1 00:00:06,089 --> 00:00:08,174 This time on Highway Thru Hell... 2 00:00:10,802 --> 00:00:11,969 ...a pricey load... 3 00:00:11,970 --> 00:00:13,637 Good ol' seacans. 4 00:00:13,638 --> 00:00:15,180 ...puts Reliable... 5 00:00:15,181 --> 00:00:16,974 I'm pulling my truck over! 6 00:00:16,975 --> 00:00:18,767 ...in a pinch. 7 00:00:18,768 --> 00:00:19,935 Hang on, hang on. 8 00:00:19,936 --> 00:00:20,894 Merv tries to land... 9 00:00:20,895 --> 00:00:22,354 Keep going! 10 00:00:22,355 --> 00:00:23,689 ...a riverside catch. 11 00:00:23,690 --> 00:00:25,107 Whoa! 12 00:00:25,108 --> 00:00:27,277 ...and Autow is under pressure... 13 00:00:29,237 --> 00:00:30,863 Pull more on the front. 14 00:00:30,864 --> 00:00:32,281 ...on a chip truck recovery. 15 00:00:32,282 --> 00:00:34,701 Whoa, whoa. 16 00:00:42,083 --> 00:00:43,167 On British Columbia's 17 00:00:43,168 --> 00:00:46,129 Coquihalla Mountain pass... 18 00:00:48,340 --> 00:00:51,133 ...freight on its way to the coast 19 00:00:51,134 --> 00:00:55,429 must survive the shifting conditions. 20 00:00:55,430 --> 00:00:57,639 You can never underestimate Mother Nature 21 00:00:57,640 --> 00:00:58,724 on the Coquihalla. 22 00:00:58,725 --> 00:00:59,975 One day it could be sunny, 23 00:00:59,976 --> 00:01:01,227 the next day it could be a snowstorm. 24 00:01:03,063 --> 00:01:05,398 50 kilometres north of Merritt... 25 00:01:18,203 --> 00:01:20,120 ...heading to the crash 26 00:01:20,121 --> 00:01:21,914 in a Reliable 50-tonne wrecker... 27 00:01:21,915 --> 00:01:23,957 We're on our way. 28 00:01:23,958 --> 00:01:26,586 ...operator John Dods... 29 00:01:28,671 --> 00:01:30,090 Where are you now? 30 00:01:32,842 --> 00:01:34,510 Oh, perfect. 31 00:01:34,511 --> 00:01:36,011 Andy's just behind me. 32 00:01:36,012 --> 00:01:37,930 Between me and Andy, 33 00:01:37,931 --> 00:01:39,932 we've got the truck power out here. 34 00:01:39,933 --> 00:01:41,100 I have no doubt 35 00:01:41,101 --> 00:01:42,268 that we'll be able to get this job done. 36 00:01:44,145 --> 00:01:45,604 It's go-time. 37 00:01:45,605 --> 00:01:48,941 Lead operator Andy Cullum follows 38 00:01:48,942 --> 00:01:52,152 in the 50-tonne tri-drive "Heavy Metal." 39 00:01:52,153 --> 00:01:54,114 Always get a rush when you pull up. 40 00:01:57,492 --> 00:02:00,494 He went in with quite a bit of speed, 41 00:02:00,495 --> 00:02:02,288 and he's pretty far down off the road. 42 00:02:07,961 --> 00:02:10,212 The semi is outfitted 43 00:02:10,213 --> 00:02:13,090 with a refrigerated seacan trailer 44 00:02:13,091 --> 00:02:14,466 full of meat. 45 00:02:14,467 --> 00:02:16,051 Good old seacans. 46 00:02:16,052 --> 00:02:17,970 Downside to seacans 47 00:02:17,971 --> 00:02:20,931 is they're more solid steel, solid walls. 48 00:02:20,932 --> 00:02:22,850 How much weight? 49 00:02:22,851 --> 00:02:24,810 I was told it's 55,000. 50 00:02:24,811 --> 00:02:28,147 They usually pack a little bit more weight into them, 51 00:02:28,148 --> 00:02:29,857 so there's a lot that can go wrong 52 00:02:29,858 --> 00:02:30,817 when you're pulling them over. 53 00:02:35,238 --> 00:02:39,074 Heading south to the port of Vancouver, 54 00:02:39,075 --> 00:02:41,744 the driver lost control, 55 00:02:41,745 --> 00:02:44,121 swerving into the ditch, 56 00:02:44,122 --> 00:02:48,251 and landing his cargo 30 feet down the embankment. 57 00:02:51,796 --> 00:02:54,214 Three axles. Heavy. 58 00:02:54,215 --> 00:02:56,467 After the impact... 59 00:02:56,468 --> 00:02:59,845 Broken tire rod, not gonna steer very well. 60 00:02:59,846 --> 00:03:01,805 ...the truck and trailer 61 00:03:01,806 --> 00:03:03,349 are in rough shape. 62 00:03:04,851 --> 00:03:06,226 This is gonna be fun. 63 00:03:06,227 --> 00:03:08,145 ...and the premium load 64 00:03:08,146 --> 00:03:09,356 has a price tag... 65 00:03:11,983 --> 00:03:15,110 ...of a quarter million dollars. 66 00:03:15,111 --> 00:03:17,321 It's extremely expensive meat, 67 00:03:17,322 --> 00:03:19,115 and we cannot let this spoil. 68 00:03:50,438 --> 00:03:51,730 High on the Coquihalla... 69 00:03:51,731 --> 00:03:53,315 How much weight? 70 00:03:53,316 --> 00:03:55,401 I was told it's 55,000. 71 00:03:55,402 --> 00:03:59,697 John and Andy face a heavyweight recovery... 72 00:03:59,698 --> 00:04:01,031 We'll get one of us on each side of it, 73 00:04:01,032 --> 00:04:02,199 and get it over. 74 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,368 ...but the initial call... 75 00:04:04,369 --> 00:04:06,328 Is that what Jas's plan was? 76 00:04:06,329 --> 00:04:10,207 ...went to Coquihalla Towing's Jas Sran. 77 00:04:10,208 --> 00:04:11,458 What's up, buddy? 78 00:04:11,459 --> 00:04:13,837 What's the plan there, big shoots? 79 00:04:15,213 --> 00:04:18,757 John and Andy are pretty experienced operators, 80 00:04:18,758 --> 00:04:19,717 but at the end of the day, 81 00:04:19,718 --> 00:04:23,346 it's my reputation, my name on the door. 82 00:04:24,264 --> 00:04:25,597 It's on top now. 83 00:04:25,598 --> 00:04:27,224 Launching his company 84 00:04:27,225 --> 00:04:28,934 just two years ago... 85 00:04:28,935 --> 00:04:29,893 We're done. 86 00:04:29,894 --> 00:04:31,770 You did 'er. 87 00:04:31,771 --> 00:04:35,190 ...Jas purchased Mighty Mo from Jamie Davis... 88 00:04:35,191 --> 00:04:36,275 Let's get 'er going. 89 00:04:36,276 --> 00:04:37,359 ...and has been 90 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,653 learning the ropes of the tow biz... 91 00:04:39,654 --> 00:04:41,905 Get it to your truck, and then hold it, 92 00:04:41,906 --> 00:04:43,323 and I'll get the front end over. 93 00:04:43,324 --> 00:04:46,745 ...with help from outfits like Reliable. 94 00:04:48,747 --> 00:04:49,748 Back in business, baby! 95 00:04:52,876 --> 00:04:54,001 Jas is younger, 96 00:04:54,002 --> 00:04:55,210 but he secured this wreck. 97 00:04:55,211 --> 00:04:56,879 We're just here to support. 98 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:58,380 If he's got questions, 99 00:04:58,381 --> 00:04:59,923 I'm gonna, I'm gonna be there to answer for him. 100 00:04:59,924 --> 00:05:01,800 Stand it up, pull it back. 101 00:05:01,801 --> 00:05:03,427 Okay. 102 00:05:03,428 --> 00:05:04,678 Between the weight of the load 103 00:05:04,679 --> 00:05:07,890 and the distance away from the roadway... 104 00:05:07,891 --> 00:05:09,475 It's pretty steep, no? 105 00:05:09,476 --> 00:05:11,643 Well, you got two 50-tonnes for a reason. 106 00:05:11,644 --> 00:05:12,561 ...I don't think Jas has handled 107 00:05:12,562 --> 00:05:13,772 something like this before. 108 00:05:17,776 --> 00:05:20,861 Also here as an extra pair of hands... 109 00:05:20,862 --> 00:05:21,737 Singles right through. 110 00:05:21,738 --> 00:05:25,157 ...Reliable's Dalen Golish. 111 00:05:25,158 --> 00:05:27,242 With containers, 112 00:05:27,243 --> 00:05:28,952 rigging points are an issue. 113 00:05:28,953 --> 00:05:30,245 We only have corner pockets. 114 00:05:30,246 --> 00:05:31,455 Yeah. 115 00:05:31,456 --> 00:05:33,333 The weight is an issue. It's very heavy. 116 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:36,418 It's gonna be a challenge. 117 00:05:36,419 --> 00:05:38,587 Definitely glad we have two 50-tonnes. 