Ice Road Truckers (2007) s07e01 Episode Script
Collision Course
Male narrator: In a remote corner of North America only a few dare to brave the frozen tundra.
The ice road truckers.
[Horn blaring.]
Whoo-hoo! Hang on.
Narrator: This season, two rival companies on a collision course.
I'm not going down without a fight.
If it's the last thing we do this winter, we're gonna put him under.
Narrator: With millions of dollars on the line Mark, you can kiss our lily white asses.
[Laughter.]
Anybody who's a hater can go fuck themselves, basically.
Narrator: - Legendary foes - I just have to tell Hugh I've been praying for him.
[Laughs.]
Narrator: - New soldiers - Nobody likes new guys.
Let's fucking go! Narrator: And an ice road icon will pick sides.
[Horn blaring.]
It feels like I'm going to war.
She shouldn't even be here, like, because she's a girl.
Good luck to Hugh and his business.
[Cracking.]
Narrator: And join the grudge match on the world's most dangerous frontier.
These are the roughest, toughest roads in North America.
This is a rodeo.
It all comes down to survival of the fittest.
Don't quit.
For the love of God, don't quit.
Sweet shit! Narrator: - As the temperature drops - Fucking 40 below, and my blood is absolutely boiling.
Narrator: Tensions rise.
He's lucky he ain't here.
I'd ring his cock-sucking fucking neck.
Fucking three-ring circus around here.
Oh! Would anybody normal work for these people? Maybe we're all crazy.
That's it.
We're all crazy.
[Laughs.]
Narrator: On an all-new Ice Road Truckers.
[Rock music.]
In the north, a war is brewing.
I'm here to take over Winnipeg.
Narrator: Hugh "The Polar Bear" Rowland is back.
This is a big game sport.
And she's an expensive sport to be in.
Narrator: For the first time in seven years, he's the boss of his own ice road trucking company.
I took Vlad over there, and I said, "Let's start a business together.
" VP Express.
Vlad and Polar Bear Express.
We're ready to kick some ass.
Narrator: And he's going head-to-head with his old boss at Polar Industries.
The end of last season, we parted our ways and I haven't talked to him since.
There's no doubt in my mind that they're gonna come crawling back at the end of this season.
That was the biggest mistake they could have ever done.
They could have ever done.
Trying to make a million fucking dollars here, I wouldn't be running it like that.
Hell of a way to run a business.
It's pretty much of a joke.
I come in here on a handshake that we're gonna do this-- we're gonna do it right.
My responsibility was to get out and get the loads.
And I did.
I've got a record number of loads for the company this year, and nothing else I could do.
Worst thing you can do to me is fuck with my money, so handle it.
Give me your final invoices, and I can cut you a check right now and we'll square up.
And the check will be good? I think I'll be running under somebody else next year, though.
As far as I'm concerned, that's the end of Polar Industries.
I started VP Express to put Mark out of business.
Mark is just a con man.
I know guys that he hasn't paid, including suppliers.
He owes Vlad.
You know, I'm standing up for everybody that he's ever wronged.
We're gonna get justice where justice is due here.
If it's the last thing we do this winter, we're gonna put him under.
Narrator: Hugh's bringing the battle right to Mark's backyard.
[Sighs.]
Jackasses.
Two years ago, Hugh came in here to look for a job.
Gave him a job, took a chance on him, he learned about the Manitoba ice roads.
Stabbed me in the back and moved in next door.
And now he's gonna be my competitor.
That's a nice thank you.
And the only thing that Polar can see when he looks out his window is VP Express.
[Laughs.]
He thinks it's a big joke.
He's gonna open up down the street from me? This is my livelihood.
I'm fighting for this company.
I'm fighting for all the employees here.
I'm fighting for my family.
Family's really important to me.
I've always wanted to make my dad proud.
And he was just starting to see this business grow.
And life was just taken too soon from him and he dropped dead of a heart attack.
So succeeding in this industry is big.
It's something I want to do for him.
You carry on the legacy.
And carry on the family name.
[Horn tooting.]
That's-- as a son, that's your job, right? Our customers expect the best from us.
I want to deliver the best.
Nobody's gonna make it out in these Manitoba ice roads without the best drivers that are gonna make it in these tough conditions.
[Horn blaring.]
Narrator: And Mark's recruited a driver sure to get Hugh's attention.
I want to be the best truck driver that I can be.
Not the best one in the world.
Just the best one that I can be.
Last year I was just taking a break, making time for my family.
And I was getting pretty comfortable in my ways.
And you got to keep taking yourself out of that comfort zone to keep growing as a person.
The thing about truck driving is that it's so many different things.
It's cold, it's brutal, your trucks don't work, you broke down, you're freezing to death.
And it is the solitude and being alone that challenges you to your core.
I've always done the ice roads at home.
And that's my territory.
And that's what I do.
So this is gonna be an interesting learning experience, starting at the bottom again.
Starting at the bottom again, but it'll be okay.
This is my opportunity to seize the day.
Take on the ice roads of Winnipeg.
Narrator: A veteran of the Alaskan ice roads, Lisa Kelly, is enlisting with team Polar.
I'm ready to work.
Good.
Excellent.
When Mark asked me to come here and work for Polar, it was just a cool opportunity that I can't say no to, of course, 'cause you know me.
[Laughs.]
I can't say no.
My biggest concern is just doing what you need me to do and getting the loads down the road and helping you out that way.
First run out Hugh ever did in Manitoba, he made a comment about Lisa saying that this will mess up Little Miss Muffet's hair.
Well, we'll see how badly her hair gets messed up when she's running circles around him in the bush.
They don't seem to think you can cut it out here.
So we're gonna show them that not only can you cut it out here, you can move exactly what they've moved.
- And better.
- I'm glad you have confidence.
[Laughs.]
I have absolutely nothing but confidence.
That's why I called you out here to come out here and not only prove something to them, but to help us put a stop to this ridiculousness that they think they're gonna roll in here and start an ice road trucking company.
It takes hard work, years of dedication.
And I mean, that's just an insult to me.
Hugh's opened up a shop and he's gonna be running the ice roads too.
And I know he runs hard, he gets her done.
So we definitely have our work cut out for us this year.
With all that said, please drive safely out there.
We've already had two fatalities.
They were out just doing their job, clearing the snow, clearing the ice, getting the roads ready.
Two graders went through.
Two lives were lost.
And we're gonna be traveling these roads a week later.
People die on these ice roads.
It's inevitable.
If the ice doesn't get you, the conditions will.
