Original subtitles

WE'LL BE HERE LIKELY TILL THE SUN COMES UP.

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

FLASH FREEZE...

OH, MAN...

[NARRATOR]: ...LOCKS A WRECK...

WHOA! WHAT YOU DOING?

[NARRATOR]: ...IN AN UNBREAKABLE GRIP.

NO!

HE'S NOT SLOWING DOWN.

[NARRATOR]: ROAD RAGE... -[SIREN WAILING]

...ERUPTS IN TORONTO.

NO, YOU DIDN'T BACK OFF AT ALL, SIR.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE HE WENT AIRBORNE.

[NARRATOR]: AND A JOB THAT TURNS INTO A TIGHT SQUEEZE...

WATCH YOURSELF.

UGH.

[NARRATOR]: ...GOES UP IN FLAMES.

DEREK, GO, RUN, RUN, RUN!

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

[NARRATOR]: ...A DAY OF HEAVY RAIN

GIVES WAY TO A NIGHT OF DEEP FREEZE.

[NARRATOR]: BY 7:00 P.M.,

SNOW IS COVERING THE ICE...

[NARRATOR]: ...AND JUST A FEW MINUTES LATER,

NEAR THE TOWN OF CARDINAL...

[NARRATOR]: A TRIPLE-SEMI, CHAIN-REACTION CRASH

HAS STOPPED ALL TRAFFIC ON THE EASTBOUND 401.

[OPP OFFICER]: ONE OF THE TRACTOR-TRAILERS

WAS CARRYING A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, SODIUM HYDROXIDE.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S USED FOR PULPING WOOD

AND AS AN INDUSTRIAL CLEANING AGENT,

AND IT CAN CAUSE SEVERE CHEMICAL BURNS,

SO UNTIL A HAZMAT CREW ASSESSES THE SCENE,

ANY RECOVERY IS ON HOLD.

[OPP OFFICER]: I ANTICIPATE THAT WE'LL BE HERE

LIKELY TILL THE SUN COMES UP.

[♪♪♪]

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

CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: 50 KILOMETRES EAST OF THE TRIPLE WRECK,

ANDREW FROM HERB'S TOWING

IS ON HIS THIRD JOB OF THE NIGHT.

IT JUST DROPPED ABOUT 10 DEGREES IN THE LAST...

I'D SAY PROBABLY FOUR HOURS.

SO ALL THE WATER AND THE RAIN TRANSITIONING TO SNOW

FLASH FROZE.

IT'S SLICK, IT'S LIKE A SKATING RINK OUT HERE.

COME ON, BABY...

[NARRATOR]: HE'S FIGHTING THE FIRST OF TWO SEMIS

THAT COLLIDED OUTSIDE OF CORNWALL.

[ANDREW]: I NEED TO CAGE THE BRAKES

TO GET HIM OFF THE HIGHWAY.

THE ROADS CREW COULDN'T KEEP UP,

AND THEN JUST THE ROADS BECOME A PURE ICE RINK.

[NARRATOR]: WHILE JUST UP THE ROAD...

JUST PUT IT IN GEAR, IN FIRST, AND TRY IT.

[NARRATOR]: ...HIS FATHER, HERB, IS RIGGED UP

TO HAUL OUT THE OTHER TRUCK.

[HERB]: IT'S ABOUT AS BAD AS IT GETS ON THE 401.

FREEZING RAIN IS TREACHEROUS.

WE'RE GOING TO BACK UP, PUT IT IN GEAR...

OKAY.

AND THE TWO OF US ARE GOING TO WALK RIGHT OUT...

SO YOU WANT THE WHOLE HIGHWAY FOR A MINUTE?

FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.

YOU NEED TO GO RIGHT INTO THE DITCH.

[HERB]: WITH THE ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE LIMITED TIME FRAME,

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT...

WHOA, WHOA!

[HERB]: ...YOU COMPLETE THE TASK IN FIVE MINUTES,

AND THERE'S A LOT OF POTENTIAL SECONDARY ACCIDENTS

THAT ARE WAITING TO HAPPEN IF YOU TAKE TOO LONG.

YOU PUT IT IN GEAR, AND OUT SHE COME.

OKAY, WHOA!

A BIT OF AIR IN THEM, AND GET THEM OUT OF HERE.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S A QUICK JOB FOR HERB'S...

I'M OUT OF HERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND ANDREW'S ALREADY HEADING

TO THE NEXT ONE.

[NARRATOR]: BUT JUST DOWN THE ROAD,

NEAR CARDINAL...

[NARRATOR]: ...TRAFFIC IS STILL DIVERTING

AROUND THE TRIPLE WRECK SCENE...

[OPP OFFICER]: THE SHIPPER OF THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

HAS CONTRACTED A RECOVERY TEAM TO COME DOWN,

CLEAN UP THE HAZARDOUS SPILL THAT WE HAVE DEALING WITH NOW.

[NARRATOR]: AND THAT TEAM HAS GIVEN THE GO-AHEAD

TO BRING IN A HEAVY RECOVERY CREW

FOR THE THIRD SEMI,

SAFELY OUTSIDE THE CONTAMINATED AREA.

GOOD TO GO.

[NARRATOR]: AND THE SCENE

IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALGONQUIN TOWING'S TERRITORY.

BEEN DOING THIS FOR 47 YEARS,

AND I WANNA MAKE 50 YEARS.

[NARRATOR]: BASED IN NEARBY BROCKVILLE,

ONNE VAN HOEK

STILL RUNS A FLEET OF VINTAGE WRECKERS.

[ONNE]: I'VE HAD PEOPLE ASK ME

WHY IN GOD'S NAME I'M STILL WORKING THEM.

THEY SHOULD BE IN A SHOW,

AND NOT STILL ON THE ROAD, WORKING IT.

YOU GOTTA FIX IT,

BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BUY PARTS FOR THIS OLD LADY.

[ANDREW]: ONNE IS A VERY REPUTABLE MAN

WITHIN THE INDUSTRY.

I LOVE HIS EQUIPMENT.

IT'S... HE KEPT 'ER OLD SCHOOL.

[NARRATOR]: ONNE'S NEWEST WRECKER

DATES BACK A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.

HIS 60-TON WRECKER

WAS BUILT IN 1969.

SEE, THAT'S ON THE INTAKE SIDE.

IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT'S SPLIT,

BUT I CAN'T TELL.