118 00:05:38,588 --> 00:05:40,672 We're gonna use a low line... 119 00:05:40,673 --> 00:05:41,882 Yeah. 120 00:05:41,883 --> 00:05:44,803 ...to help keep the truck level as we pull on it. 121 00:05:46,596 --> 00:05:48,764 Unless you got a better idea. 122 00:05:48,765 --> 00:05:50,517 No. 123 00:05:51,476 --> 00:05:53,436 Jas is a good guy. He's learnin'. 124 00:05:55,855 --> 00:05:56,647 They're all learning good. 125 00:05:56,648 --> 00:05:59,692 Low lines to the axles, 126 00:05:59,693 --> 00:06:01,777 and high lines to the corner... 127 00:06:01,778 --> 00:06:03,947 It'll just stand right up like nothing. 128 00:06:05,490 --> 00:06:08,034 ...John and Andy start the rollover... 129 00:06:15,125 --> 00:06:16,501 Hey, John... 130 00:06:19,129 --> 00:06:20,587 ...but moments in... 131 00:06:20,588 --> 00:06:23,382 You might wanna have more pressure on the top line. 132 00:06:23,383 --> 00:06:24,591 I can't get any! 133 00:06:24,592 --> 00:06:27,594 ...John's wrecker is struggling. 134 00:06:27,595 --> 00:06:28,762 He's off the ground, Andy. 135 00:06:28,763 --> 00:06:30,597 We have to keep our booms pretty low 136 00:06:30,598 --> 00:06:33,517 'cause we're pulling as far as we are, 137 00:06:33,518 --> 00:06:35,269 and, uh, they're leaning the trucks pretty good. 138 00:06:35,270 --> 00:06:37,731 I'm pulling my truck over! 139 00:06:59,544 --> 00:07:02,422 300 kilometres southwest... 140 00:07:06,509 --> 00:07:10,054 ...Aggressive Towing's 50-tonne rotator 141 00:07:10,055 --> 00:07:11,848 follows the Fraser River... 142 00:07:13,808 --> 00:07:16,518 ...with lead operator Chris Mervyn. 143 00:07:16,519 --> 00:07:17,936 They called 144 00:07:17,937 --> 00:07:19,605 and said they needed a hand getting it back to shore. 145 00:07:19,606 --> 00:07:23,484 Mad Props Marine go around and recover sunk boats. 146 00:07:23,485 --> 00:07:25,069 Every now and then he runs into one 147 00:07:25,070 --> 00:07:26,653 where he just needs a little extra pulling power. 148 00:07:26,654 --> 00:07:29,448 So they need you on standby down here. 149 00:07:29,449 --> 00:07:31,408 ...and backing up Merv tonight, 150 00:07:31,409 --> 00:07:33,410 Rob Lewis. 151 00:07:33,411 --> 00:07:36,372 This boat has been in this spot for about a month, 152 00:07:36,373 --> 00:07:38,582 so now we're going to get in there 153 00:07:38,583 --> 00:07:39,751 and get this thing hauled up. 154 00:07:41,628 --> 00:07:43,587 On the northern tip 155 00:07:43,588 --> 00:07:45,048 of Annacis Island... 156 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:52,221 I think something is starting to show right there. 157 00:07:52,222 --> 00:07:54,515 ...the dropping tide 158 00:07:54,516 --> 00:07:58,061 starts to reveal tonight's salvage. 159 00:08:00,146 --> 00:08:01,313 There's a boat. 160 00:08:01,314 --> 00:08:02,565 There's a boat. 161 00:08:04,067 --> 00:08:05,859 I think it says low tide's right around midnight. 162 00:08:05,860 --> 00:08:07,569 This boat, 163 00:08:07,570 --> 00:08:09,446 they had it tied to a piling. 164 00:08:09,447 --> 00:08:10,948 It eventually got a leak. 165 00:08:10,949 --> 00:08:12,409 The water took over, and that was it for that boat. 166 00:08:14,411 --> 00:08:15,536 They're here. 167 00:08:15,537 --> 00:08:18,664 The Mad Props Marine crew arrives, 168 00:08:18,665 --> 00:08:21,668 led by owner Jeremy Birch. 169 00:08:24,879 --> 00:08:26,506 We can start to see the roof. 170 00:08:27,799 --> 00:08:29,466 We got a problem, uh, on the south coast 171 00:08:29,467 --> 00:08:32,136 with, you know, derelict and abandoned vessels. 172 00:08:32,137 --> 00:08:34,179 This is one of them. 173 00:08:34,180 --> 00:08:38,225 We've removed dozens and dozens of derelict vessels 174 00:08:38,226 --> 00:08:40,477 and materials from the river, 175 00:08:40,478 --> 00:08:43,272 netting, and sunk docks, and vehicles, 176 00:08:43,273 --> 00:08:44,941 and the list goes on. 177 00:08:45,942 --> 00:08:48,152 Let's go. It's moving. 178 00:08:48,153 --> 00:08:51,196 Working BC's rugged coast 179 00:08:51,197 --> 00:08:52,322 and the Fraser River, 180 00:08:52,323 --> 00:08:55,242 Mad Props specializes 181 00:08:55,243 --> 00:08:57,954 in difficult cleanup operations. 182 00:09:01,583 --> 00:09:02,750 Tonight, 183 00:09:02,751 --> 00:09:05,461 they're governed by the tides. 184 00:09:05,462 --> 00:09:06,754 Float it before it gets grounded out, 185 00:09:06,755 --> 00:09:08,922 so that we don't stay here all night. 186 00:09:08,923 --> 00:09:12,551 Game A is to try to re-float the boat. 187 00:09:12,552 --> 00:09:14,762 We hold it upright while the tide's receding 188 00:09:14,763 --> 00:09:16,055 and then find out why it sunk, 189 00:09:16,056 --> 00:09:17,015 plug the holes. 190 00:09:18,224 --> 00:09:19,183 They'll need to finish 191 00:09:19,184 --> 00:09:21,435 before the tide dips too low 192 00:09:21,436 --> 00:09:23,187 to remove the boat. 193 00:09:23,188 --> 00:09:24,897 We'll get the containment 194 00:09:24,898 --> 00:09:26,024 all ripped apart, get 'em out of the way... 195 00:09:27,609 --> 00:09:30,570 ...and then we'll do the salvage. 196 00:09:35,533 --> 00:09:36,909 North of Merritt, 197 00:09:36,910 --> 00:09:38,285 on Highway 5... 198 00:09:38,286 --> 00:09:40,996 I'm pulling my truck over! 199 00:09:40,997 --> 00:09:43,248 ...the Reliable team-up 200 00:09:43,249 --> 00:09:44,708 is struggling... 201 00:09:44,709 --> 00:09:45,918 Come on, John, boom up. 202 00:09:45,919 --> 00:09:46,877 Lift that thing. 203 00:09:46,878 --> 00:09:50,130 ...with a meaty seacan. 204 00:09:50,131 --> 00:09:51,632 Boom up! 205 00:09:51,633 --> 00:09:52,716 This load is probably worth 206 00:09:52,717 --> 00:09:55,719 around $250,000 to $300,000, 207 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,889 so the customer has requested us not to unload it. 208 00:09:58,890 --> 00:10:00,683 Just pick it up and put it on the road. 209 00:10:02,102 --> 00:10:03,143 Hey, bud, 210 00:10:03,144 --> 00:10:05,104 go ask for the real manifest. 211 00:10:05,105 --> 00:10:06,522 This is definitely heavier 212 00:10:06,523 --> 00:10:07,523 than you're being told it is. 213 00:10:07,524 --> 00:10:10,734 We got two 50-tonne winches on it. 214 00:10:10,735 --> 00:10:14,739 150,000 pounds of pulling power, and it's not even budging. 215 00:10:16,116 --> 00:10:17,491 She is heavy. 216 00:10:17,492 --> 00:10:18,951 Hold on. 217 00:10:18,952 --> 00:10:19,953 Let it down. 218 00:10:22,956 --> 00:10:26,750 Working on the live highway, we have limited space. 219 00:10:26,751 --> 00:10:30,087 Angles are a little different than what you need. 220 00:10:30,088 --> 00:10:31,255 Why are you so high off the ground? 221 00:10:31,256 --> 00:10:32,381 That's what I'm asking you! 222 00:10:32,382 --> 00:10:34,217 - You're not getting any lift. - No. 223 00:10:35,385 --> 00:10:37,177 Straps would do all the work 224 00:10:37,178 --> 00:10:39,221 if we can get one over the top, you know what I mean? 225 00:10:39,222 --> 00:10:40,556 Dalen... 226 00:10:40,557 --> 00:10:42,891 I bet you it would just roll right up. 227 00:10:42,892 --> 00:10:44,560 ...suggests a different approach. 