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[Narrator] This time on Heavy Rescue: 401...

Yeah, we don't want to have to reposition.

[Narrator] ...rookie team...

[Shawn] Okay, whoa, whoa, whoa!

[Narrator] ...ends up in a bind.

[Bill Fell] You're right in the lane.

Move over!

[Narrator] Husband and wife...

If something broke now, we would be in trouble.

[Narrator] ...feel the pressure.

[James Ireland] I just don't like this one bundle.

Holy [bleep]!

[Narrator] ...and a veteran operator...

-[bang] -What was that?

[Narrator] ...has a close call.

I got hit!

[siren wailing]

[traffic news radio] A winter weather travel advisory

is in effect for Toronto

and the surrounding areas.

Please take extra caution on the roads.

[Narrator] A massive wave of low pressure

has been pushing northeast across the continent

for days.

[Narrator] As it slides over Lake Ontario,

the front pummels the highways of Toronto

with a mix of snow and freezing rain.

This is quite the recipe for disaster.

We've had quite a bit of ice buildup

on roadways and highways.

[Narrator] Directly to the west,

in Mississauga,

Constable Paul Sangha watches for drivers

who aren't watching their speed.

One of the most important things people can do

is to drive according to the conditions

and not the speed limit.

[Narrator] With the 401 covered in ice,

drivers can't let down their guard

for a single second...

...and just after midnight...

[brakes screech]

[horn blaring]

[activates police siren]

[dispatch] Vehicle spun out and hit the cement guardrail.

Looks like this car has just lost control

and gone into a barrier here.

I'm just going to stop for it.

I have a silver sedan here,

it's into the right barrier.

Hi, Miss. How are you?

Okay, what happened? You just lost control?

[driver] Yes.

Okay. Are you hurt at all?

-No. -No?

Okay, so what's gonna happen

is we're gonna have the car towed,

'cause it's a lot of damage in the front, okay?

Just wait in the car.

Once the tow truck gets here,

just go have a seat in his truck.

[Narrator] The driver is okay,

but the crash is just the beginning.

[Paul] So if you can just hook 'er up

and we'll just take 'er back to the station.

Tonight, things are gonna get a lot worse

before they get better.

[Narrator] 35 kilometres down the highway,

in the heart of Toronto...

[Narrator] ...another vehicle has come to a hard stop.

We're in this snowstorm.

We've got a tractor that skid out and hit the wall.

[Narrator] Despite the conditions...

[Chad] It's a lot of traffic, it's snowing...

[Narrator] ...Abrams heavy op Chad Grenier

is facing more drivers

who won't slow down.

[Chad] Working in a live lane,

cars are flying by you, going too fast.

We're in the express, in the hammer lane,

this truck is sideways,

we're blocking lanes.

Usually people are coming up this side of the road

pretty quickly.

I gotta watch my back on this one.

So we're gonna spin him around

and get him outta here as quick as we can.

[Narrator] The tractor is an automatic.

Forcing the rear drive wheels to turn

will destroy the transmission.

[Chad] Automatic transmissions are very finicky.

These things, you've got to pull something,

or else there can be some big damage.

[Narrator] On a night like this,

the last thing Chad wants

is to climb underneath

and pull out the axles or driveshaft.

[Chad] I'm out here, and I'm alone.

I'm going to spin this thing around

and grab it from the back.

[Narrator] Towing from the back,

only the front wheels will touch the road...

[Chad] Nobody's safe standing here.

It just takes one person not paying attention,

and we can all get hit.

Man, traffic's whipping by way too fast.

We gotta get this thing hooked up

and get it out of here.

[grunting with effort]

Geez...

[Narrator] ...but even plan B puts him at risk.

[Chad] It keeps slipping.

[Chad] I'm between the two trucks.

[groaning]

All it takes is another truck to spin out,

and it's gonna be bad for me.

[passing truck blares horn]

[♪♪♪]

[Chad] Sometimes it's a little tricky

getting this lined up properly.

[Chad] I'm hooking this thing up quickly.

I really don't want to be here.

I think we're on.

