Original subtitles

[NARRATOR]: THIS WINTER ON HEAVY RESCUE: 401...

CAN YOU GUYS HEAR THAT?

THAT'S THE 401 CALLING ME.

THIS IS A CRAZY SCENE.

WE'VE GOT SOMETHING ON FIRE OVER THERE!

SHUT IT OFF. RIGHT HERE, RIGHT HERE, CUT!

I CAN'T SEE [BLEEP]!

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

[BLEEP]! GUYS, GUYS, GUYS, THIS WAY.

THAT'S LIKE A FLYING DUMP TRUCK.

NOT MY FIRST RODEO.

THAT'S HOW WE ROLL HERE IN THE BIG LEAGUES.

LADIES AND GENTS, WE ARE GOING TO WAR.

OH, BOY.

IT'S A CRAZY DAY!

HEADS UP!

WHOA!

[CRUNCHING AND SHATTERING]

[NARRATOR]: WINTER IS STILL OVER A WEEK AWAY...

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT ON THE HIGHWAYS AROUND TORONTO...

[NARRATOR]: ...IT'S GETTING AN EARLY AND BRUTAL START...

[NARRATOR]: ...AND ON HIGHWAY 401,

UNPREPARED DRIVERS LEAVE A TRAIL OF WRECKAGE.

[KERRY SCHMIDT]: IT'S BEEN A BUSY MORNING,

KIND OF THE FIRST BLAST OF SNOW FOR THE SEASON.

WE'VE GOT CRASHES ALL ACROSS THE REGION.

WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE COLLISIONS ON THE GO RIGHT NOW

INVOLVING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES,

AND WE'VE HAD ABOUT 10 JACKKNIFED TRANSPORT TRUCKS.

[NARRATOR]: HEAVY RESCUE CREWS

ARE WORKING TO CLEAR THE ROAD BEFORE THE MORNING RUSH...

[NARRATOR]: ...AND STEVE'S TOWING

IS OUT IN FULL FORCE.

PRETTY BUSY, YEAH, AND ALL MY CREW'S OUT.

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY! GO!

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 NEAR MARTIN GROVE,

A CREW LED BY STEVE'S ROAD MANAGER, VALTER CABRAL,

TACKLES A SMASHED TRACTOR,

BLOCKING ALL EASTBOUND LANES.

OKAY, WAIT, WAIT, WATCH IT, WATCH IT.

OKAY, OKAY!

PULL THAT FORK OUT!

-WE GOOD? -OKAY, LIFT, LIFT!

YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD. LIFT, LIFT!

ALL RIGHT!

[NARRATOR]: 30 KILOMETRES DOWN THE HIGHWAY

ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF TORONTO...

LITTLE MORE, LITTLE MORE!

[NARRATOR]: ...STEVE'S 50-TON ROTATOR

ROLLS UP TO THE SCENE OF A WESTBOUND JACKKNIFE

AT NEILSON ROAD.

THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT.

[NARRATOR]: CLEARING THIS CHAOS

IS UP TO STEVE'S BRAND-NEW ROTATOR OPERATOR...

I WANT TO JUST HOOK IT UP AND GET OUT OF HERE, MAN.

THIS WINTER NOW, I'M DRIVING STEVE'S ROTATOR.

50-TON.

IT'S A SWEET-ASS TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: LAST SPRING, SONNY SUBRA LEFT STEVE'S

FOR THE CHANCE TO RUN HIS DREAM WRECKER

WITH THE COMPETITION.

HEY, SONNY,

WELCOME TO KING TOWING.

THANKS.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

[NARRATOR]: BUT WITH WORK PILING UP...

I'M NOT AT THE OFFICE.

[NARRATOR]: ...STEVE NEEDED MORE HELP ON THE HIGHWAY...

I CAN'T, I'M NOT AT THE OFFICE TODAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...GIVING SONNY THE CHANCE TO COME BACK HOME

AND WORK THE BIG TRUCK.

[SONNY]: STEVE'S TOWING, IT'S LIKE A FAMILY.

[HONKING]

[NARRATOR]: BUT IT'S A FAMILY

WHERE HE HAS TO PROVE HE'S UP TO THE JOB.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA START.

YEAH, LET'S GO, MAN.

OKAY, LET'S GO.

IT'S CRAZY, MAN.

YOU KNOW, THE FIRST SNOW HITS, EVERYBODY'S BUSY.

EVERYBODY BUSY.

IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE, ACCIDENTS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

PRESSURE'S ON, YOU KNOW?

THEY NEED THE HIGHWAY OPEN RIGHT AWAY.

[NARRATOR]: BACKING HIM UP TONIGHT

IS ROOKIE ONE-TON DRIVER KILMAN KENNEDY,

ALSO EAGER TO SHOW WHAT HE CAN DO.

[SONNY]: I WANT TO TEACH KENNEDY THE HEAVY STUFF.

HE IS MY SECOND-HAND MAN.

NO, NO. THE TRACTOR BRAKE.

JUST RELEASE IT, OKAY?

OKAY, ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

RUSH HOUR COMING SOON,

SO, YEAH, WE GOTTA MOVE VERY FAST.

YEAH, SHE'S COMING.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'VE STRAIGHTENED OUT THE SEMI,

BUT SONNY SPOTS A PROBLEM.

THE AIRLINE BROKEN, SO I HAD TO HOOK IT UP.

YOU GOT NO OTHER CHOICE.

I GOT TO PUT AIR INTO IT.

[NARRATOR]: THE BROKEN LINE MEANS THE AIR BRAKES ARE LOCKED.

WE'RE GONNA PUT THE AIR IN THE TRAILER,

AND THEN WE CAN GET THIS CLEARED BEFORE THE RUSH HOUR.

[NARRATOR]: SONNY MUST TAP INTO THE SUPPLY

FROM THE ROTATOR,

OR THE SEMI WON'T BE MOVING.

IT'S FREEZING COLD. IT'S MINUS 20.

[BLEEP]

OKAY, GOOD.

LET ME CONNECT THE OTHER SIDE.

[WINCING]

[SONNY]: EVERYTHING'S FROZEN,

SO I CANNOT CONNECT THE FITTINGS.

[AIR SPURTING]

OH, MY GOD.

[SONNY]: IF I DON'T GET THIS DONE BEFORE THE RUSH HOUR,

THERE'S GOING TO BE TRAFFIC CHAOS.

WE CANNOT MOVE THE TRUCK WITHOUT AIR.

NO OTHER WAY.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: ON NORTH AMERICA'S BUSIEST HIGHWAY...

CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

[MARK HASLETT]: I'VE BEEN HEARING ON THE RADIO

THAT THERE'S BEEN QUITE A FEW JACKKNIFED TRACTOR-TRAILERS.

[NARRATOR]: JUST TO THE EAST OF THE JACKKNIFE SCENE,

ABRAMS ONE-TON OPERATOR MARK HASLETT

PATROLS THE FROZEN 401.

IT'S GONNA GET CRAZY IN ANOTHER HOUR OR SO.

THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC

IS GOING TO PICK UP QUITE INTENSELY,

AND IT'S REALLY SHAPING UP TO BE A BAD MORNING COMMUTE,

FOR SURE.

