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MALE NARRATOR: This winter on Heavy Rescue 401...

Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!

It's a disaster.

ZACH: I'm gonna be a little late to supper!

MAN: Tractor brakes on!

Put the boom down? DAVE: Down?

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Whoa!

STEVE: It's a dangerous job, but somebody gotta do it.

KERRY: Oh, yeah. That's not going anywhere.

Wow. (COW MOOS)

Where I'm at right now, this'll kill me.

MITCH: Whoa, that's scary.

GARY: This one's not giving up without a fight.

Neither am I. (DOG YAPPING)

Slow down!

..Everything that can go wrong is going wrong.

Whoa. Whoa!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

The worst place we could possibly be:

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

An early winter snowstorm is hammering the highways of Toronto.

KERRY: When you're driving in snow, you have to adjust

your driving to those conditions:

People caught by surprise can forget the basics of winter driving.

This guy up here is gonna split us.

He's going.

This guy definitely should not be doing what he's doing.

Whoa!

This is exactly what not to do.

As night approaches, the highway is only getting worse.

On the eastbound 401 at Bayview,

one driver...

..completely loses control.

Crashes don't happen because of poor road conditions

or poor weather conditions.

It happens because of poor driving decisions.

And in this case, we have drivers going way too fast.

And this driver isn't waiting around to tell his story.

(SIREN BLARES)

Within minutes, OPP Constable Mark Chimiski arrives on scene.

So, I can see there's, like, front-end damage.

It looks like it hit the guardrail.

We're just in a dangerous spot.

My goal is just to get this vehicle hooked up

as quick as possible and then,

I can investigate it further from here.

As the tow operator hooks up the car,

Constable Chimiski continues the investigation.

From the way the tracks are, it looks like he went eastbound.

We've got a canine officer on the way.

They're going to check the area and then,

we're going to go from there.

When the police track him down, the driver will be charged

with failing to remain.

And police are bracing for more drivers

making more bad decisions before morning.

So they should slow down and make sure they have winter tyres on,

and keep your good distance from the other drivers in front of you.

And six miles to the east...

So we just got a call for a rolled-over lumber truck.

Sounds like it is just a massive mess right now.

..Sergeant Kerry Schmidt is heading toward a much bigger scene.

KERRY: So, yeah. Here we are.

Five. Tango. 007.

Just be advised, I'm on scene here.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Wow, this is a big wreck.

Debris all over the highway.

This is a busy stretch of highway.

We need all lanes reopened for the morning rush hour.

What a mess.

On North America's busiest highway...

..closure...

..is not an option.

(THEME MUSIC)

KERRY: So typically, this would be three or four lanes

of 401 eastbound express, but right now,

it looks like a lumberyard.

An SUV hammered into a crash cushion,

bouncing into the path of an oncoming lumber truck

that smashed down across the highway.

Fortunately, no-one was killed in this crash,

because it certainly could have been a lot worse.

But again, technology like this is there to keep people alive,

but really, it comes down to drivers making better decisions.

Abrams Towing's John Allen will lead the charge

to clear it before the commute.

You know what?

I don't know what happened, but off on his side he went.

I mean, it looks like pick-up sticks all over the highway.

It'll be a big job, big clean-up.

We're on a tight schedule here. We gotta get this done.

NATE: Hey! Hey!

And the job...

..just got even more urgent.

JOHN: That tank is full.

Because the tractor's on its side over here,

the diesel is leaking out through the overflow.

Bri, make sure the electrical's disconnected.

Yeah. Hold on, John. OK, got 'em.

The only way for John and fellow rotator op Brian Newton

to stop the flow is to get the tractor on its wheels.

Right there. Right there.

That's good. That's good.

Uprighting this vehicle and getting it out first

is the top priority.

OK, watch yourself there.

He's going to start giving a little tug.

But first, they need to slide it clear of the trailer.

And that reveals a bigger problem

hidden just under the snow.

Oh, damn!

Time is of the essence right now.

