1 00:00:05,972 --> 00:00:10,543       [Narrator] This time            on Highway Thru Hell...     2 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:15,348            [Narrator]               ...too close for comfort...   3 00:00:15,348 --> 00:00:16,850           [Al Quiring]                All right, here we go.      4 00:00:16,850 --> 00:00:18,485    [Narrator] ...Al scrambles.   5 00:00:19,552 --> 00:00:20,787           [Jamie Davis]               I'm spinning my wheels.     6 00:00:20,787 --> 00:00:22,789            [Narrator]                Jamie's uphill battle...     7 00:00:22,789 --> 00:00:24,024              [Jamie]               Not a good way to start out.   8 00:00:24,024 --> 00:00:26,192  [Narrator] ...is on the edge... 9 00:00:28,228 --> 00:00:30,030   [Narrator] ...and team Autow   10 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:31,498       have a heavy metal...      11 00:00:31,498 --> 00:00:32,632        [Rob Barber] Kyle!        12 00:00:32,632 --> 00:00:33,666     [Narrator] ...tug of war.    13 00:00:33,666 --> 00:00:34,701        [Rob] No, no, stop.       14 00:00:42,242 --> 00:00:45,378            [Narrator]                High on the Coquihalla...    15 00:00:48,448 --> 00:00:51,418            [Narrator]             ...winter is slamming drivers.  16 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,056    [Kurtis Brown] Snow's gonna         pick up here shortly.      17 00:00:56,056 --> 00:00:58,725        [Narrator] Highways            Maintenance supervisor      18 00:00:58,725 --> 00:00:59,893          Kurtis Brown...         19 00:01:01,394 --> 00:01:03,396            Don't think                it's gonna get better.      20 00:01:03,396 --> 00:01:04,898    [Narrator] ...stays on top    21 00:01:04,898 --> 00:01:07,400        of a growing storm.       22 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,203     Can you try to widen out         that slow lane going up?     23 00:01:10,203 --> 00:01:13,706       Just push it as close        to the guard rail as you can.  24 00:01:13,706 --> 00:01:16,509             [Kurtis]                  We've got a very unique     25 00:01:16,509 --> 00:01:18,945          little section                  of the Coquihalla        26 00:01:18,945 --> 00:01:22,082      what gets a ton of snow           in such a short area.      27 00:01:26,086 --> 00:01:28,488             [Kurtis]                We want to do things smart,   28 00:01:28,488 --> 00:01:30,723 but we also wanna be innovative. 29 00:01:30,723 --> 00:01:32,392  [Narrator] Behind the scenes... 30 00:01:33,960 --> 00:01:38,598     ...is an advanced system          supporting road safety.     31 00:01:44,737 --> 00:01:47,674            [Narrator]               200 kilometres southwest...   32 00:01:47,674 --> 00:01:49,609          Transportation          Management Centre, Jen speaking. 33 00:01:50,944 --> 00:01:53,279            [Narrator]                   ...the nerve centre       34 00:01:53,279 --> 00:01:55,615     of B.C. Transportation...    35 00:01:56,716 --> 00:01:57,817               [Jen]                   We have a lot of signs      36 00:01:57,817 --> 00:02:01,421        that we can change               when things happen.       37 00:02:01,421 --> 00:02:05,925            [Narrator]               ...keeps eyes on the road.    38 00:02:05,925 --> 00:02:07,393   Our job is mostly making sure  39 00:02:07,393 --> 00:02:08,461           that traffic                 is flowing smoothly.       40 00:02:08,461 --> 00:02:09,929     If we see any incidents,     41 00:02:09,929 --> 00:02:11,264     concerns on the highway,     42 00:02:11,264 --> 00:02:12,799          we get in touch               with our contractors.      43 00:02:14,767 --> 00:02:17,237            [Narrator]               With more than 600 cameras    44 00:02:17,237 --> 00:02:18,738          province-wide,          45 00:02:18,738 --> 00:02:22,942      the B.C. Transportation             Management Centre        46 00:02:22,942 --> 00:02:26,279      keep a real-time watch                 on the Coq.           47 00:02:27,147 --> 00:02:29,149          TMC dispatch...         48 00:02:29,149 --> 00:02:30,617             [Kurtis]               Partnering with the Ministry,  49 00:02:30,617 --> 00:02:33,153       we've focused closely      50 00:02:33,153 --> 00:02:35,121        on being proactive                 about storms...         51 00:02:37,290 --> 00:02:39,259       ...so that we can try             to keep it moving.        52 00:02:39,259 --> 00:02:40,426       That's our main goal,      53 00:02:40,426 --> 00:02:43,530         getting everybody              to their destination.      54 00:02:43,530 --> 00:02:44,564           [Dave] Okay,           55 00:02:44,564 --> 00:02:45,999          and do you know               at this point in time      56 00:02:45,999 --> 00:02:47,267    how many lanes are blocked?   57 00:02:47,267 --> 00:02:49,636            [Narrator]                   A call comes in...        58 00:02:49,636 --> 00:02:51,771          Okay, thank you                 for the heads-up.        59 00:02:51,771 --> 00:02:53,473  I will contact our contractors             right away.           60 00:02:53,473 --> 00:02:57,810      [Narrator] ...reporting       an incident near the summit.   61 00:03:04,050 --> 00:03:07,921    [Narrator] A semi has slid            into a snowbank,         62 00:03:07,921 --> 00:03:10,723  partially blocking the entrance 63 00:03:10,723 --> 00:03:12,959      to Zopkios brake check.     64 00:03:18,198 --> 00:03:20,099    [Narrator] Minutes away...    65 00:03:20,099 --> 00:03:21,801    [Al] All right, here we go.   66 00:03:21,801 --> 00:03:24,003            [Narrator]               ...in a 50-tonne wrecker...   67 00:03:24,003 --> 00:03:25,939  It's supposed to be ramping up. 68 00:03:25,939 --> 00:03:29,042     [Narrator] ...Al Quiring            heads to the call.        69 00:03:29,042 --> 00:03:32,512      [Al] The offramp there            is a notorious spot.       70 00:03:32,512 --> 00:03:33,880     It's in a high wind area,    71 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,216   so the snow gets glazed over.  72 00:03:40,119 --> 00:03:42,188        [Al] It's important          we get the vehicle removed    73 00:03:42,188 --> 00:03:44,357       as soon as possible,       74 00:03:44,357 --> 00:03:46,359      because you don't know        what's coming down that tube.  75 00:03:50,964 --> 00:03:53,066            [Narrator]               But before Al can arrive...   76 00:03:59,072 --> 00:04:01,507            [crunching]           77 00:04:07,580 --> 00:04:08,681         [engine starting]        78 00:04:08,681 --> 00:04:10,617               [♪♪♪]              79 00:04:24,030 --> 00:04:26,399           [horns blare,                 engines roar past]        80 00:04:30,803 --> 00:04:32,171   [Narrator] High on the Coq...  81 00:04:35,775 --> 00:04:37,510            [crunching]           82 00:04:37,510 --> 00:04:39,245            [Narrator]               ...a secondary collision...   83 00:04:42,382 --> 00:04:44,117            [Narrator]              ...is preventing vital access  84 00:04:44,117 --> 00:04:45,952        to the brake check.       85 00:04:46,919 --> 00:04:48,288      [Al] It's a spot where        you're supposed to make sure   86 00:04:48,288 --> 00:04:50,356            your brakes                are operating properly,     87 00:04:50,356 --> 00:04:55,094      because that 8.5% grade         for, like, 12 kilometres     88 00:04:55,094 --> 00:04:56,095       is a long ways down.       89 00:04:57,930 --> 00:04:59,732            [Narrator]                   Al arrives on scene       90 00:04:59,732 --> 00:05:02,635       to a familiar truck.       91 00:05:05,638 --> 00:05:07,206      [Narrator] The flatbed      92 00:05:07,206 --> 00:05:10,276            is part of              the Aggressive Towing fleet.   93 00:05:10,276 --> 00:05:14,280     [Al] Jason and I have had        a lifelong relationship.     94 00:05:14,280 --> 00:05:16,616   Maybe I can get a free lunch         one day or something.      95 00:05:18,251 --> 00:05:20,920    [Narrator] Al throws a line            on the side...          96 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:22,488        [Al] Ready to roll?       97 00:05:23,623 --> 00:05:26,759     [Narrator] ...and quickly        pulls the lowbed clear...    98 00:05:27,994 --> 00:05:28,995        There you go, sir.        99 00:05:31,664 --> 00:05:33,333    Okay, thanks, Mr. Quiring.    