WHOA. WHOA!

[BEEPS RADIO ON]

JOHN ALLEN, JOHN ALLEN!

WESTBOUND EXPRESS MORNINGSIDE.

WESTBOUND EXPRESS MORNINGSIDE!

ONE SMASHED TRACTOR-TRAILER.

LOOKS LIKE THE TRAILER IS RUPTURED AS WELL.

[BEEPS RADIO ON] YEAH, 10-4, 10-4.

I'M JUST COMING AROUND THE BEND BY PORT UNION.

I'LL BE THERE IN ABOUT TWO MINUTES.

[MARK]: 10-4. I'LL SEE YOU THERE.

[NARRATOR]: ABRAMS' LEAD HEAVY OP JOHN ALLEN

HEADS FOR THE SCENE,

LESS THAN TWO KILOMETRES DOWN THE ROAD FROM SONNY.

[JOHN ALLEN]: IT'S JUST CRAZY.

IT SEEMS LIKE THE BIG FIRST SNOWSTORM,

EVERYBODY FORGETS HOW TO DRIVE IN THE SNOW.

OH, WOW, LOOK AT THIS.

LIKE, THE FRONT END IS JUST DEMOLISHED

ON THIS THING.

AND WE HAVE THIS ROLL HERE

THAT'S COME THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER,

AND IT'S IMPACTED THE, UH, THE TRACTOR.

[NARRATOR]: THE SEMI, LOADED WITH ROLLED ALUMINUM,

SMASHED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER TRUCK

ON THE ICY HIGHWAY.

THERE'S JOHN ALLEN'S TRUCK THERE IN BEHIND...

LET'S GO HAVE A LOOK.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

JASON THERTELL

JOINS JOHN FOR A WALKAROUND.

[JOHN]: HE WANTS THE HIGHWAY OPEN NOW,

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, RUSH HOUR'S GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER.

OOH...

WE GOT THIS COIL COME OUT THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER,

SITTING ON THE CATWALK OF THE TRACTOR,

THEREFORE, WE CAN'T JUST HOOK IT UP AND TOW IT.

THE COIL WILL FALL OFF THE TRUCK FOR SURE.

HOW MANY ROLLS DOES HE HAVE ON?

TWO.

JUST TWO?

26,000 AND 16,000...

POUNDS.

OKAY.

[JOHN]: 26,000 POUNDS.

THAT'S THE WEIGHT OF SIX, SEVEN REGULAR MOTOR VEHICLES.

AND THEN I GOTTA DEAL WITH THE ONE THAT'S INSIDE ALSO.

IT'S A LITTLE TIGHT.

[JASON THERTELL]: IN BETWEEN THE TRUSSES,

WE'VE GOT SOME SUPPORT BEAMS.

I JUST DON'T WANT HIM HITTING THOSE.

[JOHN]: IF WE HIT THE BRIDGE WITH THE ROTATOR,

IT COULD CAUSE SOME DAMAGE TO THE BRIDGE.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE CLOSE.

[NARRATOR]: AND JUST DOWN THE ROAD...

PUSH IT IN.

IS IT FROZEN?

[NARRATOR]: ...SONNY AND KENNEDY

ARE STILL FIGHTING A FROZEN VALVE.

IT'S NOT GOING IN, MAN.

IF I CAN'T GET THE AIR HOOKED UP,

WE ARE NOT GOING NOWHERE.

IT'S NOT GONNA WORK.

PUT IT HERE.

[SONNY]: WE TRY THE AIRLINE FROM OTHER SIDE OF THE ROTATOR.

PLUG IT IN HERE.

PUSH IT.

WHY IT'S NOTHING WORKING?

BUT IT'S NOT GOING IN BECAUSE IT'S ALL FROZEN.

OKAY, PUSH IT IN?

[AIR HISSING]

OKAY, OKAY, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD!

SOMETHING HAPPENED,

MAYBE ICE MELTED OR SOMETHING.

RELEASE THE BRAKE!

THERE'S NO TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT STUFF HAPPENED.

I GOTTA CLEAR IT.

LIKE, GET IT OUT, GET IT OUT.

JUST WANNA HOOK IT UP AND GET OUT OF HERE.

YEAH.

LOT OF PRESSURE ON RIGHT NOW.

IS IT GOOD?

OKAY, GO, SONNY, GO!

MORE, MORE, MORE, MORE, MORE!

STRAIGHTEN THE WHEELS!

OKAY, AWESOME, AWESOME.

[NARRATOR]: BUT TO FINALLY CLEAR THE HIGHWAY...

OKAY, THAT'S IT, RIGHT?

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: ...REQUIRES ONE MORE STEP.

-RIGHT HERE? -YEAH.

WE GOT NO OTHER CHOICE, MAN.

[NARRATOR]: PULLING THE DRIVE AXLE

WILL SAVE THE TRUCK'S TRANSMISSION,

BUT IT WILL TAKE TIME.

CAREFUL, SONNY, CAREFUL.

THIS IS A PROBLEM, MAN.

[TRUCK HORNS HONKING]

[NARRATOR]: JUST EAST ON THE 401...

PULL UP IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: ...JOHN'S BACKUP HAS ARRIVED.

[JOHN]: WE GOT BRIAN.

HE'S GONNA PULL THE TRACTOR-TRAILER OUT

ONCE I GET THIS COIL LIFTED.

[BRIAN]: THE RUSH HOUR'S GONNA BE COMING THROUGH, RIGHT?

SO, WE GOTTA TRY AND DO THIS AS QUICK AS WE CAN, RIGHT?

[JASON]: WE ARE TOTALLY FULLY SHUT DOWN NOW.

READY FOR OPERATION CLEAN-UP.

[NARRATOR]: ALL EXPRESS LANES HEADING INTO THE CITY

ARE NOW CLOSED.

IT'S GO TIME.

WE'RE GONNA GET THIS COIL UP, LOAD IT ON THE FLATBEDS,

SO WE CAN GET THIS TRUCK OUT OF HERE.

I'M PUTTING A SNATCH BLOCK ON.

FOR EXTRA MUSCLE.

IT'S WHAT WE CALL MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE.

I'M GONNA GET IT UP AND BRING IT OVER HERE.

OKAY.

OKAY, THERE'S MORE THAN A FOOT ON THIS SIDE.

OKAY, I'VE GOT ABOUT THE SAME.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, IT'S TIME TO STAY CLEAR.

HERE WE GO.

[HYDRAULICS WHIRRING]

[JOHN]: WE GOTTA GET THIS THING UP

HIGHER THAN THE BROKEN WALL OF THE TRAILER,

BUT I'VE GOT INCHES TO WORK WITH HERE.

THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ANY SORT OF ERROR TO HAPPEN HERE.

OKAY, I'M TRYING NOT TO HIT THE BRIDGE.

LOOK HOW CLOSE HE IS TO THE OVERPASS, EH?

HE'S BASICALLY GOING AS HIGH AS HE CAN GO THERE.

[MARK]: I WAS NERVOUS FOR JOHN.

JOHN DOESN'T SHOW IT.

