Series synopsis
Shipping Wars is an American reality documentary television series that premiered on A&E on January 10, 2012. It stars Roy Garber, Jennifer Brennan, Marc Springer and Jarrett Joyce.
Shipping Wars is a reality TV series on A&E that began airing on January 10, 2012. The show follows six independent carriers who have discovered that fortunes can be made transporting items that traditional carriers either cannot or will not haul. The series also features uShip, the world’s largest online auction house for independent truckers. For Season 1, the featured carriers are Marc Springer, Roy Garber, Jennifer Brennan, Jarrett Joyce, and Suzanne and Scott Bawcom. Starting with Season 2, ...
Premise
Shipping Wars is a reality TV series on A&E that began airing on January 10, 2012. The show follows six independent carriers who have discovered that fortunes can be made transporting items that traditional carriers either cannot or will not haul. The series also features uShip, the world’s largest online auction house for independent truckers. For Season 1, the featured carriers are Marc Springer, Roy Garber, Jennifer Brennan, Jarrett Joyce, and Suzanne and Scott Bawcom. Starting with Season 2, the Bawcoms are replaced by the team of Christopher Hanna and Robbie Welsh. Season 3 premiered on December 12, 2012 . New shippers Johnny Chavez and the team of Chelsea Grant and Courtney Aguilera appear in Season 4.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Roy Garber as Self
- Jennifer Brennan as Self
- Marc Springer as Self
- Jarrett Joyce as Self
- Scott Bawcom as Self
- Suzanne Bawcom as Self
- Christopher Hanna as Self
- Robbie Welsh as Self
Supporting cast
- Dusty Davies as Self
- Jessica Samko as Self
- Todd Sturgis as Self
- Tamera Sturgis as Self
- Dwight Fountain as Self
- Tyesha Fountain as Self
- Natasha Schneider as Self
- Doug Smith as Self
- Molly Rivero as Self
- Russell Rivero as Self
- Tamara Brock as Self
Episodes
This series spans 9 seasons with 116 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | January 10, 2012 | February 7, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 14 | August 7, 2012 | October 2, 2012 |
| Season 3 | 12 | December 12, 2012 | January 30, 2013 |
| Season 4 | 12 | June 11, 2013 | July 30, 2013 |
| Season 5 | 12 | December 3, 2013 | January 14, 2014 |
| Season 6 | 20 | June 3, 2014 | August 5, 2014 |
| Season 7 | 14 | November 18, 2014 | March 3, 2015 |
| Season 8 | 6 | April 1, 2015 | April 29, 2015 |
| Season 9 | 16 | November 30, 2021 | January 25, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot The transporters compete for some unique shipments going cross-country as a 4,000 lbs., 22-foot steel horse and an oversized 7-foot-long Venus Flytrap come up for bid. Roy Garber and Jarrett Joyce are the big winners of the transports, respectively, but there's no time to celebrate when they both realize they may have bitten off more than they can chew. |
January 10, 2012 |
| 2 |
Double Down and Bean Town Roy books a complicated Linotype machine, and things get really complicated when he thinks he breaks it in route-but with his skill and welder, he hopes to set things right. |
January 10, 2012 |
| 3 |
Bullship When livestock hits the uShip auction, Jennifer makes her move and wins a haul of two bucking bulls, while Marc gets a fragile experimental aircraft. When this experienced cowgirl picks up the bulls, she finds them meaner than she expected and ends up having to board them every night she's in transit. |
January 17, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Two Halves of the Same Willie Handyman" Roy gets in a heap of trouble after he saws a giant Willie Mays sculpture in half while "Cowgirl" Jennifer deals with a sobbing customer who is sad to see his prized possession go. |
August 7, 2012 |
| 2 |
The King and His Axe Chris and Robbie transport two pieces of music history owned by "The King" himself. With a load that is slowing him down, Jarrett races against the clock to get to a restaurant opening in time. |
August 7, 2012 |
| 3 |
Love at First Flight Marc runs into some bad weather that takes a toll on an exposed, custom-built hot rod. Jarrett just barely squeezes three chicken coops into his trailer. |
August 14, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
More Bullship "Cowgirl" Jennifer must call Roy in for help with some wild bucking bulls. Chris and Robbie bust their trailer with an overweight houseboat. |
December 12, 2012 |
| 2 |
Safari So Good Marc goes up against an unrealistic deadline when his truck gives out and Jarrett panics when he is stopped for transporting stolen property. |
December 12, 2012 |
| 3 |
Geometrically Challenged Jennifer picks up a small racing boat in California and has a series of bad experiences that brings her to tears before she even crosses the state line. Jarrett digs himself into a financial hole after some bad measurements. |
December 19, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Monkey Business After Jarrett books a load of monkeys, he learns why they say "never work with kids or animals" --while Marc delivers a load for a Vegas magician and we watch more than his patience disappear. |
June 11, 2013 |
| 2 |
