1 00:00:07,273 --> 00:00:09,676       [Narrator] This time            on Highway Thru Hell...     2 00:00:11,311 --> 00:00:12,912  [Narrator] ...team Reliable...  3 00:00:13,847 --> 00:00:14,848           [John] Ah...           4 00:00:14,848 --> 00:00:16,316            [Narrator]                  ...is all twisted up.      5 00:00:17,417 --> 00:00:18,485          Hang on, John!          6 00:00:18,485 --> 00:00:19,886        Shut 'er down, bud!       7 00:00:19,886 --> 00:00:21,021       [train horn blasting]      8 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:23,123            [Narrator]               A wreck near a rail line...   9 00:00:23,123 --> 00:00:24,391       [Jamie] Up she goes.       10 00:00:24,391 --> 00:00:26,726            [Narrator]               ...tilts towards disaster.    11 00:00:26,726 --> 00:00:28,661              [Jamie]                 I don't trust this angle.    12 00:00:28,661 --> 00:00:30,930            [Narrator]               ...and an odd-shaped job...   13 00:00:30,930 --> 00:00:32,499      [Al] Here we go, boys.      14 00:00:32,499 --> 00:00:33,900            [Narrator]               ...has Al in a tight spot.    15 00:00:33,900 --> 00:00:34,768       [Dave] Okay, hold up!      16 00:00:44,911 --> 00:00:47,981       [Narrator] On B.C.'s             Coquihalla Highway...      17 00:00:50,383 --> 00:00:53,420            [Narrator]                 ...an incoming storm...     18 00:00:57,357 --> 00:01:01,361            [Narrator]              ...has drivers on high alert.  19 00:01:01,361 --> 00:01:02,829          Winter driving                  on the Coquihalla        20 00:01:02,829 --> 00:01:06,766       can be very dangerous           if you're not prepared.     21 00:01:11,171 --> 00:01:14,340        [Suki] You're going             into mountain passes,      22 00:01:14,340 --> 00:01:15,475      visibility is a problem            a lot of the time,        23 00:01:15,475 --> 00:01:18,678   and it's very unpredictable.   24 00:01:25,218 --> 00:01:28,054            [Narrator]                 Just after 9:00 p.m...      25 00:01:47,907 --> 00:01:50,043            [Narrator]                 ...a Reliable 35-tonne      26 00:01:50,043 --> 00:01:51,244         is on the move...        27 00:01:51,244 --> 00:01:53,413            [John Dods]                It's pretty slick out.      28 00:01:53,413 --> 00:01:55,982            [Narrator]               ...driven by heavy operator   29 00:01:55,982 --> 00:01:58,251            John Dods.            30 00:01:58,251 --> 00:02:02,555       [John] We got reports         of a semi truck and trailer   31 00:02:02,555 --> 00:02:03,723     laying across the median.    32 00:02:05,125 --> 00:02:07,393              [John]                 We're just heading up there   33 00:02:07,393 --> 00:02:09,195    to take a look at the scene          for the first time,       34 00:02:09,195 --> 00:02:10,630     and see where we gotta go               from there.           35 00:02:10,630 --> 00:02:12,065              Wow...              36 00:02:13,933 --> 00:02:15,835        That's crazy, man.        37 00:02:15,835 --> 00:02:18,872   [John] This one's really bad,  38 00:02:18,872 --> 00:02:19,973   and it looks pretty twisted.   39 00:02:22,642 --> 00:02:24,978         [Kurtis Kristan]                How you doing, bud?       40 00:02:24,978 --> 00:02:26,746     [Narrator] Also on scene,    41 00:02:26,746 --> 00:02:30,450     Reliable Merritt manager              Kurtis Kristan.         42 00:02:30,450 --> 00:02:34,988        [Kurtis] They said         it was jackknifed on its side.  43 00:02:36,589 --> 00:02:37,991       Not what I pictured.       44 00:02:37,991 --> 00:02:38,958            [laughing]            45 00:02:40,293 --> 00:02:44,330      Wasn't exactly what was       described to me on the phone.  46 00:02:44,330 --> 00:02:47,734         It's on the road,             not fully in the ditch.     47 00:02:47,734 --> 00:02:49,836    [Kurtis] It's snowing hard.   48 00:02:49,836 --> 00:02:54,040       It's very hard to see         a few feet in front of you,   49 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,043  so it's dangerous to motorists  50 00:02:57,043 --> 00:02:58,378    on both sides of the road.    51 00:02:59,546 --> 00:03:00,880     [Narrator] With the wreck    52 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,283    stretching across the ditch   53 00:03:03,283 --> 00:03:06,052         and jutting into               both hammer lanes...       54 00:03:08,955 --> 00:03:10,323      [Narrator] ...Kurtis...     55 00:03:10,323 --> 00:03:11,858      We're a bit of a hazard                right now.            56 00:03:11,858 --> 00:03:15,028            [Narrator]              ...and John's top priority...  57 00:03:18,665 --> 00:03:20,133 Use the granny lane, both sides. 58 00:03:21,201 --> 00:03:24,070            [Narrator]                  ...is driver safety.       59 00:03:29,209 --> 00:03:30,476       It's pretty dangerous                 right now.            60 00:03:32,579 --> 00:03:35,181      [John] I'm just trying         to get it out of the road.    61 00:03:35,181 --> 00:03:37,550   We don't want to be blocking           any lanes at all.        62 00:03:46,926 --> 00:03:48,027         [engine starting]        63 00:03:48,027 --> 00:03:49,996               [♪♪♪]              64 00:04:03,376 --> 00:04:05,745           [horns blare,                 engines roar past]        65 00:04:09,549 --> 00:04:10,516     [Narrator] On the Coq...     66 00:04:13,853 --> 00:04:15,054     [Narrator] ...stretching     67 00:04:15,054 --> 00:04:18,157          into both sides                 of the highway...        68 00:04:20,260 --> 00:04:24,731    [Narrator] ...team Reliable          sizes up the scene.       69 00:04:24,731 --> 00:04:27,900       [John] He definitely                 went in hard.          70 00:04:30,536 --> 00:04:33,973            [Narrator]                 The semi lost control,      71 00:04:33,973 --> 00:04:37,744   jackknifed into the median...  72 00:04:37,744 --> 00:04:40,480     before coming to a stop.     73 00:04:46,419 --> 00:04:48,521    Let's see how she goes here          and pitter patter.        74 00:04:49,422 --> 00:04:52,492    [Narrator] Before they can          start the recovery...      75 00:04:52,492 --> 00:04:54,594     [John] I'm gonna pull 'er          though here for now.       76 00:04:54,594 --> 00:04:57,163          Public safety's         always a primary thing out here. 77 00:04:58,264 --> 00:04:59,265            All righty.           78 00:04:59,265 --> 00:05:00,600         Let's get to 'er.        79 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,068    [Narrator] ...they'll need            to get the wreck         80 00:05:02,068 --> 00:05:04,270      fully off the highway.      81 00:05:04,270 --> 00:05:05,271         [John] All right.        82 00:05:08,574 --> 00:05:11,911            [Narrator]             John repositions the 35-tonne.  83 00:05:11,911 --> 00:05:14,314        [John] There we go.       84 00:05:14,314 --> 00:05:16,482            Definitely                 a dangerous situation.      85 00:05:16,482 --> 00:05:20,453    We want to drag everything             into the ditch          86 00:05:20,453 --> 00:05:22,422      to get it off the road.     87 00:05:23,289 --> 00:05:24,324            All righty.           88 00:05:25,958 --> 00:05:28,795       We're under pressure        to get this thing out of here.  89 00:05:32,231 --> 00:05:33,199           That enough?           90 00:05:33,199 --> 00:05:34,100   Yeah, I think that's enough.   91 00:05:35,635 --> 00:05:37,470            All righty,                let's see what happens.     92 00:05:45,978 --> 00:05:48,114      [John] We're in action.     93 00:05:48,114 --> 00:05:50,717            [Narrator]                   With a single line        94 00:05:50,717 --> 00:05:52,785    on the front of the rig...    95 00:05:56,756 --> 00:05:59,058            [Narrator]             ...John winches the tractor...  96 00:06:02,362 --> 00:06:04,364    [Narrator] ...off one side            of the highway...        97 00:06:08,368 --> 00:06:11,871   ...while pivoting the trailer          out of the other.        98 00:06:19,312 --> 00:06:22,181  [John] I think that trailer's,           like, out now.          99 00:06:22,181 --> 00:06:23,850       [Kurtis] I think so.       100 00:06:23,850 --> 00:06:25,852            [Narrator]                 Safely in the median...     101 00:06:26,753 --> 00:06:28,855              [John]                We're in the ditch for sure.   102 00:06:28,855 --> 00:06:31,124             [Kurtis]               I was quite happy with that,   103 00:06:31,124 --> 00:06:32,125    'cause we're off the road,    104 00:06:32,125 --> 00:06:34,594           and we're not              impeding traffic at all.     105 00:06:35,628 --> 00:06:37,096         We can stay safe.        106 00:06:38,030 --> 00:06:41,100   [Narrator] ...John and Kurtis         take a closer look.       107 00:06:41,100 --> 00:06:45,872   He's got four separate twists           in this frame.          