING WENT BAD, LIKE

I SLIPPED BACKWARDS GOING UP

ATIGUN...

RIPPING ONE OF THOSE TOTES OPEN,

AND THEN THE LIQUID COMES OUT.

YOU KNOW, YOU GET A SPARK.

IT CATCHES ON FIRE.

ALL KINDS OF BAD THINGS CAN

HAPPEN.

HERE COMES A REAL SLICK SPOT

RIGHT UP HERE.

I HOPE WE DON'T GET ANY SLIPPAGE

HERE.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

UH-OH, HANG ON A MINUTE.

GOT A LITTLE BIT OF SLIPPAGE

GOING ON.

COME ON.

EASY.

COOL.

GOT IT DONE.

WE GOT IT. WE MADE IT.

MADE IT PAST THAT.

TURN AND BURN, MAKING MONEY.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

>> narrator: WHILE RAY TRIES TO

FINISH STRONG...

IN FAIRBANKS...

AUSTIN'S ALSO GETTING A SHOT AT

A BIG FINISH.

>> I'M GLAD I GET TO GET ONE

LAST LOAD IN FOR THE SEASON.

YOU KNOW, I WAS KIND OF BUMMED

WHEN MY TRUCK BROKE DOWN THE

OTHER DAY.

AND WHAT A GREAT LOAD, YOU KNOW.

A HEAVY HAUL FOR MY LAST LOAD.

THAT'S AWESOME.

>> narrator: LAST RUN,

A BREAKDOWN HAD AUSTIN THINKING

HIS SEASON WAS OVER.

>> [bleep]ING BROKE-DOWN TRUCK.

>> narrator: BUT TODAY HIS

TRUCK IS OUT OF THE SHOP, AND

LUCKILY THERE'S ONE MORE LOAD

FOR THE 23-YEAR-OLD

HEAVY HAULER.

>> IT'S A 36,000-POUND MINI-MOD.

IT'S ABOUT 12 1/2 FEET WIDE,

65 FEET LONG.

LOOKS LIKE I'M READY TO GO.

WE CAN GO AHEAD AND, UH,

GET THIS LOAD UP TO PRUDHOE.

>> narrator: AS AUSTIN TAKES ON

HIS LAST HEAVY HAUL...

150 MILES UP THE ROAD...

>> THE ICE IS MELTING UP HERE.

WE GOTTA GET UP THERE QUICK

AND GET THIS JOB DONE.

>> narrator: JACK JESSEE'S

RACING NORTH TO STAY AHEAD OF

THE MELTING ICE AND RIVAL

DARRELL WARD.

>> FEELING GOOD.

I'M PRETTY SURE I GOT THE LOAD

COUNT IN MY POCKET ALREADY.

BASICALLY, IT'S A MATTER OF

PRIDE.

I WANT TO HAVE THAT TITLE,

AND I'M GOING TO GET IT.

>> narrator: UNTIL THE FINAL

NUMBERS ARE TALLIED,

THE LOAD COUNT RACE IS TOO

CLOSE TO CALL, AND ALL JACK

CAN DO IS HAMMER DOWN.

[horn blares in the distance]

>> I'M HUNTING FOR JACK TODAY.

[chuckles]

>> narrator: BUT DARRELL IS

RIGHT ON HIS TAIL.

>> TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH HIM

AND RUB HIM UNDER THE COLLAR

A LITTLE BIT.

I'M GONNA PASS HIM AGAIN.

[chuckles]

>> narrator: FOR THE PAST FEW

WEEKS, THE TWO DALTON RIVALS

HAVE BEEN BATTLING NECK AND

NECK.

[horn blares]

AND THIS RUN IS DARRELL'S

LAST SHOT TO SHOW HE'S THE

NEW ACE OF THE HAUL ROAD.

>> I'M COMING AT YOU, JACK.

>> WHERE THE HELL DID YOU COME

FROM?

>> I WAS HIDING IN THE BUSHES,

WAITING FOR YOU.

>> THERE WASN'T NOBODY THERE

LAST TIME I LOOKED.

YOU MUSTA JUST SNUCK UP ON ME.

>> WELL, YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.

>> MAN.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

>> TRYING TO LEARN YOU TO PAY

ATTENTION TO YOUR MIRRORS.

♪ ♪

[horn blares]

>> narrator: DESPITE THE

COMPETITION, JACK KEEPS HIS

COOL.

