>> male announcer: COMING UP ON<i>
ICE ROAD TRUCKERS...</i> THE ROAD TAKES ITS TOLL ON ALEX.
>> Alex: I GOT LOTS OF PROBLEMS. I'M FALLIN' APART.
>> announcer: RICK HAS A MELTDOWN.
>> Rick: I JUST WANNA BE TREATED THE SAME AS THE OTHER TRUCKERS
ARE. >> announcer: AND 40 TONS OF
IRON HANG BY A THREAD. >> WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
>> announcer: THIS IS THE LAST FRONTIER FOR NATURAL GAS
EXPLORATION, A POTENTIAL TRILLION DOLLAR RESERVE THAT
COULD HELP EASE THE WORLD'S ENERGY SHORTAGE.
MGM MADE A $20 MILLION-BET TO FIND NATURAL GAS HERE AT APUT...
AND LOST. NOW, THEY'VE GOT ONE LAST SHOT.
>> OH, STRESS AND CIGARETTES IN THE MORNIN'.
>> announcer: JERRY DUSDAL, THE TRUCK SUPERVISOR FOR MULLEN, IS
SENDING OUT THE HEAVIEST LOADS OF THE SEASON.
>> WE'RE GONNA HAUL MAXIMUM CAPACITY.
SO, YEAH, WE'RE TESTIN' ICE TODAY.
OKAY, THIS ONE'S READY TO GO. >> announcer: JERRY'S OVERSEEING
THE MOVE OF THE ENTIRE 7 MILLION-POUND SITE...
50 MILES NORTH TO THE SEASON'S FINAL DRILLING ATTEMPT AT
LANGLEY. [horn honks]
FIRST ON DECK FOR THE RIG MOVE IS VETERAN TRUCKER ALEX
DEBOGORSKI. >> Alex: SO I GUESS I'LL HAVE
SOME INTERESTING LOADS TO, UH, LOOK AT, EH?
I'LL BE LOADED RIGHT TO THE... TO THE GUNNELS.
>> announcer: BUT SOMETHING'S WRONG.
YESTERDAY, ALEX WAS OFF HIS GAME, GETTING LOST ON THE WAY TO
APUT. >> Alex: WHAT THE HELL?
DID WE MISS THE TURN? YEP. I MISSED IT.
>> announcer: TODAY, THREE WEEKS OF TRUCKING IN THE ARCTIC ARE
STARTING TO CATCH UP WITH HIM. >> Alex: I GOT LOTS OF PROBLEMS.
I'M FALLIN' APART. MY HEMORRHOIDS DECIDED TO ACT
UP, SO...THAT'S KINDA MISERABLE. SO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY
LIFE, I TRIED SOME OF THAT HEMORRHOID OINTMENT, WHICH IS
GROSS, TO APPLY AND INSERT. [chuckling]
AND I REALLY SHOULD GO SEE THE DOCTOR, 'CAUSE I BEEN HAVING
TROUBLE WITH SHORTAGE OF BREATH. SO THERE'S A VARIETY OF THINGS
IT COULD BE, I GUESS. MAYBE I GOT A TOUCH OF
PNEUMONIA. YOUR BODY DOESN'T WORK THE WAY
IT DID WHEN IT WAS 18 AND 20 AND 25, EH?
[cb radio chatter] SO YOU GOTTA KIND OF BLUFF
EVERYBODY. >> HEY, MISTER, HOW ARE YA?
>> SO WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS GIVE YOU ONE OF THEM SUBS.
'CAUSE YOU'RE THE VETERAN FROM YELLOWKNIFE.
NO, I DON'T WANT YOU TO [bleep] UP.
>> Alex: [laughing] NOBODY... >> NO, DON'T DO THAT.
>> Alex: I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU CALL THE THING I'M HAULIN'.
IT'S GONNA BE PART OF THAT BIG CONTRAPTION RIGHT THERE.
WHEN I GET IT ON THE TRUCK, THEN I'LL KNOW WHAT IT IS THEN.
[chuckling] >> announcer: IT'S ONE-HALF OF
THE SUBSTRUCTURE THAT FORMS THE BASE FOR THE DERRICK...
WHICH IS ALREADY AT THE NEW SITE.
ALEX IS UNDER THE GUN. THE ICE ROAD KING IS ABOUT TO
FACE THE BIGGEST LOAD OF HIS 26-YEAR CAREER...AND HE'S NOT IN
TOP FORM. >> Alex: FIGURE I CAN SURVIVE
ANOTHER MONTH. [chuckling]
[cb radio chatter] >> announcer: DOWN AT INUVIK,
AT THE NORTHWIND YARD... HUGH "THE POLAR BEAR" ROWLAND
HAS BEEN SIDELINED FROM MOVING THE BIG LOADS TO LANGLEY.
OTHER TRUCKERS ARE HAULING 40-TON LOADS FOUR STORIES TALL.
HUGH WILL BE CARRYING HUMAN WASTE.
>> Hugh: GONNA GO UP THERE AND GET A LOAD TO SPARE.
>> announcer: UP NORTH, THERE ARE NO SEWERS.
WASTE IS STORED IN ABOVE-GROUND TANKS, AND WHEN THOSE TANKS ARE
FULL, SOMEONE HAS TO TRUCK IT 99 MILES BACK SOUTH.
THIS YEAR, IT'S HUGH. >> Hugh: THIS IS OUR BUSY TIME,
YOU KNOW, A COUPLE MONTHS UP HERE ON THE ICE FOR THE RIG
BUSINESS. SO WE'RE COMIN' DOWN ONTO THE
APPROACH ONTO THE ICE HERE. >> announcer: TRUCKERS CALL IT
THE BEGINNING OF THE END. >> Hugh: IT'S ABOUT 100 METERS
LONG, 150 METERS LONG, I GUESS. I ALWAYS LIKE TO SLOW DOWN.
I'M EMPTY, BUT I LIKE TO SLOW DOWN A BIT.
TRACTOR'S ON THE ICE. TRAILER'S ON THE ICE.
NOW WE'RE GONNA LIVE TO SEE ANOTHER DAY.
THIS ICE IS NICE AND SMOOTH. IT WAS [bleep] COLD THIS
MORNING, SO YOU GET LOTS OF TRACTION.
