Original subtitles

[NARRATOR]: THIS TIME, ON HEAVY RESCUE: 401...

[GRUNTING WITH EFFORT]

[COLLIN VANDENHEUVEL]: VISIBILITY

IS REALLY NOT THE GREATEST RIGHT NOW.

[NARRATOR]: WHITEOUT SQUALLS...

[GARY VANDENHEUVEL]: SNOW KEEPS COMING DOWN NOW.

TRAFFIC'S BACKING UP.

[NARRATOR]: ...ATTACK THE 402...

HE'S INVISIBLE.

I CANNOT SEE THAT CAR.

[NARRATOR]: ...SENDING THE OPP...

WHO IS STRANDED?

[NARRATOR]: ...ON A MISSION OF MERCY.

HOLD ON! HOLD ON! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: WHILE JOHN ALLEN WRANGLES...

STAY ON. PLEASE.

[NARRATOR]: ...A WILD LOAD.

BRING IT DOWN. THAT'S WINDY!

SO ROAD CONDITIONS ARE HORRIBLE

HERE ON THE 402 RIGHT NOW.

28 KILOMETRES AN HOUR,

I CAN BARELY SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN FRONT OF ME HERE.

[NARRATOR]: WHITEOUT SQUALLS OFF LAKE HURON

ARE WHIPPING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO

AND ONE OF ITS BUSIEST HIGHWAYS.

WELL, RIGHT NOW WE ARE EXPERIENCING A SNOW SQUALL HERE

ALONG THE 402.

THIS HAPPENED IN A BLINK OF AN EYE.

YOU'RE DRIVING FINE, SUNNY WEATHER,

WITHIN A MINUTE, YOU'RE IN SNOW SQUALLS.

[NARRATOR]: WEST OF LONDON, OPP CONSTABLE MAX GOMEZ

KEEPS AN EYE OUT FOR DRIVERS CAUGHT OFF-GUARD.

[GOMEZ]: THERE'S ABOUT EIGHT COLLISIONS RIGHT NOW

IN ABOUT AN EIGHT-KILOMETRE STRETCH OF THE HIGHWAY.

[POLICE DISPATCH]: WE HAVE A COLLISION REPORT

FROM A TRUCK DRIVER AT MILE MARKER 72.

SO IT JUST LOOKS...

LOOKS LIKE THAT'S A REAR-END COLLISION THERE.

WE HAVE BEEN CLEARING COLLISIONS

FOR THE LAST TWO HOURS.

CONDITIONS ON THE 402 ARE BAD, AND THEY'RE ONLY GETTING WORSE.

[NARRATOR]: COLD AIR PUSHING SOUTH

WHIPS UP NARROW BANDS OF BLOWING SNOW,

FUELLED BY THE WATER BELOW,

AND BEARING DOWN ON HIGHWAY 402.

[GARY]: THIS STORM IS REALLY HITTING HARD,

MOVING PRETTY GOOD IN.

WE'RE JUST AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS STORM.

[NARRATOR]: GARY VANDENHEUVEL HAS SEEN IT BEFORE.

IT'S A VERY SIMILAR STORM.

[NARRATOR]: IN DECEMBER 2010,

HUNDREDS OF DRIVERS HAD TO BE RESCUED

AFTER DAYS TRAPPED ON THE 402.

[GARY]: WE'VE GOT VERY, VERY HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS.

SO YOU'VE GOT A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF SNOW

BEING DUMPED ON THAT HIGHWAY.

NOBODY SEEMS TO SLOW DOWN ANY.

STILL GOT CARS, TRUCKS, AND TRAILERS

TRAVELLING LIKE IT'S A SUNNY DAY.

A DAY LIKE TODAY

HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GET REALLY BAD OUT HERE.

THE ROADS ARE AT LEAST AN INCH THICK

OF SLUSHY, NASTY SNOW.

IT IS JUST A MESS OUT HERE.

[NARRATOR]: JUST WEST OF STRATHROY,

GARY'S SON COLLIN HAS TRADED HIS HEAVY WRECKER

FOR A ONE-TON

TO ANSWER HIS FIRST CALL.

VISIBILITY IS, LIKE, DROPPING BY THE MINUTE...

CARS ARE GOING INTO THE DITCHES RIGHT NOW.

OH WOW, HE WENT IN PRETTY GOOD.

LET'S GET THIS THING ROCKIN' AND ROLLIN'.

SO RIGHT NOW,

I'M JUST TRYING TO DIG THIS CAR OUT

SO I CAN FIND SOMETHING TO HOOK ONTO.

SHE'S BURIED PRETTY GOOD,

SO I DON'T WANT TO WRECK ANYTHING UNDERNEATH--

OKAY, THAT'S DEEP.

[COLLIN]: THIS IS REALLY HARD-PACKED SNOW.

THIS CAR IS JUST WEDGED IN THERE,

AND IT'S FROZEN BACK INTO THE SNOW.

AND IT'S-- [LAUGHS] IT'S DEEP HERE.

WE CAN'T EVEN STOP THE TRAFFIC.

THEY DON'T CARE ENOUGH TO SLOW DOWN FOR US.

[GRUNTING WITH EFFORT]

OH, THAT IS NASTY ON THE FACE.

THIS ONE, IT'S THE FIRST OF MANY, I THINK,

SO I WANT TO GET THIS THING UP AND OUT OF HERE.

RIGHT NOW I'M JUST TRYING

TO GET SOMETHING UNDERNEATH THIS THING TO--

OH, THERE WE GO--

TO HOOK IT.

OKAY, SEE IF THIS THING'LL COME OUT.

[CREAKING AND STRAINING]

COME ON.

[CREAKING]

THAT IS SOME HARD-PACKED SNOW.

THE VISIBILITY IS REALLY NOT THE GREATEST RIGHT NOW,

AND IT'S GETTING WORSE BY THE MINUTE.

IT'S GETTING REALLY NASTY,

AND THE LONGER THAT I'M STANDING,

THE MORE CHANCES OF ME GETTING HIT.

HE DROVE 'ER IN THERE PRETTY GOOD.

STILL PULLING ME SIDEWAYS.

[SQUEAKING AND STRAINING]

[SQUEAKS TO A HALT]

OH, COME ON.

THE CABLE IS BINDING UP,

SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST THE CABLE JAMMED IN THERE...

THIS IS A HORRIBLE TIME FOR STUFF TO BREAK ON ME.

I NEED TO GET THIS THING OUT OF HERE QUICK.

