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[Kerry Schmidt] Hold on,
it's gonna be a wild day.
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[Narrator] This winter
on Heavy Rescue 401...
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Go, go, go, go, go, go, go!
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[Kerry]
People are stuck everywhere.
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We got heavy trucks
blocking every single lane.
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[engine roaring]
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Slow down!
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Somebody's gonna cause
an accident.
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-[thud]
-[car horn honks]
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You okay, Chris?
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[siren wailing]
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Now the fun starts.
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Every once in a while,
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Mother Nature likes
to remind us who's in charge.
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Unbelievable!
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This is the part
that makes me nervous!
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The pressure's on!
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Tonight we got trucks
everywhere.
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No, no, no, no, no!
Run!
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[shattering]
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[Narrator]
On the highways of Toronto,
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winter has started off slow...
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[Narrator]
...but this morning,
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it's making up for lost time.
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[Narrator]
Plunging temperatures
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have covered the roads
in a slick layer of ice.
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[Kerry] This is the first blast
of winter that we've seen,
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and we know, you know,
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when winter conditions happen,
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traffic can change
in an instant.
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[Narrator]
Just west of the city.
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Sergeant Kerry Schmidt
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is bracing for the chaos
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that comes with a sudden turn
in the weather...
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[Kerry] We expect drivers
to be hypervigilant
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and be prepared to respond
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because we know traffic
can come to a stop
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in an instant.
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[Narrator] ...and as morning
gives way to afternoon,
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one driver has stopped
in the worst possible way.
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Orillia 5 Tango 007,
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I'm also en route
to 427 northbound 401.
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[police radio chatter,
siren wails]
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So, I'm just heading over
to a rolled-over tanker truck...
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Orillia 5 Tango 007
on scene.
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Obviously, there will be
environmental issues here.
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[Kerry] Oh, boy, what a mess.
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[♪♪♪]
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[Narrator] Northbound traffic
trying to funnel into the 401
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is completely stuck.
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[Narrator] Diesel isn't
as flammable as other fuels
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like gasoline,
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but it's still a threat,
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and if the diesel
reaches the storm drain,
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the environmental impact
could be even more serious.
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We have fire department
on scene here right now,
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pumping the fuel
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that's leaking
onto the shoulder,
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trying to, you know, absorb.
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and draw that diesel up
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before it overwhelms the dams
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and ends up going down
into the ditches
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and into the catch basins.
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[Narrator]
There's a long clean-up ahead,
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and a long afternoon
for northbound drivers...
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[Kerry]
Traffic is being diverted
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all other directions
from this area,
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going 401 eastbound,
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427 north and other areas.
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[Narrator] ...and as the day
finally winds down...
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[Narrator] ...across Toronto,
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the ice is only building up...
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[Narrator]
...but as crews battle
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to make the roads safe...
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[Narrator] ...the biggest call
of the night
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is far off of any highway.
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[Narrator] In North York,
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just south of Eglinton Avenue,
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one family has had
a very nasty wake-up call.
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[Narrator] A double tanker,
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loaded with 57,000 litres
of gasoline
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has smashed right into a house.
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[Narrator]
The family is unharmed,
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but the entire neighbourhood
is shaken.
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It was like an earthquake,
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it was really like bad,
really bad thunder.
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It's really just shocking.
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We have a driver
who was trapped in the truck.
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He had minor cuts and bruises.
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He is in the hospital right now
just getting checked out.
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[John Allen]
Wow, what a mess!
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[Narrator] Abrams Towing
veteran lead op John Allen
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is facing a job unlike anything
in his 25-year career.
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[John] The entire front corner
of the house,
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it's gone.
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Whoa-ho!
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The front six, eight feet
of the house is wiped out.
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[sighs] Whew!
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Oh, my God.
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[John] I've never seen
this type of accident
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within the city.
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This is above and beyond
your normal accident.
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So, you see another, you know,
30, 40 feet ahead of him
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is a retirement home, right?
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You know, if he was
a little more that way,
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he could have took this house
right down.
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If he was a little more
this way,
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he might have missed the house,
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but he could have ended up
in the retirement home.
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Yeah, this could have been
way worse.
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Wow, what a mess.
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There's a whole recipe
for disaster here.
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The house could possibly
collapse under the tank.
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We've got fuel lines dangling.
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If a pole comes down,
we can get sparking, arcing,
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you know, people
get electrocuted,
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not to mention gasoline.
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It's just a recipe here
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for things to go way wrong,
way too easy.
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[police dispatch alert beeps]
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[Narrator]
On a residential block
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in North York,
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emergency crews are facing
a highly flammable load,
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embedded in a family home.
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[John] I just imagine
what it'd be like to be in bed,
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and this thing come plowing
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through the front corner
of your house?
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To walk downstairs,
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and find a fuel tanker,
like, inside your house.
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It'd be quite the, uh,
wake-up call.
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[Narrator] John will need help
for the job ahead...
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Oh, wow!
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[Narrator]
...so veteran op Bob Lachaine
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has brought in a second wrecker.
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Nice little wake-up call
on your night off, eh?
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Oh, yeah.
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It's not an everyday thing
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that you see a loaded
set of fuel tanks into a house.
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[Narrator] Abrams heavy manager
Peter Colagiovanni
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is assessing the extent
of the damage.
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We'll wait for the engineer
to arrive
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for the house there, right?
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Never seen nothing
like this before.
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[Narrator] The tanker-trailer
lost control,
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barrelling over the sidewalk,
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and directly into the building.
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[John] Our plan
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is we're going to get
this thing off-loaded,
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make it a little more manageable
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and a little safer.
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[Narrator] They'll pump
the cargo into a second tanker
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that's arrived on scene...
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...but before
they can get started
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on the heavy work,
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the fire chief has new info.
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So just to update you,
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natural gas,
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we still have it running
in this building.
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-Okay.
-So, if you smell gas,
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we don't know if the line's
been severed, right?
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Yeah.
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Super, super careful.
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There's still gas
going to the building,
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and in on the wall behind here,
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we've actually got a gas main.
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This is gonna be
quite the challenge.
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[Narrator] Until the gas line
can be shut off,
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the recovery is on hold.
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[John] The house is at risk
of falling down.
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We got a loaded tractor trailer
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full of gasoline,
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which is very volatile.
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There's so many things
that can go wrong here.
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Hey, Mike!
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Go right to Morrisburg,
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you can't miss us!
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[Narrator]
400 kilometres east,
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Duncan Cooper is on the move.
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[Duncan] Okay, great, yeah,
I'll see ya there.
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[Narrator] The Cornwall crew
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is answering an urgent call
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to back up Bill's Towing...
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[Duncan]
We're heading out to the 401,
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we got a rolled-over
tractor-trailer reefer unit
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that's blocking traffic
on one lane,
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so we gotta get there
as quick as we can,
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see what we can do.
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[Narrator] ...and Duncan has
a new weapon in his arsenal,
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a 50-tonne rotator.
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This is the first real
big recovery for this truck.
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We've been through
all the testing phases,
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and this is now the real test.
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I'm very anxious to see
how it's going to perform today,
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so I got a lot riding
on this truck.
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[Narrator] It was a huge
off-season project for Duncan...
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[Al] Hey, Dunc!
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[Duncan] Yes, sir?
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[Al] Can you back up a bit?
