How America Works - Season 3

In the wake of COVID-19, supply shortages in the U.S. are rampant; but that doesn't mean cargo workers are sitting idle; how companies like Watco are grinding it out to bring goods back to a ravenous nation.

Firefighters battle more than 3,000 infernos every day; how the men and women of Grayback Forestry do their part to keep a lid on backcountry blazes.

As the second most used resource behind water, the importance of concrete can't be understated. And with demand for it reaching all-time highs, the workers of GCC simply can't make it fast enough.

Join the men and women of Ft. Carson as they conduct a training exercise like none before. But to pull it off, they'll need to win a simulated battle complete with apache helicopters and ground artillery.

Pipelines are the circulatory system of these United States. And with housing booms popping up across the country, crews like the one in Western Alabama are racing to get new ones underground.

It's not easy, wrestling one of America's metallic mainstays from the ground. See how the folks at Rio Tinto do it at one of the world's largest open pit mines.

America doesn't just work through building booms and essential industries. It also works greatly thanks to the things we choose to conserve. Find out how that's all done at Joshua Tree National Park.

Talk about your 'amber waves of grain'. Wheat is still one of America's cornerstone commodities. But getting it from the field to your local grocery store is no easy task.

From the moment Americans wake up in the morning, they are surrounded by glass; finding out what it takes for companies like ARC Americas to make that all possible.

Where would Americans be without tools? Nowhere good, that's for sure. And with infrastructures growing the nation over, the demand for tools is at an all-time high. Leaving the workers of Channellock Inc. in a mad dash to keep up.