Original subtitles

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

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

SHE'S GONNA SPRING BACK, EH?

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

EVERYBODY CLEAR.

[NARRATOR]: ...HITS BACK HARD.

WATCH YOURSELF-- [CABLE SNAPPING]

[NARRATOR]: LIVE TRAFFIC...

I THINK WE'LL GO AROUND THE AXLE TUBE.

[NARRATOR]: ...BRINGS DEADLY RISK...

[TRUCKS ROARING PAST] -WHOA.

LAST THING I WANNA DO

IS HAVE ONE OF THESE BEAMS IN THE LIVE LANE.

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

SOMEBODY COULD GET HURT OR DEAD.

[NARRATOR]: ...MEETS HEAVY WIND.

NO, NO, NO.

OOH! MY--

[GRUNTING]

[NARRATOR]: ON THE ROADS AROUND TORONTO,

SPRING IS JUST DAYS AWAY...

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT WINTER ISN'T GOING DOWN

WITHOUT A FIGHT.

[KERRY SCHMIDT]: BLOWING SNOW,

WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.

WE'VE HAD A COUPLE HUNDRED CRASHES ALREADY.

IT'S GOING TO BE ONE CRAZY NIGHT FOR US.

[NARRATOR]: OPP SERGEANT KERRY SCHMIDT IS ON THE LOOKOUT

FOR DRIVERS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.

OH, HERE WE GO, WE GOT A CAR RIGHT HERE IN THE--

HE'S STUCK.

LET'S GET HIM OFF THE HIGHWAY AND GET HIM OUTTA HERE.

[NARRATOR]: WITH PLOWS OUT WORKING ALL THE HIGHWAYS,

ANY OBSTACLE CAN CAUSE A MAJOR SHUTDOWN.

SPUN OUT?

OKAY, CAN YOU ROCK IT BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE BIT?

[TIRES SPINNING]

WHERE'S YOUR TRACTION CONTROL ON THIS THING?

OKAY, TRY IT AGAIN.

[TIRES SPINNING]

OKAY, WE GOT A TOW TRUCK HERE.

HE'LL PULL YOU OUT.

HOW'S IT GOING?

THINK YOU CAN GIVE HIM A PULL?

[SCHMIDT]: YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE PRIORITY

OF GETTING THESE VEHICLES CLEARED OFF,

BECAUSE HAD HE BEEN STUCK THERE...

THERE YOU GO, NOTHING TO IT.

[SCHMIDT]: ...THE WHOLE PLOWING OPERATION

WOULD HAVE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.

CAN WE ROLL AS FAST AS WE CAN?

WE'VE GOT THE PLOWS COMING IN BEHIND US.

FORTUNATELY, WE GOT HIM OUT JUST IN TIME.

THOSE PLOWS WERE ROLLING BEHIND US AS WE SPEAK.

[NARRATOR]: AS THE SUN RISES,

MAINTENANCE CREWS HAVE WORKED THROUGH THE NIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT ON THE 401

80 KILOMETRES EAST OF THE CITY...

[NARRATOR]: ...THE STORM HAS LEFT ITS MARK...

YEAH, LEAVE THAT THERE,

SO WHEN WE PULL, IT PULLS ON THE ACTUAL REAR END TOO.

THE SOFT SHOULDERS THIS TIME OF YEAR,

YOU TOUCH THEM, YOU'RE GONE.

[NARRATOR]: ...SO THE CREW FROM B&G TOWING

IS ALREADY AT WORK.

HOW DO YOU WANT TO DO IT? DO YOU WANT TO GO UNDERNEATH?

I THINK WE'LL GO AROUND THE AXLE TUBE.

YEAH, YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: BILL WRIGHT IS DEPENDING ON HIS SONS,

MITCH AND BILL JR.,

STILL NEW TO WORKING AS A TEAM.

[BILL WRIGHT JR.]: MITCH AND I

HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY NATURALLY COMPETITIVE.

WE'RE ALWAYS PUSHING EACH OTHER.

[NARRATOR]: THE TANKER IS FULLY LOADED WITH COOKING OIL,

AN ALMOST 40,000-POUND LOAD...

[BILL SR.]: YOU BREACH THAT TANK,

YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT 17,000 KILOGRAMS OF OIL IN THE DITCH,

AND THAT'S NOT PRETTY.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND VERY LITTLE ROOM

TO WRANGLE IT UPRIGHT.

WHOA!

[MITCH]: WORKING NEXT TO A LIVE LANE OF TRAFFIC

WHERE CARS ARE GOING BY,

AT, YOU KNOW, 100-PLUS KILOMETRES AN HOUR...

[ENGINES RACING PAST]

...IT'S DEFINITELY AN UNSAFE FEEL TO WORK WITH, FOR SURE.

WE'RE GONNA RIG UP TWO TWO-PART LINES

FOR THE TRAILER.

BILL JR. IS GOING TO RUN

A COUPLE OF WHAT WE CALL "SPIKE LINES" UP TO THE TRACTOR.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THE BACK FIRST.

-MORE? -YEP.

OKAY.

WHERE'S YOUR BOOM ANGLE?

35-ISH.

[NARRATOR]: WITH HIS BROTHER PULLING DOWN ON THE AXLES,

MITCH WILL BE LIFTING OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROTATOR,

LIMITING HIS STABILITY.

THE ROTATOR, YOU CAN'T PULL SIDEWAYS ON IT

AT CERTAIN TIMES, AT CERTAIN WEIGHTS.

YEAH.

YOU'RE GOOD FOR PROBABLY 26,000?

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: A SIMPLE MISCALCULATION

COULD BE A DISASTER.

[MITCH]: WITH THE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT WE'RE PULLING,

AND WHERE MY BOOM IS,

IT'S POSSIBLE TO ROLL MY ROTATOR OVER.

HOW'S THAT?

I'D BOOM UP A BIT MORE.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND REACHING HIS BOOM OUT OVER THE DITCH...

THERE YOU GO.

OKAY?

[NARRATOR]: ...WILL MAKE HIM EVEN MORE UNSTABLE.

[BILL SR.]: WE'RE NOT BEYOND OUR ABILITIES OF LIFTING HERE,

BUT WE KNOW THAT WE'RE BECOMING CLOSE.

HEY, BILLY?

ARE YOU GOOD?

OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA PULL,

SO I DON'T WANT NOBODY IN HERE.

[ENGINES RACING PAST]

[♪♪♪]

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

CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

YOU OKAY, MITCH?

YEAH, I'M COMING UP HERE. IT'S EASIER FOR ME TO SEE.

GO AHEAD, MITCH.

IT'S COMING.

COME A LITTLE BIT, MITCH.

YUP, YEAH.

YUP, YOU'RE JUST STARTING TO PICK 'ER NOW.

[MITCH]: AS I'M STARTING TO PULL

AND GET THAT TRUCK TO COME UP,

NERVES ARE VERY, VERY HIGH.

NO, WE'RE GOOD.

HOW'S THAT LOOKING RIGHT THERE?

OH, IT'S FLOATING.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

HOLD ON, MITCH, STOP.