[♪♪♪]

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

[TRUCKS ROARING PAST]

CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

OH, YOU BUGGER.

[GROANS] OH...

WELL, THAT EXPLAINS A LOT.

THE CABLE JUMPED OFF THE SPOOL,

AND NOW IT'S STUCK IN THE HEAD,

AND THAT'S WHY IT WAS FIGHTING SO MUCH.

[COLLIN]: I'VE THE CAR HALFWAY OUT OF THE DITCH.

BIG PROBLEM, THOUGH,

MY WINCH, IT'S STUCK.

SHE'S JAMMED.

[COLLIN]: FIRST THING I LEARNED AS A TOW TRUCK DRIVER

IS NOTHING EVER GOES TO PLAN,

BUT IT'S ALL PART OF THE JOB, SO WE'LL GET 'ER DONE.

NEW PLAN IS,

I'M GOING TO SEE IF I CAN'T GET THIS TO COME UP AND OUT

WITH A CHAIN HERE.

[COLLIN]: AT THE END OF THE DAY,

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO IMPROVISE.

LUCKILY I'VE GOT THE CAR FAR ENOUGH OUT

THAT I CAN PULL THIS THING OUT THE REST OF THE WAY

JUST USING THE TRUCK TO DRIVE FORWARD.

PERFECT.

GOT TO GET 'ER DONE SOMETIMES.

THERE IS DEFINITELY GONNA BE A LOT MORE ACCIDENTS

WITH THE WAY THE ROADS ARE.

ALL RIGHT,

LET'S GET THIS RODEO ON THE ROAD.

THINGS ARE GETTING REALLY, REALLY BAD.

HOLY!

[♪♪♪]

GET HIM UP ON THE ROAD, AND GET THIS GUY MOVING.

[NARRATOR]: BACK TOWARD SARNIA...

WE'RE IN THE LIVE LANES HERE,

AND, UH, WE NEED THIS OPENED UP REAL, REAL QUICK.

[NARRATOR]: GARY'S GOT A CASUALTY OF HIS OWN...

PICTURES DOES NOT DO THAT JUSTICE.

[NARRATOR]: ...A JACKKNIFE PLANTED DEEP IN THE DITCH.

GET A LOOK HERE, OUR FIRST LOOK.

HE'S RIGHT DOWN TO THE TREES THERE.

IF YOU LOOK AT IT, HE'S GONE IN PRETTY GOOD.

HE'S... THAT'S MUD RIGHT DOWN TO THERE,

ALMOST HALFWAY UP THE WHEEL.

SHOULD BE A GOOD INITIAL PULL TO GET IT TO START MOVING.

DOWN TO A SINGLE LANE COMING IN.

PROBABLY HAD ABOUT A KILOMETRE AND A HALF OF BACKUP,

PEOPLE ARE COMING ON PRETTY STRONG ONTO THAT BACKUP.

THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN,

SO I GOTTA GET THIS CLEANED UP PRETTY QUICK.

[NARRATOR]: TO SPEED UP THE JOB,

GARY'S CALLED FOR ANOTHER HEAVY WRECKER ON SCENE.

[GARY]: I'VE TOLD COLLIN

HE NEEDS TO FINISH UP WHAT HE'S DOING

WITH THE ONE-TON,

AND HE NEEDS TO GET OUT HERE WITH THE 50-TON

AS SOON POSSIBLE.

SMALL LITTLE PULL-PIN,

SO I REALLY DON'T WANT TO PULL THAT HARD ON IT.

THEY'RE REALLY NOT DESIGNED

TO TAKE A FULL PULL OF A TRACTOR-TRAILER.

SECOND LINE IS GOING TO GO UP INTO THE TRAILER HERE.

[NARRATOR]: THE SEA-CAN TRAILER IS EMPTY,

BUT THE REAL PROBLEM IS THE FROZEN MUD.

LOT OF RESISTANCE GOING ON,

A GOOD 40,000 POUNDS.

OKAY, TIME TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

[GARY]: AS I'M PULLING ON THIS,

I CAN TELL...

THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE AN EASY PULL.

[CREAKING AND STRAINING]

NEVER LIKE THAT CREAKING WHEN IT'S MAKING THAT NOISE.

[GARY]: AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME,

THE TOW PIN ITSELF,

IT'S KIND OF MAKING A FEW NOISES...

WHEN I START HEARING NOISES COME FROM THEM,

I KNOW THAT WE'RE PUTTING A PRETTY GOOD PULL ON THAT.

[NARRATOR]: GARY NEEDS MORE POWER

ON THE BACK END OF THE TRAILER.

[GARY]: SNOW KEEPS COMING DOWN NOW.

TRAFFIC'S BACKING UP.

I NEED COLLIN HERE NOW.

WE NEED TO SPEED THIS UP.

[NARRATOR]: 30 KILOMETRES TO THE EAST...

[NARRATOR]: ...ANOTHER SQUALL IS BLASTING IN,

AND COLLISIONS ARE STACKING UP.

YOU GOOD, ALMOST DONE?

YEAH, THIS IS THE LAST VEHICLE

WE'RE HOOKING UP.

-OKAY. -APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT, BIG GUY. TAKE CARE.

WE ARE CURRENTLY WESTBOUND ON THE 402.

VISIBILITY IS DIMINISHED GREATLY,

BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP RESPONDING TO COLLISIONS.

THEY KEEP COMING IN,

AND WE NEED TO GET THERE TO HELP THEM.

RIGHT NOW TRAVELLING AT HALF THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT,

AND THE TRUTH IS THAT IT'S HARD FOR ME

TO ACCURATELY AND SAFELY MANEUVER THIS VEHICLE.

IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT THAT WE MAY HAVE TO CLOSE IT,

BUT THAT IS... THAT'S A HARD DECISION TO MAKE.

WE DON'T TAKE THAT LIGHTLY.

WE DON'T WANT TO CLOSE IT UNLESS WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO,

BUT SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE.

[COLLIN]: THE WEATHER'S GETTING PRETTY NASTY,

SO I'VE GOT TO GET OUT THERE QUICK.

[NARRATOR]: JUST EAST OF SARNIA ON THE 402,

COLLIN VANDENHEUVEL IS DRIVING TO HELP OUT HIS FATHER.

[GARY]: HERE COMES COLLIN.

[COLLIN]: THERE SHE IS...

WHEW! WOW.

