Original subtitles

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

GET A CHOP SAW.

[NARRATOR]: ...MASSIVE PILEUP...

READY?

[NARRATOR]: ...SPARKS MARATHON RECOVERY.

I WANNA PROVE TO THEM THAT I CAN DO THIS.

[NARRATOR]: ANDREW'S NEW KID...

WHOO!

OKAY, ZACH, THE BLUE LINE.

[NARRATOR]: ...ATTEMPTS AN EXPERT-LEVEL MANEUVER.

OH!

WHAT AM I DOING HERE?

[HORNS BLARING]

[NARRATOR]: ...AND SONNY BATTLES A BREAKDOWN...

[SONNY]: I THINK THIS IS THE PROBLEM.

[NARRATOR]: ...IN A BAD SPOT.

[HORNS BLARING]

[SONNY]: LET'S GET OUTTA HERE!

[NARRATOR]: A BAD MORNING ON THE 401 EAST OF LONDON

IS TURNING INTO AN EVEN WORSE AFTERNOON.

[BEAR]: WASN'T EVEN SUPPOSED TO SNOW TODAY.

[NARRATOR]: ROSS SERVICES' HEAVY OP BEAR RENDERS

HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK SINCE DAWN,

AND THE WEATHER,

AND THE PROBLEMS,

AREN'T STOPPING.

IT'S JUST PATCHY ICE ALL OVER THIS HIGHWAY.

PEOPLE ARE DRIVING TOO FAST FOR THE CONDITIONS OF THE ROAD.

10-4, DRIVER.

I GOTTA GET OUT HERE AND DO A JOB.

ONE TRUCK BROKEN DOWN ON THE RAMP,

AND ANOTHER GUY TRIED TO PASS HIM.

[BEAR]: THESE RAMPS ARE A SHEET OF GLASS,

AND THIS GUY'S STUCK RIGHT NEAR THE BOTTOM.

RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST GOING TO HOOK UP TO HIM

AND GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

[NARRATOR]: IN THESE CONDITIONS,

THE SEMI STUCK ON THE RAMP COULD BE REAR-ENDED

AT ANY MOMENT.

[BEAR]: RELEASE YOUR BRAKES!

I GOT THE TRUCK ROLLIN'.

[SIREN WAILING]

OKAY, WE GOT TO MOVE OVER. WE GOT AN AMBULANCE COMING UP.

LOTS OF ACTIVITY TODAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE 401.

[SIREN WAILING]

THAT'S THE THIRD AMBULANCE I'VE SEEN.

[BEAR]: THIS MANY AMBULANCES AT ONCE,

ALL GOING EASTBOUND?

SOMETHING'S HAD TO HAVE HAPPENED.

[NARRATOR]: 20 KILOMETRES DOWN THE 401,

WESTBOUND TRAFFIC IS SLOWING TO A STOP...

[NARRATOR]: ...AND BEAR'S FEAR IS PROVEN RIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: THE OPP IS ALREADY AT WORK

INVESTIGATING THE SCENE.

[SGT RANKIN]: CURRENTLY

WE'RE STILL IN THE INITIAL STAGE OF INVESTIGATION,

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S HAPPENED.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND SERGEANT CALLUM RANKIN

GETS HIS OWN FIRST LOOK.

[RANKIN]: THIS IS PROBABLY THE WORST ONE THIS WINTER

WE'VE HAD SO FAR.

I THINK IT'S 10 TRACTOR-TRAILERS,

AND WITH THREE PASSENGER VEHICLES INVOLVED

AT VARIOUS STAGES.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND FOR A DRIVER

OF ONE THOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES,

THE CRASH... WAS FATAL.

YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMEBODY IS SERIOUSLY INJURED

OR LOSES THEIR LIFE,

WE OWE IT TO THE FAMILY

TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS FOR THEM.

[NARRATOR]: UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION IS OVER,

NOTHING CAN MOVE,

AND THE HIGHWAY STAYS CLOSED.

LOTS OF TRUCKS.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THE MINUTE THEY FINISH,

MIKE ROSS HAS TO GET STARTED.

SO I CAN GO HAVE A LOOK, THEN?

YEAH.

OH, THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

EVERYTHING WAS JUST KIND OF PILED TOGETHER TIGHT.

YOU COULD HARDLY EVEN WALK THROUGH THE SCENE.

PRETTY BIG MESS.

SOME OF THEM ARE PRETTY BAD.

[♪♪♪]

THERE'S 10 TRACTOR-TRAILERS INVOLVED.

[NARRATOR]: MIKE WILL NEED EVERY HEAVY WRECKER

THE COMPANY CAN SPARE.

HOW MANY TRUCKS COULD YOU GET HERE

AND BE READY TO GO?

[MIKE]: UH, YEAH, WE CAN HAVE EIGHT...

EIGHT TRUCKS.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL HANDS ON DECK TODAY.

[♪♪♪]

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

CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: AS NIGHT FALLS

150 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST...

...THERE'S NO SNOW ON THE HIGHWAYS AROUND TORONTO,

BUT THERE'S STILL POTENTIAL FOR TROUBLE.

[SONNY]: THE LIGHT RAIN, MIXED WITH THE DUST,

IT'S WORSE THAN THE BLACK ICE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND TONIGHT, THE STEVE'S TOWING ROTATOR OP

IS TAKING A SHIFT IN A MUCH SMALLER TOW TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: HE'S ON THE LOOKOUT

FOR DRIVERS IN NEED.

RUSH HOUR IS ALMOST COMING TO AN END,

SO THE SPEED'S GONNA PICK UP.

[NARRATOR]: IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG

FOR THE FIRST CALL TO COME IN.

[SONNY]: OKAY, I'M COMING,

I'M COMING FROM BLACK CREEK, LET ME KNOW.

[NARRATOR]: SONNY HEADS FOR THE EASTBOUND 401 EXPRESS

JUST WEST OF THE 427

TO BACK UP ANOTHER STEVE'S CREW ALREADY ON SCENE.

[NARRATOR]: A BREAKDOWN IN A BAD SPOT,

STUCK RIGHT UP AGAINST THE FAST LANE.

NOBODY PULLS OVER ON THE LEFT SHOULDER,

LIKE, UNLESS IT'S REALLY AN EMERGENCY.

[SONNY]: THE TRAFFIC IS FLYING BY.

HONESTLY,

I AM SCARED TO GET OUT ON THIS STRETCH OF HIGHWAY

BECAUSE I CAN'T PROTECT MYSELF...

[HORNS BLARING]

...BUT, HEY, THIS IS MY JOB.

[HORNS HONKING AND BLARING]

YEAH, THEY DON'T.

[NARRATOR]: STEVE'S DRIVERS CODY AND LUX

ARE TRYING TO CALM THE DRIVER.

[SONNY]: IT'S A LEFT SHOULDER,

AND SHE'S PANICKING AND CRYING.

I ASKED HER, "OKAY, DO YOU NEED A TOW?"

