Original subtitles

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

[NARRATOR]: THIS 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.

[COLLIN VANDENHEUVEL]: COVERED IN ICE.

[NARRATOR]: AN ICY ROLLOVER...

[GARY VANDENHEUVEL]: 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.

[WIND WHISTLING]

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: MORNING WINDS

GUSTING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST

ARE BLASTING HIGHWAY 400...

[NARRATOR]: ...WHIPPING UP SNOW SQUALLS

AND BLINDING DRIVERS.

[RADIO]: THE ROADS ARE PRETTY SLICK,

AND THERE'S A LOT OF BLOWING SNOW

IN A LOT OF AREAS AROUND THE GTA,

SO YOU REALLY WANT TO DRIVE WITH A LOT OF CARE AND CAUTION.

YEAH, ORILLIA-5-TANGO-0-0-7.

[NARRATOR]: 70 KILOMETRES NORTH OF TORONTO,

OPP SERGEANT KERRY SCHMIDT HEADS TOWARD THE STORM.

[KERRY]: BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHWAY

COMES IN WAVES,

AND YOU CAN GO FROM RELATIVELY GOOD VISIBILITY

TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN AN INSTANT.

THAT'S A SCARY SITUATION.

[NARRATOR]: WITH MONDAY MORNING TRAFFIC BUILDING,

DRIVERS NEED TO ADJUST...

DRIVE TO THE CONDITIONS,

SLOW DOWN, PUT YOUR HEADLIGHTS ON,

MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE IS SAFE FOR THE ROAD,

AND GIVE YOURSELF LOTS OF FOLLOWING DISTANCE.

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO STOP.

[SIREN WAILING]

[NARRATOR]: ...AND IN THE HEART OF THE MORNING RUSH,

15 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF BARRIE...

[NARRATOR]: ...THE CALL COMES IN.

[KERRY]: EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ARE ON SCENE RIGHT NOW,

AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO ASSESS THE SITUATION.

[SIRENS WAILING]

NOBODY IN HERE?

-NO. -OKAY.

FIRE, EMS, PARAMEDICS ARE ALL ON SCENE

TRYING TO ASSIST WITH THE INJURED.

OKAY, PERFECT.

[NARRATOR]: SO FAR,

INJURIES ARE ONLY MINOR.

[KERRY]: SO, JUST START COUNTING.

WE GOT A SUBURBAN, IT NEEDS A TOW.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO ON THIS SIDE HERE.

[KERRY]: THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CRASH SCENES

I'VE BEEN TO.

70 VEHICLES INVOLVED ALTOGETHER.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE SHEER SCALE OF THE SCENE

WILL MEAN MAYHEM FOR THIS HIGHWAY.

[KERRY]: A RED TRUCK OFF IN THE DITCH.

ARE WE OKAY?

FLATBED TRUCK,

AND THEN WE GOT THE FUEL TANKER TRUCK.

SO, BEHIND THE FUEL TANKER,

I'VE GOT A... MERCEDES,

OKAY, A HONDA UP IN THE FRONT,

A... OH, A LIMOUSINE.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS RIGHT NOW.

[♪♪♪]

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

CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

[DRIVER]: EVERYTHING HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF 30 SECONDS.

PRETTY SUDDEN WHITE-OUT.

[DRIVER]: LISTENING TO CBs, AND HEARD THE ACCIDENT,

GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED,

GOT HIT FROM BEHIND.

TANKER TRUCK RAN INTO ME.

[NARRATOR]: AFTER A MINOR SOUTHBOUND COLLISION,

THREE SEMIS SMASHED IN A CHAIN REACTION,

TRIGGERING A PILE-UP IN THEIR WAKE

TOTALLING 70 VEHICLES.

[NARRATOR]: AN ARMY OF TOW TRUCKS

ROLLS TOWARD THE SCENE.

[NARRATOR]: WITHIN MINUTES,

THE FIRST LARGER WRECKER ARRIVES.

NOT MUCH ROOM HERE NOW, WE'RE GOING DOWN THE SHOULDER.

[NARRATOR]: BEHIND THE WHEEL,

VETERAN LOCAL OPERATOR JAMES IRELAND.

[JAMES]: WE'RE MIRROR TO MIRROR WITH TRUCKS.

WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET ANY FURTHER HERE,

SO WE'LL GET OUT HERE AND SEE IF WE CAN HELP.

[NARRATOR]: SINCE JAMES LEFT CLASSIC TOWING,

HE'S BEEN BUILDING HIS OWN BUSINESS.

[JAMES]: ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS.

[NARRATOR]: JAMES' TRAINING AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER

KICKS IN.

YOU OKAY, BROTHER?

YEP.

[JAMES]: MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS

ARE PEOPLE HURT, ARE PEOPLE TRAPPED?

SOMEBODY IN THE LIMO STILL.

WHAT'S THAT, SORRY?

THERE'S A GUY SITTING IN THE LIMO THERE,

THESE THREE ALL HAVE OCCUPANTS.

OKAY.

WHEN YOU'RE AT A SCENE LIKE THIS,

YOU DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO HELP OUT.

FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE,

THIS IS PROBABLY THE WORST DAY THEY'VE EVER HAD.

PROBABLY NONE OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE EVER BEEN INVOLVED

IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

THERE'S A BUS COMING.

ONCE YOU SEE THE BUS,

THEY WANT EVERYBODY ON THE BUS.

YOU KNOW, KEEP THEM CALM,

GET THEM IN THE BUS, GET THEM OUT OF HERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND AS DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS

DEPART THE SCENE...

[JAMES]: THERE'S A LOT OF BENT METAL HERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...THEY LEAVE BEHIND

A HUGE AND COMPLEX RECOVERY.

[KERRY]: GETTING THESE VEHICLES ALL CLEANED UP

AND REMOVED FROM THE HIGHWAY

IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT.

WE HAVE HEAVY TRANSPORT TRUCKS INVOLVED,

WE HAVE PASSENGER VEHICLES,

BUT THEY'RE ALL JAMMED UP TOGETHER.

WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH AND DOCUMENT WHAT WE NEED,

WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN,

AND WHEN WE'RE DONE, WE'RE GONNA COME BACK,

AND WE ARE GOING TO START FIGURING OUT

WHICH TOWS ARE GONNA START HOOKING UP VEHICLES, OKAY?

[JAMES]: BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS WITH ACCIDENTS LIKE THIS,

TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT HOW IT WENT TOGETHER

SO WE CAN GET IT APART.

[NARRATOR]: 300 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST...

[NARRATOR]: ...RAIN AND SLEET HAVE BEEN BATTERING THE 402

EAST OF SARNIA FOR HOURS.