[NARRATOR]: UP AGAINST STRONG RESISTANCE

AND A WEAK TOW HOOK,

GARY NEEDS THE ADDED POWER OF HIS 50-TON WRECKER.

ALL RIGHT, WHERE DO YOU NEED ME?

JUST TAKE YOURS

AND RUN IT TO THE BACK CORNER THERE, COLLIN.

OKAY.

I'LL LET MINE OFF.

GRAB THAT CHAIN THERE, BUD.

OKAY.

COME ON.

COLLIN CAN CONTROL THE TRAILER NOW,

I'VE GOT THE TRACTOR.

OKAY, COLLIN, WHEN I START PULLING,

JUST KEEP YOUR END COMING THIS WAY

AS FAR AS YOU CAN.

OKAY.

GOT YOUR LEG DOWN?

I GOT MY LEG DOWN.

OKAY.

START PULLING, COLLIN.

I'M PULLING.

SHE'S SLIDING BACK.

[COLLIN]: THIS IS SUPER HEAVY.

IT'S PULLING MY TRUCK SIDEWAYS,

AND IT'S JUST GOING TO FIGHT US.

COME ON, BABY, DON'T YOU DO THIS.

COME ON, BABY.

[CREAKING AND STRAINING]

JUST HOLD IT THERE, COLL!

CAN YOU LET GO AND COME A BIT FORWARD FOR ME?

YUP.

YEAH, NOW I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A SPACE ISSUE.

I ALSO WANT COLLIN TO ASSIST ME.

I DON'T LIKE THE CREAKING AND CRACKING

THAT THAT PULL PIN IS MAKING.

I DON'T WANT TO PUT TOO MUCH MORE PULL ON THAT,

'CAUSE THE LAST THING I NEED IS THAT TO BREAK,

AND THEN THE TRUCK GO BACK DOWN IN THE DITCH.

OKAY, BUD, TIGHTEN 'ER UP.

YUP.

OKAY, I GOT 'ER!

NOT TOO FAR, COLLIN.

VERY CLOSE.

I CAN'T WORK THE CONTROLS OFF THE FAR SIDE

BECAUSE I'VE GOT CARS BUZZING THE TRUCK,

AND THE SIDE I'M WORKING ON HERE,

I'M PULLING THIS TRUCK TOWARDS ME,

SO I REALLY DON'T HAVE MANY OPTIONS HERE.

[CREAKING AND CRACKING]

WE GOTTA BE CAREFUL.

SO CLOSE.

TRAFFIC ON ONE SIDE,

A TRACTOR-TRAILER TRYING TO CRUSH ME ON THE OTHER SIDE.

THERE WE GO.

I THINK WE'RE PRETTY MUCH THERE WITH IT.

YUP, YOU GO AHEAD AND GET OUT OF THE WAY.

OKAY.

-BACK UP-- -I'LL JUST BACK--

YEAH.

NICE TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT OUT.

QUALITY OPERATOR.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

THERE'S MORE SQUALLS COMING,

SO THERE MAY BE MORE WORK TODAY.

[NARRATOR]: AND AS THE DAY STRETCHES ON...

[NARRATOR]: ...WAVE AFTER WAVE OF SNOW PUMMELS THE HIGHWAY...

AND DRIVERS.

[GOMEZ]: THERE IS A FULLY MARKED POLICE CRUISER,

WITH LIGHTS ACTIVATED,

PROBABLY 70 METRES FROM US.

HE'S INVISIBLE.

I CANNOT SEE THAT CAR.

I ONLY GOT A GLIMPSE OF IT

WHEN HE MADE A LITTLE BIT OF A TURN.

[NARRATOR]: BY THE AFTERNOON...

[NARRATOR]: ...THERE'S NO OTHER CHOICE.

[GOMEZ]: WE'VE BEEN HERE FOUR OR FIVE HOURS,

RESPONDED TO MULTIPLE COLLISIONS.

WE CAN NO LONGER HAVE THIS ROADWAY OPEN,

SO HIGHWAY 402 IS CLOSED

NOW, EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND.

WE HAVE STRANDED MOTORISTS RIGHT NOW,

MOSTLY CONCENTRATED IN THE CITY OF STRATHROY.

[GOMEZ]: ONCE THE HIGHWAY IS SHUT DOWN,

VEHICLES ARE FORCED ON THE SECONDARY ROADS,

AND SOME PEOPLE DO MAKE THE DECISION

TO JUST PULL OVER,

FIND THE NEAREST COFFEE SHOP,

AND STAY THERE, RIDE IT OUT.

SOME OF THEM ARE FAR FROM HOME,

SOME OF THEM HAVE CHILDREN.

IT'S SCARY.

WE CAN GET THEM OFF THE HIGHWAY,

BUT RESPONSIBLY, WE CAN'T LEAVE THEM THERE FOREVER,

'CAUSE RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE AN ESTIMATED TIME

WHEN WE'RE GONNA OPEN THIS THING, RIGHT,

WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE SAFE TO DO SO.

SO WE HAVE MULTIPLE FAMILIES IN THERE

THAT WE'VE TOLD THAT AS SOON AS THE HIGHWAY OPENS,

WE'RE GONNA GET A HOLD OF THEM SO WE CAN GET THEM HOME,

AND THE TRUTH IS THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEM,

AND THEY MAY JUST HAVE TO SPEND THE NIGHT,

SO THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT.

[GOMEZ]: WALKING TO THIS COFFEE SHOP,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO FIND.

ARE THESE PEOPLE GOING TO BE ANGRY?

ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE QUESTIONS?

MAYBE THEY ARE UPSET?

GOOD AFTERNOON.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE STRANDED HERE ON THE 402,

JUST GONNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION.

SO MY NAME IS MAX.

I'M A POLICE OFFICER HERE IN MIDDLESEX.

THIS IS MY PARTNER, BRANDON.

WE HAVE NOW CLOSED HIGHWAY 402 EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND

FROM LONDON TO FARTHER WEST OF HERE.

WE GOTTA THINK OF SOMETHING,

SO WE CAN LET YOU KNOW, SO YOU CAN PLAN AND PREPARE.

THAT'S THE FAIR THING TO DO.

CAN I GET A SHOW OF HANDS OF WHO IS STRANDED?

I SEE ONE BY THE WINDOW,

TWO, THREE...

SO ABOUT 25 PEOPLE.

WHO HAS CHILDREN?

