>> male announcer: NEXT ON<i>
ICE ROAD TRUCKERS...</i> THE BIGGEST BLIZZARD OF THE
SEASON HITS THE ROAD. >> Rick: I CAN MAYBE SEE 20 FEET
IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK, IF THAT. IT'S GETTING PRETTY BAD.
>> announcer: A NEW DRIVER BRAVES THE ICE.
>> OH, THIS TRUCK'S DEFINITELY GOT ITS QUIRKS TO IT.
[truck buzzing] >> announcer: AND ANOTHER GOES
MISSING. >> AND THEY CAME BACK WITH THE
ROAD NUMBERS, AND THREE OF THESE GUYS WEREN'T ON IT.
>> Alex: GOODNESS KNOWS WHERE HE IS.
>> announcer: AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD, THERE'S AN OUTPOST
LIKE NO OTHER. AND A JOB ONLY A FEW WOULD DARE.
THE MISSION: TO HAUL CRITICAL SUPPLIES ACROSS 350 MILES OF
FROZEN LAKES TO CANADA'S REMOTE BILLION-DOLLAR DIAMOND
MINES. >> IT'S CALLED THE DASH FOR
THE CASH. [honk honk]
>> announcer: THE CHALLENGE: TO TRANSPORT 10,000 LOADS IN
60 DAYS...BEFORE THE ROAD DISAPPEARS.
THE REWARDS ARE GREAT. >> Rick: GETTIN' AMPED UP TO
MAKE SOME MONEY! >> announcer: THE RISKS, EVEN
GREATER. [cracking]
These are the men who make their
living on thin ice. >> announcer: DAY 37 OF THE ICE
ROAD SEASON. MORE THAN 7,000 LOADS HAVE MADE
IT TO THE MINES. DRIVERS ARE WASHING OUT.
THE ROAD IS CRACKING UP. AND THERE ARE STILL 3,000 MORE
LOADS TO GO. IT'S MINUS 20 DEGREES IN
YELLOWKNIFE, CAPITAL OF CANADA'S NORTHWEST TERRITORIES.
IN THE FREIGHT YARD OF TRUCKING COMPANY TLI CHO LANDTRAN,
PROJECTS MANAGER RICK FITCH IS UNDER THE GUN.
FIVE NEW LOADS OF CRITICAL SUPPLIES HAVE TO GET TO THE
MINES RIGHT AWAY. AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
HAS JUST REPORTED THAT A MAJOR STORM WITH 40-MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS
IS LESS THAN 500 MILES TO THE NORTH.
>> Rick Fitch: WE'RE DUE FOR A STORM.
I HEARD THERE'S ONE COMING IN FROM THE NORTH.
YOU KNOW, IT COULD SHUT US DOWN ANYWHERE FROM 12 TO 48 HOURS.
YOU KNOW, DEPENDS ON WHAT MOTHER NATURE IS GONNA DO TO US.
>> announcer: THE CLOCK IS TICKING, SO RICK GETS SPECIAL
PERMISSION FROM NUNA LOGISTICS, THE OPERATOR OF THE ICE ROAD.
A CONVOY IS USUALLY LIMITED TO FOUR TRUCKS.
THIS TIME, RICK WILL BE ALLOWED TO SEND FIVE.
>> Rick Fitch: I WANT AS MUCH FREIGHT HERE AS POSSIBLE TO PUT
UP THE ROAD. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
>> announcer: RICK YEMM WILL LEAD THIS TRIP...
>> announcer: WITH A SPECIAL LOAD OF MINING TIRES.
THE TIRES ARE USED BY 240-TON TRUCKS THAT HAUL GRANITE OUT OF
THE MINE. WITHOUT THEM, THERE WOULD BE NO
ACCESS TO THE DIAMONDS. A FACTORY STRIKE HAS LEFT ALL
THE MINES IN SHORT SUPPLY, SO RICK'S LOAD IS DESPERATELY
NEEDED. >> Rick: OH YEAH, THESE TIRES
ARE HARD TO GET. THEY'RE EXPENSIVE.
THEY NEED 'EM. I'M GONNA BRING 'EM.
>> announcer: THIS IS RICK'S 17th LOAD IN A TRUCK THAT BLOWS
COLD AIR FROM THE HEATER. HE'S BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT IT
ALMOST FROM THE BEGINNING. >> Rick: HAD 20 MINUTES TO GET
MY, UH, LITTLE RIGGED UP HEATER LYING HERE WORKING OR ELSE I GOT
ZERO FOOT HEAT. I'M ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE I'VE GOT
FROSTBITE OR SOME--TO SOME DEGREE ON MY FEET, 'CAUSE THEY
GET COLD AND THEY HURT SO BLOODY BAD.
I GOT MY FEET THAT ARE SO COLD, I PUT A WATER JUG ON THE FLOOR
AND IT FREEZES AROUND SOLID. THAT'S HOW COLD IT IS ON THE
FLOOR OF THIS TRUCK. >> announcer: RICK CAN'T
AFFORD TO TAKE TIME OFF THE ICE ROAD TO GET THE TRUCK FIXED.
>> Rick: I DON'T WANNA SIT UP HERE AND JUST SIT IN TOWN AND
NOT MAKE ANY MONEY. WELL, WHAT THE HELL DID I COME
ALL THIS WAY FOR? I DIDN'T COME HERE TO SIT IN A
TOWN THAT'S EXPENSIVE TO BE IN AND BURN A BUNCH OF MONEY.
I'M HERE TO MAKE MONEY. >> announcer: RICK THINKS HIS
BOSS, HUGH ROWLAND, SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM.
>> Rick: YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THAT BACK IN THE DAY HE--HE DROVE
TRUCKS WITH VERY LITTLE HEAT. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU DO IS
YOU MAKE SURE YOUR GUYS DON'T HAVE TO GO WHAT YOU WENT
THROUGH, RIGHT? >> announcer: BUT HUGH THINKS
RICK SHOULD FIX IT HIMSELF OR TOUGH IT OUT.
HE HAS NO INTENTION OF SKIPPING ANY TRIPS UP THE ICE ROAD.
