Original subtitles

LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

[NARRATOR]: THIS 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...

GO, GO, GO, GO. WE GOTTA GO.

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

WHOA, OH, OH! IT'S GONNA ROLL.

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

[JOHN CHUCKLING]: HOLY MACKEREL.

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

WHOA!

THAT'S WHAT I WAS AFRAID OF.

[NARRATOR]: ON HIGHWAY 402 EAST OF SARNIA,

EVENING SKIES LOOK CALM,

AND THE ROAD IS CLEAR...

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT WITH LAKE HURON

LOOMING TO THE NORTH...

[NARRATOR]: ...DRIVERS NEED TO BE READY FOR CHANGE

IN AN INSTANT.

[KERRY SCHMIDT]: VERY OFTEN,

WHERE WE LIVE IN AND AROUND THE GREAT LAKES,

DEPENDING ON WHICH WAY THE WIND IS BLOWING,

WE MIGHT HAVE A SNOW STREAMER THAT COMES ACROSS

AND PICKS UP MOISTURE OFF ONE OF THE LAKES

AND DROPS IT DOWN ON TOP OF THE HIGHWAY

IN A VERY SPECIFIC AREA,

AND YOU MAY GO FROM A BEAUTIFUL, DRY NIGHT,

TO A WHITEOUT CONDITION

IN A MATTER OF A HUNDRED METRES.

[NARRATOR]: AS EVENING ROLLS INTO NIGHT,

SQUALLS ARE HITTING HARDER,

ONE AFTER THE OTHER.

IT'S BAD, IT'S BAD, I WENT WESTBOUND,

AND I THINK MY TOP SPEED WAS ABOUT 13 KILOMETRES AN HOUR.

THE VISIBILITY IS, LIKE, MAYBE 10 FEET IN FRONT OF YOU.

[NARRATOR]: BY 8:00 P.M., THE OPP HAS NO CHOICE.

OBVIOUSLY, TO SHUT DOWN A HIGHWAY COMPLETELY

IS NOT A DECISION WE TAKE LIGHTLY,

BUT THE STORM IS ONLY GETTING WORSE.

[NARRATOR]: BY MIDNIGHT,

DRIVERS HAVE LEFT THE 402 FAR BEHIND.

[♪♪♪]

PRETTY CRAZY NIGHT.

YEAH, THIS IS THE WORST I'VE SEEN IT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE PREFERRED TOWING CREW

IS HEADING STRAIGHT INTO THE STORM.

IT'S GONNA BE A BUSY FEW DAYS.

[NARRATOR]: GARY AND COLLIN VANDENHEUVEL

ARE FACING A JACKKNIFE ON THE CLOSED SECTION

THAT CAN'T WAIT UNTIL MORNING.

BACK IT INTO PLACE, COLL.

AW, MAN.

THIS IS JUST MISERABLE.

IT'S YOUR LUCKY NIGHT.

THE OPP WANT YOU OUTTA HERE,

SO WE'RE GONNA GET YOU OUT NOW.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

-OKAY. -THANK YOU.

THIS TRAILER'S ON THE ROAD,

SO THEY'RE PLOWING TONIGHT,

AND IF HE GETS BY ONE OF THE BARRICADES

AND COMES ALONG,

HE'S PROBABLY GONNA PLOW INTO HIM,

SO THE OPP HAVE CALLED US.

THEY WANT THIS THING OUTTA HERE.

THEY WANT IT OUT OF HERE NOW.

WHERE'S THE ROAD HERE?

I JUST GOTTA FIND IT.

[NARRATOR]: THAT DANGER TO THE PLOWS

IS THE ONLY REASON TO EVEN SANCTION A RECOVERY

IN THESE CONDITIONS.

[GARY]: THE WIND'S PICKING UP, SNOW'S STARTING TO PICK UP.

IT'S NOT SAFE FOR ANY OF US TO BE OUT HERE...

OKAY, KEEP MOVING, GUYS.

...BUT THERE'S NO CHOICE.

WE HAVE TO GET THIS UP AND OUT TONIGHT.

YOU KNOW, NORMALLY IN THIS KIND OF WEATHER,

WE'RE NOT OUT HERE.

THESE ARE TOUGH CONDITIONS TO WORK IN.

[COLLIN]: IT'S A HARD THING TO DESCRIBE

WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE,

AND YOU LITERALLY HAVE FROST SETTING ON YOUR FACE.

IT'S NOT FUN TO BE OUT HERE TONIGHT.

EYELASHES ARE STARTING TO FREEZE TOGETHER,

SO THAT'S KINDA FUN.

JUST SHOWS YA HOW COLD IT IS.

HOLY CRAP.

[♪♪♪]

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

CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

[KYLE PEWTRESS]: I FORGOT MY SKI MASK.

WELL, GONNA BITE THE BULLET AND JUMP OUT.

[NARRATOR]: WITH GARY AND COLLIN STARTING TO RIG,

KYLE PEWTRESS JOINS THEM TO LEND A HAND,

AND A WRECKER.

WHOO-HOO-HOO, SHE'S COLD.

[GARY]: WE'RE GONNA USE TWO TRUCKS.

WE'RE GONNA SLIDE THIS GUY UP AND ONTO THE ROAD REAL QUICK

AND GET HIM GOING.

[NARRATOR]: BARELY ON SCENE,

KYLE IS ALREADY OVERWHELMED.

[KYLE]: PULLING THOSE WINCH LINES OUT

IN 25-BELOW WEATHER

IS A JOB AND A HALF ALL ON ITS OWN.

IT'S HARD SLUGGIN'.

YOU CAN'T SEE, HOLY.

[GARY]: KYLE WILL HOOK TO THE BACK OF THE TRAILER,

AND HE'S GONNA SLIDE THIS TRAILER OUT SIDEWAYS,

AS COLLIN IS JUST PULLING THE TRUCK FORWARD

AND UP ONTO THE ROADWAY.

WRAP 'ER UP, COLL, BRING 'ER IN.

[NARRATOR]: WITH CREW AND EQUIPMENT STRAINING,

GARY NEEDS THE JOB FINISHED

QUICK.

OKAY, HERE IT COMES.

KEEP GOING, COLLIN.

SLIDE THAT ASS END OVER, KYLE.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

STOP, STOP, STOP.

WHOA.

[GARY]: EVERY TIME WE PULLED ON IT,

IT WOULD GO FURTHER BACK IN THE DITCH,

AND THAT'S THE LAST THING WE NEED RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE JUST DRAGGING IN THE DITCH.

WHAT'VE WE GOT, GARY?

JUST THAT LEG'S CATCHING A LITTLE BIT.

[GARY]: THIS LEG WAS ACTUALLY DIGGING INTO THE GROUND.

EACH TIME WE'D PULL,

THE LEG ITSELF WOULD DIG INTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD,

AND IT WOULD CAUSE THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER

TO GO FORWARD.

