‘Tired truckers’ scare continues
Here we go again: Following CNBC "Collision Course" series on truck accidents, 20/20 follows with "Road to Ruin" -- more from the public crash/fatigue discussion here.
View ArticleTV truck-stop comedy in works
“The next big TV hit could well be a comedy set in, of all places, a truck stop in Kansas.” So writes TruckersNews.com editor David Hollis in the story at this link, following news from several...
View ArticleDon’t eat me, bro
The connection between rubberneckers and those who will watch the "earth-shattering event" promised Dec. 7 by a certain cable network and a man who plans to feed himself to an anaconda.
View ArticleBrenner tank trailer on the small screen
Brenner brand tank trailers will be featured in an episode of the "How It’s Made" TV series premiering Thursday, April 9, at 9 p.m. Eastern on the cable Science Channel.
View ArticleIce Road Truckers season 9 debuts Sunday
The new, ninth season of the long-running series follows a cast of new and familiar faces on far-Manitoba ice roads, debuting this Sunday on the History Channel at 9 p.m. EDT.
View ArticleIce Road Truckers: Recapping superlatives in the first episodes of Season 9
Best Quote of Episode 2 goes to Darrell: “The more loads I deliver on time, the more loads I will have to deliver.” ...
View ArticleLisa and Darrell in trouble in latest episode of Ice Road Truckers
Sunday night’s episode (Season 9, Episode 6) of Ice Road Truckers was one of the busiest, maybe best, episodes of Season 9 so far, according to David Hollis of Truckers News.
View ArticleTodd looks for redemption in latest episode of Ice Road Truckers
The arrival of spring and the melting of ice and snow was not what the drivers on History Channel's Ice Road Truckers wanted, writes Overdrive sister site’s Truckers News Editor David Hollis in his...
View ArticleMelting ice causes problems for ‘Ice Road Truckers’ drivers
There's only one way to describe Sunday night's episode of History Channel’s Ice Road Truckers, and that's "mud-ugly," writes Overdrive sister site’s Truckers News Editor David Hollis in his weekly recap.
View Article‘Ice Road Truckers’ wraps up 9th season
History Channel’s Ice Road Truckers wrapped up its ninth season Sunday as the wilderness roads of northern Canada thawed, lakes melted, and the truckers who crossed them went home, writes Overdrive...
View ArticleIce Road Truckers kicks off 10th season Thursday
Ice Road Truckers will kick off its 10th season Thursday, Aug. 4 at 10 p.m. Eastern.
View ArticleUnseasonably warm weather makes for dicey start to new ‘Ice Road Truckers’...
Unusually mild weather set the tone for the 10th season of the History Channel's "Ice Road Truckers" in the opening episode of the season last week
View Article‘Ice Road Truckers’ introduces 22-year-old rookie driver
There's a new kid on the icy roads of History Channel's "Ice Road Truckers" in 22-year-old Steph Custance.
View ArticleTV network for truckers to launch in Jan.
The Transportation Nation Network (TNN) will launch via its website on New Year's Day this coming year. The network bills itself as a "video streaming platform dedicated to the trucking industry."
View ArticlePsst … Brad James is famous, pass it on …
Trucker Brad James -- out with a CD featuring some of his music, "My Lonesome Road -- will be appearing on the Oct. 25 episode of “Pickler and Ben,” airing on CMT in various local markets.
View ArticleTexas-based owner-op competing on ‘Survivor’ TV series
Carl Boudreaux, a 41-year-old independent trucker from Beaumont, Texas, has been driving 17 years and has hauled chemicals for the past 12 years. He is competing on the 37th season of Survivor, which...
View ArticleTruckers, family-owned trucking companies sought for proposed TV shows
Key creative personnel behind numerous cable TV reality shows including Ice Road Truckers appear to be involved with the creation of a new trucking-related competition show. In addition, a casting call...
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