Original subtitles

[ERIC GODARD]: WE CALL THIS RAPID DECELERATION.

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

[DEREK SR.]: OKAY, ERIC, ON YOU.

[NARRATOR]: ...ERIC... -DON'T MOVE.

[NARRATOR]: ...GOES UNDER... -DO NOT MOVE.

[WRECK CREAKING] WHOA!

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

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

PRINCE, RELEASE, RELEASE, RELEASE!

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

WHOA!

[BARKING]

SNOW, ICE, GUYS FLYING BY US AT A HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR.

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

LOOK AT THE FRONT BUMPER!

[NARRATOR]: ...IN CORNWALL.

[BARKING]

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: A LATE-WINTER THAW

IS DESCENDING ON SOUTHERN ONTARIO...

[TRAFFIC REPORT]: ROADS ARE LOOKING MUCH IMPROVED

AFTER LAST NIGHT'S STORM.

WE ARE SEEING IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT GOOD CONDITIONS

DON'T ALWAYS EQUAL GOOD DRIVING.

THE ROADS ARE DRY RIGHT NOW,

AND SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE EVEN MORE OF A PROBLEM,

BECAUSE THE POTENTIAL FOR SPEEDS INCREASE.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 IN NORTH YORK,

SERGEANT KERRY SCHMIDT IS KEEPING AN EYE OUT

FOR DRIVERS MOVING TOO FAST.

[SCHMIDT]: WE'VE GOT JUST A DISABLED VEHICLE HERE

ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.

[NARRATOR]: BUT HE'S SPOTTED A DRIVER

NOT MOVING AT ALL...

OH, MAN, THAT WAS TIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND STEPPING RIGHT INTO DANGER.

ARE YOU GOING IN THE POLICE CAR?

YOU CAN'T BE ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL RIGHT?

IT'S DANGEROUS.

ARE YOU TAKING HER OFF THE HIGHWAY?

SHE CAN COME WITH.

OKAY, GET IN THE CAR.

IF YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY,

AND YOUR VEHICLE FAILS,

STAY INSIDE YOUR VEHICLE,

OR IF IT'S DRIVABLE, GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY.

WHO'S THIS?

WHAT?

JUST GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT.

JUST GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT.

I DON'T WANT YOU STOPPING HERE.

YOU'RE GONNA GET HIT.

YOU'RE GONNA GET HIT, JUST DRIVE!

I'VE SEEN MY SHARE OF DRIVERS MAKING BAD DECISIONS.

ONE DRIVER FAILS TO PAY ATTENTION,

OR MAKES A MISTAKE...

SHE'S ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS.

NO, GET OFF THE HIGHWAY,

FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

THAT MISTAKE CAN COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE.

PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THE RISKS THEY PUT THEMSELVES AT

WHEN THEY PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND WITH THE RUSH AMPING UP...

IT'S KERRY SCHMIDT HERE.

WERE YOU TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF ME?

[NARRATOR]: ...KERRY'S AFTERNOON

IS ABOUT TO GET WORSE.

10-4, THANKS.

[SCHMIDT]: WE'LL TRY TO GET UP TO THAT SCENE

AND SEE IF WE CAN PROVIDE SOME ASSISTANCE.

[NARRATOR]: BY THE TIME KERRY CAN HEAD UP

AND LOOP ONTO THE SOUTHBOUND HIGHWAY,

DRIVERS HEADING FOR TORONTO

ARE STUCK.

TRAFFIC'S BACKED UP ALL THE WAY UP THE 410 HERE

RIGHT NOW.

I SEE A HEAVY TOW HERE

TRYING TO GET TO THE SCENE THERE AS WELL.

THIS IS A MESS.

WE'VE GOT THE TRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE,

AND WE'VE GOT VEHICLES ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

LET ME SEE IF I CAN FIND AN OFFICER HERE

TO SEE WHAT THE STORY IS.

IT WAS JUST MINOR INJURIES, RIGHT?

[NARRATOR]: CUT OFF BY A SMALLER COLLISION,

THE DUMP TRUCK SMASHED INTO THE MEDIAN AND FLIPPED,

THROWING ASPHALT ACROSS THE PATH OF TRAFFIC.

[KERRY]: PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET HOME.

THEY'RE FRUSTRATED, STUCK IN TRAFFIC.

[SONNY SUBRA]: LUCKY, LUCKY THE DRIVER ALIVE.

[NARRATOR]: STEVE'S TOWING ROTATOR OP SONNY SUBRA

IS DOING ALL HE CAN TO PREP THE TRUCK

FOR A FAST UPRIGHT...

WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS PIECE OFF, THAT'S IT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT FOR NOW,

HE AND HEAVY OPERATOR PRINCE...

DON'T PUT IT BACK HERE, HEY!

[NARRATOR]: ...ARE ON HOLD.

STEVE, WHERE'S THE BOBCAT?

BOBCAT IS NOT HERE.

WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?

[NARRATOR]: STEVE'S LOADER IS STUCK

IN THE RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC.

[SCHMIDT]: WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR, SONNY?

SO, WE WAITING FOR A BOBCAT TO PUSH THIS ASPHALT OFF.

THEY'RE BRINGING A BOBCAT,

IT'S GONNA SHOVE EVERYTHING.

YEAH, WELL, THAT'S GOOD.

WHERE IS IT?

[PRINCE]: KERRY SCHMIDT IS ON YOUR CASE.

WE GOTTA GET GOING.

[SONNY]: THEY WANT THE HIGHWAY OPEN, MAN.

WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?

TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP ALL THE WAY.

IT'S RUSH HOUR RIGHT NOW.

IT'S A MESS.

AI-YI-YI-YI-YA.

[♪♪♪]

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

CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: JUST BEFORE 5:00 P.M...

YEAH, YEAH, WE SEE YOU, WE SEE YOU.

[NARRATOR]: ...OWNER STEVE PILLAI ARRIVES

IN THE CLEANUP UNIT,

WITH HIS LOADER RIGHT BEHIND HIM.

[STEVE]: WE'VE GOT GRAVEL ALL OVER THE PLACE, ASPHALT.

THE SOUTHBOUND ON THE 410

IS A MAIN ARTERY IN THE HIGHWAY.

OKAY!

[STEVE]: THE CLEANUP IS GONNA START BEGINNING NOW.

PUSH IT, PUSH IT, PUSH IT.

YEAH, THAT'S IT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE DELAY

IS PUSHING DRIVERS TO MAKE BAD DECISIONS.

PEOPLE ARE NOW A LITTLE HOT UNDER THE COLLAR

BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN STUCK IN TRAFFIC,

AND NOW THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE CHANCES

THAT MAYBE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE NORMALLY.

[SCHMIDT]: IT CERTAINLY PUTS PRESSURE ON US.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE RECOVERY CAN'T BEGIN

UNTIL ALL THE DEBRIS GETS CLEARED AWAY.

