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[Narrator] This time
on Highway Thru Hell...
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...off-road...
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- [branch snapping]
- Oh!
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That was my leverage.
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[Narrator] ...and up a tree...
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Oh, buddy!
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[Narrator]
...Reliable gets tricky.
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- [horn blaring]
- [Martin] Oh, look at this guy.
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[Narrator]
...on a blind curve...
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[Jamie]
Come on, come on, come on!
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[Narrator]
...Jamie heads upstream.
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Ah!
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- [honking]
- [Al] Merry Christmas!
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[Narrator]
And holiday cheer...
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[Jamie] I got
more of a beard like him.
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[Narrator] ...for the biggest
toy run ever.
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[Santa Al] Feel like
I need some hair spray.
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[Narrator] In Hope, B.C.,
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Christmas is in the air.
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[Narrator]
Drivers on Highway 1...
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[Narrator] ...push to get home
for the holidays...
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[Narrator] ..but stuck
on a blind corner...
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[Narrator]
...a disabled utility truck.
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[Narrator]
Called to the scene...
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[Jamie] It's a little bit
of a sketchy job.
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[Narrator] ...Jamie Davis...
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See, even here, there's
not much shoulder, right.
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[Narrator] ...is on a mission
to retrieve it...
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[Jamie] Okay, let's go.
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We gotta be quicker, too.
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[Narrator]
...with swamper Martin Stefek.
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[Martin] Yeah.
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[Jamie] A service truck
has lost its back wheels.
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It's on an off-ramp
and on a bad corner.
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[Narrator]
With drivers racing by...
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[Narrator] ...Jamie...
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[Jamie]
I want a road flare out.
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[Narrator] ...takes control
of the traic.
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For me, this job
is all about safety.
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We're on a bad corner,
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we don't have
good line of sight here...
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[truck horn blaring]
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[Jamie] No, more, more.
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...I'm going to oversee
everything.
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There.
That'll keep it.
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Okay, let's go.
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[Narrator] But on the narrow
six-foot shoulder...
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[Martin]
It's dangerous, you know?
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[Narrator] ...in
a 100-kilometre-per-hour zone,
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drivers on the holiday rush...
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They don't seem
to slow down for us,
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and they should move over.
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[Narrator]
...pose a close threat.
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It's our lives, too,
you know, that matter.
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Very easily this truck
could be hit by another truck,
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coming around the corner.
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Oh, my lord.
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Doesn't see it. Bang.
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[engine starting]
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[♪]
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[horns blare,
engines roar past]
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[Narrator] On Highway 1
through Hope...
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So just take that one up
as far as you can go.
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[Narrator] ...just
five minutes from his yard...
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[Jamie] We're gonna block
the whole off-ramp off.
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[Narrator]
...Jamie and his team
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handle their own
traffic control...
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[Narrator]
...to remove a utility truck
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from a bad spot.
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I want you to stay
about right in here.
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Yeah.
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[Narrator]
...but with no rear axle...
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they can't lift it
from the front.
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In order to pick this thing up
by the back end,
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the tow truck's
actually gotta be facing
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the wrong way in traffic.
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[Narrator]
Signaling to drivers
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ahead of the corner,
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Jamie will block off the exit,
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enabling his wrecker
to drive the wrong way
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down the off-ramp to the wreck.
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Okay, you guys,
you can come up now.
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[Narrator]
With the off-ramp closed...
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[Mark] Oh, here we go.
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[Narrator] ...longhaul expert
Mark Richards
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drives against the flow
in a 35-tonne wrecker.
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[Mark] I could not hook up
to the front of this vehicle,
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because
it's his rear that's gone.
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I'm left with no choice.
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I have to go the wrong way
on the highway.
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[Maxime] Let's do it.
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[Narrator]
Also pitching in tonight,
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Jamie's latest recruit,
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Maxime Chamberlain Normand.
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[Martin] Oh! Look at this guy.
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[Jamie] Wow!
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[reverse alerts beeping]
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Whoa!
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[Narrator]
Safely in position...
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[Mark] Gotta make sure
she lines up.
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[Narrator]
...they move quickly...
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[Mark] Stop.
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Bring it back a little.
Whoa!
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[Narrator] ...to hook up...
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...and get off the highway.
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- Okay! Whoa, whoa...
- Okay, stop.
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Okay, now go up a bit.
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Yeah, there you go.
There you go.
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[Mark] I'm good on my side.
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[Maxime] Me too.
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Yeah, it's gonna be a tricky,
tricky haul.
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[Narrator]
With the wreck loaded up...
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Put the straps on.
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[Mark] Yep.
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[Narrator] ...ratchet straps
lock it down.
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[Jamie]
You're good on your side.
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[Mark] We are good to go.
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[Narrator]
Utility truck in tow,
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Jamie will escort Mark's wrecker
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against the flow of traffic...
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to the nearest turnaround.
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We've got a little bit
of a scary thing here
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to back up in traffic.
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[Narrator]
Oncoming drivers...
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[Jamie] Okay,
so you're gonna follow me,
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and back up
and stay over that side...
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[Narrator]
...continue to race by
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at over 100 kilometres an hour.
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Keep my lights off
until I get to the other side?
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[Jamie] Yeah, till you go
to make the right turn.
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Okay.
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[Jamie]
It's a fairly tricky maneuver
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to do what we're doing here.
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This isn't something
we do every day.
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[Mark] Well, I've never done it
this way before.
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You ready to go there, Mark?
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[Mark] Yup.
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[Mark]
It's a very scary feeling
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going the opposite way
on traffic.
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[Narrator]
400 kilometres northeast...
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[Narrator]
...near Revelstoke, B.C...
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[Mike]
Visibility is not great.
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[Narrator]
...a Ben's Towing 50-tonne
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hurtles along Highway 1,
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with lead operator
Mike Toporchak.
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[Mike]
This section of highway
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is known to be
a little bit foggy at times.
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That doesn't help matters.
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It's been a busy night
up here tonight.
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Highway crews
are trying to keep up,
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but there's only so much
you can do on a day like this.
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Every available hand is out,
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uh, making sure
the highway stays open.
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Mike is the Operations Manager
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for the day-to-day functions
in Revelstoke.
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Very focused, highly skilled.
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Definitely the right guy.
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[Narrator] Just ahead...
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...a refrigeration trailer
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knocked clean off its hitch.
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[Narrator]
Travelling eastbound,
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the loaded semi lost traction,
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crossing lanes,
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decoupling as it crashed.
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[Mike] It's well in the ditch.
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[Narrator]
Arriving at the site...
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[Mike] So...
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[Narrator] ...Mike...
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[Mike] ...let's see here.
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[Narrator] ...gets a peek
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at the trailer's frozen goods.
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[Mike] French fries!
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This thing's probably
a write-off...
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...but we also need
to get that cargo salvaged
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as quickly as possible,
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especially with
a perishable load like this.
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[Narrator] While he waits
for an unload crew...
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[Narrator]
...the Highways foreman
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is determined
to clear the tractor.
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[Mike]
Their job is to make sure
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that the road is flowing
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as freely and smoothly
as possible...
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...and, uh, we're an obstruction
on that road right now.
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Okay, ready to start
pulling here.
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[Narrator] Mike winches
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with a line
to the tractor's frame...
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...but the rear axles...
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[Mike] Not really great, eh?
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[Narrator]
...are deep in the ditch.
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[Mike] As I'm pulling,
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I'm watching
how the wreck's reacting.
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I need to put down
and re-rig somewhere better
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to get a better angle.
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It's gonna be a little bit
of a head scratcher.
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[Mike] It's, uh,
it's not pretty.
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[Narrator] On Highway 1,
near Revelstoke,
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Mike from Ben's Towing
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adds a second line...
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[Mike] Yeah, that'll work.
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[Narrator] ...to dislodge
a mangled wreck.
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[Mike] I'm going to try
and bring the tractor up
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without bending
or breaking the frame.
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Right now the problem's
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just gonna be
getting it to the road, yeah,
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in one piece.
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[Narrator] Swapping a line
to the far side...
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...makes for
a more gentle lift...
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[Mike]
It's going along pretty good
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for a buggered up unit...
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[Narrator] ...and Mike's
quick thinking...
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[Narrator]
...gets the damaged unit
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back on the road...
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[Mike] Perfect.
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They don't usually
get folded up quite this bad.
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[Narrator] ...but
his tractor troubles
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are just getting started.
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There's no really good way
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to tow a twisted truck
like this.
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There's not really
much choice.
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How am I gonna pick this up?
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There's a lot of loose pieces,
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a lot of loose trim,
loose plastic.
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There you go.
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In this case,
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the frame is also
bent and cracked.
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My biggest concern right now
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is that if we go down the road,
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that crack will get worse,
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and we'll end up with us
dropping the wreck
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on the highway.
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[Narrator]
Adding to the pressure...
