Ice Road Truckers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ice Road Truckers charts the lives of extraordinary men who haul vital supplies to diamond mines over frozen lakes that double as roads. The livelihood of many depends on these tenuous roads, which through the years have been responsible for the deaths of dozens of men. With one hand on the wheel and one on the door at all times, always prepared for the ice to give way under the weight of their trucks, these drivers put their lives and financial security of their families on the line in an exhilarating dash for cash. This adrenaline packed series reveals the raw, gripping quest of ice road truckers.

The desolate white landscape stretches as far as the eye can see in a world where the land meets the sky at an invisible horizon, just miles from the Arctic Circle. The fascinating, yet little-known ice road trucking industry, stationed just outside of Yellowknife in Canada's Northwest Territory, is responsible for supporting the diamond mines there. Each year, the many lakes of this region completely freeze over and engineers build an ice road over them that can withstand the weight of tractor trailers, hopefully. Jackknifing, breakdowns and accidents are commonplace. Since the terrain in this region is virtually impenetrable, and there are so few paved roads, the only way for supplies to reach the mines is by traveling over the ice road. The entire industry depends on the weather and the courage of the ice road truckers, who go 48-hour stretches with no sleep and who constantly hear the cracking of the ice right beneath their wheels.

Series details

• Title: Ice Road Truckers
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action
• Premiere date: 2007-06-17
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: History
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 824

Cast and credited roles

• Thom Beers — Narrator
• Alex Debogorski — Alex Debogorski
• Darrell Ward — Darrell Ward
• Hugh Rowland — Hugh Rowland
• Lisa Kelly — Lisa Kelly
• Todd Dewey — Todd Dewey
• Art Burke — Art Burke
• Mark Kohaykewych — Mark Kohaykewych
• Austin Wheeler — Austin Wheeler
• Jack Jessee — Jack Jessee
• Rick Yemm — Rick Yemm
• Ron "porkchop" Mangum — Ron "porkchop" Mangum

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-06-17; final listed air date 2007-08-19.
• Season 2: premiered 2008-06-08; final listed air date 2008-09-07.
• Season 3: premiered 2009-05-31; final listed air date 2009-08-23.
• Season 4: premiered 2010-06-06; final listed air date 2010-10-03.
• Season 5: premiered 2011-06-05; final listed air date 2011-09-25.
• Season 6: premiered 2012-06-03; final listed air date 2012-09-23.
• Season 7: premiered 2013-06-09; final listed air date 2013-08-25.
• Season 8: premiered 2014-07-07; final listed air date 2014-09-28.
• Season 9: premiered 2015-08-02; final listed air date 2015-10-18.
• Season 10: premiered 2016-08-04; final listed air date 2016-10-06; episode order: 10.
• Season 11: premiered 2017-08-24; final listed air date 2017-11-09.
• Season 12: premiered 2025-10-01; final listed air date 2025-11-19.

Source and licence

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