Original subtitles

THERE'S SOMETHIN' THAT MAKES

THE HAIR ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK STAND UP A LITTLE BIT.

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

IT'S GONNA SHOCK-LOAD THE HELL OUT OF IT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BROTHERS...

DO YELLOW FOUR.

[NARRATOR]: ...DO BATTLE.

BILLY, NO.

[NARRATOR]: WHEN A TRAILER TAKES A NOSEDIVE...

OKAY, GLEN, I'M GOING UP.

CLEAR!

[NARRATOR]: ...TODD TAKES CONTROL...

WHOA. WHOA!

AMIN!

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

OH, MY GOD.

STOP.

[NARRATOR]: ...CUTS IT CLOSE.

[HORNS BLARING] STOP.

WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: IN TORONTO, THE DAY HAS BARELY STARTED...

EXPRESS TO COLLECTOR RIGHT SHOULDER.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT IT'S ALREADY A BUSY MORNING ON THE HIGHWAYS.

10-4.

ORILLIA WHISKEY 13, I CAN MAKE MY WAY TO THAT LOCATION.

JUST ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE.

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

JUST OFF THE 401 IN COBOURG...

[NARRATOR]: OVERNIGHT, A SEMI SLID ON THE ICE,

SMASHING HARD

DEEP INTO THE WESTBOUND DITCH.

WE'VE GOT A TRACTOR-TRAILER IN THE NORTH SIDE DITCH

JACKKNIFED COMPLETELY AROUND.

THE CAB HAS BEEN TOTALLY DISLODGED

OFF THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: B&G TOWING OWNER BILL WRIGHT

WILL NEED TO MINIMIZE THE DISRUPTION

TO TORONTO-BOUND TRAFFIC,

SO HE'S CALLED IN SOME FAMILY BACKUP.

I'VE GOT MY TWO SONS COMING WITH ONE MORE HEAVY WRECKER.

[NARRATOR]: JUST TO THE WEST,

BILL'S OLDER SON, BILL JR.,

HEADS TOWARD THE SCENE IN THE 35-TON WRECKER.

[BILL JR.]: JUST GOT A CALL FROM MY DAD.

I GUESS IT'S IN THE RIGHT DITCH,

JACKKNIFED PRETTY GOOD.

[BILL WRIGHT]: BILL JR.'S BEEN PRIMARILY A LONG DISTANCE TOWER,

CROSS-PROVINCE MOST OF THE TIME.

HE'S BEEN STARTING TO DO A FEW MORE RECOVERIES.

SUNSHINE!

COME THIS WAY, BILLY.

[BILL JR.]: BEING IN A FAMILY BUSINESS,

YOU KNOW, WHEN THE PHONE RINGS,

YOU KIND OF JUST GOTTA DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO.

SHE'S AROUND A LONG WAY.

YEAH.

[BILL JR.]: IT SPUN AROUND PRETTY GOOD.

THE CAB'S KNOCKED RIGHT OFF THE FRAME RAILS.

THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST JACKKNIVES I'VE SEEN.

[NARRATOR]: THE DAMAGE IS HALF THE PROBLEM.

THE OTHER HALF IS THE TERRAIN.

[BILL SR.]: WE HAVE A SLIPPERY SURFACE.

WE ALSO HAVE A GRADE HERE.

SO ONE OF OUR MAJOR CONCERNS HERE

IS WE GET A SITUATION WHERE THE ROTATOR SLIDES,

WHICH IS POSSIBLE, TOWARDS THE DITCH.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THEY'LL WORK IN A SINGLE LANE,

UP AGAINST THE HEAVY MORNING TRAFFIC.

THE VEHICLES ARE GOING BY AT CRAZY SPEEDS.

THE ROAD'S VERY ICY.

YOU JUST WANNA GET OUT OF THERE AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

YOUNG MITCH HAS ARRIVED.

[MITCH WRIGHT]: AS I ROLL UP,

I CAN TELL THAT THIS THING'S JACKKNIFED REALLY BAD.

I MEAN, THE TRACTOR'S ALMOST KISSING THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER.

THERE'S A HEADSET

ON THE PASSENGER SEAT CHARGING.

-YEAH. -GET IT ON. LET'S GO.

[NARRATOR]: BILL'S YOUNGEST SON,

21-YEAR-OLD ROTATOR OP MITCH,

HAS TO SIZE UP THE JOB QUICKLY.

NORMALLY YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME

TO ASSESS THE SITUATION,

BUT, YOU KNOW, MY DAD'S THROWING ME THE REMOTE,

SO IT'S "GO" TIME.

[BILL SR.]: MITCH, START TO BRING THIS UP THE BANK.

[NARRATOR]: MITCH IS USED TO WORKING ALONGSIDE HIS FATHER...

IN ON YELLOW.

UP? YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT TODAY,

HIS FATHER IS TAKING A STEP BACK...

LOOKING GOOD, BILLY.

BOTH THE BOYS HAVE COME A LONG WAY THIS YEAR.

TIGHT THERE.

YEP.

[BILL SR.]: SO MY ROLE IN THIS RECOVERY

IS TO BE THE EXTRA SET OF EYES, THE HELPER, THE ADVISOR.

OKAY.

[BILL SR.]: YOU GOTTA LET GO

AND LET THESE BOYS DO THEIR THING.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT FOR THE BOYS,

THERE'S MORE THAN JUST A TECHNICAL CHALLENGE.

ARE YOU ROTATING?

NO.

SOMETIMES ME AND MITCH AREN'T THE BEST OF FRIENDS.

IT'S GONNA PULL IT TILL IT'S...

NO, IT'S RO-- IT'S TURNING.

YEAH, IT'LL PULL IT TILL IT'S AT CENTRE.

[BILL SR.]: WHEN WE HAVE DAD PRESENT,

THE KIDS TEND TO HAVE

A LITTLE BIT OF A COMPETITIVE SPIRIT BETWEEN THEM.

[MITCH]: ME AND MY BROTHER ARE BOTH PRETTY STRONG,

OPINIONATED PEOPLE.

A LOT OF THE TIME, WE BUTT HEADS.

OKAY, JUST HOLD ON A SECOND.

IT'S CAUGHT ON THIS BOLT,

AND IT'S CREATING A "V" IN OUR CABLE A LITTLE BIT.

WHAT, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ON THE BRACKET NOW?

-YEAH, SEE HOW IT'S "V"ed? -YEAH.

IT'S GONNA GO FROM A "V" TO STRAIGHT,

AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TWO INCHES OF SLACK,

AND IT'S GONNA COME DOWN AND SHOCK-LOAD IT.

[NARRATOR]: IF THE CAUGHT LINE POPS LOOSE,

THE SUDDEN WEIGHT DROP COULD BE TOO MUCH.

SHOCK-LOADING YOUR CABLE CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.

THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR FLIPPING YOUR TRUCK.

WHEN IT COMES AROUND THERE,

IT'S GOING TO SHOCK-LOAD THE HELL OUT OF IT.

[MITCH]: I'M NOT OVERLY WORRIED.

I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO JUMP THAT HARD.