YOUR LEGS ARE OFF THE GROUND ON THIS SIDE.

LIKE, A FOOT.

[MITCH]: HAVING THOSE LEGS IN THE AIR IS A CONCERN FOR US.

THAT'S HOW YOU ROLL A TRUCK OVER.

WE'RE AT 24,500 POUNDS AT 60% WITH THE LEG...

LOTS IN THE AIR.

I'M GOING TO RESET MY BOOM IN CLOSER TO MY TRUCK.

YEAH, BOOM IN, YEAH.

I GOT MY BOOM UP

AND MY BOOM IN TOWARDS THE TRUCKS.

IT'S MORE STABILITY AND ANCHORABILITY ON THE TRUCK.

YUP, THAT'S WHERE YOU WANT TO BE,

JUST ABOUT RIGHT THERE, ANYWAY.

OKAY, I'M ALL LOCKED BACK UP.

BILLY-BOY, LEAD WITH YOUR STEER AXLE, PLEASE.

WE WANT IT TO SPRING THE TRAILER.

BRING THE BACK AXLE DOWN A BIT, BILLY.

[SCRAPING]

OKAY, I'M SLIDING WHEN I PULL THE BACK.

MITCH?

KEEP THEM EVEN, MITCH, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

OKAY.

[BILL SR.]: FOR MITCH AND BILLY

TO OPERATE IN SYNC,

IT'S KEY.

KEEP PULLING.

[SCRAPING]

[SCRAPING]

YUP, IT'S COMING.

IT'S NOT GOING TO FALL HARD.

IT'S COMING OVER, BOYS.

IT'S COMING OVER NICE.

JUST GO REAL GENTLE. LET IT GO ON ITS OWN.

HOW FAR ARE THE WHEELS OFF THE GROUND?

YOU'RE TOUCHING NOW. OKAY.

AWESOME.

[MITCH]: WE'RE NOT DONE YET.

NOW WE GOTTA WORRY ABOUT GETTING THIS THING

OUT OF THE DITCH AND ONTO THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: THE TANKER'S OFF ITS SIDE,

BUT STILL LEANING BADLY.

[MITCH]: THE DITCH IS VERY V-SHAPED,

SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOW BACK ONTO ITS WHEELS,

IT'S STILL LEANING OVER PRETTY FAR.

THIS IS SO SKETCHY.

[♪♪♪]

HERE WE GO.

[ANDREW]: TRY TO MAKE IT OUT HERE ASAP, PLEASE.

[NARRATOR]: 350 KILOMETRES TO THE EAST...

[NARRATOR]: ANDREW VINK AND THE CREW FROM HERB'S

ARE HEADING OUT AHEAD OF AN INCOMING FRONT.

[ANDREW]: WHEN THESE STORMS COME IN,

IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH FOR ALL HELL TO BREAK LOOSE.

[ZACH THOMSON]: I'VE BEEN LUCKY.

I GOT A LITTLE TASTE OF EVERYTHING THIS WINTER.

[NARRATOR]: TODAY,

21-YEAR-OLD ROOKIE ZACH THOMSON

WILL FACE ANOTHER FIRST IN HIS YOUNG CAREER.

WE'VE GOTTA LIFT THESE STEEL BEAMS OUT OF THE DITCH,

AND WE GOTTA BASICALLY LOAD ONTO ANOTHER TRACTOR.

I'VE SAID IT ONCE, AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN,

I LOVE MY JOB.

I'M ADDICTED, I'M HOOKED.

I'M HOOKED.

HOLY...

WE'RE GONNA HAVE FUN TODAY!

OH, BOY!

[ZACH]: SEEING THE SIZE OF THESE BEAMS

AMPLIFIES IT ON A VERY DRAMATIC SCALE.

HOLY CRAP.

[ZACH]: IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

THAN ANYTHING I'VE WORKED WITH BEFORE.

HE'S... HE'S LUCKY TO BE ALIVE,

THAT'S FOR SURE.

[NARRATOR]: THE SEMI VEERED OFF-ROAD

IN HEAVY OVERNIGHT SNOW.

WHEN IT SLAMMED TO A HARD STOP IN THE MEDIAN...

THE LOAD OF STEEL BEAMS KEPT GOING.

[ANDREW]: WE'VE GOTTA OFFLOAD EACH BEAM ONE BY ONE

BEFORE WE RECOVER IT FROM THE DITCH.

I DON'T WANT THESE BEAMS TO START SWINGING

AND POTENTIALLY HITTING ONE OF MY GUYS.

[NARRATOR]: ANDREW AND CREW

WILL BE WORKING ALONGSIDE ST. MICHEL TOWING,

A COMPANY FROM QUEBEC.

THEY WANT TO BE FINISHED BEFORE THE NEXT STORM BLOWS IN...

[ANDREW]: ST. MICHEL AND I CAME UP WITH A PLAN

THAT WE WOULD NEED TWO ROTATORS ON THIS JOB

TO FACILITATE THE OFFLOAD.

THIS TRUCK IS GOING TO BE PUTTING THEM ON THE TRAILER.

AND WHAT DOES EACH ONE OF THOSE WEIGH?

I'D SAY PROBABLY CLOSE TO 2,000 POUNDS.

[BILL]: GIVEN THE SIZE OF THESE BEAMS,

THERE'S NO MARGIN FOR ERROR HERE.

IF ONE OF THESE BEAMS TOPPLES ON YOU, IT'S GAME OVER.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THEY'LL BE LIFTING AND MOVING THE BEAMS

RIGHT NEXT TO A FLOWING LANE OF TRAFFIC.

SLOW DOWN, BUD!

THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO

IS HAVE ONE OF THESE BEAMS SWINGING IN THE LIVE LANES.

JESUS. NO, THANKS.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CONTROL IT THE WHOLE TIME.

WHOA! PHEW!

HEY, HERB?

SO, ARE THEY GONNA LIFT IT

SO WE CAN PUT OUR CHAINS UNDER,

IS THAT WHAT THE GAME PLAN IS?

YEAH, THEY'RE GONNA GIVE US CLEARANCE

SO THAT WE CAN PUT OUR RIGGING.

OKAY.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: THE CREW IS DEPENDING

ON THE ST. MICHEL OPERATOR

TO GIVE THEM CLEARANCE TO RIG.

EVERYBODY AWAY? HE'S GONNA LIFT.

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANY FINGERS OR LIMBS.

[HYDRAULICS WHIRRING]

OKAY, GUYS, PUT YOUR STRAPS IN.

BILLY, GET OUT OF THERE.

-EVERYBODY CLEAR? -YUP.

NOW I'M SWINGING TOWARDS YOU.

READY?

YEAH, GOOD.

OH...

WATCH OUT.

YEAH, WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT CENTRED ON THAT.

NO ONE MOVE...

NO ONE MOVE!

THERE SHE GOES.

[BANGING]

[ANDREW]: THESE BEAMS,

THEY'RE TANGLED BETWEEN EACH OTHER IN SUCH A WAY

WHERE IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT

AND VERY DANGEROUS TO WORK AROUND.