[NARRATOR]: 350 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST,

IT'S A SMOOTH AFTERNOON ON THE 401 INTO WINDSOR...

[DENNIS]: ONE HELL OF A FENDER-BENDER, THOUGH, EH?

[ERIC]: YUP.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT ON A COUNTY ROAD

SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY...

[ERIC GODARD]: IN THE TOWING INDUSTRY,

WE CALL THIS RAPID DECELERATION.

EVERY SINGLE CROSS-MEMBER HERE IS GONE.

[NARRATOR]: ...DEREK DIDONE, ERIC GODARD, AND CREW

ARE FACING A MANGLED MESS.

LOOK AT THIS HERE.

EVEN WHERE THE LEGS ARE, THEY'RE GONE.

THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT OF THE TRACTOR, AS YOU CAN SEE,

AND THE TRAILER,

IT'S GOT QUITE A BIT OF DAMAGE TO IT.

[NARRATOR]: THE SEMI, LOADED WITH PRODUCE,

SIDESWIPED A FLATDECK,

SHREDDING THE CAB,

AND PEELING OPEN THE TRAILER.

[ERIC]: HAD THERE BEEN SOMEBODY

IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THIS TRUCK,

THE ODDS ARE THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NON-SURVIVABLE.

HEY, GUYS, WE'RE GONNA BACK THE ROTATOR IN.

[BEAM CLANKING]

[NARRATOR]: THE COUNTY-COXON CREW

HAS ALREADY CLEARED THE FLATDECK,

BUT THE SEMI CAN'T GO ANYWHERE UNTIL IT'S EMPTY.

WE'RE ALL SET. LET'S GET YOU BACKED UP.

[NARRATOR]: THAT WON'T BE SIMPLE.

STRUCTURALLY, THERE'S NOTHING LEFT.

IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE INSIDE,

SO FOR SAFETY, WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING IN THERE,

WE'RE GONNA GET A HOLD OF THIS

AND RAISE THE CENTRE OF THIS TRAILER

THE BEST WE CAN.

ONE WINCH LINE ON ONE SIDE, ONE WINCH ON THE OTHER.

I DON'T THINK YOU GOT MUCH HERE, ERIC.

OH, I KNOW.

[NARRATOR]: THE TRAILER IS SO COMPROMISED...

-HAVE YOU GOT IT? -GOT IT.

[NARRATOR]: ...THAT EVEN LIFTING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT

COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS DAMAGE...

GOING UP.

CAREFUL.

OKAY, I'M HAPPY.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD PUSH OUR LUCK, THEN.

EVERYBODY?

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE TRAILER IS ONLY HALF THE PROBLEM.

[RATCHETING]

OPERATOR DAREN DIDONE IS IN A FIGHT WITH THE TRACTOR.

SLOWLY, BUT SURELY.

[NARRATOR]: DAREN NEEDS TO REMOVE THE DRIVE SHAFT

BEFORE THEY CAN TOW.

[DAREN DIDONE]: IT WAS REALLY HARD TO GET THE BOLTS

OFF THE DRIVE SHAFT.

[TOOLS CRANKING]

[DAREN]: I HAD THE IMPACT ON IT.

I WAS GIVING 'ER PRETTY GOOD ON THE WRENCHES.

[DEREK SR.]: HOLD IT.

THAT'S NOT LOADED, EH, GUYS, THAT DRIVE SHAFT?

[NARRATOR]: IF THE SHAFT IS JAMMED FROM THE CRASH

AND STUCK MID-REVOLUTION,

IT WILL STILL BE LOADED WITH PRESSURE FROM THE ENGINE,

READY TO SPRING LOOSE.

YOU CAN TELL WHEN A DRIVE SHAFT IS LOADED,

BECAUSE BASICALLY, IT'S GOT TORQUE ON IT.

IT'S TWISTED,

LIKE WRINGING A TOWEL OUT, RIGHT?

YEAH, THIS THING'S LOADED.

[ERIC]: REMOVING A DRIVE SHAFT WHILE IT'S UNDER PRESSURE

IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

WHEN IT COMES OUT,

IF IT COMES IN YOUR DIRECTION,

IT CAN LITERALLY BE DEADLY.

[DAREN]: THERE'S BEEN GUYS THAT HAVE GOTTEN KILLED

BY LOADED DRIVE SHAFTS.

[NARRATOR]: THEY NEED, SOMEHOW,

TO RELEASE THE TENSION AND SAFELY PULL IT FREE.

[ERIC]: HEY, SIR?

MAY I MAKE A SUGGESTION?

YEAH.

JUST HAVE YOU JUMP IN THERE

IN YOUR TRUCK WITH YOUR HYDRAULICS...

YEAH?

...JUST NURSE IT BACK AND FORTH A TINY BIT.

ALL RIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: IF THEY CAN ROCK THE TRUCK ENOUGH

TO UNJAM THE SHAFT,

IT COULD RELEASE THE TENSION.

WATCH YOUR HEAD, ERIC.

YUP.

[NARRATOR]: THAT MEANS

SOMEONE HAS TO GO UNDER THE ROCKING TRUCK

AND GAUGE IT BY HAND.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF THOSE GUYS.

I HATE TO ASK SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING

THAT I WOULDN'T DO MYSELF.

STAND BY A SEC, SENIOR.

[ERIC]: SOME ARE TIGHTER THAN OTHERS.

YOU MIGHT GET A VERY LITTLE BIT OF MOVEMENT.

YOU MIGHT GET QUITE A BIT OF MOVEMENT.

OKAY, ERIC, ON YOU.

GO AHEAD.

NOPE.

OKAY, HOLD.

OKAY, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

I MEAN, YOU CAN FEEL, LITERALLY,

THE TENSION BUILT UP ON THE SHAFT.

JUST LEAVE IT LIKE THAT FOR A MINUTE.

DON'T MOVE. DO NOT MOVE.

[METAL CREAKING] -HOLD IT.

-WATCH YOUR HEAD, ERIC. -YUP.

[NARRATOR]: SOUTH OF WINDSOR,

ON COUNTY ROAD 18...

[METAL CREAKING]

OKAY, HOLD.

[NARRATOR]: ERIC GODARD IS WORKING

UNDER A SHIFTING TRACTOR

TO FIGHT A STUCK DRIVE SHAFT...

[ERIC]: TRYING TO BRING IT TO YOU NOW, SIR.

[DEREK SR.]: BASICALLY,

YOU GOTTA JUST ROCK THE TRACTOR ITSELF,

SO, YOU KNOW, YOU RELIEVE THAT STRESS.

[DEREK JR.]: GOTTA GO FORWARD, SENIOR.

-I CAN'T, THAT'S IT. -YOU CAN'T?