I MEAN, HE'S A REAL PROFESSIONAL.

BUT IT'S A VERY DELICATE OPERATION.

[JOHN]: IT'S A LITTLE NERVE-RACKING HERE.

YOU'VE GOTTA GET THIS DONE QUICK,

BUT AT THE SAME TIME,

I CAN ONLY MOVE SO FAST IN THIS SITUATION.

I'D LOVE TO GO A LITTLE FASTER,

BUT WE GOTTA MOVE THIS THING INCH BY INCH,

BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE INCHES TO PLAY WITH.

RAN OUT OF SPACE,

THE BRIDGE IS A LITTLE LOWER THAN I THOUGHT.

I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO LIFT THIS THING.

DAMN IT.

[NARRATOR]: WESTBOUND MORNING TRAFFIC

IS CRAWLING INTO TORONTO...

[NARRATOR]: ...WITH THE ENTIRE 401 EXPRESS SHUT DOWN.

I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO LIFT THIS THING.

[NARRATOR]: AND JOHN ALLEN...

DAMN IT.

[NARRATOR]: ...IS ALL OUT OF ROOM.

[JOHN]: I CAN'T GET THE COIL HIGH ENOUGH

TO GET IT OVER THE BROKEN WALL OF THE TRAILER...

WILL THIS TARP SLIDE BACK?

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET IT OPEN.

WE GOTTA GET THIS TARP SLID BACK

SO WE CAN ACTUALLY ROTATE

AND CLEAR THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER HERE.

[NARRATOR]: THE EXTRA SPACE

SHOULD ALLOW JOHN TO SWING THE ROLL FREE

WITHOUT HAVING TO LIFT IT AS HIGH.

OKAY...

I'M GONNA BRING THIS THIS WAY.

[♪♪♪]

[HYDRAULICS WHIRRING]

I'M NOT TOUCHING THE ROOF, AM I?

NO. YOU'RE GOOD RIGHT THERE.

INCHES.

INCHES OF CLEARANCE.

SET THIS DOWN ON THE GROUND, TO BE SAFE.

THE OTHER COIL,

I JUST WANNA DRAG IT A LITTLE MORE CENTRE...

-...SO WE CAN RE-SECURE IT. -YEAH.

[JOHN]: WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THIS SECOND COIL ON THE TRAILER.

WE'RE JUST GONNA TRY TO GET THE TRAILER

A LITTLE MORE BALANCED,

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW ALL THE WEIGHT'S ON ONE SIDE.

WE'RE GONNA DRAG THE COIL THIS WAY,

GET IT BACK CENTRE ON THE TRAILER.

AND THEN, WE CAN DRAG THE TRAILER AND TRACTOR

UP OUT OF THE WAY,

LOAD THIS...

IS EVERYTHING WORKING TO PLAN?

YEAH, IT'S GETTING THERE.

I'D LIKE TO SAY

ABOUT TWO HOURS,

THAT INCLUDES THE CLEAN-UP.

LET'S GO FOR AN HOUR.

OKAY.

[JOHN]: WE GOTTA HUSTLE, GET THIS THING OUT OF HERE.

WE GOT RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC COMING.

BUT WITH THIS AMOUNT OF WEIGHT, I GOT TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS.

LOOK AT HOW HEAVY THAT THING IS, EH?

IT'S TAKING THE WHOLE TRAILER WITH IT.

[METAL CREAKING]

EASY, YOU'RE PULLING YOUR TRUCK, DUDE.

[CRACKS AND BREAKS]

[JOHN]: WE GOT PIECES OF LOOSE METAL FALLING...

IS THAT ABOUT CENTRE?

THAT LOOKS GOOD THERE, JOHN.

THE TRAILER COULD HAVE SOME UNSEEN DAMAGE,

AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO KNOW,

SO I'M THINKING THE BEST BET

IS TO DRAG THIS THING UP OUT OF THE WAY,

AND WE'LL INSPECT IT A LITTLE FURTHER

ONCE WE CLEAN UP THE MESS.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THE TRAILER IS NOT READY TO ROLL.

ITS WHEELS ARE LOCKED.

I'VE GOT AN IDEA,

LET'S KICK A LITTLE SNOW ON THE ROAD.

LUBRICATE THE WHEELS.

THESE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THERE'S NO AIR TO THE TRAILER,

SO WE'RE GONNA BE DRAGGING THE TRAILER UP ABOUT 60 FEET.

SO WE CAN GET IT OUT OF THE WAY,

SO I CAN LOAD THIS COIL ON THE FLATBED.

WELL, WE'RE DRAGGING IT, FOR NOW.

WE'RE GONNA DEAL WITH IT UP THERE,

SO HE CAN GET YOU LOADED.

OKAY, JOHN, YOU READY?

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

[MARK]: WE'RE FINALLY ABLE TO PULL IT FORWARD.

MTO WANTS TO GET THIS OPEN, UNDERSTANDABLY,

SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS WRAPPED UP.

[JOHN]: HERE WE GO.

THE COIL'S GOING RIGHT HERE.

BOOM.

[JOHN]: WE'RE GONNA HAVE 26,000 POUNDS

HANGING OFF THE BOOM.

IT'S PRETTY INTENSE.

DON'T GO ANYWHERE NEAR THIS

WHILE IT'S IN THE AIR, RIGHT?

'CAUSE, IF IT DROPS, IT JUST...

BLINK OF AN EYE, IT HITS THE GROUND.

YOU WON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[NARRATOR]: LESS THAN TWO KILOMETRES WEST

AT NEILSON ROAD...

IT'S A CONE WASHER.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: ...SONNY AND KENNEDY

HAVE HIT A DELAY WITH THE DRIVE AXLE.

WE GOT TO GET IT OUT ONE BY ONE.

EVERY AXLE HAS A WASHER,

BUT NOT EVERY ONE HAS A CONE WASHER.

WHEN THERE'S A CONE WASHER IN THE AXLE,

THAT'S A NIGHTMARE.

THIS IS A PROBLEM, MAN.

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, YOU GOTTA GO LIKE THIS.

[SONNY]: YOU HAVE TO TAKE OUT THE WASHER

ONE BY ONE,

BY HAND.

THIS TAKE TIME, BRO.

YEAH, IT WILL TAKE TIME.

NO OTHER WAY.

[SONNY]: THERE'S A SPECIAL TOOLS

WHERE YOU CAN PULL IT, AND PLUCK IT AND PULL IT OUT.

I DON'T HAVE THAT.

LAST ONE TO GO, LAST ONE TO GO.

BUT I'M GONNA BUY ONE NOW.

LET'S SLIDE THIS.

[RATCHET CLICKING]

DON'T TIGHT UP TOO MUCH,

JUST A LITTLE BIT, OKAY.

THAT'S IT, WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

-LET'S GO, KENNEDY. -OKAY.

OKAY? WE GOT OUR JOB DONE.

[SONNY]: I'M SO HAPPY TO GET THIS HIGHWAY OPEN RIGHT NOW,

AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF HAPPY DRIVERS

GOING THROUGH THIS HIGHWAY.

[HONKING]

[NARRATOR]: THE COLLECTOR LANES...