>> ARE YOU OUT TO GET ME OR

SOMETHING?

>> YOU KNOW, JACK, YOU GOTTA

WATCH YOUR BACK DOOR.

>> WELL, DON'T YOU KNOW I'M ON

JACK TIME, NOT DARRELL TIME?

AND DARRELL TIME'S KIND OF

TOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH.

>> WELL, JACK, I GUESS I'LL SEE

YOU ON THE FLIP-FLOP AGAIN.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT OLD JACK GETS,

PUTT-PUTTING AROUND AT 35 MILE

AN HOUR ALL THE TIME.

THAT'S WHAT--THAT'S WHAT IT'LL

GET YOU.

I'M AFTER THE LOADS, AND I'LL

RUN RIGHT UP THIS ROAD.

>> DARRELL THINKS HE'S GOT

HIMSELF ANOTHER GOOD ONE THERE.

HE IS SORELY MISTAKEN.

>> narrator: IN MANITOBA,

CANADA...

>> WE'RE HEADING BACK TO

WINNIPEG, AND, UH, I'M GONNA

HAVE TO GO TALK TO MARK THE

SUPERFLY THERE AND FILL HIM

ON A FEW THINGS THAT'S GOING

WRONG HERE.

>> narrator: HUGH ROWLAND AND

RICK YEMM ARE BACK IN WINNIPEG.

>> A LOT OF STUFF HAPPENED THIS

YEAR, AND IT'S ALWAYS A FIGHT

TO GET THROUGH, AND IT WEARS

ON YOU.

>> narrator: ALL SEASON...

THE DECK WAS STACKED AGAINST

THEM.

>> NOT SURE WHAT SOME OF THE

WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ARE QUITE

YET.

>> YOU GOT TO BE JOKING.

>> narrator: THEY STRUGGLED

TO MAKE DELIVERIES...

AND MAKE A BUCK.

>> [grunts]

>> narrator: BUT WHEN HUGH HAD

ENOUGH...

>> CRANK HER HARD.

CRANK IT HARD!

>> narrator: HE TOOK CHARGE.

>> I'M NOT QUITTING.

I NEVER QUIT.

>> HELL OF A WAY TO RUN THE

BUSINESS.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH OF A JOKE.

>> narrator: AND WITH THE ROADS

OFFICIALLY CLOSED, HUGH'S

LOOKING TO SETTLE UP AND

SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.

>> I COME IN HERE ON A HANDSHAKE

THAT WE'RE GONNA DO THIS.

WE'RE GONNA DO IT RIGHT.

BUT EVERYBODY'S GOT TO PULL

THEIR WEIGHT.

>> WELL, YOU NEVER SAW ANY OF

THE DEALINGS I DID WITH THE

CUSTOMERS AND--

>> I SEEN SOME OF THE DEALINGS,

AND THEY'RE [bleep] OUTRAGEOUS.

I MEAN, YOU'VE--YOU PROMISE

THEM THE WORLD, AND WE DON'T

HAVE THE WORLD HERE.

>> BUT WE DELIVERED ON EVERY

PROMISE.

>> YOUR PROMISE, BUT WE HAD TO

DO--WE HAD TO FULFILL THEM.

>> MY RESPONSIBILITY WAS TO GET

OUT AND GET THE LOADS,

AND I DID.

I GOT A RECORD NUMBER OF LOADS

FOR THE COMPANY THIS YEAR, AND

WE HAD A RECORD SHORT SEASON.

NOBODY PREDICTED THIS WEATHER

WAS SUPPOSED TO GO THE WAY IT

WAS.

I MEAN, I CAN'T CONTROL IT.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

>> WELL, IT'S A BAD DEAL, I

THINK, BUT WHATEVER.

WE SHOOK HANDS ON IT, AND--

>> SO WHAT SHOULD I HAVE DONE

MORE, THEN?

>> STICK YOUR ASS AROUND HERE

AND FULFILL THE NEEDS, LIKE--

>> AND WHAT--AND WHAT NEEDS

WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN?

>> ALL KINDS OF THEM.

>> WELL, GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE.

>> [bleep] UNLOADING WATER TANKS

IN THE [bleep] CORNER OF THE

ROAD.

>> BUT THAT WAS--BUT I PROMISED

THAT TO WHO?

>> YOU SAID--YOU SAID THERE WAS

A LOADER UP THERE.