[GARY VANDENHEUVEL]: IT'S BEEN FREEZING RAIN

THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.

THINGS ARE PRETTY BAD OUT THERE.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S A BUSY DAY AHEAD

FOR GARY VANDENHEUVEL...

[NARRATOR]: ...AS HE AND HIS SON, COLLIN,

ROLL UP ON THE FIRST CASUALTY OF THE MORNING,

AND IT ALREADY LOOKS BAD.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO OUT, TAKE A LOOK AT THINGS,

AND SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT.

MAYBE YOU CAN DO A WALKABOUT,

AND TAKE A LOOK, SEE WHAT YOU THINK.

[COLLIN]: PRETTY BANGED UP.

IT WENT IN EXTREMELY HARD.

DEFINITELY A BIT OF A TRICKY SITUATION.

THIS CORNER TOOK A GOOD BEATING THERE,

TO PEEL THE DOOR UP AND BEND IT LIKE THAT.

[COLLIN]: THE STRUCTURE ON THIS TRAILER

IS VERY COMPROMISED,

AND THE LAST THING WE NEED

IS FOR THIS THING TO SPLIT OPEN WHILE IT'S HALFWAY UP.

THE TRAILER ITSELF IS PRETTY MANGLED,

WE'VE GOT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON IT.

YEP.

SIDE WALL OF THIS TRAILER'S PRETTY COMPROMISED.

OKAY.

[GARY]: COLLIN AND MYSELF,

WE'RE GOING TO GET THE MAJORITY OF THIS STARTED,

AND KYLE'S ON A JOB THAT'S TO LONDON.

HOPEFULLY HE CAN FINISH IT UP QUICK ENOUGH,

GET DOWN HERE, AND GIVE US A HAND.

[NARRATOR]: THEIR FIRST MOVE, LIFT JUST ENOUGH

TO SLIDE STRAPS UNDER THE TRAILER.

HOW'S IT SOUNDING, HOW'S IT LOOKING, COLL?

GOOD SO FAR.

OKAY, THAT'S ABOUT THAT.

OKAY, WE GOT ENOUGH

TO GET SOME STRAPS UNDER IT TO START, ANYWAYS.

YEAH.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S, UH, PRETTY WAVY UNDER THERE.

[GARY]: WE'RE GONNA TRY AND GET THREE STRAPS

AROUND THIS TRAILER,

SO WE CAN SUPPORT THE WALL AS WE UPRIGHT THIS,

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THAT WALL TO COME CRASHING OUT

AS WE TAKE IT UP.

IF YOU LOOK AT IT,

THIS IS THE WORST PORTION OF THE TRAILER.

YEAH.

SEE UNDERNEATH THERE HOW IT'S BOWING RIGHT HERE?

YEAH.

THAT'S OUR WORST PART RIGHT THERE.

[GARY]: WE HAVE 20,000 POUNDS IN THIS TRAILER.

THAT'S AN AWFUL LOT OF WEIGHT TO PUSH

ON A SINGLE WALL.

BASICALLY, WE'RE GONNA UPRIGHT RIGHT OFF THAT WALL.

OKAY.

OKAY?

[NARRATOR]: BACK UP THE 400...

...MORE TOW TRUCKS AND OPERATORS

ARE CONVERGING ON THE SCENE.

[KERRY]: THERE'S BLOWING SNOW, IT'S TREACHEROUS...

[NARRATOR]: JUST BEFORE 9:00 A.M.,

AMIN ABDERRAHMAN OF AUTOROUTE TOWING

MAKES HIS WAY IN...

AND GETS HIS FIRST LOOK.

IF THEY NEED ME, I'M HERE.

[AMIN]: AS FAR AS THE EYE COULD SEE,

THERE WAS CARS AND TRACTOR-TRAILERS PILED UP.

A HUGE MESS.

IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE.

[JAMES]: THE BIG THING IS THE THREE TRACTOR-TRAILERS

THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT

ARE COMPLETELY BLOCKING THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: THOSE THREE SEMIS AT THE HEAD OF THE PILE-UP

ARE THE BIGGEST OBSTACLES...

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THEY'RE ALSO BLOCKED IN

BY SMALLER VEHICLES.

KERRY NEEDS THOSE OUT OF THE WAY...

I NEED EVERY TOW TRUCK DRIVER HERE.

WE'VE GOT LOTS OF CARS THERE THAT NEED TO BE HOOKED UP,

AND WE'VE GOT TO DO THIS IN A SYSTEMATIC WAY.

WE'RE GONNA CLEAR OUT THE FIRST COUPLE VEHICLES.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND WITH CLOSE TO 100 TOW OPS ON SCENE,

SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE CHARGE.

[KERRY]: IT TAKES COORDINATION,

IT TAKES SOME SORT OF PLAN TO GET THIS PROCESS STARTED.

TOW TRUCK NUMBER 1, OKAY, TAKE THIS THING OUT OF HERE.

[KERRY]: BEFORE WE GOT INTO THE SCENE,

EVERYONE KNEW WHICH VEHICLE THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR,

AND THEY ALL WORKED TOGETHER

TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY COULD DO THEIR JOBS TOGETHER.

[NARRATOR]: THE SMALLER TRUCKS MUST CLEAR A PATH

FOR THE HEAVY OPERATORS.

DRAG IT, JUST DRAG IT OUT.

[NARRATOR]: ONE OF THOSE HEAVY OPERATORS,

PRINCE FROM STEVE'S TOWING...

GO, GO, GO!

[NARRATOR]: ...IS READY TO GET TO WORK.

EVERYBODY'S WAITING ON US NOW, SO WE GOTTA GET GOING.

THEY WANNA GET ALL THE CARS OUT OF THE WAY,

THEN I WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE TRACTOR-TRAILERS.

[NARRATOR]: FOR NOW,

TORONTO-BOUND COMMUTERS REMAIN STUCK.

NOTHING MOVES

UNTIL THE FIRST THREE SEMIS ARE CLEARED.

TRYING TO GO BACK HOME.

[NARRATOR]: ON HIGHWAY 400,

SOUTH OF BARRIE...

SO, JUST START COUNTING TOWS WHERE WE CAN.

[NARRATOR]: ...KERRY'S TAKEN THE REINS

TO CLEAR THE VEHICLES BLOCKING THE SEMIS.

[KERRY]: CAN I GET ALL HEAVY TOWS HERE FOR A SECOND?

[NARRATOR]: NOW THE THREE HEAVY COMPANIES

CAN GO TO WORK.

JAMES IRELAND?

