Original subtitles

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

WOW. PEOPLE ARE GETTING REALLY, REALLY ANGRY.

[NARRATOR]: ...SEVEN-VEHICLE MAYHEM

SHUTS DOWN THE CITY...

[STEVE PILLAI]: 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.

[METAL TEARING]

AND ERIC...

BOOM OUT.

[ERIC GODARD]: GOD FORBID SOMEBODY GETS HURT.

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

[ERIC]: IT'S REALLY TIGHT IN HERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...IN ROOKIE HANDS.

DO NOT STOP!

[COMPASS OPERATOR]: 2-0-1 TO ALL PATROLS,

STAND BY FOR ROAD REPORT.

[NARRATOR]: MIDDAY TRAFFIC IS FLOWING WELL

ON THE HIGHWAYS THROUGH TORONTO...

[TRUCKER RADIO]: TRAFFIC IS NOT TOO BAD GOING THIS WAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE CREW

AT THE COMPASS TRAFFIC OPERATIONS CENTRE...

GO AHEAD, PATROL 41.

[NARRATOR]: ...MUST BE READY TO REACT

THE MINUTE ANYTHING THREATENS THAT FLOW...

EXPRESS TO COLLECTOR TRANSFER, RIGHT SHOULDER.

[NARRATOR]: AND JUST BEFORE NOON,

RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE 401...

[COMPASS]: TRANSPORT HAS LOST TIRE.

TIRE IS IN THE MIDDLE LANE.

401 EASTBOUND COLLECTORS NEAR DUFFERIN.

[NARRATOR]: A ONE-TON DRIVER CLEARS THE WHEEL,

BUT THE TRUCK ITSELF

WILL NEED HEAVIER ASSISTANCE.

[COMPASS]: WE JUST HAVE A DISABLED TRANSPORT.

DISABLED TRANSPORT.

JUST ADVISING, I HAVE STEVE'S HEAVY TOW ON SCENE.

[NARRATOR]: STEVE'S TOWING

NEWLY PROMOTED HEAVY OP DINO JUIKUMAR

IS THE FIRST ON SCENE.

[DINO]: HE'S BLOCKING THE LANE HERE.

HE'S MAKING A LOT OF TRAFFIC.

[NARRATOR]: BUT AS A JUNIOR DRIVER,

DINO WILL NEED GUIDANCE FROM STEVE'S LEAD OPERATOR.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: JUST TO THE WEST,

SONNY SUBRA IS ON THE MOVE IN STEVE'S ROTATOR.

I'M TRYING TO GET THERE. DINO NEEDS HELP.

[NARRATOR]: BUT SONNY HIMSELF IS NEW TO RUNNING THE ROTATOR,

HIS DREAM JOB IN HEAVY RECOVERY.

[SONNY]: I LOVE BEING THE ROTATOR GUY.

IT'S VERY NICE TO DRIVE, AND VERY NICE TO BE ON SCENE,

BUT IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.

SO I DON'T WANT TO MESS UP MY CHANCE.

HEY, DINO.

I'M PULLING UP TO THE SCENE, OKAY?

[NARRATOR]: AND HE'LL NEED TO TAKE CHARGE IN A HURRY...

[NARRATOR]: ...WITH A BACKUP ALREADY STRETCHING

OVER FIVE KILOMETRES.

SO, WHAT WE GONNA DO...

YEAH.

WE GONNA-- I WILL LIFT UP THIS END...

YEAH.

WE'RE GONNA PUSH BACK THIS TIRE BACK ON.

-YEAH. -OKAY?

SONNY, JUST BRING YOUR BOOM HERE!

I'LL SWING THE BOOM.

[NARRATOR]: THE QUICKEST WAY TO CLEAR THE TRUCK

IS TO TOW IT FROM THE FRONT...

I GOTTA PUT A CHAIN, DINO!

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT FOR THAT,

THEY NEED A WHEEL ON EACH SIDE OF THE REAR AXLE.

BRING THE CHAIN RIGHT HERE.

[NARRATOR]: THE TRUCK HAD DOUBLE REAR WHEELS.

THE ONE THAT WAS ADJACENT TO THE LOST WHEEL IS LOOSE,

BUT STILL IN GOOD ENOUGH SHAPE TO ROLL...

BUT SONNY MUST SECURE IT BACK ONTO THE HUB.

JUST ONE... JUST ONE SEC.

OKAY, GET THIS WHEEL OFF, PLEASE.

OKAY.

YEAH, I'M GONNA LIFT IT MORE.

LET'S PUT THAT TIRE BACK ON.

PUSH THAT WHEEL BACK IN, OKAY?

PUT IT BACK, DINO.

HOLD IT LIKE...

OKAY, IT'S NOT GONNA GO.

TAKE IT OUT.

[NARRATOR]: THE WHEEL STUDS ARE BADLY BENT.

A QUICK HOOKUP AND TOW OFF THE HIGHWAY

IS NOW IMPOSSIBLE.

[SONNY]: I'M REALLY WORRIED

BECAUSE I AM IN CHARGE ON THE SCENE.

WE CAN'T DO NOTHING RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW IT'S TEAMWORK, BUT IT'S ALL ON ME.

IT'S MY FAULT.

[♪♪♪]

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

CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: ALMOST 400 KILOMETRES

EAST OF TORONTO...

[NARRATOR]: THE WESTBOUND 401

IS BOTTLENECKING AROUND A ROLLOVER NEAR CARDINAL...

[ONNE]: DWAYNE!

THIS CHAIN HERE'S A REAL GOOD ONE.

OKAY, YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: AND CLEARING IT OUT

IS UP TO ONNE VAN HOEK...

PUT IT ON THE REAR AXLE,

BUT I'D LIKE TO GET IT

SO THAT WE'RE INTO THE TRAILER, TOO, EH?

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE CREW FROM ALGONQUIN TOWING.

GO BETWEEN THE WHEELS,

AND THEN GO THROUGH THE FIFTH WHEEL PLATE.

LOAD OF WOOD CHIPS.

THAT'S WHAT SHE IS.

[NARRATOR]: THE SEMI,

LOADED WITH BALES OF SAWDUST,

LOST CONTROL WHEN THE DRIVER BLACKED OUT

FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION,

SLAMMING DOWN ON THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY.

HE SLID THAT A LONG WAYS THROUGH THE DITCH.

THE TRAILER WAS BROKEN,

THE TRUCK WAS PRETTY MUCH SMASHED BEYOND REPAIR.

HOW MUCH DOES IT WEIGH?

54,000.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO FLIP IT OVER.

TRY AND DO IT ALL IN ONE SHOT.

GOING TO TRY TO ROLL IT WITH A LOAD ON IT.

[ONNE]: THERE MIGHT BE A CHANCE

THAT WE CAN BRING THE LOAD AND THE TRAILER

AND EVERYTHING ALL UP TOGETHER.