SHE SAYS, "YES, I NEED A TOW,"

BUT THE PROBLEM IS SHE DOESN'T HAVE MONEY.

EVERYTHING SHOULD BE OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: BUT IN THIS SPOT,

IN THESE CONDITIONS,

PAYMENT IS NOT AN ISSUE.

[SONNY]: PUT HER IN MY TRUCK!

YEAH, PUT HER IN THE FRONT, OKAY?

[NARRATOR]: AS THEY ESCORT THE DRIVER TO SAFETY

IN SONNY'S CAB,

HE GETS TO WORK.

I JUST DON'T WANNA BE THERE.

WE GOTTA GET THIS AS FAST AS WE CAN.

IF JUST ONE TRACTOR-TRAILER JACKKNIFES AND HITS US,

WE'RE DONE.

[CARS HONKING]

YEAH, I'M GONNA BACK UP!

YEAH, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY.

IT'S A VERY BAD SPOT.

YEAH, FIRST ONE GOES OUT, YEAH.

VERY CAREFUL ON THE OTHER SIDE!

[SONNY]: HE GIVE ME A HAND FROM THE OTHER SIDE.

I WAS DOING THIS SIDE,

SO WE GOT IT DONE, LIKE, IN A FEW MINUTES.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, IT'S GONE.

IT'S A FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE, SO I DON'T NEED A DOLLY.

THAT'S IT.

JUST FOLLOW ME TOO.

WE GONNA GET IT OFF ON WESTON ROAD, OKAY?

YEAH, OKAY.

IT'S ROLLING, EH?

IS IT ROLLING?

IT'S ROLLING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, MAN.

YOU'RE GOOD. THANKS.

OKAY, LET'S GO.

[NARRATOR]: SAFELY ON THE ROAD,

SONNY HAS TIME TO CHECK ON THE DRIVER.

[NARRATOR]: IT WASN'T A PROFITABLE JOB,

BUT NO ONE IS COMPLAINING.

[SONNY]: FIRST THING, PUT A VALUE ON THE LIFE.

WE CAN MAKE MONEY TOMORROW.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: BACK AT THE PILE-UP NEAR WOODSTOCK,

THE SNOW IS GETTING WORSE...

[OPP OFFICER]: WHEN WE HAVE COLLISIONS THIS SIZE,

THE INVESTIGATIONS TAKE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.

THE WEATHER IS NOT NECESSARILY COOPERATIVE,

AND WE'VE LOST THE DAYLIGHT,

WHICH MAKES EVERYTHING EXPONENTIALLY MORE DIFFICULT.

[HONKS HORN IN GREETING]

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE ENTIRE ROSS HEAVY CREW

IS NOW ON SCENE,

WAITING AND READY,

INCLUDING BEAR...

MILLIONS IN TOW TRUCKS HERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND NEWLY MINTED ROTATOR OP

BRAD PRINCE.

IT'S BEEN A GOOD WHILE

SINCE WE'VE HAD THIS MANY TRUCKS ON ONE WRECK.

[BRAD]: THIS ACCIDENT SCENE

IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE WORST I'VE BEEN TO.

YOU'VE GOT TOW TRUCKS EVERYWHERE,

EMERGENCY VEHICLES EVERYWHERE,

IT'S SNOWING LIKE CRAZY,

AND ALL YOU'RE STARING AT IN FRONT OF YOU

IS JUST A MANGLED MESS.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND FOR THEIR INVESTIGATION,

THE OPP NEEDS THE WRECKS RECOVERED METHODICALLY,

ONE AT A TIME,

TO DOCUMENT THE DAMAGE.

WE WERE KIND OF WORKING UNDER THE POLICE DIRECTION THERE.

[NARRATOR]: SO MIKE WILL START AT THE FRONT,

WITH THE CREW TACKLING THE PILE-UP HEAD-ON,

AND WORKING THEIR WAY INWARD.

WE HAVE CATTLE IN THE BLUE TRUCK.

OH YEAH?

WE'D BETTER HURRY UP, THEN.

[NARRATOR]: RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PILE-UP,

A TRAILER FULL OF COWS

HAS BEEN TRAPPED FOR OVER FIVE HOURS,

GETTING MORE ANXIOUS AND RESTLESS BY THE MINUTE...

[MOOING]

...BUT THERE'S NO WAY TO GET THEM

WITHOUT REMOVING THE OBSTACLES IN THE WAY.

BEFORE ANY TRUCK GOES,

JUST RUN IT BY ME FOR A SEC.

-SURE. -ALL RIGHT?

YOU COME IN AND GRAB THIS ONE, OKAY?

[NARRATOR]: FINALLY, JUST AFTER 7:00 P.M.,

MIKE GETS THE GO-AHEAD.

WATCH YOUR BACK, WATCH YOUR BACK.

LOOK OUT.

[MIKE]: IT'S A BIT OF A PUZZLE HERE.

WE'RE GONNA PULL THIS BLACK TRACTOR

OFF THIS TRAILER HERE FIRST,

AND THEN SEE IF WE CAN GET

THIS WHITE TRACTOR-TRAILER OUTTA HERE.

[BRAD]: YOU FEEL THE PRESSURE

WHEN YOU START DOING JOBS LIKE THIS.

ALL RIGHT, SNUG 'ER UP.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 NEAR WOODSTOCK...

[NARRATOR]: ...THE RECOVERY IS ON,

AND THE ROSS CREW IS READY TO PUSH THEIR WAY

TOWARD THE MOST URGENT WRECK.

[MIKE]: WE'VE GOT TO GET THE COWS HOME.

-OKAY. -THE COWS ARE GETTING EXCITED.

THE MAIN GOAL RIGHT NOW IS TO GET THE CATTLE TRUCK OUT.

WE'VE GOT SOME COWS ON THERE,

SO, YEAH, OF COURSE WE DON'T WANT ANY SUFFERING

FOR THE COWS EITHER,

SO THE SOONER WE GET THEM OUT, THE BETTER.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT AS THE CREW STARTS FIGHTING...

WHOA!

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: ...THE PILE-UP IS FIGHTING BACK.

THE REAR OF ONE SEMI IS JAMMED INTO ANOTHER.

HEY, BRAD?

I THINK WE GOTTA CUT THAT DOOR FRAME.

THE OTHER HALF'S INSIDE THIS TRAILER.

ALL RIGHT.

GET A CHOP SAW.

THE IMPACT WAS SO STRONG WHEN THESE THINGS HIT

THAT THE DOOR WENT INTO THAT TRAILER.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

WE'VE GOT A WAYS TO GO HERE.

CLEAR!

OKAY, GO AHEAD.

[BRAD]: THERE'S NO QUICK "HURRY UP" ANSWER

FOR A JOB LIKE THIS.

[BEAR]: KEEP GOIN'!

[BRAD]: ALL YOU CAN DO

IS JUST WORK THROUGH THE PUZZLE

ONE PIECE AT A TIME.

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD. HOLD IT!