UNLESS I PULL AHEAD.

[ERIC]: OKAY, TRY TO FORCE IT BACK FURTHER.

[METAL CREAKING]

HOLD IT.

IT'S GOOD.

YOU SEE THAT LITTLE BIT OF MOVEMENT, RIGHT THERE?

YEAH.

THAT'S TELLIN' ME WE'LL LIVE THROUGH IT...

AND IF I'M WRONG, IT'LL HURT RIGHT AWAY.

[NARRATOR]: IF THERE'S ANY TENSION LEFT IN THE SHAFT,

ERIC WILL BE RIGHT IN THE FIRING LINE.

ERIC, HE'S GOT A BIGGER HAMMER.

[ERIC]: IT COULD LITERALLY HAVE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS

PER SQUARE INCH OF PRESSURE,

AND THAT ENERGY HAS NOWHERE TO GO.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE GUY

LAYING UNDERNEATH THE DRIVESHAFT

WHEN IT STARTS TO COME FLYING OUT.

[SHARP BANG]

THAT SOUNDED GOOD.

YUP, THAT'S A WIN RIGHT THERE, BUDDY.

YOU GOT 'ER.

IT WAS DEFINITELY A RELIEF TO SEE THE DRIVESHAFT COME OUT

AND GET THE BOLTS OUT.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TALK ABOUT STAYING SAFE

ON A JOB LIKE WHAT WE DO,

BUT WHEN I'M TRAINING THE GUYS,

I TELL THEM THE BIGGEST THING YOU CAN BE AWARE OF

IS THE FACT THAT YOU ARE NEVER SAFE.

PRY THAT END UP OFF THE GROUND.

[ERIC]: YOU KNOW, THE BEST YOU CAN DO

IS BE AS SAFE AS YOU CAN POSSIBLY BE.

[NARRATOR]: AFTER YEARS OF ACTING AS A MENTOR

IN HIS OLD CREW,

ERIC'S GROWING INTO THE SAME ROLE WITH COUNTY.

WATCH YOUR ARMS!

I GOT IT. YOU'RE GOOD.

OKAY.

WE GOT 'ER.

[DAREN]: A GUY KNOWLEDGEABLE LIKE ERIC,

HE'S SEEN A LOT, DONE A LOT,

AND KNOWS HIS STUFF, THAT'S FOR SURE, SO...

A GREAT GUY TO LEARN STUFF FROM.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THEY'VE STILL GOT TO DEAL

WITH THE OFFLOAD AND THE FRAGILE TRAILER.

YOU'RE CLEAR, SENIOR.

[GRUNTING WITH EFFORT]

IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT OF A PROCESS.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 410 NORTHWEST OF TORONTO,

STEVE'S CREW HAS CLEARED OUT THE ASPHALT...

SONNY, BRING YOUR TRUCK THERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND CAN FINALLY TURN TO THE TRUCK ITSELF...

[SONNY]: TIME IS VERY IMPORTANT HERE.

THIS IS THE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA PLAY AROUND HERE.

[TRUCK HONKS]

OKAY.

[SCHMIDT]: WE'VE GOT KILOMETRES AND KILOMETRES

OF BACKED-UP TRAFFIC.

WE WANT THEM TO WORK AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAN,

AS SAFELY AS THEY CAN.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE TRUCK'S POSITION

UP AGAINST THE MEDIAN

ADDS AN EXTRA CHALLENGE.

THEEPAN, PULL THAT WINCH DOWN,

PULL IT.

[SONNY]: THE MAIN PROBLEM

IS THE GUARD RAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE.

WE DON'T WANT THAT SITTIN' ON THE GUARDRAIL

WHEN WE ROLL IT OVER.

MOVE BACK.

PULL!

PULL.

[HYDRAULICS WHIRRING]

IN, IN.

PULL IN, PULL IN MORE.

GOOD THERE, VALTER, GOOD THERE!

HOLY CRAP.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S AWAY FROM THE BARRIER.

NOW SONNY NEEDS TO CONNECT THE CATCH LINE

TO SOFTEN THE ROLL...

SOMEBODY THROW THE CHAIN UNDERNEATH.

I NEED THE CHAIN OVER HERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT STEVE IS CHANGING THE PLAN.

YOU DON'T WANT TO DO A CATCH LINE?

WE DON'T NEED A CATCH LINE.

LET IT COME DOWN.

LET IT COME DOWN?

YEAH, WE DON'T NEED A CATCH LINE HERE.

[NARRATOR]: THEY RISK THE TRUCK SMASHING DOWN HARD

WITH MOVING TRAFFIC RIGHT OVER THE MEDIAN.

STEVE, READY?

READY TO GO.

[STEVE]: THEY WANT THE HIGHWAY OPEN,

SO IT'S A PRESSURE ON ME,

AND WE NEED TO GET IT DONE.

EVERYBODY OUT OF THE WAY!

[HYDRAULICS WHIRRING]

SONNY, YOU'RE FISHING IT TOO MUCH.

DON'T FISH IT.

EASY, EASY.

NOTHING YOU CAN DO, GO, GO, GO.

PRINCE, RELEASE, RELEASE, RELEASE.

THAT'S IT.

BEAUTIFUL.

THAT CAME OVER VERY NICE.

NOW WE'VE GOT A MESS TO CLEAN UP.

[VALTER]: FINISH THE CLEANUP,

AND WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE HIGHWAY AND GET OUT OF HERE.

[STEVE]: WE GOT IT DONE IN GOOD TIMING.

THE HIGHWAY'S GONNA BE OPEN VERY SOON.

AT THE END OF THE DAY,

WE WORK TOGETHER, YOU KNOW,

AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES STEVE'S TOWING.

BACK INTO BUSINESS HERE.

[VALTER]: THE BOSS IS HAPPY.

STILL DAYLIGHT.

[LAUGHS]

TANGO DOUBLE-7...

[TRUCK HONKS]

[SCHMIDT]: ...JUST BE ADVISED ALL LANES ARE PICKED UP.

CLOSURE IS NO LONGER IN PLACE.

[NARRATOR]: BACK SOUTH OF WINDSOR...

[ERIC]: YOU'RE GOOD.

TAKE THIS ONE RIGHT ACROSS.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE COUNTY CREW

IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF OFFLOADING THE TRAILER...

[DEREK JR.]: ALL RIGHT, BACK UP, SENIOR.

YEAH, THIS IS THE LAST SKID.

WE'RE OFFLOADED, FINALLY.

[♪♪♪]

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

MOVING IT WILL BE MORE COMPLICATED.

LOOK AT THIS HERE.

[ERIC]: THE PLATE'S TORE OUT.

TOWING A TRAILER WITHOUT A FIFTH WHEEL PIN

CAUSES SOME CHALLENGES.

YOUR FIFTH WHEEL PIN

IS YOUR STRONGEST POINT TO ATTACH.

