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After the TV show put Ice Road Trucking into the public spotlight, we have seen lots of people who were previously unfamilar with the profession express an interest in it. Watching the show while sipping a Coors Lights on your comfy leather couch really does make it look fun and glamorous. But with no doubt, ice road trucking is a damn tough job. Do you really have what it takes - can you stay awake for days on end with no sleep, no coffee and keep a 60,000+ lbs truckload balanced on a path through the ice? Many will try, few will have what it takes to stick with it.
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You can forward resumes to:
Nuna Contracting Ltd.
Human Resources Department
Suite 202, 5109 - 48 Street
Yellowknife, NT, X1A 1N5
Here is their online application form.
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thank you for the help i will recomend you to all the guys & gals on the cb
September 4th, 2007 at 8:44 pmI’m really, really, interested in getting a job on the ice roads. I have over 18 years of driving experience and currently an owner operator willing to fly out and drive someone elses truck. How do I go about it. What is involved and what do I need to know. How would I get more information?
September 9th, 2007 at 10:11 pmthank u
September 19th, 2007 at 6:36 pmWatched on Foxtel this week in Sydney, AUSTRALIA the Ice Road Truckers journey ex Yellowknife to the BHP mine. Scary stuff!
October 8th, 2007 at 2:15 amWe don’t have frozen lakes in arid Australia but I take my hat off to the drivers who play Russian Roulette with every delivery!
Regards,
Gary (Sydney, AUSTRALIA)
ready too give up the suit and tie in texas and take my kenworth up north and show those guys a little southern trucking Texas style. If anyone knows who i can sign on with let me know.
October 22nd, 2007 at 3:48 pmhey hows it going ? I have to wait untill next winter (2009) to drive up there. I need to save up vacation time. I currently drive a milk truck (you know 7 days a week no mater the weather and extreamly long hours) but I look forward to the job. I have a fellow driver that wants to do it as well. I filled out an aplication but I never heard back. Well hope to hear from you soon bye.
October 24th, 2007 at 7:43 amhope dot dont read that
October 24th, 2007 at 7:44 amGary Cameron i think you can mail a resume or an application to nuna perhaps they can recomend someone or they will hire you directly
October 24th, 2007 at 7:48 amI’ve hung under convayors and welded 14 hrs strait in -0 temps at night for months, driven 5000 miles aweek and then done my own in-frame on the week-end so I could drive another 5000 miles then next week. I,m no stanger to hard work it drives my life. Hope to hear from NUNA soon I look forward to the challenge.
October 28th, 2007 at 1:05 pmI have driven now for 7 years OTR Curntly I run the I-5
November 2nd, 2007 at 1:04 amI am Single, Don’t Drink,Drug,or mess W/Whores EVER!!
This is WAY MORE than I can imagine. I Have no Doubt !!
So why am I intersted?? When I am an OLDER Man now 53
I want to have something to tell my Grandson.
Do I have what it takes? Don’t know till I try!!
Teach me Please Thanks Ed Parrish
Hi there
November 9th, 2007 at 5:26 pmI have been thinking of driving the ice roads (even before the tv show came out) A friend of mine drove up there a few years and gave me some insight as to what is involved. I asked him if I was cabalbe of ding it and he said YES not a doubt in his mind I could do it.
I have hauled liquid tanks for over 2 years and vans before that.
Does anyone know how to apply for any jobs as all the websites i get on is send money first and then they will send you the names… If you know anyone please let me know. I can bring my own truck or drive one for someone.
thanks
Rox
I like to drive my truck, i want a new challenge and beleive that this will be the best opportunity for me to further my career as a truck driver. I hope to hear from nuna very soon they wont regret it because i got this situation under control if given a chance i will be one of the best ice road truckers yellow knife or anywere has seen in ages
November 11th, 2007 at 3:01 pmiwant to doit for the money and a thrill. i guess its in my russian blood. hope to hear from nuna. THEY CALL ME MONEY HUNGRY.
November 24th, 2007 at 4:48 amThat is real neat. Well I am planing to be an ice road trucker after I work as a civilian contractor mechanac for a coupel of years, then get my CDL, then go back to be a Desert Road Trucker, I just hope the IEDs dont get me. After I do that, Then I thing that with my 5 years experence as an U.S. Army truck driver and one year driving in Iraq and my mechanac experence, that I would make a good ice road trucker. I guess time will tell.