You're in remote bush country for 20, 30 hours straight.
No shelter, no stops, no rest points.
It's you and the elements.
That's it.
You tell me that's not gonna scare the shit out of some drivers.
[Organ playing.]
Well, I'm competitive.
I'm naturally competitive.
I enjoy competing.
I think competition adds spice to my day.
Sometimes I get a little carried away and take a-- you know, take something small, it ends up getting pretty big because of the argument factor.
But I think Hugh is the same way.
Hugh and I have-- I guess in a lot of ways, we have a lot more in common than maybe appear on the surface.
We're both survivors, you know.
We've both seen good times, and we've both seen, you know, bad times.
But I got an edge on him because I'm taller.
[Laughs.]
And if I can help it, I'm gonna be thinner too.
[Laughs.]
Narrator: With Hugh's lifelong trucking rival - Alex Debogorski aboard - Okay, guys, let's go.
Let's get them going.
Let's get the trucks rolling.
Narrator: The battle lines are drawn.
I just have to tell Hugh I've been praying for him, and he will just go into a fury probably.
Narrator: And Polar fires the first shot.
Okay.
Narrator: As the 40-year veteran joins the Alaskan icon on the company's first mission.
Let's go trucking.
Narrator: They're hauling construction supplies to the village of Bloodvein.
[Horn blaring.]
Okay, Lisa's gonna come out now.
Narrator: And they'll drive 1/2 a day on the highway just to get to the winter roads.
Oh, yeah! Following Alex.
Narrator: But every load is being watched closely by archrivals Hugh Rowland and Vlad Pleskot.
So I heard Alex is over there.
I didn't even think he was was coming back.
He's getting pretty long in the tooth there, but he must have got conned in by the con man.
Yeah.
They have Lisa driving for them.
[Laughs.]
It's not safe for her.
No matter who she's with or anything, it's just not safe for her.
They're the roughest, toughest roads in North America.
And I don't even think Lisa will make it on these roads, like, because she's a girl.
Just because you're a woman, doesn't mean you can't do things.
I may be a woman in a man's world, but I'm not gonna try to change it, I'm not gonna try to feminize it, and I'm not gonna be pretending to be a man.
I don't think Lisa's even cut out-- she shouldn't even be here.
She's not really a truck driver.
She's no threat to me whatsoever.
Not even in the least.
It feels like I'm going to war.
We're just about to cross enemy lines and go into enemy territory.
The moment of truth.
This is it.
Narrator: - Coming up - Whoa! Fuck! Narrator: The winter roads strike back.
Whoa! Shit! Whoo! Narrator: - In Winnipeg - We got lots of trucks, we've got a lot of equipment.
Would you have some loads for me this year? Narrator: VP Express owner Hugh Rowland and partner Vlad Pleskot are scrambling to get loads.
This is basically the dash for cash.
The more loads you make, the more money you make.
And I've been a load king my whole life.
Narrator: And keep valuable contracts away from Hugh's old boss, Polar Industries' President Mark Kohaykewych.
No, we can do that for you right away.
Thank you for the business.
Well, that's 22 loads VP is not gonna be getting now.
Isn't that awesome? I mean, I didn't build this business overnight.
It took five years of pounding the pavement.
Okay.
Oxford Homes.
Yep.
Not a problem, guys.
Perfect.
And I'm gonna make sure that you get the best service you can get here.
Every load that we can get is one that Polar ain't gonna get.
And that's what-- that's our goal.
Yeah, what happened with that one? Really? VP Express has got that load.
We're gonna go a little bit lower on those prices because, you know, we're trying to earn the business, and we're trying to earn the name.
Thank you.
Have a good one.
We're in.
I love this job, man.
Both: [Laugh.]
We just secured a contract, one of the biggest contracts on the road.
Narrator: VP Express has scored an exclusive deal to haul every load to the community of Wasagamack.
And it's worth $1/2 million if they can pull it off.
For a good season.
- What? - To a good season.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Narrator: To help fill the massive order, Hugh's gotta find drivers to join his team.
I would consider myself a guy that doesn't take shit.
Even at my age, yes, I'll flatten you.
Yes, I will.
Once you get a reputation, you got it made.
People leave you alone.
But to get that reputation, it's really rough.
I got scars all over me.
From that big, I was in scraps every two or three days.
Like, it was just insane.
And it was right up through my whole life.
And you know something? Between you and I, I like it.
It's a rush.
And I think this is gonna be a rush too.
I hope these roads are just a bastard to drive on.
Narrator: For VP's first haul, Hugh's taking a chance on Art Burke.
It's almost as cold inside as outside.
Narrator: An ice road trucker from Hugh's old home turf in Yellow Knife.
I've been driving a truck for 13 years.
I like it.
I still like it.
I love driving a truck.
I'm really looking forward to driving on the ice road here.
I conquered the ones in Yellow Knife.
And I'm gonna conquer the ones here.
Right on! We're already making money! [Horn tooting.]
That's three out already.
This is not good.
Any time I see a load coming out of that yard is money out of my pocket.
And that just pisses me right off.
I'm excited! I'm so excited! It's just like Santa Claus! Now we got her, boys! Narrator: With no time for training, it's trial by fire.
Okay, buddy.
Narrator: As Hugh puts his newcomer at the head of the convoy.
First day at work.
A little on edge, to tell you the truth.
[Laughs.]
That's the way she goes, eh? We got 200 loads to get up the fucking road, and he's got to be able to handle it himself.
That's why we're putting him out front here today, and see how he does.
[Horn blaring.]
He's the first one, he's leading.
Hugh is the second.
I'm the third one.
And we're finally going north.
I can finally hear the money.
[Chuckles.]
I'm going with two bosses, Vlad and Hugh, and I'm leading.
I don't really like leading the pack when I don't know where I'm going here.
But we're gonna pull her off anyway.
That's a given.
He missed the corner.
He didn't see the sign.
We missed the turnoff.
I thought were just supposed to stay right on the 90 and then it turned into the 6.
Shit.
I don't know, man, where we are.
I was told to go straight.
Better turn around, Art.
Oh, shoot.
He forgot to make the turn.
- First chance I get, I'll flip her.
- Copy that.
This is fucking ridiculous.
I shouldn't be fucking leading, eh, 'cause I don't know where I'm fucking going.
They're familiar with this.
Why I'm leading? I have no fucking idea.
Now where the fuck am I gonna turn around here at? I might not get a chance to flip her until fucking knows when, eh? We always have a little bit of trouble with the first trip, but nobody fucked up that bad.