OKAY.

THAT'S UP AS FAR AS IT'S GONNA GO.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'RE PLANTING THE SEMI

DEEPER INTO THE DITCH,

BUT GARY MIGHT HAVE AN IDEA.

I NEED A PIECE OF WOOD.

LET'S GET THAT UNDERNEATH THAT WHEEL,

SEE IF IT WILL POP UP.

[NARRATOR]: IF THE WHEEL CAN GRAB ONTO THE WOOD,

IT COULD LIFT THE LANDING GEAR OVER THE EDGE.

OKAY.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE, WE JUST GOTTA GET PAST THAT LIP.

YUP.

WE'LL GET COLLIN PULLING THAT FRONT END UP AND OVER.

LET HIM LEAD, AND GET IT UP AND AROUND IT FIRST.

OKAY, YUP.

OKAY.

OKAY, GUYS, WE'RE GOING.

OKAY, YOU READY, COLLIN?

READY!

TAKE IT UP.

NICE AND EASY, COLLIN.

THERE WE GO.

THAT'S BETTER.

BRING IT ALL THE WAY UP, COLL, AND WE'RE DONE.

YUP.

IT'S NO LONGER CATCHING,

AND EVERYTHING FOLLOWS THROUGH AND OUT ONTO THE ROADWAY.

THAT'S GOOD, COLLIN.

A BLOCK OF HARDWOOD IS YOUR BEST FRIEND SOME DAYS.

IT REALLY IS.

LOCK YOUR BRAKES.

[SIGHING WEARILY]

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT.

THAT'S IT FOR THE NIGHT, MAN.

THE HIGHWAY'S SHUT DOWN, WE'RE SHUT DOWN.

IT'S TIME TO GO IN, SETTLE DOWN FOR THE NIGHT.

WE'LL START THIS AGAIN IN THE MORNING.

[GARY]: WE'RE GOING HOME,

AND WE'LL START THIS AGAIN IN THE MORNING

WHEN IT'S SAFE TO BE HERE.

LET'S GET OUTTA HERE.

[♪♪♪]

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, BE SAFE.

[NARRATOR]: JUST 75 KILOMETRES SOUTH,

THE ISOLATED LAKE EFFECT ISN'T TOUCHING THE 401

THROUGH CHATHAM.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT EASTBOUND TRAFFIC

APPROACHING THE 95-KILOMETRE MARKER

IS ROLLING TO A HARD STOP.

[NARRATOR]: BURNING WRECKAGE HAS SHUT DOWN THE ROAD

WITH MORNING JUST A FEW HOURS AWAY...

[OPP OFFICER]: THE 401 HIGHWAY IN CHATHAM-KENT

IS ITS MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.

OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO OPEN THIS HIGHWAY.

FROM WHAT I GATHER, THE 401'S COMPLETELY CLOSED.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND OPENING THE ROAD

WILL BE UP TO JASON VERKAIK

AND CHATHAM TOWING.

ALL RIGHT,

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S MUCH LEFT OF THAT TRAILER.

HOLY!

[JASON VERKAIK]: THE FIRST THING I NOTICED,

THE OVERWHELMING SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC.

OH, WOW.

THERE'S NOTHING LEFT OF THE STRUCTURE.

-WELL, YOU CAN SEE... -WOW.

...THE ENTIRE RAIL IS OUT OF IT.

[NARRATOR]: A TIRE FIRE ERUPTED

AND SPREAD TO THE INSULATION OF THE REFRIGERATED SEMI,

FULLY LOADED WITH CARROTS.

THE DRIVER BARELY ESCAPED IN TIME.

[JASON]: UNFORTUNATELY, HE COULDN'T GET HIS TRUCK OUT.

MOST OF THE TIME YOU CAN PULL THE PIN

AND WALK AWAY FROM THE TRAILER,

AT LEAST SAVE PART OF YOUR TRUCK AND TRAILER,

BUT HE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TIME TO REACT.

THE HEAT WAS SO INTENSIVE,

EVERYTHING'S MELTED TOGETHER NOW,

SO IT'S BASICALLY JUST ONE BIG BALL.

[NARRATOR]: HEAVY OP TREVOR GIRARD

HAS ALREADY ASSESSED THE SCENE...

GOOD THING YOU BROUGHT THE BOBCAT.

WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO SCOOP THAT.

OH, YEAH.

[JASON]: WE'RE GONNA NEED TO UNLOAD EVERYTHING

OUT OF THIS THING

SO IT'LL HOLD TOGETHER TO GET BACK TO TOWN.

LET'S GET 'ER DONE.

WE GOTTA SCOOP 'EM OUT.

HOPEFULLY THE SKIDS WILL STAY TOGETHER.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE CARGO,

PACKED IN PLASTIC,

IS ALREADY PUTTING UP A FIGHT.

THEY'RE MELTED RIGHT TO THE ROOF.

[TREVOR]: THE CARROTS ARE IN PLASTIC BAGS.

IT'S ALL MELTED AROUND THE PRODUCT,

JUST LIKE A BIG PIECE OF BUBBLE GUM

WRAPPED AROUND EVERYTHING.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND TREVOR'S JUST HALFWAY THROUGH THE OFFLOAD

BEFORE HE'S ALL OUT OF REACH.

HOW MUCH MORE STICK YOU GOT?

UM, PROBABLY NOT A WHOLE LOT.

CAN YOU SCOOP ANY MORE?

THIS IS IT.

[NARRATOR]: EMPTYING FROM THE BACK

IS NO LONGER AN OPTION.

YOU WANNA CUT THE FRONT?

CAN WE GET IN THERE AND PULL IT OUT,

THROUGH THAT HOLE?

[NARRATOR]: THE FIREFIGHTERS

HAVE ALREADY CUT INTO THE TRAILER.

OH, YOU'LL NEVER FIT.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S NOT BIG ENOUGH.

BUT IT GIVES TREVOR AND JASON

A CHANCE FOR A DEEPER INSPECTION.

[JASON]: I'M GONNA GO GRAB A FLASHLIGHT,

TAKE A LOOK.

[JASON]: IN A PERFECT WORLD,

I WOULD LOVE JUST TO UNLOAD THIS THING

THROUGH THE BACK,

RATHER THAN HAVING TO HACK INTO IT,

BUT WE DON'T LIVE IN A PERFECT WORLD.

LET'S CUT THAT WALL.

HOW FAR DO YOU WANT TO CUT IT BACK?

RIGHT TO THE FRONT.

YOU WANNA CUT THAT ENTIRE SECTION?

-TAKE THAT PIECE OUT, YEAH. -OKAY.

YOU GET IN POSITION, I'LL GRAB THE SAW.

WE'LL SPEED IT UP AS FAST AS WE CAN.

