Original subtitles

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

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

SHE'LL BE A HELL OF A PULL.

[NARRATOR]: ...A SWAMPY WRECK...

FIRST RECOVERY, AND I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS,

I'M NOT GONNA LIE.

[NARRATOR]: ...GIVES A ROOKIE HIS SHOT.

OKAY, BOTH EQUAL!

THESE ROADS ARE FRICKIN' ICE.

-[HORN BLARING] -[NARRATOR]: GARY AND COLLIN...

WATCH YOURSELF.

[NARRATOR]: ...RUN INTO TROUBLE.

GET OUT OF THAT LANE NOW!

[SIREN WAILING]

WOW, LOOK AT THIS.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND A TANKER SPILL...

MY NERVES ARE A LITTLE ON EDGE.

[NARRATOR]: ...PUTS THE WEIGHT ON MITCH.

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

IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON HEADING OUT THIS MORNING,

NO MAJOR ISSUES.

[NARRATOR]: MORNING TRAFFIC IS FLOWING SMOOTHLY

THROUGH THE BUSIEST STRETCH OF THE 401...

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT ON THIS HIGHWAY,

ANY PROBLEM CAN SNOWBALL IN MINUTES.

[KERRY SCHMIDT]: IT'S A MORNING RUSH HOUR,

IT'S A WEEKDAY,

AND EVERYONE WHO'S TRYING TO GET TO THE OFFICE

GIVES THEMSELVES JUST ENOUGH TIME.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND JUST EAST OF THE CITY...

[SIREN WAILING]

[NARRATOR]: ...THE COMMUTE...

[NARRATOR]: ...JUST TURNED UGLY.

8-5-TANGO-0-0-7.

[NARRATOR]: OPP SERGEANT KERRY SCHMIDT...

[DISPATCH]: TANGO-0-0-7, GO AHEAD.

401, THICKSON ROAD, I'M HEADING THERE NOW.

[NARRATOR]: ...HEADS FOR A ROLLOVER

BLOCKING ALL TORONTO-BOUND TRAFFIC...

[NARRATOR]: ...PLUS ALL BUT ONE LANE

IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.

[SCHMIDT]: THERE'S ONLY ONE LANE GETTING BY HERE

ON THE EASTBOUND SIDE.

WOW, LOOK AT THIS.

THE TRUCK IS RIGHT ON ITS SIDE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.

IT'S HANGING RIGHT OVER THE CONCRETE WALL THERE.

THIS IS A MESS. LOOK AT THAT.

UNBELIEVABLE.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: ON NORTH AMERICA'S

BUSIEST HIGHWAY,

CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

[TRUCKER RADIO]: GOT A ROLLOVER

SITTING UP ON THE GUARDRAIL.

YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE ALL DAY CLEANING UP THAT TANKER.

WHOO, HE PARKED THAT PRETTY GOOD!

[SCHMIDT]: THIS IS A DISASTER.

IT DOESN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THIS.

I SEE THIS TRANSPORT TRUCK ROLLED OVER,

UP ON THIS CONCRETE WALL,

AND I SEE ALL THIS FLUID

THAT'S BEEN POURING OUT OF THE TANKER TRUCK.

THIS IS GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME

TO GET THIS CLEANED UP.

THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK TAKEN TO HOSPITAL?

YEAH, NON-LIFE THREATENING.

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: GOOD NEWS FOR THE DRIVER,

BUT STILL A HUGE MESS TO CLEAR.

WE'RE ON OUR WAY.

[NARRATOR]: JUST TO THE EAST...

WE'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE OPP

AND THE TEAM ON SCENE.

THE WALL OF THE TANKER HAS BEEN BREACHED,

AND THERE IS FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE ROADWAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...BILL WRIGHT OF B&G TOWING

ANSWERS THE CALL.

HOLY, IT'S RIGHT UP ON TOP OF THE WALL!

ANYTHING COULD GO WRONG

WORKING WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS LIKE THIS.

IT'S DANGEROUS FOR EVERYBODY.

THAT'S NOT A GOOD DEAL.

[NARRATOR]: THE LOADED TANKER LOST CONTROL,

SKIDDED,

AND CRASHED DOWN ON THE BARRIER...

SPEWING ITS HAZARDOUS CARGO.

THAT CARGO,

A TOXIC PETROLEUM BYPRODUCT,

IS BILL'S FIRST CONCERN.

[BILL]: BEFORE STARTING THE RECOVERY,

WE WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE FLUID

THAT'S STILL LEFT INSIDE THE TANKER.

CAN YOU FIGURE HOW MUCH IS IN THERE,

HOW MUCH YOU'VE LOST?

[BILL]: THE TRAIL ON THE SHOULDER

IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT

COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT OF THE LOAD.

-OKAY. -LOAD IS 45,000 LITRES.

[BILL]: WE SUSPECT THAT THE TANK

IS STILL GOING TO BE MORE THAN THREE QUARTERS FULL.

WE'RE GOING TO TAP A HOLE IN THE TOP,

WE'LL DIP IT, WE'LL GET AN ACTUAL VOLUME,

AND THEN WE'LL COME UP WITH A PROGRAM

ON HOW TO DRAIN IT OUT.

[NARRATOR]: BILL'S LEAD ROTATOR OP

HAS JUST ARRIVED ON SCENE...

WOW!

[NARRATOR]: ...HIS 21-YEAR-OLD SON, MITCH.

THAT'S WILD, ISN'T IT?

[NARRATOR]: ONE OF THE YOUNGEST ROTATOR OPS

IN NORTH AMERICA,

MITCH HAS NEVER BEEN ON A SCENE LIKE THIS.

[MITCH]: IT'S A BIG PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ON ITS SIDE,

IT'S GOT A BIG SPILL OF THIS YELLOW HAZMAT MATERIAL,

SO IT'S DEFINITELY A LOT TO TAKE IN AT ONCE.

[NARRATOR]: A COMPLEX JOB FOR ANY OPERATOR,

AND MITCH IS STILL LEARNING, UNDER HIS DAD'S MENTORSHIP.

[MITCH]: I'M GONNA GET A MASK TO PUT ON.

THAT'S GROSS.

[COUGHS]

THIS STUFF'S NASTY, EH?

[NARRATOR]: TODAY...

YOU CAN ALMOST, LIKE, TASTE THAT.

[NARRATOR]: ...THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ERROR.

ANY TIME YOU GET A HAZMAT JOB, IT'S ALWAYS A FEAR.

IT'S DANGEROUS.

SO WE'RE TOTALLY RELYING

ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE RECEIVING

FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

FOR THE GUYS THAT ARE WORKING ON THAT TRUCK,

ANYTHING THAT COMES IN CONTACT WITH YOUR SKIN, INGESTION,

IS TOXIC.

IN THE EVENT THAT YOU GET COMPLETELY CONTAMINATED,

WE'LL DO A BIT OF A DECONTAMINATION OF YOU GUYS.

WE HAVE TO DRILL THE TANK,

AND TAP IT,

SO THAT THEY CAN PUMP IT OFF,

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE RIGHT UP ON TOP OF THE TANK.