108 00:06:45,872 --> 00:06:47,507              [John]                 When everything's twisted,    109 00:06:47,507 --> 00:06:49,575      it torques quite a bit.     110 00:06:49,575 --> 00:06:51,077        Everything becomes                 unpredictable.          111 00:06:52,445 --> 00:06:54,447  [John] The way that fifth wheel        plate's twisted...        112 00:06:54,447 --> 00:06:58,017   [Kurtis] Yeah, there's a lot     of pressure on it right now.   113 00:06:58,017 --> 00:06:59,252            [Narrator]                  With the metal plate       114 00:06:59,252 --> 00:07:01,387       under high tension...      115 00:07:01,387 --> 00:07:04,957  [John] We got tons of pressure,    and it could break, right?    116 00:07:04,957 --> 00:07:06,726            [Narrator]               ...pulling the trailer over   117 00:07:06,726 --> 00:07:10,430           may cause it                 to suddenly give way.      118 00:07:10,430 --> 00:07:12,398    [John] If we have an issue             with anything,          119 00:07:12,398 --> 00:07:13,499     it's gonna be right here.    120 00:07:13,499 --> 00:07:14,567          [Kurtis] Yeah.          121 00:07:14,567 --> 00:07:18,204        We don't want this               to just snap apart.       122 00:07:18,204 --> 00:07:20,706             It's got                 quite a bit of pressure,     123 00:07:20,706 --> 00:07:22,575     and quite a bit of weight              on this pin.           124 00:07:23,876 --> 00:07:26,145  [Narrator] On the back side...  125 00:07:26,145 --> 00:07:27,780        [John] Everything's             still hooked up, bud.      126 00:07:27,780 --> 00:07:31,217    [Narrator] ...the full load         of concrete siding...      127 00:07:31,217 --> 00:07:32,952       [Kurtis] Everything's              still hooked up.         128 00:07:32,952 --> 00:07:36,022            [Narrator]                ...is still strapped on.     129 00:07:36,022 --> 00:07:38,391  [John] It's super heavy stuff.  130 00:07:38,391 --> 00:07:41,461     The fact that the straps               haven't broke          131 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:42,562     is quite shocking to me.     132 00:07:48,434 --> 00:07:49,702              [John]                Starting to get pretty heavy.  133 00:07:51,537 --> 00:07:55,074  [Narrator] As the winter storm            closes in...           134 00:07:55,074 --> 00:07:56,509       [John] We kinda just              wanna get 'er done.       135 00:07:56,509 --> 00:07:57,844    It's snowing heavy, right?    136 00:07:57,844 --> 00:07:59,078    We wanna get off the road.    137 00:07:59,078 --> 00:08:02,248            [Narrator]              ...they'll need to act fast.   138 00:08:02,248 --> 00:08:03,783             We've got                some whiteout conditions     139 00:08:03,783 --> 00:08:07,086   getting ready to happen here.  140 00:08:07,086 --> 00:08:08,020      It's pretty dangerous.      141 00:08:08,020 --> 00:08:09,155          [John] I think          142 00:08:09,155 --> 00:08:11,290    if we chain this axle up...   143 00:08:11,290 --> 00:08:14,760             [Kurtis]                  Yup, and flop 'er over?     144 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:15,795      [John] Come right over,     145 00:08:15,795 --> 00:08:18,764          and then we can               get 'er out of here.       146 00:08:18,764 --> 00:08:20,066          We're gonna try                to roll the trailer       147 00:08:20,066 --> 00:08:21,067  and see if we can get it over.  148 00:08:22,468 --> 00:08:26,172    [John] Oh, flagging's here.   149 00:08:26,172 --> 00:08:28,541     Gonna have to get myself          out of the ditch here.      150 00:08:28,541 --> 00:08:31,911            [Narrator]            With traffic control in place... 151 00:08:35,615 --> 00:08:37,817        [John] Pulling down              in the ditch here,        152 00:08:37,817 --> 00:08:38,784          it's too soft.          153 00:08:39,619 --> 00:08:44,156  [Narrator] ...John repositions       out of the snowy ditch.     154 00:08:44,156 --> 00:08:46,325       Ideally we want to be              up on the roadway        155 00:08:46,325 --> 00:08:47,293        in the hammer lane.       156 00:08:59,572 --> 00:09:00,740        Ooh, through here.        157 00:09:03,543 --> 00:09:05,978        Okay, that's a lot.       158 00:09:08,214 --> 00:09:10,550            [Narrator]                With a line to the frame     159 00:09:10,550 --> 00:09:13,719  and a second to the rear axle,  160 00:09:13,719 --> 00:09:16,088      they'll wrangle the rig     161 00:09:16,088 --> 00:09:18,124         onto its wheels.         162 00:09:22,528 --> 00:09:24,230             [Kurtis]                 You can only try and see.    163 00:09:25,698 --> 00:09:27,033         [John] Hope time.        164 00:09:28,334 --> 00:09:30,703         [John] We've got             a 35-tonne wrecker here,     165 00:09:30,703 --> 00:09:32,271        and we've got about            60,000 pounds of weight     166 00:09:32,271 --> 00:09:33,706      on the trailer itself.      167 00:09:34,707 --> 00:09:36,642  We're gonna see what we can do  168 00:09:36,642 --> 00:09:38,077  with a couple lines doubled up. 169 00:09:44,016 --> 00:09:46,552              [John]                Is it moving at all, Kurtis?   170 00:09:47,853 --> 00:09:50,523    [Kurtis] The top's flexing.   171 00:09:52,024 --> 00:09:54,160      It's trying to tip up.      172 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:57,697      [John] So we're sliding               a little bit.          173 00:09:57,697 --> 00:09:59,031    John's having some issues.    174 00:10:00,733 --> 00:10:01,767           [John] Yeah.           175 00:10:03,736 --> 00:10:06,472       Watch yourself, bud.       176 00:10:06,472 --> 00:10:08,074      It's quite outmatched.      177 00:10:09,408 --> 00:10:12,578      [Kurtis] Ah... hold up!     178 00:10:12,578 --> 00:10:13,913   I might need a second truck.   179 00:10:13,913 --> 00:10:15,548          Hang on, John!          180 00:10:21,087 --> 00:10:22,855     [Narrator] On the Coq...     181 00:10:22,855 --> 00:10:25,992              [John]               So we're sliding a little bit.  182 00:10:25,992 --> 00:10:29,028            [Narrator]               ...it's a Hail Mary pull...   183 00:10:29,028 --> 00:10:30,997    I really hope it comes out,   184 00:10:30,997 --> 00:10:32,398      'cause I don't want to             have to come back.        185 00:10:32,398 --> 00:10:35,034         [Narrator] ...for           team Reliable's 35-tonne...   186 00:10:35,034 --> 00:10:37,837    [John] Watch yourself, bud.   187 00:10:37,837 --> 00:10:41,674       [Narrator] ...against            a 95,000-pound wreck.      188 00:10:42,775 --> 00:10:44,110          [Kurtis] Aah...         189 00:10:44,110 --> 00:10:46,412   [John] We've got quite a bit       of weight we're pulling.     190 00:10:47,613 --> 00:10:49,548           The roadway's             pretty slick at this point.   191 00:10:53,486 --> 00:10:55,187    [Narrator] ...but worsening             visibility...          192 00:10:59,558 --> 00:11:01,827            [Narrator]                  ...and a live lane...      193 00:11:05,598 --> 00:11:06,699   [John] We're just sliding out  194 00:11:06,699 --> 00:11:07,933      into the one open lane,     195 00:11:07,933 --> 00:11:09,602          and we're gonna                cause an accident.        196 00:11:09,602 --> 00:11:11,737            [Narrator]                  ...forces the team...      197 00:11:11,737 --> 00:11:12,738    [John] Shut 'er down, bud.    198 00:11:12,738 --> 00:11:13,706          [Kurtis] Okay!          199 00:11:13,706 --> 00:11:15,408   [John] That's it for tonight.  200 00:11:15,408 --> 00:11:17,443  [Narrator] ...to make the call. 201 00:11:17,443 --> 00:11:20,146      We're gonna wrap it up               for the night.          202 00:11:20,146 --> 00:11:22,715        Snow's coming down                really hard now.         203 00:11:23,716 --> 00:11:25,284            You got it?           204 00:11:25,284 --> 00:11:27,053    Not a good feeling, leaving       something in the ditch...    205 00:11:28,754 --> 00:11:30,489           There you go.          206 00:11:30,489 --> 00:11:32,091  [Kurtis] ...but with the storm, 207 00:11:32,091 --> 00:11:35,795      it's safer to come back            with another truck.       208 00:11:36,829 --> 00:11:38,030     [Kurtis] And that is why     209 00:11:38,030 --> 00:11:40,833   we are getting off the road.   210 00:11:42,134 --> 00:11:43,235        [Suki] The weather                is the one thing         211 00:11:43,235 --> 00:11:45,104        you can't predict.        