IT'S 40 BELOW OUT. JEEZ. [Bleep] COLD.
WHAT AFFECTS THE ICE IS THE WARM WEATHER DOWN SOUTH.
EVERYTHING BEGINS IN THE SOUTH, 'CAUSE THE WATER ALL RUNS UP
HERE TO THE OCEANS. ANYTHING HAPPENS DOWN SOUTH
AFFECTS US UP HERE, THAT'S FOR SURE.
>> announcer: THE MACKENZIE, CANADA'S LONGEST RIVER, FLOWS
NORTH INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN AND FORMS PART OF THE ICE ROAD.
AS ICE MELTS DOWN SOUTH, THE WARMER WATER RUSHES NORTH
AND SLOWLY MELTS THE ROAD FROM BELOW.
>> Hugh: MACKENZIE RIVER RUNS ALL THE WAY UP HERE.
IT STARTS WARMIN' UP DOWN THERE AND STARTS FLOWING, YOU KNOW,
[bleep]. AFTER A WHILE, IT'S JUST A
MATTER OF TIME. >> announcer: FOR NOW, THE
WEATHER AND THE ROAD ARE HOLDING.
HUGH HEADS TOWARDS THE NEW RIG AND MORE DANGEROUS ICE.
[honks horn] 60 MILES NORTH, 26-YEAR ICE ROAD
VETERAN ERIC DUFRESNE IS NEARING APUT...
READY TO HAUL A VITAL LOAD FOR THE RIG MOVE.
BUT WITHOUT WARNING... >> ERIC, YOU GOT A COPY?
>> announcer: HIS MISSION CHANGES.
>> Eric: GO AHEAD, RAY. >> announcer: A D41 KUMATSU
DOZER, SOMETIMES CALLED A 41, HAS BROKEN DOWN 35 MILES FROM
APUT. IT'S DEADWEIGHT ON THE ICE.
DOZERS HAVE BEEN USED FOR ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS SINCE THE 1940s.
THEY'RE IDEAL FOR THIS TERRAIN. BUT WHEN ONE BREAKS DOWN, IT CAN
BECOME A SUBZERO DEATH TRAP FOR THE DRIVER.
>> Eric: THAT'S OKAY. I'LL SKID HER ACROSS.
>> Eric: ROGER THAT. >> announcer: ERIC WON'T BE ON
THE BIG RIG MOVE TODAY. HE FLOORS IT.
>> Eric: JERRY, YOU COPY, OR JODY?
>> ERIC, YOU GOT A COPY. IT'S JERRY.
>> Eric: JERRY, I GOTTA DO A RECOVERY ON THE LITTLE CACK
HERE. IT'S BROKE DOWN ON THE WAY TO
BARCY. >> IF YOU GOTTA GO DO THAT, GO
AHEAD. >> Eric: I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO
CUT THIS DAY SHORT FOR THE RIG MOVE.
WELL, THESE THINGS HAPPEN. YOU GET THE CALL ONCE IN THE
WHILE TO GO AND DO RECOVERIES. ESPECIALLY WITH THE TYPE OF
TRAILER I HAVE, BECAUSE I CAN DROP THE TRAILER RIGHT ON THE
GROUND, DRIVE OR WINCH THE EQUIPMENT ONTO IT, LOAD UP AND
GO. >> announcer: ERIC AND TWO
NORTHWIND MECHANICS ARRIVE AT THE SCENE.
THE DOZER MAINTAINS THE ICE ROAD, SO IT NEEDS TO GET FIXED
AND BACK ON THE JOB AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE TWO VEHICLES ARE ADDING 20 TONS OF DEADWEIGHT TO THE
39-INCH THICK ICE. EVERY SECOND COUNTS.
[engine chugging] THE NORTHWIND MECHANICS ARE ABLE
TO GET THE DOZER JUST BARELY RUNNING.
ONCE HE GETS IT LOADED, ERIC BEGINS HIS 65-MILE TREK TO
WURMLINGER. 47 MILES NORTHWEST AT APUT,
JERRY AND HIS TEAM ARE FINALLY READY.
STAGE ONE, LOAD THE MASSIVE SUB-HALVES.
>> YEAH, THERE IS AN ORDER, AND IT'S A PUZZLE.
AND YOU GOTTA TRY AND GET THE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE IN THE
RIGHT ORDER. YOU GOTTA HAVE THE SUB AND THE
MATTING THAT'S UNDER THE SUB. THAT'S THE FIRST THING THEY NEED
OVER THERE TO START PUTTIN' IT BACK TOGETHER.
>> announcer: BEFORE THE DERRICK CAN BE RAISED, THE SUBSTRUCTURE
NEEDS TO BE IN PLACE. IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE
TRUCKERS HAULING THE SUB TO LANGLEY ON TIME.
>> SOMETIMES IT WORKS GREAT, AND YOU'RE A HERO.
AND SOMETIMES YOU'LL MISS A PIECE, AND YOU'RE A DEAD CAT.
SO...THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS. >> announcer: JERRY MAKES A
TOUGH CALL. HE PULLS ALEX FROM TAKING THE
FIRST LOAD. THE HONOR GOES TO BEAR SWENSEN.
BEAR HAS 30 YEARS TRUCKING EXPERIENCE UP NORTH...
AND IS DRIVING HIS SEVENTH SEASON ON THE ARTIC ICE ROADS.
>> SHOULD GO OUT, BUT, UH, ONE NEVER KNOWS.
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. WELL, WE'LL HOPE THAT NOTHING
CAN HAPPEN 'CAUSE I KNOW I DON'T WANNA GO SWIMMING, AND WE'LL
HAVE TO MAKE IT. OTHERWISE, UH, JERRY WON'T GET
ME ANYMORE DOUGHNUTS. [laughs]
>> announcer: LOADING THE 40-TON, 40-FOOT TALL SUB-HALVES
IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPLICATED RIG MOVES IN THE WORLD...
REQUIRING THREE TRUCKS IN ADDITION TO BEAR'S.
>> YOU READY? LET'S GO. >> announcer: FIRST STEP IS TO
CAREFULLY DRAG ONE END OF THE MASSIVE SUB-HALF ONTO A BED
TRUCK. BEHIND THE WHEEL, JODY REEVE.
