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    [Kerry Schmidt] Hold on,    
    it's gonna be a wild day.   

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     [Narrator] This winter     
     on Heavy Rescue 401...     

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   Go, go, go, go, go, go, go!  

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             [Kerry]            
  People are stuck everywhere.  

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       We got heavy trucks      
   blocking every single lane.  

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        [engine roaring]        

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           Slow down!           

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     Somebody's gonna cause     
          an accident.          

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             -[thud]            
        -[car horn honks]       

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        You okay, Chris?        

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         [siren wailing]        

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       Now the fun starts.      

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     Every once in a while,     

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       Mother Nature likes      
  to remind us who's in charge. 

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          Unbelievable!         

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        This is the part        
     that makes me nervous!     

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       The pressure's on!       

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      Tonight we got trucks     
           everywhere.          

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       No, no, no, no, no!      
              Run!              

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          [shattering]          

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           [Narrator]           
   On the highways of Toronto,  

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 winter has started off slow... 

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           [Narrator]           
      ...but this morning,      

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  it's making up for lost time. 

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           [Narrator]           
      Plunging temperatures     

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     have covered the roads     
    in a slick layer of ice.    

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 [Kerry] This is the first blast
   of winter that we've seen,   

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     and we know, you know,     

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 when winter conditions happen, 

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       traffic can change       
         in an instant.         

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           [Narrator]           
     Just west of the city.     

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     Sergeant Kerry Schmidt     

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    is bracing for the chaos    

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  that comes with a sudden turn 
        in the weather...       

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    [Kerry] We expect drivers   
       to be hypervigilant      

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   and be prepared to respond   

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     because we know traffic    
       can come to a stop       

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         in an instant.         

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  [Narrator] ...and as morning  
     gives way to afternoon,    

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     one driver has stopped     
   in the worst possible way.   

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      Orillia 5 Tango 007,      

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        I'm also en route       
     to 427 northbound 401.     

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     [police radio chatter,     
          siren wails]          

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    So, I'm just heading over   
to a rolled-over tanker truck...

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       Orillia 5 Tango 007      
            on scene.           

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    Obviously, there will be    
   environmental issues here.   

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  [Kerry] Oh, boy, what a mess. 

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              [♪♪♪]             

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  [Narrator] Northbound traffic 
  trying to funnel into the 401 

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      is completely stuck.      

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     [Narrator] Diesel isn't    
   as flammable as other fuels  

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         like gasoline,         

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    but it's still a threat,    

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        and if the diesel       
    reaches the storm drain,    

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    the environmental impact    
   could be even more serious.  

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     We have fire department    
    on scene here right now,    

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        pumping the fuel        

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         that's leaking         
       onto the shoulder,       

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  trying to, you know, absorb.  

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     and draw that diesel up    

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  before it overwhelms the dams 

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     and ends up going down     
        into the ditches        

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   and into the catch basins.   

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           [Narrator]           
 There's a long clean-up ahead, 

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      and a long afternoon      
    for northbound drivers...   

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             [Kerry]            
    Traffic is being diverted   

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      all other directions      
         from this area,        

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      going 401 eastbound,      

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   427 north and other areas.   

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  [Narrator] ...and as the day  
      finally winds down...     

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  [Narrator] ...across Toronto, 

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 the ice is only building up... 

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           [Narrator]           
     ...but as crews battle     

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    to make the roads safe...   

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 [Narrator] ...the biggest call 
          of the night          

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   is far off of any highway.   

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    [Narrator] In North York,   

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 just south of Eglinton Avenue, 

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       one family has had       
   a very nasty wake-up call.   

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   [Narrator] A double tanker,  

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    loaded with 57,000 litres   
           of gasoline          

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 has smashed right into a house.

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           [Narrator]           
     The family is unharmed,    

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  but the entire neighbourhood  
           is shaken.           

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   It was like an earthquake,   

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     it was really like bad,    
       really bad thunder.      

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   It's really just shocking.   

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        We have a driver        
  who was trapped in the truck. 

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 He had minor cuts and bruises. 

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 He is in the hospital right now
    just getting checked out.   

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          [John Allen]          
        Wow, what a mess!       

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    [Narrator] Abrams Towing    
   veteran lead op John Allen   

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 is facing a job unlike anything
     in his 25-year career.     

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 [John] The entire front corner 
          of the house,         

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           it's gone.           

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            Whoa-ho!            

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    The front six, eight feet   
   of the house is wiped out.   

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          [sighs] Whew!         

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           Oh, my God.          

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     [John] I've never seen     
      this type of accident     

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        within the city.        

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    This is above and beyond    
      your normal accident.     

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 So, you see another, you know, 
    30, 40 feet ahead of him    

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  is a retirement home, right?  

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       You know, if he was      
     a little more that way,    

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  he could have took this house 
           right down.          

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     If he was a little more    
            this way,           

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 he might have missed the house,

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   but he could have ended up   
     in the retirement home.    

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   Yeah, this could have been   
           way worse.           

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        Wow, what a mess.       

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     There's a whole recipe     
       for disaster here.       

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    The house could possibly    
    collapse under the tank.    

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 We've got fuel lines dangling. 

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      If a pole comes down,     
  we can get sparking, arcing,  

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        you know, people        
        get electrocuted,       

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    not to mention gasoline.    

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     It's just a recipe here    

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   for things to go way wrong,  
          way too easy.         

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  [police dispatch alert beeps] 

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           [Narrator]           
     On a residential block     

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         in North York,         

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   emergency crews are facing   
    a highly flammable load,    

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   embedded in a family home.   

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      [John] I just imagine     
 what it'd be like to be in bed,

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   and this thing come plowing  

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    through the front corner    
         of your house?         

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       To walk downstairs,      

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     and find a fuel tanker,    
    like, inside your house.    

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     It'd be quite the, uh,     
          wake-up call.         

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 [Narrator] John will need help 
      for the job ahead...      

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            Oh, wow!            

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           [Narrator]           
  ...so veteran op Bob Lachaine 

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has brought in a second wrecker.

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    Nice little wake-up call    
     on your night off, eh?     

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            Oh, yeah.           

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   It's not an everyday thing   

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      that you see a loaded     
 set of fuel tanks into a house.

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 [Narrator] Abrams heavy manager
       Peter Colagiovanni       

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     is assessing the extent    
         of the damage.         

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   We'll wait for the engineer  
            to arrive           

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   for the house there, right?  

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       Never seen nothing       
        like this before.       

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  [Narrator] The tanker-trailer 
          lost control,         

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  barrelling over the sidewalk, 

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 and directly into the building.

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         [John] Our plan        

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      is we're going to get     
     this thing off-loaded,     

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make it a little more manageable

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       and a little safer.      

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     [Narrator] They'll pump    
 the cargo into a second tanker 

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   that's arrived on scene...   

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          ...but before         
      they can get started      

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       on the heavy work,       

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  the fire chief has new info.  

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     So just to update you,     

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          natural gas,          

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    we still have it running    
        in this building.       

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             -Okay.             
     -So, if you smell gas,     

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   we don't know if the line's  
      been severed, right?      

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              Yeah.             

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      Super, super careful.     

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        There's still gas       
     going to the building,     

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 and in on the wall behind here,

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 we've actually got a gas main. 

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        This is gonna be        
      quite the challenge.      

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  [Narrator] Until the gas line 
        can be shut off,        

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    the recovery is on hold.    

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   [John] The house is at risk  
        of falling down.        

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 We got a loaded tractor trailer

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        full of gasoline,       

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     which is very volatile.    

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     There's so many things     
     that can go wrong here.    

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           Hey, Mike!           

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     Go right to Morrisburg,    

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       you can't miss us!       

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           [Narrator]           
      400 kilometres east,      

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  Duncan Cooper is on the move. 

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   [Duncan] Okay, great, yeah,  
       I'll see ya there.       

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  [Narrator] The Cornwall crew  

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   is answering an urgent call  

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   to back up Bill's Towing...  

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            [Duncan]            
  We're heading out to the 401, 

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      we got a rolled-over      
   tractor-trailer reefer unit  

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     that's blocking traffic    
          on one lane,          

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      so we gotta get there     
       as quick as we can,      

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       see what we can do.      