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Highways' authorities
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urgently want
the blocked lane cleared.
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[Mike]
Pain in the ass, aren't ya?
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This needs to be
off the road...
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[sawing]
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...so we're gonna truss it up
the best way we can
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to take it away.
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Right there.
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[Narrator]
With a 10-kilometre drive
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back to home base...
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[Mike] Perfect.
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Well, we're gonna see
if that's gonna hold it.
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[Narrator]
...Mike does what he can
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with the chains he's got.
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[Dan] Are you taking it
to your yard,
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or you just going to dump
in the pullout?
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[Mike] No,
it'll come to the yard.
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If I can pick it up here,
and it rolls,
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it's gonna keep going.
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I'm not stopping.
[laughing]
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Well, let's see
if that's enough.
253
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[Narrator]
Now his improvised rigging
254
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will be put to the test.
255
00:12:03,264 --> 00:12:05,516
[Mike] Oh, why is that?
256
00:12:05,517 --> 00:12:07,309
Any guy in this business
likes his twisted metal,
257
00:12:07,310 --> 00:12:08,602
likes a puzzle,
258
00:12:08,603 --> 00:12:09,770
and this one is no different.
259
00:12:09,771 --> 00:12:10,939
Watch your toes.
260
00:12:16,820 --> 00:12:17,737
Nope.
261
00:12:20,824 --> 00:12:23,493
I think that was the frame
letting go.
262
00:12:29,374 --> 00:12:31,334
[Narrator] Four
and a half hours southwest...
263
00:12:33,294 --> 00:12:35,338
[Narrator] ...on Highway 1
through Hope...
264
00:12:36,464 --> 00:12:38,716
[Narrator]
...Jamie and his team...
265
00:12:38,717 --> 00:12:41,427
[Mark] It does
play on your nerves.
266
00:12:41,428 --> 00:12:45,556
[Narrator] ...are extracting
a disabled utility truck.
267
00:12:45,557 --> 00:12:48,225
I can't do a three-point turn
on the highway,
268
00:12:48,226 --> 00:12:51,145
so I have to come
up the highway the wrong way
269
00:12:51,146 --> 00:12:52,855
to get him off the road.
270
00:12:52,856 --> 00:12:55,942
Now, this is where
it gets kind of dangerous.
271
00:12:56,901 --> 00:12:59,486
[Narrator] With Jamie
in the guide truck...
272
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Mark's wrecker
will tow the wreck
273
00:13:01,823 --> 00:13:02,948
half a kilometre
274
00:13:02,949 --> 00:13:04,616
against traffic,
275
00:13:04,617 --> 00:13:07,537
crossing
at a nearby turnaround.
276
00:13:09,956 --> 00:13:11,081
Yup, we're good.
277
00:13:11,082 --> 00:13:13,500
[Mark] People ain't used to
seeing a truck,
278
00:13:13,501 --> 00:13:16,211
or any other vehicle
coming towards them
279
00:13:16,212 --> 00:13:17,546
when they're going one way,
280
00:13:17,547 --> 00:13:19,174
and I'm coming at 'em this way.
281
00:13:26,181 --> 00:13:27,639
Like, "Honey, what's this?
282
00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:29,183
How come the truck is going
this way on the road?
283
00:13:29,184 --> 00:13:30,267
He's going the wrong way."
284
00:13:30,268 --> 00:13:31,144
That scares people.
285
00:13:34,981 --> 00:13:38,734
[Jamie] I want to make sure
we don't have any problems here.
286
00:13:38,735 --> 00:13:41,028
[Narrator]
Jamie leads the way...
287
00:13:41,029 --> 00:13:43,530
in reverse.
288
00:13:43,531 --> 00:13:45,407
This is the scariest part
right here.
289
00:13:45,408 --> 00:13:46,867
This is the kinda job
290
00:13:46,868 --> 00:13:49,286
that puts the hair up
on the back of your neck.
291
00:13:49,287 --> 00:13:51,246
You have to have
all these moving parts there,
292
00:13:51,247 --> 00:13:52,540
everything has to work
just perfectly.
293
00:13:55,460 --> 00:13:56,920
Another semi coming.
294
00:13:58,713 --> 00:14:01,548
It's the person
who's not paying attention
295
00:14:01,549 --> 00:14:02,676
that scares me the most.
296
00:14:03,593 --> 00:14:05,010
Here's a guy here right now.
297
00:14:05,011 --> 00:14:06,553
[Narrator] Waiting
for a break in traffic...
298
00:14:06,554 --> 00:14:09,139
Driving
a million miles an hour,
299
00:14:09,140 --> 00:14:11,392
doesn't slow down.
300
00:14:11,393 --> 00:14:14,520
[Narrator] ...as they approach
the turnaround...
301
00:14:14,521 --> 00:14:15,604
[Mark] There's a car coming
right now.
302
00:14:15,605 --> 00:14:17,064
[Narrator]
...Mark picks his window...
303
00:14:17,065 --> 00:14:20,192
[Mark] Soon as
that vehicle goes, we go.
304
00:14:20,193 --> 00:14:22,569
[Narrator] ...and crosses over.
305
00:14:22,570 --> 00:14:25,031
[Jamie] Okay, go, go.
306
00:14:26,700 --> 00:14:27,784
[Mark] Come on, baby.
307
00:14:29,995 --> 00:14:32,371
[Narrator] ...but the 40-foot
combined unit...
308
00:14:32,372 --> 00:14:33,455
[Mark] Oh...
309
00:14:33,456 --> 00:14:35,374
[Narrator] ...overshoots
the turnaround...
310
00:14:35,375 --> 00:14:36,875
Ah!
311
00:14:36,876 --> 00:14:38,252
[Narrator]
...and risks being hit
312
00:14:38,253 --> 00:14:40,337
if it has to reverse.
313
00:14:40,338 --> 00:14:41,755
He should have done
a wider turn.
314
00:14:41,756 --> 00:14:44,091
Hard right, hard right.
315
00:14:44,092 --> 00:14:45,760
Come on, come on, come on!
316
00:14:49,472 --> 00:14:51,141
You got 'er.
317
00:14:52,183 --> 00:14:53,434
[Narrator] At last,
318
00:14:53,435 --> 00:14:57,855
Mark pulls back
into the flow of traffic.
319
00:14:57,856 --> 00:15:02,609
[Mark] Now I'm a normal truck,
driving down the highway.
320
00:15:02,610 --> 00:15:05,612
We got the job done, perfect!
321
00:15:05,613 --> 00:15:07,031
See how touchy that was?
322
00:15:07,032 --> 00:15:09,533
The moment that he's across
323
00:15:09,534 --> 00:15:11,035
and the right way in traffic,
324
00:15:11,036 --> 00:15:12,703
I'm happy.
325
00:15:12,704 --> 00:15:14,831
My stress level drops
right then and there.
326
00:15:17,167 --> 00:15:18,792
Amazing, right?
327
00:15:18,793 --> 00:15:21,087
Risky business, but it's done.
328
00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:26,509
[Mark, laughing]
Merry Christmas!
329
00:15:28,887 --> 00:15:30,471
[Narrator] Near Revelstoke,
330
00:15:30,472 --> 00:15:31,764
on Highway 1...
331
00:15:31,765 --> 00:15:33,724
I think that was the frame
letting go.
332
00:15:33,725 --> 00:15:36,226
[Narrator] ...Mike
is struggling to hook on...
333
00:15:36,227 --> 00:15:38,979
to a tractor in rough shape.
334
00:15:38,980 --> 00:15:40,648
This is definitely
one of the more twisted ones
335
00:15:40,649 --> 00:15:41,900
I've seen in a while.
336
00:15:42,776 --> 00:15:45,111
They don't usually
bend the frame that way.
337
00:15:48,990 --> 00:15:52,327
I'm worried about
dropping on the way there.
338
00:15:53,411 --> 00:15:54,787
Uh, actually, you know what,
339
00:15:54,788 --> 00:15:56,497
we're gonna put it down
and rework this.
340
00:15:56,498 --> 00:15:57,831
I'm not at all happy with that.
341
00:15:57,832 --> 00:15:59,542
[Narrator]
Adjusting his rigging...
342
00:16:01,169 --> 00:16:02,629
[Mike] Awesome.
343
00:16:03,755 --> 00:16:06,965
Gonna truss this up enough
that it might...
344
00:16:06,966 --> 00:16:08,717
might maybe hold.
345
00:16:08,718 --> 00:16:10,803
[Narrator] ...Mike
reinforces the frame
346
00:16:10,804 --> 00:16:12,096
with a chain binder...
347
00:16:12,097 --> 00:16:13,764
[Mike] Either it's gonna
hold together,
348
00:16:13,765 --> 00:16:15,724
or it's gonna cut itself apart
for us, one of the two.