[MIKE]: CRANK 'ER DOWN.

WE'RE GONNA SPLIT IT RIGHT THERE.

OKAY!

[NARRATOR]: THEY SPLIT TRACTOR AND TRAILER

TO REMOVE THEM SEPARATELY,

BUT THERE'S STILL THREE WRECKS BETWEEN THE CREW AND THE CATTLE.

[BRAD]: WE GOTTA GET THIS LOAD OF CATTLE OUT OF HERE.

THEY'RE GETTING A LITTLE RESTLESS.

[SIGHING]

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THEIR NEXT TARGET

IS PACKING A NASTY SURPRISE.

[MIKE]: WELL, THERE'S NO LANDING GEAR ON THIS TRAILER.

THERE'S NOTHING TO HOLD IT UP.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S SITTING ON THE FIFTH WHEEL PLATE.

[NARRATOR]: THEY NEED TO REMOVE THE DAMAGED TRACTOR,

BUT WITH THE LANDING GEAR TORN OFF...

IS THE TRAILER LOADED OR EMPTY?

YEAH, THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...THERE'S NOTHING TO HOLD UP THE TRAILER.

[MIKE]: CHANGE OF PLANS.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO USE THE ROTATOR TO HOLD THIS,

'CAUSE THERE'S NO CROSS-MEMBERS

TO WHERE WE NEED TO HOLD IT WITH THE UNDERLIFT.

WE CAN HOLD IT

WHILE ERIC SPLITS THE TRACTOR OUT FROM UNDERNEATH IT,

AND WE CAN GET ANOTHER TRUCK UNDERNEATH IT.

IT'S A LONG, PAINFUL, SLOW PROCESS.

[NARRATOR]: AND RIGHT NOW...

SLOW IS THE LAST THING THEY NEED.

[SIGHING]

[GARY VANDENHEUVEL]: JUST COMING OUT ONTO THE 401 HERE.

ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS HAS GIVEN US A CALL...

[NARRATOR]: 40 KILOMETRES WEST,

GARY VANDENHEUVEL IS HEADING FOR THE SAME SCENE.

HIS CUSTOMER'S LOAD IS CAUGHT AT THE OTHER END OF THE PILE-UP.

IT'S AUTOMOTIVE FREIGHT,

AND IT HAS TO BE THERE,

OR THE PLANT ITSELF IS GONNA SHUT DOWN,

SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE IT IN TIME.

[NARRATOR]: WITH ROSS'S TAKING ON

THE FRONT OF THE SCENE,

GARY IS LOOPING AROUND TO THE OTHER END.

[GARY]: SO, OBVIOUSLY

ROSS' HAS GOT THEIR HANDS FULL WITH ALL THIS,

SO WE'RE GONNA START AT THE BACK OF THE PILE,

HELP THEM OUT, GET THIS THING CLEANED UP.

IT'S A BIG SCENE.

FIRST THING I SEE

IS THAT WE'RE INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER TRUCK,

AND IT'S PRETTY MANGLED.

OH, YEAH, HE'S PUSHED IN THERE PRETTY GOOD.

ARE WE OKAY TO TAKE THE BACK ONE?

YEAH.

ONCE YOU PULL IT OUT,

JUST GIVE US A QUICK SHOUT

SO WE CAN TAKE A FEW PICTURES

OF THE FRONT OF IT.

OKAY.

WHAT IS THE LOAD, LIKE IS IT...?

-IT'S AUTOMOTIVE. -OH.

SO THE PLANT SHUTS DOWN IF THEY DON'T GET IT THERE.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: BACKING GARY UP...

WOW.

[NARRATOR]: ...HIS SON, COLLIN,

AND KYLE PEWTRESS.

WE CAN START MOVING ON THIS ONE, GUYS.

OKAY.

I GOT THE CLEARANCE TO DO THAT.

YEAH.

OKAY, SO WHAT I'M THINKING IS,

WHAT WE'LL DO IS, WE'LL RIG, GUYS,

TWO LINES OFF THE ROTATOR,

YEP.

SINGLE LINE EACH, BACK OFF THE CORNER.

WE'LL HAVE ONE GUY AT THE FRONT JUST TAKE A LOOK

AND SEE WHAT IT'S DOING,

SO WE'RE NOT PULLING THE NEXT TRUCK

ALONG THE LINE WITH US. -OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: THE CAB IS WEDGED HARD

UNDER ANOTHER TRAILER.

YEP, RIGHT HERE.

BRING IT DOWN, DOUBLE IT AROUND.

[GARY]: WHEN WE'RE PULLING THESE TRAILERS APART LIKE THIS

FROM A REAR-END COLLISION,

SOMETIMES THEY GET CAUGHT UP

UNDERNEATH THE TRAILER THAT THEY'VE HIT,

AND YOU START PULLING THE WHOLE LOAD BACK,

THE SECOND TRAILER AND THAT.

SOMETIMES THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO DISCONNECT.

I'LL GET YOU UP IN THAT FRONT CORNER.

I'LL WATCH YOU, AND I'LL RELAY TO COLLIN,

JUST IF ANYTHING'S GETTING STUCK,

AND LET'S SEE IF IT'LL PULL OUT,

AND HOW IT'S DOING.

[KYLE]: THE PLAN IS TO PULL OURS BACK

FROM THE TWO TRUCKS IT'S WEDGED BETWEEN.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT WITH THE OTHER CREW WORKING CLOSE BY,

THEY CAN'T JOSTLE THE OTHER TRUCKS.

[GARY]: THE ROSSES ARE UP AT THE FRONT,

AND THEY'RE CLEARING FROM THE FRONT END OF THIS.

YEAH, SO WHEN YOU DO THE PULL,

JUST NICE AND EASY, RIGHT?

JUST WALK IT, WALK IT, WALK IT,

JUST MAKE SURE

YOU'RE NOT PUTTING TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON IT.

YOU READY, KYLE? HERE IT GOES!

OKAY.

READY!

GO AHEAD, COLL, PULL 'ER UP.

[METAL CREAKING]

YOU'RE ALL GOOD.

CLEAR!

CLEAR!

OKAY, COLL, LET'S PULL IT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

OKAY!

WATCH THE TRAILER BESIDE YOU.

[NARRATOR]: NOW COLLIN HAS TO WEAVE IT OUT.

COLLIN, CAN YOU SEE THAT TRAILER?

YEAH, I CAN!

NICE AND EASY.

JUST WATCHING,

I WANNA MAKE SURE WE CLEAR THE TRAILER THERE.

GOOD, COLL.

THAT'S GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS,

IF YOU WANNA GO UP AND IN THERE...

YEAH, I'LL GO IN IT.

...AND I'LL LET THE GUYS GET THEIR PICTURES

AND GET THEIR STUFF.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE FRONT END NOW REVEALED,

POLICE TAKE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE...

OH, THAT'S UGLY.

[NARRATOR]: ...DAMAGE THAT'S ABOUT TO MAKE GARY'S JOB

A LOT HARDER.