December 2nd, 2007 at 11:46 amyou need some of us aussie truckies over there we average 7 to 8 thousand km aweek cheers
December 11th, 2007 at 4:59 amJust as some have seen famous movies such as Smokey and the Bandit they think “Cool, I could do that”. To those of you that do not know the life of an over the road driver or a oil field driver and equipment operator you should be careful, learn how high the flame is before you think that you can Jump it. I started driving a rig in 1988 in West Virginia hauling coal at a gross weight of 192000 lbs back when we could get away with that kind of weight. Now imagine hauling close to that weight on 3 to 4 feet of frozen water with a speed limit of 20 mph. and you have hundreds of miles to travel with a deadline to meet. If you speed you can go down and go down FAST. After 6 minutes in the ice cold water you will DIE if you don’t get warm fast. Winter up there near YellowKnife is not just your average Detroit, MI -10 or -20 degrees, it can get below -70. You better investigate before you let TV convince you that its not so bad, it is, very bad. It takes a special breed to do that job, and most can not cut it. I would try and I think that I would last for a little while, but my foot would get heavy and want to hammer down. The I would either get killed or be banned all together from the Ice Road for life.
Michael James Lester of West Virginia - CB(SLIM)
January 10th, 2008 at 8:48 pmIm born with diesel in my blood, trucking is my life, i want to be the first south african to be on the ice road here in south africa we got up to 15dig, climbs and very steep mountan passes, i do about 10 000 km a week and i love it. If any one can help me with some details on where to apply and how much it cost it would be nice. I found out about the visa already and i can get one.
January 13th, 2008 at 2:31 pmI never really heard much of ice road trucking before the T.V series. I want to drive the ice roads so I can say i did it and hell that kind of money a man would do anything for it. I am more that willing to drive with my hand on the door latch if needed. i have only been driving for a bout a year or so is it possible i could get a job as an ice road driver as a rookie??? I am gonna fax a resume and all my dot stuff to nuna first chance i get and try to get in on the 2009 season. let me know if i have a chance in hell
January 15th, 2008 at 3:56 pmmy name is randy harrington im 27 from louisiana(one of the southern states in the us and id like to know how to get a job driving on the ice road.I have a Class A cdl w/ tankers triples doubles and hazmat endorsements.i have 2.5yrs experience.Including hevy haul exp.would someone please email me at justice_destroyer@yahoo.com
March 8th, 2008 at 3:52 pmI have a viriety of truck driviving experience, that spans over 20 years, and includes over the road, regional, local, specialized (pnuematics), drop decks, flat beds, dry and refer box, tankers, some equipment, over length, and off road driving on BLM righ of ways.
I would like to have the experience of driving on the ICE Roads. My delima is that I do not want to give up my full time job. Just as soon as I can figure out how to keep my present job that has execellent benefits, and drive the full ICE ROAD season, I will be among those very rare bread of drivers.
I have three reasons for wanting to drive on the ICE ROADS: 1.) To get the experience (bragging rights); 2.) The money; and 3.) To see the Northern Lights up close and personal.
March 8th, 2008 at 11:32 pmI love ice road truckin, I love the thrills and (CHILLS) of it too.
April 8th, 2008 at 3:59 pm49 yrs old.unblemished driving record.30 yrs experience on all surfaces including ice.hire a pro.do not drive the road,caress it! thank you.2072556754
April 29th, 2008 at 6:12 pmi like moderation. it feels like wa-la.i caught your attention
April 29th, 2008 at 6:24 pmI am a south african that has spent a season in America as a truckdriver and I am heading there this year as well to haul crop and then the wide combine loads. I am very interested in a possition in Canada during the iceroad season. Not neccesarily as a truckdriver but any position available. I am not a couch potato that sceem it would be a cool thing to do. But just an average guy that can put in the hours and have technical and practical knowhow.
May 2nd, 2008 at 8:57 amI am a South African living in Ireland. I have been a truck driver for the last six years.After seeing your program on television,I have been very interested in working as an Ice road trucker.What will I have to do to apply for the job?