There's probably, you know, 100 litres of fuel sitting there

that's going to go into the catch basin.

I'm going to change my angle out wide

and pull it out this way now. Yeah.

BRIAN: What we're doing is we're dragging the truck

away from the catch basin.

We've got to get it away.

Nobody wants anything down the sewer.

And until they upright the tractor,

there's no room for a vacuum truck to even gain access.

That's good.

Put some Absorb-All down on this.

Just right here.

We got a big puddle of diesel

all contained,

but that's only going to last so long.

The most important thing at this point

is get this tractor back on its wheels.

We're going to do a reverse roll.

So we're basically just going to run a strap underneath

and we're going to flop it the opposite way.

Throw that one down around the frame here.

Yeah. Yeah?

We're gonna try and get the truck flipped over as quick as we can.

That's good. That's good. That's good.

Yep?

And hopefully that'll slow the leak down for us, or stop it.

But they won't know for sure until it's upright.

Come out of there. I'm going to roll it now.

Watch. It might swing a bit, eh?

(METAL GROANS)

NATE: Whoo!

As soon as it's back on its wheels,

we had a look and the diesel's stopped leaking, at this point.

BRIAN: Want me to start rigging the front?

Yeah, you can start. Hook this up.

So the first issue on this wreck has been solved.

But the work has barely even started.

KERRY: Yeah, what a mess here.

The tractor-trailer is just destroyed

and we have a massive mess of lumber and debris.

I do hope we'll have all lanes reopened

for the morning rush hour.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

With early morning traffic already picking up.

John needs to make room for the salvage crew to tackle the wood.

JOHN: There. I'll get it over the truck here.

I'm going to pick the trailer up,

we're going to swing it away from the lumber.

Got it? It'll be out of the way.

The other guys can start dealing with the lumber

and we'll finish the upright of the trailer.

OK.

(METAL GROANS)

There. Now, you can go by.

OK, he's coming right now.

So, you guys can go ahead.

OK. It's all clear on the other side.

For Brian and John,

the recovery now hinges on

getting the trailer up and off the highway.

BRAIN: Once he gets it to the sweet spot,

what we're going to call it,

I'm going to pull up with my truck,

then I'm going to pull the bottom out,

we're going to flip it over here.

OK. There.

That's good, right there.

Keep going. Right here. That's good.

With John already rigged for the lift,

the challenge for Brian is finding solid points

to pull and flip on the bottom.

What do you want to do, grab the pockets?

Yeah, just tie-down pockets.

Brian will pull on the rail and pockets used to secure the load

while John will lift from above,

rolling the trailer onto its wheels.

That'll work.

We're rigging to the pockets of the trailer,

'cause it's the most accessible spot

for us to get this done quicker.

It's a bit of a gamble,

but we're gonna hope that they're gonna be

strong enough to flip it over.

You got the back on already?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's done.

There's only one way to find out. OK, ready?

Yeah. It's going to centre up between our lines.

Just hang onto it.

If a line lets go while we're rolling this over,

anything can happen. Anything.

OK, pull it.

Want me to boom up a bit? Yeah, go ahead.

We have to be perfectly in sync.

If one line gets ahead of the other,

that's when it starts to wobble.

Hold on there.

It could cause a failure.

Pull on it.

Let out. Let out. Let out. Let out.

Pull up.

Up, up, up, up!

Let out. Let out. Let out!

OK. Hold on. Hold on.

Whoa! Watch out.

MALE NARRATOR: On the eastbound 401 at Meadowvale,

daylight is just a few hours away.

John and Brian are gambling on

the quickest available rigging point.

JOHN: Pull on it.

(METAL GROANS)

BRIAN: Let out. Let out. Let out!

OK. Hold on. Hold on.

Whoa!

Watch out!

(TENSE MUSIC)

Whoa, that was close.

Happened so quick.

Very, very scary.

We got very lucky. What let go?

Pocket broke.

Just the weight of the trailer and from the swing of it,

it just tore the rail right off the pocket.

