All language subtitles for Ice.Road.Truckers.S08E03.Into.the.Vortex.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-NTb_track3_[eng]

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

LOOK HOW MUCH SNOW
IS ON THIS LAKE.

THAT'S LIKE TEN FEET HIGH.

NARRATOR:
AS THE WORST STORM
IN DECADES ERUPTS.

I WISH THE SNOW GOD
WOULD GO [BLEEP] HIMSELF

AND GET RID OF THIS
[BLEEP] SNOW.

THIS IS GONNA BE TERRIBLE
IF THIS KEEPS UP.

NARRATOR:
THE BEST OF THE BEST
ARE PUSHED TO THE LIMIT...

ALEX:
HOLY MACKEREL!

I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA
WHERE THE HOLES ARE.

NARRATOR:
AND THE BATTLE FOR FORTUNE
ON THE WINTER ROADS...

OH MY GOSH!

NARRATOR:
BECOMES A BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL.

BUCKLE UP!

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

RADIO ANNOUNCEMENT:
CGLB WEATHER;
IT IS COLD OUT THERE!

WE'RE DOWN AROUND -40, -45.

NARRATOR: ON THE CANADIAN WINTER ROADS...

[RADIO ANNOUNCEMENT]
ROAD CONDITIONS JUST IN;
BAD NEWS,

IT IS SNOWING AND BLOWING.

NARRATOR:
THE POLAR VORTEX,

A CYCLONE OF FRIGID AIR
FROM THE NORTH POLE

IS CREATING A PERFECT STORM.

MARK:
WE GOT A MAJOR SNOWFALL
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW,

HUGE AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FALLING,

THIS IS GOING TO BE REALLY,
REALLY BAD NEWS

FOR THE DRIVERS.

NARRATOR:
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES,
RECORD SNOWFALLS,

AND ZERO VISIBILITY
ARE HANDCUFFING ALL TRAVEL.

RADIO ANNOUNCEMENT:
BARELY PASSABLE.
BE CAREFUL IF YOU'RE OUT THERE

BECAUSE YOU COULD BE
IN SOME TROUBLE.

NARRATOR:
TRUCKS AND TRUCKERS

AREN'T MEANT TO DRIVE
IN THESE CONDITIONS.

BUT WITH CARGO THAT MUST
BE DELIVERED ON TIME

TO COLLECT PAYCHEQUES,

DRIVERS AT POLAR AND VP EXPRESS CAN'T AFFORD TO STAY HOME.

IT'S STILL A DASH FOR THE CASH,
IT DON'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE,

YOU'VE GOTTA PULL 'ER TOGETHER
AND YOU SLEEP IN MAY.

[TRUCK HONKS]

NARRATOR:
IN THE HEART OF THE STORM...

THIS IS NOT THE BEST DAY
TO TAKE ON A NEW ROAD.

NARRATOR:
LISA KELLY IS ATTEMPTING

THE MOST AMBITIOUS MISSION
OF HER CAREER.

TRAVELLING OVER 600 MILES
FROM WINNIPEG,

ALL THE WAY TO BIG TROUT LAKE,

FURTHER NORTH INTO ONTARIO
THAN ANY POLAR DRIVER

HAS GONE BEFORE.

CAN'T REALLY STEER A WHOLE LOT

AND I CERTAINLY CAN'T GET
ANY TRACTION.

NARRATOR:
BUT EXTREME CONDITIONS
FROM THE BLIZZARD

ARE MAKING THE CHALLENGING TRIP

AN INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS ONE.

LISA:
SUPER SNOWY AND DEEP,

AND I HAVE NO IDEA,
I'VE NEVER BEEN ON THIS ROAD

SO I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT TO EXPECT.

[TRUCK RUMBLES]

[RATTLING]

I CAN'T TELL IF IT'S GRAVEL,
OR PAVED, OR SNOW, OR ICE,

I CAN'T TELL AT ALL.

WHO THE HELL KNOWS
HOW BIG THIS STORM IS.

♪♪♪

NARRATOR: SUDDENLY, THROUGH THE SNOWFALL,

LISA SPOTS THE FIRST TRUCK
SHE'S SEEN ALL DAY.

HEY, UH, SOUTHBOUND,
YOU GOT A COPY THERE?

HEY, I WAS JUST WONDERING
HOW FAR DOES THIS UH,

THIS STORM GO,
DO YOU KNOW?

OH, YOU GUYS AREN'T
GONNA GO THEN,

YOU'RE JUST CAMPING OUT?

NARRATOR:
DESPITE THE DIRE WARNING...

LISA:
UH-OH, EVERYBODY ELSE
IS CAMPED OUT, NOT GOING.

I THINK, AT THIS POINT,
I'M THE ONLY ONE STILL MOVING.

NARRATOR:
LISA ROLLS THE DICE ONTO ONE OF THE MOST REMOTE WINTER ROADS

IN ALL OF CANADA.

LISA:
YOU JUST DRIVE,
AND IT'S CRAPPY,

AND YOU TAKE YOUR TIME

AND YOU JUST TRY
TO MAKE IT THROUGH.

SO, I MEAN, I'M GONNA TRY
TO USE MY BEST JUDGMENT.

AND IF I GET STUCK,

I'M ON MY OWN.

NARRATOR:
AS LISA RUMBLES ON,

HER POLAR TEAM-MATE BRAVES
ANOTHER BRUTAL ONTARIO TRAIL.

WISH THE SNOW GOD WOULD
GO [BLEEP] HIMSELF

AND GET RID OF THIS [BLEEP]
SNOW.

THIS IS GONNA BE TERRIBLE
IF THIS KEEPS UP.

