Ice Road Truckers
During the harsh winter of Canada's Northwest Territory, remote villages and work camps are cut off from the world. To keep them supplied, a tenacious group of long-haul truckers drive their rigs over hundreds of miles on ice roads cut across the surface of frozen lakes. Sometimes the ice cannot support the heavy rig, and driver and cargo plunge through the ice and sink to the bottom. Hitch a risky ride along with the Ice Road Truckers as they drive headlong into bone-chilling danger.
- 2007-2025
- 12 seasons
- History Channel
- Documentary, Action & Adventure, Reality
- TV-14
During the harsh winter of Canada's Northwest Territory, remote villages and work camps are cut off from the world. To keep them supplied, a tenacious group of long-haul truckers drive their rigs over hundreds of miles on ice roads cut across the surface of frozen lakes. Sometimes the ice cannot support the heavy rig, and driver and cargo plunge through the ice and sink to the bottom. Hitch a risky ride along with the Ice Road Truckers as they drive headlong into bone-chilling danger.
Season 6 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
Aces and Jokers
Sun, Jun 3, 2012 60 mins
The Ice Road Truckers battle across the continent over frozen lakes, rivers, and ocean. Alex heads farther north than ever before on the deadly Dempster. Hugh and Rick face an impossible task on the thin ice of Manitoba's Winter Roads.
Episode 2
Sink or Swim
Sun, Jun 10, 2012 60 mins
Alex drives on the Arctic Ocean, to the northernmost Canadian village accessible by ice road. Hugh and Rick face melting ice in a desperate search for missing trailers.
Episode 3
Hammer Down
Sun, Jun 17, 2012 60 mins
In Alaska, the clock is ticking on the Dalton as the deadline to deliver a massive oil rig pushes every driver to step it up to get the job done. Will the pressure of his first ice crossing cause one rookie to crack?
Episode 4
No Way Out
Sun, Jun 24, 2012 60 mins
The biggest storm of the season hits the Haul Road. A trailer malfunction leaves Jack Jessee in danger of getting stranded as the brutal weather closes in.
Episode 5
Desperate Measures
Sun, Jul 1, 2012 45 mins
With the Dalton shut down, every haul road driver fights to make their delivery as the DOT scrambles to reopen the road. Austin spent the night on the north slope after going into the ditch. Darrell is up early to keep his lead in the load count.
Episode 6
Blood, Sweat and Gears
Sun, Jul 8, 2012 44 mins
On the Dalton, it's time for drivers to step up or step out of the game. With tension on the road at the breaking point, one driver will walk away.
Episode 7
Hard Road Ahead
Sun, Jul 15, 2012 44 mins
On Manitoba s Winter Roads, Hugh Rowland and Rick Yemm s season is already on the brink of disaster. But Rick makes a deadly discovery about his truck that puts the rest of his season, and his life, in jeopardy.
Episode 8
Proving Ground
Sun, Jul 22, 2012 44 mins
On the Dalton, everyone is gunning to be the new haul road ace, but Darrell s plan is derailed by a massive wreck that calls into question his reasons for being in Alaska.
Episode 9
Braking Bad
Sun, Jul 29, 2012 44 mins
On the Dalton, Austin's trying to prove himself in a heavy haul convoy, but pushing the 100-ton modular building through blowing snow leads to a rookie mistake that threatens the entire mission.
Episode 10
Stacking the Deck
Sun, Aug 5, 2012 44 mins
In Canada, Alex Debogorski is trusted with a million dollar load, but at the start of his trip, the one lane mine road earns its reputation as one of the deadliest roads in North America. On the Dalton, the load count rivalry gets personal.
Episode 11
Hurricane Alley
Sun, Aug 12, 2012 44 mins
On the Dempster, Alex faces Hurricane Alley, but the biggest blizzard of the season plunges him into a complete whiteout that buries the road, and leaves Alex and his convoy partner no way to escape.
Episode 12
Battle Lines
Sun, Aug 19, 2012 43 mins
Rick returns to find the Winter Roads even more brutal and unforgiving than before, but he puts both his and Hugh's season in jeopardy when he crashes into a superintendent of the road.
Episode 13
Cold-Blooded
Sun, Aug 26, 2012 43 mins
On the Dalton, extreme temperatures have the oil fields on the verge of a cold weather shutdown, leaving Jack Jessee scrambling to get out of town. Austin makes a time saving decision to not chain up, but it leaves his load spinning toward the edge.
Episode 14
Chopping Block
Sun, Sep 9, 2012 44 mins
On the Dempster, Alex is hauling a dangerous load of deadly compressed gasses, but at hurricane alley, high winds have already pushed one truck off the road, and any mistake Alex makes could have explosive consequences.
Episode 15
Race the Melt
Sun, Sep 16, 2012 44 mins
On the Dalton, Jack Jessee and Darrell Ward are dispatched across the ice to make the final run to the village of Nuiqsut, but with the road scheduled to close at sundown, failure will leave them trapped on the wrong side of the water.
Episode 16
The Final Showdown
Sun, Sep 23, 2012 44 mins
Spring comes to the top of the world as across North America, drivers are racing to deliver the last loads of the season before the ice melts away.
