Ice Road Truckers (2007) s07e10 Episode Script
Jagged Little Hill
Male narrator: Tonight on Ice Road Truckers Not a whole lot of time left on these ice roads to get these loads moved in here.
- As the end of the season nears - This does not sound good.
Narrator: - Ice breaks.
- Whoa! This is a bad situation.
Narrator: Tires shred.
Felt a big boom in the truck.
It's gonna get a whole lot worse than it's been all season.
Narrator: - And for some - Hold tight here, baby.
Come on.
Narrator: It could be the end of the road.
Everything's fucked.
[Rock music.]
Narrator: Across Manitoba winter's coming to an end, temperatures are rising, and the rivalry between Polar and VP Express is heating up.
[Horn honks.]
We're doing well.
We're doing very well.
Narrator: VP boss Hugh Rowland is making sure his company grabs every remaining load they can.
We're going to St.
Theresa, I think, Oxford House.
And we got lots of loads in Wasagamack.
I mean, things are just clicking for us this year.
We're doing really well.
Really pleased with ourselves.
VP Express is gonna haul way more loads than Polar Industries, I'll tell you that.
[Laughs.]
Narrator: While VP is spread across the winter roads rival Polar has gone all-in on a risky contract to Utik Lake.
These roads are pretty unforgiving.
And if you try and rush what you're doing, you're gonna get into an accident.
Narrator: The trail to Utik is a 680-mile journey over unmonitored roads and ice crossings.
This is probably the thinnest ice I've ever crossed before.
Whoa.
Narrator: So far, they've delivered half the cargo.
This is wild.
Narrator: But to cash in, they gotta haul in the final loads before the road melts away.
It never ends.
I just got to my pickup point.
I'm Peter.
Nice to meet you, Peter.
Good to meet ya.
So you've come to pick up the rock truck, eh? Rock truck, that's right.
Polar driver Lisa Kelly's hauling the next load bound for Utik Lake.
And it's her heaviest of the season.
And I'm about to go down the-- the Utik road.
I hear it's really rough.
The winter roads are gonna be really bumpy, and so this thing's gonna be really heavy.
So I don't know, I guess we'll find out.
Narrator: The 25-ton truck is a chance for her to prove she can conquer the toughest mission Polar has to offer.
It was, like, one of those things.
It'll be a challenge, and it'll be fun and something new to learn.
And I think if you never challenge yourself, then you never learn about yourself.
But you've gotta get up, and you gotta do something different.
You gotta do something hard.
[Horn honking.]
I've got this thing loaded up and chained down.
And and away we go.
This thing is heavy.
All I know is this is riding really rough.
I'm only on the highway.
This Utik Lake road is a truck eater.
If I had doubts about any load this year, it was this one.
Narrator: As Lisa races her heavy payload toward Utik Lake back in Winnipeg Looks like I got a little bit of an oversized load with the excavator.
Narrator: VP Express driver Todd Dewey's got a monster haul of his own.
A 40-ton excavator bound for Wasagamack.
You know, we're getting real close to the end of the season, the end of the-- end of the-- the loads going to Wasagamack.
So this is kind of an important run to get up there.
You know, I mean, it's-- it needs to get moved.
I'm just gonna move it.
Narrator: It's Todd's heaviest load of the season.
And there's over I just got on the road with this excavator.
I can tell the way the truck's pulling, you know, that it's-- it's definitely the heaviest load I've had on here.
Things are thawing out and-- and warming up.
Ice roads are gonna get real dangerous up there.
It's gonna be a-- it's gonna get a whole lot worse than it's been all season.
This is the hard-- real hard push for Wasagamack.
You know, I got-- it's just me and Hugh on-- on the team, so I gotta keep pushing hard.
I'm gonna do what I do best.
That's drive this truck.
So I'll get the load there one way or another.
[Tire pops.]
Shoot.
Narrator: Before he even hits the winter road Oh, fuck.
Narrator: The weight of the heavy haul deals a crushing blow to Todd's trailer.
I felt the big boom in the truck, which naturally means you lost a tire.
Well, this sucks.
Look at that fucking tire.
Real nice.
And it wasn't just one tire.
It blew out two tires on the same axle, in the middle of the trailer, so the rim is literally hanging off the ground by about an inch to an inch and a half.
We're going to have to do some miles and do some backtracking.
What I'm going to do is go get these tires changed, and then I'll have to backtrack back, and then head to Wasagamack.
So that's the only possible solution we have, so I'm just going to have to do it, so I'm going to go chain up my axle and do what I got to do and hit the road.
Hopefully, no other tires blow out.
Narrator: To make the truck drivable, he's gotta chain up the rear axle and limp 100 miles to the closest shop.
That's it! It's chained up! The best I can do is try to push it, so here we go.
Narrator: Forced to retrace his steps the 40-ton haul is already giving Todd all he can handle.
All I can do now is hope and keep my fingers crossed I can make it all the way there on the tires I have left.
Narrator: While Todd backtracks, in the town of - Oxford House - So did you have any nightmares last night? No, boy, no way, they were fine as kind.
So you're really happy this morning then? Well, I'm happy every morning, boy.
Narrator: Polar drivers Alex Debogorski and Art Burke are just about to hit the road.
So you're leaving now? - I'm ready to go now, but - I'm ready to go too.
Narrator: After helping Art make it to Utik Lake on their last trip, Alex is heading out - to pick up his next load - It's quite the little rig, eh? Narrator: Leaving Art to haul a snowcat over the dangerous road to Utik, alone.
I just stay calm.
Oh, fuck, yeah, mellow and all that.
I doubled up on my medication today.
[Both laugh.]
- Okay, well, I'm off.
- Take care, all right? I'll see you in a couple days.
- See you later, buddy.
- Thank you.
Hey, thank you.
[Horn honks.]
And he's off! I kind of hate to see him go.
Who am I going to play with now? Narrator: It's Art's first solo run of the season Oh, my God, man.
Narrator: And his chance to show Polar he can cut it on his own.
Fuck, let's go, boy.
[Engine starts.]
Nothing.
[Pedal clacking.]
Narrator: But there's no response when he hits the gas.
Holy fuck, boy.
We need a fucking mechanic here, eh? Can't go like this, man.
I'm wondering if it's something in this that's fucked up.
Narrator: Art pumps the filter, trying to get more fuel to the engine.
Maybe she'll work, maybe she won't.
[Engine revving.]
Come on.
Narrator: The solution works.
For now.
