Ice Road Truckers (2007) s04e09 Episode Script
Blood on the Dalton
Next on Ice Road Truckers She's a bright one.
Hugh gets Blindsided.
Holy [bleep.]
.
Greg's job is on The line.
We got to see if we can still Use your services.
Lisa's road to Respect hits the ditch.
And alex finds Blood on the dalton.
Look at me.
Look at me, garth.
Greggy.
It's okay, garth.
These are the Truckers who make their living On thin ice.
It's 6:00 am in the Carlile yard at fairbanks, And the polar bear is on the Hunt early.
Locked.
She's Sunday morning trying to Get a load here, and she's Locked up.
They don't trust us canadians With the The combinations, and the keys, And stuff here.
We might take everything home With us.
Oh, here he comes.
It's, uhI gotta remember, Here.
It's like that.
Right on, thanks.
Yep.
We got a load here.
Three loads behind The leader, hugh is running Hard.
Hoping to get back in the race With this 43-Ton load of pipe.
I gotta get as many loads in As I possibly can.
There ain't no days off.
The early start Gives hugh a jump on the Competition.
She's a bright one.
But it means Driving directly into the Morning sun, making the sharp Hills and steep curves even Tougher to negotiate.
Well, when you drop a hill Like that, the sun's in your Eyes and you don't know if Anybody's coming, and all of a Sudden there's a big rig coming The other way, you [bleep.]
go Sideways real [bleep.]
quick.
Rolling some heat today, Maybe on these roads.
Sun beats down on the road, Slicks things up.
Damn it.
Watch it! Holy [bleep.]
! You're kind of a [bleep.]
.
If I didn't know how to drive, You'd been gone.
You're a tough guy on the radio, Meet me in the parking lot and I'll knock your [bleep.]
Teeth out.
This ain't my first [bleep.]
Barbecue.
I should have told him close Only counts in horseshoes and Grenades.
Back in fairbanks, Alex debogorski is gearing up For his eighth run of the Season.
I got a load of 20-Foot long Ten by ten rough sawn timbers.
Our dispatch wants this load Delivered to prudhoe bay before But just 25 miles North of town What the hell are they doing Here? There's a truck upside down in The ditch.
If you're asking if I see you Guys, no.
Okay.
We're gonna stay here with you.
I'm gonna have a look at you Right away.
How are you? I'm all right.
Actually, I'm not doing too Good.
You got blo on your face Here.
Just here.
Yeah, yeah, here.
I ain't wounded, am I? I don't think so.
Yeah, well Are you okay everywhere else? Yeah, yeah, I'm all right.
I'm just calming down.
He needs some stitches.
Toretore.
.
Here.
Look how bad that cut is.
See, my friend.
Okay.
All right, let me have a look.
Gosh, it's pretty deep there.
Here, here.
Hold this on here.
Well, let's keep this [bleep.]
On here.
The second man's Injuries are more serious, And he's losing blood.
I feel like I'm gonna pass Out.
Let'slet's go offget off The road here.
So we don't get run over.
Back at the truck yard, first Year driver ray veilleux is Looking to cash in.
Today is the last day of the Pay period and I wanna get in as Many loads as I can.
So I asked them for a load, and They gave me this.
It'd be nicer to do a big Oversize.
This is kinda wimpy oversize.
This iron sleigh is Used to haul building materials Across the tundra in prudhoe Bay.
There's other peoples jobs Basically on hold until they get Up there with that freight.
So hopefully ray can make it all The way through tonight.
You gotta be kidding me.
In the sub-Zero Temperatures of alaska, truckers Leave their rigs runningor Plugged into prevent the Engine from freezing and the Batteries from dying.
It's a lesson this rookie just Learned the hard way.
Everything's frozen.
Truck won't start.
All the good trucks have genset To keep running all night long Without being plugged in.
But the crappy trucks don't have That, so you gotta get the Mechanic, and he'll put some Heaters on him, and get him Going.
Now that's one cold motor.
I mean, you can see how this Motor looks, how she's just Froze solid.
You know something's cold when You can touch it with your hand And you stick to it.
Now I just gotta give this bad Boy some life support.
It's a big delay.
Makes you frustrated.
It's a bad way to start the day.
Alex is on the scene of an Accident.
We have very deep, deep Cuts.
Here, I wanna putokay.
Here.
There's a third guy.
You say there's one more? There's a third guy.
He's down the line, there.
Yeah, just holdI gotta keep Pressuring your hand here.
Or maybe he's in the truck Yet, I don't know.
There's a third one that's Missing right now.
Go look in that truck, Yeah, look in the truck.
Is somebody in there? Hello? Nobody in there.
No? Are you sure? We don't know if he's hurt Or not.
Hang on, he's bleeding.
Hold on, we'll get somebody here To Has anybody seen him? I hope he didn't walk into The woods and die.
At the carlile Yard in fairbanks, greg boadwine Is hoping his truck is ready to Roll.
Truck spent the weekend in The shop.
Had a nasty pop coming up five Mile.
I hope it didn't turn out to be Anything major.
Morning, guys.
Hey, what's up, greg? Oh, not much.
Seeing if there was anything That came about that pop from The rear end.
Yeah, the pop from the rear End wasn't a good sign.
Stripped an axle on the rear Diff, so I'm gonna have to send It down to kenworth for repair.
So you're gonna be outta Commission for a day or two.
Great.
Broke truck No trips, no pay Bills will be fun next month.
Anytime a truck is Damaged, carlile management Takes a look at the truck's Onboard computer system.
This is our cab electronic Technician.
