1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,000 (Dynamic music) 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:05,080 ♪ 3 00:00:16,359 --> 00:00:18,000 (Dramatic instrumental music) 4 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,320 ♪ 5 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:31,199 [Narrator] This time on Highway Thru Hell... 6 00:00:31,199 --> 00:00:32,399 [Jamie] Hey! 7 00:00:32,399 --> 00:00:33,640 [Narrator] ...an uphill battle... 8 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:34,719 Throttle off! 9 00:00:34,719 --> 00:00:36,799 [Narrator] ...for Jamie's newest iron... 10 00:00:36,799 --> 00:00:38,759 [Jamie] That is brutal, man. 11 00:00:38,759 --> 00:00:40,399 [Narrator] ...a heavyweight haul... 12 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,039 [Narrator] ...pushes Andy to the edge. 13 00:00:45,039 --> 00:00:46,679 [Andy] Whoa... 14 00:00:46,679 --> 00:00:48,200 [Narrator] ...and... 15 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:49,439 [Al] Yeah, you're in there good. 16 00:00:49,439 --> 00:00:52,159 [Narrator] ...a muddy showdown... 17 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:53,200 has Al... 18 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:54,359 It's pretty soft. 19 00:00:54,359 --> 00:00:55,799 [Narrator] ...digging deep. 20 00:00:55,799 --> 00:00:57,840 [Al] Let the festivities begin. 21 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,719 [Narrator] At the foot of the Rockies... 22 00:01:08,879 --> 00:01:12,079 [Narrator] ...the Trans-Canada 23 00:01:12,079 --> 00:01:14,560 is alive with freight. 24 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:16,480 [Jamie] That's Highway 1, 25 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,480 the highway between east coast and west coast. 26 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,560 It's constant energy, it's people, it's transport, 27 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:23,719 it's everything. 28 00:01:23,719 --> 00:01:25,359 We know that people using the road 29 00:01:25,359 --> 00:01:26,359 want to keep moving, 30 00:01:26,359 --> 00:01:29,200 and we gotta keep the highway open. 31 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:31,719 [Narrator] ...but at 11:00 a.m... 32 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,079 [Narrator] ...a semi 30 feet down a steep bank. 33 00:01:49,319 --> 00:01:51,439 -[Jamie] Okay, ready? -[Alexis] Yeah. 34 00:01:51,439 --> 00:01:54,120 [Narrator] Heading out for the recovery... 35 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,040 [honking] 36 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:57,519 [Narrator] ...a wrecker 37 00:01:57,519 --> 00:01:59,959 of unusual size... 38 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,120 [Jamie] 125 tonnes of muscle. 39 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:04,359 Oh, yeah! 40 00:02:04,359 --> 00:02:06,640 [Narrator] ...with Jamie Davis... 41 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:08,439 I love this thing, you know, it's just a big brute. 42 00:02:08,439 --> 00:02:09,879 Yeah. 43 00:02:09,879 --> 00:02:11,719 [Narrator] ...and his 18-year-old daughter, 44 00:02:11,719 --> 00:02:12,919 Alexis, 45 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,199 putting their newest specialized tool 46 00:02:16,199 --> 00:02:17,159 to work. 47 00:02:17,159 --> 00:02:19,360 [Jamie] This is a 1984 48 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:21,479 Inseringham railway wrecker. 49 00:02:22,479 --> 00:02:23,800 They're massive, they're heavy, 50 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,479 like 80,000 pounds. 51 00:02:26,479 --> 00:02:27,479 It needs a paint job. 52 00:02:30,159 --> 00:02:32,039 Compared to the rotator, that thing's huge. 53 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,800 [Jamie] With the rotator being in the body shop, 54 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:37,879 it's filling that gap for me. 55 00:02:37,879 --> 00:02:39,680 When I need big lifting power, it'll do it. 56 00:02:41,319 --> 00:02:44,479 Oh, they're already set up, traffic control. 57 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,000 [reverse alerts beeping] 58 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:51,719 [Narrator] Pulling up on site... 59 00:02:53,479 --> 00:02:54,400 [air brakes hissing] 60 00:02:56,319 --> 00:02:58,159 [Narrator] ...Jamie is joined... 61 00:02:58,159 --> 00:02:59,319 [truck honking] 62 00:02:59,319 --> 00:03:02,240 [Narrator] ...by his 50-tonne, HR 100... 63 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,400 and 30-tonne, HR 130... 64 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,840 [Rob Wall] He's down in there good. 65 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,479 [Narrator] ...with operator Rob Wall. 66 00:03:13,479 --> 00:03:14,639 He's lucky that he didn't roll it down in there, 67 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:16,680 and he kept it on its wheels. 68 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,639 [Rob] This must have been a scary ride down. 69 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:21,199 [Narrator] Also stepping up, 70 00:03:21,199 --> 00:03:24,719 Jamie's stepson, Brandon Kodallas. 71 00:03:24,719 --> 00:03:26,360 It's always impressive 72 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:30,039 watching Jamie orchestrate a big recovery. 73 00:03:30,039 --> 00:03:31,080 Everyone has a job to do. 74 00:03:32,199 --> 00:03:34,159 [Jamie] Wow. 75 00:03:34,159 --> 00:03:37,719 The trees held him up. 76 00:03:37,719 --> 00:03:40,840 Looks like the truck's got some pretty big damage. 77 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,280 [Narrator] It's the perfect test 78 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,360 for his newest iron. 79 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,639 [Jamie] Doing a recovery with the railway wrecker 80 00:03:49,639 --> 00:03:51,199 for the first time, 81 00:03:51,199 --> 00:03:52,919 you don't really know how it's going to react. 82 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:56,680 [Jamie] That is brutal, man. 83 00:04:01,039 --> 00:04:02,199 [engine starting] 84 00:04:02,199 --> 00:04:04,080 [♪♪♪] 85 00:04:17,519 --> 00:04:19,879 [horns blare, engines roar past] 86 00:04:22,959 --> 00:04:24,839 [Narrator] On the Transcanada Highway... 87 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:26,560 [Jamie] There's some weight there. 88 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:27,759 [Narrator] ...Jamie's new iron... 89 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,720 [Narrator] ...is about to have its metal tested. 90 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,040 [Jamie] This is a recovery machine. 91 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:37,240 It's heavy duty, 92 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,199 but it's older technology... 93 00:04:40,439 --> 00:04:42,839 so hopefully, it doesn't cause me much grief. 94 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:46,879 Just getting in position to start the wreck. 95 00:04:46,879 --> 00:04:51,000 [Narrator] Today will be a crash course for Alexis... 96 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:52,120 'Cause we're so close to the edge, 97 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:53,399 I want lumber on here. 98 00:04:53,399 --> 00:04:58,720 [Narrator] ...on how to run the 80,000-pound rig. 99 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,240 Go down. 100 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:03,160 [Alexis] Everything with the crane truck 101 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,199 is, like, supersized. 102 00:05:05,199 --> 00:05:07,279 Remember what I taught ya about the clearance, right? 103 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:08,439 See here? -Yeah. 104 00:05:08,439 --> 00:05:10,480 [Alexis] I mean, there's, like, heavy stuff 105 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:12,279 I can't even lift on it, so... [laughing] 106 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:14,120 [Jamie] Okay, good. 107 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:17,920 Okay, ready? 108 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:18,759 [Alexis] Yeah. 109 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:21,600 [crane motor rattling] 110 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,959 [Narrator] Designed to lift loaded train cars, 111 00:05:25,959 --> 00:05:29,800 Jamie's putting the railway wrecker to use 112 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:31,879 in new ways. 113 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,319 [Jamie] It swivels like a rotator. 