7.0/1010 votes#1 - One Shot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/4/2021
Big Donny's senior drivers battle each other in the far north, while his most junior races to a hydro that plant can't restore power without her. When a competitor ups his game, Donny discovers his 'hotshotting' empire is under attack.
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- 7.2/107 votes
#2 - The Long Road Home
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/11/2021
Big Donny dispatches his entire crew to a challenging roadside crash recovery, but things go sideways when Craig is missing-in-action on the job. Angela struggles when she's sidelined after her truck breaks down on a hotshot mission.
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- 7.7/107 votes
#3 - Blood, Sweat, and Tears
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/18/2021
Dave and his daughter Alyssa struggle to recover a vintage ore cart from an abandoned copper mine; Angela struggles on what should be an easy job, and Dale goes on an epic hunt for furnace oil for Donny's shop.
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- 7.2/106 votes
#4 - Work Hard, Play Hard (Rule Breakers)
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/25/2021
After Angela accepts a job from Dave, Big Donny lures her away with a better offer; Dave tries to get back at him by buying a truck Donny wanted just so he can flip it to him for a profit; an overworked Junior convinces Craig to go for a joyride.
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- 7.2/107 votes
#5 - World's End
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/1/2021
In the Northwest Territories, Dale and Craig struggle to deliver essential goods to communities reeling from the pandemic, but keep getting derailed by personal demons; In B.C., Angela hustles to distribute a massive load of hand sanitizer.
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- 7.4/106 votes
#6 - Sour Note (In the Key of F#%$)
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/8/2021
Dale takes on river crossings and rocky mountain roads while hauling a piano by himself to a wealthy client with sky-high expectations; the engine in Dave's brand-new hotshot truck fails, leaving him a narrow window to replace it before the deadline.
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- 8.0/106 votes
#7 - No Escape
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/15/2021
Angela and Dave need to transport a tiny home from Saskatchewan to British Columbia in time for a wedding; Dave's obsessed with a military rotator that would expand his business, but he can't afford it unless he makes a devilish deal with Big Donny.
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- NaN/100 votes
#8 - My Way or the Highway
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/22/2021
DescriptionDave and Angela are forced to put a recovery job with his new army rotator on hold, when they get a rescue call from a dangerous mountain trail; Dale and Craig renew their bad blood while on a mission together at a remote fire watchtower.
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The Best Episodes of Backroad Truckers Season 1
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Welcome to the crazy world of “hot-shot truckers” – a special breed of independent truckers who will haul anything, anywhere, at any time. In northern...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"One Shot" is the best rated episode of "Backroad Truckers" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/4/2021. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Long Road Home".