I'm going anyway.
Fuck it, man.
It's still bright.
I'll fuck around with it.
I'll limp the cocksucker in.
I'll limp the cocksucker out, so to speak.
Narrator: Determined to complete his first solo assignment, Art can't afford to send his truck to the shop.
Maybe she might have picked up a little bit of dirt, and she blew it out or something.
I don't know.
Narrator: So he'll risk it, hoping his quick fix holds.
Let's go, boy.
We're out of here.
Okay, shades on, seat in the upright position.
We'll be cruising along at 800 feet, hopefully 40 miles an hour.
Narrator: Art's moving forward but there's trouble on the horizon.
A Polar big rig headed for Utik Lake has jackknifed blocking the road and putting the company's big job on hold.
Utik Lake's just a-- just a nightmare.
And I'm struggling here.
This is gonna be tough.
Narrator: To try and clear the road, Mark's called in an ace.
I'm headed out to go rescue this truck that's stuck in the middle of the road down here.
Narrator: Darrell Ward's racing to save Polar from a crisis.
Got a call from Mark that they were trying to haul a rock truck in here, and the guy got stuck.
And they tried to pull him out with a road grader, chain broke, went through the windshield, and they had to take him out to urgent care.
So I'm gonna make an all-night run here to go clear the road out, get the truck out of the way.
Stopping traffic, stopping anybody from getting in and out of here, so the only way to get the loads moved in here is for me to go clean up the mess that somebody else left behind.
Yeah, go walk down here.
Take a look-see.
See how far he's off the road.
Got his ass end in the snowbank.
They've got a lot of loads that need to come in here.
High-stake game right now, not a whole lot of time left on these ice roads to get these loads moved in here.
You can't have a truck sitting there blocking the road.
Oh, just got to keep sliding the ass end of the trailer that way, till I can get that truck out on the road.
Narrator: Moving the jackknifed rig should take an entire crew.
All right.
Narrator: But on this remote trail, Darrell's gotta operate the winch, drive his own truck, and maneuver the wrecked one all by himself.
I got it in low gear, so [Creaking.]
All right.
[Engine revving.]
[Squeaking.]
Come on, you motherfucker.
Move.
Narrator: Darrell's in a deadly balancing act as he jumps from cab to cab.
If the stuck rig suddenly comes free, he'll be crushed between the two trucks.
[Screaming.]
[Creaking.]
One more try.
Narrator: Keeping the two big rigs from colliding is taking everything the Montana Legend's got.
[Truck lowers.]
[Grunting.]
Whoa! Narrator: - Coming up - I don't think I've ever been off-roading in a semi before.
Narrator: The melt takes its toll.
We might get wet.
That's where damage occurs.
Whoa! Narrator: Alone on the remote trail to Utik Lake One more try.
Narrator: Darrell Ward's trying to clear the road and get Polar's big contract back on track.
Watch it! Narrator: Winching out the stranded truck would be dangerous for an entire crew but the Montana Legend's tackling it on his own.
[Truck lowers.]
[Grunting.]
Whoa! Oh, no! [Truck bangs.]
Narrator: - With a bit of space between the trucks - Come on! Narrator: Darrell tries to gain enough traction to pull the rig free.
[Engine revving.]
[Switches gears.]
[Chain clinking.]
Finally! Back on the road! Oh, fuck, I'm getting too old to be doing this shit.
Narrator: The road to Utik Lake is clear, and Polar's back in business.
You know, I had to do a little Montana ingenuity to make it work out, to get me here.
[Truck beeping.]
The road is open.
Beware.
Narrator: But Darrell's night isn't over.
He's still got to deliver the wrecked load, so Polar can get it in the books.
I'm tired, I don't feel good, and I've had enough for one day.
Narrator: 100 miles south I just got on the road past Oxford House, going to Utik Lake.
Narrator: The route's no longer blocked, and Polar teammate Lisa Kelly's got a clear road ahead.
I'm just bouncing around like crazy, in second gear.
Narrator: But hauling a 25-ton rock truck, the melting trail is anything but smooth sailing.
It was kind of a big risk for Polar to take this particular contract because they could stay on smooth roads that don't destroy trucks, that are smaller-paying, or you could take a really high-paying job like this one and chance just destroying loads and trucks and then costing more to fix than it paid.
I haven't broken anything yet.
But I can hear my air suspension working overtime back there.
[Rumbling.]
[Screams.]
I don't think I've ever been off-roading in a semi before.
I mean, that other stuff was off-roading, but this is off-roading, man.
[Rumbling.]
This is not even ice.
It's, like, melty snow.
This might be a little rough.
Narrator: As Lisa rattles towards Utik Lake - Off the grid, in northwest Manitoba - Let's see if I can put that pallet on the far side.
Narrator: Self-proclaimed "King Of Obsolete" Joey Barnes and apprentice Jonathan Weibe prepare for the most challenging haul of the season.
Well, it should be just about ready, loaded.
That's quite the workout.
But it's done right.
So now we can head up there.
Narrator: The convoy's hauling building supplies to Lac Brochet at the very end of the winter roads.
So basically, we're flying by the seat of our pants.
We want to make as much time as we can.
Let's get going.
Narrator: The King heads out for the Start heading on our way to Lac Brochet.
Well, we're hauling the building material for those three houses.
Narrator: The materials are essential for a new housing project.
If they fail, the remote village will have to wait another year for new homes.
We got all the big, heavy stuff that you can't fly.
The road will be closed here soon, so we have to make it with this load.
Or these people won't have a roof on the houses.
Narrator: Hundreds of miles from other truckers, few brave these melting roads this late in the season.
But for the King, it's a payday he can't refuse.
'Cause when the winter road season's on this is the one chance to make money.
We're running a business.
This isn't a holiday.
Narrator: - As the King heads north - I feel like shit.
Been a-- been a rough-- been a rough road for me this trip.
Narrator: In Utik Lake, Polar driver Darrell Ward's woken up on the wrong side of the bed.
[Coughs.]
So I'm on my way.
I'm gonna pull out of here, and [Coughs.]
I'm hoping to make Winnipeg.
I don't know if I'm going to get that far.
I don't know.
I want to get somewhere warm.
[Truck lowers.]
Narrator: A late night clearing the Utik Lake road has taken its toll on both Darrell and his truck.
My tire chains are tore all to shit after last night.
So kind of don't have the best traction in the world, even with the tire chains I got on.
I got busted cross-links, and now it's a disaster.
[Coughs.]