We can hook it to the cab motors On all of our trucks.
It's kind of a little tattle Tale set up on an enon a Computer system on a truck Thatjust let's a company know That the driver is taking care Of their equipment.
OrNot taking care of.
And according to the download on The truck, maximum speed that The vehicle has attained was 69 Miles an hour.
That's above the company Average that they want of 42 Miles per hour.
SoYou know the truck's been Doing some speeding.
The company has a policy, they Just deal with violators as they Need to.
Left wrist.
Why can't that guy take me to The doctor? Tension is rising at the Scene of the accident.
Can you go up the hill and Make sure nobody hits my truck? I saw a red flash, a flip Upside down, a big puff of white Snow, and I knew.
I pulled right there over the Crest of the hill, and I called Pickup just flipped.
Alex is looking After the two injured men.
And that fella's got a slice Like that in his face.
Your hand's bleeding bad here Too.
And now he's Searching for a missing third Man.
See where the flashing lights Are down there? We know that he was no the road.
The pickup's on the road.
They're intoxicated.
You can smell the alcohol.
Look in that truck.
Amid the chaos The victim's family arrives.
We gotta go to the hospital.
Yeah, we were waiting for the Ambulance, but it's up to you.
Let's wait for the ambulance.
You wanna go now, or? It's bad.
Oh, god.
No, we're going now.
Come on.
Come on, baby, you're going with Me.
I've got you.
Come on with me.
Okay.
I promise I'll get you there.
Don't let them leave.
They can't leave.
No, they shouldn't leave.
They're drunk.
Are you cold? No, I'm not cold.
I'm just nervous.
Well, we gotta keep you warm Anyway, that's good for you.
You know that, eh.
Herehere they come.
I think I can just go home And sew this up.
I don't think you are.
No, I don't think so.
Baby, that's not one you're Gonna hand sew.
Pretty fancy sewing machine.
I think we can just go home.
No, I don't think you are.
Honey, no.
We can just go home.
No, you cannot.
You are going to the hospital, You're in bad shape.
Okay, we gotta tell this guy That there's one guy missing, So.
Would I lie to you? No.
Okay, you are hurt bad.
You are hurt really bad.
Who was driving? This guy.
You know, I don't really even Know what happened.
You don't really know what Happened? No, I remember coming out of! That rig there, and Okay.
That's about it.
You guys been drinking Tonight? Oh, I was drinking, yeah.
You were drinking? How much you had to drink? But I was not driving.
You were not driving? Who was driving, garth? There's a thirdlike I say A third fellow.
There's a third guy.
He was walking on the road When I got here, but I don't Know where he went.
Which? He was going down that hill.
I just came from there and I Didn't see anybody on the road.
Were you driving, sir? Or was the other guy? No, I was not driving.
He was kind of out in the Middle of the street when I Pulled up, but I was worried About this guy who was bleeding.
Yeah, he was sort of in the Middle.
Now I understand there are some Tracks going out into the woods Beside the truck too.
I'm worried about this third Guy, wherever he went.
One of the things we're Concerned about here is your Neck.
I'm gonna put a collar around Your neck, I'm gonna get you No, I don't want nothing like That, I'll get weird.
They aren't gonna hurt you, It's just to make sure that your Neck is good when you're being I don't like this thing.
I'll [bleep.]
.
Just around the neck.
Around your neck to stiffen Your neck out, you know.
This thing's a piece of I'll just [bleep.]
damn walk.
No, no, no, garth.
I got a gurney I want it off.
I'm gonna freak out, dude.
Garth.
You better watch out.
I'm a mean mother[bleep.]
.
Lisa kelly is back on the road After a grueling week running Push truck for the mega haul.
I just did the most coolest Awesome thing yesterday Completely out of my element.
Delivering the 104 Ton monster load was a big step For lisa.
I'm so wore out and Exhausted.
I got to prudhoe and I went Straight to bed, 'cause I was Just wore out.
And I slept until I was rested, But as soon as I got up I was like, "I'm just gonna go," So I just went.
But rushing to get Back on the road, lisa made one Big mistake.
I've never forgotten fuel Before.
I'm not retarded.
I just was focused on other Things.
Now on her way back To town, the wind begins to pick Up.
One delineator, one Delineator, one delineator.
To none at all.
So I have to drive back through This crap.
It's snowing on the ice and Making it slippery.
Well, I get the consequences for The actions, so And it just sucks.
As she approaches Prudhoe bay The snow is piling up.
Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop Truck, stop.
Oh, no! Just south of Prudhoe bay Lisa kelly has lost Control of her rig.
Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, Truck, stop.
Oh, no! [Bleep.]
, come on.
Geez.
Can you pull me out of the Ditch, please? Brr.
I know.
I'll testify to that in court.
Okay.
Damn it.
We were starting over new.
Please don't show that.
I'm gonna get [bleep.]
fired.
The plow was here and I turned The wheels, and the [bleep.]
Thing wouldn't turn! So I turned back.
Lisa's truck is Back on the road.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
I got it.
All right.
Have a good day.
But just a day After delivering the biggest Load of the season, her Reputation is once again on the Line.
I'm gonna get fired.
You're not gonna strap me to This [bleep.]
thing, are you? You've gotta be strapped in, But there Your hands can move.
Alex has his hands Full.
Not doing it.
You have to.
Your hands are still Gonna be free.
No.
I'll freak out, dude.
No, you won't, honey.
How come I have to be Strapped to this [bleep.]
thing? I don't So you don't fallso you Don't fall off of it, buddy.
This thing is [bleep.]
me Up, dude.
It's okay.
