Original subtitles

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

WOULD'VE BEEN ONE HELL OF A RIDE.

[NARRATOR]: ...A SUDDEN COLLAPSE...

IF THERE'S ANY SAFETY CONCERNS,

IT'LL BECOME A FULL STOP.

[NARRATOR]: ...PUSHES THE ROSS CREW...

WATCH YOUR STEP.

[NARRATOR]: ...TO HIT DANGEROUS HEIGHTS.

DON'T GO UNDER IT!

DON'T GO UNDER IT!

GET OUT!

THIS IS WILD TODAY, MAN. WOW!

[NARRATOR]: AND ON A DEADLY STRETCH OF HIGHWAY...

WE GOT SOMETHING ON FIRE OVER THERE!

[NARRATOR]: ...A YOUNG OPERATOR...

I JUST HAVE A BAD FEELING.

[NARRATOR]: ...MAKES HIS BOLDEST MOVE.

STOP.

WHOA! WHOA!

[♪♪♪]

GOING TO BE LOTS OF EYES ON US HERE TODAY,

SO MAKE SURE WE DO EVERYTHING RIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE ROAD SOUTH OF LONDON,

THE CREW FROM ROSS SERVICES

IS HEADING TO A RECOVERY THAT'S TAKEN WEEKS OF PLANNING.

THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ERROR ON A JOB LIKE THIS.

[NARRATOR]: THREE WEEKS AGO,

AN EARLY SPRING THAW FUELLED RAGING WATERS,

AND IN PORT BRUCE,

50 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF THE ROSS YARD,

THE BRIDGE OVER CATFISH CREEK

COLLAPSED.

[BRAD PRINCE]: EVERYBODY JUST WANTS TO MAKE SURE

EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED AND NOBODY GETS HURT.

TIME TO GO TO WORK.

[NARRATOR]: NOW WATER LEVELS ARE DOWN...

[HONKS A GREETING]

[NARRATOR]: ...AND MIKE ROSS AND CREW...

...ARE STARING DOWN A JOB

UNLIKE ANYTHING THEY'VE FACED BEFORE.

THE TRUCK, LOADED WITH ASPHALT GRAVEL,

WAS DRIVING NORTH ACROSS THE BRIDGE

WHEN THE STRUCTURE BUCKLED IN THE HIGH WATERS.

JUNIOR HEAVY OP BRAD PRINCE

WILL BE FOLLOWING MIKE'S LEAD TO GET THE TRUCK BACK ON LAND.

[BRAD]: WOULD'VE BEEN ONE HELL OF A RIDE.

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW THAT FELT,

SEEING THE ROAD DISAPPEAR IN FRONT OF YOU,

AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, YOU'RE STARING AT THE SKY.

[NARRATOR]: FIREFIGHTERS RESCUED THE DRIVER...

DON'T WALK UNDER THAT BRIDGE, OKAY?

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE TRUCK AND CARGO,

TOTALLING 70,000 POUNDS,

HAVE BEEN STRANDED EVER SINCE.

[DAVE ROSS]: THIS BRIDGE WAS QUITE A SHOCK

TO MOST PEOPLE INVOLVED.

THIS ISN'T A COMMON OCCURRENCE.

OVER HERE?

YUP.

[BRAD]: WE GOT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HERE WITH US...

YOU GOOD?

[BRAD]: THE POLICE HAVE THE ROAD BLOCKED.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TODAY.

YOU'RE WORKING BLIND HERE.

[NARRATOR]: MIKE'S FATHER AND ROSS OWNER DAVE

IS RUNNING THE OPERATION.

[DAVE]: THE TRUCK HAS TO LEAVE.

IT DOESN'T GET TO STAY THERE.

JUST WHEEL 'ER IN THERE, MIKE, AND WE'LL BACK YOU UP.

[NARRATOR]: FOR A JOB THIS SIZE,

THEY'LL NEED MORE THAN HEAVY WRECKERS.

KEEP COMING...

GOOD. STOP.

DROP THE AIR, WILL YA?

[AIR BRAKES HISS]

[NARRATOR]: SO DAVE'S CALLED IN MAJOR BACKUP

TO WORK WITH HIS CREW.

[BRAD]: IT'S SITTING ON A BRIDGE,

IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIVER,

AND THIS THING CANNOT GET BACK TO THE ROAD

WITHOUT A CRANE.

[NARRATOR]: THE CRANE'S JOB TODAY

WILL BE TO HELP UNLOAD THE TRUCK.

[DAVE]: THE LOAD OF GRAVEL WAS ACTUALLY ASPHALT,

AND WE COULDN'T HAVE IT GETTING INTO THE RIVER,

BECAUSE OF THE TAR AND OIL THAT'S IN IT.

[NARRATOR]: THE OFFLOAD WILL REQUIRE A CREW

TO SHOVEL IT OUT BY HAND...

SO MIKE WILL ANCHOR THE TRUCK WITH THE ROTATOR...

[MIKE]: PETE, WATCH YOUR TOES.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE CREW NEEDS THE CRANE

TO SWING THEIR LINES INTO PLACE.

PULL SOME CABLE, GUYS.

HOLD ONTO THE CABLE, BRAD.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST GETTING EVERYTHING SET UP.

WE GOTTA GET UP ON THE BRIDGE AND SET IT UP

SO THAT THE TRUCK STAYS IN PLACE.

WE GOTTA SECURE IT.

COIL IT UP.

WE NEED ABOUT 100 FEET THERE.

[BRAD]: THIS RECOVERY IS GOING TO TAKE

A TOTAL OF TWO DAYS.

THE FIRST DAY, WE'RE GOING TO UNLOAD IT,

AND THE SECOND DAY,

WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO LIFT THE TRUCK OFF THE BRIDGE.

IF THERE'S ANY SAFETY CONCERNS THAT THEY SEE,

IT'LL BECOME A FULL STOP.

[BRAD]: THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S GOING TO RAPPEL US

DOWN TO THE TRUCK,

AND I'LL HOOK THE CABLES UP,

AND WE CAN HOLD ONTO THIS TRUCK WHILE THE GUYS UNLOAD IT.

OKAY, LET'S GO TO WORK.

BE SAFE, OKAY?

[BRAD]: THIS BRIDGE CAN TIP OVER AT ANY SECOND.

LET'S FACE IT,

WE HAVE NO CLUE WHAT KIND OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY

IS LEFT IN THIS BRIDGE.

CAN WE GET UP HERE, THEN?

YUP.

[BRAD]: AT THIS POINT, ANYTHING CAN REALLY HAPPEN.

YOU LOSE YOUR FOOTING,

YOU'RE GOING TO SLIDE DOWN INTO THE RIVER,

AND POTENTIALLY GET TRAPPED IN THIS BRIDGE.

HEAVEN FORBID ONE OF US ENDS UP IN THE WATER.

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

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

CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: 200 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST,

WET WEATHER HAS BEEN PUSHING THROUGH TORONTO.