349
00:16:15,725 --> 00:16:17,643
[Narrator] ...for
the 10-kilometre trek
350
00:16:17,644 --> 00:16:19,269
to the yard.
351
00:16:19,270 --> 00:16:20,729
We wanna bring it up
in one piece,
352
00:16:20,730 --> 00:16:22,857
rather than have it break
on the way up.
353
00:16:24,109 --> 00:16:25,068
Okay, watch yourselves.
354
00:16:27,737 --> 00:16:30,489
[Narrator] The re-rig
with the chain binder...
355
00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:32,783
holds.
356
00:16:32,784 --> 00:16:34,618
[Mike] If we can
shut down westbound,
357
00:16:34,619 --> 00:16:36,495
and I'll slow crawl
down the hill.
358
00:16:36,496 --> 00:16:37,579
[Narrator]
...and with a sign-off
359
00:16:37,580 --> 00:16:39,164
from the highway foreman...
360
00:16:39,165 --> 00:16:41,667
Yeah, he cleared that one up
really quick.
361
00:16:41,668 --> 00:16:42,918
[Narrator] ...Mike...
362
00:16:42,919 --> 00:16:44,378
[Mike]
We're gonna roll outta here.
363
00:16:44,379 --> 00:16:46,256
[Narrator] ...is ready to go.
364
00:16:51,261 --> 00:16:53,929
[Mike] You're just gonna wanna
watch out when I go by
365
00:16:53,930 --> 00:16:55,348
'cause I'm not sure
how stable this thing is.
366
00:16:56,891 --> 00:16:59,810
The name of the game
is to get the road open, so...
367
00:16:59,811 --> 00:17:02,188
push, pull or drag,
she's leavin'.
368
00:17:03,481 --> 00:17:05,607
[Narrator]
The first mangled piece...
369
00:17:05,608 --> 00:17:07,568
[Mike]
Well, it's still on there.
370
00:17:07,569 --> 00:17:09,236
[Narrator]
...is headed to the ya
371
00:17:09,237 --> 00:17:10,529
Any recovery's
a good recovery, right?
372
00:17:10,530 --> 00:17:11,905
Every one's a challenge,
373
00:17:11,906 --> 00:17:14,241
and every one's
a little bit different.
374
00:17:14,242 --> 00:17:15,868
This one's a little different.
375
00:17:15,869 --> 00:17:19,122
[Narrator] But with
the trailer still on its side...
376
00:17:21,458 --> 00:17:25,045
[Narrator]
...the job is far from over.
377
00:17:34,512 --> 00:17:37,057
[Narrator] 10 kilometres
east of Revelstoke...
378
00:17:40,602 --> 00:17:42,395
[Narrator] ...on Highway 1...
379
00:17:43,938 --> 00:17:47,232
[Narrator] ...last night's
sideways semi-trailer
380
00:17:47,233 --> 00:17:48,902
awaits recovery.
381
00:17:53,198 --> 00:17:54,990
[Narrator]
Here to prep the scene,
382
00:17:54,991 --> 00:17:57,242
a Ben's Towing one-tonne...
383
00:17:57,243 --> 00:17:58,285
[Max] All right.
384
00:17:58,286 --> 00:17:59,453
[Narrator] ...and an operator
385
00:17:59,454 --> 00:18:02,206
hailing from
the other side of the globe...
386
00:18:02,207 --> 00:18:03,374
[Max] Give it a go.
387
00:18:03,375 --> 00:18:05,417
[Narrator] ...Max Mitchell.
388
00:18:05,418 --> 00:18:07,670
[Max] I'm 28,
389
00:18:07,671 --> 00:18:09,129
and I'm originally
from New Zealand.
390
00:18:09,130 --> 00:18:11,131
I'm an engineer back home.
391
00:18:11,132 --> 00:18:14,718
Came over here to holiday,
392
00:18:14,719 --> 00:18:17,054
and there was
this job available.
393
00:18:17,055 --> 00:18:19,306
Three days later, I had a job.
394
00:18:19,307 --> 00:18:21,851
The plan here is just basically
get the bogies out of the way.
395
00:18:26,398 --> 00:18:28,440
[Narrator] Earlier today,
396
00:18:28,441 --> 00:18:32,112
an offload crew emptied
the load of french fries.
397
00:18:36,282 --> 00:18:38,325
[Narrator] Now...
398
00:18:38,326 --> 00:18:40,035
[Bill] I take it
you're grabbing full axles?
399
00:18:40,036 --> 00:18:41,412
[Max] Yeah.
400
00:18:41,413 --> 00:18:43,622
[Narrator] ...only
the offload company's owner,
401
00:18:43,623 --> 00:18:47,127
Bill Bremner, remains.
402
00:18:48,753 --> 00:18:50,713
[Bill] You've never done
one of these?
403
00:18:50,714 --> 00:18:52,589
[Max] Not one of these, no.
404
00:18:52,590 --> 00:18:53,966
When you're starting out,
405
00:18:53,967 --> 00:18:55,552
you don't really know
the limits of the truck...
406
00:18:56,428 --> 00:18:58,011
It's gonna be the strongest,
I think,
407
00:18:58,012 --> 00:19:01,932
because I don't think
it's gonna slide too much.
408
00:19:01,933 --> 00:19:04,852
...so you're just sort of
being thrown into it.
409
00:19:04,853 --> 00:19:07,146
[Narrator] Using
doubled-up winch lines
410
00:19:07,147 --> 00:19:09,189
from his one-tonne...
411
00:19:09,190 --> 00:19:14,029
Max tries to peel the axles
away from the trailer...
412
00:19:15,113 --> 00:19:17,281
[Bill] You might have to rotate
the back end around.
413
00:19:17,282 --> 00:19:18,949
[Narrator] ...but something...
414
00:19:18,950 --> 00:19:19,867
[clunking]
415
00:19:19,868 --> 00:19:21,452
...is catching.
416
00:19:21,453 --> 00:19:23,245
Just hold there
for a second, bud.
417
00:19:23,246 --> 00:19:24,371
[Max] Sure.
418
00:19:24,372 --> 00:19:25,414
The front end of the bogey
419
00:19:25,415 --> 00:19:26,790
is digging into the frame rail,
420
00:19:26,791 --> 00:19:29,502
which is kind of stopping
this corner from coming over.
421
00:19:30,462 --> 00:19:32,421
[Narrator] Luckily for Max,
422
00:19:32,422 --> 00:19:37,093
Bill still has
his offload excavator on site.
423
00:19:40,805 --> 00:19:42,766
[Bill] You're free now.
424
00:19:43,516 --> 00:19:45,185
[Max] That'll work better.
425
00:19:46,770 --> 00:19:48,896
[Narrator] A gentle nudge...
426
00:19:48,897 --> 00:19:51,191
and the bogies...
427
00:19:52,734 --> 00:19:53,651
[Max] There you go.
428
00:19:53,652 --> 00:19:55,152
[Narrator] ...are free...
429
00:19:55,153 --> 00:19:56,153
[Max] All right.
430
00:19:56,154 --> 00:19:59,616
[Narrator]
...from the eight-foot ditch.
431
00:20:02,994 --> 00:20:04,871
Went pretty smoothly
in all honesty.
432
00:20:06,331 --> 00:20:08,499
[Narrator]
With the bogies out,
433
00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:11,460
Max faces the real challenge.
434
00:20:11,461 --> 00:20:13,922
Like, okay, you've got
that stuck down there...
435
00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,801
...how are you gonna
get that out?
436
00:20:36,653 --> 00:20:39,572
[Narrator]
250 kilometres southwest...
437
00:20:42,033 --> 00:20:45,662
[Narrator] ...in the mountains
near Kelowna...
438
00:20:50,375 --> 00:20:51,792
[♪]
439
00:20:51,793 --> 00:20:53,711
[Narrator]
...a Reliable Towing 50-tonne
440
00:20:53,712 --> 00:20:56,255
ventures far from homebase...
441
00:20:56,256 --> 00:20:57,715
[John] Road trip!
442
00:20:57,716 --> 00:21:01,468
[Narrator] ...with John Dods
on a solo mission.
443
00:21:01,469 --> 00:21:02,845
[John] Little bit
more snow up here
444
00:21:02,846 --> 00:21:04,638
than I thought there would be, actually.
445
00:21:04,639 --> 00:21:07,057
I love working by myself.
446
00:21:07,058 --> 00:21:08,392
I am a team player,
447
00:21:08,393 --> 00:21:09,810
but sometimes it's just better
448
00:21:09,811 --> 00:21:11,271
to be in charge
of the scene yourself.
449
00:21:12,105 --> 00:21:14,690
I had about four people
try to tell me
450
00:21:14,691 --> 00:21:16,900
that I'm gonna need a rotator
for this job,
451
00:21:16,901 --> 00:21:18,361
and I don't feel I'm going to.