-YEAH. -TAKE THE FIRST SEMI.

OUT OF THE WAY!

[NARRATOR]: FOR JAMES,

THE RACE IS ON.

WE'VE GOTTA PULL THAT THING SIDEWAYS.

OKAY.

KEEP THE WHEELS TURNED.

THE TRACTOR-TRAILER THAT WE'RE WORKING ON

IS PINNED IN AGAINST ANOTHER TRACTOR-TRAILER.

TAKE THAT OFF, I'M GONNA GO.

YOU'VE GOT LOTS OF ROOM NOW.

THE TRUCK STILL RUNS.

IT HAS A BENT REAR END AND A BUNCH OF FLAT TIRES...

OKAY, GUYS, LET'S SEE IF THIS THING WILL MOVE

UNDER ITS OWN POWER.

[NARRATOR]: IF IT CAN LIMP OFF THE ROAD...

[NARRATOR]: ...IT WILL SAVE VALUABLE RIGGING TIME

IN OPENING UP THE LOGJAM.

JUST KEEP SLOWLY. WATCHING... WATCH ME.

OKAY.

[JAMES]: AS LONG AS HE CAN MOVE UP THE ROAD,

WE CAN DEAL WITH IT THEN,

AND THE NEXT HEAVY CAN COME IN AND START.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND BEHIND HIM...

PRINCE FROM STEVE'S,

AND AMIN, OWNER OF AUTOROUTE,

ARE ALREADY ON THE MOVE

TO CLEAR THE OTHER TWO TRUCKS...

WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS THING OUTTA HERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,

BECAUSE UNTIL WE GET DONE, EVERYBODY ELSE IS SCREWED.

GET A STRAP OR A CHAIN

AND THROW A CHAIN ON THAT SUSPENSION.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT RIGHT NOW,

JUST FINDING A SOLID RIGGING POINT

IS A CHALLENGE.

WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT AXLE DOESN'T

SHIFT BACK TO THE TANK.

[NARRATOR]: RIGHT ON AMIN'S TAIL,

PRINCE IS FACING A CHALLENGE OF HIS OWN.

ALL THE AXLES ARE GONE IN THE BACK,

AND IT'S ALL BENT AND STUFF.

[NARRATOR]: PRINCE'S WRECK IS BLOCKED

BY THE ONE AMIN IS TACKLING.

TO GET A HEAD START,

PRINCE WILL PULL HIS WRECK FREE SIDEWAYS.

OKAY, GO.

WHOA.

I GOTTA BACK UP, TRY TO PULL IT, SECURE IT,

AND THEN MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY.

GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, KEEP GOING.

YOU'RE FREE.

GO, GO, GO, DON'T STOP.

LITTLE MORE, LITTLE MORE. THAT'S IT!

WE'RE GONNA PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER

AND THEN SEPARATE IT.

[HONKS]

WE'VE GOT TO GET GOING.

UP, UP, UP!

YO, THIS IS CRAZY.

IT'S A VERY CRAZY DAY.

LIFT IT UP, THAT'S IT, FINISHED.

[PRINCE]: I'M DONE WITH WHAT I HAVE TO DO...

THE GUY IS BLOCKING ME.

[PRINCE]: ...BUT THE GUY IN FRONT OF ME

IS HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF CHALLENGES, THOUGH.

WHEN THEY MOVE, I MOVE.

EVERYBODY IS WAITIN' ON US BEHIND US.

[AMIN]: BECAUSE THE FRONT AXLE IS RIPPED OUT OF THIS TRUCK,

SO YOU GOT NO STEERING.

IF WE PULL TOO HARD ON THE FRONT,

NOW THE TRAILER COULD SLIDE INTO THE DITCH.

NOW WE'VE GOT A BIGGER RECOVERY ON OUR HANDS.

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD, RIGHT?

OKAY, TAKE THAT LINE OFF.

WE GOT IT OUT.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM TO MOVE IN THE FRONT,

THEN WE CAN GET GOING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

[PRINCE]: YOU CAN SEE HOW FRUSTRATED KERRY SCHMIDT IS.

YOU CAN SEE FROM HIS FACE.

HE'S NOT HAPPY.

BECAUSE AT THIS MOMENT,

HE'S THINKING ABOUT THE COMMUTE.

THERE'S KILOMETRES OF TRAFFIC THAT'S BACKED UP AND STOPPED,

AND REALLY NOWHERE TO GO.

[AMIN]: DON'T FORGET TO LOOSEN THE OTHER ONE UP.

ZERO AIR?

[NARRATOR]: ...AND WITH ALL THE TOW OPERATORS WAITING,

THERE'S A NEW SNAG...

[AMIN]: WE GOTTA CAGE THE BRAKES ON THIS.

IT'S NOT MOVING AT ALL?

NO.

[PRINCE]: THE BRAKE CHAMBERS ARE GONE,

SO UNFORTUNATELY,

THEY HAVE TO CAGE ALL THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: ...RELEASING EACH BRAKE MANUALLY.

JUST HOOK IT UP AND DRAG IT OFF THE HIGHWAY,

BECAUSE WE'RE HOLDING BACK EVERYBODY.

SO I'M GIVING THEM A HAND, BECAUSE IT'S TEAMWORK.

WE ALL HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER.

JUST DRAG IT OFF,

THEN LET THESE KIDS GET TO THEIR CARS.

YEAH, OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: EVEN WITH THE WHEELS LOCKED,

AMIN MIGHT BE ABLE TO DRAG THE TRACTOR

JUST FAR ENOUGH TO OPEN A PATH.

JUST GONNA DRAG THIS THING DOWN THE ROAD,

AND WE CAN DEAL WITH IT DOWN THERE.

WE JUST WANT TO FREE THE HIGHWAY.

WE'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT DOING THIS OR DOING THAT.

THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS

LET THE HIGHWAY OPEN.

[KERRY]: ONCE THOSE LARGE TRANSPORT TRUCKS

WERE OUT OF THE WAY,

THAT OPENED UP THE WHOLE SCENE

TO ALL THE LIGHT-DUTY TOW TRUCKS

TO START PICKING UP THE PASSENGER VEHICLES

THAT WERE STUCK.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: FOUR HOURS AFTER THE PILE-UP,

THE 400... IS ROLLING AGAIN.

WE'RE GOING TO MONTREAL, MAN!

[PASSENGERS CHEERING] WHOO-HOO!

[KERRY]: A VERY BUSY MORNING,

A BUSY DAY,

DOZENS OF VEHICLES INVOLVED,

BUT TOWS ALL CAME TOGETHER TO GET THIS CLEANED UP.

YOU ALWAYS NEED TO DRIVE TO THE CONDITIONS,

AND BEING PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING ACCORDINGLY.

[♪♪♪]

[GARY]: I'M GONNA BRING 'ER DOWN, COLL.

[NARRATOR]: BACK ON THE 402 NEAR WARWICK...

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...GARY AND COLLIN

HAVE WRANGLED THE STRAPS IN PLACE.

IT'S GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: FOR THE NEXT STAGE,

THE PRESSURE WILL BE ON.

I'M GOING TO TURN THE TRUCKS ONTO THE ROAD,

WE'RE GOING TO BLOCK IT OFF,

AND THAT'S ONLY GOING TO BE FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

WE'LL GET YOU GUYS TO SHUT IT DOWN

AT THE NEXT EXIT,

AND WE'LL DO IT AS QUICK AS WE CAN.

[GARY]: ONCE THAT ROAD IS SHUT DOWN,

THE PRESSURE'S ON.

I WANNA KEEP THIS HIGHWAY CLOSED

AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.

-YUP. -OKAY.

YOU'RE GOOD, KEEP COMING, KEEP COMING.

OKAY.

THERE WE GO,

LITTLE BIT.

OKAY, THAT SHOULD BE GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'LL HOOK TO THE THREE STRAPS

WRAPPED AROUND THE TRAILER.

COLLIN ON THE FRONT AND GARY ON THE BACK

WILL TRY TO LIFT

WITHOUT RIPPING THE TRAILER APART.

I'LL GO AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE,

IF YOU CAN PULL THOSE DOWN TO ME.

-YEAH. -OKAY.

WHOA.

MAKE SURE THAT THAT STRAP'S GONNA MAKE IT

ALL THE WAY AROUND.

THERE IT IS.

[COLLIN]: IF WE DON'T HAVE THE STRAPS IN THE RIGHT SPOT,

IT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC FOR THIS TRAILER.

THE CHAINS COULD PULL RIGHT THROUGH THE SIDE WALL,

RIGHT THROUGH THE ROOF OF THIS TRAILER,

AND THAT WILL JUST COMPLETELY BLOW THIS TRAILER APART.

[NARRATOR]: A THIN TRAILER WALL OR ROOF

ISN'T DESIGNED TO BEAR THE WEIGHT OF A LOAD.

[GARY]: I WANT TO GET THIS DONE, SO LET'S MOVE.

LET'S TIGHTEN UP.

OKAY.

[GARY]: I ONLY GET ONE SHOT AT THIS.

I'VE GOT TO GET IT UPRIGHTED,

AND IF I BREAK OUT THE WALL,

THEN WE'VE GOT A WORLD OF MESS

TO CLEAN UP OUT THERE.

START CHECKING THE RIGGING.

[NARRATOR]: BUT AS COLLIN DOES A FINAL CHECK...

[COLLIN]: UH, MY HOOK IS CATCHING

ON THE TOP SIDE OF THAT TRAILER.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE FRONT STRAP ISN'T PERFECTLY ALIGNED.

THE HOOK IS DIGGING INTO THE SIDE,

WHERE IT COULD DO SERIOUS DAMAGE.

[COLLIN]: I DON'T KNOW IF THE STRAP'S LONG ENOUGH,

IF IT'S GONNA BLOW THROUGH THE TOP HERE.

[NARRATOR]: THEY NEED TO REPOSITION IT.

SO YOU'RE NOT PULLED THROUGH THERE,

THAT'S THE PROBLEM, RIGHT?

-OH, IT HASN'T? -NO.

I NEED IT TO GO UNDERNEATH,

I JUST NEED ANOTHER INCH OR TWO.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'RE ALL RIGGED UP FOR THE PULL,

AND THE ROAD IS SHUT DOWN,

A BAD TIME TO STOP AND ADJUST.

THIS IS WHAT I WAS AFRAID OF.

DIDN'T QUITE GET IT UNDER FAR ENOUGH.

[GARY]: THE OPP ARE COUNTING ON ME

TO GET THIS ROAD OPEN AGAIN.

I'VE SHUT IT DOWN,

I NOW NEED TO GET IT OPENED UP AGAIN.

[COLLIN]: MY HOOK IS CATCHING

ON THE TOP SIDE OF THAT TRAILER...

[NARRATOR]: OUTSIDE SARNIA,

THE WESTBOUND 402 IS CLOSED,

AND GARY NEEDS TO FIX HIS RIGGING.

[GARY]: I NEED IT TO GO UNDERNEATH.

I JUST NEED ANOTHER INCH OR TWO.

BE NICE TO HAVE AN EXTRA GUY HERE.

[NARRATOR]: WITHOUT A THIRD WRECKER,

READJUSTING WILL PROLONG THE CLOSURE...

WE'RE GONNA NEED TO BOOM YOU UP

A LOT HIGHER, OKAY?

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT HELP HAS ARRIVED.

HERE COMES KYLE.

BEAUTIFUL.

WE GOT AN EXTRA MAN.

[NARRATOR]: KYLE PEWTRESS HAS FINISHED UP HIS OTHER JOB.

[GARY]: WE LUCKED OUT.

KYLE CAME JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME,

GIVING ME THAT EXTRA SET OF EYES,

AND THAT EXTRA SET OF HANDS THAT I NEEDED.

I NEED JUST A LITTLE LIFT ON THAT LEG

SO WE CAN GET COLLIN'S STRAP UNDERNEATH.

OKAY.

WE'RE KIND OF STUCK, SO...

OKAY.

I'LL GET YOU TO SPIN AROUND AND DO THAT.

YUP.

THREE SETS OF EYES OR THREE PEOPLE,

IT JUST SPEEDS IT UP SO MUCH.

KYLE, CAN I GET A LITTLE MORE?

THAT'S GREAT.

OKAY, CAN YOU PUT SOME TENSION ONTO THE FRONT ONE?

THAT'S GOOD.

LET'S DO IT WITH THAT.

STAND IT UP, GUYS.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: THE WORK IS OVER FOR KYLE'S TRUCK,

BUT GARY HAS ANOTHER JOB FOR KYLE.

OKAY, KYLE, YOU CAN OPERATE THE ROTATOR,

I'LL WATCH BACK HERE.

[GARY]: NOW THAT KYLE'S HERE, HE CAN OPERATE THE ROTATOR,

COLLIN CAN OPERATE HIS TRUCK,

AND I CAN STAND BACK,

AND I CAN WATCH THIS AS IT'S BEING UPRIGHTED.

OKAY, EVERYBODY TOGETHER ON THIS.

