Season 2, Episode 2: “Mechanical Mayhem”

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The second episode of season 2, “Mechanical Mayhem”, premiered on the 15th of June 15, 2008.

The second episode of Ice Road Truckers season two shows Drew finding work at a local moving company, instead of going home after he quits. He first drives a forklift, then a box truck. Soon after that, he gets sick. Bear Swensen, a six-year veteran, also joins the crew, taking a load of rig mats to Mallik. Rick returns to Inuvik with some equipment form a military post that belonged to the army fighting in the Cold War, Eric hauls a vacuum truck and Rick takes a boiler, both to the same destination: Mallik. Alex hauls a load to Tuktoyaktuk, but on his way back to Inuvik, he spots a flipped-over box truck, but its driver was nowhere in sight. Rick gets ill, but he keeps on driving. His problems won’t stop here, as he looses engine oil on his way to Tuktoyaktuk, due to the opening of the oil pan after his truck hit a bump. The mechanics explain that the hole cannot be repaired, and so he has to wait for a new pan before he can start working again.

What did you think about this episode?

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Season 2, Episode 1: “Edge of the Earth”

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The first episode of Season 2, “Edge of the Earth”, originally aired on the Sunday, June 8th, 2008.

As the year’s transport season has begun and after they have converged on Inuvik, the drivers will have to adapt to the new rules and conditions, for they are considered to be “highway maggots”, along with the others that disturb the peace and quiet of the area throughout which they are passing by. But that does not stop them, neither does the fact that they are out of radio signal while crossing parts of the Arctic Ocean. Hugh seems to have problems with his brakes, but he manages to take his first load to Mallik, while Rick gets into an accident while bringing a truck to Alex, up the Dempster Highway. Drew is repeatedly delayed, firstly because his gear was not proper for the cold weather, and secondly because there were no available working trucks left, thus making him quit. Soon after that, he starts to wonder if he made the right decision. A new driver joins the crew, Eric Dufresne, which transports a derrick to Mallik.

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New Ice Road Truckers Community

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Exciting news today. We have built a community website for all your Ice Road Truckers fans! The site is a place for people to talk about things they like/don’t like about the show, discuss characters, talk about episodes, etc. Basically it’s the ultimate place for Ice Road Truckers fans to meet and talk.

Check out the new Ice Road Tuckers community now. Once you’re there check out the “getting started” section on the left to see what you can do with the site.

Click Here to visit the new Ice Road Truckers Community

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What Season 1 Ice Road Trucker Do You Miss Most?

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Now that Season 2 of Ice Road Truckers has started, we’ve seen that a few of the Truckers from Season 1 aren’t on the show this time. Two of my favorite truckers were TJ Tilcox and Jay Westgard.

Which of these guys do you miss most? TJ or Jay? Leave a reply and let us know what you think!

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Ice Road Truckers Season 2 Starts Sunday!

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In case you’ve been living under a (rock, trailer, elephant, etc) Ice Road Truckers Season 2 starts on Sunday, June 8 at 9:00pm (Eastern Time). Season 2 of Ice Road Truckers should be even more exciting than the first season. This time, the boys will be trucking in some remote villages (hint: Inuvik) near the Arctic Circle, where it is so damn cold your tongue can freeze to the top of your lip if you try to lick it. It’s so cold you can sneeze and the snot particles that come out will instantly turn to snot-snow.

Rick Yemm and Hugh Rowland are back for more action (pain, freezing cold, man-drama, etc) and this third season should be awesome to watch.

Sit back, grab a frosty beer and turn your TV to the History channel on Sunday. It’s going to be a good time. Who will make it through another season on the ice roads? What do you think?

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Watch Ice Road Truckers Season 2 This Summer

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Ice Road Truckers is back for a second season! Season 2 of the series will air this summer and is being filmed in a location that may even be colder and more harsh than Yellowknife. Ice Road Truckers Season 2 takes place in two remote villages that are over 100 miles north of the Artic Circle - Inuvik (population 3,400) and Tuktoyaktuk (population 870). The producer of the show mentioned recently that when he got off the plane and it was -50 degrees Celsius with the windchill.

Four Ice Road Trucking veterans from Season 1 will be back this time and have joined some local companies to try to tackle this new road. In addition to fighting the cold and the conditions, I’m sure they’ll have some run-ins with other drivers from the area who probably won’t like these new guys very much. According to rumors, one of the veteran Ice Road drivers from last season doesn’t even make it through the first day this time.

This season is going to be awesome! I can’t wait to see who surives the ice roads to make big money and who goes home because they can’t handle the brutal conditions.

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Ice Road Truckers Store Now Open

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Check out our new Ice Road Truckers Store. We’ve got DVDs, books and clothing for all you Ice Road Truckers fans. Grab a few cold beers, pop in the DVD and you can relive some of the great episodes, or watch the ones you might have missed.

You can visit the store from the link above or by clicking here. Hope you enjoy it!

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Truckers Going On The Big Screen

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Looking to cash in on the popularity of the History Channel’s breakthrough series on ice road truckers, Twentieth Century Fox has secured the rights to spin the premise of the reality show into an action feature film.  Fox supposedly will be hiring a writer to help with the script soon.

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Holiday Gift Ideas for Ice Road Truckers fans

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Since it’s the holidays, we thought this would be a good idea to try to answer the question:

“My husband/wife/daughter/son/brother/uncle loves the Ice Road Truckers show. I never know what to buy them. Do you have any gift ideas?”

Fear not, for there will be tidings of great joy for all Ice Road fans. The following items are some gift ideas that your favoritest Ice Road fan is sure to appreciate.

Ice Road Truckers Season 1 DVD - an obvious choice and instant classic. A must-have for any fan of the show.

How To Prepare for the CDL - Great resource that teaches professional and future truckers how to prepare for the tests that are required by the DOT in all 50 states.

Everything You Will Ever Need to Know to Start Driving a Big Truck or How I Became a Professional Tourist - One man’s account of how he got into trucking, what it takes, and how you can become a trucker, too. Includes an inside look at big rig jobs and how to survive and thrive in this world.

Dirty Jobs: Collection 1 - Ice Road Trucking may or may not fit into the “dirty jobs” category (depending who you ask), but this DVD has some great ones. Includes 21 of host Mike Rowe’s dirtiest, funniest and most adventurous jobs in these 9 complete episodes. Plus, enjoy memorable series highlights, behind-the-scenes footage and bloopers in the “100th Dirty Job Special.”

Deadliest Catch: Season 2 Box Set - Another great show from Discovery channel. 40-foot waves, freezing temperatures, and lots of injuries…what Ice Road fan wouldn’t be interested in this?

Do any of you have any ideas for gifts for Ice Road fans that we might have missed? Let us know in the comments and we may even add your suggestion to the list.

Happy Holidays.

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Watch Episodes from Season 1 Online

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You can now watch individual episodes from Season 1 of Ice Road Truckers on Amazon. Check it out.

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