Ice Road Truckers #1 Myspace Fansite

This is not an official History Channel myspace page. This site is run by some "Ice Road Truckers" fanatics who love the show! Liz and Benjie started the site in June 2007 and later brought on their good friend Emily to help keep the page looking good!We don't want anyone to have the misconception that this site is affiliated with the History Channel or any of it's partners.That being said, please be assured that we only post information that has come directly from thehistorychannel.com, the show itself, or thedieselgypsy.com. The last site is one we discovered and gives a LOT of fascinating information about trucking all over the world... We highly recommend you check it out!Our ultimate goal is to build a powerhouse "Ice Road Truckers" site and gain the attention of the History Channel. We want them to see how many people truly love this show and hope that will keep the seasons coming! Thanks for stopping by to check out the page and we hope you'll spread the good word about this site! Keep on truckin'! ___________________________________________________________T he ROAD IS FORMING... 2008ICE ROAD TRUCKERS is a story about adventure, perseverance, human ingenuity and most importantly DANGER. Every day the truckers hit the ice roads they are taking their lives into their hands. One miscalculation of the road, bad weather or an unseen road hazard can mean the difference between life and death. If a rig breaks through the ice and sinks into the freezing water, the trucker has less then a minute before they will freeze to death. Ice Road Trucking is not for the faint-hearted.Winter is the BIG MONEY months for our truckers. They push through brutal temperatures and drive more perilous roads than the rest of the year. The drivers¹ families stay behind waiting out the season, never knowing if their loved ones are safe. The short operating window, extreme arctic conditions and billions of dollars at stake combine for a high risk, high reward ice road season.Through the eyes of our cast we will learn the dangers of building & driving the ice roads and the importance of maintaining them. The job is not only risky, but it also has the extra pressure of an unforgiving delivery schedule. Our drivers have a short season and the clock is always ticking.They must deliver as many loads as possible before the treacherous ice roads melt.Vital new ventures in natural gas and gas hydrate are at the mercy of these ice roads as their exclusive method of transport for their lifeline of heavy machinery and supplies. Millions of dollars are at stake this winter; if the deliveries are not made, the projects will not be completed and revenue will be lost for the town, the truckers and the trucking companies.This season, Ice Road Truckers is in the remote communities of Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, over 100 north of the Arctic Circle. Two clients, the Mallik Gas Hydrate Research Project and MGM Energy, rely on the short ice road season as the sole supply for their energy ventures. In about two months, or until the ice roads melt, these clients collaborate with three competitive trucking companies who must work together to move hundreds of heavy and oversized loads over frozen river and ocean water through fatally cold and often dangerous storm conditions.No matter what the driver¹s experience is as an ice road trucker, taking frozen ocean roads north of the Arctic Circle is a unique and harrowing experience. Even the most seasoned truckers will find themselves challenged by polar conditions, isolation and the lack of creature comforts.Four familiar faces return from last season--hardy ice road veterans Alex & Hugh and Rick & Drew, who did not make it through last year¹s ice road.Unlike last season, this season all the drivers are on an even playing field and Hugh is no longer the boss of Rick & Drew. Our returning drivers will now be working under new management and they will have to prove their mettle on unfamiliar and dangerous ice roads. This season the truckers will be driving on unknown river and ocean ice roads, which have different hazards, constraints and conditions than the lake ice roads that they are well accustomed to.