WE KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T FUN,

BUT IT'S NOT FUN FOR ANYBODY,

SO GIVE US, UH, MAYBE AN HOUR OR TWO,

AND SOMEONE WILL BE BACK,

AND MAYBE WE CAN HAVE A MORE LONG-TERM SOLUTION FOR YOU,

AND YOUR KIDS ESPECIALLY, OKAY?

ALL RIGHTY, HAVE A GOOD ONE, GUYS.

TAKE CARE, WE'LL SEE YOU IN A BIT.

OKAY.

[WIND WHISTLING]

WE HAVE 25 PEOPLE THERE

STRANDED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT.

OKAY.

I'LL LEAVE THAT WITH YOU, BOSS. THANKS.

BYE.

[NARRATOR]: THE OPP AND LOCAL AGENCIES

WILL WORK ON A PLAN FOR THOSE STRANDED,

BUT SOME DRIVERS HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO KEEP MOVING.

SO, WE'RE DIVERTING TRAFFIC, AND THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING.

YOU SUDDENLY HAVE AN INCREASED VOLUME OF TRAFFIC.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE 402 CLOSED,

HIGHWAY 22 IS A SMALLER ROAD,

EASIER TO PLOW AND POLICE DURING THE STORM,

BUT IT'S ALREADY BEING OVERWHELMED.

[GOMEZ]: THE LAST THING WE NEED IS AN ACCIDENT ON THIS ROAD.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: LESS THAN TWO HOURS LATER...

[NARRATOR]: ...GARY ANSWERS AN URGENT CALL

HALFWAY BETWEEN LONDON AND SARNIA ON HIGHWAY 22.

I'M SURE THEY'LL BE ANXIOUS FOR US

TO GET THIS ROAD OPEN.

KYLE IS MY HELP,

HE'S PROBABLY ANOTHER 20 KILOMETRES BEHIND ME.

WE'RE DOWN SOMETIMES TO 40, 50 FEET OF VISIBILITY.

WHEN WE COME INTO THIS, YOU CAN SEE THE CRUISERS

JUST DISAPPEARING IN FRONT OF ME.

YOU LOSE VISIBILITY IN A HEARTBEAT,

AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT HAPPENED OUT HERE

WITH THESE TWO TRUCKS COLLIDING.

I CAN JUST SEE THE CAB OF THE FIRST TRUCK

DOWN IN THE DITCH.

LITTLE BIT OF CARNAGE GOING ON HERE.

[NARRATOR]: TWO FULLY LOADED SEMIS,

BLINDED BY THE SNOW,

SMASHED HEAD-ON,

RIPPING APART THEIR TRACTORS BEFORE PLOWING INTO THE DITCH...

AND SHUTTING DOWN THE LIFELINE OF HIGHWAY 22.

NO TIME TO WASTE TODAY.

FRONT AXLE IS PUSHED OUT ON THIS THING.

THE 402 IS SHUT DOWN.

THIS IS THE ALTERNATE.

I'VE GOT FUEL LEAKING...

IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE REOPEN THIS ROAD.

HOLY CRAP.

[NARRATOR]: IN WARWICK ON HIGHWAY 22...

YEAH, GREAT...

I GOT FUEL LEAKING.

[NARRATOR]: ...GARY NEEDS TO GET THE 402 DETOUR ROAD

CLEARED AND OPEN.

RIGHT NOW, PRIORITY IS JUST GETTING THIS THING

UP, AND OUT, AND AROUND,

SO HOPEFULLY I CAN STOP THIS FUEL LEAK,

BECAUSE WHERE IT SITS IS NOT IN A GOOD PLACE.

[NARRATOR]: THE DOWNWARD ANGLE OF THE TRACTOR

IS ALLOWING THE DIESEL TO POUR OUT.

[GARY]: TO GET THIS FUEL TO STOP LEAKING,

WE NEED TO GET THIS TRUCK UP AND OUT OF THE DITCH

ON LEVEL GROUND.

IT'S A TARPED LOAD,

IT APPEARS TO BE STEEL PRODUCT,

AND IT'S HEAVY.

YOU GET THESE TEMPERATURES,

AND EVERYTHING JUST FREEZES SOLID,

SO THIS WOULD NORMALLY JUST PULL OUT.

TEMPERATURE IS MINUS 30 WITH THE WIND CHILL.

[GRUNTING WITH EFFORT]

IT IS ALL BROKEN OFF.

THAT FRONT AXLE MAY NOT HOLD ON FOR ME, BUT...

I'M GONNA GIVE 'ER A PULL, SEE WHAT IT DOES.

I'M HOPING THERE'S ENOUGH OOMPH IN THE WINCH

TO GET THIS TRUCK AROUND.

IT'S FIGHTING ME A LITTLE BIT.

ROADS ARE A SHEET OF ICE.

IT STARTS PULLING MY TRUCK BACK.

[GRUMBLES]

IT'S NOT ROLLING.

THERE'S NO TIME TO WASTE...

DAMN.

...SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET IN THERE

AND RELEASE THE BRAKES.

[GASPING]

JUST LOOKING IN AT THE GAUGES HERE

TO SEE IF WE'RE TAKING ANY AIR PRESSURE.

NO, THAT'S NOT HOLDING AIR, SO THIS ISN'T GONNA WORK.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CAGE THE BRAKES.

JUST MORE TIME ADDED.

TO CAGE THE BRAKES, IT'S JUST PUTTING A PIN IN,

AND IT'S MANUALLY RELEASING THE BRAKES.

EVERYTHING'S COLD,

AND IT'S A STRUGGLE.

EVERYTHING BECOMES MISERABLE IN THIS WEATHER.

KYLE'S HERE RIGHT NOW.

HE'S ON HIS TRACTOR-TRAILER UNIT OVER ON THE OTHER SIDE.

COPS WANT THE ROAD OPEN,

SO WE WANT TO GET THIS ONE OUT AND GONE.

WE'RE GONNA GET THESE GUYS OUT OF HERE,

SO SEE WHAT WE GOT TO HOOK ONTO HERE.

WOW!

UH, A LOT OF GOOD FRONT END DAMAGE.

IT KNOCKED THE FRONT AXLE OUT UP AGAINST THE FUEL TANK.

WE GOT A BLOWN TIRE THERE,

FENDER, HOOD.

THIS ONE'S NOT GONNA BE A FUN ONE.

[KYLE]: IT'S A MESS ON THE FRONT END OF THIS TRUCK.

IT'S GOING TO BE A HARDER, TRICKIER PULL

TO GET IT OUT THAN I THOUGHT.

