- MALE NARRATOR: There's a whole
new breed of gambler... - This is starting
to piss me off. - Yee-haw! - NARRATOR:
...who risk everything to haul the most
unusual items... - JARRETT: Fire in the hole! - Oh, my God,
are you serious? - NARRATOR: One wrong move
and they could lose it all. - I just need a jump. - But if the bid is right...
- Boom! - NARRATOR: ...the rewards
can be huge. - MARC: More money, more money,
more money! - NARRATOR: On this episode
of "Shipping Wars"... - I commissioned seven
mythological figures for my museum. - Oh, [bleep],
that's not good. - Dear Lord, not good?
That's horrible. - Today we're gonna transport
adult Bengal tigers. - If we drop one of these,
it could bust open and we're gonna have
a big problem--oh. - In that case.
- [tigers roar] - JENNIFER: I don't get
intimidated because I was raised
to be tough. - I been driving since birth. Coming down!
- MAN: There you go. - What can I say--I'm awesome. - JARRETT: I'm very much
an amateur at this, and definitely having
an "Oh, [bleep]" moment here. - JESSICA: It's just me,
the truck, and the road. You guys need to get
that back on there. I got places to go,
people to see--let's go. - TODD: Time is money--
I want to get it loaded. - [squeals] Ah, look out! We're gonna knock
them out of the water. Yes! - Every time I win a bid, man, it's just like
I hit the jackpot. - I'm not in the mood
to do any favors today. If there's a high-margin load,
it makes sense for my rig, where do I sign? - TAMERA: We can't afford
to take a loss today. - That's why our bids are
all about the bottom line. - Set our bottom number
at the beginning. That keeps Todd from doing
anything crazy at the end. - What happens to idiots
who mess with my bids today? Get in my way, find out. I'm looking at you, Marc. You've got a bitch slap
with your name on it. - Bidding like a nice girl
hasn't won me any loads lately, so I'm setting manners aside. If I see a load I want,
I'm taking it. - JESSICA: A girl's
gotta have standards. If the load sucks,
I'll trick someone into taking it for no profit
in the countdown. - NARRATOR: Every day,
uship.com hosts special timed auctions for select
top-level transporters. First item up for bid--
six adult Bengal tigers. - Today, we're gonna
transport adult Bengal tigers. Working with tigers
has been a passion of mine for the last nine years. We're over capacity
here at the park, and we can't give 'em
the care that they need, the big cage that
they need to roam in. And putting these cats in
a new facility and giving them a bigger cage
is the best thing I can do. - Wow, these are live tigers. - This could definitely
be a cool adventure. - These tigers are
an endangered species. And the reason is not because
we're running out of tigers, we're running out of habitats. This facility takes them in, and
I help them find new homes so they don't
get overloaded here. The temperature's dropping,
so I wanna get them in their new home
as quickly as possible before it gets too cold. If these Bengal tigers don't
arrive on time and I miss my deadline to get
them to the sanctuary, the transporter's
not getting paid. - NARRATOR: These tigers must
travel from Wynnewood, Oklahoma, to Pilot Point, Texas,
in one day. - I've got a rule. If the load can eat me,
I charge a premium. - This load isn't going far, but I'm not doing it
for cat food. - Loads like this need
special cages and a trailer built to transport animals. - I've transported
all kinds of animals. This is perfect for me. - We need a livestock
trailer for this one. With rental and fuel costs,
we're gonna need to get at least two grand. - Okay, the money
per mile kicks ass. I just gotta get there. - Ha, Samko, these guys
would eat you alive. - There's no way
I'm losing out to Dusty. - I'm Dusty, hear me roar. - What a jerk. - I think it's time
Dusty got a little lesson
on the law of the jungle. - Kiss my ass, dude. - Kid, I can do this all day. [laughs] - No more pussyfooting around. - Unbelievable. - Are they crazy or stupid? - We're still above $2,000. - Just drop it a tick. - This one is still paying
way over four bucks a mile. But profit potential
is in serious danger. - Seriously, guys,
you're out of your league. - What a freaking dumbass. - Is it worth
going under $2,000? - Nah. - I must win this load. - I'm not sure if this money
is worth risking my life. I'm out. - Come on, Jenn, big
cats need big dogs. - There isn't enough money
left here worth screwing
with Dusty anymore. I'm out. - Don't mess with the tigress. - I'm the [bleep] king,
bow down! - Not so fast. Whoa. - Don't call me when
you're scared [bleep]. - Cat power. I've handled livestock,
but never tigers. I'm up for the challenge. I just don't wanna die. - Jenn, you're a little biased. We're all rooting for the tiger. - All right, I think I'm here. Aw, is that them! Ah! - Uh, if she does that
again, I'll maul her myself. - How're you doing?