228 00:10:44,561 --> 00:10:46,061 Yeah. 229 00:10:46,062 --> 00:10:48,815 - That's my opinion, anyway. - Cross-strap the top of it. 230 00:10:51,860 --> 00:10:53,444 Wrapping straps 231 00:10:53,445 --> 00:10:56,071 across the far side of the container 232 00:10:56,072 --> 00:10:58,324 will give each wrecker 233 00:10:58,325 --> 00:11:00,784 a straighter angle on the pull, 234 00:11:00,785 --> 00:11:04,204 maximizing their winch power 235 00:11:04,205 --> 00:11:07,000 and cradling the semi upright. 236 00:11:09,044 --> 00:11:10,670 We ready? 237 00:11:12,422 --> 00:11:15,632 With the straps in place... 238 00:11:15,633 --> 00:11:17,384 Yeah, look at that. 239 00:11:17,385 --> 00:11:18,510 It's already coming. 240 00:11:18,511 --> 00:11:21,181 ...round two begins. 241 00:11:31,232 --> 00:11:32,859 Is he going through the roof? 242 00:11:34,819 --> 00:11:35,987 You going through the roof? 243 00:11:39,324 --> 00:11:40,949 If we rip open a wall, 244 00:11:40,950 --> 00:11:43,036 then this load of meat is now garbage. 245 00:11:44,371 --> 00:11:47,164 Is that just snow, or is he going through the roof? 246 00:11:47,165 --> 00:11:48,041 I can't tell. 247 00:11:50,377 --> 00:11:52,837 Hang on, hang on! 248 00:11:58,176 --> 00:11:59,386 North of Merritt... 249 00:12:04,391 --> 00:12:06,266 Is that just snow, or is he going through the roof? 250 00:12:06,267 --> 00:12:10,020 Andy and John's sealed seacan 251 00:12:10,021 --> 00:12:12,314 is buckling under pull pressure. 252 00:12:12,315 --> 00:12:13,732 It's gonna break. 253 00:12:13,733 --> 00:12:15,402 Hang on, hang on. 254 00:12:17,946 --> 00:12:19,947 I'm scared to go look. 255 00:12:19,948 --> 00:12:21,073 It'd be a pretty bad thing 256 00:12:21,074 --> 00:12:22,616 if we ripped open a wall, 257 00:12:22,617 --> 00:12:25,120 because they're not allowed to expose that load. 258 00:12:31,543 --> 00:12:33,377 It's not through. It's kinking, though. 259 00:12:33,378 --> 00:12:36,171 That definitely speaks to the weight of this. 260 00:12:36,172 --> 00:12:38,382 Pulling crossways on a steel box, 261 00:12:38,383 --> 00:12:40,634 to be able to kink it like that, 262 00:12:40,635 --> 00:12:42,804 you're pulling on some serious weight. 263 00:12:45,014 --> 00:12:46,557 They'll need more might 264 00:12:46,558 --> 00:12:48,308 to finish the job. 265 00:12:48,309 --> 00:12:49,768 I think if we add Mo to it... 266 00:12:49,769 --> 00:12:51,020 Okay. 267 00:12:51,021 --> 00:12:53,522 Because you can get Mo square here. 268 00:12:53,523 --> 00:12:54,523 Square? 269 00:12:54,524 --> 00:12:55,399 - Yeah. - Okay. 270 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:56,984 John and Andy's trucks, 271 00:12:56,985 --> 00:12:58,569 they're strong trucks, 272 00:12:58,570 --> 00:13:01,321 but this is 50 or 60 feet away from the curb, 273 00:13:01,322 --> 00:13:02,614 and that would mean 274 00:13:02,615 --> 00:13:04,701 that we would need more pulling power... 275 00:13:06,202 --> 00:13:07,536 - Whoa! - Whoa! 276 00:13:07,537 --> 00:13:09,913 ...so we're gonna put Mighty Mo in there 277 00:13:09,914 --> 00:13:11,457 and do it right. 278 00:13:11,458 --> 00:13:13,835 Let's get the lines on, let's go. 279 00:13:18,298 --> 00:13:20,174 With Mighty Mo's lines 280 00:13:20,175 --> 00:13:22,092 on the top corners, 281 00:13:22,093 --> 00:13:25,262 they'll spread the force of all three wreckers 282 00:13:25,263 --> 00:13:27,639 across six points, 283 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,727 to lift the seacan without breaking it. 284 00:13:35,607 --> 00:13:36,524 That's good. 285 00:13:39,235 --> 00:13:40,736 You ready? 286 00:13:40,737 --> 00:13:43,072 Yeah. 287 00:13:43,073 --> 00:13:44,615 Okay, let's get this done. 288 00:13:44,616 --> 00:13:47,451 It's definitely old-school, 289 00:13:47,452 --> 00:13:50,037 but Mighty Mo is a pretty powerful truck. 290 00:13:50,038 --> 00:13:50,830 Good to have it here. 291 00:13:58,505 --> 00:13:59,506 Pull. 292 00:14:03,635 --> 00:14:06,012 It's not the fastest truck, but it pulls hard. 293 00:14:12,352 --> 00:14:13,728 Gotta get that back end up. 294 00:14:18,108 --> 00:14:19,442 He can't keep up to you. 295 00:14:22,737 --> 00:14:24,655 Jas, get tight! 296 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,051 See that? You just need some old iron here. 297 00:14:46,052 --> 00:14:47,636 You saved the day, Jas. 298 00:14:47,637 --> 00:14:50,390 It looks like it. 299 00:14:53,268 --> 00:14:55,102 Whoo-hoo! 300 00:14:55,103 --> 00:14:56,478 Holy... 301 00:14:56,479 --> 00:14:58,856 ...but with the trailer upright... 302 00:14:58,857 --> 00:15:00,566 Look at the axles. 303 00:15:00,567 --> 00:15:02,068 ...Andy spots trouble. 304 00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:05,863 I don't think this thing can go down the road. 305 00:15:05,864 --> 00:15:08,198 No, those are broken. 306 00:15:08,199 --> 00:15:09,616 The trailer's in pretty rough shape. 307 00:15:09,617 --> 00:15:11,452 I don't know if it's gonna hold together 308 00:15:11,453 --> 00:15:13,829 if we have to try to pull it up the bank. 309 00:15:13,830 --> 00:15:15,622 Where is the adjuster guy? 310 00:15:15,623 --> 00:15:19,084 Andy brings in Wayne Dubeau... 311 00:15:19,085 --> 00:15:20,503 Yep. 312 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:23,464 Look at the axles. 313 00:15:23,465 --> 00:15:26,383 ...to assess the valuable load. 314 00:15:26,384 --> 00:15:29,803 Wayne is the insurance adjuster for this. 315 00:15:29,804 --> 00:15:32,682 He is in charge of how we do things. 316 00:15:35,018 --> 00:15:36,560 We can't get it out 317 00:15:36,561 --> 00:15:38,479 because the trailer is compromised. 318 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:39,980 The wheels will not turn 319 00:15:39,981 --> 00:15:41,691 to get it back up onto the road. 320 00:15:42,734 --> 00:15:44,694 What if we just transfer it? 321 00:15:54,496 --> 00:15:56,955 A 200-tonne crane, you're only gonna need one. 322 00:15:56,956 --> 00:15:58,082 Okay. 323 00:15:58,083 --> 00:15:59,209 I can find someone right now. 324 00:16:00,210 --> 00:16:03,253 Jas makes the call to delay the recovery 325 00:16:03,254 --> 00:16:05,506 and save the load. 326 00:16:05,507 --> 00:16:07,841 Gonna call my buddy up down the coast. 327 00:16:07,842 --> 00:16:09,803 He has a bunch of cranes. 328 00:16:10,762 --> 00:16:14,181 Our plan is to lift the container out 329 00:16:14,182 --> 00:16:15,516 with the 250-tonne crane 330 00:16:15,517 --> 00:16:16,683 that's gonna be here in the morning. 331 00:16:16,684 --> 00:16:18,435 Once it's on the Landoll, 332 00:16:18,436 --> 00:16:20,354 we'll come back and pull the chassis out. 333 00:16:20,355 --> 00:16:22,022 Sounds like a plan. 334 00:16:22,023 --> 00:16:23,107 Jas made a decision 335 00:16:23,108 --> 00:16:25,442 to let the crane finish it tomorrow, 336 00:16:25,443 --> 00:16:27,987 and that's a lot easier on us, 337 00:16:27,988 --> 00:16:29,030 so he did pretty good. 338 00:16:30,657 --> 00:16:32,075 And we'll see how it goes. 339 00:16:38,707 --> 00:16:40,999 Three hours southwest, 340 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:42,876 on the Fraser River... 341 00:16:42,877 --> 00:16:44,962 All right, I'll move my truck, buddy. 