May 13th, 2008 at 2:38 pmRegards
I’ve heard different stories about the icl road truckers,some sound preaty scarey but ldon’t believe everthing l hear. l do believe it is a very hard job and l’ve always been a hard worker. l have a class A,C,Z,X Licence and have expereance of 25 years with tanker,Van,flatbed,and some heavy-Equipment pay-loader mostly. I would really like to now more about the Ice road Truckers. YOURS TRULY KEVIN K KING
May 21st, 2008 at 3:42 pmYa god damn it, them boys up there are pussys
May 25th, 2008 at 12:21 ami drive at swift, ice road trucking is pansy stuff
I’ve been interested in Ice Road Trucking ever since I joined the industry 6yrs. ago. I.R.T. is the top of the food chain as far as truckin’ is concerned. I was raised in the “oil field” country of west Texas where I was a derrick hand by trade and a “roughneck” at heart. It takes a “special” type of individual to work on a drilling rig for many years and love it-just as it does to operate big rigs on frozen lakes for years and love it! I currently haul cryogenic liquid (argon-oxygen-nitrogen)and make a great living but, to drive the ice roads would be a dream come true. Keep on trucking guys-I’ll be there one day!!
May 25th, 2008 at 1:07 pmyou are right leroy.i think they are a bunch of pussies also!!! ed donaghy
May 25th, 2008 at 9:00 pmlogistics my ass.middle man is more like it .
May 25th, 2008 at 9:04 pmI heard stories about the ice road and would like the opportunity to meet the challenge myself. It would be nice to drive for someone. I hear a fellow willing to meet the challenge and commit to the work can make a year’s wage in just a few short weeks. That kind of money could find me in the driver’s seat of a rig that belongs to me with my name on the side of it. Overcoming the challenges of the ice road would be the key to the ralization of a life’s dream. I have driven in all kinds of conditions over the years and hauled all kinds of freight and equipment. If you have a truck on the ice road, and want to hire an honest, dedicated, committed, and capable driver, then I really want to talk to you.
June 5th, 2008 at 12:49 amThanks for the space,
Bama
Hi.
Im 19 years old,i know what you think…
Im currently working on a farm in america-montanna,im from South - Africa and have about 5years of experience. I despretly want to become a ice road trucker,im not scared of long hours and hard work,like a challange!
How do i apply for a job and would anybody give me a oppertunity?
Thanks
June 7th, 2008 at 11:44 pmIf you think driving on the ice roads is for pansies then you should not be on them as you will get yourself killed or worse yet someone else
June 9th, 2008 at 12:42 pmI’m interested in becoming an ice road trucker. How do I do this living in the United States? I own my own excavating business and operate heavy equiptment.
June 11th, 2008 at 7:41 amMy name is Charlie Easley and I live in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA and I have been very interested in driving the ice roads since the first time I heard about it. I was wondering how I can get some information about getting a driving job on the ice roads. Thanks Charlie Easley
June 11th, 2008 at 11:12 pmI PULLED DOUBLES FOR OVER 30 YEARS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY!
WOULD LOVE TO GIVE ICE ROAD TRUCKING A SHOT!!!
I HAVE LOTS OF MILES UNDER MY BELT AND LOADS OF EXPERIENCE IN ALL KINDS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS.
NEVER AN ACCIDENT AND ONLY TWO SPEEDING TICKETS IN 30 YEARS
WANT SOME ONE RELIABLE,I AM YOUR MAN.
I CAN DRIVE ANY THING AND THE TOUGHER THE CONDITIONS THE BETTER,
EMAIL ME I AM READY FOR THE CHALLENGE.
I LIVE IN THE MIDWEST,IOWA
ROAD WARRIOR
June 15th, 2008 at 11:53 pmI wish I had the balls you guys have!!!!
June 20th, 2008 at 8:06 amSlim, your just another wannabe too…
June 20th, 2008 at 6:30 pmI’ve never wanted anything more than to have a chance to get up there and drive the Ice roads , I have grown up drivin my whole life. Currently i am a contract welder, I own my own company, i have my truck i am more than willing to bring. IT is a 2002 Peterbilt 379 extended hood its got a brand new 550 Cat with a 13spd. I have put in many many miles with one moving violation.