You must be my transporter. - I'm Jennifer.
Nice to meet you. So are these the two I'm taking? - Um...no.
- No? - They're actually bigger. - They're bigger? - Like that big. - No. - Oh, yeah. - You'll be taking the ones
with the taste for flesh. - Okay. I'm not--did they
take your legs off? - Um... - Wow, tactful, Jenn. - I actually lost them
in a zip line accident. - Oh, my God. - But they are this dangerous. They do have claws,
they do have teeth. - Okay, but they're
gonna be in a cage, right? - They'll be in a cage. A lot of scenarios though. - Oh, with Jenn's less than
stellar mental capabilities, there are more than
you can imagine. - Why are these out
here in the cold? - They're acclimated
to the cold as long as it's not below
32 degrees. It's imperative that these
guys get to their destination before nightfall. - You know, with Jenn, you need
to explain certain words like imperative. - So how are we planning
on moving? We don't walk 'em, right? - We're actually gonna put 'em
in these transport cages, and I can push 'em up here. As long as you listen,
you'll be safe. - Okay. - Nice knowing you, Jenn. - We need to grab that cage.
- I'm gonna have you hold it. That way, when the cat comes running in here,
it doesn't roll. - Wait, running at me? - Imperative, from
here on out, you focus. - Okay. - Dude, you have explained the
word imperative to her, right? - When he comes in, he's gonna
come in, hang onto that cart. These cats don't mess around. - MAN: If the cat's moving,
this cage will move. - Okay, are you guys ready? Come on, stay focused. Keep coming. Hang onto that cart. - MAN: Watch out! Hey! - Stay focused, he's coming. - Five hundred
pounds in this cage. Good, we got him. - Oh, that tiger's just
inches away from her. Come on, kitty, get her. - I gotta go in here, I'm gonna
wrangle these cats down to you, all right? I will say banana
if I'm in trouble. Do not react unless
you hear me say banana. - Edible safe
word, that's smart. - All right, let's get
this cage put in place. Okay, fixin' to be hot here. - Hold on, what's my safe word? - We're hot, people. Jenn, where's your fingers? Make sure your fingers
are not in the cage. - They're up. - Shut it down, shut it down. High-five right here. - She gets a high-five
for leaning around? I yell at Todd for that. - Her trailer
doesn't have a ramp, so we gotta get it in there. Let's make this happen. - JENNIFER: There you go. Good job. - Time to get this rolling
circus on the road. - Okay, I got one more thing. - What? - I need you to haul one of
these cubs for me down there to Scott
in Sharkarosa. - Ah, okay. - I've hauled baby cubs,
it's simple. All they do is meow and
nibble at your fingers. I've hauled five of 'em. - Take care of my babies.
