Original subtitles

[NARRATOR]: THIS 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 IS CALLING ME.

[NARRATOR]: 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]: ...LEADS TO A BIG TEST.

FINGERS CROSSED.

WHOA, HEY, WHOA...

WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: ON HIGHWAY 402 EAST OF SARNIA...

[NARRATOR]: ...EASTBOUND LANES HAVE BEEN CHOKED OFF

FOR OVER EIGHT HOURS.

[GARY]: OKAY, THAT'S GOOD RIGHT THERE.

WE'RE UP ON THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: EIGHT LONG HOURS

THAT GARY VANDENHEUVEL AND HIS CREW

HAVE BEEN FIGHTING.

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

[CREAKING]

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.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'VE FINALLY WRESTLED A LOAD OF TOMATOES

ONTO ITS WHEELS.

OKAY, GUYS.

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

AND WE'LL START OFFLOADING WHEN WE CAN.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THAT'S ONLY HALF THE JOB.

WE'RE GONNA START WORKING ON THAT OTHER ONE.

[NARRATOR]: THIS MORNING,

A PROPANE TANKER LOST CONTROL IN A WHITEOUT,

ROLLING INTO THE DITCH...

...WITH THE TOMATO SEMI JACKKNIFING IN ITS WAKE.

WITH A SALVAGE CREW ON THE WAY FOR THE TOMATOES...

OKAY, LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT OVER WITH YOU RIGHT NOW, COLL.

I'VE GOT...

DO YOU HAVE A STRAP UNDER?

I'VE GOT A STRAP UNDER.

[NARRATOR]: GARY NEEDS TO GET

THE 120,000-POUND PROPANE TANKER

ONTO ITS WHEELS.

[GARY]: IT'S HARD NOT TO GET OVERWHELMED

ON STUFF LIKE THIS.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON.

SEE IF WE CAN SHIMMY THIS UNDER.

[GARY]: BUT NO MATTER WHAT,

THIS HIGHWAY NEEDS TO BE OPEN FOR TOMORROW MORNING.

OKAY, SNUG IT UP.

[NARRATOR]: HALF THE CREW FOUGHT FOR HOURS

ON THE FIRST WRECK

WITH A LOAD READY TO BURST THROUGH THE TRAILER.

WHOA, WHOA! STOP! STOP!

[NARRATOR]: AND ON THE SECOND WRECK,

IT WAS UP TO COLLIN

TO UPRIGHT THE STUBBORN PROPANE TRACTOR.

[EXHALING]

THE PLAN WAS TO GET OFF THE ROAD BY SUNDOWN.

WHILE THE SALVAGE CREW UNLOADS THE TOMATOES...

I WANT THREE GUYS IN HERE.

THEY'RE ALL UPSIDE DOWN!

[GARY]: I'M GONNA LET OFF HERE, KYLE.

[NARRATOR]: ...GARY'S FACING A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE TANKER.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

TIGHTEN YOURS UP A BIT, I'LL TIGHTEN MINE UP,

AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET ANY AIR UNDERNEATH THAT

TO GET ANOTHER STRAP ON IT.

[NARRATOR]: THEY NEED TO WRESTLE FOUR STRAPS

UNDER THE TRAILER.

THEY'VE MANAGED JUST TWO.

[GARY]: THERE'S SO MUCH WEIGHT DOWN THERE,

AND I NEED STRAPS.

I NEED LOTS OF STRAPS UNDERNEATH THIS TRAILER.

WE'LL SEE WHAT SHE DOES.

IT'S BEEN FIGHTING US FOR THE LAST LITTLE BIT, SO...

WE'LL SEE.

[NARRATOR]: NEW HEAVY OPERATOR COLLIN

NEEDS TO LIFT THE BACK OF THE TANKER...

[CLANKING]

KEEP GOING?

YEAH. TIGHTEN IT UP.

[NARRATOR]: ...WHILE GARY LIFTS THE FRONT.

THEY NEED TO OPEN UP ENOUGH ROOM

TO INCH TWO STRAPS UNDER THE MIDDLE.

[CLANKING AND SLIPPING]

[MUTTERS] BUGGER.

[GARY]: WE GOT A LOT OF WEIGHT HERE.

IT'S JUST A BIG ROUND TUBE

THAT HAS NOTHING TO BITE ON.

THERE'S NO WAY OF LIFTING IT.

120,000 POUNDS...

IT'S A CHALLENGE.

[NARRATOR]: GARY BRINGS IN HIS THIRD WRECKER

FOR SOME ADDED LIFTING POWER.

THERE'S A LOT OF WEIGHT THERE,

AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET THAT ROLL

THAT YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET.

[GARY]: THIS IS BOTH PHYSICALLY

AND MENTALLY CHALLENGING.

I'M GETTING TIRED.

[NARRATOR]: BUT DEALING WITH A HIGHLY COMBUSTIBLE LOAD,

THEY NEED TO STAY FOCUSED.

JUST WEEKS AGO,

A FUEL TANKER COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 400...

[RUMBLING]

...TOOK THREE LIVES.

[♪♪♪]

ON NORTH AMERICA'S BUSIEST HIGHWAY...

...CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: 250 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST...

[NARRATOR]: ...HIGHWAY CREWS ARE BEARING DOWN

FOR A BUSY NIGHT ON THE 401.

[PETER]: NOTHING LIKE A GOOD OL' SNOW STORM

TO SHUT TORONTO DOWN.

16 TO 18,

MAYBE EVEN UP TO 20 HOURS BEFORE WE'RE DONE.

[ROLAND]: WE DON'T STOP GOING

UNTIL IT STOPS SNOWING, AND THE ROADS ARE CLEAR NOW,

SO WE DO WHATEVER WE HAVE TO DO TO KEEP THIS HIGHWAY OPEN.

[NARRATOR]: SUPERVISOR ROLAND BLAZER

HEADS WEST WITH A PLOW ECHELON,

CLEARING ALL THE LANES IN ONE PASS.

SEE RIGHT HERE, WE GOT TRUCKS UP HERE BLOCKING

SO NOBODY CAN GET THROUGH.

[NARRATOR]: WITH SNOW HAMMERING THE ROAD,

THEY CAN'T LET ANYTHING SLOW THEM DOWN.

[RADIO BEEPS]

WHAT'S GOING ON UP THERE?

[NARRATOR]: A JACKKNIFE UP AHEAD

HAS STOPPED ALL TRAFFIC IN THE EXPRESS LANES,

SHUTTING DOWN THE ENTIRE ECHELON.

YEAH, I SEE A WRECK, I SEE A WRECK!

[NARRATOR]: STEVE'S TOWING ROTATOR OP SONNY SUBRA

PASSES RIGHT BY THE SCENE

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BARRIER

IN THE COLLECTOR LANES.

I GOTTA GET THIS, I GOTTA GET THIS...

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE PLOWS IN THE WAY,

THERE'S NO ACCESS TO THE SCENE FOR ANY TOW TRUCK

FROM BEHIND.