[HONKING]

...ARE CLEAR.

BUT THE EXPRESS...

AREN'T MOVING AT ALL.

PERFECT,

IT'S SITTING ON ITS OWN.

[NARRATOR]: THE ABRAMS CREW

HAS LOADED THE ALUMINUM ROLL ONTO THEIR FLATBED.

LET'S GET CHAINS ON THAT.

WE'RE GONNA PUT A WHOLE CRAP-LOAD ON.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THEY CAN'T TAKE ANY CHANCES

IN MAKING SURE IT'S SECURE.

WE'VE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE, MAN.

IT'S TIME TO GO.

[MARK]: THEY WANNA GET THE HIGHWAY CLEAR

'CAUSE THERE'S A HUGE BACKUP.

FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND,

IT'S A GOOD 15-, 20-KILOMETRE BACKUP.

NOT COOL.

[NARRATOR]: THE FLATBED CAN'T MOVE A FOOT

UNTIL ALL THE CHAINS ARE IN PLACE.

CHAINS ARE LIFELINES.

SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THIS IS 26,000 POUNDS.

YOU HIT THE BRAKES, THIS CHAIN BREAKS,

IT'S GONNA BE LIKE A STEAMROLLER

RIGHT OVER THE CAB OF THE TRUCK.

IT'S JUST ONE STEP AT A TIME.

IT'S A BUNCH OF LITTLE STEPS.

OKAY, BECAUSE I'VE GOTTA GET THIS OPENED UP.

[JOHN]: EVERYBODY'S DEFINITELY PUTTING PRESSURE ON ME.

OKAY, GOOD TO GO?

[NARRATOR]: THEY'VE SECURED THE LOAD...

...THE TRUCK ITSELF IS ANOTHER PROBLEM.

I JUST WANNA LIFT THAT WALL UP.

[NARRATOR]: THE TRAILER WALL IS WEDGED AGAINST THE TRACTOR.

IF THEY TOW IT LIKE THIS,

IT WON'T BE ABLE TO MANEUVER.

WE'VE GOTTA GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY,

THERE'S GONNA BE SOME TURNS INVOLVED.

PUT IT RIGHT UNDERNEATH.

SEE IF WE CAN ROLL IT MORE TOWARDS THE COIL.

[JOHN]: THIS WALL'S CAUSING A PROBLEM...

WE GOTTA GET THIS DONE QUICK.

STRESS LEVELS ARE UP RIGHT NOW.

[NARRATOR]: THE ECHELON OF PLOWS

CLEARS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY,

BUT THEY'LL BE CIRCLING BACK.

[JASON]: THEY'RE GONNA BE TURNING, OKAY,

SO THIS IS GIVING YOU THE HEADS-UP.

[JOHN]: WELL, SNOWPLOWS JUST WENT BY,

THESE ARE THE PLOWS THAT ARE COMING BACK THIS WAY,

SO WE'VE GOT ABOUT...

10, MAYBE 15 MINUTES

BEFORE THEY GET BACK THIS WAY, SO...

CRUNCH TIME NOW.

WE GOTTA GET THIS DONE, WE GOTTA GET THIS OUT OF HERE

BEFORE THEY GET BACK.

THIS IS GONNA BE CLOSE.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE WESTBOUND 401,

A FLEET OF SNOW PLOWS

IS HEADING TOWARD MORNINGSIDE AVENUE...

WATCH YOURSELF.

[NARRATOR]: ...BEARING DOWN ON THE WRECK

JOHN ALLEN IS RACING TO CLEAR.

[JOHN]: THEY'RE GONNA BE COMING BACK THIS WAY.

WE GOT ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO GET OUT OF HERE,

SO, YOU KNOW, THE PRESSURE'S ON.

[NARRATOR]: HE'S FREED UP THE TRACTOR

TO NAVIGATE THE OFF-RAMP.

WELL, AT LEAST WE CAN TURN NOW.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THE WHEELS AREN'T ROLLING.

[JOHN]: WE GOT NO AIR GOING INTO THE BRAKES

ON THE TRAILER.

WE GOTTA GET THESE BRAKES OFF SO WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO, JOHN?

[JASON]: IT'S PUSHING IT TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT.

THAT PLOW'S COMING.

SEE IF ANYTHING'S IN THOSE CHAMBERS, LET'S GO SEE.

[JOHN]: WE GOTTA GET THESE CAGING BOLTS IN.

I'M JUST HOPING THAT THESE GO IN NICE AND SMOOTH.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'LL NEED TO MANUALLY INSTALL A BOLT

TO DISABLE EACH BRAKE,

ONE AT A TIME.

YOU GOT THIS ONE IN?

YUP.

[RATCHET CLICKING]

SO, HOLD ON, JOHN, DON'T PUT IT AWAY YET.

LET ME SEE IF SHE ROLLS.

[JOHN]: BRAKES ARE RELEASED...

IT'S GOING?

IT'S ROLLING.

YOU GOOD, BRIAN?

JUST IN TIME, WE'RE OUT OF HERE.

[♪♪♪]

[JOHN]: WE HAD A FEW CHALLENGES IN THIS JOB,

BUT WE CAME, WE CONQUERED,

WE GOT THE HIGHWAY OPEN.

THE PLOWS ARE RIGHT BEHIND US.

PEOPLE CAN GET TO WORK.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: AS THE WEEK PASSES,

SNOW CLEARS.

FRIDAY MORNING TRAFFIC IS FLOWING WELL.

JUST NORTH OF THE CITY...

[NARRATOR]: POLICE AND THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION

ARE PULLING TRUCKS OFF THE ROAD...

[NARRATOR]: ...INTO AN AMUSEMENT PARK PARKING LOT

FOR A SURPRISE INSPECTION BLITZ.

[KERRY]: WE'VE GOT A JOINT EFFORT

WITH POLICE SERVICES FROM ALL ACROSS THE REGION,

ALL COMING TOGETHER

ALONG WITH THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION,

FOCUSING ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SAFETY.

OKAY, HEADLIGHTS?

[KERRY]: WE HAVE OFFICERS

THAT ARE TRAINED IN COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INSPECTIONS,

JUST AS THE MTO HAVE AS WELL.

[ENGINE RUNNING]

OKAY!

[KERRY]: LAST YEAR,

WE INVESTIGATED OVER 5,000 COLLISIONS

INVOLVING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.

YOU GOT A CRIMPED BRAKE HOSE HERE.

IT CAN'T BE LIKE THAT.

[NARRATOR]: MINISTRY INSPECTOR NORMAN HORGAN

IS GETTING RIGHT DOWN TO BUSINESS.

I'M LOOKING AT A BROKEN, CRACKED MAIN LEAF SPRING HERE

THAT'S LOOSE AND SEPARATED.

THAT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN RIGHT THERE.

IT'S CRACKED AND SEPARATED.

THIS SPRING IS GONNA COME OUT,

TAKE THE TIRE OUT,

TAKE THE MINI-VAN AND FAMILY NEXT TO IT OUT AS WELL.

WE'RE CHECKING THE BRAKES,

WE CHECK ALL THE LININGS AND FITTINGS.

