Original subtitles

[NARRATOR]: THIS TIME... -HANG ON!

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

SLOW!

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

I'M GOING AFTER THAT TRUCK!

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

IT'S A BIG ONE.

[NARRATOR]: A DOUBLE DISASTER...

I'VE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

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

[GASPING WITH EFFORT] OH, COME ON.

COME ON...

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

IT'S STARTING TO PULL MY TRUCK.

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

[GRINDING] WHOA... STOP! STOP!

WHOO-HOO!

[NARRATOR]: IN THE HEART OF TORONTO...

[NARRATOR]: AN EARLY BLAST OF WINTER HAS GIVEN WAY...

[NARRATOR]: ...TO A SUNNY, DRY STRETCH OF FALL WEATHER...

[KERRY SCHMIDT]: TRAFFIC IS MOVING WELL,

THE ROADS ARE BARE, THE SKY IS CLEAR,

THE SUN IS SHINING.

[NARRATOR]: BUT OPP SERGEANT KERRY SCHMIDT

CAN'T LET HIS GUARD DOWN.

NEITHER CAN THE HALF-MILLION OTHER DRIVERS

WHO WILL TRAVEL THIS HIGHWAY TODAY.

IT ONLY TAKES ONE PERSON A MOMENT TO MAKE A MISTAKE,

AND THAT CAN CHANGE THE WHOLE DYNAMIC,

AND WE CAN HAVE A FULL SHUTDOWN.

[NARRATOR]: AND AT 10:30 A.M.,

ON THE 401, 50 KILOMETRES WEST OF THE CITY...

[BANG]

[SCHMIDT]: IT'S A MAJOR CORRIDOR OF TRAFFIC

GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE GTA.

IT'S GOING TO CAUSE MAJOR DELAYS ON BOTH DIRECTIONS.

WE'RE JUST, WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO THE SCENE HERE RIGHT NOW.

TRAFFIC IS ALL JAMMED UP HERE, MOVING VERY SLOWLY,

THERE'S ONLY ONE LANE GETTING BY.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE TRUCK ON ONE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY,

AND COLLATERAL DAMAGE ALL OVER THE OTHER,

LOCAL HEAVY RECOVERY CREWS ARE ON SCENE IN MINUTES.

[NARRATOR]: BUT A JOB THIS SIZE...

WILL TAKE EVEN MORE HEAVY IRON.

[KEVIN RICHARDSON]: IT'S FULLY LOADED, APPARENTLY,

SO I'M SURE WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US.

[NARRATOR]: KEVIN RICHARDSON AND THE CREW FROM METRO TRUCK

ARE ON THE WAY.

BY THE SOUNDS OF IT, IT'S GONNA BE A TOUGH ONE.

[♪♪♪]

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

[ROAR OF SPEEDING TRAFFIC]

...CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[CHAINS SNAP AND RATTLE]

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: AFTER A SCRAP-CAR HAULER

CLIPPED A CAR AND ROLLED,

IT SPILLED WRECKAGE ACROSS BOTH SIDES OF THE 401.

[KEVIN]: SO WE'RE IN A HURRY RIGHT NOW

'CAUSE WE ARE IN THE FAST LANE ON THE 401,

SO WE GOTTA GET THIS OPENED UP RIGHT AWAY.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THERE'S STILL 100,000 POUNDS IN THE TRUCK,

A MULTI-WRECKER JOB FOR KEVIN, THE METRO CREW,

AND ANOTHER LOCAL COMPANY.

[KEVIN]: YEAH, NO, HANG ON.

MAKE IT SHORTER. CAN WE MAKE IT SHORTER? YEAH.

THERE'S ALWAYS A CONCERN

WORKING WITH ANOTHER TOW COMPANY.

ME, I'M PRETTY FUSSY WHEN IT COMES TO MY RIGGING.

[NARRATOR]: KEVIN RIGS LINES FROM HIS OUTRIGGERS

TO PULL DOWNWARD ON THE TRAILER...

GIMME A LITTLE BIT MORE?

[NARRATOR]: AND HE'LL USE TWO MORE LINES FROM ABOVE

TO LIFT AND PULL THE TOP OF THE TRAILER OVER.

JUST CHAINING THE AXLE TO THE FRAME

SO WE CAN PULL ON THE...

THE AUXILIARIES HERE AND HELP THEM LIFT IT.

[NARRATOR]: UP FRONT,

METRO OPERATOR PHIL WILL USE HIS WRECKER

TO PULL OVER THE TRACTOR,

WHILE A ROTATOR AND WRECKER FROM THE OTHER COMPANY

WORKS ON THE BACK END,

AND CATCHES THE TRAILER AS IT ROLLS.

[KEVIN]: HANG ON...

'KAY, MAKE IT SHORTER. CAN WE MAKE IT SHORTER? YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: ALL THE OPERATORS NEED TO WORK AS ONE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO,

I DON'T KNOW HOW WELL THEIR EQUIPMENT IS,

THEIR RIGGING.

THERE'S SO MUCH YOU GOTTA BE AWARE OF,

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE LIFTING.

ONCE YOU HAVE IT, JUST START RELEASING.

YOU AND YOU, OKAY? -YEAH.

'CAUSE YOU GUYS GOT 'EM.

WE'RE ALL HERE, WE'RE ALL GONNA WORK TOGETHER

AND GET THIS OPENED UP AS FAST AS WE CAN.

[KERRY]: I'M JUST GETTING TO THE SCENE HERE RIGHT NOW.

ALL THE TRAFFIC'S GETTING FORCED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE,

SO I'M JUST GONNA DO A LITTLE UPDATE HERE TO THE MEDIA

SO THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

IT'S A HUGE MESS HERE RIGHT NOW,

A TRANSPORT TRUCK ROLLED OVER.

TRANSPORT WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND ON THE 401,

LOST CONTROL FOR SOME REASON,

AND IS NOW ACROSS THE CENTRE GUARD RAIL.

A LOT OF DEBRIS SPILLED OUT FROM THE TRAILER

ONTO THE WESTBOUND LANES OF TRAFFIC.

AMAZINGLY,

NO OTHER VEHICLES ACTUALLY GOT STRUCK BY THE DEBRIS

AS IT WAS COMING OUT,

BUT THERE WAS FOUR VEHICLES THAT SUSTAINED DAMAGE

AS THEY DROVE OVER THE DEBRIS.

HEY, KER'.

HOW MUCH TIME IS IT GONNA TAKE--

WE'RE GONNA START FLIPPIN' IT RIGHT NOW.

BEAUTIFUL.

OKAY, YEAH.

WE'RE JUST GONNA GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE, AND, UH...

JUST SNUG IT UP, AND THEN STOP, OKAY?

[NARRATOR]: IF ONE WRECKER GETS AHEAD OF THE OTHERS...

THE WEIGHT IN THE TRAILER

COULD PULL OVER THE OTHER TRUCKS.

[CLANKING]

[KEVIN]: OKAY, HANG ON, EVERYBODY STOP!

HEY!

TELL HIM TO GO SLOW!

[KEVIN]: SOMETIMES I'M A LITTLE...

ORNERY OF DOING STUFF MY WAY.