[NARRATOR]: IF THEY CAN GET THE TRAILER UP INTACT,

IT COULD SIMPLIFY THE OFFLOAD,

BUT THE ODDS ARE AGAINST THEM.

THEM TRAILERS, THEY TEAR EASY.

THERE'S NOT A LOT TO THEM.

THEY'RE A 53-FEET SPAN,

AND THEY'VE GOT A THIN PIECE OF ALUMINUM ON THE ROOF,

AND THE TRAILER WAS DAMAGED.

[NARRATOR]: TO MAKE THE ATTEMPT,

THE CREW WILL NEED THE ENTIRE WESTBOUND SIDE

OF THE HIGHWAY.

SO THE ROAD IS CLOSED.

THE VINTAGE TRUCKS HAVE ARRIVED!

[NARRATOR]: THREE OF ONNE'S VINTAGE WRECKERS

WILL WORK TOGETHER TO TAKE ON THE SEMI.

[ROB]: THAT ONE WAS MADE IN 1969!

I BELIEVE IT'S THE OLDEST ONE HERE.

BESIDES ONNE.

[LAUGHING]

NOW, THE LITTLE TRUCK, I'M GOING TO PUT OVER HERE.

RIGHT.

PETERBILT IN THE BACK.

AUTOCART UP HERE.

[ONNE]: I LIKE THE OLDER TRUCKS.

THEY WERE WELL-BUILT IN THEM DAYS.

LIKE, THEY REALLY MADE THEM WELL.

[NARRATOR]: ONNE'S SON JAMIE

WILL OPERATE THEIR 1969 HOLMES 850 WRECKER.

HOW'S SHE LOOK?

[JAMIE]: I DON'T THINK YOU'RE EVER GONNA CHANGE MY DAD.

HE'S OLD-SCHOOL, AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT'S...

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN.

[NARRATOR]: THE PLAN...

PULL THE WRECK DOWN ONTO ITS WHEELS

FROM TWO POINTS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRACTOR...

USE THE SNATCH BLOCK?

YUP.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND TWO MORE AT THE BACK OF THE TRAILER.

GOT IT?

OKAY, LOCK THESE BACK IN.

I CAN'T REACH UP THERE.

[NARRATOR]: ONNE HAS TO LET HIS CREW

HANDLE THE PHYSICAL SIDE OF THE RIGGING.

JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, HE UNDERWENT MAJOR SURGERY.

[ONNE]: I HAD A TRIPLE BYPASS DONE,

WHICH SLOWED THINGS DOWN A BIT.

[CHUCKLES]

SITTING AT HOME, LAYING IN BED IS NOT MY THING.

I DONE IT FOR PROBABLY FOUR WEEKS,

AND IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH.

IT WAS DRIVING ME CRAZY. I HAD TO GO BACK OUT THERE.

YOU GOTTA TURN IT.

YOU GET WORRIED, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, LIKE,

HIS HEALTH'S NOT THE BEST,

BUT HE'S SOMEBODY THAT'S JUST NOT GOING TO SIT IDLE.

OKAY, ONE OF YOU GUYS BE DOING THIS ONE,

I'M DOING THAT ONE.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A TOUGH ONE.

[TRAFFIC NEWS]: SOME PRETTY BIG SLOWDOWNS THIS MORNING

IF YOU PLAN ON USING THE EASTBOUND LANES OF THE 401

HEADING TOWARD DUFFERIN,

SCENE OF A TRUCK THAT LOST A WHEEL.

[NARRATOR]: BACK ON THE COLLECTOR LANES

IN TORONTO...

OKAY, DINO, I'M JUST GOING TO PULL UP AHEAD,

AND I'LL WINCH IT THIS WAY, OKAY?

[NARRATOR]: SONNY AND DINO HAVE MOVED ON TO PLAN B

TO GET THE BOX TRUCK OFF THE HIGHWAY,

NOW JOINED BY ROOKIE ONE-TON DRIVER KILMAN KENNEDY.

I WANT TO TEACH KENNEDY THE HEAVY STUFF.

WHICH ONE YOU WANT?

UH, GET THE BLUE ONE.

BLUE ONE?

SO I'LL TRY TO TEACH HIM WHATEVER I KNOW.

HOOK IT UP THERE, OKAY? WE'RE GOING TO DRAG IT.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: UNABLE TO TOW FROM THE FRONT,

SONNY WILL USE THE ROTATOR

TO SWING THE TRUCK AROUND 180 DEGREES

SO THEY CAN HOIST IT FROM THE BACK END.

LIFT IT, SONNY.

[NARRATOR]: AND SONNY WON'T HAVE MUCH ROOM TO WORK,

BECAUSE HE NEEDS TO KEEP THE ONLY LIVE LANE MOVING.

GOING UP!

SPINNING AROUND, IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH JOB RIGHT HERE.

WHEN WE SPIN, I DON'T WANT IT TO ROLL, OKAY?

YOU'RE GONNA HOLD THE BRAKE VERY TIGHT.

SO I PUT KENNEDY INSIDE AND TOLD HIM TO HOLD THE BRAKE.

JUST GOING TO DRIVE THAT WAY...

SO HOPEFULLY, IT'S GOING TO COME OUT.

[SCRAPING]

OH, SONNY, SONNY, SONNY!

OH! OH! OH!

[NARRATOR]: ON THE EASTBOUND 401

NEAR DUFFERIN STREET,

SONNY'S PLAN TO SPIN AROUND THE BOX TRUCK...

OH, SONNY, SONNY, SONNY!

OH! OH! OH!

TRUCK IS MOVING, MAN!

[NARRATOR]: ...IS SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL.

THE TRUCK HAS MOVED.

THE TRUCK HAS MOVED FORWARD. WHY THERE IS A PROBLEM?

WHAT'S GOING ON, GUYS?

SONNY, THE HAND BRAKE IS ON,

BUT STILL THE TRUCK IS MOVING, EH?

THERE'S NO BRAKE ON THE TRUCK.

BOX TRUCK DOESN'T HAVE AIR BRAKE.

IT'S JUST HYDRAULIC BRAKES.

[NARRATOR]: SO THEY CAN'T CUT OFF THE AIR SUPPLY

TO LOCK THE WHEELS.

OKAY, I DON'T WANT THE TRUCK MOVING, OKAY?

IF THIS TRUCK MOVES, IT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM.

IT'S GIVING ME A HARD TIME.

I HAVE TO MAKE IT WORK.

[NARRATOR]: 370 KILOMETRES EAST...

[NARRATOR]: ONNE'S CREW IS RIGGED UP AND READY TO LIFT.

THE ONLY QUESTION

IS WHETHER THE WRECK WILL SURVIVE IT.

MY WORRY IS SHE'S GOING TO FALL APART WHEN WE LIFT IT.