SO SONNY MERGES INTO THE EXPRESS LANES

AHEAD OF THE JACKKNIFE.

[SONNY]: I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL.

[NARRATOR]: HE WAITS

FOR THE LAST OF THE REMAINING TRAFFIC TO CLEAR,

AND STARTS BACKING DOWN THE SHOULDER.

I AM REALLY NERVOUS BACKING UP THE TRUCK

INTO THE EXPRESS RIGHT NOW,

BUT I HAD TO DO IT.

THERE'S NO OTHER CHOICE.

[HONKING]

I'M ON SCENE, GUYS. I'M FIRST ON SCENE.

I'M PULLING OVER.

[AIR BRAKES HISS]

WE GOTTA GET IT DONE FAST.

[NARRATOR]: BUT NOW,

HE'S GOT TO DELIVER.

WE ARE HOLDING UP ALL THE SNOWPLOW THERE,

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO OPEN THE LANE

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I WANT TO HOOK IT UP AND GET HIM OUT OF THE WAY.

YEAH.

YEAH, YEAH. OKAY.

[ROLAND]: THEY'RE BLOCKING THE WHOLE ECHELON.

THE WHOLE HIGHWAY'S SHUT DOWN WITH PLOWS HERE.

[SONNY]: I'M GETTING A LOT OF PRESSURE FROM ROLAND,

SO, LIKE, I'M TRYING TO MOVE AS FAST AS I CAN.

JUST WAITING FOR THESE GUYS TO GET OUT OF OUR WAY

SO WE CAN GET GOING.

OKAY, WE GOTTA...

WE GOTTA GET READY TO GO,

WE GOTTA PUT EVERYTHING INSIDE.

GOOD, GOOD! WE'RE GONNA MOVE IT TO THE SHOULDER, OKAY?

YEAH, I'M HOOKED UP, HOOKED UP,

TAKING TO THE SHOULDER.

[SIGHING] OH, MY GOD.

I GOT IT DONE.

WOW, LET'S ROLL, GUYS.

LET'S ROLL, KEEP IT TIGHT.

[♪♪♪]

[GARY]: WELL, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DIG UNDER

AND PUSH SOMETHING UNDER.

[NARRATOR]: BACK ON THE 402...

I GOT THE SHOVEL OVER HERE

IF YOU WANT THE SHOVEL.

YEAH, I'M WILLING TO TRY ANYTHING, COLL.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DIG UNDER AND PUSH SOMETHING UNDER.

[NARRATOR]: FACING THE LOADED PROPANE TANKER,

AN EXHAUSTED GARY...

[GROANING]

...HAS DECIDED HE NEEDS MORE BRAIN POWER...

-HEY, JAMIE! -HELLO!

[NARRATOR]: ...SO HE'S CALLED IN SOME EXPERT BACKUP.

JAMIE FEENSTRA IS A FELLOW LOCAL HEAVY OPERATOR.

OKAY...

WHAT I'VE GOT, JAMIE,

IS STRAPS UNDERNEATH THE CORNERS...

OKAY.

[GARY]: HE CAN GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA HELP,

A LITTLE BIT MORE KNOWLEDGE OUT THERE,

MAYBE JUST CATCH SOMETHING BECAUSE I'M TIRED.

I'M NOT TRYING TO OVERSTEP YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY.

A FRESH SET OF EYES IS GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: RIGHT AWAY...

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

[NARRATOR]: ...JAMIE HAS AN IDEA.

[JAMIE]: I'M JUST THINKING YOU'RE FIGHTING, YOU'RE IN ICE.

YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO GET NOTHING UNDERNEATH IT.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: AFTER HOURS IN THIS POSITION,

THE WEIGHT OF THE TANKER

HAS PACKED DOWN THE SNOW UNDERNEATH.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SLIDE 'ER UP.

HE'S RIGHT.

IF WE GET IT UP ON THE ROAD,

I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN GET SOME STRAPS

UNDERNEATH OF IT THERE.

MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE BITE,

IT MIGHT DO WHAT WE NEED IT TO DO.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: SO THEY'LL SLIDE THE TANKER UP THE SLOPE

TO RUN THE STRAPS UNDER THE MIDDLE

AND HOOK THE THIRD WRECKER

TO HELP ROLL THE TRAILER UPRIGHT.

LET'S LET THESE TWO DOWN...

OKAY.

GRAB YOUR BACK CORNER,

WE'LL PULL YOU FORWARD, WE'LL TRY AND SLIDE THIS UP.

OKAY.

AND THEN I'LL GRAB YOUR CORNER,

THAT CORNER THERE,

AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO TRY AND SLIDE IT RIGHT UP.

[NARRATOR]: BUT TO GET THE TANKER IN POSITION

WILL TAKE A WHOLE NEW RIGGING SETUP.

HEY, GARY?

YES, SIR.

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS AGAIN?

WE'VE SPENT HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS ON THIS--

YES, BUT WE CAN'T GET THE STRAPS.

WE NEED FOUR STRAPS UNDER THIS THING.

WE CAN'T GET THAT MUCH TO GET A STRAP UNDER?

I CAN'T GET THE STRAP UNDER IT.

-ALL RIGHT. -TRUST ME.

-I'M JUST... -I KNOW.

...IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF TIME...

KYLE'S A LITTLE FRUSTRATED

BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR TWO HOURS

TO PUT THESE STRAPS UNDERNEATH THIS TANK.

IF YOU WANT TO START GETTING THAT RIGGED,

AND GETTING THAT COMING OUR WAY?

YUP.

[NARRATOR]: TO MAKE THE MOVE, THEY RIG LOW LINES AT BOTH ENDS.

HOW'S THAT LOOKING, JAMIE?

JUST KEEP GOING?

YEAH, YOU'RE DOING GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: BUT AS THEY PREPARE TO DRAG THE TANK,

NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO SEE WHAT KIND OF HIT IT TOOK.

[GARY]: IT'S LIQUID PROPANE INSIDE,

IT'S A PRESSURE VESSEL.

I KNOW THAT IT'S SLID DOWN THE ROAD,

SO THERE'S POSSIBILITIES OF DAMAGE.

YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE A PROBLEM.

OKAY, JUST SNUG THAT UP NOW.

OKAY, COLL.

LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT.

OKAY.

[COLLIN]: IF THIS THING RUPTURES,

IT WOULD LEAK SO FAST,

AND IT'D FIND A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

IT'D JUST...

IT WOULD'VE BEEN GONE.

[SCREECHING AND SCRAPING]

GOOD, GUYS!

HOLD UP.

NICE.

I LIKE WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER.

NOW IT'S A MATTER OF GETTING THOSE STRAPS UNDER IT.

NOW THAT WE'VE GOT THIS TANKER

SLID UP A LITTLE BIT ON THE ROAD,

WE CAN NOW DIG UNDERNEATH THIS TANK THROUGH THE SNOW,

IT'S A LITTLE SOFTER NOW.

I GOT A HOLE THROUGH HERE, GUYS.