[GARY]: DRIVE SHAFT IS KNOCKED DOWN,

TRANNY'S KNOCKED DOWN,

SO THIS IS GONNA BE A BIT OF A CHALLENGE.

THIS TRUCK IS BEAT UP WAY MORE THAN WE THOUGHT.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A TOUGH ONE TO TOW HOME.

OKAY, WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: JUST DOWN THE ROAD...

ANOTHER PIECE OF THE PUZZLE IS ABOUT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE ROSS CREW HAS WORKED THEIR WAY

TO THE LAST TRUCK BLOCKING THE LIVESTOCK CARRIER.

WE'RE GONNA GET THIS ONE SPUN AROUND

SO WE CAN GET IT OUT OF THE WAY.

OKAY, JUST TIGHTEN IT UP FOR A SECOND.

OKAY, GO AHEAD AND START PULLING A LITTLE BIT.

[BRAD]: THIS THIRD TRACTOR-TRAILER

THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH

IS JACKKNIFED,

AND IT'S RIGHT UP AGAINST THIS CATTLE HAULER,

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET IT OUT OF HERE

FAIRLY QUICKLY

SO WE CAN GET THE CATTLE FREE.

[MOOING]

KEEP GOING!

YOU NEED TO PULL A LITTLE SIDEWAYS, MIKE.

KEEP IT AWAY FROM THE CATTLE TRAILER.

YOU'RE OKAY.

KEEP GOING.

YEAH, YOU'RE CLEAR.

[COWS MOOING]

[MIKE]: THE COPS SAID IT'S GOOD TO GO,

SO HE CAN JUST TAKE THIS THING, THEY SAID, EH?

[NARRATOR]: THE CATTLE TRACTOR LOOKS LIKE IT'S STILL DRIVEABLE.

SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE IT HERE

IF YOU TURN HARD TO THE RIGHT, OKAY?

YOU CAN WATCH THAT SIDE, BRAD.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT IT'S BEEN SITTING IN THE SNOW

ON THE UNPLOWED HIGHWAY

FOR OVER EIGHT HOURS.

[BRAD]: JUST CRANK IT REAL HARD TO THE RIGHT,

AND WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE GOT NO CHOICE.

OKAY.

[♪♪♪]

NICE AND EASY.

THERE YOU GO.

[BRAD]: SO, WE FINALLY GOT THIS TRUCK FREE.

EVERYTHING SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT,

SO DOWN THE ROAD THEY GO.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT AT THE NEXT EXIT,

REROUTING WESTBOUND TRAFFIC

IS BARELY MOVING DOWN THE ROAD...

...AND THE ROSS CREW IS STILL FACING A MESS...

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

[NARRATOR]: ...THAT INCLUDES THE MOST MANGLED WRECK YET.

LOOK OUT.

UNBELIEVABLE.

WHAT'S YOUR PLAN WITH THIS ONE?

I HAVEN'T FIGURED THAT OUT YET.

OH, BIG MESS, BIG MESS.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 NEAR WOODSTOCK...

[NARRATOR]: ...WESTBOUND TRAFFIC

HAS BEEN REROUTING OFF THE HIGHWAY

FOR ALMOST TEN HOURS...

LET'S GO.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND MIKE ROSS AND CREW ARE WORKING NON-STOP

TO GET IT BACK OPEN.

[KYLE]: I'M GONNA HOOK ONTO THE TRUCK

AND DRAG IT OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRAILER.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND AT THE OTHER END...

PREFERRED HAS PULLED THEIR WRECK FROM THE PACK,

BUT NOW THEY NEED TO PULL IT APART.

[GARY]: YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GET A TRUCK HIT THIS HARD,

IT'S PRETTY TOUGH TO UNDERSTAND,

OR KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GONNA STAY IN PLACE.

ALL RIGHT, YOU WANNA SLIDE 'ER FORWARD?

GONNA GIVE HER A SHOT.

OKAY.

PULL IT A LITTLE, LET'S SEE WHAT IT DOES.

[SQUEAKING]

-WE'RE GOOD. -PERFECT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT GETTING THE TRACTOR OFF THE HIGHWAY

IS ANOTHER PROBLEM.

[KYLE]: HAD WE KNOWN

THIS TRACTOR WAS BEAT UP AS BAD AS IT WAS,

WE WOULD HAVE BROUGHT A FLOAT WITH US

AND PUT THE TRACTOR ON THE FLOAT.

[GARY]: GENERALLY I HOOK ONTO THE FRAME ON THESE,

BUT IT'S REALLY NOT GIVING ME A LOT TO WORK WITH,

SO I MAY HAVE TO COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT HOOK-UP POINT

ON THIS SIDE.

[GARY]: YOU HAVE TO FIND THE SPOTS,

YOU HAVE TO SEARCH FOR THEM,

AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SECURE

SO THAT AS YOU'RE TAKING IT DOWN THE ROAD,

THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BOUNCE

AND FALL OFF THE BACK OF YOUR TRUCK.

GIVE 'ER A GO?

REAL QUICK. LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.

PERFECT.

WHAT'S HAPPENED? IS THAT AXLE...?

IT MOVED, AND WE MAY HAVE TO TIGHTEN IT.

IT SHIFTED ALL THAT WAY, EH?

EVERYTHING'S BENT OUT OF SHAPE SO BADLY ON THIS,

AND THE AXLE WAS ACTUALLY BUSTED RIGHT OUT,

SO, UH, WE JUST GOTTA GET OUR CHAINS IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

CAN YOU HOOK THAT?

RIGHT UNDERNEATH THAT?

OR EVEN BACK HERE, AND I'LL SLIDE IT ACROSS.

GARY CAME UP WITH THE PLAN TO CROSS OUR LIFTING CHAINS

TO MAKE THE TRUCK MORE STABLE TO TOW.

[GARY]: WE'LL RE-HOOK THAT CHAIN TO THIS CHAIN.

[NARRATOR]: IF THE CHAINS HOLD THE AXLE

AND STOP IT FROM SHIFTING,

THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO LIMP THE TRACTOR DOWN THE ROAD.

[GARY]: HEY, GUYS, I WANT TO GET THIS DONE,

SO LET'S MOVE.

GIVE 'ER A GO?

YUP, TIGHTEN 'ER UP.

THAT'S A BIT BETTER.

YOU GOOD WITH THAT?

I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

OKAY, LET'S TIGHTEN THIS HOOD DOWN,

AND LET'S GO, GUYS.

OKAY, COLL, LET'S SWING YOUR TRUCK AROUND.

WE'LL BACK UNDER.

PUSH UNDER IT, COLL, GO AHEAD.

HIT IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT.

[THUDS]

THERE YOU GO.

PERFECT.

LET'S TAKE THIS ALL OUT OF HERE TOGETHER.