[JASON]: THE POLICE ON SCENE,

THEY'RE GETTING A LITTLE ANTSY TO GET THIS ROAD OPEN.

DEFINITELY IT'S CRUNCH TIME NOW.

[NARRATOR]: THEY NEED TO GET CUTTING

AND GET THE WRECK EMPTIED OUT FAST.

IT AIN'T STARTING.

OH, NO.

IS IT OUT OF GAS?

NO, IT'S FULL.

PLEASE JUST COOPERATE.

COME ON.

WORST CASE SCENARIO.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: NEAR CHATHAM,

THE EASTBOUND 401 IS CLOSED.

[TREVOR]: IT'S GETTING TO THAT TIME IN THE MORNING

WHERE TRAFFIC'S STARTING TO BUILD,

THE COMMUTE IS GETTING THICKER.

[NARRATOR]: GETTING THE ROAD OPEN

DEPENDS ON A QUICK OFFLOAD...

COME ON.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND RIGHT NOW,

A STUBBORN SAW HAS THE JOB ON HOLD.

AH, LET'S SEE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND CHATHAM TOWING OWNER

JOHN VERKAIK

HAS JUST ARRIVED TO CHECK IN.

HOLY MACKEREL...

[JOHN VERKAIK]: WHEN I GET TO THE SCENE,

THE LEFT WALL OF THE TRAILER'S COMPLETELY BURNED OUT.

THE FRONT'S BURNED OUT.

THE ROOF IS BURNED OUT OF 'ER.

OOH...

[JOHN]: RUSH HOUR'S COMING ON.

MAN, OH, MAN, I HOPE THESE GUYS GET IT DONE.

WHAT A PAIN IN THE ASS.

[SAW FAILING TO START]

LET ME SEE IF I CAN PULL THE PLUG OUT OF IT.

[TREVOR]: OH, IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING.

IF THE SAW DOESN'T WORK,

YOU KNOW, YOU GOT NOBODY TO CALL, RIGHT?

THERE'S THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE RELYING ON YOU AND YOUR CREW

TO GET THIS ROAD OPEN.

[NARRATOR]: TREVOR AND JASON HAVE A THEORY...

ANYBODY GOT A LIGHTER?

[NARRATOR]: ...RESIDUE ON THE SPARK PLUG

MIGHT BE BLOCKING THE CURRENT,

SO THEY'RE TRYING TO CLEAN IT OFF.

[JASON]: WHEN YOU'RE OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY,

YOU'VE ONLY GOT SO MANY TOOLS IN YOUR TRUCK, RIGHT?

WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE DELAYS.

[JASON]: WE ENDED UP HAVING TO DRY IT UP

WITH A LITTLE BIT OF HEAT,

JUST TO GET ALL THE EXTRA GAS AND ALL THAT OUT OF EVERYTHING.

SHOULD BE GOOD.

[ENGINE ROARS TO LIFE]

[REVVING ENGINE]

SOUNDS COOL.

LEAVE 'ER ON.

YOU GOTTA FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT ON THE FLY, RIGHT?

YOU GOTTA THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.

LET'S GET THIS DONE.

WE'RE JUST GONNA CUT THIS WALL OPEN,

PEEL IT BACK,

THEN HE CAN COME AROUND WITH THE TELEHANDLER,

SCOOP MOST OF THE LOAD OUT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT CUTTING INTO THE TRAILER,

ALREADY SO COMPROMISED,

BRINGS A WHOLE NEW RISK.

WE NEED TO BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL WITH IT

AT THIS POINT.

HOW FAR DO YOU WANT IT?

ALL THE WAY?

TAKE IT RIGHT ACROSS.

WATCH YOURSELF.

[SAW BUZZING]

COME ON.

IT'S A GAMBLE TO CUT MORE OUT OF THE SIDE WALL

BECAUSE THIS THING'S ALREADY STRUCTURALLY WEAK ENOUGH.

IF YOU TAKE TOO MUCH STRUCTURE OUT OF THIS TRAILER,

THIS THING COULD JUST COLLAPSE IN HALF.

WATCH IT.

SHE'S LOOSE.

YOU'LL HAVE TO HOOK IT.

PUT YOUR BUCKET UP AGAINST IT.

IT'S THAT TOP PIECE.

YOU GOT 'ER!

ROCK 'N' ROLL.

[TREVOR]: I GOT TO TAKE THE REST OF THAT WALL OUT, JAY.

OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA ACCESS SOME MORE, MORE OF THE, UH, WALL,

SO WE CAN GO IN TO GET THE REST OF THE LOAD OUT.

[♪♪♪]

HOLY.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE TRAILER EMPTY,

NOW THEY NEED TO SEPARATE IT FROM THE TRACTOR.

ALL RIGHT, WE CAN GET THE ROTATOR SET UP.

[TREVOR]: WE USE THE ROTATOR TO HOLD THE TRAILER UP,

AND THEN WE GOT THE TRACTOR READY TO UNHOOK,

AND PULL IT STRAIGHT AHEAD.

GO DOWN ON YELLOW, JAY?

DOWN ON YELLOW.

WE'RE HOPING THE, UH... IT'S GOT ENOUGH STRENGTH

THAT WE CAN LIFT IT UP WITHOUT BUCKLING IT ANY MORE.

BOOM OUT!

I'M JUST HOPING THIS THING DOESN'T FALL APART IN OUR HANDS.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRAVEL BACK, JAY.

THERE SHE GOES.

I'M CONCERNED OF WHERE THAT FRONT END'S GONNA GO.

EASY!

WHOA, WHOA...

THAT'S WHAT I WAS AFRAID OF.

THAT'S THE END OF 'ER.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: 300 KILOMETRES EAST...

[NARRATOR]: ...IT'S BEEN A CLEAR NIGHT

ON THE ROADS OF TORONTO...

[RAIN POURING]

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT JUST BEFORE 6:00 A.M.

THE WEATHER TAKES A SHARP TURN...

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: ...AND SONNY SUBRA IS ANSWERING A CALL.

TRYING TO GET THERE FAST AS I CAN.

[NARRATOR]: THE STEVE'S TOWING ROTATOR OP

IS HEADING TO THE PORT LANDS

ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE CITY.

YEAH, WE GOT A CALL FOR A ROLLOVER,

A FUEL TANKER ROLLOVER.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S NOT HIS USUAL WORKPLACE,

AND THE JOB ITSELF IS A CHANGE FOR SONNY, AS WELL.

OH, BOY.

[NARRATOR]: MEMBERS OF THE TORONTO FIRE SERVICE

HAVE CHECKED FOR LEAKS FROM THE TANKER

AFTER IT SLID OFF THE FLOODED EDGE OF THE ROAD.

[FIRE CHIEF]: WHEN WE ARRIVED,

WE SAW THIS TANKER PARTIALLY ON ITS SIDE.

