Original subtitles

THERE'S NOTHING HOLDING THIS THING TOGETHER.

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

MAKE SURE THEY ALL COME APART NICE AND EASY.

[NARRATOR]: ...A TRIPLE WRECK

MAKES TROUBLE.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

HOLY MACKEREL.

I DON'T REALLY WANT YOU LIFTING.

[NARRATOR]: A NEW ROTATOR OP...

STICK YOUR BOOM OUT AND LET YOUR CABLE OUT.

[NARRATOR]: ...FEELS THE PRESSURE.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, GO GET ANOTHER BAG.

I'M BEGINNING TO HATE THIS TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND A STUBBORN ROLLOVER...

OKAY, READY?

[NARRATOR]: ...ROLLS OVER...

AGAIN.

COME ON!

[WEATHER REPORT]: WE'RE ALREADY STARTING TO SEE

SOME OF THOSE SNOWFLAKES

FALLING THROUGH PARTS OF HAMILTON AND NIAGARA.

[NARRATOR]: A COLD FRONT IS BLASTING

ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO...

[WEATHER REPORT]: IF YOU'RE HEADING OUT,

PLEASE DRIVE ACCORDING TO THESE CONDITIONS.

[NARRATOR]: ...ICING UP THE HIGHWAYS

JUST WEST OF TORONTO.

[NARRATOR]: WITH AFTERNOON TRAFFIC BUILDING,

IT'S A BAD TIME FOR BAD ROADS.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: AS THE FRIGID AIR MOVES IN ON THE CITY,

THE OPP IS OUT

MAKING SURE DRIVERS ARE ON GUARD...

[OFFICER]: THE BIGGEST THING I'LL BE LOOKING FOR

IS PEOPLE NOT PAYING ATTENTION

BECAUSE YOU'RE ON YOUR PHONE.

THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT, EVEN IN SLOW-MOVING TRAFFIC,

IF YOU'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION,

TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME IS GOING TO STOP REAL QUICK,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO END UP IN THE BACK SEAT OF THAT CAR.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND JUST AFTER 3:00 P.M.

ON THE 401...

[NARRATOR]: ...A REAR-ENDER AT WESTON ROAD

HAS SHUT DOWN TWO EXPRESS LANES.

[SONNY]: TRACTOR-TRAILER HIT A PICKUP TRUCK,

AND THE LOAD SHIFTED.

[NARRATOR]: SONNY SUBRA HEADS TO JOIN THE STEVE'S CREW

ALREADY ON SCENE.

[SONNY]: TRYING TO GET THERE FAST AS WE CAN.

THE RUSH HOUR'S JUST STARTING RIGHT NOW,

SO, LIKE, WE HAVE TO GET THAT OPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,

SO IT'S... THE TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP VERY HEAVY.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE VEHICLE THAT TOOK THE HIT

ALREADY REMOVED,

ROAD BOSS VALTER CABRAL

IS FOCUSSED ON THE SECOND TRUCK...

YELLOW THERE, RED THERE.

YEAH, PUT THAT ONE ON THE RED.

HURRY UP.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THAT'S THE REAL PROBLEM.

WANT ME TO GO UP?

THE LOAD SLIDE FORWARD 10-15 FEET,

SO IT'S JAMMED INTO THE TRACTOR AND CANNOT MOVE.

[NARRATOR]: THAT LOAD,

80,000 POUNDS OF STEEL BEAMS,

FIRST HAS TO BE FREED

SO THE CREW CAN SEPARATE THE TRAILER...

IT'S A HEAVY LOAD.

THERE'S A FOUR AXLE IN THE BACK.

IT'S A VERY, VERY HEAVY LOAD.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT OWNER STEVE PILLAI

HAS A PLAN TO REMOVE IT.

WE'RE TRYING TO HOLD ONTO THE STEEL,

PULL THE TRUCK AWAY.

THEN WE CAN BE ABLE TO MOVE THE THING.

SO, WE'RE TRYING TO SWING OUR BOOMS

AND THEN LIFT AT THE FRONT END OF THE LOAD.

GO UP!

HOOK IT ON.

THAT'S FINE, THAT ONE, OKAY.

DO IT VERY CAREFULLY.

OKAY, EVERYBODY OUT OF THE WAY!

UP. A LITTLE MORE.

OKAY.

LIFT IT UP A LITTLE BIT AND PULL.

I AM, SONNY, LOOK.

[NARRATOR]: THE BEAMS ARE OFF THE TRACTOR,

BUT STILL CHAINED DOWN TO THE TRAILER...

IT WON'T GO, MAN!

[NARRATOR]: ...AND AS VALTER TRIES TO SPLIT THE UNITS...

THE FIFTH WHEEL'S LOCKED IN.

I CAN'T-- WE CAN'T GET IT UNLOCKED.

[STEVE]: THE WEIGHT IS ON THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER,

SO IT'S HARD WORK TO RELEASE THE FIFTH WHEEL.

[VALTER GROANS IN EXASPERATION]

IT'S NOT COMING OUT.

[SONNY]: IT'S RUSH HOUR RIGHT NOW.

BIG SNOW STORM IS COMING, SO WE GOTTA GET THIS CLEAR FAST.

[VALTER]: YEAH, TRAFFIC'S VERY HEAVY, RIGHT?

[VALTER]: TWO LANES ARE CLOSED DOWN COMPLETELY,

AND EVERYTHING'S BACKED UP LIKE CRAZY.

THE PRESSURE'S ON FOR THIS ONE.

[♪♪♪]

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

CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

IT'S RUSH HOUR, WE GOTTA OPEN THE HIGHWAY UP.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE WEIGHT PUSHING DOWN,

STEVE'S CREW CAN'T SEPARATE THE TRAILER...

WE GOTTA OFFLOAD IT ONE BY ONE.

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT AN OFFLOAD WILL TAKE MORE TIME

THAN THIS HIGHWAY CAN AFFORD.

[STEVE]: WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE

OF THE HEART OF THE 401.

CLOSURE IS NOT AN OPTION ON THIS HIGHWAY.

WE CAN'T DISCONNECT THE TRUCK,

SO WE HAVE TO COME UP QUICKLY... DIFFERENT IDEA.

[NARRATOR]: STEVE'S PLAN,

LIFT ON THE CHAIN

HOLDING THE STEEL ONTO THE TRAILER.

GIVE ME ONE HOOK HERE, AND ONE ON THAT SIDE.

GIVE ME ONE,

TRY AND GET THAT TENSION OFF THE TRAILER.

[NARRATOR]: HE WANTS TO RAISE THE ENTIRE TRAILER

JUST ENOUGH TO EASE THE PRESSURE ON THE FIFTH WHEEL

AND SEPARATE THE TRACTOR.