ONE SEC HERE. [BLEEP], GUYS!

A LOT OF YELLING, AND, UH... [CHUCKLING]

JUST ADRENALINE, RIGHT?

JUST TRYING TO GET THIS OPEN.

SLOW!

I WANT 'EM SLOW, PLEASE.

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

OKAY, PHIL, I WANT YOU TO START IT.

SLOW!

NICE AND EASY!

ANYTHING HAPPENS, YOU BOOM DOWN, OKAY?

BOOM IN AND BOOM DOWN.

PHIL, HANG ON, BUDDY, LET THESE GUYS CATCH UP.

I WANT THAT LINE TIGHT.

TIGHTEN IT UP!

[BLEEP], MAN.

SORRY, I DON'T MEAN TO SWEAR,

I JUST DON'T WANT NOBODY GETTING AHEAD.

OKAY, PHIL, SPIKE THAT NOSE OVER!

OKAY...OKAY.

OKAY, START RELEASING IT, START RELEASING!

CATCH, CATCH, CATCH...

OKAY?

GOOD JOB, GUYS, GOOD JOB.

I'M GLAD IT WENT GREAT, IT WENT NICE AND SMOOTH.

WE ALL WORKED TOGETHER.

IT'S KIND OF HARD

GETTING EVERYBODY TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE,

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE JOB GOT DONE,

AND WE JUST GOTTA GET THIS HIGHWAY OPENED NOW.

SEE YA ON THE NEXT ONE.

[NARRATOR]: 250 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST...

[NARRATOR]: LAKE-EFFECT STORMS

HAVE BEEN HAMMERING THE SNOWBELT FOR DAYS.

[NARRATOR]: AS A NEW MORNING BEGINS ON HIGHWAY 402...

WHEN YOU SEE SNOW, GO SLOW, THAT'S HOW EASY IT IS.

[NARRATOR]: SERGEANT DAVE REKTOR

PASSES THROUGH THE AFTERMATH OF THE LATEST STORM,

BROADCASTING CONDITIONS OVER SOCIAL MEDIA.

OUT HERE ON THE SLIPPERY 402,

IT'S CLEAR FROM SARNIA TO LONDON.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO STAY CLEAR VERY LONG,

BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE TRAVELLING

AT, OR IN EXCESS OF, THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT

ON SLIPPERY ROADS.

HERE WE GO, THERE'S ANOTHER TRANSPORT TRUCK DRIVER

DRIVING TOO FAST FOR ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.

[NARRATOR]: 50 KILOMETRES DOWN THE HIGHWAY,

AT THE PREFERRED TOWING YARD...

[GARY VANDENHEUVEL]: OKAY, WHERE'S COLLIN?

YOU READY?

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

[NARRATOR]: ...WORD COMES IN

THE 402 HAS CLAIMED ITS FIRST CASUALTIES.

[GARY]: HIGHWAY 402 IS SHUT DOWN

BECAUSE OF THIS WRECK.

IS IT THAT BAD?

[GARY]: WE'RE GETTING REPORTS

BACK FROM THE SCENE AT THIS POINT

THAT THERE ARE TWO TRACTOR-TRAILERS,

THEY'RE BOTH ROLLED OVER,

AND ONE OF THEM IS A PROPANE TANKER.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: FOR GARY VANDENHEUVEL,

IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR.

THIS IS THE FIRST BIG WRECK OF THE SEASON, SO, UH,

WINTER'S HERE.

[NARRATOR]: CLOSE BEHIND,

GARY'S SON, COLLIN, FOLLOWS IN HIS NEW 50-TON,

THE SECOND-BIGGEST WRECKER IN THE FLEET,

AND A HUGE STEP UP FOR COLLIN.

TODAY IS DEFINITELY A GOOD TEST DAY

TO SHOW MY DAD THAT I AM READY FOR THIS WRECK,

AND THAT I'M READY FOR MY TRUCK AS WELL.

THIS IS GONNA BE UP THERE FOR DANGEROUS RECOVERIES.

THIS ONE IS A LOADED PROPANE TANKER,

IS ONE OF THE TRUCKS INVOLVED IN THIS ONE,

SO THERE'S A LOT OF RISK BEHIND IT.

[NARRATOR]: JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO,

A FUEL TANKER CRASH ON HIGHWAY 400 TURNED TRAGIC.

[COLLIN]: ONE OF THEM WAS RIPPED OPEN,

AND IT ACTUALLY CAUSED A MAJOR FIRE,

WHICH ENDED UP TAKING THE LIVES OF SEVERAL PEOPLE,

SO WE DON'T WANT TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN

OUT THERE TODAY.

[GARY]: THIS IS EXIT 44 WATFORD.

THEY'RE DIVERTING EVERYBODY OFF TO A SIDE ROAD.

[GARY]: JUST COMING UP ON SCENE HERE,

WE'VE GOT FIRE, EMS, OPP ON SCENE.

YEAH, SO IT'S A BIG ONE.

WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE TRUCKS INVOLVED,

ROLLED OVER.

THAT IS ONE TWISTED MESS.

[MUTTERING] CRAP!

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF WRECKS,

BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

[NARRATOR]: BLINDED BY THE WHITEOUT,

THE TANKER VEERED OFF THE ROAD,

SMASHING DOWN IN THE MEDIAN.

THE SECOND TRUCK SWERVED, JACKKNIFED,

AND SLAMMED OVER.

[GARY]: KNOWING RIGHT AWAY

THAT I'VE GOT TWO SERIOUS JOBS ON MY HANDS.

YEAH, THIS ONE TOOK A RIDE.

HOW ARE YOU DOING, GUYS?

[NARRATOR]: ON THE HIGHWAY EAST OF SARNIA,

FIRE CREWS HAVE GIVEN THE GO-AHEAD

FOR A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PROPANE TANKER.

OH, WOW, LOOK AT THAT.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, THIS ONE'S GONNA BE A GOOD ONE.

IT'S RIPPED RIGHT OFF,

THE FIFTH WHEEL OFF OF THAT TRACTOR,

SO THIS IS A HEAVY ONE, COLL.

SHE'S LOADED, TOO, SO, WOW.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: IT WEIGHS IN AT 120,000 POUNDS,

AND THAT'S ONLY HALF THE JOB.

OH, MAN!

DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN THE LOAD OR NOT?

-TOMATOES. -TOMATOES? OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: 40,000 POUNDS OF TOMATOES

PUSHING HARD AGAINST THE TRAILER WALL.

[GARY]: THAT WEIGHT, YOU CAN SEE,

IS ALL IN THAT WALL.

YOU CAN SEE, THESE ARE THE RIVETS FOR THE TRAILER.

HERE WE'VE GOT ALL THIS WALL BROKEN OUT,

AND IT'S ACTUALLY BEING HELD UP BY THE DITCH ITSELF,

AND THE SNOW ON THE BOTTOM SIDE, SO...

WHEN WE LIFT, WE'LL SEE IF IT HOLDS TOGETHER.

IF IT DOESN'T,

THEN I'M GONNA HAVE TOMATOES EVERYWHERE, SO...