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  [Narrator] ...and Duncan has  
  a new weapon in his arsenal,  

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       a 50-tonne rotator.      

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     This is the first real     
  big recovery for this truck.  

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       We've been through       
     all the testing phases,    

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 and this is now the real test. 

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     I'm very anxious to see    
how it's going to perform today,

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      so I got a lot riding     
         on this truck.         

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    [Narrator] It was a huge    
off-season project for Duncan...

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         [Al] Hey, Dunc!        

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       [Duncan] Yes, sir?       

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   [Al] Can you back up a bit?  

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           [Narrator]           
      ...and his father Al,     

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 who ran the company before him.

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  Watch me in the mirror here.  

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  We had the truck in stock...  

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          The front up!         

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   ...we re-worked the frame,   

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      installed the wrecker     
          on it, and...         

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         Okay, hold it!         

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      [Al] ...it should be      
       another good unit.       

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             -There!            
             -There.            

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           Very good.           

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           [Narrator]           
     The powerful new truck     

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      is part of a new era      
  for Duncan and the company--  

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         one that comes         
      with a bold new look      

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         for the fleet.         

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  [Duncan] I always liked blue, 

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     and it just never came     
       into the equation,       

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        so I decided that       
  we would run with this idea,  

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     and I had a lot of help    
     from Kathleen on this.     

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 [Narrator] Duncan's girlfriend 
   helped plan the new design,  

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    but Al had a harder time    
    letting go of tradition.    

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      [Duncan] Originally,      

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         he didn't think        
     we should go with that,    

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          but then also         
     at the end of the day,     

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    he says, "You know what?    
         It's your deal.        

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   You can do what you want."   

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          Boy, oh, boy,         
   does that ever look sharp.   

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           [Al] I know          
     I get grumpy sometimes,    

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  but it worked out very good.  

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           Very good.           

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       You did a good job.      

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 [Duncan] I got a lot of blood, 
 sweat, and tears in this thing,

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          so let's see          
     what it's made out of.     

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   All right, what do we got?   

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      For whatever reason,      

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        a tractor trailer       
    coming down the highway,    

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     he came into the ditch,    

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   and he wound up like this.   

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           [Narrator]           
    The refrigerated trailer    

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         is loaded down         

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     with over 40,000 pounds    
         of frozen meat.        

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     [whistles in disbelief]    

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          That's heavy.         

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 We'll be here for a little bit.

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  [Duncan] This is going to be  
       a heavyweight job.       

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       This is going to be      
       a serious recovery.      

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  Hey, we're back at it again!  

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           [Narrator]           
     Veteran op Mike McPhee     

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 is still feeling the aftermath 

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     from the broken ankles     
           he suffered          

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      just over a year ago.     

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       You got a sore paw       
          this morning?         

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          I'm walking!          

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     I'm not in a wheelchair    
           this year!           

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          [Mike McPhee]         
     It's coming along good,    

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  a lot better than I expected. 

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  I don't think I'll ever quit. 

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 [Narrator] Bill's Towing owner,
           Bill Ewing,          

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       sized up the scene       

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     as a perfect first job     
     for Duncan's new truck.    

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       [Bill] What are you      
     thinking here, Duncan?     

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        Bill got the job.       

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    He was called in for it,    

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   but he asked us to come in,  

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   and let's use the rotator.   

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       We're going to need      
         a lot of muscle        

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       to get it back up.       

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     This job is going to be    
           a good test          

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       for the new rotator      
       that Duncan built.       

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     Okay, I want to hook up    
   both lines into that chain,  

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  'cause I want to try and see  
   if we can lift the trailer   

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      and push it that way      
          a bit, okay?          

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 [Narrator] With the load inside
      at risk of spoiling,      

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   Duncan needs to work fast.   

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 First, he'll make a small lift 

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   so he can gauge the damage   
      to the trailer wall.      

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  [Duncan] We're going to lift  
         the trailer up,        

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    we're going to block it,    

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  give a little bit of a pick,  

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        see how it looks.       

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    You just stay down, Mike.   

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 You don't need to get up there.

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      [Mike] Can ya get it?     

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     [Duncan] This is one of    
        those situations.       

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           It could be          
     air cushions involved.     

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    There might be unloading    
    involved, we're not sure.   

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        Everybody clear?        

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     [Duncan] Air cushions,     

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            you know,           
    they're a wonderful tool,   

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      but they're extremely     
         time-consuming,        

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     so if I can avoid that,    
             I will.            

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     [Narrator] Air cushions    
        support a trailer       

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          as they lift.         

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   They can prevent a rupture,  

293
00:16:13,372 --> 00:16:15,040
     but slow down the job.     

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   Is the front of the trailer  
         lifting at all?        

295
00:16:24,383 --> 00:16:25,851
   Right into the corner here?  

296
00:16:25,851 --> 00:16:28,554
    Yeah, if we can put two,    
          I'll put two.         

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            -Hold it!           
            -Hold it!           

298
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           Holding it.          
              More?             

299
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              Okay.             

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  The side wall of the trailer, 

301
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     it is going like this,     

302
00:16:48,941 --> 00:16:52,044
      but not too, too bad.     

303
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   I don't know if we're going  
  to need to air cushion this.  

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      [Narrator] If Duncan      
       avoids air cushions      

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and relies on the rotator alone,

306
00:17:00,886 --> 00:17:03,122
      he could shave hours      
         off the job...         

307
00:17:03,122 --> 00:17:04,289
    [Duncan] Quite honestly,    

308
00:17:04,289 --> 00:17:05,724
   I don't feel like dragging   
       them cushions out,       

309
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      if we don't have to.      

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           [Narrator]           
...but if the trailer rips open,

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       his crew is facing       
        a messy clean-up.       

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             [Mike]             
   You got enough over there?   

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            [Duncan]            
     It's a bit of a gamble.    

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           [Narrator]           
   Late morning in Toronto...   

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       That entire corner       
      is hanging there now.     

316
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           [Narrator]           
   ...and the fire department   

317
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     has managed to turn off    
         the gas supply         

318
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      to the damaged house.     

319
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      [John] The fire chief     
  actually found the gas meters 

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     in amongst the debris,     

321
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still attached to the gas lines.

322
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   That's what you call luck.   

323
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        Air going to it?        

324
00:17:44,696 --> 00:17:47,066
       -[air line hissing]      
    -Yeah, that's taking air.   

325
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      So now the sun's up,      

326
00:17:49,968 --> 00:17:53,138
       and you really see       
         the destruction        

327
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     that this thing caused.    

328
00:17:54,139 --> 00:17:56,308
    You got hydro over there,   

329
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        fixing the pole,        

330
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     you got the gas company    
            over here           

331
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     starting to dig holes.     

332
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    You got fire department.    

333
00:18:03,148 --> 00:18:05,350
  There's so many precautions.  

334
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           [Narrator]           
      The gasoline offload      

335
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       is almost complete.      

336
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         -I guess, yep.         
             -Okay.             

337
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    [Narrator] John and crew    

338
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         need to remove         
       the final obstacles      

339
00:18:16,462 --> 00:18:17,629
 to their recovery of the truck.

340
00:18:17,629 --> 00:18:18,831
    [John] This whole scene,    

341
00:18:18,831 --> 00:18:20,899
      it's like a big game      
       of pick-up sticks.       

342
00:18:20,899 --> 00:18:23,469
    You move the wrong stick,   
      everything collapses.     

343
00:18:23,469 --> 00:18:26,238
     There's many different     
         obstacles here.        

344
00:18:27,306 --> 00:18:28,907
   Lift away there, lift away!  

345
00:18:29,775 --> 00:18:31,076
 [John] This is one of them jobs

346
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        where, you know,        
  it'd be nice to get started,  

347
00:18:33,011 --> 00:18:34,546
  but there's so much involved  

348
00:18:34,546 --> 00:18:37,149
   before we actually get into  
     pulling the truck out.     

349
00:18:38,750 --> 00:18:40,853
       John, can you start      
        lowering it down?       

350
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           You happy?           

351
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              Yup!              

352
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           [Narrator]           
    Back on the eastbound 401   

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       near Morrisburg...       