IF SOMETHING WENT WRONG IN THIS JOB...

...THE ONLY GUY I HAD TO BLAME WAS MYSELF.

EASY...

RIGHT THERE.

OKAY, THERE WE GO.

GOOD JOB, BOYS.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND JUST AS THEY'RE GETTING STARTED...

THAT WIND IS FIGHTING US.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE FIRST SIGN OF THE STORM BLOWS IN.

[WIND GUSTING]

OH, NO, NO!

WATCH OUT, ZACH.

THE WINDS INCREASED TO 50 KILOMETRES AN HOUR.

WATCH OUT, GUYS!

[ZACH]: WITH THE WIND GUSTS PICKING UP,

WORKING WITH H-BEAMS LIKE THIS,

IT SENDS CHILLS DOWN YOUR SPINE.

GET OUT OF THERE.

OKAY, GOING DOWN.

[ZACH]: IF SOMEONE'S NOT PAYING ATTENTION,

IT COULD EASILY COME DOWN...

DON'T GO UNDERNEATH IT.

...AND CUT YOU IN HALF. YOU'RE DEAD.

OKAY, WHOA, RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THERE!

YOU'RE... TOO MUCH.

THE WIND KEEPS BLOWING ME AROUND.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

GOD, IT'S BRUTAL!

[GRUNTING WITH EFFORT]

EVERYBODY CLEAR?

IT MIGHT SWING, SO BE READY WHEN SHE SLIDES OUT.

WATCH OUT, ZACH.

[CLANGING]

-WHOA! -LOOK OUT!

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

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

GIVE ME 30 FEET.

[NARRATOR]: BILL WRIGHT AND SONS

HAVE COME UP WITH A PLAN

THEY HOPE WILL SAVE THE LEANING TANKER

FROM TOPPLING BACK OVER.

I'M GOING TO RIM-SLING THIS BACK WHEEL, MITCH,

OFF HIS HOOK TO THE FRONT TOW HOOK.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: AS BILL JR. REPOSITIONS,

HIS FATHER FIRMS UP THE PLAN WITH MITCH.

SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP THAT PRESSURE WITH HIM

AND ROTATE AROUND AS HE PULLS, EH?

YOU'RE GONNA WANNA PULL AND ROTATE AGGRESSIVELY

TO GET IT TO COME UP AT THE SAME TIME.

BILLY IS GONNA GIVE 'ER A PULL FROM THE FRONT.

MITCH WILL ROTATE WITH IT,

BRING IT RIGHT AROUND OUR LEG,

AND PUT IT RIGHT UP HERE ON THE PAVEMENT.

SO, BRING 'ER UP, BRING 'ER UP A BIT.

TIGHTEN YOUR FRONT CABLE UP JUST TO HELP.

[NARRATOR]: MITCH AND HIS BROTHER

ARE FIGHTING 40,000 POUNDS OF LIQUID,

SLOSHING AND SHIFTING INSIDE THE TANK.

[BILL JR.]: INSTEAD OF THE LOAD SITTING FLUSH,

IT'S ALL ON THAT SIDE.

[BILL SR.]: WITH A LIQUID LOAD,

THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY OF THE LOAD

IS STILL HAVING THE TENDENCY

OF PULLING THIS TRUCK TO ITS SIDE.

HOW'S MY LEGS?

YOU'RE OKAY.

IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE IT'S STARTING TO LIFT.

OH, THERE WE GO.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'VE GOT THE TANKER AIMED

IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION...

...BUT THERE'S ALMOST NO ROOM TO MOVE IT PAST THE ROTATOR.

[BILL SR.]: THE CONCERN IS

YOU GOTTA GET BY THIS LEG, EH?

[NARRATOR]: MITCH WILL HAVE TO HOLD THE REAR END UP

AS BILL EASES THE FRONT END FORWARD.

I DON'T WANT YOUSE PULLING AGAINST EACH OTHER

AT ALL, RIGHT?

YEAH.

[MITCH]: I KNOW WHEN I'M PULLING THIS THING UP

THAT IT'S GOING TO COME REALLY, REALLY TIGHT

TO MY OUTRIGGER LEGS.

HOLD ON, BILLY, SLOW DOWN JUST A HAIR.

YOUR TRUCK IS-- 'CAUSE I'M TWO, YOU'RE ONE,

I DON'T GET GOING AS FAST.

WHOA!

WHOA...

WHAT?

OH, IT JUST SLID FOUR INCHES BACK INTO THE DITCH.

IT'S GONNA.

KEEP AN EYE ON THAT LEG, TOO.

BIT MORE?

KEEP COMING.

WE'RE JUST MISSING OUR JACK LEGS JUST NICE.

PULL, PULL, PULL, PULL, PULL.

NICE AND EASY.

YEAH, GETTING CLOSE.

THAT CLEARED THAT LEG JUST MINT.

COME ABOUT TWO OR THREE INCHES MORE.

NICE. PERFECT.

HOW'S HIS BACK LEG? ON THE GROUND?

OH, YEAH, HE'S SETTLED.

HE'S HARDLY HOLDING ANYTHING NOW.

OKAY, STOP THERE, MITCH, YOU CAN UN-RIG.

[NARRATOR]: THE TRUCK IS SAFELY ON THE ROAD...

[BILL SR.]: TEXTBOOK JOB, BOYS.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE BROTHERS CAN SHARE ANOTHER SUCCESS

AS A NEW TEAM.

[BILL JR.]: I THINK WE DID A GOOD JOB ON THIS ONE.

IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD FEELING WHEN EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED.

BEAUTIFUL.

[MITCH]: I'M HAPPY TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE UNDER MY BELT.

YOU HAVE TO BE, YOU KNOW,

AS GOOD AS THE WRECK THAT YOU GET TO,

SO IT'S PUSHED ME,

AND I THINK I'VE LEARNED MORE, YOU KNOW, THIS WINTER

THAN I EVER HAVE.

THANKS, BUDDY, GOOD JOB.

GOOD JOB. WE'RE OUTTA HERE.

LET'S GO.

[BILL SR.]: YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'S A PROUD DAD MOMENT.

IT WENT REALLY WELL, THEY WORKED WELL TOGETHER.

A GOOD DAY, GOOD DAY.

PROUD OF MY BOYS.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: BACK ON THE 401, WEST OF CORNWALL...

[WIND GUSTING]

[NARRATOR]: ...THE STORM HAS HIT.

IT'S STARTING TO REALLY SNOW PRETTY GOOD HERE NOW.

SHE GOT NASTY PRETTY QUICK, EH?

COME DOWN A BIT, ANDREW.

[ZACH]: WE FELT BLINDSIDED.

THERE WAS SNOW IN THE FORECAST, BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS.

SNUG IT UP, ANDREW?

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE WIND ONLY GETTING WORSE,

ANDREW'S REVISED THE PLAN

TO WRANGLE THE STEEL BEAMS SAFELY...