Narrator: Darrell's trying to race back to Polar to grab one more load for the season.
But his busted chains are making traction tough over the rugged road.
I got to keep my eyes open, make sure there's no sinkholes or soft spots.
[Engine revving.]
[Engine running.]
Fuck.
Well, you know, this road's getting awful slick.
Coming around the corner, it's in slope, trailer wants to slide off the side.
I only got one tire turning, you know? Kind of hard to go anywhere when your shit ain't working.
Narrator: Only one set of drive wheels is getting power.
And broken chains mean no traction.
Tire chains are totally destroyed.
I don't even know if I got enough traction to get out of here.
I only got one fucking tire spinning.
Narrator: Darrell unhooks to get over the hump.
But now he needs a plan to get the trailer over too.
Well, I'm going to see if I can't drag this shit through here.
About the only chance I got.
Narrator: By winching the trailer, Darrell hopes to drag it over the hill, so he can get the load back to Winnipeg.
[Creaking.]
[Creaking.]
[Squeaking.]
Everything's fucked.
I never thought I'd walk away from anything, but I'm about to walk away from this fucking deal.
Narrator: - Coming up - This whole lake is shifting.
Narrator: Snap, crackle, pop.
Way too much noise.
Narrator: Just south of Utik Lake [Engine revving.]
Pretty bad on this end.
Narrator: The winter roads may have finally broken Darrell Ward.
Divider don't work.
Can't even make it through a hump in the road.
Narrator: With busted chains and no power going to his rear drive wheels, the Montana Legend's struggling to get this haul down the road.
I never thought I'd walk away from anything, but I'm about to walk away from this fucking deal.
It's not wanting to move.
You know, I've been augered in the mud, and I've dealt with this shit.
If I do have mechanical problems, I always figure out a way to get out of it.
No job's finished unless it's complete.
I'm hired to do a job, I'm going to give it everything I got.
Yeah, no fucking around.
Narrator: Determined to get the trailer to Winnipeg, Darrell tries to pull it over the hill one more time.
[Engine revving.]
I'm moving.
That's a bonus.
I just got this motherfucker out of there.
Narrator: He hooks the trailer back up to his rig.
Fucking thing won't pull its own head out of its fucking ass.
[Sighs.]
Okay.
[Truck beeping.]
[Beeping stops.]
Narrator: But with a busted truck and over 400 miles to go, it's gonna be a rough road ahead.
All I got's rear-wheel drive.
Can't pull this thing uphill hardly.
This road is fucked.
Took me forever to get it winched back forward.
Destroyed my fucking tire chain.
I've had it up to here! Narrator: As Darrell steers his broken truck towards Winnipeg at a repair shop [Whirring.]
VP Express driver Todd Dewey's also trying to get back on the road.
Here's my old tire, and there's the new tire.
[Tire pops.]
[Shouts.]
Narrator: After blowing out two tires, a new set is thrown on.
Keep our fingers crossed, hit the ice road hard, and hope we make it.
[Whirring.]
- Todd's been sidelined for a day - Part of the job.
Yeah, it looks like we're back in business.
Narrator: And now he's restarting the mission.
[Horn honks.]
But he's lost valuable time hauling one of the last pieces of VP's Wasagamack contract.
I'm running late.
I'm not on schedule by no means.
But I'm going to push hard for the rest of the day and try to get into Wasagamack at least by late this evening and get this loader dumped.
We got a lot of ground to cover.
Narrator: On the road to Utik Lake The most important thing is to get this load in here.
Narrator: After yesterday's engine trouble Art Burke's hammering down hauling a snowcat on his first solo run of the season.
Still trucking, boy.
It's a long hill here.
Hope the old girl takes it.
[Kisses.]
Come on, baby.
It's touch and go, buddy.
Not much power in there.
Don't die here, baby, come on.
Come on, come on, come on.
Come on, come on, you can do it.
This is what happens to this thing.
I don't know what the fuck is going on.
Narrator: Once again, his truck's lost power.
This fucking won't do.
Narrator: But this time, he's 200 miles down the unmonitored road.
My plan is to take this fucking filter and flush it out.
I don't know what the fuck this has got to do with anything, but it seems to work.
[Engine running.]
Okay, boy.
If that's the only time I got to do it, it's good.
Now if it makes any difference or not time will tell.
[Engine revving.]
Okay, here we go.
Look at the way the shit goes when I do that, eh? Away we go again, buddy.
Narrator: As Art battles his way to Utik Lake [Crow cawing.]
Making good time on the road.
The load's staying together, which is really good.
Narrator: The King of Obsolete and apprentice Jonathan are trying to deliver building materials before the route to Lac Brochet melts away.
We're gonna start out on the winter road.
Can't be too cocky.
We've got water holes to go through.
That's where damage occurs.
Narrator: The Lac Brochet road is a minefield of water holes where flowing water runs just beneath the surface.
As temperatures rise, so does the water putting more and more pressure on the melting ice.
We'll just have to be careful.
Drive the road accordingly.
Our next water hole, if we don't know what it's flowing like, that will be our next dilemma or problem.
[Engine revs down.]
[Gears grind.]
We're not sure what this water hole is gonna bring.
We might get wet.
[Ice cracking.]
Narrator: The fragile ice cracks under the weight of the King's haul.
Are you coming or not? Narrator: But there's still one more truck to get through.
I can took her right to the the middle.
[Ice cracking.]
Whoa! Narrator: On the melting road to Lac Brochet Fuck! Narrator: The King of Obsolete's convoy partner Jonathan broke through the ice.
I might be in a hole.
Are you stuck, Jonathan? I'm stuck.
Narrator: And now he can't get the trailer out.
Fuck.
[Gears grind.]
This is a bad, bad situation.
I noticed a little hole when Joey went through.
I tried to ride it a little bit higher, and I felt the truck come over.
Went straight into the hole.
Narrator: If the load of building supplies is lost, his client's housing project will be shut down for the year, and the King will be out thousands of dollars.
So I broke it up for you.
Oh, no, I totally blame you.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Narrator: The King's gotta pull the rig out with his Screaming Ford, but one wrong move could send both trucks crashing through the ice.
Try not to spin the tires too much.
You're just gonna dig a basement.
[Tense music.]
[Ice cracking.]
[Trailer bangs.]
Well, that was spectacular.
- Well, you kind of screwed up the water holes, Jonathan.
- I know.
It's the Joey Barnes swimming pool.
I made it across, I'm heavy, I broke up the ice.
