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      [Narrator] This time      
     on Heavy Rescue: 401...    

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   Go, go, go, go, go, go, go.  

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           [Narrator]           
    ...a massive snowstorm...   

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       ...buries Toronto.       

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            Come on.            

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   [Narrator] Ice and fire...   

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   Aw, this doesn't look good.  

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           [Narrator]           
  ...create a dangerous mix...  

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      It ain't gonna work.      

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 [Narrator] ...and deep snow... 

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  I've only seen snow like this 
     maybe twice in my life.    

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           [Narrator]           
    ...brings deep problems.    

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  [John] So close, but so far.  

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      [radio] Good morning,     
    and if you're headed out,   

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      you're being assaulted    
     by a whole lot of snow.    

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    This dumping is making for  
a very slick and slippery drive.

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     [radio] We've got snow,    
         heavy at times,        

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  and that is going to continue 
    on and off through the day  

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    into the afternoon hours.   

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            [honking]           

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     Now, we've already seen    
a ton of snow accumulate so far,

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   plows are trying to keep up  
       with the pace of it,     

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     but through the morning,   

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we could see up to three to five
       centimetres of snow      

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        falling per hour.       

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       [Narrator] The edge      
    of a huge weather system    

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       is moving north and      
  pushing its way into Toronto. 

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      [Narrator] Overnight,     
    the immense blast of snow   

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   outran maintenance crews...  

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  [Narrator] ...and this storm  
   is parking over the city...  

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            to stay.            

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          [Kerry] 7:30,         
 it's still dark, blowing snow, 

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 you really can't see much more 

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      than a hundred metres     
        in front of you.        

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   [Narrator] On the westbound  
        401 near the DVP,       

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     Sergeant Kerry Schmidt     

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        has already been        
      on the job for hours.     

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             [Kerry]            
    There's a massive system    

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         coming up from         
   the southern United States.  

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      It's tracking north,      
       tracking northeast,      

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 and it's going to hit the GTA, 
        southern Ontario,       

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        and it looks big.       

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             Oh boy,            
   we've got every car stuck.   

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           [Narrator]           
   With the worst yet to come,  

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       police urge drivers      
    to stay off the roads...    

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 [Narrator] ...but some of them 
      didn't get the memo.      

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          We've already         
       got dozens of calls      

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     for crashes and wrecks     

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          and vehicles          
       stuck in snowbanks.      

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     My advice to everybody,    

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      if you can stay home,     
  this is the day to stay home. 

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        These guys going?       

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 Turn off your traction control!

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         A lot of times,        
    drivers don't really know   

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  how to get through this snow. 

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    The TCS on the top left.    

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   Press that so it's lit up.   

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          Now floor it.         

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           Turning off          
      your traction control     

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     will allow those wheels    
         to get spinning        

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      and hopefully bite in     
   a little bit to the ground   

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  to get yourself moving again. 

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      There you go. Magic.      

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   Don't hit me. Don't hit me.  

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          There you go.         

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           [Narrator]           
  As Kerry heads farther west,  

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        into Mississauga,       

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      another driver caught     
  unprepared for the onslaught. 

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         Are you stuck?         

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    Sometimes it's just that    
     extra push that we need    

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       to get that vehicle      
     to get off the highway     

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     as quickly as possible.    

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        Put it in drive.        
       Okay, go. Floor it.      

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     Straighten your wheel.     

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 Turn left. Go buy winter tires.

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       [driver] Thank you!      

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            Floor it.           

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           Keep going.          
     Don't stop. Don't stop.    

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        [Kerry] I've seen       
   big snowstorms in the past,  

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     but something like this    

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         in such a short        
        duration of time,       

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 this is something I don't think
     I've ever seen before.     

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          Everything's          
       just stopped here.       

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    No one's moving anywhere.   

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        There's probably        
    a dozen transport trucks    

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         I just passed.         

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       Just unbelievable.       

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              [♪♪♪]             

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  [radio] It's an absolute mess 
     both ways across the GTA   

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           on the 401.          

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         Numerous issues        
      on the eastbound side     

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      just east of the 427.     

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       We have all express      
       and collector lanes      

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      completely blocked off    

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   with many motorists that are 
  completely stuck in the snow. 

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           [Narrator]           
      On the eastbound 401      

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            just past           
    the heart of the city...    

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           [Narrator]           
     ...an army of snowplows    

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  is trying to clear the road,  

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        but a long lineup       
        of stuck vehicles       

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      is blocking the way.      

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        [driver] It's one       
       of the worst storms      

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  I've been in for a long time. 

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           It's nuts.           

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 That's the best way to put it. 

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      It's absolute chaos.      

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    [Kerry] The sooner we can   
get the traffic off the highway,

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      the sooner the plows      
         can get moving.        

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           It is nuts.          

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     There's no one moving.     

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      I ain't getting home      
          anytime soon.         

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           [Narrator]           
  20 kilometres to the west...  

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         [phone ringing]        

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  400 northbound from the 401,  

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   vehicles stuck in the snow,  

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          plow echelon          
 unable to make its way through.

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    [Narrator] ...the Compass   
         operations crew        

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     is fighting to keep up     
        with the mayhem.        

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    MTO Compass, Joseph here.   

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   I have never seen anything   
      as chaotic as today.      

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   There are over 120 cameras,  

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      and there's literally     
      an incident going on      

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       and flashing lights      
   at just about every camera.  

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           Patrol 40,           
  I have three tractor-trailers 

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     blocking the southbound    
          Leslie ramp.          

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         [phone ringing]        

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   Just gonna work through it   
       one call at a time       

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  and make sure that everybody  
        gets home safely.       

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           [Narrator]           
  But drivers can't get home... 

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         [siren wailing]        

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           [Narrator]           
     ...if no one is moving.    

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   [Kerry] Right now, traffic   
    conditions are miserable.   

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     Traffic has essentially    
            stopped.            

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    They have nowhere to go.    

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   [Narrator] So some drivers   
are working to help one another.

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          We stuck here         
    for one and a half hour.    

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         This gentleman         
     and the other two guys,    

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       and then they came       
         to help me out.        

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  I just came over here to help 
  this guy get out of the snow. 

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      You know, he's stuck.     
           Pretty bad.          

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          This is bad.          

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         You in reverse?        

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     Just easy, easy, easy.     

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  Turn your wheel a little bit. 

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           [straining]          

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            -No. No.            
     -It's, like, stuck, eh?    

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     Yeah, it's real stuck.     

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      We'll do what we can      

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      to try to get someone     
       to help you, okay?       

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       No problem, buddy.       

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     [Kerry] Are you stuck?     

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           Go. Go. Go.          

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           Go, go, go,          
         go, go, go, go.        

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      Floor it. Keep going.     
     Don't stop. Don't stop.    

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          If you don't          
       have winter tires,       

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don't drive on a day like today.

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        Oh, what a mess!        

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    [Narrator] As Kerry nears   
      the exit to the 400,      

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    problems only get bigger.   

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   [Narrator] Cars attempting   
      to escape the highway     

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   are now stuck on the ramp.   

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         [siren wailing]        

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        [Kerry] Oh, boy.        

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 All right, let's go for a walk.

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    So we got major problems    
        here on the 401.        

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      Totally blocked off.      

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No access to the 400 northbound,

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 all due to two transport trucks
 that are blocked on this ramp. 

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        The challenge is        
   this is a single-lane ramp.  

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  If any one person would have  
    abandoned their vehicle,    

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    there'd be no way to get    
  these vehicles moving again,  

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     so everyone is staying     
       with their vehicles      

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        waiting for help.       