INSTEAD OF LIFTING WITH ONE TRUCK,

WE'RE PUTTING BOTH ROTATORS ON IT,

ONE ON EACH END.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE SQUALLS ARE BLOWING IN SO HARD,

EVERY MOVE IS GETTING MORE DIFFICULT...

OKAY, WHOA! WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: ...AND DANGEROUS.

YES, ZACH, IT IS.

[ZACH]: SNOW ON STEEL, WHEN IT'S WET,

IT BECOMES VERY SLIPPERY, SO...

WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!

[CLANKS]

[ZACH]: ...YOU'RE BASICALLY LIKE A SKATING RINK

ONTO THE TRAILER.

OOH!

EVERYONE'S SLIPPING AND SLIDING.

IT WAS GETTING PRETTY TREACHEROUS.

WHOA, HOLD ON, ANDREW.

[ZACH]: LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHO PISSED OFF MOTHER NATURE

THAT DAY,

BUT WHATEVER HAPPENED,

SHE WAS TAKING IT OUT ON US.

LOOK DOWN THE ROAD,

YOU CAN ONLY SEE A COUPLE OF HUNDRED METRES

AHEAD OF YOU.

NOW WE'VE GONE TO EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS.

WHAT ARE THEY SEEING?

LESS THAN US.

[BILL]: ZERO VISIBILITY, ALMOST.

IT'S CRAZY.

NO, NO. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO...

OKAY, OVER.

[ANDREW]: WELL, THE SOONER WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE,

THE BETTER IT IS FOR EVERYBODY.

WE GOT, WHAT, SEVEN LEFT NOW?

[NARRATOR]: WITH 20,000 POUNDS OF STEEL

STILL LEFT TO MOVE,

ANDREW NEEDS TO QUIT,

OR MOVE THE ENTIRE REMAINING LOAD IN ONE SHOT.

[ANDREW]: OKAY, GUYS,

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

LET'S PACK THIS UP, HAVE HIM PIN UP,

GET US OUT OF HERE.

THE GAME PLAN RIGHT NOW,

START HOOKING 'ER UP AND BRINGING 'ER BACK HOME.

[ANDREW]: WITH THE CONDITIONS WE'RE DEALING WITH,

WE DECIDE TO SAVE TIME

BY NOT COMPLETELY OFFLOADING THE TRAILER.

ANDREW WAS VERY DETERMINED, AND HE WANTED IT OUT...

TURN THE WHEELS TO THE RIGHT.

...TO KEEP HIS "NOTHING LEFT BEHIND" POLICY GOING.

RIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: TO FIGHT THE 20,000 POUNDS

STILL ON THE TRAILER,

ANDREW MOVES THE ROTATORS TO MAXIMIZE LIFTING POWER...

KEEP ON COMING BACK.

[ANDREW]: WE HAD TO MOVE THE ROTATORS

AS CLOSE AS WE COULD TO THE SHOULDER.

VERY GOOD. RIGHT THERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE NEW POSITION

BRINGS A NEW RISK.

[ANDREW]: THAT MEANT THAT

WE HAD TO PUT THE OUTRIGGERS OVER THE SOFT SHOULDER.

GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: IT'S NOT THE MOST STABLE TERRAIN,

BUT IF THE PLAN WORKS,

THEY CAN GET OFF THE ROAD FAST.

THE PLAN IS TO LIFT THE TRAILER

AND PULL THE TRACTOR OUT.

[ANDREW]: THE IDEA

IS TO HAVE ST. MICHEL RIG TO THE FRONT END OF THIS TRUCK,

AND I'LL FOLLOW HIS PULL WITH THE TRAILER OFF THE GROUND.

GOOD.

ARE YOU GUYS GOOD?

OKAY, START PULLING.

[ANDREW]: THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO HAVE

IS ONE OF THE ROTATORS SLIDE OFF THE SHOULDER.

OKAY, YOU SHOULD BE GOOD.

TRY LIFTING.

SHE'S MOVING.

IT STARTED OFF JUST LIKE ANY OTHER PULL...

...AND THEN...

WHOA!

THE ROTATOR STARTS TO SLIDE TOWARDS THE DITCH.

WHOA, WHOA, THAT TRUCK'S GOING.

I KNOW, IT'S JUST ME SINKING.

DREW, YOU'RE LEANING RIGHT OVER.

[BILL]: AND THEN...

OOH! MY--

WHOA, WHOA, THAT TRUCK'S GOING.

DREW, YOU'RE LEANING RIGHT OVER.

[NARRATOR]: WEST OF CORNWALL ON THE 401,

ANDREW AND CREW ARE TRYING TO LIFT THE TRAILER

WITH THE LAST OF THE STEEL STILL ON BOARD...

OOH! MY--

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE TERRAIN AND THE WEATHER

ARE JUST TOO MUCH.

[ANDREW]: AS I AM LIFTING,

THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW,

THE TRUCK SLIDES ABOUT FOUR FEET TOWARDS THE DITCH.

IF THIS TRUCK WOULD HAVE SLID MAYBE ANOTHER FOOT,

WE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY HAD A ROTATOR ON ITS SIDE

OR HAVE SOMEBODY UNDERNEATH IT.

IT'S NOT WORTH, UH,

IT'S NOT WORTH SOMEBODY'S LIFE.

[NARRATOR]: ANDREW AND HIS FATHER, HERB,

DECIDE THERE'S NO OTHER CHOICE.

SO ARE WE LEAVING 'ER THERE FOR THE DAY, HERB,

IS THAT IT?

I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE BEST PLAN RIGHT NOW.

COME BACK TOMORROW.

OKAY, UNHOOK 'ER, AND LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

[HERB]: THE WEATHER WAS SO TREACHEROUS,

PEOPLE COULD HAVE GOT HURT.

[ZACH]: AH, BOY.

[HERB]: WE WERE OUT OF TIME, WE WERE OUT OF WEATHER.

WE WERE DONE FOR THAT DAY.

[BILL]: I'VE NEVER LEFT ONE BEHIND.

-UNHOOK? -UNHOOK.

OKAY, UNHOOK 'ER,

AND LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

[HERB]: WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY,

I WILL NEVER PUT A PIECE OF IRON OVER PEOPLE.

[ANDREW]: I THOUGHT WE COULD GET THIS DONE.

I GUESS I WAS WRONG.

THE WEATHER'S KICKING OUR ASS,

SO WE'RE PACKING UP,

AND WE'RE COMING BACK TOMORROW.

AT THE END OF THE DAY,

WE GOTTA PUT OUR PRIDE ASIDE FOR PEOPLE'S SAFETY, SO...

WE'LL PACK IT IN, AND TOMORROW'S A NEW DAY,

AND WE'LL GET IT OUT.

[ZACH]: I'M GLAD ANDREW PUT THE EGO ASIDE.

100% THE RIGHT CALL.

[ANDREW]: LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

[NARRATOR]: 400 KILOMETRES EAST,

AS NIGHT FALLS ON TORONTO,

THE ROADS ARE CLEAR...

OKAY, 10-4.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT ABRAMS ONE-TON DRIVER MARK HASLETT

IS HEADING TO A CALL

THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CONDITIONS.