[NARRATOR]: EAST OF THE CITY,

OPP CONSTABLE ROB LONG

IS HEADING RIGHT TOWARDS THE RAIN...

[DISPATCH]: COMM. CENTRE FOR TORONTO UNITS.

[NARRATOR]: ...TO A CALL ON THE WESTBOUND 401.

ORILLIA WHISKEY 13,

I CAN MAKE MY WAY TO THAT LOCATION.

[ACTIVATES SIREN]

ALL RIGHT, THIS'LL BE INTERESTING.

[NARRATOR]: A GARBAGE TRUCK AND A CAR HAVE COLLIDED

JUST OUTSIDE OF AJAX.

[LONG]: ARRIVING ON SCENE, THERE'S DEBRIS EVERYWHERE.

THE WHITE VEHICLE CAME FROM THE ON-RAMP HERE

AT WESTNEY ROAD,

FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON LOST CONTROL,

ENDED UP GOING INTO THE LIVE LANE OF TRAFFIC,

AND GETTING HIT BY THE STRAIGHT TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: THE CRASH HAS FORCED A SHUTDOWN OF THE RAMP

AND TWO LANES OF THE NATION'S BUSIEST ROAD.

[LONG]: THIS PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY

IS A MAJOR ARTERY IN AND OUT OF TORONTO,

AND IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET IT OPEN

AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

SHOULD BE ON MY DRIVERS SIDE ROLL-UP DOOR.

[NARRATOR]: GETTING THE HIGHWAY OPEN

WILL BE UP TO B&G TOWING

AND OPERATOR MITCH WRIGHT.

[MITCH]: YOU KNOW, THE RAIN IS COMING DOWN,

SO IT'S STARTING TO GET A LITTLE BIT SLIPPERY OUT THERE

WITH THE TRAFFIC,

SO WE DEFINITELY WANT THIS OUT OF HERE

AS FAST AS WE CAN.

[NARRATOR]: JUST 20 YEARS OLD,

MITCH IS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST ROTATOR OPS

ON THE CONTINENT.

HOW MANY LANES DO YOU GUYS NEED?

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING GOING INTO TRAFFIC.

NO, NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.

ABSOLUTELY NOT--

BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY DEALING WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF--

I THINK PERSONALLY WITH THIS LANE,

AND WITH THAT LITTLE BIT OF BULLNOSE,

WE'LL HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO GET IT OVER.

[MITCH]: EVERY TIME I SHOW UP ON AN ACCIDENT SCENE,

YOU CAN TELL THAT PEOPLE ARE KIND OF GIVING ME THE LOOK.

THEY'RE LIKE, "DOES THIS GUY EVEN HAVE HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE?"

WHERE'S MITCHIE?

[NARRATOR]: MITCH WILL WORK WITH HIS FATHER, BILL,

WHO GAVE HIM A START SWEEPING FLOORS IN THE SHOP,

BUT MITCH ALWAYS KNEW HIS ULTIMATE GOAL.

AS FAR AS THE ROTATOR GOES AND WHO GETS TO DRIVE IT,

I BELIEVE IT WAS KIND OF A SELF-MADE DECISION BY MITCH.

I JUST STARTED TO SEE MORE AND MORE

OF MITCH'S PERSONAL THINGS IN MY TRUCK,

AND WHEN I REALIZED

THAT IT WAS HIS PILLOW IN THE BUNK,

IT WAS TIME TO GIVE UP THE KEYS.

ARE WE GOOD TO GO HERE?

GO, IT'S ALL YOU!

WE GOT ONE HOUR, AND ONE HOUR ONLY.

[NARRATOR]: TO LIFT THE TRUCK WITHOUT TAKING UP AN EXTRA LANE,

MITCH AND BILL WILL WORK WITH A SECOND ROTATOR

FROM A COMPETITOR...

WE'RE GONNA USE YOU TO PULL THE BOX ON,

SO WE CAN GET IT CHAINED, OKAY?

-OKAY, NO PROBLEM. -ALL RIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND BOTH TRUCKS NEED TO GET INTO POSITION FAST.

DO YOU SEE A ONE-TON?

NO.

[SIRENS WAIL PAST]

[NARRATOR]: RAIN IS GETTING WORSE,

CONTRIBUTING TO MORE CRASHES DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

AND THE DISTRACTION OF THE RECOVERY SCENE...

THERE IS STILL A LOT OF RUBBERNECKERS, UNFORTUNATELY.

[NARRATOR]: ...WILL ONLY AMPLIFY THE RISK,

SO BILL WANTS TO GET MOVING NOW.

WHOA!

I BELIEVE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND DO...

I THINK IF YOU NOSE RIGHT UP TO IT,

I THINK YOU CAN WORK OVER THE CAB.

YOU CAN JUST END-ROLL THE BACK END

WHILE HE SPIKES IT DOWN AND BRINGS IT UP,

AND WE DON'T GOT TO TURN OUR TRUCK AROUND,

WE DON'T GOTTA TRY AND GET TOO UP BESIDE IT.

WORK RIGHT OVER THE CAB, I THINK.

-I'M FINE WITH THAT. -OKAY.

[BILL]: SO IF WE CAN WORK OVER THE FRONT,

WE HAVE THE LUXURY OF DOING IT IN ONE LANE,

AND NEVER HAVING TO CLOSE ADDITIONAL LANES TO GET PLACED.

YOU GET SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES,

ALL RIGHT?

RIGHT OVER THE FRONT.

SO I NEED LOTS OF CABLE, THEN,

SO I DON'T HIT THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK.

ALL OF IT, FULL STICK.

[MITCH]: THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME.

I'VE NEVER ROLLED ANYTHING OVER OFF THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK

IN MY LIFE.

IT'S JUST NEVER HAPPENED.

MY DAD'S PUTTING A LOT OF FAITH IN ME

ON THIS ONE.

[PASSING HORNS BLARING]

[NARRATOR]: AND HE NEEDS TO GET MOVING.

THIS IS WILD TODAY, MAN.

WOW.

[NARRATOR]: WITH AFTERNOON TRAFFIC BUILDING...

IT'S A WEIRD VIBE RIGHT NOW OUT HERE.

WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS THING OUT OF HERE

BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS.

[NARRATOR]: ...A SECONDARY COLLISION

IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.

[ROB]: WATCH OUT, GUYS! WATCH OUT!

[TIRES SQUEALING, CARS CRASHING]

OH!

FOUR-CAR, RIGHT THERE.

WE'VE GOT SOMETHING ON FIRE OVER THERE

IN THE EASTBOUND LANES.

IT'S RIGHT THERE.

HOLY!

FOUR-CAR, ON FIRE.

[ALERT SIREN BLARES]

ORILLIA 5 ALPHA 219.

CAR FIRE, EASTBOUND 401, RIGHT SHOULDER.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: ON THE COLLAPSED BRIDGE

OFF OF HIGHWAY 73...

JUST HOLD ON ONE SEC, MIKE.