Just relax, we're gonna lay you Back.
He's trying to trip me.
Oh, no, no.
Yeah, just leave your feet there And you're gonna lay down.
Well, why can't I just lay on The [bleep.]
thing? Just lay back.
Just relax.
It's like a bed, honey.
I don't like it, greggy.
I got you, I got you.
Look at me.
Look at me, garth.
Just take a nice, deep Breath.
Come on, greggy.
Nice, deep breath.
You're good.
I'm right here, you're good.
Okay.
Perfect.
Greggy! Greggy's right here with us, Garth.
It's okay.
He's fixing his hand right now, Okay? Greggy! It's okay, garth.
No, garth.
Garth, garth, calm down.
It's okay.
Calm down, okay? Greggy! It's okay, garth.
We're here, honey.
Where's greggy? He's right there.
He's here.
I got my hand on your Forehead.
You guys are a bunch of candy Ass sons of bitches.
Oh, I know itdo you wanna Really get "candy ass"? Come on.
Calm down.
Okay.
Calm down, good job.
Perfect.
Greggy! Okay.
With the injured Man now in the hands of the Paramedics Attention turns to Finding the missing man.
There is a guy still missing.
Nobody knows where he's at.
I understand he just took off Walking.
You didn't see anybody else Walk past you on the highway? No, nobody walked past me.
And I would have seen that, and I would have, you know, stopped Him and asked him if he was From the accident or was he Hurt, or So I don't know if a third Person's really there.
Because he's not sure, and he Was driving too fast.
And they were drinking, you can Smell it, so I think gray, but I wasn't Looking at him.
All right, alex, I wanna be Sure here because I'll be honest With you, there's a number of The people that were here very Shortly afterwards and they're Not telling me the same story, Soabout this third guy.
But there's lots of traffic Around, so Well, I'm sure there's Another person wanderi around On the road.
Okay.
All right, well, I wanna make 'Cause, you know, I don't want You to I'm not, well You guysyou don't know These guys from adam.
I don't know them at all, Nope.
Okay.
While the police Track down the third man Alex continues his push north.
Our father, who art in Heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be Done.
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses.
As we forgive those who Trespass against us.
Lead us not into temptation, but Deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the Power, and the glory, now and Forever.
Amen.
As darkness Falls Alex ends his long day at Coldfoot.
But for ray, there's no rest.
A rookie mistake set him six Hours behind schedule.
You gotta be kidding me.
Now that's one cold motor.
Now he's running Through the night to meet his Deadline.
I am so flipping tired right Now.
ManThis ain't good.
My eyes are starting to burn.
This is how guys get killed out Here.
Falling asleep at the wheel.
And yet, that could easily Happen real freaking quick too.
All right, billy, you have A good drive.
I'm just scaring myself into Putting it into a ditch.
'Cause it could get ugly.
We don't want that to happen.
Despite being Behind schedule, ray knows his Limits.
After 20 minutes of sleep I hate getting tired like That.
Well, let's get to prudhoe and Then I can get to bed.
Still got two and a half hours To go.
Hard as he tries, Ray can't shake the tingling in His arm.
Something's going on.
I know something ain't right.
Am I gonna have a stroke? OrI'm probably gonna have a Heart attack, I'm probably Dying.
Whoa.
Just south of Prudhoe bay, ray's arm has gone Numb.
And he's fearing the worst.
Am I gonna have a stroke? OrI'm probably gonna have a Heart attack, I'm probably Dying.
Trying to stay alert.
I don't wanna pass out.
I'll flip the truck over on the Side of the road.
Randy, I don't feel good.
I'm probably having a stroke or Something.
Can you give me a ride to Hospital? Yeah, let's go.
As the sun rises The polar bear is already back On the prowl.
This will be damn close to 20 Loads by the time I'm done.
Let's see, if I can get 20, I'll Be a happy man, then if I get More it's just bonus in my Wallet.
Turning, burning, and put it in My jeans.
Hugh is running Hard.
This is polar bear going up The shelf.
Heading into a Steep half-Mile stretch known as Chandalar shelf.
Might be cold enough to try It without the jewelry on this Morning.
Now watch me spin out.
Every season, Dozens of drivers lose control On this slippery patch of road.
Running with no chains may save Time.
But in the end, it rarely pays Off.
I'm committed now, so I'm Going.
You wanna keep it in a gear That you ain't got enough power To spin out in when she's icy Like this.
You got too much power, your Tires start to spin, and You're You're done like [bleep.]
dirt.
Watch out, now.
Watch it! Come on! What the [bleep.]
is he thinking? Looks like I got about 100, 200 Feet to go.
Hugh begins to Wonder if he made the right Call.
Whoa.
There, my tires were breaking Loose.
No.
No.
Come on, come on.
Stick with me, come on.
Give me a little traction.
Come on, baby, you can do it.
Come on.
As the semi hits The top of the shelf, it looks Like hugh's gamble has paid off.
Whoo-Ha! Carlile headquarters in Fairbanks, greg boadwine has Been called into the boss' Office.
See how this goes.
Last year, greg's Season ended with a crash.
And now he's been caught Speeding.
How's it going, boss? Hey, what's going on? Brought you that download.
Got the truck over to kenworth.
They're saying anywhere from A couple days to a week.
Your max vehicle speed's a Little high.
You got a 69 on here, which is Not good.
It shouldn't be that high.
No.
Speed limit's 50 miles an Hour.
When did you hear the pop? Five mile, on the left hand Turn through the s-Curve.
Were you spinning, or? No, not at all.
I had great traction.
We got to see if we can still Use youyour services.