354
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 [Narrator] ...afternoon traffic
      is starting to build,     

355
00:19:00,939 --> 00:19:03,609
     and so is the pressure     
           on Duncan.           

356
00:19:03,609 --> 00:19:06,078
      [Duncan] We're hoping     
 we can pick it up with straps. 

357
00:19:06,078 --> 00:19:07,746
     It's a bit of a gamble.    

358
00:19:07,746 --> 00:19:09,548
    [Narrator] To save time,    

359
00:19:09,548 --> 00:19:11,750
       Duncan has decided       
    to skip the air cushions,   

360
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  and bet that his new rotator  
  can lift the trailer intact.  

361
00:19:16,855 --> 00:19:18,390
   [Duncan] So, what we'll do,  

362
00:19:18,390 --> 00:19:20,392
        I'm going to use        
   four straps in total, okay?  

363
00:19:20,392 --> 00:19:21,627
          [Mike] Okay.          

364
00:19:21,627 --> 00:19:24,396
    [Narrator] Mike's wrecker   
     will pull on the front     

365
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   to force down the tractor,   

366
00:19:26,398 --> 00:19:30,536
      while Duncan cradles      
     the trailer with straps    

367
00:19:30,536 --> 00:19:32,304
 and wrestles the semi upright. 

368
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       And this one can go      
     into this yellow strap.    

369
00:19:37,709 --> 00:19:38,744
       [Duncan] We call it      
       "Christmas wraps",       

370
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   when you're criss-crossing   
          your straps.          

371
00:19:40,746 --> 00:19:42,781
    So, it almost looks like    
       a Christmas present      

372
00:19:42,781 --> 00:19:44,383
          when you put          
     that ribbon around it.     

373
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              Okay!             

374
00:19:46,885 --> 00:19:48,287
 [Duncan] I don't wrap presents 
           very well,           

375
00:19:48,287 --> 00:19:51,590
   but I'd imagine that's what  
      it should look like.      

376
00:19:51,590 --> 00:19:54,226
   I don't know if it's going   
   to work the way I want it,   

377
00:19:54,226 --> 00:19:55,561
     but we're going to try.    

378
00:19:55,561 --> 00:19:56,795
    [Bill] Try anything once.   

379
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      [Narrator] The straps     
   will hold the trailer wall   

380
00:19:59,631 --> 00:20:03,936
    against the 50,000 pounds   
      pushing from inside,      

381
00:20:03,936 --> 00:20:07,472
    but straps can't provide    
        the same support        

382
00:20:07,472 --> 00:20:08,640
        as air cushions.        

383
00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:10,509
 [Bill] It's a calculated risk. 

384
00:20:10,509 --> 00:20:12,177
      Is it going to come?      

385
00:20:12,177 --> 00:20:13,679
         If it's coming,        

386
00:20:13,679 --> 00:20:15,080
       it's going to do it      
       a whole lot faster.      

387
00:20:15,948 --> 00:20:17,449
         [Duncan] Okay,         
   we're gonna bring it over.   

388
00:20:17,449 --> 00:20:19,318
      You guys ready to go?     

389
00:20:19,318 --> 00:20:21,286
             -Yeah.             
             -Okay.             

390
00:20:21,286 --> 00:20:23,322
          Take it away.         

391
00:20:33,098 --> 00:20:34,666
    [creaking and crunching]    

392
00:20:36,535 --> 00:20:38,070
      [Duncan] You can hear     
     the trailer stressing.     

393
00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:40,339
  It's creaking, it's groaning. 

394
00:20:40,339 --> 00:20:43,275
  I'm like, "Oh, come on, baby, 
 don't-don't disappoint me now."

395
00:20:49,114 --> 00:20:51,483
 About to come over, gentlemen. 

396
00:21:11,970 --> 00:21:13,472
            Textbook.           

397
00:21:13,472 --> 00:21:17,276
           [Narrator]           
   Duncan's risk is rewarded.   

398
00:21:17,276 --> 00:21:19,311
            [Duncan]            
      Absolute powerhouse.      

399
00:21:19,311 --> 00:21:23,248
   All that work for a minute   
     and 17 seconds of fun!     

400
00:21:23,248 --> 00:21:25,517
    [Duncan] It was a gamble    
         that paid off.         

401
00:21:25,517 --> 00:21:27,219
       Just a good example      

402
00:21:27,219 --> 00:21:28,654
       of what this truck       
         is capable of.         

403
00:21:28,654 --> 00:21:31,823
     Got 'er all hooked up,     
      over with no airbags!     

404
00:21:31,823 --> 00:21:33,725
         [Bill] I'm not         
     going to lie about it,     

405
00:21:33,725 --> 00:21:36,828
  but the fingers were crossed  
      this was gonna work.      

406
00:21:36,828 --> 00:21:37,763
         Good job, Bill!        

407
00:21:37,763 --> 00:21:39,231
        -That went well!        
             -Yeah!             

408
00:21:39,231 --> 00:21:42,901
   Duncan made the right call   
    on not using the airbags.   

409
00:21:42,901 --> 00:21:45,570
 It was a win-win for everybody.

410
00:21:45,570 --> 00:21:46,872
  Thanks for coming out, Mike,  

411
00:21:46,872 --> 00:21:48,106
      I know you're hurting     
      a little bit, but...      

412
00:21:48,106 --> 00:21:49,908
            Oh, yeah,           
     but I gotta keep going!    

413
00:21:49,908 --> 00:21:52,377
    All right, we'll see you    
     back at the yard, okay.    

414
00:21:55,013 --> 00:21:56,682
           [Narrator]           
      It's a successful job     

415
00:21:56,682 --> 00:21:58,784
   kicking off a big winter...  

416
00:21:58,784 --> 00:22:00,452
       [friendly honking]       

417
00:22:00,452 --> 00:22:02,187
           [Narrator]           
     ...and a bright future.    

418
00:22:03,455 --> 00:22:05,090
     You couldn't have asked    
   for a better opening wreck   

419
00:22:05,090 --> 00:22:06,124
         for the season.        

420
00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:08,794
       [friendly honking]       

421
00:22:30,882 --> 00:22:32,284
  [Narrator] Back in Toronto... 

422
00:22:32,284 --> 00:22:35,220
   [John] Oh, this definitely   
  could have been a lot worse.  

423
00:22:35,220 --> 00:22:37,089
           [Narrator]           
  ...it's been almost 20 hours  

424
00:22:37,089 --> 00:22:40,325
        since the tanker        
     crashed into the house.    

425
00:22:40,325 --> 00:22:43,061
     [John] I'd like to say     
       we're halfway done,      

426
00:22:43,061 --> 00:22:45,797
      but for some reason,      

427
00:22:45,797 --> 00:22:48,133
 I don't think that's the case. 

428
00:22:48,133 --> 00:22:49,601
    [Narrator] John and crew    

429
00:22:49,601 --> 00:22:52,838
have finally been given the okay
      to try to remove it.      

430
00:22:52,838 --> 00:22:54,473
     So, what, are you just     
     gonna just pull an axle    

431
00:22:54,473 --> 00:22:56,141
    on this thing, hopefully?   

432
00:22:56,141 --> 00:22:57,142
              Yeah.             

433
00:22:57,142 --> 00:22:58,310
         [John] Finally,        

434
00:22:58,310 --> 00:22:59,678
  we're going to have to start  
    dragging this thing out.    

435
00:22:59,678 --> 00:23:00,946
      We're going to watch      
           real close,          

436
00:23:00,946 --> 00:23:04,116
      make sure, you know,      
  nothing big is going to fall. 

437
00:23:04,116 --> 00:23:05,117
     The last thing we want     

438
00:23:05,117 --> 00:23:06,084
       is the entire house      
          to come down.         

439
00:23:06,084 --> 00:23:07,586
     You're going to set up     
           on one way,          

440
00:23:07,586 --> 00:23:09,121
    and Bob's going to set up   
          on the other.         

441
00:23:09,121 --> 00:23:10,856
           We're going          
      to drag it this way.      

442
00:23:18,864 --> 00:23:20,031
    [Narrator] Bob will pull    

443
00:23:20,031 --> 00:23:22,367
   and direct the rear trailer  
         from the side.         