[NARRATOR]: ONNE'S SON JAMIE

HELPS KEEP THE TRUCKS RUNNING...

AND WORKING.

I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME NEWER STUFF,

BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'RE EVER GONNA CHANGE MY DAD.

YEAH, I ENJOY, I ENJOY THE OLD TRUCKS.

JUST BECAUSE IT'S OLD DOESN'T MEAN IT...

DOESN'T WORK WELL, YOU KNOW?

[NARRATOR]: BUT THOSE OLD TRUCKS

ARE HEADING INTO A CHALLENGING SCENE.

TIME TO GO TO WORK.

[ONNE]: THE ROAD WAS GLARE ICE, AND SNOW ON IT,

SO THE FOOTING ON THE ROAD ITSELF TO PULL IT

WAS OUR BIG PROBLEM.

SURE WRECKED THAT ENGINE, DIDN'T IT?

YEAH, HE SMASHED IT BAD.

[NARRATOR]: AN EASTBOUND SEMI

JACKKNIFED ON THE ICY ROAD,

WITH A SECOND TRUCK FOLLOWING IN ITS PATH.

THE THIRD SEMI SLAMMED INTO THE CHEMICAL TRUCK,

BOUNCING OFF,

AND PLOWING INTO THE DITCH.

OH, CRAP.

[NARRATOR]: AND IT'S THAT THIRD TRUCK

THAT ONNE WILL BE TACKLING.

THAT DON'T FEEL GOOD.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH DESTROYED.

THE WHOLE SIDE OF THE ENGINE'S GONE.

IT'S NOT EVEN THERE ANYMORE.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A NASTY PULL TO GET IT OUT OF THERE.

YAAH!

[JAMIE]: THERE WAS ALMOST LIKE A CRUST ON TOP,

AND YOU'D BREAK THROUGH THE CRUST,

AND YOU'D BE, LIKE, INTO, LIKE,

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE A FOOT OF WATER.

START CUTTING 'ER.

[NARRATOR]: THE QUICKLY FREEZING MUD

WILL PUT UP EXTRA RESISTANCE AGAINST ONNE'S FLEET,

WHICH IS ARMED WITH MECHANICAL WINCHES,

NOT HYDRAULICS.

WATCH WE DON'T GO SIDEWAYS, BOYS.

OKAY, WE'VE GOT TO START YANKING THE CABLES DOWN.

I HOPE YOU'VE GOT GOOD BOOTS ON,

BECAUSE HE'S RIGHT IN THE MUD, BIG TIME.

[WINCH CLANKING]

IT'S OUT.

IT'S NOT LOCKED.

THIS ONE NOT MOVING?

WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON WITH THAT?

[NARRATOR]: AND THE DROPPING TEMPERATURES

ARE CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS

BEFORE THE CREW CAN EVEN RIG A LINE.

MUST NOT LIKE THE COLD.

PROBABLY HAVE TO GIVE THIS GUY A LITTLE HELP.

GOT TOO MUCH ICE ON IT.

YEAH, TRY IT NOW, ROB.

SINCE WE HAD ALL THAT FREEZING RAIN ON THERE,

THE ICE HAS ALL GOT UP ON THE SPOOL,

AND IT WON'T LET YOU TO PULL IT OFF.

WANNA TRY IT AGAIN, FREEWHEELING IT?

[JAMIE]: EVERYTHING'S ALL EXPOSED ON THOSE TRUCKS,

SO IT SEES ALL THE RAIN, THE SNOW.

IT MAKES IT TOUGH.

IS SHE GOING NOW?

THERE YOU GO.

MORE!

[OPP OFFICER]: TONIGHT'S GOING TO BE A LONG NIGHT.

THE WEATHER'S NOT COOPERATING AT ALL.

ALL RIGHT,

NOW WE NEED SOME CHAIN DOWN THERE

TO GO AROUND THAT THING.

[JAMIE]: MOTOR MOUNTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT

WERE PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY,

THE AXLE WAS SLID.

YOU GOTTA WATCH WHERE YOU'RE RIGGIN',

BECAUSE NOTHING'S AS STRONG AS IT WAS BEFORE, YOU KNOW?

YOU WANT TO HOOK ANOTHER TRUCK ONTO IT?

OH YEAH, WE GOTTA PUT BOTH THEM TRUCKS ON IT.

[JAMIE]: THERE WAS JUST A SHEET OF ICE

UNDERNEATH ALL THAT SNOW,

SO WE PUT TRUCKS IN FRONT OF TRUCKS

TO TRY AND ANCHOR OURSELVES,

SO WE'RE GOING TO HOOK TWO TRUCKS ON THE FRONT OF IT

TO HELP HOLD 'ER.

JUST TO GET 'ER TO SIT STILL.

THAT'S GOOD!

[NARRATOR]: THEY'LL RIG FROM THE TWO SMALLER WRECKERS

ONTO THE 60-TON

TO ANCHOR IT FOR THE PULL

AND PREVENT IT FROM SLIDING ON THE ICY TERRAIN.

YOU NEED A PIN FOR THAT ONE.

HEY? OH, A TOW PIN?

LET'S GIVE IT A WHIRL.

[NARRATOR]: THE SEMI PLUS LOAD WEIGHS IN AT 40,000 POUNDS,

BUT THE RESISTANCE

WILL DEMAND TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE FROM THE PULL.

OKAY, GO!

IS SHE EVER PILING THE MUD, EH?

COME ON!

[JAMIE]: THE TENSION IN THOSE CABLES,

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

[CLUNKS, CHAIN SNAPS]

NO!

TH

THIS

THIS S

THIS SID

THIS SIDE'

THIS SIDE'S

THIS SIDE'S ST

THIS SIDE'S STAR

THIS SIDE'S STARTI

THIS SIDE'S STARTING

THIS SIDE'S STARTING T

THIS SIDE'S STARTING TO

THIS SIDE'S STARTING TO DI

THIS SIDE'S STARTING TO DIG

THIS SIDE'S STARTING TO DIG IN

THIS SIDE'S STARTING TO DIG IN T

THIS SIDE'S STARTING TO DIG IN THE

THIS SIDE'S STARTING TO DIG IN THE M

THIS SIDE'S STARTING TO DIG IN THE MUD

THIS SIDE'S STARTING TO DIG IN THE MUD.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 NEAR CARDINAL,

ONNE'S 49-YEAR-OLD WRECKER IS FIGHTING HEAVY RESISTANCE.