Oh, I see.

I always work off my remote,

just because of that situation, you know?

You don't want to be between the casualty

and your wrecker,

because if you're standing there, you're getting pinched.

Here, throw this on.

The trailer's now upright,

but they need to position it to tow away.

Watch yourself!

Yeah, it's gonna slide nice and easy.

She's comin'.

Watch the wall!

Try and pull the front towards you!

That's good.

Hey, look at the trailer. But the trailer...

Oh. Yeah, this thing is pretty destroyed.

..is packing a new problem.

Try to grab some off the side.

The fifth wheel is broken off the truck

and it's still attached to the king pin of the trailer.

Here, here. I'll spin it. I'll spin it. I'll spin it.

They need it free to hook for the tow.

Right in here.

The problem is the weight of the fifth wheel

is pushed down on the king pin.

Spin it. Spin it. Take a look. Alright. Let me see. Let me see.

John has to be ready to move...

..as soon as the lumber is clear.

It's open. It's open. I felt it move. OK.

You ready? Alright. I'm open.

Right there. Right there. Right there. Here.

We're right here.

Tell Nate to back up right down here.

Up, up, up, up, up. Up.

The only thing left is cleaning up the lumber.

It's all hands on deck.

Everybody's pitching in, everybody's giving a hand.

Hold on. Hold on.

We gotta get this outta here.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

I think I'm done.

Yeah, we're outta here.

And John can put the first storm of the season

(HORN HONKS) in his rear-view.

Everybody had their part.

Everybody did their job.

And, you know, it's great to have Brian out there,

in the other rotator, to back me up.

KERRY: Orillia. Five. Tango. 007.

Just be advised, 401 eastbound at Meadowvale,

all lanes reopened.

Plows are behind me, but traffic is moving.

200 miles southwest...

..Frigid early morning air

descends onto Highway 402.

GARY: We've got a slippery morning going on.

We've got a bit of an ice fog happening.

And the harsh conditions have taken their toll.

We've got a tractor-trailer rolled over

in the centre median on the 402.

Not sure what we have.

That's part of the mystery until we get there.

Whatever he's facing,

Gary Vandenheuvel will be fighting with a major disadvantage.

I'm kind of a wounded one this morning.

We had a little incident at an industrial yard

and I got hit by a forklift.

You had your X-rays today? I did.

You can see how the bone is completely on an angle there.

Right. Oh, you've got some

other breaks in your hand as well.

A forklift driver from another company

crushed Gary's hand while they were moving equipment.

Before you have your full range of motion,

it's going to be a couple of months, probably.

Taking a little bit different of a role.

I'll do my best to keep my hands off as much as I can, this morning,

and let the guys do the work.

As lead operator,

Gary's son Collin will be facing heavy,

awkward spilled cargo.

First big scene like this that I get full control on.

It'll be a good test for the rest of the winter, I think.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Fog. It's a real danger.

There's always that potential for a secondary accident to happen.

That's Collin, just pulling up there now.

This is, like, surreal-looking.

Oh, man.

Wow. Dug in pretty good.

Recovering the truck will be the first step.

Then, there's the load.

Aluminium rolls. Both came off?

Those are big rolls, so see what those weigh.

There'll be a stamp usually somewhere.

Got it? Light real quick.

The big part of the job is actually getting these coils out.

They're down deep in the ditch.

Big, mean and heavy.

OK, well, what's the plan?

It's all going to be up to me to figure out

how to get this one back up on its wheels.

Not an easy job by any means.

MALE NARRATOR: 20 miles east of Sarnia on the 402...

..The sun is rising.

GARY: I'll go back, get the float,

have it ready so we can get these coils.

Sounds good. See you in a little bit.

And the recovery is on.

As Gary heads to grab a trailer...

OK.

..he's trusting Collin to oversee the first phase on his own.

Oh. Looking at the trailer here,

there isn't really a whole lot of structure to these.

They're just an aluminium frame.

The front wall's going to be our strongest point

when we're trying to upright this.