KEEP BOOMING IN, THOUGH,

TO GET THAT "V" OUT OF THAT CABLE.

[LOAD CREAKING]

[SNAPPING]

[♪♪♪]

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

CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

[METAL CREAKING]

[SNAPPING]

[DEBRIS RICOCHETS]

WHOA!

YOUR LIGHT, ON RED.

[NARRATOR]: AS BILL JR. PREDICTED,

THE LINE SNAPPED STRAIGHT,

BUT WITH THE TRUCK STILL CLOSE TO THE GROUND,

DAMAGE IS MINIMAL--

JUST A WORK LIGHT.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

[MITCH]: I MEAN, AT THE END OF THE DAY,

IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT OF THINGS THAT BROKE,

SO A LIGHT THAT WE CAN PUT BACK ON THE RIG

IS PROBABLY THE BEST-CASE SCENARIO FOR THIS.

JUST GET 'ER UP HERE BESIDE YOU,

AND THEN WE'LL WORRY

ABOUT SPINNING IT AROUND WITH THE WRECKER.

HERE SHE COMES.

THAT GOOD?

LET'S GET BILLY HOOKED INTO THAT WHEEL.

[NARRATOR]: THE BROTHERS' NEXT MOVE,

STRAIGHTEN OUT THE DAMAGED TRACTOR.

WE'RE GONNA GET THE OTHER TRUCK SET UP IN FRONT NOW,

GRAB THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK,

SWING IT OUT STRAIGHT.

GRAB THE HOOK, BILLY-- OR MITCH-- AND WALK WITH HIM.

PULL YOUR LEGS UP, BILLY.

-HEY, DAD, GUESS WHAT? -WHAT?

I GOT A THOUSAND BUCKS ON A WRECK SCENE

THAT YOU DON'T SCREW UP ME AND BILLY'S NAMES.

HOW ABOUT THAT?

NEVER HAPPEN.

ALL RIGHT. [CHUCKLES]

SON ONE, SON TWO.

YOU'VE GOTTA MAKE SURE, WHEN BILLY COMES,

IT DOESN'T COME IN TO YOU TOO FAR.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THE TWO SONS MUST WORK AS ONE.

YOU READY?

[NARRATOR]: MITCH WILL TAKE THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER...

PULL 'ER IN, BILLY.

[NARRATOR]:...WHILE BILL JR. PULLS THE TRACTOR STRAIGHT.

[BILL SR.]: IF SOMEBODY PULLS TOO FAST,

AND THE OTHER PERSON CAN'T KEEP UP,

SOMETHING'S GOING TO GO WRONG.

I'M LETTIN' DOWN ON THE TRAILER A HAIR

TO TAKE SOME WEIGHT OFF.

STOP.

GOOD, RIGHT THERE.

AWESOME.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THEY NEED TO PULL

THE ENTIRE FULLY-LOADED SEMI OUT OF THE DITCH,

WHILE KEEPING IT UPRIGHT ON THE ICY SLOPE.

TURN YOUR WHEEL SLIGHT LEFT.

BILLY'S GONNA PULL YOU AHEAD A BIT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY STEERING AT ALL.

WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TURN THE WHEELS

TO THE LEFT SOMEHOW.

IT'S JAMMED UP ON SOMETHING.

[BILL JR.]: WORKING WITH MY BROTHER

CAN DEFINITELY BE A LITTLE CHALLENGING AT TIMES.

LEFT, LEFT, LEFT.

[MITCH]: AT THIS POINT,

WE HAVEN'T DONE A WRECK OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE

WITH JUST ME AND MY BROTHER WITHOUT MY DAD THERE.

SHE'S COMING AROUND, YOU'RE FINE.

[MITCH]: I THINK WITHOUT OUR DAD,

WE'D BE FAIRLY LOST AT THIS POINT.

[BILL SR.]: SEE, IT'S COMING.

THERE SHE COMES.

GOOD, BILL.

BRAKES.

UP.

PERFECT. HOOKED.

VERY HAPPY. BOTH THE BOYS DID A GREAT JOB.

AWESOME. THANKS, BUDDIES.

ME, MY DAD, AND MY BROTHER GET TO WORK TOGETHER,

AND THERE'S NO BETTER FEELING THAN THAT.

[BILL SR.]: IT'S VERY EXCITING FOR ME.

IT'S EXCITING FOR A DAD TO SEE HIS CHILDREN DO WELL.

[TRAFFIC REPORT]: QUITE A BUSY DRIVE IN NEWMARKET

THIS MORNING...

[NARRATOR]: 120 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST,

MORNING TRAFFIC ISN'T LETTING UP...

[AMIN ABDERRAHMAN]: HEY,

HOW FAST CAN YOU COME TO 404 AND DAVIS?

I'M ON MY WAY THERE.

TRY TO GET THERE QUICK.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND AUTO ROUTE'S AMIN ABDERRAHMAN

IS ROLLING TOWARD A TROUBLE SPOT NEAR NEWMARKET.

JUST GOT A CALL FOR A CONTAINER TRUCK ROLLOVER,

WESTBOUND DAVIS TO 404 SOUTHBOUND.

APPARENTLY THE ON-RAMP IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED,

AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET IT OPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

UNBELIEVABLE, EH?

[NARRATOR]: AMIN'S BROTHER, YASSIN,

IS ALREADY AT WORK,

BECAUSE IN THIS SPOT,

AT THIS TIME OF DAY,

THERE'S NO TIME FOR DELAY.

IT'S A MAJOR RAMP FROM NEWMARKET

TO GO DOWN TO TORONTO.

YEAH, IT'S A GOOD ONE.

[AMIN]: THESE CONTAINER CHASSIS

ARE WELL-KNOWN IN THE TOWING INDUSTRY

AS HIGH-RISK JOBS, RIGHT?

VERY HIGH-RISK.

OR I CAN RUN DOUBLE LOW LINE.

RUN DOUBLE LOW LINE.

[AMIN]: THERE'S ROUGHLY 20 TOW TRUCKS UPSET A YEAR

DOING CONTAINER CHASSIS.

IT'S WEIGHT, RIGHT?

IT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: THE TRUCK,

HAULING THE FULLY LOADED GARBAGE CONTAINER,

LOST CONTROL,

SLIDING DOWN THE RAMP,

WRENCHING THE CONTAINER OFF THE CHASSIS.

IT'LL BE A TOUGH ONE.

IT'S GOT 42,000 POUNDS OF GARBAGE,

ACCORDING TO THE DRIVER.

WE'RE NOT GONNA OFFLOAD IT.

WE'RE GONNA UPRIGHT THE TRUCK,

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA UPRIGHT THE TRAILER.

YUP.

BEAUTIFUL.

PERFECT.

LET'S DISCONNECT THE LINES.

WE'RE GONNA UPRIGHT THE TRAILER,

THEN WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THE CONTAINER.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE BACK OF THE CONTAINER

IS STILL CONNECTED TO THE TRAILER.

THERE'S LITTLE PINS

THAT LOCK THIS CONTAINER ONTO THE FRAME.