Narrator: While VP Express is on hold, Polar Industry's latest soldier reports for duty.
Everything you go through in your life, there's always a light at the end of the tunnel.
And you can see it but you don't ever think you're getting closer to it.
My God, the days drag on.
Coming off the divorce, had to sell my business.
Had to sell everything I had.
Had to fork out a lot of money to my ex-wife.
About the only thing I kept out of the whole deal was my son.
But I have a daughter.
My ex-wife took her because she didn't think I could handle her.
I fight for her.
Courts won't do nothing because she has custody of her.
Tara turns 18 this year.
Tara gets to come home.
The light at the end of the tunnel is not far away.
Narrator: The next ace in Polar's deck is Montana legend Darrell Ward, a veteran of Rocky Mountain logging roads and Alaska's Dalton Highway.
It's Darrell's first time in Manitoba.
So who are these jokers down the road with this new company that are trying to take your loads? Mr.
"Polar Bear" himself, Hugh Rowland and my dispatcher decided they were gonna start up a company.
And they're going for blood.
So we got to fight back.
Right on.
I ate a lot of "pork chops" last year.
I haven't tried "bear" yet, but I'm not afraid to try it.
I can guarantee you we'll both be toasting on a little bit of "bear" at the end of this season.
Right on.
Let's go rock and roll.
You know, I know what it's like to lose a business.
And that's what Hugh Rowland is doing to Mark.
Hugh I'm gonna destroy you.
Okay.
This job is priceless to me.
I need all the hauls I can get.
Narrator: For Darrell, a profitable season means he'll take the summer off to spend time with his kids.
Reno, you know, being off in college.
And I hate to see Reno struggle or anything-- for money or anything.
I'd just as soon he concentrated on school instead of his pocketbook, so Tara will be graduated from high school down in Kansas and she'll come home.
And it'll be the best summer I've ever had.
I can't wait for it.
I'm really excited for this summer.
Narrator: Darrell's first mission is hauling construction supplies to Berens River, one of the many communities that survive on shipments trucked in during the winter road season.
[Horn blaring.]
Yeah, baby! I am on the winter road.
First time.
Narrator: Darrell's the first to brave the newly open trail this winter.
And if he wants to rack up loads, he's gotta plow ahead at full steam.
Got a left-hand turn here.
Whoo! The snow is a little deeper in here than what I thought.
It's getting awful hard to get through.
You know, this fucking road is a little-- a little western.
This is pretty rugged country.
Whoa! Ha! Whoa! Fuck! This is the last place I want to be sliding over the road and being stuck and spending the night out here.
[Horn blaring.]
Narrator: - Coming up - Where the heck are we? Narrator: The ride into no man's land.
For some reason, I don't like this particular spot.
Narrator: Outside Winnipeg [Horn blaring.]
Okay, now we're going down this fucking thing here, eh? Narrator: VP Express's new driver Art Burke is just trying to get to the winter roads.
It's their own fucking fault.
When you don't know where in the fuck you're going, you don't know where in the fuck you're going.
You give somebody the wrong directions.
Yeah, I feel like a fucking fool and I don't feel it's my fault.
Well, this ought to be fucking good.
We went about ten fucking kilometers out of the way.
Only one way, buddy.
Please.
Narrator: It's the first haul for Hugh Rowland's new company.
Yep.
Narrator: And if he doesn't deliver, he could lose the $1/2 million Wasagamack contract.
Ugh.
He's probably going low now 'cause he figured-- probably figured out it's fucking icy.
He'll be back.
Well, here they are up here.
Well, look at this.
Fucking shit.
Wow! Arty, Arty, Arty, shit! That last end slide there, that's really fucking slippery, eh? [Whistles.]
Fuck me.
Fuck.
Did you see it? I fucking seen it.
He fucking jack-knifed here.
Barely made that fucking corner.
You never fucking start turning until you know you can make a fucking corner.
What the fuck is going on, Arty? I'm looking like a fucking fool here, buddy.
- I know.
What's going on? - I mean, fuck, Hugh.
And what happened out here, man? - That was slippery as fuck there, that was-- - Oh, I know it's slippery.
- Very slippery.
- That's why I said go slow.
You don't start turning until you're fucking going slow enough to make the corner.
Oh, well, it'll be fine.
- That was a close call, man.
- We'll be fine.
You were just about over in the ditch there.
No, we'll be fine.
No, it's not fine with me.
If I see something like that happen again, you know what's gonna happen.
I know what's gonna happen.
How about if I don't lead the fucking-- how about if I don't lead? Okay.
Ah well, we got an ass chewing.
But we'll be fine.
Narrator: The convoy gets back on the road with Vlad in the lead.
I knew I could pull her out of that one.
"I know, I know, I know" everything "I know, I know.
" Narrator: And Art on thin ice.
He's got to figure it out.
'Cause if he don't figure it out, he ain't gonna be back.
So we'll send him on down the road, and he can ask for a job at Polar.
Narrator: As Hugh's company finally creeps towards the winter roads 100 miles north The more north we go, the more haywire it gets.
Narrator: Rival driver driver Alex Debogorski is already knee deep in the bush.
Okay, now what do we got here? We got a whole bunch of signs.
And it says Bloodvein.
Narrator: Out here, there's no cell service, and the winter roads aren't marked on GPS.
I can't see Lisa back there through the curve.
[Radio static.]
Lisa, you copy? [Radio static.]
Lisa, you copy? If I can't see her in the mirror and I can't talk to her on the radio, then I don't have any communication with her.
She could be in the ditch and we wouldn't even know it.
Narrator: Somewhere behind Alex, Alaskan icon Lisa Kelly is getting her first taste of the Canadian winter roads.
I'm hoping my truck holds together.
This is crazy.
Narrator: Slow going over 200 miles of rugged terrain.
[Rattling.]
This is hard because it twists you up like a pretzel.
It might look like I'm just sitting here holding the steering wheel, but I'm getting a workout.
I guess I'm gonna keep going with it, see what happens.
Do I gotta turn here? Oh, this is quite a road.
Wait a minute.
Narrator: Early in the season, the ice is still forming.
Driving only in areas that have been cleared for safe travel is a matter of life and death.
Hey, Alex, can you hear me? So I can't hear Alex.
I don't know if Alex is straight or he turned here.
I'm just gonna go this way.
Can't get lost.
[Scoffs.]
If there was two roads, I'll get lost.
Our radios aren't working, so basically I'm gonna keep an eye on the mirror.