TIGHTEN THESE GUYS UP.

KEEP GOING.

[CLUNKS, CHAIN SNAPS]

NO!

I'M NOT SURE WHAT BROKE.

WHOA...

WHAT BROKE, CHAIN?

YEAH, BROKE THE HOOK ON THE END.

[ONNE]: IT HAPPENED SO QUICK. BANG!

IT WAS LIKE SOMEBODY SHOOTING OFF A GUN.

IF IT WOULD'VE HIT ME, I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD A CHANCE.

IT WAS UP THERE BEFORE I EVEN KNEW IT WAS BROKE.

[JAMIE]: IT WAS ACTUALLY CHAIN THAT LET GO.

YOU JUST KINDA GOTTA BE THANKFUL

THAT NOBODY GOT HURT.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THEY HAVE TO REFOCUS

AND RE-RIG IN A HURRY,

BEFORE THE DROPPING TEMPERATURES

FREEZE THE TRUCK IN EVEN WORSE.

WE COULD PROBABLY GET HOOKED ON THIS SIDE NOW.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

LET'S DO THAT.

[ANDREW]: MAN, SHE'S BLOWING IN HARD TONIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: JUST TO THE NORTH,

ANDREW IS HEADING TO HIS NEXT CALL, ON HIGHWAY 417.

WE'RE RESPONDING TO A SNOWPLOW

THAT WENT INTO THE MEDIAN...

[NARRATOR]: HERB'S 50-TON ROTATOR

FOLLOWS CLOSE BEHIND.

...AND THE CREW THAT'S CLEANING THE HIGHWAY

MADE IT VERY CLEAR

THAT THIS THING WAS URGENT TO GET IT OUT,

BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY BACKUP PLOWS TONIGHT.

WE'VE GOT OPP ON SCENE THERE, WESTBOUND LANES.

10-4. WE'LL DO A FLIP OVER AND GET BACK THERE.

LET'S GET THIS THING OUT OF HERE.

THE FASTER WE CAN GET THE CUSTOMER BACK ON THE ROAD,

THE SAFER WE CAN GET THESE ROADS BACK UP AND RUNNING

FOR THE MOTORING PUBLIC.

GOOD?

-YEAH! -OKAY!

OKAY, START PULLING.

SHE'S GOING...

BINGO BANGO.

[ANDREW]: THIS WAS SUCH A RUSH JOB,

SHE WAS OUT IN LESS THAN 20 MINUTES.

LONG STORY SHORT,

WE'RE GETTING THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

NON-STOP, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE AFTER THE OTHER.

[DISPATCHER ON RADIO]

WHAT DO WE HAVE NOW?

OOH, THAT'S A PILE OF MUD TO PULL IT OUT THROUGH.

[NARRATOR]: BACK TO THE SOUTH ON THE 401,

ONNE AND CREW ARE PREPPING FOR ROUND TWO

OF A PULL THAT'S GETTING HARDER WITH EVERY MINUTE.

[ONNE]: WELL, THE BIG PROBLEM WAS

THE MUD WAS SOFT,

AND WHEN HE TORE THE MUD UP IN THE WATER,

IT STARTED TO FREEZE IN,

AND IT REALLY MAKES IT A HARD PULL

WHEN THAT MUD STARTS TO FREEZE.

OKAY, WE'VE GOT TO GET THE SNATCH BLOCK,

AND THEN BRING 'ER BACK, EH?

[NARRATOR]: THEY'LL NEED MORE POWER

TO PRY THE TRUCK LOOSE FROM THAT FROZEN GRIP.

WELL, USING THAT SNATCH BLOCK,

IT DOUBLES THE PULLING POWER.

PULL. PULL THIS WAY.

THAT'S PROBABLY IT.

GOD, SHE'S STUBBORN.

I NEVER SEEN ONE THIS STUBBORN.

OKAY, CUT THAT WAY JUST A LITTLE.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THEY'LL NEED MORE THAN A SNATCH BLOCK,

SO THEY BRING IN THEIR FOURTH WRECKER

TO PULL ON THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER.

[ONNE]: CAN YOU GET IN AROUND THAT BOTTOM

OF THAT BIG SUSPENSION HERE?

JUST GO RIGHT IN THERE.

JUST MAKE SURE BOTH OF 'EM ARE PULLING, EH?

OKAY, LET'S GO BACK AT 'ER.

[NARRATOR]: BUT NO AMOUNT OF FORCE WILL HELP

IF THEY CAN'T GET A GRIP.

[METAL CREAKING]

[JAMIE]: THERE WAS JUST A SHEET OF ICE

UNDERNEATH ALL THAT SNOW,

AND WE JUST COULDN'T GET NOTHIN' TO STAY PUT.

[METAL CREAKING]

HOLD IT, HOLD IT!

IT'S NOT MOVING AT ALL, EH?

[ONNE]: WE KNEW WE WERE IN FOR A LONG NIGHT.

WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON WITH THAT?

THAT CABLE JUMPED OFF.

YEAH, WE NEED THAT.

GET THE AXE.

THE ANGLE WAS WRONG ON THE TRUCK,

AND WHEN WE WERE PULLING IT,

THE CABLE COME OFF THE SPOOL.

[JAMIE]: OUR OLD GIRLS ARE, YOU KNOW,

THEY'RE TEMPERAMENTAL.

[NARRATOR]: JUST A FEW KILOMETRES EAST ON THE 401...

[NARRATOR]: ...TRAFFIC DETOURING OFF THE HIGHWAY

AND AROUND THE CLOSURE

HAS SLOWED FROM A CRAWL

TO A DEAD STOP...

GOOD TO GO DOWN AND BRING 12 WITH ME?

[NARRATOR]: AND HERB VINK IS EN ROUTE

TO HELP GET IT MOVING.

WE'RE GOING TO SHANDLEY ROAD

TO REMOVE A TRACTOR TRAILER

THAT TOOK THE DITCH IN THE DETOUR.

[NARRATOR]: AND IT'S BLOCKING THE OVERPASS

RUNNING FROM THE OFF-RAMP.

[HERB]: I'M SEEING TRACTOR-TRAILERS,

I'M SEEING CARS.

MILES AND MILES OF TRAFFIC.

YES, IT WAS TOTAL CHAOS.