[JAMIE]: WE HOOKED TO MULTIPLE POINTS OF THE WRECK

TO SEE IF WE COULD BRING IT UPRIGHT

WITH THE LOAD IN.

OKAY, PULL 'ER ON THERE.

[JAMIE]: OUR GOAL WAS

TO BRING THE TRUCK AND TRAILER UP AS ONE,

WITH THE LOAD INSIDE.

BUT YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW UNTIL YOU START PULLING

AND SEE HOW THINGS GO.

NOT GOOD.

THE ROOF'S COME OUT OF 'ER.

I GUESS SHE'S GONNA BE A HAND-BOMB JOB NOW.

[ONNE]: IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BEAUTIFUL

IF THE WHOLE THING WOULD HAVE CAME UP TOGETHER,

BUT THE TRAILER WAS JUST TOO BADLY DAMAGED.

[NARRATOR]: THE 54,000-POUND LOAD

IS PINNING DOWN THE COLLAPSED WALL,

PREVENTING THE CREW FROM CLEARING THE TRAILER.

DO YOU WANT TO GRAB THE CHOP SAW,

AND WE'LL CUT THIS BEAM OFF?

[SAW BUZZING]

[NARRATOR]: THEY'VE GOT TO BREAK THAT GRIP.

[JAMIE]: IT'S VERY DANGEROUS.

THERE'S RESISTANCE AND FORCE BEHIND TWISTED METAL.

I WAS ONLY JUST DOING PARTIAL CUTS

JUST TO TRY AND MAKE WEAKER POINTS IN THE FRAMING,

SO WHEN WE WERE STARTING TO PULL,

IT WOULD GIVE WAY EASIER.

[NARRATOR]: BUT UNTIL THEY MAKE IT GIVE WAY,

THE ENTIRE WESTBOUND 401 STAYS CLOSED.

[NARRATOR]: BACK IN TORONTO...

[TRUCKER RADIO]: THE RIGHT LANE IS CLOSED,

THE LEFT LANE IS OPEN.

[NARRATOR]: ...ONE LANE

IS STILL SQUEEZING PAST THE BOX TRUCK SCENE,

JUST BARELY.

[SONNY]: TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP.

WE HAD TO GET THIS DONE, AND THEN I WAS TRYING,

BUT NOTHING WORKING OUT.

IF THIS GOES IN THE BACK, OKAY.

I DON'T WANT THAT TO HIT THE GUARDRAIL, RIGHT?

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE BRAKES REFUSING TO STAY ENGAGED,

SONNY CAN'T SPIN AROUND THE TRUCK

IN THIS NARROW SPACE.

BUT ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE CREW

HAS A SOLUTION.

[DINO]: JUST TELL THEM FIVE MINUTES TO BLOCK THE LANE.

IF YOU GO RIGHT THERE...

-YEAH. -PULL IT. IT'S EASY.

I HAD TO SHUT DOWN ALL THE HIGHWAY THERE

TO TURN IT AROUND.

THAT'S NOT AT ALL WHAT WE WANTED TO DO.

[NARRATOR]: BUT SONNY'S LEARNING

THAT A BIG PART OF LEADING IS LISTENING.

WE NEED TO BLOCK THE ONE LANE.

WE GOT NO CHOICE,

BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS GOING SIDEWAYS.

WE CAN JUST SHUT DOWN ONE TIME FOR FIVE MINUTES.

ARE YOU READY?

ALL RIGHT, HE'S READY.

[♪♪♪]

[REVERSE ALERT BEEPS]

[SONNY]: WHEN THE WHOLE HIGHWAY IS SHUT DOWN,

WE HAVE TO BE FAST. FAST LIKE A BULLET.

SONNY, THE TRAFFIC IS BLOCKED, EH?

WE HAVE TO DO IT. -OKAY, OKAY.

YEAH, YOU'RE GOOD, SONNY, YOU'RE GOOD.

GO TO YOUR LEFT.

[SONNY]: OPP IS WATCHING,

MTO IS RIGHT THERE BLOCKING THE LANES,

AND I HAD TO GET THIS DONE.

KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING!

JUST KEEP GOING, YOU'RE GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: AS SOON AS THE SHOULDER IS CLEAR...

KENNEDY, TURN THE WHEEL, TURN THE WHEEL!

[NARRATOR]: ...THE MAINTENANCE CREW AND OPP

ALLOW TRAFFIC TO SQUEEZE THROUGH.

[SONNY]: SO WE SPIN IT AROUND FINALLY,

SO WE BRING IT TO THE SHOULDER,

SO NOW DINO CAN HOOK IT UP.

PASS ME THE CHAIN. WE GOT TO TIE IT DOWN.

MAKE SURE IT'S NOT GOING OUT.

OKAY, THAT'S IT.

[NARRATOR]: IT WAS A TOUGH VICTORY,

BUT SONNY DIDN'T MAKE IT THIS FAR

BY GIVING UP.

I'M GETTING USED TO IT.

THIS IS THE TOP LEVEL OF THE TOWING,

SO I'M GOING TO KEEP LEARNING.

[HONKING]

WE'RE CHAINING THESE TRUCKS TOGETHER.

USE THIS ONE AS AN ANCHOR,

SO WE CAN PULL THAT ASS END OF THE TRAILER UP.

[NARRATOR]: BACK IN CARDINAL,

AFTERNOON IS TURNING INTO EVENING,

AND THE ALGONQUIN CREW

NEEDS TO SEPARATE THE TRAILER FROM ITS LOAD.

OH, WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO NEED SOME CHAINS

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT ONE.

HOW ARE WE ON THAT FAR SIDE?

[NARRATOR]: THE TRAILER IS FREE,

BUT THE CREW IS NOW FACING A MASSIVE CLEANUP MISSION.

SET THEM ALL DOWN.

[JAMIE]: AT THIS POINT,

OUR PROBLEM WASN'T HORSEPOWER, IT WAS MANPOWER.

[ONNE]: THERE'S A LOT OF HAND-BOMBING HERE.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME EXTRA HANDS IN

TO HELP FINISH THE REST OF THE JOB.

THE CLOCK'S TICKING.

THE OPP,

THEY WANT TO GET THE ROAD OPEN AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.

HAVE WE GOT A PHONE NUMBER FROM HER CELL?

9:00 FRIDAY NIGHT IS A TOUGH TIME TO GET WORKERS.

IF YOU CAN'T GET MANPOWER, THEN YOU'RE SCREWED.

WE NEED A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE QUITE A WHILE.

WE'VE GOT TO GET IT DONE, THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

IT'S GOT TO GET DONE.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 NEAR CARDINAL...

[NARRATOR]: ...THE CREW FROM ALGONQUIN

NEEDS A SALVAGE TEAM

BEFORE THEY CAN CLEAR AND OPEN THE ROAD.

OKAY, THANKS.

THANKS AGAIN.

OKAY. BYE-BYE.