[NARRATOR]: TWO OF THOSE LOCKING PINS ARE BENT,

HOLDING THE BIN AND REFUSING TO LET GO.

THE CONTAINER'S STUCK ON THE TRAILER.

[AMIN]: IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO RELEASE THESE PINS BY HAND.

IT'S WAY TOO MUCH PRESSURE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THERE'S NO WAY TO UPRIGHT EITHER PIECE

WHILE THEY'RE LOCKED TOGETHER.

[AMIN]: WE'VE GOTTA CUT THE PINS OFF ON THE BACK.

THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE GONNA DISCONNECT IT

WITHOUT CUTTING THEM OFF.

[NARRATOR]: BEFORE THEY MAKE ANY CUT,

AMIN TAKES A PRECAUTION FOR SAFETY.

[AMIN]: ONCE WE CUT THE PIN OFF,

YOU KNOW, THE TRAILER'S GONNA COME DOWN HARD.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE GONNA HOLD IT WITH THE CABLE.

RIAD, CUT THAT OFF.

[AMIN]: THE TRAILER'S JUST HOLDING ON THERE BY THESE PINS,

SO THEY GOT A LOT OF STRESS ON THEM.

[BANG]

IT DIDN'T EVEN CUT, IT BROKE.

OH, IT JUST BROKE.

YEAH. 'CAUSE IT WAS UNDER TENSION.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT NOW,

ALL THE TENSION HANGS ON THE SECOND, FINAL PIN.

[YASSIN]: YOU CAN SEE IT, EH?

IT'S SO RED, YEAH.

[AMIN]: IT'S NOT A GOOD FEELING TO WATCH THIS,

BUT IT'S GOT TO GET DONE.

HASN'T BROKEN YET, EH?

TAKE IT THAT WAY A LITTLE BIT.

NOTHING.

NOTHING?

YEAH.

WE'RE GONNA USE THE OTHER TRUCK TO GIVE IT A YANK ON THAT SIDE,

AND HOPEFULLY IT JUST KIND OF POPS OPEN.

AMIN, GENTLE, EH?

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA SWING AWAY, YOU KNOW?

YEAH, IT'S UNDER TENSION.

[AMIN]: IT'S HOLDING ON BY A THREAD NOW.

THIS IS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

AMIN!

OH, MY GOD.

AMIN, GENTLE, EH?

OH, MY GOD.

[NARRATOR]: NORTH OF TORONTO ON THE 404...

RIAD? RIAD!

[NARRATOR]: ...THE CONTAINER HAS RIPPED FREE

OF THE CHASSIS,

BUT NOT EXACTLY AS PLANNED.

GOOD?

I GOT YOU, BUDDY, I GOT YOU.

[AMIN]: SUCH A RELIEF,

GOD FORBID THAT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT.

THAT'S A BIG SWING, MAN.

-UNBELIEVABLE, EH? -UNBELIEVABLE.

[AMIN]: WE EXPECTED, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PRESSURE,

BUT YOU CAN'T REALLY GUESS ON HOW MUCH TENSION IS IN THERE.

GOOD THING HE HAD THE LINE ON IT,

OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER.

YEAH.

THESE, SEE HERE...

[NARRATOR]: NOW WITH THE TRAILER UPRIGHT...

THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION IS ON SCENE

TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH.

WE HAVE A TRUCK INSPECTOR OUT HERE

TO CONDUCT AN INSPECTION.

LOOK AT THIS.

BRAKES AREN'T EVEN TOUCHING THE DRUM.

COULDN'T SLOW DOWN ENOUGH.

YEAH, THAT MAKES MORE SENSE.

[TRUCK INSPECTOR]: CHECKING YOUR BRAKES

IS PART OF A DAILY TRIP INSPECTION.

THIS IS WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF YOU DON'T CHECK YOUR BRAKES.

JUST, LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS KILLED.

IF YOU DON'T MIND FOR SAFETY, LET ME HOOK IT UP.

ABSOLUTELY.

I'M ONLY GONNA MOVE IT TO THE SIDE.

[NARRATOR]: WHILE THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES,

AMIN CAN TURN TO HIS NEXT CHALLENGE.

[AMIN]: THIS IS IT, THIS IS THE MAIN EVENT.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND AMIN IS WORRIED

THAT THE DRIVER UNDERREPORTED THE WEIGHT OF THE LOAD.

GARBAGE IS ALWAYS VERY HEAVY, SO...

I MEAN, WE WERE TOLD IT'S 43,000 POUNDS, I JUST...

I'M HAVING A HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT.

LET'S HELP HIM OUT.

WE GOTTA PUT OUR DOUBLE LINE ON ON THE BOTTOM.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: THE HEAVY JOB DEMANDS MORE HELP,

SO STEVE NESS HAS JUST JOINED THE CREW.

[STEVE]: I WAS ON ANOTHER JOB,

AND THEY CALLED AND SAID

AN EXTRA COUPLE HANDS WOULDN'T HURT HERE,

SO THAT'S THE WAY TO DO 'ER.

WE'RE GONNA KNOW HOW MUCH WEIGHT THAT HAS NOW.

[LOAD STRAINING]

[STEVE]: WHOA, SHE'S HEAVY.

THIS IS LOADED, EH?

THIS THING.

IT'S FREAKING HEAVY, MAN.

YOU CAN TELL THIS THING

DEFINITELY DOESN'T HAVE 43,000 POUNDS.

NO WAY.

YOU CAN HEAR THAT WINCH SCREAMING.

WHEN YOU'RE PULLING A WEIGHT,

AND IT'S DEADWEIGHT,

NO WHEELS, NO NOTHING,

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WEIGHT IS IN THE CONTAINER...

JUST BY THE NOISE AND THE WAY IT'S COMING OUT.

[WINCHES WHINE]

THIS IS WHERE YOU'VE GOTTA WATCH

A CABLE DON'T SNAP, EH?

IT'LL JUST TAKE YOUR HEAD RIGHT OFF.

WHEN YOU HEAR THAT NOISE, IT'S TIME TO BE ON FULL ALERT,

BECAUSE IF A CABLE DOES BREAK,

THERE'S A CHANCE OF, YOU KNOW, AN ACCIDENT HAPPENING.

SLOW, EH? SLOW.

[AMIN]: WE FIGURED THIS THING WEIGHS OVER 65,000 POUNDS.

FAILURE COULD HAPPEN REALLY QUICK.

INCH BY INCH...

VERY SLOWLY.

[PILOT]: TODAY WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN EXCELLENT FORECAST.

[NARRATOR]: 325 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST...

HIGH CEILINGS,

EXCELLENT VISIBILITY,

LIGHT WINDS.

[NARRATOR]: THE OPP IS TAKING OFF

ON A HIGH-ALTITUDE PATROL.

PILOT BEN ALLAN

AND AIRBORNE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CHRIS HOGG

ARE HEADING OVER CHATHAM TOWARD THE 401.

23-10.

WE'RE HEADED TO THE 401.

WE'LL AWAIT DIRECTIONS FROM OUR OFFICER UP IN THE AIR

IN THE HELICOPTER.