Jonathan drove out there just like "Wile E.
The Coyote" and fell through.
We write the book, we write the stories, we choose our life.
So let's get going.
It's cold.
Narrator: - Despite breaking through - Well, we're getting close to Lac Brochet.
Narrator: the convoy reaches their destination, and the housing supplies are safely offloaded.
Probably gonna freeze my fingers.
Let this stuff do up a bunch of houses real nice for them, and then they've gotten all that they need for the year.
The season's coming to an end.
You can see I already broke through the ice there.
That's why, when we get the little bit of a season to go, it's hammer time, get everything that you can get in.
We made it.
We got a load, we got a story, we had fun.
Narrator: - 300 miles southeast - Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, boys.
Clinkety-clink-ety-clankety-bang-bang.
Narrator: After limping his truck up the winter road My work here's almost done, buddy.
Narrator: Polar driver Art Burke delivers his snowcat to Utik Lake.
Well, I feel great.
Shit happens, eh? But we made it.
I didn't think we were gonna.
Truck is working like shit.
I'm gonna have to pump it all the way back to Winnipeg.
I don't give a fuck if I gotta pump it or not, as long as we get there, eh? Narrator: Art's first solo trip's a success, making him two for two for his new employer.
Been a pleasure doing business with you.
[Horn honks.]
Narrator: As night falls on one of Manitoba's toughest roads I'm gonna push all the way through tonight, until I get to Wasagamack.
Narrator: VP Express driver Todd Dewey's trying to make up time.
I got an oversized, really heavy excavator on the back.
This is the heaviest load of the season, right at the last push of the season.
Narrator: He's a day behind, after his 40-ton heavy haul blew two tires before he even reached the winter road.
It's real vital important that I keep my truck and the trailer right in the dead center as all possible, because the temperatures were warm all day today, above freezing.
So the road is going to shit.
Whoa.
The road is tore up.
Narrator: Warming temperatures are melting the road out from under him.
Jiminy Christmas.
Narrator: And now he's gotta cross the ice.
Yeah, you know, I'm about 190 clicks in on the ice road here.
This is the big-- the big, big ice crossing right here.
[Ice cracking.]
You know, it's about 2:00 in the fricking morning, by myself, tired and, uh I'm cracking my door.
[Ice cracking.]
I've been pushing hard all day, and it's just a lot of shit on a guy's shoulder for one day and one night.
[Stammers.]
The sad part about it is, the fun ain't even over yet.
Narrator: - Over a melting ice crossing - Yeah, you know, it's been a pretty stressful fricking day, and now I'm crossing the ice.
Narrator: VP Express driver Todd Dewey's trying to get a Listening to the ice crack, at 2:00 in the morning, underneath your tires? [Ice cracking.]
Yeah, a little-- a little-- just a little stressful.
A little scarier, definitely, towards the end of the season on these ice roads.
I'm just not going to take any chances.
You know, this is a heavy-ass load.
If it cracks, I'm jumping.
When you go in the water this time of night, you're done.
Almost there, baby.
Come on.
I think I'm off of it.
That's one less weight off the shoulders right there.
Narrator: With the ice crossing behind him, Todd closes in on the offload site.
Hopefully, I can get a few hours' sleep in Wasagamack here.
Narrator: The newcomer's heaviest haul of the season is delivered.
And VP Express chalks up another load.
You know, it was real important for this load to get here as soon as possible because this is the last big push for the Wasagamack contract.
And this was a big push for me.
It's been a hard trip to get this load here.
That's a huge accomplishment.
That says a lot for a guy.
That's proof enough on why Hugh should have me back for next year.
Narrator: While Todd calls it a night the competition's still rolling.
Holy rock and roll.
Narrator: Lisa Kelly's hauling her heaviest load of the season, trying to complete Polar's Utik Lake contract.
[Ice cracking.]
Well, it looks like there's a lake up ahead.
I'm about to go down on the ice right now.
Narrator: To reach the remote village, she'll have to get the rock truck over the unmonitored Utik Lake ice crossing.
Another crackly lake.
[Ice cracking.]
This whole lake is shifting.
Way too much noise.
You know how fireworks sound, when there's a big boom and then there's lots of little crackles after it? That's what this sounds like.
Boom! [Imitates popping.]
These are definitely the loudest.
Like, really loud.
"Here, take this heavy thing across these lakes that are melting.
" We're almost to the other side.
Think I'm getting onto the lane here.
[Sighs.]
There.
Glad to be off that one.
Narrator: After a grueling journey, Lisa finally makes it to the lodge.
It looks like I'm to the lake now where the drop site is.
I made it.
[Tires screech softly.]
Narrator: It's another score for team Polar, and brings them one step closer to the big payday once all the loads reach the lodge.
[Back-up alarm beeping.]
Made it here and didn't lose the rock truck.
Got it delivered, so yay! - Got it, thanks.
- Have a good trip.
Yep.
You know, it was a high-risk job, and got it here in one piece, so I hope Mark's glad that I made it here.
I mean, oversized and a heavy rock truck, and I made it down one of these bad, bad roads, and survived.
I hope he's-- I hope he's pleased.
Whoo-hoo! Yeah! Narrator: - Off the winter roads - Just about to pull it into Winnipeg right now.
Narrator: At 4:00 in the morning, Darrell Ward's long trip is finally coming to an end.
I gave 'em all I've got.
I pushed this truck to the limit, and I pushed myself to the limit.
This truck is tired, and I am tired.
Narrator: But after his bold rescue on the trail to Utik Lake, his truck's in no shape to another load.
I know there isn't any time left on these ice roads.
I know the ice is getting thinner.
If I got to wait for days for this truck to get fixed, I'm gone.
Narrator: The Montana Legend may have just made his final run of the season, and Polar's chances of winning the load count could be melting away.
[Tires screech softly.]
Boom.
I had to sacrifice my loads so I could get the road open so these other guys could get the loads moving.
Now I'm sitting back in Winnipeg, getting my truck fixed, because of it.
How many loads did it cost me? I don't know.
Off to bed.
- Next time, on Ice Road Truckers - Hang onto your shorts.
Narrator: The season's speeding to an end.
There was some water on the road back there, so it's definitely melting.
Sharp corner, sharp corner, sharp corner.
Narrator: And to win the battle, no load's too big [Loud bang.]
- No road's off-limits - Oh-oh.
This is not good.
Narrator: - And no one - Come on, baby.
Don't die on us here.