OKAY.

YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE THROUGH?

SO YOU'VE GOT THREE NOW?

WELL, I'VE GOT A HOLE THROUGH RIGHT NOW.

I'VE GOTTA GET A STRAP THROUGH IT.

OKAY.

DIG IT OUT A BIT MORE,

AND SHOVE THAT RED HANDLE THROUGH.

DID YOU GET 'ER THERE, GARY?

GOT 'ER.

[NARRATOR]: AFTER HOURS OF FIGHTING...

THAT IS A PLEASANT SIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: ...THEY'VE GOT THE FINAL STRAPS IN PLACE...

[JAMIE]: CAN YOU SEE IT THERE?

[NARRATOR]: ...SO THEY CAN RIG FOR THE UPRIGHT.

THERE IT IS, I CAN SEE IT.

OKAY, JAMIE, PULL 'ER BACK.

YOU GOT IT.

OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA ROLL THIS THING UP AND OVER.

[KYLE]: THING THAT'S GONNA GET US IS THE SNOW.

IT'S GONNA WANNA SLIDE

BEFORE WE CAN GET THE WHEELS TO BITE IN.

[COLLIN]: IF WE UPRIGHT THIS THING,

AND HITS OUR TRUCK...

THIS THING'S HEAVY.

IT CAN DAMAGE OUR TRUCKS REALLY BAD,

AND IF IT DAMAGES THE TANK,

IT COULD BE A HUGE PROBLEM FOR US.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL STAND ON AN END, GUYS.

EVERYBODY GRAB A TRUCK. KYLE...

YUP.

-YOU READY? -I'M READY.

LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT.

OKAY, COLLIN, JUST TAKE A LITTLE.

IT'S SLIDING, AND I NEED IT TO CATCH.

LET JAMIE CATCH UP.

BITE.

-KEEP GOING, COLLIN. -YEP.

THERE YOU GO.

BITE.

[BANGING]

OH!

THERE YOU GO. BITE.

IT'S SLIDING, AND I NEED IT TO CATCH.

[NARRATOR]: ON HIGHWAY 402...

OKAY, COLLIN, JUST TAKE A LITTLE.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: THE PREFERRED CREW

NEEDS TO GET THE TANKER TIRES TO BITE INTO THE GROUND.

[BANGING]

-OH! -WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: BUT THE GROUND...

JUST A TIRE, GUYS. IT'S OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...IS BITING BACK.

FULL STEAM, GUYS,

KEEP 'EM GOING, YOU GOT 'ER COMING.

WHOA.

ANOTHER TIRE. IT'S OKAY.

[KYLE]: YOU NEVER GET USED TO THAT SOUND WHEN TIRES BLOW.

THEY GO OFF LIKE A SHOTGUN,

AND IT SCARES THE BEJESUS OUTTA YA.

COME ON, SIT DOWN.

KEEP GOING, KYLE. BRING 'ER DOWN.

[BANGING]

BRING 'ER RIGHT DOWN.

[METAL CREAKING]

WHOO!

IT'S DOWN.

LANDING GEAR DIDN'T LIKE IT, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

SHE GROANED, SHE MOANED, SHE HISSED AND SHE PISSED,

BUT WE GOT 'ER OVER.

GOOD TIMES, EH?

TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, EH?

LOOK AT THE HIT THAT THAT TOOK THERE.

THAT'S SIGNIFICANT.

THAT'S SOME SERIOUS ROAD RASH THERE.

THIS IS INCH-THICK STEEL,

AND THE FACT THAT IT DENTED, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

[GARY]: OKAY, WE'LL GET THE ROTATOR ON THAT FRONT.

YEAH, SET IT ON THE ROAD.

SET 'ER ON THE ROAD.

TWO FOR TWO, THEY'RE UP.

NOW WE GOTTA GET THIS ONE OUT A BIT MORE.

JUST WORK THAT STRAP AROUND FOR ME?

LET'S GET THAT TRACTOR CLOSE AT HAND, GUYS.

HOW'S THAT?

IT'S GOOD RIGHT NOW.

START LIFTING A BIT.

[CRUNCH]

GOT 'ER.

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

YEAH, TRY IT, COLLIN!

OKAY!

[GROANING]

SO EVERYTHING'S ROLLING, YOU'RE JUST IN A HOLE.

OH, OKAY.

BACK UP, GRAB THE BRAKES...

THEN QUICK ON THE CLUTCH AND THE THROTTLE.

[COLLIN GROANS]

YEAH, IT'S NOT MOVING.

JUST PUT THE ROTATOR AND THE CHAIN ON THE FRONT.

YEAH, WE'LL JUST PULL YOU WITH THE CHAIN.

[NARRATOR]: THE TIRES ARE STUCK IN A DEEP RUT.

WE'LL NEED THIS CHAIN HERE...

GIVE IT A SHOT.

OKAY, ONCE YOU'RE TIGHT, GET OUT OF THERE.

[CRACKING AND STRAINING]

MAN, THIS ONE FOUGHT US TO THE ROAD AND BEYOND!

ONE DOWN, ONE MORE TO GET LOADED.

[HONKING]

[COLLIN]: WE'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR HOURS AND HOURS.

THAT'S THE TOW LIFE!

[NARRATOR]: COLLIN AND KYLE HAUL AWAY THE TANKER

AND ITS TRACTOR...

WHAT'S GOING ON, MARK?

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT AFTER ALMOST 12 HOURS ON SCENE,

GARY'S STILL GOT TO CLEAR

THE REMAINS OF THE TOMATO TRAILER.

I'M GONNA TAKE A LOOK INSIDE REAL QUICK

AND SEE WHAT WE GOT.

TRAILER IS PRETTY COMPROMISED.

YEAH, THIS IS GONNA BE A PAIN.

[GARY]: IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PIECE BACK TOGETHER

AND TRY AND TOW DOWN THE ROAD.

IT'S JUST NOT GONNA WORK.

THIS THING'S GONNA BREAK INTO A MILLION PIECES

IF I TRY AND PULL THIS THING DOWN THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: HE'LL NEED TO LOAD IT

ONTO HIS FLAT-DECK TRAILER, OR "FLOAT."

BUT THE WRECK IS SO MANGLED,

MOVING IT WON'T BE A QUICK JOB.

PROBABLY 11:30, WE'LL HAVE IT OPEN.

-11:30? -YEP.

THANK YOU.

I'M TIRED, I'VE HAD ENOUGH,

AND IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF "LET'S GET THIS TRAILER UP."

[NARRATOR]: 250 KILOMETRES EAST,

THE SNOW HAS STOPPED...

[TRAFFIC RADIO]: ROADS ARE LOOKING MUCH IMPROVED.

IT'S SMOOTH SAILING OUT THERE SO FAR.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND DRIVERS IN TORONTO

ARE MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME.

[RADIO BEEPS] 10-4, RED MAZDA CAR.

[NARRATOR]: JUST NORTH OF THE CITY...