212 00:11:45,104 --> 00:11:48,140       It's critical for us             to do the job safely.      213 00:11:48,140 --> 00:11:50,843   No matter what comes our way,  214 00:11:50,843 --> 00:11:52,378      we'll have people there           to get the job done.       215 00:12:17,570 --> 00:12:21,107            [Narrator]               170 kilometres southwest...   216 00:12:25,444 --> 00:12:27,213            [Narrator]               ...in the Fraser Valley...    217 00:12:30,716 --> 00:12:33,853     [Narrator] ...authorities            are teaming up...        218 00:12:33,853 --> 00:12:35,521      [Rob Dyck] So I'll grab            this guy coming in.       219 00:12:35,521 --> 00:12:37,256   [Narrator] ...for a campaign   220 00:12:37,256 --> 00:12:39,291    targeting commercial trucks   221 00:12:39,291 --> 00:12:43,529     led by Abbotsford Police            constable Rob Dyck.       222 00:12:43,529 --> 00:12:46,065     [Dyck] What we have here        is a joint force operation,   223 00:12:46,065 --> 00:12:48,167        commercial vehicle               safety enforcement.       224 00:12:49,201 --> 00:12:51,604      Hey there, do you have           your driver's license?      225 00:12:51,604 --> 00:12:52,505          Your insurance?         226 00:12:53,672 --> 00:12:56,142     We're checking the safety       compliance of those trucks.   227 00:12:56,142 --> 00:12:57,843         Chains look good.        228 00:12:57,843 --> 00:12:59,645           [Paul Walker]                 Educating drivers,        229 00:12:59,645 --> 00:13:01,480          and making sure            that our roadways are safe.   230 00:13:03,716 --> 00:13:05,785    [Dyck] Here's another one.    231 00:13:05,785 --> 00:13:07,520     I'm gonna have a look at        your chains and your cable.   232 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:09,288          -[driver] Okay.                   -[Dyck] Okay?          233 00:13:10,990 --> 00:13:11,957      We do full inspections      234 00:13:11,957 --> 00:13:13,459           to make sure           235 00:13:13,459 --> 00:13:14,960       that they're in safe             operating condition.       236 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:17,296             [Walker]                Every stop is different...    237 00:13:17,296 --> 00:13:18,998   [Dyck] Okay, sir, thank you.   238 00:13:18,998 --> 00:13:20,466     [Walker] ...from a ticket    239 00:13:20,466 --> 00:13:21,834            to vehicles               being towed off the road.    240 00:13:22,935 --> 00:13:25,905            [Narrator]              Minutes into the operation...  241 00:13:25,905 --> 00:13:27,640         [Dyck] Oh, nice.         242 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:28,641     [officer] A crack there.     243 00:13:28,641 --> 00:13:30,242           [Dyck] Whoa!           244 00:13:30,242 --> 00:13:33,012            [Narrator]               ...officers spot a threat.    245 00:13:33,012 --> 00:13:35,080             [officer]                  The weld is cracked,       246 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,150           where the box               is welded to the frame?     247 00:13:38,150 --> 00:13:40,886      Structurally, something         is going on with this bed    248 00:13:40,886 --> 00:13:43,255    that needs to be addressed.   249 00:13:43,255 --> 00:13:45,524            [Narrator]                  Further inspection...      250 00:13:45,524 --> 00:13:46,792             [officer]                 On the tractor itself,      251 00:13:46,792 --> 00:13:48,527         he has one, two,                 three more brakes        252 00:13:48,527 --> 00:13:50,429         out of adjustment                 on the tractor.         253 00:13:50,429 --> 00:13:53,532        [Narrator] ...shows          the dump truck is unsafe...   254 00:13:53,532 --> 00:13:56,769      So we need a very large        tow truck for a dump truck.   255 00:13:58,037 --> 00:14:00,072    [Narrator] ...and will need       to be taken off the road.    256 00:14:00,072 --> 00:14:01,774           [Dyck] Okay.           257 00:14:01,774 --> 00:14:04,076      So this truck is being               out of service,         258 00:14:04,076 --> 00:14:05,611       and it's being towed.      259 00:14:05,611 --> 00:14:07,680     Biggest concern right now    260 00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:10,082        is that the brakes             are out of adjustment.      261 00:14:10,082 --> 00:14:12,051        It's a catastrophe               waiting to happen.        262 00:14:15,421 --> 00:14:19,124     [Narrator] Trucks without      properly maintained brakes...  263 00:14:21,060 --> 00:14:25,097            ...can have               devastating consequences.    264 00:14:27,900 --> 00:14:29,735            Incredible.           265 00:14:29,735 --> 00:14:31,103        We have a job to do       266 00:14:31,103 --> 00:14:32,438   when it comes down to ensure     the safety of our community.   267 00:14:33,539 --> 00:14:34,974           [Dyck] Hey...          268 00:14:34,974 --> 00:14:37,243        [Narrator] Arriving          in the Mission 50-tonne...    269 00:14:37,243 --> 00:14:38,711      [Andy Cullum] Busy day.     270 00:14:38,711 --> 00:14:40,579            [Narrator]               ...Reliable Towing operator   271 00:14:40,579 --> 00:14:42,414           Andy Cullum.           272 00:14:42,414 --> 00:14:44,583            Everybody's                 all on the same page,      273 00:14:44,583 --> 00:14:46,185        and safety is key.        274 00:14:47,086 --> 00:14:48,721  [Dyck] The rush hour's starting       to come this way now,      275 00:14:48,721 --> 00:14:51,624    so if we can clear it off,             that's awesome.         276 00:14:52,892 --> 00:14:54,093         I think it's good        277 00:14:54,093 --> 00:14:56,829   that the police and the CVSE          have gained forces        278 00:14:56,829 --> 00:15:00,299    to take all these dangerous         trucks off the road.       279 00:15:02,234 --> 00:15:05,137       Being one of the guys         that cleans them up a lot,    280 00:15:05,137 --> 00:15:06,438      it's kind of relieving      281 00:15:06,438 --> 00:15:08,340       that they're starting          to catch all these trucks    282 00:15:08,340 --> 00:15:10,242     with bad brakes and that.    283 00:15:10,242 --> 00:15:11,076        It's a team effort        284 00:15:11,076 --> 00:15:14,613  to make sure everybody's safe.  285 00:15:15,581 --> 00:15:17,316      [Dyck] Thanks, partner.     286 00:15:17,316 --> 00:15:20,352   [Walker] We wanna ensure that        the civilian traffic       287 00:15:20,352 --> 00:15:21,487    and the commercial traffic    288 00:15:21,487 --> 00:15:23,522     that are on the same road              side by side           289 00:15:23,522 --> 00:15:25,291   get from point A to B safely.  290 00:15:26,492 --> 00:15:27,927              [Dyck]                  Hopefully sent a message     291 00:15:27,927 --> 00:15:29,862     to the trucking industry,    292 00:15:29,862 --> 00:15:32,331  you need to take better control 293 00:15:32,331 --> 00:15:34,667          and maintenance                 of your vehicles.        294 00:15:34,667 --> 00:15:36,035        Lives depend on it.       295 00:15:56,722 --> 00:16:00,793            [Narrator]               650 kilometres northeast...   296 00:16:03,996 --> 00:16:06,832            [Narrator]              ...in the Rocky Mountains...   297 00:16:16,408 --> 00:16:19,979      [Narrator] ...a vintage          40-tonne heavy wrecker      298 00:16:19,979 --> 00:16:21,413         is on the move...        299 00:16:21,413 --> 00:16:24,149    [Jamie Davis] This truck's      old and crusty, just like me.  300 00:16:24,149 --> 00:16:26,352            [Narrator]                 ...with Jamie Davis...      301 00:16:26,352 --> 00:16:29,088        Is this just around           by that bad curve there?     302 00:16:29,088 --> 00:16:31,323    Right... right at the turn,          going up the hill.        303 00:16:31,323 --> 00:16:33,258    [Narrator] ...and Rob Wall.   304 00:16:35,861 --> 00:16:37,329     [Jamie] He's pretty close            to the train, eh?        305 00:16:37,329 --> 00:16:38,497            [Rob] Yeah.           306 00:16:38,497 --> 00:16:39,331               Wow.               307 00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:43,602    I'm amazed that this truck            is down the bank,        308 00:16:43,602 --> 00:16:45,204       and it's really close            to the train tracks.       309 00:16:45,204 --> 00:16:46,205    Like, I mean, really close.   310 00:16:47,306 --> 00:16:51,276       [Narrator] The driver       walked away without a scratch.  311 00:16:51,276 --> 00:16:54,346        The truck basically             has no damage to it.       312 00:16:54,346 --> 00:16:57,916 Just stopped short of the train. 