444
00:23:22,367 --> 00:23:25,270
        John will wrangle       
       the front trailer,       

445
00:23:25,270 --> 00:23:27,873
          dislodging it         
     along with the tractor.    

446
00:23:31,343 --> 00:23:32,944
             [John]             
   Being that it's a B-train,   

447
00:23:32,944 --> 00:23:34,713
 it's a little more complicated 

448
00:23:34,713 --> 00:23:36,748
      with two pivot points     
         versus the one.        

449
00:23:36,748 --> 00:23:38,316
     I've got the fire guys     

450
00:23:38,316 --> 00:23:40,952
        keeping everybody       
    beyond a tree over there.   

451
00:23:40,952 --> 00:23:43,622
  [Bob] When you're pulling on  
      something very heavy,     

452
00:23:43,622 --> 00:23:45,390
     there's a lot of things    
  you've got to watch out for.  

453
00:23:45,390 --> 00:23:47,893
     It's all about safety,     
       more than anything.      

454
00:23:47,893 --> 00:23:49,895
              Okay?             

455
00:23:49,895 --> 00:23:50,796
         Yeah, go ahead.        

456
00:23:51,830 --> 00:23:52,864
        Everybody clear?        

457
00:23:52,864 --> 00:23:55,734
   -You guys ready? Go ahead.   
             -Okay.             

458
00:24:01,573 --> 00:24:02,908
  We're pulling this truck out, 

459
00:24:02,908 --> 00:24:04,376
    and there's some creaking   
         and crunching.         

460
00:24:13,585 --> 00:24:15,854
  It's gonna be pretty serious  
    if the house falls down.    

461
00:24:19,424 --> 00:24:21,359
           [crumbling]          

462
00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:22,360
              Whoa!             

463
00:24:25,897 --> 00:24:26,998
           [Narrator]           
     On a residential street    

464
00:24:26,998 --> 00:24:28,033
        in North York...        

465
00:24:30,268 --> 00:24:31,570
              Whoa!             

466
00:24:31,570 --> 00:24:32,971
  [Narrator] ...the Abrams crew 

467
00:24:32,971 --> 00:24:35,507
  is working to ease the tanker 
         from the house         

468
00:24:35,507 --> 00:24:38,743
        without toppling        
      the entire structure.     

469
00:24:38,743 --> 00:24:40,645
  [John] We're pulling it out,  

470
00:24:40,645 --> 00:24:42,447
    and a few pieces of wood    
          are falling.          

471
00:24:42,447 --> 00:24:43,782
      There's a little bit      
          of creaking.          

472
00:24:44,783 --> 00:24:46,918
              [Bob]             
   That didn't sound too good.  

473
00:24:46,918 --> 00:24:48,386
      [John] I don't know.      

474
00:24:48,386 --> 00:24:50,088
      We got to keep going,     

475
00:24:50,088 --> 00:24:51,756
         but, hopefully,        
   this thing don't come down.  

476
00:25:15,013 --> 00:25:16,014
        Okay, we're good.       

477
00:25:16,014 --> 00:25:17,349
       Stop there, Bobby.       

478
00:25:17,349 --> 00:25:18,350
              Stop!             

479
00:25:18,350 --> 00:25:19,584
              Good!             

480
00:25:20,785 --> 00:25:22,120
  That's as far as it's going.  

481
00:25:23,121 --> 00:25:25,957
      [Narrator] The house      
      is still standing...      

482
00:25:25,957 --> 00:25:27,826
           [John] Wow.          

483
00:25:27,826 --> 00:25:30,829
    [Narrator] ...but the job   
        is far from over.       

484
00:25:30,829 --> 00:25:33,832
  They need to move the tanker  
        onto the street,        

485
00:25:33,832 --> 00:25:38,370
        and there's a car       
     fused to the front end.    

486
00:25:38,370 --> 00:25:40,272
    It's pretty mangled, eh?    

487
00:25:40,272 --> 00:25:42,374
  [John] I've never seen a car  

488
00:25:42,374 --> 00:25:44,042
   get wrapped around a truck,  

489
00:25:44,042 --> 00:25:46,378
    like this car is wrapped    
       around that truck.       

490
00:25:46,378 --> 00:25:47,812
     Not even on the highway    

491
00:25:47,812 --> 00:25:50,515
        have I seen a car       
     get crunched this bad.     

492
00:25:51,550 --> 00:25:53,184
    We're going to put a line   
           to the car,          

493
00:25:53,184 --> 00:25:54,653
    try to weave it in around   

494
00:25:54,653 --> 00:25:57,022
       to whatever's left       
        of the car there.       

495
00:25:57,022 --> 00:26:00,859
           Hopefully,           
  as Bob pulls the truck back,  

496
00:26:00,859 --> 00:26:03,061
         the car kind of        
        pulls itself out.       

497
00:26:03,061 --> 00:26:05,163
        That's the plan.        

498
00:26:05,163 --> 00:26:06,565
      Is it going to work?      

499
00:26:06,565 --> 00:26:08,166
    I think I'm just going to   
     rip the car to pieces,     

500
00:26:08,166 --> 00:26:09,868
        but I gotta try.        

501
00:26:11,503 --> 00:26:14,105
       [Narrator] But just      
     wrenching the car free     

502
00:26:14,105 --> 00:26:17,342
   comes with an added danger.  

503
00:26:17,342 --> 00:26:18,677
      As you're doing this,     

504
00:26:18,677 --> 00:26:20,912
   we're going to get a couple  
   hand lines on just in case.  

505
00:26:20,912 --> 00:26:22,547
             -Yeah.             
   -'Cause there's fuel here.   

506
00:26:23,515 --> 00:26:26,818
     [Peter] There's leakage    
   from the gas from the cars.  

507
00:26:26,818 --> 00:26:28,019
       I'm smelling fuel.       

508
00:26:28,019 --> 00:26:29,988
           Any sparks,          
     anything could happen.     

509
00:26:30,855 --> 00:26:32,824
  [John] One wrong spark and... 

510
00:26:32,824 --> 00:26:36,194
        poof, up it goes.       

511
00:26:42,734 --> 00:26:44,069
           All right!           

512
00:26:44,069 --> 00:26:45,136
       I'm ready to rock!       

513
00:26:53,578 --> 00:26:55,914
       [winches whirring]       

514
00:26:55,914 --> 00:26:59,417
        [metal crumpling]       

515
00:27:19,037 --> 00:27:21,439
       Are we there, John?      

516
00:27:21,439 --> 00:27:24,209
        Okay. Keep going!       

517
00:27:35,487 --> 00:27:37,155
           Okay, stop!          
           Stop, Bob!           

518
00:27:43,628 --> 00:27:45,330
              Wow!              

519
00:27:47,332 --> 00:27:49,901
  [Peter] The car came detached 
 from the front of the tractor, 

520
00:27:49,901 --> 00:27:51,736
   so it worked in our favor.   

521
00:27:51,736 --> 00:27:53,004
           I'm amazed.          

522
00:27:53,004 --> 00:27:55,840
      It just, it slid off      
  not even snagging whatsoever. 

523
00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:57,475
           Beautiful!           

524
00:27:57,475 --> 00:28:00,745
   [Narrator] Now they've got   
       to weave the tanker      

525
00:28:00,745 --> 00:28:03,181
    around the utility poles    
           and debris           

526
00:28:03,181 --> 00:28:04,482
        onto the street.        

527
00:28:04,482 --> 00:28:06,985
      [Bob] I am positioned     
    at the back of the truck,   

528
00:28:06,985 --> 00:28:09,821
  so we could pull the trailer  
        out onto the road       

529
00:28:09,821 --> 00:28:11,089
      on a bit of an angle      

530
00:28:11,089 --> 00:28:12,424
   to get it all the way out.   

531
00:28:12,424 --> 00:28:14,426
         Bob, go ahead!         

532
00:28:14,426 --> 00:28:16,261
         Watch yourself!        

533
00:28:33,178 --> 00:28:36,614
  [Narrator] But as the tanker  
         moves backward,        

534
00:28:36,614 --> 00:28:39,818
       the tractor starts       
    turning toward the house.   