PUT ONE ON EACH SIDE.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S A SHOT IN THE DARK.

THE TIE-DOWN CHAIN ISN'T DESIGNED FOR THIS USE...

OKAY, WATCH OUT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT IF IT WORKS,

IT'S THE FASTEST WAY TO MOVE THE RECOVERY FORWARD,

AND WITH TRAFFIC BUILDING,

SO IS THE PRESSURE.

[STEVE]: IT'S ABOUT TO GET WORSE.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, LIKE, RUSH HOUR'S COMING.

NOW WE'VE GOT PEOPLE COMING FROM THE AIRPORT.

WE'VE GOT PEOPLE COMING FROM WORK.

WE HAVE TO OPEN THIS HIGHWAY.

[CREAKING AND STRAINING]

OKAY, YOU READY, VALTER?

OKAY, BACK UP!

[CREAKING]

[SNAPS]

OH, OH!

WHAT HAPPENED?

THE CHAIN.

I WASN'T EVEN LIFTING VERY HARD,

LIKE, JUST... JUST LIFTING A LITTLE BIT,

AND THEN BOOM, IT BREAK.

[NARRATOR]: THEIR CHANCE FOR A QUICK FIX IS OVER.

OKAY, RELEASE, RELEASE IT, SONNY.

RELEASE, RELEASE.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'LL HAVE TO GO BACK TO PLAN A,

LIFTING THE ENTIRE TRAILER,

BUT THEY'LL HAVE TO TAKE TIME WITH THEIR OWN RIGGING.

WE NEED TO PUT A STRAP OR BIG CHAIN.

BIG CHAIN, BIG CHAIN.

[SONNY]: WE ARE GOING TO PUT A BIG CHAIN.

I DON'T CARE HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE..

THIS LOAD IS TOO HEAVY.

[NARRATOR]: 100 KILOMETRES WEST...

[NARRATOR]: ...HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING

FOR THE LAST TWO HOURS.

IT JUST KEEPS COMING DOWN.

IT'S JUST TERRIBLE OUT HERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND TODD STEWART IS GOING TO WORK.

[TODD]: IT'S ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS

DOWN IN THE COUNTRY.

A TRI-AXLE ROLL-OFF TRUCK WITH A BIN ON, LOADED.

ALL'S I KNOW IS

THIS TRUCK IS SITTING ON ITS SIDE IN THE DITCH.

IT'S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING ONE TO DO,

ESPECIALLY WITH THE SNOW.

[NARRATOR]: AS METRO'S NEW ROTATOR OP,

THE FORMER DIESEL MECHANIC

IS STILL CLIMBING THE LEARNING CURVE.

[TODD]: IT'S GONNA BE FUN.

EVERYTHING'S NEW TO ME THIS SEASON, ACTUALLY.

I WASN'T EVEN A TOW TRUCK DRIVER

BEFORE I CAME ON TO METRO.

I'M LEARNING EVERYTHING.

[GLEN]: GOT STUCK ON SOME ICE,

TRIED TO STOP,

AND THE TRUCK STARTED SLIDING AWAY,

AND COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

[NARRATOR]: HEAVY RECOVERY MANAGER

GLEN HOBMAN

IS ALREADY ON SCENE,

AND HAS SIZED UP THE CHALLENGE AHEAD.

[GLEN]: IT'S GOT A BIN ON.

I'VE BEEN TOLD THE BIN WEIGHS 18,000 TO 20,000 POUNDS.

FOR THE MOST PART,

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.

JUST THE FRAME, RIGHT,

AND THEN UP UNDERNEATH THE SPRING?

THAT'S RIGHT, YUP.

OKAY, LET'S GET YOU TO DO YOUR ROTATION THING,

AND I'LL PULL THE LINES OUT.

[CLUNKS]

UH, I DON'T THINK WE'RE FREEWHEELED.

SHOULD BE NOW.

THE BIN IS ONLY HELD ON THE REAR BY A CHAIN,

THE FRONT'S ONLY HELD ON BY A CABLE,

SO THERE'S A VARIABLE THERE

THAT I CAN'T CONTROL VERY WELL.

WE'RE BASICALLY GOING TO SUCK IT IN,

SQUEEZE IT ALL TOGETHER, SO THAT WAY NOTHING CAN MOVE,

AND HOPEFULLY GET IT RIGHT OUT OF THE DITCH

NO PROBLEM.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND IT WILL BE UP TO TODD

TO HANDLE THE CONTROLS.

THIS IS MY SECOND ROLLOVER.

IT'S A BIG RESPONSIBILITY,

BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M UP FOR THE CHALLENGE.

YOU GOT IT?

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: WITH A LOW LINE PULLING ON THE FRONT,

THEY'LL LOOP A HIGH LINE AROUND THE BIN

HOOKED TO THE FRAME,

TO ROLL THE TRUCK

WHILE HOLDING IT ALL TOGETHER.

[GLEN]: YES, THIS MAY ONLY BE A GARBAGE BIN,

BUT THEY DON'T WANT ALL THEIR STUFF

ALL SCRATCHED AND DENTED,

AND SO, BY USING THE STRAP,

WE DO OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE

WE DON'T DO ANY EXTRA DAMAGE DONE TO ANYTHING.

-OKAY, WE READY? -YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, CAN YOU PUT TENSION ON ALL YOUR LINES?

PLEASE?

[TODD]: I KNOW GLEN'S THERE,

AND HE'S DONE A BUNCH OF THESE,

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY,

AND IT'S REALLY NERVE-RACKING.

I MEAN, BOTTOM LINE, I'M THE ONE AT THE TRUCK.

I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY MISTAKES.

[CHAIN CLANKING AND STRAINING]

YEAH, KEEP GOING.

HIGH LINE.

OKAY, MY LOW LINE,

I'M JUST DRAGGING HIM OUT OF THE DITCH.

OKAY, STOP.

THAT'S IT.

SHEESH...

THAT BIN, IT'S ACTUALLY COME UP OVER THE RAIL

WHEN IT WENT OVER.

I DON'T THINK SHE'S GONNA GO ANYWHERE.

I'M JUST MORE WORRIED

ABOUT IT GOING BACK OVER THE TOP OF THE RAIL.

SO LET'S DO THIS.

I'LL PULL THE FRONT OUT.

OKAY. GONNA BE ABLE TO PULL IT UP?

-SHOULD BE ABLE TO. -WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT.

[GLEN]: ONE TRUCK PULLING,

THE OTHER TRUCK'S GONNA BE JUST HOLDING IN PLACE,

SO THAT WAY, THAT BOX DOESN'T WANNA ROLL BACK OVER.