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        Do you have food?       

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      [driver] Yes, I have.     

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      Do you have a charger     
         for your phone?        

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              -Yes.             
         -You got fuel?         

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        [driver] I have.        

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  -Okay. All right, stay warm.  
             -Okay.             

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             [Kerry]            
  It's going to take some time  

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          before we get         
     the traffic recovered,     

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      the vehicles removed,     
 and then the highways cleared. 

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        People that chose       
     to get out on the roads    

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     are now stuck trying to    
   figure out how to get home.  

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     [Narrator] The workday     
      hasn't even started,      

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       and all of Toronto       
       is at a dead stop.       

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 We've got a couple of transport
     trucks blocking lanes.     

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   They're not going anywhere   
    until we get heavy tows.    

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         There is no way        
   these vehicles can get out   

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        without any sort        
       of mechanical help.      

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     [Narrator] The biggest     
    snowstorm in two decades    

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     has immobilized traffic    
         across Toronto.        

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    [radio] It is a little bit  
       of a nightmare drive     

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     because of all the snow    
       being dumped on us.      

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      We still have express     
       and collection lanes     

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   completely blocked right now 
    with numerous collisions.   

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  South 400, there is no access 
     to the 401 ramps at all,   

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  and there's going to be plows 

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        that are gonna be       
    trekking through this area  

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     to try to make it safer.   

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 [plow driver] This is the worst
       I've ever seen here      

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     in 20 years on the 401.    

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           [Narrator]           
  Plow crews are ready to help, 

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     but they're also stuck     
         in the backlog.        

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       We're just waiting       
     to get traffic cleared     

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      so we can move again.     

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     [Narrator] Even if cars    
     can reach an off-ramp,     

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           those ramps          
     are buried under snow.     

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 [Narrator] Drivers are trapped.

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      [radio] The southbound    
       Kennedy Road on-ramp     

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        and the southbound      
       Markham Road on-ramp     

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        are both shut down      
because of poor road conditions.

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   The southbound MacCowan Road 
     ramp closed for a crash,   

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  and the westbound 401 Express 
         at Victoria Park       

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           dealing with         
    a stalled vehicle as well.  

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    [Kerry] Tow truck's here.   

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   [Narrator] At the eastbound  
     401 ramp to the 400...     

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         [Kerry] Oh boy.        

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        You are an angel.       

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     [Narrator] ...the help     
  that Kerry's been hoping for  

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          has arrived.          

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    [Kerry] Are you going to    
   start winching these guys?   

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   [Corey] I'm going to start   
     with this tanker first.    

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    [Kerry] The tanker, yeah.   

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 [Corey] This is one of the main
   arteries in and out of GTA.  

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  We've got to clear this ramp  

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         in order to get        
    the arteries open again.    

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    [Narrator] So SD Towing's   
           Corey Payne          

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       gets right to work.      

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   This is Newfoundland snow,   
          not the GTA.          

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      This is the most snow     
            I've seen           

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   in all my years in Ontario.  

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          The last time         
    I've seen snow like this    

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        was when I lived        
        in Newfoundland.        

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  The snow is still coming, eh? 

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           [Narrator]           
      But the slippery ramp     

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  is fighting Corey's wrecker.  

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             [Corey]            
   There's not enough traction  

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    with all the snow and ice   
           underneath,          

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  so I've got to winch him up,  

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   and it's taking more time.   

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 I'm going to be quite a while. 

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      I've got five trucks      
       here on this ramp.       

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  [Kerry] Oh, you're winching,  
           and then...          

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     Yeah, all I do is spin.    

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         Once I get them        
    pretty much on the flat,    

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        I can pull them.        
             -Okay.             

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    [Narrator] Corey can only   
   manage to budge the tanker   

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      a few feet at a time.     

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     [Corey] That's the most    
    he's moved in six hours.    

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 I've got to pull my winch line 
           out so far,          

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 winch the truck so close to me,

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      and then reset myself     
  to pull them further up again 

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in order to get this ramp clear.

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  I should be able to pull ya!  

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      Hopefully this works.     

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          If I was able         
     to use the tire chains     

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          like they use         
     out in BC and Alberta,     

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    it would make it easier,    

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      but here in the GTA,      

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        we're not allowed       
 to use tire chains for any ice 

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             because            
   they can damage the roads.   

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           [Narrator]           
      One truck is clear...     

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        [Corey] Perfect.        

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     [Narrator] ...but it's     
       just the beginning.      

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  [Kerry] Traffic is not moving 
      on the 401 eastbound,     

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     and they're all hopeful    

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        that they can get       
    on to the 400 northbound    

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    to get out of this mess,    

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  so if we can clear this ramp, 

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     we can relieve pressure    
     all the way downstream.    

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  Oh, my goodness, what a mess. 

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       [Narrator] If Kerry      
    can get some snow cleared   

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   for the wrecker to operate,  

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 he could speed up the process. 

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     [Kerry] Is it possible     
      to get a single plow      

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          to come here          
   and just clear out a lane?   

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 'Cause then instead of that tow
  winching all the way up here, 

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      he can just winch it      
        to the pavement,        

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and then they can start rolling.

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  These vehicles have now been  
     stuck and stranded here    

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           for hours.           

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   If we can clear this ramp,   

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      we can hopefully get      
   this traffic moving again.   

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  [Narrator] But only if a plow 
      can make its way in.      

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      [supervisor] My guys      
      are coming down now.      

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 [Kerry] Awesome, thanks, buddy!

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         [Narrator] Less        
   than four kilometres east,   

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       at Keele Street...       

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           ...the ramp          
   onto the westbound highway   

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 has been blocked all morning...

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       Sometimes you have       
       to use the winches!      

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    [Narrator] ...and Abrams    
      Towing's Chad Grenier     

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  is fighting to get it clear.  

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  It's all ice under here, eh?  

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  I just keep sliding sideways. 

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   So I'm going to pull it out  
 and do it with the winch again.

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           The ramp is          
     completely blocked off.    

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     There's probably a foot    
    to two feet of deep snow.   

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        It's pretty bad.        

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 Trying to keep the roads clean,

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   but it's hard to get around  
   'cause of all the traffic.   

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       It's snowpocalypse.      
       Gotta do your job.       

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         Parking brake!         

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    I'm going to pull you up    
      the rest of the way.      

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   I'm on my way out of here,   

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        but we're getting       
      hundreds of calls in      

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        over the highway,       

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   and it's all hands on deck.  

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           [Narrator]           
  200 kilometres down the 401,  

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      southwestern Ontario      
         has been spared        

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  from the massive snowfall...  

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 [Narrator] ...but drivers here 

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       are facing problems      
          of their own.         

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    [Narrator] Icy conditions   

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    have overtaken the roads    
        around London...        

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           [Narrator]           
   ...and just east of town...  

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      ...westbound traffic      
          is squeezing          

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  around a multi-vehicle crash  
           on the 401.          

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           [Narrator]           
A car lost control on black ice,

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forcing a grain-hauler to swerve

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            and slam            
   right into a garbage truck.  

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    It's extremely dangerous.   

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      It's just a reminder      

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       to please pay 110%       
    to your driving ability,    

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       reduce your speed,       

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   make sure you pay attention  
    to what's in front of you   

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            to ensure           
    that you can stop safely.   

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00:18:16,995 --> 00:18:19,932
              Yeah,             
  it's real slippery out here.  

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           [Narrator]           
     The Ross Services crew     

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       is clearing crashes      
  up and down the 401 and 402,  

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     so for now, rotator op     
        Austin Hutchinson       

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        is working solo.        