THIS IS WHERE I CHALK THE BRAKES UP,

WE TAKE A LOOK.

WE GOT THIS SET OF BRAKES HERE, NOT WORKING AS WELL.

HALF THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY

DO NOT WORK.

THEY'RE IN "OFF".

SO BASICALLY,

YOU'RE LOOKING AT A MISSILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY,

THAT'S HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS.

AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK UP HERE,

THAT'S A LOAD SECURITY ISSUE,

BECAUSE THIS COULD HIT A SIGN ON THE HIGHWAY,

IT COULD BECOME DISLODGED.

THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, AT ALL.

THE PLATES ARE GOING TO BE REMOVED,

AND IT'S GOING TO BE PLACED INTO "UNFIT",

AND HAS TO BE TOWED OUT OF HERE.

WE WANT TO MAKE IT SAFE

SO THAT THEY GET HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY,

THE DRIVERS,

AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC.

[NARRATOR]: OVER TWO DAYS,

OFFICIALS WILL INSPECT ALMOST 300 VEHICLES,

TAKING NEARLY A THIRD OUT OF SERVICE.

FOR US, IT'S ALL ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY

AND TRAFFIC SAFETY,

AND THE MTO HAS THE SAME PASSION AS WE DO,

AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING RANDOM INSPECTIONS ALL THE TIME.

[♪♪♪]

[COLLIN VANDENHEUVEL]: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

[NARRATOR]: 300 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST...

[COLLIN]: TODAY, I'M IN THE ROTATOR,

AND, YOU KNOW, I'LL TAKE ANY CHANCE I CAN

TO HOP IN THE ROTATOR.

[NARRATOR]: ...COLLIN VANDENHEUVEL

IS TAKING HIS DAD'S TRUCK OUT ON THE ROAD.

OKAY, COLL, START BRINGING IT UP

NICE AND EASY FOR ME, BUD.

[COLLIN]: THIS YEAR,

I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT MORE HEAVY RECOVERY TRAINING.

I'M GONNA GET IT READY TO LIFT.

[GARY VANDENHEUVEL]: HE'S STILL NEW.

THERE'S SO MUCH TO LEARN IN THIS INDUSTRY.

LET'S SEE WHAT SHE DOES HERE.

[GARY]: STEPPING UP INTO THE HEAVY STUFF,

HE'S DOING SOME REALLY BIG JOBS ON HIS OWN.

REALLY TRICKY,

WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE WHERE EVERYTHING'S GOING.

[GARY]: EVERY CHANCE I HAVE,

I'M GONNA GIVE HIM JUST ANOTHER TOOL FOR THE TOOLBOX.

BOOM IT RIGHT UP, COLLIN,

AND SWING 'ER OVER.

THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

LITTLE NERVE-RACKING, TOO.

ALL RIGHT, REALLY NERVE-RACKING.

[NARRATOR]: TODAY,

COLLIN'S HEADING FOR ANOTHER TEST.

COLLIN NEEDS TO BACK IN,

AND WE'RE GONNA UN-DECK THESE TWO TRUCKS.

[GARY]: AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP

NEW TRUCKS COME IN PIGGYBACKED WITH EACH OTHER,

SO WE HAVE TO TAKE THEM OFF FROM EACH OTHER.

IT SEEMS SIMPLE ENOUGH,

BUT THIS JOB TAKES, ACTUALLY, A LOT OF FINESSE.

[NARRATOR]: COLLIN HAS TO SHOW GARY

HE HAS THE STEADY HAND NEEDED TO WORK THE BIG WRECKERS.

THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO

IS DAMAGE THESE BRAND-NEW TRUCKS.

THEY'RE A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH,

REPAIRS ARE USUALLY IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

OKAY,

YOU JUST WANNA STAY

ON THE OUTSIDE OF THAT WOOD

SO WE DON'T CRINKLE THE BUMPER

OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

[GARY]: OUR JOB IS TO LIFT OFF THE BACK TRUCK

WHILE THE TRUCK DRIVER DRIVES OUT FROM UNDERNEATH.

GONNA HAVE TO MAKE SURE

THAT THAT HOOK DOESN'T START GOING INTO THE HOOD.

-YEAH. -THAT'S A CRITICAL CONCERN.

THAT'S, LIKE, A $5,000 HOOD,

AND I REALLY DON'T WANNA PUT A HOLE IN IT,

THAT WOULD KIND OF RUIN OUR DAY.

[LAUGHS]

WE JUST GOTTA GET IT UP HIGH ENOUGH...

SO THAT THIS FRONT AXLE,

YOU'LL SEE IT JUST START TO FLOAT.

IF YOU TAKE TOO MUCH, IT'LL ACTUALLY JUMP.

OKAY.

YOU DON'T TAKE ENOUGH,

IT COULD DROP AND PUNCH THE OIL PAN.

PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THEIR NEW TRUCKS

WITH HOLES IN THE OIL PAN.

[COLLIN]: I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS

BECAUSE I HAVE TO HAVE THE EXACT RIGHT TENSION

SO THAT I DON'T DAMAGE EITHER TRUCK.

WE DON'T WANT IT TO DROP, WE DON'T WANT IT TO JUMP.

[♪♪♪]

GET READY TO PULL IT UP A BIT, COLL.

DRIVE THE TRUCK FORWARD.

GIVE 'ER A LITTLE BIT.

WHOA!

[GARY]: WE DON'T WANT IT TO DROP,

WE DON'T WANT IT TO JUMP.

JUST NICE AND EASY,

GENTLE.

[NARRATOR]: AT A TRUCK DEALERSHIP IN SARNIA...

[COLLIN]: I'M READY

TO SHOW MY SKILLS OFF WITH THE ROTATOR.

[NARRATOR]: ...COLLIN'S TRYING TO PULL OFF A MOVE

THAT DEMANDS PRECISION ON THE CONTROLS.

GET READY TO PULL IT UP A BIT, COLL.

GIVE 'ER A LITTLE BIT.

WHOA!

STOP.

OKAY, PULL 'ER UP, COLL.

OKAY.

THAT'S NOT HOW I WANTED IT TO GO.

[COLLIN]: I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TENSION ON THE LINES,

AND THE TRUCK THAT I WAS TRYING TO LIFT

DROPPED DOWN.

YOU KNOW, I'M THINKING "OH, BOY, THIS IS GOING TO BE BAD."

YOU SEE HOW QUICKLY THAT'D GO WRONG, RIGHT?

OH, YEAH.

SO, THAT'S WHAT I MEAN,

YOU'VE GOTTA GET THAT RIGHT PRESSURE.

WE'RE FORTUNATE,

I KNEW WE HAD ENOUGH ROOM ON THAT OIL PAN.

YEAH.

BUT, UH...

ON A DIFFERENT STYLE OF TRUCK, WITH A LOW OIL PAN,

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER.

[GARY]: IT'S A VALUABLE LESSON FOR COLLIN.

HE CAN SEE WHAT WILL GO WRONG.

HE'LL REMEMBER THAT NEXT TIME HE GETS ONE.