114 00:05:35,319 --> 00:05:38,720 It'll lift 125 tonnes, 115 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:40,319 and it's perfect for recovery work. 116 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:43,959 [Jamie] Okay! 117 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:49,800 [Alexis] Whew. 118 00:05:51,759 --> 00:05:54,319 [Jamie] He really mowed the trees down, eh? 119 00:05:57,639 --> 00:06:00,800 The trees have acted like a big hand, 120 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:02,879 really holding the trailer up. 121 00:06:04,079 --> 00:06:05,839 [Narrator] Barreling northbound, 122 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:09,680 the loaded semi lost control, 123 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:13,160 skidding across the opposite lane, 124 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,560 and plummeting down the bank. 125 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:19,319 [Jamie] So we'll get rigged up. 126 00:06:19,319 --> 00:06:23,000 [Narrator] Jumping in to help wrap the trailer... 127 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:24,600 [Brandon] Well, that's gonna be a tough throw. 128 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,360 [Narrator] ...Jamie's young muscle. 129 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,600 [Brandon] I kinda get dealt these jobs. 130 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,160 Alexis can help out with the little things... 131 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:35,519 Whoo-hoo! 132 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:39,439 ...and then I can do the heavier, harder lifting. 133 00:06:39,439 --> 00:06:41,160 Hang on, yeah, you did get it! 134 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:42,319 Yeah! 135 00:06:42,319 --> 00:06:43,920 -[Jamie] That'll work. -[Brandon laughing] 136 00:06:44,759 --> 00:06:46,040 [grunting with effort] 137 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,040 [Alexis] Okay, it's gonna get heavy, Brandon. 138 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:49,959 It's good to see the kids working side by side. 139 00:06:49,959 --> 00:06:51,759 [Jamie] You be careful, Alexis, 140 00:06:51,759 --> 00:06:53,319 just over the edge, yeah, that's right. 141 00:06:53,319 --> 00:06:54,360 Okay. 142 00:06:55,759 --> 00:06:58,680 They're starting to understand that... no pain, no gain. 143 00:07:00,199 --> 00:07:01,680 [laughing] 144 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:03,079 Shiny. 145 00:07:03,079 --> 00:07:04,079 Can you get it? 146 00:07:04,079 --> 00:07:05,240 [Alexis] Yeah. 147 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:06,879 -Oh, nice. -Perfect. 148 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:10,600 [Narrator] With straps around the trailer, 149 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:14,519 the railway wrecker will take on the rear, 150 00:07:14,519 --> 00:07:18,560 while the 50-tonne will take on the front, 151 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:21,920 and with the 30-tonne on the nose, 152 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,240 they'll drag the semi sideways up the bank. 153 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:28,920 [Jamie] This thing's sheer ice right here, 154 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:30,240 it's like a slide. 155 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:31,240 I think I'm at school again. 156 00:07:32,399 --> 00:07:34,199 [grunting] 157 00:07:34,199 --> 00:07:35,720 [Jamie] I got going pretty fast... 158 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:37,720 [laughing] 159 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:38,600 Lucky I didn't hurt myself. 160 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,399 Be careful, buddy. 161 00:07:42,399 --> 00:07:44,439 That'll hold. 162 00:07:44,439 --> 00:07:46,800 [Narrator] All lines in place... 163 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,480 [Jamie] I'm gonna just tighten my stuff up, okay? 164 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,519 [Narrator] ...playtime is over. 165 00:07:52,519 --> 00:07:55,439 [Jamie] We are gonna block the highway for this. 166 00:07:55,439 --> 00:07:57,160 I guess we're good to go! 167 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,560 [Narrator] Jamie directs the wreckers... 168 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,360 [Jamie] Yup. Hard right. 169 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,439 [Narrator] ...across both lanes. 170 00:08:07,319 --> 00:08:10,560 [Jamie] We don't want to close this road for very long. 171 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:11,480 We have to act quick. 172 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:15,920 No second chances. It's just gotta come. 173 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:37,679 [Narrator] 600 kilometres west... 174 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:42,360 [Narrator] ...just north of Pemberton, B.C... 175 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,360 [♪♪♪] 176 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:46,720 [Andy Cullum] Hopefully we can get this pulled out. 177 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:49,960 [Narrator] ...Reliable's 50-tonne, Heavy Metal, 178 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,840 and lead operator Andy Cullum, 179 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:56,320 head into the bush. 180 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,720 [Andy] Up a forestry service road. 181 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:03,679 One of our customers, uh, had an unfortunate day. 182 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:07,840 Andy is a special breed. 183 00:09:09,039 --> 00:09:12,879 He's really taken on a senior operator role, 184 00:09:12,879 --> 00:09:16,360 and everyone wants to be around him and learn from him. 185 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,879 Hey, Lutz, how much further up here are we going? 186 00:09:20,879 --> 00:09:23,440 [Narrator] Ahead in a 16-tonne... 187 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,080 Right to about the 8k mark. 188 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,600 [Narrator] ...long-time Reliable operator 189 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:31,559 Lutz Gellrich. 190 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,879 [Andy] I enjoy working with Lutz. 191 00:09:34,879 --> 00:09:36,759 He's not scared to get in there and get it done. 192 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:43,120 Yeah, we're starting to go up, up, up the mountain. 193 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:44,960 [Narrator] They climb 194 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:48,879 up a set of tightly wound switchbacks. 195 00:09:48,879 --> 00:09:50,080 It's pretty steep. 196 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,039 We're arriving on scene here. 197 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,480 [whistling] 198 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,879 [Narrator] A road maintenance truck 199 00:09:59,879 --> 00:10:02,919 has flipped over the edge. 200 00:10:02,919 --> 00:10:04,159 [Andy] He was dumping, 201 00:10:04,159 --> 00:10:05,279 and the shoulder of the road gave way. 202 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:10,279 [Andy] A bunch of stuff come out of it. 203 00:10:10,279 --> 00:10:12,000 [Lutz] Yeah. 204 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,000 [Narrator] Its 10-tonne load of gravel... 205 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:15,279 [Lutz] It's down there now. 206 00:10:15,279 --> 00:10:16,600 [Andy] Oh, yeah. 207 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,960 [Narrator] ...has been lost to the slope below. 208 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:25,080 [Lutz] I just imagine 209 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:27,919 this shoulder is gonna be really soft. 210 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:30,200 [Andy] You never know 211 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:32,879 where there's a solid spot near that shoulder, 212 00:10:32,879 --> 00:10:37,120 and where it could be just a bunch of gravel in a pile. 213 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,879 Hopefully that doesn't bug us too much. 214 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,039 Mistakes could be deadly here. 215 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:47,440 Good times. 