NARRATOR: ART BURKE'S BARRELLING FORWARD,

ON THE 450 MILE ROUTE
FROM WINNIPEG

TO THE TINY VILLAGE
OF DEER LAKE.

ART:
THE SNOW IS KNEE DEEP,

YOU CAN'T TELL WHERE
THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS HERE.

NARRATOR:
BUT WITH CONDITIONS NEARLY
UN-DRIVEABLE...

ART:
CAN'T SEE A THING.

NARRATOR:
THE PLAN MAY BE
ON LIFE SUPPORT.

ART:
I TELL YOU THIS SNOW,
IT'S GONNA ADD UP.

[TRUCK RUMBLES]

I REALLY DON'T LIKE WHEN
IT'S SNOWING LIKE THIS AT ALL.

IT'S JUST I DON'T LIKE IT
ALL OVER THE [BLEEP] ROAD

BECAUSE IT MAKES
THE ROAD SLIPPERY.

YOU GOTTA GET GOOD RUNS
FOR THESE [BLEEP] HILLS.

NARRATOR:
TO MAKE IT UP THIS HILL
IN THE SNOW,

HE'LL HAVE TO GIVE IT
AS MUCH GAS AS HE CAN,

[SHIFTS GEAR, TRUCK ROARS]

BUT LOSING TRACTION
AT THE INCREASED SPEED

COULD LEAD TO A CRASH
INTO THE DITCH.

[LOUD SNAP]

[CHAINS CLINK]

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

[CHAINS CLINK]

[TRUCK RUMBLES TO A HALT]

[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

LET'S GO BACK
AND LOOK AT THIS NOW.

[BLEEP]

THESE ARE ALL BROKEN.
[BLEEP]

NARRATOR:
ART'S CHAINS SNAPPED
WHILE SCALING THE HILL.

WELL...

NARRATOR:
WITHOUT THEM,
HE'LL HAVE EVEN LESS TRACTION

IN THE ONCOMING STORM.

ART:
THERE'S A LOT OF SNOW.

WE'RE GONNA WING IT, EH.

NARRATOR:
BUT ART TAKES THE RISK,

PRESSING FORWARD
WITH A BARE SET OF TIRES.

ART:
[BLEEP]

SNOW THAT [BLEEP] DEEP,
WITH NO [BLEEP] CHAINS ON.

[BLEEP] THAT.

[BLEEP]

NARRATOR:
WHILE ART GRINDS TOWARDS
DEER LAKE...

HIS TEAM-MATE'S PUTTING
THE REMOTE TOWN

IN HIS REAR VIEW MIRROR.

TODD:
IT'S SNOWING LIKE
A SON OF A BITCH OUT.

THIS IS DEFINITELY THE MOST
NERVOUS RUN I'VE EVER BEEN ON,

THAT'S FOR SURE.

NARRATOR:
TODD DEWEY'S GUNNING
FOR WINNIPEG

AFTER DELIVERING TO DEER LAKE
EARLY THIS MORNING.

IT STARTED JUST FLAT-OUT
AN HOUR AGO,

IT WAS ABOUT AN HOUR,
IT'S ALREADY SNOWED

A GOOD 3-4 INCHES OF SNOW.

NARRATOR: BUT THE HEAVY SNOWFALL UP NORTH IS CRIPPLING VISIBLY.

TODD:
THIS IS IT,
THIS IS THE LAKE CROSSING.

YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THE LAKE.

NARRATOR:
AND NOW HE'LL HAVE
TO ATTEMPT THE ONE MILE,

MEDDICK LAKE ICE CROSSING
IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

TODD:
YOU'RE STANDING IN
TWO FEET OF FRESH SNOW

ON TOP OF THE ICE.

[WIND HOWLS]

SO YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE
THE ICE,

YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE WHERE
THE ROAD IS ON THE ICE.

YOU HONESTLY DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

[WIND HOWLS]

SO I REALLY NEED TO JUST
SUCK IT UP AND GET GOING.

[TRUCK ENGINE RUMBLES]

♪♪♪

IT'S TOTAL WHITEOUT CONDITION,

I CAN'T SEE WHERE-WHERE
I'M STEERING ON THE LAKE.

♪♪♪

I CAN'T SEE NOTHIN'.

HOLY SMOKES.

NARRATOR:
IN A BLINDING WHITEOUT...

TODD:
IT'S A TOTAL WHITEOUT
CONDITION,

I CAN'T SEE WHERE-WHERE
I'M STEERING ON THE LAKE.

NARRATOR:
TODD DEWEY'S PLAYING
A GUESSING GAME

ON THE MEDDICK LAKE ICE
CROSSING.

TODD:
THE VISIBILITY
IS ABSOLUTELY ZERO,

I CAN'T SEE IN ANY DIRECTION.

I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE THE ROAD IS ON THE ICE.

[CHAINS CLINK]

HOLY SMOKES.

IT'S A GREAT,
BIG SNOW BLIZZARD,

AND THERE'S ALREADY FOUR
OR FIVE INCHES OF FRESH SNOW.

YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE
WHERE THE ROAD IS.

NARRATOR:
UNABLE TO SEE MORE
THAN A FEW YARDS AHEAD,

AND WITH THE SNOW PILE
ALMOST TWO FEET HIGH...

TODD:
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF I'M IN THE DEEP SNOW,

NOT IN THE DEEP SNOW,
I CANNOT TELL.

NARRATOR:
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR TODD
TO GAUGE

WHERE THE ICE MIGHT BE
TOO THIN TO PASS,

OR EVEN IF HE'S GOING
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

I'M TRYING TO KEEP SPOTTED
ON THE ICE

THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOT
THE LESS SNOW ON IT,

AND STAY RIGHT THERE.

