Ice Road Truckers

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At the top of the world, in the coldest parts of North America, there is a whole trucking industry that most people had never heard of. Some communities and industries can only be reached for a few months each year, when rivers or seas freeze over. Ice Road Truckers follows some of the drivers that live life on the edge, working flat-out to supply them over these winter roads.

Season 1 and 2 are based in Canada's Northwest Territories, first the diamond mines around Yellowknife and then the Mackenzie River ice road from Inuvik. Seasons 3 and 4 move to the USA and focus on Alaska's Dalton Highway, supplying the oilfields in Prudhoe Bay. Season 5 splits coverage between Alaska and the winter roads Winnipeg, in Canada's Manitoba.

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  • it looks hard but not hard enough

    5.7
    "Mediocre"
    By dlbig, Oct 10, 2011
    it does look hard but for the money its quite good i think a few thousand dollars for a few hundred miles. it must be very scary on the ice, with it cracking and giving with every extra ton it takes. the temperture up there is just freezing in one episode it was -40 and a guy jumped out his truck in a t shirt that must of frozon him. i just wish i could drive the road once that would be good enough for me. the don't sleep at all i need at least ten hours sleep a day haha.moreless

  • Time for a change up. Less frequency and number of episodes that appear in one day.

    3.0
    "Bad"
    By MichaelHolmes2, Aug 15, 2010
    This is one of those shows that should have ended after the first season. History Channel is one of my favorites and they usually knock em out of the park with cool and interesting shows but this one bores me to death. Sorta up there with Deadliest Catch. At least if you have a fan base don't run it all day long and make the rest of us suffer. Change up your programming jeez. What is this the 3rd season? How bout a show about truckers in general having to drive through the craziest of traffic like Atlanta and the other commuters who have no respect for them and throw in some true stories of crazy accidents etc. At least you could change it up every week with different stories and cities.moreless

  • It can be interesting for a while, but then you realize that it's an attempt catch some of Deadliest Catch's glory.

    5.5
    "Mediocre"
    By jw2468, Jul 30, 2010
    I find it interesting that this show premiered when in did. For a while, we were stuck with ridiculous reality T.V. shows and mildly interesting documentary. But when Deadliest Catch premiered on The Discovery Channel all of that changed. The History Channel seemed desperate to capitalize on the Reality-Documentary shows that show deadly jobs. Thus we get Ice Road Truckers. Being a huge fan of Deadliest Catch, I thought this would be interesting and I gave it a try. No matter what, I just couldn't get into. Though the work is certainly dangerous, most of the show is just plain boring. Eventually something exciting happens, but afterwards we find ourselves back to the monotonous grind. Maybe this just isn't my cup o' tea, but I just can't recommend this show.moreless

  • It's a great show!

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    By Domunique21, Jul 30, 2010
    I've been watching this show since the first episode in season one. I find the facts so interesting. I had never heard of such a thing as ice roads before this aired. With all the serious bull going on in my life now, I find it refreshing to watch something I don't have to concentrate to hard on. Even though it's pretty simple to follow along, this show has still captured my attention, and kept it, (which is hard to do!) The possible danger, and the fact that they allow us to see them on a semi-personal level makes the show. I watch it religously every Sunday now! Something about big burly men does it for me, lmao......moreless

  • Interesting to watch, but need to take it with a grain of salt, as the situations are mostly staged for dramatic effect.

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    By denaligeezer, Jul 30, 2010
    I agree with DieselCowboy. I didn't know that the people used in the Canadian part of the show had been kicked off, but two are now on the Alaska part of the show. Don't know if Hugh Roland is as big an ass as he is portrayed, hope not! Most of the situations are staged for dramatic effect. While I will agree that it takes some Arctic Driving and Arctic Survival knowledge to drive the Dalton Hwy, it is no where near as bad as depicted. I helped build the Alaska Pipeline, and drove the Haul Road (now called the Dalton) as a teamster. I like the show because it brings back fond memories of the best job I ever had, and the best place I ever lived. But I have to laugh at some of the so called situations they dream up. Interesting yes. Reality no.moreless
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