216 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:55,320 [Narrator] Eight hours east... 217 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,320 [Narrator] ...the Trans-Canada Highway 218 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,039 is shut down... 219 00:11:03,039 --> 00:11:04,919 [Jamie] Okay, we'll tighten up. 220 00:11:04,919 --> 00:11:07,840 [Narrator] ...and Jamie's new railway wrecker... 221 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:09,639 [Jamie] Go ahead, Rob. 222 00:11:09,639 --> 00:11:12,279 [Narrator] ...is on the clock. 223 00:11:20,519 --> 00:11:22,279 Oh, I can feel it coming up already. That's good. 224 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:25,120 [Jamie] This whole recovery 225 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:28,519 is really about quick clearance, 226 00:11:28,519 --> 00:11:30,320 get the road open. 227 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:33,879 [Jamie] There's some weight there. 228 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,000 That's good on the top! 229 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:42,759 Okay, now boom up! 230 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:48,840 [Rob] Keep 'er going! 231 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:50,240 On the bottom. 232 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:55,200 [Jamie] It's kinda like being the conductor. 233 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:58,639 I've gotta watch what I'm doing... 234 00:12:00,399 --> 00:12:02,720 but I also have to watch what the other guys are doing. 235 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:07,320 [Narrator] But with two other wreckers to manage... 236 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:09,559 [Jamie] Do your bottom! 237 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:13,720 [Narrator] ...and Jamie stuck running the railway wrecker... 238 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:15,159 [Jamie] High line! 239 00:12:15,159 --> 00:12:17,360 [Narrator] ...from 50 feet away... 240 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:19,559 [Rob] Let your high line down! 241 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:22,799 [Narrator] ...communication is crumbling. 242 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:25,840 [Jamie] Let loose on the top one! 243 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:27,320 [Rob] You gotta pull on the bottom! 244 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:28,919 Yeah, put the top one down! 245 00:12:32,159 --> 00:12:34,159 [Brandon] Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa! 246 00:12:34,159 --> 00:12:36,320 [Jamie] Hey, hey! 247 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:37,879 Throttle off! -[Rob] Stop! 248 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:43,679 [Narrator] On Highway 1... 249 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:47,559 Let the top one down! 250 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:50,919 [Narrator] ...Jamie's first railway wrecker recovery... 251 00:12:50,919 --> 00:12:52,879 [Rob] Let your top back. 252 00:12:52,879 --> 00:12:55,159 [Narrator] ...is suffering a communication... 253 00:12:55,159 --> 00:12:56,200 [Rob] Stop! 254 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,000 [Narrator] ...breakdown. 255 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,759 [Jamie] There's just so much going on. 256 00:13:00,759 --> 00:13:02,600 You know, we're under pressure here, 257 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:04,519 and I want this thing up. 258 00:13:04,519 --> 00:13:05,399 I want it out of there. 259 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:13,279 [Narrator] The driver lost control, 260 00:13:13,279 --> 00:13:15,759 crossing the lanes, 261 00:13:15,759 --> 00:13:18,840 and plummeting down the bank. 262 00:13:23,919 --> 00:13:27,440 [Narrator] With no time for crossed wires... 263 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,080 [Jamie] You gotta pull on your bottom line. 264 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:32,639 [Narrator] ...Jamie delivers his message by foot. 265 00:13:32,639 --> 00:13:34,440 [Rob] Why aren't you pulling the bottom up, though? 266 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:35,960 I am pulling the bottom up, 267 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:37,519 but I'm pulling it into the bank, right? 268 00:13:37,519 --> 00:13:39,960 You're too much on this top one. 269 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:42,519 I feel like I've gotta step in here, 270 00:13:42,519 --> 00:13:43,759 get that truck pulling properly 271 00:13:43,759 --> 00:13:45,120 and at the right angle. 272 00:13:46,399 --> 00:13:48,200 [Narrator] The other wrecker's high line, 273 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:51,120 now in a better position... 274 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:54,639 [Jamie] That's why I'm in shape, these trucks. 275 00:14:03,639 --> 00:14:06,080 Keep pulling on your bottom. 276 00:14:07,879 --> 00:14:09,320 [Narrator] ...the railway wrecker's 277 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:11,600 overhead boom 278 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:15,919 makes light work of the loaded wreck. 279 00:14:15,919 --> 00:14:17,159 It's an amazing piece of machinery. 280 00:14:17,159 --> 00:14:21,159 The capability of them is just unbelievable. 281 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:26,159 [Narrator] Jamie's able to rotate the crane unit... 282 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:31,120 as the semi climbs the 60-degree slope. 283 00:14:32,759 --> 00:14:34,679 [Rob] You can start to bring your boom down some 284 00:14:34,679 --> 00:14:36,720 once you get it to the crest, eh? 285 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:42,159 [Narrator] Finally at road level... 286 00:14:44,159 --> 00:14:46,360 its rear winch 287 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:49,759 finishes the pull. 288 00:14:49,759 --> 00:14:51,840 [Rob] She's up and out. 289 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:54,720 That's good. We'll get unhooked and get off the road here. 290 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:56,720 [Jamie] Everything went perfect. 291 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:58,200 Highways is going to be happy. 292 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:00,039 [Rob] We'll move these trucks out the way 293 00:15:00,039 --> 00:15:01,519 and get the highway open. 294 00:15:03,879 --> 00:15:06,919 [Narrator] Traffic is released... 295 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:11,559 [Jamie] Well, that worked out, eh? 296 00:15:11,559 --> 00:15:13,720 [Narrator] ...and the load... 297 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:14,960 [Jamie] Some things moved over, 298 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:16,200 but it's really not bad. 299 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:17,399 [Narrator] ...is intact. 300 00:15:17,399 --> 00:15:19,200 [Jamie] And there's no damage to the trailer. 301 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:20,519 He'll be able to take this. 302 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:25,720 [Brandon] That's so impressive to do that in one pull. 303 00:15:26,799 --> 00:15:28,960 [Brandon] This job went really well 304 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:32,120 because we had all the right equipment. 305 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:33,039 We had the right people. 306 00:15:35,279 --> 00:15:37,600 That went 10/10 perfect. That was amazing. 307 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,000 [Narrator] Alexis... 308 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:43,000 [Jamie] Good job. 309 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,279 [Narrator] ...adds another win 310 00:15:45,279 --> 00:15:48,080 to a breakout season. 311 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:50,600 Probably my best winter so far. 312 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:52,679 [Jamie] No, you're the best swamper I got. 313 00:15:52,679 --> 00:15:54,000 [Alexis] Oh, yeah. 314 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,440 Alexis has really stood out this year. 315 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:59,360 She's got a work ethic, 316 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:00,799 and she's taking care of business. 317 00:16:00,799 --> 00:16:02,279 -[Jamie] Thanks again, Bill! -[Brandon] See you guys. 318 00:16:02,279 --> 00:16:03,440 See you next time. -Yup. 319 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:04,919 -See you next time. -See ya! 320 00:16:04,919 --> 00:16:07,200 [Narrator] No less impressive... 