I'M DRIVING AROUND JUST TO SEE IF I CAN HELP OUT.

[NARRATOR]: ...CONSTABLE DAN HUNTER

HEADS UP THE 400.

[HUNTER]: HERE'S SOMEBODY

DRIVING AROUND WITH NO LIGHTS ON

IN THE NIGHTTIME.

THERE YOU GO,

PROBLEM SOLVED.

SOMETIMES THAT'S ALL IT TAKES, RIGHT?

NOT EVERYBODY NEEDS A $110 TICKET.

WE JUST NEED TO SOLVE A PROBLEM, THAT'S IT.

10-4... [DISPATCH RADIO CALLING]

THERE'S A CALL THERE

FOR A VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER

THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.

LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A JACK MIGHT BE UNDER THE CAR.

LET'S GO HAVE A LOOK.

HI THERE.

HOW ARE YA?

-NOT BAD, HOW ARE YOU? -NOT BAD.

FLAT TIRE?

YEAH, IT BLEW ON THE WAY UP.

GOT A TOW TRUCK COMING HERE.

HE'S ON HIS WAY.

OKAY.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE?

ABOUT AN HOUR.

AN HOUR?

OKAY, JUST COME ON OVER TO THE SIDE THERE.

[HUNTER]: STANDING AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,

IT'S VERY DANGEROUS.

PEOPLE DON'T SLOW DOWN.

[NARRATOR]: ...TOO DANGEROUS

FOR THE DRIVER TO RISK THE TIRE CHANGE

WITHOUT BACKUP...

I HAVE TOOLS TO CHANGE TIRES, IF YOU WANT SOME HELP.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND TONIGHT,

HE'S GETTING HELP FROM AN EXPERT.

[HUNTER]: I AM A CERTIFIED WHEEL INSTALLER,

SO WHEN I SEE SOMEBODY WHO IS STRUGGLING WITH IT,

AND PUTTING THEMSELVES IN DANGER,

I'M MORE LIKELY TO JUST FINISH THE JOB FOR THEM.

THERE IT IS.

OKAY.

HERE'S YOUR TOW TRUCK.

HEY, HOW ARE YOU?

[CHUCKLES]

OKAY, YOU'RE GOOD TO GO, SO...

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HEY, YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

-APPRECIATE THAT. -YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

I CAN'T FIX EVERYTHING, BUT I CAN CHANGE A TIRE,

AND I CAN GET SOMEONE ON THEIR WAY,

AND I CAN MAKE THEIR DAY JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER,

AND THAT'S GOOD FOR ME.

KNOW ANY GOOD TOMATO SOUP RECIPES?

[NARRATOR]: BACK ON THE 402, NEAR WATFORD...

DO WE NEED TO TAKE ANY MORE OUT?

NOPE.

LET'S GET THIS THING LOADED AND OUT OF HERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...GARY'S PROMISED THE OPP

TO BE OFF THE ROAD IN AN HOUR.

OKAY, GUYS,

LET'S PULL THIS TRACTOR OUT FROM UNDERNEATH.

[SCRAPING]

IT'LL BE A NOISY TOW BACK TO SARNIA.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS TRAILER LOADED UP,

SEE IF WE CAN BACK THAT FLOAT UNDER IT.

[NARRATOR]: THE CREW HAS UNLOADED ENOUGH FREIGHT

FOR THE TRAILER TO STAND ON ITS OWN,

AND FOR GARY, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.

IT'S COMING OUT, I'M BRINGING IT HOME,

AND I'M JUST GOING TO COMMAND THE WIN ON THIS ONE.

CAN YOU GET IT A BIT HIGHER, MARK?

[NARRATOR]: MARK COLBRAN EXTENDS HIS UNDERLIFT

TO RAISE AND SUPPORT THE TRAILER

TO MAKE CLEARANCE FOR THE FLAT DECK.

HEADS UP, COMING BACK.

GET THIS DONE.

[MARK]: GARY'S BACKING UP.

HE BACKS IT UP FAR ENOUGH

THAT WE'RE UNDER THE FIRST SET OF WHEELS.

HOW'S THAT, MARK?

THE REARS AREN'T ON AT ALL.

YEAH, I SEE THAT.

SO WHAT DO WE DO?

WHAT I'M THINKING, IF WE PULL AROUND STRAIGHT,

WE GOT TO GET THAT LAST SET OF WHEELS ON THERE.

[NARRATOR]: THE REAR PASSENGER-SIDE WHEELS

ARE STILL SITTING DOWN THE SLOPE.

THE PROBLEM IS

IS WE'RE NOT GETTING UNDERNEATH THERE.

[NARRATOR]: GARY MUST GET THE REAR OF THE TRAILERS

ONTO FLAT GROUND BEFORE WINCHING.

THIS GIRL IS BEAT UP.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO HOLD TOGETHER.

WE'LL SEE.

I'M GONNA GET A COUPLE PIECES OF WOOD.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BLOCK IT UP

SO IT DOESN'T FALL OVER ON US...

OKAY.

SET 'ER DOWN.

[NARRATOR]: GARY'S READY TO PULL AHEAD,

SO MARK RETRACTS HIS UNDERLIFT...

GARY! HOLD ON, WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: ...AND HE SPOTS A PROBLEM.

THAT BACK CORNER IS DUG IN.

THE TRAILER ITSELF?

THE BUMPER.

-IS IT? -YES.

[MARK]: IF THIS THING GOES,

WE'RE LOOKING AT ANOTHER SEVEN HOURS OF CLEANUP,

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE THAT LONG.

YOU TRY TO GO FORWARD,

YOU'LL JUST RIP THIS THING OFF.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: BUT GARY HAS TO TAKE A CHANCE.

WE HAVE NO CHOICE.

WE HAVE TO GET IT UP THERE.

I'M HOPING IT STAYS TOGETHER.

PULL IT ONTO THE TRAILER,

AND LET'S GET THIS THING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

[RATCHET CLANKING]

[METAL CRACKING]

WHOA.

GET OUT FROM UNDER THERE.

IT'S MAKING SOME FUNKY NOISES.

IT'S SO BADLY BEATEN UP.

I HOPE IT JUST STAYS TOGETHER.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: NEAR WATFORD...

[NARRATOR]: THE EASTBOUND 402

HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR OVER 13 HOURS...

OH, I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS NIGHT TO BE OVER.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND GARY IS ONE TRAILER AWAY

FROM GETTING IT OPEN...

I'M GONNA JUST TRY AND GO FORWARD.

TELL ME WHAT THAT BACK BUMPER DOES.

[NARRATOR]: ...IF HE CAN KEEP THE WRECK IN ONE PIECE.

[GARY]: LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT.

HOW'S THAT, MARK?

IT WAS MOVING, BUT...

I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HELD.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'VE LINED UP THE TRAILER.

NOW THEY NEED TO WINCH IT INTO PLACE.

I'M GONNA BACK UNDER WITH THE STINGER AGAIN,

MAYBE GIVE IT A LITTLE LIFT,

AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN'T GET THAT UP.

