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      [Narrator] This time      
     on Highway Thru Hell...    

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           [Narrator]           
      ...a massive storm...     

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           Snowbank's           
     chucking me everywhere.    

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  [Narrator] ...drives Merv...  

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          Oh... my god!         

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    [Narrator] ...into chaos.   

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            Hoo hoo!            

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           [Narrator]           
      A whiteout workout...     

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           -[sighing]           
       -[Jamie] The jobs,       

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one after another after another.

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    [Narrator] ...for Jamie.    

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             Holy...            

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      You need to get going     
           right away.          

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           [Narrator]           
     ...and a first-timer...    

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     Come, come, come, come!    

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           [Narrator]           
    ...gets traction with Al.   

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    [Narrator] It's 2:00 p.m.   

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           [Narrator]           
     A punishing blizzard...    

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           [Narrator]           
 ...has rolled up the mountain. 

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      You get snow blowing      
        up over your plow       

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       and on your window.      

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          [plow driver]         
 Plow the snow off best you can.

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     That's all you can do.     

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      [Narrator] Conditions     

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       are the worst seen       
      since winter started.     

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         [Kurtis Brown]         
     There's heavy squalls.     

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           [Narrator]           
 Highways maintenance supervisor

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         Kurtis Brown...        

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       Environment Canada       
       put out a warning.       

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       [Narrator] ...gets       
   the latest weather report.   

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     We are gonna be seeing     
      several more squalls      

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      throughout the night.     

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            [Kurtis]            
     My crew's ultimate goal    

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is to improve highway conditions

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    and help people get from    
   point A to point B safely.   

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   [Narrator] Minutes north...  

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      I think this forecast     
 for snow today could be right. 

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          [Al Quiring]          
 When that mountain comes alive,

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   holy moly, is it a battle.   

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    [Narrator] ...Al Quiring    
     gets ready for action.     

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   [Al] With this wind going,   

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        it's gonna become       
 a real problem on the highway. 

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     It'll make maintenance     
        very difficult...       

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     especially with today's    
          traffic flow.         

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       It's nasty weather,      

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    and it's not going to be    
           any better.          

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      I drive this highway      
           every week.          

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        This is actually        
   one of the worst conditions  

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          I've seen it.         

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    [Narrator] For Kurtis...    

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    [Kurtis] We got a jam-up.   

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           [Narrator]           
   ...safety must come first.   

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        We see conditions       
      really deteriorating      

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          on the road.          

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     We're going to have to     
       close the highway.       

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            [Kurtis]            
  Can you hold traffic, please? 

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      [Narrator] 30 minutes     
      down the mountain...      

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    [driver] I've never seen    
         this much snow         

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       this close to Hope.      

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 [Narrator] ...truckers line up 

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   at the base of the highway.  

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       Who knows how long       
   we're still gonna be here.   

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           [Narrator]           
    Backing up an off-ramp...   

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          I don't know          
    if we're gonna make 'er.    

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    [Narrator] ...determined    
      to get on the Coq...      

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         [Chris Mervyn]         
       Oh, we're spinning.      

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           [Narrator]           
    ...is Aggressive Towing's   

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          Chris Mervyn.         

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        [Merv] Flying by        
     the seat of our pants!     

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      The amount of traffic     
  and phone calls on snowy days 

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        is unbelievable.        

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         [Narrator] Merv        
      has been called north     

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       by another company.      

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            One thing           
     in the towing community    

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   that we're pretty good at,   

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       we can help people.      

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  [Jordon Cumiford] I've never  
    seen it like this before.   

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           [Narrator]           
   Swamper Jordon Cumiford...   

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       Whew! Looks pretty       
       damn cold outside.       

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               Ha.              

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           [Narrator]           
    ...is along for the ride.   

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      Holy, this is thick.      

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              Yeah.             

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    [Merv] This big snowstorm   
       has rolled through,      

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     and it is just a mess.     

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        [engine starting]       

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              [♪♪♪]             

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          [horns blare,         
       engines roar past]       

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     [Narrator] At the base     
   of the Cascade Mountains...  

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       -[Jordon] Oh, man.       
        -[Merv] Buddy...        

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       [Narrator] ...Merv       
     faces a tricky mission.    

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     [Merv] We're gonna try     
    getting over to Merritt.    

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     There's so much traffic    
           backlogged,          

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  it's creating a ton of havoc. 

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  [Narrator] On the other side  
         of the backlog,        

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     north of the closure...    

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       ...an 18-wheeler...      

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 ...has pummelled off the road. 

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  [Jordon] Man, this is crazy.  

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    Looks like there's a lane   
       available up there.      

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       We're trying to get      
       up to the Interior.      

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     Well, we might be able     
       to make this work.       

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         It's not easy.         

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 How you gonna get through that?

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  [Jordon] It's pretty tricky,  

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    in a 70,000-pound truck.    

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       I don't know where       
        that no-post is.        

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       Somewhere in here.       

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  How close are we to that guy? 

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        [chuckles] Close.       

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      A couple-- two feet.      

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   [Merv] You're only playing   
       with, like, inches       

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  on either side of the wrecker 

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  in order to get through this. 

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   [chuckling] Ho, ho, ho, ho.  

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       That's his mirror.       

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   You've gotta keep momentum   
   in order to move forward...  

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           -Oh, buddy.          
   -You're good, you're good.   

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           Snowbank's           
     chucking me everywhere.    

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     -Whoa, ho, ho, ho, ho.     
        -That was close.        

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       You don't wanna hit      
      any of these vehicles     

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     that you're going past.    

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     [Narrator] Minutes in,     

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       a sidelined semi...      

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  [Merv] We're gonna be playing 
     slalom for a bit here.     

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           [Narrator]           
     ...adds to the stress.     

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 [Jordon] Yeah, that's gonna be 
          really tight.         

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       [Merv] We're using       
         unplowed lanes         

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          to get around         
    parked tractor-trailers.    

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     It's pandemonium, man.     

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           Oh, my god!          

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            Hoo hoo!            

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   Almost stroked his mirror.   

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             Whoa...            

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            Oh, man!            

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           [laughing]           

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         That was sick.         

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    [Narrator] Merv's rotator   

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 gets to the front of the line. 

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 Reliable's got a couple things 
       going on that way.       

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          That's where          
      I'm trying to get to.     

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 So we're good to go up the Coq?

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     Okay, buddy, thank you!    

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  I don't think I've ever seen  
         this much snow         

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    this deep on the highway.   

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           [Merv] Hey,          
      we're the only truck      

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     allowed on the highway     
           right now.           

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     [Merv] It's just empty.    

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      Definitely... weird.      

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   [Jordon] Full speed ahead.   

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    [Narrator] To the south,    

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     another blast of white     

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         is coming down.        

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     [Jamie Davis] Everybody    
   was surprised at the storm.  

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    It's something that has,    
            you know,           

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            basically           
      blown everybody away.     