BECAUSE IF YOU GET TOO OFF
TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT,

YOU'RE GOING TO PLOUGH INTO
THE DEEP FIVE FEET OF SNOW,

AND YOU'RE GONNA BE STUCK OUT
HERE ON THE ICE,

AND THAT'S NOT GOOD.

[ICE CRACKING]

EVEN THOUGH THE SNOW IS ON TOP
BUT YOU CAN HEAR IT CRACKING.

[ICE CRACKING]
WHOA.

NARRATOR:
BUT THE ICE ISN'T TODD'S ONLY
CONCERN...

OH, MY FRICKIN' DOOR
IS OPEN ON MY SIDE.

NARRATOR:
IN THE SWIRLING WINDS,

HIS CARGO HATCH POPPED OPEN.

NOW MY DOOR, MY LITTLE DOOR
COMPARTMENT DIDN'T SHUT

WHEN I SHUT IT.

NARRATOR:
INSIDE IS HIS EMERGENCY GEAR,

A MUST-HAVE IN CONDITIONS
LIKE THESE.

AND I CAN'T STOP ON THE ICE.

NARRATOR:
SO TODD THROWS CAUTION...
TO THE WIND...

I GOTTA GET OUT,
I CAN'T STOP ON THE ICE.

♪♪♪

WHOA.

[CHAINS CLINK]

COME ON!

GOT IT!

THE DOOR IS SHUT NOW!
HA HA HA! OH!

NARRATOR:
THE HATCH IS SHUT,

BUT HE'S STILL GOTTA CONQUER
THE FINAL QUARTER MILE

OF THE CROSSING.

TODD:
COME OFF THE ICE, BABY,
COME ON,

GET ME OFF THIS ICE.

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

NARRATOR:
FINALLY!

TODD:
YEAH, BABY!

OFF THE ICE, YES!

BUT I KNOW IT AIN'T OVER.

NARRATOR:
TODD'S RELIEF IS SHORT-LIVED

AS HE'S STILL GOT OVER
400 MILES TO GO

INTO THE BLIZZARD.

THIS WHOLE ROAD IS GONNA
BE A NIGHTMARE.

NARRATOR:
WHILE POLAR'S ON THE MOVE...

BACK IN WINNIPEG...

OKAY, YOU SAID,
RED SUCKER LAKE, ALL RIGHT.

NARRATOR:
SO IS VP EXPRESS.

DID YOU SAY POLAR?

NARRATOR:
AND THEY'VE LANDED A CONTRACT

THAT'S SURE TO STING
THEIR RIVAL.

VLAD:
OH, I SEE, I SEE.

IN THIS CASE,
YEAH, I'LL DO IT.

OKAY. THANKS.
BYE BYE.

THERE'S A TRAILER
IN THE RED SUCKER LAKE,

THAT'S SITTING THERE
SINCE LAST YEAR

THAT POLAR RENTED,
AND THEY NEVER PAID.

OH YEAH.

VLAD:
SO THESE TRAILER GUYS,

THEY WANT US TO GO OUT THERE

AND REPO THE TRAILER FOR THEM.

[BLEEP]
EH, LET'S DO 'ER.

NARRATOR:
LAST YEAR, POLAR RENTED
A TRAILER

FOR A RUN TO RED SUCKER LAKE,
BUT NEVER RETURNED IT.

NOW THE TRAILER COMPANY
WANTS IT BACK,

SO THEY'VE HIRED VP
TO REPO IT FOR A BIG BOUNTY.

HUGH:
THEY SAID, WILL YOU-
REPO THIS TRAILER FOR YOU

AND WE'LL PAY YOU FULL LOAD,

LIKE THE FULL PRICE
FOR A FULL LOAD.

SO I MEAN THAT'S,
YOU KNOW, THAT'S FIVE GRAND

GOING IN THERE
AND GETTING THAT TRAILER.

THAT'S A NO BRAINER, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW,
WHO WE COULD GET?

ALEX IS UP AT THOMPSON
AND HE'S BOBTAILIN'.

DO YOU THINK ALEX
CAN HANDLE THIS ONE?

OH, FOR SURE.

EVEN IF HE WORKED
FOR POLAR LAST YEAR?

THAT'LL JUST RUB SALT
IN THE WOUND.

[LAUGHING]

NARRATOR:
THE REPO MISSION REQUIRES
A SAVVY VETERAN AT THE HELM,

SO WITHIN HOURS...

ALEX:
I'M GOING TO RED SUCKER LAKE
TO TAKE THE TRAILER,

TURN AROUND AND DRAG IT
OUT THE OTHER WAY.

NARRATOR:
VP'S GOT ALEX DEBOGORSKI
ON THE CASE.

[LAUGHS]

NARRATOR:
THE ROAD TO RED SUCKER IS ONE
OF THE ROUGHEST IN MANITOBA.

ALEX:
SO IT'S GOT ABOUT FOUR TO SIX
INCHES OF SNOW ON IT.

THIS AREA MOSTLY POWDERED.

NARRATOR:
AND IN THE BLIZZARD,
IT'LL BE WORSE THAN EVER.

LOTS OF TIGHT CURVES,
LOTS OF UP AND DOWNS.

I'VE GOT NO TRAILER BEHIND ME
TO HANG ON TO ME.

DRIVING BOBTAIL
I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL

BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS SO SHORT,

IF YOU START TO SLIDE,
IT'S EASY TO LOSE CONTROL.

HOLY MACKEREL!
ROUND AND ROUND, UP AND DOWN.

ALL THE POTHOLES
ARE CAMOUFLAGED, EH,

JUST HIDING THERE,

JUST WHEN I COME UP, THEY
JUMP OUT AND GRAB THE WHEEL.