HE'S BEEN TREKKING IN THE ARCTIC FOR OVER A DECADE.
>> WHOO-HEE! [laughter]
OKAY, JODY, COME AHEAD WITH IT. >> announcer: AT 40 TONS, JODY'S
GOT A FIGHT ON HIS HANDS. >> YEAH, GET HER DOWN SO YOU CAN
STEER HER. OKAY, PULL THE TRUCKS IF YOU'RE
READY. >> announcer: WITH ONE END OF
THE SUB-HALF RESTING ON JODY'S WINCH TRUCK, TWO GIN POLE
TRUCKS, ONE ON EACH SIDE, RAISE THE OTHER HALF OFF THE GROUND.
>> YEAH. HOLD IT THERE, GUYS. >> announcer: THE TWO GIN POLE
TRUCKS AND THE BED TRUCK HAVE TO LOWER THE 40-TON HUNK OF IRON
TO A PRECISE POSITION ON BEAR'S FLATBED...OR IT COULD FALL AND
CRUSH EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH. >> COME ON BACK.
GOOD. WHOA. WHOA. BOTH TRUCKS BACK OFF A LITTLE
BIT. >> announcer: WITH ONE HALF OF
THE SUB RESTING ON BEAR'S TRUCK, THE BED TRUCK PULLS FORWARD
UNTIL IT'S OUT FROM UNDER THE SUB, LEAVING THE MASSIVE IRON
STRUCTURE RESTING ON THE FLATBED.
>> DOWN, JODY. OKAY, GOOD! PERFECT.
>> announcer: THE FINAL STEP IS TO SECURE IT TO THE TRAILER.
>> THIS IS CHAININ' IT DOWN. WELL, WE'RE USING BIG CHAINS.
HALF-INCH CHAINS... AND, UH...THE CROSS CHAIN
SO WE KNOW THAT IT ISN'T GONNA GO ANYWHERE.
SEEING IT, YOU NOTICE THIS, I HAVE TO SEND MY RIGGERS UNDER
THERE, 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF BEAR CAN FIT UNDERNEATH THAT,
SO... >> [laughing]
>> announcer: THE SLIGHTEST SHIFT DURING TRANSPORT COULD
SPELL DISASTER. >> SHE'S TIED DOWN GOOD.
CROSS CHAIN IN THE BACK, HALF-INCH CHAINS.
CAN'T GO FORWARD, BACKWARDS, OR SIDEWAYS.
>> THIS'LL BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST LOADS TO GO OUT.
YOU WOULDN'T HAUL THIS DOWN THE INTERSTATE.
BUT WE'LL HAUL IT ON THE ICE ROAD.
>> ARE WE CRAZY? NO. NUTS, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT.
>> announcer: COMING UP... RICK NEARS HIS BREAKING POINT.
>> Rick: I DON'T GIVE A [bleep] WHO YOU ARE, HOW MUCH
YOU'RE [bleep] PAYIN' ME. I TREAT YOU WITH RESPECT, I
EXPECT THE SAME. IF YOU DON'T WANNA DO THAT, I
DON'T WANNA WORK FOR YOU. >> announcer: BUT UNDER 50 TONS
OF METAL...THE ICE AND ALEX MAY CRACK FIRST.
>> REASSURE ME. >> I'VE NEVER HAD A LOAD LIKE
THIS. THIS IS THE BIGGEST LOAD I'VE
CARRIED. >> announcer: AT THE DRY NATURAL
GAS WELL AT APUT, THE TWO HEAVIEST LOADS OF THE SEASON
ARE ABOUT TO HIT THE ARCTIC ICE ROAD.
>> THAT'S ONE LOAD, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA LOAD ALEX NEXT.
>> announcer: THEIR DESTINATION, 50 MILES NORTH AT LANGLEY,
MGM ENERGY'S LAST ATTEMPT TO FIND NATURAL GAS THIS YEAR.
IT'S A $60-MILLION GAMBLE. >> YEAH, AWAY WE GO.
GO TEST SOME ICE. >> announcer: TODAY, JERRY PICKS
BEAR TO LEAD THE WAY. >> [laughs]
>> [laughs] >> announcer: BEAR KNOWS HE'S
PUSHING THE ICE ROAD TO ITS LIMIT.
>> IT'S GROSSLY OVERWEIGHT RIGHT NOW, JUST A HALF.
YOU CAN DEFINITELY TELL IT'S WEIGHT.
IT'S A HEAVY, HEAVY, HEAVY LOAD. >> announcer: THE ICE IS JUST 39
INCHES THICK, AND THE ROAD HAS ALREADY BEEN DAMAGED BY HEAVY
LOADS. >> I WILL STAY ON THIS END THERE
WHERE THE ICE IS THICKEST, IT'S BEEN THE THICKEST AND THE
LONGEST. WHEN THEY FIRST MADE THE ROAD,
IT WAS RIGHT HERE IN THE CENTER. >> announcer: A SUDDEN JOLT
COULD TIP THE TOP-HEAVY LOAD AND SEND IT CRASHING THROUGH THE
ICE INTO THE FRIGID ARCTIC WATER.
>> SO IT'S DEFINITELY SERIOUS. IT'S NOT ONE OF THOSE THAT YOU'D
TAKE ANY CHANCES DISSING AROUND WITH.
THIS IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT COULD DO YOU SOME HARM.
WE'RE GOING AT 25 KILOMETERS AN HOUR AND WE WON'T EXCEED THAT.
>> announcer: THE SUB-HALF'S WEIGHT BENDS THE ICE AS THE
TRUCK DRIVES OVER IT, FORMING A PRESSURE WAVE IN THE WATER
BENEATH THE SURFACE. IF THE DRIVER GOES TOO FAST,
THE WAVE COULD GROW POWERFUL ENOUGH TO BURST THROUGH THE ICE.
>> THIS IS A LOAD WHERE YOU PAY ATTENTION.
YOU KNOW, PAY ATTENTION WHEN YOU'RE STARTING IT, WHEN YOU
LOAD IT, AND WHEN YOU GET UNDER IT, AND WHEN YOU SET IT DOWN.
NOTHING IS ROUTINE WITH THIS LOAD.