>> Hugh: LIKE, I'M JUST COOKING ON 'ER RIGHT NOW.
I'M JUST GOING BACK AND FORTH AND HAVING A GREAT TIME DOING
IT. GETTING LOTS OF SLEEP.
PASSING EVERYBODY. >> announcer: IT'S NOW A
STANDOFF. >> Hugh: I DON'T KNOW IF HE'LL
HOLD OUT OR NOT. HE'S BEEN DOING PRETTY GOOD, BUT
HE'S STARTING TO WHINE NOW. WE'LL SEE.
>> Rick: I GOT THIS TRUCK THAT'S PRACTICALLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE
'CAUSE IT'S SO [bleep]DAMN COLD. I TELL HIM AND HE KIND OF LAUGHS
IT OFF LIKE IT'S A JOKE. LIKE, I GOTTA GET IT FIXED.
LIKE, I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF FROSTBITE ON A FOOT.
>> Hugh: RICK DON'T HAVE FROSTBITE ON HIS FEET.
HE'S JUST [bleep]ING WHINING. HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT [bleep]ING
COLD IS. HE STARTED WHINING THIS TIME
LAST YEAR, WANTED TO [bleep]ING GO HOME.
AND THEN ABOUT ANOTHER TEN DAYS, THAT'S WHEN I GOT MAD AT HIM AND
I SENT HIM HOME. >> announcer: BUT HUGH CAN'T
AFFORD TO LOSE ANOTHER DRIVER. >> Hugh: I DON'T KNOW.
>> announcer: HE'S ALREADY LOST TWO OF THREE.
FIRST, TODD WHITE WAS KICKED OFF THE ICE ROAD FOR SPEEDING.
>> Hugh: IT WASN'T JUST FIVE KILOMETERS AN HOUR OVER THE
SPEED LIMIT. IT WAS 23 KILOMETERS AN HOUR
OVER THE SPEED LIMIT, WHICH IS A LOT.
THAT'S A LOT. I MEAN, THAT'S--
YOU COULDA KILLED SOMEBODY. >> announcer: LATER, AFTER
SEVERAL BREAKDOWNS AND MISHAPS, DREW SHERWOOD QUIT, AND HUGH WAS
HAPPY TO LET HIM GO. >> Drew: APPARENTLY, I'M NOT THE
DRIVER FOR HUGH. SO BE IT.
HUGH CAN PAY ME, AND I'M GONE. >> Hugh: OKAY.
>> Drew: OKAY, IF I DON'T SEE YOU, HUGH, IT'S BEEN A SLICE.
>> announcer: NOW, THE ONLY MAN LEFT IN HUGH'S FLEET IS RICK.
AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP, LIKE THE COLD TRUCK, IS BREAKING DOWN.
>> announcer: RICK MEETS THE REST OF HIS CONVOY AT NUNA
DISPATCH. WITH A STORM COMING, THERE'S NO
TIME TO WASTE. THE TRUCKERS HIT THE ROAD.
>> Rick: HAUL THE LOAD. PULL THE LOAD.
>> announcer: BESIDES RICK, THE CONVOY INCLUDES VETERAN DRIVERS
ALEX DEBOGORSKI AND JAY WESTGARD, ROOKIE TJ TILCOX, AND
NEWCOMER CODY MESZAROS. >> MY NAME'S CODY MESZAROS.
I'M 20 YEARS OLD. AND I'VE LIVED HERE MY WHOLE
LIFE. THIS IS WHERE I'M FROM.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ACTUALLY ONLY MY SECOND YEAR
DRIVING A TRUCK. AND FIRST YEAR DRIVING THE ICE
ROAD. >> announcer: THE FIRST STAGE OF
THE TRIP IS THE 44 MILES OF PAVED HIGHWAY, CALLED THE
INGRAHAM TRAIL, THAT LEADS TO THE ICE ROAD.
BUT THEY DON'T MAKE IT FAR BEFORE THE BACK OF RICK'S
TRAILER STARTS SMOKING. >> Rick: HEY, ALEX, YOU GOT A
COPY? ALEX?
I GOT A SMOKING BRAKE OR SOMETHING.
>> announcer: THE REAR BRAKES ARE LOCKED UP.
>> Rick: YEAH, GO AROUND ME HERE.
I GOT AN AIR PROBLEM HERE. I'LL CATCH UP.
>> announcer: ALEX AND THE REST OF THE CONVOY KEEP MOVING.
THEY HAVE TO STAY AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING STORM.
RICK'S GOT TO FIX HIS BRAKE PROBLEM FAST OR FORFEIT HIS LOAD
AND LOSE $1,600. >> Rick: FOUND AN AIR LEAK HERE.
[air hissing] >> announcer: AN AIR HOSE
RUNNING FROM RICK'S CAB TO THE TRAILER IS BLOCKED.
A GASKET HAS ROLLED UP ON ITSELF, TRAPPING AIR IN THE LINE
AND LOCKING THE BRAKES IN PLACE. HE FIXES THE GASKET AND HOPES TO
GET GOING AGAIN. [radio chatter]
[truck buzzing] BUT HE'S QUICKLY GONE FROM
LOCKED BRAKES TO NO BRAKES. >> Rick: RELEASED, BUT I'M
LOSING AIR. YEP.
>> announcer: RICK LOCKS DOWN A LOOSE HOSE TO SEE IF THAT WILL
SOLVE THE PROBLEM. >> Rick: JUMP IN.
LET'S SEE IF I CAN-- SEE IF I GOT IT.
I GOT IT. >> announcer: NOW, RICK HAS TO
CATCH THE CONVOY BEFORE THEY REACH THE ICE.
OTHERWISE, HE'LL MISS THE TRIP. TRUCKERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO
TRAVEL ALONE ON THE ICE ROAD. >> Rick: YEAH, I'M ROLLING
AGAIN. >> OKEYDOKE.
>> announcer: BUT DRIVING FAST ON THE INGRAHAM TRAIL IS RISKY.
