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The Best Episodes of Ice Road Truckers

Every episode of Ice Road Truckers ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ice Road Truckers!

The Best Episodes of Ice Road Truckers

Take a trip to Yellowknife, Canada to experience one of the most dangerous careers around. In unfathomably cold conditions, truck drivers haul equipment and supplies...
  1. Background image for The Polar Bear Returns
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Polar Bear Returns

    S4:E2

    Hugh "the Polar Bear" Rowland returns to Alaska at last and has to face down his haul road nemesis: chaining up. Meanwhile, failing trailer brakes and trash talk over the CB threaten to derail Lisa's comeback.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Rookie Challenge
    8.6/10(35 votes)

    #2 - The Rookie Challenge

    S1:E7

    Ice Road Truckers venture 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, transporting 10,000 loads of vital materials, over a highway made entirely of ice onto the Arctic Ocean.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Dash for the Cash
    8.5/10(40 votes)

    #3 - Dash for the Cash

    S1:E3

    It's the second week of the ice road season and the brutal temperatures of -40 degrees are already taking their toll on the truckers.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for World's End
    8.5/10(17 votes)

    #4 - World's End

    S8:E12

    The end of the line is here. The Polar drivers face the long, difficult journey back down the world's longest seasonal winter road. Lisa has to make a game-changing decision...help a competitor push further into the arctic unknown or stick with her teammates and convoy back to Polar headquarters. Her decision could be costly as conditions quickly deteriorate.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Ready to Roll
    8.4/10(52 votes)

    #5 - Ready to Roll

    S1:E1

    In one of the coldest frontiers on earth, road construction crews begin the process of creating the most unique passage in the world---a 350-mile highway of ice.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Destination Diamond Mine
    8.4/10(46 votes)

    #6 - Destination Diamond Mine

    S1:E2

    The rivalry heats up between Ice Road Truckers veteran Hugh Rowland and his employee Rick Yemm as they compete for the highest load count.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Final Run
    8.4/10(34 votes)

    #7 - The Final Run

    S1:E10

    The Ice Road Truckers race for the last of the cash as they travel across thinning ice.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for The Big Chill
    8.3/10(38 votes)

    #8 - The Big Chill

    S1:E4

    It's the 18th day of the ice road season and truckers have delivered more than 3000 loads to the diamond mines, but they still have 7000 more to go. The temperatures are dropping, the loads are getting heavier and the ice is just three feet thick.

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    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Driving on Thin Ice
    8.3/10(37 votes)

    #9 - Driving on Thin Ice

    S1:E6

    Jay Westgard embarks on a trip to the De Beers mine with the heaviest and most valuable piece of equipment this season.

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Double Trouble
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Double Trouble

    S11:E9

    A volatile season is winding down and it seems like trouble comes in doubles. Lisa Kelly and Steph Custance barely get by when they team up for safe passage on the icy terrain. Art Burke takes on a two-fer, bringing a split load into the North Country, hoping this will be his last load of the year. And Polar owner Mark Kohaykewych gives Todd Dewey a job that might just be impossible: hauling a double oversized camp shack up the twisty, narrow road to the village of Big Trout. Can it be done? Todd doesn't think so!

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Midseason Mayhem
    8.2/10(37 votes)

    #11 - Midseason Mayhem

    S1:E5

    It's half way through the grueling ice road season. Six hundred truckers have ferried more than 4,000 loads to the northern mines. They still have 6,000 left to go, but everyday roadblocks threaten their progress.

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Icy Grave
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Icy Grave

    S9:E2

    The war for ice road supremacy is heating up and Polar Industries is pushing their drivers to the absolute limit. Art Burke must cross one of the longest winter roads in the world. Polar's top driver, Todd Dewey, is forced to dig himself out of mountains of fresh snow or risk a dangerous night in freezing temperatures. Rival, Darrell Ward, takes a load over a newly opened road littered with abandoned trucks frozen in time.

