Shipping Wars

Shipping Wars
Genre	Reality
Starring	Roy Garber Marc Springer Jennifer Brennan Jarrett Joyce Suzanne & Scott Bawcom Christopher Hanna & Robbie Welsh Dusty Davies Todd & Tamera Sturgis Jessica Samko
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	93 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Elaine Frontain Bryant Neil A. Cohen Graham Davidson Jeff Keels David McKillop Jonathan Nowzaradan Tom Mireles
Camera setup	Ryan Benton Miller
Running time	24 minutes
Production company(s)	Megalomedia
Release
Original network	A&E
Original release	January 10, 2012 – present
External links
Website

Shipping Wars is a reality TV series on A&E that began airing on January 10, 2012.^[1] The show follows various independent carriers who have discovered that money can be made transporting items that traditional carriers either cannot or will not haul.^[2] They compete for loads in special timed auctions conducted by uShip, the world’s largest online auction house for independent truckers.^[3]

Overview

In a typical episode, the carriers place bids on two jobs listed on uShip, in a reverse auction format. Each client has the option of awarding the job either to the lowest bidder, or to a higher bidder based on feedback from previous clients, although on the show, the latter rarely, if ever, happens. Ties are broken in favor of the carrier with the higher average feedback rating. Winners load their cargo and attempt to deliver it intact by the client's deadline. Feedback ratings from clients are displayed as the loads are delivered. At the end of the episode, each carrier's net profit or loss is tallied on-screen, with the expenses (fuel, labor, late-delivery penalties, fines, etc.) subtracted from the bid amount to determine the overall profit or loss. At times, a carrier will arrange to haul one or more additional loads on the same trip, with the extra money figured into his/her tally, or will be unable to complete a job due to concerns over load size/weight or road safety.

Participants

     Current Shipper      Previous Shipper      Partial Season

Shipper	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	Season 4	Season 5	Season 6	Season 7
Marc Springer ("The Big Rig") [4]
Jennifer Brennan ("The Cowgirl")
Jarrett Joyce ("The Rookie")
Dusty Davies ("The Prodigy")
Todd and Tamera Sturgis ("The Double Threat")
Jessica Samko ("The Road Warrior") [5]
Suzanne and Scott Bawcom ("The Veterans") [6]
Roy Garber ("The Handyman")
Christopher Hanna and Robbie Welsh ("The Hotshot Couple")
Courtney Carter and Chelsea Chirila ("Two Blondes and a Truck")

Death of Roy Garber

Roy Garber died on Friday, January 17, 2014. According to major news outlets, he suffered a massive heart attack and was rushed to a Texas hospital, where he died shortly after. He was 49 years old.^[7] He was a main cast member from seasons 1 to 5 and in the first two episodes of season 6.

Reception

David Wiegand of the San Francisco Chronicle says the show is "well made and fun to watch".^[8] David Knowles of The Hollywood Reporter states, "Though the fast paced editing scheme manages to keep the point and click bidding from feeling as droll as Internet auctions are in real life, the relentlessly quick hits of dialog and action make the proceedings feel like a teaser rather than the actual program".^[9] Monica Hesse of The Washington Post states, "Shipping Wars is mostly about the perfectly packed trunk and the ecstasy of having not an inch to spare".^[10]

Episodes

Season 1 (2012)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Shipping Wars (Pilot)"	January 10, 2012	101 / 01	3.084[11]
2	2	"Double Down and Bean Town"	January 10, 2012	102 / 02	2.957[11]
3	3	"Bullship"	January 17, 2012	104 / 04	2.272[12]
4	4	"Cash for Tanks"	January 17, 2012	103 / 03	2.435[12]
5	5	"Pain in the Caboose"	January 24, 2012	105 / 05	2.587[13]
6	6	"Camel in Tow"	January 24, 2012	106 / 06	2.396[13]
7	7	"Tavern on the Greenbacks"	January 31, 2012	107 / 07	2.175[14]
8	8	"Jennifer's Arch"	January 31, 2012	108 / 08	2.393[14]
9	9	"Baja or Bust"	February 7, 2012	109 / 09	1.919[15]
10	10	"May the Ship be With You"	February 7, 2012	110 / 10	1.946[15]

