Shipping Wars
| Shipping Wars | |
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| Genre | Reality |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 100 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Ryan Benton Miller |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Megalomedia |
| Release | |
| Original network | A&E |
| Original release | January 10, 2012 – April 29, 2015 |
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Shipping Wars was 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.
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.
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.
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".
In the UK, Shipping Wars is broadcast on the History, H2 and More 4 TV channels.
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