THIS SHOULD BE A NICE EASY PULL, WE'RE HOPING.

YOU GOOD?

GOOD!

HERE SHE COMES,

BACK END RIGHT OUT OF THE DITCH.

[SNAPPING]

OH!

COME ON!

HERE SHE COMES...

[NARRATOR]: ON A SIDE ROAD NEAR CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO...

...BACK END RIGHT OUT OF THE DITCH.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE UPRIGHT HAS GONE WRONG.

[SNAPPING]

OH!

COME ON!

FROM THE LOOKS OF IT, MY STRAP BROKE.

RIGHT IN HALF.

[TODD]: IT WAS REALLY HEARTBREAKING

TO SEE THAT GO OVER.

WE WERE HOME FREE, BASICALLY.

WE HAD IT OUT,

AND WITHIN A SECOND, WE LOST EVERYTHING.

WHAT LET GO?

DID WE BREAK THE STRAP?

RIGHT IN HALF.

SHEARED IT RIGHT OFF.

THAT SUCKS,

A LOT.

IT MUST HAVE JUST CAUGHT A SHARP EDGE

THAT I DIDN'T SEE.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE TRUCK ON ITS SIDE,

THERE'S NO WAY TO INSPECT THE METAL

AND SPOT THE POTENTIAL RISK.

[GLEN]: I'VE NEVER HAD ONE FAIL ON ME BEFORE.

IT BROKE, SO THE TRUCK WENT BACK OVER.

WE'RE...WE'RE BACK TO SQUARE ONE.

YOU CAN PULL IT FROM THERE,

COME STRAIGHT DOWN HERE,

RIGHT ALONG THE SQUARE EDGE HERE.

I'M GONNA GET THE SHOVEL.

IT'S LIKE DOING THE RECOVERY ALL OVER AGAIN.

[TODD]: IT SUCKS IT ROLLED BACK OVER,

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT,

WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET IT BEAT US.

IT IS WHAT IT IS, IT HAPPENED,

SO WE JUST GOT TO PULL IT TOGETHER

AND GET IT BACK UP AGAIN.

WE'RE GONNA USE A CHAIN INSTEAD.

I'M WET, AND I'M COLD.

ADDS ANOTHER HOUR, PROBABLY,

THEN ALL THE EMBARRASSMENT.

YEAH, PUT YOUR HAND IN THERE.

[GROANS]

I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE ANYMORE.

I'VE LOST ALL ENTHUSIASM FOR THIS JOB TODAY.

[NARRATOR]: 100 KILOMETRES TO THE EAST...

[NARRATOR]: ...TRAFFIC IS STILL CRAWLING

ON THE EASTBOUND 401.

20 MINUTES.

20 MINUTES? OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD.

20 MINUTES, YEAH, HALF AN HOUR MOST, OKAY?

[NARRATOR]: STEVE AND CREW HAVE REMOVED THE TRACTOR...

[STEVE]: TIME'S TICKING, MAN,

YOU KNOW, WE GOTTA GET IT DONE.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THEY CAN'T HAUL AWAY THE TRAILER

WITH THE LOAD HANGING OVER THE END.

[STEVE]: WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE

THE STEEL IS GONNA COME BACK ON THE TRAILER.

[SONNY]: PUT A SAME CHAIN OTHER SIDE.

IF I CAN PUT A SNATCH BLOCK, I'LL LIFT THE WHOLE LOAD,

BOOM.

-PULL IT OUT. -YEAH?

YEAH. OKAY, DO IT.

[SONNY]: WE HAVE TO PUT THAT LOAD IN THE AIR,

MOVE THE TRAILER,

SET IT DOWN,

KEEP GOING,

BECAUSE THERE'S NO OTHER WAY

WE'RE GONNA GET THIS DONE FASTEST.

[VALTER]: SUCK IT IN, IT'LL GO NOW, IT'LL GO.

THAT'S ENOUGH.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE TRAILER,

SONNY NEEDS TO PULL IN HIS OUTRIGGERS...

THAT GOOD LIKE THAT? YOU OKAY LIKE THAT?

WHAT?

[NARRATOR]: ...REDUCING STABILITY

AS HE PREPARES TO LIFT THE 80,000-POUND LOAD.

[SONNY]: I DON'T TRUST THIS, MAN.

IT'S GONNA TIP.

I AM REALLY WORRIED MY TRUCK'S GOING TO TIP OVER,

BECAUSE I AM LIFTING UP OVER WEIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO MOVE THE STEEL

AND AVOID CLOSING ANOTHER LANE.

[SONNY]: NOBODY WANTS TO BE STUCK IN THE TRAFFIC,

BUT WE ARE WORKING HARD.

LIFT IT UP.

MY HEARTBEAT IS GOING SO HIGH

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THAT TO TIP OVER.

OKAY!

GOOD ENOUGH.

LET'S GO. GO, GO, GO, GO.

BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK.

OKAY, STOP. STOP.

SWING IT OVER, SONNY.

[SONNY]: I FEEL SO RELIEVED,

BECAUSE I SET ALL THE LOAD ON THE TRAILER.

MY TRUCK IS SAFE.

WE CAN OPEN THE HIGHWAY.

NOW WE'VE GOT TO PUT ALL THE CHAINS BACK ON,

AND THEN GET BACK TO THE ROAD.

WE'RE GONNA GET HIM OFF THE HIGHWAY,

AND THEN I'M GONNA ESCORT HIM OFF.

SO, HE'S ALREADY MOVING. I GOTTA GO.

[HONKS]

I THINK I GOT IT.

-YOU GOT IT? -I THINK...

[NARRATOR]: BACK NEAR CAMBRIDGE...

-YOU GOT IT? -I GOT IT.

I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT.

THERE YOU GO, IT'S UNDER.

[NARRATOR]: ...GLEN AND TODD ARE READY FOR ROUND TWO

AGAINST THE GARBAGE HAULER.

"BECOME A TOW TRUCK DRIVER," THEY SAY.

"YOU'LL LIKE IT," THEY SAY.

HMM...

YO!

WE'VE GOT TO RIG A CATCH LINE.

I DON'T WANT THAT SLAMMING TO THE GROUND,

'CAUSE RIGHT NOW, THEN,

THE BIN'S GONNA WANNA COME OUR WAY.

ALL RIGHT, WELL,

LET ME GO UP AND GRAB MY GREEN LINE.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE BIN

ONLY LOOSELY SECURED TO THE CHASSIS,

GLEN WANTS TO SET THE ENTIRE TRUCK DOWN GENTLY.

I DON'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE OF THAT ROLLING MY WAY,

SO I WANT TO CONTROL THE LANDING,

VERSUS IT JUST FLOPPING ALL BY ITSELF.

