Diesel Brothers
| Diesel Brothers | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Discovery Channel |
| Release | January 4, 2016 – present |
Diesel Brothers is an American reality television series. The series premiered on January 4, 2016, on Discovery Channel.[1][2] The program follows a group of friends in Utah who repair and customize pickup trucks.
Despite the name and physical resemblance to one another, the Diesel Brothers are not actually brothers. Friends David "Heavy D" Sparks and David "Diesel Dave" Kiley started a fix-it shop for all types of vehicles and brought in two other men as shop helpers.[3] They posted various videos on YouTube, one of which led to an appearance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Subsequently the Discovery Channel contacted the Diesel Brothers.[4]
On November 15, 2019, the series was renewed for a sixth season which premiered on December 9, 2019.[5]
Lawsuit
In 2016, a Utah advocacy group called Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment filed a civil lawsuit against the Diesel Brothers, alleging they engaged in “significant, repeated and ongoing violations of federal law" by modifying vehicles to create black smoke from the exhaust systems, which the group characterizes as "one of the most toxic types of pollution there is."[6] The physicians group bought a modified truck from Sparks Motors, and independent testing confirmed without required emissions features the truck produced 36 times the pollutants and 21 times the particulate matter compared to a stock truck.[1]
In June 2018 after hearing testimony from an emissions inspector from Davis County, Utah that a Diesel Brothers truck had been illegally modified, a judge issued an injunction prohibiting any similar modifications in the future.[7] Sparks stated he was modifying trucks only for off-road use under the belief it was legal and was working with the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure compliance.[7]
In March 2020, three of the Diesel Brothers (Sparks, Keaton Hoskins and Joshua Stuart) and their various companies were fined a total of $850,000 after Federal Judge Robert J. Shelby determined they had violated the Clean Air Act[8] and defied the earlier injunction.[9] The fine was less than the maximum possible, as Judge Shelby recognized various mitigating factors.[9]
Episodes
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Season 1 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Free Willy's" | January 4, 2016 | N/A |
| 2 | 2 | "Tows Before Bros..." | January 11, 2016 | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | "Hell Camino" | January 18, 2016 | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | "Truck vs. Train" | January 25, 2016 | N/A |
| 5 | 5 | "The Hole-y Grail" | February 1, 2016 | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | "From Sweden With Love" | February 8, 2016 | N/A |
| 7 | 7 | "Abominable SnowRam" | February 15, 2016 | N/A |
| 8 | 8 | "Busting at the SEMA" | February 22, 2016 | N/A |
Season 2 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Callout Fallout" | January 16, 2017 | N/A |
| 10 | 2 | "There Will Be Mud" | January 23, 2017 | N/A |
| 11 | 3 | "Feed the Beast-Mode" | January 30, 2017 | N/A |
| 12 | 4 | "Hummer Time" | February 6, 2017 | N/A |
| 13 | 5 | "Motors and Rotors" | February 13, 2017 | N/A |
| 14 | 6 | "Truck Norris" | February 20, 2017 | N/A |
| 15 | 7 | "Epic Fail of the Year" | February 27, 2017 | N/A |
| 16 | 8 | "Somersault" | March 6, 2017 | N/A |
| 17 | 9 | "Flippin' Diesel" | March 13, 2017 | N/A |
| 18 | 10 | "Good Bros and Goodbyes" | March 20, 2017 | N/A |
| 19 | 11 | "Full of Bull" | April 3, 2017 | N/A |
Season 3 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | "Race Against the Machine" | September 4, 2017 | N/A |
| 21 | 2 | "3 Axles and a Baby" | September 11, 2017 | N/A |
| 22 | 3 | "Snow Job" | September 18, 2017 | N/A |
| 23 | 4 | "Clash of the Titan" | September 25, 2017 | N/A |
| 24 | 5 | "Wham, Bam, C10 Slam" | October 2, 2017 | N/A |
| 25 | 6 | "Thunder or Lightning" | October 9, 2017 | N/A |
| 26 | 7 | "Not So Easy Rider" | October 16, 2017 | N/A |
| 27 | 8 | "Bros to the Rescue!" | October 23, 2017 | N/A |
| 28 | 9 | "Hurricanes, Trucks and Snowmobiles" | October 30, 2017 | N/A |
References
- ^ Petski, Denise (2015-12-08). "Discovery Revs Up With 'Diesel Brothers' Series For January Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ Kimberly Nordyke (2016-02-03). "Discovery Extends 'Diesel Brothers' Order (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ "Are the Diesel Brothers really brothers?". Patriot-Tire.com.
- ^ https://kutv.com/features/inside-the-story/inside-the-story-four-friends-turn-love-of-diesel-trucks-into-hit-tv-show
- ^ "Discovery's "Diesel Brothers" Is Back for a New Season of Super-Sized Firsts When It Debuts December 9". The Futon Critic. November 15, 2019.
- ^ Trevor Mason (August 2016) Diesel Brothers Might Be In Legal Trouble DieselTechMag.com, accessed 10 March 2016
- ^ a b Tom Quimby (June 20, 2018) Diesel Brothers hit with injunction to stop modifying emissions HardWorkingTrucks.com, accessed 10 March 2020
- ^ Lauren Bennett (2020-03-10) Judge orders 'Diesel Brothers' to pay $850K for violating Clean Air Act, KSL.com, accessed 10 March 2020
- ^ a b Mark Shenenfelt (2019) Judge hits Diesel Brothers with $848,000 in penalties for air pollution violations. The Ogden Standard-Examiner, accessed 10 March 2020