[NARRATOR]: A TRAILER WALL IS THIN,

AND CAN GIVE WAY UNDER THE FORCE OF A PULL.

I'VE GOT FOUR TRUCKS HERE.

WE'RE GONNA DO VAN...

TWO GUYS WILL BE WORKING ON THE VAN,

AND TWO OF US WILL BE WORKING ON THE PROPANE.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: GARY NEEDS ALL HIS TRUCKS AND CREW,

BECAUSE THEY'LL CLEAR BOTH WRECKS AT THE SAME TIME.

[GARY]: THE PRESSURE'S ON TO GET THIS HIGHWAY OPEN AGAIN.

[NARRATOR]: THE 402 RUNS FROM THE 401 IN LONDON

TO THE BLUE WATER BRIDGE CROSSING,

WHERE $127 MILLION FLOWS OVER THE BORDER DAILY.

I THINK THIS ONE CAN BE TOWED,

AND THAT ONE CAN BE TOWED.

[NARRATOR]: SO GARY HAS TO RELY ON OPERATORS KYLE AND MARK

TO HANDLE THE DELICATE TOMATO WRECK...

ALL RIGHT, PUT YOU THERE, MARK,

GET YOUR STRAP IN PLACE,

FAR DOWN AS WE CAN GET DOWN HERE.

GET IT LIFTING,

AND AT THE SAME TIME,

I THINK IF YOU START PULLING THAT TRACTOR AROUND,

MY HOPE IS THAT IT WANTS TO COME BACK

INSTEAD OF COMING THIS WAY.

OKAY.

[KYLE]: IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE

THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK'S BEEN COMPROMISED,

SO I THINK WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT PULLING ON IT HERE.

[KYLE]: I'M GONNA BE LEAD TRUCK ON THIS.

I'LL BE HOOKED ONTO THE TRACTOR.

I WILL TURN IT,

AND DO THE WINCH OUT WITH MY WRECKER.

[GARY]: MARK, HE'S AT THE BACK SIDE.

HE'S ACTUALLY AT THE DIFFICULT POINT OF THIS

FOR THE UPRIGHT,

BECAUSE HE'S GOT THE POINT

WHERE ALL THE LOAD COULD ACTUALLY BREAK THROUGH.

[MARK]: THE BIGGEST CONCERN HERE

IS TRYING TO GET IT UP, OVER, AND ONTO ITS WHEELS

WITHOUT BREACHING THAT SIDE.

OTHERWISE, WE GOT KETCHUP IN THE DITCH.

GUYS, IT'S 1:00 NOW,

WE'RE GONNA RUN OUT OF LIGHT IN FOUR HOURS,

SO I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS IN THE DARK.

ALL RIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: AND JUST 150 FEET DOWN THE ROAD...

[COLLIN]: I'M ACTUALLY,

I JUST GOT IT ALL RIGGED UP HERE,

SO I GOT MY CHAIN, GOT MY SNATCH BLOCK.

[NARRATOR]: ...UPRIGHTING THE HEAVY TANKER

IS UP TO COLLIN.

DEFINITELY A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS WITH THIS ONE,

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T HAD MUCH OF A CHANCE

TO TEST OUT THIS NEW TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT

SNAPPED OFF THE TRACTOR,

LEAVING IT AT THE BACK END OF THE TRAILER,

BUT THEY'RE STILL CONNECTED BY HYDRAULIC LINES.

JUST, UH, RIGGING TO PULL THIS BACK

TO RELEASE THE TENSION OFF THE CABLE,

THE HYDRAULIC LINES HERE,

'CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF TENSION ON THESE THINGS.

[COLLIN]: YOU KNOW, IF THESE LINES SNAP RIGHT NOW,

WE'RE IN SOME SERIOUS TROUBLE.

WHEN THEY BLOW,

THEY'LL SHOOT HYDRAULIC FLUID,

AND IT'S USUALLY PRESSURIZED TO OVER A HUNDRED POUNDS,

AND WITH THE PRESSURIZED LINES, WHAT IT DOES

IS IT, ESSENTIALLY,

IT JUST SHOOTS THROUGH YOU LIKE A NEEDLE,

AND YOU CAN LOSE LIMBS, OR YOU CAN DIE.

[NARRATOR]: COLLIN'S FIRST STEP,

DRAG THE TRACTOR BACK TO RELEASE THAT TENSION...

BUT HE'S BRAND-NEW TO THIS TRUCK.

-HEY, COLL? -YEAH?

IF YOU DROP THAT THIRD AXLE

ON YOUR TRUCK...

YEAH?

...THAT PUTS ONE MORE SET OF WHEELS ON THE GROUND.

BIT MORE TRACTION.

OKAY, I'LL DO THAT.

WE'VE GOT MORE, UH,

MORE SURFACE AREA BLOCKING US, THE BETTER.

[GARY]: THERE WE GO.

PRESSURE'S COMING OFF, COLL.

THAT'S GOOD THERE, COLLIN!

OKAY!

JUST GIVE IT A LITTLE TAP...

PERFECT.

DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.

YOU GET THIS THING UPRIGHT FOR ME...

YEAH.

I'M GONNA GO BACK AND HELP THE OTHER GUYS.

SOUNDS GOOD.

JUST KEEP AN EYE, PAT.

IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T LIKE, YOU SEE,

LET HIM KNOW, OKAY?

YEAH.

THIS IS DEFINITELY A GOOD TEST FOR ME, YOU KNOW,

SHOWING MY DAD THAT I CAN GET THIS DONE FOR HIM,

SHOWING HIM THAT I HAVE THE SKILLS

TO ACTUALLY RUN THIS TRUCK.

HE'S ON HIS OWN TO DO THIS JOB AND GET IT UPRIGHT.

[COLLIN]: THIS'LL BE THE FIRST TIME

I'VE FLIPPED A TRUCK OVER BY MYSELF, SO...

SHOULD BE GOOD. [CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: 170 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST...

OKAY, SO HERE'S A PICTURE OF A DUMP TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: ...THERE'S ANOTHER ROOKIE

WORKING TO PROVE HIMSELF IN HEAVY RECOVERY.

AND THAT BLOCK WILL STAY THERE?

OH YEAH.

[ERIC GODARD]: MATT IS THE NEWEST HIRE,

SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET A LOT OF TRAINING DONE WITH HIM.

A LOT OF THIS STUFF

IS STUFF THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO HANDS-ON, RIGHT?

MM-HM.

[NARRATOR]: LEAD OPERATOR ERIC GODARD

PREFERS TEACHING OUT ON THE ROAD

OVER THE CLASSROOM...

AND, IN MOST CASES, THAT'S ALL YOU'LL NEED,

'CAUSE YOU'LL ALWAYS RELEASE THE BRAKES.

[NARRATOR]: AND TODAY...

...YOU'VE GOT A 7500 INTERNATIONAL TANDEM SNOWPLOW

THAT'S IN A DITCH.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE ROAD IS EXACTLY WHERE THEY'RE GOING.

YEAH, POOR MATT HERE,

HE'S LEARNING TRIAL-BY-FIRE FOR SURE.

-[LAUGHS] -BUT, YOU KNOW,

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE GETTING YOUR HANDS DIRTY, RIGHT?