- I will, thank you. Talk to you later. Oh, my gosh,
I cannot believe I have so many tigers on
my tractor trailer. - NARRATOR: Next item up
for bid-- a collection
of mythological figures. - My name is Ben Isitt. I'm a sculptor. One of my biggest clients has
commissioned me to do pieces from various types of mythology. Altogether, I spent six
months sculpting and handcrafting these pieces. One of my big concerns
is that they have a safe ride. So packing them and loading
them is very important. - Great, artwork, my favorite. - Who buys [bleep] like this? - I'm an aficionado
and collector of anything and everything mythological. For the past five years,
I've been turning my house into the museum
of mythology. Recently, I commissioned
an artist to put together seven mythological figures
for my museum. They're finally complete, and
I'm really anxious to see them. I really need these figures
to arrive at a warehouse on time and in perfect
condition. If these figures arrive late
or damaged, the transporter's
gonna have to pay. - NARRATOR: These figures
must travel 2,800 miles from Puyallup, Washington,
to West Deptford, New Jersey, and arrive in seven days. - A load like this
going over 2,000 miles? [laughs] There's some
money to be made here. - Nobody hauls fine art
better than I do. - I don't know what
dork dungeon this is going to, but if the money's right,
I'm up for some roleplaying. - This is a major trip here. Fuel alone is gonna
be several thousand. - We gotta stay over 11 grand. - These things are delicate. But for this price, I'll give them the Springman
tender, loving care package. - The princess
is coming with me, dude. - Plenty of room to move here. - You gotta bid harder
than that, folks. - I better shake Dusty up here. - You wanna go, Samko?
- [laughs] - Step up! - Two can play at that game. - Don't make me laugh. - Dusty! - [laughs] - Don't these guys
wanna make money? I'm gonna send a message. - Just stop, Marc, you're
embarrassing yourself. - Man, these guys are
really into this one. - We've gotta get back in here. - Since I'm on the east coast, this will be over
a 5,000-mile trip for me. This money's not worth
the time and trouble, I'm out. - The money's right. I'm still feeling really
good about this load. - Time to bring out
the big guns. This oughta do it. - That's just stupid. - Let's just give
it a little nudge. - Outbidding Todd and Tamera. Too easy. - I predict a man child's
about to cry. Ready, and fire. [blowing air] - That was a jerk move. - Nothing beats giving
Dusty a smack down. I'm just on my way to load
up these mythology items. We've got three feet
of snow up here in the mountains this morning. I'm not liking that at all,
'cause I gotta go that way. There's not much room here. - "I don't like driving in
rough weather, "and I don't like small spaces. Got it, I'll become a trucker." - Awesome. Let's go find Ben. Hello?
- I'm Ben. - Hi, Ben, Marc Springer.
- Hey, Marc. - So you've got some
mythology stuff, huh? This looks like maybe they're
some of 'em here, huh? - BEN: There's seven
sculptures that need to go to a private collector
in New Jersey. Some are more
vulnerable than others. They need to be
crated up though. - I need to roll. So let's get
this stuff packed up. - We need to start wrapping
these things with bubble wrap. - All right,
let's do that, too. Maybe drop it down
a little bit, okay. - I know she's only a statue,
but I'm feeling creeped out for her right now. - MARC: Yeah, one more here. - Hey, Marc, I got some friends
here to help out. - MARC: Sweet. Kind of a gnarly-looking dude. Want that one? Oh, [bleep], I need
to get down that far. How 'bout that bucket truck? Let's use this as a crane. - BEN: Keep it low, Brian. Be careful. - [applause] - How's it going?
- I'm ready to rock and roll. - I wanna make sure they get
there on time and in one piece. - I'll get 'em out there for ya.
- Thanks, Marc. - MARC: All right,
take it easy. If I hadn't spent half the day
packing crates, I'd be on the road. Now I'm hours behind. - [phone ringing] - Now what? Hello, this is Marc. - This is Rob, with
the mythological figures. - Yeah, what's up? - And what would that be? - Marc, I think he's
talking to the problem. - Whoa, whoa, whoa.