THE DEFINITION OF THE ROADWAY WAS VERY POOR HERE

BECAUSE OF THE PUDDLES,

AND IT SLID RIGHT OFF UNDER THE RAILWAY EMBANKMENT.

[STEVE]: IT'S IN THE WATER, MAN.

[NARRATOR]: SONNY'S BOSS, STEVE PILLAI,

IS ALREADY AT WORK.

IT'S GONNA BE A DANGEROUS NIGHT,

AND IT'S GONNA BE QUITE A BIT OF CHALLENGE.

WE GOT A BIG PROBLEM.

[SONNY]: THE CHALLENGE

IS THERE'S THREE FOOT OF WATER RUNNING DOWN THE DITCH.

[SONNY]: IT'S KIND OF TRICKY,

BECAUSE, LIKE, YOU NEED GOOD BALANCE,

OTHERWISE YOU'RE GONNA FALL DOWN INTO THE WATER.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE LOCATION IS ONLY THE FIRST CHALLENGE.

[SONNY]: THE TANKER IS FULL OF DIESEL,

SO, LIKE, WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL.

SEND THE BOOM UP.

SEND HIM UP,

THEN HE'S GONNA GO THAT WAY, OKAY?

[NARRATOR]: THEY'LL RUN TWO ROTATOR LINES

TO EYELETS ON THE TOP OF THE TANK,

AND A LOW LINE TO PULL DOWNWARD

WITH THE 50-TON ON FRONT TO PULL FORWARD.

ROTATOR'S GONNA COME ACROSS,

WE'RE GONNA LIFT IT UP THIS WAY,

AND THE WINCH IS GONNA PULL IT DOWN.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S THE QUICKEST WAY

TO RIG AND CLEAR,

BUT THE EYELETS ARE DESIGNED ONLY FOR LIFTING THE TANK ITSELF

STRAIGHT UP AND OFF THE TRUCK.

THESE HOOKS ARE NOT MADE FOR SIDEWAYS PULL.

[STEVE]: YOU GOTTA PULL IT.

PULL IT.

[SONNY]: WE DON'T KNOW

IF THE HOOK GOING TO BE STRONG ENOUGH

TO LIFT THAT LOADED TANKER,

BUT IF THIS DO,

THEN WE GONNA SAVE A LOT OF TIME.

[STEVE]: GO, GO, GO, GO, GO. WE GOTTA GO.

OKAY, SONNY, TIGHTEN UP THIS FOR ME, PLEASE.

TAKE IT IN, TAKE THE BOOM IN.

I GOTTA GET DOWNWAYS.

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

GOT IT.

OKAY, GUYS, EVERYBODY AWAY FROM THE TANKER.

SHOWTIME.

[SONNY]: IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE,

AND THEN, LIKE, YOU GOTTA MAKE SURE

YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT.

OKAY?

GO...

GO.

GO.

MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T DAMAGE THE TANK.

TIGHT, TIGHT, TIGHT.

IT'S GONNA ROLL BACK AND HIT THE THING.

TIGHT THE CABLE.

THING IS BENDING.

WE GOT THE TANKER HALF WAY DOWN,

BUT I WAS RUN OUT OF SPIKE LINE,

BECAUSE THE WINCH IS ALMOST FINISHED

TO THE SNATCH BLOCK.

OKAY, YOU, CAN'T DO NO MORE DOWN WINCH.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE LOW LINE OUT OF COMMISSION,

THE ENTIRE ROLL NOW DEPENDS ON THE TOP HOOKS.

[SONNY]: WE DON'T WANNA PUT TOO MUCH TENSION ON THE HOOK.

OH, MY GOD, MAN.

[SONNY]: LET ME SEE IF WE CAN LIFT IT THERE.

[NARRATOR]: ON AN INDUSTRIAL ROAD

AT THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF TORONTO...

GO AHEAD.

TRY... TRY.

[NARRATOR]: ...STEVE'S CREW NEEDS THEIR IMPROVISED RIGGING

TO HOLD LONG ENOUGH TO UPRIGHT THE TANKER.

ARE YOU PULLING IT, OR WHAT'S GOING ON?

TRY TO LIFT A LITTLE MORE.

HERE SHE COMES.

YEAH, GO ON.

YEAH, GO.

GO, GO.

LITTLE MORE STABLE.

LITTLE MORE STABLE, LITTLE MORE.

LITTLE MORE STRAIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT WITH THE TRUCK

ALMOST LEVEL ON THE ROAD...

HOLD ON ONE SECOND, OKAY?

IT'S HITTING THE LEG?

JUST GET THE LEGS IN.

[NARRATOR]: SONNY CAN'T PULL IN THE OUTRIGGER

WITH THE WEIGHT HANGING OFF HIS BOOM.

[SONNY]: I HAVE TO DROP IT TO TAKE THE LEG.

[SONNY]: THERE'S NO OTHER SOLUTION.

I HAVE TO LET IT GO,

AND THEN BRING THE OUTRIGGER IN,

SO THAT WAY, THE WHEEL CAN PASS THROUGH.

[NARRATOR]: THE MOVE WILL LEAVE THE TANKER

TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF THE DITCH

WITH NO LINES HOLDING IT UPRIGHT.

I GOTTA DO IT VERY CAREFULLY.

[SONNY]: IF THE TANKER ROLL BACK OVER,

THE TANKER GONNA GET DAMAGED,

AND THE FUEL GOING TO LEAK ALL OVER THE PLACE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A MESS.

OKAY, DOWN.

OH, OH.

IT'S GONNA ROLL.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

HOLD ON!

OKAY, OKAY, THAT SHOULD BE GOOD.

LUCKY... NOTHING HAPPENED.

TRYING TO GET THE LEG IN.

OKAY, IN.

THAT'S GOOD, IN.

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD.

GO INSIDE THAT TRUCK,

YOU'RE GONNA STEER THE WHEEL FOR ME THIS WAY, OKAY?

RELEASE THE BRAKE.

[NARRATOR]: NOW, IT'S UP TO THE TRUCK'S DRIVER TO STEER

AS THE FRONT WRECKER PULLS FORWARD...

TURN THE WHEEL TO MINE.

-OKAY, GO. -GO, GO, GO.

IT'S PULLING OUT, OKAY.

OKAY, KEEP GOING.

KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.

STRAIGHT, STRAIGHT.

DRIVER, YOU CAN DRIVE IT OFF.

READY GO, GO SLOW.

SLOW, SLOW, SLOW!

SLOWLY, SLOWLY, SLOWLY, SLOWLY.

OKAY, THANK YOU, SIR.

-OH, YEAH. -THE GUYS COME TOGETHER.

EVERYONE'S GOING HOME,

AND NO ONE'S GOING TO THE HOSPITAL.

THAT'S IT, THAT'S THE MAIN THING.

AH, THAT WENT PERFECT.