YOU LOSE THAT,

YOU'VE GOT TO REALLY START THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX.

I THINK THAT FLOOR IS GOING TO FALL OUT

WHEN WE GET IT OUT.

THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY, SOME WAY, SOMEHOW.

WELL, I GOT LOTS OF CHAIN.

COMING AT YOU.

WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE

IS LITERALLY BUILDING A SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN REVERSE.

ONCE WE PULL THIS TRACTOR OUT FROM UNDER IT,

THE TRAILER'S GONNA WANT TO COLLAPSE,

SO THIS IS GONNA BE THE ONLY CHANCE WE HAVE

OF KEEPING THIS THING IN ONE PIECE.

[NARRATOR]: THEY RUN CHAINS FROM THE LANDING GEAR

TO RAILS AT THE REAR OF THE TRAILER,

WITH DISCARDED WHEEL RIMS IN THE MIDDLE TO ADD TENSION.

ONCE I LET IT DOWN,

IT SHOULD LOAD THIS BACK UP, RIGHT?

YEAH.

TRAILER'S LIKE THIS.

YOU RUN A CHAIN FROM HERE TO HERE.

YOU LET IT BACK DOWN.

WELL, THE CHAIN'S ONLY SO LONG,

SO IT'S ONLY GOING TO LET IT COME DOWN SO FAR...

THERE WE GO.

THAT LINE LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

...AND THE RIM IN THE CENTRE WILL GIVE IT STRUCTURE.

[NARRATOR]: THAT'S THE THEORY,

BUT WITH SO MUCH DAMAGE,

IT MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH.

BUT IT'S ALL JUST A GAMBLE, REALLY,

IS WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO.

[NARRATOR]: THEY WON'T KNOW

UNTIL THEY PULL OUT THE TRACTOR.

[ERIC]: WELL, NOW, WE, UH...

WE SEE IF OUR PLAN HAS GOT BETTER ODDS THAN THE LOTTERIES.

I'M HOPING I GET REALLY LUCKY.

NICE AND EASY, BRING HIM OUT SLOW.

[ERIC]: I'M HOPING I GET REALLY LUCKY.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE EDGE OF COUNTY ROAD 18...

NICE AND EASY, BRING HIM OUT SLOW.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE COUNTY CREW IS ABOUT TO LEARN

HOW WELL THEIR CHAIN SUSPENSION WILL KEEP THE TRAILER INTACT.

THAT'S CRAZY.

[CREAKING] -[ERIC]: IT'S WORKING,

BUT LET'S NOT GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'VE LOST THE KINGPIN,

BUT THE REST OF THE TRAILER SEEMS TO BE HOLDING...

[DENNIS]: WE COULD PROBABLY CUT THAT FLOOR OFF

WITH THE CUTTER, EH?

YEAH, WELL, THERE'S NOTHING HOLDING IT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THEY WON'T KNOW IF IT'S A SUCCESS

UNTIL ERIC RELEASES THE LINES HOLDING UP THE WEIGHT.

LET ME PUT THE WEIGHT DOWN

AND SEE IF SHE'LL STRETCH 'ER OUT.

EVERYBODY SAFE?

[METAL CREAKING]

I'M JUST REALLY HOPING THAT IT STAYS TOGETHER

IN ONE PIECE.

[CREAKING AND POPPING]

HOLD ON, BUDDY, HOLD ON.

[CREAKING AND STRAINING]

IS IT GOOD OVER THERE?

OH, YEAH.

[ERIC]: THIS IS JUST BEAUTIFUL.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THEY JUST NEED TO ADD SAFETY CHAINS

AROUND THE LANDING GEAR

TO SECURE THE TOW TO THE YARD.

[ERIC]: GRAB THESE CHAINS AS TIGHT AS YOU CAN, BUDDY.

OKAY.

IT AIN'T PRETTY, BUT I THINK IT'LL RIDE.

[CHUCKLING]

DID DIRTIER.

[DEREK SR.]: WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE BOYS AND MYSELF,

WE'VE KIND OF PUMPED SOME FRESH AIR INTO THE BUSINESS.

OKAY, LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.

[ERIC]: I'M DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE.

I LOVE THE ENERGY, THE ENTHUSIASM.

IT'S REALLY SURPRISING

HOW WELL WE GELLED RIGHT AWAY.

IT'S GONNA BE A SLOW GO,

BUT I'VE HAULED HOME WORSE.

[CHUCKLING]

[ERIC]: YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WANNA LEARN

SOME STUFF THAT I HAVE TO OFFER,

AND I'VE LEARNED SOME THINGS SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE AS WELL.

JUST ATTACK 'EM THE WAY WE GOTTA ATTACK 'EM,

AND GET IT DONE,

AND NOW WE'RE GONNA GET OUT OF HERE.

[DEREK SR.]: WE'VE ALL BASICALLY GOT THE ATTITUDE,

"GET THE JOB DONE."

[HONKS HORN]

LET'S GO!

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: AS THE WEEK WINDS DOWN...

[NARRATOR]: ...A WINTER FRONT

BLASTS THROUGH TORONTO,

BEARING DOWN ON THE EASTERN END OF THE PROVINCE.

0-0-2, I'M 10-8.

WE'VE ALREADY GOT A WHACK OF SNOW HERE.

VISIBILITY IS POOR.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT LANE

I'M DRIVING IN RIGHT NOW, TO BE HONEST.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 OUTSIDE OF KINGSTON,

OPP SERGEANT JEN COLES LOOKS FOR DRIVERS

WHO AREN'T ADJUSTING TO THE WEATHER.

[COLES]: THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS HIGHWAY.

DRIVERS SEEM TO THINK

HAVING AN ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE CAR AND SNOW TIRES

MEANS THAT THEY CAN STILL DO 120 OUT ON THE 401

IN THESE CONDITIONS,

WHICH CLEARLY YOU CAN'T.

[NARRATOR]: JUST BEFORE 10:00 P.M.,

SHE SPOTS A DIFFERENT KIND OF TROUBLE.

[SIREN CHIRPS]

[COLES]: I SEE A TRANSPORT PULLED OVER.

IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S ALMOST IN A LIVE LANE HERE.

HI THERE. HOW COME YOU STOPPED HERE?

I'M TRYING TO CLEAN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS.

OKAY, IT'S NOT THE IDEAL PLACE TO STOP

WITH THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STUFF, SO--

OH, I KNOW, I KNOW.

ALL RIGHT, HAVE YOU GOT THEM CLEARED OFF NOW?

YEAH, I'M GOOD.

OKAY, PERFECT.

THERE'S A SCENARIO WHERE, YOU KNOW WHAT,

REALLY HE SHOULD HAVE PULLED OFF THE RAMP.