IF WE DON'T OPEN THE DETOUR,

THERE WILL BE NO TRAFFIC AT ALL.

[NARRATOR]: ONE OF HERB'S HEAVY OPERATORS

IS ALREADY ON SCENE...

PUT THE CHAIN UNDER THE AXLE

AND TO THE SPRING BEHIND THE AXLE.

[NARRATOR]: ALL THEY NEED IS A QUICK PULL

TO GET THE DRIVER MOVING UNDER HIS OWN POWER.

WELL, THIS ONE'S STUCK GOING UP THE BRIDGE,

AND TO KEEP THE TRAFFIC FLOWING,

WE'LL CLEAR THIS GENTLEMAN OUT.

[HERB]: THE ROAD HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR QUITE A WHILE,

AND IT WAS PUTTING OUR TEAM TO THE TEST

TO KEEP THE TRAFFIC ROLLING.

THE ROADS ARE TREACHEROUS.

IT'S ALL ICE.

GOOD?

AND AWAY WE GO.

OKAY, LET'S GO, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

[HERB]: THE DANGER FOR US

WAS FOR OURSELVES TO SLIDE INTO SOMETHING ELSE.

THERE'S A DANGER FOR US TO GET HIT, ALSO.

COME ON...

CERTAIN OTHER TRAFFIC WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT AROUND.

COLLISIONS CAN HAPPEN IN A SPLIT SECOND.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: BACK DOWN THE ROAD...

HERE, HOLD ON.

THERE SHE IS.

-OKAY. -WE'LL GIVE THIS A TRY.

[NARRATOR]: THE ALGONQUIN CREW IS SPOOLED UP

AND READY FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT.

TIGHTEN 'ER UP!

[NARRATOR]: BUT TIME AND WEATHER

HAVE BEEN WORKING AGAINST THEM.

KEEP GOING.

NOT LETTING GO.

IT'S NOT MOVING AT ALL, EH?

OKAY, TELL HIM TO STOP.

[JAMIE]: IT WAS JUST LIKE A BIG FROZEN ICE CUBE

THAT'S STUCK THERE.

[ONNE]: THE MUD'S FROZE NOW,

AND IT'S JUST HOLDING IT RIGHT THERE, EH?

SO WE'RE GOING TO REPOSITION,

GET OVER HERE AND PICK IT UP.

WE'RE TOO FAR AWAY FROM IT.

[NARRATOR]: BREAKING THE SUCTION

REQUIRES AN UPWARD PULL.

UNLIKE A ROTATOR,

THE WRECKERS CAN'T LIFT FROM ABOVE,

BUT ONNE WILL MOVE IN FOR A BETTER ANGLE.

OKAY, GIVE HIM A HAND.

DISCONNECT EVERYTHING.

EVERYTHING'S GOT TO COME OVER HERE.

WE'RE ALL ON THE WRONG ANGLE.

WE GOTTA LIFT UP ON THAT DAMN THING.

YOU GONNA TRY ONE MORE PULL?

-YEAH. -OKAY.

YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO GET 'ER OUTTA THERE.

I'VE NEVER LEFT ONE BEHIND ME YET.

I KNOW YOU SAID THAT.

OH, I REALIZE THAT.

[ONNE]: YOU KNOW YOU'RE BEING WATCHED.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE BEING PUSHED TO GET IT DONE,

TO GET THAT ROAD BACK OPEN AGAIN.

HOLD 'ER RIGHT THERE! HOLD IT!

47 YEARS, WE'VE NEVER LEFT ONE BEHIND,

SO THAT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.

-OKAY? -IT'S A TOUGH, TOUGH PULL.

WE'LL DO IT.

HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET 'ER THIS TIME.

OKAY!

OKAY, JAMES, LET'S GO!

LET JAMIE CATCH UP!

[METAL STRAINING]

HOLD IT! WHOA, ROBBIE!

WHOA! WHAT YOU DOING?

HOLD IT! WHOA, ROBBIE!

WHOA! WHAT YOU DOING?

[NARRATOR]: ON THE EASTBOUND 401...

WATCH WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING, MAN!

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT TRUCK UPSIDE DOWN!

[NARRATOR]: ALGONQUIN'S GOT ONE FINAL CHANCE

TO PULL OUT THE FROZEN SEMI...

BUT THE SEMI IS PULLING BACK.

GUYS, GUYS...

THEY WERE TWISTING THE TRUCK,

BECAUSE ONE SIDE WENT DOWN ON THE TRUCK INTO THE DIRT

DEEPER THAN THE OTHER SIDE,

AND COULD HAVE FLIPPED OVER.

GIVE IT ANOTHER PULL, ROB.

REV THIS THING UP A LITTLE BIT.

[METAL STRAINING]

PULL, ROB.

OKAY, BACK 'ER OFF.

WE'RE WASTING OUR TIME.

[SIGHS]

WIND 'ER UP.

[ONNE]: THE DEAD WEIGHT

AND THEN THE MUD MADE IT ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE.

I'VE GOTTA CALL HERB'S.

YEP. YEAH.

HE THOUGHT HE WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING.

HE FIGURED THE BIG GUYS COULD DO IT BETTER, QUICKER.

OKAY, UNHOOK EVERYTHING FROM THIS,

THESE TRUCKS, AND GET IT OUT OF THE WAY.

HE'S GOING TO GET HERB'S TO COME

AND LIFT THE THING UP OUT OF THERE.

[JAMIE]: HE WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED,

BUT WE TRIED.

[SIGHING]

WHAT A NIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: 350 KILOMETRES WEST...

[NARRATOR]: ...TRAFFIC IS MOVING WELL AROUND TORONTO.

[ROB LONG]: THE ROADS ARE A LITTLE SLICK TONIGHT.

IT'S LIGHT RAIN,

IT'S KIND OF JUST ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 EAST OF THE CITY,

OPP CONSTABLE ROB LONG

WORKS TO HELP KEEP IT MOVING,

WITH AN EYE ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.

[LONG]: WHEN WE'RE PATROLLING FOR HEAVY TRUCK ISSUES,

WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR ANYTHING THAT LOOKS UNSAFE.

TRACTOR-TRAILERS OBVIOUSLY

ARE A LOT HEAVIER THAN REGULAR CARS.

THEY NEED EXTRA SPACE TO STOP AND SLOW DOWN.

YOU SEE HOW THIS TRUCK RIGHT IN FRONT OF US

IS RIGHT ON THE OTHER TRUCK'S TAIL END THERE?