THE STEEP HILLS AND SLIPPERY CURVES ARE HARD TO HANDLE WITH
A LOADED TRUCK. >> Rick: WOBBLY [bleep]ing
LOADS. [trucks honking]
>> announcer: RICK HURRIES TO REJOIN THE CONVOY, BUT TIME IS
RUNNING OUT. COMING UP...
PRESSURE BUILDS ON THE ICE... AND THE TRUCKERS.
>> Jay: THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO
IT, IT'D BE A PRETTY BIG LOSS FOR THE MINE.
>> announcer: AS AN ARCTIC STORM CLOSES IN.
>> Alex: I JUST WANNA GET MY LOAD IN THERE AND GET OUT
BEFORE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE START SCREAMING AND YELLING AND
HOLLERING, "HELP, HELP". >> announcer: 3:00 P.M. ON THE
WINTER ROAD. >> Rick: HOLD ON.
>> announcer: RICK YEMM IS BARRELING UP THE INGRAHAM TRAIL.
HE'S TRYING TO CATCH THE FOUR OTHER TRUCKERS IN HIS CONVOY
BEFORE THEY REACH THE ICE. WITH A MAJOR STORM COMING FROM
THE WEST, THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO WAIT FOR RICK.
>> announcer: THE LEAD TRUCKER, JAY WESTGARD, IS JUST
APPROACHING TIBBETT LAKE. HE SLOWLY ROLLS A 40 TON
UNDERGROUND ROCK TRUCK ONTO JUST 41 INCHES OF ICE.
>> announcer: JAY'S LOAD IS 90 FEET LONG AND 11 FEET WIDE.
>> announcer: HE KEEPS A LOOKOUT FOR RICK, HOPING HE'LL CATCH UP
TO LEAD THE CONVOY. >> Jay: I LIKE BEING THE SECOND
TRUCK BECAUSE THE LEAD TRUCK, YOU GOTTA TALK ON THE RADIO AND
ARGUE WITH ALL THE OTHER TRUCK DRIVERS.
WHEN YOU'RE THE SECOND TRUCK, YOU CAN JUST DO YOUR OWN THING.
IT DON'T MATTER. >> announcer: 20-YEAR-OLD
NEWCOMER CODY MESZAROS IS NEXT ON THE ICE.
>> announcer: HE'S HAULING HIS FIRST OVERSIZED LOAD, A
120-FOOT-LONG POWERHOUSE UNIT. IT'S A STRUGGLE TO KEEP IT UNDER
CONTROL. >> Cody: LIKE, THIS LOAD LIKES
TO BOUNCE A LOT TOO, AND YOU HIT BUMPS, SO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE
YOU DON'T SNAP IT IN HALF OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> announcer: CODY STAYS HALF A MILE BEHIND JAY.
THAT'S THE RULE ON THE WINTER ROAD.
IF HE GETS TOO CLOSE, THE COMBINED WEIGHT OF THE TWO
TRUCKS COULD SEND THEM BOTH CRASHING THROUGH THE ICE.
TWO DRIVERS ARE ON THE ICE. TWO MORE ARE ON THEIR WAY.
AND RICK IS STILL RACING TO CATCH UP.
>> Rick: TWO MORE KILOMETERS AND I'M THERE.
>> announcer: ROOKIE TJ TILCOX IS NEXT ON TIBBETT LAKE.
>> announcer: HE'S CARRYING TWO SPOOLS OF ELECTRICAL CABLE.
THE DIAMOND MINES ARE SO REMOTE THEY MUST GENERATE AND
DISTRIBUTE ALL THEIR OWN POWER. TJ HAS HAD A ROUGH RIDE THIS
SEASON. THIS IS HIS FIRST TRIP SINCE A
PAINFUL ACCIDENT PUT HIM OUT OF COMMISSION.
WHILE CHAINING DOWN HIS CARGO, A LOAD BINDER SMASHED HIM INTO
THE SIDE OF HIS TRAILER. [groans]
>> TJ: [bleep]ING HURTING. >> announcer: TJ TORE HIS CHEST
MUSCLES SO SEVERELY THAT HE HAD TO BE AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
HE'S STILL RECOVERING FROM THE ORDEAL.
>> TJ: STRAPPING DOWN'S STILL A LITTLE BIT HARD, BUT--HARD ON
THE MUSCLES IN THERE, BUT I GET TO THE POINT THAT I CAN DO
IT, AND I GET SOMEBODY TO GIVE ME A HAND WITH THE REST OF IT.
PLUS IT FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK AT HOME.
THIS IS WHAT I CALL HOME, THE TRUCK.
>> announcer: HALF A MILE BEHIND TJ, IT'S VETERAN ALEX
DEBOGORSKI'S TURN TO HIT THE ICE.
>> announcer: HE'S HAULING THREE TANKS OF PETROLEUM, WEIGHING
ALMOST 60,000 POUNDS. >> Alex: THIS IS A RATHER
INTERESTING LOAD. I'VE GOT TANKS FULL OF OIL.
THE TANKS AREN'T FULL. SO AS I'M GOING UP THE HILL, YOU
CAN FEEL THE TANKS SLOSHING BACK AND FORTH.
IT PUTS SOME ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE TRUCK.
IT'S THE KINDA THING THAT IF YOU GET GOING TOO SLOW, ON A
HILL IT COULD MAKE YOU SPIN OUT. >> announcer: AN UNSTABLE LOAD
ISN'T ALEX'S ONLY WORRY. THE BIGGEST STORM OF THE SEASON
IS MOVING STEADILY SOUTH, DRAWING CLOSER TO THE ICE ROAD.
>> Alex: WE DON'T WANNA BE CAUGHT IN THE STORM UP THERE,
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IF THE STORM GETS GOING AND WE GET OUT
OF THE STORM, THAT THE TIME IT TAKES FOR US TO GET TO
YELLOWKNIFE, GET ANOTHER LOAD, AND COME BACK, THE STORM WILL BE
PRETTY WELL OVER WITH. BUT IF WE GET CAUGHT THERE, WELL
THEN WE'RE GONNA LOSE A DAY, SITTING WAITING FOR THE STORM.