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            [Austin]            
   Hopefully the slippery road  

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        will help us out        
       a little bit here,       

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  sliding this thing sideways.  

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     It might, it might not.    

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    We've kind of got trucks    
  spread out all over the place 

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         tackling jobs.         

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    See if I can't take care    
   of business on my own here.  

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       Do you want to try       
      and scootch it down?      

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           [Narrator]           
  Over the past three winters,  

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    Austin has worked closely   
     with lead op Mike Ross     

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   to take on big recoveries.   

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         Tighten it up.         

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    [Austin] When you're able   
to work with somebody like that,

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 it definitely makes it easier. 

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   Very slowly, one at a time.  

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         Oh, we got 'er!        

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      We're pretty in sync,     

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          and we've got         
      a system figured out      

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       that works for us.       

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    Okay, put your brakes on!   

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    [Narrator] But right now,   
       Austin's got to try      

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       to get the job done      
         all on his own.        

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 [Austin] There's a couple cars 
        involved as well,       

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     and obviously this guy     

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         got tangled up         
     into this tractor here.    

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   [Narrator] The first step,   

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    separate the grain-hauler   
     from the garbage truck.    

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     [Austin] Trying to drag    
 this thing completely sideways,

362
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 it's a little bit of a gamble. 

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      [Narrator] The hauler     
weighs in at over 80,000 pounds,

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      but without his crew,     

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         Austin's hoping        
     that the icy conditions    

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       will help it slide.      

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00:19:48,453 --> 00:19:50,889
           We can try.          

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      It outweighs my truck     
   by probably almost double,   

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00:19:53,592 --> 00:19:57,095
  but I'm trying to get things  
   going as quickly as I can.   

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            Come on!            

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00:20:09,474 --> 00:20:10,809
            Come on.            

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00:20:13,212 --> 00:20:15,647
      It's loaded, there's      
    a lot of weight in there.   

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       Looks like cornmeal      
          or something.         

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00:20:20,652 --> 00:20:21,486
       Come on, pull out.       

375
00:20:27,593 --> 00:20:29,061
              Aw...             

376
00:20:29,061 --> 00:20:30,762
          I just gotta          
      put a block in there      

377
00:20:30,762 --> 00:20:31,863
 so it'll pull a little harder. 

378
00:20:31,863 --> 00:20:33,098
   It's stalling my winch out.  

379
00:20:39,137 --> 00:20:40,572
      See if that'll bite.      

380
00:20:55,153 --> 00:20:56,755
            Come on!            

381
00:21:01,326 --> 00:21:02,327
    That ain't going to work.   

382
00:21:02,327 --> 00:21:04,029
             Dammit.            

383
00:21:16,174 --> 00:21:18,877
           [Narrator]           
  On the 401 east of London...  

384
00:21:23,615 --> 00:21:25,350
 [Narrator] ...westbound traffic

385
00:21:25,350 --> 00:21:27,986
           is crawling          
     past Dorchester Road...    

386
00:21:27,986 --> 00:21:31,556
            [honking]           

387
00:21:32,958 --> 00:21:34,192
           [Narrator]           
      ...and working solo,      

388
00:21:34,192 --> 00:21:35,727
        Austin Hutchinson       

389
00:21:35,727 --> 00:21:38,730
        can't out-muscle        
   the loaded grain-hauler...   

390
00:21:41,033 --> 00:21:42,768
  [Austin] Ain't going to work. 

391
00:21:45,570 --> 00:21:47,239
     [Narrator] ...but some     
       heavyweight backup       

392
00:21:47,239 --> 00:21:49,308
  has just arrived on scene...  

393
00:21:49,308 --> 00:21:52,244
       Mike Ross and crew.      

394
00:21:52,244 --> 00:21:53,645
               Hi.              

395
00:21:53,645 --> 00:21:56,081
      What's the plan here?     
      What were you using?      

396
00:21:56,081 --> 00:21:57,182
   Both drag winches, or what?  
             -Yeah.             

397
00:21:59,151 --> 00:22:00,085
          [Mike] He was         
      just pulling sideways     

398
00:22:00,085 --> 00:22:02,354
          on the front          
      of the drives there,      

399
00:22:02,354 --> 00:22:04,356
         and experienced        
    a little more resistance    

400
00:22:04,356 --> 00:22:05,223
        than he expected.       

401
00:22:06,591 --> 00:22:07,592
      Want to get your boom     
           swung over           

402
00:22:07,592 --> 00:22:08,560
          and give her          
      a little lift there?      

403
00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:10,028
        [Austin] I think        
      I'm going to have to.     

404
00:22:10,028 --> 00:22:11,096
    [Mike] I suggested Austin   

405
00:22:11,096 --> 00:22:13,565
     grab a hold of the back    
      of the dump trailer.      

406
00:22:13,565 --> 00:22:16,401
    That way, we can kind of    
 lift and pull at the same time 

407
00:22:16,401 --> 00:22:19,004
        rather than just        
        try and drag it.        

408
00:22:19,004 --> 00:22:21,573
         Okay, going up.        

409
00:22:21,573 --> 00:22:23,041
            [Austin]            
  It takes a little bit longer, 

410
00:22:23,041 --> 00:22:24,042
 but that's what had to happen. 

411
00:22:25,477 --> 00:22:27,045
  Yeah, just hold tight on it.  
       Watch your fingers.      

412
00:22:49,101 --> 00:22:51,937
      [Mike] If we can get      
   a little upwards lift on it  

413
00:22:51,937 --> 00:22:54,139
        and drag it away        
   from that other trailer...   

414
00:22:56,141 --> 00:22:56,975
        a little easier.        

415
00:22:56,975 --> 00:22:59,544
        Okay. We're good.       

416
00:22:59,544 --> 00:23:01,513
       All righty, you can      
    get out of the way there,   

417
00:23:01,513 --> 00:23:02,614
       and we'll get Billy      
         to hook that up        

418
00:23:02,614 --> 00:23:04,249
     and get it out of here.    

419
00:23:04,249 --> 00:23:05,484
         It just needed         
         a little lift.         

420
00:23:05,484 --> 00:23:07,152
       It's so much weight      
       inside this trailer      

421
00:23:07,152 --> 00:23:08,687
    that it's going to fight    
         no matter what.        

422
00:23:09,955 --> 00:23:12,958
   [Narrator] With the traffic  
backup building by the minute...

423
00:23:15,627 --> 00:23:17,896
          ...they need          
     to move the hauler away    

424
00:23:17,896 --> 00:23:21,299
           and tackle           
     the second truck fast.     

425
00:23:21,299 --> 00:23:23,235
         [Billy] We got         
     a small fire in there.     

426
00:23:23,235 --> 00:23:25,337
     A small fire in there?     

427
00:23:26,605 --> 00:23:27,773
           [Narrator]           
    But there's a problem...    

428
00:23:30,776 --> 00:23:32,511
    ...that nobody expected.    

429
00:23:37,682 --> 00:23:41,086
    Dammit! Bill? Be 9/16ths.   

430
00:23:56,301 --> 00:23:58,537
  [Narrator] Back in Toronto... 

431
00:24:03,942 --> 00:24:09,448
  ...drivers are still battling 
  ramps engulfed by heavy snow. 

432
00:24:09,448 --> 00:24:13,852
      -We have ramps where      
there's multiple vehicles stuck.

433
00:24:13,852 --> 00:24:15,153
           They can't           
      get off the highway,      

434
00:24:15,153 --> 00:24:16,488
 they can't get on the highway. 