THE FUEL TANK TO ME IS THE BIG CONCERN.

WE DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT'S GONNA SPLIT THAT UP.

[KYLE]: DEALING WITH A FUEL CLEAN-UP

IS THE LAST THING WE WANT ON A DAY LIKE TODAY.

MINE'S NOT TOO BAD LOOKING COMPARED TO GARY'S,

BUT AT LEAST ALL MINE'S UP ON THE ROAD,

EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT END.

[GARY]: OH, MAN...

HARD TO BELIEVE YOU CAN SWEAT IN MINUS 30.

THIS TEMPERATURE JUST BEATS THE HECK OUT OF YA.

THERE WE GO, GOT IT.

IT'S A GOOD THING I'M A SKINNY GUY.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT A LITTLE PULL.

I DON'T LIKE WHERE I'M STANDING RIGHT NOW,

SO I'M JUST GONNA PUT MYSELF OUT OF HARM'S WAY.

THE PULL'S GETTING A LITTLE HARDER.

CAN JUST SWING THE FRONT END UP AND AROUND, I HOPE.

IT'S A PRETTY GOOD FIGHT THERE

WITH THAT FRONT AXLE BEING BROKEN OUT OF IT.

THERE YOU GO.

PERFECT.

I'VE GOT IT ON LEVEL GROUND,

MY FUEL HAS STOPPED LEAKING.

[GARY]: TO GET THIS FUEL TO STOP LEAKING,

WE JUST NEEDED TO LEVEL THIS TRACTOR OUT,

GET IT UP ON THE ROAD.

I SEE KYLE'S IS STILL DOWN AT THE BOTTOM THERE.

TRYING TO PULL IT UP OUT TOWARDS ME,

BUT I WANT TO WATCH THAT FRONT AXLE,

'CAUSE IT'S BROKEN RIGHT OUT.

I DON'T WANT IT TO COME LOOSE

AND GO BACK ANY FARTHER AND PUNCTURE THE FUEL TANK.

I'M LOOKING FOR THE OTHER ONE.

I CAN'T GET THE SECOND TOW PIN IN...

I'LL TRY GOING WITH JUST ONE LINE,

SEE IF I CAN FISH THE FRONT END OUT

AND GIVE 'ER A PULL.

[KYLE]: RIGGING IT LIKE THAT IS A GAMBLE

BECAUSE I'M PUTTING A LOT OF STRESS ON ONE WINCH LINE.

I THINK WE'RE READY TO GIVE 'ER A GO HERE

AND SEE WHAT SHE SAYS.

IT'S PUTTING UP A FIGHT.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT STEER AXLE'S MOVING.

[KYLE]: IT'S NOT GOING BACK INTO THE FUEL TANK,

SO IT'S COMING OUT THE WAY I WANT IT.

HE'S PRETTY MUCH OUT.

IT LOOKS LIKE GARY'S GETTING READY TO HOOK UP HERE,

SO IF I WANT TO BEAT HIM TO THE PUNCH,

I'D BETTER PICK UP THE PACE.

[ICE CRACKING]

SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOTTA MANHANDLE IT.

IT'S RIPPED THE FRONT SPRINGS RIGHT OFF THIS TRUCK.

FRONT AXLE'S PUSHED BACK AND OUT.

I GOTTA GET THIS TRUCK UP AND OUT OF HERE.

IT'S PRETTY MANGLED UP, THIS TRUCK.

I'M HOPING THIS LIFT HOLDS.

COME ON.

THERE WE GO, GOT IT.

YEAH, I'M HAPPY WITH THAT.

IT'S NOT PRETTY,

BUT IT'LL WORK, IT'LL GET US HOME.

I'M GONNA GO CHECK ON KYLE, JUST SEE HOW HE'S DOING.

AN INCH, THAT'S STILL ICE DOWN THERE.

HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD.

GOOD THING I GAVE YOU THE EASY ONE.

I KNOW, I KNOW.

I THINK IT'S HOLDING AIR,

SO I CAN JUST PLUG SOME AIR INTO IT, AND--

WSSHT! AWAY YOU GO.

THEN I'LL JUST GO PLAY ON MY WRECK

AND LEAVE YOU ALONE.

OKAY, I'M ALL DONE.

I'M GONNA PULL OUT OF HERE.

OKAY.

I'M GONNA RUN UP TO THE NEXT SIDE ROAD,

THAT CORNER ROAD.

I WANT TO SPIN IT THERE,

AND THEN BRING IT BACK THIS WAY.

I DON'T KNOW IF--

THE PLOWS ARE STAGING AT THE ROAD CLOSED.

ARE THEY?

SO WE'LL KEEP IT CLOSED UNTIL YOU GUYS ARE...

PERFECT. I'LL SPIN THERE, COME BACK,

AND BY THAT TIME, HE SHOULD BE READY,

AND AWAY WE GO, OPEN IT BACK UP.

[HONKING]

[GARY]: TURNING THIS TRUCK AROUND

IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO PUT IT IN HERE.

LET'S SEE IF I CAN DO IT.

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

AW, THIS THING IS STARTING TO SLIDE.

AW...

[BLEEP]

I'M STUCK.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 402 DETOUR ROUTE NEAR WARWICK...

OKAY, NOW WE'LL TRY AND DO THE PICK

AND SEE HOW SHE GOES.

[NARRATOR]: ...KYLE PEWTRESS IS HOOKED UP

AND READY TO HAUL AWAY HIS HEAD-ON WRECK.

I THINK I CAN LIVE WITH THAT.

AND THE WEATHER'S GETTING A LITTLE BIT WORSE OUT HERE

WITH THE WINDS ARE PICKING UP,

SO WE GOTTA GET THIS THING OUT OF HERE

AND GET THIS ROAD OPEN.

AW...

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

[BLEEP]

[NARRATOR]: GARY'S ATTEMPT TO TURN AROUND

HAS HIM FIGHTING TO CLEAR HIS OWN TRUCK OFF THE HIGHWAY.

[GARY]: I'M STUCK.

NOW I'M IN TROUBLE.

I'M SPEWED RIGHT ACROSS THIS ROAD.

AH, WE'RE JUST GETTING JACKKNIFED AROUND.

JUST GONNA BREAK UP THE ICE UNDERNEATH MY WHEELS.

[GARY]: I DON'T HAVE A SHOVEL, I USE WHATEVER I CAN FIND.