And hopefully-- you know, we're not going so fast, the speed's slower on this road.
It'll be the type of road that Lisa's driven on in Alaska, so Lisa won't have any trouble with this.
I'm not sure where I'm supposed to go from here.
I can't tell.
I'm gonna attempt a communication, I think.
Hey, are you there? Alex, do you copy? [Static.]
Narrator: Alone on one of the most remote roads in Manitoba.
[Bird cawing.]
I haven't seen anyone for 150 miles.
Narrator: Polar driver Darrell Ward prepares to be the first on the ice this season.
Coming up on the crossing.
Crossing over ice, you never know what you might encounter.
There could be a current stream underneath there that's thinned out ice.
You can bust through, you know? It's always dangerous.
Always dangerous to cross the ice.
Narrator: The Berens River ice crossing has a weight limit of 41 tons, and Darrell's right at the limit.
They said this lake was right before you get into Berens River.
It's got a lot of snow on it.
That's what they were saying.
And it was protecting it from freezing.
So this ice right here is not very thick, you know.
And I'm heavy.
Yep.
That water spot down there's kind of bothering me a little bit.
If there's current going underneath this that's not froze.
I'm gonna stop right here and go out here and take a look real quick.
You know, I had a brother.
Greg is the one that drowned in the Bitterroot River when he was 17.
Swimming in the river, jumping off the bridge.
Jumped off.
Never came back up.
It just sends a shiver up your spine and a feeling that you have never felt before.
Like, what if something happened to me, you know? You fall through the ice, if you make it back to the top, to the surface, the truck's on the bottom.
You're out in subzero temperatures by yourself.
You're not gonna survive it.
You might as well ride the truck to the bottom.
It's gonna be a lot less painful than swimming to the top with nothing there to help you through it.
Don't go to the top and suffer and freeze.
Take it to the bottom.
Here I am, the maiden voyage.
It looks like I made it out in the middle, and this is sure a spot right here.
Whoa.
It felt like I had a fucking tire kind of-- or something just kind of slipped down a little.
Oh, yeah.
I don't think it feels real good out here.
For some reason, I don't like this spot.
Ease off this edge.
Knowing that I'm on the thinnest part of the ice here.
I'm just about to it.
I got about 30 yards to go.
I'm coming up to shore on the far side here.
Well, I made my first ice crossing without falling through.
Pretty good feeling there.
Right on.
I'm heading for Berens River.
I'm ready to go get rid of this load.
Narrator: While Darrell zeroes in on his destination Why am I completely disoriented? Where the heck are we? Narrator: Polar teammate Lisa Kelly is falling behind.
The maps are not really being specific here.
I'm supposed to follow this red line.
It didn't say anything about turns or anything.
We just follow the red line, but the only problem is this road ain't red, it's white.
Narrator: Up ahead, convoy partner Alex Debogorski is also trying to find his way.
There's no communication.
We don't know where we're going.
We got maps that tell us unknown road, unknown road, unknown road.
Like, how much confusion do you want just for a little job like this? You know, Lisa-- you know, she just disappears.
I just keep an eye out for her and drop the load.
And I hope that I'll be seeing Lisa soon.
[Dog barking.]
Yeah, well, we're here in Bloodvein and now I guess Lisa is lost.
Narrator: - In the Canadian wilderness - I finally made it to Berens River.
Dropping off my first load of the season.
Slide all over the freakin' wilderness, but I got her here.
Narrator: Polar Industries is the first to hit the scoreboard in the battle to rule the winter roads as Darrel Ward delivers his load of construction supplies.
I know I was the first one out of the gate this morning.
I hope I got one up on VP.
All right.
I'll get it.
You know, those guys at VP, they have nothing on us.
I'm sure Alex and Lisa got their loads delivered.
[Horn blaring.]
Oh, yeah.
This is actually a cool place.
Whoever said that you can't get lost is lying.
I managed to catch up to Alex here.
How's it going? Well, I lost you back there for a minute.
There so many roads.
Well, that's probably our guy right there.
All righty.
Sounds good.
All right.
First time on the winter roads, if it goes like this, then I'm lost.
I'm just here to get the job done for Mark, so Well, we got Darrell hopefully unloaded.
And then me and Alex are unloaded.
Both: [Laugh.]
Got our first three loads delivered for Team Polar.
Good luck to Hugh and his business.
[Laughs.]
Narrator: 200 miles north [Horn blaring.]
Coming into Wasagamack.
Home stretch.
Lucky we got here.
Narrator: Hugh Rowland and partner Vlad Pleskot near the drop-off point for their first loads of their new business.
[Plays Russian national anthem.]
And the mad Russian has his own way to celebrate.
[Singing in Russian.]
[Horn blaring.]
[Laughing.]
That means it's a money day.
It's a money day.
We made it, buddy.
Hopefully, we get unloaded right now and if so, that's gonna be great, you know? I can hear cha-ching, cha-ching.
[Laughs.]
You hear the cha-ching, cha-ching? You betcha, this is a money day.
Both: [Laugh.]
Arty, you on here? Arty, you on there? Narrator: Until Art reaches Wasagamack, VP Express can't collect on the delivery.
Yeah, we're waiting here for Art there, and go off-load and we're done.
We're done.
We're out of here.
This is our first trip up here.
Shit happens, we know it happens.
Fuck.
Come on, get it together, mate.
I'm supposed to figure this out on my own? You can't lead anybody up the ice road, how are you gonna lead a trucking company? Where in the hell are we anyway? Does anybody know? Not cool.
is all over the place, buddy.
I'm in serious trouble right fucking now.
Fuck.
We're in the ditch, buddy.
Hang on, hang on, hang on.
Please, come out of this, please, come out of this, please, come ut of this.
We're stuck.
Can you fucking believe it? I guess I'm getting the ax after this one.
Narrator: This season on Ice Road Truckers Narrator: Polar Industries Vs.
VP Express The war is beginning, the battle lines are drawn.
This town ain't big enough for both of us.
Narrator: in a high-stakes prize fight on the winter roads.
(Laughs) I have a disgruntled employee who is a security threat here at my building.
I'd like to talk to the both of you, actually.
Who do you work for? Where do you get the money from? That's right, you.
End of the story.
Here we go, crossing the river on the ice.
Well, Lord, five us a hand.
Don't call me and tell me how to do my job.
Why are they spinning? You gotta be kidding! I'm gonna burn this fucking thing.
Holy mackerel! Whoa! Holy shit! Narrator: And there's no room for second place.