GO DOWN THERE, RUN THIS THROUGH THE BOTTOM.

YOU'RE GOOD, LIFT 'ER UP.

OKAY!

NOW I HOPE IT JUST STAYS TOGETHER.

I JUST WANNA GET ONE OF THOSE REAR WHEELS ON.

GONNA SNUG IT UP, AARON?

THAT'S GOOD.

TRY A PULL? A LITTLE TUG.

[CLANKING AND CRACKING]

HOW'S THAT ON THE BACK WHEELS, MARK?

IF WE CAN COME A LITTLE BIT MORE...

OKAY. A LITTLE MORE, AARON?

[CRACKING AND POPPING]

THAT'S GOOD.

HOW'S THAT, MARK?

I THINK I LIKE THAT!

THAT WHEEL'S ON ALL THE WAY.

JUST CHECK THAT ONE,

SEE IF YOU LIKE THIS ONE.

THAT WHEEL IS ON ALL THE WAY.

IT'S NOT PERFECT, BUT WE'LL MAKE DO.

OKAY, LET'S TIE 'ER DOWN.

OKAY, I'M GOING TO GET IT UP ON THE FLOAT NOW.

OKAY, I'M HAPPY NOW THAT IT'S ON, SO...

LET'S GO HOME.

PUSH!

OKAY, THAT'S GOT IT.

[GARY]: YOU KNOW, IT'S A PRETTY GOOD MOMENT.

EVERYBODY'S SATISFIED,

WE'RE TIRED, BUT IT'S A "YES" MOMENT.

[NARRATOR]: JUST TO THE SOUTH,

THE NEXT AFTERNOON BRINGS A NEW STORM

BEARING DOWN ON THE 401 IN WINDSOR.

[♪♪♪]

[ERIC]: ALL THE COOLANTS, ALL THE LIGHTS,

ALL THE OIL'S BEEN CHECKED.

PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING

AS FAR AS BEING READY TO TURN THE KEY AND GO.

[NARRATOR]: AND WHEN THE CALL COMES IN,

COXON TOWING LEAD OPERATOR ERIC GODARD

NEEDS TO ROLL OUT...

[ERIC]: SNOW'S REALLY STARTING TO BLOW NOW.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT HIS TRUCK...

I'M LOSING AIR.

[NARRATOR]: ...ISN'T AS READY AS HE PLANNED.

I'M TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE YARD,

AND I'M LOSING ALL THE AIR,

SO I CAN'T EVEN RELEASE THE BRAKES AT THIS POINT.

HEY, LARRY?

[NARRATOR]: HEAD MECHANIC LARRY PARENT

HAS TO MAKE A QUICK DIAGNOSIS.

LARRY KNOWS IF I'M PULLING THE ROTATOR INTO THE SHOP,

ESPECIALLY IN WEATHER LIKE THIS,

THAT WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM.

I NEVER WAS LOSING ANY AIR,

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, I'M DUMPING AIR LIKE CRAZY.

YOU READY?

YEP.

[AIR HISSING]

OKAY!

YEAH, YOU GOT A VALVE.

IT'S A VALVE?

IT'S A VALVE.

THE WAY IT'S ALL PLUMBED UP,

I THINK IT'S JUST ICE IN THE VALVE.

WELL, YOU WANNA HEAT IT UP A LITTLE BIT AND TRY?

YEAH. YEAH.

THERE YOU GO!

THAT'LL WORK.

-FIRE'S ALWAYS GOOD! -[CHUCKLING]

HE'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF HEAT TO THE VALVE THERE.

I THINK...

I THINK WE'VE GOT THE VALVE JUST FREEZING UP.

I'M HOPING THAT'S WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO TO HELP, LARRY?

[LARRY]: UH, NOT YET.

DO YOU WANT ME TO TRY IT?

OKAY, GO AHEAD, GIVE 'ER A GO.

[AIR HISSING]

I'M DEFINITELY LOSING AIR!

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE SNOW BLOWING IN,

OWNER BRAD COXON NEEDS EVERY TRUCK ON THE ROAD.

IF WE DON'T HAVE ONE OF OUR HEAVIES,

IT'S LIKE WALKING ON ONE LEG.

IT'S PRETTY HARD FOR US TO DO OUR JOB EFFECTIVELY

WITH ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU NEED.

-HEY, LARRY? -YO!

CAN YOU PUT YOUR HAND RIGHT IN THE BOTTOM OF IT,

WHERE IT'S PISSING OUT? -YEAH.

OKAY, TOUCH THE BRAKES, ERIC?

[AIR HISSING]

NOPE.

IT'S JUST DUMPING OUT OF THIS VALVE.

YEAH.

[ERIC]: CAN YOU I.D. IT, LARRY, SO WE CAN GET IT HERE?

[LARRY]: I'LL TRY AND GET SOME NUMBERS OFF IT.

[ERIC]: BRAD'S ABOUT AS HAPPY AS I AM ABOUT IT.

JUST THE TIMING, OF COURSE, RIGHT?

CLOCK IS TICKING, THE PRESSURE'S ON.

[ERIC]: I'VE GOT AT LEAST ONE JOB WAITING

THAT I'M AWARE OF, SO...

WITHOUT THE TRUCK, I'M PRETTY MUCH USELESS, RIGHT?

WE'VE GONE AHEAD

AND SENT GREG OVER TO GET THE PART FOR US.

YEAH, THIS IS THE WORST POSSIBLE TIMING.

WE'VE GOT TO GET THE NEW VALVE HERE

AND GET THE THING SWITCHED OUT

SO WE CAN GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY.

[SIGHING] OH BOY, OH BOY, OH BOY, OH BOY, OH BOY.

[NARRATOR]: DRIVERS ARE FIGHTING THEIR WAY

THROUGH THE SNOW OUT ON THE 401...

[ERIC]: IT'S FUNNY.

I KEEP LOOKING.

IT KEEPS STAYING THE SAME OUT THERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THAT'S EXACTLY

WHERE ERIC GODARD NEEDS TO BE.

[NARRATOR]: THE NEW AIR VALVE HAS ARRIVED.

NOW THE RACE TO INSTALL IT IS ON.

YO!

-YO. -WHERE YOU AT?

WE'RE OVER HERE.

NOW LET'S GET ERIC BACK ON THE ROAD.

SOMETHING I CAN DO TO HELP, LARRY?

NOPE, I'VE PRETTY MUCH GOT EVERYTHING I NEED--

OKAY, WELL, I'M JUST GONNA STAND HERE ANTSY.

LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.

NO PROBLEM, THEN.

I APPRECIATE YOUR WANTING TO HELP.

[ERIC]: I'M LITERALLY NOTHING WITHOUT THE TRUCK

IN A STORM LIKE THIS.

I JUST WANT MY DARN TRUCK UP, AND I WANT IT RUNNING.

DO YOU NEED ANOTHER BOLT, OR DID YOU GRAB ONE?

I GOT BOLTS.

OKAY.