321 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:09,759 Okay, you good? 322 00:16:09,759 --> 00:16:10,759 Seatbelts. 323 00:16:10,759 --> 00:16:12,960 [Narrator] ...Jamie's latest rig... 324 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:14,200 [truck honking] 325 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:17,360 [Narrator] ...has earned its place in the fleet. 326 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:20,759 The railway wrecker really has helped me out. 327 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:23,919 It's something new, it's something different. 328 00:16:23,919 --> 00:16:26,440 Kind of a test run, 329 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:28,120 and everything went perfect. 330 00:16:38,919 --> 00:16:41,080 [Narrator] Eight hours west, 331 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,960 night has fallen on the Pemberton logging road. 332 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:48,320 [Narrator] A maintenance truck... 333 00:16:49,519 --> 00:16:51,440 that has rolled off the side... 334 00:16:55,799 --> 00:16:59,480 [Narrator] ...is now clear to be recovered. 335 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:02,000 Even though we're up a forestry service road, 336 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:05,759 this road connects one community to another. 337 00:17:05,759 --> 00:17:06,880 It's their only way to their homes. 338 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:12,160 [Andy] Okay, pull your truck up right on the road here. 339 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:13,440 We are ready 340 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:16,319 to start getting everything rigged up and go here. 341 00:17:17,319 --> 00:17:20,279 [Narrator] Andy's 50-tonne workhorse 342 00:17:20,279 --> 00:17:22,240 finds its footing. 343 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:24,839 [Lutz] Should I use both lines? 344 00:17:24,839 --> 00:17:26,839 -[Andy] Probably. -[Lutz] Okay. 345 00:17:26,839 --> 00:17:28,359 [Andy] During this flip, 346 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,519 we need to be careful of the soft shoulder. 347 00:17:31,519 --> 00:17:33,400 [Andy] Passenger line to the rear diff. 348 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:34,720 [Lutz] Okay. 349 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,319 [Andy] You might want to double it just in case. 350 00:17:36,319 --> 00:17:37,680 [Lutz] Yeah. 351 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:39,559 Gotta make sure the wreckers are staying put. 352 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:49,000 [Narrator] With two lines from Heavy Metal 353 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:53,200 and a high line from Lutz's 16-tonne, 354 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:56,960 they'll roll the truck over, 355 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:59,200 then pull it back onto the road. 356 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:04,319 [Lutz] It should stay in there, shouldn't it? 357 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,240 [Lutz] Well, this is gonna be fun. 358 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:16,039 [Narrator] As they tighten their lines... 359 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:20,759 and begin the pull... 360 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:25,720 [Andy] Hang on! [whistling] 361 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:27,559 [Narrator] ...Andy... 362 00:18:27,559 --> 00:18:28,920 [Andy] Huh. 363 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:30,440 [Narrator] ...has a concern. 364 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:31,920 [Andy] You see that? 365 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:34,240 So, the box is disconnected. 366 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:35,079 [Lutz] Is it? 367 00:18:35,079 --> 00:18:36,440 [Andy] At the front. 368 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:38,559 The ram is completely undone. 369 00:18:40,039 --> 00:18:42,359 [Narrator] The truck's dump box 370 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:45,119 is detaching from the frame. 371 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:46,480 You see that? 372 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:47,599 [Lutz] I see. 373 00:18:47,599 --> 00:18:49,839 [Andy] With the box up, 374 00:18:49,839 --> 00:18:52,160 it'll twist apart the frame 375 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:53,480 as you're trying to roll it over. 376 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:56,640 Now we gotta pull the box shut. 377 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,440 Plan B. 378 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:01,759 This is the dangerous part. 379 00:19:01,759 --> 00:19:04,440 [Narrator] ...but crawling down below 380 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:07,000 is a bold move. 381 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:09,960 'Cause it's hanging off of winch cables, 382 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:11,640 and we have to go underneath 383 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,559 to get it where we can chain it. 384 00:19:14,559 --> 00:19:16,119 [Andy] The way the truck is, 385 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:18,000 you never know if maybe 386 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:19,799 one of these smaller trees gives out... 387 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:24,039 it could slide a little further. 388 00:19:24,039 --> 00:19:27,160 [Narrator] Underneath the precarious wreck, 389 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:29,440 Andy fixes a chain 390 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:31,559 to a crossmember on the box, 391 00:19:31,559 --> 00:19:35,079 then, with a line from the 16-tonne... 392 00:19:38,839 --> 00:19:40,119 [Andy] Okay. 393 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:43,000 [Narrator] ...the rigging is good to go... 394 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:44,680 [Lutz] I'll wait till you're out of there, though. 395 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:51,319 [Narrator] ...and the box... 396 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:54,079 [Andy] There we go. 397 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:57,000 Perfect. 398 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,160 [Narrator] ...is pulled shut. 399 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:00,960 [Andy] Okay. 400 00:20:02,039 --> 00:20:04,359 Whoo. 401 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:10,039 That safety chain is now holding that box. 402 00:20:10,039 --> 00:20:13,359 We're gonna see how it rolls over now. 403 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:16,599 [Narrator] With the dumpbox secured to the chassis... 404 00:20:16,599 --> 00:20:18,359 -[Andy] Okay. -[Lutz] Okay? 405 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:19,200 Ready? 406 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:20,599 [Lutz] Ready. 407 00:20:20,599 --> 00:20:23,000 [Andy] Let's see how it goes. 408 00:20:24,039 --> 00:20:25,559 [Narrator] ...Team Reliable 409 00:20:25,559 --> 00:20:28,200 starts winching. 410 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:33,920 We need to be careful of momentum. 411 00:20:38,799 --> 00:20:41,319 As it comes over, 412 00:20:41,319 --> 00:20:42,880 we don't want it to keep going over. 413 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:45,680 Here we go. 414 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:49,839 Whoa! 415 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:54,039 [Andy] Let me pull too. 416 00:20:54,039 --> 00:20:57,200 [Narrator] In the mountains north of Pemberton, B.C... 417 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,200 Andy's stubborn truck... 418 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:02,160 [Andy] Here we go. 419 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:04,319 [Narrator] ...rolls... 420 00:21:04,319 --> 00:21:06,599 [Andy] Whoa! 421 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:09,759 [Narrator] ...onto the road... 422 00:21:12,519 --> 00:21:14,680 [Andy] Beautiful. 423 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:16,400 [Andy] Truck is getting up. 424 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:17,799 We're doin' good. 425 00:21:18,839 --> 00:21:20,160 [Andy] Yeah, right there. 426 00:21:24,839 --> 00:21:26,000 Just pulling it the rest of the way 427 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,519 up onto the road here. 428 00:21:28,519 --> 00:21:31,519 [Narrator] ...but even off the soft shoulder... 