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[Narrator]
...and his father Al,
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who ran the company before him.
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Watch me in the mirror here.
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We had the truck in stock...
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The front up!
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...we re-worked the frame,
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installed the wrecker
on it, and...
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Okay, hold it!
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[Al] ...it should be
another good unit.
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-There!
-There.
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Very good.
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[Narrator]
The powerful new truck
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is part of a new era
for Duncan and the company--
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one that comes
with a bold new look
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for the fleet.
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[Duncan] I always liked blue,
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and it just never came
into the equation,
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so I decided that
we would run with this idea,
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and I had a lot of help
from Kathleen on this.
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[Narrator] Duncan's girlfriend
helped plan the new design,
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but Al had a harder time
letting go of tradition.
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[Duncan] Originally,
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he didn't think
we should go with that,
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but then also
at the end of the day,
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he says, "You know what?
It's your deal.
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You can do what you want."
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Boy, oh, boy,
does that ever look sharp.
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[Al] I know
I get grumpy sometimes,
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but it worked out very good.
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Very good.
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You did a good job.
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[Duncan] I got a lot of blood,
sweat, and tears in this thing,
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so let's see
what it's made out of.
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All right, what do we got?
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For whatever reason,
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a tractor trailer
coming down the highway,
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he came into the ditch,
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and he wound up like this.
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[Narrator]
The refrigerated trailer
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is loaded down
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with over 40,000 pounds
of frozen meat.
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[whistles in disbelief]
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That's heavy.
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We'll be here for a little bit.
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[Duncan] This is going to be
a heavyweight job.
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This is going to be
a serious recovery.
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Hey, we're back at it again!
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[Narrator]
Veteran op Mike McPhee
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is still feeling the aftermath
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from the broken ankles
he suffered
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just over a year ago.
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You got a sore paw
this morning?
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I'm walking!
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I'm not in a wheelchair
this year!
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[Mike McPhee]
It's coming along good,
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a lot better than I expected.
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I don't think I'll ever quit.
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[Narrator] Bill's Towing owner,
Bill Ewing,
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sized up the scene
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as a perfect first job
for Duncan's new truck.
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[Bill] What are you
thinking here, Duncan?
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Bill got the job.
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He was called in for it,
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but he asked us to come in,
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and let's use the rotator.
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We're going to need
a lot of muscle
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to get it back up.
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This job is going to be
a good test
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for the new rotator
that Duncan built.
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Okay, I want to hook up
both lines into that chain,
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'cause I want to try and see
if we can lift the trailer
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and push it that way
a bit, okay?
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[Narrator] With the load inside
at risk of spoiling,
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Duncan needs to work fast.
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First, he'll make a small lift
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so he can gauge the damage
to the trailer wall.
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[Duncan] We're going to lift
the trailer up,
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we're going to block it,
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give a little bit of a pick,
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see how it looks.
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You just stay down, Mike.
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You don't need to get up there.
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[Mike] Can ya get it?
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[Duncan] This is one of
those situations.
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It could be
air cushions involved.
284
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There might be unloading
involved, we're not sure.
285
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Everybody clear?
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[Duncan] Air cushions,
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you know,
they're a wonderful tool,
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but they're extremely
time-consuming,
289
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so if I can avoid that,
I will.
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[Narrator] Air cushions
support a trailer
291
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as they lift.
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They can prevent a rupture,
293
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but slow down the job.
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Is the front of the trailer
lifting at all?
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Right into the corner here?
296
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Yeah, if we can put two,
I'll put two.
297
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-Hold it!
-Hold it!
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Holding it.
More?
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Okay.
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The side wall of the trailer,
301
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it is going like this,
302
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but not too, too bad.
303
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I don't know if we're going
to need to air cushion this.
304
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[Narrator] If Duncan
avoids air cushions
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and relies on the rotator alone,
306
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he could shave hours
off the job...
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[Duncan] Quite honestly,
308
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I don't feel like dragging
them cushions out,
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if we don't have to.
310
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[Narrator]
...but if the trailer rips open,
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his crew is facing
a messy clean-up.
312
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[Mike]
You got enough over there?
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[Duncan]
It's a bit of a gamble.
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[Narrator]
Late morning in Toronto...
315
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That entire corner
is hanging there now.
316
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[Narrator]
...and the fire department
317
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has managed to turn off
the gas supply
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to the damaged house.
319
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[John] The fire chief
actually found the gas meters
320
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in amongst the debris,
321
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still attached to the gas lines.
322
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That's what you call luck.
323
00:17:43,095 --> 00:17:44,696
Air going to it?
324
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-[air line hissing]
-Yeah, that's taking air.
325
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So now the sun's up,
326
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and you really see
the destruction
327
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that this thing caused.
328
00:17:54,139 --> 00:17:56,308
You got hydro over there,
329
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fixing the pole,
330
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you got the gas company
over here
331
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starting to dig holes.
332
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You got fire department.
333
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There's so many precautions.
334
00:18:05,350 --> 00:18:07,519
[Narrator]
The gasoline offload
335
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is almost complete.
336
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-I guess, yep.
-Okay.
337
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[Narrator] John and crew
338
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need to remove
the final obstacles
339
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to their recovery of the truck.
340
00:18:17,629 --> 00:18:18,831
[John] This whole scene,
341
00:18:18,831 --> 00:18:20,899
it's like a big game
of pick-up sticks.
342
00:18:20,899 --> 00:18:23,469
You move the wrong stick,
everything collapses.
343
00:18:23,469 --> 00:18:26,238
There's many different
obstacles here.
344
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Lift away there, lift away!
345
00:18:29,775 --> 00:18:31,076
[John] This is one of them jobs
346
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where, you know,
it'd be nice to get started,
347
00:18:33,011 --> 00:18:34,546
but there's so much involved
348
00:18:34,546 --> 00:18:37,149
before we actually get into
pulling the truck out.
349
00:18:38,750 --> 00:18:40,853
John, can you start
lowering it down?
350
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You happy?
351
00:18:48,994 --> 00:18:50,496
Yup!
352
00:18:50,496 --> 00:18:51,897
[Narrator]
Back on the eastbound 401
353
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near Morrisburg...
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[Narrator] ...afternoon traffic
is starting to build,
355
00:19:00,939 --> 00:19:03,609
and so is the pressure
on Duncan.
356
00:19:03,609 --> 00:19:06,078
[Duncan] We're hoping
we can pick it up with straps.
357
00:19:06,078 --> 00:19:07,746
It's a bit of a gamble.
358
00:19:07,746 --> 00:19:09,548
[Narrator] To save time,
359
00:19:09,548 --> 00:19:11,750
Duncan has decided
to skip the air cushions,
360
00:19:11,750 --> 00:19:16,855
and bet that his new rotator
can lift the trailer intact.
361
00:19:16,855 --> 00:19:18,390
[Duncan] So, what we'll do,
362
00:19:18,390 --> 00:19:20,392
I'm going to use
four straps in total, okay?
363
00:19:20,392 --> 00:19:21,627
[Mike] Okay.
364
00:19:21,627 --> 00:19:24,396
[Narrator] Mike's wrecker
will pull on the front
365
00:19:24,396 --> 00:19:26,398
to force down the tractor,
366
00:19:26,398 --> 00:19:30,536
while Duncan cradles
the trailer with straps
367
00:19:30,536 --> 00:19:32,304
and wrestles the semi upright.