[NARRATOR]: CONSTABLE MATTHEW EARLEY WILL BE READY

TO RESPOND TO ANY VIOLATIONS.

DUE TO THE DEVICE HE HAS UP IN THE ACTUAL HELICOPTER,

HE CAN TELL US

THE DISTANCE THAT TWO TRUCKS ARE SPACED APART.

[RADIO BEEPS]

IT'S VERY DANGEROUS,

BECAUSE AT ANY MOMENT,

IF ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES HAS TO COME TO A STOP,

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A MULTI-VEHICLE COLLISION.

2-3 10-4.

WHAT'S THE LOCATION NOW?

JUST COMING UP TO THE OVERPASS...

NOW.

SEE THAT BLACK TRAILER?

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PULL OVER.

[ENGINE RACING]

SO HE'S BEEN FOLLOWING THIS TRANSPORT TRAILER

MUCH TOO CLOSE.

YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW

HE'S ONLY ABOUT ONE CAR LENGTH BEHIND IT.

[ACTIVATES SIREN]

[SIREN WHOOPS AND STOPS]

HI, THERE, SIR.

I JUST STOPPED YOU TODAY

JUST FOR FOLLOWING THE OTHER TRANSPORT TRUCK THERE

TOO CLOSELY.

IT'S A "FOLLOW-TOO-CLOSE" TICKET.

OKAY, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS

ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH THIS?

OKAY, DRIVE SAFE.

TAKE CARE.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

WHAT WE'RE DOING IS IMPORTANT

BECAUSE OF HOW MANY COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS

WE HAVE ON THIS HIGHWAY.

SO EVERY PERSON THAT'S SEEN A TRACTOR-TRAILER

PULLED OVER TODAY

THINKS TWICE ABOUT THEIR OWN DRIVING PATTERNS,

THEIR OWN DRIVING BEHAVIOUR.

[NARRATOR]: BACK ON THE 404...

-WE'RE GONNA GO ON THE TOP. -UP TOP?

[NARRATOR]: THE AUTO ROUTE CREW HAS EASED THE CONTAINER

ONTO THE PAVEMENT,

BUT REMOVING IT FROM THE SCENE WILL BE MUCH TOUGHER.

[AMIN]: SO NOW WE'VE GOT IT BACK ON THE ROAD,

WE'VE GOT TO LIFT IT UP,

AND LOAD IT UP INTO A LANDOLL.

I'M GONNA GO TRIPLE LINE.

[AMIN]: THERE'S A HIGH RISK WITH LIFTING THIS THING,

BECAUSE IT'S OVERLOADED.

[NARRATOR]: THE ROTATOR WILL LIFT ON ONE END

WITH THE 50-TON WRECKER ON THE OTHER,

JUST HIGH ENOUGH TO ROLL A FLATDECK UNDERNEATH.

OKAY, LET'S TRY THAT.

GO VERY SLOW.

YOU'VE GOTTA KEEP AN EYE ON IT.

YEAH.

JUST IN CASE THE LOAD DECIDES TO SHIFT ON US.

[AMIN]: IF THE LOAD DECIDES TO SHIFT THE WRONG WAY,

WE COULD HAVE A REAL DISASTER ON OUR HANDS.

I THINK IN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES,

I'M GONNA START SMOKING AGAIN.

YASSIN, SLOWLY.

[STEVE]: WHEN THEY'RE OVERLOADED,

THIS HAS GOT A CHANCE TO BUCKLE,

SO WE'RE GONNA KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON IT AS WE LIFT IT,

AND WE'LL GET THE TRAILER UNDER IT, HOPEFULLY.

YEAH, YOU CAN HEAR THE LOAD SHIFTING INSIDE.

SHE'S BOWING.

YEAH?

WHERE, IN THE MIDDLE?

YEAH.

THIS THING COULD OPEN UP LIKE A SARDINE CAN.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE CONTAINER WALL

STRAINING UNDER THE WEIGHT,

THEY NEED TO WORK FAST.

[AMIN]: OKAY, I'M GONNA BACK UP.

I'VE GOTTA BACK UP.

[STEVE]: WE'RE GONNA GET IT UNDERNEATH HERE

AS FAST AS WE CAN. SAFELY.

WHOA!

HEY, HEY!

WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: THE TRAILER IS SCRAPING

THE COMPROMISED WALL.

I GOTTA GO UP HIGHER.

[STEVE]: IF THIS SHIPPING CONTAINER DID BREAK IN HALF,

IT WOULD ADD HOURS AND HOURS TO THE CLEANUP ON THIS PROJECT.

WE'RE GOOD?

GET READY TO STOP HIM, EH?

GET READY TO STOP HIM.

THAT'S IT!

-WHOA! -HEY!

DROP IT.

[AMIN]: AS SOON AS THAT CONTAINER HIT THE FLOAT,

YOU KNOW, THAT WAS A HUGE RELIEF.

THIS THING'S FRIGGIN' HEAVY, LOOK AT IT.

OH, YEAH.

THEM TIRES ARE RIGHT DOWN.

LET'S GET THE CHAINS FROM THE FLATBED,

AND LET'S CHAIN 'ER UP.

[STEVE]: GETTING 'ER READY TO TRANSPORT,

AND WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

[AMIN]: WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

WE'RE GONNA BE OUTTA HERE SOON.

[NARRATOR]: ONCE THEY HOOK UP THE TRAILER CHASSIS

FOR THE TOW,

THEY CAN CLEAR THE SCENE...

HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

GOOD.

WE'RE NOT GONNA BE LONG.

WE'VE JUST GOTTA SECURE THE TRAILER, AND, UH...

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE OPP HAS A MESSAGE

FROM THE MINISTRY INSPECTOR.

MTO SAID THAT THE TRAILER CAN'T BE TOWED.

IT NEEDS TO BE PUT ON A FLATBED.

WELL, WE'RE USING THE FLATBED FOR THE CONTAINER, RIGHT?

IT CAN'T BE TOWED.

THE TRAILER HAD SOME DAMAGE CAUSED TO IT,

AS PER THE ROLLOVER,

THAT WOULD PREVENT IT FROM BEING TOWED.

THEY WANT THE TRAILER FLAT-BEDDED.

BROKEN SPRING.

[NARRATOR]: THEY BRING IN ANOTHER FLATDECK,

AND NOW THEY'LL WRANGLE THE DAMAGED TRAILER ON BOARD.

[AMIN]: JUST PULL OFF ON THE SIDE.

[NARRATOR]: TO KEEP TRAFFIC FLOWING,

THE CREW WILL WORK UP AGAINST A LIVE LANE.

OH, HERE WE GO.

[STEVE]: SOMETIMES SOMETHING VERY SIMPLE

CAN JUST TURN INTO A BIT OF GRIEF.

[YASSIN]: WORKING BESIDE LIVE TRAFFIC

COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS,

BECAUSE IF THE TRAILER SWINGS,

AND PEOPLE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD,

THEY'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION.

[AMIN]: WE'VE GOTTA BRING SOME CHAINS, CONTROL CHAINS,

SO IT DOESN'T SWING ON US.