I JUST WANNA GET ME LOAD IN THERE AND GET OUT BEFORE, YOU
KNOW, PEOPLE START SCREAMING AND YELLING AND HOLLERING, "HELP,
HELP," YOU KNOW. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THEY CLOSE
THE ROAD AND THERE WE SIT LIKE A BUNCH OF DUMMIES, EH.
>> announcer: JUST AS ALEX REACHES THE HALF MILE MARK, RICK
MAKES IT TO THE ICE. >> Rick: HEY, I CAUGHT 'EM.
THERE'S ALEX. >> announcer: BUT THIS IS NO
TIME TO RELAX. AS HE APPROACHES LESS THAN FOUR
FEET OF ICE WITH 30,000 POUNDS OF RUBBER.
>> announcer: IT'S A 15-HOUR TRIP TO THE DIAVIK MINE.
TALKING TRASH ON THE RADIO ALWAYS HELPS THE TIME PASS.
>> Rick: OH, [bleep] YOU. OH, LISTEN TO THIS [bleep].
>> announcer: BACK IN YELLOWKNIFE, HUGH ROWLAND IS
PREPARING FOR HIS 20th TRIP UP THE ICE.
>> Hugh: YEAH, I'M JUST STRAPPING DOWN ANOTHER LOAD OF
AMMONIUM NITRATE TO GO TO SNAP LAKE.
WE HAULED ONE IN YESTERDAY. WE'RE GONNA HAUL ONE OUT THERE
AGAIN TODAY. >> announcer: HUGH'S LOAD OF
AMMONIUM NITRATE IS VITAL TO THE MINES.
THEY COMBINE IT WITH DIESEL FUEL AND USE THE MIXTURE FOR
BLASTING. >> announcer: HAVING LOST TWO OF
HIS DRIVERS, HUGH NOW HAS TWO IDLE TRUCKS THAT ARE BRINGING IN
NO MONEY. HE'S MANAGED TO RECRUIT A NEW
DRIVER NAMED DANNY TO MAKE A FEW TRIPS FOR HIM.
>> Hugh: GONNA DO ORIENTATION IN THE MORNING.
THEN HE'S GONNA HAUL ON THE ROAD TILL WE'RE FINISHED.
AND THEN HE'S DRIVING ONE TRUCK HOME, AND I'M DRIVING THE OTHER
TRUCK HOME. DANNY'S A GOOD LITTLE GUY.
HE GETS HEAD DOWN, ASS UP, AND FLIES RIGHT AT 'ER.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE. I WISH I WOULDA HAD HIM INSTEAD
OF THESE PUPPIES I HAD OUT HERE THIS YEAR.
THAT'S SPILT MILK. >> announcer: LATER THAT
NIGHT.. DANNY ARRIVES IN YELLOWKNIFE.
>> I CAME UP TO YELLOWKNIFE BECAUSE ACTUALLY A BUDDY OF MINE
FROM COLONA HAD A FEW OF HIS DRIVERS QUIT ON HIM, AND I WAS
ACTUALLY JUST DOWN SOUTH, DONE FOR THE SEASON.
BUT I DECIDED TO COME UP HERE, GIVE HIM A HAND AND, YOU KNOW,
DO A COUPLE TRIPS FOR HIM, AND THEN HEAD HOME FOR THE SEASON.
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS ONE'S THE TRUCK HERE, SO I'LL
PROBABLY GO IN, LOAD MY STUFF IN THERE FOR THE NIGHT, AND
GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP AND GET READY FOR TOMORROW MORNING.
>> announcer: 300 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST, THE STORM IS BEARING
DOWN ON THE ICE ROAD. IT'S SNOWING HEAVILY, AND WINDS
ARE GUSTING UP TO 50 MILES AN HOUR.
BUT THE CONVOY KEEPS ROLLING. THE FIVE TRUCKERS HAVE BEEN ON
THE ROAD FOR EIGHT HOURS. THEY STICK TOGETHER IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY AND CONTINUE TO KEEP EACH OTHER ENTERTAINED ON
THE LONG HAUL. >> Jay: YEAH, WE'RE TRAVELING
WITH A GOOD CONVOY TODAY, WHICH IS NICE 'CAUSE YOU GET FIVE GUYS
THAT KNOW EACH OTHER REAL GOOD, THERE'S LOTS OF CHATTER ON THE
RADIO AND STUFF. MAKES A FUN TRIP.
>> announcer: WITH THE REST OF THE GUYS LISTENING, JAY PULLS A
PRANK ON THE RADIO. AS THEY APPROACH A HILL, HE ASKS
ANOTHER DRIVER FOR SOME POINTERS.
>> Jay: I'VE NEVER BEEN UP HERE. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW FAST TO HIT
THE HILL AT. >> Jay: OKAY, I'M GONNA...
I'M GONNA CHAIN UP MY TRAILER HERE JUST TO BE SAFE.
>> Jay: [laughs] >> announcer: ONLY A ROOKIE
CHAINS UP HIS TRAILER. THE JOKE GETS A BIG LAUGH.
>> Jay: YEAH. [laughs]
[laughs] >> Jay: HE THOUGHT IT WAS
STRANGE I WAS CHAINING UP MY TRAILER.
>> Rick: YEAH. [laughs]
>> announcer: ALL JOKING ASIDE, JAY REMAINS FOCUSED ON GETTING
HIS VALUABLE LOAD SAFELY TO THE MINE.
>> Jay: LIKE, THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HERE WE'RE HAULING,
I'M SURE IT'S WORTH WELL OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.
SO I IMAGINE THEY'RE REALLY RELYING ON THIS PIECE OF
EQUIPMENT GETTING THERE. SO IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN
TO IT, IT'D BE A PRETTY BIG INSURANCE CLAIM, AND IT'D BE A
REALLY BIG LOSS FOR THE MINE. >> announcer: MIDNIGHT.
THE CONVOY PULLS INTO THE LOCKHART REST STOP HALFWAY UP
THE ICE. >> announcer: IT'S TIME FOR SOME
MUCH NEEDED SLEEP. >> TJ: I'M UP IN THE NEST.
AND THAT'LL BE IT FOR ME FOR THE EVENING.
>> announcer: THEY CAN'T STAY LONG.