OKAY. KYLE, YOU READY?

YEP.

WE'VE GOT TO KEEP EVEN PULL ON ALL THREE OF THESE STRAPS.

LET'S GO.

NICE AND EASY, GUYS, THAT'S THE WAY.

THERE YOU GO, IT JUST SET ITSELF OVER.

OKAY.

SLOW DOWN, COLLIN, JUST LET KYLE CATCH UP.

OKAY.

KYLE, ARE YOU GOING, BUDDY?

YUP.

[GARY]: WE'RE JUST GOING TO WATCH

WHAT THAT WALL'S GOING TO DO,

BECAUSE THAT'S THE LAST THING I WANT

IS THAT WALL TO BREAK APART AS WE UPRIGHT IT OR LIFT IT.

OKAY.

TOGETHER, GUYS. TOGETHER.

BRING IT UP, THAT'S IT, BRING 'ER UP.

THERE YOU GO, GUYS.

NICE JOB, GUYS.

KEEP IT COMING.

[KYLE]: WHERE YOU AT, COLLIN, GOOD?

YEAH, I'M GOOD. KEEP 'ER GOING.

[GARY]: KEEP GOING, GUYS, COME ON, NOW.

THAT'S IT.

[♪♪♪]

MAKE SURE THOSE LINES STAY TIGHT, COLLIN,

DON'T GET TOO FAR AHEAD.

YUP.

DROP THAT TRACTOR DOWN, COLL.

OKAY.

SHE'S SLIDING DOWN.

[COLLIN]: KYLE, GRAB--

HOLD ON.

KYLE DOESN'T HAVE ANY OF IT.

-OKAY. -KYLE, THROW IT ON HIGH.

OKAY, THERE WE GO, THAT'S IT.

NICE, NICE, NICE.

OKAY, GET READY.

NICE AND EASY.

OKAY, KEEP IT COMING.

THAT'S THE WAY, GUYS.

THERE WE GO.

KYLE, YOU GOT 'ER,

LET 'ER DROP NICE AND EASY.

WHOO, DONE!

[CHUCKLING] YOU GUYS ARE PROS.

NICE.

[KYLE]: BEAUTIFUL.

LET'S UNDO THIS,

AND LET'S OPEN THAT HIGHWAY.

OKAY.

IT IS DEFINITELY A NICE FEELING

TO HAVE THIS ONE UPRIGHT,

LOAD INTACT, WALL INTACT, TRAILER INTACT.

THAT WAS AWESOME.

YOU CAN OPEN IT BACK UP.

PERFECT.

I JUST SPOKE TO GARY,

AND WE'RE GOOD TO OPEN UP THE HIGHWAY NOW.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: THE NEXT AFTERNOON,

200 KILOMETRES EAST,

FREEZING RAIN IS MOVING IN ON HAMILTON.

[GLEN]: ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT!

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE HEAVY CREW

FROM METRO TRUCK

IS HEADING OUT ON THE ROAD TOWARD WOODSTOCK...

...BUT THIS WINTER...

JUST GOT A CALL FROM ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS.

IT'S GONNA BE ONE BIG JOB.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE CREW IS LOOKING VERY DIFFERENT.

[TODD STEWART]: IT'S GONNA BE A TOUGH ONE,

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

[NARRATOR]: LONGTIME LEAD HEAVY OP KEVIN RICHARDSON

IS NOW WORKING AT ANOTHER COMPANY.

[KEVIN RICHARDSON]: I JOINED A TEAM, KEN'S TOWING,

BUT IT'S JUST TEMPORARY,

SO WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES, AND, UH, YEAH...

NEW CHALLENGES IN MY LIFE, AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT.

[NARRATOR]: OPERATOR GLEN HOBMAN

IS OVERSEEING METRO'S HEAVY TOWING DIVISION.

[GLEN HOBMAN]: I'VE GOT THE ROTATOR

PLUS TWO OTHER TOW TRUCKS ON THEIR WAY OUT.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND GLEN'S PUT TODD STEWART

INTO THE SEAT OF THE 65-TON ROTATOR.

[TODD]: I'M A LICENSED DIESEL MECHANIC.

I'VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE I WAS 13,

STARTED OUT CHANGING OIL,

WORKED MY WAY UP.

I GOT THROWN INTO THE FIRE, BASICALLY, WHICH IS GOOD,

BECAUSE YOU LEARN A LOT UNDER PRESSURE, RIGHT?

[GLEN]: HE'S BEEN DOING VERY, VERY WELL.

I WISH I HAD TEN MORE OF HIM TO FILL THE REST OF MY TRUCKS.

THAT'D WOULD BE AWESOME.

[NARRATOR]: TODAY, TODD AND THE NEW TEAM

ARE FACING A BIG TEST

IN BAD CONDITIONS.

[GLEN]: WE'VE GOT FREEZING RAIN.

VERY DANGEROUS, VERY, VERY DANGEROUS.

[TODD]: THE ROAD'S A SHEET OF ICE,

AND WITH THE HEAVY LOAD THAT HE'S GOT ON--

HE'S GOT ABOUT 80,000 POUNDS OF STEEL ON THE BACK--

HE WENT TO SLOW DOWN,

AND THE TRUCK JUST SLID RIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD.

HE COULDN'T STOP.

THEY'RE BIG COILS, MAN.

BIG, BIG COILS.

[GLEN]: THE COILS ARE REPORTED AT 40,000 POUNDS EACH.

THEY'RE STILL ATTACHED TO THE TRAILER,

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A, UH... A BIG LIFT.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THERE'S ANOTHER CHALLENGE

WITH THE COILS.

[GLEN]: THE CUSTOMER HAS REQUESTED,

IF AT ALL POSSIBLE,

TO TRY AND KEEP THESE AS DRY AS POSSIBLE,

'CAUSE THEY DON'T WANT THEM TO START CORRODING.

[NARRATOR]: SO THEY'LL ATTEMPT TO UPRIGHT TRUCK AND TRAILER

WITH THE LOAD ON BOARD.

[GLEN]: I'M GUESSING

WE'RE SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

OF ABOUT 140,000 POUNDS RIGHT NOW LAYING ON ITS SIDE.

WE'RE GONNA TRY THE IMPOSSIBLE.

IT'S GONNA BE A TOUGH ONE, BUT WE'RE GONNA TRY IT.

[NARRATOR]: THAT COMBINED WEIGHT

DEMANDS THE POWER OF THE ROTATOR PLUS TWO 50-TON WRECKERS.

CHRIS WILL BE ON THE FRONT,

YOU'RE GONNA BE RIGHT ON THE TAIL...