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           [Narrator]           
    Near the town of Hope...    

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  [Narrator] ...Jamie Davis...  

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      [Jamie] That's kinda      
   why I bought this rotator.   

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           [Narrator]           
 ...gears up his 40-tonne iron. 

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      [Jamie] You just stop     
    everything you're doing,    

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   and you go to help somebody  
       who has a problem.       

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             [Jamie]            
   Nobody wants to be working   

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  in these weather conditions,  
            period...           

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  ...but I'm the guy that does  
   whatever needs to be done.   

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  [Narrator] Now chained up...  

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   [Narrator] ...Jamie reaches  
       his first customer.      

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  [Jamie] It's pretty important 
      to get this job done      

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    and out of the way fast.    

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     Get him ahead 20 feet,     

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    get it back on the road.    

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            [sighing]           

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        Yeah, thank you,        
        have a good day!        

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    [Jamie's phone chirping]    

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             Hello.             

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        [Jamie] The jobs,       

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       one after another,       
  after another, after another. 

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     There's another guy on     
 the other side of the overpass 

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       we gotta pull out.       

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      [Jamie] Cold weather,     
          blowing snow.         

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      It just keeps going,      
      and going, and going.     

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             Holy...            

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     [Narrator] Near Hope...    

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 [Narrator] ...Jamie is full-on 

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      in a punishing storm.     

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     [Jamie] We are so busy.    

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         Job after job,         
      after job, after job.     

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         [Narrator] Snow        
   has closed the Coquihalla.   

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  You just stuck a little bit?  

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           [Narrator]           
 Truckers are caught off-guard. 

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    The weather has just come   
   and hit us very, very hard.  

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   [Jamie] Just give me a hand  
       and pull this out?       

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  [Jamie] Everybody's out there 

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     doing the best they can    
      with what they have.      

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       Go ahead, give 'er!      

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     I'm working harder now     
  than I worked when I was 18.  

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            Yee-haw!            

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     When you're so focused     
           on the job,          

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       time just flies by.      

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           [Narrator]           
     120 kilometres north...    

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        [Merv] Six hours        
     to get ourselves here.     

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           [Narrator]           
      ...Team Aggressive...     

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            Oh, wow.            

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           [whistling]          

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           [Narrator]           
 ...finally lands near Merritt. 

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 [Merv] It looks cold out there.

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      [Merv] She's a beaut!     

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          It's laying.          

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        This is not even        
        leaning anymore.        

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    It's pretty sprawled out.   

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          That might be         
  a little interesting for us.  

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           [Narrator]           
     On a downhill stretch,     

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        the transport...        

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     careened off the road.     

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       [Merv] There he is.      

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           [Narrator]           
     From Reliable Towing...    

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        [Dylan Greenwood]       
   Definitely buried in there.  

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    [Narrator] ...supervisor    
     Dylan Greenwood joins.     

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   I find that we're stronger   
         as an industry         

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  when we are working together  

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rather than fighting each other.

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           [Narrator]           
    Between Dylan and Merv...   

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             [Merv]             
   Dylan used to work for us.   

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       I helped train him       
     in the heavy industry.     

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           [Narrator]           
   ...there's a special bond.   

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   [Dylan] Working with Merv's  
          always good.          

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        It's like working       
        with my brother.        

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      It's in a little bit      
      of a difficult spot.      

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 [Merv] It went in pretty soft. 

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         [Dylan] It did.        

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   [Narrator] The semi's cargo  

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          is a mystery.         

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      We want to work here      
      as fast as possible.      

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        It all depends on       
     how much load's inside.    

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     [Merv] Did he give you     
  a load manifest or anything?  

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           [Dylan] No.          

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     [Narrator] The news...     

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      [Merv] Ho, ho, buddy.     

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           Vegetables.          

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   [Narrator] ...is not good.   

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            Oh, god.            

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             [Merv]             
   It's loaded with groceries.  

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    Meat, cheese, everything.   

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   I was hoping that the front  
  of the trailer wasn't loaded  

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      as heavy as the back      
         of the trailer.        

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       That's turning out       
       to not be the case.      

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        She's full load.        

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        That is no bueno.       

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           [Narrator]           
     80 kilometres south...     

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           [Narrator]           
     ...delayed freight runs    

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   crawl up the Coquihalla...   

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  [Narrator] ...after a closure 
         earlier today.         

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        [Narrator] Hours        
  into working the mountain...  

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         Give me a yell         
   if it's gonna be close, eh?  

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      [Narrator] Al hustles     

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     to keep things moving.     

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  [Al] There's people that are  
     waiting to get through.    

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       Problems can start       
    popping up like popcorn.    

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      [Narrator] Kurtis....     

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      You need to get going     
           right away!          

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       [driver] I'm sorry.      

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      Please, just as soon      
     as you can, get going!     

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             Please!            

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           [Narrator]           
    ...also does what he can.   

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 [Kurtis] It's a mess down here,

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          so all lanes          
     gotta be plowed again.     

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            [Kurtis]            
     On a night like this...    

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  you really have to prioritize 

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 what you put your resources on.

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    [Narrator] On the eight-    
   and-a half percent grade...  

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   [Narrator] ...one driver...  

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   [Narrator] ...is trying...   

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      It's his first time.      

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      Here is a crazy snow.     

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           [Narrator]           
    ...to weather the storm.    

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  [Kurtis] When we have trucks  
       block the highway,       

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   there's potential for this   
        to get much worse       

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     before it gets better.     

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            [honking]           

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   [Narrator] Near Merritt...   

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         Trying to bring        
        a loaded trailer        

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      back onto its wheels      

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        is a bit of a...        
        chore sometimes.        

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  [Narrator] ...Merv and Dylan  

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      have a hefty problem.     

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      [Dylan] This trailer,     

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        it's fully loaded       
       from front to back       

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 with some pretty heavy product 
          inside of it.         

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      [Merv] It's debatable     
     if it's gonna make it.     

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           The amount           
      we gotta bring it up      

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    to get that tire level...   

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          [Dylan] Yeah.         

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    [Merv] Is what's gonna be   
      the nightmare, right?     

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   [Narrator] The leaning rig   

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  and its load of groceries...  

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    [Merv] And I don't think    
        the middle of it        

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        is gonna like it.       

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           [Narrator]           
    ....weighs 70,000 pounds.   

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        There's not a lot       
          of structure,         

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  there's not a lot of strength 
       in these trailers.       

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 [Dylan] I hate loaded trailers.

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         We do not want         
        to split it open.       

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      See if we can rotate      
    the tractor out that way?   

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   To put this thing back out   
        on the highway...       

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    you got to be able to get   
       enough lift on it.       

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    [Dylan] Watch your back.    

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              Whew.             

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      Pull strap through...     

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 [Merv] We just got to make sure
       when we're rigging       

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   that we're supporting areas  

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      with the most amount      
         of load in 'em.        

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       Do you want to get       
  another strap in the middle?  