Nobody around here knows jack about nothing.
Ladies and gentleman, do not try this at home!
The ice road truckers.
[Horn blaring.]
Whoo-hoo! Hang on.
Narrator: This season, two rival companies on a collision course.
I'm not going down without a fight.
If it's the last thing we do this winter, we're gonna put him under.
Narrator: With millions of dollars on the line Mark, you can kiss our lily white asses.
[Laughter.]
Anybody who's a hater can go fuck themselves, basically.
Narrator: - Legendary foes - I just have to tell Hugh I've been praying for him.
[Laughs.]
Narrator: - New soldiers - Nobody likes new guys.
Let's fucking go! Narrator: And an ice road icon will pick sides.
[Horn blaring.]
It feels like I'm going to war.
She shouldn't even be here, like, because she's a girl.
Good luck to Hugh and his business.
[Cracking.]
Narrator: And join the grudge match on the world's most dangerous frontier.
These are the roughest, toughest roads in North America.
This is a rodeo.
It all comes down to survival of the fittest.
Don't quit.
For the love of God, don't quit.
Sweet shit! Narrator: - As the temperature drops - Fucking 40 below, and my blood is absolutely boiling.
Narrator: Tensions rise.
He's lucky he ain't here.
I'd ring his cock-sucking fucking neck.
Fucking three-ring circus around here.
Oh! Would anybody normal work for these people? Maybe we're all crazy.
That's it.
We're all crazy.
[Laughs.]
Narrator: On an all-new Ice Road Truckers.
[Rock music.]
In the north, a war is brewing.
I'm here to take over Winnipeg.
Narrator: Hugh "The Polar Bear" Rowland is back.
This is a big game sport.
And she's an expensive sport to be in.
Narrator: For the first time in seven years, he's the boss of his own ice road trucking company.
I took Vlad over there, and I said, "Let's start a business together.
" VP Express.
Vlad and Polar Bear Express.
We're ready to kick some ass.
Narrator: And he's going head-to-head with his old boss at Polar Industries.
The end of last season, we parted our ways and I haven't talked to him since.
There's no doubt in my mind that they're gonna come crawling back at the end of this season.
That was the biggest mistake they could have ever done.
They could have ever done.
Trying to make a million fucking dollars here, I wouldn't be running it like that.
Hell of a way to run a business.
It's pretty much of a joke.
I come in here on a handshake that we're gonna do this-- we're gonna do it right.
My responsibility was to get out and get the loads.
And I did.
I've got a record number of loads for the company this year, and nothing else I could do.
Worst thing you can do to me is fuck with my money, so handle it.
Give me your final invoices, and I can cut you a check right now and we'll square up.
And the check will be good? I think I'll be running under somebody else next year, though.
As far as I'm concerned, that's the end of Polar Industries.
I started VP Express to put Mark out of business.
Mark is just a con man.
I know guys that he hasn't paid, including suppliers.
He owes Vlad.
You know, I'm standing up for everybody that he's ever wronged.
We're gonna get justice where justice is due here.
If it's the last thing we do this winter, we're gonna put him under.
Narrator: Hugh's bringing the battle right to Mark's backyard.
[Sighs.]
Jackasses.
Two years ago, Hugh came in here to look for a job.
Gave him a job, took a chance on him, he learned about the Manitoba ice roads.
Stabbed me in the back and moved in next door.
And now he's gonna be my competitor.
That's a nice thank you.
And the only thing that Polar can see when he looks out his window is VP Express.
[Laughs.]
He thinks it's a big joke.
He's gonna open up down the street from me? This is my livelihood.
I'm fighting for this company.
I'm fighting for all the employees here.
I'm fighting for my family.
Family's really important to me.
I've always wanted to make my dad proud.
And he was just starting to see this business grow.
And life was just taken too soon from him and he dropped dead of a heart attack.
So succeeding in this industry is big.
It's something I want to do for him.
You carry on the legacy.
And carry on the family name.
[Horn tooting.]
That's-- as a son, that's your job, right? Our customers expect the best from us.
I want to deliver the best.
Nobody's gonna make it out in these Manitoba ice roads without the best drivers that are gonna make it in these tough conditions.
[Horn blaring.]
Narrator: And Mark's recruited a driver sure to get Hugh's attention.
I want to be the best truck driver that I can be.
Not the best one in the world.
Just the best one that I can be.
Last year I was just taking a break, making time for my family.
And I was getting pretty comfortable in my ways.
And you got to keep taking yourself out of that comfort zone to keep growing as a person.
The thing about truck driving is that it's so many different things.
It's cold, it's brutal, your trucks don't work, you broke down, you're freezing to death.
And it is the solitude and being alone that challenges you to your core.
I've always done the ice roads at home.
And that's my territory.
And that's what I do.
So this is gonna be an interesting learning experience, starting at the bottom again.
Starting at the bottom again, but it'll be okay.
This is my opportunity to seize the day.
Take on the ice roads of Winnipeg.
Narrator: A veteran of the Alaskan ice roads, Lisa Kelly, is enlisting with team Polar.
I'm ready to work.
Good.
Excellent.
When Mark asked me to come here and work for Polar, it was just a cool opportunity that I can't say no to, of course, 'cause you know me.
[Laughs.]
I can't say no.
My biggest concern is just doing what you need me to do and getting the loads down the road and helping you out that way.
First run out Hugh ever did in Manitoba, he made a comment about Lisa saying that this will mess up Little Miss Muffet's hair.
Well, we'll see how badly her hair gets messed up when she's running circles around him in the bush.
They don't seem to think you can cut it out here.
So we're gonna show them that not only can you cut it out here, you can move exactly what they've moved.
- And better.
- I'm glad you have confidence.
[Laughs.]
I have absolutely nothing but confidence.
That's why I called you out here to come out here and not only prove something to them, but to help us put a stop to this ridiculousness that they think they're gonna roll in here and start an ice road trucking company.
It takes hard work, years of dedication.
And I mean, that's just an insult to me.
Hugh's opened up a shop and he's gonna be running the ice roads too.
And I know he runs hard, he gets her done.
So we definitely have our work cut out for us this year.
With all that said, please drive safely out there.
We've already had two fatalities.
They were out just doing their job, clearing the snow, clearing the ice, getting the roads ready.
Two graders went through.
Two lives were lost.
And we're gonna be traveling these roads a week later.
People die on these ice roads.
It's inevitable.
If the ice doesn't get you, the conditions will.
You're in remote bush country for 20, 30 hours straight.