[NARRATOR]: ...MIKE AND BRAD ARE WORKING TO RIG UP AND SECURE

THE STRANDED DUMP TRUCK...

[MIKE]; WE'RE GONNA NEED TO GET THE HOOD OPEN.

[BRAD]: THE TRUCK IS TOO HEAVY TO LIFT IT,

SO WE'RE GOING TO UNLOAD IT,

AND GET SOME OF THE WEIGHT DOWN.

THIS WAY, IT'S A LITTLE LIGHTER FOR US TO PICK IT UP.

JUST GOING TO LIFT IT FROM THE FENDERS, BRAD.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: THE SAFETY OF THE SALVAGE CREW

DEPENDS ON THE EXECUTION OF MIKE'S PLAN.

YOU HAVE YOUR END, MIKE?

YUP.

CAN YOU HOLD IT THERE, BRAD, I'LL GET THE STRAP?

YEAH.

[BRAD]: WE DON'T HAVE ANY ROOM FOR ERROR.

ONCE WE GET THIS TRUCK SECURED IN PLACE,

THERE'S GOING TO BE GUYS

THAT ARE PUTTING THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE

TO GET INTO THAT BOX OF THE TRUCK

AND SHOVEL IT OUT.

[NARRATOR]: BUT UNTIL THEY SECURE IT WITH THE ROTATOR,

EVERY MINUTE ON THIS BRIDGE

IS A RISK TO BRAD AND MIKE'S OWN SAFETY.

[BRAD]: THIS TRUCK CAN MOVE AT ANY POINT IN TIME,

AND THERE'S NOTHING HOLDING IT.

THERE'S NOTHING STOPPING IT FROM GOING INTO THE RIVER.

HEY, DAVE?

YEAH, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY,

YOU CAN SWING THOSE CABLES OVER TO US.

[NARRATOR]: JUST GETTING THE ROTATOR'S LINES

ONTO THE BRIDGE FROM A HUNDRED FEET AWAY

REQUIRES HELP FROM HIGH UP.

[DAVE]: OKAY, HERE WE GO, BUDDY.

[NARRATOR]: BUT CRANE OPERATOR DAVE PALSA...

[DAVE]: FIRST OF ALL,

I'M GOING TO BRING THE ROTATOR CABLES

TO THE FRONT OF THE DUMP TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: ...CAN'T EVEN GET EYES ON HIS TARGET.

THE WAY THE BRIDGE BROKE,

I OBVIOUSLY CAN'T SEE THE DUMP TRUCK,

SO I'M GONNA ASK THOSE GUYS TO, UH, JUST GUIDE ME IN.

THAT'S GOOD, DAVE.

CABLE OUT.

OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO WIND IN CABLE.

OKAY.

YEAH, WE'RE GOOD.

THE TRUCK'S NOT GOING TO GO ANYWHERE NOW.

WE HAVE IT SO IT'S ALL SET UP,

AND IT'S SAFE FOR THE GUYS TO CLIMB IN THE BOX

AND UNLOAD IT.

[DAVE]: THE RIGGING LOOKS GOOD THERE, MIKEY,

ON THAT CONCRETE BUCKET.

[NARRATOR]: THE SALVAGE CREW NEEDS THE BUCKET

TO OFFLOAD THE CARGO...

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT MOVING IT INTO PLACE

TAKES FINESSE.

I DON'T WANT TO BRING IT DOWN AND HIT ANYBODY IN THE HEAD.

[DAVE]: KEEP GOING?

[NARRATOR]: NOW THE SALVAGE CREW

WILL RELY ON THE ROSS'S RIGGING

AS THEY SHOVEL OUT THE 30,000 POUNDS OF ASPHALT,

30 LOADS IN ALL...

WE GOT ONE READY FOR YOU.

[NARRATOR]: ...TO BE READY FOR ROUND TWO.

OKAY, READY, HERE WE GO. I'M SWINGING TO THE LEFT.

[LONG]: UNFORTUNATELY,

WE CAN'T PUT UP A BARRIER TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM LOOKING.

YOU GOTTA KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD

AND PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN SOMETHING IS GOING TO CHANGE

IN THE TRAFFIC.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 EAST OF TORONTO,

WITH SECONDARY COLLISIONS ALREADY A REALITY...

NEED A D RING?

[NARRATOR]: ...MITCH AND HIS FATHER, BILL,

NEED TO PUT THEIR PLAN INTO ACTION.

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STRAP GOES STRAIGHT INTO MY HOOK?

YEAH, ON TOP.

[NARRATOR]: AND TO SAVE TIME, AND FURTHER LANE CLOSURE,

MITCH WILL LIFT OVER THE FRONT OF HIS TRUCK

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.

SO WHAT...

I'M JUST CATCHING?

NO. HERE.

I'M CONFUSED.

[MITCH]: YOUR CABLES ARE RIGHT OVER THE CAB.

SO IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG,

IT'S NOT THE BACK OF YOUR WRECKER,

YOU KNOW, WHERE IT'S METAL AND IT'S TOUGH,

IT'S THE FRONT OF YOUR CAB.

THAT'S HOW YOU WRITE A TRUCK OFF PRETTY EASY,

IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL.

I WANT YOU HERE...

SOMEWHERE IN HERE.

YEAH.

WITH A CHAIN RIGHT THERE.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO HELP HIM ON THE BACK.

YEAH, EXACTLY.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE OTHER COMPANY

LIFTING THE FRONT,

MITCH WILL USE ONE LINE TO ASSIST ON THE BACK,

AND A SECOND TO CATCH THE TRUCK AS IT ROLLS,

GUIDING IT TO A GENTLE LANDING.

DAD, WHEN I START TO TIGHTEN UP,

MY SAFETY IS GOING TO DO THIS.

IT'S GOING TO SKIP. -NOPE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LIFT THAT MUCH, YOU WATCH.

VERY LITTLE.

WORKING OVER THE CAB'S A LITTLE BIT SCARY.

I JUST HAVE A BAD FEELING.

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY BUILT TO GO STRAIGHT OVER THE FRONT.

PULL YOUR SPIKE DOWN A BIT.

YEAH.

SEE HOW SHE'S GOING TO REACT.

GET YOUR CATCH LINE A LITTLE BIT SNUG, READY?

[NARRATOR]: MITCH NEEDS TO PERFECTLY TIME THE TRANSITION

FROM "LIFT" TO "CATCH."

IF HIS CATCH LINE ISN'T TIGHT ENOUGH,

THE STRESS OF THE FALLING WEIGHT

COULD SERIOUSLY DAMAGE HIS ROTATOR.

[BILL]: THE POTENTIAL IS

TO TURN THESE THINGS ON THEIR SIDE, FLIP THEM OVER,

BEND THE BOOMS, BREAK THEM OFF,

AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN THAT KIND OF STUFF HAPPENS,

PEOPLE GET HURT.

SHOULD BE GOOD THERE?

[NARRATOR]: FOR THE MANEUVER TO WORK,

MITCH WILL NEED TO BE IN SYNC

WITH AN OPERATOR HE DOESN'T KNOW.