[clicking into place]

There we go.

I just gotta put the lights on,

and then we'll be outta here.

Hey, buddy,

come around the front of my truck,

but look before you walk around

and stay tight to my truck, okay?

Don't just go around the corner,

make sure no cars are coming, okay?

[Narrator] A ride to a safe drop-off

will be the end of the night for the truck's driver,

but Chad's night

has barely started.

This weather is getting bad pretty quickly.

We're getting calls for more trucks,

and I gotta tow this thing to the customer's location...

9-88, clear.

[Chad] ...and get back

so I can be there for the next one.

[Narrator] 60 kilometres farther east,

the storm is hitting even harder.

[Narrator] ...and at a bend in the road,

traffic is squeezing past another scene.

[Narrator] Some heavy help is on the way

to answer the urgent call,

and behind the wheel

is an operator who knows this patch of highway

better than anyone...

[Bill Wright] It's a dangerous stretch of road,

so the biggest concern here

is to be as careful as we can.

[Narrator] ...Bill Wright.

[Bill] There's one lane

that's been serviced by the snow plows,

but other than that,

we've got snow-covered roads

with slippery conditions,

and this is when accidents happen.

[Narrator] Bill almost left this life behind.

[Bill] You spent a lot of time in that old girl.

[Narrator] Last spring,

Bill sold off B&G Towing's heavy fleet,

a tough call for the heavy recovery veteran.

[Mitch Wright] Let's get a hug.

[Bill] Everybody thought

it might have been the end of the heavy world.

[Narrator] But before the summer was even over,

Bill found he couldn't resist the pull of the road.

[Bill] To switch my lifestyle over

to sitting on a beach somewhere,

and try to take my mind off

all the stuff that's going on back here,

it doesn't really work for me.

[Narrator] So he invested in some new heavy iron...

[Bill] The new rotator,

it's still not lettered, it's still not logoed.

We haven't decided where we're going

with the B&G image,

but we're gonna splash it up.

[Narrator] ...and tonight,

Bill is a long way from the beach.

[Bill] It's dark.

It's a snowy, rainy kind of night.

It's on a bend.

[truck honks twice]

[Bill] It's one of the last corners

before you come into the bright lights.

You know, your eyes are adjusting,

and unfortunately, it's a pretty large mess here.

[Narrator] A straight truck lost traction

on the sharp bend...

when a tractor-trailer smashed into it,

sending both sprawling across two lanes.

[Bill] We are essentially inches from the moving traffic.

We're gonna try and spin the straight truck

outta the way,

and then get the tractor-trailer outta the way.

[Narrator] Bill's son, Mitch, is not here tonight...

[Bill] Right over top of the frame rail,

and down and around and under.

[Narrator] ...so he's relying

on a whole new team.

-Chris? -Yeah.

Can you put this driver in your truck?

-I already have one in mine. -Yup.

[Narrator] Dylan Irvine is getting his first taste

of heavy recovery.

[Dylan] That's good.

[Bill] Dylan comes to us

with a good mechanical background,

and I say he's big, he's tall, he's strong.

[Narrator] Strong qualities,

but no substitute for experience...

[Dylan] What are you loaded with?

Nothing, you empty?

It's a crazy feeling

being out on the 401 at night in these conditions.

[Bill] All right, break 'er down.

[Dylan] I definitely need to pay attention

to what's going on around me,

and make sure we all stay safe.

[Narrator] ...and as they prep to pull out the semi...

[air brakes hiss]

...they're in a very bad spot.

[Bill] And we are on the white line of that lane,

but it's the only way the traffic can get by.

It's just a bad situation all the way around

from the get-go here,

but it's what we do,

and we have to get this moved.

Tilt 'er down just a little bit,

and I'll back you up.

[Bill] It's really scary

because one second

of somebody not paying the right attention,

and you've got a catastrophe on your hands.

[Chris] These guys are ripping, eh?

It's crazy.

[horn blaring]

[Narrator] On the 401 just outside of Courtice...

Go, go!

[Narrator] ...Bill and his crew

are clearing the semi

from the scene of their double recovery.