Gonna need two trucks on this one,

just to make sure that everything goes alright.

OK, he's just coming by eastbound there?

Alright, bye.

Kyle is going to be here in just a minute.

(SIREN BLARES)

Oh, boy.

And Collin will need the help to finish the recovery fast,

reducing the distraction for drivers.

With the fog today, it's even harder for them

to see each other stopping.

So if someone's not paying attention,

they run right into the back of another one.

So we really gotta be careful.

Just after 8am, heavy op Kyle Pewtress rolls onto the scene.

I'll show you what we got.

KYLE: How many coils? Two? Two, yeah. They're both off.

Whoo!

Gary won't be on the controls or anything like that,

because of his hand.

Son of a bitch. Yeah.

So, the whole team now needs to step up and show

what they're made of, because basically,

we're a man down now.

She's right free.

The chains look to be broken all right off.

Yeah. To get it to roll over for us,

we're gonna have to lift the front of the trailer up,

just so we can get one strap underneath of this thing.

Well, let's start rigging this thing up, then,

and we'll start getting to work, OK? Yeah.

You ready? Yeah.

OK. We've got the boom almost fully extended.

We're gonna be right at the max of what we can lift here.

You got my legs there? OK.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(METAL GROANS)

Just floating a little bit.

OK. I'm gonna boom in a little bit.

Whoa! I got daylight!

I got an inch of float there.

You know what? That's plenty there.

Let's get the strap... You good there?

Oh, yeah. It's plenty.

OK. OK, let's get the strap going here.

Glad I wore my waterproof boots today.

Got it.

It's not a fun environment.

Beautiful!

Kind of a gooey mess. It sucks.

Kyle?

Yep? Come over here.

Let's get a chain on this thing

and we'll figure it out from there, OK?

I like it! I want to get this thing upright

before my dad gets back.

SONNY: Copy that.

Just north of Toronto...

People wanting to change the lane in the last minute, yeah?

What are you gonna do?

..the highways have thawed out

and Sonny Subra is heading up the 400.

Driving in Toronto, it make you go crazy in your life.

The last few months have brought a big shift for Sonny,

at home and on the road.

I moved out of Toronto, the first change.

And then second change is, I change the company.

Yeah, just get it done. Let's go, guys.

After Sonny built his recovery career

at Steve's Towing, he and Steve have parted ways.

I just want a change.

A lot of companies asked me to come

and work for them, but they're already built up.

Sonny wanted to help build and lead

a heavy division from the ground up.

We have around 10, 15, one-ton,

and then I came here, and they bought this one.

Toronto's Prompt Towing gave him his chance.

It's really a start-up company.

We've got to build it up slowly.

This is a 50-ton boom on the back.

It's not a rotator, but it's a great truck.

(ENGINE STARTS)

While I was in Steve's Towing, I got too comfortable.

I got nothing there to do.

I wanted to run. I wanted to keep running.

But Sonny can only succeed if he gets the jobs.

Now, I'm cruising around.

I've got to build up a customer, right?

I need more customer here.

Today, he's back on the chase.

As Sonny approaches the scene ahead,

he makes a quick assessment.

It's a pretty bad spot.

(TENSE MUSIC)

It's very dangerous for me to step out and work there.

Let me go ask the guy what's going on.

Live lane traffic is very close to us.

It's a very bad spot.

I'm not going to stand right there.

Look. Look. Nobody move over.

I got all the lights on.

This is really bad.

I was shocked.

And there's a school bus coming.

They're not going to move over.

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Life on the line.

I'm gonna wait for the MTO.

Let the MTO come block the right lane and then,

I'm going to start hooking it up.

A crash truck moves in, giving Sonny protection.

Yeah, it's better with the lane closure,

so happy to hook it up.

Now, he needs to minimise blockage time.

OK, there you go.

OPP is here.

Let me go tell them what's going on.

Give me ten minutes. Pull the axle and good to go.

Alright, thanks.

Because it's an automatic truck, I had to pull the axle.