THERE'S STILL 125 MILES TO GO. >> announcer: NEXT, A WHITEOUT
ON THE HORIZON. >> Rick: I CAN MAYBE SEE 20 FEET
IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK, IF THAT. IT'S GETTING PRETTY BAD.
>> announcer: AND THE CONVOY LOSES A DRIVER.
>> Alex: GOODNESS KNOWS WHERE HE IS.
>> announcer: IT'S 3:00 A.M. ON THE ICE ROAD.
THE SPECIAL FIVE-TRUCK CONVOY IS BACK ON THE ICE.
BUT THEY LEFT LOCKHART WITHOUT TJ.
>> Rick: YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE READY TO GO, WE KNOCKED ON TJ'S
DOOR AND, UH, HE WOULDN'T GET UP, SO...
>> HIS DOOR WAS LOCKED AND EVERYTHING, AND NOBODY COULD
WAKE HIM UP. SO WE DON'T WAIT UP FOR THE GUYS
THAT ARE JUST SLEEPING. >> announcer: TJ IS ON HIS OWN.
THE CONVOY CAN'T AFFORD TO WAIT. THEY'VE GOT CRITICAL LOADS TO
DELIVER. AND A MAJOR STORM WITH
50-MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS IS THREATENING TO CLOSE THE ROAD.
>> Jay: IT PICKS UP SO FAST. IT'S LOOKING PRETTY WHITE.
IT'S SNOWING A BIT, AND IT'S BLOWING PRETTY HARD.
>> announcer: SOMETIMES THE ONLY THING PROTECTING DRIVERS
FROM THESE HARSH CONDITIONS IS THE DURABILITY OF THEIR TRUCKS.
>> Jay: THIS TRUCK IS A 2000 PETERBILT 378.
IT'S GOT A FIVE AND 1/4 CUMMINS IN IT.
IT'S GOT HEAVY DIFFS. HEAVY FRAME.
FULL LOCKUPS. IT'S GOT A 30-TON HYDRAULIC
WINCH. IT'S, UH, IT'S NOT AS FANCY AS
LOTS OF THE TRUCKS OUT HERE. LIKE, IT DOESN'T HAVE THE BIG
BUNK AND, YOU KNOW, ALL THE GADGETS AND STUFF.
BUT IT'S BUILT TOUGH. LIKE, IT'S FOR THE BUSH.
IT'S FOR HEAVY LOADS. IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT CAN HANDLE
ANY JOB OUT HERE THAT THEY CAN GIVE ME.
>> announcer: 80 MILES SOUTH, HUGH IS ON HIS WAY TO THE
DE BEERS MINE... WITH HIS LOAD OF AMMONIUM
NITRATE. HE'S TRYING TO GET THERE AND
BACK BEFORE THEY CLOSE THE ROAD. VISIBILITY IS LOW.
THE ROAD IS SLIPPERY. AND HUGH'S LOAD WEIGHS 120,000
POUNDS. >> Hugh: YEAH, IT'S A BIG LOAD.
WHEREVER THE TRAILER, IT CAN GO STRAIGHT, IT'LL PULL IT OR PUSH
IT. AND THEN YOUR TRUCK, YOU JUST
KEEP PULLING WITH IT. THE TRAILER PULLS THE BACK END.
AND YOU PULL THE TRAILER THAT WAY.
YOU JUST GOTTA KNOW WHEN YOU'RE SLIDING AND WHEN YOU'RE NOT.
YOU GOTTA GO WITH IT. IF I TRIED TO STOP IT FROM
SLIDING, I'D END UP IN THE DITCH.
>> announcer: DAYBREAK. THE WEATHER IS GETTING WORSE.
THE CONVOY REACHES THE DE BEERS MINE AT SNAP LAKE.
JAY IS THE LUCKY ONE. HE'S MADE IT TO HIS
DESTINATION. THE OTHER GUYS HAVE TO TOUGH IT
OUT. THEY'RE HEADED 65 MILES NORTH
TO THE DIAVIK MINE. THEY'VE HAD NO WORD FROM TJ.
AND BY NOW, HE'S OUT OF RADIO RANGE.
THE THREE REMAINING TRUCKERS, RICK, ALEX, AND CODY, STICK
TOGETHER. >> Alex: IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO
ONE TRUCK IN THE GROUP, YOU'RE ALL SUPPOSED TO STAY THERE
TOGETHER AND MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT GUY
IS SAFE, THE GUY IS WARM, HELP HIM FIX IT.
>> announcer: SECURE CHECK, THE HIGHWAY PATROL OF THE ICE ROAD,
IS ON STORM WATCH. WITH LIVES IN THEIR HANDS,
THEY'LL CLOSE THE ROAD IF IT BECOMES TOO DANGEROUS.
>> WE CLOSE THE ROADS BECAUSE OF LIMITED VISIBILITY AND HIGH
WINDS. UM, THAT OCCURS OF COURSE, IT'S
A JUDGMENT CALL. IT COULD OCCUR ANY MOMENT WHEN
THE WINDS ARE UP AND THERE'S DRIFTING SNOW.
>> announcer: THE CONVOY GUTS IT OUT TO DIAVIK.
>> Rick: DRIVING A LITTLE SLOW RIGHT NOW.
IT'S, UH, PRETTY MUCH A WHITEOUT.
WE GOT A STORM THAT'S ROLLING IN.
AND HOPING TO GET IN AND OUT AS FAST AS I CAN, BECAUSE THEY'RE
PROBABLY GONNA CLOSE THE ROAD. I CAN MAYBE SEE 20 FEET IN FRONT
OF THE TRUCK, IF THAT. IT'S GETTING PRETTY BAD.
>> announcer: FINALLY, THE LAST STRETCH.
>> Rick: OKAY, WE'RE ROLLING INTO DIAVIK.
UP THE LAST HILL. >> I SEE THE HILL, I SEE THE
HILL, GUYS. I SEE THE HILL.
>> announcer: RICK, ALEX, AND CODY NOW HOPE TO GET UNLOADED
AND HEAD BACK TO YELLOWKNIFE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
>> Rick: IF THEY CLOSE THE ROAD, I'M STUCK HERE.