429 00:21:33,279 --> 00:21:34,759 [Andy] Okay. 430 00:21:35,799 --> 00:21:38,960 Let's have a look at what we've done. 431 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:44,000 [Narrator] ...they're still a long way from home-free. 432 00:21:47,559 --> 00:21:49,720 [Andy] The more secure we can get it, the better. 433 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:53,000 And now we get to tow this 434 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:57,160 down a steep, switchback-filled mountain 435 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:58,160 in the dark. 436 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,400 [Narrator] With a 30,000-pound load 437 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:03,799 on the hook, 438 00:22:03,799 --> 00:22:05,160 Andy... 439 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:09,039 Good to go. 440 00:22:11,759 --> 00:22:15,839 [Narrator] ...begins a cautious roll downhill. 441 00:22:23,599 --> 00:22:25,480 Wow. 442 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,799 [Andy] This is a tri-drive dump truck, 443 00:22:29,799 --> 00:22:31,319 meant for carrying a lot of weight... 444 00:22:32,559 --> 00:22:36,759 also a lot of weight to it itself. 445 00:22:36,759 --> 00:22:39,079 We are coming down 446 00:22:39,079 --> 00:22:42,079 around all of those switchbacks we went up. 447 00:22:42,079 --> 00:22:44,759 I don't like that at all. 448 00:22:46,839 --> 00:22:50,480 [Narrator] ...but as Andy approaches the final curve... 449 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:51,519 [Andy] That's no good. 450 00:22:51,519 --> 00:22:53,559 The truck behind us 451 00:22:53,559 --> 00:22:55,680 could end up pushing us over the edge. 452 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:56,839 That is why 453 00:22:56,839 --> 00:22:58,359 we are like a logging truck driver right now, 454 00:22:58,359 --> 00:22:59,400 no seatbelt... 455 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:03,319 because you have to be ready to know when to call it 456 00:23:03,319 --> 00:23:04,519 and bail. 457 00:23:06,079 --> 00:23:07,079 You don't wanna go over 458 00:23:07,079 --> 00:23:08,519 one of them tight switchbacks wrong. 459 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:20,680 [Andy] That's close... 460 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:24,559 Whoa.... 461 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:46,319 [Narrator] 200 kilometres south... 462 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,359 [Narrator] ...in Abbotsford... 463 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:58,200 MSA Towing's 30-tonne Moose rides out... 464 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:01,119 [Sim Banwait] We're just heading to Highway 1. 465 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:04,680 See, it's, uh, the main stretch going into Vancouver. 466 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:08,440 [Narrator] ...with Gursimran, or "Sim," Banwait 467 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,160 in the saddle. 468 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:13,240 [Sim] Hopefully everyone's slowing down for us tonight. 469 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:15,559 It's kinda foggy right now as well. 470 00:24:15,559 --> 00:24:18,039 It's dark. 471 00:24:18,039 --> 00:24:20,400 It's not the most ideal conditions. 472 00:24:21,599 --> 00:24:22,880 [Narrator] Trailing 473 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,279 in the big 50-tonne Lion... 474 00:24:25,279 --> 00:24:28,519 [Gurk Banwait] We've got all of our power out today. 475 00:24:28,519 --> 00:24:31,599 [Narrator] ...Sim's younger brother Gurkirat, 476 00:24:31,599 --> 00:24:33,200 or "Gurk." 477 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:34,440 [Gurk] That truck 478 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:36,839 is what got my dad in the heavy game. 479 00:24:36,839 --> 00:24:40,200 To be able to hop in the driver's seat, 480 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:43,599 like, I'm getting chills right now. 481 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,319 [Narrator] Pulling up on scene... 482 00:24:47,319 --> 00:24:50,200 [Sim] Yeah, looks like he's in there pretty good. 483 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:51,799 Should be interesting. 484 00:24:51,799 --> 00:24:55,240 [Narrator] ...a dump truck and trailer 485 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:58,079 deep in a muddy median. 486 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:02,400 [Sim] The mud is an issue 487 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:04,920 because it creates suction 488 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:07,519 and just wants to hold that truck in there. 489 00:25:08,839 --> 00:25:12,440 [Sim] I'm just glad that he kept it upright. 490 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:15,880 It's definitely worse than what the pictures showed. 491 00:25:17,559 --> 00:25:19,319 [Gurk] You're always adapting. 492 00:25:19,319 --> 00:25:20,960 You always gotta roll with the punches. 493 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,440 You have to assess the situation, 494 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:24,799 create a plan, and execute. 495 00:25:24,799 --> 00:25:27,119 [Narrator] Also on scene... 496 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:30,960 [Narrator] ...father Kirpal... 497 00:25:32,839 --> 00:25:34,519 Everybody has a different thinking... 498 00:25:35,759 --> 00:25:38,920 but everybody has to be agreed, doesn't matter who it is. 499 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:41,440 [Gursharan] No, 'cause then it's gonna be hard to air it up. 500 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:44,559 [Narrator] ...and eldest brother Gursharan... 501 00:25:44,559 --> 00:25:46,960 My dad wants to disconnect the dump truck 502 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:47,960 and transfer trailer 503 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:49,519 and pull them out separately, 504 00:25:49,519 --> 00:25:52,559 because he wants to have more control. 505 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:58,319 [Narrator] ...but one thing they have no control over... 506 00:25:58,319 --> 00:26:02,160 [Sim] People are coming by pretty fast, man. 507 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:06,400 [Narrator] ...is the speed of drivers on the foggy highway. 508 00:26:08,839 --> 00:26:11,079 They don't care about the lights. 509 00:26:11,079 --> 00:26:13,160 [Kirpal] It's really dangerous, 510 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:14,839 because we're working... 511 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:17,960 next to the live lane. 512 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:22,680 [Narrator] Tonight, the safest approach... 513 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:24,559 Hopefully it doesn't take us too long. 514 00:26:24,559 --> 00:26:26,039 [Narrator] ...is the one 515 00:26:26,039 --> 00:26:29,039 that gets them off the road the quickest. 516 00:26:29,039 --> 00:26:30,480 The stakes could not be higher. 517 00:26:33,319 --> 00:26:34,359 [Gursharan] Whoa. 518 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:45,240 [Narrator] A dark descent 519 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:48,480 on a logging road near Pemberton... 520 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:49,400 [Andy] 100 psi 521 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:50,599 on the airbags, almost? 522 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:56,079 [Narrator] ...pushes Andy... 523 00:26:56,079 --> 00:26:57,799 [Andy] Whoa... 524 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:00,960 [Narrator] ...almost over the edge. 525 00:27:02,319 --> 00:27:04,599 [Andy] You don't wanna end up over the bank 526 00:27:04,599 --> 00:27:07,160 with a super-heavy dump truck pushing you over it too. 527 00:27:11,079 --> 00:27:15,160 [Narrator] Andy re-negotiates the hairpin turn... 528 00:27:18,279 --> 00:27:21,119 [Andy] Slow and steady, 529 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:21,960 no race. 530 00:27:26,519 --> 00:27:28,480 [Narrator] ...clearing the curve. 531 00:27:30,079 --> 00:27:32,640 [Andy] Like that. 532 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:34,720 It was close, but we made 'er. 533 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:39,960 [Narrator] Reliable Towing emerges from the bush 534 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:41,440 triumphant. 