Ice Road Truckers Analysis
While the name of the show, Ice Road Truckers, is fairly enticing you’ve got to admit that the idea of watching people drive trucks around doesn’t really seem that exciting. Even if they are doing so in dangerous conditions. You might think this until you actually sit down and watch the show for yourself. Once you do you’ll quickly understand why the show has been so successful. Not only are there colourful characters with interesting backstories and hidden industry politics to enjoy but there is also the thread of danger woven into each and every episode. And of course this is what keeps us coming back. The show keeps us hooked by telling us how dangerous the job is and how a trucker is always seconds from disaster when crossing the ice. Although
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Here are 15 secrets Ice Road Truckers would prefer us not to talk about…
15 Darrel Ward Was Filming A Pilot For Another Reality Show When He Was Killed
In 2012 Ice Road Truckers lost one of their most popular drivers, Darrell Ward, but not due to a trucking accident. The 52 year old was killed when the small plane he was travelling in crashed just as it came in to land. His co-pilot also died on impact. What you may not know is that Ward was on his way to film a pilot episode for a documentary-style show involving the recovery of plane wrecks when the accident occurred. What a cruel twist of fate.
During the most recent season of the show Darrell’s son Reno made his much-anticipated debut as a driver and even got to drive his fathers old rig. He made his appearance to help Polar Enterprises deliver one of the largest loads in the show’s history and we know his dad would be …show more content…
He’s a legend in the ice road trucking community with more than 36 years of trucking experience and it’s considered to be a sign of good luck when he pulls the first load over the ice at the start of each season. Alex is a devoted family man with 11 children and 9 grand-children and definitely one of the coolest grandpas around! He’s also a devout Catholic hence “The Preacher Man” signage on his rig. But do you know why he had to leave the second season of the show so early? He actually had a severe medical condition known as a pulmonary embolism, but managed to recover enough to return to the job he
Here are 15 secrets Ice Road Truckers would prefer us not to talk about…
15 Darrel Ward Was Filming A Pilot For Another Reality Show When He Was Killed
In 2012 Ice Road Truckers lost one of their most popular drivers, Darrell Ward, but not due to a trucking accident. The 52 year old was killed when the small plane he was travelling in crashed just as it came in to land. His co-pilot also died on impact. What you may not know is that Ward was on his way to film a pilot episode for a documentary-style show involving the recovery of plane wrecks when the accident occurred. What a cruel twist of fate.
During the most recent season of the show Darrell’s son Reno made his much-anticipated debut as a driver and even got to drive his fathers old rig. He made his appearance to help Polar Enterprises deliver one of the largest loads in the show’s history and we know his dad would be …show more content…
He’s a legend in the ice road trucking community with more than 36 years of trucking experience and it’s considered to be a sign of good luck when he pulls the first load over the ice at the start of each season. Alex is a devoted family man with 11 children and 9 grand-children and definitely one of the coolest grandpas around! He’s also a devout Catholic hence “The Preacher Man” signage on his rig. But do you know why he had to leave the second season of the show so early? He actually had a severe medical condition known as a pulmonary embolism, but managed to recover enough to return to the job he