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         Yeah, we'll dig        
     in front of the diffs,     

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  and we'll do the same thing.  

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      Just gotta be careful     

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        and pay attention       
      to what you're doing.     

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          Dig that out.         

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           [Narrator]           
      Merv's first play...      

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       [Jordon] PVC pipe.       

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         Fingers clear?         

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          Okay, go up.          

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           [Narrator]           
    ...will be a test lift...   

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      ...with the rotator.      

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    There we go, much better.   

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       [Dylan] Beautiful.       

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       Okay, we're clear.       

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             Happy?             

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         [Jordon] Yeah,         
     both staying there now.    

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  With this first initial pull, 

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      you can kind of gauge     
     what we're looking at.     

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        [Merv] We'll see        
   how this thing even reacts.  

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         [Dylan] Go up.         

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      You getting movement?     

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00:18:31,743 --> 00:18:33,112
       [Merv] Keep goin'?       

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00:18:36,081 --> 00:18:38,383
             [Dylan]            
  I don't hear any bad creaks.  

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       [Merv] I don't hear      
       anything crazy yet.      

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  [Dylan] We're on the lookout  
      for straps snapping,      

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        trailer buckling.       

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00:18:46,258 --> 00:18:47,860
    [creaking and stretching]   

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        [Merv] The straps       
   are squeaking pretty good.   

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00:18:50,929 --> 00:18:53,799
  [Dylan] As soon as you start  
losing integrity in the trailer,

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     you don't get it back.     

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 [Merv] There's a lot of weight 
     on them straps, buddy.     

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      [Dylan] Oh, hold up.      

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           [Narrator]           
      On the Coquihalla...      

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           [Narrator]           
   ...it's trial by winter...   

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  I don't want to be like this, 

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00:19:20,058 --> 00:19:21,093
       stuck on the road.       

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     Come, come, come, come.    

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 [Narrator] ...for one driver...

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              Okay!             

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           [Narrator]           
  ...new to the mountain pass.  

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  [Kurtis] It's very important  

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       that truckers know       
   how to put their chains on,  

355
00:19:34,740 --> 00:19:36,508
       and that they know       
  how to put them on properly.  

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 [Narrator] In snowy conditions,

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       the trucker's load       
        of foam blocks...       

358
00:19:42,714 --> 00:19:46,818
     That's the worst thing     
   when you drive on the Coq,   

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       with light weight.       

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           [Narrator]           
    ...adds to the challenge.   

361
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 [Kurtis] Unfortunately for him,

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the weight is not on his drives.

363
00:20:20,719 --> 00:20:22,421
           It makes it          
     very difficult for him     

364
00:20:22,421 --> 00:20:23,589
  to have any type of traction. 

365
00:20:26,191 --> 00:20:27,226
    I thought you were going    
          to get going,         

366
00:20:27,226 --> 00:20:30,028
but they ripped off on you, hey?

367
00:20:30,028 --> 00:20:31,096
   Yeah, the chain ripped off.  

368
00:20:32,898 --> 00:20:34,967
      Al's gonna come down      
   and give them a pull here.   

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           [Narrator]           
 Highways supervisor Tom Agar...

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      [Tom] He'll come down     
      and get you up there.     

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           [Narrator]           
  ...needs the road clear now.  

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     YRB 12 from Al Quiring.    

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   What's happening is a rave,  
    big rave party going on.    

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 [Al] Working on the Coquihalla,

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00:20:56,154 --> 00:20:58,757
      you get an eye-opener     
    when you hit that grade.    

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00:21:01,126 --> 00:21:03,061
        [Al] Are we just        
     towing them there, Tom?    

377
00:21:08,667 --> 00:21:11,236
      Definitely you'll get     
     a good education there.    

378
00:21:12,571 --> 00:21:13,972
            [sighing]           

379
00:21:18,543 --> 00:21:20,579
     We'll put 'er in gear,     
  and we'll start shifting up.  

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00:21:20,579 --> 00:21:22,914
      First, second, third,     
           and steer.           

381
00:21:22,914 --> 00:21:24,249
     All right, here we go.     

382
00:21:38,797 --> 00:21:40,699
              [Al]              
  It's like helping fish spawn. 

383
00:21:40,699 --> 00:21:42,467
        [Al] I feel sorry       
         for these guys.        

384
00:21:44,436 --> 00:21:45,570
        He got fast-track       
         winter trained,        

385
00:21:45,570 --> 00:21:46,605
     I guess you would say.     

386
00:22:00,519 --> 00:22:03,622
          My first trip         
 in the Coquihalla here is done.

387
00:22:03,622 --> 00:22:04,656
           That's it.           

388
00:22:10,562 --> 00:22:11,797
            Bye bye!            

389
00:22:14,366 --> 00:22:17,536
 [Kurtis] The amount of traffic 
        that is moving...       

390
00:22:18,670 --> 00:22:19,971
      as long as everybody      
       behaves out there,       

391
00:22:19,971 --> 00:22:22,574
 it should all flow quite well. 

392
00:22:27,579 --> 00:22:30,415
       Aw, nice. Right on.      
           Good, good.          

393
00:22:30,415 --> 00:22:31,717
           Thanks, Al.          

394
00:22:43,628 --> 00:22:47,199
   [Narrator] One hour away...  

395
00:22:47,199 --> 00:22:49,868
             Merv...            

396
00:22:49,868 --> 00:22:53,772
 [Merv] There's a lot of weight 
     on them straps, buddy.     

397
00:22:55,073 --> 00:22:57,743
   [Narrator] ...and Dylan...   

398
00:22:57,743 --> 00:23:00,011
  [metal creaking and groaning] 

399
00:23:00,011 --> 00:23:02,414
           [Narrator]           
     ...keep a close eye...     

400
00:23:02,414 --> 00:23:03,949
      [Dylan] Oh, hold up.      

401
00:23:03,949 --> 00:23:06,385
        Okay, down, Merv.       

402
00:23:07,552 --> 00:23:09,921
           [Narrator]           
     ...on a loaded trailer.    

403
00:23:09,921 --> 00:23:12,057
    You apply too much force    
          to one point,         

404
00:23:12,057 --> 00:23:13,692
     and you can ripple it,     
        you can break it.       

405
00:23:14,726 --> 00:23:17,729
           [Narrator]           
...with the test lift wrapped...

406
00:23:17,729 --> 00:23:19,264
     Do you want to throw me    
        on that front end       

407
00:23:19,264 --> 00:23:20,866
          just to bring         
  that fifth wheel plate down?  

408
00:23:20,866 --> 00:23:23,168
     Yeah, and do a low line    
         on it to help.         

409
00:23:25,270 --> 00:23:27,406
           [Narrator]           
    They'll leave the rotator   

410
00:23:27,406 --> 00:23:30,075
         on the trailer         

411
00:23:30,075 --> 00:23:33,879
       and add Black Sheep      
         to the tractor         

412
00:23:33,879 --> 00:23:37,249
         to coax the rig        
       full of groceries.       