342 00:16:44,963 --> 00:16:46,296 Okay. 343 00:16:46,297 --> 00:16:48,132 ...Aggressive is in a race 344 00:16:48,133 --> 00:16:49,842 against the falling tide. 345 00:16:49,843 --> 00:16:51,635 We're gonna connect to this boat, 346 00:16:51,636 --> 00:16:54,013 we're gonna try to hold it upright 347 00:16:54,014 --> 00:16:56,056 so that it's sitting level under the water. 348 00:16:56,057 --> 00:16:57,933 We got it rigged. 349 00:16:57,934 --> 00:16:58,976 Once we get 'im hooked up, 350 00:16:58,977 --> 00:17:01,103 if everything goes as planned, 351 00:17:01,104 --> 00:17:03,023 we'll pull it and right it. 352 00:17:07,986 --> 00:17:09,319 Okay. 353 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:11,530 Rotten and old derelict boats, 354 00:17:11,531 --> 00:17:13,240 they don't like being pulled on real hard, 355 00:17:13,241 --> 00:17:14,658 that's for sure. 356 00:17:14,659 --> 00:17:16,910 Hopefully what we can hook up to on it 357 00:17:16,911 --> 00:17:18,829 is willing to hold up to the forces 358 00:17:18,830 --> 00:17:19,914 we're gonna apply. 359 00:17:24,252 --> 00:17:26,462 With a strap already rigged 360 00:17:26,463 --> 00:17:28,589 to a cleat on the stern, 361 00:17:28,590 --> 00:17:32,426 and a new strap shackled to the bow, 362 00:17:32,427 --> 00:17:35,179 Merv will upright the boat 363 00:17:35,180 --> 00:17:37,222 for Jeremy to pump out the water 364 00:17:37,223 --> 00:17:39,642 and float it off-site. 365 00:17:45,148 --> 00:17:46,523 Okay. 366 00:17:46,524 --> 00:17:48,734 Okay, Merv? 367 00:17:48,735 --> 00:17:51,028 I'll feed you some cable here, Jeremy. 368 00:17:51,029 --> 00:17:53,364 Um, so let's just put some tension on, 369 00:17:53,365 --> 00:17:54,574 and see what it does. - Okay. 370 00:17:56,034 --> 00:17:57,160 Okay. 371 00:17:59,537 --> 00:18:01,164 - You got 'er? - Yep. 372 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:07,211 We're moving! 373 00:18:07,212 --> 00:18:08,879 - Keep going? - Yep. 374 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:10,714 You know, I'm a land tow truck, 375 00:18:10,715 --> 00:18:12,091 and he's a marine tow truck, 376 00:18:12,092 --> 00:18:13,092 so it works. 377 00:18:13,093 --> 00:18:15,762 Keep 'er coming. 378 00:18:16,471 --> 00:18:18,765 Keep going! 379 00:18:21,476 --> 00:18:22,476 We got the bow of the boat 380 00:18:22,477 --> 00:18:23,644 almost out of the water here. 381 00:18:23,645 --> 00:18:25,772 and the stern's coming up now, so... 382 00:18:27,732 --> 00:18:29,316 The tide's working with us. 383 00:18:29,317 --> 00:18:30,777 Everything's working out. 384 00:18:31,861 --> 00:18:33,362 Boats are kind of finicky. 385 00:18:33,363 --> 00:18:34,863 It's very hard to know 386 00:18:34,864 --> 00:18:37,074 exactly what you're playing with, 387 00:18:37,075 --> 00:18:40,203 or if you're gonna break a piece off the boat. 388 00:18:44,416 --> 00:18:45,709 - Whoa. - Argh. 389 00:18:51,715 --> 00:18:52,715 On the Fraser River's 390 00:18:52,716 --> 00:18:54,509 Annacis Island... 391 00:18:56,594 --> 00:18:58,680 Whoa. Too much. 392 00:19:00,140 --> 00:19:02,725 ...Merv loses his grip 393 00:19:02,726 --> 00:19:05,144 on a riverbank recovery. 394 00:19:05,145 --> 00:19:06,854 The whole cleat let go. 395 00:19:06,855 --> 00:19:08,022 Something's gonna let go. 396 00:19:08,023 --> 00:19:10,066 Something always lets go of salvage. 397 00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:14,028 We were only hooked up to a cleat... 398 00:19:14,029 --> 00:19:15,779 and it's into a rotten boat, so... 399 00:19:15,780 --> 00:19:18,866 The cleats are attached through fiberglass, generally, 400 00:19:18,867 --> 00:19:20,117 into a little piece of wood, 401 00:19:20,118 --> 00:19:21,368 much different 402 00:19:21,369 --> 00:19:22,995 than us grabbing a diff or a frame rail, 403 00:19:22,996 --> 00:19:24,039 trying to pull a semi out. 404 00:19:24,956 --> 00:19:27,207 With the cleats ruled out... 405 00:19:27,208 --> 00:19:30,169 We've gotta re-rig the stern. 406 00:19:30,170 --> 00:19:33,548 ...Jeremy looks for something stronger. 407 00:19:40,638 --> 00:19:42,222 Okay, come up alongside here. 408 00:19:42,223 --> 00:19:43,724 Don't lose that strap. 409 00:19:43,725 --> 00:19:44,808 It's a pretty beat-up boat, 410 00:19:44,809 --> 00:19:45,768 pretty rotten. 411 00:19:45,769 --> 00:19:48,103 They're never nice to work on, 412 00:19:48,104 --> 00:19:49,313 particularly when they're half sunk. 413 00:19:49,314 --> 00:19:52,650 Okay, now send me, send me it. 414 00:19:52,651 --> 00:19:54,318 Beauty. 415 00:19:54,319 --> 00:19:55,652 We're just trying to add an extra point, 416 00:19:55,653 --> 00:19:57,363 wrapping around the cabin there, 417 00:19:57,364 --> 00:19:59,406 and see if we could share enough of the load 418 00:19:59,407 --> 00:20:00,491 and the force 419 00:20:00,492 --> 00:20:03,994 to try to... finish getting this boat upright. 420 00:20:03,995 --> 00:20:07,956 With Bertha rigged to the cabin... 421 00:20:07,957 --> 00:20:10,417 Okay, just take the weight, Merv. 422 00:20:10,418 --> 00:20:12,002 ...Merv can pull harder 423 00:20:12,003 --> 00:20:14,506 and make up for lost time... 424 00:20:24,057 --> 00:20:25,183 Okay! 425 00:20:35,276 --> 00:20:37,194 ...and right on schedule... 426 00:20:37,195 --> 00:20:39,321 It's sitting perfect. 427 00:20:39,322 --> 00:20:42,282 ...the boat uprights. 428 00:20:42,283 --> 00:20:43,784 We got a huge dropping tide tonight, 429 00:20:43,785 --> 00:20:47,246 so right now, Mother Nature's assisting us. 430 00:20:47,247 --> 00:20:49,290 We'll get pumping, get it floating. 431 00:20:51,084 --> 00:20:52,167 Oh, it's moving out 432 00:20:52,168 --> 00:20:55,587 quicker than it's going in, for sure. 433 00:20:55,588 --> 00:20:57,215 It's floating. 434 00:20:58,258 --> 00:20:59,967 We'll have a look, have a listen 435 00:20:59,968 --> 00:21:01,218 where the water's coming in. 436 00:21:01,219 --> 00:21:04,388 We'll patch it, float it, and tow it out of here. 437 00:21:04,389 --> 00:21:06,015 That's a nice boat, Rob. 438 00:21:06,016 --> 00:21:07,016 Yep. 439 00:21:08,727 --> 00:21:11,562 This boat wasn't in very good shape when it sank, 440 00:21:11,563 --> 00:21:14,232 and it was in worse shape when it came up. 441 00:21:15,483 --> 00:21:18,194 With the water pumped out of the interior... 442 00:21:19,154 --> 00:21:21,196 Yeah, there she is, right there. 443 00:21:21,197 --> 00:21:24,366 ...Jeremy locates the source of the leak. 444 00:21:24,367 --> 00:21:26,243 That is why the boat sunk. 445 00:21:26,244 --> 00:21:28,537 That hose blew out. 446 00:21:28,538 --> 00:21:30,831 So we're gonna patch it with trusty spray foam, 447 00:21:30,832 --> 00:21:32,833 and, uh, then we'll cover that foam with plywood, 448 00:21:32,834 --> 00:21:33,876 and screw it in. 449 00:21:33,877 --> 00:21:35,961 We're outta here. 450 00:21:35,962 --> 00:21:37,838 Thank you, men! 451 00:21:37,839 --> 00:21:40,132 Team Aggressive did awesome. 452 00:21:40,133 --> 00:21:41,176 Merv always pulls through. 453 00:21:42,177 --> 00:21:43,594 He's gonna tie it up to his other boat 454 00:21:43,595 --> 00:21:46,680 and take it up river, and get it hauled out. 455 00:21:46,681 --> 00:21:47,556 Marine salvage is fun. 456 00:21:47,557 --> 00:21:48,849 It's like keeping a highway open. 457 00:21:48,850 --> 00:21:51,143 You want to keep the rivers open and free-flowing. 