535
00:28:45,690 --> 00:28:47,358
        Tell him to stop.       

536
00:28:47,358 --> 00:28:49,461
              Stop!             

537
00:28:49,461 --> 00:28:52,197
 [John] The steer axle's busted.

538
00:28:52,197 --> 00:28:54,232
     It's causing the truck     
   to steer towards the house.  

539
00:28:55,834 --> 00:28:57,302
         I've been here         
        15 hours already,       

540
00:28:57,302 --> 00:29:00,405
    and we just keep getting    
    obstacle after obstacle.    

541
00:29:00,405 --> 00:29:03,208
        This is terrible.       

542
00:29:03,208 --> 00:29:06,544
   We're so close, but so far.  

543
00:29:27,232 --> 00:29:30,368
           [Narrator]           
   300 kilometres southwest...  

544
00:29:34,672 --> 00:29:36,207
           [Narrator]           
     ...border-bound traffic    

545
00:29:36,207 --> 00:29:39,744
          is backing up         
   at the Bluewater crossing.   

546
00:29:39,744 --> 00:29:41,212
      What's your thoughts?     

547
00:29:41,212 --> 00:29:42,781
        What do you think       
       we can do with it?       

548
00:29:42,781 --> 00:29:45,850
        [Narrator] A semi       
    has sideswiped a tanker,    

549
00:29:45,850 --> 00:29:47,218
     shutting down the road,    

550
00:29:47,218 --> 00:29:51,055
     and cutting off access     
         to the bridge.         

551
00:29:51,055 --> 00:29:53,424
      We might have to lift     
    the back end just a hair,   

552
00:29:53,424 --> 00:29:55,393
    to get the pressure off.    

553
00:29:55,393 --> 00:29:57,896
           [Narrator]           
  Gary and Collin Vandenheuvel  

554
00:29:57,896 --> 00:30:01,199
           had to cut           
    their dinner plans short    

555
00:30:01,199 --> 00:30:03,067
  when the urgent call came in. 

556
00:30:03,067 --> 00:30:04,469
  [Gary Vandenheuvel] Any time  
       we have a collision      

557
00:30:04,469 --> 00:30:05,637
         at the bridge,         

558
00:30:05,637 --> 00:30:07,772
      it's always critical      
 to get these things cleaned up 

559
00:30:07,772 --> 00:30:09,073
       as quick as we can,      

560
00:30:09,073 --> 00:30:10,842
         because this is        
    an international border,    

561
00:30:10,842 --> 00:30:12,544
       the second-busiest       
         border crossing        

562
00:30:12,544 --> 00:30:14,312
        in North America.       

563
00:30:14,312 --> 00:30:16,981
        Watch your eyes.        

564
00:30:20,251 --> 00:30:22,754
  [Gary] We get collisions here 
       on a regular basis.      

565
00:30:22,754 --> 00:30:24,255
  Sometimes, they miss the fact 

566
00:30:24,255 --> 00:30:26,658
  that the trucks in the lineup 
          have stopped,         

567
00:30:26,658 --> 00:30:29,427
       and, unfortunately,      
   these are the consequences.  

568
00:30:29,427 --> 00:30:30,895
       [Collin] Big mess.       

569
00:30:30,895 --> 00:30:32,564
         Big, big mess!         

570
00:30:34,999 --> 00:30:36,634
       [Narrator] Tonight,      

571
00:30:36,634 --> 00:30:39,103
     neither driver has been    
           badly hurt,          

572
00:30:39,103 --> 00:30:41,639
       but the destruction      
          is extensive.         

573
00:30:41,639 --> 00:30:44,409
         [Collin] Holy.         
        Mess, mess, mess.       

574
00:30:44,409 --> 00:30:45,610
    [Gary] It's a big wreck,    

575
00:30:45,610 --> 00:30:48,213
and we've got debris everywhere,

576
00:30:48,213 --> 00:30:50,081
  so I'm gonna be bringing out  
    the entire team for this.   

577
00:30:53,184 --> 00:30:55,954
     [Narrator] It's a team     
    that looks very different   

578
00:30:55,954 --> 00:30:58,156
       from past winters.       

579
00:30:58,156 --> 00:30:59,858
    Do you want me to come up   
     to the front here now?     

580
00:30:59,858 --> 00:31:01,159
        Yeah, if you can        
       come up in front...      

581
00:31:01,159 --> 00:31:04,629
   [Narrator] Collin's relying  
   on junior op Tim Halliday,   

582
00:31:04,629 --> 00:31:07,999
    still learning the ropes    
       of heavy recovery.       

583
00:31:07,999 --> 00:31:09,868
     Tim started last year,     

584
00:31:09,868 --> 00:31:12,170
         and he's slowly        
      been working his way      

585
00:31:12,170 --> 00:31:13,771
      up through the ranks.     

586
00:31:14,806 --> 00:31:16,140
         [Tim Halliday]         
   Other than Gary and Collin,  

587
00:31:16,140 --> 00:31:17,909
          I'm the most          
     experienced one there,     

588
00:31:17,909 --> 00:31:20,011
    which is really weird...    
            [laughs]            

589
00:31:20,011 --> 00:31:21,212
        because I'm still       
       pretty new at this.      

590
00:31:30,288 --> 00:31:31,422
           Keep going!          

591
00:31:37,028 --> 00:31:37,996
          There we go.          

592
00:31:37,996 --> 00:31:39,864
  Now I got room for the boom.  

593
00:31:39,864 --> 00:31:42,000
           [Narrator]           
    Just before 8:00 p.m....    

594
00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,568
   the float trailer arrives,   

595
00:31:43,568 --> 00:31:45,670
  driven by another new face... 

596
00:31:45,670 --> 00:31:49,474
   Pull up way in front of it,  
  and he'll do the lift, okay?  

597
00:31:53,044 --> 00:31:56,047
           [Narrator]           
    ...rookie Aaron Gregory.    

598
00:31:57,382 --> 00:31:58,583
       We'll go in between      
    the spring and the frame.   

599
00:31:58,583 --> 00:32:01,252
       -Is that all right?      
              -Yup.             

600
00:32:03,254 --> 00:32:04,355
  [Narrator] Over the summer... 

601
00:32:06,190 --> 00:32:08,192
           [laughing]           

602
00:32:08,192 --> 00:32:10,194
     -That's how it's done!     
             -Nice!             

603
00:32:10,194 --> 00:32:13,665
    [Narrator] ...Gary's two    
   senior operators left town,  

604
00:32:13,665 --> 00:32:15,600
        and the company.        

605
00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:18,937
    [Gary] With Kyle and Glen   
        both moving on...       

606
00:32:18,937 --> 00:32:20,171
       Absolutely perfect!      

607
00:32:20,171 --> 00:32:21,439
     ...it's changed things     
          again for me.         

608
00:32:21,439 --> 00:32:23,408
     Now we have to bring in    
           a new crew,          

609
00:32:23,408 --> 00:32:25,376
   a little bit of retraining   
         here going on.         

610
00:32:25,376 --> 00:32:27,245
         Should be fun.         

611
00:32:27,245 --> 00:32:32,350
  Okay, uh, we'll get the truck 
    swung around here, and...   

612
00:32:32,350 --> 00:32:36,888
    [Narrator] Collin is now    
  Gary's senior heavy operator, 

613
00:32:36,888 --> 00:32:40,425
   working with a rookie crew   
    that needs his guidance.    

614
00:32:40,425 --> 00:32:42,427
      No, that's boom down.     

615
00:32:42,427 --> 00:32:44,195
         That's boom in         
       towards you, okay?       

616
00:32:46,264 --> 00:32:47,432
         You know what,         

617
00:32:47,432 --> 00:32:48,599
      you don't have to go      
  on the outside of the spring, 

618
00:32:48,599 --> 00:32:50,168
    just outside of the frame   
          there, yeah.          

619
00:32:50,168 --> 00:32:51,202
       [Narrator] Tonight,      

620
00:32:51,202 --> 00:32:52,904
      Collin's leadership,      

621
00:32:52,904 --> 00:32:54,238
        and his new team,       

622
00:32:54,238 --> 00:32:56,774
       face a major test.       

