Rattlecan ★ Posted May 22, 2021 Share #1 Posted May 22, 2021 As someone who actually has "Ice Road Trucker " on my resume, I'm thinkin this is going to be more of a comedy than a thriller. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted May 22, 2021 Share #2 Posted May 22, 2021 This is a movie? Some years ago the History Channel, IIRCR, had a ice road trucker series. It was a "reality" show Very cool that you're an ice road trucker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted May 22, 2021 24 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: This is a movie? Some years ago the History Channel, IIRCR, had a ice road trucker series. It was a "reality" show Very cool that you're an ice road trucker I'm glad you put reality in quotation marks there. I was actually on the same road at the same time that they filmed season one of that fiasco. The company I was working for is the largest operator up there and they wanted nothing to do with the production. The operators of the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter road,( that is the official name, not ice road), did not allow Original productions back for season two, so they had to look elsewhere. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted May 22, 2021 Share #4 Posted May 22, 2021 Lisa Kelly is my secret crush. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted May 22, 2021 Share #5 Posted May 22, 2021 32 minutes ago, Rattlecan said: I'm glad you put reality in quotation marks there. I was actually on the same road at the same time that they filmed season one of that fiasco. The company I was working for is the largest operator up there and they wanted nothing to do with the production. The operators of the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter road,( that is the official name, not ice road), did not allow Original productions back for season two, so they had to look elsewhere. Have to use quotes, I feel all those shows are scripted BS. Glad to hear your company didn't want to be part of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted May 22, 2021 Share #6 Posted May 22, 2021 Ohhh! Trucker. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 22, 2021 Share #7 Posted May 22, 2021 So how many trucks/drivers do they lose through the ice? Regular road driving we lose a lot of drivers so I would suspect you lose some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted May 22, 2021 Share #8 Posted May 22, 2021 1 hour ago, bikeman564™ said: This is a movie? Some years ago the History Channel, IIRCR, had a ice road trucker series. It was a "reality" show Very cool that you're an ice road trucker i remember that series. I liked it a lot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted May 22, 2021 Share #9 Posted May 22, 2021 18 minutes ago, MickinMD said: i remember that series. I liked it a lot! The driving on ice I thought was interesting. But the drama that's used for TV I could do without. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted May 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Longjohn said: So how many trucks/drivers do they lose through the ice? Regular road driving we lose a lot of drivers so I would suspect you lose some. Almost never happens. The road that I was on had lost some guys that were clearing the road over the ice, but tucks falling through during the hauling season is extremely rare. But I will say, the first time setting the wheels of a loaded truck onto a frozen lake can make one a wee bit apprehensive. Particularly when that frozen surface looks like this. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share #11 Posted May 22, 2021 Here is a photo of a loaded fuel tanker that broke through crossing the ice bridge on the McKenzie river at Fort Providence. Luckily, fuel tankers are buoyant even loaded. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 22, 2021 Share #12 Posted May 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, Rattlecan said: Here is a photo of a loaded fuel tanker that broke through crossing the ice bridge on the McKenzie river at Fort Providence. Luckily, fuel tankers are buoyant even loaded. How would they retrieve something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share #13 Posted May 22, 2021 31 minutes ago, Longjohn said: How would they retrieve something like that? In this case, they pumped the load off onto a bunch of small trucks by dropping a hose down through the hatch. Once it was empty, it was really buoyant, but frozen in place. Some carefully placed dynamite charges freed it, and they were able to hook a tow line to it and pulled tractor and both trailers out and up onto the ice. Wish I had been there to see it, but I heard it from someone who was. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted October 3, 2021 I watched this movie last night on Netflix and while it was action packed and fun to watch, none of it was believable. With the exception that Trappers, the trucking company featured in the film is a real honest to goodness Winnipeg based company and they used the actual decals that adorn the real trucks. Other than that, no connection to reality. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted October 3, 2021 Share #15 Posted October 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, Rattlecan said: no connection to reality Was there anybody committing cabotage? I'm not going to bother watching unless there was some scenes with cabotage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share #16 Posted October 3, 2021 Just now, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: Was there anybody committing cabotage? I'm not going to bother watching unless there was some scenes with cabotage. Oh yeah, it was all cabotage all the time. Liam was an American trucker doing point to point in Canada. That just ain't allowed, emergency or not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 3, 2021 Share #17 Posted October 3, 2021 On 5/22/2021 at 2:35 PM, Rattlecan said: As someone who actually has "Ice Road Trucker " on my resume, I'm thinkin this is going to be more of a comedy than a thriller. So now you are going to tell us the "Airplane" wasn't factual.... 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 3, 2021 Share #18 Posted October 3, 2021 I have not driven ice roads although I have driven plenty of frozen lakes and operated aircraft on them. I did not find this movie funny, just silly. There comes a point in life when you just aren't a credible action movie actor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share #19 Posted October 3, 2021 33 minutes ago, Wilbur said: So now you are going to tell us the "Airplane" wasn't factual.... Wasn't it?? I liked the part where George Kennedy drove the stuck plane out of the snow. I suppose you're gonna tell me it couldn't happen like that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead ★ Posted October 3, 2021 Share #20 Posted October 3, 2021 I think I will skip watching this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 3, 2021 Share #21 Posted October 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Rattlecan said: Wasn't it?? I liked the part where George Kennedy drove the stuck plane out of the snow. I suppose you're gonna tell me it couldn't happen like that? They used to allow cigars on deck back then. Nowadays, we don't know how to sweet talk an airplane like George did. "Come on baby!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted October 3, 2021 Share #22 Posted October 3, 2021 The Ice Road was good. I liked Cold Pursuit better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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