Ice Road Truckers: Specials
- Genre: Reality & Nonfiction
- Date: 2007-10-15
- Vote: TV-14
- Episodes: 3
Description :
The most dangerous series on television, Ice Road Truckers has riveted millions of viewers since its debut. Now, in these dramatic specials, the cast and crew answer fans' burning questions about the show. In "Then and Now," intriguing fan questions about the history of Alaskan industry and ice road trucking are answered at last. In "Off the Ice," the truckers spill the details on what it feels like to hear the ice cracking beneath a big rig, how to avoid crashing into the freezing water below, and what it feels like to be in such tight, cold quarters. The crew reconvenes in "On the Edge" to discuss the perils of work in the extreme conditions of the Alaskan Ice Road, sharing their tactics for staying awake for days on end, expressing their admiration for the unparalleled beauty of the landscape, hearing what it's like to be a female ice road trucker, and addressing the big question: why not just fly supplies in to Alaska and save everyone the trouble?