458 00:21:51,144 --> 00:21:52,853 All right, Robbie, river's open. 459 00:21:52,854 --> 00:21:54,272 Let's get outta here, buddy. 460 00:21:56,608 --> 00:21:58,734 That means we're on our way home. 461 00:21:58,735 --> 00:21:59,777 Yee yee! 462 00:22:17,504 --> 00:22:21,800 On the north side of the Coquihalla pass... 463 00:22:25,178 --> 00:22:28,222 ...a 200-tonne crane has arrived 464 00:22:28,223 --> 00:22:31,934 to finish the seacan recovery. 465 00:22:31,935 --> 00:22:34,311 It looks like they got the weights all good to go. 466 00:22:34,312 --> 00:22:36,271 Jas is responsible 467 00:22:36,272 --> 00:22:38,399 for the quarter-million dollar lift, 468 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,735 under Wayne's watchful eye. 469 00:22:41,945 --> 00:22:43,405 Should be an easy lift now. 470 00:22:44,614 --> 00:22:45,740 Hopefully. 471 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:50,619 Last night, 472 00:22:50,620 --> 00:22:53,664 the driver went off the highway, 473 00:22:53,665 --> 00:22:58,628 sending his lucrative load of meat into the ditch. 474 00:23:00,171 --> 00:23:03,257 Now Jas is on a deadline... 475 00:23:03,258 --> 00:23:04,675 We're ready to go. 476 00:23:04,676 --> 00:23:07,094 ...to keep the cargo enroute 477 00:23:07,095 --> 00:23:09,888 to its overseas destination. 478 00:23:09,889 --> 00:23:12,391 This load has got to be inspected 479 00:23:12,392 --> 00:23:13,350 and shipped out, 480 00:23:13,351 --> 00:23:15,519 so we are on a tight timeline. 481 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:16,937 We're all rigged up, looks like. 482 00:23:16,938 --> 00:23:17,938 Yeah. 483 00:23:17,939 --> 00:23:19,482 The moment of truth, eh? 484 00:23:25,030 --> 00:23:26,905 The pressure's on. 485 00:23:26,906 --> 00:23:29,450 The crane crew has rigged straps 486 00:23:29,451 --> 00:23:31,535 to all four corners... 487 00:23:31,536 --> 00:23:32,954 Up, up and away. 488 00:23:36,082 --> 00:23:38,459 Yeah, she's starting to come now. 489 00:23:38,460 --> 00:23:42,504 ...but with the Seacan over 30 feet away... 490 00:23:42,505 --> 00:23:44,382 It's kind of leaning over. 491 00:23:45,175 --> 00:23:46,133 Oh yeah. 492 00:23:46,134 --> 00:23:48,011 Oh! 493 00:23:49,554 --> 00:23:52,891 ...at a weight of 70,000 pounds... 494 00:23:54,059 --> 00:23:55,142 He's gotta boom in a little? 495 00:23:55,143 --> 00:23:56,643 Yeah. 496 00:23:56,644 --> 00:23:59,521 ...it's just within the load limits 497 00:23:59,522 --> 00:24:02,400 of the crane's 200-foot boom. 498 00:24:05,278 --> 00:24:06,278 It's swinging out. 499 00:24:06,279 --> 00:24:08,323 You can't have that swing. 500 00:24:09,532 --> 00:24:11,784 Gets the heart pumping! 501 00:24:16,831 --> 00:24:19,249 On Highway 5... 502 00:24:19,250 --> 00:24:20,250 Oh. 503 00:24:20,251 --> 00:24:22,753 ...three hours from the coast... 504 00:24:22,754 --> 00:24:24,672 You can't have that swing, right? 505 00:24:24,673 --> 00:24:27,050 ...Jas has enlisted a crane... 506 00:24:27,926 --> 00:24:29,843 There he goes, he's getting 'er up now. 507 00:24:29,844 --> 00:24:33,180 the 70,000-pound seacan...[t 508 00:24:33,181 --> 00:24:34,223 Stay clear. 509 00:24:34,224 --> 00:24:37,726 ...back on its way to port. 510 00:24:37,727 --> 00:24:39,395 It's nice being back in the daylight, 511 00:24:39,396 --> 00:24:42,148 but there's much more traffic as well. 512 00:24:44,275 --> 00:24:45,734 Briefly holding traffic... 513 00:24:45,735 --> 00:24:47,487 Good! 514 00:24:49,406 --> 00:24:51,908 ...the quarter- million dollar container... 515 00:24:53,535 --> 00:24:56,370 is swung safely on deck. 516 00:24:56,371 --> 00:24:57,538 Yee-haw! Finally! 517 00:24:57,539 --> 00:24:58,497 Yeah! 518 00:24:58,498 --> 00:24:59,456 Finally, man. 519 00:24:59,457 --> 00:25:00,749 Let's get that delivered. 520 00:25:00,750 --> 00:25:04,253 The load's safe, the seal's still intact, 521 00:25:04,254 --> 00:25:06,923 and it's gonna make it on time to the shipyard. 522 00:25:08,842 --> 00:25:10,968 Let's get 'er rigged up. 523 00:25:10,969 --> 00:25:13,679 ...but Jas still needs to recover 524 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:15,639 the tractor and trailer. 525 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:17,057 We have this big crane here. 526 00:25:17,058 --> 00:25:18,726 We're like, why not just lift it up 527 00:25:18,727 --> 00:25:20,854 and put it onto the road, right? 528 00:25:21,771 --> 00:25:23,063 Crane's way better than a wrecker here 529 00:25:23,064 --> 00:25:26,191 just 'cause we don't have to move any barriers, 530 00:25:26,192 --> 00:25:28,862 and we can just pick it up, put it on the side. 531 00:25:29,821 --> 00:25:32,240 With traffic still flowing... 532 00:25:33,241 --> 00:25:35,243 the crane swings the trailer... 533 00:25:37,912 --> 00:25:40,040 up onto the road... 534 00:25:40,832 --> 00:25:41,958 There you go. 535 00:25:43,001 --> 00:25:45,836 ...but the empty trailer chassis... 536 00:25:45,837 --> 00:25:47,046 Yeah, that's good right there. 537 00:25:47,047 --> 00:25:49,131 ...is the easy part. 538 00:25:49,132 --> 00:25:50,215 Give it a whirl, 539 00:25:50,216 --> 00:25:52,343 and see if we can lift that truck up here. 540 00:25:52,344 --> 00:25:54,428 It'll save a lot of, uh, time and effort. 541 00:25:54,429 --> 00:25:58,098 The mangled truck is much riskier. 542 00:25:58,099 --> 00:26:00,642 It would be better if we could get something in, 543 00:26:00,643 --> 00:26:01,602 like a frame rail or something. 544 00:26:01,603 --> 00:26:03,103 Your call on this one. 545 00:26:03,104 --> 00:26:05,064 What, do you wanna try lifting it out, 546 00:26:05,065 --> 00:26:06,565 or you wanna just pull your cables 547 00:26:06,566 --> 00:26:08,067 and suck it out? 548 00:26:08,068 --> 00:26:11,362 If we rip the tractor open right now 549 00:26:11,363 --> 00:26:12,279 while pulling it up, 550 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:14,281 all the liability would be on us. 551 00:26:14,282 --> 00:26:16,576 Yeah, I can rig it up for you guys. 552 00:26:17,911 --> 00:26:20,287 It'll be fine? 553 00:26:20,288 --> 00:26:22,916 Placing his trust in the crane crew... 554 00:26:25,251 --> 00:26:26,251 Yeah. 555 00:26:26,252 --> 00:26:28,505 ...everything rides on Jas's rigging. 556 00:26:29,547 --> 00:26:31,548 So we gotta be really careful what we do, 557 00:26:31,549 --> 00:26:33,258 and what our next steps are. 558 00:26:33,259 --> 00:26:35,261 We want it hooked up right here. 559 00:26:38,014 --> 00:26:41,058 Jas sets up a web of chains 560 00:26:41,059 --> 00:26:44,395 hooked to the axles and front tow pin... 561 00:26:44,396 --> 00:26:45,605 Okay. 562 00:26:48,233 --> 00:26:51,194 ...but even if his chains hold... 563 00:26:52,362 --> 00:26:53,737 Coming up. 564 00:26:53,738 --> 00:26:55,698 There you go. 565 00:26:55,699 --> 00:26:57,533 ...the busted-up tractor 566 00:26:57,534 --> 00:26:58,952 may not. 567 00:27:00,829 --> 00:27:02,455 The structural integrity is not really there. 568 00:27:04,666 --> 00:27:06,333 Moment of truth. 569 00:27:06,334 --> 00:27:08,127 I'm just visualizing the tractor 570 00:27:08,128 --> 00:27:10,547 ready to break loose at any moment here. 571 00:27:11,673 --> 00:27:14,634 To Jas's relief... 