First Aired: February 27th, 2009
Status: Ended
Network: Discovery
Summary: American Loggers is a show on Discovery Channel. The show follows the Pelletier family from Millinocket, Maine. With their companies Gerald Pelletier, Inc and Pelletier Brothers, Inc they have a long tradition of Logging in the northern woods of Maine. Meanwhile the family has expanded the fields they work in. Trailer manufacturing and a restaurant business have been added to the business.
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# of Episodes: 34
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Season 1
Episode 1: Timber In Their Blood
Air Date: February 27th, 2009
Summary: Rudy Pelletier and his crews race to make up for lost time but just wind up falling further behind. Rudy assigns his son Jason the dangerous, critical job of replacing a crippled bridge that was washed out in floods. Then two drivers crash their monster log hauling trucks sending shock waves through the Pelletier family that is fighting to keep their timber business alive.
Episode 2: A Week From Hell
Air Date: March 6th, 2009
Summary: The rain has finally stopped so it's time to get the wood to the mill. Pelletier Inc. is falling behind on its weekly quota so Eldon takes a big risk. Doubling the danger, Eldon hitches a second trailer to his truck and heads out on to the Golden Road - an experiment the other drivers think is nuts. Eldon is determined and looks to prove it can be done.
Episode 3: Hurricane on the Horizon
Air Date: March 13rd, 2009
Summary: A hurricane hits, creating near impossible logging conditions all week. First, the Pelletiers have to deal with an overloaded trailer spilling its contents and cutting off logging traffic from Telos to Canada. Then, the worsening rain and mud force the family to shut down operations for a day - a huge financial blow.
Episode 4: Stuck in the Muck
Air Date: March 20th, 2009
Summary: It's late fall up in Maine and the land is supposed to be frozen and workable by now. But unceasing rain has left the forest spongy and off limits. Eventually a freeze let's them get back to work, but a veteran driver rolls his loaded truck and ends up in the hospital.
Episode 8: Hammer Down
Air Date: August 20th, 2009
Summary: Lumber markets are collapsing, forcing Rudy and Eldon to downsize earlier than expected. A blizzard keeps log haulers parked in the yard, while Eldon gets stuck in a dangerous corner and Gilley's rig is engulfed in flames after he pushes it too hard.
Episode 9: Graveyard Shift
Air Date: August 27th, 2009
Summary: As winter ends and temperatures rise, exhausted drivers struggle to stay awake on the graveyard shift. Eldon has an accident, and the forest turns into a nightmare when the soft ground and sinkholes attempt to swallow the massive skidder and delimber.
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