413
00:23:40,952 --> 00:23:43,155
     [Merv] We're gonna rig     
   a wrecker to the nose here.  

414
00:23:44,256 --> 00:23:45,257
             [Merv]             
   There's a high possibility   

415
00:23:45,257 --> 00:23:46,758
   that this load can be saved  

416
00:23:46,758 --> 00:23:49,261
       as long as we don't      
       blow out the walls       

417
00:23:49,261 --> 00:23:50,262
    or tear the trailer open.   

418
00:23:55,734 --> 00:23:57,335
[Merv] If we can get it upright,
         I can hold it.         

419
00:23:57,335 --> 00:23:59,337
  We just gotta get it upright. 

420
00:23:59,337 --> 00:24:01,139
       Pull hard on yours.      

421
00:24:01,139 --> 00:24:02,240
        -[Dylan] Go hard?       
          -[Merv] Yeah.         

422
00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:03,408
              Okay.             

423
00:24:11,149 --> 00:24:13,251
        [wreck creaking]        

424
00:24:13,251 --> 00:24:14,853
    [Dylan] Transport trucks    
        are not designed        

425
00:24:14,853 --> 00:24:16,655
        to be rolled over       
        onto their side.        

426
00:24:18,657 --> 00:24:20,492
      Just watch that wall.     

427
00:24:20,492 --> 00:24:21,660
     What we're looking for     
         is a big belly.        

428
00:24:21,660 --> 00:24:22,861
  We don't want to blow it open 
         in the middle.         

429
00:24:30,135 --> 00:24:31,636
     [Dylan] A lot of stress    
          on the frame,         

430
00:24:31,636 --> 00:24:34,473
       all the components       
       to bring up a load.      

431
00:24:34,473 --> 00:24:36,508
        How's it looking        
         down that wall?        

432
00:24:38,777 --> 00:24:40,479
  Watch that top corner for me. 

433
00:24:52,757 --> 00:24:55,360
     How are my straps doing    
          on that roof?         

434
00:25:00,365 --> 00:25:02,167
           Don't stand          
       under that trailer.      

435
00:25:06,238 --> 00:25:08,473
        Ah, okay, Dylan.        

436
00:25:11,977 --> 00:25:13,745
           [Narrator]           
     The wheels are down...     

437
00:25:13,745 --> 00:25:17,382
          Like, I think         
 I'm at 45,000 pounds right now.

438
00:25:17,382 --> 00:25:19,684
           [chuckling]          

439
00:25:19,684 --> 00:25:21,186
           [Narrator]           
  ...but there's another issue. 

440
00:25:21,186 --> 00:25:23,722
 [Merv] It's still on an angle. 

441
00:25:23,722 --> 00:25:24,923
    It's not good, not great.   

442
00:25:24,923 --> 00:25:26,091
          Doesn't help.         

443
00:25:26,091 --> 00:25:28,393
  If you go to the turnaround,  
          come back up,         

444
00:25:28,393 --> 00:25:30,028
     let's pull that trailer    
         into the ditch.        

445
00:25:30,028 --> 00:25:31,897
              Yeah.             

446
00:25:33,832 --> 00:25:36,902
  [Narrator] While the rotator  
       holds the wreck...       

447
00:25:38,770 --> 00:25:42,173
 ...Black Sheep will reposition 

448
00:25:42,173 --> 00:25:45,577
             and try            
    to get rid of the lean...   

449
00:25:51,249 --> 00:25:52,551
     [Merv] What we wanna do    

450
00:25:52,551 --> 00:25:53,952
     is just bring the axles    
      of the trailer over.      

451
00:25:53,952 --> 00:25:56,254
             [Merv]             
   We don't need a lot, Dylan.  

452
00:25:56,254 --> 00:25:57,422
About right where your block is,

453
00:25:57,422 --> 00:26:00,392
      if we can get ass end     
            to there,           

454
00:26:00,392 --> 00:26:02,360
     I can pick it up after     
        and deal with it.       

455
00:26:03,895 --> 00:26:05,764
     Set 'em on the far side    
   of the ditch away from us.   

456
00:26:09,301 --> 00:26:10,802
          [Merv] Okay,          
     get out of there, guys.    

457
00:26:10,802 --> 00:26:13,204
               Go!              

458
00:26:16,241 --> 00:26:19,110
  You stand there, you tell me  
     if anything goes wrong.    

459
00:26:21,446 --> 00:26:22,647
 [Merv] Doing good, keep going. 

460
00:26:22,647 --> 00:26:24,249
          [Dylan] Good.         

461
00:26:33,925 --> 00:26:35,460
           [Narrator]           
 ...but the angle of the bank...

462
00:26:35,460 --> 00:26:36,828
           [Dylan] Ah.          

463
00:26:36,828 --> 00:26:40,098
       [Merv] Keep going,       
     keep going, keep going!    

464
00:26:40,098 --> 00:26:43,168
           [Narrator]           
   ...is working against them.  

465
00:26:44,502 --> 00:26:46,938
    [Merv] Pull it some more.   

466
00:26:46,938 --> 00:26:48,006
          [Dylan] Okay.         

467
00:26:49,274 --> 00:26:51,476
  It's stuck in a pretty steep  
         U-shaped ditch.        

468
00:26:51,476 --> 00:26:53,511
  [Merv] Okay, let yours down.  

469
00:26:53,511 --> 00:26:55,013
          [Dylan] Okay.         

470
00:26:57,082 --> 00:26:59,117
  It's not getting to the point 

471
00:26:59,117 --> 00:27:00,251
  where we want it to pivot to. 

472
00:27:01,820 --> 00:27:03,455
 We need another couple inches. 

473
00:27:07,859 --> 00:27:09,461
        [Merv] Right now,       

474
00:27:09,461 --> 00:27:11,329
       I'm the only thing       
       keeping it upright.      

475
00:27:14,199 --> 00:27:15,266
           It's tippy.          

476
00:27:17,469 --> 00:27:19,471
       If it goes back in,      
     I'm going home, buddy.     

477
00:27:30,982 --> 00:27:32,784
        [Merv] Right now,       
       I can't let it go,       

478
00:27:32,784 --> 00:27:35,220
    'cause I'm the only thing   
       keeping it upright.      

479
00:27:35,220 --> 00:27:37,989
 [Narrator] South of Merritt... 

480
00:27:37,989 --> 00:27:39,457
       [Merv] It's tippy.       

481
00:27:40,458 --> 00:27:42,460
   [Narrator] ...two teams...   

482
00:27:42,460 --> 00:27:44,295
        [wreck creaking]        

483
00:27:44,295 --> 00:27:46,631
       [Narrator] ...have       
      a 70,000-pound wreck      

484
00:27:46,631 --> 00:27:49,834
          on the edge.          