572 00:27:17,804 --> 00:27:18,680 You're good. 573 00:27:19,764 --> 00:27:24,309 ...the tractor touches down in one piece. 574 00:27:24,310 --> 00:27:26,020 I wouldn't have done it any other way. 575 00:27:26,938 --> 00:27:28,480 Working together, 576 00:27:28,481 --> 00:27:31,608 it's a win for everyone. 577 00:27:31,609 --> 00:27:32,609 Hey, buddy. 578 00:27:32,610 --> 00:27:34,487 Missed all the fun. 579 00:27:36,156 --> 00:27:37,906 These guys know what they're doing. 580 00:27:37,907 --> 00:27:40,784 Yeah. I would've done the same thing. 581 00:27:40,785 --> 00:27:42,202 Good plan. 582 00:27:42,203 --> 00:27:44,455 Me making the call to get that crane out here 583 00:27:44,456 --> 00:27:45,456 was great, 584 00:27:45,457 --> 00:27:47,958 and it built up our confidence as well. 585 00:27:47,959 --> 00:27:49,835 We're just ready for the next, uh, wreck, 586 00:27:49,836 --> 00:27:51,211 so we can tackle it down. 587 00:27:51,212 --> 00:27:53,213 It makes our life easier. 588 00:27:53,214 --> 00:27:55,549 Hook it up and tow it back when these guys are done. 589 00:27:55,550 --> 00:27:57,092 Jas did really good. 590 00:27:57,093 --> 00:27:58,594 He was able to get it over, 591 00:27:58,595 --> 00:27:59,511 and he did pretty good 592 00:27:59,512 --> 00:28:01,430 at leading the charge. 593 00:28:01,431 --> 00:28:03,266 He's figuring it out pretty good. 594 00:28:04,100 --> 00:28:05,392 That's pretty much it. 595 00:28:05,393 --> 00:28:06,143 It's a wrap! 596 00:28:06,144 --> 00:28:07,227 Okay, buddy, 597 00:28:07,228 --> 00:28:08,687 we'll see you at the yard! 598 00:28:08,688 --> 00:28:09,772 All right. 599 00:28:09,773 --> 00:28:10,814 One of my goals 600 00:28:10,815 --> 00:28:13,067 is to bring the industry together, 601 00:28:13,068 --> 00:28:15,778 and that's the theme that I preach with my team, 602 00:28:15,779 --> 00:28:18,031 but the only way it works is if they work together. 603 00:28:41,471 --> 00:28:43,639 500 kilometres north, 604 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:47,727 treacherous conditions on Quesnel's Highway 97... 605 00:28:50,772 --> 00:28:53,023 ...have drivers on edge. 606 00:28:54,943 --> 00:28:57,069 It's pretty wet and dirty. 607 00:28:57,070 --> 00:28:59,655 A 50-tonne Autow wrecker 608 00:28:59,656 --> 00:29:01,323 takes a priority call... 609 00:29:01,324 --> 00:29:04,493 It's a pellet plant just outside town. 610 00:29:04,494 --> 00:29:07,496 ...with owner Rob Barber. 611 00:29:07,497 --> 00:29:09,248 I'm heading out to a chip truck 612 00:29:09,249 --> 00:29:10,541 that's fallen over in the ditch 613 00:29:10,542 --> 00:29:12,126 and lost its load. 614 00:29:12,127 --> 00:29:15,546 Following in a 25-tonne heavy... 615 00:29:15,547 --> 00:29:16,922 We'll see what we can do. 616 00:29:16,923 --> 00:29:18,674 ...Rob's nephew 617 00:29:18,675 --> 00:29:20,551 and second-in-command, 618 00:29:20,552 --> 00:29:22,094 Kyle Langlois. 619 00:29:22,095 --> 00:29:24,805 Being a connector highway up to Alaska, 620 00:29:24,806 --> 00:29:26,433 this highway can get busy. 621 00:29:27,267 --> 00:29:30,644 Highway 97 is the most important route. 622 00:29:30,645 --> 00:29:34,398 It's the essential route to get anywhere up north, 623 00:29:34,399 --> 00:29:36,192 and you gotta keep that traffic flowing. 624 00:29:40,113 --> 00:29:41,238 Trailer slid over 625 00:29:41,239 --> 00:29:44,367 and toppled the truck onto its side. 626 00:29:46,619 --> 00:29:49,706 Well... let's go see what we get to do. 627 00:29:53,501 --> 00:29:54,543 There's a mirror. 628 00:29:54,544 --> 00:29:57,129 The semi was carrying wood chips 629 00:29:57,130 --> 00:29:58,047 into the pellet plant 630 00:29:58,048 --> 00:30:01,008 when it misjudged the turn. 631 00:30:01,009 --> 00:30:02,760 I mean, it's super light, eh? 632 00:30:02,761 --> 00:30:04,386 It's sawdust. 633 00:30:04,387 --> 00:30:06,263 These walking-floor chip trailers 634 00:30:06,264 --> 00:30:07,681 are super expensive, 635 00:30:07,682 --> 00:30:09,183 and there's probably a waiting list to get one, 636 00:30:09,184 --> 00:30:11,393 so we'll try to make sure we don't hurt it, 637 00:30:11,394 --> 00:30:12,854 so it can go back into use. 638 00:30:15,106 --> 00:30:16,440 You want me up front, or..? 639 00:30:16,441 --> 00:30:18,400 Yeah, I'll go on the trailer, 640 00:30:18,401 --> 00:30:19,652 because I can put my boom up high. 641 00:30:19,653 --> 00:30:20,486 Okay. 642 00:30:20,487 --> 00:30:22,489 Let's do a quick closure. 643 00:30:23,865 --> 00:30:27,535 With just one lane in each direction... 644 00:30:28,662 --> 00:30:31,748 they'll have to close down the critical highway. 645 00:30:32,957 --> 00:30:34,666 We don't wanna close it, 646 00:30:34,667 --> 00:30:37,295 so we try to keep it as short as we can. 647 00:30:38,213 --> 00:30:40,798 Pre-rigging high lines from the 50-tonne 648 00:30:40,799 --> 00:30:43,259 to the top of the trailer... 649 00:30:47,347 --> 00:30:51,642 the 25-tonne will hook to the tractor... 650 00:30:51,643 --> 00:30:54,478 Just trying to get set up before we go on the road 651 00:30:54,479 --> 00:30:59,442 so there's less time buggering up the traffic. 652 00:31:00,860 --> 00:31:02,195 See what happens. 653 00:31:04,906 --> 00:31:07,951 We're going to close it for a couple minutes, if that's okay. 654 00:31:09,244 --> 00:31:12,288 Keeping the closure to a minimum... 655 00:31:14,124 --> 00:31:16,834 Kyle and Rob 656 00:31:16,835 --> 00:31:20,421 waste no time getting started. 657 00:31:20,422 --> 00:31:22,214 Other people have places to go. 658 00:31:22,215 --> 00:31:24,299 A lot of the times, it's essential for them. 659 00:31:24,300 --> 00:31:25,175 If it's essential for them, 660 00:31:25,176 --> 00:31:26,594 it makes it essential for us. 661 00:31:29,180 --> 00:31:30,472 That's it. 662 00:31:30,473 --> 00:31:32,725 ...but rushing the flip 663 00:31:32,726 --> 00:31:36,186 could damage the specialized trailer... 664 00:31:36,187 --> 00:31:38,565 Pull more in the front. 665 00:31:46,323 --> 00:31:47,823 Wood chip trailers are not meant 666 00:31:47,824 --> 00:31:49,576 to be pulled on on the side. 667 00:31:52,287 --> 00:31:54,748 Not having a roof, they're kind of flimsy. 668 00:31:55,540 --> 00:31:56,623 Uh-huh... 669 00:31:56,624 --> 00:31:59,585 You can pull through a wall pretty easily 670 00:31:59,586 --> 00:32:01,421 if you don't pull on it just quite right. 671 00:32:06,676 --> 00:32:07,635 Whoa, whoa. 672 00:32:14,684 --> 00:32:16,643 North of Quesnel 673 00:32:16,644 --> 00:32:18,730 on Highway 97... 674 00:32:27,155 --> 00:32:28,156 Whoa, whoa. 675 00:32:30,867 --> 00:32:33,452 ...Autow's specialized chip trailer 676 00:32:33,453 --> 00:32:34,828 is upright... 677 00:32:34,829 --> 00:32:36,873 Little more weight in the corner than we hoped. 678 00:32:37,916 --> 00:32:41,919 ...but wrenching it onto the road is risky. 679 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:43,671 These walking-floor chip trailers, 680 00:32:43,672 --> 00:32:45,172 it's all aluminum, 681 00:32:45,173 --> 00:32:47,174 so that you can't pull on 'em with any weight. 