[MATT]: YEAH.

I WANT TO SAY THAT'LL BE HIM OVER THERE.

I'M GOING TO BACK DOWN.

MATT, COME HERE FOR A MINUTE, PLEASE.

IS IT FULL?

[NARRATOR]: THE PLOW IS LOADED WITH SALT,

AND BADLY STUCK.

I'M GOING TO GUESS AROUND 45,000 POUNDS.

IT'S GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE IN THAT RANGE.

IT'S GOT A GOOD LEAN ON 'ER, FOR SURE!

HEY, MATT!

COME HERE, PLEASE.

THERE'S JUST GONNA BE A SINGLE LINE...

YEAH.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA PULL WITH A DOUBLE FROM THE FRONT.

OKAY.

OKAY, YOU START WALKING IT OUT FOR ME.

I'VE GOT THINGS JUGGLING AROUND HERE IN MY HEAD

PRETTY QUICKLY,

AND I TEND TO MOVE PRETTY QUICKLY,

AND I'M PRETTY DEMANDING ON THE PEOPLE I'M WORKING WITH

TO BE MOVING QUICKLY AS WELL,

SO AS NEW AS HE IS...

THAT'S GOOD!

...WE'RE GONNA SEE HOW HE REACTS TO THAT.

THIS LINE FROM HERE THROUGH THERE, TO THERE,

AND THEN BACK TO THE TRUCK RIGHT OVER HERE.

OKAY, THIS IS GOING TO GO TO THAT CHAIN RIGHT THERE.

THE ONE AT THE BACK?

NO, WE DON'T NEED IT AT THE BACK.

-OH, OKAY, UNDERNEATH HERE. -JUST ONE ON THE FRONT.

HOOK AIM DOWN!

YEAH.

[HYDRAULICS THRUMMING]

PAY ATTENTION, MATT.

YOU READY?

BRAKES ARE OFF, RIGHT?

[MATT]: NOW, WHAT ARE YOU PULLING FIRST?

[ERIC]: I'M GONNA LEAD WITH THE FRONT.

-YOU'RE GONNA PULL THE FRONT? -OH YEAH.

-COME UP HERE. -WHAT?

COME UP HERE.

I'M GONNA SHOW YOU SOMETHING, OKAY?

[ERIC]: I'M LEADING WITH THE FRONT,

AND I SHOWED HIM WHAT HAPPENS

IF YOU TRY TO PULL TOO HEAVY ON THE REAR,

I CAN PUT THIS FRONT END RIGHT BACK IN THE DITCH.

NOW, IF I PULL THAT BACK TOO HARD RIGHT NOW,

IT'S GONNA PUSH THE FRONT END BACK IN THE DITCH.

YEAH, I SEE THAT.

NOW, THAT FRONT END SHOULD BE SAFE,

SHOULD SAFELY BE ABLE TO GRAB THAT BACK END NOW.

I THINK YOU'LL DRIVE OUT THERE!

NICE AND EASY!

YOU CAN COME THIS WAY.

IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT, RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S...THAT'S THE BEST CLASSROOM WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.

WE'LL HOPE FOR A WHOLE LOT MORE CLASSROOM TIME

JUST LIKE THAT ONE. -[CHUCKLING]

GOOD JOB.

SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU.

[ERIC]: IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD KNOWING THAT ANOTHER YOUNG GUY

THAT LOOKS LIKE WE CAN TURN HIM INTO A REALLY GOOD OPERATOR,

AND HE WANTS TO BE,

SO FOR ME, IT'S JUST A GOOD SIGN FOR THE FUTURE

OF WHAT'S TO COME.

[KYLE]: IF ALL GOES WELL,

THE TRAILER IS GOING TO WANT TO COME TOWARDS US,

BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS

ON A TRIAL-AND-ERROR THING FIRST.

[NARRATOR]: OUT ON THE 402, KYLE AND MARK ARE RIGGED UP,

AND READY FOR STEP ONE ON THE TOMATO SEMI.

SO YOU'RE HOOKED AND READY?

I'M HOOKED AND READY.

OKAY, SNUG IT UP.

[NARRATOR]: KYLE WILL PULL THE TRACTOR STRAIGHT...

COMIN' IN.

[NARRATOR]: ...WHILE MARK TRIES TO SUPPORT AND PULL UP

THE BADLY COMPROMISED TRAILER.

SNUG IT UP.

THERE WE GO, JUST FIT IN THERE NICELY.

[NARRATOR]: THEN THEY CAN PULL THE ENTIRE TRUCK OUT

IN ONE PIECE,

SAVING CRUCIAL TIME.

[GARY]: I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WALL IS GONNA HOLD,

BUT WE'LL SEE.

THAT'S THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO TODAY,

IS OFFLOAD TOMATOES.

I'LL WATCH BACK HERE, GUYS.

I JUST GOT TENSION ON IT.

I'LL START TO MOVE IT NOW.

WORK 'EM TOGETHER, NICE AND EASY,

GET IT MOVING.

[FRAME CREAKING]

[CREAKING AND STRAINING]

HOLD ON. WHAT'S GOING ON, GUYS?

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 402 NEAR WATFORD,

EASTBOUND TRAFFIC IS CRAWLING TOWARD THE OFF-RAMP...

[GARY]: WORK 'EM TOGETHER, NICE AND EASY, GET IT MOVING.

[NARRATOR]: ...WHILE THE PREFERRED CREW

WORKS TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AND LIFT THE FRAGILE SEMI.

[FRAME CREAKING AND STRAINING]

HOLD ON. WHAT'S GOING ON, GUYS?

I HEAR NOISES.

[CREAKING AND POPPING]

WHOA!

HANDS!

OFF!

THIS ROOF'S BUCKLING, GUYS,

AND I'M TRYING TO HOLD ONTO THIS WALL.

IT'S JUST A MESS.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT WALL,

OVER 40,000 POUNDS OF TOMATOES

READY TO BURST THROUGH.

[GARY]: THIS THING'S BROKEN UP SO BADLY,

AND IF I DO TRY AND UPRIGHT THIS,

AND IT DOES BREAK OPEN,

AND THIS LOAD GOES DOWN INTO THE DITCH,

IT JUST MAKES A TERRIBLE MESS.

I THINK SHE'S GONNA BLOW.

WE'LL HAVE TOMATO SOUP.

YEAH, I DON'T WANT TOMATO SOUP.

OKAY, I WANT TO GET A STRAP UNDER THIS CORNER.

[NARRATOR]: THEY ADD A SECOND STRAP

TO THE BACK END OF THE TRAILER,

TO GIVE IT MORE SUPPORT.

YOU OKAY, MARK, YOU GOT IT?

-YEP, IT'S HOOKED. -OKAY.

HOPEFULLY IT GIVES US SOMETHING.

YUP.

SNUG 'ER UP.

STILL GOOD?

YEAH, KEEP GOING, MARK,

ABOUT ANOTHER FOOT OR TWO.

OKAY, WHOA.

YUP.

IT'S NOT PERFECT, BUT IT MIGHT DO.

MARK?

YEAH?

NICE AND EASY, TWO LINES.

