About this season
Shipping Wars is a reality TV series on A&E that began airing on January 10, 2012. The show follows six independent carriers who have discovered that fortunes can be made transporting items that traditional carriers either cannot or will not haul. The series also features uShip, the world’s largest online auction house for independent truckers. For Season 1, the featured carriers are Marc Springer, Roy Garber, Jennifer Brennan, Jarrett Joyce, and Suzanne and Scott Bawcom. Starting with Season 2, the Bawcoms are replaced by the team of Christopher Hanna and Robbie Welsh. Season 3 premiered on December 12, 2012 . New shippers Johnny Chavez and the team of Chelsea Grant and Courtney Aguilera appear in Season 4.
Episodes (20)
1. Giant Pains in the Ass
Aired 3 June 2014 • 24 min
Jarrett deals with his biggest pain in the ass yet after he wins a giant 40-foot colon. Meanwhile it's NO fun and games for Roy when he battles the anal owner of a giant video game.
2. Who Ya Gonna Call? ...Not Two Blondes and a Truck
Aired 3 June 2014 • 24 min
Roy's patience is tested when he ships an iconic piece of ghostly movie history, while Darwinian Theory is proven when the Two Blondes attempt a load of dinosaurs.
3. Highway to the Stranger Zone
Aired 10 June 2014 • 24 min
Things get spirited when Jenn realizes her load of antique dolls come with "passengers", and newcomer Dusty Davie ends up in a dog fight with a Russian era MIG fighter.
4. Three Horses and a Funeral
Aired 10 June 2014 • 24 min
After picking up a simple coin operated carousel, Jarrett ends up going in circles when the buyer calls in-route with other loads that need hauling, but double threat Todd & Tamera are almost DOA when their fragile 140 year old horse-drawn hearse show up to the drop off with missing items.
5. A Tactical Disaster
Aired 17 June 2014 • 24 min
After Jenn attempts to drive a decked-out armored, assault vehicle to its buyer, the ride turns out to be little more than she bargained for. Marc faces a wall of storms as he attempts to deliver the daredevil motorcycle ride -- "Wall of Death."
6. Head Today, Gong Tomorrow
Aired 17 June 2014 • 24 min
Jenn gets an earful when her pricey load of prayer gongs almost misses their uptight buyer, but when Jarrett's load is delayed by a day he ends up catching hell and a few catcalls handling a side job on the Vegas strip.
7. Spaced Invaders
Aired 24 June 2014 • 24 min
Marc's run to "far out" Roswell leaves him proud to be from this world, while Todd and Tamera end up needing more than a few quarters to extend their vintage game pod run.
8. I Can't Believe It's Not Better
Aired 24 June 2014 • 24 min
Things melt down, when Jenn tackles the dismantling of a butter sculpture in the Texas heat, while Jessica Samko makes her stage debut by running late and ruining a middle school play's dress rehearsal.
9. Fiberglass, Steel, and Iron Wills
Aired 1 July 2014 • 24 min
It's a clash of egos when Marc and Jarrett find that both of their shipments are headed to the same drop off. After Jarrett asks Marc for a favor, he discovers that favor turned into the short end of the stick.
10. Perfect like Roy
Aired 1 July 2014 • 24 min
Jenn learns that Roy Garber's "perfect, just like me" was more than a catch-phrase when she's tasked with transporting a load that was once shipped by the legend... and it's a small world meanwhile, as Dusty feels the weight of making the deadline for a steel globe that's set to open a new ball park.
11. Hernias and Hissy Fits
Aired 8 July 2014 • 24 min
Marc is weighed down by a load that might just be more than the Snortin’ Boar can tackle. Meanwhile, Dusty gets stuck hauling some very unique art sculptures.
12. Punk-Drunk Love
Aired 8 July 2014 • 24 min
Jessica signs up to move a half-ton steampunk robot in a single day. Todd and Tamera realize that moonshine stills and porcelain plates don't mix well in the back of a trailer.
13. Do No Bodily Harm
Aired 15 July 2014 • 24 min
A shipment of medical equipment takes a turn for the weird when Jenn learns her load is a LOT different than expected. Todd and Tamera discover the hardest part of their day is simply escaping the streets of the New York City. Can they keep their eye on the prize or will they lose lots of fans?
14. Hummers and Bummers
Aired 15 July 2014 • 24 min
Jarrett, single-handedly almost ruins the west coast art scene when he hauls an odd sculpture to its various photo shoot locations in the Bay area. Meanwhile, on the east coast, Jessica's doing her best to destroy a large piece of Americana.
15. Love Is a Crazy Carnival Ride
Aired 22 July 2014 • 24 min
Jessica finds herself asking a LOT of questions after she agrees to transport a seller's loved one named Bruce. Dusty hits the road with a giant cow skull that leaves him crawling through the desert heat.
16. Monsters, Mannequins, and Mayhem
Aired 22 July 2014 • 24 min
Todd and Tamera take on some Monsters in a move that proves to be anything but cinematic. Meanwhile, Dusty picks up some traveling companions of the strong, silent type. Can any of the transporters make it to their destinations with their sanity intact?
17. To the Moon and Back
Aired 29 July 2014 • 24 min
A giant dog toy has Todd and Tamera chasing their tails as they try to navigate trailer issues and engine trouble. Jenn moves heaven and earth to take some small moon rocks from Houston to Phoenix.
18. Problems Set in Stone
Aired 29 July 2014 • 24 min
Marc takes on an antique camper and Dusty transports a sculpture. But when Dusty picks up a side load and Marc makes a rookie mistake, they both find out they've signed on for a whole extra set of problems.
19. Big Wine & Bigger Pine
Aired 5 August 2014 • 24 min
A giant, but simple chair provides some oversized complications for Jarrett when it won't fit down the stairs. Marc lands a cool, cross country booze run, but things go sour once the wine heats up.
20. Stuck in the Vending Vortex
Aired 5 August 2014 • 24 min
Jessica Samko wins a bizarre carnival type attraction, but things go fowl, when she lands a side load of baby swans. Meanwhile, a repurposed vending machine that dispenses relaxation messages is truly put to the test when Jarrett's tasked with hauling the art piece to Chicago.