WHETHER YOU NEED TO FIX YOUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS

OR MAYBE CLEAR OFF YOUR HEADLIGHTS,

ANYTHING LIKE THAT,

PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY, PLEASE.

FOR YOUR SAFETY, AND FOR EVERYONE ELSE'S,

JUST GET OFF THE HIGHWAY

AND DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO YOUR CAR,

AND THEN CARRY ON.

[NARRATOR]: FARTHER EAST,

THE STORM HAS WHIPPED THROUGH CORNWALL...

[TRUCK HONKING]

...AND TO THE NORTH...

[NARRATOR]: ...DOZENS OF SEMI DRIVERS

ARE HUNKERED DOWN

AT A TRUCK STOP ON HIGHWAY 417...

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT ONE OF THEM DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT.

[ANDREW VINK]: TRACTOR-TRAILER LOST THE PATH OF THE ROAD,

AND VEERED OFF,

HAULING TWO 20-FOOT SEA CANS.

[NARRATOR]: ANDREW VINK FROM HERB'S TOWING

IS ON THE WAY.

[SHAWN]: HOW FAR IN DO YOU WANT IT?

YOU'VE GOTTA COME IN ANOTHER THREE FEET OR SO.

[NARRATOR]: HIS FATHER, HERB, AND COUSIN, SHAWN,

ARE ALREADY AT WORK...

WHO'S GOT A SHOVEL?

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THIS IS A FAMILY JOB

IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.

I THINK IN MY CAREER,

THIS WAS THE CLOSEST WRECK TO HOME.

[NARRATOR]: ...BECAUSE THE TRUCK STOP

IS HERB'S TRAVEL PLAZA,

STARTED BY ANDREW'S GRANDPARENTS.

THIS SITE IS ALSO THE ORIGINAL HOME

OF THEIR OTHER BUSINESS,

HERB'S TOWING...

[ANDREW]: LITERALLY IN FRONT OF THE EMPIRE

THAT MY GRANDMOTHER BUILT WITH HERB SR. BACK IN 1957.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND JUST YESTERDAY,

ANDREW'S GRANDMOTHER, IMELDA, PASSED AWAY AT AGE 85.

[HERB]: WE WERE JUST PLANNING THE WAKE,

AND, YEAH, I WAS WORKING WITH A HEAVY HEART.

BACK UP, BACK UP, BACK UP.

GOOD.

[ANDREW]: IT'S LOOSELY PACKED GRAVEL,

SO AS SOON AS THIS THING MOVES,

THE GRAVEL, OR THE LOAD'S GONNA MOVE WITH THE CONTAINER.

[NARRATOR]: WITH ALMOST 50,000 POUNDS IN EACH ONE,

THE SHIFTING LOAD IS A HEAVY WILD CARD.

[ANDREW]: THIS THING IS BURIED IN SNOW,

AND IT'S COMPLETELY ON ITS SIDE,

90 DEGREES,

SO IT'S GONNA BE A PURE DEADLIFT.

[NARRATOR]: THE PLAN...

ANDREW ON THE 80-TON ROTATOR

AND BILL FELL ON THE 50-TON

WILL PULL THE REAR TRAILER OUT OF THE SNOW,

AND MOVE IT ONTO THE ROAD.

THEN THEY'LL REPEAT THE MOVE FOR THE OTHER TWO PIECES.

CHAIN COMING YOUR WAY.

I CAN BRING MY BOOM OUT, ANDREW?

YUP.

[NARRATOR]: THE POSITION WILL REQUIRE BILL

TO FULLY EXTEND HIS BOOM,

LOWERING ITS LIFTING CAPACITY,

AND MAKING THIS

ONE OF THE TOUGHEST LIFTS HE'S ATTEMPTED.

WHERE DO WE WANT OUR BOOM?

DO WE WANT IT OVER MORE?

NO, YOU'RE GONNA BE CENTRE...

YOU'RE GONNA BE CENTRE OF THE CONTAINER.

OKAY, SO PRETTY MUCH WHERE I AM, THEN.

YEAH.

[BILL]: DOING HEAVIES IS A BIT MORE CHALLENGING

THAN LIGHT DUTY.

MADE ME A LITTLE NERVOUS,

THAT MUCH WEIGHT AT THE END OF THE BOOM.

I'M GONNA ROTATE A BIT BACK.

NO, YOU'VE GOTTA SLIDE BACK.

SLIDE BACK, RIGHT.

[ANDREW]: BILL BEING AT THE CONTROL OF A TRUCK

THAT HE'S NOT ENTIRELY FAMILIAR WITH,

IT MAKES IT FOR THAT MUCH MORE OF A HAZARDOUS CONDITION

TO WORK IN.

[NARRATOR]: HIS FIRST TASK,

LIFT AND SEPARATE THE REAR CONTAINER.

OKAY, TRY TO LIFT.

OKAY, EVERYBODY CLEAR?

OKAY, BOOM UP.

RED WINCH, BILL.

THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ERRORS

WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH THIS TYPE OF WEIGHT.

WHOA, YOU'RE UP, AND YOU'RE TIPPING, BILLY.

OKAY.

BILL, BOOM IN AND BOOM UP.

BOOM UP.

[BILL]: ALL THE EYES ON YOU, BIG WRECK...

YOU CANNOT MAKE A MISTAKE.

SHE'S TIPPING GOOD, HERB.

HE'S TWO FEET OFF THE GROUND, EH?

HEY, SHE'S COMING UP!

WHOA, WHOA, BOYS!

[HERB]: BOOM UP.

[NARRATOR]: JUST OFF HIGHWAY 417

IN VANKLEEK HILL...

[CABLES STRAINING]

[ANDREW]: HEY, SHE'S COMING UP.

[HERB]: WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE HERB'S CREW IS BATTLING

THE FIRST 50,000-POUND SEA CONTAINER.

WHOA, WHOA, BOYS.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND BILL'S ROTATOR...

IS LOSING.

EASY, EASY, EASY, EASY.

THE CHALLENGE IS THE DEAD WEIGHT.

I BELIEVE WE'RE IN AROUND PROBABLY 55,000-60,000 POUNDS,

AND IT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT.

OKAY, A LITTLE CHANGE OF PLAN.

WE NEED TO GO CLOSER HERE.

BOOM IN.

[NARRATOR]: THE NEW OPERATOR NEEDS GUIDANCE

FROM THE RECOVERY VETERAN.

OKAY, LINE YOURSELF BACK UP, BILL.

OKAY, WINCH IN.

[HERB]: THE CLOSER YOU ARE TO YOUR CASUALTY,

THE HIGHER THE LIFTING CAPACITY.

PULL. PULL MORE.

[STRAINING AND POPPING]

-OKAY, WHOA. -WHOA...

[HERB]: OKAY.

SHE'S LOOSE.