COME ON...

KYLE, START PULLING.

YUP.

[CREAKING AND POPPING]

COME ON, YOU MISERABLE BASTARD.

[CREAKING AND STRAINING]

-KEEP GOING? -KEEP GOING.

COME ON...

[STRAINING AND CRACKING]

HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH YOURS, KYLE?

NOT WORTH A [BLEEP].

I'M DONE PLAYING WITH THIS.

[NARRATOR]: THE TRACTOR IS JAMMED,

REFUSING TO SWING FREE OF THE JACKKNIFE.

[GARY]: THE FIFTH WHEEL PLATE IS ALL BENT,

AND IT'S HUNG UP,

AND IT'S NOT ALLOWING ME TO TURN THE TRACTOR,

BRING IT UP AND OUT OF THE DITCH.

[NARRATOR]: THE FIFTH WHEEL

IS ALL THAT'S HOLDING THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER

TOGETHER.

TAKE YOUR TRUCK,

GET IT OVER WHERE YOU NEED TO GET IT

SO THAT THAT THING SLIDES AROUND.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: KYLE REPOSITIONS HIS WRECKER

FOR A STRONGER PULL FROM THE SIDE.

STRAIGHT BACK, STRAIGHT BACK.

[NARRATOR]: BUT WITH THE FIFTH WHEEL SO DAMAGED,

THE EXTRA FORCE COULD TEAR IT APART.

OKAY, GUYS, I WANT TO GET THIS DONE, SO LET'S MOVE.

[GARY]: WE DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF TIME

ON THIS PARTICULAR JOB.

WE NEED TO GET THIS HIGHWAY OPEN AGAIN.

OKAY,

WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO FORCE IT OVER NOW,

SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THE ENDLESS LOOP.

[NARRATOR]: JUST DOWN THE ROAD...

PULL 'ER TIGHT?

THAT'S GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: ...COLLIN IS RIGGED UP,

AND READY TO FLIP THE TRACTOR OF THE PROPANE TRUCK.

[COLLIN]: ALL RIGHT, SEE WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO.

[METAL STRAINS]

COME ON.

COME ON...

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THIS THING TO FLIP,

BUT IT DOESN'T WANT TO.

IT WANTS TO KEEP DRAGGING.

[SIGHS] I CAN'T FIGURE OUT

QUITE WHY IT'S FIGHTING ME LIKE THIS.

IN THEORY,

THIS THING SHOULD BE WANTING TO COME UP AND OVER, BUT...

IT'S JUST SLIDING.

JUST WATCHING COLLIN OVER THERE,

STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT TO GET THAT UPRIGHT.

[COLLIN SIGHS]

COME ON...

[COLLIN]: I'M DEFINITELY QUITE FRUSTRATED RIGHT NOW.

GIVING YA A HARD TIME?

YEAH.

WHAT'S ANOTHER THING WE COULD DO?

WELL, I WAS TRYING

TO EXTEND THE BOOM OUT

TO GET IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OVER,

BUT I'M GONNA RUN OUT OF CABLE

IF I DO IT THAT WAY.

OKAY, WE GOT SOMETHING ELSE HERE

THAT WE CAN USE.

[GARY]: COLLIN'S JUST NOT SEEING

THAT HE HAS A DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITY

TO DO A PULL A DIFFERENT WAY.

THERE'S A SECOND OPTION FOR THIS,

AND HE'S JUST MISSING THAT.

WHAT IF WE RUN OVER TOP...

YEAH.

...RUN TO THAT TRAILER.

YEAH. OH, AND FLIP IT BACK, YEAH.

FLIP IT BACKWARDS. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THAT WOULD WORK.

ALL RIGHT, RE-RIG.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: COLLIN WILL RUN A LINE

OVER TOP OF THE TRACTOR,

AND USE THE HEAVY TANKER-TRAILER AS AN ANCHOR.

[GASPING WITH EFFORT]

OH, COME ON...

IT'S STUCK.

[COLLIN]: HAVING TO RETHINK THINGS,

IT SUCKS.

IT'S KIND OF A DEFEATING MOMENT.

[NARRATOR]: BUT COLLIN HAS NO TIME TO LET DOUBT

THROW HIM OFF HIS GAME.

[GRUNTING WITH EFFORT]

HE'S STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT.

[COLLIN]: WE DON'T HAVE MUCH DAYLIGHT LEFT,

AND WE'RE STILL DEFINITELY HOURS AWAY

FROM THIS THING BEING DONE.

[WEARILY] OKAY, OKAY...

I'M GOING TO START ROLLING THIS THING.

[SIGHING]

COME ON.

[GARY]: COLLIN'S GOT HIS GOING OVER.

[COLLIN EXHALES]

GOT IT.

WHOO!

IT'S A GOOD FEELING.

IT'S A GOOD FEELING.

[EXHALING]

AFTER FIGHTING WITH THIS THING

FOR AS LONG AS WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING WITH IT,

IT'S NICE TO FINALLY HAVE IT UPRIGHT.

'KAY, HOW YOU GUYS DOING OVER THERE?

PHEW! IT'S GOING GOOD.

OKAY, NOTHING FANCY,

GRAB IT BY THAT BACK END,

DRAG THAT DOWN THE ROAD, AND GET IT OUT OF OUR WAY.

YUP.

GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU.

YOU ON FREE SPOOL?

HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING?

GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: BACK AT THE TOMATO TRUCK,

KYLE'S READY FOR ROUND TWO.

IF HIS PULL SNAPS THE FIFTH WHEEL,

THIS RECOVERY COULD GET A LOT TOUGHER.

[GARY]: WE HAVE NO CHOICE.

WE HAVE TO GET IT UP THERE.

IF IT BREAKS APART, IT BREAKS APART.

YOU READY?

YUP.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

BOTH LINES, KYLE.

GET IT MOVING.

[CREAKING AND POPPING]

KEEP GOING, KYLE.

JUST KEEP GOING. GET IT MOVING.

KEEP PULLING.

[CREAKING AND CRACKING]

[CRACKING AND POPPING]

[SNAPPING]

JUST BROKE THE FIFTH WHEEL PLATE.

[NARRATOR]: THE CREW STRAIGHTENS OUT THE TRACTOR,

BUT THE TRAILER IS A WHOLE NEW PROBLEM.

[GARY]: ON ONE HAND, IT'S A RELIEF,

BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, IT IS A PAIN,

BECAUSE IT NOW BECAME A BALANCING ACT.

[NARRATOR]: THE ONLY THING SECURING IT TO THE TRACTOR

IS GRAVITY.

[GARY]: IF IT FALLS OFF,

THEN I'M INTO A WORLD OF A MESS OUT HERE.

OH BOY.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'LL HAVE TO TRY USING THE TWO WRECKERS

TO SHIMMY BOTH PIECES OF THE TRUCK OUT TOGETHER.

OKAY, WELL, I THINK WE'RE AT THE POINT, GUYS,

WHERE WE MIGHT JUST HAVE TO START PULLING IT UP

AND SEE WHAT THIS TRAILER DOES.

OKAY, LET'S, UH...