100 00:05:33,333 --> 00:05:36,903     [Narrator] ...with barely       a scratch to show for it...   101 00:05:36,903 --> 00:05:39,439   [Al] I can be tow truck guys        helping tow truck guys.     102 00:05:39,439 --> 00:05:41,240  [Jason Davis] Today we're lucky 103 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:42,608       because Al's up here                 on the hill.           104 00:05:42,608 --> 00:05:43,910    It's nice to have friends.    105 00:05:43,910 --> 00:05:45,345          [Al] All right.         106 00:05:50,416 --> 00:05:53,686     [Narrator] ...but the rig     that Al was first called for... 107 00:05:56,989 --> 00:05:59,826   [Narrator] ...still remains.   108 00:05:59,826 --> 00:06:00,993     [Al] We'll pull this out.    109 00:06:00,993 --> 00:06:03,663         We'll get rid of             the traffic queue there.     110 00:06:04,597 --> 00:06:07,800        [Al] I can give him         a little tug out of the way,   111 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:09,969        and then hopefully            we'll be back to normal.     112 00:06:11,504 --> 00:06:13,439            [Narrator]             Highways Maintenance arrives... 113 00:06:17,443 --> 00:06:19,579  [Narrator] ...to lend some grit 114 00:06:19,579 --> 00:06:22,548     to the slippery surface.     115 00:06:22,548 --> 00:06:23,783        They do their job,        116 00:06:23,783 --> 00:06:24,917        and that's to keep                 that road clear         117 00:06:24,917 --> 00:06:25,952       and traffic flowing.       118 00:06:27,220 --> 00:06:28,988            [Narrator]              With the semi on the hook...   119 00:06:34,594 --> 00:06:37,597            [Narrator]            ...Al pulls it out of the way... 120 00:06:39,832 --> 00:06:42,735     [Narrator] ...and access           to the brake check...      121 00:06:47,039 --> 00:06:48,674    [Narrator] ...is restored.    122 00:06:48,674 --> 00:06:51,377       Highways Maintenance       and the Ministry of Transport... 123 00:06:52,445 --> 00:06:55,281         [Dave] Copy that,          car 2300, TMC dispatch clear.  124 00:06:57,049 --> 00:06:58,851     [Al] ...we work together     125 00:06:58,851 --> 00:07:01,854          to try and make                the motorists safe        126 00:07:01,854 --> 00:07:02,922     and keep that road clear.    127 00:07:04,223 --> 00:07:05,558       [Al] Have a nice day.      128 00:07:29,615 --> 00:07:32,452            [Narrator]               500 kilometres northeast...   129 00:07:35,388 --> 00:07:37,957  [Narrator] ...in the foothills          of the Rockies...        130 00:07:39,358 --> 00:07:42,762    ...a 40-tonne L.A. rotator    131 00:07:42,762 --> 00:07:44,430        heads to a call...        132 00:07:44,430 --> 00:07:47,433              [Jamie]                 Kind of a priority call.     133 00:07:47,433 --> 00:07:51,170  [Narrator] ...with Jamie Davis           at the wheel...         134 00:07:51,170 --> 00:07:52,438              [Jamie]                 The main roads are clear,    135 00:07:52,438 --> 00:07:54,307      but it's the back road               or the off-road         136 00:07:54,307 --> 00:07:55,942        that we're kind of                 worried about.          137 00:07:55,942 --> 00:07:58,311       [Jamie] We're heading               to a driveway,          138 00:07:58,311 --> 00:08:00,146       to somebody's house,               in the mountains.        139 00:08:04,617 --> 00:08:07,653      I'm spinning my wheels                 right now.            140 00:08:08,955 --> 00:08:11,123            [Narrator]             ...but it's an uphill battle... 141 00:08:12,458 --> 00:08:16,429 ...for the 64,000-pound rotator. 142 00:08:16,429 --> 00:08:18,464   Not a good way to start out.   143 00:08:19,665 --> 00:08:21,634              [Jamie]                 Compact snow is slippery.    144 00:08:21,634 --> 00:08:23,135         With a big truck                 like the rotator,        145 00:08:23,135 --> 00:08:24,837     it is a bit of an issue.     146 00:08:26,606 --> 00:08:28,641   [Narrator] Jamie backs in...   147 00:08:28,641 --> 00:08:32,512       [Jamie] It's a tight               little driveway.         148 00:08:34,714 --> 00:08:37,550            [Narrator]                ...to find a utility van     149 00:08:37,550 --> 00:08:40,219         ...hanging on...         150 00:08:40,219 --> 00:08:42,188          ...by a thread.         151 00:08:42,188 --> 00:08:43,723     [Jamie] After the one end           went down already,        152 00:08:43,723 --> 00:08:44,724       they made a decision       153 00:08:44,724 --> 00:08:45,958       to bring in a machine                and hold it,           154 00:08:45,958 --> 00:08:47,159  so that it wouldn't flip over.  155 00:08:50,496 --> 00:08:53,299   [Narrator] ...but as he tries           to get close...         156 00:08:53,299 --> 00:08:54,267       [Jamie] I'm slidin'.       157 00:08:56,035 --> 00:08:58,938            [Narrator]                ...the elevated driveway     158 00:08:58,938 --> 00:09:00,640     proves to be a challenge.    159 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:04,610         [Jamie] Each side         of the driveway is just a bank, 160 00:09:04,610 --> 00:09:06,245          straight down.          161 00:09:06,245 --> 00:09:08,214          We could easily               go off the edge too.       162 00:09:13,653 --> 00:09:16,355            [Narrator]                Arriving to help Jamie...    163 00:09:16,355 --> 00:09:17,657       [Rob Wall] It's icy.       164 00:09:17,657 --> 00:09:20,359            [Narrator]                  ...operator Rob Wall.      165 00:09:22,795 --> 00:09:24,263   [Rob] Recovering the rotator             out of there           166 00:09:24,263 --> 00:09:25,231        would be a big job.       167 00:09:25,231 --> 00:09:28,134  You think that van's expensive? 168 00:09:28,134 --> 00:09:30,536        The rotator's worth             a lot more than that.      169 00:09:32,905 --> 00:09:35,007              [Jamie]                That might get us up high.    170 00:09:35,007 --> 00:09:38,744  [Narrator] Jamie armours up...  171 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:40,513    [Jamie] This will be enough   172 00:09:40,513 --> 00:09:41,981             to get it                 where we need it to go.     173 00:09:44,383 --> 00:09:45,384     That should do the trick.    174 00:09:52,491 --> 00:09:54,594           It's chewing.          175 00:09:54,594 --> 00:09:56,562   [Jamie] I'm actually amazed.   176 00:09:58,898 --> 00:10:00,566    The road's a lot slipperier        than I thought it was.      177 00:10:02,101 --> 00:10:03,903       Go down and come back              with more speed.         178 00:10:06,405 --> 00:10:08,374        Just getting there                 is a fight, eh?         179 00:10:19,085 --> 00:10:20,720               Okay.              180 00:10:24,156 --> 00:10:25,257     Well, we got up the hill.    181 00:10:25,257 --> 00:10:26,258      That's the first part.      182 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:32,064  [Narrator] But now, up close... 183 00:10:32,064 --> 00:10:34,066       [Jamie] We don't have        much space to work with here.  184 00:10:34,066 --> 00:10:36,135    The driveway is very steep              on each side.          185 00:10:37,169 --> 00:10:40,306            [Narrator]             ...Jamie sees the magnitude...  186 00:10:40,306 --> 00:10:41,273             [sighing]            187 00:10:41,273 --> 00:10:43,442            [Narrator]                 ...of the job at hand.      188 00:10:43,442 --> 00:10:44,443       [Jamie] It's actually              one of them jobs         189 00:10:44,443 --> 00:10:46,412         that looks easy,               but it's really hard.      190 00:10:46,412 --> 00:10:47,246            [Rob] Yeah.           191 00:10:48,447 --> 00:10:50,082   [Jamie] This is more complex.  192 00:10:50,082 --> 00:10:51,183            It's risky.           193 00:10:51,183 --> 00:10:54,920        Yeah, it's holding,             but just by a thread.      194 00:10:56,589 --> 00:10:58,557   This thing could go very bad              in a hurry.           195 00:10:58,557 --> 00:11:00,593    I don't like where we are.    196 00:11:07,700 --> 00:11:11,470     [Narrator] On an elevated          mountain driveway...       197 00:11:11,470 --> 00:11:14,240        [Rob] That shoulder             is just right there.       198 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:17,376            [Narrator]             ...a 2,000-pound utility van... 199 00:11:17,376 --> 00:11:18,611    I don't like where we are.    200 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,515            [Narrator]               ...hangs in the balance...    