NO DAMAGE ON THE TRUCK.

AWESOME, MAN.

NEXT, PACK IT UP, GO BACK TO 401.

[HONKING]

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT BEFORE THEY CAN HEAD OUT...

FIRE IN THE DITCH.

[NARRATOR]: ...THERE'S ONE FINAL JOB--

HELPING ONE OF THE FIRE VEHICLES BACK ONTO THE ROAD.

MAYBE WE'RE GONNA SEE IF WE CAN PULL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OUT.

LOCK IT BACK. [RATTLING]

OUT, OUT.

THAT'S IT.

TIGHT IT UP A LITTLE BIT.

KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.

THAT'S IT.

[AIR BRAKES HISS]

AWESOME.

GREAT.

WE GOTTA HELP THEM BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS HELP US.

THAT'S OUR JOB.

[CHUCKLES]

[STEVE]: WE ALL ONE FAMILY, YOU KNOW.

WE BACK EACH OTHER UP,

WE HELP EACH OTHER, AND WE WORK TOGETHER.

[SONNY]: OKAY, LET'S GET OUTTA HERE.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

HAPPY ENDING.

[LAUGHS]

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: BACK ON THE 401 IN CHATHAM...

[JASON]: WANNA HURRY UP AND GET THE ROAD CLEARED.

[NARRATOR]: ...DAYLIGHT BRINGS MORE TRAFFIC

AND MORE PRESSURE.

[JASON]: WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THIS THING

ALREADY OFF THE ROAD BY NOW.

[OPP OFFICER]: THE HIGHWAY BEING CLOSED

EQUALS LOST TIME,

LOST MONEY FOR THE INDUSTRIES,

SO WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE QUICKLY.

[JASON]: LET'S GET IT SET ON THE GROUND FIRST.

COMING DOWN.

[NARRATOR]: JASON AND TREVOR HAVE CLEARED OUT THE TRACTOR...

I'LL GRAB SOME CHAINS.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE TRAILER IS FALLING APART.

OH, MAN, IT'S NOTHING BUT WALLS THAT ARE ALL DISINTEGRATED.

[TREVOR]: IF WE END UP HAVING TO CUT THIS TRAILER APART

AND FLOAT IT IN,

YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY ANOTHER THREE, FOUR HOURS

MINIMUM.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND EVERY MINUTE THEY'RE ON THE ROAD

FUELS ANOTHER PROBLEM.

WHAT'S THIS GUY DOING?

HEY!

GUY'S GOT A DEATH WISH, MAN.

GO!

SECONDARY ACCIDENTS ARE A REAL DANGER.

WE CERTAINLY DO NOT LIKE TO SEE THAT.

[NARRATOR]: WHEN DRIVERS PAY MORE ATTENTION

TO A COLLISION SCENE, OR ANY DISTRACTION,

THAN THE ROAD AHEAD,

THE RESULT CAN BE A CHAIN-REACTION CRASH...

[TIRES SQUEALING, CARS CRASHING]

WE GOT ANOTHER ACCIDENT.

GO, GO, GO, GO!

THERE WE GO.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE ADDED RISK,

TREVOR AND JASON NEED TO SHAVE TIME

AND REMOVE THE TRAILER IN ONE PIECE,

USING CHAINS TO HOLD IT TOGETHER.

JUST GO THROUGH THAT HOLE.

[JASON]: SO, TREV, WHAT HE WANTS TO DO

IS SEE IF WE CAN STABILIZE THAT FRONT END OF THE TRAILER.

WE'RE JUST GONNA TRY AND FASTEN THIS

SO WE CAN GET THE ROAD OPENED A LITTLE BIT QUICKER.

THAT'S THE PLAN.

MORE?

[NARRATOR]: THE ONLY WAY TO TEST THE PLAN...

-STAND BACK. -YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: ...IS TO LET GO.

[METAL CLICKING AND CRACKING SOFTLY]

NOPE.

JUST RUN THE CHAINS.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 NEAR CHATHAM...

OH, I SEE, YOU MEAN PICK IT UP BY IT.

[NARRATOR]: ...TREVOR AND JASON MIGHT HAVE COME UP WITH A PLAN

TO SUPPORT AND TOW THE COLLAPSING TRAILER...

CRADLE IT, BE DONE.

[TREVOR]: JASON COME UP WITH THE IDEA

OF RUNNING SOME CHAINS FROM THE TOW TRUCK

DOWN RIGHT TO THE DOLLY LEGS.

HOOK IT TO THE UNDERLIFT.

[NARRATOR]: ...A SET OF CHAINS STRETCHING FROM THE WRECKER

ALL THE WAY TO THE LANDING GEAR.

SEE HOW THAT GOES.

KIND OF LIKE TRYING TO MAKE A BRIDGE,

SO IT'LL SUPPORT THE FRONT.

[JASON]: I FIGURED

IF WE ACTUALLY TIE ONTO THE LANDING GEAR,

I CAN ALMOST CRADLE THE ENTIRE FRONT END

TO MY TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: IF IT DOESN'T HOLD,

THEY'LL HAVE TO CART AWAY THE TRAILER PIECE BY PIECE.

HOLD ON.

WATCH YOURSELVES.

WE GOT 'ER.

FINALLY.

[TREVOR]: SOMETHING'S ACTUALLY WORKING IN OUR FAVOUR.

THE TRAILER IS FINALLY READY TO GO DOWN THE ROAD

AND HOPEFULLY MAKE A LOT OF COMMUTERS HAPPY.

IN...

IN.

I'M DEFINITELY GLAD THIS IS THE END OF IT.

[JASON]: I'M HAPPY JUST TO BE DONE,

YOU KNOW, CALL IT QUITS.

[JOHN]: THE GUYS, I CAN'T THANK 'EM ENOUGH

FOR COMING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

AND DEALING WITH THIS SMELLY MESS.

THERE YA GO.

SHOULD BE GOOD.

MAN, YOU GOTTA HAVE GUYS LIKE THAT WORKIN' FOR YA.

[TREVOR]: ONTO THE NEXT ONE.

[NARRATOR]: IT'LL BE A SLOW, CAUTIOUS DRIVE TO THE YARD,

BUT AFTER EIGHT HOURS, THE 401 IS MOVING AGAIN.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 400 OUTSIDE BARRIE,

TRAFFIC IS FLOWING...

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT JUST TO THE NORTHEAST,

SERGEANT JASON FOLZ HAS A BIG PROBLEM

ON A RAMP TO HIGHWAY 11.

[JASON FOLZ]: THIS TRUCK MAYBE CARRIED

A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH SPEED INTO THIS RAMP,

IT'S A FAIRLY TIGHT ONE,

AND HAS UPSET THE POTATO CART,

AS IT WOULD BE.