Narrator: wants to get left behind.
Oh, it's a terrible spot here! On the ice, we're safe.
Oh, my God.
- As the end of the season nears - This does not sound good.
Narrator: - Ice breaks.
- Whoa! This is a bad situation.
Narrator: Tires shred.
Felt a big boom in the truck.
It's gonna get a whole lot worse than it's been all season.
Narrator: - And for some - Hold tight here, baby.
Come on.
Narrator: It could be the end of the road.
Everything's fucked.
[Rock music.]
Narrator: Across Manitoba winter's coming to an end, temperatures are rising, and the rivalry between Polar and VP Express is heating up.
[Horn honks.]
We're doing well.
We're doing very well.
Narrator: VP boss Hugh Rowland is making sure his company grabs every remaining load they can.
We're going to St.
Theresa, I think, Oxford House.
And we got lots of loads in Wasagamack.
I mean, things are just clicking for us this year.
We're doing really well.
Really pleased with ourselves.
VP Express is gonna haul way more loads than Polar Industries, I'll tell you that.
[Laughs.]
Narrator: While VP is spread across the winter roads rival Polar has gone all-in on a risky contract to Utik Lake.
These roads are pretty unforgiving.
And if you try and rush what you're doing, you're gonna get into an accident.
Narrator: The trail to Utik is a 680-mile journey over unmonitored roads and ice crossings.
This is probably the thinnest ice I've ever crossed before.
Whoa.
Narrator: So far, they've delivered half the cargo.
This is wild.
Narrator: But to cash in, they gotta haul in the final loads before the road melts away.
It never ends.
I just got to my pickup point.
I'm Peter.
Nice to meet you, Peter.
Good to meet ya.
So you've come to pick up the rock truck, eh? Rock truck, that's right.
Polar driver Lisa Kelly's hauling the next load bound for Utik Lake.
And it's her heaviest of the season.
And I'm about to go down the-- the Utik road.
I hear it's really rough.
The winter roads are gonna be really bumpy, and so this thing's gonna be really heavy.
So I don't know, I guess we'll find out.
Narrator: The 25-ton truck is a chance for her to prove she can conquer the toughest mission Polar has to offer.
It was, like, one of those things.
It'll be a challenge, and it'll be fun and something new to learn.
And I think if you never challenge yourself, then you never learn about yourself.
But you've gotta get up, and you gotta do something different.
You gotta do something hard.
[Horn honking.]
I've got this thing loaded up and chained down.
And and away we go.
This thing is heavy.
All I know is this is riding really rough.
I'm only on the highway.
This Utik Lake road is a truck eater.
If I had doubts about any load this year, it was this one.
Narrator: As Lisa races her heavy payload toward Utik Lake back in Winnipeg Looks like I got a little bit of an oversized load with the excavator.
Narrator: VP Express driver Todd Dewey's got a monster haul of his own.
A 40-ton excavator bound for Wasagamack.
You know, we're getting real close to the end of the season, the end of the-- end of the-- the loads going to Wasagamack.
So this is kind of an important run to get up there.
You know, I mean, it's-- it needs to get moved.
I'm just gonna move it.
Narrator: It's Todd's heaviest load of the season.
And there's over I just got on the road with this excavator.
I can tell the way the truck's pulling, you know, that it's-- it's definitely the heaviest load I've had on here.
Things are thawing out and-- and warming up.
Ice roads are gonna get real dangerous up there.
It's gonna be a-- it's gonna get a whole lot worse than it's been all season.
This is the hard-- real hard push for Wasagamack.
You know, I got-- it's just me and Hugh on-- on the team, so I gotta keep pushing hard.
I'm gonna do what I do best.
That's drive this truck.
So I'll get the load there one way or another.
[Tire pops.]
Shoot.
Narrator: Before he even hits the winter road Oh, fuck.
Narrator: The weight of the heavy haul deals a crushing blow to Todd's trailer.
I felt the big boom in the truck, which naturally means you lost a tire.
Well, this sucks.
Look at that fucking tire.
Real nice.
And it wasn't just one tire.
It blew out two tires on the same axle, in the middle of the trailer, so the rim is literally hanging off the ground by about an inch to an inch and a half.
We're going to have to do some miles and do some backtracking.
What I'm going to do is go get these tires changed, and then I'll have to backtrack back, and then head to Wasagamack.
So that's the only possible solution we have, so I'm just going to have to do it, so I'm going to go chain up my axle and do what I got to do and hit the road.
Hopefully, no other tires blow out.
Narrator: To make the truck drivable, he's gotta chain up the rear axle and limp 100 miles to the closest shop.
That's it! It's chained up! The best I can do is try to push it, so here we go.
Narrator: Forced to retrace his steps the 40-ton haul is already giving Todd all he can handle.
All I can do now is hope and keep my fingers crossed I can make it all the way there on the tires I have left.
Narrator: While Todd backtracks, in the town of - Oxford House - So did you have any nightmares last night? No, boy, no way, they were fine as kind.
So you're really happy this morning then? Well, I'm happy every morning, boy.
Narrator: Polar drivers Alex Debogorski and Art Burke are just about to hit the road.
So you're leaving now? - I'm ready to go now, but - I'm ready to go too.
Narrator: After helping Art make it to Utik Lake on their last trip, Alex is heading out - to pick up his next load - It's quite the little rig, eh? Narrator: Leaving Art to haul a snowcat over the dangerous road to Utik, alone.
I just stay calm.
Oh, fuck, yeah, mellow and all that.
I doubled up on my medication today.
[Both laugh.]
- Okay, well, I'm off.
- Take care, all right? I'll see you in a couple days.
- See you later, buddy.
- Thank you.
Hey, thank you.
[Horn honks.]
And he's off! I kind of hate to see him go.
Who am I going to play with now? Narrator: It's Art's first solo run of the season Oh, my God, man.
Narrator: And his chance to show Polar he can cut it on his own.
Fuck, let's go, boy.
[Engine starts.]
Nothing.
[Pedal clacking.]
Narrator: But there's no response when he hits the gas.
Holy fuck, boy.
We need a fucking mechanic here, eh? Can't go like this, man.
I'm wondering if it's something in this that's fucked up.
Narrator: Art pumps the filter, trying to get more fuel to the engine.
Maybe she'll work, maybe she won't.
[Engine revving.]
Come on.
Narrator: The solution works.
For now.
I'm going anyway.
Fuck it, man.
It's still bright.
I'll fuck around with it.
I'll limp the cocksucker in.