That was not the deal. What the hell is this guy
trying to pull? Where do you live exactly? - MARC: I'm not set up
to be delivering to a residential area
with this truck. - You clearly don't understand how big this truck
and trailer is. It will not fit down
a residential street. It's not gonna happen. - I got delayed right out
of the chute with these guys not having
everything ready to go. And the buyer decided
to change the drop location. I can't get my truck
down these streets where he wants it delivered. - They can maneuver aircraft
carriers better than Marc can maneuver his rig. - Fortunately, I've got my Dodge
pickup out in Cresco, Iowa, where there's
a company out there doing some custom work on it. So my plan is to talk 'em into
giving me a good deal on a gooseneck trailer. And I'm gonna take my Dodge
and this new trailer and run that out to New Jersey. I kinda feel bad adding this new
trailer, because the beatings I give the other guys
are just gonna worse. Man, this better come together. I'm--I'm seriously at
my wit's end on this one. - I've got six huge tigers
on the back of my trailer. If one of these guys gets
out, I'm not chasing it down. - Okay, if one of those things
gets loose, that cutting torch behind me
had nothing to do with it. - I'm gonna have to feed this
cub, sounds like she's hungry. - [tiger cub whining] - Sounded more like exorcism. [laughs] What was that? - I don't have much
time at all, so it's gotta be quick. Hopefully she'll drink
this bottle fast. Let's see. Are you thirsty? - I'm glad she has a bottle, 'cause you know what
the other option was. - JENNIFER: How cute is this? Ew, what is that smell? [gags] - [laughs] Maybe
it's your upper lip. - You're too young to do that. [gags] - It smells like Jenn's getting
her first review on this run. - We gotta get going
so you can get out of here. We need to put a diaper on you. - MARC: Pretty chilly
here this morning, it's a whopping two degrees. Heading to pick up a gooseneck
trailer to run behind my Dodge. Came up with a plan, and now
I'm gonna execute that plan. - And by execute, he means,
you know, make it dead. - I'm really hoping I can get
this deal done and get out of here
before this storm hits. There you are.
- Hey, how've you been? - Good. Long time, man. - You, too. - I know this is really short
notice, I apologize for that. But I need a trailer. - This is kind
of a special trailer. We built a lot of extras on it. - Would you go $18,000? - I can't go $18,000. - You can't do $18,000? So, uh, I guess $16,000's
out of the question. What if we just round it
off at 20 grand, I mean-- - I'll do $20,000. - All right, that's a good deal,
I'm happy with that. - Get some guys lined up to help
you, and we'll get right on it for you.
- MARC: All right, thanks. Okay, I went to $20,000, but I only got $18 grand
in the account. - GARY: Okay, guys, let's start
unstrapping and moving over. Set her down. - MARC: Let's tip it this way. Lean her back towards me. Oh [bleep]. That's not good. - Oh [bleep]. That's not good. - Really, Marc, what
gave you that idea? The big, gaping hole
in the top of the box. - Just set it down. Man, I wonder when
that happened? I'm not seeing
any damage, really. I'm gonna have
to cover this up somehow. Go ahead and call me MacGyver, 'cause I'm about
to blow your mind. I'm thinking I just
maybe put a tarp over it. - I thought Marc said MacGyver? 'Cause I was ready to help. - MARC: Like so--perfect. Perfect. You guys are awesome, man. Really appreciate it. Take it easy. A simple trailer swap
wasn't so simple. I should have been
gone a long time ago. Now I'm sweating my deadline. - JENNIFER: I'm
close to the drop off. I do hope the tigers
come out a lot easier
than they did going in. Hopefully the forklift can
reach in there and get 'em out. Are you Scott?
- I am. Are you my transporter? - Yes, sir, I am. - Cutting it kind
of close, aren't you? - Listen, Spicoli,
my timing is impeccable. I have the baby in here first.
You want-- - We have two
tigers in the truck? - I have just the baby. - SCOTT: I was counting you. - Oh, oh, you
count--calling me a tiger? Well I appreciate that,
'cause I kinda am. - Jenn, that's the
line you come back with? Man, girl, you gotta
work on your game. - All right, don't let her out. All right, we've got a forklift,
so this should go pretty quick if we don't have any problems. There we go, there we go. - [forklift beeping] - All right.