435
00:24:16,488 --> 00:24:20,992
  [Narrator] Maintenance crews  
are fighting to clear the roads.

436
00:24:23,395 --> 00:24:25,697
  [plow driver] A lot of snow,  
     it gets heavy to push.     

437
00:24:25,697 --> 00:24:27,232
  Days like this are not easy.  

438
00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,302
  [Narrator] ...but they can't  
         clear the ramps        

439
00:24:30,302 --> 00:24:34,239
    as long as stuck traffic    
         is in the way.         

440
00:24:34,239 --> 00:24:36,441
  [driver] It's very important  
       to clear the ramp.       

441
00:24:36,441 --> 00:24:38,743
  First of all, it's how we get 
    everybody off the highway   

442
00:24:38,743 --> 00:24:40,645
  so we can clean it properly,  

443
00:24:40,645 --> 00:24:43,482
   and it's how everyone needs  
  to get back to their places.  

444
00:24:53,525 --> 00:24:55,660
           [Narrator]           
    At the exit to the 400...   

445
00:24:57,562 --> 00:24:59,664
         ...Corey Payne         
     has opened enough room     

446
00:24:59,664 --> 00:25:02,234
  for one plow to make it in... 

447
00:25:02,234 --> 00:25:04,035
         We're clearing         
       the ramp downwards       

448
00:25:04,035 --> 00:25:06,404
       so that we can try       
  to get the trucks up quicker. 

449
00:25:06,404 --> 00:25:08,440
         Hopefully it'll        
      clear up the backlog.     

450
00:25:09,741 --> 00:25:11,343
         Come on, guys!         

451
00:25:11,343 --> 00:25:12,477
   [Kerry] If we get the snow   
           cleared out          

452
00:25:12,477 --> 00:25:14,713
           of the area          
    in front of these trucks,   

453
00:25:14,713 --> 00:25:16,014
   it would be easier for them  

454
00:25:16,014 --> 00:25:17,849
   to only have to get winched  
        a short distance        

455
00:25:17,849 --> 00:25:19,017
  before they can get traction. 

456
00:25:19,017 --> 00:25:20,685
              Yeah!             

457
00:25:24,656 --> 00:25:25,724
  [Narrator] ...and the plow... 

458
00:25:25,724 --> 00:25:28,293
           -[beeping]           
           -Oh, crap!           

459
00:25:28,293 --> 00:25:31,263
           [Narrator]           
     ...is all out of room.     

460
00:25:31,263 --> 00:25:32,531
          It's kind of          
      jammed up down there.     

461
00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:36,067
   Could you move if this guy   
     can get out of the way?    

462
00:25:36,067 --> 00:25:37,235
      [Kerry] Even the plow     
       is having trouble,       

463
00:25:37,235 --> 00:25:38,069
     and it's getting stuck.    

464
00:25:40,572 --> 00:25:43,608
     [Narrator] Kerry needs     
     to open up some space.     

465
00:25:43,608 --> 00:25:44,709
     [Kerry] Can you drive?     

466
00:25:46,745 --> 00:25:49,447
    Come forward all the way,   

467
00:25:49,447 --> 00:25:50,649
      and I'm going to see      
   if this guy can get going.   

468
00:25:52,117 --> 00:25:54,586
              Okay.             

469
00:25:54,586 --> 00:25:56,621
          Okay, try it.         

470
00:26:05,263 --> 00:26:07,566
    Yeah, come on, let's go.    

471
00:26:07,566 --> 00:26:09,100
              Nice!             

472
00:26:09,100 --> 00:26:10,936
  Keep it going. Keep it going. 

473
00:26:10,936 --> 00:26:12,370
   You want to try to get out?  

474
00:26:12,370 --> 00:26:13,838
         Get good speed!        

475
00:26:19,778 --> 00:26:20,645
              Yeah!             

476
00:26:20,645 --> 00:26:23,515
         Okay, we're in         
      good shape here now.      

477
00:26:25,817 --> 00:26:26,918
             Beauty!            

478
00:26:28,687 --> 00:26:31,222
  [Narrator] A frustrating day  
         on this ramp...        

479
00:26:31,222 --> 00:26:32,357
   [Kerry] Oh, beautiful, man.  

480
00:26:32,357 --> 00:26:36,628
   [Narrator] ...might finally  
      be coming to an end.      

481
00:26:36,628 --> 00:26:38,463
            Come on!            

482
00:26:38,463 --> 00:26:40,365
         [Kerry] There's        
     a long line of traffic     

483
00:26:40,365 --> 00:26:42,834
         that's waiting         
      to get through here.      

484
00:26:42,834 --> 00:26:44,970
       Let's go, let's go.      

485
00:26:44,970 --> 00:26:47,105
     Everyone's happy to see    
    some progress being made.   

486
00:26:47,105 --> 00:26:49,507
  Beautiful. Eight hours later. 

487
00:26:53,445 --> 00:26:54,613
 We finally have that ramp open,

488
00:26:54,613 --> 00:26:56,848
     the 401 eastbound ramp     
        to the 400 north.       

489
00:26:56,848 --> 00:27:00,018
  [Narrator] They've opened up  
      a vital escape route,     

490
00:27:00,018 --> 00:27:02,754
   but it's just one victory.   

491
00:27:02,754 --> 00:27:05,190
       [Kerry] I still see      
    the 401 eastbound jammed,   

492
00:27:05,190 --> 00:27:06,358
  so we still have work to do.  

493
00:27:08,393 --> 00:27:10,295
   [radio] Well, we still have  
   a laundry list of problems.  

494
00:27:10,295 --> 00:27:13,465
         Multiple stalls        
     and spun-out vehicles...   

495
00:27:29,814 --> 00:27:32,851
      [Narrator] Just east      
     of London on the 401...    

496
00:27:34,085 --> 00:27:35,553
   All right, Dave, I'm good.   

497
00:27:35,553 --> 00:27:37,989
   [Narrator] ...the Ross crew  
      has cut off the power     

498
00:27:37,989 --> 00:27:41,226
      and put out the fire.     

499
00:27:41,226 --> 00:27:42,560
             [Mike]             
    The front axle and spring   

500
00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:44,329
  shifted into the starter wire 

501
00:27:44,329 --> 00:27:46,998
      and caused it to arc      
 against the frame of the truck,

502
00:27:46,998 --> 00:27:49,367
      so we've disconnected     
          the batteries         

503
00:27:49,367 --> 00:27:51,436
 to stop the wires from burning.

504
00:27:53,271 --> 00:27:54,305
    Let's get this road open.   

505
00:27:54,305 --> 00:27:55,607
           We're going          
   to get this thing hooked up  

506
00:27:55,607 --> 00:27:56,574
      and get out of here.      

507
00:27:59,778 --> 00:28:03,448
   [Narrator] Traffic has been  
  funneling into a single lane  

508
00:28:03,448 --> 00:28:05,183
      for over three hours.     

509
00:28:05,183 --> 00:28:09,754
     The crew needs to avoid    
       any further delays.      

510
00:28:09,754 --> 00:28:11,222
            [Austin]            
     Not really many options    

511
00:28:11,222 --> 00:28:14,426
      for people to detour      
        off the highway,        

512
00:28:14,426 --> 00:28:16,194
       so it's definitely       
         a big priority         

513
00:28:16,194 --> 00:28:18,129
   that we get this cleaned up  
     as quickly as possible.    

514
00:28:18,129 --> 00:28:19,764
       [Mike] We just got       
    to get it out of the way    

515
00:28:19,764 --> 00:28:21,232
          so we can get         
       on this other one.       