HE'S NOT SLOWING DOWN.

[LONG]: FOR A TRUCK TO FOLLOW TOO CLOSELY,

IT CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

HE'S NOW GAINING ON THE GUY IN FRONT OF HIM.

I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL COLLISIONS

WHERE IT ENDED IN A FATALITY.

OH, AND HE FEELS THAT HE SHOULD BE DRIVING

IN TWO LANES INSTEAD OF ONE.

[SIREN WAILING]

THE LAW STATES THAT 60 METRES AT 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR,

YOU'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE THAT LARGE GAP...

[RADIO CHIRPS]

JUST STOPPED WITH A TRACTOR-TRAILER,

401 EASTBOUND JUST EAST OF BROCK STREET.

[LONG]: WELL, THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY

NOT THAT GAP IN BETWEEN.

THE TRUCK NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO STOP

IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

NOT TOO BAD.

WHAT WAS WITH, UH, RIDING THAT RED TRUCK SO CLOSE?

OKAY...

NO, YOU DIDN'T BACK OFF AT ALL, SIR.

THERE WAS NO BACKING OFF,

OTHERWISE I WOULDN'T BE SITTING HERE TALKING TO YOU.

THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS,

WHAT WAS DRIVING INTO THE LEFT LANE THERE

FOR A LITTLE BIT?

I KNOW WHY YOU WERE DOING IT,

BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SCENARIOS

WHERE IT'S TWO WRONGS DON'T MAKE A RIGHT.

AND YOU KIND OF GET A FEEL IF THEY'RE APOLOGETIC,

IF THEY REALIZE THAT THEY'VE MADE A MISTAKE.

DO I HAVE YOUR WORD YOU'RE GONNA...

YEAH, I...

LEARN FROM THIS?

NO TICKETS.

WARNINGS.

ALL RIGHT, ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS ARE RIGHT THERE, SIR.

I GOT THE IMPRESSION

THAT HE DIDN'T NEED THE TICKET TO LEARN HIS LESSON.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE ON THE ROAD ALL THE TIME,

AND THEY GET FRUSTRATED JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE,

BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD,

AND THE RULES ARE MADE FOR EVERYBODY TO BE SAFE.

[NARRATOR]: BACK NEAR CARDINAL...

NOW'S THE TIME TO GET IT PULLED OUT.

[NARRATOR]: ...A NEW ARMY IS ARRIVING ON THE BATTLEFIELD.

BACK UP.

TURN RIGHT, AND BACK 'ER UP.

[NARRATOR]: HERB VINK GUIDES IN HIS TWO ROTATORS.

THAT'S GOOD RIGHT THERE.

[NARRATOR]: IT'LL BE A TOUGH PULL,

BUT THAT'S NOT THE TOUGHEST PART OF THIS RECOVERY.

[HERB]: ONE OF OUR FELLOW TOWERS

HAD A HARD TIME COMPLETING THE JOB.

HE WAS PERHAPS A LITTLE BIT OUTGUNNED.

BEEN A LONG NIGHT FOR YOU?

YEP.

[HERB]: US TOWERS, WE ALL LOOK AFTER EACH OTHER

AND RESPECT EACH OTHER.

YOU KNOW, ONNE'S HAD A HARD TIME ON IT,

BUT HE'S A VERY RESPECTABLE MAN.

YEAH, EH?

TO HAVE TO WALK AWAY FROM A JOB, THAT...

YEAH, IT... IT HURTS YOUR PRIDE.

I FELT FOR ONNE.

DID HE TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT WEIGHS?

20,000.

[ANDREW]: IT'S NEVER A GOOD FEELING

TO WALK ONTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S SCENE

AND FINISH THE JOB FOR THEM.

HE HAD A BATTLE WHICH WAS UNWINNABLE.

[ONNE]: I HAVE RESPECT FOR HERB, YEAH.

HE DID WHAT HE HAD TO DO.

SHE'S FROZEN IN THERE.

[NARRATOR]: RIGHT AWAY,

ANDREW SEES JUST WHAT ONNE WAS UP AGAINST.

WHOO!

[ANDREW]: THE FIRST THING I SEE

IS HOW DEEPLY IT'S SUNK INTO THE MUD.

HOLY...

YEAH.

[HERB]: THERE WAS MUD EVERYWHERE,

WITHIN RIMS, DRIVELINE.

IT'S GONNA BE QUITE THE TUG.

[ANDREW]: NOT ONLY

DO WE HAVE TO PLOW THIS TRUCK AND TRAILER

OUT OF THE DITCH,

BUT WE GOTTA BE ABLE TO BREAK THE SUCTION.

REGARDLESS OF THE EQUIPMENT WE'VE BROUGHT TO SCENE,

I STILL KNEW THIS THING WAS GONNA BE A BATTLE.

I WOULD LIKE YOUSE TO GO TO TWO TRUCKS ON THE FRONT,

BRING THE TRACTOR UP ON THE FRONT,

THEN YOU GRAB THE REAR.

THEN GRAB THE REAR.

I'LL LINE YOU UP WHERE I WANT YOU.

THE GAME PLAN IS TO TAKE BOTH ROTATORS

AND BRING THE TRACTOR

AND THE FRONT PORTION OF THE TRAILER

UP TO THE ROADWAY,

AND THE 80-TON WILL BRING THE REST OF THE TRAILER

UP ONTO THE ASPHALT.

[NARRATOR]: ANDREW AND OPERATOR BILL FELL

START RIGHT INTO THE RIGGING.

OKAY, TRY PULLING ON THAT, BOYS.

TURN 'ER UP.

I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE IT AND GO UNDERNEATH

UNDER THE AXLE

AND ONTO THE SPRINGS BEHIND THE SHOCK.

I THINK HE'S GOT A LITTLE MORE PULLING POWER THAN I DO.

[LAUGHS]

THE BIG SECRET IS THEY CAN LIFT IT, EH?

AW, YEAH, MAMA.

THAT GOES ON THE CHAIN!

GOING TO PUT SOME MUSCLES TO 'ER,

SO GOING TO TRY TO DRAG ONE END AT A TIME.

INCREASES OUR ODDS OF WINNING THIS WAR.

HOOKED.