THE FRESH SNOW
GETS RID OF THE WRINKLES.

COUPLE INCHES OF FRESH SNOW
IS LIKE GIVING THE ROAD BOTOX,

IT TAKES THE WRINKLES OUT,
MAKES IT SMOOTH.

GIVES THE ROAD A NICE,
FRESH COMPLEXION.

THEN I COME ALONG
AND I PUT ALL THE WRINKLES

AND ALL THE MILES BACK INTO IT.
[CHUCKLES]

NARRATOR:
WHILE ALEX TAKES ON
THE MANITOBA WINTER ROADS,

370 MILES NORTH-EAST
IN ONTARIO...

LISA:
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS
BECAUSE WE GOT SNOW,

AND THEN WE GOT THE HILLS,

AND LIKE NO ONE ELSE IS GOING.

AND IF I GET STUCK,

NO ONE IS COMING ALONG
TO HELP ME.

NARRATOR:
LISA KELLY IS THE ONLY TRUCKER
REMAINING ON THE ROAD

TO BIG TROUT LAKE.

I'M JUST FOLLOWING THESE LIKE,

FAINT, LITTLE TRACKS THAT
ARE ALMOST ALL SNOWED IN.

I MEAN I HAVE MY FINGERS
CROSSED

I'M GOING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.

NARRATOR:
THE SNOWFALL'S INCREASED
TO THREE FEET,

AND WINDS ARE CREATING
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

[CLANKING]

OH, MY GOSH.

REALLY BUMPY.

NARRATOR:
BUT THE POLAR DRIVER'S
DARING TO PUSH FORWARD,

AND STILL HAS OVER 100 MILES
TO GO.

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW
IF I'M GOING THE RIGHT WAY.

I FEEL LIKE I AM.

SO A MODERATE S-BEND
AFTER A HILL. OKAY,

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FIND
A MODERATE S-BEND,

AND SEE IF I'M ON THE RIGHT
ROAD.

I CAN'T TELL BECAUSE I MEAN,
A MODERATE S-BEND?

SO MANY CORNERS IN THIS ROAD,

HOW WOULD I KNOW WHICH ONE
IS THE MODERATE S-BEND

THAT THEY'RE REFERRING TO?

NARRATOR:
LISA NEEDS TO HIT THE TURNOFF
TO BIG TROUT LAKE,

BUT ROADS LIKE THIS
AREN'T FOUND ON ANY GPS.

I DIDN'T THINK THIS WOULD BE
SO COMPLICATED.

NARRATOR:
SO SHE'LL HAVE TO RELY
ON OLD-FASHIONED MAPS.

LISA:
THERE'S NO MILE MARKERS,
NO SIGNS, JUST TREES.

CRAP.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

I GOTTA PULL OVER.

[WIND HOWLS]

I'M JUST SO CONFUSED
BY THE MAP.

OUR TURN IS KINGFISHER-
BIG TROUT TURNOFF,

I FEEL LIKE IT'S THIS ROAD,

BUT WE'RE TRYING TO TURN HERE,
AND WE'RE OVER HERE SOMEWHERE.

NARRATOR:
A CHECK OF THE MAP CONFIRMS
SHE'S MISSED HER TURN OFF.

LISA:
I GONNA TRY-I'M GONNA TRY
TURN AROUND.

NARRATOR:
SO SHE'LL HAVE TO REPOSITION
AND TURN BACK AROUND.

LISA:
CAREFUL.

[BLEEP]

NARRATOR:
BUT MANOEUVRING THE BIG RIG

THROUGH THE QUICKLY MOUNTING
SNOW

IS ANYTHING BUT A SURE BET.

THIS IS NOT EASY,
IT'S A 48-FOOT TRAILER.

SO IT'S NOT EXACTLY EASIEST
TRAILER IN THE WORLD.

IF I CAN JUST KEEP IT THERE,
I MIGHT BE OKAY.

COME ON, DON'T GET STUCK ON
THAT SIDE.

NO, I'M GONNA JACKKNIFE IT.

I'M JUST GETTING STUCK.

THIS IS NOT A GOOD PLACE
TO TURN AROUND.

[SHIFTS GEARS]

OH NO!

I'M STUCK.

NARRATOR: IN THE HEART OF THE BLIZZARD...

THIS IS NOT EASY,
IT'S A 48-FOOT TRAILER.

OH, DON'T GET STUCK
ON THAT SIDE.

NO, I'M GONNA JACKKNIFE IT.

[BLEEP]

NARRATOR:
AFTER TRYING TO REPOSITION
HER RIG...

LISA:
OH NO!

I'M STUCK.

NARRATOR:
LISA KELLY'S STUCK
IN OVER THREE FEET OF SNOW.

THE ONLY DRIVER REMAINING ON
THE REMOTE TRAIL TO BIG TROUT.

IF LISA CAN'T GET HERSELF OUT
OF THIS JAM,

THERE'S NO ONE ELSE
TO HELP HER.

[WIND HOWLS]

NARRATOR:
THE ALASKAN PRO'S ONLY HOPE

IS TO THROW ON CHAINS
AND PRAY IT'S ENOUGH

TO GET THROUGH
THE MASSIVE SNOWFALL.

TRY.

[ENGINE REVVING]

COME ON!

LET ME OUT OF HERE.

[TRUCK ENGINE RUMBLES]

[SHIFTS GEARS]

OKAY.

ONWARD! YES!

NARRATOR:
BACK ON TRACK...

WE'LL TRY THIS WAY.

NARRATOR:
LISA FINDS THE TURN OFF
TO BIG TROUT LAKE...

