Shipping Wars is a reality television series that aired on A&E from January 10, 2012 to April 29, 2015. The show follows various independent shippers who have discovered that money can be made transporting large items that traditional carriers either cannot or will not haul. They compete for shipments in timed auctions held by uShip, one of the largest online auction house for independent shippers.
Video Shipping Wars
Overview
In a typical episode, the shippers place bids on shipments listed on the online auction house website called uShip.com, in a reverse auction format. The shipment is often awarded to the lowest bidder. However in some cases a shipper will bid higher than the lowest bidder. In these cases the decision of the client who to award the job to. Ties are often broken in favor of the carrier with the higher average feedback rating however this is not always the case. Winners load their shipment and attempt to deliver it intact by the client's or receiver's deadline. Feedback ratings from clients appear after the loads have been delivered. At the end of the episode, each shippers total amount of money made 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 shipper will arrange to haul one or more additional loads on the same trip, with the extra money figured into their tally. In some cases the shipper will be unable to complete a job due to concerns over load size/weight or road safety. In rare cases a shipper will team up with another shipper to complete a job, gain assistance, or for training purposes.
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Shippers
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
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".
International broadcasts
In the UK, Shipping Wars is broadcast on the History TV channels.
The series made its debut in Canada on 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.
References
External links
- Official website
- Shipping Wars on IMDb
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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