535 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:43,599 [Andy] This winter, 536 00:27:43,599 --> 00:27:44,640 my challenge was learning the new truck 537 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:46,319 and what it can do. 538 00:27:48,079 --> 00:27:49,519 It's working out good so far. 539 00:27:50,759 --> 00:27:53,119 [Narrator] Comfortable in the driver's seat 540 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:54,480 of Heavy Metal, 541 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:58,119 Andy leads the crew out, once again, 542 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:00,720 through unexplored terrain. 543 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:03,720 [Suki] There's gonna be challenges, 544 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:04,880 but Andy is our lead driver 545 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:07,920 because he takes care of things. 546 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:09,960 He knows he has a team behind him to support him, 547 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:12,799 and that's what Reliable is able to do 548 00:28:12,799 --> 00:28:14,400 with all our people. 549 00:28:15,319 --> 00:28:17,240 [Andy] Onto the next one! 550 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:28,960 [Narrator] Three hours south... 551 00:28:31,799 --> 00:28:33,519 [Kirpal] Okay, go. 552 00:28:33,519 --> 00:28:36,039 [Narrator] ...on Highway 1... 553 00:28:36,039 --> 00:28:38,039 [Kirpal] We have to be careful 554 00:28:38,039 --> 00:28:40,240 because sometimes the people, they don't pay attention. 555 00:28:41,279 --> 00:28:44,599 [Narrator] MSA faces off with fog... 556 00:28:47,319 --> 00:28:51,279 and a dump truck and trailer in the median. 557 00:28:51,279 --> 00:28:53,559 If we put this truck further up, 558 00:28:53,559 --> 00:28:58,200 and then the one truck can pull on the ass end of the dump, 559 00:28:58,200 --> 00:28:59,680 and pull on the wagon. 560 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:01,440 [Kirpal] Yeah, we can. 561 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:03,920 [Gursharan] It's going to be quicker 562 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:05,559 to leave it hooked up 563 00:29:05,559 --> 00:29:07,000 and pull it out as a combination. 564 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:12,279 [Sim] You want to double your line up? 565 00:29:12,279 --> 00:29:15,039 [Gurk] Sure. 566 00:29:15,039 --> 00:29:18,480 [Narrator] But even with two heavy wreckers... 567 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:21,599 [Gurk] Perfect. 568 00:29:21,599 --> 00:29:25,200 [Narrator] ...they'll need the owner's help 569 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:29,480 to steer the 25-tonne wreck. 570 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:32,200 The plan is to do nice short little pulls, 571 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:35,400 and help it just climb up that crest of the ditch there, 572 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:39,039 and see if it's fighting us as it's making its way up. 573 00:29:42,079 --> 00:29:43,079 [Gurk] Let's get 'er going. 574 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:46,839 [Narrator] Tonight's recovery... 575 00:29:46,839 --> 00:29:47,960 [Gursharan] I'm kind of excited 576 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:49,319 that Gurk's gonna be running the controls 577 00:29:49,319 --> 00:29:50,279 of the 50-tonne today. 578 00:29:51,319 --> 00:29:54,279 [Narrator] ...will be kid brother Gurk's first 579 00:29:54,279 --> 00:29:56,839 with the big rig. 580 00:29:56,839 --> 00:29:57,920 I am a little bit nervous. 581 00:29:57,920 --> 00:29:59,720 To be able to work on the 50 582 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:02,200 gets my gears going a little bit, 583 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,759 'cause that's the truck I want to be running 584 00:30:04,759 --> 00:30:06,200 in a couple years' time. 585 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:09,640 [Narrator] With the 50-tonne on the front of the truck... 586 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:11,079 You guys ready? 587 00:30:11,079 --> 00:30:14,440 [Narrator] ...and the 35-tonne hooked to the trailer... 588 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:16,079 [Kirpal] Okay. 589 00:30:16,079 --> 00:30:18,920 [Narrator] ...the youngest Banwait brother... 590 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:20,240 [Gurk] Give 'er! 591 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:22,480 [Narrator] ...leads the pull. 592 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:24,680 [Gurk] Gimme some line! 593 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:31,920 [Sim] It's good, it's clearing. 594 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:35,799 [Kirpal] It's good, it's good, it's good. 595 00:30:35,799 --> 00:30:37,480 It's coming, it's coming. 596 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:41,079 Just keep pressure on the rear line, Gursimran. 597 00:30:41,079 --> 00:30:42,640 [Narrator] The dump truck 598 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:45,279 starts climbing out of the ditch... 599 00:30:45,279 --> 00:30:46,599 [Gursharan] He's running out of low line. 600 00:30:46,599 --> 00:30:48,319 [Narrator] ...until... 601 00:30:48,319 --> 00:30:50,160 [Gurk] Hold on, Sim! 602 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:52,759 [Sim] He has no line left to pull. 603 00:30:52,759 --> 00:30:53,759 [Kirpal] That's it. 604 00:30:53,759 --> 00:30:57,440 [Narrator] ...Gurk runs out of room. 605 00:31:00,319 --> 00:31:04,559 [Narrator] The 50-tonne needs to be repositioned forward... 606 00:31:04,559 --> 00:31:06,160 [Sim] Your brakes are pulled, right? 607 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:08,680 [Narrator] ...but the speeding traffic... 608 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:10,799 [engine roaring past] 609 00:31:10,799 --> 00:31:12,119 [Gurk] That guy was ripping by, right? 610 00:31:12,119 --> 00:31:14,200 [Narrator] ...is relentless. 611 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:15,519 [Gursharan] Decided to throw his Jakes on 612 00:31:15,519 --> 00:31:16,920 right beside us. 613 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:20,599 Working on a very narrow shoulder... 614 00:31:20,599 --> 00:31:21,519 [engine roaring past] 615 00:31:21,519 --> 00:31:22,640 Whoa, oh, oh! 616 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:23,960 [Narrator] ...it can definitely get risky. 617 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:33,359 [Narrator] Highway 1 618 00:31:33,359 --> 00:31:35,359 in the Fraser Valley... 619 00:31:35,359 --> 00:31:37,119 [Sim] People are crazy, I know, bro. 620 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:39,240 Whoa, oh, oh! 621 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:41,720 [Narrator] ...is proving to be 622 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:44,319 a high-risk workplace. 623 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:47,359 [Sim] In this fog, 624 00:31:47,359 --> 00:31:50,519 I'm concerned that drivers are not slowing down 625 00:31:50,519 --> 00:31:53,000 as much as they should be. 626 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,240 It's kinda scary being out here right now. 627 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:59,720 [Narrator] Kirpal uses a flashlight 628 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:03,559 to encourage motorists to slow down... 629 00:32:03,559 --> 00:32:06,000 [Kirpal] Just drive forward. 630 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,319 It's my job to keep them safe 631 00:32:08,319 --> 00:32:10,519 so they don't get hurt. 632 00:32:10,519 --> 00:32:13,720 [Narrator] ...clearing youngest son Gurk... 633 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:17,160 [Kirpal] Go to your right, go to your right. 634 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:20,359 [Narrator] ...to safely pull the 50-tonne ahead. 635 00:32:20,359 --> 00:32:21,960 [Gursharan] That's good, that's good, that's good! 636 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:26,160 [Kirpal] Go, guys. 637 00:32:28,559 --> 00:32:31,039 [Gurk] I'm gonna go with low line only. 638 00:32:31,039 --> 00:32:33,400 [Narrator] Gurk gets back on the controls, 639 00:32:33,400 --> 00:32:36,720 and resumes his first-ever pull 640 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:39,519 with the family's heaviest wrecker. 641 00:32:39,519 --> 00:32:41,920 [Gurk] I am a little bit nervous, 642 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:43,160 but having my brother with me. 643 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:44,599 I think we'll be able to do it. 644 00:32:47,039 --> 00:32:48,039 Yeah, that... that's perfect there. 