CHIPPING AWAY AT THE ICE.

GIVE MYSELF A LITTLE BIT OF TRACTION ON THIS STUFF.

[GARY]: I GOTTA GET OUT.

I'M GOING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.

PUT A LITTLE TRACTION UNDER MY WHEELS.

MAYBE JUST ENOUGH OOMPH TO GET ME BACK AROUND.

IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, IT'S TIME TO CALL KYLE,

AND I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MAKE A MOVE.

THERE YA GO.

JUST KEEP MOVING.

GOT 'ER.

OH, MAN.

A LITTLE BIT OF INGENUITY, AND I GOT MYSELF UP AND OUT.

NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW THAT I WAS STUCK.

[NARRATOR]: AS GARY HEADS BACK WEST,

THE EXTENT OF THE CHAOS BECOMES CLEAR.

[GARY]: YEAH, THIS IS A BIG LINEUP.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS.

WE HAD TO GET THIS ROAD OPEN TODAY.

THIS ROAD BASICALLY BECOMES THE 402,

SO ALL THE TRUCKS END UP OUT ON HERE.

IT'S QUITE A RELIEF

JUST TO GET THIS HIGHWAY REOPENED

FOR EVERYBODY TO START TRAVELLING AGAIN.

[GOMEZ]: I AM EASTBOUND, 402.

I HAVEN'T ENCOUNTERED ANYBODY STUCK.

[NARRATOR]: JUST TO THE EAST, NEAR STRATHROY,

ONLY SPECIALLY AUTHORIZED VEHICLES

ARE STILL TRAVELLING THE 402.

[GOMEZ]: THE ROAD IS CLOSED.

[NARRATOR]: AND MAX GOMEZ IS ON A MISSION.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE TRYING TO FIND A SAFE PLACE

FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE STRANDED

AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AREA.

WE NEED TO GIVE THEM A SAFE AND WARM PLACE FOR THEM TO BE.

ROAD-CLEARING EQUIPMENT

IS FIGHTING TO KEEP ONE LANE OPEN

JUST FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE A SNOWPLOW WENT INTO THE DITCH.

OKAY.

I JUST STUMBLED UPON THIS PLOW THAT IS NOW DITCHED HERE.

NOW THE SNOW ISN'T GETTING CLEANED UP,

AND THE ROAD IS JUST GOING TO ACCUMULATE SNOW.

WE GOTTA GET THIS PLOW OUT OF HERE.

I NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE I AM,

'CAUSE THE TRUTH, I'VE LOST ALL MY MARKERS.

ALL I SEE IS SNOW AND TREES,

AND I COULD BE ANYWHERE RIGHT NOW,

SO I'M JUST PULLING UP MY LOCATION ON MY GPS

SO I CAN TELL MY DISPATCHER EXACTLY WHERE I AM.

ELEVEN JULIET SEVEN ONE,

HAVE YOU BEEN NOTIFIED OF A PLOW THAT IS NOW DITCHED

402 WESTBOUND BY INADALE?

[NARRATOR]: WITH BACKUP ON SCENE FOR THE PLOW...

MAX CAN GET BACK EN ROUTE...

BUT THAT ROUTE

IS GETTING WORSE BY THE MINUTE.

SO THE PLOW GOT DITCHED HERE ON THE 402.

OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO CLEAR THE WAY FOR US,

BUT WE NEED TO GET BACK TO STRATHROY.

I HAVE DOZENS OF PEOPLE AT A COFFEE SHOP,

SO THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PRIORITY RIGHT NOW.

[RADIO]: JULIET 103...

[DISPATCH]: GO AHEAD.

SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF STRANDED VEHICLES.

WE'VE CHECKED ALL THE VEHICLES, NO ONE'S INSIDE.

GET THE PEOPLE OUT, SAVE THE PEOPLE,

BRING THEM TO A PLACE WHERE THEY HAVE FOOD, WARMTH,

AND A BATHROOM.

WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THE CAR LATER.

[GOMEZ]: THIS SQUALL IS PARTICULARLY BAD.

IT'S 24 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS SNOW.

THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE CAN KEEP UP WITH IT.

[NARRATOR]: HE MAKES HIS WAY INTO TOWN,

BUT THE ROADS HERE ARE ALMOST AS BAD.

THE COMMUNITY HAS SET UP A SHELTER.

[GOMEZ]: THEY'RE SETTING UP THE COTS AT A LOCAL ARENA,

AND THAT'S WHERE THE STRANDED MOTORISTS

ARE GOING TO SPEND THE NIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: BUT IT'S A THREE-KILOMETRE DRIVE AWAY.

SO WE'VE COME UP WITH A PLAN.

WE'VE GOT A SNOWPLOW LEADING THE PACK,

THEY ARE CLEANING THE ROAD,

THEN WE HAVE A COUPLE POLICE CRUISERS,

AND WE'RE JUST GOING IN A CONVOY TO THE SHELTER.

VISIBILITY IS SO LOW

THAT IF WE LET PEOPLE DRIVE ON THEIR OWN,

THEY WON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE GOING,

SO A CONVOY IS THE SAFEST WAY TO DO IT,

BECAUSE WE CAN FOLLOW EACH OTHER'S TAIL LIGHTS.

OKAY, WE FINALLY MADE IT TO THE SHELTER,

AND WE'RE HERE,

SO LET'S GET THESE PEOPLE INSIDE.

[GOMEZ]: IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG DAY FOR THESE TRAVELERS,

AND I'M SURE THEY ARE EAGER TO GET TO SAFETY TONIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: OTHER STRANDED DRIVERS

HAVE MADE THEIR WAY HERE AS WELL,

INCLUDING SOME FROM ACROSS THE BORDER.

[MAN]: SUCH A CANADIAN STORY

THAT PEOPLE HERE WERE JUST SO GENEROUS TO HELP

WITHOUT EVEN ASKING QUESTIONS.

LOST FOR WORDS, TO BE HONEST.

[NARRATOR]: THE OPP AND ORGANIZERS

HELPED MORE THAN 60 PEOPLE

FIND A PLACE TO WAIT OUT THE STORM.

[GOMEZ]: IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT FEELING

WHEN YOU CAN HAVE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC

AND HELP THEM OUT WHEN THEY FEEL THE NEED,

AND WE TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY.

[NARRATOR]: 200 KILOMETRES WEST...

[LISA MORALES]: SMOOTH SAILING OUT THERE SO FAR...