ANOTHER ONE IS WHEN WE GO UP

THERE TO GET THE [bleep] VANS.

THEY'RE IN A PILE OF SNOW AND

[bleep] CRATE--LOADED WITH

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL

UNDERNEATH, AND WHAT DO WE GOT?

>> THAT'S MISCOMMUNICATION.

>> WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A [bleep]

SHOVEL.

AND, OF COURSE, WE GOT ESCORTED

20 MILES OUT OF TOWN BY THE

COPS.

[siren blips]

HANDLE IT. WE'RE NOT--

WE'RE THE TRUCK DRIVERS.

WE'RE HAULING THESE LOADS.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE AND

READY OUT THERE WHEN WE GET

THERE.

>> HUGH, YOU'RE ENTITLED TO YOUR

OPINION.

>> YEAH, WELL, I'M GONNA--

THINK I'LL BE RUNNING UNDER

SOMEBODY ELSE NEXT YEAR, THOUGH.

SHE'S A DONE DEAL.

>> OH.

GIVE ME YOUR, UH, YOUR FINAL

INVOICES FOR THE TWO THAT I OWE

YOU, AND I CAN CUT YOU A CHECK

RIGHT NOW, AND WE'LL--WE'LL

SQUARE UP, AND...

SAFE TRAVELS HOME.

>> ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD.

WELL, I JUST TALKED TO MARK,

AND WE DISCUSSED WHAT WENT ON

THROUGH THE--THROUGH THE SEASON,

AND, UH, I WAS PISSED OFF ABOUT

THE WAY THINGS WERE RUN.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DIFFERENT.

>> WELL, I'M NOT GONNA SIT HERE

AND GET THROWN UNDER THE BUS.

SO, I MEAN, EVERYBODY'S ENTITLED

TO THEIR OPINION.

HE'S GOT HIS WAY OF RUNNING A

BUSINESS.

I GOT MINE.

THERE'S NOBODY IN THIS INDUSTRY

THAT'S GONNA--THAT'S RISEN

THROUGH THE RANKS LIKE I HAVE

IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, SO YOU

KNOW WHAT?

ANYBODY WHO'S A HATER OR ANYBODY

THAT DOESN'T WANT TO, UH,

DOESN'T WANT TO APPRECIATE

WHAT I DO CAN GO [bleep]

THEMSELVES, BASICALLY.

>> LIKE HE SAID, EVERYBODY'S GOT

THEIR OWN OPINIONS OF THINGS,

AND THAT'S--THAT WAS MY OPINION,

AND HE HEARD IT, SO I WON'T BE,

UH, TRUCKING FOR POLAR EVER

AGAIN.

I KNOW THAT.

>> narrator: 2,100 MILES TO THE

NORTHWEST, AT THE CARLILE

YARD...

>> GOING TO DROP THIS LOAD OFF,

PICK UP ANOTHER ONE.

>> narrator: RAY VEILLEUX HAS

REACHED FAIRBANKS WITH HIS

BACKHAUL OF METHANOL.

>> WELL, IT'S THE LAST LOAD OF

THE SEASON FOR ME, SO...

I CAME HERE TO DO WHAT THEY

WANTED ME TO DO.

THINK I DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB.

>> narrator: AND HE'S LOOKING

TO SQUEEZE IN ONE MORE RUN

BEFORE THE SEASON ENDS.

>> HEY, MARK.

>> RAY, WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN?

>> JUST LOOKING FOR A LOAD.

LAST ONE.

>> I'M LOOKING TO GIVE YOU ONE.

THERE YOU GO.

>> WHAT DO I GOT?

>> NICE, NICE HEAVY LOAD OF

PIPE.

>> OH, PERFECT. WELL...

>> ALL RIGHT, MAN.

>> THANKS A LOT.

[door slams]

[load bangs]

>> THAT'S IN.

>> narrator: THERE'S ONE LAST

LOAD OF DRILL PIPE IN THE

YARD...

>> I JUST DON'T LIKE THE NUMBER

ON IT, 666.

THAT AIN'T GOOD.

>> narrator: IF RAY CAN MAKE IT

NORTH IN TIME.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

>> 16 DEGREES OUT TODAY.

[horn honking]

THE ICE IS MELTING.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE REALLY

SLIPPERY AND SLICK.

END OF THE BIG PUSH, YOU KNOW.