623
00:32:56,774 --> 00:32:59,477
   [Collin] It's a little bit   
     of a different dynamic.    

624
00:32:59,477 --> 00:33:01,746
     I'm trying to show them    
  what we do here at Preferred. 

625
00:33:02,714 --> 00:33:05,216
    [Narrator] So, while Gary   
       clears the tanker,       

626
00:33:05,216 --> 00:33:08,553
the semi and its mangled tractor

627
00:33:08,553 --> 00:33:12,323
      will be up to Collin      
    and his beginner lineup.    

628
00:33:13,257 --> 00:33:14,759
      So this will give us      
       lots of your angle,      

629
00:33:14,759 --> 00:33:16,928
          so we're not          
     gonna break the chains,    

630
00:33:16,928 --> 00:33:18,329
     or anything like that.     

631
00:33:18,329 --> 00:33:19,831
      So this is the first      
           major scene          

632
00:33:19,831 --> 00:33:21,566
 that Aaron's coming to with us,

633
00:33:21,566 --> 00:33:24,168
      so I'll just keep him     
     under my wing tonight,     

634
00:33:24,168 --> 00:33:25,903
 and show him what we gotta do. 

635
00:33:25,903 --> 00:33:27,672
              Okay.             

636
00:33:27,672 --> 00:33:29,607
 I am super excited to be here, 

637
00:33:29,607 --> 00:33:31,142
   and working with the team.   

638
00:33:31,142 --> 00:33:34,579
      Can I grab the yellow     
       spreader bar there?      

639
00:33:34,579 --> 00:33:36,180
            Oh! Yeah.           

640
00:33:38,649 --> 00:33:41,252
     [Narrator] To speed up     
   the removal of the tractor   

641
00:33:41,252 --> 00:33:42,954
and keep it from breaking apart,

642
00:33:42,954 --> 00:33:46,190
       Collin's banking on      
      a new piece of gear.      

643
00:33:46,190 --> 00:33:47,725
            [Collin]            
    Just set it on the ground   

644
00:33:47,725 --> 00:33:48,793
      beside us right now.      

645
00:33:48,793 --> 00:33:50,795
          I'll lift it          
    with the rotator itself.    

646
00:33:52,230 --> 00:33:54,432
   [Collin] We've brought out   
  a specialized stabilizer bar  

647
00:33:54,432 --> 00:33:57,135
    to help us actually lift    
         this tractor up        

648
00:33:57,135 --> 00:33:59,771
        nice and evenly,        
   without it wanting to roll.  

649
00:33:59,771 --> 00:34:02,106
    So, I'll need two chains,   

650
00:34:02,106 --> 00:34:05,109
        one on each side,       
          two shackles.         

651
00:34:05,109 --> 00:34:06,944
        -Three shackles?        
         -I guess, yeah.        

652
00:34:06,944 --> 00:34:08,980
    Instead of trying to put    
      two chains down there     

653
00:34:08,980 --> 00:34:10,848
     and have them crush up     
        into the engine,        

654
00:34:10,848 --> 00:34:13,384
      we can run two chains     
         straight down,         

655
00:34:13,384 --> 00:34:16,154
    and then it will line up    
   to the spreader bar there,   

656
00:34:16,154 --> 00:34:18,356
 and it lifts it perfectly so...

657
00:34:18,356 --> 00:34:20,358
           [Narrator]           
   It should steady the lift,   

658
00:34:20,358 --> 00:34:24,495
   but Collin hasn't even had   
     a chance to try it out,    

659
00:34:24,495 --> 00:34:27,565
       and he's got to get      
    his new crew up to speed    

660
00:34:27,565 --> 00:34:28,566
           in a hurry.          

661
00:34:28,566 --> 00:34:30,668
        [Collin] This is        
     our first test with it,    

662
00:34:30,668 --> 00:34:32,470
   but everything we've seen,   

663
00:34:32,470 --> 00:34:34,038
     it works really great,     

664
00:34:34,038 --> 00:34:36,474
 so pretty excited to use this. 

665
00:34:38,076 --> 00:34:40,144
    [Gary] The rigging point    
  is taking a pretty good hit,  

666
00:34:40,144 --> 00:34:42,847
 so I'm just a little concerned 
      about the structure.      

667
00:34:42,847 --> 00:34:45,216
      Just wanna make sure      
     that when he does lift,    

668
00:34:45,216 --> 00:34:46,350
       it holds together.       

669
00:34:46,350 --> 00:34:47,685
  [Aaron] Watch yourself here.  

670
00:34:54,492 --> 00:34:56,427
         [Collin] We got        
   the spreader bar in place,   

671
00:34:56,427 --> 00:34:58,229
      they're just putting      
 the chains up to it right now, 

672
00:34:58,229 --> 00:34:59,597
         and then we'll         
     get this thing flyin'!     

673
00:35:01,399 --> 00:35:02,667
       That's pretty good.      

674
00:35:02,667 --> 00:35:03,668
       Yeah, that's good.       

675
00:35:03,668 --> 00:35:05,136
      I'm happy with that.      

676
00:35:14,512 --> 00:35:16,447
    [Collin] As I'm starting    
       to lift the truck,       

677
00:35:16,447 --> 00:35:19,417
 it's actually starting to lean 
      further and further.      

678
00:35:20,284 --> 00:35:22,019
             [Aaron]            
    She's definitely mangled.   

679
00:35:25,923 --> 00:35:28,626
 [Collin] If we keep lifting... 

680
00:35:29,961 --> 00:35:31,963
     ...it's actually gonna     
    fall over onto its side.    

681
00:35:43,474 --> 00:35:45,776
    I don't think she's gonna   
   work the way I want 'er to.  

682
00:35:45,776 --> 00:35:47,478
  Yeah, it's not going to work. 

683
00:35:51,015 --> 00:35:53,918
  [John] It's gotta work, man,  
        it's gotta work.        

684
00:35:53,918 --> 00:35:56,921
  [Narrator] On O'Connor Drive  
           in Toronto,          

685
00:35:56,921 --> 00:35:58,556
      the marathon recovery     

686
00:35:58,556 --> 00:36:02,393
       has placed a hurdle      
       at the finish line.      

687
00:36:04,061 --> 00:36:06,063
    [John] Tractor is getting   
  a little close to the house,  

688
00:36:06,063 --> 00:36:11,068
      so we're gonna winch      
      the tractor sideways.     

689
00:36:11,068 --> 00:36:13,838
           [Narrator]           
   John has had to reposition   

690
00:36:13,838 --> 00:36:16,574
      to steer the tractor      
      away from the house,      

691
00:36:16,574 --> 00:36:20,044
 or risk toppling the structure.

692
00:36:21,245 --> 00:36:22,313
      [Bob] I'm very tired.     

693
00:36:22,313 --> 00:36:24,048
         I've been here         
   since 2:00 in the morning,   

694
00:36:24,048 --> 00:36:26,417
        so I'm almost on        
      a 24-hour shift now.      

695
00:36:26,417 --> 00:36:29,487
 [Narrator] After being on scene
        since last night,       

696
00:36:29,487 --> 00:36:32,523
         it's a wrinkle         
       that nobody needed.      

697
00:36:32,523 --> 00:36:35,326
 [John] So I'm going to pull it 
      away from the house,      

698
00:36:35,326 --> 00:36:36,928
 as Bobby pulls it on the road. 

699
00:36:36,928 --> 00:36:38,196
  So it's kind of like a dance. 

700
00:36:38,196 --> 00:36:39,363
      Bob's going to lead.      

701
00:36:39,363 --> 00:36:41,132
      I'm going to follow.      

702
00:36:41,132 --> 00:36:43,768
       -Am I good to yank?      
             -Yeah.             

703
00:36:43,768 --> 00:36:45,903
           [Narrator]           
      It's a precision move     

704
00:36:45,903 --> 00:36:48,639
that demands total coordination.

705
00:36:50,875 --> 00:36:53,044
    [John] 24 hours on scene,   

706
00:36:53,044 --> 00:36:54,645
      you know, I'm feeling     
         a little tired.        