Dysfunction Junction Chris and Robbie convert one of their rigs to run on veggie oil and end up making a bet with the shipper--beat the tight, cross-country deadline and do it all on free grease. Roy tries to jumpstart his son in the hauling business, but the cab gets cramped when Travis brings along a girlfriend and decades of baggage. |
June 11, 2013 |
| 3 |
Manner's Meltdown and Minor Mishaps After almost losing his load, Roy's forced to ask Jennifer for help, but gets more than he bargained for when her "favor" turns into etiquette lessons. Jarrett finally gets a new rig, but this maiden voyage might be his last when he hauls some volatile flamethrowers. |
June 18, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Whole Bunch of Cluck-Ups Jarrett's brush with Rock n' Roll fame takes a turn for the worse when he scrambles to deliver their chicken car on time. Meanwhile, Roy runs into trouble when he discovers a shipment is too rotted to load properly ...and that's when things really start to fall apart. |
December 3, 2013 |
| 2 |
Guys and Dolls After challenging Chris that girls can do anything a guy can, Robbie takes over a very macho shipment--and Chris worries their profits might go down for the count. Jennifer moves a load of pricey mannequins through the heartland, and picks up an interesting travelling companion along way. |
December 3, 2013 |
| 3 |
Buggin' Out Jennifer takes on a cross-country load of live bugs that require a little more love and attention than she might be willing to give. Marc takes on his daughter as an apprentice, and the two work through their issues as they move a number of Volkswagen buses. |
December 10, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Giant Pains in the Ass Jarrett deals with his biggest pain in the ass yet after he wins a giant 40-foot colon. Meanwhile it's NO fun and games for Roy when he battles the anal owner of a giant video game. |
June 3, 2014 |
| 2 |
Who Ya Gonna Call? ...Not Two Blondes and a Truck Roy's patience is tested when he ships an iconic piece of ghostly movie history, while Darwinian Theory is proven when the Two Blondes attempt a load of dinosaurs. |
June 3, 2014 |
| 3 |
Highway to the Stranger Zone Things get spirited when Jenn realizes her load of antique dolls come with "passengers", and newcomer Dusty Davie ends up in a dog fight with a Russian era MIG fighter. |
June 10, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goose Bumps in the Road Samko reluctantly teams up with Jenn after Jenn bids way above her weight class. When Jenn isn't completely forthright, Samko threatens to bring this load toppling down. Dusty takes on a pricey flock of geese decoys and struggles to keep them in prime hunting shape. |
November 18, 2014 |
| 2 |
The Silver Whining Playbook Dusty's sensitive side is called on when he nets the job of transporting hundreds of live butterflies. Meanwhile, Jarrett confirms he does not have the "Midas touch" -- as his quarter of a million-dollar bullion run turns into a fiasco. |
November 18, 2014 |
| 3 |
Smooth Sailin', Rough Ridin' Marc is at the helm of relaunching a massive homemade houseboat but the family's history with the boat, and Marc's stormy attitude, threaten to sink the job before it ever reaches water. Meanwhile, Jarrett meets his match when a bizarre load comes with an even crazier traveling companion. |
November 25, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Tiger Chase and a Tight Place Jenn's love of animals takes a mauling when she attempts to tame a run that includes six massive Bengal tigers; meanwhile Marc get's creative with a pick up truck and trailer when he can't deliver his big rig load of Mythological figures into a residential neighbourhood. |
April 1, 2015 |
| 2 |
A Disco Robot and Castle Hassle After winning a fire-breathing Disco Robot bound for a music festival, Chris Kikelhan soon grows nostalgic for the days of easier runs after he struggles to get it all to fit at the pick up; meanwhile with his Fiberglass castle load, Dusty gets a taste of royalty when the client has some peculiar demands. |
April 1, 2015 |
| 3 |
The Empire Ships Back Dusty connects with his inner nerd after booking Star Wars movie memorabilia along with a massive Kung Fu Panda statue, while Samko nearly gets stuck in the past when she's set to haul a famous Pioneer bus that's seen better days, like when it was made 87 years ago. |
April 8, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tower of Power Natasha risks profit and time when signals get crossed on the dimensions of a massive radio tower, while Dwight and Tyesha fear becoming the villains after a load of super hero statues get roughed up under their watch. |
November 30, 2021 |
| 2 |
The Creature and the Wine A massive animatronic creature with a one-day deadline is nightmare fuel for Molly and Russell, while Tamara has dreams of a sweet payday getting an oversized wine barrel across the country. |
November 30, 2021 |
| 3 |
Playing with Fire Natasha's big rig is in question when she takes on transporting a vintage fire truck to its original home, while Molly and Russel's load filled with Hollywood memorabilia is crate filled with issues. |
December 7, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | A&E |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 10, 2012 |
| Last aired | January 25, 2022 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 22:00:00 |