No shelter, no stops, no rest points.
It's you and the elements.
That's it.
You tell me that's not gonna scare the shit out of some drivers.
[Organ playing.]
Well, I'm competitive.
I'm naturally competitive.
I enjoy competing.
I think competition adds spice to my day.
Sometimes I get a little carried away and take a-- you know, take something small, it ends up getting pretty big because of the argument factor.
But I think Hugh is the same way.
Hugh and I have-- I guess in a lot of ways, we have a lot more in common than maybe appear on the surface.
We're both survivors, you know.
We've both seen good times, and we've both seen, you know, bad times.
But I got an edge on him because I'm taller.
[Laughs.]
And if I can help it, I'm gonna be thinner too.
[Laughs.]
Narrator: With Hugh's lifelong trucking rival - Alex Debogorski aboard - Okay, guys, let's go.
Let's get them going.
Let's get the trucks rolling.
Narrator: The battle lines are drawn.
I just have to tell Hugh I've been praying for him, and he will just go into a fury probably.
Narrator: And Polar fires the first shot.
Okay.
Narrator: As the 40-year veteran joins the Alaskan icon on the company's first mission.
Let's go trucking.
Narrator: They're hauling construction supplies to the village of Bloodvein.
[Horn blaring.]
Okay, Lisa's gonna come out now.
Narrator: And they'll drive 1/2 a day on the highway just to get to the winter roads.
Oh, yeah! Following Alex.
Narrator: But every load is being watched closely by archrivals Hugh Rowland and Vlad Pleskot.
So I heard Alex is over there.
I didn't even think he was was coming back.
He's getting pretty long in the tooth there, but he must have got conned in by the con man.
Yeah.
They have Lisa driving for them.
[Laughs.]
It's not safe for her.
No matter who she's with or anything, it's just not safe for her.
They're the roughest, toughest roads in North America.
And I don't even think Lisa will make it on these roads, like, because she's a girl.
Just because you're a woman, doesn't mean you can't do things.
I may be a woman in a man's world, but I'm not gonna try to change it, I'm not gonna try to feminize it, and I'm not gonna be pretending to be a man.
I don't think Lisa's even cut out-- she shouldn't even be here.
She's not really a truck driver.
She's no threat to me whatsoever.
Not even in the least.
It feels like I'm going to war.
We're just about to cross enemy lines and go into enemy territory.
The moment of truth.
This is it.
Narrator: - Coming up - Whoa! Fuck! Narrator: The winter roads strike back.
Whoa! Shit! Whoo! Narrator: - In Winnipeg - We got lots of trucks, we've got a lot of equipment.
Would you have some loads for me this year? Narrator: VP Express owner Hugh Rowland and partner Vlad Pleskot are scrambling to get loads.
This is basically the dash for cash.
The more loads you make, the more money you make.
And I've been a load king my whole life.
Narrator: And keep valuable contracts away from Hugh's old boss, Polar Industries' President Mark Kohaykewych.
No, we can do that for you right away.
Thank you for the business.
Well, that's 22 loads VP is not gonna be getting now.
Isn't that awesome? I mean, I didn't build this business overnight.
It took five years of pounding the pavement.
Okay.
Oxford Homes.
Yep.
Not a problem, guys.
Perfect.
And I'm gonna make sure that you get the best service you can get here.
Every load that we can get is one that Polar ain't gonna get.
And that's what-- that's our goal.
Yeah, what happened with that one? Really? VP Express has got that load.
We're gonna go a little bit lower on those prices because, you know, we're trying to earn the business, and we're trying to earn the name.
Thank you.
Have a good one.
We're in.
I love this job, man.
Both: [Laugh.]
We just secured a contract, one of the biggest contracts on the road.
Narrator: VP Express has scored an exclusive deal to haul every load to the community of Wasagamack.
And it's worth $1/2 million if they can pull it off.
For a good season.
- What? - To a good season.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Narrator: To help fill the massive order, Hugh's gotta find drivers to join his team.
I would consider myself a guy that doesn't take shit.
Even at my age, yes, I'll flatten you.
Yes, I will.
Once you get a reputation, you got it made.
People leave you alone.
But to get that reputation, it's really rough.
I got scars all over me.
From that big, I was in scraps every two or three days.
Like, it was just insane.
And it was right up through my whole life.
And you know something? Between you and I, I like it.
It's a rush.
And I think this is gonna be a rush too.
I hope these roads are just a bastard to drive on.
Narrator: For VP's first haul, Hugh's taking a chance on Art Burke.
It's almost as cold inside as outside.
Narrator: An ice road trucker from Hugh's old home turf in Yellow Knife.
I've been driving a truck for 13 years.
I like it.
I still like it.
I love driving a truck.
I'm really looking forward to driving on the ice road here.
I conquered the ones in Yellow Knife.
And I'm gonna conquer the ones here.
Right on! We're already making money! [Horn tooting.]
That's three out already.
This is not good.
Any time I see a load coming out of that yard is money out of my pocket.
And that just pisses me right off.
I'm excited! I'm so excited! It's just like Santa Claus! Now we got her, boys! Narrator: With no time for training, it's trial by fire.
Okay, buddy.
Narrator: As Hugh puts his newcomer at the head of the convoy.
First day at work.
A little on edge, to tell you the truth.
[Laughs.]
That's the way she goes, eh? We got 200 loads to get up the fucking road, and he's got to be able to handle it himself.
That's why we're putting him out front here today, and see how he does.
[Horn blaring.]
He's the first one, he's leading.
Hugh is the second.
I'm the third one.
And we're finally going north.
I can finally hear the money.
[Chuckles.]
I'm going with two bosses, Vlad and Hugh, and I'm leading.
I don't really like leading the pack when I don't know where I'm going here.
But we're gonna pull her off anyway.
That's a given.
He missed the corner.
He didn't see the sign.
We missed the turnoff.
I thought were just supposed to stay right on the 90 and then it turned into the 6.
Shit.
I don't know, man, where we are.
I was told to go straight.
Better turn around, Art.
Oh, shoot.
He forgot to make the turn.
- First chance I get, I'll flip her.
- Copy that.
This is fucking ridiculous.
I shouldn't be fucking leading, eh, 'cause I don't know where I'm fucking going.
They're familiar with this.
Why I'm leading? I have no fucking idea.
Now where the fuck am I gonna turn around here at? I might not get a chance to flip her until fucking knows when, eh? We always have a little bit of trouble with the first trip, but nobody fucked up that bad.