>> narrator: AS RAY VEILLEUX

CLOSES OUT HIS SHORT SEASON...

80 MILES TO THE NORTH...

>> WELL, HERE WE ARE, OUT ON THE

ROAD.

IT'S OUR LAST HEAVY HAUL LOAD

OF THE SEASON.

>> narrator: AUSTIN WHEELER IS

BACK ON THE ROAD AFTER HE

THOUGHT HIS SEASON HAD COME TO

AN END.

>> GOT A 65-FOOT LONG,

40,000-POUND, 12 1/2-FOOT WIDE,

UH, BUILDING.

IT'S PART OF A CAMP THAT GOES

WITH SOME OTHER PIECES JUST LIKE

IT.

THIS IS A DEFINITELY DIFFERENT

HAUL THAN ANY OF THEM I'VE DONE

THIS SEASON.

>> narrator: AND THIS LOAD WILL

TEST EVERYTHING THE YOUNG

HEAVY HAULER'S GOT.

>> THESE SHACKS COST A LOT OF

MONEY, SO WE GOTTA BE REALLY

GENTLE AND CAREFUL WITH IT.

WE'RE A LITTLE OVER 100 FOOT

LONG, AND, UH, YOUR TRAILER,

WHEN IT'S STRETCHED OUT LIKE IT

IS, IT DOESN'T LIKE TO TURN

RIGHT BEHIND YOUR TRUCK, SO IT

KINDA FOLLOWS IN THE OPPOSITE

LANES.

>> WE GOT TWO PILOT CARS TODAY

FOR THIS LOAD, MIKE AND DEB.

THEY'RE AWESOME PILOT CARS.

THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF ME ALL THE

WAY TO PRUDHOE BAY.

>> narrator: DELIVERING THIS

GIANT MODULAR BUILDING IS

AUSTIN'S CHANCE TO GO OUT WITH

A SUCCESSFUL HEAVY HAUL.

[engine thrumming]

>> AGH.

AW, DAMN!

[bleep]!

>> narrator: IN ALASKA,

AUSTIN WHEELER IS STRUGGLING

TO GET HIS FINAL HEAVY HAUL

TO PRUDHOE BAY.

>> AGH.

I THINK MY BRAKES ARE STICKIN'.

AW, DAMN!

[bleep]!

>> narrator: BUT THE SAME ENGINE

PROBLEM THAT ENDED HIS LAST RUN

IS BACK.

>> IT'S JUST NOT PUTTING OUT

ANY POWER.

I'M GETTING 25 POUNDS OF BOOST

RIGHT NOW, THAT'S IT.

>> NO.

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M NOT A MECHANIC.

[engine straining]

GOSH DARN IT.

>> narrator: AUSTIN'S GOT A

CHOICE.

HE CAN END HIS SEASON AND HEAD

BACK TO THE SHOP...

OR ROLL THE DICE AND KEEP

DRIVING WITH LESS HORSEPOWER.

>> OH, WELL.

I'LL JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.

I AIN'T GONNA TURN AROUND NOW.

[chuckles]

[engine rumbling]

JUST KEEP DRIVING UNTIL IT

BREAKS.

I DON'T WHAT ELSE TO TELL THESE

GUYS.

IT'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER.

IT'S GETTING WORSE.

>> I GOT TO.

MY TRUCK IS JUST [bleep]

DYING ON ME HERE.

>> I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT

ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.

I'M REALLY [bleep] UPSET.

HUH.

AND I'M DONE.

>> narrator: WITH HIS ENGINE

BARELY ABLE TO PULL THE MODULAR

BUILDING, AUSTIN'S FORCED

TO SHUT IT DOWN.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[crows cawing]

>> I'M NOT GONNA DEAL WITH IT

ANYMORE.

IT STARTED OUT GOOD, YOU KNOW.

AND THEN NOW I'M CRAWLING UP

THE HILLS, LITERALLY.

[engine rumbling]

THAT'S JUST NOT GOOD.

WE COULD GET ANOTHER 50 MILES UP

THE ROAD AND MY TRUCK MOTOR JUST

BLOW UP AND EVERYONE IN THE

CAB DIE, SO...

I DON'T KNOW.

>> narrator: ALL THE 23-YEAR-OLD

CAN DO IS LEAVE THE LOAD

AND LIMP HIS TRUCK BACK

TO TOWN.

