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The Best Episodes of Ice Road Truckers

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Ice Road Truckers Season 6 Episode 12 - Battle Lines
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Battle Lines

    S6:E12

    Rick gets into an accident; Austin struggles to haul 85 foot sections of pipe; Porkchop helps Jack with his delivery; Darrell fights to stay warm after his truck dies on the road.

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  2. Ice Road Truckers Season 7 Episode 9 - Haul of the Wild
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Haul of the Wild

    S7:E9

    Drivers Lisa Kelly, Alex Debogorski, Art Burke and Darrel Ward all attempt to conquer a remote, unmonitored trail, as the battle for Ice Road supremacy presses on. From lake crossings on thinning ice to wrong turns in the wilderness, the crew from Polar is put to the test. Meanwhile, rival VP Express' run over the melting roads leads to trouble when boss Hugh Rowland crashes into the ditch. Plus, Hugh shakes up the winter roads war when he makes Lisa an offer she might not be able to refuse.

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  3. Ice Road Truckers Season 8 Episode 10 - Icing on the Lake
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Icing on the Lake

    S8:E10

    Darrell continues teaching Reno how to drive the ice roads, but Dad's overprotective ways may be too much; Art gets some royal help on a trip far north; faulty wiring could sink Alex's cement load; Lisa and Todd hit a road block in their race to keep Polar in the load count competition.

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  4. Ice Road Truckers Season 8 Episode 12 - World's End
    10.0/10(1 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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  5. Ice Road Truckers Season 9 Episode 1 - Crossing Enemy Lines
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Ice Road Truckers Season 9 Episode 2 - Icy Grave
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Ice Road Truckers Season 9 Episode 3 - Trail Blazers
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Trail Blazers

    S9:E3

    Polar Industries goes for the record books, sending driver Todd on a risky run to deliver the heaviest load in company history. But will the weight prove to be too much on a tenuous ice crossing? Art is sent on a high stakes rescue mission and finds the job more than he bargained for. Lisa lands an exclusive contract over one of the wildest trails in Canada. Darrell steals a load from Polar, leading to a clash between him and Mark.

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  8. Ice Road Truckers Season 9 Episode 4 - New Cold Blood
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - New Cold Blood

    S9:E4

    Polar boss Mark Kohaykewych shakes things up when he brings new soldier Mike Simmons into the winter roads battle. But when the rookie's paired with company wildcard Art Burke, it makes for a rocky trip. Top dog Todd Dewey and rival Darrell Ward both hit a newly opened trail, but when Todd breaks down in the middle of nowhere, he might be out of luck and out of time. Polar veteran Alex Debogorski gets lost and must rely on pure instinct to find his way out. And new business owner Lisa Kelly faces an ice road trucker's nightmare on a dangerous crossing.

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  9. Ice Road Truckers Season 9 Episode 5 - Power Trip
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Power Trip

    S9:E5

    New business owners Darrell and Lisa get the jolt they need with a high stakes mission of transformers desperately needed for a distant town's electrical supply. Polar's top dog Todd Dewey runs into trouble with a government contract. Truck problems have Polar driver Art Burke's season headed for the gutter. Ice road rookie Mike Simmons tries to get over the hump on his first solo delivery.

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  10. Ice Road Truckers Season 9 Episode 6 - Break On Through
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Break On Through

    S9:E6

    Darrell Ward and Lisa Kelly try to make good on a power play for their young company but could lose everything when Darrell's truck breaks down. Polar driver Todd Dewey must backtrack hundreds of miles to recover lost freight or risk losing a vital contract. Rookie Mike Simmons' inexperience costs him on one of Canada's toughest winter roads. And as trails and crossings continue to melt, Art Burke finds himself fighting for his life on the ice.

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  11. Ice Road Truckers Season 9 Episode 7 - The Art of Survival
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Art of Survival

    S9:E7

    The battle gets down and dirty as the roads melt beneath the drivers' wheels. Art Burke fights to keep his rig above ground on a melting ice crossing, while fellow Polar driver Alex Debogorski fights his way up a mud covered mountain. Renegade rivals Lisa Kelly and Darrell Ward struggle on a trail at ground zero of the thaw, where getting stuck could sink their company for good.

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  12. Ice Road Truckers Season 9 Episode 9 - Hell Freezes Over
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Hell Freezes Over

    S9:E9

    The two rival companies join to take on the biggest challenge in Ice Road Truckers history--pulling a cat train across the Hudson Bay. But when the untested ice shatters under the the weight of the heavy haul, it becomes a desperate fight for survival.