485
00:27:49,834 --> 00:27:51,102
     We risk splitting open     
          this trailer          

486
00:27:51,102 --> 00:27:52,303
      and losing the load.      

487
00:27:53,638 --> 00:27:55,674
   [Merv] If it goes back in,   
     I'm going home, buddy.     

488
00:27:56,975 --> 00:27:59,477
    [Dylan] It's a little bit   
       of a balancing act       

489
00:27:59,477 --> 00:28:01,179
 to be able to get it positioned
       to the right spot.       

490
00:28:04,149 --> 00:28:05,517
   [Dylan] What if I throw it   
     in the tailboard here,     

491
00:28:05,517 --> 00:28:07,752
    and I lift the tailboard?   

492
00:28:10,522 --> 00:28:12,691
         [Merv] You can         
      pull forward and try.     

493
00:28:12,691 --> 00:28:13,725
          [Dylan] Okay.         

494
00:28:13,725 --> 00:28:16,795
           [Narrator]           
     Black Sheep moves in...    

495
00:28:18,363 --> 00:28:19,364
          [Dylan] Good?         

496
00:28:19,364 --> 00:28:20,598
    [Merv] Yeah, you're good!   

497
00:28:20,598 --> 00:28:21,633
          [Dylan] Okay!         

498
00:28:21,633 --> 00:28:23,535
    [Narrator] ...for plan B.   

499
00:28:23,535 --> 00:28:26,037
   [Dylan] We're going to pull  
     the rear of the trailer    

500
00:28:26,037 --> 00:28:28,039
     so that it sits level.     

501
00:28:28,039 --> 00:28:29,007
       That's good, buddy,      

502
00:28:29,007 --> 00:28:30,475
       just run something       
          to that tail.         

503
00:28:36,514 --> 00:28:39,718
        [wreck creaking]        

504
00:28:39,718 --> 00:28:42,554
       Money. There ya go.      

505
00:28:42,554 --> 00:28:44,189
     [Narrator] This time...    

506
00:28:44,189 --> 00:28:46,157
             [Merv]             
    Okay, right there, yeah.    

507
00:28:46,157 --> 00:28:48,026
 [Dylan] Okay, setting it down. 

508
00:28:48,026 --> 00:28:50,895
       [Narrator] ...Dylan      
    gets the trailer in line.   

509
00:28:50,895 --> 00:28:54,332
        [Merv] That's it,       
        it's on its own.        

510
00:28:56,301 --> 00:28:58,369
  [Merv] Dylan, he understands  
        what we gotta do        

511
00:28:58,369 --> 00:29:00,338
   in order to win this game.   

512
00:29:03,908 --> 00:29:06,544
    [Narrator] Earlier today,   

513
00:29:06,544 --> 00:29:07,512
            the semi,           

514
00:29:07,512 --> 00:29:10,181
       hauling groceries,       

515
00:29:10,181 --> 00:29:11,416
            crashed.            

516
00:29:16,020 --> 00:29:17,756
             [Merv]             
 We're gonna come right here... 

517
00:29:17,756 --> 00:29:19,591
  [Narrator] Now the tractor... 

518
00:29:19,591 --> 00:29:20,925
    ...we're gonna grab it...   

519
00:29:20,925 --> 00:29:23,027
  [Narrator] ...still tilted... 

520
00:29:23,027 --> 00:29:24,529
    ...I'm gonna pick there,    

521
00:29:24,529 --> 00:29:26,064
      and we're gonna pull      
        at the same time.       

522
00:29:26,064 --> 00:29:28,900
           [Narrator]           
   ...needs to be dealt with.   

523
00:29:31,202 --> 00:29:32,837
  [Merv] To get this job done,  

524
00:29:32,837 --> 00:29:35,774
the best bet is to move my truck
          to the front.         

525
00:29:38,009 --> 00:29:39,444
  [Jordon] You're almost there! 

526
00:29:45,784 --> 00:29:48,720
  [Jordon] I need two shackles. 

527
00:29:50,054 --> 00:29:52,590
          On this job,          
    we're moving around lots.   

528
00:29:54,993 --> 00:29:57,028
         -[Dylan] Good?         
     -[Jordon] Yup, send it.    

529
00:29:57,028 --> 00:29:58,029
          [Dylan] Okay.         

530
00:29:59,697 --> 00:30:00,732
    [Dylan] It is what it is    

531
00:30:00,732 --> 00:30:01,800
        to be able to get       
         that pull done.        

532
00:30:03,434 --> 00:30:05,537
     [Merv] Okay, let's see     
        what we got here.       

533
00:30:10,308 --> 00:30:12,811
           [Narrator]           
    Fighting piled-up snow...   

534
00:30:12,811 --> 00:30:14,479
      Makes it a little bit     
       more complicated...      

535
00:30:18,416 --> 00:30:20,685
    ...but we're well within    
           the ranges           

536
00:30:20,685 --> 00:30:21,719
  that this rotator can handle. 

537
00:30:23,421 --> 00:30:24,889
     [Dylan] Watch yourself.    

538
00:30:24,889 --> 00:30:26,457
      [Narrator] ...Merv...     

539
00:30:26,457 --> 00:30:29,194
    [Merv] Need a little bit    
         more from 'er.         

540
00:30:29,194 --> 00:30:32,096
           [Narrator]           
   ...wrestles 20,000 pounds.   

541
00:30:36,401 --> 00:30:38,503
     [Merv] You on the edge?    

542
00:30:38,503 --> 00:30:42,707
    [Jordon] You're just on,    
    just on the shoulder now.   

543
00:30:44,542 --> 00:30:47,812
    [Dylan] It's almost home.   

544
00:30:52,150 --> 00:30:55,353
       Let's get you off,       
  get you turned around again.  

545
00:30:56,654 --> 00:30:58,423
        We're gonna play        
  musical trucks one more time, 

546
00:30:58,423 --> 00:31:01,593
 switch Dylan and I back around.

547
00:31:06,030 --> 00:31:07,498
      [Merv] Let's get 'er      
     out of the ditch here.     

548
00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:11,669
     [Narrator] The trailer     
      full of groceries...      

549
00:31:16,541 --> 00:31:18,276
       Little bit sketchy.      

550
00:31:18,276 --> 00:31:19,711
           Little bit.          

551
00:31:19,711 --> 00:31:21,412
 You've just gotta take it easy,
            go slow.            

552
00:31:21,412 --> 00:31:25,183
     [Narrator] ...has Merv     
      weighing every move.      

553
00:31:27,719 --> 00:31:29,220
          [Dylan] Good?         

554
00:31:32,056 --> 00:31:34,726
   [Merv] We're on the ground.  

555
00:31:34,726 --> 00:31:36,661
 Now we're just gonna get Dylan 

556
00:31:36,661 --> 00:31:38,997
 to drag 'er the last little bit
        onto the highway,       

557
00:31:38,997 --> 00:31:41,232
 then we can all go home happy. 

558
00:31:43,301 --> 00:31:45,236
           [Narrator]           
   On 30-tonne Black Sheep...   