OKAY, YOU READY TO GO?

TOP TWO!

BRING 'ER A LITTLE BIT.

TWO, TWO!

LITTLE BIT, MITCH!

[METAL GROANING]

LET 'ER DOWN, MITCH.

LET 'ER DOWN.

STOP!

WHOA, WHOA!

CATCH IT!

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 EAST OF TORONTO...

LET 'HER DOWN, MITCH.

[NARRATOR]: ...MITCH WRIGHT'S PRECISION MOVE...

STOP!

[NARRATOR]: ...IS HEADING FOR A HARD LANDING.

WHOA, WHOA!

CATCH IT!

LOOK AT YOUR LIFT.

LET 'ER DOWN.

WE GAVE 'ER A LITTLE SHOCK LOAD THERE.

THAT WAS [BLEEP] HAIRY, MAN.

I DON'T LIKE THAT.

AH, ROUGH LANDING.

NOT THE WAY WE WANTED TO SEE IT COME DOWN.

THERE NEEDS TO BE A STOP AT THAT TIPPING POINT...

TO GET READY, BUT...

THAT'S HOW YOU BREAK EQUIPMENT.

WE'RE GONNA WRITE A LITTLE BOOK

OF WHAT NOT TO DO TO YOUR ROTATOR.

YEAH, NO KIDDING,

[LAUGHING]

[BLEEP] STUPID.

HEY, THAT WASN'T ME.

THAT WASN'T ME.

WELL, YOU HAD TOO MUCH SLACK IN OUR CATCH LINE.

-WE DID? -YEAH.

THERE'S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY OF A FAILURE.

UM, NOBODY HAS THE ACTUAL TRUE SCIENCE TO EVERY SITUATION,

AND HOW IT'S GOING TO GO.

LET'S GET THIS THING PUT AWAY.

[MITCH]: UNFORTUNATELY,

MY CATCH LINE WASN'T TIGHT ENOUGH

WHEN IT CAME OVER.

IT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE THINGS

YOU GOTTA PICK UP AND YOU GOTTA OVERCOME.

YOU JUST HAVE TO LEARN

FROM YOUR MISTAKES YOU MADE THE LAST TIME,

AND PUT THOSE INTO THE NEXT TIME YOU GET OUT IN THE TRUCK.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: JUST TO THE WEST,

NIGHT IS FALLING ON THE CITY.

WOW, LOOK AT HIM.

HE'S HARDLY IN CONTROL, HE'S GOING SO FAST.

[NARRATOR]: ABRAMS TOWING ONE-TON OPERATOR MARK HASLETT

HAS TO BE READY FOR UNEXPECTED BEHAVIOUR ON THE ROAD.

OH, WE GOT SOMETHING IN FRONT OF US HERE.

WE'VE GOT A VEHICLE IN THE LIVE LANE.

ANYBODY THAT IS STOPPED ON THE 401

FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER

IS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS,

BUT THIS IS A LADY

IN A LIVE LANE,

FOUR WAYS FLASHING,

AND I DON'T KNOW WHY.

YOU NEED TO GET OFF TO THE SHOULDER IMMEDIATELY.

I'VE GOTTA BACK UP.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, MAN?

THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW.

WHAT IS SHE DOING?

SHE'S GOING TO THE SHOULDER.

OKAY, SHE HAS A PROBLEM...

BUT THE CAR SEEMS TO BE FUNCTIONING.

WE'RE GONNA GET OUT AND SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

[NARRATOR]: THE DRIVER'S OUT OF THE LANE,

BUT STILL IN DANGER.

HELLO, MA'AM,

I'M MARK FROM ABRAMS TOWING, DO YOU NEED HELP?

SOMEBODY HIT YOU?

OH...

SO, WHERE YOU'RE STANDING RIGHT NOW IS NOT VERY SAFE

'CAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC COMING.

WHEN I SEE THAT, IT MAKES ME CRINGE,

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER CAR COMES IN

AND HITS FROM BEHIND?

BOOM, THEY'RE CRUSHED JUST LIKE THAT.

IF YOUR CAR'S DRIVEABLE,

BEST THING TO DO IS GO OFF THE HIGHWAY

AND CALL THEM FROM THERE.

OKAY, NO PROBLEM, TAKE CARE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

[NARRATOR]: MARK HEADS WEST,

KNOWING THE NEXT DRIVER MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY.

BASICALLY, BY DOING IT THE WAY SHE DID,

SHE CREATED A THREE-LANE BACKUP,

AND WE HAVE SOMETHING ELSE HERE ON THE SHOULDER NOW.

WE HAVE SOMEBODY WAVING US DOWN,

AND LOOKS LIKE HE'S IN DISTRESS, SO...

WE'RE GOING TO GET OUT RIGHT NOW

AND SEE IF WE CAN HELP THIS GUY.

HOW ARE YOU?

MY NAME'S MARK WITH ABRAMS TOWING.

-WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM? -OH, NO WAY.

YEAH, WHAT'S GOING ON?

ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND, WE BLEW A TIRE.

WE HAVE A SPARE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A JACK.

YOU DON'T HAVE A JACK?

ALL RIGHT, YUP.

WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO CHANGE THE TIRE.

WE KEPT ON PUTTING AIR IN IT, AIR IN IT, AIR IN IT.

OH, OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: THE DRIVER IS SHORT OF CASH,

BUT MARK WON'T LEAVE HIM STUCK HERE.

[MARK]: HE WAS IN A BAD SPOT.

IT'S A SPEED-UP LANE,

SO, YOU KNOW, THE CARS ARE ACCELERATING.

IT'S NOT REALLY A GOOD PLACE TO BE.

I HAVE A FAMILY TO FEED, JUST LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE,

BUT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO BE WILLING TO HELP PEOPLE,

AND PEOPLE THAT ARE GENUINELY IN A BAD SITUATION.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

GO AHEAD AND LOOSEN IT NOW.

I'M WATCHING YOUR BACK, OKAY?

MAKING SURE TRAFFIC DOESN'T SMOKE US HERE.

[MARK]: WHAT I DO IS I SET UP THE WOOD...

THERE WE GO.

...AND BRING THE VEHICLE BACK DOWN

TO JUST EVER SO SLIGHTLY LIFT THAT BACK TIRE...

THERE WE GO, LOOK AT THAT, LOOK AT THE BACK WHEEL.

SEE? OKAY, GET YOUR SPARE OUT.

SO BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, WE CAN GET IT OFF

ALMOST LIKE A NASCAR CREW.

ALL RIGHT, PUT 'ER ON.

OKAY, I'M GONNA SET IT BACK DOWN.

[NARRATOR]: LESS THAN TEN MINUTES LATER,

THE CAR IS READY TO ROLL.

THIS GUY IS A REALLY GOOD GUY.

HE CAME OUT OF THE BLUE AND HELPED US OUT FOR SURE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

ALL RIGHT? OKAY, MY FRIEND.