>> announcer: WHILE HIS FELLOW TRUCKERS ARE MOVING THE BIGGEST
LOADS OF THE SEASON, RICK YEMM IS HAULING A MONSTER LOAD OF
GARBAGE. >> Rich: SAME LOAD AS YESTERDAY.
I'M JUST GOING TO THE INUVIK DUMP, AND I JUST LEFT TUK,
HEADING FOR INUVIK. AND I'M ON THIS [bleep] OLD
PETERBILT. >> announcer: RICK'S DRIVING AN
EXACT TWIN TO THE ONE ALEX IS DRIVING.
SAME MODEL, SAME YEAR, SAME CONDITION.
BUT WHILE ALEX HASN'T COMPLAINED ONCE...
>> Rick: NO STEREO IN THIS THING.
NO [bleep] AT ALL. >> announcer: RICK'S INSULTED BY
HIS TRUCK... >> Rick: STUPID LITTLE TRUCK.
>> announcer: AND HIS LOAD. >> Rick: I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE
THAT ENJOY JUST BEING A PRICK FOR THE SAKE OF BEING A PRICK.
I DON'T GIVE A [bleep] WHO YOU ARE OR HOW MUCH [bleep] YOU'RE
PAYING ME. I TREAT YOU WITH RESPECT, I
EXPECT THE SAME. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT,
I DON'T WANT TO WORK FOR YOU, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
>> announcer: 80 MILES WEST AT APUT...
>> YEAH, ALEX, YOU HEAD UP THAT WAY TOWARDS THAT LOADER.
>> announcer: ALEX IS FINALLY GETTING LOADED WITH HIS 40 TON
SUB-HALF. >> Alex: THAT WAS SURE LOUSY
TIMING. I WENT FOR A CUP OF TEA AND, UH,
THEY LOADED THE FIRST CONTRAPTION ON THE FIRST TRUCK.
IF I'D BEEN HERE, I COULD HAVE WATCHED THEM LOAD IT, AND I'D
LOOK THAT MUCH SMARTER WHEN I BACKED UNDER THE NEXT ONE.
>> announcer: ONCE THE FIRST THREE TRUCKS HAVE THE SUB-HALF
SUSPENDED, ALEX CAREFULLY BACKS UNDERNEATH THE IRON HULK.
>> YEAH, TRY TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT, ALEX, ON THERE.
IT WORKS GOOD FOR US. >> announcer: HE NEEDS TO BACK
HIS TRUCK UNDER PERFECTLY STRAIGHT.
>> THAT'S GOOD, WHOA, WHOA. THAT WAS PICTURE PERFECT.
WE EVEN GOT IT STRAIGHT. FIND HIM SOME RIGGING,
CHAIN IT DOWN, AND AWAY IT GOES. IT'LL BE GOOD.
ALEX, I'LL GET SOME CHAINS AND BOOMERS OFF HIM THERE, CHAIN IT
DOWN. >> announcer: BUT HE'S STILL GOT
A 50-MILE TRIP TO SURVIVE, WITH MORE THAN 40 TONS BEHIND
HIM. >> THE ICE IS GONNA CRACK ON
THESE GUYS. THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
MAX LOADS TO THE ICE. >> Alex: WELL, WE'LL FIND OUT
HOW TRICKY IT IS ONCE WE GET IT DONE.
THAT'S ALL SHE'LL GO? SHE WON'T TIGHTEN UP ANYMORE?
>> announcer: ALEX DOUBLE-CHECKS THE CHAINS HIMSELF.
>> Alex: OKAY, I'LL TIGHTEN UP THE FRONT ONE, THEN.
THIS'LL BE THE BIGGEST THING I'VE EVER HAULED.
>> SO I THINK THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
25 KLICKS, RIGHT? >> Alex: RIGHT.
>> DOWN THE MIDDLE, RIGHT BY THE STAKES, AND I WON'T HAVE
TO WORRY. RIGHT?
>> Alex: YES. >> REASSURE ME.
>> Alex: YES, I'M REASSURING. DOWN THE MIDDLE, 25 KILOMETERS
OR SLOWER. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> announcer: THE SUB-HALF IS SECURE, AND ALEX HEADS OUT,
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE HE'S EVER HAD.
>> Alex: JOURNEY MANAGEMENT, ALEX LEAVING APUT FOR LANGLEY.
>> announcer: HE ROLLS ONTO THE CENTER OF THE ICE FOR HIS LONG,
SLOW, DANGEROUS JOURNEY. >> Alex: WELL, WE'RE ON THE ICE.
THE TRUCK'S JUST FINE. I MEAN, AT 25 MILES AN HOUR,
I COULD--GRANDMA COULD PROBABLY PULL THE TRAILER ON HER BACK.
[laughs] IF SHE WAS STRONG ENOUGH.
[laughs] >> announcer: THE LAST PIECE OF
THE MIGHTY DRILLING RIG BASE VANISHES INTO THE HORIZON.
>> WELL, SUBS ARE GONE. I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ON THE
RADIO, SO THINGS ARE GOING GOOD, I GUESS.
>> announcer: BETWEEN ALEX AND BEAR'S TRUCKS, THERE'S OVER
100 TONS OF IRON ROLLING ACROSS BRITTLE ICE
ALREADY WEAKENED BY THE 108-TON DERRICK MOVE YESTERDAY.
50 MILES NORTH AT LANGLEY... >> GOTTA MOVE YOU OVER ABOUT A
FOOT AND A HALF. >> announcer: MARCEL BISSON
IS SUPERVISING THE RECEIVING END OF THE RIG MOVE.
>> A LITTLE MORE, A LITTLE BIT. ANYBODY CAN RUN UP AND DOWN THE
HIGHWAY, BUT WHEN YOU GET INTO THIS OIL PATCH, THAT'S A
DIFFERENT STYLE OF TRUCKING. IT CAN BE A FINE ART, OR IT
COULD BE A DISASTER. >> THIS STUFF IS HEAVY, SO WE
MAKE SURE THE GUYS THAT ARE HAULING IT ARE EXPERIENCED
DRIVERS AND THEY TAKE THEIR TIME AND THEY MAKE SURE THAT
THEY DON'T GET THEMSELVES IN A BIND.