SO HOPEFULLY THEY DON'T CLOSE THE ROAD AND EVERYBODY'S HAPPY.
BUT I HAVE A FEELING IF THEY DON'T GET ME UNLOADED RIGHT
AWAY, I'M HAVING A LITTLE VACATION TIME AT DIAVIK.
>> Rick: GOTTA DO MY PAPERWORK NOW AND GET UNLOADED.
WEATHER'S GETTING WORSE. >> announcer: BUT BEFORE RICK
MAKES ANY PROGRESS, THE FULL FORCE OF THE STORM SLAMS THE
ROAD. [radio chatter]
>> announcer: DAY 38. 10:30 A.M.
THE ICE ROAD IS CLOSED. >> Rick: I GUESS THEY FIGURED
IT'S TOO BAD TO DRIVE ON, SO... THEY CLOSED 'ER, SO HOPEFULLY
IT'S NOT TOO LONG. >> announcer: RICK, ALEX, AND
CODY ARE STUCK AT DIAVIK. JAY IS SAFE AT DE BEERS.
BUT TJ'S WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN.
HE'S NOT AT THE MINES, AND HE'S DEFINITELY NOT STILL AT
LOCKHART. >> LIKE, THE ROAD CLOSURE CAME
AT ABOUT 10:30. SO MOST OF THE GUYS THAT HAD
STAYED AT LOCKHART THE NIGHT BEFORE HAD GOTTEN UP AND LEFT.
>> announcer: TJ IS ON THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A WHITEOUT.
IF HE NEEDS HELP, HE'LL BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND.
>> announcer: COMING UP... SECURE CHECK OFFICERS SEARCH FOR
TJ. >> AND THEY CAME BACK WITH THE
ROAD NUMBERS, AND THREE OF THESE GUYS WEREN'T ON IT.
SO IN A STORM, THAT'S PRETTY SCARY.
>> announcer: THE ROOKIE'S LIFE IS ON THE LINE.
>> Rick: EVERY TIME YOU HIT A SNOWBANK, YOU'RE RISKING GOING
THROUGH THE ICE. >> announcer: IT'S A WHITEOUT ON
THE ICE ROAD. ALEX, RICK, AND CODY HAVE MADE
IT SAFELY TO THE DIAVIK MINE. BUT THEY CAN'T LEAVE UNTIL THE
WEATHER CLEARS. ROOKIE TJ TILCOX HAS GONE
MISSING ON THE ROAD. HE COULD BE STRANDED ON A
PORTAGE, STUCK ON THE ICE, OR WORSE.
THE DANGER OF DRIVING IN A WHITEOUT IS THAT A TRUCKER COULD
STEER INTO A SNOWBANK. SNOWBANKS ACT AS INSULATION
AGAINST THE COLD AIR. AS A RESULT, THE ICE BELOW THEM
IS THINNER AND LESS ABLE TO SUSTAIN THE WEIGHT OF A TRUCK.
>> Rick: EVERYTHING IS WHITE UP HERE.
LIKE, YOU SEE WHITE, WHITE, AND WHITE.
AND WHEN YOU GET INTO THE DRIFTS AND STUFF, YOU CAN'T TELL--
LIKE, THE WIND ACTUALLY BLOWS THE SNOW RIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD.
YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL WHERE THE ROAD IS.
GUYS WILL DRIVE RIGHT OFF THE ROAD NOT EVEN KNOWING WHERE THE
EDGE OF THE ROAD IS. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE RUNNING
INTO THE SNOWBANKS. THE ICE IS A LOT WEAKER UNDER
THE SNOWBANKS. SO EVERY TIME YOU HIT A
SNOWBANK, YOU'RE RISKING GOING THROUGH THE ICE.
>> announcer: WHILE THE TRUCKERS WAIT FOR NEWS OF TJ, THEY'VE GOT
WORK TO DO. >> IT'S MINUS 58 WITH THE WIND
CHILL FACTOR. BUT THEY HAVE TO BRAVE THE COLD
TO UNLOAD THE $500,000 WORTH OF TIRES ON RICK'S TRAILER.
>> announcer: INSIDE DIAVIK'S TRUCK SHOP, THEY'RE READY TO PUT
THE NEW TIRES TO USE. >> BESIDES THE FUEL, THIS IS A
LIFELINE FOR THE MINE. IF WE DON'T HAVE RUBBER, WE
DON'T HAVE DIAMONDS. THESE ARE PRETTY BIG TIRES.
THEY'RE PRETTY BIG TIRES. THESE HERE ARE FROM OUR 830
TRUCKS. THESE ARE THE BIGGEST HAUL
TRUCKS WE GOT HERE. THEY'RE 240-TON KOMATSU TRUCKS.
>> THE 240-TON TRUCKS HAUL BLAST DEBRIS OUT OF THE MINE.
THE SMALLER 100-TON TRUCKS REMOVE KIMBERLITE, THE TYPE OF
ROCK THAT CONTAINS DIAMONDS. >> THESE COST US $30,000 A TIRE.
AND THE TIRES FOR THE 100-TONNERS, ABOUT 15,000
TO 18,000 A TIRE. >> announcer: BUT WITHOUT THE
ICE ROAD, THERE WOULD BE NO TIRES, TRUCKS, OR ANY OTHER
SUPPLIES. >> THE ICE ROAD, IT'S CRUCIAL.
IF WE DON'T HAVE ICE, WE CAN'T RUN THE MINE.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE. THE GUYS THAT ARE HAULING THE
LOADS UP HERE, TO ME IT'S A SPECIAL BREED OF A PERSON.
I DON'T THINK IT'S CUT OUT FOR EVERYBODY.
IT'S NOT LIKE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY.
MAYBE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT SHAKINESS, IF YOU'RE GONNA MAKE
IT, IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT. BUT I THINK A TRUCKER THAT'S
RUNNING THE ROAD ON ICE, HE ENJOYS THE CHALLENGE.
>> announcer: NIGHT FALLS AT DIAVIK.
THE STORM IS STILL RAGING. THERE'S NOTHING FOR ALEX, CODY,
AND RICK TO DO BUT WAIT. >> Rick: I'M LOSING MONEY.