368
00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:37,709
And this one can go
into this yellow strap.
369
00:19:37,709 --> 00:19:38,744
[Duncan] We call it
"Christmas wraps",
370
00:19:38,744 --> 00:19:40,746
when you're criss-crossing
your straps.
371
00:19:40,746 --> 00:19:42,781
So, it almost looks like
a Christmas present
372
00:19:42,781 --> 00:19:44,383
when you put
that ribbon around it.
373
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Okay!
374
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[Duncan] I don't wrap presents
very well,
375
00:19:48,287 --> 00:19:51,590
but I'd imagine that's what
it should look like.
376
00:19:51,590 --> 00:19:54,226
I don't know if it's going
to work the way I want it,
377
00:19:54,226 --> 00:19:55,561
but we're going to try.
378
00:19:55,561 --> 00:19:56,795
[Bill] Try anything once.
379
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[Narrator] The straps
will hold the trailer wall
380
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against the 50,000 pounds
pushing from inside,
381
00:20:03,936 --> 00:20:07,472
but straps can't provide
the same support
382
00:20:07,472 --> 00:20:08,640
as air cushions.
383
00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:10,509
[Bill] It's a calculated risk.
384
00:20:10,509 --> 00:20:12,177
Is it going to come?
385
00:20:12,177 --> 00:20:13,679
If it's coming,
386
00:20:13,679 --> 00:20:15,080
it's going to do it
a whole lot faster.
387
00:20:15,948 --> 00:20:17,449
[Duncan] Okay,
we're gonna bring it over.
388
00:20:17,449 --> 00:20:19,318
You guys ready to go?
389
00:20:19,318 --> 00:20:21,286
-Yeah.
-Okay.
390
00:20:21,286 --> 00:20:23,322
Take it away.
391
00:20:33,098 --> 00:20:34,666
[creaking and crunching]
392
00:20:36,535 --> 00:20:38,070
[Duncan] You can hear
the trailer stressing.
393
00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:40,339
It's creaking, it's groaning.
394
00:20:40,339 --> 00:20:43,275
I'm like, "Oh, come on, baby,
don't-don't disappoint me now."
395
00:20:49,114 --> 00:20:51,483
About to come over, gentlemen.
396
00:21:11,970 --> 00:21:13,472
Textbook.
397
00:21:13,472 --> 00:21:17,276
[Narrator]
Duncan's risk is rewarded.
398
00:21:17,276 --> 00:21:19,311
[Duncan]
Absolute powerhouse.
399
00:21:19,311 --> 00:21:23,248
All that work for a minute
and 17 seconds of fun!
400
00:21:23,248 --> 00:21:25,517
[Duncan] It was a gamble
that paid off.
401
00:21:25,517 --> 00:21:27,219
Just a good example
402
00:21:27,219 --> 00:21:28,654
of what this truck
is capable of.
403
00:21:28,654 --> 00:21:31,823
Got 'er all hooked up,
over with no airbags!
404
00:21:31,823 --> 00:21:33,725
[Bill] I'm not
going to lie about it,
405
00:21:33,725 --> 00:21:36,828
but the fingers were crossed
this was gonna work.
406
00:21:36,828 --> 00:21:37,763
Good job, Bill!
407
00:21:37,763 --> 00:21:39,231
-That went well!
-Yeah!
408
00:21:39,231 --> 00:21:42,901
Duncan made the right call
on not using the airbags.
409
00:21:42,901 --> 00:21:45,570
It was a win-win for everybody.
410
00:21:45,570 --> 00:21:46,872
Thanks for coming out, Mike,
411
00:21:46,872 --> 00:21:48,106
I know you're hurting
a little bit, but...
412
00:21:48,106 --> 00:21:49,908
Oh, yeah,
but I gotta keep going!
413
00:21:49,908 --> 00:21:52,377
All right, we'll see you
back at the yard, okay.
414
00:21:55,013 --> 00:21:56,682
[Narrator]
It's a successful job
415
00:21:56,682 --> 00:21:58,784
kicking off a big winter...
416
00:21:58,784 --> 00:22:00,452
[friendly honking]
417
00:22:00,452 --> 00:22:02,187
[Narrator]
...and a bright future.
418
00:22:03,455 --> 00:22:05,090
You couldn't have asked
for a better opening wreck
419
00:22:05,090 --> 00:22:06,124
for the season.
420
00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:08,794
[friendly honking]
421
00:22:30,882 --> 00:22:32,284
[Narrator] Back in Toronto...
422
00:22:32,284 --> 00:22:35,220
[John] Oh, this definitely
could have been a lot worse.
423
00:22:35,220 --> 00:22:37,089
[Narrator]
...it's been almost 20 hours
424
00:22:37,089 --> 00:22:40,325
since the tanker
crashed into the house.
425
00:22:40,325 --> 00:22:43,061
[John] I'd like to say
we're halfway done,
426
00:22:43,061 --> 00:22:45,797
but for some reason,
427
00:22:45,797 --> 00:22:48,133
I don't think that's the case.
428
00:22:48,133 --> 00:22:49,601
[Narrator] John and crew
429
00:22:49,601 --> 00:22:52,838
have finally been given the okay
to try to remove it.
430
00:22:52,838 --> 00:22:54,473
So, what, are you just
gonna just pull an axle
431
00:22:54,473 --> 00:22:56,141
on this thing, hopefully?
432
00:22:56,141 --> 00:22:57,142
Yeah.
433
00:22:57,142 --> 00:22:58,310
[John] Finally,
434
00:22:58,310 --> 00:22:59,678
we're going to have to start
dragging this thing out.
435
00:22:59,678 --> 00:23:00,946
We're going to watch
real close,
436
00:23:00,946 --> 00:23:04,116
make sure, you know,
nothing big is going to fall.
437
00:23:04,116 --> 00:23:05,117
The last thing we want
438
00:23:05,117 --> 00:23:06,084
is the entire house
to come down.
439
00:23:06,084 --> 00:23:07,586
You're going to set up
on one way,
440
00:23:07,586 --> 00:23:09,121
and Bob's going to set up
on the other.
441
00:23:09,121 --> 00:23:10,856
We're going
to drag it this way.
442
00:23:18,864 --> 00:23:20,031
[Narrator] Bob will pull
443
00:23:20,031 --> 00:23:22,367
and direct the rear trailer
from the side.
444
00:23:22,367 --> 00:23:25,270
John will wrangle
the front trailer,
445
00:23:25,270 --> 00:23:27,873
dislodging it
along with the tractor.
446
00:23:31,343 --> 00:23:32,944
[John]
Being that it's a B-train,
447
00:23:32,944 --> 00:23:34,713
it's a little more complicated
448
00:23:34,713 --> 00:23:36,748
with two pivot points
versus the one.
449
00:23:36,748 --> 00:23:38,316
I've got the fire guys
450
00:23:38,316 --> 00:23:40,952
keeping everybody
beyond a tree over there.
451
00:23:40,952 --> 00:23:43,622
[Bob] When you're pulling on
something very heavy,
452
00:23:43,622 --> 00:23:45,390
there's a lot of things
you've got to watch out for.
453
00:23:45,390 --> 00:23:47,893
It's all about safety,
more than anything.
454
00:23:47,893 --> 00:23:49,895
Okay?