[NARRATOR]: NORTHLAND TOWING IS TAKING ON THE RECOVERY,

AND THEY'VE CALLED IN SOME EXTRA HELP...

LET'S GO CHECK THIS STUFF OUT.

[NARRATOR]: ...JAMES IRELAND FROM RESCUE 51...

AND HIS WIFE, FABIANA,

HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM HER WORK IN THE OFFICE.

YOU READY NOW?

YEAH, YEAH.

[FABIANA]: I ALSO GO OUT WITH JAMES ON A REGULAR BASIS

TO DO CALLS AND WRECKS,

AND ANY CLEAN-UP THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

[NARRATOR]: TODAY,

THAT CLEAN-UP WILL BE MASSIVE.

[JAMES]: IT'S LOADED WITH ABOUT 65,000 POUNDS OF POTATOES

IN 15-POUND BAGS.

IT ROLLED OVER VERY HARD,

SO THE WHOLE ROOF AND ONE WALL

HAS COME RIGHT OUT OF THE TRAILER.

[NARRATOR]: SO IT NEEDS TO BE EMPTIED,

BUT THE CONTENTS AREN'T HEADED FOR ANYONE'S TABLE...

[JAMES]: THE LOAD'S SCRAP NOW.

YOU KNOW, THE POTATOES ARE GONNA FREEZE,

SO THEY'RE GONNA BE NO GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT AS THEY START TO OFFLOAD,

THE OPP HAS AN IDEA.

THAT'S IT.

[FOLZ]: ONE OF OUR YOUNG OFFICERS ON THE SCENE

MADE THE SUGGESTION VERY QUICKLY,

WOULDN'T IT BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO DONATE THEM

BACK TO THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.

WE'VE ASKED,

AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA TAKE SOME OF THOSE POTATOES

TO ONE OF THE AREA SHELTERS AND FOOD BANKS.

[FABIANA]: IT'S GONNA BE DONATED,

SO THE LESS FORTUNATE HAVE...

SOME FOOD.

IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

[NARRATOR]: AS LONG AS THEY CAN LOAD IT UP

BEFORE THE COLD SETS IN.

[FOLZ]: THIS IS REALLY AWESOME

THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, UH, YOU KNOW, HELP PEOPLE OUT.

OH, LOOK AT THAT.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE POTATOES ON THEIR WAY,

THE CREW CAN TURN TO THE RECOVERY,

BUT FOR JAMES AND FABIANA,

THE JOB IS ALREADY A SUCCESS.

10-4.

[FABIANA]: I COME FROM SOUTH AMERICA.

I GREW UP WITH POVERTY,

SO FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS,

IT TRULY PUTS A SMILE ON MY FACE.

COOL.

[NARRATOR]: 350 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST...

[NARRATOR]: LAST NIGHT'S BLAST OF LAKE-EFFECT SQUALLS

HAS LEFT ITS MARK ON HIGHWAY 402.

[NARRATOR]: THE CREW FROM PREFERRED

HAS BEEN CLEARING CASUALTIES ALL MORNING...

[GARY]: ALL RIGHT, LET'S FIRE UP SOME CHAINSAWS.

[ENGINE RUMBLING]

[NARRATOR]: ...AND NOW

THEY'RE FACING THE BIGGEST JOB OF THE DAY.

[GARY]: HE'S WEDGED RIGHT BETWEEN ALL THESE TREES.

YEAH, HE'S DOWN GOOD.

[COLLIN]: WE DIDN'T GET MUCH SLEEP LAST NIGHT,

AND WE'VE BEEN RUNNING JUST NON-STOP ALL DAY.

IT'S GONNA BE QUITE THE TASK.

OH, BOY.

THERE'S ONE BIG TREE

RIGHT, UH...

-RIGHT THERE? -...THERE.

YOU CAN'T LET FATIGUE GET IN THE WAY.

YOU'VE GOTTA STAY FOCUSSED ON A JOB LIKE THIS.

THAT IS CRAZY.

[NARRATOR]: LAST NIGHT,

A SEMI DRIVER WAS BLINDED IN A SQUALL,

RUNNING OFF THE ROAD

AND PLOWING DEEP INTO THE TREES ON THE MEDIAN.

[♪♪♪]

THIS IS FULLY LOADED, FULL OF CRANBERRIES.

WE'VE GOT 80,000 POUNDS SITTING HERE,

SITTING DOWN HERE AT THE BOTTOM.

THIS IS A BIG JOB,

A BIG CHALLENGE ON THIS ONE.

[CHAINSAW DRONING]

THERE WE GO.

[GARY]: HE'S GOT TREES ALL AROUND HIM,

TREES UNDER THE TRUCK.

HE'S DONE SOME SERIOUS LUMBERJACKING.

[TRUNK SPLINTERING]

WATCH IT--

WHOA!

OKAY, LET'S SPIN THIS FRONT END,

AND LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

SOUNDS GOOD.

[COLLIN]: THE FIRST STEP OF THIS

IS GETTING THIS TRACTOR OUT AND AWAY FROM THE TREES,

SO THAT WAY WE CAN GET THIS COMING OUT

WITHOUT TAKING DOWN ANY MORE TREES.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT FIRST,

HE JUST NEEDS TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO RIG.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

I WANT SOMETHING WITH LOTS OF STRUCTURE, SO...

WOW.

EVERYTHING'S JUST DESTROYED ON THIS THING.

THIS ISN'T JUST A SIMPLE LITTLE WINCH-OUT AND GO.

IT LOOKS LIKE THIS THING'S BEEN THROUGH HELL AND BACK.

FRAME'S RIGHT THERE.

IF WE CAN GET IN WITH THE FRAME AND NOT CUT ANYTHING,

THAT'D BE NICE.

YEAH, THAT'S OUR FRAME RAIL,

LOTS OF STRUCTURE THERE.

OKAY.

GOOD.

WE'LL HOOK TO THERE, AND AWAY YOU GO.

[NARRATOR]: THE FIRST PULL

IS JUST TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE TRACTOR,

BUT IT'LL BE A TEST OF THE RIGGING POINTS.

OKAY.

-READY? -READY.

LET'S TAKE IT AROUND, AND SEE WHAT IT DOES.

SO IT BEGINS.

ALL RIGHT, IT'S JUST GONNA SQUEEZE RIGHT BETWEEN THERE.

NICE.

LET'S GO WITH THAT. THAT'S GOOD.

-GOT IT. -OKAY.

WE'LL DO TWO LINES, COLL,

AND YOU CAN WALK IT,

STEER IT WHERE YOU WANT IT.

FROM HERE, WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS,

AND WE'RE GONNA HOOK TO THE FRONT OF IT,

WE'LL RUN IT UP THE DITCH,

SEE HOW IT REACTS AS WE START TO PULL.

[NARRATOR]: NOW COLLIN CAN REPOSITION FOR THE MAIN PULL,

AND HE'LL HAVE SOME HELP.

