runaway parents Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 Well been anticipating the new season of Ice Road Truckers . And just found out it was canceled ? What is this world coming to . Please help me protest this and have the History Channel put it back on .Thanks for all of your help. singed IRT FAN!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenandjon Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 WHAT?!?! They cant do that us! Farmer, Trucker, Equipment operator, Mechanic Quando omni flunkus moritati-When all else fails, play dead I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeBeFulltimers Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 I'm a retired trucker and HATED that "show". It was nothing but an insult to a real trucker! Fulltiming since September 1, 2010 2012 Ford F-350 PSD SRW Lariat Crew Cab 2012 Montana 3585SA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenandjon Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 8 minutes ago, WeBeFulltimers said: I'm a retired trucker and HATED that "show". It was nothing but an insult to a real trucker! Yea its a little goofy but my boys really like it. Farmer, Trucker, Equipment operator, Mechanic Quando omni flunkus moritati-When all else fails, play dead I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewhoknowslittle Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 I drove for a living for too many years, and I had the desire to try it one year. But life moved on and now I’m over it. But still liked the show. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertMiner Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 Yea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 Some of you guys must really love(d) your job . Get done working . Get home and turn on a show about work . LOL Goes around , comes around . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runaway parents Posted July 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 3 hours ago, WeBeFulltimers said: I'm a retired trucker and HATED that "show". It was nothing but an insult to a real trucker! Hm must have hit a nerve. Insult to a real trucker? must have missed something that was insulting . I know somebody who worked for Carlile .He seemed like a" real trucker" to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenandjon Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 It takes more than that to insult any truckers I know. They must not be "real truckers" Farmer, Trucker, Equipment operator, Mechanic Quando omni flunkus moritati-When all else fails, play dead I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 I'm not a real trucker, but have held a few steering wheels in my day, and almost never sleep at a Holiday Inn. Most of the truckers we talked to on our Alaska trip thought that show was pretty hokey and scripted. Some had first hand knowledge of the "staged" drama. KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porky69 Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 It's not the real ice road truckers (the ones that aren't on TV) that are insulting, it is the show itself. The driving that they show is nowhere near what a real trucker would do. Anywhere but on tv driving and acting like the IRT crew does would get you fired in a minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyerjf Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Between that and the other one, Highway Thru Hell, lets just say that 60 seconds of film goes an awful long way. As a professional driver neither one bothers me, I find them rather amusing at times. But they are somewhat useful in getting at least some information to a general public that would otherwise have no conception. Hokey, yes. But how else are you going to make it entertaining enough to sell to advertisers, unless someone actually watches it. I guess IRT finally lost enough viewers that the History Channel dropped them. they will probably wind up in re runs on a lesser cable channel, like Velocity or something. Either one is a little more accurate presentation of the world than say Sonny and Will in the TV series Movin On. Now that one was a laugh a minute. 10-4 Good Buddy, catch ya on the flip flop. Jeff Beyer temporarily retired from Trailer Transit 2000 Freightliner Argosy Cabover 2008 Work and Play 34FK Homebase NW Indiana, no longer full time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl&Rita Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 I catch my Soap Opera's mid-afternoon. IRT lost touch with reality a long time ago. It just refused to turn off the lights. I have been wrong before, I'll probably be wrong again. 2000 Kenworth T 2000 w/N-14 and 10 speed Gen1 Autoshift, deck built by Star Fabrication 2006 smart fourtwo cdi cabriolet 2007 32.5' Fleetwood QuantumPlease e-mail us here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 9 minutes ago, beyerjf said: Either one is a little more accurate presentation of the world than say Sonny and Will in the TV series Movin On. Now that one was a laugh a minute. 10-4 Good Buddy, catch ya on the flip flop. 1 I thought it was BJ and the Bear.... Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runaway parents Posted July 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 OMG next thing you guys are going to tell me wwe wrestling is fake. ha. So your are telling me they don't actually slide trucks around corners side ways launch them threw mud holes and catch air .driving so fast that parts are flying off the truck. and still keep there job. So much for that career. Guess I will stick with driving nails for a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyerjf Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Well, sure enough, we found out where Ice Road Truckers went. There is a new broadcast network using the secondary frequencies of the thru the air digital TV broadcast spectrum, like MeTV, Escape, Grit(Television with Backbone), Ion, Movies! etc. It is called Quest, starting broadcasting in Jan of 2018 and is available in about 50 markets in the US. Looks like they are re running a lot of the tired Discovery Network programming that is a little long in the tooth. But it is free... http://www.questtv.com/ Jeff Beyer temporarily retired from Trailer Transit 2000 Freightliner Argosy Cabover 2008 Work and Play 34FK Homebase NW Indiana, no longer full time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 1 hour ago, beyerjf said: Well, sure enough, we found out where Ice Road Truckers went. There is a new broadcast network using the secondary frequencies of the thru the air digital TV broadcast spectrum, like MeTV, Escape, Grit(Television with Backbone), Ion, Movies! etc. It is called Quest, starting broadcasting in Jan of 2018 and is available in about 50 markets in the US. Looks like they are re running a lot of the tired Discovery Network programming that is a little long in the tooth. But it is free... http://www.questtv.com/ Learn something new , every day . Thanks . Goes around , comes around . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyA Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 What was her name..??? Lisa, I think. Little gal that went from blond to brunette to pink. She was a major attraction to many that watched the show. Personally, I wondered how someone as small as she was could handle her loads. I couldn't - but I am just old, not little.😁 Randy, Nancy and Oscar "The Great White" - 2004 Volvo VNL670, D12, 10-speed, converted to single axle pulling a Keystone Cambridge 5th wheel, 40', 4 slides and about 19,000# with empty tanks. ARS - WB4BZX, Electrical Engineer, Master Electrician, D.Ed., Professor Emeritus - Happily Retired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERO Maker Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Careful there Randy!!!! Rocky & Sheri Rhoades '01 Volvo 770 2016 DRV Mobile Suites, HoustonHERO Makers Ministry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennisvr Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 5 hours ago, beyerjf said: Well, sure enough, we found out where Ice Road Truckers went. There is a new broadcast network using the secondary frequencies of the thru the air digital TV broadcast spectrum, like MeTV, Escape, Grit(Television with Backbone), Ion, Movies! etc. It is called Quest, starting broadcasting in Jan of 2018 and is available in about 50 markets in the US. Looks like they are re running a lot of the tired Discovery Network programming that is a little long in the tooth. But it is free... http://www.questtv.com/ Thanks Jeff, I checked and I get that channel, but didn't have it in my favorites. I used to like to watch Modern Marvels and its on this channel. Now I have to see if it has Myth Busters. I used to like to watch that also. "It is better to have more truck than you need than to need more truck than you have" 2001 Volvo 660, Cummins 400 ISX, Eaton 3 Peddle Auto Shift 2014 Fuzion 40' Toyhauler 2015 Smart Car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyA Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 13 hours ago, HERO Maker said: Careful there Randy!!!! Yea, that thought crossed my mind. Nothing feminist or sexist was intentionally implied. A little man would have had the same issues with the loads on the truck unless they were totally excused from loading/unloading. Like I said, I'm just too old to fool with loads - bad back, knee and left shoulder on top of turning 72 today. Bah, humbug and thank goodness for Ibuprofen or Toradol. 😄 Randy, Nancy and Oscar "The Great White" - 2004 Volvo VNL670, D12, 10-speed, converted to single axle pulling a Keystone Cambridge 5th wheel, 40', 4 slides and about 19,000# with empty tanks. ARS - WB4BZX, Electrical Engineer, Master Electrician, D.Ed., Professor Emeritus - Happily Retired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Happy Birthday!!!! Here's hoping you have many more. KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noteven Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Happy Birthday Randy "Are we there yet?" asked no motorcycle rider, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblr Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Happy Birthday Randy, will miss seeing you at FROG this year. 2017 River Stone Legacy 38MB 2001 T2000 Kenworth 2009 Smart Passion ET Junior hitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Burkett Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 We have an Owner Operator that hauls for us regularly that was there with the show off and on for the first 2 years of the show, and some of the stories he tells of the things they did to make "TV" is such a hoot. And he told us the real reason the show left Carlisle trucking, but that is a story I would rather not tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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