[JAMIE]: I JUST MADE A COUPLE CALLS AND JUST SAID,

"IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANTS TO COME WORK,

BY ALL MEANS, PLEASE, BRING 'EM ALONG."

YEAH!

[NARRATOR]: WHILE THEY WAIT FOR HELP,

JAMIE WILL TRY TO RELEASE THE REMAINING LOAD

STILL STUCK INSIDE THE TRAILER...

[JAMIE]: CRANK IT HARD THIS WAY, ROB!

THERE YOU GO.

NOW BACK UP! LITTLE MORE!

-GOOD! -GOOD!

[ONNE]: JUST HOOK ONTO IT AND GET IT DRUG OUT OF THE WAY

SO WE CAN GET WORKING ON CLEANING UP THE LOAD,

AND THEN GET THE ROAD BACK OPEN.

[NARRATOR]: AND THEIR BACKUP...

OKAY, BOYS...

JUMP TO 'ER.

[NARRATOR]: ...IS STARTING TO ARRIVE.

[ONNE]: WE'RE A SMALL TOWING COMPANY

IN A SMALL TOWN,

AND HELP IS USUALLY JUST A PHONE CALL AWAY.

NINE HIGH.

AND PACK 'EM NICE AND TIGHT, THEY'VE GOT TO BE TIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: EACH PALLET HAS TO BE CAREFULLY STACKED...

SET THAT ONE DOWN, GRAB THIS ONE?

[NARRATOR]: ...TO FIT INSIDE THE REPLACEMENT TRAILER.

IT'S GOT TO GO YOUR WAY FOR THE TOP!

STRAIGHT IN.

THAT WAY NOW.

[NARRATOR]: THE END IS FINALLY IN SIGHT...

LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING HOME.

[LAUGHS]

I'M TIRED.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND FOR ONNE,

IT'S JUST IN TIME.

[JAMIE]: I THINK HE KNOWS HIS LIMITS,

BUT YEAH, SOMETIMES HE STILL WORRIES ME A LITTLE BIT THERE.

[ONNE]: I GOTTA BE CAREFUL IN WHAT I'M DOING.

I'VE GOTTA SIT DOWN FOR A BIT.

YEAH, I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO LIFT TOO MUCH OVER FIVE POUNDS,

AND ALL THAT STUFF.

[GROANS WEARILY]

TWO MORE YEARS.

I WANT TO MAKE 50 YEARS.

[CHUCKLING]

HE'S WORKED HARD HIS WHOLE LIFE.

THERE SHE IS, ALL DONE BUT THE CRYIN'!

[JAMIE]: IT'S JUST SOMETHING HE ENJOYS DOING.

YES, I'M OLD SCHOOL.

YUP.

I STILL DO THINGS THE OLD WAYS, AND THEY WORK.

I JUST KEEP ON DOING WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING.

[LAUGHING]

IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT,

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT BED TONIGHT.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: THE NEXT MORNING...

AT A SKI HILL EAST OF TORONTO...

YOU ARE...?

-SONNY. -SONNY?

I NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.

[NARRATOR]: AFTER YESTERDAY'S STRESSFUL AFTERNOON

ON THE 401,

SONNY'S OUT TO CONQUER ANOTHER CHALLENGE.

[SONNY]: I FEEL LIKE I'M IN KINDERGARTEN NOW.

[LAUGHS]

YEAH, I'M A CANADIAN NOW,

SO, LIKE, I NEED TO LEARN THIS STUFF.

IT LOOK LIKE IT'S FUN, RIGHT?

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

[LAUGHING] SHAMEFUL, YOU KNOW, LIKE,

"OH, MY GOD, YOU CAN'T EVEN HOLD THE TOW ROPE

AND GO UP TO THE MOUNTAIN.

HOW YOU GONNA COME DOWN?"

ALL RIGHT...

YOU LEARN SO FAST.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THINGS WORKS.

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY...

WHOA!

OH, REALLY?

OKAY.

I SHOULD NOT GIVE UP.

OH!

OH, GOD, PEOPLE DO THIS, EH?

[GROANS]

[LAUGHING]

I GOT THIS.

[SONNY]: I NEVER GIVE UP.

YOU GOTTA PUSH YOURSELF SO HARD.

IT WILL HURT.

IT WILL HURT MANY TIME,

BUT YOU CAN'T GIVE UP.

-THERE WE GO. -THERE YOU GO.

NICE, BIG PIZZA, BIG PIZZA.

THERE WE GO.

THERE YOU GO.

NEXT TIME I KNOW I'LL FALL DOWN AGAIN AND AGAIN,

BUT I'LL LEARN, I'LL LEARN.

GETTING IT.

I AM.

[SONNY]: I LOVE IT.

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

[NARRATOR]: ...HEAVY, WET SNOW IS MAKING A MESS OF THE ROADS.

OH YEAH, EVERYTHING YOU'RE FIGHTING WITH,

THE SNOW,

THE OIL,

THE TRAFFIC.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S BEEN A BUSY AFTERNOON

FOR COXON TOWING JUNIOR HEAVY OP ADAM MOORE,

AND NOW HE'S FIGHTING A SEMI ON THE 401

EAST OF WINDSOR.

THE TRUCK ACTUALLY HIT THE CENTER MEDIAN,

CAME ACROSS THE LANES, JACKKNIFED,

SPLIT HIS TANK, SPLIT HIS TARP,

AND NOW HE'S UP AGAINST THE GUARDRAIL.

[NARRATOR]: ADAM'S PULLED THE TRUCK OUT OF THE JACKKNIFE

AND MOVED IT TO THE SHOULDER,

BUT THE SPLIT TANK HAS COVERED THE ROAD

IN HUNDREDS OF LITRES OF DIESEL AND OIL.

[ADAM]: WITH THE SPILL, TRAFFIC IS BACKING UP.

AT THIS POINT, I DEFINITELY NEED HELP.

I'M REALLY EXPOSED HERE.

[ERIC]: HEY, ADAM!

HEY, WHERE EXACTLY ARE YOU?

[NARRATOR]: ERIC GODARD HAS BEEN HELPING ADAM

LEARN THE ART OF HEAVY RECOVERY.

TODAY, ADAM NEEDS HIS HELP TO SAFELY CLEAR THIS WRECK.

WITH THE WEATHER BEING WHAT IT IS,

I WANT TO GET OUT THERE AND MAKE SURE

THAT HE'S GOT IT UNDER CONTROL.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE AN EXTRA SET OF HANDS

WHEN YOU'RE WORKING IN THE 401 IN THIS KIND OF WEATHER.

[ERIC]: WELL, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE HAVE

IS THE SPILL ON THE HIGHWAY.

IN THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE 401,

WITH THE BLOWING SNOW,

IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

SOMEBODY COULD BE KILLED JUST, YOU KNOW,

IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.

I SEE A WALL OF TRAFFIC.