455
00:23:49,895 --> 00:23:50,796
Yeah, go ahead.
456
00:23:51,830 --> 00:23:52,864
Everybody clear?
457
00:23:52,864 --> 00:23:55,734
-You guys ready? Go ahead.
-Okay.
458
00:24:01,573 --> 00:24:02,908
We're pulling this truck out,
459
00:24:02,908 --> 00:24:04,376
and there's some creaking
and crunching.
460
00:24:13,585 --> 00:24:15,854
It's gonna be pretty serious
if the house falls down.
461
00:24:19,424 --> 00:24:21,359
[crumbling]
462
00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:22,360
Whoa!
463
00:24:25,897 --> 00:24:26,998
[Narrator]
On a residential street
464
00:24:26,998 --> 00:24:28,033
in North York...
465
00:24:30,268 --> 00:24:31,570
Whoa!
466
00:24:31,570 --> 00:24:32,971
[Narrator] ...the Abrams crew
467
00:24:32,971 --> 00:24:35,507
is working to ease the tanker
from the house
468
00:24:35,507 --> 00:24:38,743
without toppling
the entire structure.
469
00:24:38,743 --> 00:24:40,645
[John] We're pulling it out,
470
00:24:40,645 --> 00:24:42,447
and a few pieces of wood
are falling.
471
00:24:42,447 --> 00:24:43,782
There's a little bit
of creaking.
472
00:24:44,783 --> 00:24:46,918
[Bob]
That didn't sound too good.
473
00:24:46,918 --> 00:24:48,386
[John] I don't know.
474
00:24:48,386 --> 00:24:50,088
We got to keep going,
475
00:24:50,088 --> 00:24:51,756
but, hopefully,
this thing don't come down.
476
00:25:15,013 --> 00:25:16,014
Okay, we're good.
477
00:25:16,014 --> 00:25:17,349
Stop there, Bobby.
478
00:25:17,349 --> 00:25:18,350
Stop!
479
00:25:18,350 --> 00:25:19,584
Good!
480
00:25:20,785 --> 00:25:22,120
That's as far as it's going.
481
00:25:23,121 --> 00:25:25,957
[Narrator] The house
is still standing...
482
00:25:25,957 --> 00:25:27,826
[John] Wow.
483
00:25:27,826 --> 00:25:30,829
[Narrator] ...but the job
is far from over.
484
00:25:30,829 --> 00:25:33,832
They need to move the tanker
onto the street,
485
00:25:33,832 --> 00:25:38,370
and there's a car
fused to the front end.
486
00:25:38,370 --> 00:25:40,272
It's pretty mangled, eh?
487
00:25:40,272 --> 00:25:42,374
[John] I've never seen a car
488
00:25:42,374 --> 00:25:44,042
get wrapped around a truck,
489
00:25:44,042 --> 00:25:46,378
like this car is wrapped
around that truck.
490
00:25:46,378 --> 00:25:47,812
Not even on the highway
491
00:25:47,812 --> 00:25:50,515
have I seen a car
get crunched this bad.
492
00:25:51,550 --> 00:25:53,184
We're going to put a line
to the car,
493
00:25:53,184 --> 00:25:54,653
try to weave it in around
494
00:25:54,653 --> 00:25:57,022
to whatever's left
of the car there.
495
00:25:57,022 --> 00:26:00,859
Hopefully,
as Bob pulls the truck back,
496
00:26:00,859 --> 00:26:03,061
the car kind of
pulls itself out.
497
00:26:03,061 --> 00:26:05,163
That's the plan.
498
00:26:05,163 --> 00:26:06,565
Is it going to work?
499
00:26:06,565 --> 00:26:08,166
I think I'm just going to
rip the car to pieces,
500
00:26:08,166 --> 00:26:09,868
but I gotta try.
501
00:26:11,503 --> 00:26:14,105
[Narrator] But just
wrenching the car free
502
00:26:14,105 --> 00:26:17,342
comes with an added danger.
503
00:26:17,342 --> 00:26:18,677
As you're doing this,
504
00:26:18,677 --> 00:26:20,912
we're going to get a couple
hand lines on just in case.
505
00:26:20,912 --> 00:26:22,547
-Yeah.
-'Cause there's fuel here.
506
00:26:23,515 --> 00:26:26,818
[Peter] There's leakage
from the gas from the cars.
507
00:26:26,818 --> 00:26:28,019
I'm smelling fuel.
508
00:26:28,019 --> 00:26:29,988
Any sparks,
anything could happen.
509
00:26:30,855 --> 00:26:32,824
[John] One wrong spark and...
510
00:26:32,824 --> 00:26:36,194
poof, up it goes.
511
00:26:42,734 --> 00:26:44,069
All right!
512
00:26:44,069 --> 00:26:45,136
I'm ready to rock!
513
00:26:53,578 --> 00:26:55,914
[winches whirring]
514
00:26:55,914 --> 00:26:59,417
[metal crumpling]
515
00:27:19,037 --> 00:27:21,439
Are we there, John?
516
00:27:21,439 --> 00:27:24,209
Okay. Keep going!
517
00:27:35,487 --> 00:27:37,155
Okay, stop!
Stop, Bob!
518
00:27:43,628 --> 00:27:45,330
Wow!
519
00:27:47,332 --> 00:27:49,901
[Peter] The car came detached
from the front of the tractor,
520
00:27:49,901 --> 00:27:51,736
so it worked in our favor.
521
00:27:51,736 --> 00:27:53,004
I'm amazed.
522
00:27:53,004 --> 00:27:55,840
It just, it slid off
not even snagging whatsoever.
523
00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:57,475
Beautiful!
524
00:27:57,475 --> 00:28:00,745
[Narrator] Now they've got
to weave the tanker
525
00:28:00,745 --> 00:28:03,181
around the utility poles
and debris
526
00:28:03,181 --> 00:28:04,482
onto the street.
527
00:28:04,482 --> 00:28:06,985
[Bob] I am positioned
at the back of the truck,
528
00:28:06,985 --> 00:28:09,821
so we could pull the trailer
out onto the road
529
00:28:09,821 --> 00:28:11,089
on a bit of an angle
530
00:28:11,089 --> 00:28:12,424
to get it all the way out.
531
00:28:12,424 --> 00:28:14,426
Bob, go ahead!
532
00:28:14,426 --> 00:28:16,261
Watch yourself!
533
00:28:33,178 --> 00:28:36,614
[Narrator] But as the tanker
moves backward,
534
00:28:36,614 --> 00:28:39,818
the tractor starts
turning toward the house.
535
00:28:45,690 --> 00:28:47,358
Tell him to stop.
536
00:28:47,358 --> 00:28:49,461
Stop!
537
00:28:49,461 --> 00:28:52,197
[John] The steer axle's busted.
538
00:28:52,197 --> 00:28:54,232
It's causing the truck
to steer towards the house.
539
00:28:55,834 --> 00:28:57,302
I've been here
15 hours already,
540
00:28:57,302 --> 00:29:00,405
and we just keep getting
obstacle after obstacle.
541
00:29:00,405 --> 00:29:03,208
This is terrible.
542
00:29:03,208 --> 00:29:06,544
We're so close, but so far.
543
00:29:27,232 --> 00:29:30,368
[Narrator]
300 kilometres southwest...