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE MORE CONTROL,

AND THEN ONCE IT'S ON ITS WHEELS,

PULLING IT OUT OF THE DITCH.

[NARRATOR]: WITH ACCESS HOLES CUT IN THE TARP,

TODD WILL SUPPORT AND LIFT THE COILS,

WHILE THE WRECKERS ROLL THE TRACTOR-TRAILER

ONTO ITS WHEELS...

-IF SOMETHING ACTUALLY BREAKS... -YEAH.

THAT CAN COME RIGHT BACK AT YOU.

THAT'LL KILL YOU. YOU'LL BE DEAD BEFORE

YOU EVEN KNOW IT. -OKAY.

CONTROLLING THE WEIGHT, THAT'S MY BIGGEST CONCERN.

I DON'T WANT TO BE HALFWAY THROUGH THIS JOB,

AND HAVIN' THE WHOLE THING

DECIDE TO GO THE OTHER WAY ON ME.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE HEAVIEST WEIGHT,

THE TWO COILS,

WILL BE TODD'S TO HANDLE.

[TODD]: I'M NOT A SEASONED VET ON THIS AT ALL, BY ANY MEANS.

THIS IS PRETTY MUCH MY FIRST MAJOR ROLLOVER.

THOSE WHEELS ARE GONNA COME TO ABOUT HERE.

YEAH.

[TODD]: IT'S REALLY NERVE-RACKING.

COILS HAVE ALREADY SLID TO THE BACK SIDE OF THE TRAILER,

SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY LAYING ON THE GROUND,

SO TO TRY TO GET THIS TRAILER TO COME UP WITH THE COILS,

IT'S GONNA BE HARD.

REALLY HARD.

[NARRATOR]: EVEN RIGGING THE CHAINS TO HOLD THEM

IS LOOKING FAR FROM EASY.

NO SPACE TO RUN CHAINS.

OOH, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA GET THAT.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE.

THERE ISN'T EVEN A GAP.

MY HAND KEEPS GETTING BLOCKED.

[GLEN]: I CAN'T EVEN SEE

HOW WE'RE GONNA GET THESE CHAINS AROUND THESE COILS,

AND WITHOUT THAT,

I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA GET THIS JOB DONE.

OKAY, IT'S REALLY, REALLY SLIPPERY, MAN.

[NARRATOR]: IN THE FREEZING RAIN

OFF HIGHWAY 53 IN WOODSTOCK...

[TODD]: I'VE GOTTA GET A CHAIN AROUND THE COILS

TO LIFT THE ACTUAL COIL ITSELF.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE NEWLY REBUILT METRO HEAVY CREW

IS FIGHTING TO RIG UP

THE FIRST OF THE 40,000-POUND COILS.

[GROANING WITH EFFORT]

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT RIGHT NOW,

IT'S A FIGHT THEY'RE LOSING.

WE'RE TRYING TO RUN OUR CHAINS THROUGH THE CENTRE HOLE,

BUT THERE'S NO SPACE UNDERNEATH THE ACTUAL COIL.

I'M GONNA TRY AND DIG A HOLE

SO WE CAN GET THE END OF THE HOOK UNDERNEATH THE COIL.

IT'S NOT GONNA BE AN EASY TASK.

OKAY, FEED YOUR CHAIN DOWN.

COME ON...

PULL, PULL, PULL, PULL, PULL.

HANG ON, NO, NO, NO!

[LAUGHING IN TRIUMPH]

GOT IT?

IT'S COMING!

I DID IT!

WHOO!

OKAY, THAT'S ONE.

YOU READY FOR NUMBER TWO?

I GOT IT! WHOO!

[NARRATOR]: THEY CAN FINISH RIGGING

AND PREP FOR THE ROLL.

WATCH FOR FALLING ICE, EH?

OKAY, WATCH YOURSELF.

THERE YOU GO. OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: TOGETHER,

TRUCK, TRAILER AND CARGO

TOTAL CLOSE TO 70 TONS.

THIS ONE?

OKAY, YOU'RE GETTING SOME TENSION NOW.

KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.

OKAY?

SO YOU'VE GOT TENSION ON.

WELL, LET'S DO THE OTHER ONE.

OKAY, UP!

OKAY, YOU'VE GOT TENSION RIGHT THERE.

STOP, TENSION'S ON.

YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.

YOU READY?

LET'S START WITH THE PRIMARY LINES,

AND SEE WHAT THIS THING'S GONNA DO.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING.

OKAY STILL?

STOP!

YOU'VE GOT THE TRUCK IN THE AIR.

I'M OFF?

IT WON'T PICK IT.

[GLEN]: TOO MUCH WEIGHT,

AND WE'RE HAVING TO REACH TOO FAR,

AND IT'S ACTUALLY PULLING THE TRUCK OVER

VERSUS LIFTING THIS UP.

[NARRATOR]: THERE'S NOW NO OTHER CHOICE...

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CUT THE COILS OUT.

WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO BRING IT OVER

WITH THE COILS ON.

NOT GOOD!

NOT GOOD, THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANTED.

[♪♪♪]

[HONKING HORN]

[NARRATOR]: BACK IN SARNIA,

THE NEW DAY HAS BROUGHT CLEAR SKIES...

WE'LL GO RUN DOWN AND CHECK OUT THE BUILDING,

SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING WITH IT.

I'M EXCITED, AND ANXIOUS, TOO.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT GARY,

WITH HIS WIFE AND BUSINESS PARTNER, TAMMY,

IS STILL HEADING TO THE SCENE OF AN IMPORTANT JOB.

AH, PROGRESS IS

THE SMELL OF FRESH WOOD.

[TAMMY]: WE HAVE PURCHASED A BUILDING

TO HOUSE YOUTH WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

IT'S HAPPENING,

SO, LIKE, YEAH!

[GARY]: THIS PROJECT IS TAMMY'S BABY HERE,

AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HER.

COMING FROM THE BACKGROUND THAT SHE DID,

SHE KNOWS THAT, YOU KNOW, A HELPING HAND HERE OR THERE

CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.

LOTS OF LIGHT.

[TAMMY]: WHEN I WAS 16,

I WAS HOMELESS.

ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO SEE THE ROOMS HERE IS PHENOMENAL.

[TAMMY]: I KNOW HOW IT FELT FOR ME BACK THEN.

IT'S VERY HARD,

AND I DON'T WANNA SEE ANY OTHER YOUTH SUFFER.

IT'S MAKING ME VERY HAPPY. I'M WALKING IN HERE,

AND I'M SEEING NEW WALLS THAT WEREN'T THERE BEFORE,

SO, NO, THIS IS... THIS IS INCREDIBLE.