452
00:21:22,449 --> 00:21:23,657
Not too sure
453
00:21:23,658 --> 00:21:25,993
what the back road's
gonna be like up here.
454
00:21:25,994 --> 00:21:27,911
[Narrator]
Just off the highway,
455
00:21:27,912 --> 00:21:30,290
on a private back road...
456
00:21:32,751 --> 00:21:35,210
...a 30-foot camper
457
00:21:35,211 --> 00:21:38,464
hangs on a river's edge.
458
00:21:38,465 --> 00:21:39,506
[John] You just never know
459
00:21:39,507 --> 00:21:42,092
what you're gonna
show up to, man.
460
00:21:42,093 --> 00:21:43,887
We're gonna have
quite the adventure today.
461
00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:51,560
[Narrator] John...
462
00:21:51,561 --> 00:21:53,979
[Sam] Quite the truck.
463
00:21:53,980 --> 00:21:55,647
[Narrator]
...is greeted by the owner...
464
00:21:55,648 --> 00:21:56,690
[John] It's gonna be home
465
00:21:56,691 --> 00:21:57,524
until you build something
up here?
466
00:21:57,525 --> 00:21:58,859
[Sam] Yeah.
467
00:21:58,860 --> 00:22:00,611
[Narrator] ...who plans
to live in the camper
468
00:22:00,612 --> 00:22:03,655
while building
an off-grid home.
469
00:22:03,656 --> 00:22:06,241
[Sam] She almost
went in the creek.
470
00:22:06,242 --> 00:22:08,035
We were towing the 5th-wheel
up the hill here,
471
00:22:08,036 --> 00:22:10,037
and she just started spinning,
472
00:22:10,038 --> 00:22:13,540
and then just slid right back.
473
00:22:13,541 --> 00:22:15,793
This is his home,
it's his livelihood.
474
00:22:15,794 --> 00:22:19,546
[Sam] Thank God, it only went
where it did, right?
475
00:22:19,547 --> 00:22:21,341
We gotta try to get this out
in one piece.
476
00:22:22,342 --> 00:22:25,260
[Narrator] But before
John can get to work...
477
00:22:25,261 --> 00:22:26,053
[John] He barely fits.
478
00:22:26,054 --> 00:22:27,805
[Narrator]
...he must find a way
479
00:22:27,806 --> 00:22:30,099
to get
his eight-foot-wide wrecker
480
00:22:30,100 --> 00:22:32,184
to the other side.
481
00:22:32,185 --> 00:22:35,145
[John] I gotta lift the trailer
over outta my way...
482
00:22:35,146 --> 00:22:36,021
[air hissing]
483
00:22:36,022 --> 00:22:37,189
...and then I can
get around it.
484
00:22:37,190 --> 00:22:40,359
[Narrator]
John's only option...
485
00:22:40,360 --> 00:22:42,987
[John] I gotta try to get up
into this tree here.
486
00:22:42,988 --> 00:22:45,365
[Narrator]
...is to get resourceful.
487
00:22:46,533 --> 00:22:48,659
[Sam] By your right foot,
there's a nub.
488
00:22:48,660 --> 00:22:51,161
Your knee's basically on it,
yeah, right there.
489
00:22:51,162 --> 00:22:54,289
I like doing
these backroad recoveries
490
00:22:54,290 --> 00:22:55,874
with limited room.
491
00:22:55,875 --> 00:22:57,918
It gives you the ability
492
00:22:57,919 --> 00:22:59,336
to show off your skill
a little bit more.
493
00:22:59,337 --> 00:23:01,881
Yeah, so, basically,
I gotta get to here, so...
494
00:23:02,674 --> 00:23:04,383
[Sam] Oh, yeah, you got 'er.
495
00:23:04,384 --> 00:23:05,676
[John] Most of the time,
496
00:23:05,677 --> 00:23:09,388
you would think of a tree
being in your way
497
00:23:09,389 --> 00:23:10,764
as an obstacle.
498
00:23:10,765 --> 00:23:12,599
Don't fall...
499
00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:14,393
Don't fall.
500
00:23:14,394 --> 00:23:15,519
I pride myself
501
00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:16,812
on making sure I can get
something done
502
00:23:16,813 --> 00:23:18,981
using my head
and thinking outside the box.
503
00:23:18,982 --> 00:23:21,942
[Narrator]
20 feet up the tree...
504
00:23:21,943 --> 00:23:23,819
[branch crackling]
Oh!
505
00:23:23,820 --> 00:23:26,280
That was my leverage.
506
00:23:26,281 --> 00:23:28,032
Oh, buddy!
507
00:23:28,033 --> 00:23:30,492
[Narrator]
...John rigs a snatchblock
508
00:23:30,493 --> 00:23:33,830
to redirect his winch line.
509
00:23:34,622 --> 00:23:36,916
[Sam] There you are.
510
00:23:38,668 --> 00:23:41,879
That's right,
more risk, more reward.
511
00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:43,423
I couldn't work in an office.
512
00:23:44,466 --> 00:23:47,134
[Narrator] By rigging
snatch blocks to trees,
513
00:23:47,135 --> 00:23:51,180
John will direct his pull
from the opposite side,
514
00:23:51,181 --> 00:23:53,433
clearing the way
for his wrecker.
515
00:23:54,851 --> 00:23:56,143
[John] Okay, pull a bit.
516
00:23:56,144 --> 00:23:57,102
See what happens.
517
00:23:57,103 --> 00:23:59,439
[Narrator] With
remote control in hand...
518
00:24:00,648 --> 00:24:02,900
[John]
This tree's a little thin.
519
00:24:02,901 --> 00:24:06,278
[Narrator] ...and a safety line
to the owner's truck...
520
00:24:06,279 --> 00:24:09,573
to stop the camper
from sliding into the river...
521
00:24:09,574 --> 00:24:10,741
[John] Watch your head
and stuff there.
522
00:24:10,742 --> 00:24:11,825
[Sam] Oh yeah.
523
00:24:11,826 --> 00:24:14,162
[Narrator] ...John tightens up.
524
00:24:15,914 --> 00:24:17,790
[John] We're gonna
give 'er a shot
525
00:24:17,791 --> 00:24:19,042
and see how she goes.
526
00:24:20,543 --> 00:24:21,461
[crunching]
527
00:24:25,215 --> 00:24:27,383
Once we got enough room,
we'll get around it.
528
00:24:27,384 --> 00:24:29,219
[Sam] There she goes.
529
00:24:30,261 --> 00:24:33,347
[Narrator] John's
sequence of snatchblocks...
530
00:24:33,348 --> 00:24:35,015
[Sam] Oh, there's a shift.
531
00:24:35,016 --> 00:24:36,183
[John] There it is.
532
00:24:36,184 --> 00:24:37,309
[Narrator] ...does the trick.
533
00:24:37,310 --> 00:24:40,854
[John] Okay,
I can get around that now.
534
00:24:40,855 --> 00:24:42,773
If it looks good,
it looks good, you know?
535
00:24:42,774 --> 00:24:44,817
Okay, I'll back up.
536
00:24:44,818 --> 00:24:46,360
[horn honking]
537
00:24:46,361 --> 00:24:49,990
[Narrator] John's 50-tonne
squeezes through.
538
00:24:51,491 --> 00:24:53,617
[John] You can do anything
with a straight stick
539
00:24:53,618 --> 00:24:55,035
that you can with a rotator.
540
00:24:55,036 --> 00:24:58,288
It just takes
more use of your brain.
541
00:24:58,289 --> 00:25:00,000
[air hissing]
542
00:25:00,959 --> 00:25:03,420
The hard part's
still ahead of us here.
543
00:25:06,297 --> 00:25:09,049
Oh, yeah,
she hit the rock hard.
544
00:25:09,050 --> 00:25:12,678
[Narrator] The home-on-wheels
took a hit going in...
545
00:25:12,679 --> 00:25:13,971
[Sam] Oh yeah.
546
00:25:13,972 --> 00:25:16,223
[John] It's bent right up almost
into the floor.
547
00:25:16,224 --> 00:25:17,933
[Narrator]
...and one wrong move
548
00:25:17,934 --> 00:25:21,812
could turn the rescue
into a write-off.
549
00:25:21,813 --> 00:25:23,355
[Sam] She don't gotta go far.
550
00:25:23,356 --> 00:25:24,565
Nope.
551
00:25:24,566 --> 00:25:25,691
[John] It's down,
552
00:25:25,692 --> 00:25:29,486
hung up on a large section
of rip-rap rock.
553
00:25:29,487 --> 00:25:31,780
If I just run a low line across,
554
00:25:31,781 --> 00:25:32,823
it's just gonna rip
the whole bottom
555
00:25:32,824 --> 00:25:33,867
out of this trailer.
556
00:25:34,784 --> 00:25:36,160
[Narrator]
Rather than winching...