June 21st, 2008 at 5:44 pmmy fiancee would love to join your crew we are from east texas and would love for you to help me make this happen for him
June 23rd, 2008 at 2:25 ammy husband has been a truck driver for 29yrs and would love the chance to drive for the ice road truckers. for some reason we are unable to see your show here in Canada and have only been able to watch bits of it from your web site. i would really love it if you could make this happen for him as it would be a dream come true to him.
June 23rd, 2008 at 12:44 pmi will love to be part of your team, i leave in keizer oregon us and i am a owner operator , i work for May Trucking Company and and ill be ready wen you call me….
June 26th, 2008 at 10:24 pmThe ice road job looks like a good way to make some fast cash. The ice toad job also looks dangerous. I went on a canadian run a few years back from nashville, tn to calgary in alberta, Canada. The temperatures in Calgary at that time were 55 below zero. I was up there a day and a half and three people froze to death. It was an especially nad trip becasue I had a bad truck in which the heater was not working properly. That was a trip fom hell. Would I try an ice road trucking job if I had the chance? Maybe. If I had a good dependable truck that was ready for the road, maybe. If you have never experienced temperatures that cold, and you are thinking about the ice roads, you may want to test your tolerance to extremely cold weather before you attempt the ice road. The money sounds good, I think its like $5 per mile, but it would have to be promised a GOOD truck that is ready before I would even consider the job. I notice on the history channel that some of the guys on there are driving trucks with heater problems and lots of mechanical problems. I have been there and done that in 55 below and there is no way I would even consider the ice without a good truck.
June 27th, 2008 at 10:03 pmhey guys!!! Im, a 21yr old male from Whangarei NewZealand Ive been drivin 4 3an a half yrs and very interested in coming to the ice roads for an experience of a life time if you could get back to me it i will really appreciate it my number is 001161415033758 i live in australia
June 28th, 2008 at 3:27 amcan you concider my petition?????pls i am ready wen you call me..
June 29th, 2008 at 10:13 pmDrew’s even more of a pussy than I am….and that’s saying a lot. I hate double-freighting and all that fishy business…
June 30th, 2008 at 10:23 pmWhat’s up with Alex having Rick go into town and getting him some “men’s magazines” poor old Alex misses the missus and has to resort to wankingthe night away.
July 1st, 2008 at 12:43 pmI have been driving my Pink drop top El Dorado around East Hollywood now for about 7 years. Being a man of color, I have interest in seeing what life is like “up-north” and swing both ways.
July 1st, 2008 at 1:25 pmJoe Lelah, are you the same Joe Lelah who used to haul on the I5 and I405 in California? If you are the same, I think I used to know you back in the seafood days? Your old pal, Delmont.
July 1st, 2008 at 4:41 pmsomebody did an identification theft on my screen name…probably Drew, that opportunistic pussy.
July 1st, 2008 at 9:16 pmI deliver pizzas in New York in an old Volkswagen and I think I have what it takes to be an ice road Trucker ! when can I start?
July 5th, 2008 at 3:41 amI believe I know ice better than most of these geniuses. I delivered blocks of ice down in Key West Florida for close to twenty years. Driving through swamps with aligators ready to eat you was a lot tougher than dealing with some sissy ice! Now….Where do I sign up?
July 6th, 2008 at 6:57 pmI WANT TO DRIVE ON THE ICE ROADS. BUT I LIVE IN THE USA WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO DRIVE ON THE ICE ROADS.
July 6th, 2008 at 9:31 pmIce road trucking lol…I drive the honey hole truck. If you guys can drive with the smell of shit all day. then you all deserve to be ice truckers
July 6th, 2008 at 10:29 pmIf you like Ice Road Truckers, you should check out Deadliest Catch. If you haven’t seen it before, Deadliest Catch follows the now legendary captains and their crews as they endure the brutal Bering Sea doing one of the deadliest jobs in the world - Alaskan Crab Fishing. In tonight’s all-new episode of Deadliest Catch, the Northwestern fights the ice pack while the Wizard sets off with tempers flaring and a new greenhorn. Meanwhile, Phil’s future on Cornelia Marie is questionable, so the crew struggles on without their captain. New episodes premiere every Tuesday night at 9PM on the Discovery Channel. http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/deadliestcatch.html
July 8th, 2008 at 2:27 pmHi, im 31 , ex forces with a class one HGV license. I dont have much experience driving hgv, but i learn quick, am no stranger to cold weather (although -35 will be a new one for me). Im from the united kingdonm so i was wondering if ice road trucking jobs are available to people outside canada, cause i looked at one site (hugh`s) and he was only taking canadian drivers on. Is this the norm, or should i carry on with my enquiry into ice road trucking? Help me someone. please.