[NARRATOR]: THE MORNING BRINGS CLEAR SKIES OVER TORONTO.

[MORALES]: NO MAJOR WEATHER CONDITIONS

FOR YOUR COMMUTE.

[NARRATOR]: BUT ABRAMS TOWING LEAD HEAVY OP JOHN ALLEN

IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ROAD THAN THE SKY.

THERE ARE STILL WET SPOTS, ICY PATCHES.

PEOPLE ARE RACING AROUND

LIKE IT'S A NICE SUMMER DAY OUT HERE.

[NARRATOR]: AND JUST AFTER NOON...

[JOHN]: I'LL BE THERE IN, LIKE, A MINUTE.

[NARRATOR]: ...HE HEADS TO A SCENE EAST OF THE AIRPORT

ON THE 401.

GET THIS DONE AS QUICK AS WE CAN,

AND KEEP TRAFFIC FLOWING THROUGH THE AREA.

[NARRATOR]: THE DRIVER HAD TO STOP IN A HURRY...

...BUT HIS LOAD OF SHEET METAL

KEPT GOING.

[JOHN]: LOOKS LIKE THE PILE SHIFTED

THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER,

INTO THE BACK OF THE CAB.

HEY, JOHN, WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP THE TARP, RIGHT?

YEAH, LET'S GET THIS OPEN.

[JOHN]: I'M GOING TO PICK THE BUNDLES OF SHEET METAL,

SWING THIS AROUND,

AND LOAD IT ON OUR TRAILER.

[NARRATOR]: SETTING UP BESIDE THE TRUCK

WILL FORCE THE SHUTDOWN OF TWO EXPRESS LANES.

MOST GUYS WOULD LOOK AT IT

AND SAY, "WELL, THE WRECK'S IN THE EXPRESS.

I GOTTA WORK IN THE EXPRESS."

[NARRATOR]: BUT JOHN SEES ANOTHER WAY.

POSITIONING HIS ROTATOR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BARRIER

IN THE SHOULDER OF THE COLLECTOR LANES,

THE JOB WILL BLOCK JUST ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC.

[JOHN]: I'M GOING TO TAKE ONE LANE

IN THE LANES THAT ARE ALREADY MOVING SLOW

VERSUS CLOSING TWO LANES ON THE HIGHWAY

WHERE THE LANES ARE MOVING QUICK.

PUT THIS UP ON TOP.

[NARRATOR]: BUT IT'S AN EXTRA CONCERN FOR THE CREW.

[JOHN]: WORKING BETWEEN TWO LIVE LANES HERE,

WE GOT DANGERS ON BOTH SIDES...

JUST ANOTHER DAY IN THE OFFICE,

TRAFFIC GOING BY.

[JOHN]: GO TOO FAR TO THE LEFT, YOU CAN GET RUN OVER,

YOU GO TOO FAR TO THE RIGHT, YOU CAN GET RUN OVER.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS JOB IN SUCH A TIGHT AREA.

[HORN BLARING]

[TRUCKER RADIO]: STILL SHUT DOWN OUT THERE?

LOOKS LIKE THE LEFT LANE IS CLOSED UP HERE.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 NEAR RENFORTH DRIVE...

JUST ANOTHER DAY IN THE OFFICE,

TRAFFIC GOING BY.

[NARRATOR]: JOHN ALLEN AND CREW

ARE WORKING ACROSS A BARRIER...

ARE YOU CUTTING THAT OFF?

[NARRATOR]: ...AND BETWEEN TWO LANES OF LIVE TRAFFIC.

FEED THE STRAP THROUGH THAT WAY.

WE'RE GOING TO GET A STRAP UNDERNEATH THE WOOD THERE,

UNDER THE WOOD HERE,

AND CREATE A BRIDLE...

[NARRATOR]: JOHN

AND HEAVY MANAGER PETER COLAGIOVANNI...

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...NEED TO EXECUTE THEIR PLAN FAST.

WE ARE GOING TO HOOK ONTO THE LOAD HERE,

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THE TRACTOR FORWARD,

AND THEN WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO

IS WE'RE GONNA SWING THE LOAD AROUND

AND LOAD IT ONTO OUR FLATBED HERE.

PUT THAT IN BETWEEN THERE, YEAH? PERFECT.

WE'LL PUT THE SHACKLE THROUGH THERE.

PUSH IT.

FIRE IT UP. BACK UP.

WE GOTTA GET THE PIN PULLED.

COME BACK.

GIVE A LITTLE JERK.

[JOHN]: WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SEPARATE TRUCK AND TRAILER.

[REVERSE ALERTS BEEP]

PERFECT!

[JOHN]: AS WE PULL THE TRUCK AHEAD,

I CAN SWING THE LOAD

TO WHERE IT'S CLEAR OF THE TRUCK AND THE TRAILER,

I HOPE.

ARE YOU GOING TO LIFT FIRST?

NO, BECAUSE I'M HOLDING IT,

I GOTTA GET IT OUT OF HIS TRUCK

BEFORE I CAN LIFT.

SO SLOWLY AHEAD?

INCH BY INCH, YEAH.

THERE IT GOES. IT'S LIFTING SLOWLY, SO...

NICE AND SLOW.

DOWN EASY. EASY, EASY, EASY.

[JOHN]: I'M HOLDING ALL THIS SHEET METAL

IN MY STRAPS.

WE'VE GOT TO MOVE SLOW HERE,

BECAUSE IF HE MOVES TOO FAST,

SOMETHING SWINGS,

IT'S GOING TO BE CATASTROPHIC,

AND SOMEONE COULD GET HURT,

AND WE DON'T WANT THAT.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON! WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

IT'S STARTING TO SWING NOW.

ALL RIGHT, I GOT THAT BUNDLE OFF...

HE'S GOTTA PULL SLOW.

I DON'T WANT TO PULL TOO MANY SHEETS OUT.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE LOAD NOW FREE,

THEY NEED TO MOVE THE TRACTOR OUT OF THE WAY.

WATCH YOURSELF,

BECAUSE THESE SHEETS MIGHT COME SIDEWAYS, EH?

-YEAH. -IT'LL CUT YOUR LEG OFF.

GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD.

NICE AND EASY.

ONE'S COMING DOWN.

A LITTLE MORE, A LITTLE MORE.

COME, COME, COME, COME, COME...

GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THEY MUST LIFT

AND SWING THE METAL OVER THE BARRIER

AND ONTO THEIR TRAILER.

