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“F*cking Rick said, ‘Well, I think we should only have three trucks next year.’ Well what the f*ck does he know? I gotta have an extra truck just to pay for all the f*ck ups that them three have done this year. Holy f*ck.”
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Hugh is an ice road veteran. The first time he drove on an ice road was at the early age of 23, and he came back season after season. He is now 50 years old and he has earned the nickname “The Polar Bear”. Nowadays he is not only a driver, but also a boss as he owns four trucks. One truck is driven by Hugh and the other three are driven by people that he employs. Hugh says that he looks for drivers that can come back season after season and that can take the stress of working in these harsh conditions.
During the last season none of the drivers that he employed finished the season. Todd for example had a led foot and was banned from the ice roads due to speeding.
Hugh’s load count up to the latest episode (“The Big Melt”) was 572 tons, which means that he earned $42,800.
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Posted on: Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 12:38 pm
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“F*cking Rick said, ‘Well, I think we should only have three trucks next year.’ Well what the f*ck does he know? I gotta have an extra truck just to pay for all the f*ck ups that them three have done this year. Holy f*ck.”
Hugh lived in Yellowknife for a large period of time, but he eventually moved to British Columbia
Hugh is an ice road veteran. The first time he drove on an ice road was at the early age of 23, and he came back season after season. He is now 50 years old and he has earned the nickname “The Polar Bear”. Nowadays he is not only a driver, but also a boss as he owns four trucks. One truck is driven by Hugh and the other three are driven by people that he employs. Hugh says that he looks for drivers that can come back season after season and that can take the stress of working in these harsh conditions.
During the last season none of the drivers that he employed finished the season. Todd for example had a led foot and was banned from the ice roads due to speeding.
Hugh’s load count up to the latest episode (“The Big Melt”) was 572 tons, which means that he earned $42,800.
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hey hugh my name is jon rick was such a pusy ass cowerd for just leaving before you got back from that run by the way that driver that sideswiped your CROWSNEST i whould of kicked the shit out of him that international is a very nice truck good thing you had spares one of your other drivers the one that got clocked doing 11mph over the speed limit hes just stupid he endangerd you and every one els on the road at the begining of the seeson when you were driving that yellow snowmobile that looked like a shorttrack
well i better gett off the computer i have work to do
good luck next seeson god bless .jon
August 26th, 2007 at 4:08 pmhey,polorbear.u remind me of myself when i was an owner-opre.like u i didnt take any shit from my drivers.they either did things my or its the high-way.i am retired now.but i really injoy the show.just makes me wish i was younger.so maby i could try the ice road.i have a lot of respect 4 u guys.good luck. the okie-outlaw
September 8th, 2007 at 5:30 pmHy there Polarbear,My name is John,a seasoned trucker with some 16+years experiance overhere in the UK.I’m looking to become an Ice Road Trucker and would jump at the chance working for yourself.I’m hard working and up for the extream challenge,and would be able to come back for as long as i’m needed.I have the utmost respect for you guys for what you do.Thanks Hugh for taking the time out to read this,Take care,Regards John
November 11th, 2007 at 12:12 pmproud to say the polar bear’s my dad!
November 21st, 2007 at 8:18 pmhi huge i saw every one of the ice road trucking programs and god did you have to put up with some shit man id have drowned rick and drew there wineing cocksuckers if thay had to drive shit like i do then thay would have something to wing about any way from one trucker to another you gents have balls to do that job keep on trucking huge ps like the rigs nice craig from across the pond england
December 15th, 2007 at 1:00 pmhugh i really enjoyed watching you guys each week..i have an unusual request for you..arthritis has taken me off the road for the most part..i still drive occasionally from upstate ny to mississipp,but need time between runs to heal..i’m 53 and have spent 27 years over the road,close to 3 million miles and all without an accident..i would love to make a run with you while i’m still physically able to do so..can you make this happen for me..anyway be safe out there and God Bless my freind..
January 6th, 2008 at 7:04 amShit this Jon guy sounds like a suck hole I could never have rispect for a mouth piece like that but go ahead and hire him lol what a piece of shit guy . I have worked on the roads as a grease monkey .
January 25th, 2008 at 8:48 pmHey Hugh,
Just watched the series in th UK,we love it here having no snow !
Hope u get some better guys this year and you make the 50 loads.
All the best for this season
Mark - Stockton on Tees (Uk)
January 27th, 2008 at 3:20 pmhello hugh ive read your looking for a name for your new truck how about ursus maritimus which means polar bear
February 21st, 2008 at 10:05 pmAye! hugh
April 30th, 2008 at 1:28 pmI drove between Fairbanks, Ak and the Artic Ocean. My truck broke through the ice one morning the water was just below the door. I drove out, my rig had front axle transfer case. The only problem coming up out, the water froze and I couldn’t steer had a broken air line but we didn’t get wet, we radioed the hook and we were back in business
after a little attention
i can drive that ice road give me a shout
BadBob
Hello i am very interesred in the ice roads,i have done as much research as i possibly can.I dont want to dissapoint myself or anyone else.My reasons for wanting to drive the ice roads are monetary.I am 49 and would like to retire in approx ten years,only problem is i am broke.So Alex may haul the first load but i will haul the last load.I have 18 years of experience,mostly logs in northern B.C.Am currently driving super B and hate it .Contact my email address if you are interested for my resume.Guaranteed drug free!
June 21st, 2008 at 2:50 pmI just retire after 26 years in the U.S. Army. All working with, on and around heavey machinery and trucks in all types of weather, -30 to 140 F. I would like to know how to apply for a job driving the ice roads. I do have a CDL issued in Washington State. I’ve had it for about 8 years now.
July 21st, 2008 at 4:42 pmHey Polar Bear,
You should have been called the iceman, not because you work in the freezing Arctic but because you are Cold as Ice. I mean that in a good way. I hear the other guys whine and complain about the conditions. Others bitch because they set out with a load of garbage.But you just keep on trucking even if you have a tanker full of $%&*. What the hell, it smells like money, right? Keep the hammer down and may the Good Lord ride all the way.
With the Highest Repect,
Robert, Milton Florida
July 24th, 2008 at 4:14 pmDear Hugh,
August 10th, 2008 at 10:51 pmYou are my idol. When I grow up I want to just like you. Because you are brave and is the BEST out there. I want to be a ice road trucker. GOOD LUCK STAY ALIVE
Your Friend Devin Marshall Philadelphia
So whatever happened to the Crow’s Nest after the accident last season? Did Hugh retrieve it?
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:26 am