[NARRATOR]: BUT IT'S NOW BEEN ALMOST TEN HOURS

SINCE THE TRUCK WENT INTO THE MUD,

TEN HOURS THAT IT'S BEEN FREEZING INTO PLACE.

HOPEFULLY.

[HERB]: THE SUCTION THAT THE FROZEN GROUND HAS

IS TREMENDOUS.

IT COULD GO UP TO FOUR TIMES

THE ACTUAL WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE THAT YOU ARE PULLING.

READY, BILL?

[NARRATOR]: THE INITIAL LIFT WITH THE TWO ROTATORS

IS ALL ABOUT BREAKING THAT SUCTION.

[ANDREW]: AFTER ANOTHER COMPANY HAVE ALREADY TRIED

GETTING THIS THING OUT OF THE DITCH,

IT RAISES THE STAKES, BECAUSE...

YOU CAN'T FAIL.

LADIES AND GENTS, WE ARE GOING TO WAR.

[CABLES STRAINING]

OH, MAN!

LADIES AND GENTS, WE ARE GOING TO WAR.

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

READY, BILL?

[NARRATOR]: IT'S UP TO THE HERB'S CREW

TO WRENCH LOOSE THE SEMI

CEMENTED INTO THE MUD.

[ANDREW]: WE GOT TO BE ABLE TO BREAK THE SUCTION.

LET'S GO EASY AND STEADY.

IS IT OKAY?

SHE'S GOING.

HEY CAREFUL, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

COME OUT!

ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN PUT IT ON FREE SPOOL, BILLY?

CLEAR!

OKAY, YOU CAN DRIVE AHEAD.

[NARRATOR]: THE COMBINED POWER OF THE ROTATORS

HAS BROKEN THE GRIP.

NOW THEY NEED TO GET THE TRUCK UP ON THE ROAD.

[ANDREW]: I DIVERTED MY BOOM TO THE REAR END OF THAT TRAILER

TO BRING THAT ASS-END OF THE TRAILER ONTO THE ROAD.

START PULLING.

SHE'S ALMOST DONE!

YOU CAN SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

RIGHT THERE. WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: AND AS IT INCHES UP,

THE CREW CAN SEE JUST WHAT THEY'VE BEEN FIGHTING.

[HERB]: WE PULLED OUT AS MUCH WEIGHT IN MUD AND WATER

AS WE DID IN THE ACTUAL TRACTOR AND TRAILER

WITH ITS LOAD COMBINED.

IT WAS A GOOD FIGHT.

BEAUTIFUL.

LEFT.

[ANDREW]: IT WAS A GOOD FEELING

TO SEE THAT THE FIGHT WAS OVER

AND WE WERE GOING TO BE GOING HOME WITH THE BELT.

[NARRATOR]: THE HAZMAT TEAM IS STILL CLEANING UP THE SPILL

SO THE REST OF THE RECOVERY CAN MOVE FORWARD.

BUT THE MOST STUBBORN WRECK

IS FINALLY BEATEN.

OKAY, LET'S CAGE THE BRAKES.

[ONNE]: YEAH, IN 47 YEARS,

THAT WAS THE FIRST ONE WE EVER LEFT IN THE DITCH.

IT AIN'T GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

[NARRATOR]: ALMOST 500 KILOMETRES WEST,

METRO TOWING HEAVY OP KEVIN RICHARDSON

IS HEADING TO A JOB THAT WILL TAKE HIM OFF OF THE ROAD.

IT'S KIND OF OUT IN THE COUNTRY,

SO TRAFFIC SHOULDN'T BE TOO BAD.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S LOADED, OR... WHAT I'M UP AGAINST.

[NARRATOR]: THE DRIVER PLOWED DEEP INTO A VINEYARD

JUST OFF REGIONAL ROAD 81.

[KEVIN]: WHEN I PULLED UP ON SCENE,

I HAPPEN TO LOOK TO MY LEFT,

AND I SEEN THE TRUCK OUT

PROBABLY ABOUT 200 OR 300 FEET IN THE VINEYARD.

SO I WAS LIKE, WOW...

WELL, YOU CAN SEE THE HYDRO POLE HE WENT THROUGH,

CLEANED IT RIGHT OFF.

YOU SEE WHERE HE WENT AIRBORNE.

IT'S QUITE A DEEP DITCH,

AND THEN HE WENT OUT INTO THE ORCHARD.

NEVER A DULL MOMENT OUT HERE IN NIAGARA.

YOU DON'T SEE THAT VERY OFTEN,

ESPECIALLY THE TWO DITCHES HE WENT THROUGH,

AND THE TRUCK WAS STILL UPRIGHT.

YEAH, THAT AIN'T COMING OUT.

[LAUGHS]

[NARRATOR]: STEP ONE,

REMOVE THE OBSTACLES IN THEIR PATH...

[KEVIN]: IF ONE OF THE STAKES HIT THE FUEL TANK,

THEN I'M RESPONSIBLE.

GOT A DIESEL SPILL, ENVIRONMENTAL,

THEN IT'S MY ASS ON THE LINE.

ALL SHOW, NO GO!

[CHAINSAW STARTS]

[♪♪♪]

THINK IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT NOW?

YUP.

THINK THAT'LL BE GOOD.

I DON'T WANNA CUT TOO MUCH OUT OF THE ORCHARD.

WE START HOOKING UP, OR WHAT?

WE'RE READY.

AH, WE'LL GO WITH YELLOW FIRST.

OKAY.

HOLD ON, HE'S GOTTA FREEWHEEL IT.

[NARRATOR]: OPERATOR DEREK MARTIN

AND ROOKIE MIKE PORTER

RUN TWO LINES TO THE REAR OF THE TRAILER.

LITTLE OJ, PULL THE RED HOOK NOW.

[KEVIN]: MY PLAN IS NOW

I WANT TO WINCH IT RIGHT BACK OUT OF THE DITCH,

AND THEN SWING THE FRONT END AROUND

AND GET EVERYTHING ONTO THE ROAD.

SO I'M GOING TO RUN BOTH LINES.

THAT WAY, I CAN KIND OF CONTROL IT.

OKAY, THAT'S IT.

WHAT WE'LL DO IS

WE'LL RIG THAT OTHER CHAIN.

THE SAME?

[NARRATOR]: BUT THAT WILL MEAN

REACHING RIGHT UNDER THE OVERHEAD POWER LINES.

CRAZY, MAN.

I GIVE THESE GUYS CREDIT.