ROUND 2!

OKAY, READY?

OKAY!

GO AHEAD!

YEP!

[TODD]: THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE,

ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ALREADY HAD IT UP ON ITS WHEELS,

AND NOW IT'S BACK OVER AGAIN.

IT'S MORE PRESSURE, A LOT MORE.

[CREAKING AND GROANING]

TIGHTEN UP ON YOUR GREEN!

[CREAKING]

HERE WE ARE AGAIN.

OKAY, JUST... YOU HOLD IT.

YEAH, I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING.

JUST HOLD.

IS THAT BIN EVER OVER A LONG WAY.

YEAH, I KNOW.

[TODD]: WHEN THE TRUCK WENT BACK OVER,

THE BIN ACTUALLY SHIFTED FURTHER OVER TO THE FAR SIDE,

SO NOW IT'S DANGLING,

AND IT'S A GOOD POSSIBILITY IT COULD SHIFT

AND SLIDE RIGHT OFF THIS TRUCK.

SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

LET ME SEE IF I CAN PULL IT OVER

A LITTLE BIT MORE.

[HYDRAULICS WHIRRING]

[CLANKS]

WE'RE CENTRED ON THE TRUCK

A HELL OF A LOT BETTER THAN WE WERE.

[NARRATOR]: BETTER,

BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

SHE WANTS TO GO BACK OVER.

CAN'T HAVE THIS THING GOING BACK OVER ON US AGAIN.

NO WAY.

[SIGHING HEAVILY]

BEGINNING TO HATE THIS TRUCK.

YEAH, ME TOO.

YOU'RE STILL HOLDING IT, RIGHT?

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: ON A SIDE ROAD NEAR CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO...

THE TRUCK'S UP ON THE ROAD,

BUT THE BOX HAS STILL GOT QUITE THE LEAN ON IT.

[NARRATOR]: ...GLEN AND TODD

HAVE WRANGLED THE GARBAGE TRUCK UPRIGHT,

BUT THE PARTLY DISLODGED BIN

IS THREATENING TO PULL IT RIGHT BACK OVER.

WE GOTTA FIGURE OUT

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE BOX.

IT IS STILL SITTING HEAVY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.

WE GOTTA TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

WE GOTTA DO SOMETHING.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO, FIRE IT UP?

FIRE IT UP.

WE CAN LOOSEN OFF THAT CABLE ENOUGH

TO ABLE TO TAKE THIS BIN OFF.

[NARRATOR]: IF THEY CAN LIFT THE LOOSE BIN

AND MOVE THE TRUCK OUT FROM UNDERNEATH,

THEY CAN LOAD THE BIN ONTO ANOTHER CHASSIS.

[GLEN]: I NEED TO GET THIS BIN TAKEN OFF THIS TRUCK.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET CHAINS, LET'S GO TO WORK.

[GLEN]: ALL WE'RE GONNA DO

IS LIFT THIS ENTIRE BIN STRAIGHT UP.

THEY'RE GONNA START THE ENGINE,

DRAG THE TRUCK OUT FROM UNDERNEATH IT.

I CAN'T FEEL MY FINGERS ANYMORE, MAN.

NEITHER CAN I ANYMORE.

[GLEN]: IT'S LATE. IT'S VERY, VERY COLD...

[WINCING]

THE LAST THING I ACTUALLY NEED IS ANOTHER PROBLEM,

SO HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING GOES THE WAY IT SHOULD.

SO NOW, YOU'VE GOT TENSION ON ALL FOUR CORNERS,

SO NOW ALL YOU'RE GONNA DO,

INSTEAD OF TRYING TO PLAY WITH IT...

-BOOM UP. -...BOOM UP.

OKAY, READY?

GO AHEAD.

[TODD]: USE MY TWO HIGH LINES ON THE ONE SIDE OF IT.

WE'LL USE MY TWO AUXILIARY LINES ON THIS SIDE OF IT.

GOT 15 TONS IN THE AIR,

AND I'M TRYING TO JERK THIS THING BACK.

OKAY, STOP RIGHT THERE.

[TODD]: YEAH, VERY TRICKY MOVE.

ALL RIGHT, RUSS, SEE IF IT'LL FIRE IT UP.

TELL ME WHEN THAT CYLINDER STARTS MOVING BACK.

OKAY.

BOOM UP!

[HYDRAULICS WHIRRING]

YEAH.

LITTLE MORE.

WHOA!

AY-YI-YI...

OKAY, ALL GOOD, STOP.

WE'RE FREE, I'M NOT TOUCHING NOTHIN'.

IT'S FREE, IT'S OURS.

SO NOW WE'RE GONNA PULL THE CHASSIS OUT,

AND LOWER THE BOX ON THE GROUND,

AND HOPEFULLY GET OUT OF HERE.

[TODD]: FINALLY WE'VE GOT THE BIN

OFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.

GREAT RELIEF.

SO NOW, BASICALLY, ALL WE'VE GOTTA DO

IS HOOK UP TO THE TRUCK, TOW IT HOME,

AND WE'RE OUT OF HERE.

WELL, THAT WAS LOTS OF FUN TODAY.

IT WAS FUN UNTIL IT WENT BACK OVER.

[TODD]: YOU GET EXHAUSTED,

BUT YOU ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND

YOU HAVE YOUR END GOAL,

AND THAT END GOAL IS TO GET THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD,

AND WE JUST KEEP WORKING THROUGH IT,

I MEAN, WE NEVER GIVE UP.

GET IT DONE.

OH, I CAN FEEL THE END.

IT'S ALMOST THERE.

TODAY IT DID NOT GO EXACTLY AS I PLANNED,

BUT WE MANAGED.

WE GOT THE JOB DONE, CUSTOMER'S HAPPY.

-THANK YOU, SIR. -THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

-ALL RIGHT. -YOU'RE GOOD?

YEAH, WE'RE GOOD.

[GLEN]: WE'RE OUT OF THE DITCH.

-GOOD JOB, BUDDY. -ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.

IT'S ALL DONE.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, MAN.

ANOTHER FUN-FILLED DAY.

[TODD]: WE DIDN'T GET DEFEATED, SO THAT'S THE MAIN THING.

I'M NEVER GONNA LET A TRUCK BEAT ME.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: THE NEXT AFTERNOON,

SKIES ARE CLEAR OVER SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO...

THIS IS NOT AN EVERYDAY CALL.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT ROSS SERVICES' DAVE JONES

IS STILL HEADING TO A JOB IN WOODSTOCK,

A VERY UNEXPECTED JOB.

[DAVE]: IN THE 15 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN WITH ROSS,

THIS IS MAYBE THE THIRD TIME

I'VE HEARD SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN.

THERE IT IS.