I'll limp the cocksucker out, so to speak.
Narrator: Determined to complete his first solo assignment, Art can't afford to send his truck to the shop.
Maybe she might have picked up a little bit of dirt, and she blew it out or something.
I don't know.
Narrator: So he'll risk it, hoping his quick fix holds.
Let's go, boy.
We're out of here.
Okay, shades on, seat in the upright position.
We'll be cruising along at 800 feet, hopefully 40 miles an hour.
Narrator: Art's moving forward but there's trouble on the horizon.
A Polar big rig headed for Utik Lake has jackknifed blocking the road and putting the company's big job on hold.
Utik Lake's just a-- just a nightmare.
And I'm struggling here.
This is gonna be tough.
Narrator: To try and clear the road, Mark's called in an ace.
I'm headed out to go rescue this truck that's stuck in the middle of the road down here.
Narrator: Darrell Ward's racing to save Polar from a crisis.
Got a call from Mark that they were trying to haul a rock truck in here, and the guy got stuck.
And they tried to pull him out with a road grader, chain broke, went through the windshield, and they had to take him out to urgent care.
So I'm gonna make an all-night run here to go clear the road out, get the truck out of the way.
Stopping traffic, stopping anybody from getting in and out of here, so the only way to get the loads moved in here is for me to go clean up the mess that somebody else left behind.
Yeah, go walk down here.
Take a look-see.
See how far he's off the road.
Got his ass end in the snowbank.
They've got a lot of loads that need to come in here.
High-stake game right now, not a whole lot of time left on these ice roads to get these loads moved in here.
You can't have a truck sitting there blocking the road.
Oh, just got to keep sliding the ass end of the trailer that way, till I can get that truck out on the road.
Narrator: Moving the jackknifed rig should take an entire crew.
All right.
Narrator: But on this remote trail, Darrell's gotta operate the winch, drive his own truck, and maneuver the wrecked one all by himself.
I got it in low gear, so [Creaking.]
All right.
[Engine revving.]
[Squeaking.]
Come on, you motherfucker.
Move.
Narrator: Darrell's in a deadly balancing act as he jumps from cab to cab.
If the stuck rig suddenly comes free, he'll be crushed between the two trucks.
[Screaming.]
[Creaking.]
One more try.
Narrator: Keeping the two big rigs from colliding is taking everything the Montana Legend's got.
[Truck lowers.]
[Grunting.]
Whoa! Narrator: - Coming up - I don't think I've ever been off-roading in a semi before.
Narrator: The melt takes its toll.
We might get wet.
That's where damage occurs.
Whoa! Narrator: Alone on the remote trail to Utik Lake One more try.
Narrator: Darrell Ward's trying to clear the road and get Polar's big contract back on track.
Watch it! Narrator: Winching out the stranded truck would be dangerous for an entire crew but the Montana Legend's tackling it on his own.
[Truck lowers.]
[Grunting.]
Whoa! Oh, no! [Truck bangs.]
Narrator: - With a bit of space between the trucks - Come on! Narrator: Darrell tries to gain enough traction to pull the rig free.
[Engine revving.]
[Switches gears.]
[Chain clinking.]
Finally! Back on the road! Oh, fuck, I'm getting too old to be doing this shit.
Narrator: The road to Utik Lake is clear, and Polar's back in business.
You know, I had to do a little Montana ingenuity to make it work out, to get me here.
[Truck beeping.]
The road is open.
Beware.
Narrator: But Darrell's night isn't over.
He's still got to deliver the wrecked load, so Polar can get it in the books.
I'm tired, I don't feel good, and I've had enough for one day.
Narrator: 100 miles south I just got on the road past Oxford House, going to Utik Lake.
Narrator: The route's no longer blocked, and Polar teammate Lisa Kelly's got a clear road ahead.
I'm just bouncing around like crazy, in second gear.
Narrator: But hauling a 25-ton rock truck, the melting trail is anything but smooth sailing.
It was kind of a big risk for Polar to take this particular contract because they could stay on smooth roads that don't destroy trucks, that are smaller-paying, or you could take a really high-paying job like this one and chance just destroying loads and trucks and then costing more to fix than it paid.
I haven't broken anything yet.
But I can hear my air suspension working overtime back there.
[Rumbling.]
[Screams.]
I don't think I've ever been off-roading in a semi before.
I mean, that other stuff was off-roading, but this is off-roading, man.
[Rumbling.]
This is not even ice.
It's, like, melty snow.
This might be a little rough.
Narrator: As Lisa rattles towards Utik Lake - Off the grid, in northwest Manitoba - Let's see if I can put that pallet on the far side.
Narrator: Self-proclaimed "King Of Obsolete" Joey Barnes and apprentice Jonathan Weibe prepare for the most challenging haul of the season.
Well, it should be just about ready, loaded.
That's quite the workout.
But it's done right.
So now we can head up there.
Narrator: The convoy's hauling building supplies to Lac Brochet at the very end of the winter roads.
So basically, we're flying by the seat of our pants.
We want to make as much time as we can.
Let's get going.
Narrator: The King heads out for the Start heading on our way to Lac Brochet.
Well, we're hauling the building material for those three houses.
Narrator: The materials are essential for a new housing project.
If they fail, the remote village will have to wait another year for new homes.
We got all the big, heavy stuff that you can't fly.
The road will be closed here soon, so we have to make it with this load.
Or these people won't have a roof on the houses.
Narrator: Hundreds of miles from other truckers, few brave these melting roads this late in the season.
But for the King, it's a payday he can't refuse.
'Cause when the winter road season's on this is the one chance to make money.
We're running a business.
This isn't a holiday.
Narrator: - As the King heads north - I feel like shit.
Been a-- been a rough-- been a rough road for me this trip.
Narrator: In Utik Lake, Polar driver Darrell Ward's woken up on the wrong side of the bed.
[Coughs.]
So I'm on my way.
I'm gonna pull out of here, and [Coughs.]
I'm hoping to make Winnipeg.
I don't know if I'm going to get that far.
I don't know.
I want to get somewhere warm.
[Truck lowers.]
Narrator: A late night clearing the Utik Lake road has taken its toll on both Darrell and his truck.
My tire chains are tore all to shit after last night.
So kind of don't have the best traction in the world, even with the tire chains I got on.
I got busted cross-links, and now it's a disaster.
[Coughs.]
Narrator: Darrell's trying to race back to Polar to grab one more load for the season.