[NARRATOR]: EVEN WITH THE POWER CUT OFF,

KEVIN CAN'T RISK DAMAGING THE LINES.

THE LINES ARE REAL CLOSE TO KEV'S BOOM,

YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS ANGLE.

CAN WE START PULLING?

YEAH, START PULLING.

BRAKES ARE RELEASED.

OKAY, WE'RE GOOD TO GO, GUYS.

JUST NICE AND SLOW.

OKAY, ARE YOU GOING TO HELP HIM STEER IT?

I'LL STEER IT.

[KEVIN]: IT'S PURE DARK OUT THERE.

THEY GOT TO OBSERVE EVERYTHING,

MAKE SURE NOTHING PUNCTURES.

WE ALL RIGHT?

YUP!

CAN'T REALLY SEE WHERE I'M GOING.

JUST WATCH MY TRUCK!

WHOA!

OKAY.

OKAY, HOLD ON. HOLD ON.

[NARRATOR]: HE'S PULLED THE REAR OF THE TRAILER

TO THE EDGE OF THE DITCH,

BUT HE CAN'T PULL IT ANY FURTHER.

[KEVIN]: WE HAD TO GO THROUGH TWO DITCHES

TO GET THE TRACTOR OUT,

AND YOU COULD SEE THE BIG DIESEL TANKS.

I DIDN'T WANT THEM RUBBING AT ALL.

GOOD!

GOOD?

[NARRATOR]: HE'LL NEED TO LIFT THE BACK END

AND TURN IT PARALLEL TOWARD THE ROAD

SO DEREK CAN TAKE OVER AND PULL FROM THE FRONT.

I'M GOING TO PICK IT UP,

AND I'M JUST GOING TO SWING IT OVER.

[NARRATOR]: BUT TO SUSPEND AND ROTATE THE TRAILER,

HE HAS TO EXTEND HIS BOOM RIGHT UNDER THE POWER LINES.

[KEVIN]: I HAD THE BOOM FULLY EXTENDED,

AND I WAS JUST SUSPENDING THE TRAILER.

COME ON.

[DEREK]: KEVIN'S BOOM ENDED UP

PRETTY MUCH PARALLEL TO THE GROUND

STRETCHED RIGHT OUT.

THAT'S A BAD POSITION FOR A ROTATOR.

[KEVIN]: STILL HAD A PARTIAL LOAD IN THE TRAILER,

SO BEING AT A LOWER ANGLE WITH MY BOOM FULLY EXTENDED...

YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW YOUR LIMITS,

SO I WAS PUSHING IT.

WATCH YOURSELF.

[KEVIN]: SO MUCH COULD HAPPEN.

YOU COULD FLIP YOUR TRUCK.

I'M ALMOST MAXED OUT HERE.

OKAY?

YEAH.

SEE WHAT I'M DOING THERE?

I'M GOING TO PICK IT UP

AND JUST GOING TO SWING IT OVER.

[NARRATOR]: IN A VINEYARD OFF REGIONAL ROAD 81...

COME ON...

I'M ALMOST MAXED OUT HERE.

BEING AT SUCH A LOW ANGLE, RIGHT?

[NARRATOR]: ...SQUEEZED BY THE POWER LINES,

KEVIN RICHARDSON

IS HITTING THE LIMIT OF HIS ROTATOR.

FORCED TO EXTEND HIS BOOM AT SUCH A LOW ANGLE,

KEVIN RISKS TOPPLING HIS TRUCK.

YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M NOT DOING THAT NO MORE.

I'M PRETTY WELL MAXED OUT WITH MY BOOM.

OKAY, STOP.

[NARRATOR]: HE'S SWUNG IT AS FAR AS HE CAN.

THE NEXT STEP IS UP TO DEREK.

SO RIGHT NOW I'VE JUST GOT THE TRAILER OVER,

I WANT TO GRAB THE NOSE.

[DEREK]: SO WHEN KEVIN HOLDS THE BACK OF THE TRAILER UP,

I'LL PULL THE TRUCK AROUND,

AND THEN HE WILL SWING HIS BOOM

AS I WINCH THE TRUCK FORWARD.

-GRAB THE NOSE, KEV. -YEAH.

YEAH, SHE'S ON FREEWHEEL.

GRAB THE YELLOW!

THAT'S GOOD.

PERFECT!

MIKE, DO YOU WANT TO SIT INSIDE

ONCE DEREK STOPS PULLING?

RELEASE THE BRAKES?

AT LEAST YOU'VE GOT POWER STEERING--

YEAH, RELEASE YOUR BRAKES.

JUST SIT IN THERE, MIKEY.

OKAY.

OKAY, GO AHEAD, DEREK.

YOU OKAY?

GO AHEAD!

TURN MIKEY, TURN!

THAT'S IT!

OKAY!

PUT YOUR WHEELS STRAIGHT.

YEAH, RIGHT LIKE THAT, MIKEY. PERFECT.

OKAY. BRAKE?

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK

ON THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY,

KEVIN WILL AGAIN HAVE TO LIFT THE BACK END

SO DEREK CAN FINISH THE PULL.

NOW I'M JUST GOING TO GRAB THE ASS END

AND JUST KIND OF PULL IT UP.

[NARRATOR]: SO ONCE AGAIN,

HE'LL HAVE TO MANEUVER UNDER THE POWER LINES.

YOU OKAY THERE?

YEAH, GO AHEAD.

JUST GOTTA WATCH THESE WIRES HERE.

SEE THE WIRES HERE, AND HOW CLOSE WE ARE?

AM I?

YEAH.

AM I ALL RIGHT?

NO, A LITTLE FARTHER.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THE ELECTRICAL CREW STEPS IN

TO OFFER HELP.

HEY!

YEAH, CAN YOU?

PLEASE, THANK YOU, YEAH.

THAT'LL MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER, RIGHT?

I THINK THAT'S IT?

OKAY? THANK YOU!

[NARRATOR]: IT'S ONLY INCHES OF EXTRA CLEARANCE,

BUT KEVIN NEEDS THAT TO BE ENOUGH.

CAN WE GO HIGHER OR WHAT?

JUST GOTTA BOOM DOWN A BIT.

WE'RE DODGING WIRES HERE.

HOLY...

THERE WE GO, WE'RE CLEAR NOW.

NOW WE'RE CLEAR.

BEAUTIFUL.

OKAY! WHOO!