July 9th, 2008 at 8:23 amHow do I go about getting a job driving on the ice. I have lot’s of experience. It doesn’t have to be the one on TV. Any info you could give me would be helpful.
Thanks
July 15th, 2008 at 2:48 amI am 39 female and I have been driving 4 years I am a great driver and would be up for the ice roads. Cold doesnt scare me nor does ice I wonder if being a woman automatically excludes me.
July 16th, 2008 at 4:07 pmHello i`m a swedish guy that have drove truck with fishloads up in northen Norway for two winter seasons we where as far north as
July 18th, 2008 at 4:59 am800 km north of the artic circle so i now what your into in wheather and cold it had have been fun to have joined you guys for a season. you do a hell of a job up there and you`ve got all my respect.
All you guys keep applying to RTL and Tli Cho in the Yellowknife area. Check out Ventures west and Westcan in Edomton. The guys in Inuvik don’t need anybody at all.
July 20th, 2008 at 2:01 pmDear sirs,
July 21st, 2008 at 6:39 ami am 28 from india, and am really, really interested in a serious career in trucking industry, but the only thing due to which i am unable to do it, is tht m not the citizen of the ocuntry where i want to do the job.
but today i came across a site which says whether i am from any country, i can get the job. i m very much interested in it, and where can i get more info about companies hiring and giving training for those who want trucking as a career because the site where i surfed asks for money first for giving out more info about companies hiring or giving training. looking forward for the reply curiously, plz help me out. thanks.
why dont they come to australia and do a doco on the HUME TRUCKERS then you will some some real action! you will see plenty of accidents thats for sure…………..
August 16th, 2008 at 5:36 amI admire u guys at Numa,u must be losing your mind from all the comment that arrives to you.
August 31st, 2008 at 3:53 pmpeople don’t get it,this is not a job for them ,u cannot make it if you go to work for the wrong reasons, it have to be way of life you cannot be there and bring romantic and naive way of thinking believing you do some runs on the wide open icy road and make thousands of dollars ,going back to whenever is that you came from and tell every one that you did it and you R a superman.probably you spend all the money on expensive car end women’s.
like I said, it have to be way of life,and even then not everyone can make it just like so many cadets try to became navy seals,and u know that most of them go home.it is not important if you drive for ever like me,or just starting the right attitude is the basic.
I know I cat for that so let me know wen you need me
i drove truck for the last 10 years how do i drive the ice roads. i will drive for any of the owners up there. please send me some information please. thank you.
August 31st, 2008 at 11:09 pmDoes anyone know if an American can sign up? Or is it strictly Canadian?
September 1st, 2008 at 9:15 pmI am an American truck driver. I have been driving for over 4 years now. I am an Owner/Operator and a Driver Mentor (driver trainer) for the company I am signed on with. I am 25. I’ve driven through horrible weather out in the northwest in the winter time,threw chains and kept going. I am willing to do this. If someone knows the details of how to apply, if it’s open to Americans, or any more info, please let me know. Thanks.
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:09 amThe ice road job looks like a good way to make some fast cash. The ice road job also looks dangerous. I went on a canadian run a few years back from Nashville, Tn to Calgary in Alberta, Canada. The temperatures in Calgary at that time were 55 below zero. I was up there a day and a half and three people froze to death. It was an especially bad trip because I had a bad truck in which the heater was not working properly. That was a trip from hell. Would I try an ice road trucking job if I had the chance? Maybe. If I had a good dependable truck that was ready for the road, maybe. If you have never experienced temperatures that cold, and you are thinking about the ice roads, you may want to test your tolerance to extremely cold weather before you attempt the ice road. The money sounds good, I think its like $5 per mile, but it would have to be promised a GOOD truck that is ready before I would even consider the job. I notice on the history channel that some of the guys on there are driving trucks with heater problems and lots of mechanical problems. I have been there and done that in 55 below and there is no way I would even consider the ice without a good truck.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:58 am