I HAVE NO QUESTION THAT COLLIN IS LEARNING,

AND WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT,

HE WILL BE ABLE TO DO HEAVY RECOVERY BY HIMSELF.

[HORN HONKS]

[NARRATOR]: 350 KILOMETRES AWAY,

SOUTH OF BARRIE...

[NARRATOR]: WHITEOUT SNOW

IS BLASTING OFF OF GEORGIAN BAY...

WOW, MAN, IT GOT FRIGGIN' BAD

FAST.

THIS IS FRIGGIN' RIDICULOUS.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND CLASSIC TOWING'S

BUBBA SEMPLE...

IS GOING TO WORK.

[NARRATOR]: 15 MINUTES AGO, CLASSIC GOT THE CALL FOR HELP

FROM AMIN AT AUTO ROUTE TOWING.

[NARRATOR]: THEY NEED CLASSIC'S FLAGSHIP WRECKER,

AND THIS WINTER,

IT'S BUBBA IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT.

I'M DRIVING THE 75-TON TWIN-STEER ROTATOR NOW.

IT'S A LOT MORE POWERFUL THAN MY OLD TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: EVER SINCE CLASSIC PUT THE ROTATOR ON THE ROAD,

IT WAS JAMES IRELAND BEHIND THE WHEEL.

CAREFUL!

[BUBBA SEMPLE]: JAMES WAS AN AWESOME OPERATOR.

WE WORKED GREAT TOGETHER.

[NARRATOR]: BUT LAST SUMMER, JAMES MADE A BIG MOVE.

HE LEFT CLASSIC TO BECOME HIS OWN BOSS.

I STARTED A NEW COMPANY IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.

WE'VE GONE OUT,

AND WE'VE PURCHASED ONE TRUCK FOR OUR START-UP.

THAT'S 20 TONS OF FUN RIGHT HERE, MAN.

THIS LITTLE TRUCK IS SO STRONG...

I'LL PUT IT UP AGAINST THESE BIG TRUCKS ANY DAY.

[JAMES IRELAND]: IT'S GOING TO GIVE ME MORE FAMILY TIME.

WHEN WE'RE NOT BUSY, I'LL JUST HANG OUT AT HOME.

IT'S ALL GOOD.

WAS IT BUSY TODAY?

YEAH, IT WAS A GOOD DAY.

-YEAH? -FOUR CALLS, SO...

YOU'LL SEE WHEN YOU DO THE PAPERWORK.

[CHUCKLING]

AND ALREADY YOU WANNA GO LIKE THAT, EH?

[NARRATOR]: THAT PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY

OF LEAD OPERATOR

SQUARELY ON BUBBA.

YOU KNOW WHAT, I WISH HIM LUCK, I HOPE HE DOES WELL WITH IT.

[BUBBA]: I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD EVER BE RUNNING ONE,

AND, YEAH, I'M NERVOUS, MAN.

THERE'S WAY MORE TO THINK ABOUT

THAN A REGULAR WRECKER.

THE WIFE KEEPS TELLING ME JUST, YOU KNOW,

CALM DOWN, AND TAKE A BREATH, AND THINK ABOUT IT,

BUT IT'S A BIG TRUCK AND A BIG RESPONSIBILITY,

AND I JUST HOPE I DON'T MESS UP.

[NARRATOR]: AND TONIGHT...

HOLY, JUMPED IT...

[NARRATOR]: ...MESSING UP IS NOT AN OPTION.

AS SOON AS I PULLED UP,

I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE A BAD SITUATION.

YOU'RE LIKE, "HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?"

IT'S A QUESTION THAT ALWAYS GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND.

[NARRATOR]: IN HEAVY SNOW,

THE SEMI, LOADED WITH CANNED TOMATO JUICE

LOST CONTROL,

ROLLING AND SKIDDING ACROSS THE NORTHBOUND 400.

THE AUTO ROUTE CREW,

LED BY AMIN ABDERRAHMAN,

HAS ALREADY DRAGGED THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.

I WANT YOU TO BE LIKE THIS...

YEAH. OKAY.

[AMIN ABDERRAHMAN]: OPP REQUESTED

THAT WE WINCH THIS THING TO THE SHOULDER

TO GET THE ROADWAY OPEN,

AND THEN MAKE A PLAN FROM THERE.

[NARRATOR]: BUT IT'S STILL BLOCKING ONE LANE,

AND ON THE BUSY 400,

THAT'S ONE LANE TOO MANY.

[BUBBA]: WITH THAT LANE BEING BLOCKED,

THE OPP WANT IT DONE QUICK.

YEAH, WATCH YOURSELF.

THERE YOU GO.

42,000 POUNDS OF TOMATO DRINK.

JUST GET DOWN HERE AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

OKAY, MAN, THANK YOU.

BYE.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'LL NEED ANOTHER TRAILER

TO HAUL AWAY THE CARGO.

[AMIN]: WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE TRUCKING COMPANY

TO BRING A TRAILER,

AND A FORKLIFT AS WELL.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO SIT AND WAIT.

THIS STRETCH OF THE 400 IS PRETTY DANGEROUS.

IT'S DARK, IT'S SLIPPERY.

THE ODDS OF A SECONDARY COLLISION ARE VERY HIGH.

[BUBBA]: GET YOUR GLOVES ON, YOUR TOQUES ON.

WE'RE HAND-BOMBING THIS.

COME ON, LET'S GO, BUD.

[BUBBA]: THIS IS PROBABLY

THE NON-GLAMOROUS PART OF TOW TRUCKIN'.

MANUAL LABOR, LOTS OF SWEAT.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.

[NARRATOR]: BUT JUST AS THEY GET STARTED

ON THE OFFLOAD...

THEN EVERYONE SMELLS SMOKE.

EVERYONE WENT RUNNING.

MY HEART SANK.

SHUT IT OFF.

WE'VE GOT A FIRE GOING DOWN HERE.

SHUT IT OFF.

WHERE'S THE CUTTERS? CUT THE BATTERY!

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 400 SOUTH OF BARRIE...

[NARRATOR]: ...THE CREW NEEDS TO FINISH THEIR OFFLOAD

SO THEY CAN START THE RECOVERY.

COME ON, LET'S GO, BUD.

[NARRATOR]: BUT BEFORE THEY'RE EVEN HALFWAY THROUGH...

THEN EVERYONE SMELLS SMOKE.

WE'VE GOT A FIRE GOING DOWN HERE.

SHUT IT OFF.

[COMPRESSOR CHUGGING]

WHERE'S THE CUTTERS? CUT THE BATTERY!

CUT, RIGHT HERE! RIGHT HERE, CUT.

SHUT IT OFF.

[COMPRESSOR CHUGGING]

SHUT IT OFF!

OKAY...

THAT SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME, MAN.

THIS PARTICULAR TRAILER IS A HEATED TRAILER.

IT STARTS UP AUTOMATICALLY, RIGHT?

SO, WITH THE OIL AND EVERYTHING, THAT'S WHAT WE WERE SMELLING.

[BLEEP]

IT SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE,

BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE

THE HEATER REALIZED IT'S GETTING COLD IN THERE,

SO IT CAME ON,

AND WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING SIDEWAYS,

IT'S JUST CHOKING THE OIL OUT.