313 00:16:57,916 --> 00:16:58,984        How lucky is that?        314 00:17:00,319 --> 00:17:01,520        [Narrator] Jamie...       315 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:02,388  [Jamie] Here, pull some cable.  316 00:17:02,388 --> 00:17:04,556       [Narrator] ...and Rob      317 00:17:04,556 --> 00:17:07,292   quickly get to pulling lines   318 00:17:07,292 --> 00:17:09,962    from the classic 40-tonne.    319 00:17:09,962 --> 00:17:11,630      Better to come in here              with some muscle,        320 00:17:11,630 --> 00:17:12,698          get this pickup                 out of the ditch.        321 00:17:13,766 --> 00:17:16,802      [Narrator] Authorities          want the vehicle removed     322 00:17:16,802 --> 00:17:18,971    from the working rail lines   323 00:17:18,971 --> 00:17:21,707       as soon as possible.       324 00:17:21,707 --> 00:17:23,976        [Rob] The pressure            is to get it out of here.    325 00:17:23,976 --> 00:17:25,411  They don't want stuff like that 326 00:17:25,411 --> 00:17:28,313      left for any more time             than it has to be.        327 00:17:32,551 --> 00:17:33,986       [train horn blasting]      328 00:17:33,986 --> 00:17:37,256     [Narrator] Any disruption          to train schedules...      329 00:17:39,658 --> 00:17:42,461   [Narrator] ...can be costly.   330 00:17:42,461 --> 00:17:44,830              [Jamie]              When that railway's shut down,  331 00:17:44,830 --> 00:17:47,833     it's millions of dollars                 a minute.            332 00:17:53,739 --> 00:17:55,307     [Jamie] Well, what about           go through the hitch?      333 00:17:55,307 --> 00:17:57,910            [Narrator]              Just feet from the tracks...   334 00:17:57,910 --> 00:18:00,179        [Jamie] Like this.        335 00:18:00,179 --> 00:18:01,046               [Rob]                 Will it fit through? Yeah.    336 00:18:01,046 --> 00:18:02,247           [Jamie] Yeah.          337 00:18:02,247 --> 00:18:05,250     [Narrator] ...Jamie finds        a solid rigging point...     338 00:18:05,250 --> 00:18:08,353    [train horn blasting past]    339 00:18:08,353 --> 00:18:11,657   [Jamie] Trains... [chuckling]  340 00:18:11,657 --> 00:18:13,859  This is not a safe place to be. 341 00:18:18,297 --> 00:18:19,765  It's a place to get away from.  342 00:18:19,765 --> 00:18:20,799             You know?            343 00:18:20,799 --> 00:18:21,667             Let's go.            344 00:18:22,835 --> 00:18:23,869           [Jamie] Okay.          345 00:18:23,869 --> 00:18:24,970       [Rob] Start winching.      346 00:18:26,171 --> 00:18:29,908       [Narrator] the pickup             starts its climb...       347 00:18:29,908 --> 00:18:30,876       [Jamie] Up she goes.       348 00:18:32,511 --> 00:18:35,047            [Narrator]               ...up the 50-degree slope.    349 00:18:39,818 --> 00:18:40,953  [Rob] If the cable ever broke,  350 00:18:40,953 --> 00:18:42,321      and the truck ended up                on the track           351 00:18:42,321 --> 00:18:43,956        and hit by a train,       352 00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:46,225     well, then we got a pile           of explaining to do.       353 00:18:56,935 --> 00:18:59,304  [Jamie] Now, will it sit there? 354 00:19:13,452 --> 00:19:17,322    [Narrator] In the foothills           of the Rockies...        355 00:19:17,322 --> 00:19:18,891  [Jamie] Now, will it sit there? 356 00:19:18,891 --> 00:19:22,161     [Narrator] ...Jamie's got          a 6,000-pound pickup       357 00:19:22,161 --> 00:19:23,595          on the line...          358 00:19:23,595 --> 00:19:25,564              [Jamie]                 I don't trust this angle.    359 00:19:25,564 --> 00:19:28,433            [Narrator]               ...above live train tracks.   360 00:19:29,601 --> 00:19:33,005     [Jamie] We've winched it      up to the edge of the roadway,  361 00:19:33,005 --> 00:19:34,473         and it's leaning              on a pretty good angle.     362 00:19:36,441 --> 00:19:37,976        Like, maybe we can              put a strap around it      363 00:19:37,976 --> 00:19:40,913   and pull the front end over.   364 00:19:40,913 --> 00:19:43,649    [Narrator] To get the rest        of it onto the highway...    365 00:19:43,649 --> 00:19:45,517           [Jamie] Rob,               bring your truck around.     366 00:19:45,517 --> 00:19:50,322   [Narrator] ...Jamie brings in    the flatdeck waiting nearby.   367 00:19:53,091 --> 00:19:56,028     [Jamie] Right about here.    368 00:19:56,028 --> 00:19:58,664    [Rob] Just a strap through        that wheel there, or...?     369 00:19:58,664 --> 00:20:00,332              [Jamie]                 We'll put a snatch block     370 00:20:00,332 --> 00:20:01,466           and just drag                that front end over.       371 00:20:01,466 --> 00:20:04,269              [Jamie]               We're gonna run some rigging   372 00:20:04,269 --> 00:20:06,305 and actually winch the front end     of the truck on the road.    373 00:20:08,340 --> 00:20:09,174           Okay, go, go.          374 00:20:11,510 --> 00:20:15,113    [Narrator] Rob runs a strap             to the rim...          375 00:20:17,049 --> 00:20:18,350            [Rob] Okay.           376 00:20:18,350 --> 00:20:19,184      [Jamie] Okay, go ahead.     377 00:20:19,184 --> 00:20:20,986         Be careful here.         378 00:20:20,986 --> 00:20:22,821      [Narrator] ...to bring           the front end around...     379 00:20:24,890 --> 00:20:25,958  [Jamie] Just go nice and easy.  380 00:20:27,826 --> 00:20:29,361              Whoa...             381 00:20:29,361 --> 00:20:30,896  [Narrator] ...but the wreck...  382 00:20:30,896 --> 00:20:32,130        [Jamie] Okay, stop.       383 00:20:32,130 --> 00:20:34,233   [Narrator] ...begins to tilt.  384 00:20:34,233 --> 00:20:36,668       [Jamie] We better put         a lower line on this thing.   385 00:20:36,668 --> 00:20:38,503       There's a possibility          that it could flip over.     386 00:20:38,503 --> 00:20:40,906             Wanna run                 that other cable down?      387 00:20:40,906 --> 00:20:42,908    [Narrator] For stability...   388 00:20:42,908 --> 00:20:44,843   -Down around the bottom here?               -Yeah.              389 00:20:44,843 --> 00:20:48,880            [Narrator]               ...Jamie adds a third line.   390 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:51,283    [Rob] Well, it's in there.    391 00:20:52,884 --> 00:20:55,354         [Rob] Pull ahead?        392 00:20:55,354 --> 00:20:57,189        [Jamie] Yeah, okay.       393 00:20:57,189 --> 00:20:59,358       [Rob] Should be able               to go there now.         394 00:21:06,231 --> 00:21:07,866       If we can just winch               the front end up,        395 00:21:07,866 --> 00:21:10,035         it's going to be                 flat on the road.        396 00:21:10,035 --> 00:21:11,270           -Keep going?                  -Yeah, keep going.        397 00:21:15,674 --> 00:21:17,876    [Jamie] Might even be able         to back it up now, eh?      398 00:21:17,876 --> 00:21:18,744            [Rob] Yeah.           399 00:21:20,712 --> 00:21:22,581          And the flatbed                 can take it away.        400 00:21:23,715 --> 00:21:25,884     [Rob Chryk] Drive it up!     401 00:21:29,121 --> 00:21:30,122       [Jamie] There we go!       402 00:21:32,024 --> 00:21:34,226       [Rob Chryk] Perfect.       403 00:21:38,230 --> 00:21:40,098   [Jamie] Well, that went well.  404 00:21:41,133 --> 00:21:43,635              [Jamie]               We got the unit on the road,   405 00:21:43,635 --> 00:21:45,904    and the customer will come             and pick it up,         406 00:21:45,904 --> 00:21:47,306            and I think                he'll be happy with it.     407 00:21:50,742 --> 00:21:54,146            [Narrator]                 With the wreck cleared,     408 00:21:54,146 --> 00:21:56,481     it's full steam ahead...     409 00:21:59,451 --> 00:22:02,621            [Narrator]                ...for the railway below.    410 00:22:02,621 --> 00:22:03,655    [flatbed truck honks twice]   411 00:22:15,567 --> 00:22:18,737            [Narrator]                 Five hours southwest...     412 00:22:24,676 --> 00:22:26,345     [John] Still quite a bit          of black ice out there.     413 00:22:26,345 --> 00:22:30,849      [Narrator] ...John Dods           is back on the Coq...      414 00:22:30,849 --> 00:22:33,418        We got the 50-tonne         joining us on scene up there.  415 00:22:33,418 --> 00:22:35,454            [Narrator]                 ...with reinforcements      416 00:22:35,454 --> 00:22:36,688        from the Valley...        417 00:22:36,688 --> 00:22:38,457     [Andy] One more recovery.    418 00:22:38,457 --> 00:22:40,025            [Narrator]               ...the Mission 50-tonne...    