SO, WE HAVE A POLICE CALL.

IT'S THAT TIME OF NIGHT WHERE THEY'RE DOING ENFORCEMENT.

THE DRIVER OF THIS CAR, HE GOT ARRESTED FOR IMPAIRED,

AND HE'S GOT PROBLEMS.

YOU CAN SEE FROM THE VEHICLE HE'S VERY LUCKY THAT HE'S OKAY.

SHE'S NICE AND SECURE NOW.

I JUST HATE DRUNK DRIVERS.

IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS,

THIS HAS GOTTA BE PROBABLY THE 10TH OR 11TH

IMPAIRED-RELATED TOW THAT I'VE DONE.

IT'S NOT COOL.

HOW YOU DOING, SIR?

I'M OFFICER DUNNAH WITH THE OPP,

DOING A R.I.D.E. SPOT CHECK.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND ON DIXON ROAD

IN ETOBICOKE...

ANY ALCOHOL TO DRINK TONIGHT?

-NONE. -NO? WHERE YOU COMING FROM?

HOME.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE OPP IS TEAMING UP WITH LOCAL POLICE

FOR A COORDINATED CRACKDOWN.

HOW ARE YOU DOING, SIR?

OFFICER DUNNAH DOING A R.I.D.E. SPOT CHECK.

ANY ALCOHOL TO DRINK TONIGHT?

ALL RIGHT, HAVE YOURSELF A GOOD NIGHT. TAKE CARE.

[SCHMIDT]: EVERY NIGHT,

WE HAVE OFFICERS ALL ACROSS THE PROVINCE

THAT ARE OUT THERE MAKING SURE

THE DRIVERS ON OUR HIGHWAYS ARE SAFE AND SOBER,

AND WE DO ABOUT 10,000 OF THESE EVERY YEAR.

[NARRATOR]: SO FAR,

THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ANY SIGNS OF IMPAIRMENT,

BUT THAT'S FAR FROM THE ONLY PROBLEM ON THE HIGHWAYS.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. STOP.

MA'AM...

YES.

MAY I SEE YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE,

OWNERSHIP, AND INSURANCE?

YOU CANNOT BE ON A CELLPHONE--

NO! I WAS TELLING HIM I'M LATE.

[SCHMIDT]: WE'RE LOOKING FOR IMPAIRED DRIVERS...

YOU CAN'T BE ON A CELLPHONE.

...BUT WE COME ACROSS DISTRACTED DRIVERS...

YOU'RE JUST GONNA PULL IN OFF TO THE LEFT HERE, OKAY?

OH, GENTLY, GENTLY...

NO, NO, SLOW DOWN.

[SCHMIDT]: THINKING IT'S NO BIG DEAL

TO BE TEXTING AND DRIVING

WHILE SHE'S GOING THROUGH A POLICE R.I.D.E. CHECK STOP

IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS.

I JUST, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE ON YOUR PHONE

AND WHEN YOU SEE ALL THESE LIGHTS.

SHE RECEIVED A TICKET FOR $490.

SHE WAS NOT HAPPY WITH HER TICKET.

HOWEVER, IT'S A DISTRACTION.

[SCHMIDT]: WE'RE ALL TRYING TO REMOVE HIGH-RISK DRIVERS

OFF THE HIGHWAYS,

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO SEE.

[♪♪♪]

ROUND TWO, MY FRIEND.

[ANDREW]: ROLL OUT!

YEAH, 10-4, READY TO ROCK AND ROLL.

[NARRATOR]: BY MORNING,

THE STORM HAS PASSED THROUGH CORNWALL...

[ANDREW]: WE'LL GO 17-18-11.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THE HERB'S HEAVY FLEET

IS BACK ON THE MOVE,

READY TO FINISH YESTERDAY'S JOB.

BY FAR THE SAFER CHOICE TO DO WAS TO PACK UP AND LEAVE.

YOU KNOW, NONE OF THESE JOBS ARE WORTH SOMEBODY'S LIFE.

SHE'LL BE QUITE THE PULL,

'CAUSE SHE'S BEEN IN THERE FOR THREE DAYS NOW, SO...

THEY DON'T CALL IT "HEAVY RECOVERY" FOR NOTHING.

THERE'S OUR UGLY GIRL.

[NARRATOR]: UNLIKE YESTERDAY,

THEY'RE SETTING UP THE 80-TON ROTATOR

AND THE 40-TON WRECKER

IN THE WESTBOUND LANES.

READY FOR ROUND TWO?

[NARRATOR]: WORKING FROM THE WESTBOUND SIDE

WILL ALLOW THE TRUCK TO SLIDE OUT

FACING THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

NOW WE'VE GOT TWO TRUCKS PULLING ON IT

INSTEAD OF TRYING TO LIFT IT.

WE'RE GOING TO ROLL THIS TRUCK OUT OF THERE.

[NARRATOR]: BILL WILL PULL ON THE FRONT WITH THE 40-TON,

AND THE HEAVY BACK END WILL BE UP TO THE 80-TON

AND THE ROOKIE.

OKAY, I NEED MORE THAN THAT, THOUGH.

OKAY, YOU WANT IT RIGHT HERE?

TAKE ONE END OF THE CHAIN,

WRAP IT THROUGH THAT SUSPENSION ARM,

BACK OUT,

AND ONCE YOU'VE GOT BOTH STRANDS EQUAL,

SLIDE THEM ONTO THE HOOK.

[ANDREW]: I SHOWED ZACH

HOW TO RIG TO THE SUSPENSION ARM,

BUT WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS CHAIN

WASN'T GONNA EITHER BREAK A BRAKE LINE BOOSTER

OR POP A TIRE OFF A BEAD.

THERE, WE GOT ABOUT FIVE FEET.

YEAH, WE'RE GOOD NOW.

THAT GOOD FOR YOU?

YEAH.

[ZACH]: IT WAS NICE TO HAVE ANDREW THERE,

AND JUST COACH ME ALONG

ON HOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO RIG THIS.

BILL, BOTH OF THEM ON?

BOTH OF THEM ARE ON, YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THAT THEY'RE PULLING INSTEAD OF LIFTING...

[STARTING ENGINE]

...ANDREW WILL BE INSIDE THE CAB,

HELPING STEER OUT THE TRACTOR.

OKAY, YOU'RE READY?

YEAH.

YEAH.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE

ZACH GETS ONE MORE CHANCE TO PROVE HIMSELF ON THE ROTATOR

BEFORE THIS WINTER IS OVER.

[ZACH]: LETTING ME OPERATE THE 80 IS A BIG STEP.

YOU COULD TELL

THAT ANDREW IS STARTING TO GET A LITTLE MORE CONFIDENT IN ME.

[ANDREW]: OKAY, ZACH, YOU CAN PULL.

YEAH, I'M PULLING.

[NARRATOR]: FOR THIS PULL,

HE'LL BE WORKING DIRECTLY UNDER HERB'S WATCHFUL EYE.

[ZACH]: IT ADDS MORE STRESS TO IT,

BECAUSE HERB'S A GREAT OPERATOR.