[Bill] Real gentle.

[Narrator] Now they have to pull out the straight truck,

and stuck on this blind curve,

they need to do it quickly.

[Bill] We're not in a good place.

You know, we've got two lanes closed.

You know,

when you're in a bad spot on the highway,

you have a lot at stake.

I want you to all watch your backs,

go around the front here

on the other side of that truck, okay?

[Narrator] So tonight,

Bill's friend Chris Collins

is watching the crew's backs.

[Chris] I keep my eye on that traffic

so that if something happens,

I'm that voice that's gonna say,

"Hey, guys, clear out of the area."

Chris is an independent owner-operator

with his own small tow truck.

He's just one of those guys that's always there

to give me a hand when I need it.

Chris has always been that friend to B&G,

and all of B&G's employees.

[Dylan] I'm just gonna back in a little bit.

[reverse alerts beeping]

Good.

There you go.

-Just go ahead, slow. -Okay.

[Narrator] The plan is simple,

pull the truck out of the snowbank,

and quickly hook and tow it away

from the back...

[Narrator] ...but as the truck inches out...

[Bill] Whoa!

[air hisses]

That's going to be a problem.

The front end is hammered.

That's not good.

[Bill] The left front corner is disastrous.

The wheel's off the rim.

The axle's pushed back.

Oh, yeah...

Yup...

We're not gonna be able to tow this from the back.

Um...

[Narrator] That adds a major complication

on a dangerous stretch of road.

We're into a situation now,

we're gonna have to get this thing

turned around somehow.

Come ahead with it,

and get the back corner of it tight to this wall,

and then we'll drag the front end around, I guess.

Okay.

[Bill] We've got to take a 38-foot truck,

get it turned around

inside a 50-foot section,

while we allow traffic to go by.

[Narrator] Bill's hoping he can use the flatbed

to wrench the front of the truck around.

I haven't tied the steering yet,

so let me watch it.

Yeah.

Set 'er down, grab a chain, I'll loop the rim.

Go ahead slow and we'll see how it reacts.

Let's try it and see.

All right, go ahead.

[Chris] I'm just watching the traffic.

They're not slowing down.

They're just flying by.

It's a sketchy situation at all angles.

Real gentle.

She's coming.

Keep going.

Awesome.

[Bill] It slid around, you know,

just like we had planned,

and it made us look pretty good.

[Narrator] Now they just need to hook up for the tow,

and get off the highway.

[Bill] Chris is out there, you know,

trying to give the traffic a heads up that we're here,

and Dylan's bringing the flatbed

back into position...

[reverse alerts beeping]

[bang]

What was that?

[Chris groans]

-You okay, Chris? -I got hit!

[Bill] We hear the thump,

something has come in contact with a human body.

[bleep]

What do you need. What do you need?

Where'd you get hit, Chris?

-[moaning] -Forearm.

-Your arm? -Yeah.

-[groaning] Oh! -Hello?

We're westbound 401, east of Harmony.

One of our wrecker operators just got hit.

[groaning]

[Narrator] On the westbound 401

east of Courtice...

[bleep]!

-[Chris groans in pain] -[Bill] Hello?

[Bill] Okay!

[Narrator] While watching out

for the rest of the crew's safety,

Chris has been struck himself.

[Bill] One of our wrecker operators just got hit.

Non-life-threatening.

Looks like an arm, shoulder, hip.

Conscious, breathing.

[Dylan] Don't take your glove off.

Just leave it there.

I just wanna make sure you weren't cut or nothing.

[Chris groans]

Chris was in a lot of pain.

He took a hell of a hit.

I don't wanna take this glove off right now.

-No? -No.

We gotta be concerned now

with it being a life-altering injury.

[groans] Oh...

[ambulance sirens]

Here they come, Chris.

The car did initially stop,

and had its four-ways on,

and then he buggered off.

Unbelievable.

By the time we even realized it happened,

it was up there, right?

[Bill] We have a hit and run on our hands here.