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for The Convoy
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #13 - The Convoy

    S10:E9

    As the end of the season nears, Polar Boss Mark Kohaykewych makes a historic deal with Darrell Ward and Lisa Kelly to team up for a four truck convoy over a closed road. Alex Debogorski must complete one of the longest trails in the final hours to make a delivery and Art Burke's truck breakdowns on the ice.

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for One Last Lick
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #14 - One Last Lick

    S11:E10

    The spring thaw is in full melt mode as the drivers get one last lick before the ice roads close for the season. Steph Custance is the first to experience nature's wrath as she slips and slides deep into the trees off a slick road. Meanwhile Todd Dewey is struggling with a big load of construction material over a long and twisty trail. Art Burke is not a happy camper when he is pressed into service to retrieve a super heavy bulldozer over a rapidly melting ice crossing. Reno Ward takes a risky final run just to have his truck die on the ice. And Lisa Kelly is heading home when she gets an emergency call to come to the rescue before it's too late.

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Race for the Finish
    8.1/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Race for the Finish

    S3:E12

    After several impressive runs this season, Lisa takes on a big haul of high explosives. Meanwhile, harsh icy conditions southbound on Atigun Pass cause Jack to spin out for the first time this season.

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Arctic Thaw
    8.1/10(23 votes)

    #16 - Arctic Thaw

    S3:E13

    As the "Dash for the Cash" comes down to the wire, legendary driver George Spears calls it a career, Lisa makes a harrowing 300-mile run with no brakes, and polar bears shut down the Ice Road.

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    Director:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Rookie Rebellion
    8.1/10(20 votes)

    #17 - Rookie Rebellion

    S5:E10

    Harsh winter weather has left Lisa stranded in Prudhoe Bay. Dave is in a convoy with Maya and Tony, he tests their patience before leaving them behind. In Canada, Rick's frustration reaches a boiling point and he snaps, while Hugh rescue's Rick's truck, again.

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for The Last Dash
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    #18 - The Last Dash

    S5:E16

    The season end is approaching and so is the load count in the Dash for the Cash. Hugh and Rick has trouble in Canada, will Alex take over the lead? Maya the Dalton-rookie convoys with Lisa to the remote and isolated Nuiqsut village. Tony deals with deteriorating road conditions and Dave leaves Alaska for Alabama.

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Crossing Enemy Lines
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Crossing Enemy Lines

    S9:E1

    In the Season 9 premiere, Darrell Ward attempts to poach a legendary rival driver from Polar Industries, which could spark an all-out war.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Trial By Ice
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    #20 - Trial By Ice

    S10:E4

    Darrell Ward and Lisa Kelly head into Alberta looking to expand their company, and encounter a trail called "the Death Road"; Art Burke takes on the ice crossing where he nearly lost his life; Polar's top dog Todd Dewey takes rookie Steph Custance under wing, as she embarks on her first ice-roads journey.

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Edge of the Earth
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Edge of the Earth

    S2:E1

    This year, four ice road truckers return from last season to join Arctic veterans as they venture 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle to drive the most isolated and dangerous ice roads in North America.

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Mechanical Mayhem
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Mechanical Mayhem

    S2:E2

    After just two days in the Arctic, the critical demands of the oil exploration sites are testing the limits of the truckers and their machines.

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    Director:Unknown
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  24. Background image for The Big Blizzard
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Big Blizzard

    S2:E3

    The Ice Road Truckers hit one of the most intense blizzards in recent years.

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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Arctic Whiteout
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Arctic Whiteout

    S2:E4

    The Ice Road Truckers face a blizzard while attempting to move seven million pounds of iron, cross an ocean, and transfer loads on time.

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    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Lost on the Ice
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Lost on the Ice

    S2:E5

    The Ice Road Truckers race to move seven million pounds in 96-hours while one trucker loses his way.

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    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Polar Bear Returns" is the best rated episode of "Ice Road Truckers". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/13/2010. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Rookie Challenge".