STEVE, HOLD THE CHAIN.

I'LL WATCH IT FROM HERE.

LIFT UP THE BACK, YASSIN, A BIT.

[AMIN]: YOU KNOW, THIS THING HAD TO BE LIFTED, AND ROTATED,

AND PUT ON ALL THE WAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...ALL IN THE CONFINES

OF A SINGLE LANE.

RIAD, PULL THE CHAIN, MAN.

JUST HOLD IT, MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T GO FAST.

PULL IT, PULL IT.

[AMIN]: TWO GUYS ARE HOLDING ONTO IT

SO IT DOESN'T SWING,

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, ONCE IT TAKES OFF,

THEN YOU MIGHT AS WELL, UH...

[CHUCKLES RUEFULLY] ...SAY GOODBYE.

BOOM UP, COME CLOSER.

YASSIN!

HEY!

-STOP. -WHOA!

[HORNS BLARE]

STOP!

-[HONKING] -WHOA!

PULL IT, PULL IT!

[NARRATOR]: ON HIGHWAY 404 NORTH OF TORONTO...

[HORNS BLARE]

[HORNS HONKING AND BLARING]

...THE FINAL PIECE OF THE RECOVERY

IS STARTING TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL.

WHOA!

STOP, YASSIN.

[AMIN]: IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS WORKING ALONG TRAFFIC.

THINGS COULD HAPPEN IN A SPLIT SECOND, RIGHT?

[NARRATOR]: SO AMIN MAKES THE CALL

HE WAS WORKING TO AVOID.

HOLD ON,

I'M GOING TO GET THEM TO GIVE US ANOTHER LANE.

ALL IT TAKES IS THAT ONE PERSON

THAT'S NOT PAYING ATTENTION WHERE HE'S GOING.

HE COULD RUN INTO THE BACK OF THE CRASHED TRUCK,

RUN INTO THE CREW, RUN INTO US.

BRING THIS END DOWN.

OKAY.

IF SOMETHING WAS GONNA GO WRONG,

WE NEEDED THAT BUFFER ZONE, RIGHT?

THAT'S GOOD, YASSIN, THAT'S GOOD.

SHOULD BE GOOD RIGHT THERE.

[STEVE]: WE'RE JUST GONNA BACK UP THE TRAILER,

CHAIN 'ER DOWN,

AND WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

GOOD, GOOD, STOP HIM.

TOUCHDOWN.

[AMIN]: IT WAS SUCH A RELIEF

TO HOOK UP AND JUST CLEAR THE HIGHWAY.

IT WAS A HUGE RELIEF.

I'M HAPPY TO BE ON MY WAY HOME.

OKAY, THANKS AGAIN.

APPRECIATE IT.

[TRAFFIC NEWS RADIO]: WELL, GOOD NEWS,

WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH A TRACTOR-TRAILER

ROLLED OVER ON THE RAMP

FROM DAVIS DRIVE TO THE SOUTH 404.

THE RAMP IS NOW OPEN,

AND YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE HIGHWAY

THROUGH THAT STRETCH.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: AS NIGHT FALLS ON TORONTO,

EVENING TRAFFIC IS MOVING WELL THROUGH THE CITY...

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT JUST TO THE SOUTH...

[NARRATOR]: ...A RAMP TO THE QEW, NEAR ST. CATHARINES,

IS SHUT DOWN.

[♪♪♪]

OKAY, GUYS, OUT.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND METRO TRUCK'S HEAVY MANAGER

GLEN HOBMAN IS FIGHTING TO GET IT BACK OPEN.

PULL!

IS THAT OFF?

JUST TRYING TO GET THESE 8,000-POUND ROLLS

OUT OF THE BACK.

OKAY, GO AHEAD NOW!

[NARRATOR]: SOMEHOW,

THE TRAILER, LOADED WITH ROLLS OF PAPER,

BROKE FREE FROM THE TRACTOR AND PLOWED OFF THE RAMP.

[TODD STEWART]: IT DROVE THE NOSE OF THE TRAILER

A GOOD TWO TO THREE FEET INTO THIS HARD-PACKED ROCK

AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

THE ACTUAL BACK END OF THE TRAILER

IS ALMOST 10 FEET OFF THE GROUND.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S A TOUGH OFFLOAD FOR GLEN

AND NEW ROTATOR OP TODD STEWART.

YOU GOT IT?

[TODD]: YOU CAN'T USE A FORKLIFT.

CAN'T GET IN THERE,

SO WE HAVE TO USE OUR TOW TRUCKS

TO ACTUALLY PULL THE ROLLS OUT,

AND THEN USE MY ROTATOR TO ACTUALLY LIFT THEM OFF.

PUT YOUR PIN IN FIRST.

OKAY, GLEN, I'M GOING UP.

CLEAR.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE 8,000-POUND ROLLS

AREN'T DESIGNED FOR EASY RIGGING.

OKAY, HERE SHE COMES, EVERYBODY CLEAR!

STOP! WHOA!

WHOA, WHOA!

[GLEN HOBMAN]: WITH HEAVY RESCUE,

THERE ARE TRAINING COURSES,

AND THEY SHOW YOU PERFECT DIAGRAMS

OF PERFECT SITUATIONS...

OKAY, ALL CLEAR, I'M GONNA COME AROUND.

[GLEN]: ...BUT THE REALITY OF THE JOB

STATES THAT EVERY SITUATION IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT.

YOU NEED TO ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES.

HE WANTS TO COME OVER HERE.

[GLEN]: I'VE GOT A NEW BUNCH OF GUYS WORKING WITH ME.

WE'RE ALL LEARNING,

SO OF PATIENCE, A LOT OF TEAMWORK,

AND A LOT OF COMMUNICATION,

AND WE'RE GETTING THE JOB DONE.

TENSION OFF.

TENSION OFF!

NOT FREE WHEEL.

THANK YOU.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THEY'RE DOWN

TO JUST THE LAST FEW ROLLS.

WITH ANY LUCK, WE CAN GET THE JOB DONE NO PROBLEM.

CAN WE GET THE STRAP IN THERE?

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THEIR LUCK...

THERE'S NO ROOM ANYWHERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...JUST RAN DRY.

[TODD]: WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO

IS JUST GET OUR STRAPS DOWN AND AROUND.

LET'S TRY THAT.

[TODD]: REALLY JAMMED TIGHT IN THERE,

FROM THE IMPACT FROM THE TRAILER HITTING DOWN,

THOSE ROLLS WERE FORCED RIGHT TIGHT.

[GRUNTING WITH EFFORT]

COME ON, YOU, JUST FALL DOWN ALREADY.

JUST CAN'T GET PAST THIS.

THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH SPACE.

IT'S NOT GRABBING.

[TODD]: IF WE CAN'T FIGURE OUT

A BETTER WAY TO GET THESE THINGS,

WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE ALL NIGHT.

[GLEN]: IT'S NOT GONNA MOVE AT ALL.

[TODD]: WE'VE GOTTA DO SOMETHING, MAN.

