Ice Road Rescue Season 9 is to Premiere on National Geographic

Thord and Bjørn get the challenge of a lifetime when a fully loaded trailer ends up 40 meters off a cliff. The harsh conditions and the difficult salvage work make this the biggest challenge they have ever faced. At a ski resort, Svein Arne sets out on a solo mission to rescue a delivery van that got lost.

Bjørn experiences great pressure after two trucks, which collided head-on, block an ambulance during an emergency. Thord works through the night to save a driver who is stuck in the car so that the valuable cargo can be delivered to the airport in time. In the north, Stig leads the recovery of a 30-tonne trailer that went through the guardrail and is dangerously close to a power pole.

In southern Norway, Thord, Bjørn and the crew have to go out in the worst storm in ten years. They will save a trailer fully loaded with steel beams, which blew off in the strong wind. During the mission, Bjørn will teach Svein Arne a little more about gravity. In the north, Jo Roger sends out last year's freshman, Stig, on his first solo mission of the season.

This time the heroes of the winter road are faced with extreme weather conditions. A powerful storm and record amounts of rain and snow create major challenges. During some of their toughest missions ever, Thord and Bjørn experience great danger, so they really have to trust each other. Jo Roger depends on last year's freshman, Stig, to become a leader, but is he ready for the task?

Thord's under stress when a rescue fails at his third attempt and time is running out. Bjoern tries to get a 46-ton truck and trailer out of a deep ditch, but the only thing that's moving is his own tow truck. In the far North, Jo Roger's on a mission to get a truck and trailer that tipped over back onto its wheels. The truck's on a tight deadline delivering fresh salmon for export so he has to hurry to save the day.

Thord must battle the biggest blizzard of the winter rescuing a truck carrying massive iron pipes, and Tor Steinar risks frostbite to recover a truck and trailer with frozen brakes. Jo Roger tries to save a thirty-five ton excavator that slid down a steep bank, but the extreme cold causes equipment failure - and when brittle steel snaps, lives are at risk.

Thord's under stress when a rescue fails at his third attempt and time is running out. Bjoern tries to get a 46-ton truck and trailer out of a deep ditch, but the only thing that's moving is his own tow truck. In the far North, Jo Roger's on a mission to get a truck and trailer that tipped over back onto its wheels. The truck's on a tight deadline delivering fresh salmon for export so he has to hurry to save the day.

The police put Thord under pressure to rescue a truck blocking a tunnel on the express route. Bjoern rescues a truck that's slid out on sheet ice - but faces danger when passing trucks come too close for comfort. In the far north, a flying winch wire threatens Jo Roger and Ole Henrik when they try to rescue a crashed out truck.

To protect their business, Thord and Bjoern open a new garage on the Hardangervidda mountain. Bjoern heads out to rescue a truck causing chaos, but the driver has Bjoern losing his temper, and almost his fingers. When Ole Henrik tries to save a jackknifed truck and trailer, a reckless manoeuvre gets him in trouble. Now the young tow trucker needs to be rescued himself.

When an Arctic storm kicks off the coldest winter of a decade, Thord tries to rescue a truck blocking a blind bend but the driver ignores Thord's instructions and puts all their lives at risk. A blizzard causes chaos for Bjorn when a jackknifed truck blocks the road. And in the far north, a truck full of fish on a tight deadline crashes into a snowbank so rescue boss Jo Roger has to get it back on track.

Bjoern has to join forces with a rival company to rescue a truck that crashed into a cliff face, and Thord struggles to get a flipped tractor back on its wheels. In the far North, Ole Henrik takes his girlfriend to rescue a truck stuck in a snow ditch - and it turns out to be their coldest date ever.

Arctic storms produce the lowest temperatures in ten years. But the heroes of the winter road can not be stopped by minus 30 degrees, and they risk their lives to save drivers in need. Thord and Bjørn face unexpected threats and old rivals. In Overhalla, Jo Roger returns from injury, and he wants to show that he is still the king of the north.

A drill rig hangs over a 15 metre cliff and Ole Henrik must make a life-threatening decision.

Time is short and the police pile on the pressure when Thord struggles to get a 16-wheeler back on the road.

Thord struggles to rescue a truck blocking a mountain pass while impatient drivers put his life in danger.

When a stuck truck blocks a main road, Thord has to rescue it - but the driver doesn't want to pay, so Thord threatens him with house arrest.

A 50-ton truck and trailer carrying asphalt has crashed above a steep bank. Boss Thord must save it before the ground gives way and causes a mudslide.

Boss Thord puts his life on the line when he crawls under an unstable twenty-ton bread truck stuck on rocks.

A winter storm hits southern Norway. Thord is on his way to save a woman stranded in the mountains when he gets a call about a head-on collision. Bjørn sets out in a gale to rescue a Chassis Cab almost blown off a main road suspension bridge. The young acting boss, Ole Henrik, is put to the test when his new rookie crew is sent on a challenging rescue mission.

When a fully laden truck and trailer gets buried in a ditch, Bjørn calls Thord for help. But it's not easy for the two bosses to work together.

The Ice Road heroes have battled through a winter season of unpredictable weather, but Thord looks to the future and heads out to meet a competition company.