516
00:28:21,232 --> 00:28:23,034
              Okay?             
             -Okay.             

517
00:28:27,272 --> 00:28:30,308
   [Narrator] But as they tow   
    the grain-hauler away...    

518
00:28:30,308 --> 00:28:31,910
   [Mike] A little tricky one.  

519
00:28:31,910 --> 00:28:35,080
   [Narrator] ...the crew sees  
    that the second casualty    

520
00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:38,249
          will require          
      some rigging finesse.     

521
00:28:38,249 --> 00:28:39,884
        The cab's kind of       
  hanging over the median here  

522
00:28:39,884 --> 00:28:41,953
     into the eastbound side    
         of the highway.        

523
00:28:41,953 --> 00:28:44,589
      This thing has taken      
    some significant damage.    

524
00:28:46,124 --> 00:28:47,926
            Come on!            

525
00:28:47,926 --> 00:28:49,928
  [Austin] The whole front end  
      is mangled off of it.     

526
00:28:49,928 --> 00:28:50,929
       You've gotta verify      

527
00:28:50,929 --> 00:28:52,063
      that you are hooking      
      onto something solid      

528
00:28:52,063 --> 00:28:53,765
     before you start trying    
   to drag this thing away...   

529
00:28:53,765 --> 00:28:54,933
       Yeah, there you go.      

530
00:28:54,933 --> 00:28:56,634
   ...especially with a loaded  
      trailer hooked to it.     

531
00:28:56,634 --> 00:28:58,470
           Just needed          
      a little bit of lift      

532
00:28:58,470 --> 00:29:02,974
    so we could get the T-bar   
     underneath of it there.    

533
00:29:02,974 --> 00:29:05,009
     Pieces might fly here.     

534
00:29:10,348 --> 00:29:12,117
          There you go.         

535
00:29:12,117 --> 00:29:15,353
          Here, pull it         
     out of the hook. Good.     

536
00:29:15,353 --> 00:29:17,455
       Slowly but surely,       
      we're getting there.      

537
00:29:17,455 --> 00:29:19,290
    Okay, it's coming ahead.    

538
00:29:31,603 --> 00:29:34,706
 Leave the 401 a little cleaner 
        than we found it.       

539
00:29:34,706 --> 00:29:37,108
         Company's here         
    to get their own trailer,   

540
00:29:37,108 --> 00:29:38,176
  so we separated the trailer,  

541
00:29:38,176 --> 00:29:40,011
   and Austin is going to tow   
       the damaged tractor      

542
00:29:40,011 --> 00:29:40,845
         to their yard.         

543
00:29:42,814 --> 00:29:45,917
 [Narrator] The job was too much
    for a single operator...    

544
00:29:45,917 --> 00:29:47,786
 All right, we're all hooked up,
    ready to get out of here.   

545
00:29:47,786 --> 00:29:49,287
           [Narrator]           
      ...but with teamwork,     

546
00:29:49,287 --> 00:29:51,489
   the crew has the road ready  

547
00:29:51,489 --> 00:29:53,691
           for traffic          
     to start flowing again.    

548
00:29:53,691 --> 00:29:56,261
       [Austin] Mike and I      
   work really good together.   

549
00:29:56,261 --> 00:29:58,663
       We get along great.      

550
00:29:58,663 --> 00:30:00,532
          It's a relief         
   to have somebody like that,  

551
00:30:00,532 --> 00:30:01,499
       that you can trust,      

552
00:30:01,499 --> 00:30:02,967
           and you can          
   go out to these jobs with,   

553
00:30:02,967 --> 00:30:04,002
  and you don't have to worry.  

554
00:30:19,984 --> 00:30:21,653
   [radio] Well, the difficult  
         drive continues        

555
00:30:21,653 --> 00:30:23,021
     on all the major routes.   

556
00:30:23,021 --> 00:30:27,292
   We've had motorists trapped  
  since very early this morning.

557
00:30:27,292 --> 00:30:31,162
       [Narrator] The day       
  is winding down in Toronto... 

558
00:30:32,564 --> 00:30:33,865
      This guy's been here      

559
00:30:33,865 --> 00:30:36,768
      probably since about      
       10:00 this morning,      

560
00:30:36,768 --> 00:30:37,902
   so he was happy to see us.   

561
00:30:37,902 --> 00:30:42,140
    [Narrator] ...but there's   
    no end in sight for Chad.   

562
00:30:44,042 --> 00:30:45,810
            Probably            
    my fourth pair of gloves.   

563
00:30:45,810 --> 00:30:48,346
This is my second pair of boots.

564
00:30:48,346 --> 00:30:49,814
 It's a long day for everybody. 

565
00:30:52,917 --> 00:30:55,653
   There's hundreds of people   
   stuck across this highway.   

566
00:30:55,653 --> 00:30:58,189
   There's still a lot of work  
          ahead of me.          

567
00:30:58,189 --> 00:30:59,290
      It's just go, go, go,     

568
00:30:59,290 --> 00:31:01,392
  and I guess I'll get my rest  
       when this is done.       

569
00:31:16,641 --> 00:31:18,910
  [Kerry] It's been a long day, 
 and now the sun has gone down, 

570
00:31:18,910 --> 00:31:20,111
           it's dark,           

571
00:31:20,111 --> 00:31:23,715
   and there are still trucks   
   and cars stuck on the 401.   

572
00:31:39,430 --> 00:31:42,467
  I've only seen snow like this 
     maybe twice in my life.    

573
00:31:42,467 --> 00:31:45,803
      [Narrator] On the 401     
      approaching Keele...      

574
00:31:45,803 --> 00:31:47,071
      Everywhere you turn,      

575
00:31:47,071 --> 00:31:50,975
 there's vehicles just stranded 
     in like a foot of snow.    

576
00:31:50,975 --> 00:31:53,845
    [Narrator] ...John Allen    
  is heading to the latest call 

577
00:31:53,845 --> 00:31:55,480
      on a very long list.      

578
00:31:57,448 --> 00:31:59,651
          We got a plow         
      and a tractor-trailer     

579
00:31:59,651 --> 00:32:02,720
      stuck on the on-ramp      
       from Keele Street.       

580
00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:06,424
    We're going to hopefully    
    get this ramp opened up.    

581
00:32:09,427 --> 00:32:10,628
            We gotta            
     get this thing moving.     

582
00:32:10,628 --> 00:32:12,497
   [Narrator] The plow driver   

583
00:32:12,497 --> 00:32:14,699
        tried to maneuver       
     around the stuck semi,     

584
00:32:14,699 --> 00:32:18,002
        and found himself       
         just as stuck.         

585
00:32:18,002 --> 00:32:22,040
      [John] They are ready     
      to touch each other,      

586
00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:25,109
    so we want to avoid that.   

587
00:32:25,109 --> 00:32:27,845
    He ended up sliding down,   

588
00:32:27,845 --> 00:32:30,315
    and he stopped, you know,   
      like a half inch away     

589
00:32:30,315 --> 00:32:32,417
      from hitting the side     
        of this trailer.        

590
00:32:33,651 --> 00:32:35,119
           [Narrator]           
     From the opposite ramp,    

591
00:32:35,119 --> 00:32:38,189
 John will rig across the ditch 

592
00:32:38,189 --> 00:32:41,859
        to pull the plow        
   safely away from the truck.  

593
00:32:45,797 --> 00:32:47,966
              Ugh.              