Okay, so I would just wait For a call sometime today or Tomorrow? Yeah.
Right now, I don't even Really know how to feel.
I mean My truck's 90% of our income.
It's really serious.
At the other end of The dalton, in prudhoe bay Lisa kelly is headed in for her Own moment of truth.
I went in the ditch.
And it was so slippery when I Hit my brakes and turned my Wheel, nothing happened.
Except it kept going straight, And it went While making the Turn off the dalton into town, Lisa put her rig in the ditch.
I had no idea it was that Slippery.
II just don't know how I could Have avoided that one.
But I'm still very, very Disappointed in myself.
On the dalton, word Travels fast.
Lisa heads in to report the Wreck herself before the bosses Hear about it from someone else.
Nope.
Write me up, fire me, whatever.
Coming up Hey, boss.
Greg and lisa fight For their jobs.
I'm under the microscope.
And it's highly stressful.
But for ray, it may Be too late.
In prudhoe bay, Lisa kelly is at carlile Dispatch, ready to face the Consequences of putting her Truck into the ditch.
All right.
It'll be all right if I still Have a job.
She's worried she Could lose her job.
This is very, very minor.
No damage, no injuries, that's The big thing.
Making sure she's okay.
In this case, it's a Non-Recordable incident, so It's not that big of a deal.
I'm sure part of it is a pride Thing.
I wanna do good.
Everybody's watching, and every Time I screw upEverybody Notices when I screw up.
So I'm under the microscope.
And it's highly stressful.
They justI hate being the weak Link in the chain.
I don't wanna be that.
Carlile, we're a team and we Work together.
AndOh, there's a carlile in The ditch.
That was me.
And I don't wanna be that Person.
Prudhoe Alex is headed for the finish Line.
This load has a little bit of A sense of urgency about it Because I promised tim I'd get It to prudhoe dispatch by 5:00.
I didn't expect it to be this Close.
One wouldn't have been able to Foresee that we would run into That accident scene.
Oh, put it up here.
He's got a bad facial cut on the Right-Hand side of his Left wrist.
I had to look after that fellow Who was bleeding until the Ambulance got there.
Oh, I got you.
I got you.
Look at me.
Look at me, garth.
I don't know if everything Happens for a reason or not, But some things happen.
And a person has to deal with Them as he comes across them, You know? Life is full of challenges, and Either some people take on the Challenge, or some people try to Ignore the challenge.
But always a step Ahead, hugh has made it to Dispatch fst, Looking for a bonus run back to Fairbanks.
Hey.
Hey, what's up? Nothing.
Are you taking ten off or Anything? Or are you getting out of here Again? Getting out of here.
Here's the deal.
We have some back haul that is Getting worked right now.
I've got one other driver in Addition to alex, I guess your Good friend there.
It's up to you.
I've got two loads and three Drivers, so it's your call.
If you're gonna give one to Alex, I will take that one Anyway.
Ready to roll.
All right, there you go, sir.
Make sure alex knows all About it.
Have a good trip.
See you.
I got a back haul.
That's another load.
Hustling up the Road gave hugh another chance to Score the back haul.
Swiping it from his rival makes It even sweeter.
They were gonna give it to Alex, but alex ain't here.
Hey, alex, you on here? Yeah, it's me here, hugh.
Well, I just stole your load, Buddy.
This was designated for you, But I got her.
Well, good for you.
Congratulations.
Well, I need the money more Than you do.
Yeah, no kidding, you Probably do.
I don't really need too much.
I'm not gonna wish that he's Gonna make less loads, because If I wish that's wishing that he Makes less money.
And well, you know So I hope he makes lots of Loads.
I just hope I get more than him.
As alex delivers His eighth load of the season There you go.
We got here before 5:00.
Barely.
We had quite an adventure.
Hugh rolls south With number nine Just one behind ray and jack at The top of the board.
Out in the prudhoe yard, ray Veilleux is recovering from a Terrifying scare the night Before.
I thought I was having a Stroke.
I started driving, and I knew Something was wrong.
My arm was all numb and tingly All the way up to my chest.
Can't believe it ain't back in Circulation.
Then I was thinking, "geez, I Think I'm having a heart attack, Or a stroke, or something.
" Well, I just got back from the Doctor's.
They said it was all the same Symptoms of having a stroke.
And what it was was the way I Slept early this morning.
Ending up, like, pinching a Nerve between my shoulder Blades.
And that affected my whole Right-Hand side.
My arm's all numb.
So you're thinking of your Family, you're thinking about Staying alive on the road, You're thinking about not Running into somebody else That just scared the daylights Out of me.
Yeah, so the docs, they gave me Some muscle relaxers.
So I gotta take these, and I got To go to bed, and take my ten Hours off, and go back trucking.
Getting busted for speeding We got to see if we can still Use your services.
Okay, so I would just wait For a call sometime today or Tomorrow? Yeah.
Greg boadwine is Grounded in the fairbanks yard.
He's waiting to hear if he still Has a job.
I don't know yet if I'll be Able to go trucking or not.
I guess worst-Case scenario I could lose my job.
We get a "yes," we can go Trucking; if not, I drove up From delta today for no reason.
Hey, boss.
All right.
Get it checked out, all right.
Will do, thanks.
Talked to tim there and pretty Good news.
He told to come check this truck Out, we might be able to take It north.
This time, greg got Off with just a warning.
But he may be running out of Second chances.
Carlile gave me two major Chances.
First one was to run this road In the first place.
Second, they allowed me to keep My job after the fact.
So I need to prove to them that Hiring me waa good idea, Keeping me around was a better Idea.