I WANT TO PROVE TO HIM I CAN DO IT.

[HERB]: IT WILL BE A GOOD WRECK FOR HIM TO LEARN.

THE RESISTANCE WILL BE QUITE HIGH.

THERE'S LOTS OF SNOW.

IT'S COMING.

[GRUNTING WITH EFFORT]

GO IN HIGH GEAR, ZACH, IF YOU CAN.

OKAY, MY LIGHT'S GREEN.

OKAY, GO.

ANDREW, TURN A LITTLE BIT TO THE RIGHT.

IS MY LINE SNUG IN THE BACK, ZACH?

YEAH, IT'S SNUG.

PULL SLOWER, FEATHER IT, BILL.

BILL, I'D LIKE TO GET THE TWO STEER TIRES

ON THE PAVEMENT, IF WE COULD.

OH...

[ZACH]: AS THE TRACTOR'S STARTING TO REACH THE ROAD...

YO! HERB!

ONE SEC!

WHAT DO WE GOT?

I SMELL DIESEL...

...WE NOTICE THAT THERE'S A FUEL LEAK.

...AND YOU CAN SEE IT COMING OUT HERE.

THAT'S DIESEL FUEL.

OKAY, SHUT 'ER OFF. TURN IT OFF, ANDREW.

STOP. STOP.

PULL SLOWER. FEATHER IT, BILL.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 WEST OF CORNWALL...

YO! HERB! ONE SEC!

WHAT DO WE GOT?

I SMELL DIESEL.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE GREENEST MEMBER OF THE CREW

HAS BROUGHT THE STEEL RECOVERY TO A SUDDEN STOP.

LOOK, YOU CAN SEE IT COMING OUT HERE.

I SMELL DIESEL.

I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SPOT THE FUEL

BEFORE WE ACTUALLY STARTED LOSING TOO MUCH OF IT.

THERE'S A BIG OL' PUDDLE UNDERNEATH IT.

OKAY, SHUT 'ER OFF FOR A MINUTE.

YOU GOT PLUG 'N' DIKE, HERB?

HERE, I'VE GOT PLUG 'N' DIKE.

FIRST INSTINCT IS TO LOOK UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK

AND SEE IF THIS THING IS AN ACTIVE SPILL...

[BILL]: FITTING BROKE OFF THE LINE.

[ANDREW]: ...AND IT IS.

THIS THING IS JUST POURING OUT.

PLUG IT UP?

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING RIGHT NOW.

[ANDREW]: WE HAVE A PRODUCT

THAT WE CARRY IN EVERY SINGLE TRUCK.

IT'S LIKE KIND OF A SMALL PASTE.

SHE'S STOPPED.

OKAY, IT STOPPED.

OKAY, WE'RE DONE.

[ANDREW]: IT WAS A QUICK FIX,

JUST TO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE RECOVERY.

GOOD CATCH ON THAT.

WHAT?

I SAID GOOD CATCH ON THAT.

THANK YOU.

JUST HERE TO HELP THE TEAM OUT.

[ZACH]: GETTING APPLAUSE FROM ANDREW

MADE ME FEEL GREAT.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE LEAK PLUGGED,

THEY CAN NOW FINISH THE PULL.

SHE'S GIVEN US ONE SURPRISE AFTER THE OTHER, SO...

IT'S ALMOST OUT.

THEY CAN'T ALL BE EASY, THOUGH.

OKAY, BRAKES OFF?

[AIR BRAKES HISS]

BRAKES OFF.

GIVE 'ER.

OKAY, PULL, BILL.

THERE SHE GOES.

GIVE 'ER.

GO, BILL.

[ZACH]: BIG SIGH OF RELIEF.

A TWO-DAY CHALLENGE,

AND JUST BEYOND STOKED THAT IT WAS OUT.

WE GOT IT OUT.

[CHEERING]

[ZACH]: THAT WAS EXHILARATING.

THAT CAME OUT ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.

DROP THE TRAILER,

AND THEN GET THIS OUT OF HERE.

OKAY.

[ANDREW]: IT WAS A VERY EXHAUSTING RECOVERY,

PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY...

THANKS, BUDDY.

[ANDREW]: ...BUT THE GUYS DID VERY GOOD.

I COULDN'T ASK ANY BETTER FROM ZACH AND BILL.

[CLICKING]

GOOD, PERFECT.

I'M GLAD TO SEE THE END OF THIS ONE.

THAT WENT AMAZING.

YEAH, I THINK I GOT MOST OF IT.

[NARRATOR]: IT TOOK A DAY LONGER

THAN THE CREW WANTED.

WE HAD TO LEAVE OUR EGO IN THE DITCH

ALONG WITH THE WRECK.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE ROOKIE ENDS HIS FIRST WINTER

WITH A VICTORY,

AND AN IMPORTANT LESSON.

LET'S GO.

[ZACH]: I LEARNED THAT THE HARD CALL

SOMETIMES CAN BE THE BEST CALL.

AND THAT, MY FRIEND, IS HOW YOU DO IT ON THE 401.

[HONKING HORN]

[NARRATOR]: 800 KILOMETRES WEST,

AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE HIGHWAY...

WOW!

[ERIC GODARD]: WE'RE DEALING WITH A LOAD OF PIPE.

OH, BOY, THAT'S CRAZY!

[NARRATOR]: ...THE 401 IS HEADING INTO A BIG HURDLE.

WE'RE CAUSING QUITE A FLUSTER IN THE ROUNDABOUT

INTERSECTING THE 401, NUMBER 3 HIGHWAY,

AND A COUPLE OF THE TOWNSHIPS,

SO IT'S CRITICAL WE GET THIS THING OPENED UP.

[NARRATOR]: TRAFFIC IS ALREADY BACKING UP

ON BOTH HIGHWAYS.

[ERIC]: IT'S GOT TO BE

ONE OF THE BUSIEST ROUNDABOUTS IN ONTARIO,

SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO KEEP ONE OF THE LANES OPEN.

LIKE, LOOK HOW MUCH

IT'S HOLDING THAT CAB OF THAT TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: TO FULLY CLEAR THE SCENE,

ERIC GODARD HAS JOINED HIS BOSS, DEREK DIDONE SR.,

ALONG WITH HIS SONS JUNIOR AND DENNIS.

OBVIOUSLY FOR ME

THE CONCERN HERE IS THE TRAFFIC, RIGHT?

[NARRATOR]: WHEN THE DRIVER SLAMMED TO A STOP,

ONE STEEL PIPE LAUNCHED FORWARD,

WEDGING ITSELF HARD INTO THE BACK OF THE CAB...

YOU KNOW, AS BAD AS THIS IS,

IT COULD HAVE BEEN A WHOLE LOT WORSE.

YOU KNOW, HE COULD HAVE KILLED HIMSELF,

OR KILLED SOMEBODY ELSE.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THEY CAN'T MOVE THE TRUCK

UNTIL THEY FREE THE PIPE,

AND THAT WILL BE A RISKY JOB.