The car that clipped Chris was fully aware what he did,

because he slowed down almost to a stop,

and then proceeded to leave the scene of the accident.

It was a snap of a finger, that fast.

What I can really remember of it

was that I got my arm up to protect my head,

and that's about it,

other than I got... squished.

Okay, thanks, guys.

[Bill] With a lump in our throat,

we finish cleaning up the scene

and get off the highway.

[sighs heavily]

Deep down inside, you're so angry and upset

with the fact that people would have that mindset

to just drive away from somebody

who's possibly injured.

You know, maybe that person

could have helped us save his life,

and they didn't even bother to stay.

[Narrator] From the initial exam,

it looks like Chris will be okay...

[Bill] Are you ready to pull ahead, Chad?

[Narrator] ...but as the crew puts this job behind them,

the lesson is not lost.

[Bill] Reality is,

another six inches, and, you know,

we could have been attending a funeral, right?

It's one of those things, man.

You hear about it all the time,

and you just hope it's never you or your crew, right?

But the reality is, it can happen any time.

[Narrator] Almost 400 kilometres east...

[Narrator] ...morning brings an end to the storm

that battered the 401 all day yesterday...

[Bill Fell] It's a little cool out,

and might be a little windy.

[Narrator] ...but at Herb's Towing yard

in Cornwall,

there's still work ahead.

Feeling kinda tired

with all the hours I've been doing,

but...

job's gotta get done, right?

[Narrator] ...and heavy op Bill Fell is ready

for one more battle.

So we're heading out to do the last casualty

of yesterday's storm.

In an ideal world,

you can usually recover these wrecks

right after they happen...

...but because of the weather,

you can't do it right away,

and you gotta wait.

[James, over radio] Ready to roll, Billy?

Here we go.

[Narrator] Today...

Bill won't be able to lean on the boss.

I can't be out here seven days a week

coordinating all these wrecks.

I need to be able to count on the team

to do what I do.

Here we go, boys.

Always an exciting day at Herb's Towing.

[Bill] Andrew's stepping back a bit

to let us kind of handle the scenes,

you know, get us better hands-on.

We need to be able to do stuff ourselves

if he's ever not around.

I've been here for five and a half years,

and I have really grown in the company.

I've come a long way, and...

here I am now,

almost leading the pack.

[Narrator] So Bill needs to show Andrew

that the crew can pull off the recovery

without any issues.

Oh, my.

This is going to be a challenge.

How the hell did he get on this side

from facing the other way on the highway?

It's crazy.

This one was traveling eastbound,

lost control,

went through the centre median,

across to the other side,

and came very close to hitting an overpass.

Got my block heater on.

Time to play.

[Bill] Up an embankment,

we've got cement barriers stopping us

from just pulling it right out.

So we gotta be on our game on this one.

That's where he came in?

That's where he came across.

Wow.

He took a whole section of guardrail out.

[Narrator] As Bill ponders a plan,

he'll be relying on new hire James Clarke,

still learning the basics of heavy recovery.

[James Clarke] I'm gonna be operating the 50-tonne.

I don't have as much experience as Bill does,

but, uh, you know, hopefully it all goes well.

[Bill] James has a lot of potential.

He's smart, he's willing to learn.

I think he definitely has what it takes.

[Narrator] Overseeing the job,

Andrew's cousin

and co-owner of the company,

Shawn Vink.

Billy, is there anything left in those tanks, or no?

[Narrator] Despite growing up in the company,

Shawn works out of Herb's Vankleek Hill shop...

What's the plan here?

[Narrator] ...where there's one tool they don't have.

[Shawn] I don't have the experience

of working with rotators as much,

and on top of it,

I'm like the greenhorn in managing the wreck.

[Narrator] Today,

Shawn and Bill will need to lean on one another

to manage the scene.

The plan's gonna be,

we're gonna park the 50 at the rear of the trailer.

The 80's gonna be at the front.

Bring 'er up right over here.

Yeah, pick it up,

and then you're gonna bring it right in between the two trucks.

How much weight's in it?

I'm guessing probably 70,000 pounds.

Okay.