201 00:11:23,516 --> 00:11:26,385     We have very limited room        to work and pull it out.     202 00:11:27,386 --> 00:11:30,556   [Narrator] ...but to navigate          the narrow space,        203 00:11:30,556 --> 00:11:34,360         Jamie's counting               on his L.A. rotator.       204 00:11:36,462 --> 00:11:38,030   [Jamie] We can move the boom             to the side,           205 00:11:38,030 --> 00:11:41,000        winch it sideways,                and winch it up.         206 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:42,468     It's really the best tool              for this job.          207 00:11:43,569 --> 00:11:46,505              [Jamie]               Is that thing pretty secure?   208 00:11:46,505 --> 00:11:48,140          Like, it ain't                 gonna go anywhere.        209 00:11:48,140 --> 00:11:49,008               Yeah.              210 00:11:49,008 --> 00:11:50,242     [Narrator] With an anchor    211 00:11:50,242 --> 00:11:52,645      already established...      212 00:11:52,645 --> 00:11:55,681        [Rob] The bucket's            dug right in there good.     213 00:11:56,582 --> 00:11:59,118      [Jamie] The skid steer            is there to hold it,       214 00:11:59,118 --> 00:12:00,352  make sure it doesn't flip over. 215 00:12:00,352 --> 00:12:01,954          This one here,          216 00:12:01,954 --> 00:12:03,856     straight to the back end               from here...           217 00:12:03,856 --> 00:12:05,958            [Narrator]               ...Jamie takes advantage...   218 00:12:05,958 --> 00:12:06,959     ...and then the other one    219 00:12:06,959 --> 00:12:08,260 will run off there to the front. 220 00:12:08,260 --> 00:12:10,663            [Narrator]                 ...of what's available.     221 00:12:10,663 --> 00:12:13,432    [Jamie] Go right around it.   222 00:12:17,069 --> 00:12:21,006     [Narrator] With one line          from the rotated boom,      223 00:12:21,006 --> 00:12:24,944         and a second line               off the skid steer,       224 00:12:24,944 --> 00:12:28,380 Jamie will drag the van sideways 225 00:12:28,380 --> 00:12:31,083        onto level ground.        226 00:12:31,083 --> 00:12:32,885            [chuckling]           227 00:12:32,885 --> 00:12:34,887               Okay.              228 00:12:37,056 --> 00:12:38,390     Let's see what it'll do.     229 00:12:45,464 --> 00:12:46,465  [Rob] These vans are real tippy 230 00:12:46,465 --> 00:12:48,434          with their high                centre of gravity.        231 00:12:52,271 --> 00:12:53,606           [Jamie] Oof.           232 00:12:59,111 --> 00:13:00,579   We could flip this van over.   233 00:13:08,988 --> 00:13:11,323     You've got to be careful                with this.            234 00:13:14,126 --> 00:13:16,428       [Jamie] So I'll pull            just on the front end.      235 00:13:16,428 --> 00:13:17,296            [Rob] Yeah.           236 00:13:26,305 --> 00:13:28,474    [Rob] Watch that van don't      come back into the tow truck.  237 00:13:28,474 --> 00:13:30,276  [Jamie chuckles] Yeah, I know.  238 00:13:36,382 --> 00:13:37,917               [Rob]                 It's just about to pop up.    239 00:13:37,917 --> 00:13:38,818           [Jamie] Okay.          240 00:13:38,818 --> 00:13:41,654  [Narrator] With one last tug... 241 00:13:44,423 --> 00:13:46,525          [Rob] It's up.          242 00:13:46,525 --> 00:13:49,195            [Narrator]                  ...all four wheels...      243 00:13:49,195 --> 00:13:50,129           [Jamie] Okay.          244 00:13:50,129 --> 00:13:51,363   [Narrator] ...find the road.   245 00:13:53,332 --> 00:13:56,135  I'm afraid of him coming back.  246 00:13:56,135 --> 00:13:58,404            [Narrator]                But the one-tonne van...     247 00:13:58,404 --> 00:13:59,438            [Rob] Yeah.           248 00:13:59,438 --> 00:14:00,472      [Narrator] ...is inches     249 00:14:00,472 --> 00:14:03,509         from rolling down                 the other side.         250 00:14:03,509 --> 00:14:05,477          I'm not feeling                 100% comfortable.        251 00:14:06,378 --> 00:14:07,646              [Jamie]                Make the wrong move here...   252 00:14:07,646 --> 00:14:09,548         [Rob] Oh, I know.        253 00:14:09,548 --> 00:14:12,952      [Jamie] It's built up,        and very steep on each side.   254 00:14:12,952 --> 00:14:14,453       You don't wanna fall              off that driveway.        255 00:14:15,454 --> 00:14:18,557          I'm just gonna                 pick him right up.        256 00:14:18,557 --> 00:14:21,360            [Narrator]                With a high-slung line...    257 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:23,696      [Rob] Now just back up       a little bit again, if it will. 258 00:14:25,965 --> 00:14:28,734      [Narrator] ...Jamie...      259 00:14:28,734 --> 00:14:31,570    [Rob] So just a touch more.   260 00:14:32,671 --> 00:14:34,573   [Narrator] ...swings the van   261 00:14:34,573 --> 00:14:38,544    in line with the driveway.    262 00:14:38,544 --> 00:14:40,379  [Jamie] It's really a valuable        part of the job here       263 00:14:40,379 --> 00:14:41,814   to be able to rotate the boom  264 00:14:41,814 --> 00:14:42,715       and support the load       265 00:14:42,715 --> 00:14:44,416         as it comes back                 onto the roadway.        266 00:14:45,584 --> 00:14:47,086       [Jamie] About there.       267 00:14:48,053 --> 00:14:50,389      [Narrator] With the van           fully on the road...       268 00:14:50,389 --> 00:14:52,691              [Jamie]                He can back up if he wants.   269 00:14:52,691 --> 00:14:54,593      [Narrator] ...Jamie...      270 00:14:56,562 --> 00:14:58,530    ...moves out of the way...    271 00:14:59,632 --> 00:15:01,667       [Rob] Just keep going           the way you are, yeah.      272 00:15:01,667 --> 00:15:03,636  [Narrator] ...and the owner...  273 00:15:03,636 --> 00:15:05,437     [Rob] Yeah, you're good.     274 00:15:05,437 --> 00:15:08,574            [Narrator]               ...reverses toward safety.    275 00:15:10,576 --> 00:15:12,411      [Jamie] That was good,            that worked out good.      276 00:15:12,411 --> 00:15:14,046   Kind of a technical recovery.  277 00:15:15,547 --> 00:15:16,849   [Jamie] I've owned big ones,              small ones,           278 00:15:16,849 --> 00:15:18,017     in-between, all of them.     279 00:15:18,017 --> 00:15:22,354    The L.A. rotator is just...              so perfect.           280 00:15:28,727 --> 00:15:32,932      It is, to me, probably          the best tool out there.     281 00:15:34,767 --> 00:15:35,901     [Jamie] We got 'er done.     282 00:15:56,755 --> 00:15:59,758     [Narrator] 700 kilometres           to the northwest...       283 00:16:04,330 --> 00:16:05,831           [crow cawing]          284 00:16:07,232 --> 00:16:11,136            [Narrator]               ...outside Quesnel, B.C...    285 00:16:26,318 --> 00:16:29,088            [Narrator]                  En route to the crash      286 00:16:29,088 --> 00:16:32,825  in a 25-tonne Autow wrecker...  287 00:16:32,825 --> 00:16:35,294   [Kyle Langlois] Rolling solo.  288 00:16:35,294 --> 00:16:38,497            [Narrator]               ...operator Kyle Langlois.    289 00:16:40,332 --> 00:16:41,667        [Kyle] Rob, today,        290 00:16:41,667 --> 00:16:43,535    is actually on his day off,   291 00:16:43,535 --> 00:16:46,005           so I'm hoping              I don't have to call him.    292 00:16:46,972 --> 00:16:50,175       Because we don't like       calling him in on his day off.  293 00:16:50,175 --> 00:16:51,310            [laughing]            294 00:16:52,845 --> 00:16:54,413     If I can do it by myself,    295 00:16:54,413 --> 00:16:57,082    it's a proud moment for me.   296 00:16:58,984 --> 00:17:02,154           I'm glad Kyle              is taking responsibility     297 00:17:02,154 --> 00:17:03,622    and trying to do this stuff              on his own.           298 00:17:05,157 --> 00:17:07,626     [Kyle] But you don't know          until you get there.       299 00:17:11,797 --> 00:17:14,199            [Narrator]                 15 minutes from town...     300 00:17:17,069 --> 00:17:19,338    [Kyle] Oh, it's a good one.   301 00:17:22,674 --> 00:17:23,709       [Narrator] ...Kyle...      302 00:17:26,011 --> 00:17:28,547     ...takes in the wreckage.    