Narrator: While VP Express is on hold, Polar Industry's latest soldier reports for duty.
Everything you go through in your life, there's always a light at the end of the tunnel.
And you can see it but you don't ever think you're getting closer to it.
My God, the days drag on.
Coming off the divorce, had to sell my business.
Had to sell everything I had.
Had to fork out a lot of money to my ex-wife.
About the only thing I kept out of the whole deal was my son.
But I have a daughter.
My ex-wife took her because she didn't think I could handle her.
I fight for her.
Courts won't do nothing because she has custody of her.
Tara turns 18 this year.
Tara gets to come home.
The light at the end of the tunnel is not far away.
Narrator: The next ace in Polar's deck is Montana legend Darrell Ward, a veteran of Rocky Mountain logging roads and Alaska's Dalton Highway.
It's Darrell's first time in Manitoba.
So who are these jokers down the road with this new company that are trying to take your loads? Mr.
"Polar Bear" himself, Hugh Rowland and my dispatcher decided they were gonna start up a company.
And they're going for blood.
So we got to fight back.
Right on.
I ate a lot of "pork chops" last year.
I haven't tried "bear" yet, but I'm not afraid to try it.
I can guarantee you we'll both be toasting on a little bit of "bear" at the end of this season.
Right on.
Let's go rock and roll.
You know, I know what it's like to lose a business.
And that's what Hugh Rowland is doing to Mark.
Hugh I'm gonna destroy you.
Okay.
This job is priceless to me.
I need all the hauls I can get.
Narrator: For Darrell, a profitable season means he'll take the summer off to spend time with his kids.
Reno, you know, being off in college.
And I hate to see Reno struggle or anything-- for money or anything.
I'd just as soon he concentrated on school instead of his pocketbook, so Tara will be graduated from high school down in Kansas and she'll come home.
And it'll be the best summer I've ever had.
I can't wait for it.
I'm really excited for this summer.
Narrator: Darrell's first mission is hauling construction supplies to Berens River, one of the many communities that survive on shipments trucked in during the winter road season.
[Horn blaring.]
Yeah, baby! I am on the winter road.
First time.
Narrator: Darrell's the first to brave the newly open trail this winter.
And if he wants to rack up loads, he's gotta plow ahead at full steam.
Got a left-hand turn here.
Whoo! The snow is a little deeper in here than what I thought.
It's getting awful hard to get through.
You know, this fucking road is a little-- a little western.
This is pretty rugged country.
Whoa! Ha! Whoa! Fuck! This is the last place I want to be sliding over the road and being stuck and spending the night out here.
[Horn blaring.]
Narrator: - Coming up - Where the heck are we? Narrator: The ride into no man's land.
For some reason, I don't like this particular spot.
Narrator: Outside Winnipeg [Horn blaring.]
Okay, now we're going down this fucking thing here, eh? Narrator: VP Express's new driver Art Burke is just trying to get to the winter roads.
It's their own fucking fault.
When you don't know where in the fuck you're going, you don't know where in the fuck you're going.
You give somebody the wrong directions.
Yeah, I feel like a fucking fool and I don't feel it's my fault.
Well, this ought to be fucking good.
We went about ten fucking kilometers out of the way.
Only one way, buddy.
Please.
Narrator: It's the first haul for Hugh Rowland's new company.
Yep.
Narrator: And if he doesn't deliver, he could lose the $1/2 million Wasagamack contract.
Ugh.
He's probably going low now 'cause he figured-- probably figured out it's fucking icy.
He'll be back.
Well, here they are up here.
Well, look at this.
Fucking shit.
Wow! Arty, Arty, Arty, shit! That last end slide there, that's really fucking slippery, eh? [Whistles.]
Fuck me.
Fuck.
Did you see it? I fucking seen it.
He fucking jack-knifed here.
Barely made that fucking corner.
You never fucking start turning until you know you can make a fucking corner.
What the fuck is going on, Arty? I'm looking like a fucking fool here, buddy.
- I know.
What's going on? - I mean, fuck, Hugh.
And what happened out here, man? - That was slippery as fuck there, that was-- - Oh, I know it's slippery.
- Very slippery.
- That's why I said go slow.
You don't start turning until you're fucking going slow enough to make the corner.
Oh, well, it'll be fine.
- That was a close call, man.
- We'll be fine.
You were just about over in the ditch there.
No, we'll be fine.
No, it's not fine with me.
If I see something like that happen again, you know what's gonna happen.
I know what's gonna happen.
How about if I don't lead the fucking-- how about if I don't lead? Okay.
Ah well, we got an ass chewing.
But we'll be fine.
Narrator: The convoy gets back on the road with Vlad in the lead.
I knew I could pull her out of that one.
"I know, I know, I know" everything "I know, I know.
" Narrator: And Art on thin ice.
He's got to figure it out.
'Cause if he don't figure it out, he ain't gonna be back.
So we'll send him on down the road, and he can ask for a job at Polar.
Narrator: As Hugh's company finally creeps towards the winter roads 100 miles north The more north we go, the more haywire it gets.
Narrator: Rival driver driver Alex Debogorski is already knee deep in the bush.
Okay, now what do we got here? We got a whole bunch of signs.
And it says Bloodvein.
Narrator: Out here, there's no cell service, and the winter roads aren't marked on GPS.
I can't see Lisa back there through the curve.
[Radio static.]
Lisa, you copy? [Radio static.]
Lisa, you copy? If I can't see her in the mirror and I can't talk to her on the radio, then I don't have any communication with her.
She could be in the ditch and we wouldn't even know it.
Narrator: Somewhere behind Alex, Alaskan icon Lisa Kelly is getting her first taste of the Canadian winter roads.
I'm hoping my truck holds together.
This is crazy.
Narrator: Slow going over 200 miles of rugged terrain.
[Rattling.]
This is hard because it twists you up like a pretzel.
It might look like I'm just sitting here holding the steering wheel, but I'm getting a workout.
I guess I'm gonna keep going with it, see what happens.
Do I gotta turn here? Oh, this is quite a road.
Wait a minute.
Narrator: Early in the season, the ice is still forming.
Driving only in areas that have been cleared for safe travel is a matter of life and death.
Hey, Alex, can you hear me? So I can't hear Alex.
I don't know if Alex is straight or he turned here.
I'm just gonna go this way.
Can't get lost.
[Scoffs.]
If there was two roads, I'll get lost.
Our radios aren't working, so basically I'm gonna keep an eye on the mirror.
And hopefully-- you know, we're not going so fast, the speed's slower on this road.
