Dalton Discoveries: Trucking the Dalton

While it may be common to view the Dalton Highway as an access to Alaska s northern wilderness, the road exists to allow access to the oil fields of the North Slope. Large tractor trailers haul fuel and supplies to the massive industrial complex near the Arctic Ocean. While this may seem like a routine run for the trucks, crossing 500 miles of the Yukon River, Brooks Range, and North Slope can prove to be an expedition of its own kind. The small community of independent and resourceful truckers that make a