303 00:17:33,185 --> 00:17:36,255       [Kyle] It looks like             he hit that side too.      304 00:17:42,061 --> 00:17:44,730            [Narrator]             The dump truck lost control...  305 00:17:44,730 --> 00:17:46,065         [tires squealing]        306 00:17:46,065 --> 00:17:50,736    ...bouncing off a rock wall   307 00:17:50,736 --> 00:17:53,739      before coming to a stop     308 00:17:53,739 --> 00:17:56,175         in the snowbank.         309 00:18:02,748 --> 00:18:05,784  [Kyle] He is right on his side. 310 00:18:05,784 --> 00:18:08,053      [Kyle] Being solo here                 by myself,            311 00:18:08,053 --> 00:18:09,121       there's some pressure      312 00:18:09,121 --> 00:18:10,756   to get the job done properly.  313 00:18:10,756 --> 00:18:12,724            Challenging                 about this recovery,       314 00:18:12,724 --> 00:18:13,725           I would say,           315 00:18:13,725 --> 00:18:15,527        getting it back up                 onto the road.          316 00:18:19,631 --> 00:18:20,799           [Kyle] Uh...           317 00:18:20,799 --> 00:18:22,801              I mean,                 I'll be doing everything.    318 00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:37,282    [Narrator] On Highway 97...   319 00:18:37,282 --> 00:18:38,717    [Kyle] We're out here solo.   320 00:18:38,717 --> 00:18:41,253            [Narrator]                  ...Kyle from Autow...      321 00:18:42,254 --> 00:18:43,856     [Kyle] I get the pleasure    322 00:18:43,856 --> 00:18:44,923         of trying my best        323 00:18:44,923 --> 00:18:45,891    to do everything on my own.   324 00:18:45,891 --> 00:18:47,292      [Narrator] ...faces off     325 00:18:47,292 --> 00:18:50,329       against a dump truck                 and trailer.           326 00:18:50,329 --> 00:18:52,664  Challenging about this recovery            I would say           327 00:18:52,664 --> 00:18:55,167       is getting it back up               onto the road.          328 00:18:55,167 --> 00:18:57,936            [grunting]            329 00:18:57,936 --> 00:18:59,438   Yeah, he's empty on the pup.   330 00:18:59,438 --> 00:19:02,274            [Narrator]                  ...but even unloaded,      331 00:19:02,274 --> 00:19:06,845      the 64,000-pound wreck             will be a struggle.       332 00:19:06,845 --> 00:19:07,846           [crow cawing]          333 00:19:07,846 --> 00:19:10,415    [Kyle] I'm in the 25-tonne,   334 00:19:10,415 --> 00:19:12,351     so it's a little bit more                of a job.            335 00:19:12,351 --> 00:19:14,019      Things come into factor     336 00:19:14,019 --> 00:19:15,821         when you're just                 one truck, so...         337 00:19:15,821 --> 00:19:18,123     [Kyle] It would be better    338 00:19:18,123 --> 00:19:19,958     to have a second wrecker           on site for this one.      339 00:19:21,126 --> 00:19:23,862        [Narrator] Feeling            outmatched by the load...    340 00:19:23,862 --> 00:19:25,497              [Kyle]                We're gonna do this tomorrow.  341 00:19:27,633 --> 00:19:31,937  [Narrator] ...Kyle will return           with more iron.         342 00:19:44,183 --> 00:19:47,619            [Narrator]                 650 kilometres south...     343 00:19:51,056 --> 00:19:53,792            [Narrator]                 In the Fraser Valley...     344 00:19:57,996 --> 00:20:01,867      [Narrator] ...officers         from B.C. Highway Patrol...   345 00:20:06,738 --> 00:20:08,373               Copy.              346 00:20:08,373 --> 00:20:12,344      [Narrator] ...roll out          under the supervision...     347 00:20:12,344 --> 00:20:14,146     [Holly Turton] Stay safe.    348 00:20:14,146 --> 00:20:17,416      [Narrator] ...of chief       superintendent Holly Turton...  349 00:20:17,416 --> 00:20:19,284             [Turton]                 Hope that nobody hits us.    350 00:20:19,284 --> 00:20:21,954         [Narrator] ...for           a public awareness campaign   351 00:20:21,954 --> 00:20:26,058  called "Slow Down, Move Over."  352 00:20:26,058 --> 00:20:27,426      [Turton] When motorists               pass vehicles          353 00:20:27,426 --> 00:20:28,694      on the side of the road     354 00:20:28,694 --> 00:20:31,563       that have red, blue,          or yellow flashing lights,    355 00:20:31,563 --> 00:20:32,664      they need to slow down,     356 00:20:32,664 --> 00:20:34,533  and, where possible, move over. 357 00:20:39,972 --> 00:20:41,740             [Turton]               We have multiple police cars   358 00:20:41,740 --> 00:20:43,108     on the side of the road,     359 00:20:43,108 --> 00:20:44,176    and where there are people    360 00:20:44,176 --> 00:20:45,811       who fail to slow down               and move over,          361 00:20:45,811 --> 00:20:48,247   the officer will then conduct      a vehicle stop with them.    362 00:20:49,681 --> 00:20:51,717        [Narrator] Minutes              into the operation...      363 00:20:53,885 --> 00:20:55,754            [Merryman]               This white trades vehicles,   364 00:20:55,754 --> 00:20:58,457      it had the opportunity        to move over, but it did not.  365 00:20:58,457 --> 00:20:59,691               Copy.              366 00:20:59,691 --> 00:21:01,393         [sirens wailing]         367 00:21:01,393 --> 00:21:03,462      [Narrator] ...officers               spot a motorist         368 00:21:03,462 --> 00:21:05,664       disregarding the law.      369 00:21:05,664 --> 00:21:08,700       I'm literally inches              from the curb lane,       370 00:21:08,700 --> 00:21:12,604  and I now am trying to conduct           a traffic stop,         371 00:21:12,604 --> 00:21:14,273       and I don't even have        enough room to open my door.   372 00:21:15,274 --> 00:21:16,608        [brakes screeching]       373 00:21:16,608 --> 00:21:18,543            [crunching]           374 00:21:18,543 --> 00:21:20,245      [Heath] Point in case,      375 00:21:20,245 --> 00:21:22,047     there's a perfect example    376 00:21:22,047 --> 00:21:24,883            of a driver             that is not paying attention.  377 00:21:24,883 --> 00:21:27,786      That could have been me          as I got out of my car.     378 00:21:27,786 --> 00:21:29,321      We are putting our life             on the line here.        379 00:21:29,321 --> 00:21:31,990    Just pull over here, okay,              both of you,           380 00:21:31,990 --> 00:21:33,925           and exchange                your information, okay?     381 00:21:33,925 --> 00:21:35,460    [Turton] We're all at risk    382 00:21:35,460 --> 00:21:36,962            when people                don't give us the space     383 00:21:36,962 --> 00:21:38,797        to do the work that        we need to do on the highways.  384 00:21:39,765 --> 00:21:40,899       It's not just police.      385 00:21:40,899 --> 00:21:42,834    There are fire departments,              ambulances,           386 00:21:42,834 --> 00:21:44,770       tow truck drivers...       387 00:21:48,273 --> 00:21:49,908     Hey, Dustin, you on here?    388 00:21:49,908 --> 00:21:50,976            [Narrator]                  It's an initiative...      389 00:21:50,976 --> 00:21:52,644               10-4.              390 00:21:52,644 --> 00:21:54,846      [Narrator] ...that hits             too close to home        391 00:21:54,846 --> 00:22:00,018  for former Aggressive operator          Dustin Wardstrom.        392 00:22:00,018 --> 00:22:01,453     My worst day on the job.     393 00:22:01,453 --> 00:22:03,455       [Narrator] Years ago,      394 00:22:03,455 --> 00:22:06,825      while loading a vehicle       on the side of the highway...  395 00:22:06,825 --> 00:22:08,327        [ambulance sirens]        396 00:22:08,327 --> 00:22:11,096            [Narrator]                  ...Dustin was struck.      397 00:22:11,096 --> 00:22:15,334  [Dustin] Cube van lost control        and smashed into me,       398 00:22:15,334 --> 00:22:18,036      crushing me in between         that vehicle and my truck.    399 00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:22,974    I ended up in the hospital       for just under two months.    400 00:22:24,309 --> 00:22:26,044   It was very traumatic for us            as a company...         