594
00:32:47,966 --> 00:32:50,335
    It's kind of a odd case,    

595
00:32:50,335 --> 00:32:53,871
    where we winch on a ramp    
 from a totally different ramp, 

596
00:32:53,871 --> 00:32:55,640
       but every situation      
          is different.         

597
00:32:55,640 --> 00:33:01,212
    [Narrator] John's already   
 been working for over 12 hours,

598
00:33:01,212 --> 00:33:05,083
        and the deep snow       
   isn't helping his energy...  

599
00:33:05,083 --> 00:33:06,384
    [John] This is terrible.    

600
00:33:06,384 --> 00:33:07,418
       I gotta go through       

601
00:33:07,418 --> 00:33:11,089
    about three feet of snow    
        across the ditch.       

602
00:33:11,089 --> 00:33:12,857
           [Narrator]           
     ...so he needs to rely     

603
00:33:12,857 --> 00:33:15,193
    on operator Bob Lachaine.   

604
00:33:15,193 --> 00:33:16,427
           [grunting]           

605
00:33:16,427 --> 00:33:20,431
  All right, yeah, rig that up. 

606
00:33:20,431 --> 00:33:22,367
              Whoo.             

607
00:33:22,367 --> 00:33:23,768
 This has been a fun day so far.

608
00:33:23,768 --> 00:33:25,503
           Okay, John!          

609
00:33:25,503 --> 00:33:28,006
        Let's see if this       
        is going to work.       

610
00:33:28,006 --> 00:33:30,208
           All right.           

611
00:33:42,086 --> 00:33:44,455
    Everything slides so nice   
          in the snow.          

612
00:33:46,257 --> 00:33:47,959
    [Narrator] They've moved    

613
00:33:47,959 --> 00:33:49,527
          the back end          
     of the plow truck away,    

614
00:33:49,527 --> 00:33:52,764
          but the front         
       is still too close.      

615
00:33:52,764 --> 00:33:55,933
        [John] Make sure        
      we're not gonna hit.      

616
00:33:55,933 --> 00:33:57,468
  [Narrator] John's only option 

617
00:33:57,468 --> 00:33:59,270
           is to work           
     with the plow's driver.    

618
00:33:59,270 --> 00:34:01,973
       [John] I'm going to      
     stay hooked up to you,     

619
00:34:01,973 --> 00:34:03,041
    so don't just drive away.   

620
00:34:03,041 --> 00:34:06,577
       You start to slide,      
    I'll keep it snug. Okay?    

621
00:34:06,577 --> 00:34:08,913
           Now he has           
     to drive away from me.     

622
00:34:08,913 --> 00:34:14,052
 I cannot physically, possibly, 
     pull him away from me.     

623
00:34:14,052 --> 00:34:14,986
       As he comes ahead,       

624
00:34:14,986 --> 00:34:17,121
     I can pull the ass-end     
           over a bit.          

625
00:34:27,565 --> 00:34:30,735
   All right, just like this.   

626
00:34:30,735 --> 00:34:34,572
 Watch your wing. Lots of room? 

627
00:34:34,572 --> 00:34:35,406
     All right, come ahead.     

628
00:34:37,442 --> 00:34:38,609
  All right, there. Hold there. 

629
00:34:38,609 --> 00:34:41,813
  I think we are pretty clear.  
       Let me have a look.      

630
00:34:41,813 --> 00:34:42,780
         [Bob] Oh, yeah,        
       he should be good.       

631
00:34:42,780 --> 00:34:43,648
    [John] He can drive out,    
         plow the ramp?         

632
00:34:43,648 --> 00:34:45,483
         [Bob] He should        
        be able to do it.       

633
00:34:47,752 --> 00:34:51,489
      [Narrator] From here,     
   it's all up to the driver.   

634
00:34:51,489 --> 00:34:53,091
    Hopefully he can drive it   
        out of there now.       

635
00:34:54,525 --> 00:34:56,294
         Just pull ahead        
         nice and easy.         

636
00:34:56,294 --> 00:34:58,629
         [John] I've got        
      this guy pulled out,      

637
00:34:58,629 --> 00:35:01,532
    and it's a straight shot    
    kind of downhill for him.   

638
00:35:01,532 --> 00:35:03,534
    That's nice and straight.   

639
00:35:03,534 --> 00:35:05,436
    He should be able to just   
     put it in drive and go.    

640
00:35:05,436 --> 00:35:07,605
      Make it or break it.      

641
00:35:08,806 --> 00:35:11,309
  He'll go, he'll go, he'll go. 

642
00:35:15,780 --> 00:35:17,515
         Turn your wheel        
       to the right a bit       

643
00:35:17,515 --> 00:35:18,349
     and pick your plow up.     

644
00:35:19,383 --> 00:35:20,284
          Oh, it is up?         

645
00:35:21,953 --> 00:35:24,856
         I wonder if you        
       put it down a bit,       

646
00:35:24,856 --> 00:35:27,792
  maybe it'll put a little more 
        weight back here.       

647
00:35:27,792 --> 00:35:28,659
           Keep going.          

648
00:35:33,564 --> 00:35:36,868
       That's not working.      
            [sighing]           

649
00:35:36,868 --> 00:35:39,003
      So close, but so far.     

650
00:35:47,645 --> 00:35:50,548
   [Narrator] Night has fallen  
           in the GTA,          

651
00:35:50,548 --> 00:35:53,851
  but with over a foot of snow  
      dumped on the roads,      

652
00:35:53,851 --> 00:35:57,855
  the cleanup will take hours.  

653
00:35:57,855 --> 00:35:59,657
      [John] There's trucks     
       stuck on the ramps.      

654
00:35:59,657 --> 00:36:02,460
         There's people         
       stuck in the cars.       

655
00:36:02,460 --> 00:36:04,228
 This is just chaotic out here. 

656
00:36:04,228 --> 00:36:06,030
       People should have       
     just stayed home today.    

657
00:36:07,398 --> 00:36:09,033
           [Narrator]           
     On the 401 at Keele...     

658
00:36:09,033 --> 00:36:10,401
     [John] Turn your wheel     
       to the right a bit       

659
00:36:10,401 --> 00:36:11,869
     and pick your plow up.     

660
00:36:11,869 --> 00:36:13,704
    [Narrator] ...John Allen    
        is still working        

661
00:36:13,704 --> 00:36:16,874
     to guide the stuck plow    
        free of the ramp.       

662
00:36:18,209 --> 00:36:19,844
   [John] That's not working.   

663
00:36:19,844 --> 00:36:21,245
            [sighing]           

664
00:36:21,245 --> 00:36:23,681
      So close, but so far.     

665
00:36:26,317 --> 00:36:30,388
     [reverse alert beeping]    

666
00:36:30,388 --> 00:36:31,923
         We got so much         
     snow on the ground here    

667
00:36:31,923 --> 00:36:33,257
            that he's           
    just spinning his wheels.   

668
00:36:33,257 --> 00:36:34,158
         He can't move.         

669
00:36:34,158 --> 00:36:36,994
            [beeping]           

670
00:36:36,994 --> 00:36:38,996
           [Narrator]           
    John needs to find a way    

671
00:36:38,996 --> 00:36:41,199
  to give the wheels some grip. 

672
00:36:41,199 --> 00:36:43,067
      [John] I got an idea.     
           Watch this.          

673
00:36:43,067 --> 00:36:45,736
      Let's throw the chain     
        under his wheel.        

674
00:36:45,736 --> 00:36:47,104
      [Bob] Okay, watch it      
    doesn't swing out at ya.    