LISA:
THESE ARE REALLY BAD DAYS
TO BE TAKING THIS CRAP ON.

NARRATOR:
BUT SHE'LL BE THE ONLY DRIVER
FOR THE NEXT 100 MILES

AS SHE BATTLES TOWARDS
THE DROP OFF POINT.

THIS COULD GET ROUGH.

NARRATOR:
WHILE LISA ROLLS ON,

BACK IN WINNIPEG...

[WARNING BEEPS]

[SWITCH CLICKING]

WELL, WHAT THE [BLEEP].

I'M SHOWING THAT I'VE
GOT PLENTY OF BATTERY.

NARRATOR:
DARRELL WARD CAN'T EVEN
GET OUT OF THE YARD.

DARRELL:
YEAH, IT'S COLD OUT HERE,

THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING
FOR COUPLE OF DAYS.

[BLEEP]

[WARNING BEEPS]

COME ON.

I'VE HAD PROBLEMS HERE,
AT POLAR,

WITH THE MECHANICS IN THE PAST
AND THESE TRUCKS.

THEIR MAINTENANCE AND THEIR
SERVICE IS KIND OF LAX.

WELL, I GUESS I'LL GRAB
MY PAPER WORK,

GO IN AND DO MY PAPER WORK,

AND LET THEM KNOW
MY TRUCK DON'T START.

NARRATOR:
WITH THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP,

DARRELL COULD BE OUT
MULTIPLE LOADS

AND MULTIPLE PAYCHEQUES.

DARRELL:
I'M NOT MAKING ANY MONEY.

OUT OF COFFEE.

I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE DRINKING
COFFEE ALL DAY LONG.

UH, COFFEE'S GOOD.

THE MORE COFFEE I DRINK,
THE MORE AMBITIOUS I AM,

YOU KNOW, IT GIVES ME
THAT CAFFEINE RUSH

AND I WANT TO GO DRIVE
MY TRUCK.

BUT I DON'T HAVE A TRUCK
TO DRIVE

BECAUSE IT BELONGS TO POLAR,

AND POLAR'S TRUCKS ARE JUNK.

I'VE GOT TWO LOADS
SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

SOMETHING'S GOTTA CHANGE
AROUND HERE.

NARRATOR:
BUT DARRELL'S DOWNED TRUCK IS
JUST ONE OF POLAR'S WORRIES...

[PHONE RINGING]

POLAR INDUSTRIES.

INTO RED SUCKER LAKE?

OH, YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.

NARRATOR: NEWS OF RIVAL VP'S REPO MISSION

IS REACHING POLAR BOSS,
MARK KOHAYKEWYCH.

MARK:
JUST GOT WORD THAT THE GUYS
AT VP EXPRESS

ARE GONNA GO TRY
AND TAKE THIS TRAILER

OUT OF RED SUCKER LAKE,
ILLEGALLY.

NARRATOR:
325 MILES NORTH...

[TRUCK ENGINE ROARS]

ALEX DEBOGORSKI'S WITHIN
HOURS OF SNAGGING THE TRAILER,

CLAIMING A BOUNTY
FOR VP EXPRESS,

AND STICKING IT
TO HIS OLD BOSS.

MARK:
I'VE BEEN IN THIS LEGAL BATTLE
WITH THIS TRAILER

THAT GOT LEFT LAST YEAR
IN RED SUCKER LAKE.

IT'S MY BUSINESS,
IT'S MY PROBLEM,

THEY'RE GOING TO GO TRY
AND REPO THIS STUFF,

LIKE UNDER WHOSE DIRECTION?

NARRATOR:
BUT MARK'S NOT GOING DOWN
WITHOUT A FIGHT.

MARK:
THIS IS TYPICAL VP STYLE.

THIS ISN'T GONNA HAPPEN,
NOT ON MY WATCH.

WE'RE GONNA PUT A STOP
TO THIS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

YEAH, I JUST GOT WORD
FROM ONE OF MY DRIVERS

THAT VP HAS BEEN HIRED
BY THE TRAILER CLOWNS

TO GO GET THIS TRAILER OUT.

NARRATOR:
REFUSING TO LET HUGH AND VLAD
GET THE BEST OF HIM,

MARK PUTS IN A CALL
TO CONNECTIONS UP NORTH.

WELL, WHATEVER YOU CAN DO ON
YOUR END TO MAKE THIS HAP-

TO MAKE THIS STOP.

I TRUST YOU'LL LOOK AFTER IT,
THANK YOU.

BYE BYE.

THESE GUYS ARE GONNA LOOK
LIKE A BUNCH OF IDIOTS.

THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE ME
LOOK STUPID,

THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK STUPID
IN THE END.

RADIO ANNOUNCEMENT:
WEATHER CONDITIONS;

WIND GUSTING TO 60 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR,

BLOWING SNOW
GIVING POOR VISIBILITY...

NARRATOR:
THE BLIZZARD THAT'S POUNDING
THE WINTER ROADS

IS INCREASING IN INTENSITY.

CONDITIONS ARE SO EXTREME
THAT VIRTUALLY EVERY TRUCKER

HAS CHOSEN TO STAY
ON THE SIDELINES.

BUT IN REMOTE ONTARIO...

LISA:
STILL FIVE INCHES,
SIX INCHES OF SNOW

I'M TRUDGING THROUGH.

STILL NO TRACKS BUT MINE.

I WANNA GET THERE

SO THAT I KNOW THAT THERE
IS AN END TO THIS ROAD.

NARRATOR:
LISA KELLY HAS NAVIGATED HER
WAY OVER THE UNMARKED TRAIL

TO HER DESTINATION.

I'M JUST ROLLING
INTO BIG TROUT HERE.

