Episode
Highway Thru Hell: Winter Strikes
Overview
On B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway, an early snowfall catches truckers off guard and puts Jamie Davis face to face with a heavy fuel tanker; sparks fly when James Luke and The Black Sheep try to rescue a semi in deep snow.
Details
- Series
- Highway Thru Hell
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2019-10-07
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Winter Strikes is Episode 1 in Season 8 of Highway Thru Hell. It aired on 2019-10-07. The runtime is 43 min.
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