I just have to make myself Worth it to them.
Hugh gets Blindsided.
Holy [bleep.]
.
Greg's job is on The line.
We got to see if we can still Use your services.
Lisa's road to Respect hits the ditch.
And alex finds Blood on the dalton.
Look at me.
Look at me, garth.
Greggy.
It's okay, garth.
These are the Truckers who make their living On thin ice.
It's 6:00 am in the Carlile yard at fairbanks, And the polar bear is on the Hunt early.
Locked.
She's Sunday morning trying to Get a load here, and she's Locked up.
They don't trust us canadians With the The combinations, and the keys, And stuff here.
We might take everything home With us.
Oh, here he comes.
It's, uhI gotta remember, Here.
It's like that.
Right on, thanks.
Yep.
We got a load here.
Three loads behind The leader, hugh is running Hard.
Hoping to get back in the race With this 43-Ton load of pipe.
I gotta get as many loads in As I possibly can.
There ain't no days off.
The early start Gives hugh a jump on the Competition.
She's a bright one.
But it means Driving directly into the Morning sun, making the sharp Hills and steep curves even Tougher to negotiate.
Well, when you drop a hill Like that, the sun's in your Eyes and you don't know if Anybody's coming, and all of a Sudden there's a big rig coming The other way, you [bleep.]
go Sideways real [bleep.]
quick.
Rolling some heat today, Maybe on these roads.
Sun beats down on the road, Slicks things up.
Damn it.
Watch it! Holy [bleep.]
! You're kind of a [bleep.]
.
If I didn't know how to drive, You'd been gone.
You're a tough guy on the radio, Meet me in the parking lot and I'll knock your [bleep.]
Teeth out.
This ain't my first [bleep.]
Barbecue.
I should have told him close Only counts in horseshoes and Grenades.
Back in fairbanks, Alex debogorski is gearing up For his eighth run of the Season.
I got a load of 20-Foot long Ten by ten rough sawn timbers.
Our dispatch wants this load Delivered to prudhoe bay before But just 25 miles North of town What the hell are they doing Here? There's a truck upside down in The ditch.
If you're asking if I see you Guys, no.
Okay.
We're gonna stay here with you.
I'm gonna have a look at you Right away.
How are you? I'm all right.
Actually, I'm not doing too Good.
You got blo on your face Here.
Just here.
Yeah, yeah, here.
I ain't wounded, am I? I don't think so.
Yeah, well Are you okay everywhere else? Yeah, yeah, I'm all right.
I'm just calming down.
He needs some stitches.
Toretore.
.
Here.
Look how bad that cut is.
See, my friend.
Okay.
All right, let me have a look.
Gosh, it's pretty deep there.
Here, here.
Hold this on here.
Well, let's keep this [bleep.]
On here.
The second man's Injuries are more serious, And he's losing blood.
I feel like I'm gonna pass Out.
Let'slet's go offget off The road here.
So we don't get run over.
Back at the truck yard, first Year driver ray veilleux is Looking to cash in.
Today is the last day of the Pay period and I wanna get in as Many loads as I can.
So I asked them for a load, and They gave me this.
It'd be nicer to do a big Oversize.
This is kinda wimpy oversize.
This iron sleigh is Used to haul building materials Across the tundra in prudhoe Bay.
There's other peoples jobs Basically on hold until they get Up there with that freight.
So hopefully ray can make it all The way through tonight.
You gotta be kidding me.
In the sub-Zero Temperatures of alaska, truckers Leave their rigs runningor Plugged into prevent the Engine from freezing and the Batteries from dying.
It's a lesson this rookie just Learned the hard way.
Everything's frozen.
Truck won't start.
All the good trucks have genset To keep running all night long Without being plugged in.
But the crappy trucks don't have That, so you gotta get the Mechanic, and he'll put some Heaters on him, and get him Going.
Now that's one cold motor.
I mean, you can see how this Motor looks, how she's just Froze solid.
You know something's cold when You can touch it with your hand And you stick to it.
Now I just gotta give this bad Boy some life support.
It's a big delay.
Makes you frustrated.
It's a bad way to start the day.
Alex is on the scene of an Accident.
We have very deep, deep Cuts.
Here, I wanna putokay.
Here.
There's a third guy.
You say there's one more? There's a third guy.
He's down the line, there.
Yeah, just holdI gotta keep Pressuring your hand here.
Or maybe he's in the truck Yet, I don't know.
There's a third one that's Missing right now.
Go look in that truck, Yeah, look in the truck.
Is somebody in there? Hello? Nobody in there.
No? Are you sure? We don't know if he's hurt Or not.
Hang on, he's bleeding.
Hold on, we'll get somebody here To Has anybody seen him? I hope he didn't walk into The woods and die.
At the carlile Yard in fairbanks, greg boadwine Is hoping his truck is ready to Roll.
Truck spent the weekend in The shop.
Had a nasty pop coming up five Mile.
I hope it didn't turn out to be Anything major.
Morning, guys.
Hey, what's up, greg? Oh, not much.
Seeing if there was anything That came about that pop from The rear end.
Yeah, the pop from the rear End wasn't a good sign.
Stripped an axle on the rear Diff, so I'm gonna have to send It down to kenworth for repair.
So you're gonna be outta Commission for a day or two.
Great.
Broke truck No trips, no pay Bills will be fun next month.
Anytime a truck is Damaged, carlile management Takes a look at the truck's Onboard computer system.
This is our cab electronic Technician.
We can hook it to the cab motors On all of our trucks.