[JOHN]: IT'S WINDY OUT HERE TODAY.

I WANT TO GET THIS THING ROTATED AROUND

AND DROPPED ON MY FLOAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WINCH UP, SWING IT OVER.

JOHN, JUST BE CAREFUL!

IT'S TWISTING UP THERE, EH?

[JOHN]: I'M SWINGING THIS THING UP OVER THE TRAILER,

AND THE LOAD IS STARTING TO SPIN ON ME.

JUST STAND BACK, IT'S TWISTING.

[JOHN]: YEAH, IT'S PRETTY INTENSE.

IT'S NERVE-RACKING, WATCHING THE LOAD SPIN,

BECAUSE I'M LOOKING UP,

THIS THING IS JUST SPINNING AWAY.

THE WAY IT'S RIGGED,

IT SHOULDN'T BE SPINNING LIKE THIS,

BUT IT IS.

SLOW DOWN.

SLOW DOWN, JOHN!

THAT THING IS JUST STILL TURNING.

[JOHN]: THE WIND CAN TAKE THESE SHEETS OF METAL,

MAKE 'EM SHIFT IN THE RIGGING.

IT COULD DROP DOWN ON THE EQUIPMENT,

IT CAN DROP DOWN AND HIT THE CREW.

WE'VE GOT TRAFFIC ON BOTH SIDES.

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN AT THIS POINT.

[NARRATOR]: JOHN HAS TO MAKE A TOUGH CALL.

[JOHN]: JUST IN CASE SOMETHING SHIFTS

AND IT CRASHES DOWN INTO TRAFFIC,

I'M GOING TO HAVE MTO SHUT DOWN ONE EXTRA LANE.

THE THING IS JUST STILL TURNING.

JUST KEEPING AN EYE ON THE LOAD.

WE WANT TO BRING THIS AND SET IT ON THE FLATBED.

ALL RIGHT, HERE IT COMES.

[PETER]: I COULD SEE JOHN IS TRYING TO DO HIS BEST,

BUT YOU COULD MISS ONE BUTTON, ONE CONTROL OR ANYTHING,

AND WE HAVE A BIG DISASTER.

JUST STAND BACK, IT'S STILL TWISTING.

LET ME GET IT DOWN JUST ABOVE THE DECK,

AND THEN WE'LL STRAIGHTEN IT.

[JOHN]: IT'S AWESOME,

WE GOT THE BIG LOAD SET ON THE FLOAT HERE NOW...

WE CAN OPEN THE LANE, JOHN?

YEAH.

[JOHN]: BUT NOW WE GOT THIS LITTLE BUNDLE,

WHICH IS GOING TO BE WAY MORE DANGEROUS

BECAUSE SHEETS ARE ALL SPREAD OUT.

THINGS CAN SHIFT, THINGS CAN SLIDE.

TRY AND KEEP OUR BALANCE.

NICE AND EASY.

YOU THINK IT'LL STAY?

JUST GO NICE AND EASY, JOHN.

STAY ON, PLEASE.

[WIND GUSTING]

HOLY [BLEEP]!

[JOHN]: AS I GET IT UP INTO THE AIR,

THE WIND GRABS HOLD OF IT,

AND IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD.

IF A FEW SHEETS FALL HERE,

IT CAN CAUSE THE ENTIRE LOAD TO TUMBLE TO THE GROUND.

BRING IT DOWN. THAT'S WINDY!

[PETER]: MY HEART IS JUST BEATING, LIKE,

"OH, MY GOD, WHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT?"

NICE AND EASY!

STAY ON, PLEASE.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 NEAR RENFORTH DRIVE...

BRING IT DOWN. THAT'S WINDY!

[NARRATOR]: ...JOHN ALLEN AND CREW

ARE STRUGGLING AGAINST THE WIND.

[WIND GUSTING]

THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO.

PERFECT.

GRAB THAT BOTTOM SHEET AND DRAG IT OUT.

[JOHN]: GET THEM SET DOWN ON THE DECK...

THAT'S GOOD.

IT'LL SLIDE IN PLACE NOW.

WHAT A GREAT FEELING.

YUP. JUST LIKE THAT.

I FELT SO RELIEVED THAT EVERYTHING WENT AS PLANNED.

WE GOTTA PACK UP AND GET OUT OF HERE.

WE GOT RUSH HOUR GOING TO BE STARTING SOON.

[JOHN]: WE'RE OUT OF THE WOODS WITH THIS.

SO THE CHAINS ARE STILL...

THEY'RE STILL HOLDING THIS ONE HERE.

[JOHN]: THE REST OF HIS LOAD IN THE BACK,

IT SEEMS SECURE.

EVERYTHING'S GOOD...

HE CAN RE-PIN UP TO THE TRAILER, AND WE'RE ALL OUT OF HERE.

[HONKING]

[JOHN]: JOB WELL DONE.

[NARRATOR]: 200 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST...

[NARRATOR]: ...IT'S A NEW MORNING OUTSIDE LONDON...

[NARRATOR]: ...AND A BIG RELIEF

OUT ON THE ROAD.

IT WAS AN INTENSE COUPLE OF DAYS FOR US.

[NARRATOR]: AFTER THREE DAYS OF BATTLING WHITEOUTS,

MAX GOMEZ HAS ONE FINAL TASK.

I'M AT AN OVERPASS ON THE 402 HERE.

NOW WE HAVE TO GET THIS HIGHWAY OPEN.

THERE YOU GO, SO THE HIGHWAY IS OPEN.

[GOMEZ]: THE TRUTH IS

THAT WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO CLOSE THE HIGHWAY

IN THE FIRST PLACE,

HOWEVER, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY

TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE,

AND, UH, EVERYTHING'S BACK TO NORMAL... FOR NOW.

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

[SONNY]: IT'S LEAKING!

[NARRATOR]: AN EARLY-MORNING JACKKNIFE...

[SONNY]: ALL OF THE GTA IS TRAFFIC JAMMED!

IT'S A NIGHTMARE, MAN.

[NARRATOR]: ...TIES UP TORONTO.

GOTTA GET THIS TRUCK ROLLING NOW.

[NARRATOR]: THE OPP...

[NARRATOR]: ...ANSWERS A DESPERATE CALL.

STOP, STOP, STOP!

[NARRATOR]: AND EAST MEETS WEST...

WHERE DO YOU WANT ME?

[NARRATOR]: ...TO FIGHT AN UNRULY WRECK.

WHOA, STOP!

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