Ice Road Rescue

Head back to Norway for a special look at Thord and the team's most dangerous recoveries, toughest rescues and biggest pay checks.

Extreme weather... Illness... rookie drivers, nothing stops towing veteran Bjoern Laegreid from rescuing those stuck on Norway's treacherous mountain roads.

Blizzards, black ice and driving rain bring chaos to Norway's treacherous roads. Cars and trucks get stranded and, sometimes, the rescue drivers get stuck too.

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

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

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.

Bjørn helps an inexperienced foreign driver, while Kristoffer and Erik battle challenging conditions to rescue a trailer in rush hour traffic

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

Thord is faced with an extremely challenging rescue that leaves the whole community locked in, unable to get in or out of the main road blocked by the huge eight-wheel- trailer. In the North Kristoffer is left with a dirty job, literally speaking. A garbage truck has overturned due to the slippery roads.

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

It's 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.

Bjord struggles to control his anger when a reckless move throws a trucker into a danger. Thord heads out to rescue a driver who made a similarly risky error.

Thord and Bjoern join forces, and 23-year-old Ole Henrik is temporarily in charge.

Acting boss Ole Henrik puts his rookie crew to the test on its first solo rescue.

Boss Thord puts his life on the line to rescue a 20-ton bread truck stuck on rocks.

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.

Bjorn joins 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

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.

Thord and Bjoern are tested to the limits when they have to rescue a truck from falling into a lake.

Thord and Bjoern battle one of Norway’s biggest storms in a decade as they try to rescue a truck loaded with steel girders.

Bjoern is put under pressure when a head-on collision between two trucks blocks an ambulance on an emergency call-out.

Terje gets into trouble when he crashes Thord's tow truck, while Eirik looks for a waste disposal truck parked on a slope.

As Thord and Terje risk their lives to save one truck's valuable cargo, Jo Roger and Stig help another truck which is stuck blocking a main road.

The harsh winter weather creates chaos in the mountains, and Thord faces major challenges. While rescuing a 50-tonne trailer, he receives a new emergency message. Bjørn does Thord a big favor, leaves home and takes the ferry to the coast to salvage a snow plough. In the north it is 20 degrees below zero, where Jo Roger helps a wheel loader that is lying on its side and blocking the main road to the south.

A tricky rescue of an excavator forces Thord to find extraordinary solutions, but hes in double trouble when rookie Terje messes up.

When a salmon truck crashes into a ditch, it kicks off a night of havoc for Thord. With truck drivers in trouble all over his territory, Thords team is pushed to the limit.

When wild weather and traffic convoys cause carnage, Thord races against time to rescue stranded drivers.

When Thord and Bjoern team up for a big truck rescue, they disagree on the best approach and up north Ole Henrik has a lot to prove.

Thord puts his new rotator truck to the test when a tractor crashes downhill and Raido rescues a school bus.

Thord’s busy rescuing two crashed trucks, so when he gets a call about a group of teenagers who’ve skidded off the road, he sends his daughter Malin.