It's kind of a little tattle Tale set up on an enon a Computer system on a truck Thatjust let's a company know That the driver is taking care Of their equipment.
OrNot taking care of.
And according to the download on The truck, maximum speed that The vehicle has attained was 69 Miles an hour.
That's above the company Average that they want of 42 Miles per hour.
SoYou know the truck's been Doing some speeding.
The company has a policy, they Just deal with violators as they Need to.
Left wrist.
Why can't that guy take me to The doctor? Tension is rising at the Scene of the accident.
Can you go up the hill and Make sure nobody hits my truck? I saw a red flash, a flip Upside down, a big puff of white Snow, and I knew.
I pulled right there over the Crest of the hill, and I called Pickup just flipped.
Alex is looking After the two injured men.
And that fella's got a slice Like that in his face.
Your hand's bleeding bad here Too.
And now he's Searching for a missing third Man.
See where the flashing lights Are down there? We know that he was no the road.
The pickup's on the road.
They're intoxicated.
You can smell the alcohol.
Look in that truck.
Amid the chaos The victim's family arrives.
We gotta go to the hospital.
Yeah, we were waiting for the Ambulance, but it's up to you.
Let's wait for the ambulance.
You wanna go now, or? It's bad.
Oh, god.
No, we're going now.
Come on.
Come on, baby, you're going with Me.
I've got you.
Come on with me.
Okay.
I promise I'll get you there.
Don't let them leave.
They can't leave.
No, they shouldn't leave.
They're drunk.
Are you cold? No, I'm not cold.
I'm just nervous.
Well, we gotta keep you warm Anyway, that's good for you.
You know that, eh.
Herehere they come.
I think I can just go home And sew this up.
I don't think you are.
No, I don't think so.
Baby, that's not one you're Gonna hand sew.
Pretty fancy sewing machine.
I think we can just go home.
No, I don't think you are.
Honey, no.
We can just go home.
No, you cannot.
You are going to the hospital, You're in bad shape.
Okay, we gotta tell this guy That there's one guy missing, So.
Would I lie to you? No.
Okay, you are hurt bad.
You are hurt really bad.
Who was driving? This guy.
You know, I don't really even Know what happened.
You don't really know what Happened? No, I remember coming out of! That rig there, and Okay.
That's about it.
You guys been drinking Tonight? Oh, I was drinking, yeah.
You were drinking? How much you had to drink? But I was not driving.
You were not driving? Who was driving, garth? There's a thirdlike I say A third fellow.
There's a third guy.
He was walking on the road When I got here, but I don't Know where he went.
Which? He was going down that hill.
I just came from there and I Didn't see anybody on the road.
Were you driving, sir? Or was the other guy? No, I was not driving.
He was kind of out in the Middle of the street when I Pulled up, but I was worried About this guy who was bleeding.
Yeah, he was sort of in the Middle.
Now I understand there are some Tracks going out into the woods Beside the truck too.
I'm worried about this third Guy, wherever he went.
One of the things we're Concerned about here is your Neck.
I'm gonna put a collar around Your neck, I'm gonna get you No, I don't want nothing like That, I'll get weird.
They aren't gonna hurt you, It's just to make sure that your Neck is good when you're being I don't like this thing.
I'll [bleep.]
.
Just around the neck.
Around your neck to stiffen Your neck out, you know.
This thing's a piece of I'll just [bleep.]
damn walk.
No, no, no, garth.
I got a gurney I want it off.
I'm gonna freak out, dude.
Garth.
You better watch out.
I'm a mean mother[bleep.]
.
Lisa kelly is back on the road After a grueling week running Push truck for the mega haul.
I just did the most coolest Awesome thing yesterday Completely out of my element.
Delivering the 104 Ton monster load was a big step For lisa.
I'm so wore out and Exhausted.
I got to prudhoe and I went Straight to bed, 'cause I was Just wore out.
And I slept until I was rested, But as soon as I got up I was like, "I'm just gonna go," So I just went.
But rushing to get Back on the road, lisa made one Big mistake.
I've never forgotten fuel Before.
I'm not retarded.
I just was focused on other Things.
Now on her way back To town, the wind begins to pick Up.
One delineator, one Delineator, one delineator.
To none at all.
So I have to drive back through This crap.
It's snowing on the ice and Making it slippery.
Well, I get the consequences for The actions, so And it just sucks.
As she approaches Prudhoe bay The snow is piling up.
Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop Truck, stop.
Oh, no! Just south of Prudhoe bay Lisa kelly has lost Control of her rig.
Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, Truck, stop.
Oh, no! [Bleep.]
, come on.
Geez.
Can you pull me out of the Ditch, please? Brr.
I know.
I'll testify to that in court.
Okay.
Damn it.
We were starting over new.
Please don't show that.
I'm gonna get [bleep.]
fired.
The plow was here and I turned The wheels, and the [bleep.]
Thing wouldn't turn! So I turned back.
Lisa's truck is Back on the road.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
I got it.
All right.
Have a good day.
But just a day After delivering the biggest Load of the season, her Reputation is once again on the Line.
I'm gonna get fired.
You're not gonna strap me to This [bleep.]
thing, are you? You've gotta be strapped in, But there Your hands can move.
Alex has his hands Full.
Not doing it.
You have to.
Your hands are still Gonna be free.
No.
I'll freak out, dude.
No, you won't, honey.
How come I have to be Strapped to this [bleep.]
thing? I don't So you don't fallso you Don't fall off of it, buddy.
This thing is [bleep.]
me Up, dude.
It's okay.
Just relax, we're gonna lay you Back.
He's trying to trip me.