So that way, like, the wheel going to spin freely.

Oh, my god.

Supposed to come out easy,

but it's not coming out.

They're blocking the lane.

I gotta get this open.

Gotta go. Gotta go. It's gotta go.

Ahh! I hate this.

SONNY: Ahh.

Nothing's going right.

MALE NARRATOR: On a busy stretch of the 400

just north of Toronto...

..Sonny needs to remove the axle...

Just doesn't wanna come out, man.

..and get off this road.

I'm trying to take out this axle,

but it's taking forever.

Take it out by hand.

The longer I am staying in the highway,

it's more danger for me.

The last one. Last one, guys.

Got it, OK?

When the last washer has come out...

Good to go.

..I'm not the only one happy.

The MTO happy, OPP happy. Yeah, truck ready to go.

Everything good.

Tow light back on, and I'm good to go, OK?

Thank you, guys.

We are hooked up, this one.

We are going to Highway 9 and 400, drop this one.

But as he heads to the drop-off point,

he gets word of another job six miles ahead.

Go north. Go north, Deric!

Deric, go north! Highway 9, west of the 400.

Truck in the ditch. Go, go, go.

With the disabled truck still on Sonny's hook,

he's hoping one-ton driver Deric can secure the scene.

OK, I'm on my way. I'm on my way.

I have to remove this very fast.

When busy gets, it's busy, busy, busy, you know?

Like, you don't have even stop to pee,

you know what I mean?

That's how it is.

I've dropped it.

I'm on my way. I gotta go.

I gotta go. I don't have time.

Ahh, man.

But he's hit a delay he can't avoid.

The scale light is on.

So, like, I have to obey the law.

I have to go in. It's gonna kill my time.

Sonny must go through the scales.

And if he's pulled in for a full inspection,

there's no way he'll make up the time.

Oh, there's so many trucks in the line-up.

This is really bad. Like, this is the last thing I need.

If they pull me in, I'm done. I'm done.

COLLIN: Come on.

MALE NARRATOR: Back on the 402...

I got it! I just didn't want to fall off the edge.

..Collin's racing to rig up the semi.

OK.

His father will be watching him roll it.

I'm back.

Looks like they've got a good start here.

Hey. How you making out?

Alright. Yeah?

We're gonna spike it down on the back end,

'cause there's really nothing to hook onto at the back.

One strap up in the front corner.

OK.

OK, Kyle, I'm going to have you start off and then,

I'm going to carry on with the green line.

Yep.

Collin will pull on two lines to the trailer

as Kyle winches down on the tractor,

timing it so the tractor leads,

gently helping roll the trailer.

OK.

Just nice and easy like that. Perfect.

Too much force on the compromised trailer

could tear it apart.

Kyle has to lead with the front on this one,

which means I have to finesse the controls here.

KYLE: How's that front end looking, Gary?

Looks good. Just let 'er go.

Pull a bit more.

It's coming. Nice. Nice.

OK, I'm down. OK.

Look at that. Look at that. Whoo-hoo!

I like it. That's a good feeling.

And that, my friends, is Uprighting 101.

I like it.

But the victory is short-lived.

Uh, little do they know the tough part's yet to come.

These coils gotta get up out of the ditch and onto the float.

That's gonna be a pretty good feat in itself.

OK. This is going to be a big job.

28,000 pounds.

We're going to be in for a big challenge here.

That's a mess. Oh.

At the King City Inspection Station on Highway 400...

It is what it is.

..the fate of Sonny's job is on the line.

I hope they're not going to pull me in.

We'll see.

There's four lights.

If you got a park light,

you're done.

Oh, leave.

Maybe I'm gonna get the wreck.

It's dump truck into the ditch, so, like, it's a pretty good job,

but I don't know if I'm gonna get it.

It's all...all fingers crossed.

Fingers crossed, right?

(TENSE MUSIC)

Yeah, Deric is there.

Driving up, I'm the first heavy on scene.

Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.

We got it.