401 00:22:27,045 --> 00:22:28,714     ...and our driver's life             has been affected        402 00:22:28,714 --> 00:22:29,948     for the rest of his life.    403 00:22:31,049 --> 00:22:32,784     [Dustin] You see a truck         on the side of the road,     404 00:22:32,784 --> 00:22:33,985       slow down, move over.      405 00:22:36,988 --> 00:22:38,123         [Narrator] Today,        406 00:22:38,123 --> 00:22:41,093  B.C. Highway Patrol officers... 407 00:22:41,093 --> 00:22:42,494            The reason               I'm pulling you over today    408 00:22:42,494 --> 00:22:45,297     is because when you pass           an emergency vehicle       409 00:22:45,297 --> 00:22:46,398       with the red and blue                 lights on,            410 00:22:46,398 --> 00:22:49,034           it's your job             to slow down to below 70...   411 00:22:49,034 --> 00:22:51,303            -Below 70.             -...and move to the left lane.  412 00:22:51,303 --> 00:22:55,374   [Narrator] ...enforce the law        that will save lives.      413 00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:57,542     [Heath] So I need to get      your driver's license, please.  414 00:22:57,542 --> 00:22:59,077     I'll be right back, sir.     415 00:23:01,413 --> 00:23:03,882             [Turton]                I worry about my officers,    416 00:23:03,882 --> 00:23:05,684   and it's not uncommon for me   417 00:23:05,684 --> 00:23:07,352            to find out                that my police officers     418 00:23:07,352 --> 00:23:08,720    have been in car accidents.   419 00:23:11,823 --> 00:23:13,859     You're receiving a ticket        for failing to slow down     420 00:23:13,859 --> 00:23:16,328           or move over            for an official vehicle, okay?  421 00:23:16,328 --> 00:23:17,729         The fine's $173.         422 00:23:17,729 --> 00:23:19,030            Drive safe.           423 00:23:23,335 --> 00:23:24,903             [Turton]                It's important to remember    424 00:23:24,903 --> 00:23:27,606    that people who are working            on the highway,         425 00:23:27,606 --> 00:23:28,940       they want to go home               to their families        426 00:23:28,940 --> 00:23:29,875     at the end of the night,     427 00:23:29,875 --> 00:23:30,942     just like the rest of us.    428 00:23:30,942 --> 00:23:32,744          [police sirens]         429 00:23:51,296 --> 00:23:52,531            [Narrator]                  Eight hours north...       430 00:23:56,101 --> 00:23:58,303  [Narrator] ...on Highway 97...  431 00:24:02,707 --> 00:24:04,276              [Kyle]                  This will be interesting.    432 00:24:04,276 --> 00:24:07,712            [Narrator]              ...Kyle returns to the crash.  433 00:24:07,712 --> 00:24:09,281     We're gonna try it again.    434 00:24:10,415 --> 00:24:13,218        [Narrator] Joining            in a 50-tonne wrecker...     435 00:24:13,218 --> 00:24:15,587    [Rob] I'll let Kyle do it.    436 00:24:15,587 --> 00:24:17,255   [Narrator] ...owner of Autow,  437 00:24:17,255 --> 00:24:19,658     Kyle's uncle, Rob Barber.    438 00:24:19,658 --> 00:24:22,761          He started it,                  he can finish it.        439 00:24:22,761 --> 00:24:25,597  [Rob] I'm gonna leave my truck          off to the side,         440 00:24:25,597 --> 00:24:27,966   and we'll see if we can do it           with his truck          441 00:24:27,966 --> 00:24:28,934       without helping him.       442 00:24:31,102 --> 00:24:32,804   And there's our gravel truck.  443 00:24:40,378 --> 00:24:42,013       [Narrator] Yesterday,      444 00:24:42,013 --> 00:24:45,951       the truck bounced off               a rock wall...          445 00:24:45,951 --> 00:24:49,421   ...slamming onto its side...   446 00:24:49,421 --> 00:24:52,023   ...before spinning to a stop.  447 00:24:53,458 --> 00:24:55,527   [Rob] You should tie the box          down to the frame.        448 00:24:55,527 --> 00:24:56,528            [Kyle] Oh?            449 00:24:56,528 --> 00:24:57,696   [Rob] When I was Kyle's age,   450 00:24:57,696 --> 00:24:59,231   I learned by trial and error,  451 00:24:59,231 --> 00:25:00,832  and had to learn the hard way.  452 00:25:00,832 --> 00:25:03,368   [Rob] So it doesn't fold out          when it rolls over.       453 00:25:03,368 --> 00:25:04,369           [Kyle] Okay.           454 00:25:06,104 --> 00:25:08,006         I'm glad to pass            my knowledge down to Kyle.    455 00:25:11,309 --> 00:25:12,744       [Rob] Just hoop that.      456 00:25:12,744 --> 00:25:14,279         [Kyle] Wrap that?        457 00:25:14,279 --> 00:25:15,914            [Rob] Yeah.           458 00:25:15,914 --> 00:25:17,983  [Kyle] When Uncle goes to show         his little tricks,        459 00:25:17,983 --> 00:25:20,051      I try and pay attention              the best I can.         460 00:25:20,886 --> 00:25:22,287           Might as well                 do a quick closure.       461 00:25:28,727 --> 00:25:30,729          It's always bad              to close the highway...     462 00:25:31,696 --> 00:25:33,665    ...so it's kind of critical   463 00:25:33,665 --> 00:25:35,066     that he can get in there              and stand it up         464 00:25:35,066 --> 00:25:36,334        as fast as he can.        465 00:25:43,542 --> 00:25:46,411            [Narrator]                 Using only the 25-tonne     466 00:25:46,411 --> 00:25:50,348            with lines              to the front and rear axles,   467 00:25:50,348 --> 00:25:52,918   Kyle will roll the dump truck  468 00:25:52,918 --> 00:25:54,986      back onto its wheels...     469 00:25:57,656 --> 00:25:58,757        [Rob] Roll it over.       470 00:25:58,757 --> 00:25:59,591           [Kyle] Okay.           471 00:26:02,227 --> 00:26:03,395  [Rob] This is Kyle's first time 472 00:26:03,395 --> 00:26:05,030       to roll a truck over                 by himself...          473 00:26:10,268 --> 00:26:12,137      [Rob] ...and he's also            blocking the highway,      474 00:26:12,137 --> 00:26:13,905  so it's gonna put a little more          stress on him.          475 00:26:18,476 --> 00:26:22,247            [Narrator]              ...but the 32-tonne wreck...   476 00:26:22,247 --> 00:26:25,050            [scraping]            477 00:26:25,050 --> 00:26:27,619            [Narrator]             ...is winning the tug-of-war... 478 00:26:27,619 --> 00:26:30,522   [Rob] You're dragging it now.  479 00:26:30,522 --> 00:26:34,893       [Narrator] ...against           Kyle's 25-tonne heavy.      480 00:26:34,893 --> 00:26:38,930    [Kyle] I'm on the controls.   481 00:26:38,930 --> 00:26:40,131  My truck is starting to slide.  482 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:46,104      [Rob] Pull on one end.      483 00:26:47,672 --> 00:26:49,507              [Kyle]                 If my truck keeps sliding,    484 00:26:49,507 --> 00:26:52,444     we won't have enough room    485 00:26:52,444 --> 00:26:54,312            to be able             to upright the truck behind me. 486 00:26:56,414 --> 00:26:57,649         We won't be able                to do the recovery.       487 00:26:58,717 --> 00:27:00,285        [Rob] No, no, stop.       488 00:27:00,285 --> 00:27:01,186               Kyle!              489 00:27:06,691 --> 00:27:08,960    [Narrator] On Highway 97...   490 00:27:11,096 --> 00:27:13,264            [Narrator]                 ...a sliding wrecker...     491 00:27:16,301 --> 00:27:17,969        [Rob] No, no, stop.       492 00:27:17,969 --> 00:27:21,773     [Narrator] ...is putting      the brakes on Kyle's recovery.  493 00:27:22,941 --> 00:27:24,242      [Rob] Just a sec, Kyle.     494 00:27:24,242 --> 00:27:26,044        [Rob] Kyle's trying            to pull the truck over,     495 00:27:26,044 --> 00:27:29,481   but it's a little bit heavier      than his small 25-tonne.     496 00:27:29,481 --> 00:27:30,815         Pull on one end.         497 00:27:30,815 --> 00:27:32,017    [Narrator] So Uncle Rob...    498 00:27:32,017 --> 00:27:33,351   [Rob] Pull on just the drive.  499 00:27:33,351 --> 00:27:34,686     [Narrator] ...steps in...    500 00:27:34,686 --> 00:27:36,254         -Just the drive?                 -Just the drive.         501 00:27:36,254 --> 00:27:37,989            [Narrator]                ...to give some guidance.    502 00:27:37,989 --> 00:27:39,157        [Rob] No, no, stop.       503 00:27:39,157 --> 00:27:41,292            Well, the--                 just the front, then.      504 00:27:41,292 --> 00:27:43,828   [Rob] We're gonna try to get            the front tire          505 00:27:43,828 --> 00:27:45,830        to come down first        506 00:27:45,830 --> 00:27:47,198    to flex the frame rails...    