-Sounds good, boys? -Yeah.

-We can do it. -Get set up.

-Yup. -Let's go.

Shawn has a lot of pressure on him.

He hasn't managed a lot of scenes.

He's gotta do some good calculating,

and make sure that we position these trucks properly

to be able to get this job pulled off.

We'll see how he does today.

Un, deux, trois, quatre...

[Shawn] The plan is to lift the truck up

and bring it between,

so I'm pacing down

and making sure I got enough room

in between the two trucks

to fit the truck and trailer.

So you basically want the corner of my truck

flush with the corner of this one?

Little bit inside, little bit more inside.

And we don't wanna have to reposition.

[Bill] Really important

to be able to utilize the space that we have

to be able to lift that truck out of there

and get it where we need to get it.

[Narrator] They'll rely on both rotators

to get the truck closer to the road,

slide it around the barrier,

and set it down between two wreckers.

[Bill] Positioning is key.

I'm ready.

You ready, James?

Yeah.

[Bill] This is not a simple lift and winch.

It's pretty technical.

We gotta try and get this trailer around his truck.

Hopefully it goes good.

We kind of have two rookies,

one in the leadership position,

and the other one using a rotator.

It's really a balancing act.

-My tractor's up. -Okay.

So yeah, you're going to lift it up?

This could get interesting.

I'm going to bring it up a little.

[Shawn] Josh, you watching that trailer?

Yep.

[Shawn] So I show up, and I'm thinking,

"This is gonna be an easy job,"

and this has been quite the contrary so far.

[thudding]

[Shawn] Okay, so yeah, you're gonna lift it up?

[Narrator] On the westbound 401

near Ingleside...

-Okay... -[thudding]

[Shawn] Oh...

[Narrator] ...the Herb's crew

is trying to pull off

a precision double-rotator maneuver...

[Narrator] ...but two thirds of this crew

is new to their roles.

[Shawn] Right there, hold it.

You're gonna boom up, boom in.

Billy, you're gonna boom up, boom in, too.

[Narrator] The first step,

coax the semi closer to the edge of the road.

Okay, so boom up now a little bit.

Yeah. Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, boys.

Right there.

Okay, keep going a little bit.

[James] Oh, definitely being a rookie, you know,

operating the 50-tonne like that,

especially with zero experience, you know,

it could definitely be stressful.

[Shawn] Okay...

That's good, that's good, that's good.

Ah, okay.

[Narrator] Now Bill and rookie James

need to lift together,

and swing the semi into the single lane...

Okay.

[Narrator] ...and between their rotators.

[Shawn] The big thing is gonna be

getting the back end of the trailer

in between the line and the 50

without going in the live traffic.

Okay, you can lift 'er up.

Lift up on the boom a little bit more.

Yeah, bring 'er right over.

Yeah, keep 'er going, keep 'er going.

Keep 'er going, buddy.

Bill, you can start lifting up a little bit

on the drives.

-Now? -Yes, Billy.

[Narrator] ...but as Bill preps for the move,

he sees that the space

is too confined.

[Bill] It's gonna be tight

to pull that out into... beside him, eh?

[Shawn] We're gonna have to make sure she, like,

the front end swings, right?

So you're gonna have to jackknife it a lot.

Yep.

[Shawn] The further I've spaced the trucks,

the harder it is for me

to have boom strength,

and be able to actually lift the truck

completely off the ground.

[Narrator] So Bill will have to sharply angle the tractor

to get it into place.

-You good, Billy? -Yeah.

[Shawn] Slowly, boys. Slowly, yeah.

Boom up, boom up, boom up, boom up.

Okay, whoa. Boom out now.

Whoa, whoa.

All right, James,

you have to boom up, James,

until you clear that leg.

Loosen up on your red a little bit.

It just didn't want to fit in between.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Uh, okay, we'll go the other way around instead.

[Shawn] The live lane

is literally right up against me,

and chewing up the cones.

Okay, whoa, whoa, whoa.

You're right in the lane with your boom.

Move over.

Whoa. Whoa, boys.