IF WE EVER LOST ONE OF THESE LOADS, LIKE, SAY, A SUB OFF A
TRUCK, AND IT DID HAPPEN TO GO THROUGH THE WATER, THEN WE'RE
GONNA HAVE TO DO A BIG RESCUE JOB, BUT WE'D NEVER WANT TO GET
TO THAT SITUATION. >> announcer: UNTIL BEAR AND HIS
40-TON SUB-HALF COME INTO VIEW, MARCEL IS LEFT TO WAIT AND
WORRY. AN HOUR SOUTH, ALEX IS IN SLOW
PURSUIT BEHIND BEAR, KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH ON THE ICE ROAD,
ALREADY UNDER STRESS FROM THE ENORMOUS WEIGHT OF THE SUB.
>> Alex: SO I'VE NEVER HAD A LOAD LIKE THIS.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST LOAD I'VE CARRIED.
I GUESS YOU COULD SAY IT'S A MILESTONE.
IT PROBABLY DOES LOOK PRETTY GOOD, COMING DOWN THE ROAD WITH
ALL THAT TIN STICKING WAY UP IN THE AIR.
IT'S A BIG LOAD. IT LOOKS IMPRESSIVE.
AND HOPEFULLY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS.
IF IT GETS TOO COLD, THE ICE BECOMES BRITTLE AND, UH,
IT'LL ACTUALLY CRACK EASIER. MY FRIEND, HE WENT ACROSS A
PRESSURE RIDGE WHICH HAD A BRIDGE OVER IT, AND THE FRONT
WHEELS GOT THE PRESSURE RIDGE. HE WENT THROUGH THE ICE.
>> announcer: HE ALSO KEEPS AN EYE ON THE OFTEN-CHANGING
WEATHER. IN EXTREME COLD, ICE SHRINKS,
CREATING CRACKS IN THE SURFACE. WATER SOON FILLS THE CRACKS AND
FREEZES, BUT WHEN TEMPERATURES RISE AGAIN, THE ICE EXPANDS AND
FORCES THE NEW ICE UP INTO RIDGES.
THESE PRESSURE RIDGES CAN EXTEND FOR MILES AND ARE ONE OF THE
DEADLIEST HAZARDS FOR DRIVERS ON THE ICE ROAD.
>> Alex: I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'M
NOT GONNA TEST THE LORD. [laughs]
>> announcer: COMING UP, HUGH TACKLES THE DIRTIEST JOB ON ICE.
>> Hugh: I'M JUST DOWN HERE. JUST BACKED INTO [bleep]
LAKE HERE. >> announcer: WHILE BEAR PLAYS
A GAME OF INCHES WITH 40 TONS OF IRON.
>> announcer: AT LANGLEY, WORKERS SCAN THE HORIZON,
WAITING FOR THE LAST MAJOR PIECE OF THE RIG MOVE.
>> THIS IS GONNA GET BUSY NOW. >> announcer: MULLEN SUPERVISOR
MARCEL IS PREPPING FOR ALEX AND BEAR'S ARRIVAL.
>> JUST GOTTA KEEP EVERYBODY MOVING.
THAT'S THE WAY WE GET THINGS DONE A LOT FASTER.
COORDINATE THE TRUCKS AND THE RIG ENDS AND AWAY WE GO.
>> announcer: THE RIG IS A HUGE PUZZLE THAT HAS TO BE ASSEMBLED
PIECE BY PIECE. THE FIRST PART IS THE MATTING,
LAID DOWN DIRECTLY ON THE ICE, AND THE PRESSURE IS ON MARCEL
TO FINISH IT BEFORE THE FIRST HALF OF THE SUB-STRUCTURE
ARRIVES. THE PLACEMENT OF THE MATS
AROUND THE CENTER HOLE HAS TO BE PRECISE.
THE ENTIRE $20-MILLION PROJECT DEPENDS ON SIMPLE OLD-SCHOOL
MEASUREMENTS. >> THAT'S WHERE THE DRILL BIT
GOES. 63.5 INCHES FROM HOLE CENTER TO
THE SUB. >> IT'S BETWEEN THESE SCRATCH
MARKS. A COUPLE SCRATCHES ON THE MAT.
>> [laughs] YEAH. >> announcer: MEANWHILE, 21
MILES SOUTH OF LANGLEY, BEAR'S CREEPING UP THE ICE WITH THE
FIRST HALF OF THE SUBSTRUCTURE. >> THE WHOLE DRILLING RIG,
DRAW WORKS, EVERYTHING SETS ON THE SUBSTRUCTURE.
NO SUBSTRUCTURE AND EVERYBODY GOES HOME FOR THE WINTER.
>> announcer: EACH MINUTE THAT BEAR IS ON THE ICE WITH 40 TONS
IN TOW INCREASES THE RISK. IT'S BEEN THREE HOURS.
>> YOU'VE GOT TO WATCH FOR EVERYTHING.
NO BUGGING AROUND, DRINKING COFFEE, YAKKING ON THE RADIO.
JUST WATCH FOR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
CRACKS, BIG CRACKS OPENING UP. JUST PAY ATTENTION.
PAY ATTENTION. SAFE'S GOOD.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYBODY GET BLOOD SPATTERED ALL OVER
THE ICE. >> announcer: WHILE BEAR TREADS
LIGHTLY WITH HIS MONSTER LOAD... [horn honks]
>> ARE YOU THERE, HUGH? >> Hugh: YEAH, 10-4.
>> announcer: HUGH BARRELS INTO LANGLEY TO SUCK UP THE SEWAGE
FROM THE NEARLY OVERFLOWING TANKS.
>> [bleep] COLD MOTHER, EH? GO STRAIGHT UP.
HOLY [bleep], EH? 40 [bleep] BELOW OUT.
>> announcer: BEFORE HE CAN EMPTY THE TANK, HE'S GOT TO
PRY THE FROZEN PUMP CAP OFF. ONCE THE WASTE IS IN THE TRUCK,
HUGH WRESTLES THE FROZEN CAP BACK ON THE TANK AND TURNS AND
BURNS. >> Hugh: WE GOT, UH, 20,000
LITERS ON HERE. WE'RE GONNA HEAD HER BACK.