GET THIS STUFF OFFLOADED.

NARRATOR:
AND WITH THE RUN COMPLETE,

SHE'S TRAVELLED FURTHER NORTH
INTO ONTARIO

THAN ANY OTHER POLAR DRIVER,

NOTCHING ANOTHER LOAD
FOR THE TEAM.

DO YOU HAVE A BACKHAUL
SO I CAN HAVE SOME WEIGHT?

MAN:
NO. I DON'T THINK SO.

YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING?

MAN: NO:
LISA: ALL RIGHT.

WELL, WE'LL MAKE IT WORK THEN.
MAN: YEAH.

LISA:
APPRECIATE IT, THANKS.

NARRATOR:
INSTEAD OF WAITING IN TOWN,

LISA JUMPS BACK INTO THE FRAY.

AND I AM NOW DEPARTING EMPTY,
WITH NO BACKHAUL.

NARRATOR:
BUT ON HER RETURN TRIP,

SHE'LL HAVE TO DO IT
WITHOUT A LOAD

HELPING TO WEIGH HER DOWN.

IT'S SLICK OUT.

NARRATOR:
CREATING A LETHAL COMBINATION
OF WEAK TRACTION

INTO THE TEETH
OF THE WHIPPING WIND.

I GUESS I'LL JUST GET OUT THERE
AND FIND OUT.

NARRATOR:
WHILE LISA PRESSES FORWARD,

BACK AT POLAR HEADQUARTERS,

DARRELL IS STILL STUCK
IN NEUTRAL.

DARRELL:
HERE I AM BROKE DOWN,

THE TRUCK'S SITTING
IN THE SHOP.

YOU KNOW, I CAME UP HERE
TO WORK,

I DIDN'T COME UP HERE
TO [BLEEP] OFF.

[KNOCKS]
MARK: DARRELL.

DARRELL:
MARK, HOW'S IT GOING?

GOOD,
HOW ARE YOU DOING BUDDY?

DARRELL: NOT GOOD.
MARK: WHAT'S GOING ON?

DARREL:
OH YOU KNOW,
JUST EVERYTHING.

TRUCK'S BROKE DOWN,

I'VE ONLY MADE TWO RUNS
SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

MARK:
I MEAN IT'S,
IT'S TRUCKING, DARRELL.

DARRELL:
OH, I KNOW IT'S TRUCKING
BUT I'VE JUST BEEN, YOU KNOW,

I DO NEED TO GET LOADS.

MARK:
DARRELL CAME IN COMPLAINING,

COMPLAINING TRUCKS
WEREN'T READY,

COMPLAINING THIS WASN'T READY,

YOU KNOW TYPICAL DARRELL
HOT-HEAD STUFF.

AT THE END OF THE DAY,

HE'S GOT TO BE A TEAM PLAYER.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD THIS
CONVERSATION LAST YEAR.

YOU CAME IN HERE,
YOU WERE UPSET ABOUT THINGS.

DARRELL: YEAH.
I TOLD YOU, I SAID ARE YOU IN-

DARRELL:
I WANT, I WANT AS MANY LOADS
AS I CAN GET,

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE,
YOU KNOW.

LET'S GET ON THE ROAD.

WE'VE GOT TOO MUCH [BLEEP]
TO MOVE.

MARK:
NOT UNTIL MONDAY, YOU KNOW
WHAT I MEAN? THINGS HAPPEN.

I MEAN, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
DOING THIS FOR?

YOU KNOW, I APOLOGIZE IF
IT'S NOT UP TO YOUR STANDARDS.

YOU KNOW, I CAN UNDERSTAND
WHY HUGH AND VLAD MOVED ON,

STARTED THEIR OWN BUSINESS.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE THESE GUYS
ARE ALL MOVING ON FOR A REASON?

NARRATOR:
WHILE POLAR FACES TROUBLE
IN THE OFFICE,

IT'S EVEN WORSE ON THE ROAD.

ART:
WHAT IN THE HELL?!

IT'S GETTIN' KIND OF NASTY OUT
AGAIN.

NARRATOR:
ART BURKE'S PUSHING DEEP
INTO ONTARIO

WITH OVER 100 MILES TO GO
TO REMOTE DEER LAKE.

I WISH IT WOULD STOP SNOWING.

[BLEEP]
ALL [BLEEP] [BLEEP].

NARRATOR:
BUT THE WORST STORM IN DECADES

IS MAKING FOR A BRUTAL RIDE.

HOPEFULLY THIS IS GONNA QUIT,
EH.

NARRATOR: AND NOW, AN ICE CROSSING PACKED WITH OVER TWO FEET OF SNOW

BRINGS THE RUN TO A HALT.

[WIND HOWLS]

HOLY [BLEEP], MAN,

SHE'S NOT A VERY NICE DAY.

SEE ALL THIS SNOW SITTING
ON IT IS HEAVY, EH,

AND THERE'S TONNES,
AND TONNES, AND TONNES

OF THIS STUFF ON THE LAKE.

[ICE CREAKS, WIND HOWLS]

NARRATOR:
AS THE HEAVY SNOWFALL
WEIGHS DOWN THE ICE,

THE PRESSURE FORCES WATER
TO SEEP THROUGH THE CRACKS,

AND THE WEAKENED SPOTS
BECOME POTENTIAL DEATH TRAPS

FOR PASSING RIGS.

MAKES IT A LITTLE MORE TRICKY.

[WIND HOWLS]

NARRATOR:
DESPITE THE THREAT OF MOUNTING
SNOW WEIGHING ON THE ICE...

OKAY, BUDDY.

AWAY WE GO!

NARRATOR:
ART TAKES THE GAMBLE.