[groaning]

[Bill] We don't have enough room.

The back of the trailer is sticking out into traffic.

We can't have that.

This job is going sideways for me right now,

like, very badly.

[Narrator] 500 kilometres west...

James Ireland is on the move.

We're on our way down to a loaded four-axle

flatbed trailer,

in the ditch, up against a hydro pole.

[Narrator] Rescue 51's lead op

is leaving the highway behind,

heading to a scene in a tough spot.

[James] Here's this four-axle trailer

with 80,000 pounds of lumber on it,

and it's leaning hard against a power pole.

You can already see the load has shifted.

This is gonna be a challenging job.

And away we go.

Another cold day in paradise.

[chuckles]

Hey!

[Narrator] James is answering the call for help

from Steve Cooke of Lewis Heavy Towing.

[James] We have a very good working relationship.

Whenever he needs a rotator, he calls.

We do a lot of towing back and forth.

We do quite a few wrecks together.

[James] So we'll have to go from this side

all the way around, then.

[Steve] I called James on this recovery

because it helps out having the rotator there

because it's a tight corner to work in.

It's only a two-lane back road.

[Narrator] ...and there's an even bigger problem

with the location of the crash.

We'll see what happens,

but we got a lotta weight we're playing with here

against that hydro pole, so...

[James] Ultimately, the pole

is the only thing holding this load up.

[Narrator] So they need to consult with the power utility

before they make a single move.

Yep.

[James] They're not gonna shut the hydro off.

The hydro guy's assured us

that that 44,000-volt line,

if something does take place,

within a second, it's off.

I guess we'll see.

[Steve] 44,000 volts?

We definitely wanna make sure we rig this one right.

What I'd like to do is put two straps here,

one for each bundle.

Then I want your truck back here

taking a good bit of weight on an angle

to help it slide.

[Narrator] All 80,000 pounds of lumber

has stayed strapped on,

just barely.

So James wants both wreckers tackling the trailer,

but that leaves them lacking up front.

I'm only worried about that tractor sliding in.

Yeah.

Once we start tugging this way,

if that wants to shoot in,

then we're gonna have a problem.

If the tractor moves and goes in the ditch,

this whole thing's gonna roll over.

[Narrator] They need more help.

Okay, so fire up the 20-tonne.

You're gonna come down here too.

We've decided that we're gonna call for another truck

to come in and hold the tractor.

We are going to have our 20-tonne as well,

just to hold it for us, for safety.

[Steve] I don't wanna have this thing halfway up,

and then go over.

[James] If this power pole breaks,

we're gonna have a load of lumber

laying on its side in a ditch,

and we got 44,000 volts straight above us.

[Steve] If it slides six inches, we're screwed.

It's taking the rest of it and the pole.

[Shawn] You're right in the lane.

[Narrator] At the eastern end of the 401 in Ingleside...

[Bill] We need a good 10 feet between.

[Narrator] ...after a long struggle,

Shawn's plan to wrangle the semi into place

still refuses to work.

[Shawn] Oh, what the hell is going on?

If I would have had more room,

the live lane wouldn't have been an issue,

but because I've got to put it

in so much of a tight spot,

I was trying to thread that needle a little too much

for what it should have been.

Okay...

There's a point where you need to stop and think,

"This isn't working,

maybe I should rethink it."

There's nothing wrong with saying,

"Let's put it down and reposition."

[Narrator] They need to open more room

between the rotators.

We're gonna pick it right up...

Just go far enough that we can get it out.

[Bill] So now we're gonna drop it,

and move the 50-tonne further ahead

so we can actually lift it

and bring it back into the lane.

-Everybody's clear? -Yeah.

[Narrator] It's a vital lesson for a new leader.

[Shawn] Definitely part of the learning curve

to maybe not be afraid to switch plans

a lot quicker

if ever the first one isn't working.

Okay.

Snug those up.

Plan now is we're gonna lift 'er square

and bring 'er all the way back

right to Mama where she needs to be.

[Narrator] So they'll pull the back end into position

before moving in the tractor.

