World's Toughest Trucker

2012

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EP1 Cape York Cattle Haul Jan 06, 2012

The eight truckers meet for the first time in Cape York, one of Australia's most remote regions and find out they'll be working in pairs. They learn that they'll be hauling wild cattle south, over three days, to greener pastures and it's vital that they get them there safely.

EP2 The First Elimination Jan 13, 2012

Starting from Alice Springs, the eight truckers' ultimate Australian challenge is to haul four huge, prefabricated buildings for a medical center across 500 miles of hostile desert to the remote Aborigine community of Kiwirrkurra. Driving with the same partner as the previous challenge, at the end of this three day journey, the weakest team will leave the competition.

EP3 Cops, Customs and Conflict Jan 20, 2012

After the Australian eliminations, the six remaining truckers take on the infamous BR163 road through Brazil's wild and unruly cattle lands. Their cargo is 11 x half ton concrete pipes. This load is oversized, fragile and near impossible to secure — as they soon discover. In new driver pairings for the first time, their 3 day 360 mile journey becomes a battle between speed and strategy with surprising results.

EP4 The Amazon Jungle Jan 27, 2012

It's half way through the competition and this job is the game changer. Six truckers travel deeper into the Amazon to deliver fishing boats to a fishing community along brutal and unforgiving, dirt tracks, fueled by adrenaline and competitive spirit two of the teams race aggressively through the jungle for a winning time. Meanwhile, the third team take a steadier approach. Which strategy will deliver the best results?

EP5 Canadian Rockies Feb 03, 2012

The remaining truckers left in the running are split into new pairs as they take part in a three-day challenge of collecting 60 ton loads of timber from 3,000 feet up a Canadian mountainside and taking them back down the valley.

EP6 Mongolia Feb 10, 2012

The remaining truckers left in the competition are in Mongolia. They find it hard to deal with the remote and hostile environment and battle with their old Russian trucks.

EP7 India Feb 17, 2012

The remaining truckers left in the competition are thrown out of their comfort zone after they travel to India. At the end of the show there is another elimination.

EP8 The Prize Feb 24, 2012

Who will be crowned series winner and drive away with the £100,000 prize?
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Released: 06 January 2012 Ended
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World's Toughest Trucker is a show Produced by Dragonfly Productions and GroupM Entertainment and is broadcast on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and Discovery Channel in the US. The show was Originally commissioned by Channel 5 in the United Kingdom, the format is a co-production between Dragonfly and Group M Entertainment and pits eight truck drivers against each other in a series of challenges. The winner receives US$150,000 and the title “world’s toughest trucker. It had its world premiere on 6 January 2012 on Channel 5. The show follows the success of Channel 5's other trucking programing such as Ice Road Truckers and Eddie Stobart: Trucks & Trailers. It is Broadcast on Friday at 8pm and regularly repeated. The show is filmed and broadcast in HD. Channel 5 describes the show as "The world's most fearless truck drivers face off in some of the world's most feared locations." "In an exciting new series commencing on Channel 5 this week, eight of the world’s most experienced truck drivers go head to head in some of the harshest environments on planet Earth. Drawn from England, Scotland, Canada, USA, Sri Lanka and Australia, they are challenged to navigate the most extreme routes across that include Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mongolia and India. Each journey will last three days, and they must contend with unusual cargo, massive rigs, lethal roads and each other. Along the way, the weak will be eliminated and only one will walk away with the £100,000 prize and the title of ‘World’s Toughest Trucker" Over 60,000 people applied to take part in the show. The eventual winner of series one was Englishman Stuart, with fan favorite Rookie finishing in second place and Derek in third.

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