THAT'S JAMMED IN THERE TIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: BUT WITH THE TRAILER POINTING

DOWN THE SLOPE,

GRAVITY IS WORKING AGAINST THE CREW.

[TODD]: IF WE CAN GET 'EM TO SETTLE

AND COME BACK A LITTLE BIT,

WE'LL BE ABLE TO PULL 'EM OUT

EASIER THAN WHAT IT'S GOING NOW.

TODD, COME DIG.

[NARRATOR]: SO IT'S TIME TO START EXCAVATING.

[GLEN]: WE'VE GOT TO GET TO THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER

IN ORDER TO GET A COUPLE GOOD POINTS

THAT THEY CAN GRAB THAT ARE GONNA HOLD,

BECAUSE THERE'S STILL 24,000 POUNDS WORTH OF PAPER

STILL SITTING IN THE NOSE OF THIS TRAILER.

THAT'S LIKE CONCRETE THERE, MAN.

OH, I FOUND THE BOTTOM.

♪ HALLELUJAH

WE'VE GOT ENOUGH TO GET A HOOK UNDERNEATH IT,

AND HOOK A COUPLE ROPES TO THIS THING,

AND UP SHE GOES, WE'RE HOPING.

[TODD]: THE TRAILER'S NOT GONNA BE AN EASY PICK UP,

BASICALLY ON THE SHEER WEIGHT THAT'S STILL INSIDE OF IT.

WE'RE GONNA TRY TO PICK IT UP.

GO AHEAD, JESSE.

[TODD]: HOPEFULLY ONCE WE LIFT IT UP,

IT'LL GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF ROOM IN BETWEEN THE ROLLS

SO THAT WE CAN SLIDE OUR STRAPS IN.

BOTH LINES, NICE AND SLOW.

[TODD]: THERE'S NO GUARANTEE IT'S GONNA WORK.

IF IT DOESN'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

JESSE, BOTH LINES TOGETHER, BUDDY.

BOTH LINES, NICE AND SLOW.

[NARRATOR]: ON A RAMP TO THE QEW...

JESSE, BOTH LINES TOGETHER, BUDDY.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE METRO CREW

IS TRYING TO LEVEL OUT THE TRAILER.

STOP, STOP, STOP!

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT ONE OF THEIR LINES

IS CAUGHT.

YOUR RED LINE,

SHE'S GONNA SNAP BACK!

PUT IT BACK DOWN, PUT IT BACK DOWN.

OKAY, TIGHTEN BACK UP.

ALL RIGHT, BOOM UP.

KEEP GOIN', JESSE, KEEP GOIN'.

OKAY, STOP THERE.

[NARRATOR]: THE TRAILER IS LEVEL.

TIME TO SEE IF THE PLAN HAS WORKED.

WE HAVE TO TRY TO SHIMMY A STRAP IN THERE.

THIS SIDE'S A LITTLE SNUG...

BUT...

IT HELPED A LOT.

IN HEAVY RECOVERY, THERE'S ALWAYS PROBLEMS.

-OKAY? -IT'S OVER.

I'M JUST GONNA TRY TO WALK IT ALL OVER NOW.

I'M OVER, I'M OVER.

-THERE WE GO. -GOOD.

YOU JUST GOTTA WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH IT.

[GLEN]: OKAY, TENSION ON!

STOP.

[NARRATOR]: THE LOAD IS FREED UP,

BUT WITH EACH ROLL WEIGHING FOUR TONS,

NEW OPERATOR TODD HAS SOME DELICATE WORK AHEAD.

TODD, LIFT UP!

YEAH, WE'RE GOING UP.

[TODD]: COMING OUT OF THIS TRAILER,

I GOTTA BE VERY CAREFUL.

IT COULD SWING, IT COULD HURT SOMEBODY.

HEADS UP!

SOMEBODY COULD GET KILLED

WITH THIS THING ROLLING AROUND, THAT'S FOR SURE.

IT'S HARD TO KEEP AN EYE ON EVERYBODY

TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S SAFE,

SO EVERYBODY'S GOT TO REALLY WATCH WHAT'S GOING ON.

OKAY, I'M GONNA BOOM DOWN.

IT WAS VERY MUCH A MATTER OF LOTS OF EYES,

EVERYONE WORKING TOGETHER.

NEXT!

OKAY, PULL A LITTLE BIT.

OKAY, GLEN, STOP.

GLEN!

OKAY, THERE'S THE BLOCK!

LOOK, IT'S SITTING ON THE DECK.

OKAY, WE STOPPED IT FROM SWINGING A BIT, YOU KNOW?

THAT'S IT.

[GLEN]: THE HOURS AND HOURS WE SPEND TRAINING

AND LEARNING AND TALKING,

THIS IS ALL PAYING OFF.

ARE WE GOOD, OR WHAT?

YEAH.

I'M GREAT!

LAST ONE.

PULL A LITTLE BIT.

YOU GOOD THERE?

STRAIGHT DOWN, BUDDY.

OKAY.

OKAY, I'M DOWN.

WE'LL GET THIS TRAILER OUT OF HERE.

THERE, YOU GOT IT.

YOU'RE THE MAN, HOMER.

GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU.

[TODD]: THAT TOOK US A LOT LONGER THAN WE WERE EXPECTING,

JUST BECAUSE OF THOSE ROLLS BEING JAMMED AGAINST EACH OTHER,

BUT WE DIDN'T GIVE UP.

HEY, BUDDY, THANK YOU.

GOOD JOB, BROTHER, GOOD JOB.

[GLEN]: I'M PROUD OF ALL MY GUYS.

THEY WORKED REALLY, REALLY WELL TOGETHER.

SO IN MY WORLD,

THAT'S A WIN ALL THE WAY AROUND.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: THE NEXT MORNING, 185 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST...

[NARRATOR]: ...TRAFFIC ON THE 401

IS BARELY CRAWLING THROUGH BOWMANVILLE.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[♪♪♪]

[BILL JR.]: IT'S LEANING A LITTLE BIT MORE

THAN I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH.

[NARRATOR]: BILL WRIGHT JR. IS ALREADY ON SCENE,

AND TODAY,

HE AND MITCH WON'T BE ABLE TO RELY ON THEIR FATHER.

[MITCH]: DAD'S ON A PLANE RIGHT NOW, EH?

HE'S PROBABLY FREAKIN'.

YEAH, THIS WILL BE, ACTUALLY, OUR FIRST ONE WITHOUT HIM, SO...

YEAH.

[MITCH]: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME

MY DAD'S BEEN COMFORTABLE ENOUGH

TO TAKE OFF AND LEAVE HIS TWO BOYS BEHIND

TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS,

SO NERVES ARE DEFINITELY UP.

HEY, I BET YOU HE'S PRETTY NERVOUS.

HE PROBABLY WANTS TO TURN THAT PLANE AROUND

AND COME HOME RIGHT NOW.

[LAUGHING] YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: THE BROTHERS WILL HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER

TO GET THE LEANING SEMI ON THE ROAD,

WHILE KEEPING IT UPRIGHT.

[BILL JR.]: TRACTOR TRAILER'S HERE IN THE MUD,

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SEE WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO WITH THAT.