[NARRATOR]: 300 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST...

[NARRATOR]: ...SQUALLS ARE HAMMERING HIGHWAY 402...

...SO GARY AND COLLIN VANDENHEUVEL

ARE HEADING TO WORK.

[COLLIN]: MY DAD IS RIGHT BEHIND US IN THE ROTATOR,

BUT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET THIS JOB DONE BY MYSELF.

[NARRATOR]: THAT JOB IS A DOUBLE PROPANE TANKER

STUCK IN THE DITCH ON THE 402...

[COLLIN]: IT'S GOING TO BE A BIT OF A PAIN

BECAUSE IT'S A SET OF B-TRAINS,

SO IT'S NOT LIKE A STANDARD STRAIGHT TRAILER.

[GARY]: COLLIN'S REALLY COMING ALONG IN THE 50-TON.

ONCE WE GET OUT THERE, WE'LL SEE WHAT WE HAVE,

MIGHT JUST LET COLLIN TAKE THE REINS,

AND GO AHEAD AND PULL THIS ONE OUT.

GOOD LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR HIM.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THE CONDITIONS WILL ADD EXTRA RISK.

THESE ROADS ARE FRICKIN' ICE.

[GARY]: NOBODY SEEMS TO SLOW DOWN ANY,

TRAVELLING LIKE IT'S A SUNNY DAY.

I CAN SEE OUR TRUCK AND TRAILER DOWN THERE,

TRACTOR HANGING OUT,

TRAIN'S DOWN IN THE DITCH.

GOOD LITTLE JOB FOR ME.

COLLIN SHOULD BE ABLE TO PULL THIS UP QUICK

AND GET THIS GUY MOVING,

'CAUSE WE'RE IN THE LIVE LANES HERE.

ALL RIGHT, BUDDY, GET 'ER IN THERE, GET GOING.

IT'S PRETTY SKETCHY. GOTTA GET IN AND AROUND ON IT.

[NARRATOR]: BUT COLLIN STOPS SHORT,

RIGHT IN THE PATH OF TRAFFIC.

[GARY]: KEEP MOVING.

WATCH YOURSELF, COLL!

GET OUT OF THAT LANE NOW!

[GARY]: COLLIN'S PARKED IN A LIVE LANE,

REALLY IN A BAD SPOT.

COLLIN, GET IN FRONT OF HIM.

DRIVE FORWARD, COLL.

[GARY]: IT'S DANGEROUS TO BE OUT THERE.

THERE'S THAT POSSIBILITY OF GETTING HIT OUT THERE.

[COLLIN]: I THOUGHT I WAS ON THE SHOULDER,

AND I'M SITTING IN A LIVE LANE.

I'M A SITTING DUCK.

[GARY]: LANES ARE VERY HARD TO SEE.

CAN'T EVEN SEE THE LINE.

I CAN SEE RIGHT HERE WHERE THE LINE IS.

OKAY, COLL, LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

IF YOU GRAB THE FRONT END,

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT TRAIN.

[GARY]: I NEED HIM TO FOCUS ON THE TASK AT HAND,

GET THIS JOB DONE.

WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE.

SLOW DOWN.

[COLLIN]: THEY'RE GETTING CLOSE,

AND I DON'T LIKE THAT.

I DON'T LIKE THAT AT ALL.

YOUR HEAD'S ON A SWIVEL OUT HERE.

YOU JUST GOTTA WATCH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.

DEFINITELY FEELING THE PRESSURE.

I WANNA GET THIS THING OUT OF HERE AND QUICK.

[GARY]: WE'VE GOT OUR PYLONS OUT.

WE STILL HAVE TRAFFIC COMING IN ON US,

AND ONE MISTAKE BY ONE OF THEM,

AND IT'S ALL OVER FOR US.

OKAY, COLL, I NEED YOUR HELP.

OKAY, LET'S GET HIM OUTTA THERE.

[MUTTERING] LEFT SWITCH...

OKAY!

GO AHEAD.

HE'S READY TO GO.

COME ON, BABY,

JUST LIKE THAT.

IS IT UP FAR ENOUGH?

YEAH, SEE IF HE CAN DRIVE FORWARD ON HIS OWN.

JUST TRY IT RIGHT NOW.

DO YOU WANT TO TRY DRIVING FORWARD

JUST TO HERE?

PERFECT, DISCONNECT, DRIVE FORWARD, COLL.

YEAH.

GOOD QUICK LITTLE JOB, BUT HE'S STILL LEARNING.

READY TO GO?

READY TO GO.

ALL RIGHT.

I SEE COLLIN STOP IN THAT LANE, IT'S JUST...

IT'S A MISTAKE.

HE JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO MAKE THOSE MISTAKES.

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN OUT THERE.

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

[NARRATOR]: ...IT'S TIME FOR MITCH TO GET A LOOK

INSIDE THE TANKER.

IT'S RUSS AND YOURSELF.

WE'LL DRESS YOUSE IN THE HAZMAT SUITS.

YEAH.

YOU GOTTA GO UP ON THE TANK,

YOU GOTTA CUT THE TANK,

OPEN THE TANK,

AND THEN FEED IN A THREE-INCH LINE.

WE'RE GONNA PUMP IT INTO THIS UNIT HERE.

[BILL]: THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST HAZARDOUS JOBS WE'VE WORKED ON

AS FAR AS A CHEMICAL SITUATION GOES.

IF YOU GET TOO MUCH OF IT IN YOUR SYSTEM,

IT COULD CAUSE DEATH.

[NARRATOR]: BUT AS MITCH GETS READY...

UH-OH, TAKING PICTURES.

[NARRATOR]: ...THERE'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF HAZARD

ON THE EASTBOUND SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.

WE GOT PROBLEMS HERE RIGHT NOW.

EVERYONE'S GOT THEIR CELL PHONES UP IN THEIR ARMS,

THEY'RE LOOKING OVER, THEY'RE TAKING PICTURES.

THAT IS A HAZARD.

THAT IS DANGEROUS.

YOU'RE GONNA CAUSE ANOTHER CRASH.

[AIR BRAKES HISS]

[HORNS BLARING]

[BILL]: THIS GUY'S STOPPED, TAKING PICTURES!

[SCHMIDT]: COME ON!

COME ON! [HORNS BLARE AGGRESSIVELY]

GET MOVING!

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 EAST OF TORONTO,

JUST A SINGLE LANE IS MOVING.

[AIR BRAKES HISS]

[HORNS BLARE AGGRESSIVELY]

...BUT SOME DRIVERS REFUSE TO KEEP GOING...

[BILL]: THIS GUY'S STOPPED, TAKING PICTURES!

[NARRATOR]: ...RISKING A CHAIN-REACTION CRASH.

[SCHMIDT]: COME ON!

[HORNS BLARE AGGRESSIVELY]

COME ON!

GET MOVING! GET MOVING!

[HORNS BLARING]

[SCHMIDT]: PUTTING THEIR VEHICLE IN PARK,

IN A LIVE LANE OF TRAFFIC,

SO THEY CAN TAKE A COUPLE OF GLAMOUR SHOTS FOR THEMSELVES.