[NARRATOR]: AFTER A YEAR OF HARD WORK,

TAMMY'S VISION IS COMING TOGETHER.

[TAMMY]: EVERY TIME I SEE EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF CHANGE,

ANOTHER SCREW IN THE WALL THAT WASN'T THERE,

IT MAKES MY HEART LEAP OUT OF MY CHEST,

BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THAT GOAL.

STAIRS, YAY!

[GARY]: SHE HAS REALLY OVERCOME A LOT OF ODDS.

I'M SO PROUD OF HER.

[TAMMY]: HE KNOWS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING

THAT'S BEEN VERY IMPORTANT TO ME...

AND HE'S SUPPORTED ME.

[CLEARING THROAT] SORRY.

WITH THE FRAMEWORK UP, IT'S KINDA NEAT.

YOU CAN ENVISION THE ROOMS NOW.

YEAH.

HE UNDERSTANDS, AND HE WANTS TO HELP AS WELL.

[GARY]: TAMMY SUPPORTED ME ALL THESE YEARS

THROUGH THE TOWING.

IT WASN'T HER DREAM, IT WAS MORE OF MY DREAM,

AND THAT I CAN ASSIST WITH TAMMY'S DREAM

IS REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL.

[♪♪♪]

STRAIGHT!

[NARRATOR]: BACK OFF ICY HIGHWAY 53...

STRAIGHT BACK!

[NARRATOR]: ...THE TRUCK HAS ARRIVED FOR THE OFFLOAD

THAT TODD AND GLEN WANTED TO AVOID.

I WANT YOU RIGHT HERE!

GOOD.

[GLEN]: WE'RE GONNA LIFT THE COILS OUT ONE AT A TIME,

AND LOAD THEM DIRECTLY ONTO THE CUSTOMER'S--

ONE OF THEIR OTHER TRAILERS NOW.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT JUST FREEING UP THE COILS

WILL BE A CHALLENGE IN ITSELF.

THEY ARE STILL CHAINED TO THE TRAILER,

SO WE'RE GONNA TORCH THE CHAINS OFF.

I'M JUST GONNA PUT A LITTLE TENSION ON IT.

[TODD]: WE GOTTA MAKE SURE

THAT THE ROTATOR'S HOOKED TO THE STEEL COIL

BEFORE WE CUT THE CHAINS,

SO IT DOESN'T FALL,

OR HURT OUR GUY IN THERE CUTTING IT.

[NARRATOR]: WITH 40,000 POUNDS OF STEEL

PULLING ON THE CHAINS...

...THE TENSION CREATES A SERIOUS THREAT.

OKAY.

[TODD]: THOSE CHAINS THAT STRAP 'EM DOWN RIGHT NOW

ARE SO TIGHT,

WE GO TO CUT THOSE CHAINS,

WE HAVE TO WATCH FOR THE BACKLASH OF THE CHAIN.

IT CAN CUT YOUR FACE OPEN,

IT COULD CUT YOUR ARM OFF, BASICALLY.

[CHAIN SNAPS]

OKAY, HANG UP, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

YEAH, I'M NOT STANDING THERE.

[CHAIN SNAPS]

WOW, THOSE ARE UNDER TENSION, EH?

[CHAIN SNAPS]

[NARRATOR]: ON THE EDGE OF HIGHWAY 53...

OKAY, HANG UP, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

[NARRATOR]: NEW ROTATOR OP TODD STEWART

IS TRYING TO EASE THE PRESSURE...

[CHAIN SNAPS]

WOW, THOSE ARE UNDER TENSION, EH?

[NARRATOR]: ...SO THE CREW CAN SAFELY CUT THE RESTRAINTS.

[CHAIN SNAPS]

DAMNIT.

YOU GOOD?

ALL GOOD.

MY HEART'S JUST GOING LIKE CRAZY.

OKAY.

[GLEN]: THERE WAS SO MUCH TENSION,

AS SOON AS WE CUT THE LINK OFF,

IT SHOT SO HARD THAT WE COULDN'T EVEN SEE IT.

IT WAS LIKE A SHOTGUN GOING OFF INSIDE THERE.

IT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY.

GOT MY HEART RATE GOING PRETTY GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S FREE,

BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO LIFT IT OUT.

LET'S LIFT THAT ONE OUT FIRST, BEFORE WE UNDO THE OTHER ONE.

40,000 POUNDS ON YOUR BOOM HEAD.

THAT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT.

[GLEN]: TODD HAS NOT DONE STEEL COILS WITH ME YET.

THIS IS A LOT OF WEIGHT,

SO THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS HE'S GONNA HAVE TO BE AWARE OF,

UNDERSTAND HOW THE TRUCK IS REACTING

TO WHAT HE WANTS IT TO DO

VERSUS WHAT IT IS DOING.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO 'ER.

IT'S MOVING!

HOW'S IT LOOK, GLEN?

-MOVING! -STILL OKAY?

YOU'RE SOLID HERE, YOU'RE GOOD.

WHEW!

YEAH, YEAH,

IT'S OKAY.

GOOD?

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S ROLLING OVER, IT'S OKAY.

THAT'S HEAVY, MAN.

[♪♪♪]

BE GENTLE.

WANT TO TRY TO PREVENT IT FROM SWINGING

ONCE WE GET CLEAR OF THE TRAILER.

WE DON'T WANT 40,000 POUNDS DANCING.

GOTCHA.

IF I GO TOO FAST,

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IS,

IT'S GONNA COME UP OVER THE LIP OF THE TRAILER,

AND THEN SWING AT ME.

OKAY, SO NOW

AS THAT BOTTOM STARTS TO ROLL OUT...

YEAH?

...TRY AND BOOM IN AT THE SAME TIME.

YOU'RE TRYING TO CONTROL IT.

JUST BE CAREFUL,

BECAUSE IF THAT STARTS TO SWING, MAN...

WHEW.

[TODD]: THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE ON ME RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN, IT'S MY FIRST GO AT THIS.

I MEAN, IT'S A BIG, HEAVY STEEL COIL.

MY HANDS ARE ON THE CONTROLS, SO EVERYTHING LAYS WITH ME.

WHOA, IT'S COMIN' UP HERE.

[SIGHING]

JUST... A JUST... BIG SIGH OF RELIEF.

I'M CHECKING THE WEIGHT ON MY BOOM HEAD RIGHT NOW.

[NARRATOR]: THE WEIGHT READING

IS A SURPRISE.

42,600... 800, ROUND THERE SOMEWHERE?

IT'S FLUCTUATING A LITTLE BIT.