[NARRATOR]: WITH 30,000 POUNDS OF TIRES INSIDE,

THE TRUCK IS SINKING FAST.

[BILL JR.]: WITH ALL THIS CONSTRUCTION,

IT'S FRESH SHOULDERS.

THEY'RE JUST SOFT. THEY'RE REALLY SOFT, RIGHT?

[BILL JR.]: IF THE TRUCK SINKS TOO FAR INTO THAT DITCH,

WE DO HAVE POTENTIAL FOR IT TO ROLL OVER,

SO WE GOTTA BE PRETTY SPEEDY.

SO, WHAT'S YOUR PLAN? WHAT, PICK IT UP,

SO WE'RE GONNA STRAIGHTEN IT OUT AS WE PICK IT...

YEAH, AND THEN WE JUST GET THE WHEELS UP,

ONTO SOME MORE SOLID GROUND...

...AND THEN ALMOST DID THE SAME UP AT THE FRONT,

AND THEN YOU HAVE HOOKED TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK.

WHILE YOU'RE BRINGING IT?

-I GOT THE TRAILER-- -YEAH, YEAH.

--UP IN THE AIR IN THE BACK TANDEMS,

AND THEN I CAN BRING IT OVER,

AND YOU CAN KEEP BRINGING THAT FRONT END ACROSS TOO.

YUP. YEAH, LET'S DO THAT.

THEN CAN WE CAN BRING IT AND DROP IT RIGHT UP ON TOP.

-OKAY, COOL. -I THINK THAT'D BE DOPE.

[MITCH]: A LOT OF THE TIME WE BUTT HEADS,

AND IN THIS CASE,

WE HAD THE EXACT SAME KIND OF IDEAS.

HE AGREED WITH ME, I AGREED WITH HIM.

[BILL JR.]: YUP.

[NARRATOR]: MITCH WILL PULL THE SEMI TO THE ROAD

WHILE HOLDING IT UPRIGHT,

THEN BILL WILL GUIDE THE TRACTOR OUT OF THE DITCH,

AND ONTO THE HIGHWAY...

SO LET'S GET RIGGED.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THEY'LL BE FIGHTING MORE RESISTANCE

THAN JUST THE WEIGHT.

AS IT SINKS AND GETS INTO THE MUD,

IT CREATES A SUCTION.

[BILL JR.]: THERE'S NO WAY TO MEASURE

HOW MUCH WEIGHT THE SUCTION ADDS.

YOU WANT LIKE THAT, OR LIKE THAT?

DO RED THE FAR--

OR, UH... DO YELLOW FAR.

YEAH.

[BILL JR.]: WE COULD END UP FLIPPING THE ROTATOR HERE.

WITHOUT BILL BEING HERE,

WE'RE STILL A TOUCH NERVOUS AS TO WHAT THE TRUCK WILL DO.

[NARRATOR]: IT COULD BE TOO MUCH FOR THE ROTATOR,

AND THE CREW MEMBER WITH THE MOST EXPERIENCE

IS 35,000 FEET UP IN THE AIR.

PULL UP.

[SIGHS] PHEW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, WE'LL JUST SEE.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE WESTBOUND 401,

TRAFFIC IS SQUEEZING INTO A SINGLE LANE...

IT'S COMING. IT'S COMING.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND GETTING IT FLOWING AGAIN...

[NARRATOR]: ...IS UP TO TWO BROTHERS

WHO HAVE NEVER WORKED TOGETHER WITHOUT THEIR FATHER'S GUIDANCE.

IT'S COMING.

[MITCH]: I KNEW THE DAY WOULD COME

WHEN MY DAD WASN'T GONNA BE THERE,

AND THE JOB NEEDED TO BE DONE.

...AND EVERY INCH THAT WE GET THAT BOOM IN,

WE'RE GETTING MORE LEVERAGE, TOO.

YEAH, EXACTLY, YEAH.

[BILL JR.]: WITH THE OLD MAN GONE,

IT'S A LITTLE MORE NERVE-RACKING.

WE LACK THAT LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA CONFIDENCE

THAT HE GIVES.

RIGHT NOW, THE WAY I HAVE IT LIFTED UP...

YEAH?

-...IT'S GONNA GO THAT WAY. -GO WHAT WAY?

LIKE, WHEN IT COMES, IT'S GONNA WANNA SWING.

NO, IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA COME CENTRE.

RIGHT?

SEE HOW THAT'S TO THE RIGHT?

IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA COME A BIT CENTRE.

[MITCH]: YOU START TO OVERTHINK,

AND, YOU KNOW, START TO DOUBT YOURSELF,

SO I'VE JUST GOT TO KEEP PUSHING AND TRUST MYSELF.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND HIS BROTHER.

WATCH YOUR LEGS.

YOU'RE FLOATIN'.

JUST STARTED FLOATIN'.

[NARRATOR]: ...FIGHTING THE PULL OF THE MUD

WITH HIS BOOM EXTENDED,

MITCH COULD SHOCK AND TIP THE ROTATOR.

TRY NOT TO PICK IT ALL THE WAY UP, RIGHT?

YEAH. YEAH, NO, NO.

THERE YOU GO, SHE'S COMING.

[NARRATOR]: HE NEEDS TO SLIDE THE TRAILER SIDEWAYS.

[BILL JR.]: BRING IT A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE ROAD.

BRING 'ER IN ANOTHER LITTLE BIT?

YEAH.

YOU'RE HAPPY WITH THAT THERE?

YEAH, YEAH, WE'RE UP, YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE'LL SET 'ER DOWN NICE AND EASY.

[BILL JR.]: NOW THAT WE GOT THE BACK OF THE TRAILER UP

ON SOME SOLID GROUND,

WERE GONNA MOVE MITCH UP WITH THE ROTATOR,

DO BASICALLY-- TRY TO DO THE SAME THING WITH THE FRONT,

THEN AS IT GETS CLOSER TO THE ROAD,

I'LL HAVE MY TRUCK HOOKED TO THE FRONT,

AND WE'LL JUST WINCH WITH HIM,

AND SEE HOW EASY IT COMES UP.

[MITCH]: SOGGY. EVERYTHING'S JUST WET,

AND THERE'S NOT REALLY

A WHOLE LOT OF, LIKE, STABILITY TO ANYTHING.

IT SITS THERE SOLID FOR A COUPLE MINUTES,

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT CAN JUST KIND OF LET GO.

[HORNS HONK]

[HORN BLARING CONTINUOUSLY]

YEAH, YOU'RE WELCOME.

[MITCH]: WE GET THE GUYS THAT GO BY

AND TELL US WHERE TO GO,

AND THE HORN'S GOING, AND EVERYTHING ELSE,

BUT THAT'S OUR JOB, IS TO GET THAT HIGHWAY RE-OPENED.

LET'S GO.

[NARRATOR]: ONCE AGAIN,

HE'LL BE BATTLING HEAVY SUCTION FROM THE MUD.

[SUCTION PULLING ON WHEEL]

HEY, MITCH?

YO! WHAT?