675
00:36:47,104 --> 00:36:48,105
    [John] Yeah, don't stand    
        behind the wheel.       

676
00:36:48,105 --> 00:36:51,609
   Help him get a little grip.  

677
00:36:51,609 --> 00:36:53,511
     I'm going to throw one     
  of my little recovery chains  

678
00:36:53,511 --> 00:36:54,845
         under the tire,        

679
00:36:54,845 --> 00:36:55,913
     and hopefully give him     

680
00:36:55,913 --> 00:36:59,217
    that little lunge forward   
     he needs to get moving.    

681
00:37:01,118 --> 00:37:02,587
       Go ahead, give 'er.      

682
00:37:06,424 --> 00:37:07,425
        Oh, that's good.        

683
00:37:10,127 --> 00:37:12,263
     Yeah, give 'er a shot.     

684
00:37:14,565 --> 00:37:16,901
     Keep going, keep going,    
  give 'er, give 'er, give 'er! 

685
00:37:16,901 --> 00:37:18,970
          Go, give 'er,         
       give 'er, give 'er!      

686
00:37:21,806 --> 00:37:23,474
       Whoo hoo! One out!       

687
00:37:25,977 --> 00:37:27,778
           [Narrator]           
   It's only half the battle.   

688
00:37:27,778 --> 00:37:31,582
   They have to move the semi   
     still blocking access.     

689
00:37:31,582 --> 00:37:35,519
 [John] We got the guys sitting 
  up top of the ramp watching.  

690
00:37:35,519 --> 00:37:38,623
     They're waiting for us     
    to get this out of here.    

691
00:37:38,623 --> 00:37:40,658
          We've got to          
      get this thing moving     

692
00:37:40,658 --> 00:37:41,626
      as soon as possible.      

693
00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:45,229
      [John] How much load      
       you got in the can?      

694
00:37:45,229 --> 00:37:46,364
        [driver] 22,000.        

695
00:37:46,364 --> 00:37:47,898
         -Pounds? Kilos?        
             -Kilos.            

696
00:37:47,898 --> 00:37:50,234
    [Bob] Well, maybe he can    
     drive it out of there.     

697
00:37:50,234 --> 00:37:51,235
         You know what?         

698
00:37:51,235 --> 00:37:52,570
         Give it a try,         
     see what it's gonna do.    

699
00:37:52,570 --> 00:37:55,106
       If it starts to go,      

700
00:37:55,106 --> 00:37:58,442
       just head straight,      
   and then follow his tracks.  

701
00:37:58,442 --> 00:38:02,046
    [Narrator] If the driver    
 can follow in the plow's path, 

702
00:38:02,046 --> 00:38:04,282
  he might be able to get out.  

703
00:38:04,282 --> 00:38:06,250
     We're going to get him     
     to try to drive ahead,     

704
00:38:06,250 --> 00:38:08,286
          see if he can         
       drive down the ramp      

705
00:38:08,286 --> 00:38:09,153
       from where he's at.      

706
00:38:10,855 --> 00:38:12,323
          I don't know          
     if it's going to work,     

707
00:38:12,323 --> 00:38:13,190
    but we'll give it a shot.   

708
00:38:13,190 --> 00:38:15,126
        [Bob] Don't stop!       

709
00:38:15,126 --> 00:38:16,994
  Whatever you do, don't stop!  

710
00:38:18,996 --> 00:38:21,799
  [John] You think he makes it? 
           I hope so.           

711
00:38:21,799 --> 00:38:23,634
         Give 'er, man!         
       Give 'er, give 'er!      

712
00:38:31,375 --> 00:38:32,643
           [groaning]           

713
00:38:32,643 --> 00:38:36,314
 [Bob] You spoke too soon, John!

714
00:38:36,314 --> 00:38:37,815
 [John] This is them little jobs

715
00:38:37,815 --> 00:38:39,417
   that you know, you pull up   
         and you think,         

716
00:38:39,417 --> 00:38:41,385
 "Hey, no problem, it's gonna be
      a quick, easy job..."     

717
00:38:41,385 --> 00:38:43,487
         No, no, no, no!        

718
00:38:43,487 --> 00:38:46,324
      [John] ...but there's     
   a lot of snow on that ramp.  

719
00:38:46,324 --> 00:38:47,525
              [Bob]             
   I'm too old for this crap.   

720
00:38:49,026 --> 00:38:50,461
  [John] Let's give her a tug.  

721
00:38:50,461 --> 00:38:53,197
      He got moving a bit,      
     but he got stuck again.    

722
00:38:54,365 --> 00:38:55,666
          There we go.          

723
00:38:55,666 --> 00:38:58,069
        I think our best        
       plan of attack here      

724
00:38:58,069 --> 00:39:01,405
   is let's get him pulled up   
  to the high side of the ramp  

725
00:39:01,405 --> 00:39:03,541
          so we can use         
      the angle of the ramp     

726
00:39:03,541 --> 00:39:05,176
       to get the momentum      

727
00:39:05,176 --> 00:39:06,844
 and start going down the ramp. 

728
00:39:21,992 --> 00:39:23,861
       I think we back up,      
    do the same on the front.   

729
00:39:30,701 --> 00:39:32,870
    Let me know when it looks   
    high enough there, Bobby.   

730
00:39:34,305 --> 00:39:36,240
         [Bob] Try, man.        

731
00:39:48,285 --> 00:39:50,354
     [John] How's that look?    
      Little more, or what?     

732
00:39:50,354 --> 00:39:51,889
              [Bob]             
   Yeah, I'd go a little more.  

733
00:39:53,958 --> 00:39:54,859
              Okay.             

734
00:39:57,228 --> 00:39:59,764
    Hey! Put your brakes on!    

735
00:39:59,764 --> 00:40:01,932
      [Bob] See if you can      
         drive her out.         

736
00:40:01,932 --> 00:40:03,534
    He should be able to just   
     put it in drive and go.    

737
00:40:04,769 --> 00:40:06,704
      You should move now.      

738
00:40:15,079 --> 00:40:15,946
   [John] That's not working.   

739
00:40:17,448 --> 00:40:19,417
              Yaah!             

740
00:40:19,417 --> 00:40:20,284
         We gotta figure        
         something out.         

741
00:40:24,488 --> 00:40:28,225
           -[sighing]           
   -Snow screws everything up.  

742
00:40:36,066 --> 00:40:37,535
        [John] So, yeah,        
        we don't normally       

743
00:40:37,535 --> 00:40:38,936
    deal with this much snow.   

744
00:40:38,936 --> 00:40:40,838
      This is, like, crazy.     

745
00:40:40,838 --> 00:40:43,908
         [Bob] Yeah, eh?        
   Snow screws everything up.   

746
00:40:45,142 --> 00:40:47,578
           [Narrator]           
  On the Keele Street on-ramp,  

747
00:40:47,578 --> 00:40:49,180
      the semi has run out      
          of traction,          

748
00:40:49,180 --> 00:40:52,917
           and John's           
      running out of ideas.     

749
00:40:52,917 --> 00:40:54,218
            [sighing]           

750
00:40:57,054 --> 00:40:58,556
   [John] We've pulled him up   
        as far as we can.       

751
00:40:58,556 --> 00:40:59,890
 He's just spinning his wheels. 

752
00:41:00,758 --> 00:41:02,193
        [Bob] What do you       
        want to do, John?       

753
00:41:02,193 --> 00:41:04,361
      [John] Why don't you      
         go for a drive         

754
00:41:04,361 --> 00:41:05,563
      and back up the ramp?     

755
00:41:05,563 --> 00:41:08,766
  I think that's the only thing 
      that's going to work.     