PUT SOME PRESSURE ON YOUR LINES.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: BUT FIRST,

THEY'LL HAVE TO GET THE TRAILER UP ON ITS WHEELS

IN ONE PIECE.

[MARK]: I GOT ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER NOW,

PRETTY MUCH?

YEAH, GET READY FOR A CRASH HERE.

IF IT'S GONNA GO, IT'S GONNA GO.

I THINK THIS TRAILER IS GONNA BREAK RIGHT IN TWO ON US.

[GARY]: THIS IS GOING TO BE A PAIN, GUYS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WALL IS GONNA HOLD.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE EASTBOUND 402,

GARY IS RACING DAYLIGHT

TO EASE THE FRAGILE TRAILER UP...

I THINK THIS TRAILER IS GONNA BREAK RIGHT IN TWO ON US.

[NARRATOR]: BUT HE'S GOT NO FAITH

IT'LL SURVIVE THE TRIP.

THERE'S NOT MUCH STRUCTURE LEFT IN THAT,

THE WALLS ARE BOWING,

THE BOTTOM RAILS ARE PUNCHED OUT OF IT.

OKAY.

OKAY, MARK,

I NEED YOU ON THE CENTRE STRAP,

GIVE A LITTLE PULL.

[FRAME CREAKING]

A LITTLE PULL...

KEEP EVEN WITH THE OTHER ONE.

KEEP GOING.

THIS WALL'S COMING APART.

KEEP GOING?

KEEP GOING.

COME ON...

KEEP GOING. BRING 'EM BOTH.

GET 'ER UP, GET 'ER UP, GET 'ER UP, GET 'ER UP.

-FULL TILT. -GET IT UP.

FULL TILT!

[SNAPS, RUMBLING]

KEEP IT GOING, KEEP IT GOING.

[RUMBLING]

KEEP IT GOING.

THE FAR ONE, KEEP IT GOING.

[MARK]: WHOA, I'M STARTING TO BUCKLE IT NOW,

I'M STARTING TO BEND.

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD RIGHT THERE.

DID THAT WALL STAY IN PLACE?

THAT WALL STAYED IN PLACE.

IT'S UGLY, BUT IT'S TOGETHER.

[CHUCKLING]

[CHUCKLES]: WOW.

IT IS UGLY.

WOW, WOW.

I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HELD.

THAT IS CRAZY.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THE TRAILER STILL HAS A LONG WAY TO GO.

[GARY]: ONCE I HAD IT UPRIGHT,

THERE WAS A SECOND CHALLENGE

OF ACTUALLY GETTING THIS UP AND OUT OF THE DITCH.

WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET.

[NARRATOR]: 250 KILOMETRES EAST,

AFTERNOON TRAFFIC IS HEATING UP ON THE 401 ACROSS TORONTO...

AND THE OPP IS DETERMINED TO KEEP IT MOVING.

[TRUCKER RADIO]: LOOKS LIKE THE RIGHT LANE'S OPEN.

SMOKEY BEAR IS IN THE LEFT LANE.

[ROB LONG]: YOU'VE FOLLOWED TWO TRUCKS NOW,

ONE OF THEM TWICE,

EXTREMELY CLOSE

OVER THE LAST APPROXIMATE KILOMETRE, KILOMETRE AND A HALF.

[NARRATOR]: CONSTABLE ROB LONG PATROLS THE 401

EAST OF THE CITY...

LOOKING FOR AGGRESSIVE DRIVING,

DANGEROUS DRIVING, SPEEDING,

FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[NARRATOR]: ...AND DISTRACTED DRIVING...

IS ANOTHER MAJOR PROBLEM.

[LONG]: THE DRIVER WAS ON HIS CELL PHONE.

[SIREN WAILING]

[NARRATOR]: BEFORE HE EVEN REACHES THE CAR...

[LONG]: A STRONG SMELL OF BURNT RUBBER,

SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: ...THERE'S A MORE URGENT PROBLEM

BARRELLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY...

IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY, MAN, I GOTTA GO.

I'M GOING AFTER THAT TRUCK!

[NARRATOR]: IF THEY'RE NOT CAUGHT IN TIME,

LOCKED, OVERHEATED BRAKES

ARE A MAJOR CAUSE OF TRUCK FIRES.

[SIREN WAILS]

[LONG]: WE'LL GO UP, AND WE'LL HAVE A CHAT WITH HIM.

HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.

I STOPPED YOU TODAY

BECAUSE YOU WERE BURNING SOMETHING.

JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE

THAT YOU WEREN'T SITTING ON FIRE ON US

OR SOMETHING.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT IN FOR INSPECTION.

[NARRATOR]: EAST OF SARNIA,

COLLIN IS TRADING IN HIS NEW 50-TON

FOR HIS FATHER'S ROTATOR.

HE NEEDS THE SLIDING TURRET TO TAKE ON THE PROPANE TRAILER.

IT'S ON FREE SPOOL.

[NARRATOR]: THEY RIG TO THE REAR AXLE,

AIMING TO LIFT JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE ROOM FOR RUNNING STRAPS.

[GARY]: I'M GOING TO GO CHECK ON COLLIN FOR A MINUTE.

HOW YOU DOING, COLL?

OH, ALL RIGHT.

I'M GONNA--

I'M OKAY IF IT SLIDES THIS WAY A BIT, COLL.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT MY PLAN WAS.

I WAS GONNA TRY TO PULL IT THIS WAY A HAIR...

OKAY.

...AND THEN LIFT IT UP.

[GARY]: THERE'S A LOT OF WEIGHT THERE.

HE HAS TO GET THE BOOM AT THE RIGHT ANGLE.

IT'S A LONG REACH.

IT'S A BIG CHALLENGE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

YOU READY TO DO IT?

YEAH. YEAH, I'M READY.

OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD.

[COLLIN]: IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HARD,

BECAUSE THIS THING'S PRESSED RIGHT INTO THE GROUND.

OKAY. READY.

[METAL CREAKING AND STRAINING]

I'M WONDERING,

IT LOOKS LIKE THERE MIGHT JUST BE ENOUGH.

I THINK THERE IS, JUST, LIKE, A MILLIMETRE GAP THERE,

IF WE CAN JUST GET IT TO SLIDE UNDERNEATH.

PULL AT ALL?

NOTHIN'?

[NARRATOR]: WITH A MAJOR LOAD ON THE END OF HIS LINE,

COLLIN CAN'T TAKE ANY CHANCES.

[SIGHING] OKAY.

I'M JUST WORRIED,

'CAUSE IF I PULL ON THIS TOO MUCH,

WE COULD RIP THIS REAR AXLE RIGHT OUT OF THE THING.

[GARY]: IF THAT REAR AXLE GETS TORN OFF RIGHT NOW,

IT'S GOING TO CAUSE PROBLEMS

GETTING IT UP AND OUT OF THE DITCH,

AND NOW TRANSPORTATION DOWN THE ROAD

IS JUST GOING TO MAKE THIS THING MISERABLE.

OKAY, UM...

LET'S SEE WHAT IT DOES.

WATCH YOURSELVES!

[FRAME CREAKING]

NOPE.

THAT'S AS MUCH AS I WANT TO GO WITH THAT.