[truck steams]

>> I REALLY WANTED TO GET ONE

MORE HAUL UP THE ROAD, BUT IT

LOOKS LIKE MY SEASON'S GONNA

END THIS WAY.

IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING THAT

THEY GAVE ME ONE LAST LOAD OF

THE SEASON CHANCE, AND I CAN'T

COMPLETE IT FOR THEM.

[metal groaning]

>> narrator: 460 MILES TO THE

NORTHEAST...

>> WE'RE APPROACHING

TUKTOYAKTUK.

>> narrator: ALEX DEBOGORSKI

IS HAULING ONE LAST LOAD ACROSS

THE OCEAN.

>> THE BIGGER THE CRACKS, THE

CLOSER WE ARE TO SPRING.

SO THIS IS IT.

THIS IS SPRING FOR ME.

>> narrator: AND THE ARCTIC ICE

IS BREAKING APART BENEATH

HIS WHEELS.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

>> HERE WE ARE IN THE

METROPOLIS OF TUKTOYAKTUK,

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES,

ON THE SUNNY SHORES OF THE

BEAUFORT SEA.

OH, I CAN SMELL THE FIREWOOD

HERE.

>> narrator: THIS IS THE

LAST DELIVERY TO THE VILLAGE...

AND CAPS OFF ALEX'S TIME WITH

MANITOULIN.

>> HOW'S IT GOING?

YOUR WOOD PILE DOESN'T LOOK

VERY BIG.

>> WELL, WHERE DO YOU GO TO GET

WOOD?

>> MOST OF TIME THEY GET THEIR

WOOD FROM THE DRIFTWOOD.

SO THEN IT'S A LOT SIMPLER TO

BRING IN SOME WOOD FROM DOWN

SOUTH.

>> narrator: THANKS TO ALEX,

THESE SUPPLIES WILL HELP THE

VILLAGE GET THROUGH SPRING

AND SUMMER UNTIL THE ICE ROAD

IS BUILT AGAIN NEXT WINTER.

>> NICE AND DRY.

A LOT OF THE TIME WE'LL MAKE THE

DELIVERIES, HELP UNLOAD, AND

SOMETIMES HAVE TO PACK THE

STUFF INTO THE HOUSE, EVEN.

AS THE SEASON COMES TO AN END,

IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT MY EFFORT

HELPED PROVIDE SOME WELL-BEING

IN THE NORTH.

GOD BLESS YOU GUYS AND YOUR

FAMILY, AND MAYBE WE'LL SEE YOU

NEXT YEAR.

>> YEAH, I HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT

YEAR AGAIN.

>> SEE YOU.

I MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OTHER

PEOPLE.

IF IT WASN'T FOR ME AND THAT

TRUCK, THEN SOME OF THAT STUFF

THEY WOULDN'T HAVE.

THAT'S TUKTOYAKTUK.

IT WAS GOOD TO HELP 'EM.

I'M GETTING OLD.

LIFE IS GOING BY.

AND THAT'S ONE WAY OF MAKING

IT WORTH SOMETHING.

>> narrator: 400 MILES TO THE

WEST...

>> WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH

THE DAY, HALFWAY THERE.

>> narrator: JACK JESSEE IS

HAULING A LAST-MINUTE LOAD OF

RIG PARTS THAT HE'S GOT TO RUSH

TO PRUDHOE BAY.

>> THAT ICE IS GOING OUT

QUICKLY.

EVERYBODY'S GOT TO BEAT IT.

LAST TRIP OF THE SEASON.

WE GOTTA GET THIS ONE DONE.

>> narrator: HE'S RUNNING STEADY

EVEN AFTER BEING PASSED

BY DARRELL EARLIER IN THE DAY.

>> WHEN DARRELL PASSED ME, IT

WAS KIND OF SHOCKING, ACTUALLY.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE WAS THERE.

>> narrator: BUT THE ACE STILL

HAS A FEW TRICKS UP HIS SLEEVE.

>> SEE, WHAT NEWER GUYS DON'T

UNDERSTAND IS, WITH ALL THE

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE THAT THE

VETERANS HAVE UP HERE, WE KNOW

HOW FAST YOU CAN TAKE ANY CURVE

WITH ANY GIVEN LOAD.

WE'VE DONE IT HUNDREDS,

THOUSANDS OF TIMES.

I THINK DARRELL'S PROBABLY GOING

TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE MORE THAN

I'M GOING TO AT THE BOTTOM OF

THE SHELF.