JUST CUT THE CABLES,

AND WE GOT IT SHUT OFF, SO THAT'S GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'VE STILL GOT 30,000 POUNDS OF FREIGHT

LEFT TO UNLOAD.

[BUBBA]: TRYING TO SAVE

AS MUCH OF THE LOAD AS POSSIBLE, YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THE OFFLOAD IS EATING UP TIME

AND HOLDING UP THE RECOVERY.

MAYBE INSTEAD OF TAKING IT RIGHT OUT OF THE TRAILER,

WHY DON'T WE JUST HAND BOMB IT TOWARD THE BACK OF THE TRAILER?

YEAH, WE COULD.

[NARRATOR]: OPP CONSTABLE DAN HUNTER

IS ALSO TRAINED IN HEAVY-RECOVERY OPERATION.

HE'S GOT AN IDEA TO SPEED UP THE JOB...

IF WE CAN GET SOME OF THIS LOAD

DISPERSED ALONG THIS LOW EDGE HERE,

WHERE THE TRAILER IS SOLID,

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO RIGHT IT WITH THE PARTIAL LOAD INSIDE.

IT WOULD SAVE US SOME TIME OFFLOADING.

IDEALLY, THIS TRAILER WOULD BE EMPTY

BEFORE WE TRY AND RIGHT IT OVER,

BUT WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP MOVING.

MAKE A LINE.

[BUBBA]: IT IS A BIT OF A GAMBLE

TO DO THE LOAD DOWN LOW

AND HOPE THAT THE TRAILER'S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT.

BUT WE'VE GOTTA GET THIS CLEANED UP.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO START RIGGING UP HERE NOW,

SO WE CAN START DOING THE FLIP.

HE'LL GO UP AND OVER,

I'LL ROLL IT THIS WAY,

AND PUT A CATCH RIGHT HERE,

SO WHEN WE-- IT COMES BACK OVER,

WE'LL CATCH IT.

[NARRATOR]: IVAN, ON THE AUTOROUTE WRECKER,

WILL PULL OVER THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER.

BUBBA WILL ROLL BOTH ENDS OF THE TRAILER

AND USE A THIRD LINE TO "CATCH" AS IT FALLS.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'LL NEED TO RUN STRAPS

TO MAKE THE MANEUVER WORK.

[AMIN]: WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET THESE STRAPS

UNDER THE TRAILER.

WE'LL JUST LIFT THE TRAILER UP A FEW INCHES OFF THE GROUND.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

I'LL HAVE YOU GO RIGHT BESIDE IT--

OKAY, YEAH, YUP--

LET'S LIFT IT UP, BLOCK IT, AND...

-YUP. - WE'LL DO THAT.

[NARRATOR]: THAT HEAVY DEADLIFT IS A JOB FOR THE ROTATOR,

AND ITS NEW OPERATOR.

[BUBBA]: I'VE WORKED HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF WRECKS,

BUT THIS IS A WHOLE NEW THING TO ME,

BEING IN THE ROTATOR NOW.

IT'S A BIG CHALLENGE.

IT'S GIVING ME A HARD TIME.

[BUBBA]: I'M NOT A COMPUTER GUY.

NOW I HAVE NO OPTION,

BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS ALL COMPUTERS.

I CAN'T GET AWAY FROM IT.

THERE SHE GO.

RIGHT THERE.

AM I GOOD TO LIFT HERE NOW?

YEAH.

GOING UP, GUYS.

[NARRATOR]: BUBBA'S FIRST MOVE...

LIFT THE BACK OF THE TRAILER,

STILL WEIGHED DOWN WITH THE REMAINS OF THE LOAD.

YOU GET 'ER?

JUST A LITTLE BIT, NOT TOO MUCH.

GOING UP AGAIN!

UP, UP!

YOU GOT IT.

WE'RE GOOD THERE.

OKAY!

JUST GONNA LIFT THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER,

SO WE CAN GET THE STRAPS IN OVER THERE.

[NARRATOR]: NOW HE SWINGS THE BOOM

TO TACKLE THE FRONT.

-OKAY. -GOING UP!

[BLEEP] I'M ALREADY AT 73%.

[NARRATOR]: REACHING FROM FARTHER AWAY

REDUCES LIFTING POWER.

BUBBA'S BARELY STARTED LIFTING,

AND HE'S CLOSE TO MAXING OUT THE ROTATOR.

IT MIGHT BREAK.

IT'S HEAVY.

NOW, THAT'S WHERE I'M A LITTLE WORRIED

IF WE ACTUALLY GOT ENOUGH WEIGHT OUT OF IT.

[AMIN]: THE BOOM IS AT FULL EXTENSION.

THE FURTHER THE BOOM GOES OUT,

THE LESS CAPACITY IT HAS.

[BUBBA]: THERE'S SO MUCH THINGS THAT COULD GO WRONG.

I COULD BEND THE BOOM,

I COULD BEND AN OUTRIGGER,

WHICH CAN NOW TOPPLE OVER THE TRUCK.

PICK UP, PICK UP AND MOVE CLOSER, THEN.

[NARRATOR]: SO BUBBA STOPS THE LIFT TO REPOSITION.

[BUBBA]: OH, THIS IS KILLING US FOR TIME.

TRAFFIC'S BUILDING UP QUITE BAD.

[DAN HUNTER]: THE COMMUTER TRAFFIC

HAS NOW SLOWED ALMOST TO A CRAWL,

BECAUSE ALL THE TRUCKS ARE HERE

WITH THE FLASHING LIGHTS,

AND THERE'S SOMETHING FOR THEM TO LOOK AT,

SO NOW, BECAUSE OF THE SLOWDOWN HERE,

WE RUN THIS RISK OF SECONDARY COLLISIONS

FURTHER UP.

GO UP!

[NARRATOR]: BUT EVEN WITH HIS TRUCK CLOSER,

ONCE BUBBA COMMITS TO THE LIFT...

HOLY CRAP.

I'M AT 93%.

100%, RIGHT ON THE BUTTON.

100% MEANS THAT'S THE MAXIMUM MY TRUCK SHOULD BE LIFTING.

HOLY CRAP.

102...

WHOA! GOOD!

THERE WE GO!

HE'S GOT 'ER.

HOPEFULLY, THAT'S GONNA BE ENOUGH,

'CAUSE WE'RE PUSHING THE EQUIPMENT PAST ITS SPECS.

IT CAN GO THROUGH.

THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO.

PULL, PULL!

GO GRAB THE STRAP AND THROW IT UP TO HIM.

[GRUNTS WITH EFFORT]

[GRUNTING]

OKAY!

YUP.

WE'RE GONNA KEEP GOING UNLESS MY TRUCK ROLLS OVER.

THAT'S THE ONLY TIME I'LL STOP.

OKAY.

WHEN YOU START A ROLL, YOU DON'T STOP,

YOU HAVE TO KEEP GOING.

YOU READY?

ALMOST, MAN. HOLD ON.

[BUBBA]: IT'S NOW OR NEVER, AND PRAY FOR THE BEST.