THERE'S THAT MUCH [BLEEP]
SNOW HERE.

MORE AND MORE
THAT WE'RE TROTTING THROUGH.

NARRATOR:
A QUARTER MILE IN...

UH-OH,
THAT LOOKS BAD UP THERE, MAN.

NARRATOR:
THE NIGHTMARE SCENARIO
BECOMES REALITY.

ART:
THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW
HAS GOT THE WATER

PUSHED RIGHT UP THROUGH
UP HERE, LOOK.

[WATER BUBBLES]

YOU GOTTA BE KIDDIN' ME.
OH BOY.

♪♪♪

NARRATOR: ON MCINNIS LAKE ICE CROSSING...

THERE'S THAT MUCH [BLEEP]
SNOW HERE.

NARRATOR:
ART BURKE'S FACING
A WEIGHTY CHALLENGE.

UH-OH.
LOOKS BAD UP THERE, MAN.

NARRATOR:
PRESSURE FROM THE HEAVY
SNOWFALL

IS CAUSING THE ICE TO CRACK...

[WATER BUBBLES]

AND WATER'S SEEPING THROUGH.

ART:
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDIN' ME.
OH BOY.

THAT'S WHAT FREAKS ME OUT.

[WATER BUBBLES]

I'M GONNA TAKE THAT
AS A SIGN

THAT THIS [BLEEP] ICE
IS DANGEROUS AS [BLEEP].

GO ON, BOY.

[WATER BUBBLES]

NARRATOR:
WITH OVER A HALF MILE LEFT
TO GO,

ALL ART CAN DO IS KEEP
A STEADY PACE

AND HOPE THE ICE HOLDS OUT.

THIS IS A LONG LAKE, MAN.

I'LL BE GLAD TO GET OFF
OF THIS ONE.

I WANT TO GET THROUGH
THIS IN ONE PIECE, EH.

I GOT A LITTLE SWEETHEART IN
YELLOWKNIFE THAT I LOVE DEARLY,

NOT TO MENTION A WHOLE FAMILY
AND EVERYTHING UP THERE.

I DON'T WANT ANYTHING
TO [BLEEP] HAPPEN TO ME.

[WATER BUBBLES]

♪♪♪

[VICTORIOUS LAUGHTER]

WE'RE AWAY AGAIN, BOY.
WE'RE OFF THE ICE.

WE CAN RELAX NOW.

[BLEEP]

NARRATOR:
ONCE ACROSS...

NARRATOR:
ART MAKES IT TO THE DROP-OFF
POINT IN DEER LAKE...

SO WE MADE 'ER.

AND DESPITE THE BLIZZARD,
POLAR BANKS ANOTHER LOAD.

ART:
I GOT IT ALL OFF,
EVERYTHING WENT GOOD.

MISSION COMPLETE.

NARRATOR:
BUT NOW...

ART:
IT'S SNOWING AGAIN.

IT'S BEEN SNOWING NOW
FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS.

NARRATOR:
HE'LL HAVE TO TURN AND BURN

RIGHT BACK INTO THE HEART
OF THE STORM.

THERE'S A LOT OF SNOW,

SO I HOPE TO GOD WE DON'T
GET STUCK TONIGHT.

AWAY WE GO,
THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.

NARRATOR:
BUT ART'S NOT THE ONLY POLAR
DRIVER IN THE THICK OF IT.

I MAY AS WELL CLOSE MY EYES,

THAT'S HOW MUCH I CAN SEE
RIGHT NOW.

NARRATOR:
LISA KELLY'S 100 MILES OUT
OF BIG TROUT LAKE

ON HER WAY BACK TO WINNIPEG.

I AM NOW EMPTY
WITH NO BACKHAUL.

[RATTLING]

IT'S FAR WORSE THAN
WHEN WE WERE LOADED.

NARRATOR:
BUT HER EMPTY TRAILER
IS BARELY HOLDING ON

THROUGH THE FEROCIOUS WINDS
AND SNOWY TERRAIN.

I EITHER GET TO MY DESTINATION

OR I'M IN THE DITCH SOMEWHERE.

I DON'T ANTICIPATE
IT'S GONNA BE ANY EASIER.

HILLS ARE GOING TO TRIP ME UP

BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY WEIGHT
ON THE DRIVES.

NARRATOR:
THE LIGHT LOAD MEANS
LITTLE TRACTION,

A WORST CASE SCENARIO AS SHE
HITS A RUN OF STEEP HILLS.

[SHIFTS GEARS]

YEAH, SO THIS IS NOT
GONNA BE FUN.

NARRATOR:
THE INCLINE REQUIRES
ADDED SPEED...

LISA:
THIS COULD GET ROUGH.

NARRATOR: AND WILL PUT LISA AND HER EMPTY TRAILER TO THE TEST.

LISA:
COME ON!

I'M SLOWING DOWN.

NARRATOR:
BUT THE DEEP SNOWFALL IS PROVING TO BE A TOUGH OPPONENT.

OH MY GOSH!

I DON'T THINK
I'M GONNA MAKE IT.

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

[WHEELS SPINNING]

NARRATOR:
ALL LISA CAN DO IS ROLL
THE RIG BACK AND TRY AGAIN.

[WHEELS SPINNING]

[WHEELS SPINNING]

[CHAINS JINGLE]

[WHEELS SPINNING]

[WHEELS SPINNING]

NARRATOR:
DUG IN EVEN DEEPER...

THE STORM'S WON THIS BATTLE.

LISA:
I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

NARRATOR:
LISA'S STRANDED,
AND OUT OF OPTIONS,

HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HELP.

LISA:
THERE'S NO WAY TO GET
OUT OF HERE.