507 00:27:48,667 --> 00:27:50,101      Rock it back and forth.     508 00:27:51,636 --> 00:27:53,004         [Rob] ...and use            some of the truck's weight    509 00:27:53,004 --> 00:27:55,640   so the truck will help itself             roll over.            510 00:27:59,711 --> 00:28:01,212       [Rob] There it goes.       511 00:28:05,250 --> 00:28:06,484   Yeah, you're letting it down.  512 00:28:06,484 --> 00:28:08,353            [Narrator]                With a little coaching...    513 00:28:09,621 --> 00:28:10,588              There.              514 00:28:10,588 --> 00:28:11,823               Good!              515 00:28:11,823 --> 00:28:15,160      [Narrator] ...the wreck          is back on its wheels.      516 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:16,361       [Kyle] That was good.      517 00:28:16,361 --> 00:28:18,997        That went actually                fairly decently.         518 00:28:18,997 --> 00:28:20,965   [Kyle] It's nice to have Rob               on scene.            519 00:28:20,965 --> 00:28:23,034    Every time I do a recovery,   520 00:28:23,034 --> 00:28:25,904       he's got a new trick         or a new way of doing things.  521 00:28:25,904 --> 00:28:28,707        [Rob] Break it down         so you can get off the road.   522 00:28:33,845 --> 00:28:35,547         Now that we have              the truck uprighted...      523 00:28:38,883 --> 00:28:40,518    ...we can get them ready...   524 00:28:41,686 --> 00:28:43,254     ...to tow back into town.    525 00:28:44,522 --> 00:28:47,692   [Narrator] But as Kyle moves    to pull the pup trailer out...  526 00:28:47,692 --> 00:28:49,494         [engine revving]         527 00:28:50,395 --> 00:28:52,831              [Kyle]                 Little bit of a hard pull.    528 00:28:52,831 --> 00:28:55,567         [engine revving]         529 00:28:55,567 --> 00:28:58,369            [Narrator]                ...he hits another snag.     530 00:28:58,369 --> 00:29:00,438       [Kyle] I'm spinning.       531 00:29:02,941 --> 00:29:05,376      [laughing] I'm on ice.      532 00:29:05,376 --> 00:29:07,712     [Narrator] Fortunately...    533 00:29:07,712 --> 00:29:09,848       [Rob] I can drag it.       534 00:29:09,848 --> 00:29:13,651            [Narrator]             ...backup is already on scene.  535 00:29:13,651 --> 00:29:14,786         [Kyle] Turns out         536 00:29:14,786 --> 00:29:16,521   that I'm gonna need my uncle            to pull me out.         537 00:29:19,057 --> 00:29:20,592   Little embarrassing, I guess.  538 00:29:20,592 --> 00:29:21,760            [laughing]            539 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:25,230            [Narrator]             With a little family support... 540 00:29:26,397 --> 00:29:28,199         [Kyle] I'm good.         541 00:29:28,199 --> 00:29:31,436       We ended up actually        needing the 50-tonne after all. 542 00:29:32,403 --> 00:29:36,274        [Narrator] ...Kyle           finally gets the trailer...   543 00:29:36,274 --> 00:29:37,776          [truck honking]         544 00:29:37,776 --> 00:29:39,878            [Narrator]                ...out of the snowbank...    545 00:29:39,878 --> 00:29:41,613        [Rob] Haul it away.       546 00:29:41,613 --> 00:29:43,047   [Narrator] ...and on its way   547 00:29:43,047 --> 00:29:44,783         back to the yard.        548 00:29:44,783 --> 00:29:46,017     [Rob] Kyle did very well.    549 00:29:46,017 --> 00:29:48,953  Next time I'm pretty confident      he can do it by himself.     550 00:29:53,958 --> 00:29:55,126              [Kyle]                  This was a good recovery.    551 00:29:55,126 --> 00:29:57,395   It was a good accomplishment.  552 00:29:57,395 --> 00:29:58,997    There's no better feeling.    553 00:30:11,009 --> 00:30:13,845            [Narrator]                  640 kilometres south       554 00:30:13,845 --> 00:30:16,748      in the Fraser Valley...     555 00:30:19,617 --> 00:30:21,252      ...a loaded rock truck      556 00:30:21,252 --> 00:30:23,354             is buried            557 00:30:23,354 --> 00:30:25,456            in the bog.           558 00:30:29,427 --> 00:30:31,496            [Narrator]                 Responding to the call,     559 00:30:31,496 --> 00:30:33,498     an Aggressive 50-tonne...    560 00:30:33,498 --> 00:30:34,833  [Jaydan Dick] Come on, come on. 561 00:30:34,833 --> 00:30:38,102    [Narrator] ...and operator      Jaydan Dick behind the wheel.  562 00:30:38,102 --> 00:30:39,871             Hopefully                 it's not too difficult,     563 00:30:39,871 --> 00:30:40,705      I can get the job done.     564 00:30:44,642 --> 00:30:45,977           Not too sure              how this is gonna work out.   565 00:30:49,547 --> 00:30:51,749         [groaning] Ugh...        566 00:30:51,749 --> 00:30:54,052            [Narrator]                On his first solo job...     567 00:30:54,052 --> 00:30:55,320             [Jaydan]                I can't get over far enough   568 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:57,388     to pull the trailer over.    569 00:30:57,388 --> 00:31:03,161   [Narrator] Jaydan was forced          to call for backup.       570 00:31:03,161 --> 00:31:04,696         [Merv] I'm here.         571 00:31:07,232 --> 00:31:10,068         [Merv] Let's get               as much up as we can.      572 00:31:10,068 --> 00:31:11,703  [Jaydan] A few lessons learned. 573 00:31:11,703 --> 00:31:13,371      Some things I could do           differently next time.      574 00:31:13,371 --> 00:31:16,541          [Merv] Jaydan,           he'll either be able to do it,  575 00:31:16,541 --> 00:31:18,209     think his way through it,         or he'll call for help.     576 00:31:18,209 --> 00:31:20,812        As long as you can                 count on that,          577 00:31:20,812 --> 00:31:23,281         I can pretty much               send him anywhere.        578 00:31:24,549 --> 00:31:26,317            [Narrator]                  Helping out today...       579 00:31:26,317 --> 00:31:28,152           Are you ready               to go play in the mud?      580 00:31:28,152 --> 00:31:29,921              Always.             581 00:31:29,921 --> 00:31:32,090            [Narrator]                ...is newly hired swamper    582 00:31:32,090 --> 00:31:33,024           Travis Scott.          583 00:31:33,024 --> 00:31:34,525         [Travis] Are you?        584 00:31:34,525 --> 00:31:35,526                No.               585 00:31:35,526 --> 00:31:36,661    I got my gumboots, though.    586 00:31:36,661 --> 00:31:38,696     [Jaydan] It's always nice    587 00:31:38,696 --> 00:31:39,864  to have an extra set of hands.  588 00:31:41,165 --> 00:31:43,968            [Narrator]               Arriving at a local farm...   589 00:31:45,203 --> 00:31:47,572     [Jaydan] This looks like        she's gonna be a fun time.    590 00:31:47,572 --> 00:31:49,440      [Narrator] ...Jaydan...     591 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:50,708        [Jaydan] Oh, damn.        592 00:31:50,708 --> 00:31:52,911            [Narrator]                 ...gets his first look.     593 00:31:56,447 --> 00:31:58,416    [Jaydan] He was backing in          to dump his load off,      594 00:31:58,416 --> 00:32:01,853     and just spun his wheels       and sunk himself in the mud.   595 00:32:02,921 --> 00:32:04,589             Hopefully             we don't have too much suction  596 00:32:04,589 --> 00:32:06,891         holding 'er down.        597 00:32:06,891 --> 00:32:10,094      [Narrator] But rescuing              a rock truck...         598 00:32:10,094 --> 00:32:11,129      [Jaydan] I don't think      599 00:32:11,129 --> 00:32:12,730           we can really               pull off anything else.     600 00:32:12,730 --> 00:32:14,999     [Narrator] ...comes with            unique challenges.        601 00:32:14,999 --> 00:32:17,368      [Travis] Yeah, I think             that's all we got.        602 00:32:17,368 --> 00:32:18,703             [Jaydan]               On a normal tractor-trailer,   603 00:32:18,703 --> 00:32:20,138    you've got two hook points              at the front           604 00:32:20,138 --> 00:32:21,773   you can distribute the weight               evenly.             605 00:32:21,773 --> 00:32:24,108         Okay, we're going                to start rigging.        606 00:32:24,108 --> 00:32:25,977          This rock truck             only has one hook point.     607 00:32:27,078 --> 00:32:30,548      [Narrator] Weighing in            at over 22 tonnes...       