ANYTHING?

NO.

[NARRATOR]: UNTIL HE CAN RUN THE STRAPS...

[GROANS IN FRUSTRATION]

[NARRATOR]: COLLIN'S FIRST ROLLOVER...

IS STAYING ROLLED OVER.

[GROANING]

[NARRATOR]: EAST OF TORONTO...

YOU CAN SEE THE BURN MARKS THERE.

OH YEAH.

IT'S GOT TO BE HIS BRAKES, FOR SURE.

[NARRATOR]: ROB LONG HAS ESCORTED THE SMOKING TRUCK

TO A MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION INSPECTION STATION.

STEP AND HOLD THE BRAKE AGAIN?

[MECHANISM SQUEAKING]

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

OKAY, LET IT GO.

-THAT'S NOT GOOD. -NO.

SO, THIS AXLE IS DESIGNED TO GO UP AND DOWN.

A LIFT AXLE CAN BE LIFTED AND LOWERED

AS THE TRUCK DRIVER REQUIRES,

AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT DISPERSES THE WEIGHT.

WHEN HE LAYS IT DOWN,

THAT'S WHERE ALL THE SMOKE AND THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM

EARLIER, WHEN IT WENT BY ME.

[NARRATOR]: WHEN THE DRIVER LOWERED THE AXLE,

HE HAD NO IDEA THAT ITS BRAKES WERE SEIZED,

CREATING DANGEROUS FRICTION.

IT COULD'VE CAUSED A FIRE.

A COUPLE OF CHARGES WERE LAID,

AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUT OUT OF SERVICE

UNTIL ALL THE REPAIRS ARE FIXED.

[LONG]: IT'S ALWAYS REWARDING

TO GET A VEHICLE THAT'S NOT SAFE OFF THE ROAD.

YOUR WHOLE GOAL

IS TO MAKE THE ROAD SAFE FOR EVERYBODY TO USE,

SO TO GET THAT ONE VEHICLE

THAT ISN'T QUITE UP TO PAR OFF THE ROAD,

IT'S A GOOD FEELING.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: BACK ON THE PREFERRED SCENE...

[NARRATOR]: ...COLLIN IS STILL STRUGGLING

TO WRANGLE A STRAP UNDER THE TANKER.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: DOWN THE ROAD...

I WANT TO TRY SOMETHING HERE.

YEAH?

I'M GOING TO MOVE YOU BACK OVER THIS WAY.

YOU'RE GONNA PUT ONE LINE ON THAT TRUCK,

AND WE'RE GONNA PUT ONE LINE ON THIS TRAILER,

AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND INCH THIS UP THE DITCH

BY ITSELF, TOGETHER.

[NARRATOR]: GARY AND CREW SET UP

FOR THE MOST COMPLICATED AND DELICATE STAGE

OF THE TOMATO RECOVERY.

OKAY.

-DOUBLE IT, KYLE. -DOUBLE IT UP?

DOUBLE IT UP,

AND THEN LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS THING

UP TO THE TOP OF THE DITCH.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: THEY NEED TO EASE TRACTOR AND TRAILER TO THE ROAD

AS A SINGLE UNIT.

BUT WITH THE FIFTH WHEEL SHEARED OFF,

THERE'S NOTHING CONNECTING THEM.

[GARY]: NOW WE'VE GOT A FLOATING TRAILER

ON TOP OF THE TRACTOR.

ONE WRONG PULL,

IF WE GO TOO FAR ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,

THIS TRAILER'S ACTUALLY GONNA SLIDE RIGHT OFF

THE BACK OF THIS TRACTOR,

PROBABLY ROLL BACK DOWN IN THE DITCH, AND GO OVER.

[NARRATOR]: SO KYLE WILL RUN A LINE TO THE TRACTOR

AND DOUBLE ANOTHER LINE TO THE TRAILER,

HOLDING THE UNITS TOGETHER ALL THE WAY UP TO THE HIGHWAY.

OKAY, GUYS, ARE YOU READY?

YEAH, I'M GOOD TO GO, GARY.

OKAY.

OKAY, SO JUST SNUG BOTH OF THEM,

WORK IT TOGETHER, OKAY?

YEAH.

ALL I NEED YOU TO DO, MARK...

YEAH?

...IS TO HOLD ONTO THAT THING WHILE HE PULLS.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S UP TO MARK TO SECURE THE TRAILER

AND PREVENT IT FROM BURSTING WIDE OPEN.

I'M GONNA WATCH THAT BACK SIDE,

MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T START TO COLLAPSE.

OKAY.

[GARY]: THEY HAVE TO BE IN SYNC,

AND IF THEY'RE NOT,

IF ONE GUY GETS AHEAD OF THE OTHER,

PUTS TOO MUCH TWIST,

TOO MUCH PRESSURE IN ONE LOCATION,

HE COULD PULL RIGHT THROUGH THAT WALL,

BREAK THIS TRAILER RIGHT IN TWO.

OKAY.

LET'S SEE WHAT IT DOES.

NICE AND EASY.

PULL TOGETHER.

JUST DON'T LET IT SLIP OUT FROM UNDERNEATH,

IS MY CONCERN NOW.

[METAL CREAKING]

OKAY, HARDER ON THE TRACTOR JUST FOR A SEC,

SPIN IT.

SHE'S STARTING TO ROLL BACK HERE, BOYS.

[METAL CREAKING]

HOLD ON A LITTLE TIGHTER,

TOP STRAP, BACK STRAP--

HOLD UP! WHOA.

YEAH.

-MARK? -YEAH?

THAT BACK STRAP, GIMME A LITTLE TIGHT.

THAT'S IT.

A LITTLE MORE.

TIGHTEN UP ON THAT OTHER ONE, I SEE IT'S GETTING LOOSE.

OKAY, KYLE...

-YES. -YOUR TURN AGAIN.

LET'S TRY AND BRING THAT UP.

KEEP IT SNUG.

NOT TOO HARD, NOT TOO LOOSE.

COME ON, GET TO THE ROADWAY.

IF WE CAN GET THIS THING TO THE TOP, WE'RE GOOD.

LEAVING A TRAIL OF TOMATOES...

IT'S ROLLING.

KEEP IT MOVING OUT OF THAT DITCH.

BRING IT AS FAR AS YOU CAN.

NOT TOO MUCH, MARK.

EASE UP, MARK. EASE UP, MARK.

[GARY]: MARK, HE'S KEEPING THE TRAILER UPRIGHT,

AND HE CAN'T PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON.

IF HE DOES, HE MAY ACTUALLY COLLAPSE THE WALL.

OKAY-- OH, NO, NO,

DON'T LET THAT OFF.

FRONT STRAP A LITTLE TIGHT.

THIS IS STARTING TO PULL MY TRUCK OVER.

[GRINDING]

WHOA!

I GOTTA LET OFF ON THE BACK STRAP A LITTLE BIT.

WHY?

WELL, 'CAUSE IT'S STARTING TO PULL MY TRUCK.

WHOA, WHOA! STOP! STOP!

[GARY]: IT'S ROLLING.

KEEP IT MOVING OUT OF THAT DITCH.