[Shawn] Okay, you're gonna start lifting

very, very slightly, James.

[Narrator] ...but the new plan

hinges on being able to weave the truck

around the barrier.

[Shawn] Keep lifting.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Just go slowly. -Yeah.

[Bill] We only need to pull a few more feet,

then I can swing this right out.

Look at that.

That looks a lot nicer.

[Narrator] ...but just as the plan seems to be

on the verge of success...

Holy, she's white out now.

[Narrator] ...the weather unleashes its own plan.

A little bit of a snow squall right now.

It's pretty bad.

[Shawn] This snow squall is so bad

that I'm worried that somebody's gonna plow into us.

[Narrator] ...but after learning the ropes from Andrew,

Bill spots a chance to speed up the move.

[Bill] If he drops the trailer,

I can bring this right over.

-Okay. -I've got the room.

-Just stay where you are. -Yeah.

Okay, hold.

We're out, boys!

[James] Yes, sir.

[Shawn] There was a little few adjustments that we had to do

to get her where we wanted, but...

she, uh, she came out.

Keep 'er coming, keep 'er coming.

[Shawn] I've got a lot of respect for Bill.

You know, I can feed off of his experience

for me to gain mine.

Okay. You can back up.

[Narrator] It didn't all go according to plan...

Keep coming.

Okay, whoa.

Teamwork makes the dream work, baby.

[Narrator] ...but for Shawn,

the challenges came with an important reward.

[Shawn] At the end of the day, a win's a win,

and, you know, I learned a lot, and that's what counts.

[laughing]

Okay.

Yeah, buddy.

[honks horn three times]

[Steve] If it slides six inches, we're screwed.

It's taking the rest of it and the pole.

[Narrator] Back in Tottenham,

the heavy load is still teetering,

so James has put out the call for another truck.

Fire up the 20-tonne.

You're gonna come down here, too.

[Narrator] ...and the 20-tonne wrecker

is on the way to answer.

It's the newest addition to the fleet...

[Fabiana] I'm so excited.

[Narrator] ...and the first wrecker

that company co-owner Fabiana Ireland

can call her own.

This is one of my first jobs out in my own truck.

Nervous and exciting at the same time.

It's blue and yellow,

and it looks cool.

[laughs]

[Narrator] The couple bought the new truck

just this past summer,

and specially personalized it for its new operator.

-Want to put it on? -Sure.

[tool rattling]

[James] Awesome.

[Fabiana] We got a truck for me,

a 20-tonne NRC,

and that's gonna be my baby that I'm gonna be driving.

It looks awesome.

[Narrator] It's a step towards

having as big a role on the road

as she has in running the business.

Heads up.

[Fabiana] This is a hundred times better

than being in the office.

[James] Things are coming together here now.

We got all three trucks here.

We're good to get setting up.

So what's the plan?

What are you guys doing?

So, you're holding.

My two mains are going over there

to pull the load and pull the trailer.

Two auxiliaries down underneath

to pull sideways.

Steve is gonna be back here lifting,

and then we can also use his drag winch to pull

if we need to.

[Narrator] Fabiana will hold the tractor

to keep it from rolling,

while Steve lifts the back

and James pulls sideways,

keeping the load secure.

-Ready? -Yeah.

Okay!

You outta the way?

[Fabiana] Yeah, it's good.

We're a little concerned with this load,

the way it's leaning over like that.

[James] If we have one slip of rigging,

and these bundles of lumber hit the power pole,

it's gonna snap it,

and we're gonna have huge problems.

If you see me running, try to keep up.

Ready, Freddy?

[James] If we make a mistake here,

and this pole breaks,

things aren't gonna be good.

All right, here we go.

[Steve] She's sliding there.

Give it a little tension there, Steve, on yours.

The only concern would be that bundle in the back.

It's moving quite a bit.

Hopefully it holds.

[James] Take a little, Steve.

Oh, look at it.

It just jumped sideways.

[Steve] Yeah, I got 31 on it.

[James] Look at that.

[Steve] Bring it.

You're slack on the back.

[James] It's working, right?