608 00:32:30,548 --> 00:32:32,583         [Travis grunting]        609 00:32:32,583 --> 00:32:34,652            [Narrator]               ...the single rig point...    610 00:32:35,620 --> 00:32:38,923   ...will be doing double duty.  611 00:32:38,923 --> 00:32:41,225             [Jaydan]                We're gonna hook two lines    612 00:32:41,225 --> 00:32:43,761     so we can kind of lift it       and pull at the same time.    613 00:32:43,761 --> 00:32:45,396     [Travis] Should be good.     614 00:32:45,396 --> 00:32:47,332        [Jaydan] Hopefully         our recovery point at the front 615 00:32:47,332 --> 00:32:48,933         is strong enough         616 00:32:48,933 --> 00:32:50,601       to take the capacity                 of two lines.          617 00:32:51,436 --> 00:32:53,071        Nobody to lean on.        618 00:32:53,071 --> 00:32:54,906          I gotta come up                with the best plan        619 00:32:54,906 --> 00:32:56,174       to get the truck out.      620 00:32:56,174 --> 00:32:58,309   [Travis] You ready to party?   621 00:32:58,309 --> 00:33:00,178    [Jaydan] I was born ready.    622 00:33:01,279 --> 00:33:04,515 [Narrator] Jaydan starts pulling       with the 50-tonne...       623 00:33:16,027 --> 00:33:18,663       [Travis] There we go.      624 00:33:18,663 --> 00:33:20,164        A pick and a pull.        625 00:33:21,799 --> 00:33:23,634   [Jaydan] We're kinda breaking       the suction of the mud      626 00:33:23,634 --> 00:33:25,136    and winching it up and out.   627 00:33:25,136 --> 00:33:27,038         [laughing] Yeah!         628 00:33:27,038 --> 00:33:30,375      [Narrator] But just as       the front wheels break free...  629 00:33:34,846 --> 00:33:36,881           [Travis] No!           630 00:33:36,881 --> 00:33:38,750     Ah, she's just spinning.     631 00:33:38,750 --> 00:33:41,386          Definitely not            an ideal situation to be in.   632 00:33:45,623 --> 00:33:47,158   [Travis] Okay, hold, hold up,          hold up, hold up.        633 00:33:52,663 --> 00:33:53,931            [Narrator]                 In the Fraser Valley...     634 00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:58,336             [Travis]                 Ah, she's just spinning.     635 00:33:58,336 --> 00:34:00,772 [Narrator] ...a partially loaded           rock truck...          636 00:34:01,873 --> 00:34:03,074       Okay, hold, hold up,               hold up, hold up.        637 00:34:03,074 --> 00:34:05,176  [Narrator] ...is weighing down  638 00:34:05,176 --> 00:34:07,278   Jaydan's single-wrecker job.   639 00:34:07,278 --> 00:34:10,848    [Jaydan] It's a lot heavier      than a typical dump truck.    640 00:34:10,848 --> 00:34:12,350      Gonna make our recovery             a little harder.         641 00:34:13,384 --> 00:34:16,687            [Narrator]                But Jaydan sees a way...     642 00:34:16,687 --> 00:34:17,922   [Jaydan] You wanna dump that?  643 00:34:17,922 --> 00:34:18,956           [driver] Yup.          644 00:34:18,956 --> 00:34:21,692            [Narrator]                 ...to lighten the load.     645 00:34:21,692 --> 00:34:23,494             [Jaydan]                  Just so we lose weight.     646 00:34:23,494 --> 00:34:26,097     Jaydan really understands          physics and weights.       647 00:34:28,566 --> 00:34:29,901      He can add up the math      648 00:34:29,901 --> 00:34:31,235         and come up with                the right decision        649 00:34:31,235 --> 00:34:33,037       to make stuff happen.      650 00:34:35,573 --> 00:34:36,908        [Jaydan] Go again.        651 00:34:37,708 --> 00:34:39,811            [Narrator]                 3,000 pounds lighter...     652 00:34:39,811 --> 00:34:41,979      Okay, everybody clear!      653 00:34:41,979 --> 00:34:43,981            [Narrator]              ...Jaydan resumes the pull...  654 00:34:45,016 --> 00:34:46,517       [Travis] Keep going.       655 00:34:46,517 --> 00:34:49,821     [Narrator] ...with an eye          on the lone tow pin.       656 00:34:49,821 --> 00:34:51,355     [Jaydan] Having two lines            to the same point        657 00:34:51,355 --> 00:34:52,590    on the front of the truck,    658 00:34:52,590 --> 00:34:54,492     you kinda wanna make sure    you're not gonna break anything. 659 00:34:55,526 --> 00:34:56,694   [Narrator] The rear wheels...  660 00:34:57,595 --> 00:34:58,429             Come on.             661 00:34:59,430 --> 00:35:02,100    [Narrator] ...finally climb           onto firm ground,        662 00:35:02,100 --> 00:35:04,936          and the pin...          663 00:35:04,936 --> 00:35:06,537       [driver] There we go!      664 00:35:06,537 --> 00:35:07,405       [Narrator] ...holds.       665 00:35:07,405 --> 00:35:09,540      [Travis] Hey, hey, hey!     666 00:35:09,540 --> 00:35:10,775      The dump truck is free.     667 00:35:10,775 --> 00:35:13,111        [Travis] Oh, yeah.        668 00:35:13,111 --> 00:35:16,047            [Narrator]              Jaydan's second heavy job...   669 00:35:17,181 --> 00:35:18,749       [Travis] You're good!      670 00:35:18,749 --> 00:35:20,585    [Narrator] ...was muddy...    671 00:35:20,585 --> 00:35:21,953       Hopefully he's good.       672 00:35:21,953 --> 00:35:24,422            [Narrator]                 ...but he's coming away     673 00:35:24,422 --> 00:35:26,824       with a clean victory.      674 00:35:26,824 --> 00:35:29,293           It feels good           getting the job done on my own. 675 00:35:29,293 --> 00:35:30,695       That shows everybody       676 00:35:30,695 --> 00:35:33,231        that I can complete          whatever they throw at me.    677 00:35:37,068 --> 00:35:39,003              [Merv]                 Jaydan did a top-notch job.   678 00:35:39,003 --> 00:35:40,104      The reason I know that,     679 00:35:40,104 --> 00:35:41,239    I didn't get a phone call,    680 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:43,774         and I don't have          a broken tow truck in my yard.  681 00:35:56,921 --> 00:36:00,658            [Narrator]               120 kilometres northeast...   682 00:36:05,163 --> 00:36:07,965            [Narrator]                ...unexpected snowfall...    683 00:36:11,469 --> 00:36:13,404            [Narrator]               ...on the Canyon highway...   684 00:36:16,474 --> 00:36:20,077   [Narrator] ...catches drivers            by surprise.           685 00:36:20,077 --> 00:36:21,979            [Suki Manj]              The mountains in that area    686 00:36:21,979 --> 00:36:23,814   have severe winter conditions  687 00:36:23,814 --> 00:36:25,249        that come upon you                 without notice.         688 00:36:29,587 --> 00:36:32,356            [Narrator]                 Working non-stop calls      689 00:36:32,356 --> 00:36:34,859           in a Reliable                 50-tonne wrecker...       690 00:36:34,859 --> 00:36:36,627   [Dylan Greenwood] Busy night.  691 00:36:36,627 --> 00:36:39,664            [Narrator]              ...operator Dylan Greenwood.   692 00:36:40,798 --> 00:36:42,767   [Dylan] Once I'm done my job,      I'm off to the next one.     693 00:36:42,767 --> 00:36:43,935        Work doesn't stop.        694 00:36:45,002 --> 00:36:46,771        [Dylan] Just gonna               back down the hill.       695 00:36:46,771 --> 00:36:47,638               Whew!              696 00:36:52,276 --> 00:36:54,946              [Dylan]                 This guy must be the man.    697 00:36:55,980 --> 00:36:59,016     [Narrator] Dylan arrives               at the first           698 00:36:59,016 --> 00:37:01,819      of two lumber B-trains      699 00:37:01,819 --> 00:37:03,354       blocking the highway.      700 00:37:07,458 --> 00:37:10,161        [Narrator] He's met       701 00:37:10,161 --> 00:37:11,996      by highway authorities.     702 00:37:11,996 --> 00:37:13,331     [CVSE worker] He spun out    703 00:37:13,331 --> 00:37:15,566        and slid backwards            into the brand-new truck.    704 00:37:15,566 --> 00:37:16,534         [Dylan] Oh, yeah?        705 00:37:17,568 --> 00:37:19,570              [Dylan]                We'll get 'em dragged apart   706 00:37:19,570 --> 00:37:20,805            and get it                 to the top of the hill,     707 00:37:20,805 --> 00:37:21,672     and worry about it there.    708 00:37:21,672 --> 00:37:24,709   He should be able to help me.  709 00:37:24,709 --> 00:37:26,844         [Narrator] Dylan               hooks onto the front       710 00:37:26,844 --> 00:37:28,879       with the 50-tonne...       