557
00:25:36,161 --> 00:25:38,162
[Sam] About eight inches!
558
00:25:38,163 --> 00:25:41,124
[Narrator] ...John reaches out
with his underlift.
559
00:25:42,375 --> 00:25:44,085
[Sam] She's in there.
560
00:25:45,003 --> 00:25:46,295
[John] Moment of sketchiness.
561
00:25:46,296 --> 00:25:49,548
[Narrator]
Booming up gives him lift...
562
00:25:49,549 --> 00:25:50,966
[crunching]
563
00:25:50,967 --> 00:25:52,135
[John] It's cracklin'.
564
00:25:53,928 --> 00:25:56,472
[Narrator]
...but as he pulls in...
565
00:25:56,473 --> 00:25:57,598
[crunching]
566
00:25:57,599 --> 00:25:58,892
As a tow company...
567
00:26:00,185 --> 00:26:01,894
No.
568
00:26:01,895 --> 00:26:03,312
...we are held responsible
569
00:26:03,313 --> 00:26:05,440
for any damages that we do
to people's units.
570
00:26:07,025 --> 00:26:09,903
Don't like the sound of that.
571
00:26:13,198 --> 00:26:14,281
[John] It's cracklin'.
572
00:26:14,282 --> 00:26:17,035
[Narrator] In the hills
southeast of Kelowna...
573
00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:21,038
[John] This is gonna be
the sketchy-sketchy part.
574
00:26:21,039 --> 00:26:23,249
[Narrator] ...an off-grid
camper rescue...
575
00:26:24,209 --> 00:26:25,793
[John] Little dodgy.
576
00:26:25,794 --> 00:26:27,461
[Narrator] ...is banking...
577
00:26:27,462 --> 00:26:28,921
[Sam] Something's crunching.
578
00:26:28,922 --> 00:26:31,757
[Narrator]
...on John Dods' underlift.
579
00:26:31,758 --> 00:26:35,719
What I am worried about
is all the noise I'm hearing
580
00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:38,472
up at the front tongue
of the trailer.
581
00:26:38,473 --> 00:26:39,890
To be someone's actual home,
582
00:26:39,891 --> 00:26:43,310
especially with how fragile
these things are,
583
00:26:43,311 --> 00:26:45,521
it's very important
we get this out in one piece.
584
00:26:45,522 --> 00:26:47,773
Just keep an eye
on this little crack,
585
00:26:47,774 --> 00:26:49,317
- and this little crack.
- Yeah.
586
00:26:52,570 --> 00:26:53,654
What's happening is
587
00:26:53,655 --> 00:26:56,699
we're getting a bite
into this rock here.
588
00:26:56,700 --> 00:26:58,284
I wanna add more of a lift...
589
00:27:00,036 --> 00:27:03,706
Yeah, I'll go one on this side
and one on that side.
590
00:27:03,707 --> 00:27:05,959
...so we gotta get
really creative.
591
00:27:07,168 --> 00:27:09,295
Needs a little extra pull.
592
00:27:12,590 --> 00:27:15,342
[Narrator] With his underlift
still attached,
593
00:27:15,343 --> 00:27:17,553
John will run lines to trees
594
00:27:17,554 --> 00:27:19,847
on either side of his wrecker,
595
00:27:19,848 --> 00:27:23,350
routing them
to the camper's rear axles
596
00:27:23,351 --> 00:27:26,104
to overcome the rocky bank.
597
00:27:28,690 --> 00:27:30,983
[John] All righty,
598
00:27:30,984 --> 00:27:33,485
let's see how this goes for us.
599
00:27:33,486 --> 00:27:35,655
[Narrator]
Loading his lines...
600
00:27:39,659 --> 00:27:44,538
...John puts his winches
to work.
601
00:27:44,539 --> 00:27:47,708
[Sam] Yeah, she's coming.
602
00:27:47,709 --> 00:27:50,128
[John] How's that tree holding?
603
00:27:51,379 --> 00:27:52,463
[Sam] Geez...
604
00:27:52,464 --> 00:27:54,382
Putting quite a bit of weight
on that.
605
00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:57,301
[John] Yeah, I know.
606
00:27:57,302 --> 00:27:59,220
Shifting.
607
00:28:07,562 --> 00:28:10,190
Okay, moment of truth.
608
00:28:14,069 --> 00:28:15,778
We don't do it
609
00:28:15,779 --> 00:28:17,739
if it doesn't work
for John Dods.
610
00:28:20,742 --> 00:28:22,034
[Sam] Good.
611
00:28:22,035 --> 00:28:23,995
[John] Yeah, we're good.
We're out.
612
00:28:26,331 --> 00:28:28,582
This one looks good.
613
00:28:28,583 --> 00:28:29,918
[chuckling]
614
00:28:32,087 --> 00:28:34,004
[John] You fared
pretty good, buddy.
615
00:28:34,005 --> 00:28:35,547
[Narrator]
To everyone's relief...
616
00:28:35,548 --> 00:28:38,425
[John] For as big
as those boulders are
617
00:28:38,426 --> 00:28:40,844
that were underneath it?
[laughing]
618
00:28:40,845 --> 00:28:42,721
[Narrator]
...the damage is minimal.
619
00:28:42,722 --> 00:28:44,223
Story ended really well.
620
00:28:44,224 --> 00:28:46,225
I was actually getting
really worried about it there
621
00:28:46,226 --> 00:28:47,268
for a second.
622
00:28:48,395 --> 00:28:50,479
[Narrator]
Relaxing his grip,
623
00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:52,189
John offers a courtesy tow...
624
00:28:52,190 --> 00:28:54,900
[John] Feels great.
625
00:28:54,901 --> 00:28:56,610
That took some creativity
626
00:28:56,611 --> 00:28:59,989
and a lot of teamwork
from both our parts.
627
00:28:59,990 --> 00:29:02,366
[Narrator]
...to where the owner will live
628
00:29:02,367 --> 00:29:04,743
while he builds his new home.
629
00:29:04,744 --> 00:29:07,538
[air hissing]
630
00:29:07,539 --> 00:29:08,872
You're a good man, John.
631
00:29:08,873 --> 00:29:09,999
No problem, my friend.
632
00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:10,916
Good man.
633
00:29:10,917 --> 00:29:12,459
He came in
with the expectation
634
00:29:12,460 --> 00:29:13,752
damage was gonna get done...
635
00:29:13,753 --> 00:29:16,213
[Sam] Saved my camper.
636
00:29:16,214 --> 00:29:19,174
[John] ...and seeing that
very little was done
637
00:29:19,175 --> 00:29:21,803
has definitely got him
feeling good.
638
00:29:22,721 --> 00:29:25,974
Definitely not
no rotator job, though.
639
00:29:28,476 --> 00:29:29,477
I feel good
to be able to help.
640
00:29:37,694 --> 00:29:40,071
[Narrator] Four and a half
hours northeast...
641
00:29:41,906 --> 00:29:43,949
[Narrator]
...a Ben's Towing 50-tonne
642
00:29:43,950 --> 00:29:45,243
returns to the scene...
643
00:29:48,830 --> 00:29:50,789
[Mike]
I'm on this channel, yup.
644
00:29:50,790 --> 00:29:52,875
[Narrator] ...with Mike...
645
00:29:52,876 --> 00:29:56,128
That looks like it went
pretty quick and easy.
646
00:29:56,129 --> 00:29:59,298
[Narrator] ...back to help
finish what he started.
647
00:29:59,299 --> 00:30:00,132
[air hissing]
648
00:30:00,133 --> 00:30:01,633
[Mike]
Sometimes, jobs are quick.
649
00:30:01,634 --> 00:30:03,803
Some of these jobs like this
can just turn into a marathon.
650
00:30:07,307 --> 00:30:10,934
[Narrator] Headed eastbound
when it lost traction,
651
00:30:10,935 --> 00:30:14,104
the semi trailer
caught an edge
652
00:30:14,105 --> 00:30:16,483
and broke free from its tractor.
653
00:30:18,985 --> 00:30:21,695
One for you, one for me.
654
00:30:21,696 --> 00:30:23,614
I think you could probably
justo off the bumper there,
655
00:30:23,615 --> 00:30:24,865
that'll be enough.
656
00:30:24,866 --> 00:30:26,367
[Max] Okay, do you want me
high or low?
657
00:30:26,368 --> 00:30:27,951
Low.
658
00:30:27,952 --> 00:30:29,328
[Narrator] With greenhorn Max
659
00:30:29,329 --> 00:30:31,455
hooking to the rear...
660
00:30:31,456 --> 00:30:33,582
Mike hooks the front.
661
00:30:33,583 --> 00:30:35,334
[Mike] Perfect.
662
00:30:35,335 --> 00:30:38,671
[Narrator] Working inside
a single lane...
