Season 1, Episode 6: “Driving on Thin Ice”

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Original Air Date: Sunday, the 22nd of July 2007, at 10 PM ET/PT.
Runtime: 60 minutes.
Production Code: 106

One of the trucks on the ice road goes through the ice. It is the worst accident that can happen on the ice road and the emergency crews respond immediately.

• TJ is the subject of a negligent driving investigation.
• Rick keeps driving although he has no heat in his cab.
• Jay is charged with delivering a 95,000 pound or 43 ton diamond ore scrubber to the De Beers mine.

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Season 1, Episode 5: “Midseason Mayhem”

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Original Air Date: Sunday, the 15th of July 2007, at 10 PM ET/PT.
Runtime: 60 minutes.
Production Code: 105

So far the truck drivers have delivered 4000 loads to the neighboring diamond mines, but there are still 6000 loads to go. An overturned fuel tanker blocks the traffic. The fuel threatens to pollute the waters of Yellowknife River if it manages to spill. The truckers that do not respect the speed restrictions have to suffer the consequences of their actions. Some have blowouts and others are banned from the ice road. TJ Tilcox upgrades to a Volvo truck, but manages to crash it.

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Season 1, Episode 4: “The Big Chill”

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Original Air Date: Sunday, the 8th of July 2007, at 10 PM ET/PT.
Runtime: 60 minutes.
Production Code: 104

• Jay Westgard gets the job of delivering three giant water purifiers to the De Beers diamond mine.
• Drew Sherwood’s truck is finally fixed and he can get back on the ice road.
• TJ Tilcox keeps on going strong, although he weatherproofed his truck with duct tape.

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Season 1, Episode 3: “Dash for the Cash”

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Original Air Date: Sunday, the 1st of July 2007, at 10 PM ET/PT.
Runtime: 60 minutes.
Production Code: 103

An arctic storm hits Yellowknife and all traffic is once again stopped. Alex Debogorski has to safely deliver a 44,000-pound or 20 short tons diamond-ore crusher.

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How To Get An Ice Road Trucking Job

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**Have you Always Wanted to Apply For an Ice Road Trucking Job but didn’t know where to start?

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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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• Site Managers
• Truck Drivers
• Mechanics
• Welders
• Equipment Operators

You can forward resumes to:

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Human Resources Department
Suite 202, 5109 - 48 Street
Yellowknife, NT, X1A 1N5

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Season 1, Episode 2: “Destination: Diamond Mine”

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Original Air Date: Sunday, the 24th of June 2007, at 10 PM ET/PT.
Runtime: 60 minutes.
Production Code: 102

Due to a traffic jam all the drivers are forced to stop and wait, losing precious time. Hugh Rowland, or “The Polar Bear” as he is affectionately called, and Rick Yemm compete to see who can deliver the most cargo. T.J Tilcox has some problems with the heating in his cab.

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Season 1, Episode 1: “Ready to Roll”

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Original Air Date: Sunday, the 17th of June 2007, at 10 PM ET/PT.
Runtime: 60 minutes.
Production Code: 101

This is the first episode of the first season, or the season premiere. We see how the employees of Nuna Logistics work hard to construct the ice road as the ice needs to be defined and strengthened. The ice road is approximately 350 miles or 563 kilometers long and it passes over permafrost and frozen lakes. We also get to meet the six truck drivers that will be filmed while they haul important equipment and supplies from Yellowknife to three diamond mines which are found to the NE of Yellowknife.

Highlights:

• Drew Sherwood, the newbie of the team, manages to crash his eighteen-wheeler in a ditch.
• T.J. Tilcox, a 21 years old truck driver from Hillsburgh, Ontario, makes his maiden voyage on the ice road.
• A truck jackknifes and halts the traffic.

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TJ Tilcox

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Born in Hillsburgh, Ontario, TJ is only 21 years old, but do not be fooled by his boyish looks. Almost all the members of his family have been truck drivers at some point in their lives. Not to mention that he has been driving a truck ever since he turned 16.

TJ loves being a truck driver, but he does not like the cold very much. He came to Yellowknife not for the money, but for the experience. He had a run of bad luck in the 2007 season as he was injured while tying down a load, and suffered severe abdominal pains only a few days later. After being flown to a hospital, T.J. returned to the ice roads.

TJ’s load count up to the latest episode (“The Big Melt”) was 288 tons, which means he earned $29,000.

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Special Epside The Ice Road: Then and Now

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Original Air Date: Sunday, the 26th of August 2007.
Runtime: 60 minutes.

In this special episode the producers take us back in time, comparing the ice roads of the 1930s and 1940s to the modern ice roads. We will get to see what impact the passing of time has had on the ice roads and the ice road trucking industry.

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Rick Yemm

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“If you’re timid, this road will eat you up.”

 

Rick is 32 years old and lives in Colona, British Columbia. This is his second season on the ice roads. The 2006 season was a terrifying experience for him. The sound of the crackling ice almost made him quit. He did not quit, but he did not make it to the end of the season either. In 2007 Rick came back, anxious to hit the ice road and show Hugh what he is made of. A malfunction with the heater in his cab caused him to end his season early.

 

Ricks load count up to the latest episode (“The Big Melt”) was 374 tons, which means he earned $28,000.

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