707
00:36:54,645 --> 00:36:56,581
    I have a little recharge    
        through the day,        

708
00:36:56,581 --> 00:36:59,050
          but you know,         
       to run 24 straight,      

709
00:36:59,050 --> 00:37:00,451
       you know, we do it       
        once in a while.        

710
00:37:00,451 --> 00:37:02,987
     You just, you push on.     

711
00:37:02,987 --> 00:37:04,155
  You push on till you're done. 

712
00:37:40,591 --> 00:37:41,826
              Stop!             

713
00:37:41,826 --> 00:37:43,661
           Hallelujah!          
         We got 'er out!        

714
00:37:43,661 --> 00:37:46,030
            Finally!            

715
00:37:46,030 --> 00:37:48,466
    [John] A few challenges,    
  you know, throughout the day, 

716
00:37:48,466 --> 00:37:50,868
 a few speed bumps to overcome. 

717
00:37:50,868 --> 00:37:54,205
 A little bit of risk of things 
      bursting into flames,     

718
00:37:54,205 --> 00:37:55,640
         but, you know,         

719
00:37:55,640 --> 00:38:00,478
       we managed to, uh,       
     stay cold on this one.     

720
00:38:11,489 --> 00:38:13,691
     [Peter] It went the way    
       we wanted it to go.      

721
00:38:13,691 --> 00:38:15,893
      Good job for my team.     

722
00:38:15,893 --> 00:38:18,496
     [Narrator] The building    
      is still standing...      

723
00:38:19,897 --> 00:38:21,999
     ...and so is the crew.     

724
00:38:21,999 --> 00:38:23,301
           -All right.          
           -All right.          

725
00:38:23,301 --> 00:38:24,802
           -Good job.           
        -Good job, buddy.       

726
00:38:24,802 --> 00:38:26,504
           It was nice          
     working with you again.    

727
00:38:26,504 --> 00:38:28,139
             Always.            

728
00:38:28,139 --> 00:38:29,974
          We'll see ya          
       in the ditch again.      

729
00:38:29,974 --> 00:38:31,342
  So this has been a long job,  

730
00:38:31,342 --> 00:38:32,777
          but the team,         
       we pushed through,       

731
00:38:32,777 --> 00:38:33,744
        we got this done,       

732
00:38:33,744 --> 00:38:36,247
  and we're finally on our way. 

733
00:38:36,247 --> 00:38:38,883
       I don't want to see      
        this intersection       

734
00:38:38,883 --> 00:38:41,018
     for, like, five years.     

735
00:38:50,428 --> 00:38:52,596
   [Narrator] On Highway 402,   

736
00:38:52,596 --> 00:38:54,932
   just east of the Bluewater   
       border crossing...       

737
00:38:58,436 --> 00:39:00,838
    [Narrator] ...the backlog   
       of trucks and cargo      

738
00:39:00,838 --> 00:39:03,507
     is only getting longer.    

739
00:39:03,507 --> 00:39:04,809
    [Collin] The spreader bar   

740
00:39:04,809 --> 00:39:07,244
       isn't going to work      
  for this one, unfortunately.  

741
00:39:07,244 --> 00:39:11,015
     [Narrator] Collin needs    
      to rethink his plan,      

742
00:39:11,015 --> 00:39:12,550
     and re-rig the tractor.    

743
00:39:12,550 --> 00:39:15,152
        [Collin] The way        
    that this truck is bent,    

744
00:39:15,152 --> 00:39:17,688
  and the frame is pushed over, 

745
00:39:17,688 --> 00:39:19,056
      it's actually pushing     
       a lot of the weight      

746
00:39:19,056 --> 00:39:20,291
          to one side,          

747
00:39:20,291 --> 00:39:22,927
 which is making it want to roll
     as we're picking it up.    

748
00:39:23,928 --> 00:39:25,930
    So, we'll just get rid of   
 the spreader bar in total then?

749
00:39:37,942 --> 00:39:40,811
   As much as I'd love to use   
       our fancy new toy,       

750
00:39:40,811 --> 00:39:43,581
   it's not going to work out   
       in this situation.       

751
00:39:43,581 --> 00:39:45,549
   How goes the battle, guys?   

752
00:39:45,549 --> 00:39:46,884
 We can't use the spreader bar. 

753
00:39:46,884 --> 00:39:48,052
          Not working?          

754
00:39:48,052 --> 00:39:50,121
     [Collin] We need to get    
      this thing cleaned up     

755
00:39:50,121 --> 00:39:51,655
     as quickly as possible     

756
00:39:51,655 --> 00:39:53,557
to get the border flowing again.

757
00:39:55,292 --> 00:39:57,795
       So, we're gonna put      
    a short chain on one side   

758
00:39:57,795 --> 00:39:58,996
 and a long chain on the other, 

759
00:39:58,996 --> 00:40:00,231
       and then that way,       

760
00:40:00,231 --> 00:40:02,600
    that'll give us the pick    
    that we need, hopefully.    

761
00:40:03,601 --> 00:40:05,336
           [Narrator]           
     With pressure mounting,    

762
00:40:05,336 --> 00:40:09,807
  Collin needs his rookie team  
     to work like old pros.     

763
00:40:09,807 --> 00:40:11,809
 [Gary] He's the lead operator, 

764
00:40:11,809 --> 00:40:13,310
 and he's in charge of the guys.

765
00:40:13,310 --> 00:40:14,512
      He's making the calls     
           out there.           

766
00:40:14,512 --> 00:40:15,880
     Just want to make sure     

767
00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:18,482
       it's going to lift       
        for us properly.        

768
00:40:20,184 --> 00:40:21,819
        She's in the air!       

769
00:40:22,853 --> 00:40:24,088
              Okay.             

770
00:40:24,088 --> 00:40:26,690
        If I can get you        
         to come in now.        

771
00:40:26,690 --> 00:40:27,758
              Okay.             

772
00:40:27,758 --> 00:40:30,161
    I'll get it lifted, okay?   

773
00:40:30,161 --> 00:40:31,595
     All right, sounds good.    

774
00:40:33,998 --> 00:40:35,633
           [Narrator]           
     The tractor is rising,     

775
00:40:35,633 --> 00:40:37,001
     straight and steady...     

776
00:40:39,103 --> 00:40:40,504
       That's good enough.      

777
00:40:40,504 --> 00:40:41,639
         Bring 'em back!        

778
00:40:41,639 --> 00:40:43,374
           [Narrator]           
   ...but as Collin swings it   

779
00:40:43,374 --> 00:40:44,642
   toward the float trailer...  

780
00:40:44,642 --> 00:40:46,177
             [Gary]             
   Little breezy tonight, eh?   

781
00:40:46,177 --> 00:40:47,144
      She's blowing a bit!      

782
00:40:47,144 --> 00:40:49,380
         [Collin] Yeah.         

783
00:40:49,380 --> 00:40:50,981
       [Collin] The wind's      
      starting to pick up,      

784
00:40:50,981 --> 00:40:53,617
        and with the way        
   that this truck is damaged,  

785
00:40:53,617 --> 00:40:56,153
      it's already leaning      
        to the one side,        

786
00:40:56,153 --> 00:40:58,956
     and any external force     
          like the wind         

787
00:40:58,956 --> 00:41:00,825
         can really have        
      a devastating effect.     

788
00:41:00,825 --> 00:41:03,961
         Ooh, that wind         
       is getting strong!       

789
00:41:06,764 --> 00:41:09,800
       Man, that is ugly.       

790
00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:10,968
           Yeah, whoa!          

791
00:41:10,968 --> 00:41:11,902
              Whoa!             

792
00:41:16,474 --> 00:41:20,077
      How am I over there?      
   Where are the tires? Good?   

793
00:41:20,077 --> 00:41:21,078
   Yeah, you're looking good!   

794
00:41:21,078 --> 00:41:22,079
              Okay.             

795
00:41:31,021 --> 00:41:34,225
      What do you got there     
    for height there, Aaron?    

796
00:41:37,428 --> 00:41:38,362
              What?             

797
00:41:39,230 --> 00:41:40,865
             14'9"?             

798
00:41:40,865 --> 00:41:42,299
   [Collin] We thought we were  
       ready to roll out,       

799
00:41:42,299 --> 00:41:43,567
       but the problem is,      

800
00:41:43,567 --> 00:41:44,969
     we're way over height.     