[HONKING TWICE]

[COLLIN]: IT'S ALWAYS BITTERSWEET

LEAVING A SCENE LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD FEELING

HAVING THE JOB DONE,

BUT KNOWING THE CIRCUMSTANCES

OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GONE ON TONIGHT,

IT'S STILL VERY UNFORTUNATE.

[NARRATOR]: THE AUTO PARTS ARE FINALLY ON THE MOVE...

[MIKE]: OKAY, WE'RE GONNA MOVE!

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT AT THE WESTERN END,

THE ROSS CREW IS FIGHTING THEIR LAST MAJOR OBSTACLE.

ONCE IT'S FREE,

THE FINAL SEMIS WILL BE SIMPLE TO TOW.

[BRAD]: KEEP GOING, MIKE.

KEEP GOING.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT IT'S THE MOST MANGLED TRACTOR

ON SCENE...

[CREAKING AND GRINDING]

HOLY.

[NARRATOR]: ...SO MANGLED,

IT'S REFUSING TO RELEASE FROM THE TRAILER.

[GRINDING]

IT'S JUST PULLING THE TRUCK BACK.

SHE'S DEFINITELY STUCK.

WONDERFUL.

[MIKE]: THIS TRACTOR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.

THE FRAME WAS BADLY BENT,

AND THE FIFTH WHEEL WAS GETTING HUNG UP ON THE TRAILER.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO NOW, MIKE?

I'M GONNA MOVE IN BESIDE IT.

MAYBE WE'LL JUST PICK IT UP.

IF WE LIFT THE FRONT FIRST, IT'LL COME DOWN AND OUT, SO...

IT'S KIND OF LIKE A TEETER-TOTTER.

YOU LIFT ONE END, THE OTHER END GOES DOWN.

WE'VE GOTTA MAKE THIS ENGINE STAY THERE

WHILE WE PICK IT.

-GOT 'ER? -YEP.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA GET HERE

WHEN WE START LIFTING.

WE'LL SEE WHAT WE GET.

-OH, THERE SHE GOES. -THERE YOU GO.

[♪♪♪]

WE'RE GOOD.

WE'RE JUST BACKING OUR FLOAT UP.

WE'LL THROW THIS ON THE TRAILER.

IT'S GOT TOO MANY LOOSE PARTS,

AND THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE ARE FALLING OUT OF IT,

SO... LOTS OF PIECES.

[WHISTLING] JOE!

WHEN YOU HAVE THIS MUCH CARNAGE HANGING IN MID AIR,

YOU REALLY GOT TO BE CAREFUL

THAT PARTS AND PIECES DON'T FALL OFF

AND HIT ANYBODY.

[WHISTLING]

THAT'S IT, MIKE.

-HEY, BRAD? -YEAH?

GIVE IT A PUSH.

THAT'S IT, MIKE.

I'M OUTTA HERE WITH THAT ONE.

OKAY, GO AHEAD.

[NARRATOR]: NOW MIKE NEEDS HIS CREW

TO MOP UP THE FINAL JOBS.

OKAY, WHAT DO WE GOT LEFT HERE, GUYS?

NO, HE'S ON THE LAST ONE.

[NARRATOR]: AFTER CLEARING TEN TRUCKS,

THE ROSSES CAN GET TRAFFIC BACK ON THE MOVE.

ALL RIGHT, LAWSON,

YOU COME IN AND GET THAT ONE, OKAY?

HOOK 'ER UP.

UP?

YOU GOT 'ER.

WELL, SHE'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT,

AND WE'RE AT THE TAIL END OF IT.

YEAH, IT WAS A BIG JOB, BUT IT WENT WELL.

[OPP OFFICER]: WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT GETTING READY

TO GET THE PLOWS OUT HERE TO TAKE CARE OF THE ROAD

AND GET THE TRAFFIC THROUGH HERE.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: LATE NIGHT SHIFTS INTO EARLY MORNING

IN TORONTO...

AND SONNY IS UP,

PREPPING FOR ANOTHER DAY ON THE ROAD...

[SONNY]: I'M GOING TO MAKE A CHICKEN BURGER.

[NARRATOR]: ...THAT INCLUDES MAKING HIS OWN LUNCH,

A CHANGE FROM HIS NORMAL ROUTINE.

[SONNY]: SUMA, EVERY DAY,

SHE MAKES ME LUNCH AND BREAKFAST.

TODAY SHE IS NOT HERE, SHE WENT BACK HOME.

[NARRATOR]: THIS WINTER,

SONNY'S WIFE, SUMA, IS 14,000 KILOMETRES AWAY,

BACK IN SRI LANKA...

[SONNY]: IT'S NOBODY HERE NOW. IT'S SO SAD.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I DON'T WANT TO COME HOME,

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

STAY IN THE TRUCK.

SO IF IT'S SNOWING, I'M OUT THERE, WORKING ALWAYS.

THERE YOU GO.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND SONNY'S GOT A STRONG REASON

TO SPEND EVERY HOUR HE CAN WORKING THE HIGHWAY.

OH, MY GOD.

THAT'S OUR HOUSE.

LOOK AT OUR HOUSE.

YOU NEED A JACKET UP HERE.

WE ARE IN NORTH. -[SUMA]: YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: LAST YEAR,

SONNY AND SUMA MADE A TRIP AN HOUR NORTH OF TORONTO

FOR A BIG STEP IN THEIR CANADIAN DREAM.

IT'S GOING TO LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

QUITE BIG FOR TWO PEOPLE.

THIS IS A GOOD PLACE

FOR OUR FUTURE FAMILY, YOU KNOW,

LIKE FOR OUR KIDS.

WE ARE SO HAPPY WE WOULD HAVE OUR FUTURE HERE.

[CHUCKLING]

[SNIFFLING HAPPILY]

[SONNY]: THIS HOME IS-- MEAN TO ME A LOT.

WE WANTED TO BUILD OUR HOUSE HOW WE WANTED,

WE WANT TO GO THERE AND LIVE FOR FOREVER.

[NARRATOR]: SONNY WANTS TO WORK

AND SAVE AS MUCH AS HE CAN,

SO HE AND SUMA CAN AFFORD TO BE COMFORTABLE

IN THEIR DREAM HOME.

[NARRATOR]: TODAY,

THAT MEANS ANOTHER EARLY START ON THE 401.

WE'VE GOT A CALL FOR A TRACTOR-TRAILER

IN THE LEFT LANE.

IT'S A VERY BAD SPOT.

THE TRACTOR-TRAILER ON THE LEFT SHOULDER,

AND IT'S STICKING OUT ON THE LEFT LANE,

SO IT'S THE HAMMER LANE, SO, LIKE, IT'S A VERY DANGER,

SO I'M GONNA GO CHECK IT OUT.

[NARRATOR]: EVEN WITH POLICE AND MTO BLOCKING,

SOME DRIVERS WEAVE RIGHT BACK INTO THE LANE.

STILL, TRAFFIC IS MOVING VERY, VERY FAST,

SO, LIKE, I NEED TO GET OUT OF THERE

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

[NARRATOR]: THE OPP GIVES HIM A QUICK REPORT ON THE PROBLEM.

