Eric Dufresne - A 26 year veteran of ice road driving, Dufresne handles most of the dangerous and heavy loads.
Edith Iglaur's book Denison's Ice Road inspired a 1999 History Channel hour documentary called Ice Road Truckers.
It was the success of another show that profiles the lives of people a high risk professions - Deadliest Catch - that prompted the History Channel to develop Ice Road Truckers into a full length series.
Thom Beers, the producer and developer of Deadliest Catch, was brought on board to produce Ice Road Truckers.
With the addition of Lisa Kelly, Ice Road Truckers has become much more appealing to male viewers!
