Ice Truckers

[abc123]

cool new show coming this sunday on history chanel, about guys driving across a frozen lake called the ice road, really dangerous, was just wondering how much those guys must make .

[Graymist]

cool new show coming this sunday on history chanel, about guys driving across a frozen lake called the ice road, really dangerous, was just wondering how much those guys must make .

About CDN 350-400 per day, whose US equivalent is nearly the same, what with the US dollar having tanked vis-a-vis the Canadian dollar over the past few months. But the rules & regulations are enforced with extreme strictness....any minor infraction, if detected, could cause the road marshalls to evict you from the ice road, sometimes forever. Mind you, these marshalls aren't cops...they're in the pay of the diamond mines & the others that build the road every year....for more info, ask WildKat....she runs the ice every year : you'll find her posts in the women's forum.

Just so you know, these are not ICY roads...they are ICE roads, meaning that they are made of ice....in the summer, they turn into huge lakes, & in winter they're turned into roads. So, you have these ice roads which are 3-4 feet thick in winter, and underneath is water. Mighty dicey driving, I can assure you....certainly not for the inexperienced, or the fain of heart.

[Doghouse]

It was on last year and it was so interesting that they made a whole series about it,......I sure hope its better than T-Bone and the naked trucker

It should be, these guys run on stuff that would make a billy goat say....."you want me to cross that ,....on that road??"

[Graymist]

It was on last year and it was so interesting that they made a whole series about it,......I sure hope its better than T-Bone and the naked trucker

It should be, these guys run on stuff that would make a billy goat say....."you want me to cross that ,....on that road??"

And they haul super B's on that stuff !!

[Colin]

I had a dream about ice trucking last night. Might be due to the commercials I've seen for the show.

I remember pulling into the 'truck stop' and it was unlike any truck stop I'd ever been in. Rowdy like a bar, pool tables, lots of women, including a coed shower... :P

Very strange dream. I've haven't driven a truck or even dreamed about driving one since August 2005.

[TK THE TRUCKER]

I saw the commercials for this last night also while watching Modern Marvels:Truckstops. I accidentally fell asleep near the beginning but from what I saw they were really glorifying a few things. I'm going to finish watching it tonight, thank you DVR. I'm also going to fire up the DVR for Ice Road Truckers 8) 8)

[brian]

not all of it is over a lake or large river etc, alot of ice roads are built over solid ground instead of building a permanent road.

[Doghouse]

yeah some of its built on solid tundra, but the roads over the lakes,.....I don't know about that. I remember how much the ice flexed on Lake George when we ice raced cars on it,.....now add a bit more weight, and I'm not going near it.

[GMAN]

I have spoken to a couple of drivers who have driven the ice roads. I am not sure that I am ready to drive over frozen water. :shock:

[Mackman]

Give me this $$$$$ and i will drive anywhere

[Doghouse]

What Mackman,.... you got a monkey in that K-Whopper?????

[rg2007]

i watched it for the first time and i was like wow them guy's are crazy but i believe after a while of driving i would try it at least once and see how it goes

[Doghouse]

I don't think I could ever get past the cracking sounds :shock: .

[yoopr]

not all of it is over a lake or large river etc, alot of ice roads are built over solid ground instead of building a permanent road.

If you ever were in the North you'll find that Muskeg is hardly solid-Like walking on a sponge.

[mike3fan]

I'd drive a company truck,not my own though.

[eplurubus]

I think I remember one guy on the show saying that a year's worth of wages can be made in about two months. That's pretty good incentive to head north, in my opinion.

Also, I think they said it's a thirteen hour drive from the yard to the mine furthest north, and it looked like they drove it in one sitting. Do they not have the same hours of service that we have?

[Doghouse]

Thats what they said,...1 years wages in 2 months.
I think that since the road is private (mines pay for the roads),.....maybe DOT has no jurasdiction, and they can drive whatever hours they like. Isn't the speed limit like 20 to 30 mph??
I would however make sure my truck was in tip top shape, and had a hell of a lot more lights that some of those trucks.

[geomon]

I watched the first episode....for the money that they say they can make, they don't seem ot be investing the moola in newer rigs....the trucks sure looked very long in the tooth

[dieselmanic]

with the danger of losing your rig at any moment :shock: , i woudn't use a new rig either! :P

[solo379]

Give me this $$$$$ and i will drive anywhere

Well, for that kind of money, i never have to leave a pavement!
I've been driving over frozen swamps, but not lakes! :wink: