Original subtitles

BE SAFE HERE!

[NARRATOR]: THIS 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...

WHOA!

I 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!

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

NO! HEY!

[NARRATOR]: ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE 401...

[NARRATOR]: ...A LATE-NIGHT STORM

IS HAMMERING THE HIGHWAY.

SOMEBODY'S PASSING ME RIGHT NOW.

[NARRATOR]: OPP SERGEANT JEN COLES

IS SEEING DRIVERS FAILING TO ADJUST TO CONDITIONS.

JUST BECAUSE THERE'S SNOW ON THE HIGHWAY

DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE'S NOT ICE UNDERNEATH THAT SNOW.

WINTER TIRES ARE FANTASTIC, BUT IF YOU'RE ON ICE,

THEY'RE STILL NOT GOING TO HELP YOU ALL THAT MUCH

IF YOU HAVE TO STOP QUICKLY.

[NARRATOR]: DOWN THE ROAD,

THE CREW FROM HERB'S IS FIGHTING TO KEEP UP WITH CALLS.

CORNWALL FROM 17,

WE ARE 10-8, 401 EASTBOUND AT 796.

[NARRATOR]: 15 KILOMETRES EAST OF CORNWALL,

ANDREW VINK AND BILL FELL

HEAD UP AN UNPLOWED SIDE ROAD.

SO WE'RE RESPONDING TO THIS CAR THAT GOT STUCK OFF A SIDE ROAD,

SO SHE'S PROBABLY STUCK

IN, LIKE, A FOUR-FOOT DRIFT.

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE SHE IS?

NO.

[NARRATOR]: A SMALL JOB FOR A HEAVY WRECKER,

BUT AN URGENT ONE,

AND NO SMALLER TRUCK COULD MAKE IT THROUGH THESE ROADS.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH, LIKE, A LAST RESORT

KIND OF RESCUE OPERATION GOING ON HERE.

THESE HIGHWAYS ARE BRUTAL.

[NARRATOR]: TEN KILOMETRES FARTHER EAST,

WIND IS WHIPPING UP WHITEOUT SNOW

ACROSS THE MAIN HIGHWAY...

CAN'T EVEN SEE THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE NEWEST MEMBER OF HERB'S CREW

IS ANSWERING HIS OWN CALL.

RIGHT NOW, WE JUST GOT A CALL FROM THE OPP.

WE HAVE A JACKKNIFED TRACTOR-TRAILER

BLOCKING THE ENTIRE HIGHWAY MOVING WESTBOUND.

[NARRATOR]: AT JUST 21,

ZACH THOMSON HAS BEEN LEARNING HEAVY RECOVERY

UNDER ANDREW AND BILL'S GUIDANCE.

[ZACH]: WE HAVE CARS TAKING THE DITCH.

WE HAVE TRUCKS TAKING THE DITCH.

TRUCKS JACKKNIFING.

SO THIS'LL BE PRETTY INTERESTING.

I'VE NEVER DONE A JACKKNIFE.

[NARRATOR]: TONIGHT,

MENTORS ANDREW AND BILL WON'T BE THERE TO HELP.

[ANDREW]: IT'S EITHER LIKE A MAKE OR BREAK MOMENT

WHERE YOU BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE,

OR YOU GO BACK HOME AND YOU DOUBT YOURSELF.

I JUST HOPE WE MAKE IT THERE.

HEY, CORNWALL, I SEE HIM.

[ZACH]: I DROVE UP THERE,

AND I'M THINKING, "OH, BOY, HERE WE GO."

THIS IS SINK OR SWIM FOR ME.

I WANT A LINE ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK

AND A LINE UNDER THE TRAILER.

ON THE CORNER?

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: ANDREW'S COUSIN SHAWN IS ON SCENE,

BUT ANDREW WANTS ZACH TO TAKE THE LEAD...

AND THEN IN THE FRONT?

[NARRATOR]: ...RIGGING TO THE TOW HOOKS

ON THE FRONT BUMPER,

AND PULLING THE SEMI STRAIGHT.

[ZACH]: UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE.

OPP WANT THIS OUT AS FAST AS WE CAN,

AND WE HAVE ALL THAT TRAFFIC BACKED UP BEHIND HIM.

[NARRATOR]: IN THESE CONDITIONS,

THE LONGER TRAFFIC BACKS UP,

THE GREATER THE CHANCES OF A CHAIN-REACTION CRASH...

BUT ZACH HAS JUST HIT A MAJOR SPEED BUMP.

DO YOU HAVE THE TOW HOOKS FOR YOUR TRUCK?

THE TOW HOOKS, DO YOU HAVE THEM?

THERE'S NO TOW HOOKS ON THIS THING.

I CAN'T EVEN RIG UP TO THE TRAILER.

THERE'S NO PINS ON IT.

[ZACH]: ANDREW OR BILL'S NOT THERE.

YOU GOTTA FIGURE IT OUT BY YOURSELF.

HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS?

AH, BOY.

[♪♪♪]

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

CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

I CAN'T EVEN RIG UP TO THE TRAILER.

THERE'S NO PINS ON IT.

[NARRATOR]: WITH TRAFFIC BACKING UP,

AND WEATHER GETTING WORSE,

ZACH NEEDS A NEW PLAN.

[ZACH]: OKAY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

PUT A RIM CHAIN THERE.

[ZACH]: RIGHT AWAY, I JUMPED TO THE RIMS.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS MY BEST SHOT.

HOOKING IT THERE,

I CAN MANEUVER THE TRUCK THE WAY I WANT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE PLAN DEPENDS ON THE WHEEL

STAYING IN POSITION.

IF IT SPINS, THE RIGGING COULD TWIST AND SNAP.

[ZACH]: PUT YOUR TRUCK IN NEUTRAL

AND RELEASE YOUR BRAKES,

AND STEER OUT.

[NARRATOR]: SO ZACH NEEDS THE DRIVER

TO HELP GUIDE THE TRACTOR,

WITHOUT HITTING THE ACCELERATOR.

CAN'T SEE ANYTHING OUT HERE.

OKAY, LET'S START PULLING.

SHAWN, GET HIM TO STEER WITH ME!

PULL LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, LEFT.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

NO GAS. NO GAS.

-NO! -JUST TURN.

I DON'T WANT HIM TO DRIVE!

TURN. TURN...

HOLY!

HEY!

DON'T TOUCH THE GAS.

DO NOT TOUCH YOUR GAS!

TURN YOUR WHEEL THIS WAY.

TURN THE WHEEL LEFT.

NO GAS.

MY GOD!

ALL HE'S DOING IS SPINNING ON MY CHAIN.

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

TURN YOUR WHEEL THAT WAY A BIT, BUDDY.

I WANT TO STRAIGHTEN YOU OUT.

OKAY.

IT'S WORKING.

[ZACH]: WE WERE ABLE TO PULL HIM OUT

AND GET HIM STRAIGHTENED OUT,

AND OFF HE WENT.

NEVER A DULL MOMENT OUT HERE IN A SNOWSTORM.

[NARRATOR]: THERE'S STILL A LONG NIGHT AHEAD

FOR THE ENTIRE CREW,

BUT ZACH HAS ALREADY HIT ANOTHER MILESTONE.

GOTTA LOVE WINTER!

[ZACH]: I FELT A SIGH OF RELIEF

KNOWING WHAT ANDREW'S TAUGHT ME

AND WHAT BILL HAS TAUGHT ME

IS GETTING PUT TO GOOD USE,

AND THAT I'M SHOWING THEM

I'M ABLE TO DO THINGS ON MY OWN NOW.

[HONKS HORN TWICE]

[NARRATOR]: 800 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST...

[ERIC]: IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE A MESS.

[NARRATOR]: ...AT THE FAR END OF THE 401...

IT'S 10:30 AT NIGHT,

AND WE'RE HEADING OUT TO 77 HIGHWAY.

WE'VE GOT, UH, WHAT I'M TOLD

IS A DOUBLE TRACTOR-TRAILER ROLL-OVER.

[NARRATOR]: ERIC GODARD IS HEADING TOWARD LEAMINGTON,

AND A MAJOR RECOVERY.

WE'RE GONNA DEFINITELY HAVE ALL HANDS ON DECK

FOR THIS ONE.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT AS HE APPROACHES THE SCENE,

IT'S AN EVEN BIGGER JOB THAN HE EXPECTED.

[ERIC]: JUST ROLLING UP HERE,

I CAN SEE THAT IT'S GONNA BE AN ALL-NIGHTER,

FROM THE LOOKS OF IT.

I COULDN'T EVEN IMAGINE

THE RIDE THESE TWO GUYS WENT FOR.

[NARRATOR]: A NORTHBOUND AND AN EASTBOUND SEMI

COLLIDED IN THE INTERSECTION,

RIPPING OFF ONE TRUCK'S CAB,

AND SPINNING THE OTHER RIGHT INTO A POWER POLE.

[ERIC]: FORTUNATELY,

THERE'S NO INJURIES THAT AREN'T GOING TO HEAL HERE,

SO FOR EVERYBODY TO WALK AWAY

AFTER THAT KIND OF AN IMPACT

IS PRETTY SURPRISING.

[DEREK SR]: IT'S GOING TO BE MESSY

NO MATTER HOW WE DO IT. -YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: DEALING WITH THAT IMPACT

WILL REQUIRE THE ENTIRE COUNTY/COXON HEAVY CREW,

INCLUDING ERIC'S NEW BOSS, OWNER DEREK DIDONE SR,

AND ALL THREE OF HIS SONS.

THE ONLY THING HOLDING THAT TRAILER TOGETHER

IS THE WOOD FLOOR.

[NARRATOR]: ON THIS CREW,

ERIC IS STILL FINDING HIS PLACE.

IT'S FULL OF AUTOMOTIVE PARTS.

IT'S ACTUALLY A RELATIVELY HEAVY LOAD.

[ERIC]: THE CHALLENGE FOR ME

WORKING WITH A NEW CREW, REALLY, IS

I'M SO USED TO JUST MAKING THAT CALL,

AND I REALLY NEED TO SEE WHERE I FIT IN IN THAT DYNAMIC,

AND I NEED TO LEARN WHERE THEY FIT IN.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND FOR A MESS THIS BAD,

THEY'LL NEED TO WORK TOGETHER...

[ERIC]: TRAILER'S DESTROYED,

BOTTOM RAIL'S BROKE,

BOTH TOP RAILS ARE BROKE.

SUSPENSION'S RIPPED OUT OF THE TRAILER AXLE ON ONE SIDE.

SHE'S SMOKED.

[DEREK SR]: OOH, BROKE RIGHT IN HALF, EH?

YEAH, THIS AIN'T GONNA BE A PRETTY... DEAL WITH IT,

NO MATTER WHAT WE DO.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT BEFORE THEY EVEN START...

...THEY NEED TO CLEAR THE SECOND TRUCK

BLOCKING HIGHWAY 77.

OKAY.

HIGHWAY 77 RUNS DIRECTLY INTO THE 401.

THERE SHE GOES.

[ERIC]: IT'S AN IMPORTANT ROAD,

SO WE NEED TO GET THAT OPEN AS QUICK AS WE CAN.

YEAH, YOU KEEP GOING.

BEAUTIFUL.

[ERIC]: THE FIRST STEP OF THE RECOVERY IS, PLAIN AND SIMPLE,

WE JUST NEED TO GET IT OUT OF HERE AS QUICK AS WE CAN.

HOW'S THAT?

LOOKS GOOD, ERIC.

-ALL RIGHT. -OKAY?

I'LL OPEN UP THE HIGHWAY.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR.

[NARRATOR]: THE FIRST TRUCK IS GONE,

AND THE HIGHWAY IS OPEN.

[ERIC]: WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS, HONESTLY,

JUST A COMPLETE AND UTTER MESS.

[NARRATOR]: NOW, THE REAL JOB BEGINS.

[DEREK SR]: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT

DISCONNECTING THE TRACTOR FROM THE TRAILER?

FREE TO TRY.

OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA GIVE THIS A TRY, SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

[DEREK SR]: WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO

IS SEPARATE THAT TRACTOR.

THAT'LL GIVE US A LITTLE MORE ROOM TO WORK

AND DEAL WITH THIS TRAILER.

[ERIC]: HEY, SENIOR, YOU GOT YOUR FIFTH WHEEL PULLER?

I JUST GOT IT.

IS IT UP TOP OR BOTTOM?

BOTTOM... NATURALLY.

[DEREK SR]: FIFTH WHEEL PIN IS ON THE DOWN SIDE,

AND THERE'S PRESSURE ON THE PIN,

WHICH MADE IT A LOT MORE DIFFICULT.

[BANGING]

FIFTH PIN'S BEING A REAL PAIN IN THE ASS.

[GRUNTING WITH EFFORT]

IT'S DOWN NOW, BUT IT WON'T STAY DOWN.

NOW IT'S PULLED.

[DEREK SR]: IT WILL NOT STAY UNLATCHED.

I DON'T WANT TO LET IT GO.

WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS TRACTOR OFF THIS TRAILER.

YOU WANNA HOOK A CHAIN UP OR WHAT?

HEY, SENIOR, DO YOU CARE IF WE JUST DRAG IT?

I DON'T CARE, I'VE GOTTA HOLD THE PIN DOWN, THOUGH.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE PRESSURE FORCING THE LATCH CLOSED,

DEREK NEEDS TO HOLD IT OPEN,

AND HIS YOUNGEST SON, DENNIS,

WILL USE HIS WRECKER TO DRAG THE TRACTOR.

[DEREK SR]: I'M GOING TO HOLD IT DOWN

WHILE DENNIS PULLS THE TRACTOR AWAY.

-WANT TO GIVE THAT A TRY, THEN? -YEP.

[DENNIS]: I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO GO.

I DON'T REALLY LIKE THE IDEA WITH HIS ARM UP IN THERE,

BUT IT'S GOT TO BE DONE,

AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT GO.

OKAY, HE'S JUST GONNA TRY

TO ROLL AHEAD A BIT WITH IT.

ALL RIGHT, BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO HOLD IT DOWN, EH?

-OKAY, YOU JUST BE SAFE HERE. -YEAH.

[DEREK SR]: DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS KIND OF HIGH RISK.

I'M NOT REALLY GOING TO PUT ANYBODY ELSE IN THAT SPOT

BUT MYSELF.

[ERIC]: JUST GOTTA MOVE IT A FOOT.

[NARRATOR]: HE'LL NEED TO PULL HARD ENOUGH

TO JAR THE TRACTOR LOOSE,

AND SENIOR

WILL BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

I'M EXPECTING TO GIVE IT A HARD TUG,

BUT I DON'T WANT TO PULL THE TRUCK AHEAD TOO FAR.

[ERIC]: WHEN THAT TRUCK COMES OUT FROM UNDER THERE,

THE LAST THING HE WANTS TO DO IS BE IN THE WAY.

COME ON, DENNIS, I CAN'T HOLD THIS THING FOREVER.

PULL THE [BLEEP]!

PULL!

WHOA!

[DEREK SR]: I CAN'T HOLD THE PIN!

PULL THE [BLEEP]!

[NARRATOR]: OFF HIGHWAY 77 NEAR LEAMINGTON...

WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: ...THE PULL TO SEPARATE THE SEMI...

[ERIC]: HOLD ON, GUYS, HOLD ON.

[NARRATOR]: ...JUST WENT TOO FAR.

EVERYBODY GOOD?

[DEREK SR]: TOOK ME BY SURPRISE.

I WASN'T EXPECTING IT TO COME APART THAT FAST.

DEREK, ARE YOU OKAY?

IT ALL HAPPENED REAL QUICK.

[DEREK SR]: DENNIS, YOU HAD TO PULL IT A FOOT!

[DENNIS]: I WAS SHOCKED THAT IT CAME THAT FREE THAT EASILY,

AND IT KIND OF JUST WENT AHEAD A LOT FURTHER THAN, YOU KNOW,

I WAS EXPECTING.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO HOLLER AT YOU,

IT'S JUST YOU SCARED ME.

[DENNIS]: I'M GLAD NO ONE DID END UP GETTING HURT,

MY DAD ESPECIALLY.

NO PROBLEM.

[DEREK SR]: AS SAFE AS YOU WANT TO BE AND PLAN TO BE,

THERE IS THAT CERTAIN RISK YOU TAKE AT TIMES.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND TONIGHT,

THE RISK HAS PAID OFF,

SO THE CREW CAN CLEAR THE TRACTOR.

OKAY, GOOD, ROLL IT, DEN.

OKAY, EASY.

[ERIC]: THEY'RE AUTOMOTIVE PARTS.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THEY TURN TO THE TRAILER.

[ERIC]: YOU KNOW WHAT THE SAD PART IS?

THE HARDEST PART OF THE JOB HASN'T EVEN STARTED.

[NARRATOR]: THERE'S STILL 30,000 POUNDS OF FREIGHT

THREATENING TO RIP THE TRAILER IN TWO.

[ERIC]: FIRST THOUGHT HERE IS

WE ARE GOING TO MOST LIKELY HAVE TO OFFLOAD THIS TRAILER,

AND IT'S GOING TO MAKE FOR A REALLY LONG NIGHT.

LET'S HAVE A QUICK MEETING HERE.

YOU GOING TO BE ABLE

TO BRING THAT OVER LOADED, OR WHAT?

NO. EVEN IF WE STOOD IT UP, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO.

IT'S IN TWO PIECES.

SO WE GOTTA OFF-LOAD IT FIRST?

THAT'S THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO,

I THINK, UNLESS YOU'VE GOT A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.

[ERIC]: I'M REALLY NEW TO THE TEAM,

SO IT'S NOT LIKE I'M GOING TO COME UP WITH A PLAN

AND JUST PUT MY DAMN FOOT AND DOWN

AND SAY "THIS IS THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE."

[NARRATOR]: IF THE TRAILER HOLDS TOGETHER,

THEY CAN OFFLOAD ON THE PAVED ROAD.

IF IT DOESN'T HOLD,

THE MESS, AND THE JOB,

WILL BE MUCH BIGGER.

QUITE HONESTLY,

I THINK WE SHOULD MAYBE JUST DO A TEST PULL ON IT,

AND SEE IF WE CAN GET 'ER STRAIGHTENED OUT A BIT.

IF YOU WANT TO GIVE IT A WHIRL, I'LL GIVE IT A WHIRL--

IF SHE COMES APART, SHE COMES APART.

WHAT DO WE GOT TO LOSE?

[DEREK SR]: THERE'S NO EASY WAY TO UNLOAD THIS.

WHY DON'T WE TAKE A SHOT?

THIS IS CALLED THE "PULL AND PRAY."

I'M ONE OF THOSE GUYS

THAT BELIEVE IN PLAN A AND ONLY PLAN A.

UNFORTUNATELY,

THIS RECOVERY'S ALREADY GOT ME GOING ON B AND C IN MY HEAD,

SO IT'S JUST NOT GONNA BE PRETTY.

[NARRATOR]: IN CORNWALL,

THE STORM IS STILL HAMMERING THE EASTERN END OF THE 401...

[BILL]: THIS IS BRUTAL!

[NARRATOR]: ...AND ON A SIDE ROAD

JUST OFF THE HIGHWAY,

ANDREW AND BILL ARE CLOSING IN ON THE DRIVER

WHO WAS OVERWHELMED BY CONDITIONS BEYOND HER ABILITY.

[ANDREW]: THE ONLY TRUCK

THAT CAN PROBABLY GET ACCESS TO HER RIGHT NOW

IS ONE OF THE HEAVIES.

LIKE, LOOK AT THESE DRIFTS.

[ANDREW]: THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THAT COULD GET TO HER,

UNLESS YOU GO THERE WITH THREE DOGS AND A SLEIGH.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S A NIGHT WHEN NO ONE SHOULD BE DRIVING

UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

GOING ON AN ADVENTURE.

[NARRATOR]: ANDREW KEEPS AN EYE OUT

FOR ANY SIGN OF THE CAR,

BUT TONIGHT,

HE'S GOT ANOTHER BIG CONCERN.

[ANDREW]: "I LIKE BIG TRUCKS."

[LAUGHING] THAT'S PRETTY ORIGINAL.

THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

[NARRATOR]: ANDREW AND HIS WIFE, VAL,

ARE EXPECTING THEIR FIRST CHILD...

-YEAH, SURE. -OKAY.

[ANDREW]: I'M HEADING OUT ON THIS RECOVERY,

BUT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'VE GOT A LOT ON MY MIND.

THIS BABY COULD COME AT ANY TIME RIGHT NOW.

ONLY THING LEFT NOW IS FOR HIM TO COME OUT.

YUP.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT OUT ON THE ROAD,

THERE'S STILL A DRIVER IN TROUBLE,

AND A JOB TO DO.

LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING CAME THROUGH HERE

NOT LONG AGO.

IS THAT HER RIGHT THERE?

THERE SHE IS.

[BILL]: WE CAME AROUND THE CORNER

AND SAW THE TAILLIGHTS.

JUST BARELY SAW HER.

THE CAR WAS GETTING COVERED WITH SNOW.

THERE WAS SNOW ALL AROUND IT.

[NARRATOR]: WITH NO EMERGENCY KIT IN HER CAR,

THIS NIGHT COULD HAVE ENDED BADLY.

HELP HAS ARRIVED.

HI.

HI!

SO WE MADE IT.

[DRIVER]: I TRIED TO GET HOME.

STRANDED.

I CAN'T EVEN BACK UP, FORWARD, I TRIED.

OKAY.

YOU CAN STAY WARM IN HERE, AND WE'LL GET IT HOOKED UP.

GOD, IT'S BRUTAL.

OKAY.

OKAY.

IF I FLASH THE HIGH BEAMS, BILLY, IT'S A STOP.

OKAY!

OKAY.

I JUST HAD BILL PUT IT IN LOW AND JUST CRAWL IT OUT.

THERE YOU GO.

THERE YOU GO, KEEP MOVING.

KEEP ON COMING.

BEAUTIFUL.

THEY'RE THE BEST.

OH, THEY'RE NOT THE MOST PAYING JOBS,

BUT THEY'RE PROBABLY THE MOST GRATIFYING JOBS.

SHE'S GONNA MAKE IT HOME SAFE, IN ONE PIECE.

IT'S GOOD.

CORNWALL FROM 17.

OKAY, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

I THINK I'M THERE.

THAT'LL WORK.

[NARRATOR]: BACK OFF HIGHWAY 77...

[DEREK SR]: MAN, THIS IS UGLY.

[NARRATOR]: ERIC AND SENIOR ARE RIGGED UP

AND READY TO SEE IF THEY CAN PULL THE TRAILER ONTO THE ROAD.

[ERIC]: TO TRY TO OFFLOAD IT DOWN INTO THE FIELD THERE

IS GOING TO BE A REAL NIGHTMARE.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE

IF WE CAN'T SLIDE THE WHOLE THING IN ONE PIECE

UP ON THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: ERIC WILL PULL ON STRAPS

AROUND THE REAR OF THE TRAILER,

WHERE IT NEEDS THE MOST SUPPORT,

WHILE SENIOR PULLS ON THE FRONT,

WORKING TOGETHER TO KEEP IT INTACT.

[ERIC]: SO, HOW ARE WE LOOKING HERE?

DEREK, ARE YOU GOOD?

I'M GOOD. YOU SAY WHEN.

[DEREK SR]: I GUESS IT'S A 50-50 CHANCE.

WE'LL GIVE IT A SHOT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THEY'VE GOT 30,000 POUNDS OF AUTO PARTS

WORKING AGAINST THEM.

[ERIC]: IT'S COMING TO US A BIT.

[CHUCKLES] SHE'S COMING.

[ERIC]: I'M EXTREMELY AMAZED.

WE'RE STILL EXPECTING THE BACK OF THAT TRAILER

TO BREAK OFF,

AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT, AT THIS POINT, IT HASN'T.

[LAUGHING] THAT'S SOME PULL RIGHT THERE.

[DEREK SR]: IT'S MAKING SOME BAD SOUNDS HERE.

WE'RE JUST PRAYING IT STAYS TOGETHER.

IT'S CRUCIAL THAT WE'RE BOTH IN SYNC.

KEEP YOUR EYES ON THIS THING.

IT MIGHT RIP RIGHT IN HALF.

[DEREK SR]: IF WE'RE JUST OUT A LITTLE BIT,

ALL WE'RE GOING TO DO IS BEND THE TRAILER IN HALF.

OH, STAY, YOU BITCH.

WHOA, WHOA! SENIOR!

WHOA!

[DEREK SR]: KEEP YOUR EYES ON THIS THING.

IT MIGHT RIP RIGHT IN HALF.

[NARRATOR]: ON HIGHWAY 77, NORTH OF LEAMINGTON...

WHOA, WHOA!

SENIOR!

[NARRATOR]: THE COUNTY CREW'S PLAN,

AND THE TRAILER,

ARE COMING APART.

STOP, STOP, STOP.

[GROANS ANXIOUSLY]

[DEREK SR]: WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THE LOAD

PUSHING OUT THE ROOF THERE.

[ERIC]: YEP.

I MEAN, IF WE CAN KEEP GOING...

YEP.

LET'S GET 'ER DONE.

[DEREK SR]: WE'RE ALL IN.

IF SHE BREAKS APART, SHE BREAKS APART.

[ERIC]: WORK WITH ME, BUDDY, WORK WITH ME.

[DEREK SR]: ALL WE GOTTA DO IS KEEP IN SYNC, KEEP IT SLIDING.

[ERIC]: OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

LIKE, THERE'S LITERALLY NOTHING HOLDING IT

BUT THE DAMN FLOOR.

[DEREK SR]: I'M LOOKING AT ERIC RIGHT NOW,

AND IT'S BLOWING BOTH OUR MINDS

THAT THIS THING IS NOT BUSTED RIGHT IN HALF.

GIVE ME A BIT MORE, GIVE ME A BIT MORE.

[STRAPS STRETCH AND STRAIN]

THAT'S ALL WE GOT, MAN.

GET THE LANDOLL, JOHN.

TAKE WHAT YOU CAN GET, BUDDY, TAKE WHAT YOU CAN GET.

[LAUGHING IN DISBELIEF]

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT STAYED.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THEY NEED TO GET THE TRAILER HOME.

I SAY WE STICK THE LANDOLL UNDER IT AS FAR AS WE CAN

AND JUST SLIDE OUT THE PARTS

THAT ARE HANGING OFF THE END,

LET THE REST OF THE TRAILER STAY THERE.

-EXACTLY. -YEAH.

[ERIC]: NOW THAT WE HAVE IT UP ON THE ROAD IN ONE PIECE,

IT'S A BIT OF A GAMBLE ONCE AGAIN,

BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY

TO PUT THIS THING ON A TRAILER LOADED.

IF WE CAN KEEP IT IN ONE PIECE,

IT'S GONNA SAVE US A WHOLE LOT OF TIME.

[NARRATOR]: IF THEY CAN GET THE TRAILER

ONTO THEIR TILTING LANDOLL FLAT DECK,

THEY SAVE THE TIME OF AN OFFLOAD...

BUT GETTING IT THERE INTACT

WILL BE A DELICATE OPERATION.

[DEREK SR]: THE LANDOLL, IT'S LIKE A BIG RAMP,

AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO INCH IT UNDER THE TRAILER

AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

'CAUSE IF YOUR ANGLE'S TOO HIGH,

AND YOU'RE PICKING THIS UP LIKE THIS,

YOU'RE GONNA TEAR IT OPEN.

THEN THE LOAD'S COMING OUT.

WE'RE GAMBLING A LOT...

YOU'VE GOTTA-- YOU GOT ONE SHOT,

AND YOU'VE GOTTA GET 'ER RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

...SO I'M PRAYING THIS WORKS FOR US.

ALL RIGHT, IS HE READY?

I HOPE THIS WORKS.

[ERIC]: HAVE HIM BACK UP.

OKAY, HERE WE COME.

IF WE CAN GET THE BED UNDER 75% OF THE TRAILER,

WE'RE LAUGHING.

[ERIC]: COME ON, YOU BASTARD.

THAT'S IT...

YOU GOT HIM?

YOU COULD GET ANOTHER HALF AN INCH.

[LAUGHING]

[DEREK SR]: THIS IS THE LAST PIECE OF THIS PUZZLE.

WE'RE GOING TO LEVEL OUT THE LANDOLL TRAILER,

SLIDE THE AXLES BACK,

AND WE'RE GONNA PUT IT FLAT

SO WE CAN TRANSPORT IT DOWN THE ROAD.

OKAY, REEF IT.

THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE MOMENT OF TRUTH,

WHETHER ALL THESE CRAZY IDEAS ARE GOING TO WORK.

PLAN F!

OKAY, LET'S DO 'ER.

[DEREK SR]: IT'S EITHER GONNA BUST RIGHT OFF

AND FALL ON THE GROUND,

OR IT'S GOING TO STAY INTACT.

IT'S COMING UP.

[ERIC]: YUP, YUP, IT'S COMING NICE.

[LAUGHING IN DISBELIEF]

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?

[ERIC]: WE'VE GOT THE TRAILER ON THE LANDOLL NOW.

I'M A VERY HAPPY GUY.

AH...

NO WORDS.

I AIN'T GONNA LIE TO YOU,

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT STAYED TOGETHER.

I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS A CHANCE IN HELL.

WE'RE NOT GONNA HUG IT OUT, ARE WE?

[LAUGHING]

WORKING WITH ERIC SEEMS TO BE A GOOD CHEMISTRY...

I DON'T CARE IF WE GOTTA GO 10 KILOMETRES AN HOUR,

LET'S JUST GET 'ER HOME.

WE TAKE THE BEST PLAN, AND WE GO WITH IT.

JOHN, GOOD JOB, BUDDY.

YEAH, OKAY.

[ERIC]: WE WORKED REALLY WELL TOGETHER.

I WAS REALLY FORTUNATE TO FIT IN

THE WAY I BELIEVE I'M FITTING IN,

SO IT'S A GOOD SIGN.

THAT IS THE CRAZIEST [BLEEP] I HAVE EVER SEEN.

[DEREK SR]: THE TRAILER IS HOLDING TOGETHER

REMARKABLY WELL,

AND WE SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD

ALL THE WAY BACK TO OUR YARD WITH IT.

EACH GUY TONIGHT DID A GREAT JOB.

I'M PROUD AS HELL OF ALL OF THEM.

WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE FOR A WHILE.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: AT THE HERB'S YARD IN CORNWALL,

THE STORM HAS PASSED WITH THE SUNRISE.

TRYING TO FIND THE OIL LEAK.

[NARRATOR]: NOW ANDREW AND CREW

ARE BUSY MAKING SURE

THE FLEET IS READY FOR THE NEXT CALL...

PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON THIS BEAUTY

BEFORE THE STORM HITS NEXT WEEKEND.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

HERB'S TOWING, ANDREW SPEAKING.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT TODAY,

IT'S HIS EXPECTANT WIFE, VAL, ON THE PHONE.

[ANDREW]: SHE CALLS ME UP,

AND SHE ACTUALLY SAYS, "I THINK IT'S TIME."

OKAY, C'EST BEAU.

I ASKED HER THE QUESTION AGAIN, "YOU SURE?"

SHE SAID, "YEAH. IT'S TIME."

[EXHALING] JUST GOT A PHONE CALL FROM VAL.

SHE'S HAVING CONTRACTIONS EVERY THREE MINUTES,

SO WE'RE GONNA ROLL OUT, GOING TO OTTAWA. IT'S TIME.

OH, NICE.

OH... SNAP!

I KIND OF GOT ALL GIGGLY AND NERVOUS, AND...

SO I'M RUSHING OUT OF THE OFFICE,

GOING TO THE CAR,

GET IN THE CAR...

WHERE ARE THE KEYS?

[ANDREW]: ...FORGOT THE KEYS...

WORK A LITTLE BETTER IF I HAD KEYS, EH?

IT WASN'T THE SMOOTHEST RESPONSE

TO MY FIRST KID.

NEXT TIME I WALK THROUGH THIS DOOR, I MIGHT BE A...

I MIGHT BE A DAD, SO...

[♪♪♪]

[MITCH]: I'M SURE WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

[NARRATOR]: JUST TO THE NORTHWEST,

B&G TOWING'S ONE-TON ROLLS TOWARD OTTAWA.

LET'S GET OUT THERE AND GET HER DONE.

[NARRATOR]: ROTATOR OP MITCH WRIGHT

HAS LEFT HIS USUAL TRUCK,

AND FAMILIAR TERRAIN,

400 KILOMETRES BEHIND HIM

TO ANSWER A CUSTOMER'S CALL.

WE'VE GOT A CAR THAT'S PARKED IN ITS GARAGE INSIDE,

AND THE FLOOR COLLAPSED,

AND IT'S ENDED UP IN THE BASEMENT.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S A SMALLER JOB

THAN MITCH AND MECHANIC MATT HUBBLING USUALLY TACKLE.

[MITCH]: WITH THESE UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES,

THEY DEFINITELY SEND THE PROPER GUYS FOR THE JOB,

AND THAT'S US.

WE'RE USED TO DOING RECOVERIES

WITH, YOU KNOW, 53-FOOT TRANSPORT TRUCKS

AND THE BIG STUFF,

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S REFRESHING TO GO DO SOMETHING WITH A CAR.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT AS THEY MOVE IN FOR THEIR FIRST LOOK...

HOLY.

IT'S DEEPER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE.

[MITCH]: IT LOOKS LIKE A MESS.

THIS JOB IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE BIGGER

THAN WE THOUGHT.

[GRUNTING WITH EFFORT]

THIS IS SO SKETCHY.

THIS IS GONNA BE HARD.

THIS IS GONNA BE REAL HARD.

HOLY.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 BETWEEN LONDON AND WINDSOR,

AFTERNOON TRAFFIC HAS BEEN MOVING WELL...

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT ON A RAMP 60 KILOMETRES EAST OF WINDSOR...

[NARRATOR]: ...ONE SEMI HAS COME TO A HARD STOP.

[JASON]: THE OPP CALLED

AND WANT US OUT THERE, SO...

OFF WE GO.

[NARRATOR]: ANSWERING THE POLICE CALL, JASON VERKAIK.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE, UH, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ENCOUNTER.

IN A FEW MINUTES HERE, WE'LL FIND OUT.

[NARRATOR]: CLOSE BEHIND, HIS FATHER, JOHN,

OWNER OF CHATHAM TOWING.

HOPEFULLY IT ISN'T BACKED UP,

AND WE CAN GET AT IT QUITE QUICKLY.