NO PRESSURE, LARRY.

[LARRY]: NO PRESSURE. [LAUGHING]

I JUST GOTTA HOOK THE WIRES UP, AND THAT'S IT.

IT SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO NOW.

VALVE'S BEEN CHANGED.

IT'S DEFINITELY TIME TO GO BACK TO THE ROAD.

EVERYBODY'S HAPPY NOW.

DO YOU GUYS HEAR THAT?

THAT'S THE 401 CALLING ME.

[NARRATOR]: 800 KILOMETRES EAST,

AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE 401...

[NARRATOR]: ...A BLAST OF WINTER

IS JUST DYING DOWN,

BUT IT'S LEFT BEHIND HEAVY DAMAGE.

[DISPATCHER]: TRACTOR-TRAILER ROLLOVER ON THE 417.

OPP JUST CALLED IT IN,

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A PRETTY GOOD ONE.

START MAKING YOUR WAY BACK EAST TOWARDS 417

AND THE 40.

[NARRATOR]: HERB'S TOWING'S ANDREW VINK DRIVES NORTHEAST

TO CONNECT WITH HIS CREW ON HIGHWAY 417.

[ANDREW]: FIRST STORM, FIRST WRECK.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD.

GET THE BOYS WARMED UP FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THE BOYS

WILL BE LOOKING A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR...

WE'VE HAD A FEW CHANGES IN OUR STAFF FOR RECOVERIES.

[NARRATOR]: ...AFTER HERB'S LEAD HEAVY OP

MOVED ON OVER THE SUMMER.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE ALL TIGHT.

SO, ANDREW,

WE'RE GOING TO HOOK THIS ON THE FRONT OF THE JEEP,

PULL IT UP TO SHORE.

ALL RIGHT, COMING MY WAY, GUYS.

THAT'S AWESOME.

NATE IS DEFINITELY A BIG LOSS TO THE TEAM.

[NARRATOR]: SO ANDREW WILL BE WORKING AS THE LEAD HEAVY

AS WELL AS GENERAL MANAGER.

THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS SEASON IS GONNA BE TEAM BUILDING.

IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD CHALLENGE AND A GOOD TEST FOR THEM TODAY.

THE ADRENALINE RUSH IS A WHOLE NEW THING,

GOING OUT TO AN ACCIDENT IN THE BIG WRECKER.

[NARRATOR]: UNTIL THIS YEAR,

TJ ATCHISON USUALLY DROVE A ONE-TON.

YEAH, 17, GO AHEAD.

[NARRATOR]: TODAY,

HE'LL BE HELPING THE ROTATOR OPERATORS

DOING HEAVY RIGGING.

[TJ]: ANDREW OFFERED ME A POSITION

TO JUMP UP INTO THE HEAVY WORLD.

I WAS A LITTLE HESITANT.

IT'S A BIG RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE.

10-4.

[NARRATOR]: TJ AND THE WHOLE CREW

ARE DRIVING STRAIGHT INTO A BIG TEST.

SHE'S IN A GOOD PREDICAMENT.

[NARRATOR]: THE TRUCK,

HAULING A LOAD OF METAL COILS,

SMASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL,

FLIPPING OVER ONTO THE RAMP.

[ANDREW]: NOW WE'RE DEALING WITH COILS ALL OVER THE PLACE

AND A TRACTOR AND TRAILER ON ITS SIDE.

[TJ]: I REMEMBER ROLLING UP, LOOKING TO THE SIDE,

AND I SEEN ONE COIL,

AND I SAID NO, NO, IT CAN'T BE ANOTHER COIL JOB,

AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW,

I PULL UP, AND LO AND BEHOLD.

[ANDREW]: THOSE COILS ARE HEAVY.

THEY'RE 4,000 POUNDS EACH.

EVERYTHING WAS SQUISHED TOGETHER

WITH THE IMPACT.

THE TRAILER WAS ALMOST ON A 30 DEGREE OVER THE COILS.

THAT COIL'S TIGHT.

HEY?

THAT COIL IS VERY TIGHT AGAINST THE WOOD.

[NARRATOR]: THE UPPER ROW HAS TORN FREE OF ITS STRAPS,

BUT THE TRAILER IS BLOCKING ACCESS

TO THE BOTTOM ROW.

THEY CAN'T TELL

IF THAT WEIGHT IS STILL CONNECTED.

AT LEAST THESE COILS SEEM INTACT.

[NARRATOR]: AND THEY WON'T HAVE MUCH ROOM TO WORK.

ON-RAMPS AREN'T THE BEST TO WORK WITH WRECKERS.

THE SPACE IS LIMITED,

ESPECIALLY THE ON-RAMP WE HAD.

IT WASN'T A FLAT SURFACE ON-RAMP,

IT WAS ELEVATED,

SO THE SHOULDERS JUST CUT OFF STRAIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: THERE'S NO ROOM TO LIFT FROM THE SIDE.

THEY'LL HAVE TO POSITION AT THE ENDS OF THE TRUCK.

WE'RE GONNA DO WHAT'S CALLED A MID-AIR ROLL.

IT PREVENTS ANY FURTHER DAMAGE DURING THE RECOVERY PROCESS,

AND EVERY COMPONENT OF TRACTOR AND TRAILER

WILL BE OFF THE GROUND WHEN WE UPRIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: BOTH WRECKERS WILL HAVE TO LIFT AS ONE,

THEN SIMULTANEOUSLY PULL IN ONE SET OF LINES,

WHILE RELEASING THE OTHER.

OKAY, TEEJ, WHAT I NEED FOR RIGGING...

[NARRATOR]: ON THE CONFINES OF THIS RAMP,

TJ'S RIGGING HAS TO BE FLAWLESS.

[TJ]: I'M STILL IN THE LEARNING CURVE, RIGHT?

SO YOU GOT TO GATHER A LOT

AND RETAIN A LOT OF INFORMATION.

MAKE SURE THEY'RE LINED UP WITH THE END.

LINED UP? OKAY.

I GOT 12-FOOTERS IN THE YELLOW,

SO I'LL JUST RUN THEM DOUBLED UP.

12-FOOTERS IS PERFECT.

[NARRATOR]: MORE EXPERIENCED THAN TJ,

OPERATOR CURTIS WILL RUN THE SECOND WRECKER

ALONGSIDE ANDREW.

WE'VE DONE MID-AIR ROLLS,

BUT NORMALLY THEY'RE SEPARATED UNITS,

SO WE'VE NEVER DONE IT IN ONE SOLID COMBINED UNIT.

[NARRATOR]: BUT LEAD OPERATOR ANDREW

IS COMMITTED TO THIS PLAN.

IT SAVES A LOT OF DAMAGE,

BUT IF NOT DONE PROPERLY, IT COULD CAUSE A LOT MORE.

IT'S A GAMBLE.

YOU GOTTA BE IN SYNC.

CURTIS AND ANDREW HAVE TO WORK AT THE SAME EXACT TIME.

ONE CAN'T GO FASTER THAN THE OTHER,

'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN TWIST THE FRAME.

