Veteran driver Jay Westgard delivers a 30-ton load of water purifiers to the DeBeers Diamond mine, a weight that could stress the ice, while worrying about his sick 15-month-old daughter, who has pneumonia. Elsewhere, Drew Sherwood's truck needs repairs after the battery box breaks off on a difficult run.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 4 of Ice Road Truckers resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Ice Road Truckers Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Ready to Roll
• s01e02 - Destination: Diamond Mine
• s01e03 - Dash for the Cash
• s01e04 - The Big Chill
• s01e05 - Midseason Mayhem
• s01e06 - Driving on Thin Ice
• s01e07 - The Rookie Challenge
• s01e08 - Into the Whiteout
• s01e09 - The Big Melt
• s01e10 - The Final Run

Ice Road Truckers Show Summary

At the top of the world, in the coldest parts of North America, there is a whole trucking industry that most people had never heard of. Some communities and industries can only be reached for a few months each year, when rivers or seas freeze over. Ice Road Truckers features the activities of drivers who operate trucks on seasonal routes crossing frozen lakes and rivers in remote arctic territories in Canada and Alaska.

Seasons 1 and 2 are based in Canada's Northwest Territories, first the diamond mines around Yellowknife and then the Mackenzie River ice road from Inuvik. Seasons 3 and 4 move to the USA and focus on Alaska's improved but still remote Dalton Highway, supplying the oilfields in Prudhoe Bay. Seasons 5 and 6 split coverage between Alaska and the winter roads Winnipeg, in Canada's Manitoba, while Alex heads farther north than ever before on the deadly Dempster.