682 00:32:47,175 --> 00:32:48,759 Get off the road for a bit? 683 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:49,843 - Yeah. - Okay. 684 00:32:49,844 --> 00:32:52,179 With traffic building, 685 00:32:52,180 --> 00:32:55,015 they pause to recalibrate the plan. 686 00:32:55,016 --> 00:32:57,601 When we have to shut the highway down, 687 00:32:57,602 --> 00:32:59,103 that's a lot on an operator's mind. 688 00:32:59,104 --> 00:33:00,772 We don't want to be there too long. 689 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:11,990 Yeah, let things flow for a few minutes, 690 00:33:11,991 --> 00:33:13,575 and then we'll put the-- 691 00:33:13,576 --> 00:33:14,868 the trailer up on the road 692 00:33:14,869 --> 00:33:16,495 and separate it. 693 00:33:16,496 --> 00:33:20,666 The damaged tractor is likely a write-off... 694 00:33:20,667 --> 00:33:25,504 Once that north goes by, I'll do another quick closure. 695 00:33:25,505 --> 00:33:26,880 ...but Rob 696 00:33:26,881 --> 00:33:30,634 wants to keep the trailer as close to working condition 697 00:33:30,635 --> 00:33:32,303 as possible. 698 00:33:34,222 --> 00:33:35,181 Okay. 699 00:33:36,599 --> 00:33:38,851 Rehooking to the rear... 700 00:33:38,852 --> 00:33:40,394 Let's hope it moves. 701 00:33:40,395 --> 00:33:45,233 ...Rob avoids tugging on the fragile wall. 702 00:33:46,484 --> 00:33:47,735 She's coming. 703 00:33:47,736 --> 00:33:49,611 You just want the trailer 704 00:33:49,612 --> 00:33:51,113 to come straight up the banks 705 00:33:51,114 --> 00:33:53,825 so you're not pulling unnecessarily hard on something. 706 00:33:57,662 --> 00:33:58,997 That's good. 707 00:34:01,041 --> 00:34:05,669 With the trailer back on level ground... 708 00:34:05,670 --> 00:34:08,214 It's good for single lane now. 709 00:34:10,300 --> 00:34:12,593 ...traffic is moving again 710 00:34:12,594 --> 00:34:14,346 on the critical route... 711 00:34:15,347 --> 00:34:16,889 So now that we got it up on the road, 712 00:34:16,890 --> 00:34:19,225 we're, uh, separating the tractor from the trailer. 713 00:34:20,143 --> 00:34:21,353 Keep going, keep going. 714 00:34:22,395 --> 00:34:23,687 You've succeeded, 715 00:34:23,688 --> 00:34:25,356 the public can keep rolling, 716 00:34:25,357 --> 00:34:27,108 and they can keep going to where they need to go. 717 00:34:28,026 --> 00:34:29,902 ...and the specialized chip trailer 718 00:34:29,903 --> 00:34:32,946 can soon get back to work. 719 00:34:32,947 --> 00:34:34,531 It's been a good day. 720 00:34:34,532 --> 00:34:35,908 We didn't do any damage, 721 00:34:35,909 --> 00:34:37,743 and, um, we were able to kind of clean things up 722 00:34:37,744 --> 00:34:38,994 as quick as we could, 723 00:34:38,995 --> 00:34:40,580 and keep things moving along. 724 00:34:50,799 --> 00:34:54,302 500 kilometres south in Hope, BC... 725 00:34:59,849 --> 00:35:03,102 ...a Jamie Davis 30-tonne heavy 726 00:35:03,103 --> 00:35:06,063 rolls out on Highway 1... 727 00:35:06,064 --> 00:35:09,316 I take pride in my ride. 728 00:35:09,317 --> 00:35:12,820 ...with operator Quen Wyllie. 729 00:35:12,821 --> 00:35:16,323 I've been towing for about 13 years now. 730 00:35:16,324 --> 00:35:19,994 This year, Jamie put me in a 2020 Peterbilt HR-130. 731 00:35:21,913 --> 00:35:23,747 So, this is your first wreck using a big truck? 732 00:35:23,748 --> 00:35:25,165 Yeah, it is. 733 00:35:25,166 --> 00:35:28,002 Jamie's newest recruit, 734 00:35:28,003 --> 00:35:30,212 Maxime Chamberlain Normand, 735 00:35:30,213 --> 00:35:33,757 will be assisting on his first heavy recovery. 736 00:35:33,758 --> 00:35:36,635 I'm gonna show you, teach you, 737 00:35:36,636 --> 00:35:39,138 how to hook up, how to recover, how to do all these things, 738 00:35:39,139 --> 00:35:41,223 the same way I was taught. 739 00:35:41,224 --> 00:35:42,516 Perfect. 740 00:35:42,517 --> 00:35:45,936 Quen, he's kind of the go-to guy in Hope 741 00:35:45,937 --> 00:35:46,980 for anything heavy. 742 00:35:47,939 --> 00:35:49,898 For Max on his first job here, 743 00:35:49,899 --> 00:35:51,942 he couldn't ask for a better place to land 744 00:35:51,943 --> 00:35:54,029 to actually get some training. 745 00:35:55,071 --> 00:35:57,948 80 kilometres up the Fraser Canyon, 746 00:35:57,949 --> 00:36:01,952 they pull over just past Boston Bar. 747 00:36:01,953 --> 00:36:04,622 Oh, that's a long ways down. 748 00:36:06,374 --> 00:36:10,544 This wreck is steeper than what I was told, 749 00:36:10,545 --> 00:36:12,212 and from the looks of it, 750 00:36:12,213 --> 00:36:14,673 there's a lot of parts not attached anymore. 751 00:36:14,674 --> 00:36:17,051 Wowee. 752 00:36:17,052 --> 00:36:18,635 Looks like he rode the rail for a bit, eh? 753 00:36:18,636 --> 00:36:20,804 I think so. 754 00:36:20,805 --> 00:36:22,139 On scene 755 00:36:22,140 --> 00:36:24,975 to help fish out the battered SUV 756 00:36:24,976 --> 00:36:27,853 is long-haul driver Mark Richards. 757 00:36:27,854 --> 00:36:29,396 There's no such thing as a little job. 758 00:36:29,397 --> 00:36:33,317 A small job, a big job can cause you pain 759 00:36:33,318 --> 00:36:35,403 if you don't pay attention. 760 00:36:36,488 --> 00:36:37,863 And you gonna pull it up from the back? 761 00:36:37,864 --> 00:36:39,531 No, we're gonna... 762 00:36:39,532 --> 00:36:41,533 think our best bet's gonna be grab it by the front 763 00:36:41,534 --> 00:36:42,493 and pull it up, 764 00:36:42,494 --> 00:36:44,203 then we got that rock to worry about. 765 00:36:44,204 --> 00:36:46,789 Between them and the wreck... 766 00:36:46,790 --> 00:36:49,541 there's a minefield of boulders. 767 00:36:49,542 --> 00:36:52,127 There's some rocks, and there's no wheels, 768 00:36:52,128 --> 00:36:55,005 so you have to know, before to pull, 769 00:36:55,006 --> 00:36:56,173 where it's gonna go. 770 00:36:56,174 --> 00:36:57,925 Have you pulled the drive shafts? 771 00:36:57,926 --> 00:36:59,052 Yup, yup. 772 00:37:00,053 --> 00:37:02,096 It is my first big wreck. 773 00:37:02,097 --> 00:37:04,306 It is been, uh, maybe at least 10 years 774 00:37:04,307 --> 00:37:06,517 that I'm waiting for what I'm doing right now, 775 00:37:06,518 --> 00:37:08,560 so, like, I like that, 776 00:37:08,561 --> 00:37:10,270 and, you know, I'll get better and better. 777 00:37:10,271 --> 00:37:11,855 Sometimes you can tie it up... 778 00:37:11,856 --> 00:37:12,898 With a strap? 779 00:37:12,899 --> 00:37:15,777 ...but in this case... 780 00:37:17,028 --> 00:37:18,904 Years ago, I was Max. 781 00:37:18,905 --> 00:37:21,282 I was going down the hill, up and down... 782 00:37:23,618 --> 00:37:25,745 learning different ways to hook onto things. 783 00:37:28,748 --> 00:37:29,790 Max! 784 00:37:29,791 --> 00:37:32,419 Make the chain tighter! 785 00:37:35,130 --> 00:37:37,006 There you go! 786 00:37:37,007 --> 00:37:38,590 Perfect. 787 00:37:38,591 --> 00:37:41,635 He's done one or two smaller recoveries 788 00:37:41,636 --> 00:37:43,178 that aren't this major, 789 00:37:43,179 --> 00:37:47,349 so it's a good learning experience for him. 790 00:37:47,350 --> 00:37:50,060 Mark? Max? 791 00:37:50,061 --> 00:37:51,895 Make sure you guys are outta the way! 792 00:37:51,896 --> 00:37:54,441 Scrambling to a safe spot... 793 00:37:55,942 --> 00:37:57,402 I want to be here so I can see the truck. 794 00:38:07,329 --> 00:38:11,458 ...Max's lesson gets off... 795 00:38:13,043 --> 00:38:14,001 to a rocky start. 