Episode
Shipping Wars: Drilling & Probing
Overview
Roy and his buddy Logan find themselves getting down and dirty as they tussle with a young oil baron and his derrick. Meanwhile Jarrett is more lost than ever when his run-in with a safe and its owner ends up out of this world.
Details
- Series
- Shipping Wars
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2014-01-07
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Drilling & Probing is Episode 9 in Season 5 of Shipping Wars. It aired on 2014-01-07. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 8: Pop, the Tragic Dragon
Things get blown out of proportion when Chris and Robbie face down a massive balloon dragon shipment, and Marc's in over-his-head when he agrees to haul a giant Whale sculpture made of trash.
Episode 10: What NOT to Expect When You're Expecting Jarrett
The customer finds it's "Pack Your Own Load Day" after Jenn is bested by the heat, fatigue, and big expectations--but that fares better than Jarrett where it's "Kill Your Transporter Day" after he almost crashes and burns a Vietnam era helicopter run.
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Episode 6: Chivalry's Dead... Roy Killed It
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Episode 12: It's My Party & I'll Shoot You If I Want To
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Episode 5: We Come in Pieces!
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Episode 4: Flight of the Giant Baby Head
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Episode 3: Buggin' Out
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Episode 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.
Episode 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.