THIS IS ALL THE TRAFFIC TRYING TO CONVERGE

TO GET PAST THE ACCIDENT.

I'M JUST GOING TO DO WHAT I CAN

TO GET UP THERE AS QUICK AS I CAN

TO HELP OUT ADAM.

[HONKING HORN REPEATEDLY]

CERTAINLY IS TIGHT TRYING TO GET IN THERE.

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE,

I CAN FEEL MY FRONT TIRE RUB ON THE WALL.

[HONKING HORN]

I'VE DEFINITELY GOT AN OBSTACLE IN FRONT OF ME HERE.

THE DRIVER DOESN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT I'M HERE.

[BLARING HORN]

DON'T MOVE ON ME, BUDDY, DON'T MOVE.

[BLARING HORN]

[HONKING HORN REPEATEDLY]

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

DON'T MOVE ON ME, BUDDY, DON'T MOVE.

[NARRATOR]: ...ERIC IS FIGHTING A TIGHT SQUEEZE

TO REACH THE SPILL SCENE.

HE SEES ME NOW.

RIGHT NOW, GETTING THERE IS ALL THE BATTLE.

THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

[NARRATOR]: TWO LANES ARE CLOSED OFF,

FUNNELLING TRAFFIC INTO A SINGLE EASTBOUND LANE.

[ERIC]: YOU'VE GOT THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC COMING DOWN

ON THE BUSIEST HIGHWAY IN NORTH AMERICA

IN THE WORST WEATHER CONDITIONS YOU COULD POSSIBLY HAVE.

THIS IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN,

NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

[NARRATOR]: SO ERIC POSITIONS HIS ROTATOR

FOR EXTRA PROTECTION.

[ERIC]: WE'VE GOT NO TRAFFIC CONTROL

OTHER THAN THE CRUISER,

SO WHEN WE'RE WORKING RIGHT HERE WITH THE TRAFFIC.

THEY'VE GOT TO GET THROUGH MY WRECKER

IN ORDER TO GET TO OUR GUYS.

HEY, ADAM!

YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A MESS.

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THE OIL CONTAINED.

ANY TIME YOU CAN GET HELP FROM ERIC, IT'S GREAT.

[NARRATOR]: ARMED WITH JUST A FEW BAGS OF ABSORBANT

AGAINST 300 LITRES OF DIESEL,

ADAM'S BEEN FIGHTING A LOSING BATTLE.

ALL THE WRECKERS, WE STOCK FIVE OR SIX OF FLOOR-DRY, SO...

REALLY THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING RIGHT NOW

IS MAKING THE HIGHWAY SAFE,

AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A PILE OF FLOOR-DRY TO DO THAT.

OH, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH.

[NARRATOR]: BUT EVEN WITH ERIC'S SUPPLY,

THEY'LL NEED A LOT MORE TO SOAK UP THIS SPILL.

[ERIC]: JUST THROW THE FOUR-WAYS ON,

THROW THE STROBE LIGHTS ON,

LAY ON THE [BLEEP] HORN,

NICE AND EASY COMING DOWN THE SHOULDER.

OKAY?

YUP, BECAUSE THERE'S, LIKE, A FIVE-KILOMETRE BACKUP.

OKAY, THANKS.

[NARRATOR]: AS THEY WAIT

FOR THEIR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRUCK,

WEATHER IS BUILDING, AND DAYLIGHT IS FADING.

[ADAM]: IT'S SO SLICK OUT, YOU NEVER KNOW.

SOMEONE COULD JUST HIT A BAD SPOT...

AND WE'RE ALL DONE.

THE WEATHER IS HORRENDOUS.

IT'S GETTING MORE DANGEROUS BY THE MINUTE.

THEY'RE MOVING QUICK,

AND THE SNOW'S SO BAD,

YOU NEVER KNOW IF ANOTHER WRECK COULD HAPPEN.

ERIC, CAN YOU CLEAR FOR A SEC?

GO AHEAD!

OKAY, I'M JUST GONNA BACK UP!

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE CLEANUP CREW ON THE WAY,

ADAM CAN NOW QUICKLY HOOK UP FOR THE TOW.

[ADAM]: RIGGING UP THIS TRUCK HERE,

AND I'M GONNA JUST GET THE AXLE PICKED UP,

AND HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING'S STILL INTACT.

[NARRATOR]: AND JUST AFTER 6:00 P.M...

[ERIC]: JERRY AND PETE JUST ARRIVED

IN THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNIT.

THEY'RE GONNA PICK UP

ANY OF THE REAL HEAVY, HEAVY SPOTS OF OIL

THAT WE GOTTA WORRY ABOUT BEING TRACKED BEYOND THIS POINT.

WE NEED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY,

AND WE NEED TO GET OFF IT RIGHT AWAY.

[NARRATOR]: ADAM'S GOT THE TRUCK HOOKED UP,

BUT JUST GETTING IT OFF THE ROAD

WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

[ERIC]: I'M GOING TO ESCORT ADAM OFF THE HIGHWAY.

I DON'T WANT ANYBODY RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF HIM,

SO I'M JUST GOING TO FOLLOW HIM OFF.

ALL RIGHT, LOW AND SLOW.

[ERIC]: I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO HELP HIM.

WE WANT IT TO BE ABOUT THE SAFETY,

AND ABOUT MAKING SURE

THAT PEOPLE GO HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY.

YOU GOT ME?

I GOT YA.

[♪♪♪]

[TRAFFIC NEWS]: SMOOTH SAILING OUT THERE SO FAR,

AND IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON HEADING OUT THIS MORNING,

NO MAJOR ISSUES OR SERIOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

[NARRATOR]: IN TORONTO,

THE MORNING BRINGS A SMOOTH START FOR DRIVERS

ACROSS THE CITY...

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT WITH CLOSE TO HALF A MILLION DRIVERS

PASSING THROUGH THIS STRETCH OF THE 401 EVERY DAY,

CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE FAST.

JUST AFTER 11:00 A.M., NEAR WESTON ROAD...

[SIREN WAILING]

[TRAFFIC REPORT]: WE HAVE A SERIOUS COLLISION

THAT HAS JUST OCCURRED

ON THE EASTBOUND LANES OF THE 401.

WE'RE HEARING REPORTS

AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN VEHICLES INVOLVED,

INCLUDING TRANSPORT TRUCKS.

[RADIO] 3055, 102,

ADVISE LANES ARE SHUT DOWN RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE STUCK OUT HERE.

[COMPASS DISPATCH]: 10-4.

CAN I GET OTHER UNITS TO START MAKING THEIR WAY THERE?

I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET ON SCENE HERE

TO PROVIDE SOME ASSISTANCE AND SOME COVERAGE.

[NARRATOR]: JUST TO THE WEST,

OPP CONSTABLE PRASH NIRANJAN

TRIES TO WEAVE HIS WAY TOWARD THE SCENE.

TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP ALREADY ON THE RAMPS.

TRYING TO SQUEEZE THROUGH HERE IS A TOUGH TASK.

JUST SEE IF WE CAN SQUEEZE BY HERE.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

[SIREN CHIRPS]

THE LANES ARE ALL BLOCKED,

SO THEY'VE GOT ALL THE VEHICLE TRAFFIC ON THE 401

BEING DIVERTED OFF THE HIGHWAY.

[SIREN WAILS]

[NARRATOR]: ON THE EASTBOUND EXPRESS,

NOTHING IS MOVING.

WE NEVER CLOSE HIGHWAY 401 COMPLETELY,

SO FOR US TO CLOSE OFF THE HIGHWAY

CLEARLY INDICATES THAT IT IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.

WOW,

SOME OF THE VEHICLES ARE UNRECOGNIZABLE, REALLY.

UNBELIEVABLE CARNAGE.

[NARRATOR]: ALL DRIVERS HAVE SURVIVED,

BUT TWO SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.

OPP INVESTIGATORS

WILL SCRUTINIZE HALF A KILOMETRE OF DEBRIS

TO GATHER INFORMATION ON THE CAUSE.

THEY'RE WORKING ON RECONSTRUCTING

THE COLLISION SCENE.

[NARRATOR]: THAT WILL TAKE HOURS.

[NIRANJAN]: IT CAN BE A LOT OF WORK

FOR A TRAFFIC SUPPORT UNIT TO REALLY PIECE TOGETHER

EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENED.

[NARRATOR]: AND THE LONGER IT TAKES,

THE GREATER THE RISK

THAT DISTRACTED DRIVERS IN NEARBY LANES

WILL TRIGGER CHAIN-REACTION CRASHES.

[NIRANJAN]: WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS

THEY'RE SLOWING DOWN TO LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING

IN THE COLLISION SCENE,

AND THAT'S ANOTHER CONCERN FOR US,

SO WE TRY TO GET THE COLLISIONS MOVED OFF

AS FAST AS POSSIBLE--

[TRUCK BLARING HORN]

--BECAUSE EXACTLY, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS RIGHT THERE.

[HORNS BLARING]

[SIRENS WAIL]

[TRAFFIC RADIO]: WE ARE DEALING WITH SEVERE BACK-UPS.

[NARRATOR]: A SEVEN-VEHICLE CRASH

HAS SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE EASTBOUND EXPRESS OF THE 401,

CHOKING THE CITY IN GRIDLOCK...

[TRAFFIC RADIO]: THE GTA, AN ABSOLUTE MESS...

[NARRATOR]: ...AND DISTRACTING PASSING DRIVERS.

[HORNS BLARING]

[NIRANJAN]: WOW.

WE HAVE ROAD-RAGE INCIDENTS

WHERE PEOPLE ARE GETTING REALLY, REALLY ANGRY

BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR HOURS AND HOURS

IN THE SLOW-MOVING TRAFFIC,

AND THEY WANT TO GET HOME,

AND NOW YOU HAVE PEOPLE SLOWING DOWN

TO LOOK AT THE COLLISION.

[NARRATOR]: TO MINIMIZE DANGER,

THE HEAVY RECOVERY CREW

WILL NEED TO START CLEARING THE SCENE

THE SECOND INVESTIGATORS ALLOW.

[STEVE]: WE ARE ON SCENE HERE,

WE'RE WAITING FOR THE OPP TO GIVE US AN OKAY.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE,

AND MOST LIKELY IT'S GOING TO TAKE A FEW MORE HOURS.

[NARRATOR]: AND TONIGHT,

IT WILL BE UP TO THE CREW FROM STEVE'S TOWING.

THE EFFECT OF CLOSING THE EXPRESS LANES THIS LONG,

IT JUST CAUSED CHAOS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY,

AND IT JUST HAS A RIPPLE EFFECT STRAIGHT ACROSS THE CITY,

RIGHT OUT INTO THE WEST END.

PEOPLE CAN'T GET WHERE THEY'RE GOING

WHEN WE HAVE FOUR LANES OF THE EXPRESS CLOSED

FOR THIS PERIOD OF TIME.

[NARRATOR]: JUST AFTER 8:00 P.M.,

THE WORD COMES IN...

[STEVE]: IT IS A MESS.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE CLEANUP CAN BEGIN.

GET EVERYTHING DONE SO WE CAN OPEN THE HIGHWAY.

[NARRATOR]: NOW STEVE'S CREW

IS FACING SEVEN VEHICLES' WORTH OF WRECKAGE

SPREAD OVER 1,600 FEET OF HIGHWAY.

GET GOING.

BRING HIM THIS WAY, HOOK UP IN THE BACK, VINCE.

[NARRATOR]: STEVE AND ROAD MANAGER VALTER

OUTLINE EXACTLY WHAT EACH MEMBER OF THE CREW NEEDS TO TACKLE.

YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE DETACHMENT, OKAY?

THE OFFICER'S GOING TO MEET YOU THERE, OKAY?

OKAY, TELL THAT GUY TO HOOK UP THE VENZA.

OKAY, WE NEED A TRUCK,

TO MOVE THAT TRUCK AND THAT STUFF UP AHEAD,

AND HOOK IT UP-- HOOK IT UP TO THAT ONE.

I NEED TO GO DOWN THERE, HOOK UP THE BLUE TRUCK...

-OKAY. -...WITH MY TRUCK.

THIS IS A CRAZY SCENE.

[ERIC]: WE'RE HEADING UP TO CHATHAM.

[DISPATCHER]: 10-4.

[NARRATOR]: EAST OF WINDSOR,

ERIC HAS BARELY HAD TIME FOR A BREAK

BEFORE ANSWERING ANOTHER CALL.

A STEEL HAULER HAS FOUR COILS THAT HAVE COME LOOSE,

AND THEY'VE FALLEN OVER,

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT

HOW TO GET THE COILS STOOD UP.

HE'S OFF THE HIGHWAY,

HE'S GOTTEN HIMSELF INTO A PARKING LOT,

SO WE WON'T HAVE TO CONTEND WITH TRAFFIC.

[BEEPING HORN]

[NARRATOR]: ...AND ONCE AGAIN,

HE'LL BE WORKING WITH ADAM.

[ERIC]: I HAVE ADAM JUST TO HELP

BECAUSE I KNOW THESE COILS CAN BE A PRETTY TRICKY JOB.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'D BE ABLE TO REACH IN HERE.

[NARRATOR]: THE DRIVER CAN'T MOVE ANOTHER FOOT

UNTIL HIS LOAD IS SAFELY SECURED FOR TRANSFER...

THE BOTTOM ONE IS PAST THE EDGE OF THE TRAILER.

YEAH, YOU SEE HE'S GOT THAT WOOD PROPPED UP

ON THE BACK THERE, EH?

ON THE OUTSIDE?