I'M LOSING A TRIP. AND, LIKE, WELL, HERE WE ARE,
WE'RE AT 12 HOURS. I'D BE BACK IN TOWN LOADING
ANOTHER LOAD. AND EVERY TIME, YOU PUT YOURSELF
BACK FURTHER AND FURTHER AND FURTHER.
SO YEAH, YOU'RE LOSING MONEY. EVERY TIME YOU STOP ROLLING, YOU
LOSE MONEY. >> announcer: BUT CODY ISN'T
LOSING MONEY. BECAUSE OF HIGH WINDS, HIS LOAD
IS STILL ON THE TRAILER. SO HE'S STILL GETTING PAID.
>> I GET PAID FROM TODAY, THE TIME I STEPPED INTO THIS
PLACE UNTIL I GET MY LOAD THAT'S ON THE BACK OF ME OFF.
THEY HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE WINDS TO DIE DOWN SO THEY CAN USE A
CRANE TO PULL IT OFF. >> Rick: UH, YEAH, HE'S ACTUALLY
STILL GETTING PAID RIGHT NOW. I'M NOT GETTING PAID.
I'M EMPTY. I GOT NO FREIGHT ON.
BUT HE'S STILL HOOKED UP, HE'S STILL PINNED TO THE TRAILER, AND
THE LOAD'S STILL ON, SO THAT'S THE RULE.
IF YOU'RE READY TO BE UNLOADED AND THEY'RE NOT UNLOADING YOU,
YOU'RE GETTING PAID. >> announcer: CODY'S MADE OVER
$500 FOR DOING NOTHING. AND THE WIND IS STILL BLOWING.
>> OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN'T RUN A CRANE, WITH A BIG HUGE THING
LIKE THIS, CAN'T LIFT IT UP IN THE AIR, WHEN THE WIND'S BLOWING
IT AROUND, OR YOU'LL FLIP THE CRANE OVER, YOU'LL SNAP A CABLE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST ENDANGERING SOMEBODY'S LIFE.
>> announcer: THE NIGHT WEARS ON.
THE TRUCKERS HAVE BEEN STUCK AT DIAVIK FOR MORE THAN 12 HOURS.
AND THERE'S STILL NO SIGN OF TJ. >> Alex: TJ LEFT HIMSELF BEHIND.
GOODNESS KNOWS WHERE HE IS. >> announcer: BACK AT LOCKHART,
SECURITY OFFICERS HAVE RETURNED FROM CHECKING THE STRETCHES OF
LAND CALLED PORTAGES WHERE DRIVERS CAN WAIT OUT THE STORM.
THEY'VE GOT SOME BAD NEWS. THREE TRUCKERS ARE MISSING.
AND TJ IS ONE OF THEM. >> SECURE CHECK, WHAT THEY DO IS
WHEN A STORM COMES IN, THEY'LL GO OUT TO PORTAGE 49 OR WHATEVER
THE PORTAGES ARE FOR SETUP SO THE GUYS CAN STOP, AND THEY'LL
GET ROAD NUMBERS. AND THEY CAME BACK WITH THE ROAD
NUMBERS, AND THREE OF THESE GUYS WEREN'T ON IT.
SO WE WERE MISSING THEM. IN A STORM, THAT'S PRETTY SCARY.
>> announcer: NEXT, THE HUNT FOR TJ CONTINUES.
>> announcer: ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF<i> ICE ROAD TRUCKERS,</i>
ALEX BRAVES A NEW ROAD. >> Alex: TRAILER'S OFF THE ROAD.
>> announcer: RICK AND HUGH HAVE A SHOWDOWN.
>> Rick: YOU COME UP HERE, AND YOU JUST DON'T GIVE A [bleep] AS
LONG AS YOU'RE HAULING LOADS. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S
[bleep]ING RIGHT. >> announcer: AND THE END OF THE
SEASON IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
>> announcer: 2:00 A.M. AT THE DIAVIK MINE.
AN ARCTIC STORM HAS TRAPPED RICK, ALEX, AND CODY FOR 16
HOURS. AND TJ IS STILL MISSING.
THE WEATHER HAS CLEARED. THEY'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE
ROAD TO OPEN. >> Alex: I SORT OF GOT MYSELF
POSITIONED TO BE, IF IT'S ALLOWABLE, TO GET OUT FIRST IF I
CAN. WHOEVER'S ON THE BALL, WHEN YOU
GOT A BIG CROWD OF TRUCKS, YOU LIKE TO BE IN THE LEAD RATHER
THAN AT THE BACK OF THE PACK. >> Rick: I'M EMPTY.
I'M READY TO GO AS SOON AS THEY OPEN THIS ROAD.
>> announcer: AN HOUR LATER, THE CONVOY FINALLY GETS SOME GOOD
NEWS. >> THIS IS DIAVIK DISPATCH.
JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THE WINTER ROAD IS NOW
OPEN. >> announcer: THE WAITING GAME
IS ALMOST OVER. THE SOONER THEY CAN ROLL OUT,
THE SOONER THEY HOPE TO LOCATE TJ.
>> announcer: BACK IN YELLOWKNIFE, HUGH'S NEW DRIVER,
DANNY REESE, IS PREPPING FOR THE ICE.
AFTER LANDING IN YELLOWKNIFE LAST NIGHT, HE'S WAITED MORE
THAN 24 HOURS TO FINALLY HIT THE ROAD.
>> SEEMS LIKE SHE'S, UH-- ALL HER TIE-DOWNS THERE ARE
HOLDING HER ON PRETTY GOOD. >> announcer: DANNY IS DRIVING
DREW SHERWOOD'S OLD TRUCK. IT'S GOT A HISTORY OF
BREAKDOWNS. LAST MONTH, THE BATTERY BOX FELL
OFF. >> Drew: WENT TO DO MY POST TRIP
INSPECTION ON MY TRUCK AND KINDA NOTICED I HAD A BIT OF A BOO
BOO, I.E. MY BATTERIES WERE COMPLETELY MISSING.