THIS PIPE HAS GOT, LIKE, A SEVERE ARC IN IT.

WE START TO PULL THIS BACK,

THAT THING'S GONNA GO LIKE THAT,

AND THE CAB OF THAT TRUCK'S GONNA DO THIS, EH?

SO WE GOTTA BE VERY CAREFUL.

SHE'S GONNA SPRING BACK, EH?

SO MUCH TORQUE ON IT.

OH, FOR SURE, EH?

[NARRATOR]: THEIR FIRST MOVE...

TAKE OFF TWO LOOSE PIPES SITTING IN THEIR WAY,

EACH WEIGHING OVER 1,700 POUNDS.

[ERIC]: OKAY, HERE WE GO, GENTLEMEN.

[ERIC]: THE MOST DANGEROUS PART NOW

IS WE'RE GONNA HAVE THIS LOAD SUSPENDED

RIGHT NEXT TO THIS LIVE LANE.

THE CONCERN HERE IS THE TRAFFIC, RIGHT?

WE DON'T WANT TO STOP 'EM,

BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T KILL ANY DAMN BODY.

HERE WE GO.

OKAY, NO, NO.

TAKE IT. HEY...

DON'T PULL IT UNLESS IT WANTS TO BE PULLED.

YUP, OKAY, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

YOU GUYS SEE HOW CLOSE I'M GETTING

TO THAT CAB, RIGHT?

[DEREK DIDONE SR.]: IT'S BRAND-NEW PIPE.

THEY'RE OILY, THEY'RE SLIPPERY.

ERIC'S GOT TO BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL.

EVERYBODY LOOKING GOOD?

[ERIC]: I'M JUST TRYING NOT TO BRING IT OVER MY HEAD.

DENNIS, WATCH THE ROPE.

THERE YOU GO.

EVERYBODY HAPPY?

NEXT ONE'S THE SCARY ONE.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE LOAD

STRAPPED DOWN TO THE TRAILER,

THE CREW WILL REMOVE THE BENT PIPE,

AND THEN TRANSFER ONLY THE LOOSE LOAD ON TOP...

[ERIC]: YOU KNOW, THE FUNNY PART IS,

IT'S NOT EVEN THE FIRST LOAD OF PIPE

I'VE DONE IN THIS ROUNDABOUT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT RIGHT NOW,

THEY HAVE NO WIGGLE ROOM.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 'EM ALL NOW.

[NARRATOR]: THE BENT STEEL HAS STRAINED THE STRAPS,

TIGHTENING THEIR GRIP AROUND THE LOAD.

[ERIC]: THEY WORK WITH, LIKE, A RATCHETING DEVICE, BASICALLY,

AND YOU UNDO 'EM WITH BAR.

OH, NOT A CHANCE IN HELL.

I THINK I MIGHT NEED A BIGGER BAR.

[ERIC]: IF YOU'RE NOT HANGING ON,

THEY'RE GONNA REALLY TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE.

IT'S SO TIGHT FROM THE BEND IN THE PIPE

THAT WE CAN'T GET IT UNDONE.

IT MIGHT TAKE TWO OF US.

IF I PUT THE WEIGHT ON IT, YOU CAN RELEASE THE LOCK?

MAYBE?

YOU GET NERVOUS WHEN YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

OKAY, WATCH YOUR HAND.

GET YOUR HAND OUT OF THERE, GET YOUR HAND OUT OF THERE.

[DENNIS]: SPRING-LOADED,

SOMETHING COULD FLY,

ESPECIALLY WITH THAT MUCH TENSION AND LOAD.

EVERYBODY CLEAR.

[DENNIS]: SO IT CAN DO A LOT OF DAMAGE.

DEREK, THAT'S WHERE YOU WANNA NOT BE, SIR.

WATCH YOURSELF.

[SNAPPING] -OOH! -ERIC!

OKAY, WATCH YOUR HAND.

GET YOUR HAND OUT OF THERE, GET YOUR HAND OUT OF THERE.

[NARRATOR]: ON A ROUNDABOUT FEEDING INTO THE 401...

EVERYBODY CLEAR.

[NARRATOR]: ...ERIC GODARD

IS FIGHTING THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF PRESSURE

TO LOOSEN A STUBBORN STRAP.

WATCH YOURSELF.

[SNAPPING] OOH!

[SNAPPING]

OOH...

OH, YEAH, JUST MY SHOULDER.

I TRIED TO HOLD IT, EH?

I THOUGHT FOR SURE I'D BE ABLE TO HOLD THE BAR...

BUT I COULDN'T HOLD IT.

LUCKILY IT CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE TRAILER, SO IT STOPPED.

LET'S GET A LATCH BACK ON THERE.

[DENNIS]: I'M GLAD ERIC'S OKAY.

PRETTY SCARY SEEING THAT.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE STRAP STILL PUTTING UP A FIGHT,

THEY NEED TO CHANGE THE PLAN.

[DEREK SR.]: CUT THAT.

[ERIC]: YEAH, I'LL CUT IT.

I'M GONNA USE A UNIVERSAL TOOL.

[ERIC]: WE'RE CUTTING THE STRAPS

SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO COME OFF.

IT'S GONNA WANNA FALL BACKWARDS.

[NARRATOR]: UNLIKE EASING OPEN THE STRAPS GRADUALLY,

THE SUDDEN RELEASE COULD CAUSE THE 45,000 POUNDS OF STEEL

TO SHIFT AND SPILL.

YOU WATCH YOURSELF.

GOD FORBID SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

JUST WATCH YOUR HEAD.

READY?

...IF THE LOAD SHIFTED AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME...

EVERYBODY SAFE?

[ERIC]: ...SOMEONE'S GONNA GET KILLED.

[STRAP SNAPS]

OKAY, WE'RE CUT.

WE'VE GOT ONE MORE.

YOU GUYS SAFE?

WE'RE GONNA CUT THE LAST ONE.

[STRAP SNAPS]

SHE'S CUT!

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO PULL THIS BACK NOW, SIR.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THE CREW CAN WORK TO REMOVE THE PIPE

JAMMED INTO THE CAB.

LET ME KNOW WHEN.

I'M READY WHENEVER YOU ARE.

AH, IT WANTS TO, BUT IT AIN'T DOING IT.

STOP.

WHAT ABOUT IF I JUST REACH OVER AND GRAB THAT

AND GIVE YOU SOME HELP?

IT WON'T HURT.

OKAY, LET ME DO THAT.

[ERIC]: WE'RE GONNA REACH OVER WITH THE ROTATOR

AND ACTUALLY GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT OF A LIFT

AND PULL BACK AS WELL.

SINCE THE CAB SHIFTED,

WE CAN'T GET A HOOK IN THERE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BIND IT WITH A LOOP.

[DENNIS]: THE PIPE IS BENDING.

THERE'S LOADED TENSION ON IT.

ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE HOOKED ON THERE.

LET'S JUST HOPE FOR THE BEST.

HEY, UH, SENIOR?

I'M ON YOU, SIR.

OKAY, READY?

YEAH, YOU CAN KEEP GOING.