559
00:31:45,236 --> 00:31:47,739
   [Merv] All right, let's see  
  what this little girl can do. 

560
00:31:47,739 --> 00:31:49,841
     [Narrator] ...Dylan...     

561
00:31:51,209 --> 00:31:52,176
        [Dylan] Come on.        

562
00:31:52,176 --> 00:31:54,512
   [Narrator] ...gets to it...  

563
00:31:55,346 --> 00:31:56,915
       [Merv] There we go.      

564
00:31:56,915 --> 00:31:58,983
       Now we're cookin'!       

565
00:31:58,983 --> 00:32:01,686
             [Merv]             
  It's pretty cold out tonight. 

566
00:32:01,686 --> 00:32:03,288
  We want to get this job done, 
      get off the highway.      

567
00:32:06,024 --> 00:32:07,392
    [Narrator] ...but then...   

568
00:32:07,392 --> 00:32:09,327
    [squeaking and creaking]    

569
00:32:09,327 --> 00:32:11,062
        [banging heavily]       

570
00:32:11,062 --> 00:32:12,530
        [Jordon] Ah, no!        

571
00:32:18,202 --> 00:32:19,404
     [Dylan] Oh, she's cold.    

572
00:32:20,538 --> 00:32:23,474
           [Narrator]           
       The final stage...       

573
00:32:26,077 --> 00:32:28,479
           [Narrator]           
   ...of a sub-zero battle...   

574
00:32:28,479 --> 00:32:30,315
        [banging heavily]       

575
00:32:30,315 --> 00:32:33,084
        [Jordon] Ah, no!        

576
00:32:35,853 --> 00:32:39,324
      [Jordon] The shiv end     
       snapped right off.       

577
00:32:39,324 --> 00:32:42,427
           [Narrator]           
  ...takes an unexpected turn.  

578
00:32:42,427 --> 00:32:44,696
      [Merv] The shiv head      
   sits on the end of the boom  

579
00:32:44,696 --> 00:32:46,164
      and guides the cable.     

580
00:32:46,164 --> 00:32:48,599
  [chuckling] It just blew off. 

581
00:32:48,599 --> 00:32:50,068
      Have I ever seen it?      

582
00:32:50,068 --> 00:32:50,935
               No.              

583
00:32:50,935 --> 00:32:52,070
    Have I ever heard of it?    

584
00:32:52,070 --> 00:32:53,037
               No.              

585
00:32:53,037 --> 00:32:54,439
          [Jordon] Wow.         

586
00:32:54,439 --> 00:32:55,873
  [Dylan] It's negative 25 out, 

587
00:32:55,873 --> 00:32:59,110
          and possibly          
  because of the cold weather,  

588
00:32:59,110 --> 00:33:00,845
    the shiv end has failed.    

589
00:33:02,447 --> 00:33:03,715
        [Merv] Holy shiv!       

590
00:33:03,715 --> 00:33:06,050
  [Jordon laughing] Holy shiv.  

591
00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:11,689
             [Merv]             
  We all break equipment, boys. 

592
00:33:11,689 --> 00:33:14,359
       With the shiv head       
          snapped off,          

593
00:33:14,359 --> 00:33:16,394
       you can't winch in,      
      you can't winch out.      

594
00:33:18,262 --> 00:33:19,998
  [Dylan] You can just hook it, 
   and I can just pull ahead.   

595
00:33:19,998 --> 00:33:21,199
  Yeah, like you're gonna tow.  

596
00:33:21,199 --> 00:33:23,534
             [Merv]             
    Luckily we are at a point   

597
00:33:23,534 --> 00:33:25,703
  where we're on to the towing  
     side of this recovery.     

598
00:33:26,771 --> 00:33:29,240
           [Narrator]           
     Black Sheep lines up...    

599
00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:30,241
          [Dylan] Good?         

600
00:33:30,241 --> 00:33:31,275
    [Merv] Yeah, you're good!   

601
00:33:31,275 --> 00:33:32,543
          [Dylan] Okay.         

602
00:33:32,543 --> 00:33:35,480
     [Narrator] ...to bring     
   the marathon recovery home.  

603
00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:37,949
       [Merv] Front axle.       

604
00:33:40,451 --> 00:33:42,020
     [Jordon] There you go.     

605
00:33:42,020 --> 00:33:43,287
        Yeah, you're in!        

606
00:33:43,287 --> 00:33:44,489
        [Merv] Whoo-hoo!        

607
00:33:44,489 --> 00:33:45,957
       Pretty good, buddy.      

608
00:33:45,957 --> 00:33:47,225
         We got a loaded        
        truck and trailer       

609
00:33:47,225 --> 00:33:48,726
      back on the highway.      

610
00:33:48,726 --> 00:33:49,894
    We didn't split it apart.   

611
00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:53,431
   [Suki] There is definitely   
    a brotherhood of towing.    

612
00:33:53,431 --> 00:33:58,236
 The public is served way better
     when we work together.     

613
00:33:58,236 --> 00:33:59,170
        It's tons of fun        
       working with Dylan.      

614
00:33:59,170 --> 00:34:00,338
       I really enjoy it.       

615
00:34:00,338 --> 00:34:02,507
          Thanks, Merv.         
  Thanks for coming out, buddy. 

616
00:34:02,507 --> 00:34:04,442
  -Nice working with ya, buddy. 
     -Definitely needed ya.     

617
00:34:04,442 --> 00:34:06,677
    [Jordon] Merv and Dylan,    
 they work pretty good together.

618
00:34:06,677 --> 00:34:07,779
      [Dylan] See ya later!     

619
00:34:07,779 --> 00:34:09,247
      Two bearded buddies.      

620
00:34:09,247 --> 00:34:10,248
           [chuckling]          

621
00:34:37,208 --> 00:34:38,376
    [Narrator] To the east...   

622
00:34:46,818 --> 00:34:49,720
           [Narrator]           
      ...a red tow truck...     

623
00:34:49,720 --> 00:34:52,123
  [AJ Case] There's six inches  
       of uncleared snow.       

624
00:34:52,123 --> 00:34:55,893
       [Narrator] ...hunts      
       in the backcountry.      

625
00:34:57,128 --> 00:34:59,197
 I'm looking for a one-tonne 4x4

626
00:34:59,197 --> 00:35:01,666
       with a service box.      

627
00:35:01,666 --> 00:35:05,236
         This is kind of        
      a high-priority call.     

628
00:35:05,236 --> 00:35:08,806
   [Narrator] For Jamie Davis'  
         driver AJ Case,        

629
00:35:08,806 --> 00:35:11,476
       it's new territory.      

630
00:35:11,476 --> 00:35:13,644
   [AJ] This is the first time  

631
00:35:13,644 --> 00:35:15,480
 I'm doing a forest service road
    recovery with a wrecker.    

632
00:35:17,081 --> 00:35:20,918
        Usually I'm just        
    the deck truck operator.    