544
00:29:34,672 --> 00:29:36,207
[Narrator]
...border-bound traffic
545
00:29:36,207 --> 00:29:39,744
is backing up
at the Bluewater crossing.
546
00:29:39,744 --> 00:29:41,212
What's your thoughts?
547
00:29:41,212 --> 00:29:42,781
What do you think
we can do with it?
548
00:29:42,781 --> 00:29:45,850
[Narrator] A semi
has sideswiped a tanker,
549
00:29:45,850 --> 00:29:47,218
shutting down the road,
550
00:29:47,218 --> 00:29:51,055
and cutting off access
to the bridge.
551
00:29:51,055 --> 00:29:53,424
We might have to lift
the back end just a hair,
552
00:29:53,424 --> 00:29:55,393
to get the pressure off.
553
00:29:55,393 --> 00:29:57,896
[Narrator]
Gary and Collin Vandenheuvel
554
00:29:57,896 --> 00:30:01,199
had to cut
their dinner plans short
555
00:30:01,199 --> 00:30:03,067
when the urgent call came in.
556
00:30:03,067 --> 00:30:04,469
[Gary Vandenheuvel] Any time
we have a collision
557
00:30:04,469 --> 00:30:05,637
at the bridge,
558
00:30:05,637 --> 00:30:07,772
it's always critical
to get these things cleaned up
559
00:30:07,772 --> 00:30:09,073
as quick as we can,
560
00:30:09,073 --> 00:30:10,842
because this is
an international border,
561
00:30:10,842 --> 00:30:12,544
the second-busiest
border crossing
562
00:30:12,544 --> 00:30:14,312
in North America.
563
00:30:14,312 --> 00:30:16,981
Watch your eyes.
564
00:30:20,251 --> 00:30:22,754
[Gary] We get collisions here
on a regular basis.
565
00:30:22,754 --> 00:30:24,255
Sometimes, they miss the fact
566
00:30:24,255 --> 00:30:26,658
that the trucks in the lineup
have stopped,
567
00:30:26,658 --> 00:30:29,427
and, unfortunately,
these are the consequences.
568
00:30:29,427 --> 00:30:30,895
[Collin] Big mess.
569
00:30:30,895 --> 00:30:32,564
Big, big mess!
570
00:30:34,999 --> 00:30:36,634
[Narrator] Tonight,
571
00:30:36,634 --> 00:30:39,103
neither driver has been
badly hurt,
572
00:30:39,103 --> 00:30:41,639
but the destruction
is extensive.
573
00:30:41,639 --> 00:30:44,409
[Collin] Holy.
Mess, mess, mess.
574
00:30:44,409 --> 00:30:45,610
[Gary] It's a big wreck,
575
00:30:45,610 --> 00:30:48,213
and we've got debris everywhere,
576
00:30:48,213 --> 00:30:50,081
so I'm gonna be bringing out
the entire team for this.
577
00:30:53,184 --> 00:30:55,954
[Narrator] It's a team
that looks very different
578
00:30:55,954 --> 00:30:58,156
from past winters.
579
00:30:58,156 --> 00:30:59,858
Do you want me to come up
to the front here now?
580
00:30:59,858 --> 00:31:01,159
Yeah, if you can
come up in front...
581
00:31:01,159 --> 00:31:04,629
[Narrator] Collin's relying
on junior op Tim Halliday,
582
00:31:04,629 --> 00:31:07,999
still learning the ropes
of heavy recovery.
583
00:31:07,999 --> 00:31:09,868
Tim started last year,
584
00:31:09,868 --> 00:31:12,170
and he's slowly
been working his way
585
00:31:12,170 --> 00:31:13,771
up through the ranks.
586
00:31:14,806 --> 00:31:16,140
[Tim Halliday]
Other than Gary and Collin,
587
00:31:16,140 --> 00:31:17,909
I'm the most
experienced one there,
588
00:31:17,909 --> 00:31:20,011
which is really weird...
[laughs]
589
00:31:20,011 --> 00:31:21,212
because I'm still
pretty new at this.
590
00:31:30,288 --> 00:31:31,422
Keep going!
591
00:31:37,028 --> 00:31:37,996
There we go.
592
00:31:37,996 --> 00:31:39,864
Now I got room for the boom.
593
00:31:39,864 --> 00:31:42,000
[Narrator]
Just before 8:00 p.m....
594
00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,568
the float trailer arrives,
595
00:31:43,568 --> 00:31:45,670
driven by another new face...
596
00:31:45,670 --> 00:31:49,474
Pull up way in front of it,
and he'll do the lift, okay?
597
00:31:53,044 --> 00:31:56,047
[Narrator]
...rookie Aaron Gregory.
598
00:31:57,382 --> 00:31:58,583
We'll go in between
the spring and the frame.
599
00:31:58,583 --> 00:32:01,252
-Is that all right?
-Yup.
600
00:32:03,254 --> 00:32:04,355
[Narrator] Over the summer...
601
00:32:06,190 --> 00:32:08,192
[laughing]
602
00:32:08,192 --> 00:32:10,194
-That's how it's done!
-Nice!
603
00:32:10,194 --> 00:32:13,665
[Narrator] ...Gary's two
senior operators left town,
604
00:32:13,665 --> 00:32:15,600
and the company.
605
00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:18,937
[Gary] With Kyle and Glen
both moving on...
606
00:32:18,937 --> 00:32:20,171
Absolutely perfect!
607
00:32:20,171 --> 00:32:21,439
...it's changed things
again for me.
608
00:32:21,439 --> 00:32:23,408
Now we have to bring in
a new crew,
609
00:32:23,408 --> 00:32:25,376
a little bit of retraining
here going on.
610
00:32:25,376 --> 00:32:27,245
Should be fun.
611
00:32:27,245 --> 00:32:32,350
Okay, uh, we'll get the truck
swung around here, and...
612
00:32:32,350 --> 00:32:36,888
[Narrator] Collin is now
Gary's senior heavy operator,
613
00:32:36,888 --> 00:32:40,425
working with a rookie crew
that needs his guidance.
614
00:32:40,425 --> 00:32:42,427
No, that's boom down.
615
00:32:42,427 --> 00:32:44,195
That's boom in
towards you, okay?
616
00:32:46,264 --> 00:32:47,432
You know what,
617
00:32:47,432 --> 00:32:48,599
you don't have to go
on the outside of the spring,
618
00:32:48,599 --> 00:32:50,168
just outside of the frame
there, yeah.
619
00:32:50,168 --> 00:32:51,202
[Narrator] Tonight,
620
00:32:51,202 --> 00:32:52,904
Collin's leadership,
621
00:32:52,904 --> 00:32:54,238
and his new team,
622
00:32:54,238 --> 00:32:56,774
face a major test.
623
00:32:56,774 --> 00:32:59,477
[Collin] It's a little bit
of a different dynamic.
624
00:32:59,477 --> 00:33:01,746
I'm trying to show them
what we do here at Preferred.
625
00:33:02,714 --> 00:33:05,216
[Narrator] So, while Gary
clears the tanker,
626
00:33:05,216 --> 00:33:08,553
the semi and its mangled tractor
627
00:33:08,553 --> 00:33:12,323
will be up to Collin
and his beginner lineup.
