Deadliest Catch Better Look Out For Ice Road Truckers
June 18th, 2007
Written By: Adam Sussman
One of my favorite shows is the Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel. After every show I shake my head in amazement watching what those crab hunters do for a living on the
There is now a new show on the History Channel called Ice Road Truckers.
According to Electric Artist News last nights Series Premier became the #1 Original Premier Telecast of all time with millions of viewers.
Now the show definitely is following the Deadliest Catch formula which makes it intriguing. It’s funny that the Deadliest Catch uses “Wanted Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi and Ice Road Truckers went with “Living on the Edge” by Aerosmith.
As with each episode of the Deadliest Catch where we watch several crab fisherman compete for crabs we watch Ice Road Truckers compete to see who can haul more truck loads to diamond mines way up in the artic.
The premise here is the truckers are hauling huge loads of goods while traveling hundreds on miles on an ice sheet that covers several lakes. There is a three month window where the lakes freeze enough to handle the weight of trucks but it takes one month to build the road. So truckers only have 60 days to haul their goods north before the ice melts. Apparently temperatures were warmer last year so they did not have enough time and have to make up their work this year.
Obviously we want no one to get hurt but I do look forward to seeing some truck crash through the ice…
June 18th, 2007 22:46
Think I saw a special on the ice roads once, but they didn’t show any trucks plunging through the ice … that’s gotta be a little scary … you just don’t know how far through the truck is going.
June 19th, 2007 05:44
Dang, I missed the premier… I’m a huge fan of Deadliest Catch, makes me appreciate and understand the prices of seafood.
February 24th, 2008 00:09
I have read about these truckers before. I thought I had done it all, having driven over 2 mllion miles myself, but this is an area of trucking that I do not think I would welcome. As an advocate of truck driving safety, I cringe at the thought of one of those trucks falling through the ice. My hat off to all of these drivers and may they all be safe while they continue to be dedicated to their job.