419 00:22:40,025 --> 00:22:42,961     [Andy] Hopefully it's not      frozen to the ground too bad.  420 00:22:42,961 --> 00:22:46,431   [Narrator] ...and Andy Cullum          behind the wheel.        421 00:22:46,431 --> 00:22:47,699   [Andy] We're up here tonight   422 00:22:47,699 --> 00:22:49,634        to give John a hand            to recover this wreck.      423 00:22:51,970 --> 00:22:54,873              [Andy]                  Oh, look at that trailer.    424 00:22:54,873 --> 00:22:57,376    There's nothing left of it.   425 00:22:57,376 --> 00:23:00,278         This is gonna be            a fun night with all this.    426 00:23:01,380 --> 00:23:04,516   [John] I mean, it is twisted     three different ways, right?   427 00:23:04,516 --> 00:23:07,285     [Andy] Is the pin broken?    428 00:23:07,285 --> 00:23:08,820   [John] It's still connected.   429 00:23:12,891 --> 00:23:14,526      [Andy] I've never seen                a hitch plate          430 00:23:14,526 --> 00:23:16,194  bend three different directions 431 00:23:16,194 --> 00:23:17,629        and not break off.        432 00:23:17,629 --> 00:23:20,732    Must have been a fun crash.   433 00:23:22,300 --> 00:23:25,303            [Narrator]                   The semi jackknifed       434 00:23:25,303 --> 00:23:27,539         and slammed hard         435 00:23:27,539 --> 00:23:31,076     into the centre median...    436 00:23:34,246 --> 00:23:37,582  ...but the 60,000-pound load... 437 00:23:37,582 --> 00:23:38,750              [Andy]                I don't know if we can leave   438 00:23:38,750 --> 00:23:40,685         that much weight                on something, so...       439 00:23:40,685 --> 00:23:43,388          -So... mangled?               -...messed up, yeah.       440 00:23:43,388 --> 00:23:45,757            [Narrator]                  ...is still attached.      441 00:23:45,757 --> 00:23:48,894         [Andy] Even with                two wreckers here,        442 00:23:48,894 --> 00:23:50,028       it's gonna be tricky                to get it out.          443 00:23:50,028 --> 00:23:51,830  So put the load on the ground,  444 00:23:51,830 --> 00:23:53,265  take the scrap out of the way,  445 00:23:53,265 --> 00:23:54,866       and get them to come                 and reload it          446 00:23:54,866 --> 00:23:56,735      onto a better trailer.      447 00:23:56,735 --> 00:23:57,869               Yeah.              448 00:23:57,869 --> 00:23:59,905         [John] We've got            all the equipment we need.    449 00:23:59,905 --> 00:24:01,640          Andy's up here                 with his 50-tonne,        450 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:05,010   I'm up here in the 35-tonne.   451 00:24:05,010 --> 00:24:08,680   The goal is to get this thing      out and back to the yard.    452 00:24:09,781 --> 00:24:11,583            [Narrator]             The straps holding the load...  453 00:24:13,552 --> 00:24:14,886           ...are cut...          454 00:24:16,788 --> 00:24:22,327           ...releasing               60,000 pounds of siding.     455 00:24:22,327 --> 00:24:23,361        If you just drop it               on the ground...         456 00:24:24,963 --> 00:24:26,465           [Andy] Whoo!           457 00:24:26,465 --> 00:24:28,600          ...chances are                it will all survive.       458 00:24:31,703 --> 00:24:34,473         [John] That's it.               That's all of them.       459 00:24:34,473 --> 00:24:36,308             I'll grab                 the front of the truck.     460 00:24:36,308 --> 00:24:37,809   As I pull the truck that way,  461 00:24:37,809 --> 00:24:40,212     you pull the trailer over           away from the load.       462 00:24:40,212 --> 00:24:41,580      The load will be safe.      463 00:24:41,580 --> 00:24:44,082         [John] Okay. Yup.        464 00:24:51,423 --> 00:24:55,193       [Narrator] Positioned           down the hammer lane...     465 00:24:55,193 --> 00:24:57,128         [Andy] It's going              to that far tow pin.       466 00:24:57,128 --> 00:25:01,433      [Narrator] ...the team          rig up for the rollover.     467 00:25:01,433 --> 00:25:02,601     [John] Tension's on now.     468 00:25:06,838 --> 00:25:09,074      [Narrator] With a line              from the 50-tonne        469 00:25:09,074 --> 00:25:10,942          to the tractor,         470 00:25:10,942 --> 00:25:14,813   and a line from the 35-tonne     on the trailer's rear axles,   471 00:25:14,813 --> 00:25:19,551    they'll untwist the trailer           onto its wheels.         472 00:25:22,654 --> 00:25:23,488  [John] Okay, when you're ready,           let me know.           473 00:25:23,488 --> 00:25:25,824              Ready?              474 00:25:27,859 --> 00:25:29,661     [John] We'll just slowly             start pulling it         475 00:25:29,661 --> 00:25:31,663       up towards the road,       476 00:25:31,663 --> 00:25:32,964           then see what               we can accomplish here.     477 00:25:34,866 --> 00:25:37,035    [Narrator] But the wreck's            extreme twist...         478 00:25:39,738 --> 00:25:42,841    has team Reliable on guard.   479 00:25:44,709 --> 00:25:46,878      [John] With the amount             of tension on this,       480 00:25:46,878 --> 00:25:48,380          you definitely                 want to be careful,       481 00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:51,650   'cause anything could happen.  482 00:25:54,286 --> 00:25:55,687           [Andy] Whoo!           483 00:25:56,621 --> 00:25:59,157  [Andy] You can hear the stress. 484 00:25:59,157 --> 00:26:00,625        You hear the weight                on the cables.          485 00:26:00,625 --> 00:26:02,961     You can hear the trailer              making noises.          486 00:26:10,235 --> 00:26:11,069             Hold on.             487 00:26:15,607 --> 00:26:17,108  [Narrator] South of Merritt...  488 00:26:19,511 --> 00:26:20,745    [Narrator] ...on the Coq...   489 00:26:24,416 --> 00:26:26,017  [Narrator] ...team Reliable...  490 00:26:27,686 --> 00:26:29,354   [John] Just go nice and slow.  491 00:26:29,354 --> 00:26:33,625            [Narrator]               ...unwind a twisted wreck.    492 00:26:33,625 --> 00:26:34,793           [Andy] Whoo!           493 00:26:41,266 --> 00:26:43,101        A lot of the twist              is coming out of this      494 00:26:43,101 --> 00:26:44,002          as we're going.         495 00:26:46,771 --> 00:26:48,139      [John] Oh, there we go.     496 00:26:50,442 --> 00:26:52,043           [Andy] Good.           497 00:26:52,043 --> 00:26:54,045         Next step for me               is to pull this thing      498 00:26:54,045 --> 00:26:56,014        up onto the road...       499 00:26:58,249 --> 00:26:59,284          ...split it up,         500 00:26:59,284 --> 00:27:01,019   and take it back to the yard.  501 00:27:08,660 --> 00:27:09,861           [John] Okay!           502 00:27:10,996 --> 00:27:13,898       [Narrator] The wreck           is finally on the road...    503 00:27:13,898 --> 00:27:16,701    [Andy] We're gonna have to           get this pin apart.       504 00:27:17,836 --> 00:27:19,971            [Narrator]             ...but the fifth wheel plate... 505 00:27:21,673 --> 00:27:24,576       ...refuses to budge.       506 00:27:24,576 --> 00:27:26,511              [Andy]                  It's 'cause it's twisted.    507 00:27:27,679 --> 00:27:29,014              [Andy]                 This trailer's so damaged,    508 00:27:29,014 --> 00:27:32,250      the actual plate where         the kingpin mounts is bent,   509 00:27:32,250 --> 00:27:34,819  so it's not wanting to release. 510 00:27:34,819 --> 00:27:36,187        [Narrator] Andy...        511 00:27:36,187 --> 00:27:37,756   [Andy] Bring the Landoll in.   512 00:27:37,756 --> 00:27:40,992            [Narrator]              ...has a trick up his sleeve.  513 00:27:42,327 --> 00:27:44,763        What we're actually                gonna try to do         514 00:27:44,763 --> 00:27:48,266        is put the Landoll                under the trailer        515 00:27:48,266 --> 00:27:51,202  so we can lift it off the pin.  516 00:27:51,202 --> 00:27:53,004       Okay, back up to it.       517 00:27:54,439 --> 00:27:57,909      We're trying to relieve        the tension on the kingpin    518 00:27:57,909 --> 00:28:02,047     so the jaws will release,    519 00:28:02,047 --> 00:28:04,349    so we can pull the trailer            off the tractor.         520 00:28:08,687 --> 00:28:11,956    [Narrator] With the Landoll         wedged underneath...       521 00:28:11,956 --> 00:28:14,526              [Andy]                It's gonna be kind of tricky.  522 00:28:14,526 --> 00:28:17,195            [Narrator]               ...Andy lifts the trailer,    523 00:28:17,195 --> 00:28:20,298        easing the tension        524 00:28:20,298 --> 00:28:22,300         off the kingpin.         