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  13. Ice Road Truckers Season 9 Episode 10 - Icy Alliance
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Icy Alliance

    S9:E10

    In the season's dramatic finale, Lisa and Todd struggle to complete their daring joint venture across the frozen Hudson Bay. Darrell braves the most torn up trail remaining on the winter roads. Art must face the last open ice crossing and his first since his near fatal trip weeks earlier. Deep in the thawing wilderness, a tanker sideswipes Alex.

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  14. Ice Road Truckers Season 10 Episode 4 - Trial By Ice
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Ice Road Truckers Season 10 Episode 6 - Bridge to Nowhere
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Bridge to Nowhere

    S10:E6

    Darrell Ward faces off with a trail named "The Obstacle Course". Todd Dewey struggles to clear a melting ice bridge. Veteran Alex Debogorski is pushed to his limits hauling an oversized fuel tank and Art Burke finds an ice crossing in the middle of the night.

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  16. Ice Road Truckers Season 10 Episode 9 - The Convoy
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Ice Road Truckers Season 10 Episode 10 - The Final Ride
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Final Ride

    S10:E10

    The four truck convoy faces fire and an ice crossing so thin, they must test the thickness themselves. After Art Burke's engine dies, he must ride back with Alex Debogorski to Winnipeg over a trail that destroys the old pro's truck.

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  18. Ice Road Truckers Season 11 Episode 3 - Helter Melter
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Helter Melter

    S11:E3

    A sudden warm up threatens to derail the ice road season just as it kicks into high gear. Art Burke finds himself battling some of the scariest and slickest roads of his life. Meanwhile, Lisa Kelly is forced to ask her former boss, Mark Kohaykewych, for financial help after her truck sustains severe damage. And Alex Debogorski encounters a mystery man walking alone on an isolated winter road.

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  19. Ice Road Truckers Season 11 Episode 4 - Meltdown Blues
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Meltdown Blues

    S11:E4

    After rising temperatures close the ice roads the drivers are stranded and praying for a freeze. But once a blast of arctic air reopens the ice roads it’s time to put the pedal to the metal. But be careful what you wish for because newbie Steph Custance falls victim to severe icing and winds up in a ditch. Meanwhile a trio of truckers, Lisa Kelly, Art Burke and Todd Dewey are about to see if newly reopened ice crossings are really ready for their big rigs.

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  20. Ice Road Truckers Season 11 Episode 5 - The Son Rises
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Son Rises

    S11:E5

    Polar Industries is in for a big payday if they can deliver a huge oversized load hundreds of miles north on the winter roads. Polar owner Mark Koyhaykewych recruits Lisa Kelly to help with this unprecedented load, but they still need another trucker to join their convoy. That’s when Mark and Lisa call in Reno Ward, the 23 year-old son of the late Darrell Ward, hoping his father’s tutelage–and DNA–will help them meet this unprecedented challenge. But nature has other ideas as a sudden blizzard adds a new layer of danger across the frozen north. Meanwhile rookie Steph Custance has a heavy load that won’t sit still and veteran Art Burke cusses his way through the entire ordeal.

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  21. Ice Road Truckers Season 11 Episode 6 - A Bridge Too Far
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - A Bridge Too Far

    S11:E6

    A small convoy heads out on the winter roads with a giant oversized load. The treacherous journey over nearly impossible terrain will be the ultimate test of skill for Lisa Kelly and Reno Ward. Meanwhile Art Burke attempts to cross a grueling 25 mile Ice Road over a frozen lake. Veteran trucker Alex Debogorski tries to make up lost time but sticks by the code of the road as he stops to help a stranded fellow trucker. And Todd Dewey tackles a snowy road that just might get the better of him.

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  22. Ice Road Truckers Season 11 Episode 8 - The Big Skid
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - The Big Skid

    S11:E8

    After nonstop wild weather it appears the winter roads want revenge. A big bump in the road takes out Art Burke's radiator and causes a coolant crisis, while a tight turn snags Todd Dewey's rig in a deep snow bank. Steph Custance's foray onto a wet ice crossing - becomes a true regret. Meanwhile, Alex Debogorski is moving a construction shack that might be too heavy for the ice - so the veteran trucker uses a steel sled to drag the huge haul across a frozen lake.

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  23. Ice Road Truckers Season 11 Episode 9 - Double Trouble
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Ice Road Truckers Season 11 Episode 10 - One Last Lick
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Ice Road Truckers Season 12 Episode 7 - Last Chance Convoy
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Last Chance Convoy

    S12:E7

    Muskie Creek operations manager Bill Danh sends a six-truck convoy — including Lisa, Scooter, and Todd — on a crucial but near-impossible mission to a remote outpost on the Hudson Bay, traveling the world's longest winter road.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Battle Lines" is the best rated episode of "Ice Road Truckers". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/19/2012. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Haul of the Wild".