IN THE MIDDLE OF A MASSIVE
STORM,

POLAR AND VP EXPRESS
ARE BATTLING MOTHER NATURE

AND EACH OTHER.

VLAD:
YOU SAID,
RED SUCKER LAKE...

NARRATOR:
VP HAS SET OUT TO REPO
A POLAR TRAILER

AND REAP THE BIG REWARD.

THAT'LL JUST RUB SALT
IN THE WOUND.

[LAUGHING]

MARK:
YEP.

NARRATOR:
BUT MARK'S LOOKING TO THROW
A WRENCH INTO THEIR PLANS.

WELL, WHATEVER YOU CAN DO ON
YOUR END TO MAKE THIS HAP-

TO MAKE THIS STOP.

NARRATOR:
300 HUNDRED MILES NORTH
OF WINNIPEG...

I FINALLY ARRIVED
IN RED SUCKER,

SO NOW I'VE GOTTA GO
FIND THE TRAILER.

NARRATOR:
ALEX DEBOGORSKI CLOSES IN
ON THE PICK UP POINT.

[POLICE SIREN WAILS]

ALEX:
WHAT'S THIS?

I GOT A RED-
I GOT A POLICE LIGHT BEHIND ME.

IT LOOKS LIKE A POLICE TRUCK,

SO OBVIOUSLY THIS IS OFFICIAL.

ALEX:
HOW'S IT GOIN'?

OKAY.

ALEX:
OKAY, WELL, WHAT DO YOU GUYS,
WHAT DO YOU WANT?

ALEX:
I UNDERSTAND.

THEY HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY
ESCORT US OUT OF TOWN,

THEY'RE BASICALLY KICKING US
OUT OF TOWN.

NARRATOR:
BACK AT POLAR HEADQUARTERS...

[LAUGHS] REALLY?
OH, THAT'S GREAT NEWS.

NARRATOR:
MARK GETS WORD FROM HIS
CONNECTIONS UP NORTH.

[LAUGHS]
THAT'S AWESOME!

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU
FOR LOOKING AFTER THAT FOR ME.

ALL RIGHT, TAKE CARE.

[CHUCKLES]
THAT'S AWESOME.

I JUST GOT A CALL THAT THESE-
THESE GUYS TRIED TO GET IN,

GRAB THIS TRAILER.

IF I WAS VP I'D BE VERY ASHAMED
OF THEMSELVES RIGHT NOW.

ALEX:
THIS IS DEFINITELY AT THE TOP
OF THE LISTS OF THE BOOK CALLED

"EXERCISES IN FUTILITY."
HA.

NARRATOR:
HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HOME...

ALEX HAS BECOME A PAWN
IN THE CHESS GAME

BETWEEN POLAR AND VP EXPRESS.

ALEX:
FOR SOME REASON,

EVERY TIME THE POLICE TURN
THE RED LIGHT ON

YOU JUST LIKE, I FEEL LIKE
I'M THE BAD GUY,

I DID SOMETHING BAD,
I DID SOMETHING WRONG.

SO I'M THE BAD GUY.

THAT WAS A HARD DAY
ON THE JOB.

NARRATOR:
WHILE ALEX IS CHASED OUT
OF TOWN...

[WIND HOWLS]

140 MILES EAST...

IF I MAKE IT THROUGH THIS IT'S
GONNA BE A [BLEEP] MIRACLE.

NARRATOR:
POLAR DRIVER ART BURKE'S
FIGHTING THE STORM,

STRUGGLING TO GET BACK
TO WINNIPEG.

ART:
OKAY, WE'VE GOT TO GIVE HER
A LITTLE FUEL

TO GET UP THIS HILL HERE, BOY.

NARRATOR:
BUT WITH ONLY A LIGHTWEIGHT
TRAILER BEHIND HIM,

AND DEEP SNOW AHEAD...

LET'S HOPE I DON'T [BLEEP] UP!

NARRATOR:
EACH HILL WILL BE A KNOCKDOWN
DRAG OUT BATTLE.

ART:
HANG ON!

COME ON, BABY,
YOU CAN DO IT!

[WHEELS SPINNING]

[BLEEP]

WE'RE IN TOO DEEP THERE, UNH.

I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO PULL THIS OFF.

[WIND HOWLS FIERCELY]

NARRATOR:
AS THE DEEP FREEZE
OF NIGHT SETS IN...

POLAR'S FORTUNES
AND THEIR DRIVERS' SURVIVAL...

ART:
WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

NARRATOR:
ARE FADING FAST...

ART:
THIS IS A NIGHTMARE.

NARRATOR:
NEXT TIME ON
"ICE ROAD TRUCKERS"...

TODD:
THESE ARE THE MOST EXTREME
CONDITIONS

THAT I HAVE EVER TRAVELLED ON.

NARRATOR:
THE DRIVERS TOOK THE RISK...

AH!

REAL SCREWED.

NARRATOR:
AND NOW,
THEY'RE PAYING THE PRICE.

ART:
I'M RUNNING OUT OF FUEL,

AND I'M COMPLETELY OUT
OF [BLEEP] PATIENCE.

NARRATOR:
AS THE STORM OF THE CENTURY...

ABOUT AS BAD AS IT GETS
RIGHT HERE.

NARRATOR:
TURNS THE WINTER ROADS...

LISA:
I'M JUST SPINNING MY WHEELS
ON THIS [BLEEP] PATH.

NARRATOR:
...INTO HELL ON EARTH.

ART:
ANYBODY WHO'S GOT ANY IDEAS OF
DOING THIS FOR A [BLEEP] JOB,

MIGHT WANNA GET THEMSELVES
CHECKED OUT.