But his busted chains are making traction tough over the rugged road.
I got to keep my eyes open, make sure there's no sinkholes or soft spots.
[Engine revving.]
[Engine running.]
Fuck.
Well, you know, this road's getting awful slick.
Coming around the corner, it's in slope, trailer wants to slide off the side.
I only got one tire turning, you know? Kind of hard to go anywhere when your shit ain't working.
Narrator: Only one set of drive wheels is getting power.
And broken chains mean no traction.
Tire chains are totally destroyed.
I don't even know if I got enough traction to get out of here.
I only got one fucking tire spinning.
Narrator: Darrell unhooks to get over the hump.
But now he needs a plan to get the trailer over too.
Well, I'm going to see if I can't drag this shit through here.
About the only chance I got.
Narrator: By winching the trailer, Darrell hopes to drag it over the hill, so he can get the load back to Winnipeg.
[Creaking.]
[Creaking.]
[Squeaking.]
Everything's fucked.
I never thought I'd walk away from anything, but I'm about to walk away from this fucking deal.
Narrator: - Coming up - This whole lake is shifting.
Narrator: Snap, crackle, pop.
Way too much noise.
Narrator: Just south of Utik Lake [Engine revving.]
Pretty bad on this end.
Narrator: The winter roads may have finally broken Darrell Ward.
Divider don't work.
Can't even make it through a hump in the road.
Narrator: With busted chains and no power going to his rear drive wheels, the Montana Legend's struggling to get this haul down the road.
I never thought I'd walk away from anything, but I'm about to walk away from this fucking deal.
It's not wanting to move.
You know, I've been augered in the mud, and I've dealt with this shit.
If I do have mechanical problems, I always figure out a way to get out of it.
No job's finished unless it's complete.
I'm hired to do a job, I'm going to give it everything I got.
Yeah, no fucking around.
Narrator: Determined to get the trailer to Winnipeg, Darrell tries to pull it over the hill one more time.
[Engine revving.]
I'm moving.
That's a bonus.
I just got this motherfucker out of there.
Narrator: He hooks the trailer back up to his rig.
Fucking thing won't pull its own head out of its fucking ass.
[Sighs.]
Okay.
[Truck beeping.]
[Beeping stops.]
Narrator: But with a busted truck and over 400 miles to go, it's gonna be a rough road ahead.
All I got's rear-wheel drive.
Can't pull this thing uphill hardly.
This road is fucked.
Took me forever to get it winched back forward.
Destroyed my fucking tire chain.
I've had it up to here! Narrator: As Darrell steers his broken truck towards Winnipeg at a repair shop [Whirring.]
VP Express driver Todd Dewey's also trying to get back on the road.
Here's my old tire, and there's the new tire.
[Tire pops.]
[Shouts.]
Narrator: After blowing out two tires, a new set is thrown on.
Keep our fingers crossed, hit the ice road hard, and hope we make it.
[Whirring.]
- Todd's been sidelined for a day - Part of the job.
Yeah, it looks like we're back in business.
Narrator: And now he's restarting the mission.
[Horn honks.]
But he's lost valuable time hauling one of the last pieces of VP's Wasagamack contract.
I'm running late.
I'm not on schedule by no means.
But I'm going to push hard for the rest of the day and try to get into Wasagamack at least by late this evening and get this loader dumped.
We got a lot of ground to cover.
Narrator: On the road to Utik Lake The most important thing is to get this load in here.
Narrator: After yesterday's engine trouble Art Burke's hammering down hauling a snowcat on his first solo run of the season.
Still trucking, boy.
It's a long hill here.
Hope the old girl takes it.
[Kisses.]
Come on, baby.
It's touch and go, buddy.
Not much power in there.
Don't die here, baby, come on.
Come on, come on, come on.
Come on, come on, you can do it.
This is what happens to this thing.
I don't know what the fuck is going on.
Narrator: Once again, his truck's lost power.
This fucking won't do.
Narrator: But this time, he's 200 miles down the unmonitored road.
My plan is to take this fucking filter and flush it out.
I don't know what the fuck this has got to do with anything, but it seems to work.
[Engine running.]
Okay, boy.
If that's the only time I got to do it, it's good.
Now if it makes any difference or not time will tell.
[Engine revving.]
Okay, here we go.
Look at the way the shit goes when I do that, eh? Away we go again, buddy.
Narrator: As Art battles his way to Utik Lake [Crow cawing.]
Making good time on the road.
The load's staying together, which is really good.
Narrator: The King of Obsolete and apprentice Jonathan are trying to deliver building materials before the route to Lac Brochet melts away.
We're gonna start out on the winter road.
Can't be too cocky.
We've got water holes to go through.
That's where damage occurs.
Narrator: The Lac Brochet road is a minefield of water holes where flowing water runs just beneath the surface.
As temperatures rise, so does the water putting more and more pressure on the melting ice.
We'll just have to be careful.
Drive the road accordingly.
Our next water hole, if we don't know what it's flowing like, that will be our next dilemma or problem.
[Engine revs down.]
[Gears grind.]
We're not sure what this water hole is gonna bring.
We might get wet.
[Ice cracking.]
Narrator: The fragile ice cracks under the weight of the King's haul.
Are you coming or not? Narrator: But there's still one more truck to get through.
I can took her right to the the middle.
[Ice cracking.]
Whoa! Narrator: On the melting road to Lac Brochet Fuck! Narrator: The King of Obsolete's convoy partner Jonathan broke through the ice.
I might be in a hole.
Are you stuck, Jonathan? I'm stuck.
Narrator: And now he can't get the trailer out.
Fuck.
[Gears grind.]
This is a bad, bad situation.
I noticed a little hole when Joey went through.
I tried to ride it a little bit higher, and I felt the truck come over.
Went straight into the hole.
Narrator: If the load of building supplies is lost, his client's housing project will be shut down for the year, and the King will be out thousands of dollars.
So I broke it up for you.
Oh, no, I totally blame you.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Narrator: The King's gotta pull the rig out with his Screaming Ford, but one wrong move could send both trucks crashing through the ice.
Try not to spin the tires too much.
You're just gonna dig a basement.
[Tense music.]
[Ice cracking.]
[Trailer bangs.]
Well, that was spectacular.
- Well, you kind of screwed up the water holes, Jonathan.
- I know.
It's the Joey Barnes swimming pool.
I made it across, I'm heavy, I broke up the ice.
Jonathan drove out there just like "Wile E.
The Coyote" and fell through.