- [tigers roar] - There we go. - All right, let's take
a look at my tigers. I don't see any major cuts
or bruises or scratches. I can't believe
how good they look. They didn't rub
on the cage at all. You did a good job. - Thank you so much. - There you go. - Here, a hug. Thank you. - Don't worry, big boy,
you're going to a good home. You're gonna be well taken of. Watch out the back. Watch--oooh. - JENNIFER: What
the [bleep] was that? - It's just tiger pee. - [gags] - [laughs] Please, I just
gotta see it one more time. [laughing]
It's so funny. - Come over here. - Ew! Give me a towel. - SCOTT: It'll be all right.
- I think I swallowed it. - [laughing] Yes,
that's freaking awesome! - All right,
let's go outside. - We'll go outside,
you're gonna let 'em out? - We are. Get to see their new play area
for the first time. - MARC: On my way up here this
morning, I'm on time. I'm real glad I brought
this truck. This is getting kinda
skinny down here. Look, try to make a turn on
that street right there with a 90-foot tractor trailer. It's not happening. This must be it. - [knocking on door] - Hey, good morning.
- Very glad to see you. - Are you Robert?
- Yes, sir. - Oh, Robert, as in
the brain surgeon that made this run so
complicated. Where do you want me
to drop these off at? - I have one
main room in the back. - Let's take a peek, see where
you got these going. Man, your--your whole
place is done up, huh? - Yeah, we like everything to do
with 12th century. - I've never seen
anything like it. You've got a couple of
guards up there, huh? - ROBERT: Yeah. - MARC: Pretty cool. So this is where this
stuff's going, in here? - Yeah, I thought this would be the best room to wind up
putting everything. - Yeah, it's all
real cool, Robert. Let's go get the truck unloaded. I'm sure Robert could talk about
this [bleep] all day long, but I've got movers out here
that I'm paying, and they're
just standing around. Hi, guys. All right, I appreciate
you showing up. - MAN: Be careful, because
that could easily snap. - Everybody wants to know
about this one. We wanna see the chee-chees. - We do see some damage
here on her hair. That was right up from there. Now that looks like that's near the top, so that's
a little concerning. - Hair? I didn't even
notice she had hair. - All right, let's
get this inside. Just take it slow, take it slow. - MAN: Set it down. - ROBERT: Slow. - MAN: Here we go. - Guys, geez, at least
buy her dinner first. - Why don't you take a quick
look around, make sure you're good
with everything. - You do have some
minor damage and stuff. I'm gonna have
to spend some time touching up
some of these pieces. - Looks to me like you've got
plenty of time on your hands. - You know what else he's got on
his hands? Your money. You might wanna
watch your mouth. - The Atlantian Princess, if
there was one I didn't want damaged,
that was the one. I'm wondering if we
can't take like $500 off. - Uh, no. Here's the deal, Robert. You changed up
the delivery location on me. I can appreciate you being upset
about the damage, but I think you're barking at
the wrong guy here. - Tell you what. You help me take the troll head
upstairs, I'll pay you in full. - Done. - All right, sir.
- That's easy. - And here's your money. - MARC: I'll take it.
I earned it. - NARRATOR: Marc collected
$11,500 for delivering the mythology creatures. But after hiring movers
and his expenses, he earned $5,100
for a 7-day run. Jenn fared much better. She brought in almost $1,800
for delivering the tigers. After expenses, she earned
$1,449 for a 1-day run. - And they're gonna
come right out that door. - Okay.
- I think I hear 'em coming. - [gasps]
- Check it out. - Oh, he's gonna play. [laughing] - Man, Jenn's easily amused. We should get her a house cat. - On the table there is fine. - What am I looking at?
- This is a typical dungeon. We fight things like dragons
and wizards and stuff. - That guy's weird. [laughs] It's gotta give
Marc some hope though. - Twelve with your
bonuses is a hit. Your skeleton shatters
and falls before you. - MARC: [laughs]