This front end's not going to start going?

Hopefully not. That's why you're hooked to it.

Go ahead, Steve.

Okay, hold on, Steve.

I'm just having a hard time

running all four at the same time here.

No, that's fine. Take your time.

[James] I just don't like this one bundle.

If something broke now, we would be in trouble.

[shifting and popping]

-Oh [bleep]. -[popping]

[popping and shifting]

[James] Okay, Steve, hold on, Steve.

Don't take any more, Steve.

[Steve] No more for me?

[Narrator] On a narrow road outside of Tottenham,

James is trying to slide the trailer

without sliding its load.

The front hasn't moved, Fabiana?

No, I'm still nice and tight.

We'll go a little more on your other side there.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Okay. Oh, there's that bundle coming back.

Want red down a bit?

-Yeah. -That's good.

Good?

That's good.

[Narrator] They've got the trailer

straddling the road...

Let's do that rear bundle now.

[Narrator] ...but it's not safe to drive away.

I wouldn't drive this truck down a road the way it is,

because ultimately, it's over width now,

because the bundles are on too much of an angle.

We just gotta straighten up,

straighten up the load a little bit.

[Fabiana] We have to stabilize the load.

We have to move it,

centre it so that it's safe.

-Okay? -Yup.

Pull.

It's coming.

Coming.

It's coming.

Whoa.

[James] We gotta get right around the back of it.

[Steve] Yeah.

[Narrator] With the cargo strapped together,

as James tries to slide the skewed bundle,

the entire load is fighting him....

[James] Pulling's clearly not working

at getting these bundles straight.

[Narrator] ...but the crew's newest operator

might have a solution.

[Fabiana] Can't you lift it, the bundle?

[James] I could lift it.

We might have to, eh?

Because of that. -To centre it,

because you're not gonna be able to...

You wanna, then?

We'll just put a strap around the back, and-- [whistles]

Yeah, I think that's what we gotta do.

Okay.

Loosen up.

[Fabiana] They were pulling sideways,

and it was moving the back also,

and we don't want that,

so we want to centre it,

so better just to lift it

and centre it properly.

I'm sure one of them would've come up with that idea

at some point.

[James] The more she comes out with us,

the more different things that she sees happening...

Okay.

[James] ...and, you know, it's a great idea.

Okay.

Keep going.

This is working out really good.

More, Steve?

[Steve] Little more.

We're good there, James.

[James] Yeah, that's good.

We're gonna get on the front

and pull the whole thing up outta here.

One final pull here.

[Narrator] ...and to make this one final pull,

there's only one candidate.

[James] It's Fabiana's time to shine.

Let's see if she can get this tractor

back out on the road.

Okay, guys, watch out.

Go.

Here it comes.

Go, go, go, go!

[laughing]

Keep going.

Okay! Unhook.

[James] No damage,

the customer gets to deliver the load.

It's a good day when we all get to work together.

This was great teamwork

by three different operators here.

This job went very well.

[Steve] Customer's happy,

and he's on his way.

Everything went textbook.

It was perfect.

We spend time over-rigging,

that way we do it once,

and it always pays off in the long run.

Good job, bud.

Awesome, man. That was great.

-Good work, Fabiana. -Good job.

Till the next one, right?

-Okay, see you guys. -Bye!

[Fabiana] Being out here, helping the boys,

it's always great,

and, you know, it builds my confidence,

and I think, you know,

I'm learning more every day.

Hopefully, one day,

I'll be able to do this on my own.

On to the next one.

Anything but the office!

[Narrator] Next time on Heavy Rescue: 401...

[man] All our plans have not worked.

[Narrator] ...a bold idea...

[Kabal] Don't look this way!

Look the other way!

Go, go!

[Narrator] ...comes crashing down.

Whoo! Did you see that truck?

[Narrator] A friendly competition...

[Narrator] ...turns dangerous.

[Duncan] Nobody's slowing down.

[Narrator] ...and challenging terrain...

-Whoa! -Whoa! Whoa.

[Narrator] ...defies the crew.

[Collin] Well, that's not good.

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