OKAY, HOLD ON. DENNIS, HOLD, SIR.

YEAH, HOLDING.

[ERIC]: IF IT DECIDES TO COME BACK REALLY QUICK,

IT CAN COME OUT OF THAT CAB AND JUST START TO BOUNCE AROUND.

SENIOR, GO AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT.

IT'S JUST COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE.

HERE WE GO.

[CLANGING]

WOW!

THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD THERE.

THEY'RE RIGGING THAT UP

SO THAT WE CAN PICK UP THIS WHOLE LIFT.

10-4.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THEY'VE GOT TO TRANSPORT

THE ENTIRE TOP HALF OF THE LOAD,

WITH EACH PIPE WEIGHING IN AT CLOSE TO 2,000 POUNDS.

[ERIC]: I'M GONNA CHECK THE ANGLE,

MAKE SURE I'M HAPPY.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

THE NEXT LIFT IS GONNA BE... IT'S GONNA BE A REAL DOOZY.

EVERYBODY'S GOOD?

YES, TELL ME WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO START LIFTING,

SO WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE?

[ERIC]: THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO

IS HAVE ONE OF THOSE PIPES GO SLIDING OUT OF THE BUNDLE

OUT ONTO THE ROADWAY, OR ON TOP OF ONE OF OUR GUYS.

I WOULD GET OUT OF THERE.

OKAY.

YOU WANNA HAVE MYRON STOP TRAFFIC?

STOP 'EM.

HERE WE GO.

LEFT WINCH FIRST.

[ERIC]: AS SOON AS WE START TO PULL,

WE'RE GONNA KNOW IN A BIG HURRY WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.

EVERYBODY WATCH YOURSELF.

OKAY, I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO UP NICE AND HIGH,

UNFORTUNATELY, GUYS.

DON'T LET IT HIT THE TRUCK.

STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP!

HERE WE GO.

LEFT WINCH FIRST.

[NARRATOR]: IN THE HOWARD AVENUE ROUNDABOUT

AT THE WESTERN END OF THE 401...

OKAY, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO UP NICE AND HIGH,

UNFORTUNATELY, GUYS.

DON'T LET IT HIT THE TRUCK.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE COUNTY CREW

IS FIGHTING TO MANOEUVRE A LOAD OF STEEL PIPES...

STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP!

[NARRATOR]: ...WITH NO ROOM TO SPARE.

DON'T GO ANY FURTHER BACK.

I'M GOING TO BRING IT AROUND SOME, GUYS.

THAT SHOULD HELP.

SIR, AM I CLEAR OF THE WHEEL LIFT?

YEAH, YOU'RE GOOD, ERIC.

WHOA.

YOU SAFE?

EVERYBODY?

YEAH, WE'RE GOOD.

[ERIC]: I'M GONNA HAVE IT REALLY CLOSE TO THE CYLINDERS

ON THIS TRUCK.

I'LL WATCH YOUR BACK.

EVERYBODY GOOD?

WHY IS THIS END COMING TO ME?

DEREK, YOU CAN'T PULL.

[DEREK SR.]: WITH THAT PIPE SWINGING THROUGH THE AIR,

YOUR HEART'S PUMPING WHEN YOU'RE DOING THAT,

BECAUSE A CABLE BREAK,

A STRAP BREAK, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.

OKAY, I'M GONNA TAKE IT UP ON THE WINCH LINES, GENTLEMEN.

SENIOR, JUST MAKE SURE I'VE GOT THIS LOAD LEVEL, PLEASE.

I DON'T CARE HOW LONG I'VE BEEN DOING THIS,

HAVING [BLEEP] OVER MY HEAD ALWAYS MAKES MY KNEES KNOCK.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO SKIP SIDES, GENTLEMEN.

[NARRATOR]: ERIC MOVES TO THE OPPOSITE CONTROL PANEL

FOR SAFETY...

OKAY, READY, GENTLEMEN?

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT NOW HE HAS NO CLEAR VIEW.

HERE WE GO.

THE MINUTE I CAN GET THIS THING LOWERED,

LET ME KNOW, PLEASE.

[DEREK SR.]: CAN YOU BOOM DOWN?

YEP.

HOW ARE WE LOOKING, GENTLEMEN?

YOU'VE GOT ABOUT THREE FEET.

RIGHT THERE.

HOW'S THAT?

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

PRETTY GOOD FEELING HAVING THE PIPES ON THE TRAILER.

PRETTY NOT BAD RIGHT THERE, BUDDY.

CAN'T TEACH THAT.

[CHUCKLING]

[ERIC]: THIS JOB WENT REALLY WELL.

THE CREW WORKED FANTASTIC TOGETHER,

AND, UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER HAPPY CUSTOMER.

IT'S BEEN A BIG CHANGE FOR ME THIS SEASON.

I SEEM TO BE FITTING IN QUITE WELL HERE.

I'M ON A BIG WRECK,

AND I'LL CALL YOU IN A LITTLE WHILE, OKAY?

MY WIFE'S AT HOME WITH MY BIRTHDAY DINNER MADE.

-IS IT YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY? -YEAH.

HAPPY DAMN BIRTHDAY!

I LOVE THE ENERGY, THE ENTHUSIASM.

WAY TO CELEBRATE MY BIRTHDAY, WITH ALL YOU BONEHEADS.

[LAUGHTER]

[ERIC]: PEOPLE ARE EXCITED TO BE AT IT,

AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.

FOR ME, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD THING,

TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING

AND BE REAL EXCITED TO COME TO WORK.

[ERIC]: I DO LIKE IT WHEN THE PLAN COMES TOGETHER.

[DEREK SR.]: I'VE KNOWN ERIC FOREVER,

SO IT'S STARTING TO BE A LOT OF FUN AGAIN.

I'M REALLY ENJOYING IT,

AND EVERYTHING'S WORKING FANTASTIC RIGHT NOW.

ARE WE GOOD TO GO, SIR?

YEAH.

WITH THE TWO US THERE...

OKAY, WE'RE ALL READY TO ROCK HERE.

...IF WE CAN'T DO IT, I'M SORRY, NOBODY ELSE CAN.

[HONKING HORN]

ANOTHER GOOD JOB,

AND, UH, KEEP THE HIGHWAY OPEN.

[♪♪♪]

WE GOT A BIG PROBLEM.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE SEASON FINALE

OF HEAVY RESCUE: 401...

IT'S THE LIVE WIRES.

[NARRATOR]: ...LOW WIRES...

BRING IT OVER!

[NARRATOR]: ...BRING HIGH RISK.

STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP!

OH, THAT'S UGLY.

[NARRATOR]: TRIPLE WRECKAGE...

...BACKS UP THE BORDER.

[GARY]: WE'RE GOING TO DROP THIS MOTOR ALL OVER THE ROAD.

OH, THIS SHOULD BE FUN.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND DRIVERS STOP...

[COWS MOOING]

[NARRATOR]: ...FOR A CATTLE DRIVE.

[TRUCKER RADIO]: YEAH, WE GOT A RODEO.

[♪♪♪]