Shipping Wars is a reality TV series on A&E that began airing on January 10, 2012. 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. They compete for loads in special timed auctions conducted by uShip, the world's largest online auction house for independent truckers.
Video Shipping Wars
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.
Maps Shipping Wars
Participants
- Current Shipper Previous Shipper Partial Season
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. 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". 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". 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".
Series Overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2012)
Season 2 (2012)
Season 3 (2012-13)
Season 4 (2013)
Season 5 (2013-14)
Season 6 (2014)
Season 7 (2014-15)
Theme Opening
Guest Shippers
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. 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. On the 2nd May 2016 a second series started on Channel 4, the second series let the shippers travel to different European countries, 2 loads have been delivered to France, 1 to Spain and one will be heading to The Netherlands
References
External links
- Official website
- Shipping Wars on IMDb
Source of article : Wikipedia
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