A blizzard hits the mountains, and a driver gets caught in the storm. Despite the pain in his arm, Bjoern heads out to rescue him. In Thord's territory, the notorious hill called the Gallows has claimed a new victim. A foreign truck driver's vehicle is stuck and he needs Thord's help. The driver is inexperienced with Norwegian winter road conditions, which makes the rescue a risky affair.

In this episode Thord rescues his old driving instructor, and Jo Roger heads out to help a truck stuck deep in the woods.

Fish is one of Norway's largest export goods, and road transport gives the salvage teams a lot to do. Boss Thord gets help from his old friend Bjørn to help a fishing trailer in need, while Jo Roger and his son salvage a 40 ton fishing trailer.

The recovery teams are constantly facing new challenges. In the north, the young boy Ole Henrik is sent out on his own assignment by his father, and in the south Thord goes out to save the car of a carpenter, but it turns out that he is not prepared for what is waiting.

Disaster often strikes when foreign drivers try their hand at Norwegian winter roads, and boss Thord goes out to help one of them. The driver did not attach the chains properly and got stuck in a bend.

It is Thord to the rescue when a storm slides a 20-ton transporter off the road and lands a car in a ditch; a driver's rookie error riles Bjorn on the mountain pass.

The tow truckers get a new enemy, Mother Nature, as sudden changes in temperatures throw up unforeseen challenges for the ice road rescuers.

In the south of Norway, Thord and his men are facing their biggest challenge of the season; a 40-ton snow plough has crashed through the safety barrier and rolled 20 meters down a bank onto a frozen lake.

In the south of Norway, a 30-ton excavator capsizes into a deep ditch; it is a logistically complicated mission and Thord knows he will need his best men to accomplish this Ice Road Rescue.

The team risk it all to keep Norway's most treacherous roads open. But if anything is damaged during a rescue, they could find themselves facing a crippling bill.

Being an ice road tow trucker in the far north of Norway means work takes up most of the waking hours; there is always a truck in trouble that needs rescue.

When a 25-ton fish truck has skidded on the ice, the monster truck is choking the connection of two major arterial routes; with 300,000 Euros at stake, Jo Roger can't afford to get this wrong.

Daylight hours are short on Norway's most treacherous roads, where the darkness makes the tow truck rescuers' jobs all the more dangerous.

Ole and Roger mount a major rescue when a mail delivery truck plunges into a ditch; recent changes mean big challenges for Thord.

Ole struggles to rescue a 22-ton truck stuck in the snow. Meanwhile, new roads mean new problems for boss Thord after he expands his territory.

It's the start of winter and the temperatures are shifting daily causing avalanches and rockslides in the south; Thord is needed now more than ever.

The toughest months of another brutal winter are over. The ice road rescue guys might be business rivals, but they're also firm friends. They head to the mountains for some R&R, and to relive the rescues that made this season the most dramatic and daring ever.

Thord has his work cut out unravelling roads thrown into chaos by a driver who's abandoned his stuck truck and gone missing. Bjorn thinks he'll have a pleasant day out rescuing an old friend but learns that, in the mountains of Norway, beauty comes laced with deadly danger. And rookie Kristoffer gambles his fresh reputation with a fishy cargo rescue that could turn rotten...

It takes a special breed of men to pull off the perfect 'Ice Road Rescue'...from a driver smuggling nappies out of Norway, to a truck in trouble full of fresh fish!

Bjørn is caught up in a high speed chase and car theft investigation: A "Bonnie and Clyde" of the mountains have stolen three cars and are on the run.

The biggest storm in years is about to hit Norway and all the rescue workers have their work cut out.

Thord is called out to rescue a trailer and prevent it flooding the roads with its milky cargo. Lone wolf Bjørn has a bad day.

Thord becomes part of a crime scene investigation, rookie Andrej is faced with an overloaded car, and Bjørn keeps the big mountains of Norway safe.

Thord is faced with an extremely challenging rescue that leaves the whole community blocked in by a huge eight-wheel trailer.

Thord and his rookie rescue worker Andrzej have their work cut out for them when they help a polish driver with valuable cargo loaded with sugar.

Bjørn is called out to rescue an inexperienced foreign driver who is blocking the main road on the mountain overpass, making the locals very angry.

Thord, Bjørn and the guys get together to take a look back on the season and ponder a video recording of a rescue mission going horribly wrong.

Bjørn helps a car whose fuel has frozen before the road is forced to close. Thord works tirelessly to keep the trucks moving and the road open.

Thord has to keep the road open during heavy snowfall. Bjørn is on the mountain rescuing a truck, when a car tries to bypass him and gets stuck.

Bjørn Lægreid heads out into the storm to help a truck and clear the road for the ploughers, but ends up stuck himself and unable to help.

In the north a harvester has tipped over, and an excavator is about to sink into a mud hole.

In the south, Bjørn Lægreid fixes a snowplough and gives a ride to a minister, while in the north, Jo Roger Blengsli slips off the road.

Thord Paulsen and Bjørn Lægreid rescue a sunken boat in the fjord, while Frank Sebulonsen assists a German truck driver transporting nine cars.

In Voss, a fish truck has gone off the road, and it's up to Ove and his crew to get it back up before the valuable fish goes bad.

In Hardanger, two smugglers have driven into a snowbank, and towing veteran Bjørn Lægreid can hardly believe what's inside their vehicle.

In Odda, the biggest snowfall that local truck towers Thord Paulsen and Olav Eike have ever seen sets in, creating chaos on the roads.