We write the book, we write the stories, we choose our life.
So let's get going.
It's cold.
Narrator: - Despite breaking through - Well, we're getting close to Lac Brochet.
Narrator: the convoy reaches their destination, and the housing supplies are safely offloaded.
Probably gonna freeze my fingers.
Let this stuff do up a bunch of houses real nice for them, and then they've gotten all that they need for the year.
The season's coming to an end.
You can see I already broke through the ice there.
That's why, when we get the little bit of a season to go, it's hammer time, get everything that you can get in.
We made it.
We got a load, we got a story, we had fun.
Narrator: - 300 miles southeast - Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, boys.
Clinkety-clink-ety-clankety-bang-bang.
Narrator: After limping his truck up the winter road My work here's almost done, buddy.
Narrator: Polar driver Art Burke delivers his snowcat to Utik Lake.
Well, I feel great.
Shit happens, eh? But we made it.
I didn't think we were gonna.
Truck is working like shit.
I'm gonna have to pump it all the way back to Winnipeg.
I don't give a fuck if I gotta pump it or not, as long as we get there, eh? Narrator: Art's first solo trip's a success, making him two for two for his new employer.
Been a pleasure doing business with you.
[Horn honks.]
Narrator: As night falls on one of Manitoba's toughest roads I'm gonna push all the way through tonight, until I get to Wasagamack.
Narrator: VP Express driver Todd Dewey's trying to make up time.
I got an oversized, really heavy excavator on the back.
This is the heaviest load of the season, right at the last push of the season.
Narrator: He's a day behind, after his 40-ton heavy haul blew two tires before he even reached the winter road.
It's real vital important that I keep my truck and the trailer right in the dead center as all possible, because the temperatures were warm all day today, above freezing.
So the road is going to shit.
Whoa.
The road is tore up.
Narrator: Warming temperatures are melting the road out from under him.
Jiminy Christmas.
Narrator: And now he's gotta cross the ice.
Yeah, you know, I'm about 190 clicks in on the ice road here.
This is the big-- the big, big ice crossing right here.
[Ice cracking.]
You know, it's about 2:00 in the fricking morning, by myself, tired and, uh I'm cracking my door.
[Ice cracking.]
I've been pushing hard all day, and it's just a lot of shit on a guy's shoulder for one day and one night.
[Stammers.]
The sad part about it is, the fun ain't even over yet.
Narrator: - Over a melting ice crossing - Yeah, you know, it's been a pretty stressful fricking day, and now I'm crossing the ice.
Narrator: VP Express driver Todd Dewey's trying to get a Listening to the ice crack, at 2:00 in the morning, underneath your tires? [Ice cracking.]
Yeah, a little-- a little-- just a little stressful.
A little scarier, definitely, towards the end of the season on these ice roads.
I'm just not going to take any chances.
You know, this is a heavy-ass load.
If it cracks, I'm jumping.
When you go in the water this time of night, you're done.
Almost there, baby.
Come on.
I think I'm off of it.
That's one less weight off the shoulders right there.
Narrator: With the ice crossing behind him, Todd closes in on the offload site.
Hopefully, I can get a few hours' sleep in Wasagamack here.
Narrator: The newcomer's heaviest haul of the season is delivered.
And VP Express chalks up another load.
You know, it was real important for this load to get here as soon as possible because this is the last big push for the Wasagamack contract.
And this was a big push for me.
It's been a hard trip to get this load here.
That's a huge accomplishment.
That says a lot for a guy.
That's proof enough on why Hugh should have me back for next year.
Narrator: While Todd calls it a night the competition's still rolling.
Holy rock and roll.
Narrator: Lisa Kelly's hauling her heaviest load of the season, trying to complete Polar's Utik Lake contract.
[Ice cracking.]
Well, it looks like there's a lake up ahead.
I'm about to go down on the ice right now.
Narrator: To reach the remote village, she'll have to get the rock truck over the unmonitored Utik Lake ice crossing.
Another crackly lake.
[Ice cracking.]
This whole lake is shifting.
Way too much noise.
You know how fireworks sound, when there's a big boom and then there's lots of little crackles after it? That's what this sounds like.
Boom! [Imitates popping.]
These are definitely the loudest.
Like, really loud.
"Here, take this heavy thing across these lakes that are melting.
" We're almost to the other side.
Think I'm getting onto the lane here.
[Sighs.]
There.
Glad to be off that one.
Narrator: After a grueling journey, Lisa finally makes it to the lodge.
It looks like I'm to the lake now where the drop site is.
I made it.
[Tires screech softly.]
Narrator: It's another score for team Polar, and brings them one step closer to the big payday once all the loads reach the lodge.
[Back-up alarm beeping.]
Made it here and didn't lose the rock truck.
Got it delivered, so yay! - Got it, thanks.
- Have a good trip.
Yep.
You know, it was a high-risk job, and got it here in one piece, so I hope Mark's glad that I made it here.
I mean, oversized and a heavy rock truck, and I made it down one of these bad, bad roads, and survived.
I hope he's-- I hope he's pleased.
Whoo-hoo! Yeah! Narrator: - Off the winter roads - Just about to pull it into Winnipeg right now.
Narrator: At 4:00 in the morning, Darrell Ward's long trip is finally coming to an end.
I gave 'em all I've got.
I pushed this truck to the limit, and I pushed myself to the limit.
This truck is tired, and I am tired.
Narrator: But after his bold rescue on the trail to Utik Lake, his truck's in no shape to another load.
I know there isn't any time left on these ice roads.
I know the ice is getting thinner.
If I got to wait for days for this truck to get fixed, I'm gone.
Narrator: The Montana Legend may have just made his final run of the season, and Polar's chances of winning the load count could be melting away.
[Tires screech softly.]
Boom.
I had to sacrifice my loads so I could get the road open so these other guys could get the loads moving.
Now I'm sitting back in Winnipeg, getting my truck fixed, because of it.
How many loads did it cost me? I don't know.
Off to bed.
- Next time, on Ice Road Truckers - Hang onto your shorts.
Narrator: The season's speeding to an end.
There was some water on the road back there, so it's definitely melting.
Sharp corner, sharp corner, sharp corner.
Narrator: And to win the battle, no load's too big [Loud bang.]
- No road's off-limits - Oh-oh.
This is not good.
Narrator: - And no one - Come on, baby.
Don't die on us here.
Narrator: wants to get left behind.
Oh, it's a terrible spot here! On the ice, we're safe.
Oh, my God.