525 00:28:23,468 --> 00:28:25,370     [John] Oh, look at that!     526 00:28:25,370 --> 00:28:26,504               Whoo!              527 00:28:28,139 --> 00:28:30,075        [Andy] We're free.        528 00:28:30,075 --> 00:28:31,943      [John] Definitely lucky            that it came apart,       529 00:28:31,943 --> 00:28:33,545     and lucky that there was                no injuries           530 00:28:33,545 --> 00:28:35,880  while we were getting it apart. 531 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:39,250        [Narrator] 38 hours          after John first arrived...   532 00:28:39,250 --> 00:28:41,219   [John] Landoll's gonna move,   533 00:28:41,219 --> 00:28:42,220          I'm gonna move,         534 00:28:42,220 --> 00:28:44,789  Andy's gonna hook the tractor.  535 00:28:44,789 --> 00:28:46,424      [Narrator] ...the wreck     536 00:28:46,424 --> 00:28:50,261      is finally on its way.      537 00:28:53,298 --> 00:28:54,833  [John] I'm feeling pretty good       about how the job went.     538 00:28:56,067 --> 00:28:58,103         Working with Andy              is always a pleasure.      539 00:28:58,103 --> 00:29:00,105         [Andy] Good job.         540 00:29:00,105 --> 00:29:01,506         A recovery scene         541 00:29:01,506 --> 00:29:03,875        is trial and error             until you get success.      542 00:29:04,843 --> 00:29:07,278      You just can't give up.     543 00:29:08,580 --> 00:29:12,250     [Narrator] A cleanup crew     will pick up the load tomorrow. 544 00:29:13,852 --> 00:29:16,588         I have confidence              in all my employees.       545 00:29:17,789 --> 00:29:19,491     It makes it a lot easier           to send somebody out       546 00:29:19,491 --> 00:29:22,360        when you know that           there's a team behind them.   547 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:24,929       I'm very appreciative         of the work they're doing.    548 00:29:43,548 --> 00:29:48,186            [Narrator]               180 kilometres southwest...   549 00:29:50,155 --> 00:29:52,390            [Narrator]                ...in the Fraser Valley,     550 00:29:52,390 --> 00:29:57,328       a green heavy wrecker        is sticking close to home...   551 00:29:57,328 --> 00:29:59,564    [Al Quiring] Not every day          is a Coquihalla job.       552 00:29:59,564 --> 00:30:03,001   [Narrator] ...with Al Quiring            at the wheel.          553 00:30:03,001 --> 00:30:04,536     [Al] My family's business    554 00:30:04,536 --> 00:30:06,838         is not just based               on highway towing.        555 00:30:08,506 --> 00:30:10,141     It's servicing the people    556 00:30:10,141 --> 00:30:12,377             that live                in our community as well.    557 00:30:12,377 --> 00:30:14,879        Hopefully we can do        a good job for 'em. [chuckling] 558 00:30:14,879 --> 00:30:16,714            Here we go.           559 00:30:16,714 --> 00:30:18,983   [Narrator] But today's job...  560 00:30:20,185 --> 00:30:22,854   ...is anything but ordinary.   561 00:30:22,854 --> 00:30:24,055    [Al] We're just gonna go do   562 00:30:24,055 --> 00:30:25,490     a cement drum switchover     563 00:30:25,490 --> 00:30:26,925    from one truck to another.    564 00:30:26,925 --> 00:30:28,326         Hey, there, Dave.        565 00:30:28,326 --> 00:30:30,361      [Dave] Morning, Big Al!     566 00:30:30,361 --> 00:30:32,330            [Narrator]              Overseeing today's mission...  567 00:30:32,330 --> 00:30:34,032       [Dave] We're playing                musical drums.          568 00:30:34,032 --> 00:30:37,035            [Narrator]             ...is supervisor Dave Matthew.  569 00:30:37,035 --> 00:30:39,070             We've got                a very good relationship     570 00:30:39,070 --> 00:30:41,573      with several different             concrete companies.       571 00:30:41,573 --> 00:30:44,342            [Narrator]              ...but rigging to the drum...  572 00:30:44,342 --> 00:30:45,343     [Al] I got a few straps.     573 00:30:45,343 --> 00:30:47,445    [Narrator] ...will require    574 00:30:47,445 --> 00:30:49,414         a special touch.         575 00:30:49,414 --> 00:30:52,617      There's no lifting lugs        engineered in these things.   576 00:30:54,552 --> 00:30:56,120        [Narrator] So Al...       577 00:30:56,120 --> 00:30:57,956    [Al] See them team colours?   578 00:30:57,956 --> 00:31:00,291    [Narrator] ...has borrowed             some equipment.         579 00:31:01,759 --> 00:31:05,530           I stole this              right off of Jamie's truck.   580 00:31:05,530 --> 00:31:06,898            [laughing]            581 00:31:08,199 --> 00:31:09,734        [chuckling] Shh...        582 00:31:09,734 --> 00:31:13,137  [Al] How far up does that come? 583 00:31:13,137 --> 00:31:15,473   [man] Just over the midpoint.  584 00:31:17,909 --> 00:31:19,944        [Narrator] Al moves              with confidence...        585 00:31:19,944 --> 00:31:22,013   [Al] We put a chain on that.   586 00:31:22,013 --> 00:31:24,582       [Narrator] ...because        this isn't his first standoff  587 00:31:24,582 --> 00:31:28,152        with a cement drum.       588 00:31:28,987 --> 00:31:30,054       [Al] Use both lines.       589 00:31:30,922 --> 00:31:32,423   [Narrator] Seven years ago...  590 00:31:33,791 --> 00:31:35,326        [Al] Just hold it.        591 00:31:35,326 --> 00:31:36,828  [Narrator] ...Al rescued a drum 592 00:31:36,828 --> 00:31:39,464     that rolled into a ditch.    593 00:31:40,899 --> 00:31:43,134           You don't see            that kind of stuff every day.  594 00:31:46,738 --> 00:31:49,107   We came, we pulled that out,          and there it goes.        595 00:31:50,842 --> 00:31:52,010      [Narrator] But today...     596 00:31:54,879 --> 00:31:59,250    [Narrator] ...Al is working       with brand-new equipment.    597 00:31:59,250 --> 00:32:00,652        [Al] Should we have                a practice drum         598 00:32:00,652 --> 00:32:02,053   to work on first? [chuckling]  599 00:32:03,621 --> 00:32:05,957   We've gotta be on our A-game          for the rigging...        600 00:32:05,957 --> 00:32:08,493     We'll pad that up, Dave,           if it's gonna touch.       601 00:32:08,493 --> 00:32:11,629       [Al] ...to make sure                that we're able         602 00:32:11,629 --> 00:32:13,831  to complete that whole maneuver 603 00:32:13,831 --> 00:32:15,800        in a single rig-up.       604 00:32:16,768 --> 00:32:18,436   Is that front piece unbolted?  605 00:32:18,436 --> 00:32:20,271         [Dave] Should be            completely loose up front.    606 00:32:20,271 --> 00:32:21,272      [Al] The bolts are out?     607 00:32:21,272 --> 00:32:22,440            [Dave] Yup.           608 00:32:23,474 --> 00:32:25,977       [Al] Okay, going up.       609 00:32:31,549 --> 00:32:33,718              [Dave]                  Watch your fingers there.    610 00:32:39,190 --> 00:32:40,858               Whoa.              611 00:32:40,858 --> 00:32:44,963  [Al] Are we clear of the truck,         on the far side?         612 00:32:44,963 --> 00:32:46,030  [Dave] Yeah, you're good, yeah. 613 00:32:47,398 --> 00:32:48,967            [Al] Okay,               I'm just gonna pull ahead.    614 00:32:48,967 --> 00:32:51,502           [Al] Any time               you're lifting anything     615 00:32:51,502 --> 00:32:53,404     over top of another truck    616 00:32:53,404 --> 00:32:54,872    is a challenge and a risk.    617 00:32:56,407 --> 00:33:01,479    [Narrator] With the almost            10,000-pound drum        618 00:33:01,479 --> 00:33:04,415       hanging in mid-air...      619 00:33:04,415 --> 00:33:06,884            [Al] Yeah,                we'll just get it close.     620 00:33:06,884 --> 00:33:09,087            [Narrator]               ...it's out with the old...   621 00:33:09,087 --> 00:33:11,689      [Al] It's pretty shiny,                 that one.            622 00:33:11,689 --> 00:33:13,424            [Narrator]                  ...in with the new...      623 00:33:13,424 --> 00:33:15,326  [Dave] Yeah, it's all rebuilt.  624 00:33:15,326 --> 00:33:18,930   [Narrator] ...but maneuvering       the 20-foot-long mixer      625 00:33:18,930 --> 00:33:23,901  will require precision driving. 626 00:33:23,901 --> 00:33:26,871    [Al] Being that my wrecker             doesn't rotate,         627 00:33:26,871 --> 00:33:28,373         you've got to be             pretty much on your mark,    628 00:33:28,373 --> 00:33:31,542   know exactly where that boom            is going to be.         629 00:33:31,542 --> 00:33:33,544      [Al] Here we go, boys.      630 00:33:33,544 --> 00:33:35,546          You can damage            a lot of things very quickly.  