Ice Road Truckers

S01E06: Driving on Thin Ice

Jay Westgard embarks on a trip to the De Beers mine with the heaviest and most valuable piece of equipment this season.

Overview

Take a trip to Yellowknife, Canada to experience one of the most dangerous careers around. In unfathomably cold conditions, truck drivers haul equipment and supplies to miners in the Canadian tundra in the dead of winter on a 350-mile highway of ice.

Episodes

Ready to Roll

S01E01 Ready to Roll

June 17, 2007 8.0 43 min
In one of the coldest frontiers on earth, road construction crews begin the process of creating the most unique passage in the world---a 350-mile highway of ice.
Destination Diamond Mine

S01E02 Destination Diamond Mine

June 24, 2007 8.0 43 min
The rivalry heats up between Ice Road Truckers veteran Hugh Rowland and his employee Rick Yemm as they compete for the highest load count.
Dash for the Cash

S01E03 Dash for the Cash

July 1, 2007 8.0 43 min
It's the second week of the ice road season and the brutal temperatures of -40 degrees are already taking their toll on the truckers.
The Big Chill

S01E04 The Big Chill

July 8, 2007 8.0 43 min
It's the 18th day of the ice road season and truckers have delivered more than 3000 loads to the diamond mines, but they still have 7000 more to go. The temperatures are dropping, the loads...
Midseason Mayhem

S01E05 Midseason Mayhem

July 15, 2007 8.0 43 min
It's half way through the grueling ice road season. Six hundred truckers have ferried more than 4,000 loads to the northern mines. They still have 6,000 left to go, but everyday roadblocks threaten their progress.
Driving on Thin Ice

S01E06 Driving on Thin Ice

July 22, 2007 8.0 43 min
Jay Westgard embarks on a trip to the De Beers mine with the heaviest and most valuable piece of equipment this season.
The Rookie Challenge

S01E07 The Rookie Challenge

July 29, 2007 8.0 43 min
Ice Road Truckers venture 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, transporting 10,000 loads of vital materials, over a highway made entirely of ice onto the Arctic Ocean.
Into the Whiteout

S01E08 Into the Whiteout

August 5, 2007 8.0 43 min
It is a race against the elements, against time, and against each other as the Ice Road Truckers brace themselves for an approaching storm.
The Big Melt

S01E09 The Big Melt

August 12, 2007 8.0 43 min
The Ice Road Truckers push themselves and their trucks to the limits before the big melt.
The Final Run

S01E10 The Final Run

August 19, 2007 8.0 43 min
The Ice Road Truckers race for the last of the cash as they travel across thinning ice.

Cast

Alex Debogorski
Alex Debogorski
Self - Ice Road Trucker
Stephanie Custance
Self - Ice Road Trucker
Lisa Kelly
Lisa Kelly
Self - Ice Road Trucker
Reno Ward
Self - Ice Road Trucker
Mark Kohaykewych
Self - Owner: Polar Industries
Thom Beers
Thom Beers
Self - Narrator

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