Ep 9. Blood on the Dalton
- TV-14
- August 8, 2010
- 43 min
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7.9 (19)
As the ninth episode of the fourth season of "Ice Road Truckers," "Blood on the Dalton" follows the drivers as they navigate the notoriously treacherous Dalton Highway in Alaska. The episode kicks off with a look at the drivers' preparations for their latest haul, with each of them loading up their rigs with supplies and fuel before hitting the road.
As they make their way along the Dalton, the drivers face a number of challenges, including narrow roads, steep grades, and icy conditions that threaten to send their trucks careening off the road. Despite these obstacles, they push on, determined to deliver their loads on time.
One driver, however, finds himself in a particularly difficult situation when his truck gets stuck in a snowdrift. With the clock ticking and his cargo at risk, he has to think fast and come up with a solution to get his rig out of the snow and back on the road.
Elsewhere on the highway, another driver faces a more serious problem when he comes across a fellow trucker who has had an accident. With blood on the snow and no sign of help in sight, the driver must quickly assess the situation and decide how best to get the injured trucker the help he needs.
These and other challenges make "Blood on the Dalton" a tense, action-packed episode that showcases the courage and skill of the ice road truckers as they battle the elements and push themselves to their limits in the name of delivering vital supplies to remote areas of Alaska.