Season 2 (2012)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
11	1	"Two Halves of the Same Willie"	August 7, 2012	202 / 12	1.862[16]
12	2	"The King and His Axe"	August 7, 2012	203 / 13	2.011[16]
13	3	"Love at First Flight"	August 14, 2012	204 / 14	1.529[17]
14	4	"One Crystal Short of a Geode"	August 14, 2012	201 / 11	1.970[17]
15	5	"From Sphere to Infinity & Beyond"	August 21, 2012	206 / 16	1.666[18]
16	6	"Chicken Ship"	August 21, 2012	205 / 15	1.952[18]
17	7	"Mud Bug Boogie"	August 28, 2012	207 / 17	1.940[19]
18	8	"Not with a Whimper but a Bang"	August 28, 2012	208 / 18	2.043[19]
19	9	"Planes, Pains, and a Spire of Flames"	September 11, 2012	209 / 19	1.722[20]
20	10	"Flux Capacity"	September 11, 2012	210 / 20	1.784[20]
21	11	"Wheels of Misfortune"	September 18, 2012	211 / 21	1.837[21]
22	12	"Wings, A Prayer, and a Know-It-All"	September 18, 2012	212 / 22	1.821[21]
23	13	"Cruisin' for a Bruisin'"	October 2, 2012	213 / 23	1.630[22]
24	14	"Big Idea, Bad Idea"	October 2, 2012	214 / 24	1.487[22]

Season 3 (2012–13)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
25	1	"More Bullship"	December 12, 2012	302 / 26	1.732[23]
26	2	"Safari So Good"	December 12, 2012	301 / 25	1.721[23]
27	3	"Geometrically Challenged"	December 19, 2012	304 / 28	1.840[24]
28	4	"Return to Send-Arrrggghhh!"	December 19, 2012	303 / 27	1.800[24]
29	5	"The Carney Code"	December 26, 2012	305 / 29	1.593[25]
30	6	"Frankenship Horrors"	January 9, 2013	306 / 30	2.077[26]
31	7	"Damaged Goods"	January 9, 2013	307 / 31	2.111[26]
32	8	"Candy, Karma, and Catastrophes"	January 16, 2013	308 / 32	1.742[27]
33	9	"Rock 'em, Sock 'em, Ride 'em, Drop 'em"	January 16, 2013	309 / 33	1.808[27]
34	10	"The Good, The Bad, and The Evel"	January 23, 2013	310 / 34	1.645[28]
35	11	"Wearheads and Gearheads"	January 23, 2013	311 / 35	1.565[28]
36	12	"Tyrannosaurus Hex"	January 30, 2013	312 / 36	1.660[29]

Season 4 (2013)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
37	1	"Monkey Business"	June 11, 2013	403 / 39	1.771[30]
38	2	"Dysfunction Junction"	June 11, 2013	404 / 40	1.464[30]
39	3	"Manners Meltdown and Minor Mishaps"	June 18, 2013	401 / 37	1.585[31]
40	4	"If the Boat's a Rockin'..."	June 18, 2013	402 / 38	1.624[31]
41	5	"A Fairy Tale Disaster"	June 25, 2013	405 / 41	1.744[32]
42	6	"Crypto-Prank-ology"	June 25, 2013	406 / 42	1.861[32]
43	7	"Punch Drunk Love"	July 2, 2013	407 / 43	1.763[33]
44	8	"Broken Down and Busted"	July 2, 2013	408 / 44	1.923[33]
45	9	"High Tech Rednecks"	July 9, 2013	409 / 45	1.646[34]
46	10	"Old Man and The Sea Life"	July 16, 2013	410 / 46	1.665[35]
47	11	"Bidder Bee-ware!"	July 23, 2013	411 / 47	1.645[36]
48	12	"Ready, Set... Pedal!"	July 30, 2013	412 / 48	1.332[37]

Season 5 (2013–14)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
49	1	"A Whole Bunch of Cluck-Ups"	December 3, 2013	501 / 49	1.309[38]
50	2	"Guys and Dolls"	December 3, 2013	502 / 50	1.275[38]
51	3	"Buggin' Out"	December 10, 2013	504 / 52	1.364[39]
52	4	"Flight of the Giant Baby Head"	December 10, 2013	503 / 51	1.272[39]
53	5	"We Come in Pieces!"	December 17, 2013	505 / 53	1.363[40]
54	6	"Chivalry's Dead... Roy Killed It"	December 17, 2013	506 / 54	1.231[40]
55	7	"War of the Roses"	December 24, 2013	508 / 56	1.539[41]
56	8	"Pop, the Tragic Dragon"	December 24, 2013	507 / 55	1.625[41]
57	9	"Drilling & Probing"	January 7, 2014	557 / 57	1.533[42]
58	10	"What NOT to Expect When You're Expecting Jarrett"	January 7, 2014	509 / 57	1.530[42]
59	11	"Jack Pots & Cheap Shots"	January 14, 2014	511 / 59	1.398[43]
60	12	"It's My Party & I'll Shoot You If I Want To"	January 14, 2014	514 / 62	1.507[43]