BRING IT AS FAR AS YOU CAN.

[NARRATOR]: ON HIGHWAY 402 NEAR WATFORD...

KEEP GOING, MARK.

FRONT STRAP A LITTLE TIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: THE PREFERRED CREW

IS FIGHTING TO GET THE TOMATO TRUCK TO THE ROAD

IN ONE PIECE.

IT'S STARTING TO PULL MY TRUCK.

[GRINDING]

WHOA. WHOA, WHOA!

STOP! STOP!

HOLD ON, WHAT DO WE GOT?

OH, IT WAS JUST STARTING TO PULL MY TRUCK OVER.

THE BIGGEST ISSUE WE'VE GOT IS,

MY WRECKER JUST KEPT SLIDING DOWN INTO THE DITCH.

I COULDN'T GET A GOOD BITE.

[GARY]: MARK'S TRUCK IS RUNNING OUT OF PULL.

WE'RE PULLING TOO HARD SIDEWAYS ON IT,

AND IF WE KEEP DOING THAT,

WE'RE GOING TO FLOP HIS TRUCK OVER,

SO I NEED TO GET ANOTHER HEAVY IN THERE,

AND HOLD ONTO THAT TRAILER.

STRAIGHT BACK, GARY.

STRAIGHT BACK.

OKAY, WE GOTTA WORK FAST, GUYS.

WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF LIGHT,

AND I DO WANT TO GET THIS UP.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: GARY WILL OPERATE THE ADDITIONAL WRECKER

FOR EXTRA SUPPORT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAILER,

BUT FROM THIS POSITION,

HE WON'T BE ABLE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE RUPTURING WALL.

-COLL? - YEAH?

I NEED YOU TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THAT.

I NEED YOU OVER HERE.

OKAY.

OKAY, WHERE DO YOU NEED ME, DAD?

COME AROUND TO THE BACK OF THE TRAILER HERE, PLEASE.

OKAY.

JUST MAKE SURE THAT MARK HAS ENOUGH TENSION ON THIS,

AND THAT I HAVE ENOUGH TENSION ON THIS,

THAT IT'S NOT FALLING OVER. -YEAH.

UP HERE, I NEED YOU UP HERE AS WELL, COLL.

OKAY.

I NEED YOU TO MAKE SURE

THAT WE'RE NOT SLIDING THAT TRAILER OFF THE TRACTOR.

THERE'S NOTHING HOLDING IT, OKAY?

YEAH.

OKAY, EVERYBODY READY?

-YEAH. -YEAH.

-KYLE? -YUP.

-MARK? -YUP.

COLLIN, ARE YOU READY BACK THERE?

I AM READY.

I AM ON THE CONTROLS. GO AHEAD.

OKAY, PULLING NOW.

WHOA, HOLD ON.

OOH!

TIGHTEN UP, MARK.

-YEAH. -GOOD.

-YEAH. [CREAKING AND CRACKING]

COLL, WHAT'S THE NOISE BACK THERE?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

IT'S JUST SHIFTING A LITTLE BIT ON THE FIFTH WHEEL THERE.

OKAY.

[BANG]

KEEP 'ER GOING.

KEEP 'ER GOING, KEEP 'ER GOING...

YOU GOT ANOTHER, LIKE, FOUR FEET.

GOOD, NOW TIGHTEN 'ER UP.

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD RIGHT HERE.

WE'RE UP ON THE ROAD.

[MARK]: HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE THIS THING HOME.

[LAUGHS]

THIS IS A HUGE RELIEF

TO HAVE THIS THING UP ON THE ROAD.

IT'S GOT A SLIGHT DOG-TRACKING PROBLEM,

BUT I THINK IT'S ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, I AGREE.

[KYLE]: IT'S BEEN A BIT OF A BATTLE,

BUT IT'S WHERE WE NEED IT NOW.

[MARK]: FEELS GOOD TO GET IT OUT,

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US.

[NARRATOR]: THE TRAILER STILL NEEDS TO BE UNLOADED,

AND EVEN THAT WON'T BE SIMPLE.

WHAT IF YOU LET OFF, MARK, WHAT DOES IT DO?

[RUMBLING]

WHOA! STOP, MARK!

OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HOLD ONTO IT.

ONCE WE LET OFF,

IT JUST WANTS TO FALL RIGHT OVER.

IT STILL DOESN'T WANT TO STAND UP.

THIS THING IS JUST BEING AN IGNORANT S.O.B. TODAY.

IT'S PUTTING UP A FIGHT EVERY TURN WE MAKE.

OKAY, GUYS,

WE'RE GONNA LET IT SIT LIKE THAT FOR NOW,

AND WE'LL START OFFLOADING WHEN WE CAN.

WE'RE GONNA START WORKING ON THAT OTHER ONE.

YEAH.

IT'S ALL WE CAN DO.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'LL NEED

TO KEEP STRAPS AROUND THE TRAILER

FOR THE ENTIRE OFFLOAD.

OKAY, COLL, YOU'RE GOOD, GET BACK TO THE ROTATOR,

AND LET'S START TRYING TO GET THOSE STRAPS UNDERNEATH OF IT.

OKAY.

WE'VE ALREADY DONE A MAJOR RECOVERY THERE,

GETTING THAT ONE UP AND OUT OF THE DITCH,

AND NOW WE'VE GOT ONE MORE TO GO, SO...

[SIGHS] IT'S GONNA BE A LONG ONE.

[NARRATOR]: THE SUN IS SETTING,

AND THE TANKER IS STILL STUCK DEEP IN THE DITCH...

[GARY]: IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG NIGHT,

WE'RE GONNA BE HERE LATE,

IF NOT EARLY, EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING

JUST TO GET THIS ALL CLEARED UP.

[♪♪♪]

[EXHALES]

GETTING A LITTLE EXHAUSTED.

IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS

IT'S GOING TO BE NICE TO GET HOME.

[NARRATOR]: BUT FOR GARY AND CREW,

THE RIDE HOME IS STILL A LONG WAY OFF.

[GARY]: I'VE GOT A WHOLE CREW THAT I HAVE TO MANAGE,

TWO WRECKS THAT I HAVE TO WATCH.

EVERYBODY WAS GETTING TIRED.

I'M GETTING TIRED.

BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY, I'M STARTING TO DRAIN OUT.

[SIGHS]

IT'S JUST THE HOME STRETCH IS ALWAYS THE HARDEST.

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

WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: ...THE FIGHT TO CLEAR THE DOUBLE WRECK...

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS AGAIN?

[NARRATOR]: ...BECOMES A BATTLE...

GARY! GARY!

HOLD ON, WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: ...AGAINST FRUSTRATION.

THE 401 CALLIN' ME.

[NARRATOR]: ERIC...

[ERIC]: THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A HELL OF A RIDE.

[NARRATOR]: ...SPOTS SIGNS OF TROUBLE.

THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM.

WHAT'S IN IT?

[NARRATOR]: AND A TIGHT SPACE...

YOU GOTTA BE IN SYNC.

[NARRATOR]: ...FORCES A BIG TEST.

FINGERS CROSSED.

WHOA, HEY, WHOA...

WHOA!

[♪♪♪]