I'LL BE ABLE TO PASS HIM THERE.

THIS OUGHT TO BE FUN.

[chuckles]

>> narrator: AND JACK'S GOT A

PLAN TO GIVE DARRELL A LITTLE

PAYBACK.

>> WE'RE GONNA GET UP HERE,

AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN'T

SURPRISE DARRELL,

SNEAK AROUND HIM.

THERE'S DARRELL RIGHT UP THERE.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

JUST GONNA HOLD BACK JUST A

LITTLE BIT, JUST TILL THE

TIMING'S PERFECT.

♪ ♪

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

LET'S GO GET HIM.

OH, YEAH, THIS IS GONNA WORK

OUT PERFECTLY.

YEP, HE SLOWED DOWN FOR THE

CURVE LIKE I THOUGHT HE MIGHT.

BUT I CAN HIT IT JUST A LITTLE

BIT FASTER THAN HIM.

HOLD ON THERE, DARRELL.

I'M COMING AROUND.

>> WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

[horn honking]

>> [laughing]

[horn blares]

>> [bleep], I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

>> IF YOU HADN'T SLOWED DOWN A

LITTLE FOR THAT BOTTOM CORNER,

THOUGH, THAT'D HAVE BEEN A HELL

OF A LOT MORE WORK.

>> I'M SURE YOU KNOW THE ROAD A

LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN I DO.

YOU'VE BEEN DOWN IT A LONG TIME.

>> I WAS ACTUALLY COUNTING ON,

UH, YOU SLOWING DOWN JUST A

LITTLE BIT FOR THAT BOTTOM

CURVE.

>> WELL, JACK, YOU CAN COUNT ON

ME.

I'M GONNA BE RIGHT ON YOUR ASS

THE REST OF THE WAY TO PRUDHOE,

THEN.

>> OKAY, DARRELL, I GUESS THE

RACE IS ON NOW, HUH?

>> narrator: JACK MAY HAVE WON

THE BATTLE, BUT THE LOAD COUNT

IS STILL UP FOR GRABS.

>> WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOT THE

MOST LOADS, YOU KNOW.

>> I GOTTA GET THIS LOAD TO

PRUDHOE.

GOTTA GET UP THERE QUICK.

NEITHER ONE OF US ARE GONNA

YIELD.

>> narrator: IN ALASKA...

>> SEASON'S ALMOST TO AN END.

IT'S GONNA BE NICE TO TAKE A

LITTLE BREAK, SPEND SOME TIME

WITH MY WIFE BACK AT THE HOUSE,

ENJOY THE TIME WE HAVE TOGETHER.

>> narrator: JACK JESSEE PULLS

INTO PRUDHOE BAY...

WITH DARRELL WARD CLOSE BEHIND.

UNTIL THE FINAL NUMBERS ARE

TALLIED, THE LOAD COUNT IS TOO

CLOSE TO CALL.

[engine rumbling]

>> YOU KNOW, JACK...

>> YEAH, DARRELL?

>> LOOKS LIKE TO ME, JACK,

IT'S GONNA BE A TIE.

>> IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING?

YOU KNOW, WE JUST DON'T KNOW

WHO'S GONNA HAVE THE LOAD COUNT

TITLE THIS YEAR.

WE KNOW IT'S CLOSE.

>> I KNOW THE LOAD COUNT'S

GONNA EITHER GO TO JACK OR

MYSELF.

I DON'T SEE IT HAPPENING ANY

OTHER WAY.

>> narrator: WHILE THE TWO

HEAVYWEIGHTS END THEIR SEASON

NECK AND NECK...

A FEW HOURS LATER...

RAY VEILLEUX PULLS IN WITH

THE LAST LOAD OF DRILL PIPE.

>> WELL, GOT ANOTHER ONE DONE.

TWO IN ONE DAY.

NOT BAD.

LONG DAY, BUT IT WAS PRETTY

GOOD.

>> narrator: THE NEXT MORNING

IN PRUDHOE BAY...

A V.I.P. IS ON HAND FOR THE

END OF THE SEASON...

>> GOOD MORNING.

HOW ARE YOU?

>> narrator: ALASKA GOVERNOR

SEAN PARNELL.

>> OH, YOU GOT QUITE A WAREHOUSE

HERE.

YOU MUST HAVE A LOT OF GUYS

RUNNING AROUND HERE.