Oh, no, no.
Yeah, just leave your feet there And you're gonna lay down.
Well, why can't I just lay on The [bleep.]
thing? Just lay back.
Just relax.
It's like a bed, honey.
I don't like it, greggy.
I got you, I got you.
Look at me.
Look at me, garth.
Just take a nice, deep Breath.
Come on, greggy.
Nice, deep breath.
You're good.
I'm right here, you're good.
Okay.
Perfect.
Greggy! Greggy's right here with us, Garth.
It's okay.
He's fixing his hand right now, Okay? Greggy! It's okay, garth.
No, garth.
Garth, garth, calm down.
It's okay.
Calm down, okay? Greggy! It's okay, garth.
We're here, honey.
Where's greggy? He's right there.
He's here.
I got my hand on your Forehead.
You guys are a bunch of candy Ass sons of bitches.
Oh, I know itdo you wanna Really get "candy ass"? Come on.
Calm down.
Okay.
Calm down, good job.
Perfect.
Greggy! Okay.
With the injured Man now in the hands of the Paramedics Attention turns to Finding the missing man.
There is a guy still missing.
Nobody knows where he's at.
I understand he just took off Walking.
You didn't see anybody else Walk past you on the highway? No, nobody walked past me.
And I would have seen that, and I would have, you know, stopped Him and asked him if he was From the accident or was he Hurt, or So I don't know if a third Person's really there.
Because he's not sure, and he Was driving too fast.
And they were drinking, you can Smell it, so I think gray, but I wasn't Looking at him.
All right, alex, I wanna be Sure here because I'll be honest With you, there's a number of The people that were here very Shortly afterwards and they're Not telling me the same story, Soabout this third guy.
But there's lots of traffic Around, so Well, I'm sure there's Another person wanderi around On the road.
Okay.
All right, well, I wanna make 'Cause, you know, I don't want You to I'm not, well You guysyou don't know These guys from adam.
I don't know them at all, Nope.
Okay.
While the police Track down the third man Alex continues his push north.
Our father, who art in Heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be Done.
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses.
As we forgive those who Trespass against us.
Lead us not into temptation, but Deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the Power, and the glory, now and Forever.
Amen.
As darkness Falls Alex ends his long day at Coldfoot.
But for ray, there's no rest.
A rookie mistake set him six Hours behind schedule.
You gotta be kidding me.
Now that's one cold motor.
Now he's running Through the night to meet his Deadline.
I am so flipping tired right Now.
ManThis ain't good.
My eyes are starting to burn.
This is how guys get killed out Here.
Falling asleep at the wheel.
And yet, that could easily Happen real freaking quick too.
All right, billy, you have A good drive.
I'm just scaring myself into Putting it into a ditch.
'Cause it could get ugly.
We don't want that to happen.
Despite being Behind schedule, ray knows his Limits.
After 20 minutes of sleep I hate getting tired like That.
Well, let's get to prudhoe and Then I can get to bed.
Still got two and a half hours To go.
Hard as he tries, Ray can't shake the tingling in His arm.
Something's going on.
I know something ain't right.
Am I gonna have a stroke? OrI'm probably gonna have a Heart attack, I'm probably Dying.
Whoa.
Just south of Prudhoe bay, ray's arm has gone Numb.
And he's fearing the worst.
Am I gonna have a stroke? OrI'm probably gonna have a Heart attack, I'm probably Dying.
Trying to stay alert.
I don't wanna pass out.
I'll flip the truck over on the Side of the road.
Randy, I don't feel good.
I'm probably having a stroke or Something.
Can you give me a ride to Hospital? Yeah, let's go.
As the sun rises The polar bear is already back On the prowl.
This will be damn close to 20 Loads by the time I'm done.
Let's see, if I can get 20, I'll Be a happy man, then if I get More it's just bonus in my Wallet.
Turning, burning, and put it in My jeans.
Hugh is running Hard.
This is polar bear going up The shelf.
Heading into a Steep half-Mile stretch known as Chandalar shelf.
Might be cold enough to try It without the jewelry on this Morning.
Now watch me spin out.
Every season, Dozens of drivers lose control On this slippery patch of road.
Running with no chains may save Time.
But in the end, it rarely pays Off.
I'm committed now, so I'm Going.
You wanna keep it in a gear That you ain't got enough power To spin out in when she's icy Like this.
You got too much power, your Tires start to spin, and You're You're done like [bleep.]
dirt.
Watch out, now.
Watch it! Come on! What the [bleep.]
is he thinking? Looks like I got about 100, 200 Feet to go.
Hugh begins to Wonder if he made the right Call.
Whoa.
There, my tires were breaking Loose.
No.
No.
Come on, come on.
Stick with me, come on.
Give me a little traction.
Come on, baby, you can do it.
Come on.
As the semi hits The top of the shelf, it looks Like hugh's gamble has paid off.
Whoo-Ha! Carlile headquarters in Fairbanks, greg boadwine has Been called into the boss' Office.
See how this goes.
Last year, greg's Season ended with a crash.
And now he's been caught Speeding.
How's it going, boss? Hey, what's going on? Brought you that download.
Got the truck over to kenworth.
They're saying anywhere from A couple days to a week.
Your max vehicle speed's a Little high.
You got a 69 on here, which is Not good.
It shouldn't be that high.
No.
Speed limit's 50 miles an Hour.
When did you hear the pop? Five mile, on the left hand Turn through the s-Curve.
Were you spinning, or? No, not at all.
I had great traction.
We got to see if we can still Use youyour services.
Okay, so I would just wait For a call sometime today or Tomorrow? Yeah.