-THANK YOU SO MUCH. -SAFE TRAVELS.

YOU TOO, MAN. THAT'S GREAT.

TAKE CARE.

[♪♪♪]

[MARK]: AS SOON AS HE SAW ME,

HE WAS WAVING HIS ARMS LIKE CRAZY

BEGGING FOR ME TO PULL OVER AND HELP HIM.

IT FEELS REALLY GOOD

TO HELP SOMEBODY IN THAT KIND OF SITUATION.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: JUST AFTER SUNRISE,

BACK ON CATFISH CREEK...

...IT'S D-DAY FOR THE DUMP TRUCK RECOVERY.

[MIKE]: WE'RE ON THE WAY DOWN TO PORT BRUCE

TO ATTEMPT TO GET THIS TRUCK OUT OF THE RIVER.

[NARRATOR]: THE SALVAGE CREW WORKED INTO THE EVENING

TO EMPTY THE DUMP BOX,

BUT THEY COULDN'T ACCESS THE ASPHALT

IN THE SUBMERGED BACK END,

AND IT'S NOT STABLE ENOUGH TO ATTEMPT ANY MORE OFFLOADING.

[DAVE ROSS]: THE TAILGATE WAS PARTLY OPEN,

BECAUSE IT BUCKLED ON IMPACT.

WE DECIDED WE'RE GOING TO LIFT THIS TRUCK OUT OF HERE

THE WAY IT IS.

[NARRATOR]: THE ROSSES HAVE CALLED IN

THE HEAVIEST ARTILLERY...

[DAVE PALSA]: COME ON BACK. TONS OF ROOM.

EVERYBODY'S CLEAR.

COME ON BACK.

[NARRATOR]: ...A 350-TON CRANE.

IT DWARFS THE ONE THEY USED YESTERDAY.

[NARRATOR]: TODAY...

THAT'S GOOD THERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE WEIGHT AND DISTANCE

MAKE IT A NECESSARY TOOL.

HE'S GOOD FOR ABOUT 40,000 POUNDS,

A HUNDRED FEET OUT.

[BRAD]: YEAH, WE NEED HIM AS CLOSE AS WE CAN GET HIM.

WHOA.

[DAVE PALSA]: WE PROBABLY GOT

WELL OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE OVER THERE,

AND THEY WANT TO SEE A DUMP TRUCK

COME OFF THIS BRIDGE TODAY.

THE SHOW MUST GO ON.

IT'S EXCITING.

JUST HAD TO COME EARLY.

EVERYBODY'S BEEN ITCHING TO SEE IT.

I'VE SEEN LOTS OF CRASHES ON THE 401,

BUT NEVER GET TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN.

[NARRATOR]: THE PLAN...

THE ROSS CREW WILL RIG FOR THE CRANE

TO LIFT THE TRUCK,

AND SWING IT AWAY FROM THE WATER,

SETTING IT BACK DOWN ON THE ROAD.

LUCKY IF WE CLEAR THAT BRIDGE HERE TODAY.

I GUESS WE'LL FIND OUT.

AWAY YOU GO, GET THIS THING STARTED.

[NARRATOR]: LIFTING AND MOVING THE PARTLY LOADED TRUCK

AT THIS DISTANCE

WILL PUSH THE CRANE CLOSE TO ITS LIMITS...

BECAUSE THE FARTHER A CRANE EXTENDS,

THE LESS STABLE IT BECOMES.

WATCH YOUR STEP.

[BRAD]: THE FIRST THING WE'RE GONNA DO

IS PULL THE DUMP TRUCK UP THE BRIDGE A LITTLE BIT.

IT'S GONNA ALLOW US TO GET IT THAT MUCH CLOSER

FOR THE CRANE.

MAKE HIS LIFT A LITTLE EASIER.

THERE YOU GO.

OKAY.

OKAY, MIKE, ONE CABLE IN.

10-4.

ALL RIGHT, BRAD, GET IN THE TRUCK.

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS RELEASE THE BRAKES.

IT'S NOT THE EASIEST WAY TO CLIMB INTO A DUMP TRUCK,

BUT EITHER WAY, IT'S GOT TO BE DONE.

IT'S A BIG MOMENT, EH?

PUSH THE BUTTON IN.

MIKE'S GOT TENSION ON IT.

GO AHEAD AND RELEASE THEM, BRAD.

YOU GOT IT.

WHOA...

GO AHEAD AND RELEASE THEM, BRAD.

YOU GOT IT.

WHOA...

[NARRATOR]: ON THE BRIDGE IN PORT BRUCE...

YES, IT ROLLED AHEAD A LITTLE BIT.

WE'RE GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: THE BRAKES ARE RELEASED,

AND THE ROTATOR IS NOW HOLDING ONTO THE TRUCK.

BEFORE WE RELEASED THE BRAKES,

WE MADE SURE WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF PRESSURE

ON THE CABLES.

IT ROLLED UP THE BRIDGE A LITTLE BIT

RATHER THAN BACK DOWN INTO THE RIVER.

WE'RE LEAVING THE BRIDGE HERE.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THE CREW MUST STILL ROLL IT UP THE SLOPE,

SHIFTING 40,000 POUNDS ON THE COLLAPSED STRUCTURE.

[BRAD]: NOW THAT WE'RE CHANGING THE WAY THE WEIGHT IS

ON THE BRIDGE,

WE DON'T KNOW HOW STABLE IT REALLY IS.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

IT MAY STAY IN PLACE, IT MAY MOVE.

IF IT MOVES, WE COULD BE IN FOR A WORLD OF TROUBLE.

[♪♪♪]

[DAVE]: OKAY, DUMP TRUCK'S ON THE MOVE!

LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE AT THE 10-FOOT MARK.

IT HAD TO BE A COORDINATED EFFORT,

ONCE YOU START MOVING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WE DON'T NEED IT BACK IN THE RIVER.

WE'RE AT OUR 10-FOOT MARK, DAVID.

WE'RE GOOD.

10-4.

WELL, IT LOOKS BETTER OUT OF THE WATER.

SET THAT OVER HERE.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S TIME TO RIG UP FOR THE LIFT.

THEY'LL USE A SET OF SPREADER BARS

TO LIFT THE TRUCK EVENLY,

AND PREVENT IT FROM SHIFTING AS IT RISES

AND SWINGS TO THE ROAD.

JUST PUT ONE ON EACH SIDE THERE,

SO WE GOT 'EM.

[BRAD]: WE'VE ONLY GOT ONE SHOT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY ROOM FOR ERROR.

WHAT SIZE OF SHACKLES ARE GOING ON THERE?

WHATEVER WE NEED TO PUT THERE.

USE BIG. GO BIG.

TAKE IT OUT.

[DAVE PALSA]: ONCE YOU'VE GOT IT IN THE AIR,

YOU CAN'T MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR IT.

EITHER THE RIGGING'S GOOD, OR IT'S NOT GOOD.

STOP, NOPE.

WRONG ONES.

OTHER ONES.