WE'LL JUMP OUT AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

CERTAINLY DID A MESS.

HE DID SO.

LOOKIT HERE.

A FEATHER FOR YOUR THOUGHTS.

HAVE YOU SEEN FEATHERS IN THE TRUCK?

LIKE, THERE'S LOTS.

[CHUCKLING]

IS THERE QUITE A FEW IN THERE?

[DRIVER]: IT'S SCARY.

IT REALLY WAS.

[NARRATOR]: AN EASTBOUND WILD TURKEY

CRASHED RIGHT INTO THE WESTBOUND SEMI.

HE FLEW RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME

AND RIGHT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD.

IT WAS RIGHT IN MY FACE.

I COULDN'T SEE.

I HAD TO PUSH THE TURKEY BACK IN BETWEEN MY SEAT

TO HOLD IT DOWN UNTIL I GOT STOPPED,

AND THEN, I OPENED UP THE DOOR, AND THE TURKEY FLEW AWAY.

[DAVE]: I'VE SEEN BIRDS FLY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD BEFORE,

BUT NEVER EVER HEARD OF A BIRD STILL BEING ALIVE

AND ACTUALLY GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK

AND FLYING AWAY.

NOT NICE GETTING WHACKED IN THE FACE

WITH A 45-POUND BIRD.

WELL, AS LONG AS YOU'RE ALL RIGHT,

WE CAN GET THIS...

YEAH, YEAH.

...ALL HOOKED UP.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S A QUICK HOOK-UP,

AND A STORY FOR DAVE TO TELL BACK AT THE SHOP...

BUT IT COULD HAVE ENDED MUCH DIFFERENTLY.

[DAVE]: HE'S VERY LUCKY.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE.

COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT OUT HERE.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA RUN INTO

OUT HERE ON THE HIGHWAY.

[TURKEYS GOBBLING]

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: ...AND 65 KILOMETRES TO THE WEST...

IT'S GOT A FULL LOAD OF BLENDERS IN THERE,

RIGHT FRONT TO BACK, RIGHT TO THE ROOF.

[NARRATOR]: ...LEAD OPERATOR MIKE ROSS

IS LEADING THE CHARGE TO A MUCH BIGGER SCENE.

[MIKE]: WE'VE GOT BOTH ROTATORS HEADED OUT THERE,

AND THE AIR CUSHION TRAILER.

[NARRATOR]: MIKE'S ALREADY SCOUTED THE JOB.

WITH A HEAVY LOAD ON ITS SIDE,

HE NEEDS THE AIR BAGS READY TO GO.

THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY

IN TRYING TO STAND SOMETHING UP LIKE THAT.

IF WE WERE JUST TO USE THE STRAPS ALONE,

THEY WOULD JUST TEAR

RIGHT THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER,

AND THEY WOULD JUST RIP IT RIGHT IN HALF.

[BRAD]: I'M GOING TO BE OPERATING MY TRUCK,

AND MIKE'S GOING TO BE THERE TO SUPERVISE,

AND HOPEFULLY NOTHING GOES WRONG.

[NARRATOR]: RIGHT BEHIND MIKE,

NEWLY MINTED ROTATOR OP BRAD PRINCE

ROLLS UP ON SCENE.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE BEEN USING MY ROTATOR

WITH AIR BAGS.

IT'S A LITTLE NERVE-RACKING.

OH, THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

IT'S LEANING PRETTY GOOD

WHERE IT'S SITTING.

[NARRATOR]: THE TRACTOR HAS ALREADY BEEN RECOVERED,

BUT THE TRAILER IS A CHALLENGE ALL ON ITS OWN.

THE FRONT NOSE OF THE TRAILER

HAS A GOT A PRETTY GOOD, UH... DENT IN IT THERE.

THE ROOF'S BUCKLED A BIT.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE LOAD STARTED TO PUSH ON THE ROOF,

SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET IT UPRIGHT

AND KEEP EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

PROBABLY PUT AT LEAST TWO AT THE FRONT.

YOU CAN HOP UP THERE, BRAD,

AND WE'LL PUT THOSE STRAPS ON MY HOOKS, I GUESS.

YEAH.

YOU CAN PULL THE STRAP UP.

YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH.

GRAB THAT ANGLE IRON OVER THERE, DALE,

AND PUT IT ON THAT STRAP THERE.

JUST AN ANGLE IRON.

IT JUST SUPPORTS THE CORNERS OF THE TRAILER

SO THE STRAP DOESN'T TEAR THROUGH, HOPEFULLY.

[NARRATOR]: THE CUSHIONS WILL LIFT THE TRAILER

UNTIL MOST OF THE WEIGHT IS OFF OF THE WALL,

THEN BRAD AND MIKE WILL TAKE OVER WITH THE ROTATORS.

HOW MUCH LIFT DO YOU GOT THERE?

I DON'T HAVE ANY WEIGHT ON IT.

I HAVEN'T TAKEN ANYTHING.

OH, YOU HAVEN'T LIFTED ON THIS ONE?

NO.

OKAY, TAKE THE WHITE ONE UP A BIT.

HE'S GONNA LIFT A LITTLE BIT.

[NARRATOR]: THE FIRST STEP,

GENTLY EASE UP THE TRAILER

TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE BAGS.

SNUG 'ER UP.

KEEP 'ER GOING.

AH, TAKE IT A LITTLE MORE.

OKAY, HOLD IT THERE.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE FRAGILE TRAILER

AND LOAD SUSPENDED,

THE CREW NEEDS TO GET THE CUSHIONS IN PLACE FAST.

SHOVE 'ER WAY IN THERE.

OKAY, SHOVE 'ER IN.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GET ONE HERE, I GUESS,

PROBABLY RIGHT HERE.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY SUPPORT THERE.

YOU NEED MORE MATS UNDER THERE.

TAKE FOUR.

YEAH?

[NARRATOR]: MIKE'S FATHER, DAVID,

WANTS A MAT UNDER EACH BAG

TO HELP KEEP THEM STABLE ON THE SNOW.

THE PERFECT WORLD IS ON THE ASPHALT THAT'S FLAT.

[DAVE]: YOU GOTTA REMEMBER

THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER'S GOT ICE AND SNOW ON IT, TOO,

AND WE CAN ONLY GET THEM SO CLEAN,

AND YOU'RE HOPING

AN AIR CUSHION IS GOING TO STICK TO IT.

HOPEFULLY IT ALL WORKS OUT FOR THE BEST.

HERE'S SOME MORE.

LET'S GET SOME AIR IN THE FRONT CUSHION.

[AIR COMPRESSOR ENGINE RUMBLING]

[♪♪♪]

EVEN USING THE BAGS...

GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A BOW IN 'ER.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE TRAILER IS SO BADLY DAMAGED,

ANY WEAK SPOT COULD GIVE WAY

AS THE STRAP TIGHTENS.

PUT A PIECE OF PIPE IN THAT TOP RAIL.

[BRAD]: WE ACTUALLY TAKE AN ALUMINUM BAR

AND PUT IT IN THERE TO GIVE IT A ROUNDED EDGE

TO SPREAD THE WEIGHT OUT OVER A GREATER DISTANCE.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'LL HAVE TO DO.

SO FAR THE TRAILER'S HOLDING TOGETHER,

BUT WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF WEIGHT

AT THE MOMENT, EITHER.

[BRAD]: IN THIS PARTICULAR TRAILER,

WE'VE GOT SHARP EDGES ON OUR STRAP

RUNNING AROUND THREE OF THE FOUR CORNERS,

SO WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T BLOW APART.

KEEP 'ER GOING.

I DON'T REALLY WANT YOU LIFTING.

[BAG SHIFTS, CRACKLES] OH--

I JUST WANT YOU MOVING THE BOOM.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401,

JUST SOUTHWEST OF LONDON, ONTARIO...

THE WHITE ONE'S GOT EVERYTHING.

[NARRATOR]: ...BRAD PRINCE IS ATTEMPTING

HIS FIRST AIR CUSHION JOB AS A ROTATOR OP.

TIGHTEN 'ER UP.

[NARRATOR]: HE NEEDS TO FOLLOW MIKE'S LEAD

OR RISK SPLITTING THE TRAILER WIDE OPEN.

MIKE MAKES IT LOOK LIKE OPERATING A ROTATOR'S REAL EASY.

THIS IS THE FARTHEST THING FROM THE TRUTH.

[MIKE]: WELL, THE BLUE ONE HAS TO TAKE A BIT,

BUT I WANT YOU TO BOOM OUT, THOUGH.

YOU NEED TO BOOM OUT.

[BRAD]: WHEN YOU START TO DO IT YOURSELF,

YOU CAN REALLY FEEL... THE PRESSURE.

TIGHTEN UP THE GREEN ONE A HAIR.

[CREAKING]

USING THE AIR BAGS AND STRAPS TOGETHER...

IT'S DIFFICULT.

OKAY, STICK YOUR BOOM OUT,

AND LET YOUR CABLE OUT.

[NARRATOR]: HE MUST KEEP THE STRAPS LOOSE ENOUGH

TO AVOID DAMAGE...

TIGHTEN UP YOUR DRAG WINCH.

-DRAG WINCH? -YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT TIGHT ENOUGH TO TAKE OVER THE LIFT

AT JUST THE RIGHT MOMENT.

[BRAD]: BY THE TIME THE AIRBAGS POP OUT,

AT THAT POINT, IT'S ALL OR NOTHING.

EITHER IT'S GONNA STAY TOGETHER,

AND YOU CAN GET IT STOOD UPRIGHT,

OR EVERYTHING'S GONNA COME CRASHING APART.

YOU HAPPY WITH THESE BAGS,

HOW THEY'RE SITTING?

IT'S OKAY--

-WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! -NO, IT'S NOT OKAY.

[SIGHS]

GO GET ANOTHER BAG. LET'S GO.

[BRAD]: WHEN THEY KICK OUT A LITTLE EARLY,

IT CAN REALLY GET YOUR ADRENALINE PUMPING,

BECAUSE YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THIS THING STOOD UP

BEFORE IT COMES APART.

LET'S GO!

[NARRATOR]: 130 KILOMETRES DOWN THE 401...

[NARRATOR]: ...WESTBOUND TRAFFIC

IS INCHING ONTO DETOUR ROUTES

IN THE AFTERMATH OF A MULTI-TRUCK COLLISION.

[OFFICER]: THE HIGHWAY'S BEEN CLOSED FOR EIGHT HOURS.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT OPEN AS QUICK AS WE CAN.

HUNDREDS OF TRUCKS, RIGHT NOW,

ON THESE SECONDARY ROADS,

AND IT'S GETTING INTO RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC.

PEOPLE AROUND HERE, THEY'RE COMING HOME FROM WORK,

THEY DON'T EXPECT THERE TO BE A LONG LINE OF TRAFFIC,

AND YOU COULD CAUSE A SECONDARY COLLISION.

YOU'RE FREEWHEELED, ANDY.

IF YOU DO THAT ONE,

I CAN GO GET THE TRANSFER PUMP

IF YOU WANT.

WHY WOULDN'T YOU JUST CALL SOMEBODY?

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: THE CREW FROM CHATHAM TOWING

HAS BEEN FIGHTING ALL MORNING TO OFFLOAD CARGO

AND GET ONE TRAILER OFF THE SCENE...

GIVE ME TWO OR THREE LINKS.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND OPERATOR JASON VERKAIK

IS STILL FACING THE WORST OF THE WRECKS.

[JASON]: WE'RE GOING TO DISCONNECT THIS,

SEE IF WE CAN GET HIM OUT HERE.

THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH IN PIECES,

BECAUSE... THERE'S NOTHING LEFT.

[JASON]: THERE'S BITS AND PIECES EVERYWHERE.

IT'S LITERALLY LIKE A WAR SCENE.

WOW.

[NARRATOR]: EVEN AFTER FIVE DECADES IN THE BUSINESS,

JASON'S FATHER, JOHN,

HAS RARELY SEEN THIS MUCH DESTRUCTION.

WHAT A MESS.

WHEN I COME UPON THE SCENE THERE,

AND YOU WALK THROUGH,

AND YOU SAY IN THE FIRST PLACE,

"HOLY MACKEREL, WHAT A MESS TO GO THROUGH."

THEN YOU WALK AROUND THE TRUCK,

AND YOU SAY, OH, YES, NOW YOU CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENED.

[NARRATOR]: AN EASTBOUND SEMI

CROSSED THE CENTRE MEDIAN

AND RIPPED THROUGH THE CABLE BARRIER,

COLLIDING HEAD-ON WITH TWO MORE TRUCKS.

I'M SURPRISED ANYBODY WALKED AWAY FROM THIS.

[JOHN]: I GUESS THEY HAD SOMEBODY

SITTING ON THEIR SHOULDER,

BECAUSE ALL OF THEM WALKED OUT OF HERE.

WE'RE SETTING THAT

IN BETWEEN THE FRAME RAILS,

AND THAT WAY WE STILL GOT ROOM FOR THE ENGINE.

[JASON]: THESE THINGS ARE NOT GOING TO BE FIXED,

SO OUR ONLY MAIN CONCERN

IS GET THIS HIGHWAY OPEN AS QUICK AS WE CAN.