Right now, I don't even Really know how to feel.
I mean My truck's 90% of our income.
It's really serious.
At the other end of The dalton, in prudhoe bay Lisa kelly is headed in for her Own moment of truth.
I went in the ditch.
And it was so slippery when I Hit my brakes and turned my Wheel, nothing happened.
Except it kept going straight, And it went While making the Turn off the dalton into town, Lisa put her rig in the ditch.
I had no idea it was that Slippery.
II just don't know how I could Have avoided that one.
But I'm still very, very Disappointed in myself.
On the dalton, word Travels fast.
Lisa heads in to report the Wreck herself before the bosses Hear about it from someone else.
Nope.
Write me up, fire me, whatever.
Coming up Hey, boss.
Greg and lisa fight For their jobs.
I'm under the microscope.
And it's highly stressful.
But for ray, it may Be too late.
In prudhoe bay, Lisa kelly is at carlile Dispatch, ready to face the Consequences of putting her Truck into the ditch.
All right.
It'll be all right if I still Have a job.
She's worried she Could lose her job.
This is very, very minor.
No damage, no injuries, that's The big thing.
Making sure she's okay.
In this case, it's a Non-Recordable incident, so It's not that big of a deal.
I'm sure part of it is a pride Thing.
I wanna do good.
Everybody's watching, and every Time I screw upEverybody Notices when I screw up.
So I'm under the microscope.
And it's highly stressful.
They justI hate being the weak Link in the chain.
I don't wanna be that.
Carlile, we're a team and we Work together.
AndOh, there's a carlile in The ditch.
That was me.
And I don't wanna be that Person.
Prudhoe Alex is headed for the finish Line.
This load has a little bit of A sense of urgency about it Because I promised tim I'd get It to prudhoe dispatch by 5:00.
I didn't expect it to be this Close.
One wouldn't have been able to Foresee that we would run into That accident scene.
Oh, put it up here.
He's got a bad facial cut on the Right-Hand side of his Left wrist.
I had to look after that fellow Who was bleeding until the Ambulance got there.
Oh, I got you.
I got you.
Look at me.
Look at me, garth.
I don't know if everything Happens for a reason or not, But some things happen.
And a person has to deal with Them as he comes across them, You know? Life is full of challenges, and Either some people take on the Challenge, or some people try to Ignore the challenge.
But always a step Ahead, hugh has made it to Dispatch fst, Looking for a bonus run back to Fairbanks.
Hey.
Hey, what's up? Nothing.
Are you taking ten off or Anything? Or are you getting out of here Again? Getting out of here.
Here's the deal.
We have some back haul that is Getting worked right now.
I've got one other driver in Addition to alex, I guess your Good friend there.
It's up to you.
I've got two loads and three Drivers, so it's your call.
If you're gonna give one to Alex, I will take that one Anyway.
Ready to roll.
All right, there you go, sir.
Make sure alex knows all About it.
Have a good trip.
See you.
I got a back haul.
That's another load.
Hustling up the Road gave hugh another chance to Score the back haul.
Swiping it from his rival makes It even sweeter.
They were gonna give it to Alex, but alex ain't here.
Hey, alex, you on here? Yeah, it's me here, hugh.
Well, I just stole your load, Buddy.
This was designated for you, But I got her.
Well, good for you.
Congratulations.
Well, I need the money more Than you do.
Yeah, no kidding, you Probably do.
I don't really need too much.
I'm not gonna wish that he's Gonna make less loads, because If I wish that's wishing that he Makes less money.
And well, you know So I hope he makes lots of Loads.
I just hope I get more than him.
As alex delivers His eighth load of the season There you go.
We got here before 5:00.
Barely.
We had quite an adventure.
Hugh rolls south With number nine Just one behind ray and jack at The top of the board.
Out in the prudhoe yard, ray Veilleux is recovering from a Terrifying scare the night Before.
I thought I was having a Stroke.
I started driving, and I knew Something was wrong.
My arm was all numb and tingly All the way up to my chest.
Can't believe it ain't back in Circulation.
Then I was thinking, "geez, I Think I'm having a heart attack, Or a stroke, or something.
" Well, I just got back from the Doctor's.
They said it was all the same Symptoms of having a stroke.
And what it was was the way I Slept early this morning.
Ending up, like, pinching a Nerve between my shoulder Blades.
And that affected my whole Right-Hand side.
My arm's all numb.
So you're thinking of your Family, you're thinking about Staying alive on the road, You're thinking about not Running into somebody else That just scared the daylights Out of me.
Yeah, so the docs, they gave me Some muscle relaxers.
So I gotta take these, and I got To go to bed, and take my ten Hours off, and go back trucking.
Getting busted for speeding We got to see if we can still Use your services.
Okay, so I would just wait For a call sometime today or Tomorrow? Yeah.
Greg boadwine is Grounded in the fairbanks yard.
He's waiting to hear if he still Has a job.
I don't know yet if I'll be Able to go trucking or not.
I guess worst-Case scenario I could lose my job.
We get a "yes," we can go Trucking; if not, I drove up From delta today for no reason.
Hey, boss.
All right.
Get it checked out, all right.
Will do, thanks.
Talked to tim there and pretty Good news.
He told to come check this truck Out, we might be able to take It north.
This time, greg got Off with just a warning.
But he may be running out of Second chances.
Carlile gave me two major Chances.
First one was to run this road In the first place.
Second, they allowed me to keep My job after the fact.
So I need to prove to them that Hiring me waa good idea, Keeping me around was a better Idea.
I just have to make myself Worth it to them.