YOU CAN WATCH IT ON THE NEWS.

LET'S GET MOVING.

[SCHMIDT]: IF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING OVER

AT THE COLLISION SCENE,

THEY'RE NOT LOOKING IN FRONT OF THEM.

IF SOMEONE SLOWS DOWN IN FRONT OF THEM,

VERY EASY, WE COULD HAVE ANOTHER SECONDARY CRASH.

[NARRATOR]: THE HAZMAT CREW IS ALREADY AT WORK

ON THE CLEANUP.

[MITCH]: DUE TO TEMPERATURE CHANGE WITH THIS PRODUCT,

AS IT CAME OUT, IT'S HARDENING UP.

IT'S ALMOST TURNING INTO, LIKE, A BLOCK OF CHEESE ON THE GROUND.

IT'S VERY, VERY MESSY.

IT'S VERY HARD TO DEAL WITH.

DID YOU PULL YOUR BOOT OFF, OR LEFT 'ER ON?

[NARRATOR]: THE FIRST STEP,

MITCH AND 50-TON OPERATOR RUSS

WILL NEED TO CLIMB UP AND DRILL A HOLE INTO THE TANK.

ALL RIGHT.

[MITCH]: PUTTING ON THE HAZMAT SUIT,

EVERYTHING FEELS A HELL OF A LOT MORE REAL,

AND IT STARTS TO GET A LITTLE BIT SCARY.

YOU GUYS DRILLING?

-YUP. -YUP.

OKAY, SO WE'RE GONNA PULL A LINE.

IF YOU GET COVERED IN THE PRODUCT,

WE'LL DE-CON YOU,

WE'VE GOT A LINE, WE CAN RINSE YOU OFF.

HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE YELLOW STUFF YET?

HAVEN'T TOUCHED IT.

YOUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS GONNA BE FALLIN'--

IT'S SLIPPERY UP THERE--

YEAH.

...AND INGESTING IT.

[BILL]: WEARING A HAZMAT SUIT, IT'S CUMBERSOME CLOTHING,

SO CLIMBING THE LADDER,

POSITIONING YOURSELF ON THE TANK,

MAKES IT MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO AN ACCIDENT.

[FIREFIGHTER]: WHENEVER YOU GUYS ARE READY.

DUDE, THAT STUFF IS SLIPPERY.

[MITCH]: I'M NOT FEELING VERY GOOD ABOUT THIS.

IT'S A SKATING RINK UP THERE.

WE HAVE CHEMICALS SURROUNDING US EVERYWHERE,

WE'VE GOT MASKS ON,

WE'RE CONSTRICTED WITH OUR SUITS.

IT'S A RECIPE FOR DISASTER.

[NARRATOR]: JUST EAST OF SARNIA...

[COLLIN]: OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE MORNING'S FIRST JOB

IS STILL WEIGHING ON GARY.

YOU JUST CAN'T STOP IN A LIVE LANE LIKE THAT.

JUST CAN'T HAVE THAT.

I'M NOT SURE HE EVEN KNOWS

THE SEVERITY OF WHAT HE DID THERE.

IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT

THAT CAN TURN INTO SOMETHING REALLY BAD.

[GARY]: HE'S GOTTA LEARN, LEARN BY HIS MISTAKES.

WE TALK ABOUT IT,

AND HOPEFULLY HE GETS BETTER AND BETTER

AT WHAT HE DOES.

I THOUGHT THAT I WAS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OVER.

YEAH, WELL, YOU SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME ON THAT.

ANY TIME YOU COME UP ONTO A SCENE LIKE THAT,

GET OFF THE ROAD,

GET IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK,

GO BACK, ASSESS WHAT YOU NEED.

YEP.

DON'T PUT YOURSELF IN THAT POSITION.

MAKES ME NERVOUS

WHEN YOU'RE SITTING OUT THERE.

-YUP. -THAT'S FOR SURE.

COLLIN MADE A MISTAKE ON THAT LAST JOB...

[GARY]: ...BUT THERE'S NO BETTER WAY TO LEARN

THAN ACTUALLY GETTING OUT AND DOING IT BY YOURSELF.

[COLLIN, OVER RADIO]: I'M HEADING OUT.

[NARRATOR]: WITH STORM CASUALTIES

UP AND DOWN THE HIGHWAY,

GARY NEEDS COLLIN TO TAKE ON A HEAVY JOB

ON HIGHWAY 21,

JUST NORTHEAST OF SARNIA.

THERE'S A FULLY LOADED FUEL TANKER AND A PUP

IN THE DITCH,

SO THIS IS GONNA BE A GOOD SOLO RECOVERY FOR ME.

I GET TO PUT MY TRUCK TO THE TEST.

THAT SHOULD BE GOOD THERE.

HOLY CRAP.

IT COULD BE PUSHING AROUND 80 TO 100,000 POUNDS.

I WANT TO PULL THIS THING BACKWARDS A FEW FEET,

AND THEN RE-RIG TO THE TRUCK

BECAUSE WHEN I HOOK ONTO THE FRONT,

THE OPP ARE GONNA HAVE TO SHUT THE HIGHWAY RIGHT DOWN.

I WANT TO TRY TO GRAB UP HERE

AND SEE IF WE CAN GET IT PULLED BACKWARDS THAT WAY.

[NARRATOR]: FROM HIS POSITION,

THIS RIGGING POINT GIVES COLLIN THE BEST ANGLE...

[GARY]: IT'S ALL A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR HIM.

HE DOESN'T NEED ME STANDING OVER HIS SHOULDER

ON EVERY ONE OF THESE JOBS.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT PULLING 100,000 POUNDS OF WEIGHT...

SHE'S LOADED, YOU CAN TELL.

[NARRATOR]: ...MIGHT BE MORE THAN COLLIN CAN HANDLE

ON HIS OWN.

[COLLIN]: IF I CAN'T GET THIS THING TO BUDGE

WITH ONE TRUCK,

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TELL MY DAD...

[SCRAPING]

COME ON.

...AND I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE A BIT OF A BATTLE.

[SCRAPING]

I DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO BE THIS BAD, THOUGH.

THE BEST THING TO DO HERE IS JUST TO KEEP TRYING.

[SCRAPING]

I CAN SEE MY MARKS THERE.

I'VE SLID BACK ABOUT SEVEN FEET.

YOU DON'T WANT TO GET TOO FAR OVER

WITH YOUR OWN TRUCK,

AND THEN YOU'RE IN THE DITCH ALONG WITH THE CASUALTY.

[SCRAPING]

I GOT TRACTION NOW.

[COLLIN]: THE SPADE'S DROPPED OFF THE ROAD,

AND IT'S ACTUALLY DIGGING INTO THE SHOULDER.

THERE WE GO.

[COLLIN]: NOW THAT I'VE GOT THIS THING PULLED BACK,

THE OPP ARE GOING TO CLOSE DOWN THE ROAD FOR US,

SO THAT WAY WE CAN GET RIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: TRAFFIC IS ALREADY BACKING UP.