663
00:30:38,672 --> 00:30:39,588
The shoulder
on this particular stretch
664
00:30:39,589 --> 00:30:42,091
is measured in feet,
665
00:30:42,092 --> 00:30:43,175
and not very many of them.
666
00:30:43,176 --> 00:30:45,886
[Narrator]
...they must make use
667
00:30:45,887 --> 00:30:48,889
of every inch.
668
00:30:48,890 --> 00:30:50,225
- Am I still inside the line?
- You're good.
669
00:30:51,518 --> 00:30:53,185
I'm gonna
get ahead of you here,
670
00:30:53,186 --> 00:30:55,229
and then let you do your end.
671
00:30:55,230 --> 00:30:57,606
Max has been
a very good student
672
00:30:57,607 --> 00:30:58,524
over his time here.
673
00:30:58,525 --> 00:31:00,067
[Max] Yeah, I got a copy.
674
00:31:00,068 --> 00:31:01,694
This is gonna be
a bit of a challenge for him,
675
00:31:01,695 --> 00:31:02,654
but I know he's up to it.
676
00:31:04,155 --> 00:31:06,199
[Narrator] Alternating
between Mike's 50-tonne...
677
00:31:08,618 --> 00:31:10,411
[Narrator]
...and Max's one-tonne...
678
00:31:10,412 --> 00:31:11,496
[Max] Pulling.
679
00:31:21,381 --> 00:31:23,590
[Narrator]
...they bring the trailer up
680
00:31:23,591 --> 00:31:25,009
as far as they can...
681
00:31:26,928 --> 00:31:28,470
[Narrator]
...in their cramped workspace...
682
00:31:28,471 --> 00:31:30,223
[Mike]
K, freewheel your line and...
683
00:31:34,477 --> 00:31:37,813
[Narrator] ...but to get it
fully out of the ditch...
684
00:31:37,814 --> 00:31:39,189
So we're taking the lane, hey?
685
00:31:39,190 --> 00:31:44,028
[Narrator] ...they'll need
to shut down a second lane.
686
00:31:44,029 --> 00:31:46,322
We're taking this lane only,
687
00:31:46,323 --> 00:31:48,241
so cut yourself hard over
when you come ahead.
688
00:31:49,492 --> 00:31:50,535
Okay.
689
00:31:54,289 --> 00:31:55,789
[Mike] All yours.
690
00:31:55,790 --> 00:31:57,333
[Narrator]
With the critical route
691
00:31:57,334 --> 00:32:00,085
down to a single
alternating lane...
692
00:32:00,086 --> 00:32:02,714
[Mike]
That's good! Right there!
693
00:32:04,674 --> 00:32:06,592
Okay, go ahead, start pulling.
694
00:32:06,593 --> 00:32:07,968
I'll keep up.
695
00:32:07,969 --> 00:32:11,472
[Narrator] ...Mike kicks it
into high gear.
696
00:32:11,473 --> 00:32:14,433
Highway 1 is the main
commercial corridor
697
00:32:14,434 --> 00:32:15,893
between the B.C. Interior
and the rest of Canada...
698
00:32:15,894 --> 00:32:17,686
Get rolling!
699
00:32:17,687 --> 00:32:19,521
...and obviously they want
to have us cleared and gone
700
00:32:19,522 --> 00:32:20,398
as soon as possible.
701
00:32:31,701 --> 00:32:33,495
[Narrator]
East of Revelstoke...
702
00:32:36,081 --> 00:32:38,040
[Narrator]
...a tricky trailer recovery
703
00:32:38,041 --> 00:32:42,337
has the Trans-Canada Highway
down to one lane.
704
00:32:43,713 --> 00:32:44,506
- [Mike] Keep going.
- [Max] Yeah?
705
00:32:46,257 --> 00:32:47,716
[Narrator] Mike...
706
00:32:47,717 --> 00:32:49,051
and Max...
707
00:32:49,052 --> 00:32:52,638
[Mike] Bring 'er right
to your under-reach.
708
00:32:52,639 --> 00:32:54,390
[Narrator] ...heave-ho...
709
00:32:54,391 --> 00:32:56,350
[Mike] Good. Just hold it.
I'm gonna pull.
710
00:32:56,351 --> 00:32:58,644
[Narrator] ...to bring
a toppled trailer
711
00:32:58,645 --> 00:33:00,562
back on pavement.
712
00:33:00,563 --> 00:33:03,108
The goal is to do this with
minimal traffic disruptions.
713
00:33:06,111 --> 00:33:07,862
[Mike] That's more like it.
714
00:33:11,366 --> 00:33:13,284
[Bill] There,
she's touching down, yup!
715
00:33:14,744 --> 00:33:17,329
That'll work.
She's sitting flat.
716
00:33:17,330 --> 00:33:19,457
Okay, Max, you just
set 'er down, get outta there.
717
00:33:21,376 --> 00:33:22,793
Traffic can go through.
718
00:33:22,794 --> 00:33:26,297
[Narrator]
Max clears his wrecker...
719
00:33:28,758 --> 00:33:31,510
[Narrator] ...and the backlog
on Highway 1
720
00:33:31,511 --> 00:33:33,221
is released.
721
00:33:35,890 --> 00:33:37,559
Now we load it up
and get it outta here.
722
00:33:39,477 --> 00:33:41,812
[Narrator]
But towing the trailer away
723
00:33:41,813 --> 00:33:43,689
is not an option...
724
00:33:43,690 --> 00:33:45,232
[Mike] We're gonna need
a Landoll for the trailer
725
00:33:45,233 --> 00:33:47,152
because it's on its side,
and there's no wheels left.
726
00:33:48,403 --> 00:33:50,529
[Narrator]
...and the tilting trailer...
727
00:33:50,530 --> 00:33:52,906
[squeaking]
728
00:33:52,907 --> 00:33:54,074
Don't break it!
729
00:33:54,075 --> 00:33:56,661
[Narrator]
...needs a little help.
730
00:33:58,580 --> 00:33:59,663
[Bill] Just see
if the excavator
731
00:33:59,664 --> 00:34:00,749
will give it
a little bit of a push.
732
00:34:01,750 --> 00:34:04,376
[Mike] The excavator's a handy
little piece of equipment.
733
00:34:04,377 --> 00:34:05,420
It's got the blade,
it can push things.
734
00:34:06,379 --> 00:34:07,254
[Bill] Ready?
735
00:34:07,255 --> 00:34:09,049
[Mike] Yup.
736
00:34:09,966 --> 00:34:12,801
Just watch
that front corner, Max.
737
00:34:12,802 --> 00:34:16,097
Let me know when it's up
over the first axle.
738
00:34:20,435 --> 00:34:23,605
[Narrator] The extra muscle
from Bill's excavator...
739
00:34:27,359 --> 00:34:30,028
[Narrator] ...pushes
the trailer all the way...
740
00:34:31,613 --> 00:34:33,030
[Narrator] ...on deck...
741
00:34:33,031 --> 00:34:34,448
[Mike] Good enough.
742
00:34:34,449 --> 00:34:37,701
Heads up, coming over.
743
00:34:37,702 --> 00:34:38,827
[Mike] Yup!
744
00:34:38,828 --> 00:34:40,454
[Max] Still plenty to learn,
745
00:34:40,455 --> 00:34:42,164
but, yeah,
I think we're in a pretty...
746
00:34:42,165 --> 00:34:43,165
pretty good place.
747
00:34:43,166 --> 00:34:44,833
[Narrator]
...and Team Reliable's
748
00:34:44,834 --> 00:34:45,959
Ben's Towing...
749
00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:47,753
[Mike] Oh yeah.
750
00:34:47,754 --> 00:34:50,214
I'd call that a load.
751
00:34:50,215 --> 00:34:52,049
[Narrator] ...takes the win.
752
00:34:52,050 --> 00:34:54,218
[Mike] Okay, I'm outta here.
753
00:34:54,219 --> 00:34:55,344
The recovery we planned
went well,
754
00:34:55,345 --> 00:34:57,138
the highway's open,
and everybody's happy.
755
00:34:59,557 --> 00:35:02,017
Mike's built
a very good team in Revelstoke.
756
00:35:02,018 --> 00:35:04,144
They managed it all,
757
00:35:04,145 --> 00:35:05,980
and I'm very proud of them.
758
00:35:10,485 --> 00:35:13,154
[Narrator]
500 kilometres southwest...
759
00:35:15,907 --> 00:35:17,409
[Narrator]
...in the Fraser Valley...
760
00:35:19,327 --> 00:35:21,663
[Narrator]
...Aggressive Towing...
761
00:35:23,248 --> 00:35:25,333
[Jasmine Davis] So
if you wanna use this table...
762
00:35:26,376 --> 00:35:28,752
[Narrator]
...is decking the halls.
763
00:35:28,753 --> 00:35:29,962
[Tia] Today we have
764
00:35:29,963 --> 00:35:31,630
our 6th Annual
Tow Truck Toy Run.