[NARRATOR]: AS THEY CLEAR OUT

THE REMAINS OF THE FIRST TRACTOR...

A COUPLE HOURS?

[NARRATOR]: ...THERE ARE STILL TWO RECOVERIES LEFT,

AND MORNING HAS SHIFTED INTO AFTERNOON.

I WANT TO BE OUT OF HERE BY DARK.

YEAH.

THAT'S THE GAME PLAN.

COMIN' AROUND!

[JASON]: NOW THAT WE GOT THE WHITE TRUCK

ALL OUT OF THE WAY, AND LOADED UP, AND OUT OF HERE,

THE NEXT STEP

IS WE'RE GOING TO SEPARATE THE STRAIGHT TRUCK

AND THE BLUE TRACTOR-TRAILER.

WE'RE JUST GETTING READY TO PULL THAT TRAILER BACK.

[NARRATOR]: THE SEMI JAMMED HARD

INTO THE STRAIGHT TRUCK AHEAD.

ONCE THEY FREE IT, IT SHOULD BE A SIMPLE TOW.

[JOHN]: YEAH, JUST HOOK 'EM BOTH TOGETHER.

GO AHEAD.

JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THE FRONT, FRED.

MAKE SURE THEY ALL COME APART NICE AND EASY,

IF YOU DON'T BRING THAT ONE BACK IN TOO HARD.

[CREAKING AND STRAINING]

HOLY!

UNREAL.

[JOHN]: YEAH, YOU WONDER IT DIDN'T KILL THE DRIVER.

CAN YOU IMAGINE, THE DRIVER SITTING THERE?

WOW.

IT'S A WONDER HE DIDN'T GET HURT MORE THAN HE DID.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND WITH THE BLUE TRUCK OUT OF THE WAY,

THEY SEE THE FULL SCOPE OF THE DAMAGE

THEY STILL HAVE TO CLEAN UP.

[JASON]: BY THE LOOKS OF IT,

THERE'S NOTHIN' HOLDING THIS THING TOGETHER.

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE HARD ONE.

SEE HOW BAD THE FRAME IS,

SEE ALL THE CROSS-MEMBERS AND ALL THAT.

JUST LOOK LIKE PRETZELS...

SO THERE'S GONNA BE NO STRUCTURE LEFT IN IT

WHATSOEVER.

NOT EVEN GETTING DOWN THE ROAD WITH IT.

OKAY, BRAD,

YOU CAN TAKE THAT OTHER ONE OUT OF FREEWHEEL NOW,

THAT WHITE ONE.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: BACK NEAR LONDON...

[MIKE]: TAKE A LITTLE, BRAD,

PUT YOUR BOOM UP A BIT.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE ROSS CREW HAS REPLACED THE LOST AIR BAG.

THEY'RE READY FOR ANOTHER SHOT.

OKAY.

ARE YOU KEEPING 'ER TIGHT?

HAVE YOU BEEN MOVING IT, OR...?

OH, YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND MIKE AND BRAD

ARE GETTING CLOSE TO THE MOMENT

THEIR ROTATORS NEED TO TAKE OVER.

SNUG IT UP ONCE IN A WHILE.

[BRAD]: I'VE GOT ONE STRAP

THAT'S KIND OF LIFTING AND ROLLING,

AND THEN I'VE GOT MY OTHER CABLE

THAT'S GOTTA TRY AND CATCH IT

AND SET IT DOWN AT THE SAME TIME.

IT'S VERY STRESSFUL.

[DAVE]: DON'T PULL TOO HARD.

[CREAKING AND STRAINING]

THIS ONE CAN DO A LITTLE MORE.

ONCE THIS GETS LEVEL, YOU'VE GOTTA GET RID OF IT.

GIVE THIS ONE SOME FIGHT.

IT LIKES IT.

IT'S PULLING MY TRUCK.

IT'LL GIVE IT BACK.

OKAY, I THINK THAT BACK BAG'S DONE.

YEAH, I KNOW.

[NARRATOR]: WITH 34,000 POUNDS STILL PUSHING FROM INSIDE,

BRAD NEEDS TO START PULLING

AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME.

READY, BRAD?

YEAH.

[DAVE]: ONE MORE CUSHION GOES, AND THEN YOU GUYS TAKE 'ER.

[BRAD]: THERE COMES THAT POINT

WHERE THE STRAPS HAVE TO TAKE OVER,

AND HOPEFULLY IT'S UP FAR ENOUGH

THAT THE TRAILER DOESN'T BREAK.

OKAY.

OKAY, PUT 'ER UP.

TAKE 'ER, BRAD.

-READY, BRAD? -YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF LONDON, ONTARIO,

AIR CUSHIONS HAVE DONE THEIR SHARE OF THE JOB.

[DAVE]: ONE MORE CUSHION GOES,

THEN YOU GUYS TAKE 'ER.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: NOW IT'S UP TO MIKE

AND FIRST-TIMER BRAD

TO TAKE OVER.

TAKE IT, BRAD.

[CREAKING]

HOLD ON.

GIVE UP YOUR BOTTOM ONE.

OKAY, GET READY TO CATCH IT WITH THAT WHITE ONE.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: UNTIL THEY SET THE TRAILER DOWN,

THERE'S STILL A RISK IT COULD SPLIT WIDE OPEN.

SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK IT RIGHT UP

AND JUST PUT IT RIGHT UP ON THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: MIKE MUST COORDINATE BOTH ROTATORS,

AND ALL FOUR WINCH LINES,

TO EASE THE SEMI ONTO THE ROAD.

[MIKE]: YOU TIGHT ON THIS ONE, BRAD?

BOOM UP A BIT.

KEEP 'ER COMING, KEEP 'ER COMING.

OKAY, HOLD 'ER THERE.

TIGHTEN THAT OTHER ONE UP.

[DAVE]: LET'S CRANK THE LEGS DOWN,

CRANK THE LEGS.

YEP, GET 'EM DOWN.

NOT BAD FOR THE FIRST TIME, EH?

YEAH, WELL, WE GOT 'ER ALL DONE.

THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

[BRAD]: IT WAS DEFINITELY A LITTLE STRESSFUL,

THIS TIME AROUND,

AS IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER DONE IT,

BUT, ALL IN ALL, I THINK WE DID OKAY.

WE'LL GET A TRACTOR ON THIS THING

AND GET THE TRAILER OUT OF HERE.

[MIKE]: JOB WENT GREAT, TRAILER HELD TOGETHER.

SHE'S GOT A LITTLE DENT IN THE FRONT CORNER,

BUT THAT WAS FROM THE IMPACT GOING OVER,

BUT, YEAH, IT COME UP REAL NICE.