HE NEEDS TO WORK FAST.

[COLLIN]: GOTTA GET THIS THING UP AND OUTTA HERE QUICK.

SHE'S OUT NOW. SHE'S ON THE ROAD.

[GARY]: I'M SEEING COLLIN DEVELOP HIS SKILLS.

HE'S TAKING ON THESE CHALLENGES,

AND IT'S REALLY NEAT TO WATCH HIM DEVELOP

AS A REALLY QUALITY OPERATOR.

[COLLIN, OVER RADIO]: ALL RIGHT, DONE HERE.

[GARY, OVER RADIO]: THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.

WHEN MY DAD SAYS THAT I'M DOING A GOOD JOB,

THAT'S DEFINITELY A PRETTY COOL FEELING.

[TRAFFIC NEWS]: HEAVY CREWS ARE ON SCENE

FOR THIS TANKER ROLLOVER ON THE WESTBOUND 401.

OPP ADVISES: AVOID THE AREA ALTOGETHER.

[NARRATOR]: BACK ON THE 401...

[DRILL BUZZING]

JUST WATCH YOUR EYES FOR A MINUTE.

YEAH, NO.

[NARRATOR]: ...MITCH AND RUSS HAVE ALMOST PUNCHED THROUGH

THE HAZMAT TANKER.

[MITCH]: WE GO THROUGH A VERY THIN LAYER OF METAL,

THROUGH SOME INSULATION,

AND THEN THAT'S WHERE WE GET INTO

THE BONE STRUCTURE OF THE TRAILER,

AND THAT PART'S VERY, VERY THICK,

AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO CUT THROUGH.

[NARRATOR]: ONCE THEY GET THROUGH,

THE CREW CAN ASSESS

HOW MUCH MATERIAL IS LEFT INSIDE,

AND START PUMPING OUT THE TOXIC LOAD.

[MITCH]: MY NERVES ARE THROUGH THE ROOF RIGHT NOW.

IT'S SLIPPERY,

WE HAVE CHEMICALS SURROUNDING US EVERYWHERE,

WE'RE CONSTRICTED WITH OUR SUITS.

A LOT COULD GO WRONG.

[DRILL RATTLING]

[THUD]

FLASHLIGHT!

FLASHLIGHT? YOU GOT THE FOUR-INCH HOLE DRILLED?

YEAH.

-READY? -YEAH.

JUST GET A FEEL FOR HOW FAR DOWN IT IS.

WHAT DO YOU GOT?

WHEN I AM LOOKING AT THE HOLE,

I CAN SEE THE HATCH.

IT'S LESS THAN HALF?

THEY CAN SEE THE MAIN HATCH.

THEY'RE GONNA OPEN THE MAIN HATCH NOW.

[MITCH]: WE SEEN THAT THE PRODUCT LEVEL

WAS ACTUALLY BELOW THE MAIN HATCH ON THIS TANKER,

WHICH MAKES LIFE A LOT EASIER FOR US.

WE CAN PUMP THE REST OF THAT PRODUCT

FROM THAT OPEN HATCH.

[BILL]: IS IT STILL LIQUID?

[PUMP RUNNING]

ARE YOU READY TO START PUMPING?

YEAH, WE'RE PUMPING.

[NARRATOR]: IT'LL BE A FASTER OFFLOAD

THAN THE CREW EXPECTED...

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE BACKUP IS GROWING...

IT'S THE MAIN ROUTE IN AND OUT OF THE CITY,

AND WE'VE GOT A TOTALLY CLOSED HIGHWAY

ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE,

EASTBOUND IS REDUCED,

AND, YOU KNOW, THE PRESSURE IS ON

FOR US TO GET THIS ROAD OPENED UP.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE HARD PART OF THE JOB

IS STILL AHEAD.

[BILL]: SO, I WANT YOU TO SET THE ROTATOR UP,

LANE 3.

YOU'RE GONNA THROW A STRAP OVER THE TOP

AND DOWN AROUND,

AND YOU'RE GONNA PICK IT RIGHT UP IN THE AIR...

-YEAH. -...ROLL IT IN THE AIR.

WE'LL PUT RUSS ON THE FRONT

TO END-ROLL IT. YOU AGREE WITH THAT?

YEAH.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE ROTATOR RIGGED

ON THE BACK OF THE TANKER,

AND THE 50-TON HOOKED UNDER THE FRONT,

RUSS WILL PULL OVER THE TRACTOR

AS MITCH ROLLS HIS END IN MID-AIR.

SO, THE TRAILER IS EMPTY?

TRAILER IS EMPTY.

-SHOULDN'T TAKE TOO LONG? -NOPE.

[SCHMIDT]: SO IT'S GONNA SNAP OVER PRETTY QUICK,

OR ARE YOU GONNA BE A GENTLE PULL?

NO, IT SHOULD BE PRETTY CONTROLLED.

MITCH IS STARTING TO GET PRETTY GOOD WITH THE CONTROLS.

[NARRATOR]: BUT MITCH IS WORRIED

ABOUT THE TANKER'S POSITION,

LEANING ON THE BARRIER,

AND WHERE IT MIGHT SWING WHEN HE STARTS TO ROLL.

[MITCH]: THIS IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT ONE.

I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY PICKED UP THE ASS END OF A TRAILER

AND ROLLED IT IN THE AIR

AS THE TRUCK END WAS STILL ON THE GROUND.

BOOM DOWN TO THE MIDDLE, GET YOURSELF CENTRED UP.

OH, THAT SUN'S RIGHT IN MY EYES.

WANT ME TO START?

PICK IT UP.

[WINCHING]

LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT THAT.

YOU'RE OKAY.

[MITCH]: I'M REALLY WORRIED

IT COULD POTENTIALLY GO INTO THAT LIVE LANE OF TRAFFIC.

RUSS?

YEAH?

WANT TO BRING THE HEAD AROUND?

[MITCH]: HEY! HEY, WHOA!

JUST ME RIGHT NOW?

PICK 'ER UP.

-JUST ME? -NO, WE'RE GONNA SPIKE.

LET ME GET IN THE AIR BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING.

GEEZ.

MY HEART IS BEATING THROUGH MY CHEST,

KNEES ARE SHAKING,

THE NERVES ARE THROUGH THE ROOF.

YOU CAN'T START TWISTING UNTIL HE PULLS IT DOWN.

I KNOW.

-OKAY. -YOU GOT IT?

I'M OFF THE WALL. HOLD UP FOR A SEC, DON'T MOVE.

CAN YOU COME HERE FOR A SECOND?

I'M TRYING TO TALK TO YOU,

AND YOU KEEP WALKING AWAY FROM ME.

I DON'T LIKE THE HALF IN THE AIR, HALF NOT,

BECAUSE THE SECOND THAT THAT STARTS TO GO,

THIS IS GONNA TAKE OFF.

NO, IT'S NOT. YOU OWN IT, NOT HIM.

WELL, I'VE NEVER DONE HALF ON THE GROUND ROLLING,

AND HALF... I'VE DONE FULL IN THE AIR ROLL,

AND FULL ON THE GROUND ROLL,

I HAVEN'T DONE THE HALF AND HALF, SO...

