Ice Road Truckers

ncjok · 12 Oct 2007 at 00:16

A new-to-the-UK series debuted on the History Channel (Sky 529) this evening, documenting extreme trucking in Canada's Northwest Territory.

"At the top of the world, there's an outpost like no other…and a job only a few would dare. The mission: To haul critical supplies across 350 miles of frozen lakes to Canada's remote billion-dollar diamond mines. The challenge: to transport 10,000 loads in 60 days—before the road disappears. The rewards are great; the risks even greater. These are the men who make their living on thin ice..."

http://www.history.com/minisites/iceroadtruckers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Road_Truckers*

I watched the first episode and it was pretty gripping. Much respect to these big rig drivers :cool:

* warning, this link contains episode spoilers

6thElement · 12 Oct 2007 at 03:44

I watched most of the series if there was nothing else on, interesting to a point but then very repetitive.

Scania · 13 Oct 2007 at 05:50

Interesting.

thanks for the heads up.

drunken fool · 13 Oct 2007 at 08:22

got this on series link, looking forward even more to seeing it now!