>> announcer: THEN, IT LOST POWER WHEN THE COMPUTER BOARD
FAILED. >> Drew: THIRD GEAR, I GOT NO
POWER. NONE.
I'D MUCH RATHER PUT THE TRAILER DOWN HERE THAN GET UP THE ROAD
AND NOT BE ABLE TO PULL IT ANY FURTHER.
AND IT SUCKS. IT REALLY SUCKS.
>> announcer: NOW, DANNY IS HOPING HE HAS BETTER LUCK THAN
DREW. BUT IT'S NOT LONG BEFORE HE
SENSES TROUBLE. >> OH, THIS TRUCK'S DEFINITELY
GOT ITS QUIRKS TO IT. I MEAN, IT DOESN'T HAVE VERY
MUCH POWER AT ALL. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S
SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TURBO ON IT OR NOT.
>> announcer: HE CALLS HUGH ON THE RADIO.
>> HEY, DO YOU KNOW IF THE TURBO'S STARTING TO GO ON THIS
THING? IT ONLY GETS ABOUT 12 POUNDS OF
BOOST. IT SEEMS TO BE VERY
UNDER-POWERED ON THE HILLS. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU KNEW
ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. >> Hugh: EVEN WHEN YOUR REVS ARE
UP, IT'S SLOW ON THE HILLS? >> YEAH, THE TURBO DOESN'T
REALLY KICK IN TOO WELL UNTIL YOU'RE UP AROUND 1,600, 1,700
RPM. AND THEN YOU'RE ONLY GETTING
MAXIMUM, THE MOST I'VE SEEN FOR BOOST IS ABOUT 15 POUNDS.
>> announcer: HUGH DOESN'T SEEM TOO CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM.
>> Danny: YEAH, YOU TOO. SEE YOU LATER.
>> announcer: FURTHER UP THE ROAD, THERE'S ANOTHER PROBLEM.
[truck buzzing] >> Danny: THAT WOULD BE THE
SOUND OF OUR, UH, COMPUTER THERE ON THE ENGINE TELLING US IT'S
GETTING A LITTLE BIT TOO HOT THERE.
SO WE'RE GONNA GO OUTSIDE HERE AND CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE COVER
ON THE FRONT OF THE HOOD THERE'S OPEN ENOUGH AND LETTING AIR INTO
THE RADIATOR TO COOL IT A BIT. SO WE'LL HOP OUT HERE FOR A
SECOND AND CHECK 'ER OUT. >> announcer: DANNY OPENS THE
COVER OF THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO LET MORE AIR INTO THE ENGINE.
>> HOPEFULLY IT'LL RUN A LITTLE BIT COOLER NOW.
>> announcer: BACK ON THE ROAD, THE TRUCK LIMPS ALONG.
IT'S 210 LONG MILES TO THE DE BEERS MINE.
>> Danny: I DON'T LIKE THAT, WHEN THESE THINGS START TO
OVERHEAT LIKE THAT. KINDA TOUGH TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING
ON. >> announcer: BACK AT DIAVIK,
THE CONVOY HAS BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT.
BUT JUST AS THEY'RE READY TO ROLL OUT, TJ SUDDENLY ROLLS IN.
HE'S ALIVE AND UNHARMED, THOUGH IT'S BEEN A LONG TRIP FROM
LOCKHART. >> TJ: AS THE GUYS WERE GETTING
READY TO LEAVE, THEY WANTED TO LEAVE AT 2:30 IN THE MORNING.
BUT I COULDN'T LEAVE AT 2:30 IN THE MORNING.
I'VE GOTTA-- FIGHTING WITH THE PILLOW UP
THERE. PILLOW WON.
SO THEY LEFT, AND THEN I CARRIED ON IN THE MORNING WITH GEORGE,
HE'S ANOTHER GUY THAT DRIVES FOR THIS COMPANY.
>> announcer: BUT TJ DIDN'T MAKE IT FAR INTO THE STORM.
>> TJ: WE GOT TO, UH, PORTAGE 49, AND WE GOT SNOWED OUT OR
WHITED OUT OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
AND THE SNOWDRIFTS WERE, LIKE, THIS HIGH.
LIKE, WHEN I LOOK OUT THE WINDOW LIKE THAT, THAT'S WHERE THE TOP
OF THE SNOWDRIFT WAS. >> announcer: THEY WERE STUCK ON
PORTAGE 49 FOR 12 HOURS. WHEN THEY FINALLY GOT GOING
AGAIN, THEY COULD BARELY SEE A THING.
>> TJ: IT TOOK US ALMOST FOUR HOURS TO GET ACROSS MACKAY DUE
TO THE, UH, THE SNOW. I HIT PROBABLY EVERY POT HOLE
THERE WAS TO HIT ON THAT LAKE. 'CAUSE YOU COULDN'T SEE.
LIKE, THERE WAS NOTHING. YOU COULDN'T SEE NOTHING.
>> announcer: TJ FINALLY DELIVERS HIS LOAD OF ELECTRICAL
CABLE. NOW HE CAN HEAD BACK TO
YELLOWKNIFE WITH RICK, ALEX, AND CODY, 18 HOURS BEHIND SCHEDULE.
[truck honks] >> announcer: AS DAY 39 ON THE
ICE ROAD BEGINS, FIVE MORE CRITICAL LOADS HAVE MADE IT TO
THE MINES. IN THE DASH FOR THE CASH, ALEX
LEADS HUGH BY JUST $1,800. TJ STILL TRAILS THE VETERANS.
BUT HE SURVIVED ANOTHER MAJOR STORM, AND HE HAS ONE MORE
HARROWING TALE TO TELL AS AN ICE ROAD TRUCKER.
>> TJ: SEE DOWN THE LEFT SIDE HERE WHERE ALL THESE PAILS AND
REFLECTIVE MARKERS ARE, THE SNOW WHEN I CAME THROUGH WAS AT LEAST
FOUR FEET DEEP THERE. LIKE, THE SNOWDRIFTS ARE STILL
THERE, BUT THE-- THEY'RE GETTING THE SNOW PUSHED
BACK AND OUT OF THE WAY, SO THAT WE CAN KEEP ON TRUCKING.