633
00:35:20,918 --> 00:35:22,854
  [Jamie] In these back roads,  

634
00:35:22,854 --> 00:35:25,223
     it's tough conditions.     

635
00:35:25,223 --> 00:35:27,158
    You gotta be a tough soul   
          to handle it.         

636
00:35:28,759 --> 00:35:30,228
           [Narrator]           
      Five kilometres in...     

637
00:35:30,228 --> 00:35:31,729
        Oh, here we are,        

638
00:35:31,729 --> 00:35:32,797
     we're coming up to him     
           right here.          

639
00:35:36,067 --> 00:35:38,069
      This guy is not just      
         a four-wheeler,        

640
00:35:38,069 --> 00:35:39,937
 he's actually out here working.

641
00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:42,940
          Look at that.         

642
00:35:42,940 --> 00:35:44,675
           [Narrator]           
      ...the service truck      

643
00:35:44,675 --> 00:35:46,611
        was on its way...       

644
00:35:50,114 --> 00:35:52,617
           [Narrator]           
   ...to repair a cell tower.   

645
00:35:52,617 --> 00:35:56,120
    [Jamie] This is affecting   
      the whole community.      

646
00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:57,221
  We have to get the job done.  

647
00:36:02,693 --> 00:36:03,895
      -[AJ] How you doin'?      
         -[driver] Good!        

648
00:36:03,895 --> 00:36:07,131
     [AJ] So I'm gonna hook     
        to your tow pin,        

649
00:36:07,131 --> 00:36:08,533
        and I'm gonna try       
       and get on an angle      

650
00:36:08,533 --> 00:36:09,667
   and pull you out that way.   

651
00:36:09,667 --> 00:36:10,701
         [driver] Okay.         

652
00:36:11,903 --> 00:36:13,271
     [Narrator] The customer    

653
00:36:13,271 --> 00:36:14,939
      is counting on AJ...      

654
00:36:16,374 --> 00:36:18,943
        to beat the snow.       

655
00:36:18,943 --> 00:36:19,810
    [AJ] Picking up a truck,    

656
00:36:19,810 --> 00:36:21,312
  pulling it out of the ditch,  

657
00:36:21,312 --> 00:36:24,048
    there's a lot I've learnt   
         throughout life        

658
00:36:24,048 --> 00:36:25,816
        that I can apply.       

659
00:36:25,816 --> 00:36:27,084
  That's just the person I am.  

660
00:36:34,158 --> 00:36:35,426
          [Jamie] AJ...         

661
00:36:35,426 --> 00:36:37,228
 it's just a learning experience
            for him.            

662
00:36:37,228 --> 00:36:42,133
   [AJ] The more you can keep   
 out of your boots, the better! 

663
00:36:42,133 --> 00:36:45,069
       He's got the basic       
       farmboy instincts.       

664
00:36:47,972 --> 00:36:51,242
    [Narrator] AJ's target...   

665
00:36:51,242 --> 00:36:52,643
        You wanna hop in,       
        put it in drive,        

666
00:36:52,643 --> 00:36:53,744
        but no throttle.        

667
00:36:53,744 --> 00:36:54,712
         [driver] Okay.         

668
00:36:54,712 --> 00:36:58,149
           [Narrator]           
    ...weighs 16,000 pounds.    

669
00:36:59,850 --> 00:37:01,586
     [creaking and banging]     

670
00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:10,861
    She's putting up a fight.   

671
00:37:12,296 --> 00:37:14,999
        I'm getting close       
       to being maxed out.      

672
00:37:17,134 --> 00:37:18,502
   I need to figure this out.   

673
00:37:20,805 --> 00:37:23,474
    [rattling and struggling]   

674
00:37:23,474 --> 00:37:24,408
           [groaning]           

675
00:37:30,514 --> 00:37:32,083
           [Narrator]           
      In the backcountry...     

676
00:37:32,083 --> 00:37:33,684
         [groaning] Ah!         

677
00:37:33,684 --> 00:37:36,587
           [Narrator]           
  ...AJ is losing round one...  

678
00:37:38,122 --> 00:37:39,490
    [creaking and struggling]   

679
00:37:39,490 --> 00:37:43,327
      [Narrator] ...against     
  a 16,000-pound service truck. 

680
00:37:45,162 --> 00:37:47,331
     I want him to come out     
         on a diagonal,         

681
00:37:47,331 --> 00:37:48,399
     back up onto the road.     

682
00:37:51,269 --> 00:37:54,605
           [Narrator]           
      The young operator...     

683
00:37:54,605 --> 00:37:55,706
  He's not actually coming up,  

684
00:37:55,706 --> 00:37:57,074
 so I need to pick further down 

685
00:37:57,074 --> 00:37:59,176
   towards the passenger side.  

686
00:37:59,176 --> 00:38:03,014
           [Narrator]           
   ...will reset his approach.  

687
00:38:05,016 --> 00:38:09,086
     [AJ] It creates more of    
 a right angle to pull him over.

688
00:38:10,588 --> 00:38:11,489
          There we go!          

689
00:38:11,489 --> 00:38:13,190
         We'll try that.        

690
00:38:13,190 --> 00:38:14,959
        I'll see if that        
     can try to get him up.     

691
00:38:17,528 --> 00:38:19,063
           [Narrator]           
 ...but even with the re-rig... 

692
00:38:20,464 --> 00:38:22,066
      [AJ] Fingers crossed.     

693
00:38:24,035 --> 00:38:27,305
           [Narrator]           
      ...the top-heavy unit     

694
00:38:27,305 --> 00:38:28,906
      needs a careful hand.     

695
00:38:28,906 --> 00:38:31,676
          Weight can be         
       deceiving at times.      

696
00:38:32,710 --> 00:38:35,546
      You don't wanna pull      
         too, too hard.         

697
00:38:35,546 --> 00:38:37,114
       It has a potential       
        of flipping over.       

698
00:39:00,404 --> 00:39:02,606
  I'm just gonna pull forward,  
        and we'll repick.       

699
00:39:07,345 --> 00:39:09,947
           [Narrator]           
      With the back end...      

700
00:39:09,947 --> 00:39:12,516
  [AJ] I don't want this thing  
     to come over backwards     

701
00:39:12,516 --> 00:39:13,517
      into the ditch again,     

702
00:39:13,517 --> 00:39:14,618
        but upside-down.        

703
00:39:16,153 --> 00:39:18,489
           [Narrator]           
    ...still on the brink...    

704
00:39:21,325 --> 00:39:25,730
      [AJ] I'm worried that     
 if I pull him too much one way,

705
00:39:25,730 --> 00:39:27,665
      his truck's gonna go      
     right over on its side.    

706
00:39:30,301 --> 00:39:34,038
           [Narrator]           
  ...AJ needs to stay focussed. 

707
00:39:40,845 --> 00:39:42,880
    [Jamie] In this business,   

708
00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:46,417
       you react to things      
        when they happen.       

