Ice Road Truckers

Season 1:
The History Channel embarks upon an unparalleled adventure revealing the virtually unknown occupation of ice road trucking, considered to be one of the world's most dangerous jobs. ICE ROAD TRUCKERS charts two months in the lives of six extraordinary men who haul vital supplies to diamond mines over frozen lakes that double as roads. The livelihood of many depends on these tenuous roads, which through the years have been responsible for the deaths of dozens of men.

Always prepared for the ice to give way under the weight of their trucks, these drivers put their lives and financial security of their families on the line in an exhilarating dash for cash. Beginning Sunday, June 17 at 10pm ET/PT, this adrenaline packed series reveals the raw, gripping quest of ice road truckers.


Season 2:
Vital new ventures in natural gas and gas hydrate are at the mercy of these ice roads as their exclusive method of transport for their lifeline of heavy machinery and supplies. Millions of dollars are at stake this winter; if the deliveries are not made, the projects will not be completed and revenue will be lost for the town, the truckers and the trucking companies.

This season, Ice Road Truckers is in the remote communities of Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, over 100 north of the Arctic Circle. Two clients, the Mallik Gas Hydrate Research Project and MGM Energy, rely on the short ice road season as the sole supply for their energy ventures. In about two months, or until the ice roads melt, these clients collaborate with three competitive trucking companies who must work together to move hundreds of heavy and oversized loads over frozen river and ocean water through fatally cold and often dangerous storm conditions.

No matter what the driver¹s experience is as an ice road trucker, taking frozen ocean roads north of the Arctic Circle is a unique and harrowing experience. Even the most seasoned truckers will find themselves challenged by polar conditions, isolation and the lack of creature comforts.
Four familiar faces return from last season--hardy ice road veterans Alex & Hugh and Rick & Drew, who did not make it through last year¹s ice road.

Unlike last season, this season all the drivers are on an even playing field and Hugh is no longer the boss of Rick & Drew. Our returning drivers will now be working under new management and they will have to prove their mettle on unfamiliar and dangerous ice roads. This season the truckers will be driving on unknown river and ocean ice roads, which have different hazards, constraints and conditions than the lake ice roads that they are well accustomed to.
(Source: History.com)