[LAUGHS]

WE'RE GOOD.

BRAKES. FULL ON.

AWESOME.

STILL MAKES THE HAIR STAND UP ON MY NECK.

[NARRATOR]: THE SEMI'S ON THE ROAD,

BUT THEY STILL NEED TO TRANSPORT IT OFF THE SCENE.

[KEVIN]: WE HAVE TO SEPARATE THE TRUCK AND THE TRAILER,

BECAUSE WE'RE OVER-LENGTH.

THE LANDING GEAR WAS BUCKLED RIGHT UP,

SO WE COULDN'T DROP THE TRAILER

ON ITS LANDING GEAR.

WE'RE GOING TO, UH, PICK IT UP

BY THE BOTTOM OF THE TRAILER.

[KEVIN]: SO I HAD TO USE THE ROTATOR

TO SUSPEND THE TRAILER UP

AS WE SPLIT THE UNITS.

OKAY! YOU'RE GOOD!

[KEVIN]: AND THEN MIKE BACKED IN WITH A TRACTOR

TO TOW THE TRAILER AWAY.

OKAY, NOW WE'RE GOING TO TACKLE THIS LANDING GEAR.

RIGHT NOW, THE LANDING GEAR IS ONLY HELD ON

BY THIS SECTION HERE.

SOME OF THE FLOORING IS HANGING DOWN.

OUR SAFEST BET IS JUST TO TORCH IT OFF.

[NARRATOR]: AT LEAST, IT SHOULD BE THE SAFEST BET.

HEY?

OH, THE FOAM.

NO, YOU GOT... REALLY?

OKAY, MAN, WHO'S GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER?

[BLEEP]

DEREK, GO, RUN, RUN, RUN!

NO, YOU GOT... REALLY?

OKAY, MAN, WHO'S GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER?

[NARRATOR]: ON REGIONAL ROAD 81,

AN INSULATION FIRE...

DEREK, GO, RUN, RUN, RUN!

[NARRATOR]: ...IS TAKING HOLD OF THE RECOVERED TRAILER.

[KEVIN]: THESE FLAMES CAN SPREAD QUICKLY.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THEY'RE HAULING,

OR IF ANY DIESEL OR ANY KIND OF FUEL

WENT UP UNDERNEATH...

AND YOU GOTTA HUSTLE TO FIND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER,

BECAUSE ONCE IT GOES, IT GOES.

AS SOON AS WE CAN, LET'S GO!

PERFECT.

NEVER A DULL MOMENT HERE!

WITH THE REEFER TRAILERS ARE SO INSULATED,

AND ALL THE FOAM,

BECAUSE THIS IS AN OLDER TRAILER,

IT'S ALL EXPOSED, RIGHT,

SO WHEN HE'S CUTTING...

IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO CATCH IT ON FIRE.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THEY CAN REMOVE THE LANDING GEAR...

BOOM SHAKA LACKA!

[NARRATOR]: ...AND REMOVE THE WRECK FROM THE ROAD.

SECURE.

[WINCH WHIRRING]

THAT WINCH IS FAST!

[LAUGHS]

[WHISTLES]

[KEVIN]: IT FEELS GOOD

NOT ONLY TO RECOVER A TRACTOR-TRAILER

OUT OF THE VINEYARD,

BUT WE SAVED THE VINEYARD AS WELL, SO...

IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR ALL OF US.

AND I GUESS THAT'S IT, DEREK.

WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE YARD, MAN, GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, MIKEY, YOU GOOD?

DEREK'S GOING TO FOLLOW YOU.

OKAY, THANKS, GOOD JOB.

[KEVIN]: I'M GOING TO GO HOME NOW

AND HAVE ME A NICE BIG GLASS OF RED WINE,

AND RELAX.

[HONKING]

ALL RIGHT, DISCONNECT THE TRACTOR.

WE'RE GONNA HOOK ON TO THE ASS END OF THE TRACTOR,

AND TAKE IT THAT WAY,

AND THEN WE'LL TAKE THE TRAILER THAT WAY.

[NARRATOR]: THE NEXT MORNING, BACK ON THE 401 NEAR CARDINAL...

PROBABLY... 20 MINUTES, I'D SAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...AFTER WORKING THROUGH THE STORM,

ONNE AND CREW ARE BACK

AT THE SCENE OF LAST NIGHT'S WRECK.

OKAY, GOTTA MAKE 'ER QUICK, BOYS.

THEY'RE WAITING FOR US DOWN AT THE OTHER END.

[NARRATOR]: THE HAZMAT TEAM HAS GIVEN THE ALL-CLEAR

FOR THE FINAL RECOVERY.

[ONNE]: WE WERE ALL PRETTY MUCH WORE OUT.

WE WERE OUT THERE FOR ABOUT 25 HOURS,

SO THAT WAS ENOUGH.

MAKE SURE HE'S GOT THE WHEELS STRAIGHT

IN THE FRONT.

[NARRATOR]: THIS IS THE LAST JOB LEFT TO FINISH...

PULL THIS GUY AHEAD TOO!

DUMB ASSES!

[NARRATOR]: ...AND IT'S A JOB THAT NOBODY IS TAKING AWAY.

WELL, YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD DAY!

[ONNE]: IN THE 47 YEARS

THAT I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN IN BUSINESS,

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF TOWING COMPANIES COME AND GO,

AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE TOLD ME,

"WE'RE GOING TO PUT YOU OUT OF BUSINESS."

[ONNE]: I'M STILL HERE, AND THEY'RE GONE.

[SIREN WAILING]

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

WOW, PEOPLE ARE GETTING REALLY, REALLY ANGRY.

[NARRATOR]: ...SEVEN-VEHICLE MAYHEM SHUTS DOWN THE CITY...

THEY GAVE US A 45-MINUTE WINDOW.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND FIRES UP STEVE'S CREW.

LOCK YOUR THING. LET'S GO!

[NARRATOR]: A MANGLED TRAILER...

GONNA TRY TO ROLL IT WITH THE LOAD.

[NARRATOR]: ...SPURS ONNE TO DEFY THE ODDS...

...AND ERIC... -BOOM OUT.

[ERIC]: GOD FORBID SOMEBODY GETS HURT.

[NARRATOR]: ...PUTS HIS LIFE...

IT'S REALLY TIGHT IN HERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...IN ROOKIE HANDS.

DO NOT STOP!

[♪♪♪]