709
00:39:46,417 --> 00:39:47,651
      You gotta get to it.      

710
00:39:47,651 --> 00:39:49,954
      [AJ] You're starting      
       to go on your own.       

711
00:39:51,856 --> 00:39:53,958
          Right there!          

712
00:39:53,958 --> 00:39:56,727
        That is perfect.        

713
00:39:56,727 --> 00:39:58,796
       That actually went       
          really well.          

714
00:39:58,796 --> 00:40:01,132
        Customer's happy,       
        nothing's broken.       

715
00:40:01,132 --> 00:40:04,034
   [AJ] This guy can go finish  
      his service call now,     

716
00:40:04,034 --> 00:40:05,569
 which is a big sigh of relief. 

717
00:40:05,569 --> 00:40:07,738
   Let's get you out of here.   

718
00:40:08,839 --> 00:40:13,010
     [Narrator] On his first    
  backroad job in a one-tonne,  

719
00:40:13,010 --> 00:40:15,513
        AJ makes the call       

720
00:40:15,513 --> 00:40:18,916
           to carry on          
     with the service truck.    

721
00:40:18,916 --> 00:40:21,152
      [AJ] There's probably     
    a couple thousand people    

722
00:40:21,152 --> 00:40:23,754
    that are having problems    
      with cell reception,      

723
00:40:23,754 --> 00:40:25,523
     and it's this guy's job    
        to go and fix it.       

724
00:40:25,523 --> 00:40:28,225
   [AJ] I'm still quite green,  

725
00:40:28,225 --> 00:40:29,527
   but it's a confidence boost  

726
00:40:29,527 --> 00:40:32,496
      that I can understand     
          the geometry          

727
00:40:32,496 --> 00:40:33,864
     of how a wrecker works.    

728
00:40:35,199 --> 00:40:37,435
   [Jamie] AJ did really well.  

729
00:40:37,435 --> 00:40:39,970
     He's a guy that I think    
         could be molded        

730
00:40:39,970 --> 00:40:42,907
 into a fabulous heavy operator.

731
00:41:01,725 --> 00:41:02,693
    [Narrator] To the west...   

732
00:41:06,030 --> 00:41:08,265
   ...Black Sheep rolls in...   

733
00:41:09,467 --> 00:41:12,636
  We have to fix the shiv head  
    on the back of the truck.   

734
00:41:14,638 --> 00:41:17,141
           [Narrator]           
    ...for an urgent repair.    

735
00:41:17,141 --> 00:41:19,810
             [Suki]             
   Our fleet has grown by 30%   

736
00:41:19,810 --> 00:41:23,247
    over the last two years.    

737
00:41:23,247 --> 00:41:24,281
       It's a lot of work       

738
00:41:24,281 --> 00:41:26,050
     to keep them maintained    
          and managed.          

739
00:41:26,050 --> 00:41:28,319
           [grinding]           

740
00:41:28,319 --> 00:41:31,255
           [Narrator]           
   Repairing damage from a job  

741
00:41:31,255 --> 00:41:32,656
 is Reliable's service division.

742
00:41:38,295 --> 00:41:41,432
   [Suki] Reliable Diesel Tech  
 was a business that we created 

743
00:41:41,432 --> 00:41:43,934
    to make sure that we had    
 our equipment in tip-top shape.

744
00:41:43,934 --> 00:41:45,503
      Got a new shiv head.      

745
00:41:45,503 --> 00:41:47,404
     We're going to replace     
          the old one.          

746
00:41:47,404 --> 00:41:50,107
     We had it custom made.     

747
00:41:51,275 --> 00:41:53,077
      Slide this in here...     

748
00:41:54,144 --> 00:41:55,679
        Okay, I'm hopin'.       

749
00:41:57,314 --> 00:41:58,949
     [Rooster] Black Sheep,     

750
00:41:58,949 --> 00:42:00,017
   we might need it right now,  

751
00:42:00,017 --> 00:42:01,785
        we might need it        
    in ten minutes from now.    

752
00:42:02,920 --> 00:42:04,622
       We need it to work.      

753
00:42:04,622 --> 00:42:06,824
     It's pretty close, eh?     

754
00:42:06,824 --> 00:42:08,158
  [Rooster] You just never know 

755
00:42:08,158 --> 00:42:09,760
 when that wreck's gonna happen,

756
00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:11,128
      so we need to have it     
         up and running.        

757
00:42:12,796 --> 00:42:14,365
              Nice.             

758
00:42:15,666 --> 00:42:17,001
            -Perfect.           
             -Damn!             

759
00:42:17,001 --> 00:42:18,002
         It's in there.         

760
00:42:20,337 --> 00:42:21,505
            Oh, yeah.           

761
00:42:21,505 --> 00:42:24,041
            [Rooster]           
     That went really well.     

762
00:42:25,509 --> 00:42:27,278
              [Ken]             
       All right, Rooster,      

763
00:42:27,278 --> 00:42:29,613
      we got money to make.     

764
00:42:29,613 --> 00:42:31,181
              Ungh!             

765
00:42:31,181 --> 00:42:33,284
         I'm outta here.        

766
00:42:35,319 --> 00:42:36,554
            Perfect.            

767
00:42:36,554 --> 00:42:38,289
      I've got two winches!     
          Whoo-hoo-hoo!         

768
00:42:38,289 --> 00:42:40,124
   [Suki] It's critical for us  

769
00:42:40,124 --> 00:42:43,260
 to do the job properly, safely,
       and professionally.      

770
00:42:43,260 --> 00:42:47,131
              [♪♪♪]             

771
00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:52,036
      [Narrator] Next time      
     on Highway Thru Hell...    

772
00:42:55,573 --> 00:42:57,207
           [Narrator]           
    ...a horrendous crash...    

773
00:42:57,207 --> 00:42:59,410
        Somebody ended up       
    taking out two vehicles.    

774
00:42:59,410 --> 00:43:00,578
           [Narrator]           
      ...tests Team Green.      

775
00:43:00,578 --> 00:43:01,879
              Holy!             

776
00:43:03,714 --> 00:43:05,049
           [Narrator]           
      Plows and pile-ups...     

777
00:43:05,049 --> 00:43:06,984
    [Jamie] All I want to do    
       is open the road...      

778
00:43:06,984 --> 00:43:08,319
           [Narrator]           
  ...blocking Jamie's path....  

779
00:43:09,720 --> 00:43:10,721
      [Narrator] ...and...      

780
00:43:10,721 --> 00:43:12,489
           [crashing]           

781
00:43:12,489 --> 00:43:14,391
           [Narrator]           
    ...MSA's newest heavy...    

782
00:43:14,391 --> 00:43:15,759
      [G] That's not good.      

783
00:43:15,759 --> 00:43:17,361
           [Narrator]           
     ...makes a house call.     

784
00:43:19,229 --> 00:43:21,699
              [♪♪♪]