628
00:33:13,257 --> 00:33:14,759
So this will give us
lots of your angle,
629
00:33:14,759 --> 00:33:16,928
so we're not
gonna break the chains,
630
00:33:16,928 --> 00:33:18,329
or anything like that.
631
00:33:18,329 --> 00:33:19,831
So this is the first
major scene
632
00:33:19,831 --> 00:33:21,566
that Aaron's coming to with us,
633
00:33:21,566 --> 00:33:24,168
so I'll just keep him
under my wing tonight,
634
00:33:24,168 --> 00:33:25,903
and show him what we gotta do.
635
00:33:25,903 --> 00:33:27,672
Okay.
636
00:33:27,672 --> 00:33:29,607
I am super excited to be here,
637
00:33:29,607 --> 00:33:31,142
and working with the team.
638
00:33:31,142 --> 00:33:34,579
Can I grab the yellow
spreader bar there?
639
00:33:34,579 --> 00:33:36,180
Oh! Yeah.
640
00:33:38,649 --> 00:33:41,252
[Narrator] To speed up
the removal of the tractor
641
00:33:41,252 --> 00:33:42,954
and keep it from breaking apart,
642
00:33:42,954 --> 00:33:46,190
Collin's banking on
a new piece of gear.
643
00:33:46,190 --> 00:33:47,725
[Collin]
Just set it on the ground
644
00:33:47,725 --> 00:33:48,793
beside us right now.
645
00:33:48,793 --> 00:33:50,795
I'll lift it
with the rotator itself.
646
00:33:52,230 --> 00:33:54,432
[Collin] We've brought out
a specialized stabilizer bar
647
00:33:54,432 --> 00:33:57,135
to help us actually lift
this tractor up
648
00:33:57,135 --> 00:33:59,771
nice and evenly,
without it wanting to roll.
649
00:33:59,771 --> 00:34:02,106
So, I'll need two chains,
650
00:34:02,106 --> 00:34:05,109
one on each side,
two shackles.
651
00:34:05,109 --> 00:34:06,944
-Three shackles?
-I guess, yeah.
652
00:34:06,944 --> 00:34:08,980
Instead of trying to put
two chains down there
653
00:34:08,980 --> 00:34:10,848
and have them crush up
into the engine,
654
00:34:10,848 --> 00:34:13,384
we can run two chains
straight down,
655
00:34:13,384 --> 00:34:16,154
and then it will line up
to the spreader bar there,
656
00:34:16,154 --> 00:34:18,356
and it lifts it perfectly so...
657
00:34:18,356 --> 00:34:20,358
[Narrator]
It should steady the lift,
658
00:34:20,358 --> 00:34:24,495
but Collin hasn't even had
a chance to try it out,
659
00:34:24,495 --> 00:34:27,565
and he's got to get
his new crew up to speed
660
00:34:27,565 --> 00:34:28,566
in a hurry.
661
00:34:28,566 --> 00:34:30,668
[Collin] This is
our first test with it,
662
00:34:30,668 --> 00:34:32,470
but everything we've seen,
663
00:34:32,470 --> 00:34:34,038
it works really great,
664
00:34:34,038 --> 00:34:36,474
so pretty excited to use this.
665
00:34:38,076 --> 00:34:40,144
[Gary] The rigging point
is taking a pretty good hit,
666
00:34:40,144 --> 00:34:42,847
so I'm just a little concerned
about the structure.
667
00:34:42,847 --> 00:34:45,216
Just wanna make sure
that when he does lift,
668
00:34:45,216 --> 00:34:46,350
it holds together.
669
00:34:46,350 --> 00:34:47,685
[Aaron] Watch yourself here.
670
00:34:54,492 --> 00:34:56,427
[Collin] We got
the spreader bar in place,
671
00:34:56,427 --> 00:34:58,229
they're just putting
the chains up to it right now,
672
00:34:58,229 --> 00:34:59,597
and then we'll
get this thing flyin'!
673
00:35:01,399 --> 00:35:02,667
That's pretty good.
674
00:35:02,667 --> 00:35:03,668
Yeah, that's good.
675
00:35:03,668 --> 00:35:05,136
I'm happy with that.
676
00:35:14,512 --> 00:35:16,447
[Collin] As I'm starting
to lift the truck,
677
00:35:16,447 --> 00:35:19,417
it's actually starting to lean
further and further.
678
00:35:20,284 --> 00:35:22,019
[Aaron]
She's definitely mangled.
679
00:35:25,923 --> 00:35:28,626
[Collin] If we keep lifting...
680
00:35:29,961 --> 00:35:31,963
...it's actually gonna
fall over onto its side.
681
00:35:43,474 --> 00:35:45,776
I don't think she's gonna
work the way I want 'er to.
682
00:35:45,776 --> 00:35:47,478
Yeah, it's not going to work.
683
00:35:51,015 --> 00:35:53,918
[John] It's gotta work, man,
it's gotta work.
684
00:35:53,918 --> 00:35:56,921
[Narrator] On O'Connor Drive
in Toronto,
685
00:35:56,921 --> 00:35:58,556
the marathon recovery
686
00:35:58,556 --> 00:36:02,393
has placed a hurdle
at the finish line.
687
00:36:04,061 --> 00:36:06,063
[John] Tractor is getting
a little close to the house,
688
00:36:06,063 --> 00:36:11,068
so we're gonna winch
the tractor sideways.
689
00:36:11,068 --> 00:36:13,838
[Narrator]
John has had to reposition
690
00:36:13,838 --> 00:36:16,574
to steer the tractor
away from the house,
691
00:36:16,574 --> 00:36:20,044
or risk toppling the structure.
692
00:36:21,245 --> 00:36:22,313
[Bob] I'm very tired.
693
00:36:22,313 --> 00:36:24,048
I've been here
since 2:00 in the morning,
694
00:36:24,048 --> 00:36:26,417
so I'm almost on
a 24-hour shift now.
695
00:36:26,417 --> 00:36:29,487
[Narrator] After being on scene
since last night,
696
00:36:29,487 --> 00:36:32,523
it's a wrinkle
that nobody needed.
697
00:36:32,523 --> 00:36:35,326
[John] So I'm going to pull it
away from the house,
698
00:36:35,326 --> 00:36:36,928
as Bobby pulls it on the road.
699
00:36:36,928 --> 00:36:38,196
So it's kind of like a dance.
700
00:36:38,196 --> 00:36:39,363
Bob's going to lead.
701
00:36:39,363 --> 00:36:41,132
I'm going to follow.
702
00:36:41,132 --> 00:36:43,768
-Am I good to yank?
-Yeah.
703
00:36:43,768 --> 00:36:45,903
[Narrator]
It's a precision move
704
00:36:45,903 --> 00:36:48,639
that demands total coordination.
705
00:36:50,875 --> 00:36:53,044
[John] 24 hours on scene,
706
00:36:53,044 --> 00:36:54,645
you know, I'm feeling
a little tired.
707
00:36:54,645 --> 00:36:56,581
I have a little recharge
through the day,
708
00:36:56,581 --> 00:36:59,050
but you know,
to run 24 straight,
709
00:36:59,050 --> 00:37:00,451
you know, we do it
once in a while.
710
00:37:00,451 --> 00:37:02,987
You just, you push on.
711
00:37:02,987 --> 00:37:04,155
You push on till you're done.
712
00:37:40,591 --> 00:37:41,826
Stop!