[MARK COLBRAN]: HOW FAR UP DO YOU WANT THIS, GARY?

BRING IT RIGHT UP.

RIGHT TO THE BACK OF COLLIN'S.

[AIR BRAKES HISS]

[NARRATOR]: JUST BEFORE 3:00 P.M.,

OPERATOR MARK COLBRAN ARRIVES FRESH FROM ANOTHER JOB

WITH A ROTATOR.

[GARY]: MARK, WE'LL LET COLLIN DO WHAT HIS TRUCK CAN DO FIRST.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: THE ROTATOR'S SIDE-REACH

WILL HELP WRANGLE THE TRUCK OUT,

BUT NOT UNTIL COLLIN CAN FIRST PULL IT AHEAD,

CLEAR OF THE WOODS.

[GRUNTING WITH EFFORT]

THERE WE GO.

[GARY]: I DON'T WANT MARK QUITE TO HELP YET,

BECAUSE IF MARK STARTS TO PULL,

HE CAN ACTUALLY PULL THIS TRAILER INTO THE TREES,

AND WE DON'T WANT TO DAMAGE IT,

SO THE INITIAL PULL

IS GOING TO BE DONE BY COLLIN'S 50-TON,

AND WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES.

TIGHTEN YOUR LINES UP, COLL.

OKAY, I'M READY.

[NARRATOR]: FOR NOW,

ALL 80,000 POUNDS ARE ON COLLIN.

[GARY]: JUST KEEP WORKING IT BACK AND FORTH.

HOPEFULLY IT STARTS COMING.

IT IS GONNA FIGHT.

WE'RE MISSING THE FRONT AXLE, WHEELS.

THERE YA GO.

IT'S JUST STARTING TO MOVE.

YOU'RE GOOD, COLL, KEEP GOING.

[GARY]: AS COLLIN'S PULLING ON THIS UNIT,

HE'S JUST GETTING A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH SIDE-PULL ON HIS TRUCK.

LIFT THE OTHER ONE, COLL. JUST-- OH, WHOA! STOP.

WHOA, WHOA!

HOLD IT!

STOP, STOP.

[GARY]: THERE YOU GO.

IT'S JUST STARTING TO MOVE.

[NARRATOR]: ON A MEDIAN ON HIGHWAY 402...

[GARY]: LIFT THE OTHER ONE, COLL.

[NARRATOR]: ...COLLIN'S ANGLED PULL...

WHOA, WHOA!

HOLD IT!

[NARRATOR]: ...IS OVERTAKING HIS TRUCK.

[COLLIN]: MY TRUCK'S STRONGEST POINT

IS PULLING STRAIGHT FROM THE BACK.

IT'S NOT DESIGNED FOR SIDE PULLS.

[GARY]: JUST NOT QUITE THERE.

[NARRATOR]: THERE'S NO CHOICE

BUT TO HOPE THEY'RE CLEAR ENOUGH OF THE TREES...

[GARY]: ALL RIGHT, GONNA NEED YOUR HELP, MARK.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND BRING IN THE ROTATOR.

[MARK]: JUST GOING SINGLE LINE ON THE ROTATOR, GARY?

YEAH, YEAH.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: GARY NEEDS TO KEEP A CAREFUL EYE

ON THE SEMI'S TRAJECTORY,

SO HE'S LEAVING THE OPERATING UP TO MARK.

I LIKE GETTING MY HANDS ON THE ROTATOR CONTROLS.

THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN,

BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF FINESSE TO USE IT.

OKAY, SHE'S ON.

[NARRATOR]: WHILE COLLIN CONTINUES TO PULL FORWARD,

MARK WILL ROTATE

TO HELP COAX THE TRUCK UP THE SLOPE.

OKAY, JUST SNUG IT UP TIGHT.

GOING IN.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE CREW WANTS IT ON THE ROAD NOW...

[COLLIN]: SO WE'RE GETTING LATER OFF INTO THE DAY.

IT'S GONNA GET DARK HERE SOON,

SO WE WANNA GET THIS THING UP AND OUTTA HERE

BEFORE IT GETS DARK,

ESPECIALLY WITH TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD NOW.

THEY AREN'T GONNA SEE US AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.

YOU GOOD GOING, COLL?

READY?

YUP.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE YOU GO, GUYS. THAT'S IT.

LOOK AT THAT, ONE EXTRA LINE JUST MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

[COLLIN]: THE ROTATOR IS A BIG HELP HERE.

IT'S GIVING ME THAT EXTRA LITTLE BIT OF PULL THAT I NEED

TO GET IT UP AND MOVING.

[GARY]: SHE'S ALL ABOUT THE RIGGING, BOYS.

[COLLIN]: OKAY, LET ME CATCH UP A BIT THERE, MARK.

[MARK]: OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT MORE PULL FROM THE SIDE

BRINGS ANOTHER RISK.

[GARY]: SO, AS IT STARTS COMING UP,

THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE IT'S GONNA WANT TO GO OVER.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND 80,000 POUNDS OF GRAVITY

IS WORKING AGAINST THEM.

HOW WE DOING ON THAT SIDE, GUYS?

CAN YOU SEE ANYTHING?

[COLLIN]: THIS TRAILER IS LEANING PRETTY GOOD.

[GARY]: OKAY, LET OFF.

WE'LL HAVE TO GET ANOTHER LINE ON IT.

[GARY]: IT'S NOW LEANING BACK INTO THE DITCH.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WEIGHT THERE,

SO I NEED TO CHANGE THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT.

WHAT WE MIGHT GET YOU TO DO...

YEAH.

TAKE THAT OTHER LINE HERE.

YEAH.

GO INTO THE CORNER POCKET OF THAT TRAILER,

AND WE'LL DIG--

WE'LL PULL IT UP.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: GARY NEEDS MORE PULL

AT THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER

TO HELP GUIDE IT FORWARD.

JUST WANNA CHECK THAT REAR BUMPER HERE, GUYS.

OKAY.

LOOKS LIKE SHE'S GONNA BE STRAP TIME, GUYS.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND TO COMBAT THE LEANING WEIGHT,

HE'LL REQUIRE ANOTHER ADJUSTMENT...

I'M JUST GONNA PUT A STRAP AROUND IT.

THAT'LL ALLOW ME TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF PULL THIS WAY.

JUST AROUND THE BACK DOORS,

IT'S THE STRONGEST PART OF IT, COLL.

YEAH.

THE HIGHER UP WE CAN GET, THE BETTER WE ARE, RIGHT?

-YEAH. -OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THEY'RE ABOUT TO WRESTLE

THE HEAVY BACK END UP THE SLOPE.

IF THIS THING DOES DECIDE TO SLIDE BACK INTO THE DITCH,

WE'VE GOT TWO TRUCKS HOOKED UP TO IT,

AND IT COULD PULL BOTH OF OUR TRUCKS

INTO THE DITCH WITH IT.