[OFFICER]: SO, IT'S COMPLETELY DOWN ON THE BACK TIRES,

LIKE, THE ACTUAL TRAILER'S RESTING RIGHT ON THE TIRES.

YEAH, YEAH, I'LL GET IT DONE.

[SONNY]: THERE'S NO AIR GOING IN.

[NARRATOR]: THE TRAILER HAS AN AIR-BASED SUSPENSION SYSTEM,

BUT IT'S COMPLETELY DEFLATED.

[SONNY]: I CAN TRY AND ADD THE AIR,

OR YOU WANNA TAKE A CHANCE TO DRIVE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY?

NO, THAT'LL PROBABLY SMOKE, EH?

YEAH, YEAH, OH, IT'LL SMOKE.

[NARRATOR]: A QUICK HOOKUP AND TOW

IS OUT OF THE QUESTION.

IT MIGHT CATCH FIRE,

SO, LIKE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUT AIR INTO IT AND LIFT IT UP

AND TOW IT OUT OF HERE.

[NARRATOR]: SONNY WILL HAVE TO CONNECT COMPRESSED AIR

FROM HIS ROTATOR.

[SONNY]: THIS IS THE 401.

YOU CAN'T WAIT 40 MINUTES FOR A MECHANIC HERE.

YOU'VE GOTTA GET THIS DONE.

[NARRATOR]: BUT GETTING IT DONE

WILL TAKE MORE TIME

IN A BAD SPOT.

[SONNY]: WORKING IN THE HAMMER LANE,

I CAN FEEL MY TRUCK IS SHAKING,

THAT SPEED THEY'RE GOING.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SPOT TO WORK.

[HORNS HONKING AND BLARING]

[NARRATOR]: THE DRIVER MOVES THE TRACTOR

SO SONNY CAN HOOK UP THE AIR HOSE

AND GET MOVING FAST...

...BUT THE AIR SYSTEM ISN'T HOLDING.

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG!

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG!

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 AT CARLINGVIEW,

SONNY'S HOPES FOR AN EASY TOW...

THIS IS CRAZY.

[NARRATOR]: ...ARE DEFLATING FAST.

I'VE GOTTA GO LOOK AT IT, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM.

OH, MY GOD...

[SONNY]: THESE CARS,

ANYTIME THEY CAN SPIN OUT AND THEN HIT YOU,

AND THEN, LIKE, YOUR LIFE IS DONE RIGHT THERE,

SO I NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM EXACTLY GOING ON.

I THINK THIS IS THE PROBLEM HERE.

AIR BALANCER IS BROKEN.

I HAVE TO TIE THIS DOWN RIGHT HERE.

[NARRATOR]: THE ARM THAT REGULATES

THE HEIGHT OF THE SUSPENSION'S AIRBAG

HAS BROKEN OFF.

[SONNY]: IF I TIE IT DOWN THAT WAY,

PROBABLY THE AIR BAG GONNA GET FILLED,

AND THEN WE CAN GET OUTTA HERE.

I HOPE.

I'M GONNA FIND SOME BOLT AND NUT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS GONNA WORK...

THIS MIGHT WORK.

LET ME TRY.

[NARRATOR]: IF HE CAN TEMPORARILY SECURE THE ARM,

HE CAN GET OFF THE HIGHWAY,

BUT...

[SONNY]: AW, [BLEEP]!

THIS IS TOO BIG.

IT DOESN'T WANNA GO IN THE HOLE.

[GRUMBLES]

NEED IT SMALLER THAN THIS.

I WAS, LIKE, SO FRUSTRATED.

LIKE, I NEED JUST PIN TO PUT IT INSIDE, AND...

GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY.

LET ME TRY THIS.

[NARRATOR]: THE SMALLER PIN IS HIS LAST CHANCE.

[SONNY]: IS IT GOING UP?

IT STOPPED TOUCHING, RIGHT?

THAT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE. THAT'S GONNA STAY.

THIS IS GOOD FOR TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY.

OKAY, LET'S OPEN THE LANES.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

THAT'S CRAZY, MAN.

FINALLY, THANKS GOD, NOTHING HAPPENED.

WE GOT IT OFF THE HIGHWAY.

[TRAFFIC RADIO DISPATCH]: TOW'S ON THE LINE.

THEY'VE CONFIRMED

THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOW BEING REMOVED.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: OVER 400 KILOMETRES EAST...

[NARRATOR]: ...EASTERN ONTARIO IS WAKING UP TO THE AFTERMATH

OF AN OVERNIGHT STORM...

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE MESS IT LEFT BEHIND.

[ANDREW VINK]: IT'S TIRING FOR EVERYBODY.

THESE STORMS TAKE A TOLL ON YOU.

[NARRATOR]: IT WAS A LATE NIGHT

FOR ANDREW'S CREW FROM HERB'S TOWING...

MY COFFEE? IS THAT IT THERE?

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THERE'S NO TIME TO REST.

YOU WANT ME JUST TO OPEN THE DOOR THERE?

THESE STORMS ARE LIKE GOING THROUGH A BOXING MATCH.

YOU GET OUT OF THE RING AND THE SUN COMES UP,

THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING FOR ANOTHER ROUND.

[NARRATOR]: TODAY,

THEY'RE FACING A HEAVYWEIGHT MATCH.

[BILL]: LET'S RIDE, BOYS.

[♪♪♪]

WE'RE GOING TO GO CLEAN UP THE AFTERMATH OF THE STORM.

WE HAD A TRAILER WITH LOGS ON IT,

SEE WHAT IT IS WHEN WE GET THERE.

[NARRATOR]: NEWLY PROMOTED BILL FELL

HEADS JUST NORTH OF TOWN IN THE 80-TON ROTATOR.

[ANDREW]: HE DOESN'T HAVE TREMENDOUS EXPERIENCE,

BUT HE'S A VERY CALM, COOL, AND COLLECTED GUY,

SO THAT MAKES FOR A GOOD OPERATOR.

[ZACH]: I'M ALWAYS NERVOUS GOING TO A RECOVERY,

ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I'M STILL VERY, VERY, VERY NEW AT IT.

[NARRATOR]: ROOKIE OP ZACH THOMPSON

WILL BE LOOKING TO BILL FOR GUIDANCE.

I'M WORRIED WITH ALL THIS SNOW,

THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF RESISTANCE.

I DON'T WANT TO LET ANDREW OR BILL DOWN.

I WANNA PROVE TO THEM THAT I CAN DO THIS.

OH MY!

LOOK AT THE FIREWOOD HERE.

[NARRATOR]: THE TRUCK WAS HEADING FOR THE 401

HAULING 115,000 POUNDS

WHEN THE STORM FORCED IT INTO THE DITCH,

WHERE IT'S BEEN FREEZING IN PLACE ALL NIGHT.

[ANDREW]: THIS THING WENT IN THROUGH THE STORM,

AND IT'S JUST CAKED IN SNOW.