WATCH YOUR LEG, YEAH?

THE BACK ONE?

[BILL JR.]: I JUST GOTTA KEEP MY EYES ON THOSE LEGS,

AND STAY IN COMMUNICATION WITH HIM.

IT'S GETTING HIGHER.

IT'S GETTING UP THERE?

IT'S COMING NOW.

HOW'S MY LEG, SAME?

YEAH.

[MITCH]: WE'RE OUT OF THE MUD.

READY?

[NARRATOR]: NOW IT'S UP TO BILL

TO STRAIGHTEN THE TRACTOR SO HE CAN PULL IT FORWARD.

JUST LIKE THAT, BILLY, THAT'S PERFECT, BUDDY.

WE'RE RIGHT IN SYNC. THAT'S AWESOME.

YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THAT?

[NARRATOR]: THE LAST STAGE IS THE MOST CRITICAL.

THE MUD IS STILL PULLING,

AND THE GROUND IS FAR FROM SOLID.

[MITCH]: THAT'S SKETCHY.

ALL IT TAKES IS FOR THAT BANK TO GIVE OUT,

AND THEN WE'RE BACK TO WHERE WE STARTED, SO...

[BILL JR.]: WE'RE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE,

SO IT'S ALL FRESH DIRT.

YOU JUST KINDA GOTTA KEEP PULLING

AND HOPE IT STARTS COMING.

LET ME TRY AND DRIVE AHEAD.

BILLY'S GONNA PICK IT UP,

AND HE'S GONNA START DRIVING OUT.

WE'RE GONNA KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE BACK

TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T DOG-TRACK BACK INTO THAT DITCH.

LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: BILL NEEDS TO STEER THE TRAILER FREE

BEFORE IT SLIDES DOWN THE CRUMBLING SLOPE.

SOMETHING THAT MAKES THE HAIR ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK

STAND UP A LITTLE BIT.

BILLY...

NO.

WHOA!

-LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS. -OKAY.

[MITCH]: THIS IS SOMETHING

THAT MAKES THE HAIR ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK

STAND UP A LITTLE BIT.

[NARRATOR]: ON A SOFT BANK ON THE WESTBOUND 401...

BILLY... NO.

[NARRATOR]: ...MITCH AND BILL WRIGHT

ARE FACING ONE LAST ASSAULT FROM THE MUDDY TERRAIN.

WHOA!

WHEN I WENT TO PULL AHEAD,

IT KINDA WENT BACK TOWARDS THE DITCH.

[BILL JR.]: WE HAD TO STOP AND RETHINK

WHAT WE WERE GONNA DO FROM THERE.

[MITCH]: RIGHT WHERE WE THINK

THAT WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE CAN TAKE A BREATH,

AND WE'VE ALMOST, YOU KNOW, FINISHED THIS JOB...

BANG, IT HAPPENS AGAIN.

CAN YOU GET A CABLE ON THAT?

I'LL PICK IT AND DROP IT ON THE ROAD.

YEAH, PLEASE.

IT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE THINGS

YOU'VE GOT TO PICK UP, AND YOU'VE GOT TO OVERCOME.

[BILL JR.]: HE'S GONNA HAVE TO HOOK TO IT, I THINK,

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA PICK IT UP,

AND MOVE IT OVER A COUPLE MORE INCHES,

JUST TO BE SAFE.

[MITCH]: WITH HOW SOFT THE DITCH IS RIGHT NOW,

WE HAVE MINUTES TO GET THIS DONE.

-MITCH? -YO.

YOU'RE FLOATING.

BOTH.

BOTH?

THIS ONE A COUPLE INCHES, THAT ONE, HALF INCH.

CAN YOU BOOM IN AT ALL, OR NO?

YEAH, YEAH, HOLD ON.

WHOO, BESSIE.

YEAH, I THINK YOU'RE GOOD THERE.

YEAH.

THAT WENT AS WELL AS IT COULD'VE WENT.

DUDE, THAT WAS DOPE, DUDE.

[LAUGHING]

[MITCH]: THE SECOND THAT WE GOT THAT THING

UP INTO THE SAFE ZONE,

IT FELT LIKE A MILLION POUNDS COMING OFF OUR BACK.

I MEAN, THAT WAS THE TEST.

THAT'S... THAT'S...

IT'S THE MONKEY OFF OUR BACK.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THEY DID IT RELYING ONLY ON ONE ANOTHER.

[MITCH]: IF THE OLD MAN WAS HERE,

I'M SURE THAT HE'D BE PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT IT.

HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU THINK DAD'S CALLED ME?

-HOW MANY? -EIGHT.

-OH, MY GOD. -[LAUGHS]

[MITCH]: I'M SURPRISED

THAT THERE WASN'T MORE THAN EIGHT PHONE CALLS

ON HIS PHONE,

TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST.

HE'LL BE HAPPY

THAT WE'RE BOTH COMING HOME FRIENDS STILL.

[LAUGHS]

YEAH, SERIOUSLY,

WE HAVEN'T HAD A WRESTLING MATCH YET,

SO HE'LL BE HAPPY.

[LAUGHING]

[NARRATOR]: ...AND PHONE CALL NUMBER NINE

HAS JUST COME IN.

[BILL JR.]: HEY, WHAT'S UP?

WE'RE JUST FINISHING UP NOW.

IT WAS ACTUALLY PERFECT, SO...

YEAH, HE DID ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD JOB.

I'M VERY IMPRESSED.

[BILL JR.]: PRETTY IMPRESSED WITH HOW MITCH DID.

HE KNOWS THIS TRUCK REALLY WELL,

AND THAT KIND OF SURPRISED ME, ACTUALLY.

[MITCH]: I THINK ON THIS ONE, WE WORKED FANTASTIC TOGETHER.

THE DYNAMIC WITH FAMILY DOESN'T ALWAYS GO THE RIGHT WAY,

AND I THINK WE WORKED ALMOST PERFECTLY IN SYNC ON THIS.

[♪♪♪]

MY DAD'S GOING TO BE SUPER PROUD OF US,

AND HOW WE DID.

HE CAN HAVE THAT TRUST THAT, YOU KNOW,

HIS BOYS ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS WHILE HE'S GONE.

[ERIC GODARD]: WE CALL THIS RAPID DECELERATION.

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

OKAY, ERIC, ON YOU.

[NARRATOR]: ...ERIC...

DON'T MOVE.

[NARRATOR]: ...GOES UNDER.

DO NOT MOVE--

[METAL CREAKING] WHOA!

-[NARRATOR]: A DUMP TRUCK... -THIS IS A MESS.

[NARRATOR]: ...SLAMS INTO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC...

[VALTER]: PRINCE, RELEASE, RELEASE, RELEASE!

[NARRATOR]: ...AND AN ICY NIGHT...

WHOA!

[BARKING]

[DUNCAN]: SNOW, ICE,

GUYS FLYING BY US AT A HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR.

[NARRATOR]: ...IS A BUST...

LOOK AT THE FRONT BUMPER!

[NARRATOR]: ...IN CORNWALL.

-[SIGHING] -[BARKING]

[♪♪♪]