711 00:37:33,217 --> 00:37:34,151               Good.              712 00:37:36,854 --> 00:37:38,222            [crunching]           713 00:37:38,222 --> 00:37:40,224            [Narrator]            ...and with the driver's help... 714 00:37:41,525 --> 00:37:45,663        ...pulls the lumber                B-train free...         715 00:37:45,663 --> 00:37:47,031       Keep 'er coming, bud.      716 00:37:48,099 --> 00:37:52,937       [Narrator] ...hauling        the massive load up the hill.  717 00:37:52,937 --> 00:37:55,172          They're grossed                at 120,000 pounds.        718 00:37:57,375 --> 00:37:59,410       [Dylan] There we go.       719 00:38:04,215 --> 00:38:05,349             Perfect.             720 00:38:05,349 --> 00:38:08,252   [Narrator] With the first rig          out of the way...        721 00:38:08,252 --> 00:38:09,520     [Dylan] You guys can go.     722 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:10,554           -Good to go?                        -Yeah.              723 00:38:11,555 --> 00:38:13,958        [Narrator] ...Dylan       724 00:38:13,958 --> 00:38:16,093       reverses back down...      725 00:38:24,869 --> 00:38:27,972            [Narrator]                ...to the second B-train.    726 00:38:35,413 --> 00:38:37,481  [Dylan] Crushed the frame rail. 727 00:38:38,482 --> 00:38:40,351               Ouch.              728 00:38:40,351 --> 00:38:42,453      [Narrator] ...but upon            closer inspection...       729 00:38:42,453 --> 00:38:45,122              [Dylan]                 Engine oil underneath it?    730 00:38:45,122 --> 00:38:46,390           Just coolant?          731 00:38:46,390 --> 00:38:50,261     [Narrator] ...Dylan spots          game-changing damage.      732 00:38:50,261 --> 00:38:52,830   [Dylan] The fan is definitely        pushed into the rad,       733 00:38:52,830 --> 00:38:54,832        so we're gonna try            to keep it from running.     734 00:38:55,966 --> 00:38:58,903     [Narrator] He has to pull         this rig up the hill...     735 00:38:58,903 --> 00:39:01,806              [Dylan]                  It's a dead-power unit,     736 00:39:01,806 --> 00:39:02,940     so it's extremely heavy,     737 00:39:02,940 --> 00:39:04,742       being a fully loaded              B-train of lumber.        738 00:39:04,742 --> 00:39:08,979    [Narrator] ...with no help        from the damaged tractor.    739 00:39:14,985 --> 00:39:16,821           [Dylan] 10-4.          740 00:39:22,526 --> 00:39:24,261       I'm gonna have to put      the full weight onto my wrecker. 741 00:39:26,297 --> 00:39:28,766     120,000 pounds of lumber.    742 00:39:32,937 --> 00:39:34,171      It's a big boat anchor.     743 00:39:34,171 --> 00:39:35,506            [scraping]            744 00:39:49,286 --> 00:39:51,155            [Narrator]                 In the Fraser Canyon...     745 00:39:58,696 --> 00:40:01,399            [Narrator]             ...a damaged-engine deadlift... 746 00:40:01,399 --> 00:40:02,967               10-4.              747 00:40:10,241 --> 00:40:12,743            [Narrator]                 ...is putting Dylan...      748 00:40:15,713 --> 00:40:18,349         ...to the test...        749 00:40:18,349 --> 00:40:19,884     [Dylan] As we're pulling            this thing up here,       750 00:40:19,884 --> 00:40:22,186  you're dangling a lot of weight         off the wreckers.        751 00:40:28,692 --> 00:40:31,595  [Narrator] ...but with traffic         at a standstill...        752 00:40:33,531 --> 00:40:35,399          [Dylan] Going.          753 00:40:35,399 --> 00:40:37,902      [Narrator] ...Dylan...      754 00:40:39,737 --> 00:40:41,705         ...pushes ahead.         755 00:40:42,706 --> 00:40:44,108   [Dylan] So we're just trying    to get up a little bit of speed 756 00:40:44,108 --> 00:40:45,109     and get it into the grip     757 00:40:45,109 --> 00:40:46,877       so that we can, uh...      758 00:40:46,877 --> 00:40:48,512    we can carry it to the top.   759 00:40:54,718 --> 00:40:57,221        Just gonna pull you         up to the level section here.  760 00:41:01,058 --> 00:41:03,093              [Dylan]                  The more communication,     761 00:41:03,093 --> 00:41:04,295    the safer it's going to be.   762 00:41:07,665 --> 00:41:09,533            Just heavy.           763 00:41:09,533 --> 00:41:11,268     [Dylan] As soon as I get            to the well-sanded        764 00:41:11,268 --> 00:41:13,304       and well-plowed area                on the road...          765 00:41:15,306 --> 00:41:16,807   I start to get some traction.  766 00:41:21,111 --> 00:41:22,446              [Dylan]              Just going out to the pullout.  767 00:41:22,446 --> 00:41:24,448    We'll separate 'er up there   768 00:41:24,448 --> 00:41:27,418     and take 'er to the yard.    769 00:41:27,418 --> 00:41:29,420   You're gonna come to a stop.   770 00:41:31,388 --> 00:41:33,624              [Dylan]               It's good to get the job done  771 00:41:33,624 --> 00:41:35,059        and get that thing             cleared off the highway     772 00:41:35,059 --> 00:41:36,160       as fast as possible.       773 00:41:39,730 --> 00:41:41,065       [air brakes hissing]       774 00:41:41,065 --> 00:41:44,735  [Narrator] With the broke-down       B-train off the road...     775 00:41:47,071 --> 00:41:49,907            [Narrator]              ...traffic is flowing again.   776 00:41:49,907 --> 00:41:51,809          [Dylan exhales]         777 00:41:51,809 --> 00:41:55,112     [Narrator] ...but a night          of relentless tows...      778 00:41:55,112 --> 00:41:57,281  [Dylan] You get a little tired          at the end of it,        779 00:41:57,281 --> 00:41:58,582        and then you're on                to the next job.         780 00:41:59,617 --> 00:42:03,087      [Narrator] ...has Dylan        thinking about his future.    781 00:42:03,087 --> 00:42:05,689    [Dylan] Spending time with      my boys and my wife, Chelsea,  782 00:42:05,689 --> 00:42:06,524          is number one.          783 00:42:08,192 --> 00:42:10,694   I want to spend as much time        with them as possible.      784 00:42:10,694 --> 00:42:12,663           You only get                so much time with them      785 00:42:12,663 --> 00:42:13,531    before they want to leave.    786 00:42:18,435 --> 00:42:19,803              [Suki]                  These guys are dedicated,    787 00:42:19,803 --> 00:42:21,705           and sacrifice                a lot of their lives       788 00:42:21,705 --> 00:42:23,841           to, you know,              help the general public.     789 00:42:23,841 --> 00:42:25,876   [Dylan] I don't have to work             for 24 hours.          790 00:42:25,876 --> 00:42:26,944             I'm good.            791 00:42:26,944 --> 00:42:29,880            [Narrator]               Dylan finally heads back...   792 00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:31,649    [Dylan] See you guys later.   793 00:42:32,983 --> 00:42:36,053            [Narrator]               ...with change on his mind.   794 00:42:36,053 --> 00:42:39,356    [Dylan] 'Cause it's tough.    795 00:42:40,791 --> 00:42:43,527         You gotta sort of            think about those things,    796 00:42:43,527 --> 00:42:44,795          but we'll see.          797 00:42:52,136 --> 00:42:54,738       [Narrator] Next time            on Highway Thru Hell...     798 00:42:55,739 --> 00:42:56,907  [Narrator] ...team Reliable...  799 00:42:56,907 --> 00:42:57,875  [Andy Cullum] We're losing it.  800 00:42:57,875 --> 00:42:58,709     [Narrator] ...battles...     801 00:42:58,709 --> 00:42:59,643          [Andy] Hold on.         802 00:42:59,643 --> 00:43:01,545   [Narrator] ...a torn trailer.  803 00:43:01,545 --> 00:43:02,846               Whoa!              804 00:43:02,846 --> 00:43:03,714        Geez, look at this.       805 00:43:03,714 --> 00:43:05,182   [Narrator] A home delivery...  806 00:43:05,182 --> 00:43:06,450          Come on, baby.          807 00:43:06,450 --> 00:43:08,152            [Narrator]               ...has Peninsula Towing...    808 00:43:09,486 --> 00:43:10,921  [Narrator] ...racing the tide.  809 00:43:10,921 --> 00:43:12,256    [Jamie Davis] What a mess.    810 00:43:12,256 --> 00:43:13,991            [Narrator]              ...and a roadside recovery...  811 00:43:16,193 --> 00:43:17,061    [Narrator] ...puts Jamie...   812 00:43:17,061 --> 00:43:18,262       [Jamie] Man, oh, man.      813 00:43:18,262 --> 00:43:19,863            [Narrator]                 ...in the danger zone.      814 00:43:21,231 --> 00:43:24,535               [♪♪♪]