Season 6 (2014)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
61	1	"Giant Pains in the Ass"[44]	June 3, 2014	602 / 61	TBA
62	2	"Who You Gonna Call!? ...Not Two Blondes and a Truck"[44]	June 3, 2014	601 / 60	TBA
63	3	"Highway to the Stranger Zone"[44]	June 10, 2014	604 / 63	TBA
64	4	"Three Horses and a Funeral"[44]	June 10, 2014	605 / 64	TBA
65	5	"A Tactical Disaster"[44]	June 17, 2014	606 / 65	TBA
66	6	"Head Today, Gong Tomorrow"[44]	June 17, 2014	607 / 66	TBA
67	7	"Spaced Invaders"[44]	June 24, 2014	608 / 67	TBA
68	8	"I Can't Believe It's Not Better"[44]	June 24, 2014	609 / 68	TBA
69	9	"Fiberglass, Steel, and Iron Wills"[44]	July 1, 2014	610 / 69	TBA
70	10	"Perfect like Roy"[44]	July 1, 2014	611 / 70	TBA
71	11	"Hernias and Hissy Fits"[44]	July 8, 2014	612 / 71	TBA
72	12	"Punk-Drunk Love"[44]	July 8, 2014	613 / 72	TBA
73	13	"Do No Bodily Harm"[44]	July 15, 2014	614 / 73	TBA
74	14	"Hummers and Bummers"[44]	July 15, 2014	615 / 74	TBA
75	15	"Love Is a Crazy Carnival Ride"[44]	July 22, 2014	617 / 76	TBA
76	16	"Monsters, Mannequins, and Mayhem"[44]	July 22, 2014	616 / 75	TBA
77	17	"To the Moon and Back"[44]	July 29, 2014	618 / 77	TBA
78	18	"Problems Set In Stone"[44]	July 29, 2014	619 / 78	TBA
79	19	"Big Wine & Bigger Pine"[44]	August 5, 2014	620 / 79	TBA
80	20	"Stuck in the Vending Vortex"[44]	August 5, 2014	621 / 80	TBA

Season 7 (2014-15)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
81	1	"Goose Bumps in the Road"[44]	November 18, 2014	701 / 81	TBA
82	2	"The Silver Whining Playbook"[44]	November 18, 2014	702 / 82	TBA
83	3	"Smooth Sailin', Rough Ridin'"[44]	November 25, 2014	703 / 83	TBA
84	4	"Mini Golf & Massive Headaches"[44]	November 25, 2014	704 / 84	TBA
85	5	"Power Rangers & Vampire Dangers"[44]	December 2, 2014	705 / 85	TBA
86	6	"Big Pigs Fly, Little Pirates Cry"[44]	December 2, 2014	706 / 86	TBA
87	7	"Up in Smoke & Going Broke"[44]	December 9, 2014	707 / 87	TBA
88	8	"It's a Rock-A-Fire Implosion!"[44]	December 9, 2014	708 / 88	TBA
89	9	"Fire and Rescue"[44]	February 10, 2015	709 / 89	TBA
90	10	"Can't See the Sherwood Forest for the trees"[44]	February 10, 2015	710 / 90	TBA
91	11	"Crying For Your Art"[44]	February 17, 2015	711 / 91	TBA
92	12	"Looney Tunes Blues"[44]	February 17, 2015	712 / 92	TBA
93	13	"Big Bertha & The Molar Express"[44]	February 24, 2015	713 / 93	TBA
94	14	"Broken Dolls & Duck Boat Stalls"	March 3, 2015	TBA	TBA
95	15	"A Tiger Chase & a Tight Place"	March 3, 2015	TBA	TBA
96	16	"A Disco Robot & Castle Hassle"	April 1, 2015	TBA	TBA
97	17	"The Empire Ships Back"	August 4, 2015	TBA	TBA
98	18	"Gumby's 60th Veggie Surprise"	April 15, 2015	TBA	TBA
99	19	"Holy Horrible Voice, Batman!"	April 22, 2015	TBA	TBA
100	20	"Munsters...The Final Frontier!"	April 29, 2015	TBA	TBA

International broadcasts

In the UK, Shipping Wars is broadcast on the History, H2 and More 4 TV channels.

The series made its debut in Canada on A&E Canada OLN; it currently airs on CMT Canada. In India, this show is broadcast on History TV 18. ^[45] The German network N24 broadcasts a dubbed version since April 2014. The France network 6ter broadcasts a french dubbed version since September 2015.

Shipping Wars UK

On 5 January 2014, Channel 4 aired the pilot of the UK version of Shipping Wars titled Shipping Wars UK. The format closely follows the US version. The pilot received over a million viewers and, on 9 April 2014, it was announced that 20 episodes had been commissioned. Each episode will run to 45 minutes and will be produced by Megalomedia.^[46] On the 2nd May 2016 a second series started on Channel 4

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External links

• Official website
• Shipping Wars at the Internet Movie Database