OPP JUST GAVE US THE RAMP, AND THEY TOOK OFF.

[JASON]: THE LOAD PARTIALLY SHIFTED,

AND THAT'S WHAT TOOK HIM OVER.

[NARRATOR]: THAT LOAD

IS GOING TO ADD A HEAVY CHALLENGE

TO THE RECOVERY.

[JASON]: RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT

IS A TRACTOR-TRAILER, FULLY LOADED,

80,000 POUNDS OF SOYBEANS.

WE CAN'T UPRIGHT IT WITH THE LOAD IN IT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE CREW AT CHATHAM

HAS BEEN FIGHTING TOUGH WRECKS FOR FIVE DECADES.

[DOGS BARKING]

YEAH, GO GET IT.

1968 IS WHEN I STARTED.

51 YEARS NOW,

AND I STILL LOVE IT.

[NARRATOR]: NOW, AT 77,

JOHN'S BUILT UP THE COMPANY,

AND A ONE-OF-A-KIND SHOP.

IT'S A HEATED POOL,

AND EVERYTHING NICE FOR THE GUYS.

THIS IS MY MAN CAVE.

THAT'S OUR WATCHDOG.

[NARRATOR]: HIS SHOP IS BUILT FOR RELAXING IN STYLE,

BUT HIS FLEET IS ALL BUSINESS.

IT'S MY NAME GOING DOWN THE ROAD.

IF IT'S NOT EQUIPPED AND NOT CLEAN,

YOU DON'T BELONG THERE.

I HAVE MY SON, JASON, WHO RUNS THE HEAVIES.

THE LITTLE ONE CAN BE DONE, TOO,

IF YOU GUYS HAVE TIME, JAY.

I GOT ROPED INTO IT, 'CAUSE IT'S A FAMILY BUSINESS, RIGHT?

OH, YEAH, LOOKS GOOD, BUD.

LOOKS SUPER GOOD.

...AND THEN I HAVE TREVOR, WHO RUNS THE OTHER HEAVIES.

THEY'VE BEEN HERE FOR AROUND 30 YEARS.

I'M GETTING OLD ENOUGH

THAT THE NEXT GENERATION SHOULD TAKE OVER.

[NARRATOR]: RIGHT NOW, THAT'S JASON,

UP AGAINST A MAMMOTH LOAD OF SOYBEAN SEEDS.

THERE'S PROBABLY ZERO STRUCTURE LEFT.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE LOAD STARTING TO TRY TO POP OUT.

THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH RIGHT THERE.

YEAH, THEY LOOK KIND OF WEIRD

BECAUSE THEY'RE A FLUORESCENT GREEN, RIGHT,

BUT THAT'S JUST A TREATMENT

THAT THEY PUT ON THE BEAN TO HELP IT GROW.

WE COULD TAKE A CHANCE ON ROLLING IT

WITH THE LOAD INSIDE,

BUT I'M AFRAID THAT IT'S SO BADLY DAMAGED

THAT IT'S JUST GOING TO END IN A BIGGER DISASTER.

[NARRATOR]: SO JASON NEEDS TO FIND

THE QUICKEST WAY TO GET THE LOAD OUT OF THE TRAILER.

[JASON]: WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE TOP UP,

HOPEFULLY GRAVITY WILL HELP MOST OF IT OUT.

[NARRATOR]: THE TRAILER IS A WRITE-OFF.

CUTTING IT OPEN SHOULD LET THE LOAD SPILL OUT,

SO THE SEEDS CAN BE SALVAGED.

HONEST TO GOD,

I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER DONE THIS BEFORE.

[JASON]: SO, AS I'M CUTTING,

THE BEANS ARE ACTUALLY STARTING TO SPILL OUT

JUST DUE TO THE SHEER WEIGHT ON THE THIN ALUMINUM ROOF.

THE SOONER I CAN GET THIS THING OUTTA HERE,

THE HAPPIER EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE.

[JASON]: WE JUST HAVE TO GET RID OF ALL THE WEIGHT

OUT OF THIS THING.

THERE WE GO.

I MEAN, I CAN MONKEY MY WAY AROUND.

[NARRATOR]: BACK IN THE GARAGE IN OTTAWA...

[KNOCKS]

GIVE 'ER A KICK!

THERE YOU GO, RIGHT ON.

[NARRATOR]: MITCH AND MATT ARE WORKING TO FORM A PLAN.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS.

DUDE, I DON'T KNOW.

[MITCH]: I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA

HOW THE CAR ENDED UP IN THERE,

BUT IT'S TIME TO GET IT OUT.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE CAR FACING AWAY FROM THE DRIVEWAY,

THEIR BEST BET IS TO RIG AND LIFT ON THE REAR.

LET'S GET THE WRECKER IN

AND GET HOOKED UP TO THE BACK OF IT.

[REVERSE ALERTS BEEP]

THAT'S GOOD.

CHAIN-SLING IT FROM THE ASS END,

AND THEN PICK IT UP WITH THE WINCH,

DROP IT RIGHT ON THE WHEEL LIFT.

OKAY.

[MITCH]: SO, THE FIRST STEP OF THIS PROCESS

IS TO PICK UP THE BACK OF THAT CAR

AND GET IT SET INTO OUR WHEEL LIFT

AND STRAPPED DOWN.

[NARRATOR]: THEN THEY CAN LIFT FROM THE FRONT,

AND PIVOT THE ENTIRE CAR UPWARD AND LEVEL.

[MITCH]: THAT'S GONNA DO IT.

[GRUNTING WITH EFFORT]

I'M IN THE WRONG PROFESSION.

NICE AND EASY,

NICE AND EASY, YEAH...

OKAY, CAN YOU GET A LITTLE BIT OF BOOM IN?

[MITCH]: SO AS HE'S PULLING THE BACK OF THE CAR UP,

WE WANT THE FRONT TO KIND OF COME TOWARDS HIM

A LITTLE BIT AS WELL.

OKAY, GOOD.

THERE WE GO.

THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN.

YEP, WELL, BE CAREFUL.

[NARRATOR]: THE TIRES ARE ON THE WHEEL LIFT.

MITCH NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY THERE,

BUT THAT REQUIRES A COMPROMISE.

WE'RE GONNA USE THE SMALL RIM STRAPS.

YUP.

[MITCH]: WE'RE RUNNING RATCHET STRAPS THROUGH THE RIM.

DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE HOLES IN THE RIMS ARE SO SMALL,

WE CAN'T USE BIG HEAVY-DUTY RATCHET STRAPS.

WE'VE GOT TO USE THE LITTLE CAR ONES.

I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS,

BUT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE,

SO I'LL TIGHTEN 'EM UP NICE AND TIGHT,

AND ROLL WITH IT.

THERE YOU GO.

THEN DO THE OTHER SIDE.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THEY CAN RIG THE FRONT WHEELS

FOR THE UPWARD MANEUVER.

A-1 STEAK SAUCE, BUDDY.

A-1 STEAK SAUCE.

[MITCH]: WE GOT THE FRONT RIGGED UP.