[NARRATOR]: THE CONTAINER IS FREE AND READY TO UPRIGHT.

BILL, BRING IN YOUR BOOM.

IN MY BOOM.

BOOM IN, AND BOOM UP.

OKAY, WHOA.

SLOWLY.

YOU START FLIPPING, AND HE'LL FOLLOW YOU.

[ANDREW]: HAVING TWO TRUCKS ON ONE LOAD,

IF IT'S NOT IN SYNC,

CAN BECOME VERY DANGEROUS.

YOU GOTTA BE ON YOUR TOP GAME.

[LOAD STRAINING]

ANDREW?

[ANDREW]: YEAH, I'M COMING IN.

OKAY, WHOA.

OKAY, FOLLOW ME WHEN I TURN.

YUP.

OKAY, EASY, BUDDY. SLOWLY.

[LOAD BANGING AND STRAINING]

[NARRATOR]: AS THEY EASE IT TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD...

BILL, CAN YOU BOOM OUT AT ALL?

I HAVE NO MORE GREY LINE.

THAT'S ALL I GOT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BILL IS ALL OUT OF WINCH LINE.

HIS LINE WAS RIGHT IN THE SHEAVE.

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH LINE.

THAT WAS A STUPID PLAN ON MY PART, THE ENDLESS LOOP.

[NARRATOR]: WITH 50,000 POUNDS HANGING IN MID-AIR,

BILL CAN'T MAKE ANOTHER MOVE.

SO WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW IS THAT WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF ROOM

BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE SHEAVES.

[BILL]: THE PROBLEM WHEN WE RUN OUT OF LINE,

YOU HAVE NOWHERE TO GO.

BOY.

[ANDREW]: YOUR TRUCK PRETTY MUCH BECOMES USELESS.

YOU CAN'T LIFT, YOU CAN'T WINCH,

YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE LOAD ANYMORE.

GIMME A SEC.

OH, BOY.

[NARRATOR]: 100 KILOMETRES SOUTH...

[NARRATOR]: ...THE STORM HAS CLAIMED ANOTHER CASUALTY

ON HIGHWAY 401.

SOON AS YOU HEAR THERE'S A TRACTOR-TRAILER JACKKNIFED,

THE ADRENALINE TAKES OVER.

WITHIN A SECOND, YOU'RE AWAKE.

WIDE AWAKE.

[NARRATOR]: DUNCAN COOPER LEADS THE CONVOY

FROM CORNWALL TOWING.

OPERATOR MIKE MCPHEE FOLLOWS CLOSE BEHIND...

[SMALL DOG BARKING]

[NARRATOR]: ...AND MIKE DOESN'T RIDE ALONE.

COME ON, BOO BOO.

[NARRATOR]: BOO BOO PRACTICALLY LIVES IN MIKE'S WRECKER.

[MIKE]: THE PEOPLE THAT HAD HIM BEFORE I DID,

THEY WERE GONNA PUT HIM DOWN

BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T HANDLE HIM,

SO I SAID, "NO, I'LL TAKE HIM."

HE KNOWS, WHENEVER I GO TO THE DOOR, HE WANTS TO COME.

WHEREVER I GO, HE COMES.

[NARRATOR]: TONIGHT,

WHERE THEY'RE GOING IS THE EASTBOUND 401

NEAR MORRISBURG,

WHERE A SEMI JACKKNIFED ON THE ICY ROAD

AND SPUN 180 DEGREES.

[DUNCAN]: TRAILER'S STICKING OUT ONTO THE ROAD.

IT'S A REAL BIG HAZARD.

[NARRATOR]: ...ESPECIALLY BECAUSE AS THE STORM WINDS DOWN,

SPEEDS ARE PICKING UP...

[BOO BOO BARKS]

WHOA!

[BARKING]

THEY'RE DRIVING TOO FAST.

YOU TELL 'EM TO SLOW DOWN.

[NARRATOR]: ...SO DUNCAN AND CREW NEED TO CLEAR THE TRUCK

AND GET OFF THE ROAD.

[DUNCAN]: FUEL PISSIN' OUT EVERYWHERE.

THIS IS A PAIN IN THE ASS.

[NARRATOR]: THE FUEL HAS ALREADY SPREAD

THROUGH THE DITCH.

HE DUG FOUR TEST HOLES,

AND EVERY ONE OF THEM IS RIGHT FULL OF DIESEL.

[DUNCAN]: IT IS SERIOUS

WHENEVER THERE'S AN ENVIRONMENTAL SPILL.

TWO LINES?

YEAH, TWO LINES.

[NARRATOR]: MOST OF THE SPILLED DIESEL

IS TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE SEMI.

[DUNCAN]: WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY

SO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PEOPLE CAN COME IN HERE

AND DIG A LITTLE BIT MORE,

BECAUSE THERE IS A DRAIN

JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT TRAILER

THEY DON'T WANT IT GETTING INTO.

YOU GUYS WANNA JUST DO ONE AT A TIME

SO YOU DON'T DIE?

[NARRATOR]: DUNCAN WILL USE HIS 45-TON

TO PULL THE TRACTOR...

THERE YA GO.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND A SECOND WRECKER

WILL ANCHOR THE TRAILER

TO KEEP IT FROM SLIDING INTO THE DITCH.

THERE.

[NARRATOR]: DUNCAN'S FIRST CHOICE

WOULD BE TO RIG TO THE TRACTOR'S TOW HOOKS,

BUT THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

THIS TRUCK HAD FAMOUS RABBIT BUMPERS ON IT,

WHICH ARE BUILT RIGHT INTO THE TOW HOOKS.

PROVIDED IT'S NOT A TERRIBLE, HEAVY JOB,

IT'LL TAKE THE STRESS.

[NARRATOR]: WITH JUST A SMALL LOAD

ON BOARD THE TRAILER,

DUNCAN IS GAMBLING

THAT THE BUMPER CAN WITHSTAND THE PULL.

NOW, MIKE, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE

TO JUMP IN AND STEER.

ALL RIGHT, RELEASE YOUR BRAKES, MIKEY.

[DUNCAN]: ONE LANE, SNOW, ICE,

GUYS FLYING BY US AT A HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR.

WE WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS.

SHE'S COMING UP NOW.

[BANGS]

WHOA!

LOOK AT THE FRONT BUMPER!

KEEP THAT STEERING WHEEL ON THE LEFT, MIKE.

OKAY, GO.

OUT A BIT, OUT!

WHOA!

NOT MUCH TO THAT, IS THERE?

SON OF A...

[BOO BOO BARKING AND WHINING]

STOP IT.

[SIGHS]

[BARKING]

[NARRATOR]: AT A TRUCK STOP IN VANKLEEK HILL...

[ANDREW]: OH, BOY.

[NARRATOR]: ...ANDREW'S WORKED OUT A POSSIBLE FIX

FOR THE MISCALCULATED RIGGING.