-YOU READY? -YEP!

WINCH UP.

THERE'S A LOT OF WEIGHT JUST HOLDING THERE.

KEEP GOING.

TIGHT, TIGHTEN YOUR CATCH.

TIGHTEN YOUR CATCH.

[BUBBA]: IF YOU STOP TO TRY AND LOOK AT SOMETHING,

BOTH TRUCKS COULD GET ROLLED OVER.

[CRACKING AND POPPING]

THOSE ARE NOT GOOD SOUNDS.

[BOLTS POPPING RAPIDLY]

WE'RE COMING APART!

[AMIN]: KEEP GOING.

TIGHT, TIGHTEN YOUR CATCH.

TIGHTEN YOUR CATCH.

WE'RE COMING APART!

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 400,

NEAR HIGHWAY 9...

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE PARTLY-LOADED TRAILER

IS BUCKLING.

I SEE THE TRAILER CAVING IN A BIT.

[NARRATOR]: BUBBA EASES UP ON HIS REMOTE CONTROL

TO TAKE A LOOK.

BUT HE WON'T STOP.

[BUBBA]: WE'VE JUST GOTTA KEEP GOING.

WE'VE GOTTA DO THE [BLEEP] NOW, BECAUSE IT'S COMING APART.

BOOM UP, BUT NOT TOO MUCH.

[BUBBA]: THERE IS NO RE-RIGGING RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

NOW IT'S FULL THROTTLE OR CATASTROPHE, REALLY.

TIGHTEN YOUR CATCH!

YEAH!

KEEP GOING, BUBBA, KEEP GOING.

TIGHTEN YOUR CATCH, TIGHTEN YOUR CATCH.

TIGHTEN YOUR CATCH.

JUST KEEP BOOMING UP.

I'M BOOMING UP AND CATCH OUT.

[WRECK CREAKING]

TIGHTEN YOUR CATCH...

[BUBBA]: I JUST CONTINUE TO GO,

UP TO WHERE MY CABLES COULD CATCH IT

TO LOWER IT DOWN ON MY CATCH LINE.

GO UP WITH THE WINCHES, NO MORE BOOM UP.

[CREAKING AND STRAINING]

SLOW, YEAH.

NOW YOU GOT IT.

JUST LOWER THE CATCH, SLOW.

EASY, IVAN! EASY!

GO FAST ON YOUR CATCH LINE,

DON'T WORRY.

[BUBBA]: I'VE DROPPED IT OVER ON MY CATCH LINES.

BUT NOW I'M WORRIED ABOUT, AM I TOO CLOSE?

IS IT GONNA COME DOWN ON MY TRUCK?

IT'S VERY NERVE-RACKING.

LOWER, LOWER IT.

JUST KEEP LOWERING FAST, FAST.

FAST!

YEAH!

LOOK AT THAT, LOOK AT THAT, PERFECT.

BEAUTIFUL...

HEY? LOOK AT THAT.

NICE JOB, GUYS.

NICE JOB.

[NARRATOR]: UPRIGHT AND BACK ON ITS WHEELS,

WITH CENTIMETRES TO SPARE.

NICE JOB, GUYS.

[BUBBA]: KNEW IT WAS COMPROMISED,

AND AS SOON AS I HEARD A BUCKLE,

THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO GET IT GONE NOW.

SO, A GOOD THING WE TOOK THOSE 15 SKIDS OFF,

OR ELSE WE WOULD HAVE HAD JUICE EVERYWHERE.

[LAUGHS]

[AMIN]: BUBBA DID A GREAT JOB.

LANDED VERY SMOOTH.

HE'S A PRETTY GOOD OPERATOR.

[BUBBA]: OH, THE OTHER TRUCK'S HERE,

SO WE CAN LOAD THAT ON THE TRUCK.

YEAH, NO PROBLEM, BUDDY.

I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.

[BUBBA]: COULD'VE DONE IT A LITTLE DIFFERENT MAYBE,

BUT END OF THE DAY, WE GOT IT DONE,

AND I LEARNED A LOT.

JOB IS DONE, EVERYBODY'S HAPPY.

[BUBBA]: I'M GONNA BE LEARNING,

AND I'M GONNA MAKE MISTAKES ALONG THE WAY,

BUT THERE'S SO MUCH I CAN LEARN WITH THAT TRUCK.

IT'S GONNA TEACH ME THINGS

THAT I COULDN'T EVEN DREAM POSSIBLE.

[HONKING]

[♪♪♪]

[HORNS HONKING]

[LAUGHS]

PEOPLE ARE EVEN LOOKING AT IT!

[LAUGHS]

IT TURNS HEADS.

YEAH, "WHO'S THE NEW TRUCK IN TOWN?"

IT'S A VERY NICE TRUCK.

YEAH. YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: BACK IN SARNIA,

GARY AND HIS WIFE AND BUSINESS PARTNER, TAMMY,

ARE ON THE WAY HOME

WITH THE NEWEST ADDITION TO THEIR FLEET.

THIS 50-TON IS REALLY A NICE IN-BETWEEN TRUCK.

IT CAN PICK UP SOME HEAVY STUFF WHEN WE DO SOME TOWING,

AND WHEN IT COMES TO RECOVERY, IT'S A BIG, MEAN TRUCK.

IT'LL HAVE THE POWER WE NEED

TO PULL THESE TRUCKS OUT OF THE DITCH.

[BLARING HORN]

[HONKING]

[CHUCKLING]

OOH...

THAT'S NICE.

THAT'S A NICE TRUCK.

[CHUCKLING]

WHO'S THAT FOR?

WE'RE THINKING MAYBE YOU COULD HANDLE THIS ONE.

WOW.

[COLLIN]: THIS IS AN AWESOME SURPRISE.

NICE TO BE ABLE TO FINALLY STEP UP

AND HAVE MY OWN TRUCK IN THE HEAVIES.

YOU'VE EARNED IT, BUD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU...

-GOOD JOB. -WOW.

HOP IN.

TAKE 'ER FOR A RIDE.

[QUIETLY] HOO-HOO...

THIS THING IS AWESOME.

[COLLIN]: IT'S A BIG FRICKIN' TRUCK.

I AM DEFINITELY READY TO SEE WHAT THIS TRUCK CAN DO,

AND WHAT IT CAN HANDLE.

[HONKING HORN]

-[NARRATOR]: NEXT TIME-- -OKAY, HANG ON!

[NARRATOR]: ...ON HEAVY RESCUE: 401 ...

SLOW!

[NARRATOR]: ...SMOKE ON THE HIGHWAY...

WE'RE GOING AFTER THAT TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: ...FIRES UP THE OPP.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

THIS IS A BIG ONE.

[NARRATOR]: A DOUBLE DISASTER...

[COLLIN]: I'VE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

[NARRATOR]: ...PULLS COLLIN INTO ACTION...

[STRAINING] OH, COME ON.

COME ON.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND PUSHES THE ENTIRE CREW...

THIS IS STARTING TO PULL MY TRUCK OVER.

[NARRATOR]: ...PAST THE BREAKING POINT.

WHOA... STOP, STOP!

[♪♪♪]