>> announcer: HUGH HAS ADDED OVER 22 TONS TO HIS TRUCK ON
ICE THAT'S ALREADY CHEWED UP FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE
SUB-HALVES. >> Hugh: NOW WE HAVE TO GO A
LITTLE SLOWER BACK. GOT A PRETTY GOOD LOAD ON HERE.
>> announcer: WHILE HUGH PULLS OUT...
>> I JUST GOTTA TURN ONTO THE LANGLEY ROAD HERE ANY MINUTE
HERE NOW. >> announcer: BEAR PULLS IN WITH
HIS MASSIVE CARGO. >> IT'S BEEN A GOOD TRIP.
UH, NO PROBLEMS. EVERYTHING'S BEEN JUST AS GOOD
AS IT COULD GET. TIME TO PLAY, BOYS.
>> YOU GOT ONE SUB. ONE PIECE OF THE SUBS.
BEAR, GO AROUND THIS PILE OF MATTING.
GUYS, MOVE YOUR STUFF. I'M BRINGING THAT SUB UP.
>> OKAY, BEAR, I WANT YOU TO COME IN HERE ON THE DRIVER'S
SIDE. OKAY, CUT HER OVER THERE, BEAR.
>> I'LL GET THIS STUFF ALL MOVED OUT OF THE WAY, OKAY?
AND THEN WE'LL BACK IT INTO HERE, OKAY?
>> OKAY. >> OKAY, GOOD, BEAR.
IT'S ALL YOURS, BEAR. >> announcer: BEAR MUST MANEUVER
HIS TRUCK JUST INCHES FROM THE EDGE OF THE MATTING.
ONE WRONG MOVE COULD DESTROY THE RIG FLOOR OR DAMAGE THE DRILL
HOLE. >> ANOTHER SIX INCHES, OKAY?
>> OKAY. >> OKAY, GOOD, BEAR.
LOCK HER UP. BRAKES ARE ON THERE, BEAR.
WE'RE GONNA UNCHAIN HER. >> WE'RE GONNA TAKE THE CHAINS
OFF. THEY'RE GONNA LIFT THAT THING
UP, AND I'M GONNA GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
[laughing] >> announcer: ONCE UNCHAINED,
A BED TRUCK PULLS THE 40-TON SUB-HALF PARTWAY OFF BEAR'S
FLATBED. >> NICE AND EASY.
LOOKIN' GOOD. CARRY ON.
A LITTLE BIT. A LITTLE BIT MORE.
A LITTLE BIT. WHOA, WHOA.
OKAY, GOOD. OKAY, GUYS, POLE TRUCKS,
TIE IT ON THERE, PLEASE. >> announcer: POLE TRUCKS
SUPPORT THE OTHER HALF OF THE SUB FROM ABOVE.
>> OKAY, GOOD. WAIT, WHOA.
OKAY, BOYS, TOGETHER. TOGETHER.
NICE AND EASY. NICE AND EASY.
UP. HOLD ON, BRETT.
WHOA, RIGHT THERE. OKAY, BEAR, STEP IT AHEAD REAL
SLOW. OKAY, GOOD, BEAR.
NICE AND EASY. STRAIGHT AHEAD, BEAR.
>> announcer: ONCE BEAR PULLS HIS TRUCK OUT FROM UNDER THE
SUB-HALF... >> OKAY, BEAR, SEE YA.
ADIOS. WE'LL SEE YOU.
OKAY, POLE TRUCKS DOWN TOGETHER, PLEASE.
>> announcer: THE POLE TRUCK SETS THEIR END OF THE SUB-HALF
DOWN. THE BED TRUCK PULLS SLOWLY OUT
FROM UNDER THE REMAINING WEIGHT. MARCEL DIRECTS THE BED TRUCK
TO ALIGN THE WELL CENTER MARK ON THE SIDE OF THE SUB WITH THE
CENTER OF THE HOLE. >> WHOA, WAYNE, WHOA.
GIVE HER A LITTLE TAP. GO AHEAD A BIT.
RIGHT THERE, HOLD IT. FIRST ONE DOWN.
>> announcer: BEAR SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED THE FIRST SUB-HALF,
BUT THE JOB IS FAR FROM OVER. >> ONE MORE SUB TO GO.
>> Alex: YEAH, NORTHBOUND. YEAH, JUST MOVE OVER TO THE
OTHER SIDE, AND I'LL SLOW DOWN, AND YOU CAN KEEP BY ME.
>> announcer: BUT ALEX AND 40 MORE TONS OF METAL ARE STILL
ON THE ICE. COMING UP...
RICK REACHES HIS BOILING POINT. >> Rick: I DON'T LIVE MY LIFE
DOING THINGS THAT I DON'T ENJOY DOING.
THE DAYS OF SLAVERY WENT OUT A LONG TIME AGO.
I AIN'T NOBODY'S [bleep] SLAVE. >> announcer: AND THE RIG MOVE
MAY COME TO A CRASHING HALT. >> Alex: HANG ON.
>> announcer: 110 MILES NORTHWEST OF INUVIK,
ERIC PULLS INTO THE WURMLINGER BARGE AFTER A LAST-MINUTE RESCUE
ON THE ICE ROAD. >> Eric: I WAS ASKED TO DO
A RECOVERY ON THAT SMALL CAT. AND IT'S OFFLOADED.
IT'S IN THE TRUCK SHOP BEHIND ME.
AND IT'S COLD. IT'S STILL COLD.
THAT WIND IS REALLY COLD. SO NOW I'M GOING BACK TO
APUT. I MIGHT GET LOADED TONIGHT
AND LEAVE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
>> announcer: MEANWHILE JUST OUTSIDE INUVIK...
>> Rick: EH, ANOTHER WONDROUS DAY ON THE [bleep] ICE ROAD.
>> announcer: RICK NEARS THE DUMP WITH HIS LOAD OF TRASH.
>> Rick: LIKE, THIS TRUCK SHOULD BE PUT IN THE SCRAP YARD,
NOT BE RUNNING. AND THEY JUST KEEP PUTTING HER
BACK TOGETHER AND SENDING HER BACK OUT.
THIS IS THE DUMP. >> announcer: WHILE RICK UNLOADS
THE TRASH, HUGH PULLS INTO TOWN WITH 22 TONS OF HUMAN WASTE.