OKAY, HERB, JUST AN IDEA...

LOOSEN THE PRESSURE

OFF THESE TWO LINES,

AND JUST BOOM OUT.

[ANDREW]: WHAT'S SKETCHY

IS THE FACT THAT WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF LINE,

THE ONLY SOLUTION TO IT IS TO GET MORE LINE,

AND TO GET MORE LINE,

YOU'VE GOT TO UNHOOK FROM THE CURRENT LOAD YOU HAVE.

SHE'LL SLIDE RIGHT BACK IN

IF I LET THE BACK END DOWN.

I'LL HOLD IT HERE.

OKAY, GO.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: ANDREW WILL NEED

TO HOLD THE ENTIRE CONTAINER IN PLACE

WHILE BILL RELEASES HIS END,

ALLOWING HIM TO FURTHER EXTEND HIS BOOM.

[ANDREW]: YOU GOTTA COMPLETELY LET GO.

IT'S A VERY, VERY RISKY MANOEUVRE.

[BILL]: CAN THIS POSSIBLY TIP OVER IF WE LET HER, UH...

SHE COULD SWING, YEAH.

[BILL]: IF YOU HAVE TOO MUCH WEIGHT AT THE END OF YOUR BOOM,

YOU COULD POSSIBLY TIP YOUR TRUCK.

WE DON'T WANT TO TIP A ROTATOR.

OKAY, BILLY, YOU GOTTA LET THAT GREY LINE OUT.

[LOAD CREAKING]

OKAY.

VERY GENTLY. GENTLY.

OKAY, WHOA.

EASY.

[METAL CREAKING]

OKAY.

SO NOW SHE'S ON SOLID GROUND.

IT'S STILL A GAMBLE HERE,

'CAUSE SHE CAN SLIDE ANY TIME.

UH, BILLY?

YUP.

LOOSEN THE PRESSURE OFF THESE TWO LINES.

ALL THE WEIGHT ON ONE CORNER.

[CREAKING]

IT'S SKETCHY, THOUGH.

OKAY, BOOM OUT.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

OUT...

OUT.

THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

OKAY, CAN YOU GET OFF THE GROUND, BILLY?

[LOAD CREAKING]

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: ANDREW'S PLAN

HAS GAINED BILL THE EXTRA INCHES THAT HE NEEDS.

...AND WINCH IN AGAIN.

[ANDREW]: I WON'T LIE TO YOU,

MY HEART WAS BEATING PRETTY QUICK

UNTIL WE GOT THAT THING RIGGED UP AND HOOKED UP AGAIN.

OKAY, WE'RE OFF THE GROUND.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT WITH HIS BOOM EVEN FURTHER EXTENDED,

BILL IS PUSHING HIS ROTATOR TOWARD ITS LIMITS.

[BILL]: AT THIS POINT,

WE WERE KIND OF FLIRTING WITH DISASTER.

YOU ROTATE TOWARDS YOU.

EASY...

JUST BRING IT IN, OKAY?

SO WE'RE GONNA SHIMMY IT?

SHIMMY, EXACTLY, YES.

OKAY, KEEP ON TURNING, BUDDY.

WE GOTTA MAKE IT HAPPEN.

[NARRATOR]: DOWN ON THE 401...

[BOO BOO WHINING]

...THE CORNWALL CREW IS WORKING ON THEIR OWN RIGGING FIX.

[WHISTLES IN APPRECIATION]

THE GUYS DOING THE FUEL CLEANUP

WANNA RECOVER SOME OF THAT FUEL

BEFORE IT RUNS OFF INTO THE DRAIN,

SO WE ARE UNDER PRESSURE TO GET THIS HIGHWAY OPEN

AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN HERE.

I NEED A LITTLE SHOVEL.

WANNA GO BACK TO THE AXLE?

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: TO FIND A SECURE POINT,

DUNCAN HAS TO DIG BACK TO THE AXLE.

[GRUNTING WITH EFFORT]

YOU KNOW, IF I KNEW THIS WAS HAPPENING,

I WOULD'VE STOPPED IT BACK A FEW FEET FURTHER.

WELL, ALL THE JACKKNIFES LOOK LIKE THEY'RE EASY,

UNTIL YOU START TOWING 'EM.

THERE WE ARE.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS,

THAT SHOULD DO THE TRICK.

OKAY, DUNC!

TURN IT UP TOWARDS ME, MIKEY.

KEEP GOING.

THERE WE GO, JUST LIKE THAT.

OKAY, BRAKES ON, MIKE.

[AIR BRAKES HISS]

NOW THE TRACTOR-TRAILER IS OUT UP ONTO THE ROADWAY,

THE ENVIRONMENTAL GUYS ARE IN THERE DOING THEIR THING.

WANNA PULL THAT AIRLINE A LITTLE BIT THERE, MOUSE?

YUP.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THEY JUST NEED TO SPLIT THE UNITS FOR TOWING...

[BARKING]

OH, MR. BOO BOO.

[NARRATOR]: ...SO THE CREW CAN GET OFF THIS HIGHWAY.

OKAY, MOUSE, BACK 'EM UP!

[DUNCAN]: SOMETIMES OUR JOB ISN'T EASY.

[WHISTLING]

GO, GO!

[DUNCAN]: THERE'S LONG HOURS, AND YOU KNOW WHAT,

EVERYBODY THAT IS THERE NOW WANTS TO BE THERE...

OKAY, YOU'RE GOOD THERE, MIKE.

GET OVER THERE.

...AND WE HAVE THE COMPANY MASCOT THERE

CHEERING US ON.

IT'S JUST WONDERFUL.

LET'S GET THIS PUPPY OUT OF HERE, GUYS.

[BOO BOO BARKING]

HE'S ALWAYS WITH ME...

I CAN'T LEAVE HIM AT HOME.

MY WIFE DON'T GET ALONG WITH HIM.

HE DON'T GET ALONG WITH MY WIFE.

HE'S JUST GOTTA LEARN TO STOP BARKING, THOUGH.

[BARKING]

[BARKING]

[BARKING AND HOWLING]

[♪♪♪]

[ANDREW]: OKAY, KEEP ON TURNING, VERY SLOWLY, OKAY?

[NARRATOR]: BACK ON THE 417...

[ANDREW]: ARE WE GOOD?

[BILL]: YES, SIR.

OKAY. OKAY, WHOA.

THAT'S GOOD THERE.

JUST BRING 'ER RIGHT DOWN.

[LOAD CREAKING]

[NARRATOR]: THE FIRST CONTAINER IS ON THE ROAD.

OKAY.

[ANDREW]: UH, A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED

THAN WHAT I THOUGHT SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN,

OR WHAT I ANTICIPATED,

BUT SHE'S OUT, SHE'S UPRIGHT,

AND SHE'S BACK ON THE ROAD.