IT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN THERE FOR WEEKS.

[ZACH]: ROLLING UP ON SCENE,

I'M THINKING, "OH, MY GOD, LIKE, THIS IS IN THERE."

WE GOT SNOW HALF WAY UP THE LOAD,

THE TRUCK'S ON A PRETTY NASTY ANGLE.

HOLY MOLY.

I... DIDN'T KNOW

HOW WE WERE GOING TO GET THAT THING OUT OF THERE.

[ANDREW]: LET'S GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: ON A COUNTY ROAD NORTH OF CORNWALL,

ANDREW VINK IS WORKING OUT A PLAN

FOR THE TOUGH PULL AHEAD.

TRY TO GET THE STRAPS LOOSENED OFF.

ZACH AND SEAN,

YOU GUYS CAN START GETTING THE STRAPS UNDONE,

WORKING FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: THERE'S NO WAY TO COAX IT UPRIGHT

WITH THE HEAVY LOAD IN PLACE.

OKAY, SEAN, I WAS JUST TOLD.

EACH BUNDLE HAS THREE STRAPS.

OH, WATCH YOURSELF.

[ANDREW]: USUALLY, YOU TRY TO SECURE A LOAD.

IN THIS CASE, YOU'RE RELEASING, YOU'RE CUTTING THE STRAPS AWAY,

WHERE IT COULD RATTLE OR SHAKE OR PUT SOMEBODY IN DANGER.

IT'S ICY, AND IT'S LOGS,

SO WHEN YOU TAKE THE STRAPS OFF,

THE LOAD SHIFTS,

SO YOU GOTTA BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE TAKING IT OFF

THE LOAD DOESN'T SHIFT AND TAKE YOU UNDER,

AND YOU GET CRUSHED BY THE LOGS.

IT'S NERVE-RACKING,

'CAUSE EVERY SINGLE STRAP YOU CUT,

YOU CAN FEEL THE TRAILER START SHIFTING ON YOU.

WHOO!

THAT ONE, UH...

GAVE ME BUTTERFLIES IN THE STOMACH THERE.

[NARRATOR]: WHILE ZACH WORKS ON THE OFFLOAD...

[ANDREW]: OKAY, SO LET'S GET THE FRONT END DUG UP.

[NARRATOR]: ...ANDREW NEEDS TO FIND A RIGGING POINT

ON THE FRONT...

TRYING TO DIG OUR WAY TO THE TOW HOOK HOLES.

[NARRATOR]: ...FORCING HIM TO WORK UNDER THE TRACTOR.

I WAS NERVOUS FOR ANDREW.

HE WAS LAYING IN THIS TRENCH,

TRYING TO GET STUFF RIGGED UP,

AND THEY'RE STILL OFFLOADING THE LOGS.

WE JUST COULDN'T GET THE PINS TO WORK RIGHT,

AND IT GAVE US A FIGHT.

[HAMMERING]

[ANDREW]: NOT THE BEST SPOT TO BE IN,

BUT YOU GOTTA DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO.

[GRUNTS]

THANK YOU, BUDDY.

IT WAS GIVING US A HELL OF A FIGHT.

SHE WAS PACKED IN SNOW AND ICE,

SO WE COULDN'T GET THE TOW PIN IN PROPERLY,

BUT SHE'S IN NOW.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS BABY BACK ON THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND HE PLANS TO DO THAT

AS GENTLY AS POSSIBLE.

[ANDREW]: THIS TRACTOR IS IN MINT CONDITION,

SO I WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.

THAT'S THE MAIN FOCUS, AND THE MAIN GAMBLE RIGHT NOW.

[NARRATOR]: SO INSTEAD OF PULLING IT UPRIGHT,

ANDREW HAS A MORE DELICATE MANEUVER IN MIND.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE ONE ROTATOR AT EACH END,

WE'RE GONNA LIFT BOTH UNITS COMPLETELY OFF THE GROUND,

AND ROTATE HER BACK ON THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: THE 80-TON AT ONE END,

AND THE 50-TON ON THE OTHER

WILL LIFT THE SEMI,

ROLL IT LEVEL,

AND CAREFULLY LOWER IT BETWEEN THE ROTATORS.

ARE WE GONNA DO THAT MID-AIR ROLL?

YEAH.

OH, MY GOD, I'M SO EXCITED.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S A PRECISION MOVE,

AND A HUGE CHANCE FOR ZACH.

I'VE HEARD ABOUT IT, I'VE SEEN IT DONE,

I'VE PERSONALLY NEVER DONE IT.

IT'LL BE FUN, BUT RISKY.

[ANDREW]: THIS TRUCK HAS LITERALLY NO DAMAGE TO IT,

SO THIS MID-AIR ROLL PROCEDURE

IS GOING TO BE QUITE PRECISE,

AND LET'S NOT KID OURSELF,

I DO HAVE FAIRLY NEW OPERATORS ON THE CONTROLS.

[NARRATOR]: BUT ANDREW NEEDS TO STAND BACK

AND COORDINATE,

MAKING SURE THE OPERATORS ARE WORKING IN SYNC.

OKAY, ZACH, GO IN, ENGAGE IT.

ON LEFT?

ENGAGE, BOOM UP.

OH, WRONG ONE.

WHAT AM I DOING HERE?

WHAT?

[ANDREW]: IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG,

IT CAN GET QUITE COSTLY.

BOOMING UP, OR...?

-YEAH, I'M BOOMING UP. -OKAY.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO MESS IT UP, GUYS, I'M NERVOUS.

JUST WATCH THE TREES, EH?

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

[ANDREW]: THAT TREE'S KIND OF IN THE WAY FOR US RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE GONNA TRY TO WORK AROUND IT

AND NOT BREAK TOO MANY BRANCHES OFF OF IT,

BUT SHE'S PROBABLY IN THE WORST POSITION

SHE COULD BE RIGHT NOW.

OKAY, NOW WE'LL EXTEND THE BOOM, BILLY.

[NARRATOR]: WITH ZACH RIGGED ON THE BACK,

THEY HOOK THE 80-TON TO THE FRONT.

[ANDREW]: THE 80-TON IS WHAT'S DOING THE MAJOR LIFTING.

IT HAS AUXILIARY LINES ON THE FRONT

CONTROLLING THE FRONT END...

PULL THAT CHAIN THROUGH.

[ANDREW]: ...AND IT HAS THE TWO MAIN LINES

RIGGED TO THE END OF THAT TRACTOR.

WE'RE ALL RIGGED UP.

YOU'RE IN THE 50, YOU'RE RUNNING THE 80.

THE PIVOT POINT IS GONNA BE THE TRAILER,

SO WE'RE GONNA UPRIGHT THE TRUCK AND TRAILER

BY FLIPPING THE TRAILER,

THE FRONT END IS GONNA FOLLOW.

MAXIMUM TWO FEET OFF THE GROUND AT ALL TIMES, OKAY?

GOT THAT?