[BILL]: YOU OWN IT.

I'M JUST, MY NERVES ARE A LITTLE ON EDGE, THAT'S ALL.

[MITCH]: I'M NOT 100% SURE HOW THE TRUCK'S GOING TO REACT

WHEN THE TRACTOR COMES OVER,

AND IF THIS TRAILER DECIDES THAT IT'S GOING TO SWING OUT,

THAT'S INTO THE EASTBOUND LANES OF TRAFFIC.

SO, THAT'S GONNA COME,

AND YOU THINK THIS IS GONNA STAY WHERE IT IS?

IT MIGHT SWING A LITTLE BIT, BUT THAT'S IT.

I THINK IT'S GONNA... MORE THAN A LITTLE BIT.

THAT'S OKAY.

WELL, YOU ARE GONNA KNOW IN ABOUT THREE SECONDS.

PULL ON YOUR FRONT, RUSS.

OKAY, PULL ON YOUR BACK A BIT.

KEEP COMING...

I'M RIGHT ON THE TEETER NOW.

BRING THE TRACTOR.

LET IT GO, NICE AND EASY, NICE AND EASY.

[CREAKING]

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 IN WHITBY...

[NARRATOR]: ...IT'S UP TO 21-YEAR-OLD MITCH WRIGHT

TO WRANGLE THE BACK OF THE TANKER ONTO ITS WHEELS...

DO YOU WANT TO STAND HERE?

[NARRATOR]: ...A MOVE HE'S NEVER ATTEMPTED

FROM THIS POSITION.

[MITCH]: SO, THAT'S GONNA COME,

AND YOU THINK THIS IS GONNA STAY WHERE IT IS?

[BILL]: MIGHT SWING A LITTLE BIT,

BUT THAT'S IT.

I THINK IT IS GONNA... MORE THAN A LITTLE BIT.

[MITCH]: MY NERVES ARE THROUGH THE ROOF.

WHEN IT STARTS TO ROLL OVER,

I DON'T WANT IT TO GO INTO THAT LIVE LANE OF TRAFFIC.

I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO REACT.

[BILL]: YOU'RE GONNA KNOW IN ABOUT THREE SECONDS.

[EXHALING ANXIOUSLY]

BRING THE TRACTOR.

LET IT GO, NICE AND EASY.

[CREAKING]

NICE.

[BLEEP] YEAH. OKAY. THANK GOD.

BEAUTIFUL.

[NARRATOR]: NOW MITCH MUST SWING

AND SET THE TANKER DOWN,

STEERING CLEAR OF EASTBOUND TRAFFIC.

[BILL]: BOOM 'ER IN,

AND SET IT DOWN RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

[MITCH]: OH...?

IT'S ALL GOOD.

TIGHTEN UP THE OTHER SIDE.

I'LL WALK AROUND, GIVE YOU AN EYE, SON.

BRING 'ER INTO YOU, AND SET 'ER DOWN, BUDDY.

ARE WE GONNA HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO CLEAR?

YOU GOTTA BE RIGHT TIGHT.

OKAY, GET 'ER DOWN.

I NEED THIS MUCH. BRING 'ER IN.

I GOT, LIKE, AN INCH.

NOT GONNA GO?

NO.

GET RUSS TO ROLL IT AHEAD.

SO, RUSS, I NEED THIS MUCH TO DROP IT.

YEAH, WELL--

I MISCALCULATED BY THAT MUCH.

[BILL]: WE HAVE TO RELEASE THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK

AND ALLOW IT TO ROLL AHEAD A COUPLE OF INCHES,

JUST TO CREATE THE INCH WE NEED

TO GET THE TRAILER ON THE GROUND.

HERE SHE COMES.

WHOA, WHOA.

CLEAR?

YOU'RE INSIDE THE WALL.

I'M INSIDE?

YEAH. CAN YOU SET IT DOWN RIGHT THERE?

PERFECT!

FEELS LIKE 9,000 POUNDS CAME OFF OF MY SHOULDERS.

THIS ONE DEFINITELY HAD ME SUPER WORRIED.

YOU FELT THAT ONE A LITTLE.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME MY HEART BEAT THAT FAST,

THAT'S FOR SURE. -THAT'S GOOD.

I'M GLAD WE DID THAT,

'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, NOW FOR THE FUTURE,

I'M NOT GONNA HAVE THAT NERVE OF--

THAT WAS AWESOME.

--WHEN THAT TRACTOR COMES OVER.

LET'S UN-RIG THIS.

I'LL GET THIS DONE.

THAT WAS TIGHT, WASN'T IT?

TWO INCHES.

GREAT JOB, MAN, REALLY WELL DONE.

APPRECIATE THAT.

CLEAN UP THE REST OF THE MESS,

AND THEN WE'LL GET THIS HIGHWAY OPEN.

ABSOLUTELY.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD JOB.

THERE WAS REALLY NO MARGIN FOR ERROR,

AND THE GUYS DID IT PERFECTLY.

YOU DID A GOOD JOB, BUDDY.

GOOD TO GO?

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET IT OUT OF HERE.

LET'S GO.

DEFINITELY THE MOST INTENSE RECOVERY

THAT I'VE DONE SO FAR.

IT PUT ME ON EDGE,

AND I THINK AT MY POINT IN MY CAREER,

I NEED AS MUCH OF THAT AS I CAN

TO KIND OF PUSH ME TO KEEP GOING TO THE NEXT STEP.

[HONKS TWICE]

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[NARRATOR]: JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT IN TORONTO...

ROADS ARE CLEAR.

IT'S A GOOD NIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: ...ABRAMS TOWING LEAD OPERATOR JOHN ALLEN

IS ON THE ROAD,

BUT HE'S NOT EN ROUTE TO A WRECK.

I'VE DONE BOATS AND TANKS,

A FEW ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS.

[NARRATOR]: TONIGHT,

HE'S HEADING TO CATCH A PLANE.

[JOHN]: DOING AN AIRPLANE MOVE,

ESCORTING THE AVRO ARROW,

A LIFE-SIZE MODEL OF THE ORIGINAL,

FROM PEARSON AIRPORT

TO EDENVALE AIRPORT.

WE'RE GONNA BE GETTING THIS THING,

PUTTING IT IN A MUSEUM UP THERE FOR DISPLAY.

SO, THERE IT IS.

THIS THING IS HUGE.

[NARRATOR]: DEVELOPED IN THE '50S,

CANADA'S AVRO CF-105 ARROW FIGHTER JET

WAS ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED AIRCRAFT OF ITS TIME,

REACHING ALMOST THREE TIMES THE SPEED OF SOUND,

BUT WHEN THE GOVERNMENT CANCELLED THE ARROW PROGRAM,

ALL PLANES AND ENGINES WERE ORDERED TO BE SCRAPPED.

TODAY, THERE ARE JUST TWO FULL-SCALE REPLICAS...

[JOHN]: THIS IS GOING TO BE QUITE THE TRIP TONIGHT.