YOU'RE KIND OF RELIEVED TO SEE THIS ONE TRAILER GO...

[AIR BRAKES HISS]

...AND YOU TURN YOUR HEAD, AND YOU SEE TWO MORE VEHICLES.

LIKE [GROANS]...

IT WASN'T ANY TIME TO CELEBRATE.

[TRUCK HONKS]

[NARRATOR]: ...AND TRAFFIC IS ABOUT TO GET BUSY.

[TRUCK HONKS]

WE HAD ABOUT A HUNDRED TRUCKS HUNKERED DOWN

BECAUSE OF THE STORM.

[NARRATOR]: AS DAYLIGHT APPROACHES,

DRIVERS HAVE TO GET BACK OUT OF THE TRUCK STOP.

[ANDREW]: WE NEED TO GET THIS ROADWAY RE-OPENED

TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW THEM TO DO THEIR DAILY COMMUTE

IN THE MORNING.

[NARRATOR]: WITH TWO-THIRDS OF THE WRECK

STILL LEFT TO RECOVER,

ANDREW'S CREW IS RIGHT IN THEIR WAY.

[ANDREW]: HOPEFULLY THE SECOND ONE

GOES A LITTLE SMOOTHER THAN THIS ONE.

[HERB]: THE TRUCK STOP IS FULL.

EVERYBODY GOT OFF THE ROAD LAST NIGHT,

AND IT'S PACKED.

[NARRATOR]: AT HERB'S TRAVEL PLAZA IN VANKLEEK HILL...

[ANDREW]: ARE WE GOOD TO GO, BOYS?

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE ONLY ROAD OUT

REMAINS AN ACTIVE RECOVERY SCENE.

[ANDREW]: AS SOON AS YOU SEE DAYLIGHT,

THAT MEANS TRUCKERS ARE GOING BACK ON THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: ANDREW'S CREW IS STILL FACING THE TRACTOR

AND A 50,000-POUND SHIPPING CONTAINER.

[ANDREW]: OH, I'M FROZEN, MAN.

[BILL]: THAT WRECK TOOK US HALF THE NIGHT,

AND I CAN'T BELIEVE WE STILL HAVE TWO MORE TO GO.

[ANDREW]: THE PLAN HERE,

WE'RE GONNA GET THE TRACTOR BACK ON THE ROAD

SO WE CAN DEAL WITH THE TRAILER NEXT.

ENGAGE.

OKAY.

[HYDRAULICS WHIRRING]

THERE SHE IS.

BILLY, YOUR ROLE IS TO KEEP 'ER LEVEL.

I JUST LIFT.

[LOAD CREAKING]

EASY.

KEEP ON SWINGING, BUDDY.

BOOM DOWN.

RIGHT THERE'S GOOD.

[AIR BRAKES HISS]

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE TRACTOR ON THE ROAD...

THEY STILL NEED TO TACKLE THE SECOND CONTAINER.

[SIGHING] OH, MAN.

[ANDREW]: I SCREWED UP ON THE FIRST ONE.

I WANT TO KIND OF...

KIND OF MAKE IT UP ON THE SECOND ONE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THIS TIME,

THE ENTIRE CREW HAS BEEN BATTLING WEATHER AND EXHAUSTION

FOR OVER SIX HOURS.

[ANDREW]: SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GONNA TAKE SMALLER SLINGS,

SO WE CAN ACTUALLY PICK 'ER UP FROM THAT POSITION

AND SWING 'ER BACK ON THE ROAD.

ALL RIGHT, GET 'ER SNUGGED UP.

SNUG ON BOTH.

OKAY, TRY TO BRING IT TO YOU.

[LOAD CREAKING]

CAN YOU BOOM UP?

THERE SHE IS.

[LINES STRAINING]

WHOA, BILLY.

YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO TRANSFER THE WEIGHT ON THE FAR LINE.

EASY.

SHE'S COMING.

OKAY, I'M ALMOST AT MY LEG.

I'M AT MY LEG.

I'LL GET IT UP HERE.

[BANGING AND GROANING]

NOW, SLOWLY,

ROTATE TOWARDS ME.

JUST VERY SLOWLY.

YOU SWING, I SWING.

BILLY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO MOVE ANYMORE.

NO, I THINK I'M WHERE I WANT TO BE.

[BILL]: WHEN THE WHEELS OF THAT TRAILER

TOUCHED THE GROUND,

WE KNEW WE WERE JUST ABOUT DONE.

I'M REALLY GETTING THE HANG OF THIS, YOU KNOW?

[BILL]: I WAS ACTUALLY THRILLED

TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS KIND OF JOB....

IT WAS A CHALLENGE.

IT WAS AWESOME.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THE TRACTOR IN HERE.

[ANDREW]: IT WASN'T THE EASIEST JOB FOR BILL TO HANDLE,

BUT HE DID IT VERY WELL.

[♪♪♪]

[CLICKS]

-BEAUTIFUL. -[AIR BRAKES HISS]

[BILL]: THIS WAS AWESOME.

IT WAS A VERY GOOD LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ME.

HEAVIES IS WHERE IT'S AT, MY FRIEND.

AW, MAN.

[ANDREW]: GIVE ME THAT WRECK ANY OTHER DAY,

I DON'T THINK IT WOULD HAVE HAD THAT MUCH OF AN IMPACT.

THE FACT THAT IT WAS JUST AFTER MY GRANDMOTHER'S PASSING,

THE THIRD GENERATION'S WORKING ON A WRECK

WHERE HERB'S PRETTY MUCH ALL BEGAN.

IT KIND OF FELT RIGHT.

[TRUCK HONKS]

[ANDREW]: I'M SOAKED, MAN.

MY SOCKS, MY BOOTS,

MY PANTS.

[BILL]: I THINK BREAKFAST IS IN ORDER.

HOME FRIES, PANCAKES, AND... AND FRENCH TOAST.

THANK YOU!

[♪♪♪]

ARE WE GOOD TO GO, BOYS?

OKAY, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

[♪♪♪]

LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

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

WATCH IT.

[NARRATOR]: ...A TREE-BOUND WRECK...

WHOA, WHOA! STOP, STOP!

[NARRATOR]: ...PUTS DOWN ROOTS.

WHOA.

EVERYBODY AWAY FROM THE TANKER.

[NARRATOR]: STEVE AND SONNY BATTLE...

[STEVE]: GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.

WE GOTTA GO.

[NARRATOR]: ...A RAIL-LINE ROLLOVER.

[SONNY]: OH, OH, OH, IT'S GONNA ROLL.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND A LOAD OF CARROTS...

HOLY MACKEREL.

[NARRATOR]: ...BURNS THE CREW FROM CHATHAM.

WHOA!

THAT'S WHAT I WAS AFRAID OF.

[♪♪♪]