This traffic is crazy here!

Holy crap!

Fully loaded.

Yeah.

Fully loaded dump truck.

Weighed about 50-ton all together.

Then it looks like driver trying to get out

and he spin the wheel too much

and he dig himself inside.

He's trying hard and then dig out more, and then it's really,

very bad angle.

It's ready to roll over.

I would like to do it safely.

Put two trucks.

One is holding the back end

and one is pulling out the front, right?

That's how we gotta do it.

I'm not doing it right now.

Brother, I'm not doing it right now.

I need one more truck.

I need the OPP to block the lanes.

The driver is in such a hurry.

So much thinking because I don't want you to get killed.

He doesn't even want to wait for police or a crash truck:

And he just want to show the hands and try to block the traffic.

He's not listening to me.

You think they'll slow down?

Look, look...

Brother, I'm not putting my truck in the live lane

until the traffic gets stopped.

I told him straight.

"No, we are not doing it."

What are you gonna do?

He want me to (BLEEP) pull it out without traffic control.

Look at this truck, man. Holy crap!

(HORN BLARES)

SONNY: Whoo-hoo-hoo!

MALE NARRATOR: 40 miles north of Toronto,

Sonny is facing 100,000 pounds of dump truck.

With a driver who's all out of patience.

Fully loaded. 90% of the chance, it's going to roll over.

Yeah, yeah. You understand?

We can't put ourselves in that risk.

Yeah, you're right.

OPP Sergeant Dan Hunter,

trained in heavy recovery, arrives to help block traffic.

We can see where the wheels were spinning.

They've spit up quite a bit of gravel at the back here.

I always give him my respect.

I trust his opinion.

As Dan assesses the job,

(HORN HONKS)

Auto Route Towing's 75-ton rotator pulls up.

I'm going to pull him aggressive to the road.

Won't be more than 20 minutes.

Since he's answering a direct call from the trucking company,

Yassin from Auto Route takes over the job.

So, are you using a second truck? Just so I'm clear.

I'm going to get him to stay right here.

So if I need him, he'll be right beside.

He'll be ready to go. OK, alright.

And he is ready to give it a try with a single truck.

He said he can pull it out by himself.

I'm not saying it's gonna roll over definitely...

..but there's a chance it will roll over.

I'm ready to help him out.

I don't care. You know what I mean? Like...

Yeah.

Yeah, it's...

..Confidence is great, but physics rules the day, right?

So, I would rather take the time, put a second line on it

that we don't need,

than watch it go over and then be out here all day.

Can we put a second line on the back from Sonny's truck?

Just...even if we don't need it?

Just to be safe.

With Yassin on board with a plan...

We're gonna use you to put a second line on.

OK. Yeah, please.

..they're ready to rig up.

Yassin will pull the truck out

while Sonny holds onto the back,

just in case it starts to tip.

There we go.

Ready?

Go, go, go.

This is where I'm most worried.

It's really quite light on this wheel here.

The back end is going further in.

Whoa, whoa!

So as soon as we pulling it out, like, rear tyres came up,

and then it started to tip.

See?

If I let it go, it's gonna go! Yeah, yeah.

Right?

It looked as though you could just walk up to it and push it over.

I'm holding it! I know.

It's a good call. Yeah, I can see it moving.

Go slowly!

She's coming. This side!

That's good. That's good.

Almost, almost, almost.

It's good, I think.

Now, I'm releasing lines.

Yassin and me worked together, and then got the truck out.

It's really a good job.

From my perspective,

we didn't just sit on our hands and watch it go over.

Exactly. Alright, thank you.

Anyway, clean 'er up. Thanks, Sonny.

Today, the dump truck and Sonny's new path

are heading in the right direction.

It's a good day. We finally got done two jobs.

That's given me some hope that it's going to be a good season

with the new company.

I'm happy. It's great feelings.

COLLIN: Bring 'er home, Kyle.

KYLE: I will.

Back near Warwick on the 402...

GARY: It's probably good there, Kyle.