WHEN YOU'RE READY, MARK, WE'LL TIGHTEN UP ON GREEN.

OKAY, COMING IN.

WATCH YOUR FINGERS, COMING TIGHT.

THERE WE GO.

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD, MARK.

I'M GONNA WATCH THAT BACK CORNER, GUYS.

OKAY.

[MARK]: IT'S NOW GONNA BE THE ROTATOR'S RESPONSIBILITY

TO KEEP THIS THING FROM FLOPPING OVER,

SO THAT MEANS IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY.

LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE READY.

OKAY, LET'S DO IT.

OKAY.

OKAY, NICE AND EASY.

JUST LIKE THAT,

IF YOU CAN KEEP 'ER GOING, GUYS.

VERY GOOD. NICE, GUYS.

SLOWLY MOVING.

OKAY, JUST WANNA GET IT UP THIS HUMP.

LITTLE BIT OF A HILL WE'RE GOING UP HERE, GUYS.

ONCE WE GET IT UP THAT,

I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE PRETTY GOOD.

BACK WHEELS ARE ALMOST UP.

[MARK]: WHOA.

OKAY, WHOA, WHOA.

HOLD ON. HOLD ON. STOP.

IT'S STARTING TO SLIDE, GARY.

DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING, COLL.

OKAY.

REALLY?

YOU'RE GONNA FIGHT ME LIKE THIS, ARE YA?

[GARY]: LITTLE BIT OF A HILL WE'RE GOING UP HERE, GUYS.

[NARRATOR]: ON A MEDIAN EAST OF SARNIA...

BACK WHEELS ARE ALMOST UP.

[NARRATOR]: ...GARY'S CREW IS TRYING TO MAKE THEIR FINAL PULL.

[MARK]: WHOA...

WHOA. HOLD ON.

HOLD ON, STOP.

[GARY]: DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING, COLL.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT 80,000 POUNDS OF SEMI

IS PULLING HARD AGAINST THEM.

[GARY]: IT'S A BIT OF A NERVOUS FEELING

WHEN YOU'VE GOT 53 FEET OF TRAILER, FULLY LOADED.

EVEN THOUGH IT SLIDES

MAYBE JUST LIKE AN INCH OR TWO,

IT FEELS LIKE A MILE WHEN YOU'RE WATCHING IT MOVE.

[NARRATOR]: GARY NEEDS TO CHANGE THE PLAN.

LET'S PUT A SNATCH BLOCK IN THERE.

LET'S RUN TO THAT FRAME.

JUST ON THE BACK CORNER.

SEE IF WE CAN GET ANYTHING OUT OF THAT.

[NARRATOR]: GARY'S HOPING

THAT THE LOW LINE FROM THE ROTATOR

WILL HELP EASE THE DOWNWARD FORCE

THREATENING HIS WRECKERS.

OKAY, TIGHTENING UP ON RED.

YOU KNOW, SUN'S GOING DOWN RIGHT NOW.

I'M HOPING WE'RE GONNA GET 'ER OUT

JUST AS THE SUN GOES DOWN, SO...

I'D LIKE TO BE THERE BEFORE THAT HAPPENS.

LOOKS GOOD.

OKAY.

YOU GUYS READY?

[COLLIN]: I'M READY.

OKAY, LET'S DO IT.

COLLIN, IF YOU CAN GET A LITTLE HARDER

ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THAT TRUCK.

THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE ALL MY PULL IS.

PERFECT, THANK YOU.

WE'RE GETTING TO THAT POINT WHERE IT'S ALMOST THERE,

BUT WE CAN'T LET THAT DISTRACT US.

WE'VE GOTTA KEEP FOCUSSED ON THE TASK AT HAND.

DOING GOOD, GUYS.

IT'S DOING WHAT WE WANT IT TO.

THERE YA GO.

HOW ARE THOSE REAR WHEELS?

THEY'RE UP.

THEY'RE UP. NICE.

KEEP IT GOING LIKE THAT, GUYS,

WE'RE GONNA BRING 'ER RIGHT HOME.

STOP RIGHT THERE.

NICE.

LOOK AT THAT, SUN'S STILL UP.

SHE'S ON THE ROAD.

I'M HAPPY.

[COLLIN]: IT FOUGHT US ALL THE WAY UP THE BANK.

DEFINITELY FEELING PRETTY NICE

TO HAVE THIS THING UP AND OUT OF THE DITCH.

[MARK]: EVERYTHING CLEAR OVER THERE, GARY?

YOU ARE CLEAR NOW.

[MARK]: WHILE YOU'RE IN THE MOMENT,

YOU'RE NOT THINKING OF IT,

BUT YOU LOOK BACK ON IT, AND IT'S KIND OF HARROWING

JUST WHAT COULD'VE GONE WRONG,

AND GLAD IT DIDN'T.

[♪♪♪]

[GARY]: WE'RE JUST GONNA DISCONNECT,

PULL THE TRACTOR OUT FROM UNDERNEATH,

HOOK ONTO THE TRAILER, AND BRING 'ER ALL HOME.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND AS NIGHT FALLS...

OKAY, WE CAN GET 'ER OFF THE ROAD, GUYS.

ALL RIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE LAST OF THE STORM'S RAMPAGE

IS FINALLY BEHIND THEM.

[GARY]: IT'S JUST BEEN A LONG COUPLE OF DAYS, MAN.

SHE WAS SNOWIN' AND BLOWIN',

BUT SHE CAME UP REAL NICE.

THE GUYS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB,

SO GONNA CALL IT A WIN.

YOU KNOW, THESE BIG WRECKS LIKE THIS,

IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE TEAM COME TOGETHER,

EVERYBODY PLAYED A ROLE...

[COLLIN]: IT'S A THING OF BEAUTY.

[GARY]: THEY DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE,

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S ANOTHER VICTORY FOR US.

[♪♪♪]

I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T KILL ANY DAMN BODY.

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

SHE'S GONNA SPRING BACK, EH?

[NARRATOR]: ...A ROUNDABOUT WRECK...

EVERYBODY CLEAR.

[NARRATOR]: ...HITS BACK HARD.

-WATCH YOURSELF. -WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: LIVE TRAFFIC...

AND WE'LL GO AROUND THE AXLE TUBE.

[NARRATOR]: ...BRINGS DEADLY RISK.

WHOA.

LAST THING I WANNA DO

IS HAVE ONE OF THESE BEAMS IN THE LIVE LANES.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND HEAVY STEEL...

SOMEBODY COULD GET HURT, OR DEAD.

[NARRATOR]: ...MEETS HEAVY WIND.

NO, NO, NO!

[BANGING]

[GRUNTS AND SHOUTS] OH!

[♪♪♪]