645 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:52,079 [Narrator] Gursharan... 646 00:32:52,079 --> 00:32:54,039 [Gursharan] Now lightly start cutting in that way. 647 00:32:54,039 --> 00:32:55,720 [Narrator] ...guides the driver... 648 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:57,440 [Gursharan] Little bit more. 649 00:32:57,440 --> 00:32:58,680 [Narrator] ...but the trailer... 650 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:00,599 [Sim] The quad's passenger side 651 00:33:00,599 --> 00:33:02,599 is about a foot off the ground. 652 00:33:02,599 --> 00:33:04,960 [Narrator] ...has yet to touch pavement. 653 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:06,200 Okay. 654 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:07,359 Crank it more to the left here. 655 00:33:11,279 --> 00:33:13,359 [Gurk] She should start to, uh... 656 00:33:13,359 --> 00:33:14,559 level out there from the front 657 00:33:14,559 --> 00:33:16,160 in a second here. 658 00:33:18,319 --> 00:33:20,599 If we're not pulling at the same time... 659 00:33:20,599 --> 00:33:21,799 No, just get him to drive. 660 00:33:21,799 --> 00:33:23,160 [Sim] ...something on the dump truck 661 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:25,559 can be damaged. 662 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:29,559 [Gursharan] Your truck's up on the pavement now. 663 00:33:32,079 --> 00:33:34,200 [Narrator] Lion is unhooked... 664 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:38,640 ...and the driver... 665 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:40,759 [Kirpal] It's all good, all good, that's it. 666 00:33:40,759 --> 00:33:43,480 [Narrator] ...gets the trailer back on the road 667 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:45,240 unaided. 668 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:46,240 [Kirpal] All the wheels are rolling, 669 00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:48,519 and everything is in perfect shape. 670 00:33:48,519 --> 00:33:50,680 [Gursharan] You're good now. 671 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:53,759 The job went smooth, and no damage to the truck. 672 00:33:53,759 --> 00:33:54,839 That's it. 673 00:33:54,839 --> 00:33:57,119 [Narrator] Gurk's first pull 674 00:33:57,119 --> 00:33:58,759 on the big sticks 675 00:33:58,759 --> 00:34:00,759 is a success... 676 00:34:00,759 --> 00:34:02,960 A sigh of relief, that's for sure. [chuckling] 677 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:04,160 [Gurk] This is what we live for. 678 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:06,920 [laughing] 679 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:08,320 I'm very proud of my brother. 680 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:12,920 [Gursharan] We got the job done in a timely manner, 681 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:14,280 and in a safe manner. 682 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:16,000 [Narrator] ...but their celebration 683 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:18,840 will have to wait... 684 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:21,039 [Sim] We're all ready to head out. 685 00:34:21,039 --> 00:34:22,119 [Narrator] ...for now, 686 00:34:22,119 --> 00:34:26,039 it's time to get out of harm's way. 687 00:34:26,039 --> 00:34:28,400 It's definitely a pat- on-the-back kind of moment... 688 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:32,320 and we're ready for the next one. 689 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:49,119 [Narrator] The next day... 690 00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:56,519 [Narrator] ...a big green 50-tonne 691 00:34:56,519 --> 00:34:57,840 leaves Aldergrove... 692 00:34:57,840 --> 00:34:58,840 [Al Quiring] Curiosity, 693 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:00,559 I wonder what's gonna happen next, 694 00:35:00,559 --> 00:35:02,480 is what keeps me coming back every day. 695 00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:07,559 [Narrator] ...with Al Quiring heading to a job. 696 00:35:07,559 --> 00:35:10,039 The insurance company just says it's on its side, 697 00:35:10,039 --> 00:35:12,559 so that can mean a lot of things here in B.C. 698 00:35:14,159 --> 00:35:16,760 [Al] You've gotta be adaptable. 699 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:17,760 It's like fishing, 700 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:18,719 sometimes the blue lure, 701 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:20,960 sometimes the green lure. 702 00:35:25,639 --> 00:35:27,599 [Narrator] Arriving... 703 00:35:27,599 --> 00:35:28,960 [Al] Here we go. 704 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:32,480 [Narrator] ...at a small produce farm... 705 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:39,559 an overturned soil truck. 706 00:35:41,079 --> 00:35:43,840 [Al] Notorious Cloverdale peat bog mud flats... 707 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:48,800 so hopefully we're not stuck by the end of the day. 708 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:50,400 So, how do you want to do this? 709 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:52,199 [Narrator] Recruited by Al... 710 00:35:52,199 --> 00:35:54,280 [Tim Paine] Like, it's just muck. 711 00:35:54,280 --> 00:35:57,920 [Narrator] ...local excavator ace Tim Paine. 712 00:35:57,920 --> 00:35:59,480 [Al] Well, we'll have to get in there-- 713 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:00,599 Ooh. -[Tim] Yup. 714 00:36:00,599 --> 00:36:01,760 -Yeah. -[Al] Oh, yeah. 715 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:04,400 [Narrator] Just a few steps in... 716 00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:06,320 [Al] You'll probably sink down a little bit, 717 00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:07,599 but, yeah, don't go in there. 718 00:36:07,599 --> 00:36:09,039 [Narrator] ...Al gets a taste 719 00:36:09,039 --> 00:36:12,119 of how soft the ground is. 720 00:36:12,119 --> 00:36:14,800 The more the truck leans, 721 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:16,239 the more the weight transfers, 722 00:36:16,239 --> 00:36:20,119 and eventually, gravity takes over. 723 00:36:20,119 --> 00:36:21,920 That is very soft. 724 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:24,480 Very soft. 725 00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:27,400 [Al] Yeah, you're in there good. 726 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:30,239 [Narrator] The farmer... 727 00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:33,079 is also on scene. 728 00:36:33,079 --> 00:36:36,320 I'll go and get my tools, and we'll open this up. 729 00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:38,320 Last thing I wanna do is cave the guy's truck in. 730 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:43,400 I'm there to try and minimize the damage. 731 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:49,760 [Narrator] Before Al can get the truck back on its wheels... 732 00:36:52,199 --> 00:36:53,519 Okay. 733 00:36:53,519 --> 00:36:56,679 [Narrator] ...24,000 pounds of dirt 734 00:36:56,679 --> 00:36:58,480 must be emptied. 735 00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:01,360 [Al] Let the festivities begin. 736 00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:03,719 [Al] You spend a little extra time... 737 00:37:03,719 --> 00:37:05,840 Gently open that up there, Tim. 738 00:37:05,840 --> 00:37:07,760 ...it's gonna make the recovery a lot easier. 739 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:12,280 [Al] Empty it out. 740 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:14,519 [Tim] Get it out of the box, eh? 741 00:37:14,519 --> 00:37:15,480 [Al] Yeah... 742 00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:18,199 as much as we possibly can. 743 00:37:18,199 --> 00:37:22,079 [Narrator] ...but even with all the right tools... 744 00:37:22,079 --> 00:37:23,360 What the excavator can't reach 745 00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:24,519 I'll have to get in there... 746 00:37:24,519 --> 00:37:26,559 [Narrator] ...there's no escape 747 00:37:26,559 --> 00:37:29,039 from a bit of sweat. 748 00:37:30,199 --> 00:37:32,239 [Al] ...deal with it the old-fashioned way, 749 00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:33,079 with a shovel. 750 00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:36,480 Whew. 751 00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:44,679 [Narrator] In muddy Cloverdale, B.C., 752 00:37:44,679 --> 00:37:47,679 a soil truck gone sideways... 