..Collin and Kyle have the semi back on the road.

I've got to tow the whole thing back to the Preferred yard.

I got the easy part. I got the truck and trailer.

I'm out. I'm gone.

So, wrangling the almost 30,000-pound rolls of aluminium

will be up to Collin.

So, what we want to do with these coils, Coll?

'Cause I know you've never dealt with these before.

Yeah.

Just gonna take some chains and wrap it around it.

We wouldn't want to get it up in the air

and it start unravelling and then,

we're chasing it down the road and it becomes really miserable.

So let's start with throwing these through

and putting them together.

As tight as you can get it, Coll. Yeah.

Can't go anywhere now.

OK.

You OK with what you see there?

Looks good, Coll.

The first step, just getting the coils up the bank.

Walk it out the best you can. Yeah.

28,000 pounds on the end of your truck.

It's moving.

It's a lot of weight there.

It's gonna drag a lot of mud with it, though.

Yeah.

Pick 'er up.

Alright, drop 'er down. You got it.

You landed it.

One more to go.

Looking at the second coil,

this one is just a little bit more

down deep in the ditch.

It's moving now. There you go. You got it moving.

The mud is actually acting as, like,

a nice slippery slide for us.

We're up and out. Perfect.

It's good.

It's nice to have these coils up and out of the ditch,

but we've gotta get these things lifted

and onto the trailer.

Frickin' flying, eh?

120 on the shoulder. Man! Yeah.

It'll be delicate work

with a major distraction a few feet away

and no buffer.

Got the boom out in the live lane

a little bit there, which is an unnerving feeling.

Tractor-trailer going by and catching this boom of ours.

She'd be a disaster then.

Traffic is really moving on us this morning.

It's busy, a lot of it going by.

The speeds are really up there.

This is pretty crazy.

(HORN BLARES)

MALE OFFICER: It's definitely dangerous out here.

We want you to slow down

when you're approaching an accident scene.

People just aren't getting the message.

Alright. So, Gary and the police

map out a strategy.

You've got 6km. OK.

OK? Between us and the OPP,

we've come up with a plan.

They must have stopped them.

OK. We'll get 'er going.

Perfect. Thank you.

The OPP are going to do some rolling blocks.

They're just gonna knock that traffic down that extra notch.

The OPP cruiser positioned in front will lead the traffic,

setting a safe speed.

Only got limited time, but let's do what we can.

Yeah. But if the lift takes too long,

the slowed traffic will back up down the highway.

See if you can get that first one lifted,

set in place.

Loading these things up,

it's a very delicate operation here.

This is a big, round object.

We really have to be careful

to make sure that they don't break loose on us.

(TENSE MUSIC)

You've got all of it now.

You can lift it up. I'm going to back under, OK?

OK.

If it does let go,

it's going to take out whatever it runs into

and keep going.

Keep comin'!

We'll get this first one loaded up and go back to the second one.

You can set it down like that. OK.

I think you got it.

That's it. She's free.

Traffic's a lot better now that the OPP have done

their rolling roadblock for us.

But the second roll will be tougher.

I'm on a bit of an angle, so as I pick it up,

it's gonna want to turn on me.

So, I just have to be really careful here

when I'm doing that,

make sure it doesn't kick out too quick.

With the position of the second one,

it doesn't really leave me a whole lot of room.

That's as far back as I'm going to get there.

It's gonna be awkward.

That's really good,

'cause you had to be careful there.

You didn't want it to swing into the truck or anything, right?

No, exactly. OK. I'll back under?

Yeah, that sounds good.

OK? Yeah.

Set 'er down.

Did a great job, Coll.

All the way through. It was a good one.

It was a lot of fun.

It's a good start to the winter, after a bad turn for the boss.

This was definitely a good learning experience

and a good test, especially with my dad being hurt.

I'm going to be in charge for a little bit more

of these recoveries.

I'm limited to what I can do.

The guys have really stepped it up.

Collin stepped up.

It makes me proud, as a dad.

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