>> YEAH, WE DO.

IN FACT, THERE'S A COUPLE JUST

RIGHT UP THERE IN THE CORNER.

[indistinct chatter]

HEY, JACK.

JACK, COME ON BACK.

>> [laughs]

>> THIS IS JACK.

>> HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

>> GOOD.

>> THIS IS GOVERNOR PARNELL.

>> I'M JACK, NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> YEAH.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING US IN.

>> GOOD TO MEET YOU, GOVERNOR.

>> DARRELL WARD.

>> DARRELL.

>> I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK

YOU DO, AND OUR MESSAGE IS,

ALASKA, IS THAT ALASKA IS OPEN

FOR BUSINESS.

YOU GUYS ARE BIG A PART OF

HELPING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

YOU'RE A PART OF HELPING US

GROW OUR ECONOMY, HELPING US

GROW AMERICA'S ECONOMY.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

>> THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU.

>> WINTER SEASON IS COMING TO AN

END.

IT'S BEEN ONE OF THE SEVEREST

WINTER SEASONS WE'VE HAD IN A

LONG TIME.

I'M JUST HERE TO LET THESE

DRIVERS KNOW I APPRECIATE THEM.

THE STATE OF ALASKA APPRECIATES

THEM.

THESE GUYS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE

IN OUR PEOPLE'S LIVES.

>> WE PROBABLY SHOULD GET

MOVING.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> SEE YOU GUYS.

WELL, THEY SEEM LIKE A COUPLE

OF GOOD GUYS.

>> YEAH, THOSE ARE REAL, REAL

TOP-NOTCH GUYS.

>> narrator: AS THE SEASON WINDS

DOWN IN ALASKA...

2,400 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST...

>> THANKS FOR KEEPING

EVERYBODY'S [bleep] TOGETHER.

>> WELL, IT WAS--

>> THANKS FOR KEEPING EVERYTHING

RUNNING.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME, YUP.

>> narrator: HUGH AND RICK ARE

PACKING UP AFTER CUTTING TIES

WITH POLAR INDUSTRIES OWNER

MARK KOHAYKEWYCH.

>> OKAY, GUYS, HAVE A GOOD ONE.

>> HAVE A GOOD ONE.

>> ICE ROADS ARE OVER, SO WE'RE

DONE, SO WE'RE JUST SQUARING

UP WITH EVERYBODY AND SAYING

GOOD-BYES AND PACKING UP AND

HEADING HOME.

>> IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE

MURPHY'S LAW SEASON FOR THIS

GUY.

I'VE, UH, HAD EVERYTHING THAT

COULD GO WRONG, GO WRONG.

AND IT'S NOT BEEN A GOOD YEAR.

WELL, THAT'S IT FOR WINNIPEG

THIS YEAR, HUGH.

>> ONE MORE SEASON UNDER OUR

BELTS.

>> narrator: THIS YEAR, HUGH WAS

ONLY ABLE TO HAUL 14 LOADS.

>> MARK WASN'T, UH, YOU KNOW,

PULLING HIS WEIGHT IN END THERE.

THAT'S NOT GOOD--IT'S NOT GOOD

BUSINESS.

I DIDN'T LIKE IT MUCH.

I'LL NEVER WORK FOR HIM AGAIN.

>> narrator: BUT THE SHORT

SEASON MEANS EVERY DELIVERY

COMMANDED A HIGH PRICE.

AND WITH HIS 15% STAKE IN

COMPANY PROFITS, THE POLAR BEAR

ENDS THIS SEASON IN THE BLACK.

>> I MEAN, WE PULLED IT OUT OF

OUR ASS HERE.

WE GOT--WE GOT A GOOD SEASON

OUT OF IT, BUT IT, UH--NO THANKS

TO MARK, NONE WHATSOEVER.

>> YEAH, I GOT A COUPLE-OF-DAY

DRIVE ACROSS CANADA, AND THEN

I'LL BE BACK HOME.

>> narrator: BUT THE BRUTAL YEAR

LEFT RICK WITH ONLY FIVE

DELIVERIES ON THE BOOKS.

BUT AT LEAST HE MADE IT THROUGH.

>> ALLS I KNOW IS, I RUFFLED A

FEW FEATHERS, PISSED A FEW

PEOPLE OFF, HAD A GOOD TIME,

AND NOW I'M GOING HOME.

GOOD-BYE TO THIS SEASON.