It'll be the type of road that Lisa's driven on in Alaska, so Lisa won't have any trouble with this.
I'm not sure where I'm supposed to go from here.
I can't tell.
I'm gonna attempt a communication, I think.
Hey, are you there? Alex, do you copy? [Static.]
Narrator: Alone on one of the most remote roads in Manitoba.
[Bird cawing.]
I haven't seen anyone for 150 miles.
Narrator: Polar driver Darrell Ward prepares to be the first on the ice this season.
Coming up on the crossing.
Crossing over ice, you never know what you might encounter.
There could be a current stream underneath there that's thinned out ice.
You can bust through, you know? It's always dangerous.
Always dangerous to cross the ice.
Narrator: The Berens River ice crossing has a weight limit of 41 tons, and Darrell's right at the limit.
They said this lake was right before you get into Berens River.
It's got a lot of snow on it.
That's what they were saying.
And it was protecting it from freezing.
So this ice right here is not very thick, you know.
And I'm heavy.
Yep.
That water spot down there's kind of bothering me a little bit.
If there's current going underneath this that's not froze.
I'm gonna stop right here and go out here and take a look real quick.
You know, I had a brother.
Greg is the one that drowned in the Bitterroot River when he was 17.
Swimming in the river, jumping off the bridge.
Jumped off.
Never came back up.
It just sends a shiver up your spine and a feeling that you have never felt before.
Like, what if something happened to me, you know? You fall through the ice, if you make it back to the top, to the surface, the truck's on the bottom.
You're out in subzero temperatures by yourself.
You're not gonna survive it.
You might as well ride the truck to the bottom.
It's gonna be a lot less painful than swimming to the top with nothing there to help you through it.
Don't go to the top and suffer and freeze.
Take it to the bottom.
Here I am, the maiden voyage.
It looks like I made it out in the middle, and this is sure a spot right here.
Whoa.
It felt like I had a fucking tire kind of-- or something just kind of slipped down a little.
Oh, yeah.
I don't think it feels real good out here.
For some reason, I don't like this spot.
Ease off this edge.
Knowing that I'm on the thinnest part of the ice here.
I'm just about to it.
I got about 30 yards to go.
I'm coming up to shore on the far side here.
Well, I made my first ice crossing without falling through.
Pretty good feeling there.
Right on.
I'm heading for Berens River.
I'm ready to go get rid of this load.
Narrator: While Darrell zeroes in on his destination Why am I completely disoriented? Where the heck are we? Narrator: Polar teammate Lisa Kelly is falling behind.
The maps are not really being specific here.
I'm supposed to follow this red line.
It didn't say anything about turns or anything.
We just follow the red line, but the only problem is this road ain't red, it's white.
Narrator: Up ahead, convoy partner Alex Debogorski is also trying to find his way.
There's no communication.
We don't know where we're going.
We got maps that tell us unknown road, unknown road, unknown road.
Like, how much confusion do you want just for a little job like this? You know, Lisa-- you know, she just disappears.
I just keep an eye out for her and drop the load.
And I hope that I'll be seeing Lisa soon.
[Dog barking.]
Yeah, well, we're here in Bloodvein and now I guess Lisa is lost.
Narrator: - In the Canadian wilderness - I finally made it to Berens River.
Dropping off my first load of the season.
Slide all over the freakin' wilderness, but I got her here.
Narrator: Polar Industries is the first to hit the scoreboard in the battle to rule the winter roads as Darrel Ward delivers his load of construction supplies.
I know I was the first one out of the gate this morning.
I hope I got one up on VP.
All right.
I'll get it.
You know, those guys at VP, they have nothing on us.
I'm sure Alex and Lisa got their loads delivered.
[Horn blaring.]
Oh, yeah.
This is actually a cool place.
Whoever said that you can't get lost is lying.
I managed to catch up to Alex here.
How's it going? Well, I lost you back there for a minute.
There so many roads.
Well, that's probably our guy right there.
All righty.
Sounds good.
All right.
First time on the winter roads, if it goes like this, then I'm lost.
I'm just here to get the job done for Mark, so Well, we got Darrell hopefully unloaded.
And then me and Alex are unloaded.
Both: [Laugh.]
Got our first three loads delivered for Team Polar.
Good luck to Hugh and his business.
[Laughs.]
Narrator: 200 miles north [Horn blaring.]
Coming into Wasagamack.
Home stretch.
Lucky we got here.
Narrator: Hugh Rowland and partner Vlad Pleskot near the drop-off point for their first loads of their new business.
[Plays Russian national anthem.]
And the mad Russian has his own way to celebrate.
[Singing in Russian.]
[Horn blaring.]
[Laughing.]
That means it's a money day.
It's a money day.
We made it, buddy.
Hopefully, we get unloaded right now and if so, that's gonna be great, you know? I can hear cha-ching, cha-ching.
[Laughs.]
You hear the cha-ching, cha-ching? You betcha, this is a money day.
Both: [Laugh.]
Arty, you on here? Arty, you on there? Narrator: Until Art reaches Wasagamack, VP Express can't collect on the delivery.
Yeah, we're waiting here for Art there, and go off-load and we're done.
We're done.
We're out of here.
This is our first trip up here.
Shit happens, we know it happens.
Fuck.
Come on, get it together, mate.
I'm supposed to figure this out on my own? You can't lead anybody up the ice road, how are you gonna lead a trucking company? Where in the hell are we anyway? Does anybody know? Not cool.
is all over the place, buddy.
I'm in serious trouble right fucking now.
Fuck.
We're in the ditch, buddy.
Hang on, hang on, hang on.
Please, come out of this, please, come out of this, please, come ut of this.
We're stuck.
Can you fucking believe it? I guess I'm getting the ax after this one.
Narrator: This season on Ice Road Truckers Narrator: Polar Industries Vs.
VP Express The war is beginning, the battle lines are drawn.
This town ain't big enough for both of us.
Narrator: in a high-stakes prize fight on the winter roads.
(Laughs) I have a disgruntled employee who is a security threat here at my building.
I'd like to talk to the both of you, actually.
Who do you work for? Where do you get the money from? That's right, you.
End of the story.
Here we go, crossing the river on the ice.
Well, Lord, five us a hand.
Don't call me and tell me how to do my job.
Why are they spinning? You gotta be kidding! I'm gonna burn this fucking thing.
Holy mackerel! Whoa! Holy shit! Narrator: And there's no room for second place.
Nobody around here knows jack about nothing.
Ladies and gentleman, do not try this at home!