765
00:35:31,631 --> 00:35:34,883
[Jasmine] Every year,
it gets a little bit bigger.
766
00:35:34,884 --> 00:35:37,928
[Narrator] Collecting toys
for kids in need,
767
00:35:37,929 --> 00:35:40,764
Jason Davis's daughters,
768
00:35:40,765 --> 00:35:42,433
Matia Davis
769
00:35:42,434 --> 00:35:44,184
and Jasmine Lewis,
770
00:35:44,185 --> 00:35:48,564
are aiming to outdo
their previous toy runs.
771
00:35:48,565 --> 00:35:50,691
This year, we actually had
the military reach out to us,
772
00:35:50,692 --> 00:35:52,526
and they wanted to participate,
773
00:35:52,527 --> 00:35:53,610
so they are here today.
774
00:35:53,611 --> 00:35:54,611
[Jason] Sometimes,
775
00:35:54,612 --> 00:35:55,821
you don't know
how they're gonna top it,
776
00:35:55,822 --> 00:35:56,989
but they come up
with these ideas.
777
00:35:56,990 --> 00:35:59,366
Makes us strive
to wanna keep doing it,
778
00:35:59,367 --> 00:36:02,287
and making it bigger and better
every single year.
779
00:36:03,204 --> 00:36:04,288
[Narrator] This year,
780
00:36:04,289 --> 00:36:07,124
making a surprise
first-time appearance...
781
00:36:07,125 --> 00:36:08,667
[Jamie Davis]
You could be Mrs. Claus.
782
00:36:08,668 --> 00:36:11,712
[Narrator]
...incognito Jamie Davis...
783
00:36:11,713 --> 00:36:13,797
[both laughing]
784
00:36:13,798 --> 00:36:15,299
[Sherry] You look funny, too.
785
00:36:15,300 --> 00:36:18,343
[Narrator] ...and his wife
and business partner, Sherry.
786
00:36:18,344 --> 00:36:20,304
[Jamie] In past years,
787
00:36:20,305 --> 00:36:23,140
I've been out of town,
or working, or somewhere.
788
00:36:23,141 --> 00:36:24,141
I'm here this year,
789
00:36:24,142 --> 00:36:26,852
gonna hang out there for the day
790
00:36:26,853 --> 00:36:27,854
and enjoy it.
791
00:36:30,774 --> 00:36:31,982
Howdy.
792
00:36:31,983 --> 00:36:33,067
[Sherry] Hi.
793
00:36:33,068 --> 00:36:35,652
[Jamie] See, Merv,
I wanted to be like you.
794
00:36:35,653 --> 00:36:37,237
You wanna compare?
795
00:36:37,238 --> 00:36:38,614
[Merv]
The whole towing industry
796
00:36:38,615 --> 00:36:40,407
puts in a big effort
to throw this on,
797
00:36:40,408 --> 00:36:43,202
and just to watch
how many people turn up,
798
00:36:43,203 --> 00:36:46,372
and all the items we get
for donation is incredible.
799
00:36:46,373 --> 00:36:49,333
[Jamie] I got more of a beard
like him. [laughing]
800
00:36:49,334 --> 00:36:52,169
It feels great,
and everybody is lovely.
801
00:36:52,170 --> 00:36:56,215
Lots of new faces
and lots of old dudes.
802
00:36:56,216 --> 00:36:58,008
[Jamie] The thing
is itchier than heck.
803
00:36:58,009 --> 00:36:59,009
- You wanna try it, Jase?
- No thanks.
804
00:36:59,010 --> 00:37:00,094
- Try it on.
- No.
805
00:37:00,095 --> 00:37:01,845
Just a little bit. Come on.
806
00:37:01,846 --> 00:37:03,222
- How are you?
- Good, good.
807
00:37:03,223 --> 00:37:04,306
[Jamie] I actually enjoy
808
00:37:04,307 --> 00:37:06,558
just talking to the guys
that you know there.
809
00:37:06,559 --> 00:37:08,602
We don't really see each other
as much as you would think,
810
00:37:08,603 --> 00:37:10,354
because everybody's busy
doing their thing.
811
00:37:10,355 --> 00:37:11,814
This is my main man right here.
812
00:37:11,815 --> 00:37:13,148
[laughing]
813
00:37:13,149 --> 00:37:15,818
Every year, I say this,
but every year, it's true...
814
00:37:15,819 --> 00:37:17,486
Think it'll fit you?
815
00:37:17,487 --> 00:37:19,863
[Sherry] Okay.
Around the ears, yeah.
816
00:37:19,864 --> 00:37:21,073
Yeah, you gotta
bring it down a bit.
817
00:37:21,074 --> 00:37:22,616
Yeah, that's it.
818
00:37:22,617 --> 00:37:23,701
I'm so impressed
819
00:37:23,702 --> 00:37:26,036
with the ability to bring
the industry together.
820
00:37:26,037 --> 00:37:28,038
- There you go.
- [laughing]
821
00:37:28,039 --> 00:37:30,750
Convoy's almost here!
822
00:37:31,668 --> 00:37:34,169
[Narrator] Finally,
it's the main event...
823
00:37:34,170 --> 00:37:35,254
[truck horn honking]
824
00:37:35,255 --> 00:37:37,214
[Narrator]
...a Christmas convoy...
825
00:37:37,215 --> 00:37:39,383
[truck horns honking]
826
00:37:39,384 --> 00:37:40,802
[Santa Al] Merry Christmas!
827
00:37:43,263 --> 00:37:45,556
[Santa Al] Ha ha!
Look at all the people!
828
00:37:45,557 --> 00:37:47,474
[Narrator]
...and a strangely familiar
829
00:37:47,475 --> 00:37:48,976
guest of honour.
830
00:37:48,977 --> 00:37:51,020
Welcome to the toy run!
831
00:37:51,021 --> 00:37:53,773
[truck horn honking]
832
00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:00,779
[Narrator]
At Aggressive Towing...
833
00:38:00,780 --> 00:38:02,406
[engine revving]
834
00:38:02,407 --> 00:38:04,241
[Jamie] There we go!
835
00:38:04,242 --> 00:38:05,993
[laughing]
836
00:38:05,994 --> 00:38:09,288
[Narrator] ...the 6th Annual
Christmas Toy Drive
837
00:38:09,289 --> 00:38:10,581
is underway...
838
00:38:10,582 --> 00:38:11,915
[truck horns honking]
839
00:38:11,916 --> 00:38:15,919
...and with over 50 tow trucks
from across B.C...
840
00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:18,797
Wow, that's a lot of trucks.
841
00:38:18,798 --> 00:38:20,507
[Narrator]
...it's their biggest...
842
00:38:20,508 --> 00:38:21,967
[horn honking]
843
00:38:21,968 --> 00:38:25,179
...and brightest to date.
844
00:38:25,180 --> 00:38:26,388
[Jason] All of us
in the industry, I think,
845
00:38:26,389 --> 00:38:27,973
take pride in that.
846
00:38:27,974 --> 00:38:30,101
It shows their dedication
to helping people.
847
00:38:31,353 --> 00:38:34,104
[Santa Al] Here's the Army
look at that.
848
00:38:34,105 --> 00:38:36,940
[Narrator] It's even
caught the attention...
849
00:38:36,941 --> 00:38:38,108
[Santa Al] All the kids.
850
00:38:38,109 --> 00:38:40,110
[Narrator]
...of the big man himself.
851
00:38:40,111 --> 00:38:41,987
[Santa Al] I feel like
I need some hairspray.
852
00:38:41,988 --> 00:38:44,448
[horn honking]
853
00:38:44,449 --> 00:38:45,741
[Al] Jasmine and Tia,
854
00:38:45,742 --> 00:38:49,161
I've known those girls
since like that,
855
00:38:49,162 --> 00:38:50,037
and...
856
00:38:50,038 --> 00:38:52,122
[Santa Al] Ho, ho, ho, ho!
857
00:38:52,123 --> 00:38:54,875
I'm very proud to see them
take the initiative
858
00:38:54,876 --> 00:38:59,129
to organize this whole toy run.
859
00:38:59,130 --> 00:39:01,423
[Santa Al] How are you today?
860
00:39:01,424 --> 00:39:02,341
You're so cute!
861
00:39:02,342 --> 00:39:03,509
All they gotta do
862
00:39:03,510 --> 00:39:06,345
is walk up with a good fresh
chocolate chip cookie,
863
00:39:06,346 --> 00:39:07,429
and they're in.
864
00:39:07,430 --> 00:39:10,516
[Narrator] After
six years of toy runs...
865
00:39:10,517 --> 00:39:12,976
[Jasmine] Being able to see
the trailer filled up
866
00:39:12,977 --> 00:39:15,104
is definitely
a rewarding feeling.