[NARRATOR]: ...AND UNTIL THEY MOVE THE HANGING COIL,

THEY CAN'T EVEN REMOVE THE TARP FOR ACCESS

UNLESS THEY CUT IT OPEN.

THE VALUE IS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS

JUST FOR THE TARP,

SO YOU DON'T WANT TO WRECK THE TARP ON HIM.

I'M THINKING WE MAY BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR TARP

IF WE JUST PEEL 'EM ONE AT A TIME.

YUP, THAT WORKS FOR ME.

6,000 POUNDS, RIGHT?

YEAH, 6,000 APIECE.

YEAH, SO I'LL COME OFF THE SIDE,

AND I'LL LEAN THE TRUCK RIGHT DOWN IF I HAVE TO

TO COME IN HERE.

OH, NICE, OKAY, YUP.

-OKAY? -I GOTCHA.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'LL REACH THE ROTATOR'S BOOM

UNDER THE TARP,

RIGHT INTO THE BACK TRAILER,

THEN USE THE BOOM AND WINCHES

TO GENTLY LIFT AND SLIDE THE COILS UP

ONE BY ONE.

ADAM, ARE MY LINES GOING TO CLEAR HIS TRAILER?

UH, NO, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BOOM IN A HAIR.

KEEP GOING...

[NARRATOR]: BUT SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO STAY

INSIDE THE CRAMPED TRAILER,

GUIDING THE COILS,

ALMOST 25,000 POUNDS OF UNSTABLE, SHIFTING WEIGHT.

OKAY, ADAM,

YOU'RE GOING TO WORK THE TRUCK FOR ME, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT.

I WOULD PREFER TO BE UP HERE MYSELF,

SO I'M GOING TO LET HIM WORK THE CONTROLS.

[ERIC]: GOD FORBID SOMEBODY GETS HURT,

BUT IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG, I JUST...

I DIDN'T WANT TO ASK ADAM TO TAKE THAT CHANCE.

OKAY, BOOM OUT.

[ERIC]: I DO TRUST ADAM.

HE'S DEFINITELY GREEN

WHEN IT COMES TO RUNNING THE ROTATOR,

BUT THERE'S NO BETTER TIME TO LEARN.

SLIDE TO ME.

[ADAM]: IF I MOVE THE CONTROL THE WRONG WAY...

KEEP COMING TO ME.

...HE COULD BE BADLY HURT.

[ERIC]: WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE NO ROOM AT ALL.

STOP. BOOM UP!

COMING UP.

STOP.

IT'S CRAZY, IT'S REALLY TIGHT IN HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO REALLY BE PUSHING THE LIMITS

ON THE AMOUNT OF HEIGHT WE HAVE.

-BOOM OUT. -OKAY, COMING UP.

IF WE CAN ACTUALLY PULL THIS OFF

WITHOUT WRECKING THE TARP

OR HAVING TO CUT A HOLE IN THE TARP,

IT'S GOING TO BE A MIRACLE.

IT'S, LITERALLY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INCHES,

IF THAT.

PICK IT UP.

[BANG]

MORE TO ME. LESS... LESS UP.

OKAY.

SLIDE.

STOP.

DON'T MOVE.

IT'S NOT GOING TO CLEAR.

OKAY, BACK DOWN.

BACK DOWN, SO SLIDE FIRST?

YUP, BRING IT BACK.

I'M TRYING TO AVOID DAMAGING THE TARP,

BUT IT MAY COME TO HAVING TO POP A HOLE IN IT.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THE WEATHER WILL MAKE THAT

A MAJOR PROBLEM.

[DRIVER]: YOU CAN'T REALLY GET THESE COILS WET.

THEY'LL START TO RUST.

BY THE MORNING, I'LL HAVE RUST SPOTS ALL OVER THEM.

[NARRATOR]: SO ERIC TIGHTENS THE CHAINS,

HOPING TO BUY A FEW MORE INCHES.

THAT'S ALL WE'RE GOING TO GET, ADAM.

THERE'S JUST NO MORE RIGGING IT SHORTER.

BOOM OUT.

YOU'RE FIRED IF THIS DON'T WORK.

UP YOU GO.

WINCH IT IN JUST A HAIR.

STOP.

BRING IT TO ME.

BRING IT.

BOOM OUT, KEEP COMING.

DOWN!

KEEP COMING.

STOP.

WE JUST NEED TO GET IT THAT WAY A BIT MORE

AND MAKE 'ER FALL OVER.

AM I IN?

YEP, TAKE IT, TIGHTEN 'ER UP.

THAT'S IT, ERIC.

NO DOUBT!

[NARRATOR]: NOW THAT ERIC KNOWS

THE LIMITS OF HIS CHAIN LENGTH...

[ERIC]: OKAY, NEXT.

[NARRATOR]: SLOWLY,

THEY MANEUVER UP THE NEXT TWO COILS.

TRY IT.

TRY AND PULL?

GET IT MOVING...

AND... STOP!

I WAS AFRAID WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO CUT THE TARP,

BUT STILL GOT ONE MORE TO GO,

SO I STILL GOT MY FINGERS CROSSED.

THIS ONE IS THE MOST RISKY PART HERE,

BECAUSE THE ACTUAL CENTRE OF THE LOAD

IS OFF THE TRAILER,

SO THE VERY FIRST INITIAL PULL

IS GOING TO EITHER FORCE THIS THING TO COME AROUND

AND DROP OFF THE TRAILER AND PULL THROUGH THE TARP,

OR IF WE CAN JUST GET IT TO START COMING THIS WAY,

THEN WE'LL BE IN GOOD SHAPE,

BUT NO TURNING BACK FROM THIS ONE.

-ADAM! -YO!

LET'S GO. GET IT ON.

NICE AND EASY.

SHE'S GOING TO BE CLOSE, BUDDY.

STOP.

NOW WE'VE GOT THE WEIGHT ON THE TRAILER.

[ADAM]: COMING UP.

STOP!

SET IT DOWN.

[ADAM]: ALL THE COILS HAVE TO BE LINED UP TOGETHER.

THIS COIL'S NOT QUITE LINED UP.

[NARRATOR]: JUST UPRIGHT WON'T BE ENOUGH.

IT NEEDS TO BE PERFECTLY ALIGNED

WITH THE REST OF THE LOAD

SO IT CAN BE SECURED FOR TRANSPORT.

COME ON, ADAM, TAKE IT.

IT'S ABOUT TO JUMP ON THE CHAIN...

OKAY.

IT'LL DO IT AGAIN.

DO NOT STOP!

COME ON, ADAM, TAKE IT.

[NARRATOR]: AT A TRUCK STOP IN CHATHAM...

DO NOT STOP!

[NARRATOR]: ERIC AND ADAM

ARE TRYING TO COAX THE LAST COIL INTO PLACE,

BUT IT WEIGHS IN AT MORE THAN A PICKUP TRUCK.