IT'S WAY MORE MASSIVE

THAN I EVER THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND ONE REPLICA...

HERE'S WHERE THE ACTION STARTS, GUYS.

[NARRATOR]: ...IS GOING TO A NEW HOME.

OKAY, HOW MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AMONG US?

HUNDREDS.

[NARRATOR]: JOHN'S MAIN JOB

WILL BE TO UNLOAD THE MODEL AT THE OTHER END.

HE'LL BE WORKING

ALONGSIDE A CREW OF HEAVY TRANSPORT EXPERTS.

EVERYBODY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY HERE

TO ENSURE THAT THIS THING

GOES OFF WITHOUT A HITCH.

IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU SEE THAT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT,

THE UNIVERSAL CALL IS "STOP, STOP, STOP."

OKAY, LET'S HAVE A SAFE TRIP.

ALL RIGHT.

[♪♪♪]

IT'S GO TIME.

[NARRATOR]: THE EDENVALE AERODROME

IS 100 KILOMETRES NORTH,

BUT THE CONVOY WILL TRAVEL AT A CRAWL,

TAKING SIX FULL HOURS...

[JOHN]: IT'S A PRETTY BIG ORDEAL, YOU KNOW,

MOVING AN AIRPLANE THROUGH THE CITY STREETS.

28 FEET WIDE,

SO WE'RE TAKING UP ALMOST THREE LANES HERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE ROAD ONLY NARROWS

AS THEY WEAVE NORTHWARD...

...SO JOHN WILL KEEP A CAREFUL EYE ON THE LOAD AHEAD.

[JOHN]: JUST IN CASE THERE'S AN ISSUE.

MAINLY NEEDED FOR THE MORNING, FOR THE OFFLOAD.

THEY FIGURE THEY MIGHT NEED A WRECKER.

TALKIN' INCHES OF CLEARANCE.

THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO HERE IS JUST GO SLOW.

WE'VE GOT SPOTTERS ON THE LEFT SIDE.

WE'VE GOT SPOTTERS ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

[NARRATOR]: BUT EARLY INTO THE JOURNEY,

ONE SPOTTER...

[NARRATOR]: ...SOUNDS THE ALARM.

[JOHN]: THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE WINGS.

SOMETHING DON'T LOOK RIGHT.

HOLD UP.

OKAY, WHAT ARE WE DOING?

OH, I DON'T THINK THIS IS GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: ON AIRPORT ROAD NORTH OF TORONTO...

-WHOA! [AIR BRAKES HISS]

[NARRATOR]: JOHN ALLEN'S AVRO ARROW CONVOY...

IS GROUNDED.

[JOHN]: THE AILERONS,

WHICH IS THE FLAPS ON THE BACKS OF THE WINGS,

THEY FLIPPED OVER THE WINGS.

[STEVE]: I WAS WATCHING THEM GO UP AND DOWN,

ALL OF A SUDDEN ALLS I FELT WAS "KAPLUMP!"

I WAS JUST LIKE, "OKAY, DID I HIT SOMETHING?"

[NARRATOR]: THE MODEL'S FOLDED WINGS

HAD BEEN BOUNCING AND FLAPPING IN THE WIND,

RISKING DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE.

IS THERE A WAY TO HOOK A STRAP THERE,

BRING IT AROUND,

GO DOWN TO THE I-BEAM,

RATCHET IT A BIT?

[JOHN]: WE RAN SOME STRAPS DOWN,

TIED THEM DOWN NICE AND SECURE.

THAT'LL WORK JUST THE SAME.

RIGHT HERE?

YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.

THAT SHOULD STOP IT FROM BOUNCING OVER FOR SURE.

YEAH, OKAY.

OKAY, LET'S GET THIS SHOW BACK ON THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: NOW, THEY NEED TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME.

[JOHN]: WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME HERE.

WE GOTTA GET THIS THING MOVING.

HOPEFULLY WE DON'T RUN INTO ANY MORE PROBLEMS,

AND OUR NEXT STOP WILL BE AT ITS NEW HOME.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: THE NEXT MORNING...

READY TO ROCK AND ROLL?

[NARRATOR]: ...500 KILOMETRES AWAY

IN CORNWALL...

[NARRATOR]: ...ANDREW VINK AND CREW ARE HEADING WEST

TOWARDS A COUNTY ROAD NEAR KEMPTVILLE.

WE'RE RESPONDING TO A MILK TANKER

THAT WENT THROUGH A CURVE,

PLOWED THROUGH SOME TREES.

YEAH.

WE'VE GOT A NEW TEAM THIS YEAR.

WE'VE GOT ZACH, WHICH IS NEW TO THE TOWING INDUSTRY,

AND WE'VE GOT BILL

THAT SWITCHED OVER FROM LIGHT DUTY TO HEAVY.

I HOPE YOU BROUGHT YOUR BIG BOOTS,

'CAUSE THIS MIGHT BE A WET ONE.

THIS IS WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR, BIG TIME.

IT'S A BIG ADRENALINE RUSH.

THIS IS GOING TO BE ZACH'S FIRST HEAVY WRECK.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THIS KID'S MADE OF.

[NARRATOR]: TODAY, 21-YEAR-OLD ZACH

IS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF HERB'S 50-TON ROTATOR.

IT WILL BE HIS FIRST RECOVERY AT THE CONTROLS.

I'M A LITTLE STRESSED, BECAUSE I AM THE ROOKIE.

A LOT OF WEIGHT ON MY SHOULDERS.

[ANDREW]: IN THIS LINE OF WORK,

YOU'VE GOTTA TAKE THE CHANCE YOU HAVE WITH THESE WRECKS

TO TRAIN YOUR STAFF WITH THEM.

SO, WHAT'S YOUR PLAN?

-I'LL DO A WALK-AROUND. -OKAY.

I'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU AN E.T.A.

OF HOW LONG WE NEED THE ROAD CLOSED.

OKAY.

MUST HAVE BEEN A HELL OF A RIDE.

[ANDREW]: THIS DRIVER LOST CONTROL

DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS,

AND JUST PLOWED RIGHT THROUGH TREES.

[NARRATOR]: HE MADE IT OUT OKAY,

BUT HIS TRUCK IS STUCK IN A BAD SPOT...

[ANDREW]: SHE'S IN A SWAMPY SITUATION.

SHE'LL BE A HELL OF A PULL.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND EVEN WORSE AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS.

[ANDREW]: EVERY AXLE OF THIS TRUCK

IS EITHER IN WATER,

OR COMPLETELY SUBMERGED UNDER WATER.

THE TEMPERATURE WAS FORECAST TO GO WELL BELOW ZERO,

SO MY CONCERN IS

AM I ABLE TO GET THIS TRACTOR AND TRAILER OUT

BEFORE THIS THING SETS IN THERE

LIKE A ROCK?

SO THIS IS A RACE AGAINST TIME TO GET IT OUT OF THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE WINCHING THIS THING OUT

THE SAME WAY IT CAME IN.

ONCE SHE CLEARS THOSE TREES,

UP SHE COMES.