713
00:37:41,826 --> 00:37:43,661
Hallelujah!
We got 'er out!
714
00:37:43,661 --> 00:37:46,030
Finally!
715
00:37:46,030 --> 00:37:48,466
[John] A few challenges,
you know, throughout the day,
716
00:37:48,466 --> 00:37:50,868
a few speed bumps to overcome.
717
00:37:50,868 --> 00:37:54,205
A little bit of risk of things
bursting into flames,
718
00:37:54,205 --> 00:37:55,640
but, you know,
719
00:37:55,640 --> 00:38:00,478
we managed to, uh,
stay cold on this one.
720
00:38:11,489 --> 00:38:13,691
[Peter] It went the way
we wanted it to go.
721
00:38:13,691 --> 00:38:15,893
Good job for my team.
722
00:38:15,893 --> 00:38:18,496
[Narrator] The building
is still standing...
723
00:38:19,897 --> 00:38:21,999
...and so is the crew.
724
00:38:21,999 --> 00:38:23,301
-All right.
-All right.
725
00:38:23,301 --> 00:38:24,802
-Good job.
-Good job, buddy.
726
00:38:24,802 --> 00:38:26,504
It was nice
working with you again.
727
00:38:26,504 --> 00:38:28,139
Always.
728
00:38:28,139 --> 00:38:29,974
We'll see ya
in the ditch again.
729
00:38:29,974 --> 00:38:31,342
So this has been a long job,
730
00:38:31,342 --> 00:38:32,777
but the team,
we pushed through,
731
00:38:32,777 --> 00:38:33,744
we got this done,
732
00:38:33,744 --> 00:38:36,247
and we're finally on our way.
733
00:38:36,247 --> 00:38:38,883
I don't want to see
this intersection
734
00:38:38,883 --> 00:38:41,018
for, like, five years.
735
00:38:50,428 --> 00:38:52,596
[Narrator] On Highway 402,
736
00:38:52,596 --> 00:38:54,932
just east of the Bluewater
border crossing...
737
00:38:58,436 --> 00:39:00,838
[Narrator] ...the backlog
of trucks and cargo
738
00:39:00,838 --> 00:39:03,507
is only getting longer.
739
00:39:03,507 --> 00:39:04,809
[Collin] The spreader bar
740
00:39:04,809 --> 00:39:07,244
isn't going to work
for this one, unfortunately.
741
00:39:07,244 --> 00:39:11,015
[Narrator] Collin needs
to rethink his plan,
742
00:39:11,015 --> 00:39:12,550
and re-rig the tractor.
743
00:39:12,550 --> 00:39:15,152
[Collin] The way
that this truck is bent,
744
00:39:15,152 --> 00:39:17,688
and the frame is pushed over,
745
00:39:17,688 --> 00:39:19,056
it's actually pushing
a lot of the weight
746
00:39:19,056 --> 00:39:20,291
to one side,
747
00:39:20,291 --> 00:39:22,927
which is making it want to roll
as we're picking it up.
748
00:39:23,928 --> 00:39:25,930
So, we'll just get rid of
the spreader bar in total then?
749
00:39:37,942 --> 00:39:40,811
As much as I'd love to use
our fancy new toy,
750
00:39:40,811 --> 00:39:43,581
it's not going to work out
in this situation.
751
00:39:43,581 --> 00:39:45,549
How goes the battle, guys?
752
00:39:45,549 --> 00:39:46,884
We can't use the spreader bar.
753
00:39:46,884 --> 00:39:48,052
Not working?
754
00:39:48,052 --> 00:39:50,121
[Collin] We need to get
this thing cleaned up
755
00:39:50,121 --> 00:39:51,655
as quickly as possible
756
00:39:51,655 --> 00:39:53,557
to get the border flowing again.
757
00:39:55,292 --> 00:39:57,795
So, we're gonna put
a short chain on one side
758
00:39:57,795 --> 00:39:58,996
and a long chain on the other,
759
00:39:58,996 --> 00:40:00,231
and then that way,
760
00:40:00,231 --> 00:40:02,600
that'll give us the pick
that we need, hopefully.
761
00:40:03,601 --> 00:40:05,336
[Narrator]
With pressure mounting,
762
00:40:05,336 --> 00:40:09,807
Collin needs his rookie team
to work like old pros.
763
00:40:09,807 --> 00:40:11,809
[Gary] He's the lead operator,
764
00:40:11,809 --> 00:40:13,310
and he's in charge of the guys.
765
00:40:13,310 --> 00:40:14,512
He's making the calls
out there.
766
00:40:14,512 --> 00:40:15,880
Just want to make sure
767
00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:18,482
it's going to lift
for us properly.
768
00:40:20,184 --> 00:40:21,819
She's in the air!
769
00:40:22,853 --> 00:40:24,088
Okay.
770
00:40:24,088 --> 00:40:26,690
If I can get you
to come in now.
771
00:40:26,690 --> 00:40:27,758
Okay.
772
00:40:27,758 --> 00:40:30,161
I'll get it lifted, okay?
773
00:40:30,161 --> 00:40:31,595
All right, sounds good.
774
00:40:33,998 --> 00:40:35,633
[Narrator]
The tractor is rising,
775
00:40:35,633 --> 00:40:37,001
straight and steady...
776
00:40:39,103 --> 00:40:40,504
That's good enough.
777
00:40:40,504 --> 00:40:41,639
Bring 'em back!
778
00:40:41,639 --> 00:40:43,374
[Narrator]
...but as Collin swings it
779
00:40:43,374 --> 00:40:44,642
toward the float trailer...
780
00:40:44,642 --> 00:40:46,177
[Gary]
Little breezy tonight, eh?
781
00:40:46,177 --> 00:40:47,144
She's blowing a bit!
782
00:40:47,144 --> 00:40:49,380
[Collin] Yeah.
783
00:40:49,380 --> 00:40:50,981
[Collin] The wind's
starting to pick up,
784
00:40:50,981 --> 00:40:53,617
and with the way
that this truck is damaged,
785
00:40:53,617 --> 00:40:56,153
it's already leaning
to the one side,
786
00:40:56,153 --> 00:40:58,956
and any external force
like the wind
787
00:40:58,956 --> 00:41:00,825
can really have
a devastating effect.
788
00:41:00,825 --> 00:41:03,961
Ooh, that wind
is getting strong!
789
00:41:06,764 --> 00:41:09,800
Man, that is ugly.
790
00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:10,968
Yeah, whoa!
791
00:41:10,968 --> 00:41:11,902
Whoa!
792
00:41:16,474 --> 00:41:20,077
How am I over there?
Where are the tires? Good?
793
00:41:20,077 --> 00:41:21,078
Yeah, you're looking good!
794
00:41:21,078 --> 00:41:22,079
Okay.
795
00:41:31,021 --> 00:41:34,225
What do you got there
for height there, Aaron?
796
00:41:37,428 --> 00:41:38,362
What?
797
00:41:39,230 --> 00:41:40,865
14'9"?
798
00:41:40,865 --> 00:41:42,299
[Collin] We thought we were
ready to roll out,
799
00:41:42,299 --> 00:41:43,567
but the problem is,
800
00:41:43,567 --> 00:41:44,969
we're way over height.
801
00:41:44,969 --> 00:41:46,804
We've gotta knock
this thing down somehow.