OTHER ONES?

YEAH, OTHER ONE, PETE.

YOU'RE PUTTING ALL YOUR KNOWLEDGE

WITH THE RIGGING TO TEST...

THOSE ONES ARE ON THE ANGLE.

RIGHT?

SO THEY'RE FOR THE CHAINS

THAT ARE PICKING IT UP, RIGHT?

OH.

THESE ONES COME STRAIGHT DOWN.

...AND EVERYBODY'S RELYING ON YOU

TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S DONE RIGHT.

OH, YOU JUST WANT IT THAT WAY?

-YEAH. -OKAY.

[BRAD]: IF MY RIGGING ISN'T RIGHT,

AND SOMETHING GOES WRONG,

IT WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC.

OKAY, DAVE, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, BROTHER.

[NARRATOR]: THE CRANE

WILL SWING THE BARS OVER THE BRIDGE

SO MIKE AND BRAD CAN RIG TO THE TRUCK.

LOOKING GOOD, DAVE.

[DAVE PALSA]: THE DUMP TRUCK WEIGHS ROUGHLY 40,000 POUNDS

IS WHAT THEY'RE THINKING,

SO I'VE GOT TO PUT A HUGE AMOUNT OF TRUST

IN THE GUYS DOING IT, BRAD AND MIKE.

OKAY, DAVE, SWING TO YOUR RIGHT.

OKAY, THAT LOOKS GOOD. LINE OUT.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU GOT THE FRONT, I GOT THE BACK.

[BRAD]: WE'VE STILL GOT AN EXTRA COUPLE THOUSAND POUNDS

SITTING IN THIS TRUCK

THAT WE REALLY WEREN'T COUNTING ON BEING IN THERE.

[NARRATOR]: AT THE DISTANCE THEY NEED TO COVER,

THE EXTRA WEIGHT WILL PUSH THE CRANE

TO ITS MAXIMUM CAPACITY.

I'M READY WHEN YOU ARE, MIKE.

OKAY, BRAD.

OUR PADS ARE IN THE RIGHT SPOT?

YUP.

OKAY, DAVE, EVERYTHING'S SNUG.

WE'RE GOOD.

OKAY, SOUNDS GREAT.

LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE OFF THE BRIDGE,

AND TELL ME WHEN TO GO AHEAD.

[BRAD]: WE GOT ALL THE RIGGING HOOKED UP.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO START TO LIFT IT UP A LITTLE SLOW

AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

OKAY, DAVE.

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

[HONKING AN ALERT]

IT'S REALLY GOING TO HAPPEN.

OH, THEY'RE GETTING EXCITED NOW.

[NARRATOR]: DAVE WILL MAKE A SMALL INITIAL LIFT...

[NARRATOR]: ...JUST ENOUGH TO HOLD ON

SO THE CREW WILL BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE ROTATOR'S LINES.

[BRAD]: OKAY, DAVE, IT'S COMPLETELY OFF THE DECK.

WHEN I'VE GOT THIS THING IN THE AIR,

AND ONE OF THOSE STRAPS BREAK,

NOW WHAT?

OKAY, BRAD, JUST TELL ME WHEN YOU WANT ME TO STOP,

WHEN YOUR CABLES ARE SLACK ENOUGH.

YEAH, YOU CAN HOLD 'ER THERE FOR A MINUTE, DAVE.

WE'LL GET RID OF THOSE CABLES.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S ALL UP TO THE CRANE

TO HOLD THE 40,000 POUNDS OF SUSPENDED WEIGHT.

OKAY, DAVE, IT'S ALL YOU.

[DAVE PALSA]: JUST LOOKING AT THE WIND HERE.

WE'RE ALLOWED 12 METRES PER SECOND,

WE'RE ONLY AT ABOUT EIGHT.

WE'RE, UH... READY TO GO.

[HONKING AN ALERT]

THEY'RE LIFTING IT!

HERE SHE COMES.

[BRAD]: I CAN HONESTLY SAY

I'VE NEVER SEEN A FLYING DUMP TRUCK BEFORE.

[BRAD]: THIS IS DEFINITELY A NEW ONE.

[DAVE ROSS]: I TOLD YOU YOU'D GET TO SEE IT FLY,

DIDN'T I?

[LAUGHS] YEAH, YOU DID.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO BOOM UP ANY MORE

IN CASE IT SMACKS MY BOOM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I'VE GOT A GOOD 10 FEET THERE.

[NARRATOR]: BEFORE DAVE SETS THE TRUCK DOWN...

THIS THING HAS TO SPIN 180, RIGHT?

WE'D LIKE IT TO.

[NARRATOR]: ...IT NEEDS TO BE POINTING THE RIGHT DIRECTION

SO THE CREW CAN TOW IT AWAY.

[DAVE ROSS]: I WANT HIM TO STOP RIGHT THERE.

JUST HOLD 'ER RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S GOOD THERE, HOLD IT.

JUST WANT YOU TO GRAB THOSE LINES WHEN IT'S CLOSE.

[BRAD]: WE'VE GOT TAGLINES ON THIS DUMP TRUCK...

SO THIS WAY WE CAN HOLD THIS TRUCK STILL

AS IT STARTS TO TOUCH THE GROUND.

NOW, GET AWAY FROM IT, BRAD.

DON'T GET WITHIN 10 FEET OF IT.

TONY, DON'T GO UNDER IT!

TONY!

GET OUT!

GET AWAY FROM IT, BRAD.

DON'T GET WITHIN 10 FEET OF IT.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE EDGE OF CATFISH CREEK...

TONY, DON'T GO UNDER IT.

DON'T GO UNDER IT!

DON'T GO UNDER IT!

GET OUT!

[NARRATOR]: ...THE ROSS CREW

IS FIGHTING TO WRANGLE THE DUMP TRUCK

SAFELY TO THE GROUND.

WAIT TILL IT GETS SPUN AROUND.

[DAVE ROSS]: THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE

IN DANGEROUS SPOTS,

SO EVERY CAUTION HAD TO BE PLAYED.

PULL, LAWSON, PULL!

PULL!

SET 'ER DOWN.

-THAT'S GOOD THERE? -YUP.

ALL RIGHT, DAVE, SLOWLY BOOMING DOWN,

NICE AND EASY.

OKAY?

YOU JUST GOT TO KEEP 'ER STRAIGHT.

BACK TIRES ARE ON THE GROUND THERE NOW.

[BRAD]: AS WE'RE WATCHING THE TIRES HIT THE GROUND,

IT'S A SIGH OF RELIEF.

FINALLY!

[CROWD CHEERING]

[BRAD]: YOU'VE GONE THROUGH A MONTH OF PLANNING,

TWO DAYS OF RIGGING

TO SEE THIS THING TOUCH THE GROUND

ON FLAT GROUND.

IT'S A GREAT SIGH OF RELIEF.

[DAVE ROSS]: COULDN'T GET ANY SMOOTHER OR PERFECT,

COULD WE?

LIFT-OFF TO LANDING.