I'M NEW AT THIS, SO I GET A LITTLE OVERWHELMED,

BUT NOW I JUST GOTTA TAKE DEEP BREATHS,

AND JUST GET THE JOB DONE PROPERLY.

[ANDREW]: YOU NEED THREE SHACKLES.

[ZACH]: YEAH, OKAY.

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE COME AND GO IN THIS INDUSTRY.

ZACH HAS A LITTLE SOMETHING SPECIAL TO HIM, YOU KNOW.

HE'S A GO-GETTER.

WONDER IF I CAN GET IN BETTER HERE?

WELL, I'M SMALL, BILL.

I'M SURE I CAN FIT IN HERE.

OKAY.

ZACH COMES FROM A TRANSPORTATION BACKGROUND.

NOW, HIS FATHER WAS A TRUCKER.

WITH MY DAD DOING THIS STUFF,

AND BEING KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT,

IT HITS HOME.

[ZACH]: WHEN I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD,

MY DAD WAS DRIVING THROUGH A BIG SNOWSTORM.

HE WENT DOWN A RAVINE,

AND, UH...

HE PASSED AWAY.

IT WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH LOSING HIM.

MY DAD WAS MY BEST FRIEND.

I SPENT MORE TIME IN THE TRUCK THAN I DID AT HOME.

ANYWHERE HE'D GO, I'D GO.

I WAS, UH... I WAS HIS SHADOW.

[ANDREW]: HE WENT THROUGH A LOSS

WHERE HE RELATES TO THESE WRECKS

IN DIFFERENT WAYS THAN ANYBODY IN THIS TEAM WOULD.

JUST SWING IT OVER AND HOLD IT.

OR DO THAT.

PULL!

BILL KIND OF TOOK HIM UNDER HIS WING,

ANDREW, IS THIS TO YOUR SATISFACTION?

YEAH, IT'S GOOD.

THERE'S THIS KIND OF FATHER-SON RELATIONSHIP

GOING ON HERE.

IT'S...

IT'S NEAT TO SEE.

HE'S GOT A LOT OF POTENTIAL.

DOING REALLY WELL.

HE'S ACTUALLY ABSORBING WHAT WE'RE TEACHING.

[NARRATOR]: AND THERE'S NO BETTER TEST

THAN AN ACTUAL RECOVERY.

[ZACH]: THERE WE GO.

GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: BEFORE THEY START,

THE 30,000-LITRE CARGO NEEDS TO BE PUMPED OUT.

[TRUCK HONKS TWICE]

THE MILK HAD TO BE EMPTIED OUT INTO ANOTHER TRAILER,

BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WAY WE WERE PULLING THAT OUT

FULLY LOADED.

[ANDREW]: WE WANT TO ELIMINATE WEIGHT.

WEIGHT EQUALS RESISTANCE,

AND RESISTANCE ISN'T OUR FRIEND.

[PUMP RUNNING]

[NARRATOR]: THE OFFLOAD WILL REDUCE THE WEIGHT,

BUT IT COMES WITH A RISKY TRADE-OFF.

[ANDREW]: MY WORRY AT THIS POINT IS

THE LONGER THIS TAKES,

THE MORE THE TEMPERATURE DROPS, AND THE HARDER MY JOB GETS.

[BILL]: WHEN A WRECK FREEZES IN,

THE RESISTANCE IS PHENOMENAL.

YOU'RE PULLING THREE TO FOUR TIMES

THE WEIGHT OF THAT TRUCK.

WE NEEDED TO GET THAT THING OUT OF THERE

BEFORE IT FROZE INTO THE ICE.

[ANDREW]: SHE'S COOLING DOWN PRETTY QUICK.

[TRUCK HONKS TWICE]

[NARRATOR]: AT THE EDENVALE AERODROME...

[JOHN]: THIS THING'S AMAZING.

THIS IS JUST AN AWESOME PIECE OF HISTORY.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE CANADIAN AIR AND SPACE CONSERVANCY'S

NEWEST EXHIBIT HAS ARRIVED.

IT'S VERY FRAGILE.

[NARRATOR]: NOW JOHN ALLEN NEEDS TO GET IT SAFELY UNLOADED

AND READY FOR DISPLAY.

[JOHN]: THERE'S NO MARGIN OF ERROR.

YOU CAN'T DROP IT AND DAMAGE IT

AND JUST GO BUY A NEW ONE.

OKAY, SNUG IT UP!

THE LAST THING I WANT IS TO DROP THIS THING.

YOU'LL SEE MY NAME IN THE HISTORY BOOKS.

"JOHN ALLEN DESTROYED CANADIAN HISTORY HERE."

YOU KNOW, I DON'T NEED THAT TO HAPPEN.

OUR PLAN IS TO PICK UP THE BACK END,

DROP THIS ON THE GROUND,

AND THEN PICK UP THE FRONT,

PULL THE TRAILER OUT,

AND THEN GET THE FRONT LANDING GEAR PUT IN PLACE.

I'LL KEEP WALKING IT UP BIT BY BIT.

YOU JUST WATCH.

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING GOING WRONG, JUST...

ALL RIGHT?

JUST TRYING TO BRING IT UP NICE AND STRAIGHT,

SLOWLY LIFTING IT.

WORLD'S BIGGEST KITE.

TIE A BIG, OLD, STEEL STRING TO IT.

NICE WINDY DAY, IT'S GONE.

THIS IS, UH...

EASY...

THAT'S GOOD.

WE GOT THIS THING UP IN THE AIR.

THANKFULLY IT CAME UP BEAUTIFUL.

[NARRATOR]: THE TRAILER IS CLEAR...

GOOD THERE!

OH, WE'RE CLEAR? AWESOME!

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE AVRO HAS OFFICIALLY LANDED.

...AND, UH, I THINK WE'RE DONE.

[JOHN]: PLANE'S SITTING ON THE GROUND,

THE JOB'S DONE.

I WAS JUST MORE THAN HAPPY TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS MOVE.

THANK YOU, JOHN.

ALL RIGHT.

[JOHN]: IT'S A COOL FEELING

TO BE INVOLVED IN MOVING AND PRESERVING

A PIECE OF CANADIAN HISTORY.

[BILL]: FINGERS ARE COLD, AREN'T THEY?

[ZACH]: MY TOES ARE.

[NARRATOR]: ON COUNTY ROAD 43,

NORTHWEST OF CORNWALL...

[ANDREW]: SHE'S IN THERE PRETTY GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE HERB'S TOWING CREW

IS STARING DOWN A HARD DROP IN TEMPERATURE.

[BILL]: THIS IS A RACE AGAINST TIME.

THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF THE TRUCK AND TRAILER

FREEZING RIGHT IN THERE.

TURN THE WHEELS!

[NARRATOR]: THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO WAIT

FOR THE OFFLOAD TO FINISH BEFORE HOOKING UP,

SO ANDREW MAKES THE CALL...

WE NEED TO GET IT OUT OF THERE ASAP.

[NARRATOR]: ...START ANY ACCESSIBLE RIGGING NOW,

AND BE READY TO PULL.