802
00:41:47,838 --> 00:41:49,740
That high?
803
00:41:49,740 --> 00:41:51,175
Holy crap.
804
00:41:53,310 --> 00:41:55,513
What do you got there
for height there, Aaron?
805
00:41:59,283 --> 00:42:01,218
What?
806
00:42:01,218 --> 00:42:02,786
14'9"?
807
00:42:02,786 --> 00:42:04,522
[Narrator] On the 402,
808
00:42:04,522 --> 00:42:06,624
at the doorstep
of the border...
809
00:42:08,025 --> 00:42:09,994
That high?
810
00:42:09,994 --> 00:42:12,029
Holy crap.
811
00:42:12,029 --> 00:42:14,098
[Narrator]
...Collin's rookie team
812
00:42:14,098 --> 00:42:16,600
has reached its limit.
813
00:42:16,600 --> 00:42:18,569
[Collin] We're gonna hit wires,
814
00:42:18,569 --> 00:42:19,537
we're gonna hit overpasses,
815
00:42:19,537 --> 00:42:20,938
we're gonna hit streetlights.
816
00:42:20,938 --> 00:42:24,341
We've gotta knock this thing
down to at least 14 foot
817
00:42:24,341 --> 00:42:25,643
to clear all that stuff.
818
00:42:26,577 --> 00:42:28,579
[Narrator]
Twisted by the impact,
819
00:42:28,579 --> 00:42:32,816
the truck is sitting
well above its normal height.
820
00:42:32,816 --> 00:42:34,451
14'9",
that's a little high.
821
00:42:34,451 --> 00:42:36,987
Yeah, that's a lot high.
822
00:42:36,987 --> 00:42:40,724
Okay, well, we might
have to punch the caps
823
00:42:40,724 --> 00:42:41,992
out of these.
824
00:42:41,992 --> 00:42:43,060
[Collin] So, we're just
gonna let a little bit of air
825
00:42:43,060 --> 00:42:44,161
out of these tires,
826
00:42:44,161 --> 00:42:46,564
just to bring it down
a little bit more.
827
00:42:47,631 --> 00:42:48,599
[Narrator] By now,
828
00:42:48,599 --> 00:42:49,934
U.S.-bound traffic
829
00:42:49,934 --> 00:42:53,904
has been backing up
for over five hours.
830
00:43:04,014 --> 00:43:06,216
[air hissing]
831
00:43:06,216 --> 00:43:11,288
That'll bring it down
another four inches at least.
832
00:43:11,288 --> 00:43:13,424
Four to six.
833
00:43:13,424 --> 00:43:15,926
[Collin] If we can get it
to around the 14-foot mark,
834
00:43:15,926 --> 00:43:17,194
I know we're not gonna
hit anything
835
00:43:17,194 --> 00:43:18,963
on our way back to the shop.
836
00:43:19,863 --> 00:43:21,031
How'd we do, Coll?
837
00:43:21,031 --> 00:43:23,534
Good, we got it down
about five inches so far.
838
00:43:24,702 --> 00:43:25,836
What's it at?
839
00:43:25,836 --> 00:43:26,870
14'4" right now.
840
00:43:26,870 --> 00:43:28,172
That's not bad.
841
00:43:28,172 --> 00:43:30,174
[Narrator] It should be
just enough room
842
00:43:30,174 --> 00:43:32,142
to get the truck
off the highway,
843
00:43:32,142 --> 00:43:34,044
so they can adjust further.
844
00:43:34,044 --> 00:43:36,547
[Collin] I think that
brought it down significantly.
845
00:43:37,815 --> 00:43:40,217
It leveled it out for sure.
846
00:43:40,217 --> 00:43:42,653
[Narrator] The job demanded
quick thinking
847
00:43:42,653 --> 00:43:44,455
and quick action--
848
00:43:44,455 --> 00:43:45,422
a good lesson
849
00:43:45,422 --> 00:43:49,526
and good trial run
for a brand-new crew.
850
00:43:49,526 --> 00:43:51,629
[Collin] A really good recovery
by the guys.
851
00:43:51,629 --> 00:43:53,564
You know, this is the stuff
they need to see
852
00:43:53,564 --> 00:43:55,232
before the winter hits.
853
00:43:55,232 --> 00:43:56,734
You know, when we get
in the thick of it,
854
00:43:56,734 --> 00:43:59,303
they're going to be on their own
for some of this stuff,
855
00:43:59,303 --> 00:44:01,005
and they need to be able
to work on their own,
856
00:44:01,005 --> 00:44:04,575
and do stuff like this
without any assistance.
857
00:44:04,575 --> 00:44:06,710
We're just learning
how to pick everything up
858
00:44:06,710 --> 00:44:07,678
just right
859
00:44:07,678 --> 00:44:09,647
and make sure everything
goes good,
860
00:44:09,647 --> 00:44:10,714
and everybody's safe at it.
861
00:44:10,714 --> 00:44:12,683
That's the best way to go!
862
00:44:12,683 --> 00:44:15,052
[Collin] It was really
a good test for me
863
00:44:15,052 --> 00:44:17,888
to step up and be
that leadership role
864
00:44:17,888 --> 00:44:19,423
that I'm looking to do,
865
00:44:19,423 --> 00:44:21,392
and I think that my dad's
gonna be pretty happy
866
00:44:21,392 --> 00:44:22,860
with what he saw.
867
00:44:22,860 --> 00:44:23,894
Collin's
showing them the ropes,
868
00:44:23,894 --> 00:44:26,430
so, uh, he's doing
a really good job.
869
00:44:26,430 --> 00:44:28,999
Big lift, so, uh,
870
00:44:28,999 --> 00:44:32,069
you know, a great job
for these guys to, uh, learn.
871
00:44:32,069 --> 00:44:33,237
Good job to start with.
872
00:44:33,237 --> 00:44:34,905
I think we've got a good start
to a season,
873
00:44:34,905 --> 00:44:36,073
and I think it's gonna be
874
00:44:36,073 --> 00:44:38,008
a pretty good run for us
this year.
875
00:44:39,209 --> 00:44:42,012
[Collin]
Okay, good job, guys.
876
00:44:42,012 --> 00:44:44,815
We'll get outta here.
877
00:44:55,526 --> 00:44:58,462
[Narrator] Next time
on Heavy Rescue 401...
878
00:44:58,462 --> 00:44:59,763
[tires spinning]
879
00:45:02,766 --> 00:45:05,269
[Narrator]
...a massive snowstorm
880
00:45:05,269 --> 00:45:06,737
buries Toronto.
881
00:45:06,737 --> 00:45:08,605
-Come on.
-[Narrator] Ice and fire...
882
00:45:08,605 --> 00:45:10,407
Oh, this doesn't look good.
883
00:45:10,407 --> 00:45:12,476
[Narrator]
...create a dangerous mix.
884
00:45:12,476 --> 00:45:13,477
Ain't gonna work.
885
00:45:13,477 --> 00:45:14,712
[Narrator] ...and deep snow...
886
00:45:14,712 --> 00:45:17,314
I've only seen snow like this
maybe twice in my life.
887
00:45:17,314 --> 00:45:19,550
[Narrator]
...brings deep problems.
888
00:45:19,550 --> 00:45:21,585
[John] So close, but so far.
889
00:45:22,653 --> 00:45:25,656
[♪♪♪]
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