DON'T STOP! I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS, KEEP PULLING!

IT'S AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME,

AND A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY ON HIM,

SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ONES

THAT I'M PUTTING A WHOLE LOT OF FAITH IN HIM,

MORE THAN I LIKE TO PUT FAITH IN ANYBODY,

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

[CHAIN SHIFTING AND BANGING]

NOW STOP.

NOW, OBVIOUSLY, IT'S NOT SITTING IN THE CRADLE.

IT ACTUALLY BELONGS CRADLED ON THESE TWO BLOCKS.

UH, UNFORTUNATELY, IT DIDN'T WANT TO GO THERE,

AND WE COULDN'T GET AN ANGLE TO FORCE IT WHERE WE NEEDED IT.

THE COIL'S NOT SITTING WHERE IT SHOULD FOR TRANSPORT.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT

THAT WE CAN PUT IT BACK INTO THE CRADLE.

[ADAM]: JUST FOR MTO CHAIN-DOWN REGULATIONS.

IF NOT, THEY CAN SHIFT WHILE DRIVING,

AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN.

[NARRATOR]: BUT WITH THE LAST COIL UPRIGHT,

THEY CAN NOW OPEN THE TARP.

IF WE CAN CHAIN IT HERE,

AND ROLL THIS TARP,

THEN I CAN GET OVER TOP AND GRAB THIS AGAIN,

PUT IT BACK HERE.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO OPEN THIS THING UP,

GET THIS DAMN BOOM IN THE AIR,

AND GET THIS ONE PICKED UP NICE AND SAFE.

[NARRATOR]: ALL THEY NEED IS A BREAK IN THE WEATHER.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE RAIN ALMOST STOPPED, TOO,

SO NOW'S THE TIME TO DO IT.

YUP, EXACTLY.

YOU TAKE THE OTHER SIDE, LET'S GET THE TARP IN!

OKAY.

ADAM...

GET THE BOOM OVER TOP.

OVER TOP?

YEAH, GET IT OVER TOP.

[ADAM]: THE CONTROLS ON ERIC'S ROTATOR ARE VERY SENSITIVE.

IT'S LIKE PLAYING A VIDEO GAME.

-ADAM! -YEAH?

JUST LIKE THAT, KEEP GOING.

YOUR WINCH LINE IS GOING TO BE HOOKED UP

IN A MINUTE, ADAM.

OKAY.

YOU ARE HOOKED UP.

GET IT UP THERE.

STOP.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO FORCE IT BACK

SO THAT IT LINES UP WITH THESE OTHER THREE.

OKAY, ADAM?

YEAH?

YOU'VE GOT TO FEED THIS WINCH LINE OUT AS YOU GO.

FEED IT OUT AS I GO.

UP!

KEEP GOING-- THERE WE GO, STOP!

YOU'RE PROBABLY BETTER AT THIS

THAN YOU COULD EVEN HAVE IMAGINED.

[ADAM]: IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD GETTING THAT COMMENT,

ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS A CHALLENGING JOB.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO TIE IT DOWN.

I'M HAPPY, YUP. COILS ARE STANDING AGAIN.

[ERIC]: A LITTLE BIT DISCOURAGED THERE

WHEN WE FIRST STARTED OUT.

DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THINGS WERE GOING TO COME TOGETHER

LIKE WE WANTED,

BUT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, A LITTLE BIT OF PERSEVERANCE,

AND HERE WE ARE.

THE LOAD IS GOOD, THE TARP IS GOOD,

THE CUSTOMER IS HAPPY.

I'M LEAVING.

ADAM IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ALL YOUR PAPERWORK.

OKAY, I APPRECIATE IT.

YEAH, I HAD A LOT OF DOUBTS ON THIS JOB.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE

ONE OF THE MOST EXPERIENCED OPERATORS IN ONTARIO

GUIDING YOU THROUGH AND UP THE RANKS.

[HONKS TWICE]

[NARRATOR]: BACK ON THE 401 IN TORONTO...

[STEVE]: LOCK UP, LOCK YOUR THING, LET'S GO.

[NARRATOR]: STEVE'S CREW IS RACING TO REOPEN

THE EASTBOUND EXPRESS.

[STEVE]: THEY GAVE US A 45 MINUTES WINDOW.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THEIR DEADLINE JUST GOT TIGHTER,

AND THERE'S ONE SEMI LEFT.

[STEVE]: A LOT OF PRESSURE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

WHEN THEY GIVE YOU A TIME YOU GOTTA GET IT DONE,

YOU HAVE TO GET IT DONE.

THE WHITE ONE, WHITE ONE, WHITE ONE.

OKAY, COMING. GO.

NO, GO DOWN.

PUSH IT IN.

I'M MOVING THE TRUCK ALREADY,

SO THE TRUCK IS OUT OF THE WAY.

[NARRATOR]: THEY JUST NEED TO CLEAN UP THE DEBRIS

AND FLUIDS ON THE ROAD.

WE'VE GOT ABOUT ANOTHER 25 MINUTES.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM

HOOKING UP THEIR SWEEPER UNIT.

WHAT'S GOING ON? WHY DOES IT NOT GO?

IT'S NOT LINING UP THE HOLE, VALTER.

NO.

[BLEEP] I CAN'T SEE NOTHIN'.

IT'S GOING, IT'S GOING.

WE'RE GETTING THERE, WE'RE GETTING THERE.

[♪♪♪]

MY GUYS ARE THE BEST.

THEY GET IT DONE ON TIME.

SARGE, READY TO GO.

EVERYTHING CLEAR.

WE'RE READY TO OPEN UP.

WELL, STEVE AND HIS GANG

HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB HERE TONIGHT.

THEY'VE BEEN BUSY, WE'VE KEPT THEM BUSY.

GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU, SIR, APPRECIATE IT.

[STEVE]: IT MEANS TO ME A LOT

WHEN THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE SCENE

TELLS ME, "YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU DID A GREAT JOB."

THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US, FOR ME AND MY TEAM.

THIS LOOKS LIKE A REALLY BIG MESS.

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

CHAOS IN TORONTO...

I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA HOLD THE WEIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: ...FORCES A TIGHT SQUEEZE.

AM I GONNA MAKE IT?

[STEVE]: SLOWLY, SLOWLY!

[HORNS BLARING]

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: ...A ONE-MAN RECOVERY CREW...

[GRUNTING] COME ON.

[NARRATOR]: ...MEETS HIS MATCH.

NO.

[COLLIN]: HOLY CRAP.

[NARRATOR]: AND A DEMOLISHED TANKER...

[GARY]: DIESEL FUEL IS LEAKING ON 'EM RIGHT NOW.

[NARRATOR]: ...SPARKS MAJOR TROUBLE.

WHOA, WHOA! STOP!

[FUEL POURING] HOLY CRAP.

[♪♪♪]