>> narrator: 2,100 MILES TO THE

NORTHWEST...

>> [laughs]

>> BIG OL' CHUNK OF WILD BOAR.

>> narrator: THE CARLILE DRIVERS

ARE CELEBRATING THE END

OF ANOTHER SEASON.

>> WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF MOOSE

MEAT, AND THEN WE GOT JACK'S

MOOSE THAT HE SHOT THIS YEAR.

>> YOU PULL THAT OFF OF YOUR

BUMPER?

[laughter]

>> NO, I DIDN'T PULL IT OFF MY

BUMPER, NO.

>> I HAD A GOOD TIME RUNNING

WITH YOU GUYS.

>> IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE YOU UP

HERE, DARRELL.

>> IT KINDA SUCKS THAT IT'S

OVER.

>> YEAH.

>> RAY, YOU GOT TO START EARLIER

NEXT YEAR.

>> YEAH.

>> A GOOD THREE-WAY COMPETITION

MAKES IT A HELL OF A LOT MORE

FUN.

>> [laughs] YEAH.

>> HOW ABOUT AUSTIN?

>> YEAH, AUSTIN IS, YOU KNOW--

>> YEAH, COME ON, AUSTIN.

DON'T TAKE THIS [bleep] LAYING

DOWN.

>> STAND UP FOR IT, AUSTIN.

>> I HAULED HIS BROKE ASS HOME.

>> OHH!

>> YEAH, HE DID.

>> THAT WAS A LITTLE SALT IN

THAT WOUND.

>> YEAH.

[laughter]

>> narrator: BUT THERE'S STILL

ONE QUESTION THAT NEEDS TO BE

ANSWERED.

>> SEE THE MAN, SEE WHAT--

SEE WHAT THE TALLY IS.

>> UH-OH, HERE COMES LANE.

>> YOU GUYS WORKED YOUR BUTTS

OFF THIS YEAR.

I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DID.

AND, UH...

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

LOAD COUNT CHAMP THIS YEAR IS

JACK.

YOU, UH, YOU ENDED UP WITH THE

JACKET.

>> BACK ON TOP AGAIN.

>> BACK ON TOP AGAIN.

>> CONGRATULATIONS, JACK.

>> DARRELL, THANKS, BUDDY.

>> I THOUGHT I HAD YOU.

I REALLY DID.

>> IT WAS CLOSE.

I WAS GETTING WORRIED, DUDE.

>> YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

>> I DIDN'T SHOW IT, BUT...

>> GOOD JOB, JACK.

>> THANKS, AUSTIN.

THANK YOU, BUDDY.

APPRECIATE IT.

>> SEE YOU GUYS LATER.

>> YEP.

>> SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.

>> WEL THING SPEAKS

FOR ITSELF.

I THINK IT'S A HUGE

ACCOMPLISHMENT.

I CAN WEAR THE JACKET, AND I

CAN WEAR IT WITH PRIDE TOO.

>> [laughs] YEAH.

>> THE BIG PICTURE IS, WE ALL

WORK TOGETHER.

AND WE GET THE JOB DONE.

>> narrator: IN THE END,

THE HAUL ROAD ACE TAKES THE

TOP SPOT.

[horn blares]

AND THE ICE ROAD TRUCKERS HAVE

SURVIVED ANOTHER SEASON AT

THE TOP OF THE WORLD.

>> YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T HAVE

CHANGED IT FOR ANYTHING.

YOU KNOW, I ENJOYED WHAT I WAS

DOING AND RUNNING WITH THESE

GUYS AND--

GREAT MEMORIES FOR ME HERE.

GREAT TIMES.

>> WE'RE BLESSED AS DRIVERS

TO HAVE THESE ROADS.

VERY FEW PEOPLE IN THE WORLD--

OUT OF 7 BILLION PEOPLE, THERE'S

ONLY A FEW OF US WHO GET TO SEE

IT.

>> OUR BEST DAY OUT HERE IS

PROBABLY SOMEBODY'S NIGHTMARE.

>> WOO-HOO!

>> THIS IS AN ADVENTURE.

I MEAN, YOU GOT TO PUT UP

WITH SOME BAD [bleep].

BUT IT'S A LOT OF FUN.

>> IT'S BEEN A LONG, HARD YEAR,

BUT IT MAKES IT ALL WORTH IT

WHEN YOU COME OUT ON TOP.