753 00:37:49,159 --> 00:37:52,480 has Al Quiring digging deep. 754 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:54,880 The sooner you get at it, the sooner you're done... 755 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:58,199 so let's just get at it. 756 00:37:58,199 --> 00:38:01,039 500 pounds a scoop, maybe? 757 00:38:01,039 --> 00:38:03,119 This is wet clay, heavy. 758 00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:06,559 [Narrator] With a little mechanical assist... 759 00:38:09,159 --> 00:38:12,440 Al reaches the bottom of the bin. 760 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:14,599 [Al] That's gonna help alleviate 761 00:38:14,599 --> 00:38:15,760 some of the resistance 762 00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:16,639 during the recovery. 763 00:38:17,880 --> 00:38:21,480 [Narrator] He adds a low line to the front axle... 764 00:38:22,679 --> 00:38:26,199 then rigs a chain to the submerged dump box... 765 00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:32,760 and hooks on with a high line. 766 00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:33,840 There's very little room 767 00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:36,119 for my wrecker and flip over the casualty 768 00:38:36,119 --> 00:38:38,480 on the same piece of road. 769 00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:39,719 It's gonna be very tight. 770 00:38:39,719 --> 00:38:40,760 Okay? 771 00:38:40,760 --> 00:38:41,760 We're good to go. 772 00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:42,599 Looks professional. 773 00:38:44,119 --> 00:38:45,239 [Al] I can't do anything 774 00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:47,920 unless I get my double-layered sweater on. 775 00:38:49,039 --> 00:38:51,800 That's what gives me the strength. 776 00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:54,239 You've gotta be confident at the start of the job, 777 00:38:54,239 --> 00:38:57,320 rather than the "throw horseshoes" 778 00:38:57,320 --> 00:38:58,519 kind of approach, right? 779 00:39:02,639 --> 00:39:03,960 Pretty soft. 780 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:08,119 [Narrator] Extending the boom up 781 00:39:08,119 --> 00:39:10,719 for a higher angle of pull, 782 00:39:10,719 --> 00:39:17,519 Big Green begins the 28,000-pound roll. 783 00:39:19,519 --> 00:39:21,400 [Al] A little more. 784 00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:27,719 Perfect. 785 00:39:29,159 --> 00:39:32,039 You are chuffed to a certain extent, absolutely. 786 00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:35,280 [Tim] You make it look easy, Al. 787 00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:36,480 [laughing] 788 00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:39,159 And just put your bucket on it to hang onto it 789 00:39:39,159 --> 00:39:40,960 while I let the lines loose. 790 00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:41,800 Okay. 791 00:39:43,039 --> 00:39:46,199 [Narrator] With the excavator giving a supportive nudge... 792 00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:52,760 Al finally extracts the truck out of the mud... 793 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:55,880 and back 794 00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:58,199 onto hard ground. 795 00:39:59,880 --> 00:40:01,320 [air hissing] 796 00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:04,119 [Al] That's kinda the reputation we have, 797 00:40:04,119 --> 00:40:06,880 quality heavy towing and recovery, 798 00:40:06,880 --> 00:40:08,519 and, you know, we look after ya. 799 00:40:09,719 --> 00:40:12,440 [Narrator] With spring on the horizon... 800 00:40:14,559 --> 00:40:16,719 Al carries on... 801 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:20,000 [Al] Well, I'm outta here. 802 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:23,679 [Narrator] ...to the next job 803 00:40:23,679 --> 00:40:26,679 for the iconic Quiring green. 804 00:40:26,679 --> 00:40:28,039 [Al] My biggest goal 805 00:40:28,039 --> 00:40:30,159 is to keep my family's business going, 806 00:40:30,159 --> 00:40:32,400 and take on the next big challenge 807 00:40:32,400 --> 00:40:33,800 that's just around the corner. 808 00:40:41,559 --> 00:40:43,559 [Narrator] In Abbotsford, 809 00:40:43,559 --> 00:40:46,519 at the MSA yard... 810 00:40:46,519 --> 00:40:48,360 [Kirpal] This is a nice dining table. 811 00:40:50,360 --> 00:40:52,199 [Narrator] ...the team 812 00:40:52,199 --> 00:40:55,000 is marking last night's win... 813 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:56,400 [Gurk] Very nice. 814 00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:58,079 [Narrator] ...with a guest of honour, 815 00:40:58,079 --> 00:41:01,519 Kirpal's wife and the boys' mother, 816 00:41:01,519 --> 00:41:03,599 Sukhdeep Banwait. 817 00:41:03,599 --> 00:41:06,519 [Kirpal] So, my pickle. 818 00:41:06,519 --> 00:41:09,920 It's nice for my mom to bring us food 819 00:41:09,920 --> 00:41:10,880 and keep us well fed. 820 00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:14,079 Thanks, Mom. 821 00:41:14,079 --> 00:41:14,920 We all appreciate it. 822 00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:19,559 She's definitely the best cook. 823 00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:27,239 [Narrator] Sukhdeep has been Kirpal's partner 824 00:41:27,239 --> 00:41:28,639 in the family business 825 00:41:28,639 --> 00:41:32,400 since the beginning. 826 00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:42,559 She is the glue to keep the family together. 827 00:41:42,559 --> 00:41:44,159 [Narrator] ...and today, 828 00:41:44,159 --> 00:41:47,039 after a season of hard work... 829 00:41:47,039 --> 00:41:49,440 [Gursharan] Nice day today. It's kinda still cold, though. 830 00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:51,599 [Narrator] ...a quiet celebration 831 00:41:51,599 --> 00:41:54,079 in good company. 832 00:41:54,079 --> 00:41:56,000 It's nice to be able to converse 833 00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:57,360 and laugh and joke. 834 00:41:57,360 --> 00:41:58,760 [laughing] 835 00:42:00,880 --> 00:42:03,000 [Gursharan] To be able to actually sit down 836 00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:05,960 and enjoy a meal together, 837 00:42:05,960 --> 00:42:07,280 that's definitely a blessing. 838 00:42:07,280 --> 00:42:10,199 [family laughing together] 839 00:42:13,119 --> 00:42:15,119 [Narrator] Nestled in the mountains... 840 00:42:15,119 --> 00:42:16,880 [Jamie] Can't wait to go to sleep. 841 00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:19,320 [Narrator] ...another gathering 842 00:42:19,320 --> 00:42:21,760 among family. 843 00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:22,840 I'm just jokin'. 844 00:42:22,840 --> 00:42:24,159 [laughing] 845 00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:27,280 We're hanging out at the yard here, 846 00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:29,079 we have a bunch of friends over. 847 00:42:31,199 --> 00:42:33,360 We've had a heck of a season, 848 00:42:33,360 --> 00:42:36,000 and everybody's needing to unwind. 849 00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:39,119 [Narrator] ...and one chapter's end... 850 00:42:39,119 --> 00:42:40,639 Right there, sitting there. 851 00:42:40,639 --> 00:42:41,639 Brianna. 852 00:42:41,639 --> 00:42:42,800 [Jamie] Our twin daughters, 853 00:42:42,800 --> 00:42:45,519 it's their 19th birthday, so that's a big one. 854 00:42:45,519 --> 00:42:47,760 [Narrator] ...marks the beginning 855 00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:50,039 of a new era. 856 00:42:50,039 --> 00:42:52,760 Yeah, she's got a tattoo. 857 00:42:52,760 --> 00:42:54,000 Yeah, for our birthday. 858 00:42:55,960 --> 00:42:58,400 [Jamie] The kids are getting a little older, 859 00:42:58,400 --> 00:43:00,199 so seeing the kids coming into the business 860 00:43:00,199 --> 00:43:01,119 and working... 861 00:43:03,559 --> 00:43:04,559 that makes me happy. 862 00:43:04,559 --> 00:43:05,519 [fireworks popping] 863 00:43:08,360 --> 00:43:09,639 Oh, there we go. 864 00:43:11,519 --> 00:43:13,159 Whoo-hoo! 865 00:43:14,679 --> 00:43:17,000 That was a good one. 866 00:43:17,000 --> 00:43:18,679 Whoo! 867 00:43:20,159 --> 00:43:21,559 We're in our groove right now... 868 00:43:22,760 --> 00:43:23,920 Yee-haw! 869 00:43:27,079 --> 00:43:28,079 ...and we're in our happy place. 870 00:43:28,079 --> 00:43:29,320 [fireworks blasting] 871 00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:36,519 [Jamie] You know, we're in the middle of nowhere... 872 00:43:36,519 --> 00:43:37,719 and it's a great place to be. 873 00:43:37,719 --> 00:43:40,760 [laughing] 874 00:43:40,760 --> 00:43:42,239 [cheering] Whoo! 875 00:43:42,239 --> 00:43:44,559 [♪♪♪]