756
00:41:08,766 --> 00:41:09,633
           All right.           

757
00:41:15,940 --> 00:41:17,808
        [John] Bob's gone       
    for a little lap around.    

758
00:41:17,808 --> 00:41:21,178
      He's going to back up     
   and give it a tug forward,   

759
00:41:21,178 --> 00:41:23,447
     and hopefully that does    
         what it needs.         

760
00:41:23,447 --> 00:41:26,717
  [Narrator] Bob has to back up 
      to position in front      

761
00:41:26,717 --> 00:41:28,919
 without getting stuck himself. 

762
00:41:31,755 --> 00:41:32,756
       Just chaos all day.      

763
00:41:37,995 --> 00:41:40,331
         [Bob] You think        
      using my safety chain     

764
00:41:40,331 --> 00:41:41,499
         and tugging him        
        should be enough?       

765
00:41:41,499 --> 00:41:42,766
       [John] I think so.       

766
00:41:42,766 --> 00:41:45,336
  We're going to hook the chain 
       to the back of Bob,      

767
00:41:45,336 --> 00:41:47,705
          hook it onto          
     the front of the truck,    

768
00:41:47,705 --> 00:41:49,473
          and they both         
     drive forward together.    

769
00:41:49,473 --> 00:41:50,508
          Just tug him,         

770
00:41:50,508 --> 00:41:51,575
         hopefully I can        
        tug him out, eh?        

771
00:41:51,575 --> 00:41:52,710
      Between you spinning,     
          him spinning,         

772
00:41:52,710 --> 00:41:53,644
       it might be enough.      

773
00:41:53,644 --> 00:41:55,946
             [John]             
  Hopefully more wheels turning 

774
00:41:55,946 --> 00:41:57,848
will give a little more momentum

775
00:41:57,848 --> 00:42:00,017
       to move the trailer      
  and the truck and everything  

776
00:42:00,017 --> 00:42:00,951
         down the ramp.         

777
00:42:00,951 --> 00:42:04,154
           Brakes off.          

778
00:42:04,154 --> 00:42:06,023
     When he starts pulling,    
        you give gas too.       

779
00:42:12,963 --> 00:42:14,698
  [John] He's having problems.  

780
00:42:17,801 --> 00:42:18,802
       It's pretty slick,       

781
00:42:18,802 --> 00:42:19,937
    and there's a lot of snow   
          on that ramp.         

782
00:42:22,806 --> 00:42:23,741
 Turn the wheel that way a bit. 

783
00:42:26,777 --> 00:42:27,645
        Keep it that way,       
        keep it that way.       

784
00:42:32,516 --> 00:42:34,184
    There we go, there we go.   
     Keep going, keep going.    

785
00:42:36,754 --> 00:42:37,688
  [Narrator] But the victory... 

786
00:42:40,724 --> 00:42:42,059
         is short-lived.        

787
00:42:43,527 --> 00:42:44,795
    [John] This is terrible!    

788
00:42:46,697 --> 00:42:48,799
      He keeps heading into     
    the low side of the ramp,   

789
00:42:48,799 --> 00:42:50,034
         so I don't know        
     if it's going to work.     

790
00:42:50,034 --> 00:42:52,002
        [alerts beeping]        

791
00:42:53,871 --> 00:42:56,006
     [Bob] I was just trying    
  to pull him down the ramp...  

792
00:42:57,207 --> 00:43:00,044
      [John] I don't think      
   he's going to make it out.   

793
00:43:00,044 --> 00:43:02,413
          ...but I was          
   just getting stuck myself.   

794
00:43:05,916 --> 00:43:08,052
    [John] The amount of snow   
  is just making it difficult.  

795
00:43:10,854 --> 00:43:12,756
         So I'm going to        
    pull ahead now, winch it,   

796
00:43:12,756 --> 00:43:15,059
       pull ahead, winch.       

797
00:43:15,059 --> 00:43:16,393
        Hopefully we can        
       get him outta here.      

798
00:43:17,361 --> 00:43:18,929
        [John] He's going       
   to pull ahead a little bit,  

799
00:43:18,929 --> 00:43:19,830
      hook a winch to it...     

800
00:43:21,231 --> 00:43:22,266
        [Bob] All right,        
         let's try this.        

801
00:43:22,266 --> 00:43:25,102
      [John] ...and pull it     
     a couple feet at a time    

802
00:43:25,102 --> 00:43:27,104
            to get it           
   back down onto the highway.  

803
00:43:27,104 --> 00:43:30,074
       Hopefully give him       
      a little tug forward.     

804
00:43:31,075 --> 00:43:33,110
        Easy, easy, easy.       

805
00:43:37,982 --> 00:43:38,882
           Keep going.          

806
00:43:40,284 --> 00:43:42,419
    There we go, there we go.   

807
00:43:46,457 --> 00:43:48,826
      Yay, he's out. Whoo!      

808
00:43:52,463 --> 00:43:56,200
  [Bob] It took a little longer 
 than what we wanted it to take,

809
00:43:56,200 --> 00:43:58,569
         but we managed,        
     and got the stuff out.     

810
00:44:04,208 --> 00:44:05,909
   [Narrator] The job is over,  

811
00:44:05,909 --> 00:44:09,947
     but the night goes on.     

812
00:44:12,282 --> 00:44:13,417
     [John] One ramp clean.     

813
00:44:13,417 --> 00:44:15,486
       Now we got another,      
    you know, hundred to go.    

814
00:44:26,296 --> 00:44:27,765
  [Kerry] It's been a long day. 

815
00:44:27,765 --> 00:44:28,999
      It's late, it's dark.     

816
00:44:28,999 --> 00:44:31,735
     Everybody here has gone    
        above and beyond.       

817
00:44:31,735 --> 00:44:35,272
    It has been a very tiring   
   and busy day for everybody.  

818
00:44:37,174 --> 00:44:39,843
 The towing and recovery teams, 
  they're making good progress, 

819
00:44:39,843 --> 00:44:41,078
        but there's still       
    a lot of work to be done.   

820
00:44:54,658 --> 00:44:57,661
      [Narrator] Next time      
     on Heavy Rescue: 401...    

821
00:44:57,661 --> 00:44:59,029
             [Sonny]            
   I don't want to get stuck.   

822
00:44:59,029 --> 00:45:00,998
           [Narrator]           
      ...storm aftermath...     

823
00:45:00,998 --> 00:45:02,499
       [Sonny] I am stuck.      

824
00:45:02,499 --> 00:45:04,501
           [Narrator]           
     ...ramps up pressure...    

825
00:45:04,501 --> 00:45:05,669
       [Sonny] Oh, my god.      

826
00:45:05,669 --> 00:45:07,337
    [Narrator] ...big test...   

827
00:45:07,337 --> 00:45:09,006
[Eric] We really need that lane,
      and we can't get it.      

828
00:45:09,006 --> 00:45:10,708
           [Narrator]           
      ...for a big truck...     

829
00:45:10,708 --> 00:45:12,142
  To hell with closing a lane.  

830
00:45:12,142 --> 00:45:13,343
           [Narrator]           
  ...and a dangling trailer...  

831
00:45:13,343 --> 00:45:14,378
   We're running out of room.   

832
00:45:14,378 --> 00:45:18,015
           [Narrator]           
  ...weighs heavy... on Andrew. 

833
00:45:19,116 --> 00:45:20,684
  [Bill] Hold on, boy, hold on. 

834
00:45:21,618 --> 00:45:24,021
              [♪♪♪]