>> Hugh: WE'RE GOING DOWN TO THE DUMP STATION IN INUVIK HERE.
>> announcer: TEMPERATURES ARE AT A MINUS 45 DEGREES.
BUT HUGH STILL KEEPS ON TRUCKING.
>> Hugh: OKAY, WE'RE DONE HERE. WE'RE GONNA BACK OUT INTO TOWN
HERE AND GO TO THE NORTHWIND SHOP, PUT HER AWAY.
KEEP 'ER THAWED OUT. DO 'ER ALL OVER AGAIN TOMORROW.
>> Rick: GOT IT. NOW BACK TO GET ANOTHER ONE.
>> announcer: IT'S A LONG ROAD BACK TO TUK.
PLENTY OF TIME FOR RICK TO STEW. >> Rick: I DON'T LIVE MY LIFE
DOING THINGS THAT I DON'T ENJOY DOING.
THE DAYS OF SLAVERY WENT OUT A LONG TIME AGO.
I AIN'T NOBODY'S [bleep] SLAVE. >> TUK BASE, COPY, COPY, COPY.
>> announcer: 114 MILES NORTH, LESS THAN HALF A MILE FROM
LANGLEY, ALEX IS CALM AND FOCUSED.
HE'S NEARING THE FINISH LINE. >> Alex: THE LOAD'S JUST
FOLLOWING ALONG NICELY. >> announcer: BUT HIS STAMINA
IS STARTING TO GIVE. HE'S BEEN BATTERED BY THE LOAD
AND FATIGUED BY THE COLD. >> Alex: ALEX HAS GOT TO
LANGLEY. >> TEN-FOUR.
>> MAKE A LEFT AND COME UP ON THE KNOT IN YOUR SIDE-VIEW.
KEEP GOING. STRAIGHT AHEAD.
>> NICE AND EASY. >> announcer: AND NOW THE NEXT
TWO MINUTES WILL REQUIRE THE MOST PRECISE DRIVING OF ALEX'S
LONG CAREER. >> STRAIGHTEN THE WHEELS UP,
BUDDY. >> announcer: HE HAS TO MANEUVER
THE TRUCK INTO POSITION NEXT TO THE OTHER 40-TON SUB.
>> Alex: WELL, WE JUST CUT HER IN RIGHT HERE, RIGHT?
THIS IS WHERE WE TURN RIGHT HERE, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THAT
OTHER SUB? >> RIGHT, THAT'S WHERE IT
BELONGS. KEEP COMING.
CLEAR RIGHT. >> Alex: RIGHT?
OH, HE WANTS ME ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
>> DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME. I'LL MOVE OUT OF THE WAY.
KEEP GOING STRAIGHT AHEAD. >> Alex: THE LOAD'S NOT
COMPLETED UNTIL IT'S UNLOADED. >> A LOT BIGGER LOADS THAN WHAT
YOU HAULED OUT ON YELLOWKNIFE, EH?
>> HIS FIRST BIG, HEAVY LOAD. [laughs]
>> announcer: WITH THE SUB HELD ALOFT BY THE POLE TRUCKS,
ALEX GETS READY TO BRING 'ER IN. >> Alex: HANG ON.
>> OKAY, GO AHEAD. KEEP GOING.
KEEP GOING. >> announcer: BUT JUST AS ALEX'S
TRUCK CLEARS THE SUB... >> WE GOTTA COME DOWN REAL SLOW,
'CAUSE WE'RE UP CLOSE TO WIND BOARD HERE, GUYS.
>> announcer: DISASTER STRIKES. >> WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!
>> announcer: THE SUB-HALF IS TANGLED UP WITH THE POLE TRUCK.
>> OKAY, HANG ON HERE. >> announcer: 40 TONS OF HANGING
IRON THREATEN TO PLUMMET THROUGH THE ICE.
>> WHOA! >> announcer: COMING UP...
RICK UNLEASHES. >> Rick: I COME UP HERE TO DO
A JOB. BUT IT'S PRETTY APPARENT THAT
THERE'S ISSUES, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'VE COME FROM.
>> announcer: AND THE DERRICK FINALLY GOES UP AT LANGLEY.
>> WHOA. WHOA, WAYNE.
WHOA. >> announcer: THE CREW AT THE
LANGLEY DRILL SITE HAS HIT A DANGEROUS SNAG.
>> WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! >> announcer: THE 40-TON
SUB-HALF THAT ALEX JUST DELIVERED HAS GOTTEN TANGLED UP
WITH ONE OF THE POLE TRUCKS. >> OKAY, HANG ON HERE.
NOT LOOKIN' GOOD. >> announcer: NOW WITH LIVES
AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF EQUIPMENT IN THE BALANCE...
>> OKAY, BOYS, YOU READY? >> announcer: MARCEL ROLLS
INTO ACTION. >> GET ME A CHAIN HERE, FRED.
HURRY UP. HERE, PUT A CHAIN ON SCULLY
AND WE'LL PULL IT OVER JUST A LITTLE BIT.
OKAY, SCULLY, STEP AHEAD A LITTLE BIT.
>> announcer: HE INSTRUCTS THE OTHER POLE TRUCK TO SLOWLY PULL
AWAY FROM THE SNAG. >> A SHADE MORE.
WHOA, RIGHT THERE. OKAY, WE GOTTA COME DOWN REAL
SLOW 'CAUSE WE'RE UP CLOSE TO THE WIND BOARD HERE, GUYS.
SO NICE AND EASY. STRAIGHT DOWN.
THERE WE GO. >> announcer: THEN THEY SAFELY
SET THE SUB DOWN ON THE MAT. >> BEAUTIFUL.
JUST DOWNRIGHT BEAUTIFUL. >> announcer: ALEX HEADS BACK
TO APUT, HAVING SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED THE MOST MASSIVE LOAD
OF HIS 26-YEAR CAREER ON THE ICE ROADS.
>> Alex: IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER,
AND THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT, AMEN.
JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU. JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU.
JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU. >> announcer: THE NEXT STEP:
RAISING THE 135-FOOT DERRICK. >> NEXT COUPLE DAYS, IT'LL BE
DONE. >> announcer: BACK IN TUK...