NOW WE BASICALLY GOTTA PIVOT THE ENTIRE CAR

ON THAT WHEEL LIFT

BY BRINGING THAT FRONT END UP.

OKAY, ARE YOU READY?

YEAH. SNUG THIS ONE UP?

THIS IS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

IF THIS LIFT GOES WRONG, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE END OF IT.

[NARRATOR]: IT ALL HINGES ON THE SMALL STRAPS

HOLDING THE REAR WHEELS.

WE GONNA HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THOSE MIRRORS?

NOPE!

KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE.

OKAY, IT'S OFF THE GROUND.

YOU'RE OUT OF THE WAY, RIGHT?

YEAH, I'M WAY AT THE FRONT.

OKAY.

[MATT]: I'M LOOKING AT THE CAR

HOPING THAT ALL OF OUR RIGGING STAYS IN PLACE.

OKAY, YOU'RE CLEAR!

-WE'RE GONNA BE CLEAR THERE? -YEAH.

WE GOTTA COME UP ON THE FRONT A HAIR.

YEAH.

[MITCH]: WE'RE ALMOST THERE, MAYBE ANOTHER HALF A FOOT.

JUST ENOUGH TO CLEAR, AND THEN WE'RE HOME FREE.

COME ON, BABY, COME ON.

HOW ARE WE LOOKING?

BIT MORE.

BIT MORE...

COME ON, BABY, COME ON.

HOW ARE WE LOOKING?

BIT MORE.

[NARRATOR]: IN A GARAGE IN OTTAWA...

BIT MORE.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE ENTIRE LIFT

IS HINGING ON A SET OF SMALL STRAPS.

WHOA!

WHERE ARE YOU?

I'M UP WAY AT THE FRONT.

DUDE, THAT MADE MY HEART STOP.

[MITCH]: I KNEW MATT WAS IN A SAFE SPOT,

BUT STILL, SOMETHING BREAKS LIKE THAT,

YOUR FIRST INSTINCT IS, YOU KNOW,

"HOLY CRAP, IS HE OKAY?"

[MATT]: THANKFULLY THE TRUNK HIT THE BOOM,

AND STOPPED IT FROM DOING ANY MORE SWINGING,

OR FALLING BACK IN THE HOLE.

STRAP LET GO, DIDN'T IT?

YUP.

[MITCH]: WHERE WE PUT THE STRAP THROUGH THE RIM,

IT SLICED THAT STRAP RIGHT IN HALF,

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE IT GOES.

I'M PULLING AHEAD TO GET THIS THING MINIMALLY HALFWAY.

WE'LL DRAG THE REST OUT.

[MITCH]: IT'S TIME TO USE SOME BRUTE FORCE

AND JUST GET THIS THING OUT OF HERE.

HOW MUCH ROOM DO WE GOT NOW TO GO FORWARD?

UH, A FAIR BIT.

[MATT]: IT WASN'T IDEAL

WITH ONLY ONE STRAP HOLDING IT IN,

AND THE TRUNK INTO THE BOOM,

BUT WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANY OTHER OPTIONS

OTHER THAN TO DRIVE OUT.

I DON'T CARE IF WE DRAG THE TIRE,

I JUST WANT TO GET THIS THING OUT OF THIS GARAGE.

IT'S OUT.

NOWHERE NEAR THE WAY I WANTED IT TO COME OUT,

BUT IT'S OUT.

GETTING THE CAR OUT OF THERE AND ONTO THE DRIVEWAY

WAS PROBABLY THE BEST FEELING I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME.

THAT'S WHAT CAUSED ALL THAT.

THIS STRAP FOLDED RIGHT AROUND

AND BROKE THE HOOK OFF.

[MITCH]: I THINK IT DEFINITELY WAS A GOOD LEARNING OPPORTUNITY

FOR BOTH ME AND MATT.

IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S SOMETHING

THAT YOU GET TO PRACTICE EVERY DAY.

IT'S KIND OF A "ONCE IN A BLUE MOON" THING.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, EVERYONE WAS SAFE,

NOBODY GOT HURT,

AND, UH, WE GOT THE CAR.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: ON THE RAMP NEAR CHATHAM,

THE SUN IS STARTING TO SET...

[NARRATOR]: ...AND OPERATOR TREVOR GIRARD

HAS JOINED THE FIGHT.

[TREVOR]: DEFINITELY COME AROUND HERE A LITTLE QUICK,

I THINK,

BUT AS LONG AS NOBODY'S HURT, THAT'S THE MAIN THING.

HEY, TREV?

YOU DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY TRIED TO PULL THE PIN, EH?

[TREVOR]: THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO.

I'M TRYING TO FIND A BAR. -OH.

TREVOR'S DAD WORKED FOR ME

WHEN TREVOR WAS JUST A YOUNG GUY.

HIS DAD PASSED AWAY WHEN I WAS ALONG HIS BEDSIDE,

AND I SAYS, "HEY, MAN, DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOUR SON.

YOU KNOW, I'LL LOOK AFTER HIM."

OH, THERE IT IS.

WE'RE ALL ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY NOW.

THIS SIDE'S STILL OPEN?

YEAH, IT'S STILL OPEN.

[JASON]: SO WHAT JOHN WANTS TO DO

IS SEE IF WE CAN DISCONNECT THE TRACTOR FROM THE TRAILER.

WE'LL FLIP IT, GET IT OUT OF HERE.

WE'RE ONLY DEALING WITH ONE CASUALTY AT A TIME.

IT'S GONNA BE A LOT EASIER THIS WAY.

[TREVOR]: ONCE WE SLIDE IT OUT FROM THE TRAILER,

WE'LL PULL IT OVER WITH THESE TWO

AND CATCH IT WITH THE MAIN TWO.

YEP.

THERE SHE IS.

THERE, SHE'S OUT OF IT.

YEAH, YOU'RE FREE.

YOU BUST THAT MIRROR,

IT'S SEVEN YEARS BAD LUCK.

[SNAP]

OH WELL.

THERE SHE IS.

[JASON]: ROLLING THE TRACTOR,

THAT'S THE EASY PART OF THE JOB, RIGHT?

NOW WE'RE GOING TO THE ONE THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US

A LITTLE BIT OF A HEARTACHE HERE.

I'M GONNA RIG TO THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER.

TREV'S GETTING IN POSITION,

HE'S GONNA RIG TO THE BACK.

[NARRATOR]: THE FIRST STEP,

BRING THE WRECK WITHIN REACH FOR THE ROLL.

I'M JUST GONNA DRAG IT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.

IT'S QUITE A REACH OVER.

THAT'LL EMPTY MORE OF THE SOYBEANS OUT

AT THE SAME TIME,

SO WE'RE KINDA KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.

OH, HERE WE GO.

...AND DRAG 'ER UP A LITTLE BIT.

[JASON]: OH, LOOK AT THAT.

NOW SHE'S COMING OUT.

THEN SET 'ER DOWN AND ROLL IT.

GOING TO RE-RIG,

AND PUT OUR STRAPS AROUND IT, AND SET 'ER ON 'ER WHEELS.