631 00:33:37,248 --> 00:33:39,450             One of it                is your customer's truck.    632 00:33:39,450 --> 00:33:40,518       [Dave] Okay, hold up!      633 00:33:46,090 --> 00:33:47,825            [Narrator]                   At a concrete yard        634 00:33:47,825 --> 00:33:48,926         in the Valley...         635 00:33:48,926 --> 00:33:50,995         [Dave] Can you go                that way at all?         636 00:33:50,995 --> 00:33:52,964     [Narrator] ...Al lines up    637 00:33:52,964 --> 00:33:55,666      a 20-foot-long drum...      638 00:33:55,666 --> 00:33:57,602     [Al] We're pretty close.     639 00:33:57,602 --> 00:33:59,370       [Al] Slow and easy...      640 00:33:59,370 --> 00:34:00,938         [Al] Little more.        641 00:34:00,938 --> 00:34:02,473      ...one step at a time.      642 00:34:02,473 --> 00:34:03,875            Just easy.            643 00:34:03,875 --> 00:34:04,909            Easy, easy.           644 00:34:08,079 --> 00:34:09,280          [Dave] Perfect.         645 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:12,784     [Narrator] ...but the job             isn't over yet.         646 00:34:12,784 --> 00:34:14,118               [Al]                 I'll move it with the crane.   647 00:34:14,118 --> 00:34:17,522            [Narrator]                  The 10,000-pound drum      648 00:34:17,522 --> 00:34:20,825  needs to be lowered into place. 649 00:34:20,825 --> 00:34:23,928         Definitely takes             a little bit of a knack,     650 00:34:23,928 --> 00:34:26,264      but it's good practice.     651 00:34:26,264 --> 00:34:27,198      It's boom time, right?      652 00:34:27,198 --> 00:34:29,167    It's hands on the control,    653 00:34:29,167 --> 00:34:31,302      and staying proficient             with the equipment.       654 00:34:33,137 --> 00:34:34,505     [Dave] Let this end down.    655 00:34:34,505 --> 00:34:36,974            [Narrator]                With a master's touch...     656 00:34:36,974 --> 00:34:39,844      [Dave] Gotta go to you              about six inches.        657 00:34:39,844 --> 00:34:44,415            [Narrator]                ...Al nudges the drum...     658 00:34:44,415 --> 00:34:46,384  [Dave] Down just a little bit.  659 00:34:47,485 --> 00:34:49,120          Hold 'er there.         660 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:50,655     [Narrator] ...into place.    661 00:34:50,655 --> 00:34:52,390          [Dave] Beauty.          662 00:34:52,390 --> 00:34:54,892            [Narrator]               After careful inspection...   663 00:34:54,892 --> 00:34:57,995            Working on               getting the holes lined up.   664 00:34:58,996 --> 00:35:00,531   [Dave] Okay, Al, we're done.              We're good!           665 00:35:00,531 --> 00:35:03,568            [Narrator]              ...it's mission accomplished.  666 00:35:05,036 --> 00:35:06,938      [Al] Be nice sometimes             to have a rotator,        667 00:35:06,938 --> 00:35:08,239         but we can do it.        668 00:35:08,239 --> 00:35:10,408   It's like a three-legged dog,         you get used to it.       669 00:35:10,408 --> 00:35:11,976  Yeah, we don't need a rotator.  670 00:35:11,976 --> 00:35:13,311       -Don't need rotators.                 -[laughing]           671 00:35:14,912 --> 00:35:17,882  We just used good old fashioned         Vulcan wrecker...        672 00:35:17,882 --> 00:35:19,317   All right, we're good to go.   673 00:35:19,317 --> 00:35:20,418  [Dave] Okay, Al. Thanks, buddy. 674 00:35:20,418 --> 00:35:23,054         [Al] ...and some           good old fashioned knowledge   675 00:35:23,054 --> 00:35:24,155           and know-how.          676 00:35:24,155 --> 00:35:26,390  [Dave] Another happy customer.  677 00:35:26,390 --> 00:35:27,859            [laughing]            678 00:35:27,859 --> 00:35:29,560         [Al] Let's roll.         679 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:31,195           [Al] Now that              we've got this job done,     680 00:35:31,195 --> 00:35:32,196     we're onto the next one,     681 00:35:32,196 --> 00:35:33,397  and that's the important thing. 682 00:35:59,357 --> 00:36:02,193            [Narrator]               85 kilometres northeast...    683 00:36:05,563 --> 00:36:07,532            [Narrator]               ...an evening blast of snow   684 00:36:07,532 --> 00:36:09,734          hits near Hope.         685 00:36:11,869 --> 00:36:14,539   [Narrator] Heading to a call   686 00:36:14,539 --> 00:36:17,642 in a Reliable Towing 50-tonne... 687 00:36:17,642 --> 00:36:21,946      [James Luke] It's a mix        of snow and ice right now,    688 00:36:21,946 --> 00:36:23,614       so we're dealing with              a hell of a mess.        689 00:36:23,614 --> 00:36:26,117            [Narrator]                 ...operator James Luke.     690 00:36:26,117 --> 00:36:28,452          [James] Look at              that lineup of traffic.     691 00:36:28,452 --> 00:36:29,453               Wow.               692 00:36:29,453 --> 00:36:31,122      That's a lot of trucks.     693 00:36:31,122 --> 00:36:32,590   [James] Traffic's backing up   694 00:36:32,590 --> 00:36:33,824     up and down the highway.     695 00:36:35,059 --> 00:36:37,094            [Narrator]               A kilometre down the road,    696 00:36:37,094 --> 00:36:40,331  at the front of the line-up...  697 00:36:40,331 --> 00:36:42,133       I've been stuck here              since 10:00, so...        698 00:36:42,133 --> 00:36:45,570            [Narrator]                 ...is James's customer.     699 00:36:46,671 --> 00:36:49,006            [grunting]            700 00:36:51,342 --> 00:36:52,944     Never seen it like this.     701 00:36:52,944 --> 00:36:54,612      [Narrator] With traffic     702 00:36:54,612 --> 00:36:56,981    gridlocking the highway...    703 00:36:56,981 --> 00:36:58,149           [James] Okay,          704 00:36:58,149 --> 00:37:00,318     I'm going to start moving          some of these trucks.      705 00:37:00,318 --> 00:37:04,689        [Narrator] ...James          will have to create a path.   706 00:37:04,689 --> 00:37:06,524       [James] I'm gonna try               and figure out          707 00:37:06,524 --> 00:37:07,558       who's gotta go where,      708 00:37:07,558 --> 00:37:10,094     so if you see them move,             just stay still.         709 00:37:11,295 --> 00:37:12,697     [James] I'm going to try           and guide some people      710 00:37:12,697 --> 00:37:15,499    off to the side of the road   711 00:37:15,499 --> 00:37:16,567 so that I'm able to get up there 712 00:37:16,567 --> 00:37:18,436   and deal with this situation.  713 00:37:26,510 --> 00:37:29,814        I need you to pull           right up behind that truck.   714 00:37:29,814 --> 00:37:30,815        Stay in this lane.        715 00:37:30,815 --> 00:37:33,618            [Narrator]                  But a path cleared...      716 00:37:33,618 --> 00:37:36,887  [James] Keep going, keep going. 717 00:37:37,855 --> 00:37:39,624             Oh, lord.            718 00:37:39,624 --> 00:37:41,859            [Narrator]             ...quickly gets clogged again.  719 00:37:43,294 --> 00:37:44,495    [James] We got a good path,   720 00:37:44,495 --> 00:37:46,964        but now everybody's            trying to move forward.     721 00:37:46,964 --> 00:37:48,733     Just totally screwed it.     722 00:37:50,568 --> 00:37:54,171      [James] Unfortunately,           people got in the way.      723 00:37:54,171 --> 00:37:55,673  There's not enough room for me  724 00:37:55,673 --> 00:37:56,807              to get                 the heavy wrecker through.    725 00:37:56,807 --> 00:38:00,044   I gotta start all over again.  726 00:38:00,044 --> 00:38:04,415            [Narrator]               ...but James has a Plan B.    727 00:38:04,415 --> 00:38:07,051           You're, like,          right around the corner from me. 728 00:38:09,487 --> 00:38:10,988           [Jordan Brink]                I'm on the offramp.       729 00:38:10,988 --> 00:38:13,090  [James] There's another driver  730 00:38:13,090 --> 00:38:14,892       that's just literally            right in front of me.      731 00:38:14,892 --> 00:38:16,861            -Okay, bye.                     - Okay. Bye.           732 00:38:17,728 --> 00:38:19,363            [Narrator]                  The light-duty truck       733 00:38:19,363 --> 00:38:23,134          will meet James            at the front of the line...   734 00:38:23,134 --> 00:38:24,535              [James]                 I'm gonna walk up to him     735 00:38:24,535 --> 00:38:25,870    and figure out a new plan.    736 00:38:26,871 --> 00:38:32,243   [Narrator] ...where operator     Jordan Brink is standing by.   737 00:38:32,243 --> 00:38:33,611   [James] Just two random dudes        getting the job done.      738 00:38:33,611 --> 00:38:35,046           Yeah, we are.          739 00:38:35,046 --> 00:38:37,748     [James] We're gonna winch     that guy in the blue truck out. 740 00:38:39,250 --> 00:38:41,886            [Narrator]                  But using a one-tonne      741 00:38:41,886 --> 00:38:44,255  to pull a fully loaded semi...  742 00:38:46,357 --> 00:38:49,393   [Narrator] ...won't be easy.   743 00:38:49,393 --> 00:38:52,730         The challenge is            the trucks weigh a lot less   744 00:38:52,730 --> 00:38:53,898    than the actual semi does.    745 00:38:55,866 --> 00:38:56,967      [Narrator] So James...      