Ice Road Truckers

[kipin]

Atleast its not another special on Hitler.

[[Phill]]

Someone give a run down on what this is please.

Sounds like a documentary following around truckers. Which sounds boring.

[Gordon Scott]

I'll watch about anything on the History or Discovery channel so put me down for a yes.

I read a really good article in one of the airline magazines (sw i think) a couple of years back that left me wanting more information on the Ice Trucker subject.

I wonder if the show creators got the idea for the show from the same article.

It's makes me wonder how many other deadly jobs there are out there that we never hear about.

GS

[JMa]

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Someone give a run down on what this is please.

Sounds like a documentary following around truckers. Which sounds boring.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Road_Truckers



looks awesome

[ApeAttack]

After a few weeks of seeing the 'drama' of trucking across three feet of ice for 275 miles at a time, I'm getting pretty sick of this show. Here is a summary of the show so far.

- Everyone misses their family but the money is too good.

- There is always the threat of ice cracking, but so far only one truck has fallen through and the driver was fine.

- Trucks like to break down in cold weather.

- Some guy's truck has a busted heater and his feet are freezing.

- They show a computer simulation of a truck falling through ice at least one a show.

- They show an image (from underneath the ice looking upwards) of a truck passing over the ice at least twice a show.

- 60% of the show consists of truckers complaining about the cold, their boss, how they miss their family, their trucks breaking down or the poor skills of rookie drivers.
10% consists of truckers talking to each other on the radio.
20% consists of scenes of the ice road and/or truck on the ice road.
The remaining 10% consists of computer simulations showing why driving 100,000 lbs on 3 feet of ice is dangerous.

- Canadian accents everywhere.


Did I miss anything?

[2/325Falcon]

I watched three episodes and the only thing you missed was the retarded trash talk. ZOMG IMA HAUL MORE LOADS THAN U!!! It's a show where nothing happens.

[AquaSwing]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Road_Truckers

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Wow someone has a lot of time on their hands. You think the drivers know their work is profiled on Wikipedia?

[The B]

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After a few weeks of seeing the 'drama' of trucking across three feet of ice for 275 miles at a time, I'm getting pretty sick of this show. Here is a summary of the show so far.

- Everyone misses their family but the money is too good.

- There is always the threat of ice cracking, but so far only one truck has fallen through and the driver was fine.

- Trucks like to break down in cold weather.

- Some guy's truck has a busted heater and his feet are freezing.

- They show a computer simulation of a truck falling through ice at least one a show.

- They show an image (from underneath the ice looking upwards) of a truck passing over the ice at least twice a show.

- 60% of the show consists of truckers complaining about the cold, their boss, how they miss their family, their trucks breaking down or the poor skills of rookie drivers.
10% consists of truckers talking to each other on the radio.
20% consists of scenes of the ice road and/or truck on the ice road.
The remaining 10% consists of computer simulations showing why driving 100,000 lbs on 3 feet of ice is dangerous.

- Canadian accents everywhere.


Did I miss anything ?

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oh yeah and more ice and more trucks driving on that ice

[Matt Williams]

The drivers at my warehouse say these drivers are idiots.
They say the pay isn't that good because insurance companies won't insure anyone that drives a truck on the ice. One guy told me you can make just as much driving from NY to LA and not have to worry about dying.

[TruFloridaGator]

Ape is spot on, the show got real old real quick, but that's about expected.