>> Rick: I COME UP HERE TO DO A JOB JUST LIKE THE REST OF
THESE GUYS UP HERE. IF I WAS [bleep] UP UP HERE
AND [bleep] LIKE THAT, IT'S ONE THING.
BUT I'M DOING THE SAME JOB EVERYBODY ELSE IS, BUT I AIN'T
GETTING THE SAME RESPECT. I'VE GIVEN THEM NO REASON TO
THINK I CAN'T--I'M INCAPABLE OF DOING THE JOB OR ANYTHING
LIKE THAT. SO THIS IS WHERE I'M STARTING
TO GET A LITTLE MORE FRUSTRATED WITH THIS.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE I GOT NOWHERE TO TURN TO SOLVE THESE [bleep]
ISSUES AND [bleep] LIKE THAT. AND I GOT TO PUT IT TO A STOP
OR I AIN'T GONNA BE WORKING HERE NO MORE.
IT'S NOT MY WAY OF [bleep] PLAYING THE GAME.
YOU WANT TO BELITTLE ME, I'M GOING DOWN THE ROAD.
>> announcer: RICK GOES TO SEE THE COMPANY'S SAFETY OFFICER
MONTE GIBB. >> Rick: HEY, MONTE.
>> GOOD MORNING, RICK. >> Rick: YOU GOT A COUPLE
MINUTES? I'M KIND OF A LITTLE FRUSTRATED.
>> OKAY. >> Rick: I DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHERE TO GO OR WHO TO SEE, AND I'VE GOTTEN ALONG WITH YOU
PRETTY GOOD SO FAR. LIKE, I COME UP HERE TO DO
A JOB. BUT IT'S PRETTY APPARENT THAT
I'VE GOT--THERE'S ISSUES, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'VE
COME FROM. >> OH, OKAY.
>> Rick: AND I'M JUST HERE TO TRY AND MAKE YOU GUYS AS MUCH
MONEY AS I CAN WHILE I'M UP HERE.
>> YEAH, YOU MAKE A BUCK DOIN' 'ER TOO.
>> Rick: IT'S A TOUGH ENOUGH JOB UP HERE.
>> YEAH. >> Rick: EQUIPMENT THAT DOESN'T
WANT TO WORK RIGHT, IT'S KIND OF FRUSTRATING TOO 'CAUSE I STRIVE
TO BE THE BEST I CAN BE AT ANYTHING I DO.
LIKE, I'M OUT HERE TO DO THE JOB LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
AND I DON'T THINK I DESERVE ANY DIFFERENT.
I DON'T WANNA QUIT. I DON'T WANNA--
>> NO, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO. >> Rick: BUT I JUST WANT TO BE
TREATED THE SAME AS THE OTHER TRUCKERS UP HERE.
>> announcer: 50 MILES SOUTH OF LANGLEY, AFTER A TEN-HOUR DAY
AND A RECORD LOAD, ALEX IS STILL GOING.
>> Alex: WE'RE BACK AT APUT. FIRST LOAD DONE.
GETTING THE SECOND LOAD-- MATTING AND BOXES.
WHAT THAT MIGHT MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.
>> announcer: ALEX HASN'T FELT 100% IN DAYS.
BUT AS LONG AS THERE'S WORK TO DO, HE WON'T QUIT.
>> I WAS WORRYING ABOUT YOU, EH. >> Alex: I JUST--I HAD THAT
FEELING IN MY STOMACH, YEAH. >> WE'LL LOOK AFTER YOU.
>> Alex: THEY WANT IT DONE, YOU JUST DO IT.
>> HEY, ALEX. WE'LL GET YOU LOADED HERE.
I GOTTA LEAVE YOU HERE TONIGHT. AND THEN WE'LL JUST GO IN THE
MORNING. OKAY?
THAT WORK FOR YOU? >> Alex: I DON'T HAVE TO MAKE
A TRIP, WHICH IS GOOD. >> announcer: AT THE LANGLEY
DRILL SITE, AFTER TWO NON-STOP DAYS OF ICE-PUNISHING LOADS
AND HUNDREDS OF MAN-HOURS, THE DERRICK IS READY TO GO UP.
>> OKAY, SHAKER TANK'S ON. MUD TANK'S IN PLACE.
JUST PUTTIN' THE BACK END IN. THE RIG LINES ARE LIFTING THEIR
DERRICK. WE'RE ROCKIN'.
>> announcer: THE SUBS ARE IN PLACE, AND MEN WORK FURIOUSLY
TO PREPARE THE DERRICK FOR ITS TRIP 135 FEET INTO THE AIR.
>> GONNA RIG THE DERRICK UP? >> YEAH, THE DERRICK'S GOING UP.
>> GOING UP. >> announcer: WITH EVERYTHING IN
PLACE, THE MIGHTY TOWER IS RAISED.
WITH THE GRUELING EFFORTS OF MEN, METAL, AND MONSTER RIGS,
MGM IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO FINDING THE ENERGY SOURCE THAT
COULD CHANGE THE WORLD. >> WE GOT THE DRILLING RIG OVER,
AND THAT WAS THE MAJOR PART, BUT WE'RE STILL NOT DONE.
SO WE STILL GOT A LOT OF LOADS TO GO.
WE GET IT ALL OVER THERE, THAT'S WHEN I'LL KIND OF RELAX
A LITTLE BIT. SO FAR, SO GOOD.
BUT WE'RE NOT FINISHED. WE'RE NOT FINISHED TILL THE
LAST LOAD'S OVER THERE. >> announcer: NEXT WEEK ON<i>
ICE ROAD TRUCKERS...</i> >> A POLAR BEAR WANDERED
THROUGH AND KILLED A PERSON. >> announcer: THE WORLD'S
LARGEST LAND PREDATOR PROWLS THE ICE ROAD.
>> Alex: BE LIKE A LOTTERY TO SEE WHO GETS EATEN FIRST.
>> announcer: RICK'S HAD ENOUGH. >> Rick: I DID NOT SIGN ANY--
SIGN UP TO BE A [bleep] HIGHWAY TRUCKER HERE.
>> announcer: AND THE ICE ROAD CLAIMS ITS FIRST VICTIM.
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nice
never seen one on that show
Can't watch right now but I gotta ask, did it flip?!
Dont they know the twin steer floats, dont even need the ice to drive on,
Wow. Great episode.