[NARRATOR]: THE SOYBEANS ARE OUT,

BUT THE BINS THAT HELD THEM,

OR TOTES,

ARE STILL STUCK INSIDE.

[JASON]: THE TOTES WEIGH ABOUT 200 APIECE EMPTY.

ADDS UP PRETTY QUICK, TOO, RIGHT?

SIX, SEVEN,

EIGHT, NINE, TEN.

[NARRATOR]: 2,000 POUNDS OF LOOSE WEIGHT

THAT CAN BOUNCE AROUND IN A TRAILER

BARELY HOLDING TOGETHER...

LET'S TRY IT.

IS WHAT IT IS.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT WITH THE NIGHT

AND TEMPERATURE FALLING,

THE CREW NEEDS TO GET THE RAMP OPEN.

[TREVOR]: SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND STAND IT UP

WITH THE TOTES IN IT.

I'M HOPING EVERYTHING GOES THE WAY IT SHOULD.

GOIN' UP.

WILL IT STAY TOGETHER? I'M HOPING.

[TREVOR]: WE'RE TAKING A GAMBLE.

IT'S LIKE GOING TO THE CASINO, RIGHT?

IF YOU DON'T ROLL THE DICE, YOU WON'T WIN.

UP. BOOM UP.

COME ON.

[CRACKING]

THE TRAILER IS MAKING AWFUL, AWFUL SOUNDS.

[CREAKING]

[JOHN]: ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HEAR A SNAP AND CRACK.

THIS IS NOT A GOOD SIGN.

WE'LL TRY 'ER.

WE'RE TAKING A GAMBLE.

UP. BOOM UP.

[NARRATOR]: ON A 401 OFF-RAMP...

[CREAKING]

...THE CHATHAM CREW IS BETTING

THE BINS IN THE TRAILER

MIGHT BE LIGHT ENOUGH FOR THE LIFT.

COME ON.

WHAT WAS THAT?

[NARRATOR]: TODAY, THEIR BET DOESN'T PAY OFF.

[TREVOR]: ALL OF A SUDDEN,

THERE'S A SNAP, AND THE TRAILER SHAKES.

IT'S OVER!

IT'S LIKE, "DAMN, WE LOST THIS ONE."

IT'S RIGHT THROUGH.

OKAY.

[TREVOR]: THE STRAPS ACTUALLY CUT THROUGH THE WALL.

WE TOOK A RISK HERE, WE KNEW IT.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE RAMP OPEN.

THAT WALL'S PRETTY MUCH BROKEN RIGHT OFF.

[JOHN]: WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS JUST PUT 'ER DOWN

BEFORE WE SPLIT 'ER COMPLETELY IN TWO.

GET YOUR CRAWLER OVER HERE, AND WE'LL PULL 'ER OUT.

[NARRATOR]: THE CLEANUP CREW IS PROVIDING SOME EXTRA HELP

TO EMPTY THE TRAILER,

BUT IT COMES AT A PRICE.

[TREVOR]: WE'VE GOT THE EXCAVATOR COMING AROUND.

WE GOTTA CLOSE THAT RAMP.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE SECOND RAMP NOW CLOSED,

THE END OF THE JOB JUST GOT MORE URGENT.

THAT'S IT.

WE'LL TRY TO UPRIGHT IT.

WE'LL GET IT SITTING UP ON THE ROAD HERE.

WE'RE GOOD.

OH, HERE WE GO.

COME ON.

THERE, THAT'S WHAT I WANT.

NOW I CAN SET 'ER

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE...

...AND BOOM IN.

THERE YOU GO.

THAT WENT BEAUTIFUL.

[TREVOR]: WE SET 'ER RIGHT DOWN,

THERE WAS NO BOUNCING OR NOTHING,

SO ALL IN ALL, IT WENT PRETTY GOOD.

THAT WENT ALL RIGHT.

THAT WENT WAY BETTER.

YEAH.

IT WAS DEFINITELY A VICTORY MOMENT.

LOOKING BETTER NOW THAT SHE'S OUT OF THE DITCH.

SO GOOD TO HAVE THOSE WHEELS BACK ON THE GROUND AGAIN,

AND THAT REALLY MAKES US FEEL GOOD.

[JASON]: TRAILER'S ON THE GROUND,

TRUCK'S ON THE GROUND, WE'RE GOING TO GET HOOKED UP.

I'M HAPPY JUST TO... BE DONE.

THAT'S IT. WE'RE OUTTA HERE.

[JOHN]: JASON AND TREVOR, SUPER GUYS TO WORK WITH.

THEY ARE VERY EXPERIENCED,

AND THAT'S WHY AT MY AGE, I'M STILL HERE,

ENJOYING EVERY MINUTE.

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: AT THE END OF THE WEEK

IN CORNWALL...

I GOTTA CHECK. GIMME A SEC.

[NARRATOR]: ...ANDREW'S BACK AT WORK,

AND TODAY, HE'S BROUGHT VISITORS,

VAL AND THEIR NEWBORN SON, ZAVIER.

ANDREW?

YEAH?

THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE BACK BAY

THAT I'D LIKE YOU AND VAL TO SEE.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THERE'S A SURPRISE

TO WELCOME THE FOURTH GENERATION

TO THE FAMILY BUSINESS.

WHAT YOU GUYS GOT PLANNED NOW?

[ANDREW]: I GOT 28, MY FLATBED, BACKING IN,

AND I'M JUST THINKING, "WHAT IS GOING ON?"

[REVERSE ALERTS BEEPING]

[LAUGHING]

THAT'S AWESOME.

...AND THEN I SEE THIS TOY CAR

STRAPPED DOWN TO THIS DECK.

THAT'S AWESOME.

[LAUGHING]

EVEN WITH THE HERB'S STICKER ON IT?

[LAUGHING] YEAH.

WE LOVE YOU.

IT'S PERFECT!

LET'S GET A BIG FAMILY HUG.

OKAY!

[ANDREW]: I'VE GOT TWO FAMILIES.

I'VE GOT ONE AT HOME, AND ONE AT THE SHOP.

BIG HUG.

YOU MAY NOT BE RELATED BY BLOOD,

BUT YOU'RE RELATED BY--

-TOWING. -YEAH.

[ALL LAUGHING]

IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE BOTH OF THEM COME TOGETHER.

THANKS, GUYS.

IT'S A NASTY, NASTY MESS.

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

LET'S GO.

[NARRATOR]: ...HIGH-ALTITUDE RESPONSE...

THEY'RE TANGLED TRUCK TO TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: ...TO A HIGHWAY DISASTER.

TANK'S OFF THE GROUND.

IT'S ALWAYS A CHALLENGE.

IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT STRESSFUL AS WELL.

[NARRATOR]: A RECOVERY VETERAN...

WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: ...STRUGGLES TO START OVER.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON. DON'T MOVE.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

[NARRATOR]: ...AND IT'S DESERT WARFARE...

OKAY, PULL IT!

[NARRATOR]: ...IN A ROADSIDE SANDSTORM.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!

[♪♪♪]