[DAVE PALSA]: YEAH, THAT WENT PRETTY GOOD, I THOUGHT.

[DAVE ROSS]: YOU GUYS DID GOOD HOOKING UP.

IT WAS PERFECT.

JUST... STRAIGHT UP.

IT'S AN ACCOMPLISHMENT

WHEN YOU GO IN AND DO STUFF

THAT PROBABLY VERY FEW PEOPLE CAN DO.

[BRAD]: WELL, WE COULDN'T HAVE ASKED

FOR ANYTHING BETTER THAN THAT.

NOW WE CAN PUT THIS BRIDGE BACK TOGETHER.

OR SOMEBODY ELSE CAN PUT THE BRIDGE BACK TOGETHER.

[NARRATOR]: AND THE CREW CAN CELEBRATE

THEIR BIGGEST RECOVERY, AND THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE,

OF THE WINTER.

[BRAD]: DEFINITELY ONE OF THOSE CAREER-CHANGING MOMENTS.

YOU LEARN SO MUCH FROM A JOB LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW, YOU PUT A LOT MORE FAITH INTO YOUR RIGGING

WHEN YOU SEE IT PUT TO THE TEST.

[♪♪♪]

SO, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE HEADED TO THE COLBORNE AREA.

[NARRATOR]: EAST OF TORONTO ON THE 401,

MITCH IS BACK ON THE ROAD,

HEADING TO PERFORM SOME URGENT MAINTENANCE.

A TRACTOR-TRAILER CLIPPED A GUARDRAIL

AND BENT THE BOGIES ON THE TRAILER.

BOGIES ARE BASICALLY JUST THE SET OF WHEELS.

I'VE GOT A SET OF THE NEW BOGIES

THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN,

AND GET THIS TRUCK BACK MOBILE AND DOWN THE ROAD.

HERE IT IS RIGHT HERE.

LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE ALREADY PUTTING CONES DOWN,

AND LOOK, WE'RE ALREADY GETTING A BACKUP ON THE 401

ALREADY RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A MESS.

[NARRATOR]: AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY REASON

MITCH WANTS TO FINISH THIS JOB FAST.

GIVE DADDY BIG HUG.

MWAH. THANK YOU.

[MITCH]: IT WAS MY SON'S SECOND BIRTHDAY.

I WANT TO GET HOME.

WE ALSO HAVE TO DO THIS JOB SAFELY

AND MAKE SURE IT GETS DONE PROPERLY,

SO IT'S A TIME CRUNCH.

DADDY GOTTA GO TO WORK.

[MITCH]: ONE DAY I HOPE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE ME AND MY SON,

WITH HIM BY MY SIDE ON A WRECK SCENE,

BUT, YOU KNOW, UNTIL THEN, I'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

ALL RIGHT, BUDDY, GO SEE MAMA.

DADDY BE BACK.

NO!

IT'S ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.

SAY, "BYE, DADDY. LOVE YOU."

STOP RIGHT THERE, THAT'S GOOD.

TRAFFIC'S PICKING UP, EH?

SHE'S A GOOD 'UN.

[BILL]: HE WAS AT THE TRENTON REST AREA.

WHEN HE CAME IN LAST NIGHT,

HE CLIPPED THE WALL WITH THIS FRONT WHEEL,

AND IT SHOVED THE WHEEL BACK,

AND NOW THE WHEEL IS IMPEDING THE FLOOR OF THE TRAILER

AND THE WHEEL BEHIND IT.

YEAH, YOU CAN TELL, EH?

-HEY, BILL? -YO!

SHOULD I START TAKING CLIPS OFF?

YUP!

[NARRATOR]: THEY'LL NEED TO SUPPORT THE TRAILER

WHILE THEY PULL OUT THE DAMAGED BOGIE...

CLEAR!

[NARRATOR]: ...AND ROLL IN THE NEW SET OF WHEELS.

HEY, POPS?

[NARRATOR]: THE QUESTION IS

HOW TO SET UP FOR THE LIFT

WHILE CAUSING THE LEAST POSSIBLE DISRUPTION TO TRAFFIC.

ARE WE DOING THIS OVER THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK?

THE SIDE.

-THE SIDE? -YUP.

I HAD RECOMMENDED

THAT WE SET UP IN THE LANE THAT'S CLOSED,

WORK OVER THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: BUT LIFTING OFF THE SIDE

WILL PUT THE ROTATOR RIGHT UP AGAINST THE LIVE LANE,

A TIGHT FIT FOR MITCH.

SO WHAT, I'M GOING TO BE, LIKE, HERE?

YUP.

WHY THAT INSTEAD OF OVER THE FRONT?

BECAUSE IT'S FULLY LOADED.

YOU CAN'T PICK IT.

[NARRATOR]: EXTENDING HIS BOOM TO CLEAR THE CAB

WILL REDUCE LIFTING POWER,

WITH 20,000 POUNDS ON THE END OF HIS WINCH LINES,

BUT IT WILL KEEP THE ROTATOR AWAY FROM TRAFFIC,

AND MITCH IS KEEN TO TRY THE MOVE AGAIN.

SO, OVER THE FRONT?

I DON'T KNOW, I'VE NEVER DONE 20.

I DON'T WANT TO TRY IT HERE.

WHAT?

ARE YOU NERVOUS ABOUT GOING OVER THE FRONT?

[LAUGHS]

WE'RE NOT LIFTING...

WE'RE NOT LIFTING 60,000.

ALL RIGHT, WANNA TRY IT?

YEAH.

MITCH IS A VERY CONFIDENT INDIVIDUAL.

MITCH WANTS TO TRY DOING IT OVER THE CAB.

GIVE US LOTS OF WORK ROOM HERE.

I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT HE ACTUALLY APPROVED OF IT,

AND SAID, "LET'S DO IT," SO NOW I'M LIKE...

ALL RIGHT, WELL, NOW THIS IS, YOU KNOW, LIKE,

MAKE SURE I BETTER DO THIS GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S DO 'ER.

I'M IN.

OKAY.

[CHUCKLES]

[NARRATOR]: MITCH WILL EXTEND HIS BOOM OVER THE CAB

AND LIFT THE TRAILER WITH TWO LINES,

ALLOWING THE CREW TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE DAMAGED BOGIE.

[BILL]: WE'LL GET THE LIGHTS FIRED UP

SO WE CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING.

FREAKS ME OUT WORKING OVER THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK.

YEAH, LIKE, AN $800,000 PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THERE,

AND YOU'RE DOING ALL YOUR WORK...

RIGHT NOW WE'RE ABOUT TWO FEET OFF THE FRONT BUMPER,

SO IF ANYTHING WAS TO GO WRONG...

YEAH, THAT'S NOT A CONVERSATION

I WANT TO HAVE TO HAVE WITH MY OLD MAN.

GRAB TWO CLEVICES...

WE'LL GO RIGHT HERE.

IS YOUR SLIDER AS FAR AHEAD AS YOU CAN COME?

IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY CLOSE, YEAH.

BRING IT AHEAD.

THE LEAST AMOUNT OF BOOM WE USE...

-YEAH. -...THE BETTER.

[BILL]: IF YOU MISCALCULATE WHAT YOU'RE LIFTING

WITH WHAT THE CAPABILITIES OF YOUR EQUIPMENT ARE,

YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING FROM A FAILED CHAIN,

TO A FAILED WIRE ROPE,

TO HAVING A TRUCK

THAT IS ENTIRELY LAYING UPSIDE-DOWN IN THE DITCH

BESIDE THE CASUALTY.

READY?

YUP.

YOU WANT ME TO GO STRAIGHT UP, CABLES UP?

YUP.

YOU'RE FLOATING.

HANG ON, MITCH.

HOLD ON, MITCH!

YOU'RE FLOATING.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 NEAR COLBORNE,

MITCH WRIGHT IS FIGHTING TO LIFT THE LOADED TRAILER

WITHOUT TOPPLING THE ROTATOR.

[MITCH]: RIGHT WHEN I START TO PICK IT UP,

I TAKE A QUICK LOOK BACK AT MY BACK RIG LEGS,

AND THEY'RE FLOATING.

THERE'S A LOT OF WEIGHT GOING ON AT THAT FRONT END OF THAT TRUCK.

[BILL]: HANG ON, MITCH.

HOLD ON, MITCH!

IT'S OFF. WE OWN IT.

THAT YOU DO.

[NARRATOR]: THE ROTATOR IS HOLDING THE WEIGHT FOR NOW...

AND I CAN GET THE BAR IN RIGHT HERE.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THEY NEED TO WORK QUICKLY

TO SWAP THE BOGIES.

ONE...

TWO...

OH, AND THESE ARE FIGHTING US, TOO, BIG TIME.

THESE THINGS ARE BIG AND HEAVY.

HANG ON, MITCH!

I'LL GO TO THE OTHER SIDE.

JUST START ROCKING THE BOAT! COUNT!

[MITCH]: I MEAN, WE'VE GOT FOUR OR FIVE DUDES

TRYING TO PUSH THIS THING AROUND,

AND IT'S TAKING FOREVER.

JUST MANHANDLE IT.

CROWBARS AND PUSHING AND PULLING.

[GASPS]

DO A COUNT,

AND WE CAN GO AT THE SAME TIME.

I GOT A BAR NOW.

OKAY, IT'S GOING TO BE EVERY-- ON THREE, EVERY THREE.

-OKAY, GO. -ONE, TWO, THREE!

ONE-- JUST DO IT.

I DON'T KNOW... [LAUGHING]

THAT DOESN'T MAKE NO SENSE,

BECAUSE THEN WE GET NO ROCK THE BOAT.

ONE, TWO, ZERO?

ONE... EVERY...

I DON'T... [LAUGHS]

WE NEED TO A CALL IN THE CAPTAIN HERE.

[BILL]: IT'S EIGHT WHEELS FACING STRAIGHT AHEAD,

AND WE DIDN'T BRING ANYTHING TO STEER IT,

SO WE'RE USING PRY BARS.

JUST...

WE MUST HAVE LOOKED LIKE A BUNCH OF MONKEYS.

I FEEL LIKE KINDERGARTEN RIGHT NOW.

HOW MUCH LONGER ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO BE?

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE WITHIN AN HOUR AND A HALF.

WE GOTTA GET THIS BOGIE UNDERNEATH HERE

AND GET THIS THING OUTTA HERE.

WE HAD IT GOOD WHEN WE HAD THE MOMENTUM--

YOU WANT TO ROTATE THAT WAY A LITTLE BIT?

YEAH.

WE CAN ROLL IT RIGHT UP TO THE TRUCK.

RIGHT ON THAT ANGLE.

SOUNDS GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE WEIGHT

ALREADY TIPPING HIS TRUCK FORWARD,

MITCH NOW NEEDS TO SWING THE TRAILER

AWAY FROM THE BOGIE.

BOOM UP.

GOOD.

OKAY, PULL IT.

THERE WE GO.

DID IT ROLL?

YEAH.

JUST LET IT ROLL,

AND WE'LL DO THE SAME THING WE JUST DID, OKAY?

[GRUNTING WITH EFFORT]

YUP.

-YUP. -GO.

THERE WE GO, BEAUTIFUL!

ALL RIGHT, ROTATOR.

PUT THE WOOD IN.

[GRUNTS]

[LAUGHS]

ROTATE 'ER OVER.

LET 'ER DOWN.

GOOD!

PHEW!

THAT'S A SIGH OF RELIEF ONCE IT'S LIKE THAT.

20,000 OVER THE FRONT.

THAT WAS COOL.

PRETTY COOL.

THAT WORKED OUT GOOD.

YOU CALLED MY BLUFF.

YOU WERE RIGHT, I WAS WRONG.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S HARD TO STAND IN THE BACK 50

AND ALLOW HIM TO DO WHAT HE WANTS TO DO,

BUT HE SEEMS TO BE TAKING IT PLACES

THAT I HAVE NOT GONE MYSELF.

[HONKS TWICE]

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: LATER THAT NIGHT...

YEAH, WE'LL GO SEE IT. COME HERE.

[GROANING]

GIMME HUGS.

HUGS.

MWAH.

YOU WANT TO SEE TRUCK?

YEAH?

[NARRATOR]: MITCH HAS MISSED THE PARTY,

BUT THE BIRTHDAY BOY IS STILL UP,

AND PAYING HIS DAD A VISIT AT THE SHOP.

[BILL]: LIKE MITCH'S SON,

SINCE THE DAY HE'S BEEN ABLE TO GET HIS HANDS ON THE HANDLEBARS

OR THE STEERING WHEEL, OR THE KEYS,

IT WAS ALL ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MADE NOISE

AND HAD A THROTTLE.

WHAT?

[BILL]: IT MAKES A PROUD DAD MOMENT

TO SEE A SON PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF.

WHERE'S THE HORN?

YOU DON'T KNOW?

WHAT'S THAT DO?

[BEEPS HORN]

[GASPS PLAYFULLY]

[SQUEALING TIRES]

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

THERE'S ONE, TWO, THREE... HOLY.

[NARRATOR]: ...AN ICY NIGHT...

LOTS OF CARNAGE TONIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: ...PUTS THE CREW UNDER PRESSURE...

[GARY VANDENHEUVEL]: DON'T WANNA BE OUT HERE

ANY LONGER THAN I HAVE TO BE TONIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND PUTS COLLIN...

THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...IN THE CROSSHAIRS.

[HORNS BLARING] LET'S GET OUTTA HERE!

NOW, EVERYONE WATCH THEMSELVES!

[NARRATOR]: BUBBA RACES RUSH HOUR...

WHERE IS THIS VAC TRUCK, MAN?

[NARRATOR]: ...AND LEAKING FUEL.

BUT HONESTLY, LIKE, WHERE IS HE?

[♪♪♪]