867
00:39:15,105 --> 00:39:16,980
[Narrator]
...Santa will be leaving
868
00:39:16,981 --> 00:39:19,108
with his heaviest haul yet.
869
00:39:19,109 --> 00:39:20,984
It helps shed a better light
870
00:39:20,985 --> 00:39:22,611
on the towing industry
as a whole.
871
00:39:22,612 --> 00:39:24,113
[Al] It's kinda inspirational
872
00:39:24,114 --> 00:39:26,115
to see all these
tow truck guys come together
873
00:39:26,116 --> 00:39:27,616
and help Santa out.
874
00:39:27,617 --> 00:39:28,742
What's your name?
875
00:39:28,743 --> 00:39:30,869
[Jamie]
It's all for a good cause.
876
00:39:30,870 --> 00:39:32,037
For me
to be able to go this year
877
00:39:32,038 --> 00:39:33,748
was a good thing.
878
00:39:35,500 --> 00:39:36,750
[Jamie] There you are.
879
00:39:36,751 --> 00:39:39,754
[Santa Al] Merry Christmas!
880
00:39:44,092 --> 00:39:46,386
[Narrator]
...But 600 kilometres north...
881
00:39:50,432 --> 00:39:53,184
[Narrator]
...near Quesnel, B.C...
882
00:39:54,185 --> 00:39:56,395
...a tough-luck lumber hauler
883
00:39:56,396 --> 00:39:58,105
has Rob Barber
884
00:39:58,106 --> 00:40:01,775
and Kyle Langlois from Autow...
885
00:40:01,776 --> 00:40:03,402
This is new.
886
00:40:03,403 --> 00:40:05,280
[Narrator]
...working the holidays.
887
00:40:07,949 --> 00:40:09,783
[Rob] It's hard
888
00:40:09,784 --> 00:40:13,538
because someone's gotta work
Christmas day, Christmas Eve.
889
00:40:16,374 --> 00:40:19,043
[Kyle] Every
tow truck operator's wish
890
00:40:19,044 --> 00:40:20,502
at the end of the season
891
00:40:20,503 --> 00:40:22,547
is probably
a little vacation time...
892
00:40:26,968 --> 00:40:28,635
...but we're the only ones
that are out there
893
00:40:28,636 --> 00:40:30,471
to keep the traffic flowing.
894
00:40:30,472 --> 00:40:32,514
[Narrator]
The super heavy Super B's
895
00:40:32,515 --> 00:40:33,641
back on the road...
896
00:40:35,310 --> 00:40:37,061
[Narrator]
...with an improvised
897
00:40:37,062 --> 00:40:39,064
two-wrecker tow-up.
898
00:40:47,489 --> 00:40:51,283
[Narrator] ...but despite
being "on-the-clock"...
899
00:40:51,284 --> 00:40:53,535
[Paul] Does he look better
like that, or like this?
900
00:40:53,536 --> 00:40:56,538
[Narrator] ...the team
back at the Autow yard...
901
00:40:56,539 --> 00:40:57,748
[Girard] Like that.
902
00:40:57,749 --> 00:41:01,251
[Narrator] ...does their best
to brighten holiday spirits.
903
00:41:01,252 --> 00:41:05,005
Is there any more lights then?
904
00:41:05,006 --> 00:41:06,423
Yeah, our days
during the wintertime are short,
905
00:41:06,424 --> 00:41:09,802
so it's nice when you see
the lights light up the yard.
906
00:41:09,803 --> 00:41:11,261
[phone ringing]
907
00:41:11,262 --> 00:41:14,640
Good afternoon, Autow.
Kim speaking.
908
00:41:14,641 --> 00:41:15,766
It's hard, right?
909
00:41:15,767 --> 00:41:17,226
With the festive season,
910
00:41:17,227 --> 00:41:19,353
everybody wants time off
to do stuff,
911
00:41:19,354 --> 00:41:21,272
and you don't always get it.
912
00:41:26,194 --> 00:41:28,655
[Narrator]
But the following morning...
913
00:41:32,659 --> 00:41:34,201
[Kyle] So what kind of tree
are we going to look for
914
00:41:34,202 --> 00:41:35,369
today, girls?
915
00:41:35,370 --> 00:41:37,830
I want one that's soft!
916
00:41:37,831 --> 00:41:40,249
[Narrator]
...on a rare day off,
917
00:41:40,250 --> 00:41:43,460
Kyle's on a special mission
with his family.
918
00:41:43,461 --> 00:41:45,004
You don't want a pokey one?
919
00:41:45,005 --> 00:41:46,296
No! They hurt.
920
00:41:46,297 --> 00:41:48,716
- They're all gonna be pokey.
- Yeah.
921
00:41:48,717 --> 00:41:50,426
Every Christmas-time now,
922
00:41:50,427 --> 00:41:51,885
we go out,
and we get a real tree.
923
00:41:51,886 --> 00:41:53,846
[Cadence] Oh, wait, that one?
That one, that one?
924
00:41:53,847 --> 00:41:55,097
[Summer] That one's nice.
925
00:41:55,098 --> 00:41:56,265
[Cadence] That one's nice.
926
00:41:56,266 --> 00:41:57,559
[Kyle] Okay,
let's go take a look.
927
00:41:59,728 --> 00:42:02,021
[Summer] We found the tree!
928
00:42:02,022 --> 00:42:02,980
[Kyle] Think it'll fit?
929
00:42:02,981 --> 00:42:04,481
Hopefully.
930
00:42:04,482 --> 00:42:07,151
I actually look forward
to these and enjoy them,
931
00:42:07,152 --> 00:42:09,278
because they don't happen a lot.
932
00:42:09,279 --> 00:42:10,321
[chainsaw rattling]
933
00:42:10,322 --> 00:42:11,864
[Kyle] More throttle.
934
00:42:11,865 --> 00:42:13,157
There you go!
935
00:42:13,158 --> 00:42:14,658
I want to!
936
00:42:14,659 --> 00:42:15,743
[groaning]
937
00:42:15,744 --> 00:42:18,287
[Kyle] Doesn't really matter
what the tree looks like.
938
00:42:18,288 --> 00:42:19,663
It's a family event.
939
00:42:19,664 --> 00:42:21,832
It grows memories for everybody,
coming out and doing this.
940
00:42:21,833 --> 00:42:23,709
- Up and over.
- [Sophia laughing] It's hard.
941
00:42:23,710 --> 00:42:25,420
[Narrator] Today's haul...
942
00:42:26,338 --> 00:42:28,130
[Kyle] We got a tree!
943
00:42:28,131 --> 00:42:29,757
[Narrator]
...is the kind of job
944
00:42:29,758 --> 00:42:31,133
every towman wants
945
00:42:31,134 --> 00:42:33,093
heading into the holidays.
946
00:42:33,094 --> 00:42:35,763
[Kyle] It's kinda nice
to be able to stop...
947
00:42:35,764 --> 00:42:37,056
Ready, girls?
948
00:42:37,057 --> 00:42:38,098
[everyone] Yeah.
949
00:42:38,099 --> 00:42:39,308
[Kyle]
...and make the best of it
950
00:42:39,309 --> 00:42:41,269
for the short amount of time
that I do get off.
951
00:42:45,815 --> 00:42:47,525
[Kyle laughing]
952
00:42:50,362 --> 00:42:53,739
[Narrator] Next time
on Highway Thru Hell...
953
00:42:53,740 --> 00:42:55,616
[Dalen] Supposed to be
three or four semi trucks.
954
00:42:55,617 --> 00:42:57,660
[Narrator]
...lumber mayhem...
955
00:42:57,661 --> 00:42:59,411
Damn.
956
00:42:59,412 --> 00:43:00,412
[Narrator]
...causes carnage...
957
00:43:00,413 --> 00:43:01,955
- Whoa.
- [Narrator] ...on the Coq.
958
00:43:01,956 --> 00:43:03,207
[Dalen]
Ambulance needs to get by.
959
00:43:03,208 --> 00:43:04,583
[Merv] Smells like chickens.
960
00:43:04,584 --> 00:43:06,543
[Narrator]
A farmer in the ditch...
961
00:43:06,544 --> 00:43:08,295
[Merv] It's like
a smorgasbord of wreck.
962
00:43:08,296 --> 00:43:10,464
[Narrator]
...has Aggressive on the line.
963
00:43:10,465 --> 00:43:11,716
[Merv] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
964
00:43:12,634 --> 00:43:14,968
[Narrator]
And Alexis shows Jamie...
965
00:43:14,969 --> 00:43:16,261
[Alexis] This is
the biggest thing
966
00:43:16,262 --> 00:43:17,346
I've ever towed.
967
00:43:17,347 --> 00:43:18,555
[Narrator]
...how it's done.
968
00:43:18,556 --> 00:43:20,392
[Jamie]
That's quite the ways down.
969
00:43:21,309 --> 00:43:25,438
[♪]