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANNA CAUSE ANY MORE DAMAGE.

SO FINGERS CROSSED EVERYTHING'S LINED UP RIGHT.

LET'S GET THIS THING BACK ON THE ROAD.

ARE WE GOOD?

YES, HOPEFULLY.

[CREAKING]

[NARRATOR]: ON A NARROW ON-RAMP TO HIGHWAY 417...

[ANDREW]: THERE, I'M JUST LIFTING THE CAB.

BOTH LINES GO UP, GET HER OFF THE GROUND.

[NARRATOR]: THE REVAMPED HERB'S HEAVY CREW

IS EXECUTING A PRECISION MOVE.

IS SHE COMING OVER?

YEAH, IT WILL ONCE I START.

HEY, WHOA, SLOWLY.

SLOWLY...

WHOA. WHOA!

WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: THEY'RE FORCED TO STOP THE ROLL

WHEN IT'S BARELY STARTED.

ANDREW?

YEAH?

CAN WE TAKE THESE STRAPS OFF?

[NARRATOR]: THE INITIAL LIFT

HAS REVEALED AN UNSEEN PROBLEM...

[TJ]: ALL THE BOTTOM SIDES ARE STILL HOOKED UP.

[NARRATOR]: ...THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF STEEL

STILL CONNECTED TO THE TRAILER,

PULLING AGAINST THEIR WINCHES.

ALL THESE, UH, ALL THESE CHAINS?

OKAY.

THEY ALL NEED TO BE LOOSENED OFF.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO UNDO WHATEVER WE CAN,

AND THE REST WE'RE GOING TO CUT OFF.

[ANDREW]: IF THE ONE STRAP HOLDS, YOU KNOW, TWO COILS,

THAT'S 8,000 POUNDS KEEPING THE TRAILER FROM MOVING.

YOU GOOD, CURT?

YEAH, I'M GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: AS THE CREW CUTS THE COIL STRAPS,

ANDREW AND CURTIS PREP FOR ANOTHER SHOT

AT THE COMPLICATED ROLL.

OKAY, GO A BIT.

BOTH LINES.

GO UP.

[ANDREW]: WE GOT TO MAKE SURE

THAT BOTH TRUCKS ARE PERFECTLY IN SYNC,

AND THAT THING IS STRAIGHT,

EXACTLY LIKE IT'D BE ON THE ROAD,

JUST NOW IT'S THREE FEET OFF THE GROUND SIDEWAYS.

OKAY, WHOA, SLOWLY.

[NARRATOR]: IF THEY'RE OFF, THEY COULD TWIST THE FRAME.

ALL RIGHT, I JUST JUMPED ONTO LOW SPEED.

[♪♪♪]

OKAY, I'VE ONLY GOT ABOUT A FOOT OF YELLOW LEFT, ANDREW.

EASY...

OKAY, LET'S GO OUT, CURTIS.

WINCH LINE OUT.

EASY...

OKAY, GO A BIT.

I'M JUST GOING TO BOOM DOWN.

BEAUTIFUL.

THE GAMBLE PAID OFF.

THAT'S... THAT WENT OVER, LIKE...

AW, MAN.

THAT'S AWESOME.

THAT WENT BEAUTIFUL.

COULDN'T HAVE WENT ANY BETTER.

[NARRATOR]: A GOOD SIGN FOR A NEW TEAM...

THAT WAS COOL. TURNED OUT GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND A NEW LEAD OPERATOR.

[ANDREW]: WE ARE GOING TO LEARN TOGETHER,

AND IT'S WHAT'S TEAM BUILDING IS ALL ABOUT.

[HONKING]

[NARRATOR]: AT THE WESTERN END OF THE 401...

[NARRATOR]: ...NIGHTFALL BRINGS ANOTHER WAVE OF HEAVY SNOW...

[NARRATOR]: ...AND MORE WORK FOR ERIC.

THE HIGHWAY'S JUST BEEN COVERED IN ICE MOST OF THE DAY,

WITH REALLY STRONG WINDS,

AND WE'VE BEEN SCRAMBLING ALL DAY TO KEEP UP.

[NARRATOR]: JUST AFTER 10:00 P.M.,

HE HEADS 60 KILOMETRES EAST OF WINDSOR ON THE 401.

WE HAVE A TRACTOR-TRAILER,

IT RUN OFF THE HIGHWAY,

WENT THROUGH A DITCH,

AND THEN ONTO A SECONDARY ROAD ALONGSIDE THE HIGHWAY.

IT'S RIGHT OFF THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: JUNIOR HEAVY OPERATOR ADAM MOORE

IS ALREADY ON SCENE.

OH, WOW.

HE CAME IN SIDEWAYS. DID YOU SEE THAT?

HE WAS JACKKNIFED FOR SURE.

PROBABLY CAME IN

LEADING THE BROAD SIDE OF HIS TRUCK.

[ADAM]: IT LOOKED LIKE HE TRAVELLED SIDEWAYS

ABOUT A HUNDRED YARDS THROUGH THE WATER,

THROUGH THE DITCH, THROUGH EVERYTHING,

AND TOOK A FENCE OUT ON HIS WAY.

[NARRATOR]: ERIC'S RELYING ON ADAM

TO ASSESS THE JOB AND IDENTIFY HAZARDS.

THE CATTLE FENCE IS ALL TANGLED UP.

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

COMING FROM THE HIGHWAY.

AT LEAST HE MISSED A COUPLE OF HYDRO POLES,

SO THAT IS DEFINITELY A PLUS.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE HE DRIFTED,

LIKE, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT TERM,

DRIFTING AROUND A CORNER, IT'S...

ONLY THERE IS NO CORNER.

YOU THE DRIVER?

YEAH.

GOOD TO SEE YOU IN ONE PIECE.

DEFINITELY GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOING DOWN THE MIDDLE LANE ON 401,

JUST HIT SOME BLACK ICE

AND COULDN'T GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE,

AND IT WENT RIGHT INTO THE DITCH,

AND I WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD."

[CHUCKLING] YEAH.

THAT IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED, SO...

YOU WANNA GET IN MY TRUCK AND STAY WARM, OR WHAT?

YEAH, COME ON WITH ME, I'LL PUT YOU IN THERE.

OH, YOU'LL BE WARM.

LET'S DO THIS.

[NARRATOR]: ERIC WANTS TO CONDUCT

HIS OWN INSPECTION OF THE WRECK.

NUMBER-ONE PRIORITY

IS FINDING OUT WHAT'S IN THE TRAILER.

YOU DON'T WANT TO WORK AROUND THE TRAILER

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN IT.

THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM.

WHAT'S IN IT?

[NARRATOR]: JUST OFF AN ICY STRETCH OF THE 401

EAST OF WINDSOR...

THE TRAILER SEEMS TO BE INTACT SO FAR,

SO THAT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD THING.

[NARRATOR]: ERIC GODARD'S LAST-MINUTE CHECK...

THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM.