746 00:38:56,967 --> 00:38:58,035      [James] When he pulls,      747 00:38:58,035 --> 00:38:59,270  we'll have to get you to help.  748 00:39:00,304 --> 00:39:01,972          [Jordan] Okay!          749 00:39:01,972 --> 00:39:05,209            [Narrator]              ...enlists the driver's help.  750 00:39:05,209 --> 00:39:06,911   [Jordan] Ready when you are!   751 00:39:08,979 --> 00:39:09,980       [James] Keep pulling.      752 00:39:12,183 --> 00:39:14,018     It's not the proper truck             we're using...          753 00:39:14,018 --> 00:39:16,120        Okay, come forward.       754 00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:17,888        ...but these trucks                can do a lot...         755 00:39:20,057 --> 00:39:22,493   ...and I'm hoping and praying  756 00:39:22,493 --> 00:39:25,563        that this one-tonne            will get the job done.      757 00:39:25,563 --> 00:39:27,298     [Jordan] There she comes.    758 00:39:28,933 --> 00:39:30,568        [James] Keep going.       759 00:39:31,435 --> 00:39:33,637   [Jordan] Nope, I don't think          we're gonna do it.        760 00:39:38,175 --> 00:39:40,544    [Narrator] On Highway 1...    761 00:39:40,544 --> 00:39:42,413      [Jordan] Come on, bite.     762 00:39:42,413 --> 00:39:43,614          Come on, baby.          763 00:39:43,614 --> 00:39:45,783        [Narrator] ...it's           a heavyweight challenge...    764 00:39:45,783 --> 00:39:48,018    [James] You're moving him.    765 00:39:48,018 --> 00:39:50,454            [Narrator]              ...for a Reliable one-tonne.   766 00:39:50,454 --> 00:39:52,590  [James] Straighten your wheels! 767 00:39:52,590 --> 00:39:54,058    The wheels straight, yeah.    768 00:39:54,058 --> 00:39:55,826  [James] We just need to listen  769 00:39:55,826 --> 00:39:57,561         to what the truck               is saying to us...        770 00:39:59,096 --> 00:40:00,464       [Jordan] There we go.      771 00:40:00,464 --> 00:40:02,199       ...and don't give up.      772 00:40:02,199 --> 00:40:05,102      [James] Just remember,        little bits at a time, right?  773 00:40:05,102 --> 00:40:08,639        The closer we are,             the stronger the pull.      774 00:40:10,674 --> 00:40:13,077         So far, so good.         775 00:40:13,077 --> 00:40:14,612      [Jordan] Come on, baby.     776 00:40:14,612 --> 00:40:16,814           He's starting             to break out of that snow.    777 00:40:16,814 --> 00:40:17,915  [James] Come by, a little bit.  778 00:40:19,583 --> 00:40:22,420     Keep coming, keep coming,        keep coming, keep coming.    779 00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:23,320               Okay!              780 00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:24,321         [Jordan] Yee-haw!        781 00:40:24,321 --> 00:40:25,990            [laughing]            782 00:40:25,990 --> 00:40:28,092        -Who needs a heavy?           -Yeah, who needs a heavy?    783 00:40:28,092 --> 00:40:31,562        We managed to pull          a fully loaded 53-foot truck   784 00:40:31,562 --> 00:40:32,763       out of the snowbank,       785 00:40:32,763 --> 00:40:33,597    and got it up on the road.    786 00:40:33,597 --> 00:40:35,966    The driver's pretty happy.    787 00:40:37,101 --> 00:40:40,004   It feels good to have the guy          back on the road         788 00:40:40,004 --> 00:40:41,238       and on his way home.       789 00:40:41,238 --> 00:40:43,741            [Narrator]                  With the job done...       790 00:40:49,113 --> 00:40:50,948      [Narrator] ...James...      791 00:40:50,948 --> 00:40:51,982          [truck honking]         792 00:40:51,982 --> 00:40:53,984   [Narrator] ...heads for home.  793 00:40:53,984 --> 00:40:56,086              [Suki]                James is the type of operator  794 00:40:56,086 --> 00:40:57,154   you want on a job like this.   795 00:40:57,154 --> 00:40:58,656     He's got the experience.     796 00:40:59,523 --> 00:41:01,425    He's up for any challenge.    797 00:41:11,469 --> 00:41:14,004            [Narrator]               Days later in the Valley...   798 00:41:16,207 --> 00:41:20,277          ...celebrations               are in full swing...       799 00:41:20,277 --> 00:41:22,480      [chatting and laughter]     800 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:25,115     Oh, no, it blew up good.     801 00:41:25,115 --> 00:41:26,150   [Narrator] ...for James Luke   802 00:41:26,150 --> 00:41:29,353       and his partner, Tia.      803 00:41:29,353 --> 00:41:31,489       Tia made me see life              in a different way.       804 00:41:33,357 --> 00:41:37,161  There's other outlooks in life        than money and work.       805 00:41:38,896 --> 00:41:39,897       She's pretty awesome.      806 00:41:41,031 --> 00:41:42,433         Today is the day         807 00:41:42,433 --> 00:41:45,836    that we find out the gender        of mine and Tia's baby.     808 00:41:45,836 --> 00:41:47,304            [laughing]            809 00:41:47,304 --> 00:41:48,572  [James] I'm just standing back.       It's all up to Mark.       810 00:41:48,572 --> 00:41:50,674     It's a big responsibility                for Mark.            811 00:41:50,674 --> 00:41:52,543         [starting engine]        812 00:41:54,578 --> 00:41:56,514   [James] Mark, my best friend,  813 00:41:56,514 --> 00:42:00,684 he is actually gonna use his car        to do a burnout...        814 00:42:00,684 --> 00:42:02,219   that will reveal the gender.   815 00:42:02,219 --> 00:42:03,821         [revving engine]         816 00:42:07,191 --> 00:42:09,226            Oh, my god.           817 00:42:09,226 --> 00:42:11,862      [James] Days like today             are so important         818 00:42:11,862 --> 00:42:14,598       because I missed out         on so much of my life before   819 00:42:14,598 --> 00:42:15,699            with work.            820 00:42:15,699 --> 00:42:17,501         [engine revving]         821 00:42:21,038 --> 00:42:22,773           -It's a boy.                      -[laughing]           822 00:42:22,773 --> 00:42:25,376         [engine revving]         823 00:42:25,376 --> 00:42:26,744        [James] I'm hoping        824 00:42:26,744 --> 00:42:29,013  that I'm gonna be able to spend      more time with family.      825 00:42:29,013 --> 00:42:30,414         Three, two, one!         826 00:42:30,414 --> 00:42:33,784         [cheering] Whoo!         827 00:42:33,784 --> 00:42:35,152   This will be my third child.   828 00:42:37,254 --> 00:42:38,923          It is exciting                  having a newborn.        829 00:42:38,923 --> 00:42:41,792            [laughing]            830 00:42:41,792 --> 00:42:44,662             Oh, boy.             831 00:42:44,662 --> 00:42:45,496      It's gonna be awesome.      832 00:42:45,496 --> 00:42:47,765           I can't wait.          833 00:42:47,765 --> 00:42:49,199    It's gonna be entertaining.   834 00:42:49,199 --> 00:42:52,269            [laughing]            835 00:42:52,269 --> 00:42:53,771       [Narrator] Next time       836 00:42:53,771 --> 00:42:55,339      on Highway Thru Hell...     837 00:42:57,174 --> 00:42:59,076            [Narrator]               ...Jamie and his rotator...   838 00:42:59,076 --> 00:43:00,344         [Jamie] Give 'er.        839 00:43:00,344 --> 00:43:01,879            [Narrator]                ...between a rock wall...    840 00:43:01,879 --> 00:43:02,980     [Jamie] Go ahead slowly.     841 00:43:02,980 --> 00:43:04,081            [Narrator]                  ...and a tight space.      842 00:43:06,283 --> 00:43:07,484   [Narrator] Things heat up...   843 00:43:07,484 --> 00:43:08,619    [Don] Look at it smoke now.   844 00:43:08,619 --> 00:43:10,287            [Narrator]               ...on a precarious haul...    845 00:43:11,922 --> 00:43:13,791            [Narrator]               ...and a sunk excavator...    846 00:43:13,791 --> 00:43:16,827         [Andy] Holy crap!        847 00:43:16,827 --> 00:43:18,963            [Narrator]               ...leaves team Reliable...    848 00:43:18,963 --> 00:43:20,331          -[Ty] Come on!              -[Narrator] ...dangling.     849 00:43:20,331 --> 00:43:22,299           -[Andy] Whoa!          850 00:43:22,299 --> 00:43:25,603               [♪♪♪]