THEIR PAPER'S SAYING 40,000.

OUR EQUIPMENT IS ACTUALLY SAYING ALMOST 43,000 POUNDS.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE SECOND COIL

WILL BE EVEN WORSE.

45,000 POUNDS, THAT OTHER ROLL.

THE OTHER ROLL'S HEAVIER.

THAT'S WHAT I SAY,

IT'S OVER 45,000, THAT OTHER ROLL.

HAVING A LOAD THIS HEAVY CHANGES A FEW DYNAMICS.

WE'RE GONNA REPOSITION YOU AGAIN.

YEAH, SO I CAN BE CLOSER.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: IF THEY REDUCE THE REACH,

THEY CAN INCREASE THE LIFTING POWER...

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT LESS BOOM OUT NOW, RIGHT?

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH ROAD...

I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT THIS.

YOU'RE NOT ON THE ROAD.

YOU'RE CAVING THE GROUND.

[GLEN]: THE GROUND IS VERY SOFT ON THE SHOULDER.

IS THE GROUND GONNA GIVE WAY?

IS THE ROADWAY GONNA GIVE WAY?

PUT THE CLEAT ON THAT FAR SIDE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND AS SOON AS TODD LOWERS HIS OUTRIGGERS...

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

YOU DON'T LIKE THAT, EH?

IT'S SOFT.

THAT'S REALLY SOFT.

VERY SOFT.

I'M GONNA PUT TENSION ON

TO SEE HOW MUCH I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY LOSE HERE.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'LL MAKE A SMALL TEST PULL

TO SEE IF THE GROUND WILL HOLD.

ALL RIGHT, GIVE 'ER A LITTLE BIT.

[♪♪♪]

YOU'RE LIFTING UP THE OTHER SIDE.

HOW FAR?

FOUR INCHES NOW, THAT GROUND'S MOVING.

OKAY, STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP.

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

YOU'RE LIFTING UP THE OTHER SIDE.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE METRO CREW HAS RUN OUT OF PAVEMENT...

OKAY, STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP.

[NARRATOR]: ...FOR THEIR 45,000-POUND LIFT.

TAKE THE WEIGHT OFF IT.

RIGHT NOW, I'M FIGHTING THE GROUND.

THE GROUND'S SOFT...

EVERY TIME WE GO TO PUT WEIGHT ON IT,

MY TRUCK'S SINKING.

[NARRATOR]: THE WOOD WILL CREATE A BIGGER FOOTPRINT,

SPREADING OUT THE LOAD.

PUT SOME WEIGHT ON IT, SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

THAT'S BETTER.

[NARRATOR]: NOW TODD CAN HOLD THE WEIGHT,

SO CREW MEMBER CAM CAN FREE THE LOAD...

LET'S GIVE 'ER.

VERY CAREFULLY, REMEMBER.

IT'S SCARY.

[GLEN]: WE'RE GONNA CUT THE CHAINS,

BUT THE CHAINS ARE GONNA SHOOT

IN ANY DIRECTION THEY WANT AT THIS POINT.

THERE IS DEFINITELY A DANGER FACTOR HERE.

[CHAINS SNAP]

TWO MORE CHAINS TO GO.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE CHAINS ARE STILL UNDER PRESSURE.

[BANG]

YOU ALL RIGHT, CAM?

[CHAIN SNAPS]

WE GOT IT.

YOU'RE GOOD?

CAM, BUDDY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'RE GONNA LIFT THAT ONE OUT, LOAD IT,

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA ROLL THIS THING OVER

AND GET OUT OF HERE.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THIS COIL OUTWEIGHS THE FIRST ONE

BY OVER 2,000 POUNDS.

KEEP GOING, YOU'RE GOOD, KEEP GOING.

ONE HEAVY, HEAVY COIL.

YUP.

YOU'RE OKAY.

[TODD]: IT WAS A LOT EASIER,

AND A LOT LESS NERVE-RACKING THAN THE FIRST ONE,

BECAUSE I HAD AN IDEA OF WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

I AM LEARNING.

[GLEN]: I AM SOAKED...

SO WET AND COLD MY BODY'S GOT THE SHAKES NOW.

WE'RE ALL TIRED, WE'RE ALL COLD,

BUT WE'VE JUST GOT TO GET THIS THING ON ITS WHEELS,

GET IT OUT OF THE DITCH, AND WE'RE OUT OF HERE.

WE'RE ALL GOING HOME.

ARE YOU GOOD?

OKAY, GO AHEAD.

NICE AND GENTLE, BRING 'ER OVER.

COMIN'.

OKAY, LET IT DO IT ITSELF.

BEAUTIFUL. WHOO!

NICE!

YOU CAN TAKE YOURS OFF. ATTABOY!

[NARRATOR]: A PERFECT LANDING FOR THE NEW MANAGER,

NEW ROTATOR OPERATOR...

GOOD JOB.

NICE.

GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB.

IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE NEWLY REBUILT METRO HEAVY CREW.

THE COILS WERE GIVING US A HARD TIME AT FIRST,

THEY REALLY WERE,

AND, UH, YOU ADAPT, YOU FIGURE IT OUT.

WE GOT IT. WE WON.

I'M PROUD OF ALL MY GUYS,

THEY WORKED REALLY, REALLY WELL TOGETHER,

IT WAS CHALLENGING, AND HEART-RACING,

BUT WE DID IT.

[TODD]: EVERYTHING'S NEW TO ME THIS SEASON.

I'M LEARNING EVERYTHING.

RUNNING THIS ROTATOR, TO ME, IT'S A BIG PRIVILEGE,

AND IT'S A LOT OF FUN.

[GLEN]: WHAT DID YOU LEARN TODAY, BUDDY?

[TODD]: I LEARNED THAT STEEL COILS ARE HEAVY,

AND NO MATTER WHAT, WE WON, COILS LOST.

BE SAFE HERE!

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

IT MIGHT RIP RIGHT IN HALF.

[NARRATOR]: THE COUNTY CREW...

WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: ...FACES A T-BONED TRAILER.

WHOA, WHOA!

HOLY...

[NARRATOR]: A LIGHT-DUTY JOB...

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA DO THIS.

[NARRATOR]: ...CAUSES HEAVY-DUTY TROUBLE...

[CHAIN SNAPS] WHOA!

CAN'T SEE ANYTHING OUT HERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND A FRIGID JACKKNIFE...

IT'S A GOOD WAY TO BREAK A BUNCH OF STUFF.

[NARRATOR]: ...HEATS UP...

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: ...FOR HERB'S ROOKIE.

NO! HEY!

[♪♪♪]