801
00:41:44,969 --> 00:41:46,804
        We've gotta knock       
    this thing down somehow.    

802
00:41:47,838 --> 00:41:49,740
           That high?           

803
00:41:49,740 --> 00:41:51,175
           Holy crap.           

804
00:41:53,310 --> 00:41:55,513
      What do you got there     
    for height there, Aaron?    

805
00:41:59,283 --> 00:42:01,218
              What?             

806
00:42:01,218 --> 00:42:02,786
             14'9"?             

807
00:42:02,786 --> 00:42:04,522
     [Narrator] On the 402,     

808
00:42:04,522 --> 00:42:06,624
         at the doorstep        
        of the border...        

809
00:42:08,025 --> 00:42:09,994
           That high?           

810
00:42:09,994 --> 00:42:12,029
           Holy crap.           

811
00:42:12,029 --> 00:42:14,098
           [Narrator]           
     ...Collin's rookie team    

812
00:42:14,098 --> 00:42:16,600
     has reached its limit.     

813
00:42:16,600 --> 00:42:18,569
 [Collin] We're gonna hit wires,

814
00:42:18,569 --> 00:42:19,537
   we're gonna hit overpasses,  

815
00:42:19,537 --> 00:42:20,938
  we're gonna hit streetlights. 

816
00:42:20,938 --> 00:42:24,341
  We've gotta knock this thing  
    down to at least 14 foot    

817
00:42:24,341 --> 00:42:25,643
    to clear all that stuff.    

818
00:42:26,577 --> 00:42:28,579
           [Narrator]           
     Twisted by the impact,     

819
00:42:28,579 --> 00:42:32,816
      the truck is sitting      
  well above its normal height. 

820
00:42:32,816 --> 00:42:34,451
             14'9",             
      that's a little high.     

821
00:42:34,451 --> 00:42:36,987
    Yeah, that's a lot high.    

822
00:42:36,987 --> 00:42:40,724
      Okay, well, we might      
     have to punch the caps     

823
00:42:40,724 --> 00:42:41,992
          out of these.         

824
00:42:41,992 --> 00:42:43,060
     [Collin] So, we're just    
  gonna let a little bit of air 

825
00:42:43,060 --> 00:42:44,161
       out of these tires,      

826
00:42:44,161 --> 00:42:46,564
      just to bring it down     
       a little bit more.       

827
00:42:47,631 --> 00:42:48,599
       [Narrator] By now,       

828
00:42:48,599 --> 00:42:49,934
       U.S.-bound traffic       

829
00:42:49,934 --> 00:42:53,904
       has been backing up      
      for over five hours.      

830
00:43:04,014 --> 00:43:06,216
          [air hissing]         

831
00:43:06,216 --> 00:43:11,288
      That'll bring it down     
  another four inches at least. 

832
00:43:11,288 --> 00:43:13,424
          Four to six.          

833
00:43:13,424 --> 00:43:15,926
    [Collin] If we can get it   
   to around the 14-foot mark,  

834
00:43:15,926 --> 00:43:17,194
     I know we're not gonna     
          hit anything          

835
00:43:17,194 --> 00:43:18,963
  on our way back to the shop.  

836
00:43:19,863 --> 00:43:21,031
       How'd we do, Coll?       

837
00:43:21,031 --> 00:43:23,534
      Good, we got it down      
    about five inches so far.   

838
00:43:24,702 --> 00:43:25,836
          What's it at?         

839
00:43:25,836 --> 00:43:26,870
        14'4" right now.        

840
00:43:26,870 --> 00:43:28,172
         That's not bad.        

841
00:43:28,172 --> 00:43:30,174
     [Narrator] It should be    
        just enough room        

842
00:43:30,174 --> 00:43:32,142
        to get the truck        
        off the highway,        

843
00:43:32,142 --> 00:43:34,044
   so they can adjust further.  

844
00:43:34,044 --> 00:43:36,547
      [Collin] I think that     
 brought it down significantly. 

845
00:43:37,815 --> 00:43:40,217
   It leveled it out for sure.  

846
00:43:40,217 --> 00:43:42,653
   [Narrator] The job demanded  
         quick thinking         

847
00:43:42,653 --> 00:43:44,455
       and quick action--       

848
00:43:44,455 --> 00:43:45,422
          a good lesson         

849
00:43:45,422 --> 00:43:49,526
       and good trial run       
      for a brand-new crew.     

850
00:43:49,526 --> 00:43:51,629
 [Collin] A really good recovery
          by the guys.          

851
00:43:51,629 --> 00:43:53,564
   You know, this is the stuff  
        they need to see        

852
00:43:53,564 --> 00:43:55,232
     before the winter hits.    

853
00:43:55,232 --> 00:43:56,734
      You know, when we get     
       in the thick of it,      

854
00:43:56,734 --> 00:43:59,303
they're going to be on their own
     for some of this stuff,    

855
00:43:59,303 --> 00:44:01,005
    and they need to be able    
      to work on their own,     

856
00:44:01,005 --> 00:44:04,575
     and do stuff like this     
     without any assistance.    

857
00:44:04,575 --> 00:44:06,710
       We're just learning      
    how to pick everything up   

858
00:44:06,710 --> 00:44:07,678
           just right           

859
00:44:07,678 --> 00:44:09,647
    and make sure everything    
           goes good,           

860
00:44:09,647 --> 00:44:10,714
   and everybody's safe at it.  

861
00:44:10,714 --> 00:44:12,683
   That's the best way to go!   

862
00:44:12,683 --> 00:44:15,052
     [Collin] It was really     
       a good test for me       

863
00:44:15,052 --> 00:44:17,888
        to step up and be       
      that leadership role      

864
00:44:17,888 --> 00:44:19,423
     that I'm looking to do,    

865
00:44:19,423 --> 00:44:21,392
    and I think that my dad's   
      gonna be pretty happy     

866
00:44:21,392 --> 00:44:22,860
        with what he saw.       

867
00:44:22,860 --> 00:44:23,894
            Collin's            
     showing them the ropes,    

868
00:44:23,894 --> 00:44:26,430
       so, uh, he's doing       
       a really good job.       

869
00:44:26,430 --> 00:44:28,999
        Big lift, so, uh,       

870
00:44:28,999 --> 00:44:32,069
      you know, a great job     
  for these guys to, uh, learn. 

871
00:44:32,069 --> 00:44:33,237
     Good job to start with.    

872
00:44:33,237 --> 00:44:34,905
 I think we've got a good start 
          to a season,          

873
00:44:34,905 --> 00:44:36,073
    and I think it's gonna be   

874
00:44:36,073 --> 00:44:38,008
    a pretty good run for us    
           this year.           

875
00:44:39,209 --> 00:44:42,012
            [Collin]            
      Okay, good job, guys.     

876
00:44:42,012 --> 00:44:44,815
      We'll get outta here.     

877
00:44:55,526 --> 00:44:58,462
      [Narrator] Next time      
     on Heavy Rescue 401...     

878
00:44:58,462 --> 00:44:59,763
        [tires spinning]        

879
00:45:02,766 --> 00:45:05,269
           [Narrator]           
     ...a massive snowstorm     

880
00:45:05,269 --> 00:45:06,737
         buries Toronto.        

881
00:45:06,737 --> 00:45:08,605
            -Come on.           
   -[Narrator] Ice and fire...  

882
00:45:08,605 --> 00:45:10,407
   Oh, this doesn't look good.  

883
00:45:10,407 --> 00:45:12,476
           [Narrator]           
   ...create a dangerous mix.   

884
00:45:12,476 --> 00:45:13,477
        Ain't gonna work.       

885
00:45:13,477 --> 00:45:14,712
 [Narrator] ...and deep snow... 

886
00:45:14,712 --> 00:45:17,314
  I've only seen snow like this 
     maybe twice in my life.    

887
00:45:17,314 --> 00:45:19,550
           [Narrator]           
    ...brings deep problems.    

888
00:45:19,550 --> 00:45:21,585
  [John] So close, but so far.  

889
00:45:22,653 --> 00:45:25,656
              [♪♪♪]