[NARRATOR]: ...HAS REVEALED AN ALARMING DETAIL.

WHAT'S IN IT?

[ADAM]: UH, MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRONICS,

AND HE SAID GOLF PARTS OR SOMETHING, I DON'T KNOW.

OKAY, WELL, "I DON'T KNOW" DOESN'T CUT IT

WHEN I SEE THOSE PLACARDS.

[ERIC]: THAT'S RECOVERY 101

IS FINDING OUT WHAT'S IN THAT TRAILER,

MAKING SURE THAT THE PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH

AND YOURSELF

IS SAFE.

[ADAM]: I'M DOING THE CIRCLE CHECK,

AND I'M LOOKING FOR EVERYTHING,

AND I MISS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS,

AND THAT'S THE PLACARD THAT SAYS "RADIOACTIVE"

RIGHT THERE ON ITS SIDE.

THERE'S NONE ON BOARD?

OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I WAS JUST COMING TO FIND OUT.

[ERIC]: THE PLACARDS ON THIS TRAILER

CAN BE SWITCHED

TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLACARDS,

AND IRONICALLY ENOUGH,

THOSE PLACARDS ACTUALLY POPPED OPEN TO THAT

ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS TRAILER

SIMPLY FROM THE FORCE OF GOING THROUGH THE DITCH.

SO, ADAM?

YEAH.

CLOSE THOSE UP RIGHT NOW FOR ME?

OKAY.

"RADIOACTIVE." [CHUCKLES]

YEAH, I DON'T WANT TO MESS WITH THAT.

[ERIC]: THIS WAS A MISTAKE THAT WON'T BE REPEATED.

THIS ONE COULD HAVE REALLY BIT HIM IN THE ASS,

AND ALL OF US, FOR THAT MATTER.

SO STUPID, EH?

[ADAM]: THE LESSON I GOT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS WRECK

IS MAKE SURE YOU GOT YOUR EYES OPEN.

DEFINITELY LOOK FOR PLACARDS BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE.

IT COULD BE LIFE OR DEATH IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL.

[ERIC]: THANK YOU FOR COMING, MAN.

HEY, NO PROBLEM.

[NARRATOR]: HEAVY OPERATORS GREG CHADWICK

AND GEORGE DAGENAIS

ARRIVE TO SPEED UP THE JOB.

[GEORGE]: OH, SHE'S COLD AND WINDY.

-GEORGE, YOU CAN RUN 109? -YEAH.

I'M GONNA STAY HERE WITH YOU. YOU CAN RUN 102.

YEAH.

AND THEN, UH, I'M JUST GONNA BE FLOATING

WITH BOTH OF YOU GUYS.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO STEER?

I'LL STEER IT, YUP.

WATCH YOUR STEP!

GOOD EYE.

[NARRATOR]: FROM ERIC'S ROTATOR,

THE CREW RUNS ONE LINE TO THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER.

THAT'S GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND ANOTHER TO A SLING

ON THE TRACTOR'S TOW PINS.

[ADAM]: OKAY, I GOT MY CHAIN RIGGED UP.

YOU WANT ME TO RUN A LINE RIGHT TO IT,

JUST SINGLE PART?

YEAH, I THINK THAT'S ALL YOU'RE GONNA NEED

IS A SINGLE PART.

[NARRATOR]: GEORGE'S ROTATOR

WILL PULL ON THE BACK OF THE TRAILER

TO MANEUVER IT AROUND THE POWER POLE.

[ERIC]: THE BIG THING IS, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE

WE JUST KEEP THIS TRAILER AIMED AT THE HOLE THAT WE HAVE.

WE GOT HYDRO POLES ON EITHER SIDE OF US,

SO HAVING THEM RIGGED HERE

WILL BE ABLE TO HELP ME PULL THE TRAILER UP,

BUT ALSO GUIDE IT THROUGH THAT HOLE.

YOU GOOD?

YEAH.

GEORGE! YOU GOOD?

ADAM?

LEAD WITH THE YELLOW.

YELLOW? OKAY.

[ADAM]: IT'S ALWAYS A LITTLE MORE NERVE-RACKING

WORKING ON ERIC'S TRUCK WHEN HE'S THERE.

YOU KNOW, YOU JUST GOT TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTION

AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.

AND JUST MAKE SURE

YOU GET SOME PULL ON THAT RED.

GEORGE! TRY TO PULL THAT AROUND, PLEASE!

JUST KEEP WITH US, NOW!

KEEP WITH US, THAT'S ALL!

[ERIC]: IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT

THAT ADAM AND GEORGE PULL IN SYNC.

WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE ADAM PULLING THIS THING

AND OUTRUNNING GEORGE,

AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW,

THE TRAILER IS PULLING INTO A HYDRO POLE.

JUST HOLD!

YEAH.

ADAM, ONLY THE FRONT END!

GEORGE, YOU PULL!

OKAY, JUST FOLLOW US UP!

TRY TO JUST LET IT COME TO US, GEORGE!

OKAY!

BRING IT AS FAR AS YOU CAN, ADAM.

OKAY, STOP WITH THIS.

CATCH UP THAT OTHER ONE. JUST PULL WITH THAT.

HERE IT COMES!

LOOKS LIKE THE PLAN'S COMING TOGETHER REAL NICE HERE.

YOU'RE GOOD!

BRAKES!

[ERIC]: YOU KNOW, WE HAD THAT INITIAL SCARE

WHEN WE FIRST SHOWED UP,

WITH THE RADIOACTIVE PLACARDS,

BUT AFTER THAT,

EVERYBODY REALLY WORKED AS A TEAM,

EVERYBODY CAME TOGETHER.

-THANKS, GEORGE. -NO PROBLEM.

THANKS, ADAM!

YOU BET!

SIR, I'M READY TO LEAVE.

ALL SET?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

[ERIC]: AM I THE BEST TEACHER?

PROBABLY NOT.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO ME TEACHING OUR GUYS,

YOU WON'T FIND ANYBODY THAT CARES MORE THAN I DO.

[HONKING]

THE NUMBER-ONE PRIORITY

IS THAT PERSON THAT YOU'RE TEACHING

GOES HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY.

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

I JUST DON'T LIKE

HANGING OUT HERE IN THE FOG.

[NARRATOR]: ...FREAK WEATHER...

[GARY]: WE GOTTA MOVE HERE, GUYS!

[NARRATOR]: ...BRINGS DANGER FOR GARY...

[BRAD]: WOW, THIS IS BAD.

[SLAMMING]

[NARRATOR]: ...AND FORCES A RISKY RECOVERY...

FOR THE ROSS CREW.

MY ARMS HURT.

WATCH YOUR BACK.

LOOK OUT. WHOA!

THERE IS A WAY. THERE'S GOTTA BE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND BUBBA FIGHTS A RUSH-HOUR WRECK...

[BUBBA]: I'M STILL LEERY ON THIS, MAN.

[NARRATOR]: ...THAT PACKS ITS OWN PUNCH.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!!

[♪♪♪]