[ANDREW]: WHEN A TRACTOR-TRAILER'S

DESTROYED TO THIS LEVEL,

A LOT OF YOUR KEY COMPONENTS WHERE YOU WOULD RIG ORIGINALLY

ARE DESTROYED...

WHOA!

...SO WHEN YOU RIG,

YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP IN MIND

THAT IT'S EASY TO OVERSTRESS A COMPONENT

AND RIP IT OFF.

[BILL]: ONE SNATCH BLOCK OR TWO?

[ANDREW]: ONE SNATCH BLOCK,

ONE LINE MARRIED AS SHE'S COMING OUT,

MASTER LINK, MARRY THEM BOTH TOGETHER.

-YEP. -SAME THING AS CARDINAL.

WE PUT A COUPLE LINES ON THE BACK OF THE TRAILER...

HOLD ON.

[BILL]: ...AND WE HAD TO RIG THAT VERY CAREFULLY.

[NARRATOR]: BILL'S 40-TON

WILL PULL THE REAR OF THE TRAILER.

ZACH WILL USE THE ROTATOR ON THE COMPROMISED TRACTOR.

TOGETHER, THEY'LL PULL THE TANKER BACKWARDS

AND STRAIGHT TO THE ROAD.

[BILL]: GET YOUR TRUCK SET UP.

I'VE GOTTA WAIT FOR THE MILK TRUCK TO MOVE FOR MINE.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: AS SOON AS THE OFFLOAD TANKER

MOVES OUT OF THE WAY,

ZACH'S FIRST REAL TEST WILL BEGIN.

[ANDREW]: I WANT TO SEE WHERE HIS LIMITS ARE AT,

SO THAT'S WHY I PUT THE NEW KID ON THE ROTATOR.

ARE WE ALMOST EMPTY?

EH?

IT'S EMPTY.

OH, THEY'RE DONE.

[ZACH]: SO I JUST BOOM UP AND TAKE THE LINE OUT?

[ANDREW]: YEP.

OKAY, WE'RE READY.

FIRST RECOVERY,

AND I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS, NOT GONNA LIE.

[ANDREW]: ONCE YOU START PULLING GOOD,

MAKE SURE BOTH LINES ARE EQUAL BETWEEN YOU TWO.

THIS IS FIRST WRECK THAT ZACH IS ON THE CONTROLS.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE

THAT ZACH KNEW WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE.

[ANDREW]: BOTH TRUCKS HAVE TO WORK EQUALLY, OKAY?

-OKAY. -IF ONE GETS SLACK,

IT MEANS THE OTHER TRUCK'S TAKING THE STRESS.

SNUG IT UP, ZACH.

[ANDREW]: THEY'VE GOTTA DIVIDE THE STRESS

SO NOBODY'S EATING A BUMPER IN THE FOREHEAD.

SNUG, SNUG, SNUG.

[ZACH]: I DIDN'T WANT MY RIGGING

TO PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE WINCH,

SNAP A LINE, HURT SOMEBODY...

-I'M READY. -OKAY, GIVE 'ER HELL.

[ANDREW]: OKAY, GIVE 'ER HELL.

[NARRATOR]: ON COUNTY ROAD 43 NEAR KEMPTVILLE...

SNUG, SNUG, SNUG.

[NARRATOR]: ...ROOKIE ZACH THOMSON'S

FIRST HEAVY RECOVERY IS ON.

[ZACH]: THIS IS MY TIME TO SHINE,

MY TIME TO PROVE TO ANDREW AND BILL

THAT I'M LEARNING FROM WHAT THEY'RE TEACHING ME.

RED LINE.

OKAY, KEEP ON PULLING.

[BILL]: HE'S LIKE THE KID

THAT GOT CALLED UP FROM THE JUNIORS.

YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO YOUR JOB

WITHOUT ANY FLAWS.

YOU CANNOT MAKE A MISTAKE,

BECAUSE THE REST OF THE TEAM DEPENDS ON YOU.

[NARRATOR]: ZACH AND BILL NEED TO PULL IN UNISON.

IF ZACH GETS TOO FAR AHEAD,

HIS RIGGING COULD RIP FREE OF THE COMPROMISED TRACTOR.

[ANDREW]: BILLY, STOP.

ZACH, GO IN.

[ZACH]: THERE'S A BIG ELEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY THERE.

YOU'VE GOT TO BRING IT OUT TOGETHER.

KEEP ON PULLING.

[ANDREW]: IF ONE'S OVER-WINCHING THE OTHER,

THEN THAT TRUCK THAT'S WINCHING OVER THE OTHER ONE

IS COMPLETELY TAKING 100% OF THE BRUNT OF THE FORCE.

BRING THE TRAILER COMPLETELY UP.

OKAY, BOTH EQUAL!

SHE'S ALMOST OUT!

YES. YES, SIR.

GRAB A CHAIN IN THE FRONT, AND WE'LL SWING THE FRONT.

[NARRATOR]: NOW IT'S ALL UP TO ZACH

TO SWING THE MANGLED FRONT END TO THE ROAD.

[ANDREW]: BRING THAT TRACTOR RIGHT IN.

[ZACH]: THERE WAS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON ME,

KNOWING IT WAS MY FIRST BIG PULL.

I THINK MY DAD WAS WITH ME,

WATCHING DOWN ON ME AND WHAT I'M DOING...

YOU'RE ALMOST OUT.

[ZACH]: ...AND I KNOW WITH HIM BEING THERE,

IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.

[ANDREW]: RIGHT THERE.

OKAY.

GOOD JOB, BUDDY.

THE KID DID AWESOME.

OH, I LOVE IT! IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE!

HE WAS ABLE TO WORK AS A TEAM WITH BILL

TO GET THIS THING SUCCESSFULLY OUT OF THERE.

IT WAS QUITE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

[BILL]: ANOTHER DAY IN THE LIFE AT HERB'S.

YEE-HAW!

[ZACH]: WORKING FOR HERB'S, IT'S THE DREAM OF A LIFETIME.

I'VE FOUND MY FOREVER HOME HERE.

[ANDREW]: I CAN'T FEEL MY TOES ANYMORE.

[BILL]: HOT CHOCOLATE IS WAITING!

[TRUCK HONKING]

[SCHMIDT]: IT'S A CHAOTIC SCENE.

IT LOOKS LIKE A WAR ZONE.

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

CHAIN, AND PULL IT OUT.

[NARRATOR]: A FIERY CRASH...

HEY, YO, YO, YO, YO!

IT'S SMOKING!

[NARRATOR]: ...SPURS A FRANTIC RECOVERY.

GET OUT OF THERE!

OOH, AND SHE'S BROKE RIGHT IN HALF.

[NARRATOR]: THE ROSS CREW FIGHTS...

YOU GET HURT, I'LL KILL YA!

[NARRATOR]: ...THROUGH FREEZING RAIN.

REALLY?

[NARRATOR]: ...AND A MUDDY WRECK...

BOOM DOWN AND BOOM OUT.

[NARRATOR]: ...PUTS THE SQUEEZE ON MITCH.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

[♪♪♪]