[BILL]: THIS IS ONE OF MY FIRST MID-AIR ROLLS,

AND ZACH'S FIRST.

WE'RE DEFINITELY UNDER PRESSURE HERE.

LET'S DO IT.

[ZACH]: VERY INTIMIDATING.

WE'VE GOTTA BE VERY FINICKY WITH EVERYTHING.

OKAY, ZACH, YOU'RE GOOD?

YEAH.

-BILLY? -YES.

OKAY. SO LET'S TRY TO GET THIS TRAILER UPRIGHT.

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

-ZACH, YOU'RE GOOD? -YEAH.

-BILLY? -YES.

[NARRATOR]: ANDREW VINK'S GREEN HEAVY CREW

IS READY TO ATTEMPT THE MID-AIR ROLL.

SO LET'S TRY TO GET THIS TRAILER UPRIGHT.

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

[NARRATOR]: FOR THIS COMPLEX MOVE,

ANDREW'S PUTTING THE 50-TON

AND THE SAFETY OF THE UNDAMAGED TRUCK

IN THE HANDS OF A 21-YEAR-OLD FIRST-TIMER.

SO, ANDREW, NOW I'M GONNA BOOM IN, BOOM UP, AND ROTATE.

EXACTLY, YES.

I HAD A MILLION AND ONE THINGS GOING THROUGH MY MIND.

I JUST KNEW, LIKE, I HAD TO MATCH BILL'S SPEED

SO WE CAN RECOVER IT WITHOUT CAUSING ANY DAMAGE.

OKAY, BILLY, GO IN ON YOUR BLUE.

OKAY, ZACH, CAN YOU GO DOWN ON THE BLUE LINE?

BLUE LINE, GO DOWN.

OH!

OH MY.

[ZACH]: THE TREE MADE IT MORE DIFFICULT.

LAST THING YOU WANNA DO IS START WINCHING IN,

AND THEN A BRANCH GETS CAUGHT IN THE WINCH.

IT COULD BE BAD.

KEEP BOTH OF THEM SNUG.

OKAY.

[ANDREW]: IF IT'S NOT IN SYNC,

YOU CAN HAVE A LOAD THAT STARTS DANCING IN THE AIR.

YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

[ANDREW]: VERY GENTLE ON THE BOOM UP.

OH...

YOU WANNA WALK THAT FRONT END...

SO BOTH AUXILIARIES.

BOOM UP.

OKAY, WHOA.

OKAY, NOW WINCH THE FRONT END A BIT MORE,

AND GET 'ER OFF THE GROUND.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: THE TRUCK IS UP.

NOW THEY NEED TO GET IT SAFELY ONTO THE PAVEMENT.

[BILL]: IF ONE GUY PULLS TOO MUCH ON ONE END,

WE COULD TWIST THE TRUCK, WE COULD TWIST THE TRAILER.

WE DON'T WANNA TWIST ANYTHING.

WE WANT IT TO BE PERFECT.

OKAY, NOW BOTH OF YOU GUYS

TURN VERY GENTLY TOWARDS THE ROAD.

TWO, THREE, GO.

[ZACH]: WHERE YOU'RE OPERATING BOTH WINCH LINES,

YOU GOT TO TURN YOUR TURRET.

YOU GOTTA BOOM IN, YOU GOTTA BOOM OUT.

YOU'RE MOVING YOUR HANDS LIKE CRAZY ON THE CONTROLS.

IT GETS PRETTY CONFUSING.

[ANDREW]: YOU'RE PROBABLY

GOING TO HAVE TO GET THAT FRONT END UP,

AND THEN GET THAT TRAILER LEVEL SAME THING AS ZACH'S.

OKAY, YOU TWO CAN SWING.

BOTH OF US?

YEP.

ROTATE AGAIN, BOYS.

NOW GO DOWN ON THE MAIN.

OH, MY GOD, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THAT IS PRETTY MUCH TEXTBOOK RIGHT THERE, MY FRIEND.

OTHER THAN THE SNOW,

YOU CAN'T TELL THIS THING LEFT THE ROAD.

SO, PRETTY HAPPY.

EXHILARATING.

FIRST MID-AIR ROLL,

AND, UH...

IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

I'M PRETTY HAPPY WITH THAT.

[ANDREW]: I COULDN'T ASK ANY BETTER,

ESPECIALLY FROM ZACH AND BILL.

THIS WAS A BEAUTIFUL END TO A BRUTAL STORM.

WE SAVED THE TRUCK.

I CALL THAT A GOOD STORM, MY FRIEND.

YES, SIR!

[♪♪♪]

THIS IS A VERY QUIET AREA, RIGHT?

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR SIRENS.

WE CAN HAVE SOME QUIET TIME.

PEACEFUL.

[NARRATOR]: ON HIGHWAY 400,

SONNY IS HEADING TO CHECK IN ON HIS DREAM HOUSE.

THERE YOU GO. THIS IS MY FUTURE PLACE.

THIS HOUSE IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME.

WE WORKED SO HARD LAST FIVE YEARS TO GET THIS.

THIS IS THE ONE.

I'M GOING TO GO INSIDE AND SEE.

[NARRATOR]: SONNY CAN ALREADY IMAGINE

A WHOLE NEW LIFE HERE.

YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE WHO IS COMING DOWNSTAIRS.

HELLO! HI!

HELLO, HI!

WAIT FOR ME DOWN THERE, AND I'LL COME,

OR WHATEVER, RIGHT?

[NARRATOR]: HE DIDN'T ACHIEVE THIS DREAM ALONE.

SUMA HELPED ME A LOT.

SHE GAVE ME MOTIVATION AND STUFF, RIGHT,

AND MY BOSS GAVE ME THE JOB TO DO IT.

[SONNY]: THIS IS, LIKE, THE TOP LEVEL OF HAPPINESS,

LIKE, I THINK I WILL GET IN MY LIFETIME.

I NEVER LIVED IN A HOUSE BEFORE.

I DREAM BIG.

I WANT A HOUSE,

WORK HARD,

GET IT DONE.

IT'S NICE.

WE GOT A JOB TO DO, SO WE'RE GONNA GO DO IT.

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

WE DON'T WANT 40,000 POUNDS DANCING.

[NARRATOR]: ...A HEAVYWEIGHT BATTLE...

'CAUSE IF THAT STARTS TO SWING, MAN,

WHEW...

[NARRATOR]: ...TESTS OUT A NEW CREW.

COVERED IN ICE.

[NARRATOR]: AN ICY ROLLOVER...

THAT'S OUR WORST PART.

[NARRATOR]: ...BURSTS AT THE SEAMS.

KYLE, THROW IT ON HIGH.

[SIREN WAILING]

[NARRATOR]: ...AND 70-VEHICLE MAYHEM...

I NEED EVERY TOW TRUCK DRIVER...

[NARRATOR]: ...SENDS HEAVY CREWS SCRAMBLING.

THERE'S A LOT OF BENT METAL HERE.

[♪♪♪]