BRAD DID A GOOD JOB.

HE'S GOT A LOT TO LEARN,

BUT HE WAS A BIG HELP TODAY.

[NARRATOR]: BACK NEAR TILBURY...

[JASON]: ALL WE CAN DO IS TRY TO GET IT UP.

[NARRATOR]: ...JASON AND JOHN

HAVE WORKED OUT A PLAN FOR THE MANGLED STRAIGHT TRUCK.

[JASON]: THE GAME PLAN RIGHT NOW

IS WE'RE JUST GONNA PUT ONE LINE ON THE FRONT,

ONE LINE ON THE BACK,

AND LIFT IT,

AND JUST HOPE EVERYTHING STAYS TOGETHER.

THERE YOU GO.

[NARRATOR]: IN THIS CONDITION,

THAT'S A LOT OF HOPING.

ANDY, CAN YOU REACH?

CAN YOU SEE IT? CAN YOU REACH IT?

PLEASE JUST COOPERATE.

[JOHN]: HOLY.

SHE'S GONNA... SHE'S GONNA JUST COLLAPSE.

[JASON]: THE FRAME IS TWISTED SO BAD,

I COULD FOLD THIS THING LIKE A PRETZEL

IF I PICK IT UP IN THE WRONG SPOT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS GONNA WORK,

THE WAY THAT FRAME'S BENT.

LIKE, IT'S IN A HUGE "Z".

THAT'S GONNA BE A JOB, BOY.

IT'S NOT GONNA BE PRETTY.

MAN, I'M GLAD IT'S YOU OPERATING IT AND NOT ME.

[LAUGHS]

WELL, LET'S HOPE SHE GOES UP IN ONE PIECE.

WE JUST HOPE LIKE HELL

THAT THE UNIT DOESN'T FALL APART,

BECAUSE THEN WE'VE GOT A MESS ON OUR HANDS TO CLEAN UP.

[JASON]: I WANT TO GET THIS DONE BEFORE DARK,

BECAUSE ONCE NIGHT FALLS,

IT MAKES EVERYTHING THAT MUCH HARDER.

[JOHN]: WOW.

IS IT COMING OFF THE GROUND?

YEP, SHE'S OFF THE GROUND.

CAN YOU BOOM IN SOME?

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M-- I'M BOOMING UP AND IN.

[CRASHING]

OH, HEY! WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

HOLY MACKEREL!

CAN YOU BOOM IN SOME?

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT-- I'M BOOMING UP AND IN.

[NARRATOR]: WITH DARKNESS BEARING DOWN ON THE 401...

[CRASHING]

OH, HEY, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

HOLY MACKEREL!

[NARRATOR]: ...JASON'S FINAL WRECK

IS READY TO FALL APART.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, CHAIN SLIPPED.

SLIPPING ON THE FRAME-RAIL.

GO AHEAD.

KEEP GOING.

[JASON]: EVERYBODY WANTS THIS ROAD OPEN.

NOT JUST THE OPP, NOT JUST THE GENERAL PUBLIC,

EVEN WE DON'T WANT TO BE OUT HERE.

IT'S CRUNCH TIME NOW.

GOING UP.

[JASON]: I'M JUST HOPING AND PRAYING

THAT IT JUST STAYS TOGETHER LONG ENOUGH

TO GET IT ONTO OUR WAGON.

I THINK THAT'S ABOUT CLOSE ENOUGH.

[JOHN]: ROPE? YEAH, NO, IT'S JUST A ROPE TO HOLD IT.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE TRUCK DANGLING IN MID-AIR...

[JOHN]: WE JUST TIE THE ROPE TO 'ER

SO SHE'LL SWING OVER.

[NARRATOR]: ...THEY NOW NEED TO COAX IT INTO POSITION

FOR THE TRAILER...

[JASON]: SHE'S GONNA BE A WIDE LOAD.

SEE, THAT'S WHAT I DON'T WANT.

THIS THING IS SO COCK-EYED.

I'M GOING TO SWING IT OUT SO I'M STRAIGHT.

HANG ON.

I'M COMING TO YOU.

[JOHN]: THE UNIT IS A LOT WIDER THAN THE TRAILER IS,

SO JASON'S GONNA HAVE TO DO SOME MIRACULOUS THINGS

TO GET IT ON AT THE RIGHT PLACE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND EVERY MOVE HE MAKES

COULD BE THE ONE THAT PROVES TOO MUCH.

[JASON]: GOING UP...

AND...

[CREAKING]

OKAY, YOU'RE GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD!

THAT'S THE WAY SHE LIVES, BOYS.

[JASON]: WE'LL THROW SOME STRAPS

AND HEAVY CHAINS OVER IT...

AND FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, IT'S READY TO GO.

BIG, WIDE, AND UGLY,

THAT'S ALL SHE IS.

[NARRATOR]: AS THE NIGHT FALLS,

ALL THAT'S LEFT IS SECURING THE WRECK IN PLACE.

[JOHN]: WHEN THE STRAPS GO ACROSS,

IT'LL HOLD IT IN PLACE.

YOU GOT IT?

IT'S ROCK AND ROLL TIME. WE'RE OUT OF HERE.

[GRUNTING WITH EFFORT]

GET THIS STUFF OUT OF HERE,

AND...

THAT OL' SHOT OF WHISKEY

IS GONNA TASTE AWFUL GOOD TONIGHT.

[LAUGHS]

OKAY, WE'RE JUST ABOUT READY TO ROLL.

[JOHN]: I'LL TELL YOU, I AM SUPER PROUD OF MY GUYS.

THEY DID ONE HECK OF A GOOD JOB.

[♪♪♪]

I WAS HOPING IT WOULD HAVE WENT A LITTLE QUICKER,

BUT, YEAH, IT FEELS GOOD.

GO HOME, HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT, KICK MY FEET UP,

HAVE A SHOWER, AND GO TO BED.

GET UP AND DO 'ER ALL AGAIN TOMORROW.

[HONKS TWICE]

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

IT IS GOING TO BE A BIT OF A MESS.

[NARRATOR]: ...WEATHER MAYHEM ACROSS ONTARIO...

COME ON!

[NARRATOR]: ...SENDS MARK SCRAMBLING...

[MARK]: YOU GOTTA BACK UP!

I CAN'T GET BY YA!

EASY, EASY, EASY, EASY.

[NARRATOR]: ...WHILE HERB'S BATTLES BURNOUT...

WATCH OUT.

WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: ...AND AN AIR CUSHION JOB...

READY TO ROCK AND ROLL?

[NARRATOR]: ...THREATENS...

PULLING TOO HARD!

[NARRATOR]: ...TO FALL FLAT.

WHOA!

[♪♪♪]