796 00:38:14,002 --> 00:38:15,335 Nope. 797 00:38:15,336 --> 00:38:17,505 That was definitely not a moment I wanted. 798 00:38:22,761 --> 00:38:24,053 North of Hope 799 00:38:24,054 --> 00:38:27,639 on Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon... 800 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:30,684 That rock is gonna be a giant pain. 801 00:38:30,685 --> 00:38:33,312 ...Quen walks Maxime 802 00:38:33,313 --> 00:38:36,315 through his first heavy recovery, 803 00:38:36,316 --> 00:38:38,108 a wrecked SUV, 804 00:38:38,109 --> 00:38:42,404 down 60 feet of rough terrain. 805 00:38:42,405 --> 00:38:45,282 There's rock, and it's everywhere, 806 00:38:45,283 --> 00:38:46,784 and you can't blow the oil pan, 807 00:38:46,785 --> 00:38:48,620 or you can't blow the fuel tank. 808 00:38:53,166 --> 00:38:54,583 Nope. 809 00:38:54,584 --> 00:38:56,628 That was definitely not a moment I wanted. 810 00:38:59,130 --> 00:39:00,798 ...but confident in his rigging... 811 00:39:00,799 --> 00:39:03,258 Hope for the best, expect the worst. 812 00:39:03,259 --> 00:39:05,929 ...Quen keeps pulling. 813 00:39:08,306 --> 00:39:09,640 Holy. 814 00:39:09,641 --> 00:39:12,560 That should get us over the rock. 815 00:39:14,062 --> 00:39:15,729 Come on, girl. 816 00:39:15,730 --> 00:39:18,190 She's going. 817 00:39:18,191 --> 00:39:19,650 She is. 818 00:39:19,651 --> 00:39:22,986 The SUV clears the rocks... 819 00:39:22,987 --> 00:39:23,862 Keep going. 820 00:39:23,863 --> 00:39:25,572 ...but other obstacles 821 00:39:25,573 --> 00:39:27,533 will be less forgiving. 822 00:39:27,534 --> 00:39:28,909 Actually... Mark! 823 00:39:28,910 --> 00:39:31,662 Grab your truck and run the winch line, 824 00:39:31,663 --> 00:39:33,497 'cause it's getting too close to those trees. 825 00:39:33,498 --> 00:39:36,542 It's not wanting to go where I want it to go, 826 00:39:36,543 --> 00:39:38,752 so I need to come up with a better plan. 827 00:39:38,753 --> 00:39:41,171 So, now we're just gonna run a winch line out, 828 00:39:41,172 --> 00:39:42,257 hook it on. 829 00:39:44,676 --> 00:39:46,009 Okay, you got the cable? 830 00:39:46,010 --> 00:39:46,969 Yeah. 831 00:39:46,970 --> 00:39:49,430 Adding a line to the front, 832 00:39:49,431 --> 00:39:52,142 Quen can steer the wreck... 833 00:39:53,184 --> 00:39:56,771 Should help reduce that risk of it going into the tree stump. 834 00:39:59,691 --> 00:40:00,984 It's going. 835 00:40:08,616 --> 00:40:10,617 That'll do it. 836 00:40:10,618 --> 00:40:12,828 ...but at the top of the hill, 837 00:40:12,829 --> 00:40:16,790 a concrete no-post remains a barrier. 838 00:40:16,791 --> 00:40:19,668 To get this SUV over the no-post, 839 00:40:19,669 --> 00:40:22,130 it's gonna take a bit of finessing. 840 00:40:28,053 --> 00:40:31,722 Quen must carefully coordinate the two wreckers 841 00:40:31,723 --> 00:40:34,058 to clear the two-foot wall. 842 00:40:34,059 --> 00:40:35,768 Now that we're right up close, 843 00:40:35,769 --> 00:40:38,562 now we're gonna start pulling away from each other, 844 00:40:38,563 --> 00:40:39,730 so what I'm gonna do 845 00:40:39,731 --> 00:40:40,981 is I'm getting him to move up, 846 00:40:40,982 --> 00:40:43,859 and then I'm gonna slowly pull as he's turning. 847 00:40:43,860 --> 00:40:45,527 That should... - On that here? 848 00:40:45,528 --> 00:40:46,570 Yeah. 849 00:40:46,571 --> 00:40:47,780 That way, it should... 850 00:40:47,781 --> 00:40:49,740 it should come right over gently, 851 00:40:49,741 --> 00:40:50,616 'cause we don't wanna be rough with the vehicle. 852 00:40:50,617 --> 00:40:52,242 Perfect. 853 00:40:52,243 --> 00:40:54,370 I'm not a teacher in a training school 854 00:40:54,371 --> 00:40:55,579 by no means, 855 00:40:55,580 --> 00:40:59,166 but for Max to be on his first time swamping, 856 00:40:59,167 --> 00:41:00,250 and going down the bank, 857 00:41:00,251 --> 00:41:01,585 and coming back up again... 858 00:41:01,586 --> 00:41:03,213 A little looser. 859 00:41:04,381 --> 00:41:06,048 Little more. There you go. 860 00:41:06,049 --> 00:41:09,177 ...there's lots of opportunity for him to learn here. 861 00:41:10,095 --> 00:41:12,680 Quen uses a re-rigged line 862 00:41:12,681 --> 00:41:14,432 to swing the rear over. 863 00:41:16,601 --> 00:41:17,768 There. Okay. 864 00:41:17,769 --> 00:41:19,770 ...but as the back wheels 865 00:41:19,771 --> 00:41:21,355 come over the edge... 866 00:41:21,356 --> 00:41:22,189 It's a bit risky, 867 00:41:22,190 --> 00:41:23,691 but as long as you're paying attention, 868 00:41:23,692 --> 00:41:24,859 you should be fine. 869 00:41:25,652 --> 00:41:26,861 ...the wreck... 870 00:41:28,446 --> 00:41:29,738 ...nearly collides... 871 00:41:29,739 --> 00:41:30,948 Ah-ha... 872 00:41:30,949 --> 00:41:32,449 ...with the boss's property. 873 00:41:32,450 --> 00:41:33,617 Heart attack moment! 874 00:41:34,828 --> 00:41:37,788 That was close from the truck! 875 00:41:37,789 --> 00:41:39,415 We are a couple inches away. 876 00:41:39,416 --> 00:41:40,624 That's a phone call 877 00:41:40,625 --> 00:41:43,293 I really don't wanna make to Jamie. 878 00:41:43,294 --> 00:41:45,714 Okay, pull. 879 00:41:47,632 --> 00:41:49,050 At last... 880 00:41:50,301 --> 00:41:52,470 ...the SUV is out. 881 00:41:53,722 --> 00:41:55,264 Get the car ready for transport, 882 00:41:55,265 --> 00:41:57,475 and then we're outta here. 883 00:41:58,810 --> 00:41:59,977 Everything went really well. 884 00:41:59,978 --> 00:42:01,478 We got the truck outta the ditch. 885 00:42:01,479 --> 00:42:02,521 I didn't hit my truck. 886 00:42:02,522 --> 00:42:04,565 It's a successful end 887 00:42:04,566 --> 00:42:07,736 to Maxime's first big wreck. 888 00:42:09,821 --> 00:42:11,155 Max did really well. 889 00:42:11,156 --> 00:42:13,949 He'll be one of the guys I call when I get a wreck 890 00:42:13,950 --> 00:42:15,826 and need... need a second guy. 891 00:42:15,827 --> 00:42:18,829 Working with a big wrecker today, 892 00:42:18,830 --> 00:42:20,998 it's a dream, and it came true, 893 00:42:20,999 --> 00:42:23,375 so now it's not a dream no more. 894 00:42:23,376 --> 00:42:25,253 You're good to go. 895 00:42:26,421 --> 00:42:29,298 Old guys rule, but we still need some young talent. 896 00:42:29,299 --> 00:42:31,592 - Okay, let's get outta here. - Let's get out of here. 897 00:42:31,593 --> 00:42:35,012 That's kind of a new, evolving thing at our place, 898 00:42:35,013 --> 00:42:37,015 you know, re-energize ourselves... 899 00:42:39,017 --> 00:42:42,771 and... I hate to say it, but, you know, we need that. 900 00:42:49,944 --> 00:42:52,864 Next time on Highway Thru Hell... 901 00:42:53,573 --> 00:42:55,199 a split semi... 902 00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:56,825 Hold on, hold on, hold on. 903 00:42:56,826 --> 00:42:57,910 ...has Reliable 904 00:42:57,911 --> 00:43:00,537 in a trailer slam-down. 905 00:43:00,538 --> 00:43:01,872 Whoa, hang on. 906 00:43:01,873 --> 00:43:03,999 Team Aggressive stands back... 907 00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:05,793 Don't go under that pipe. 908 00:43:05,794 --> 00:43:07,753 ...under a touchy load. 909 00:43:07,754 --> 00:43:08,712 Oh, oh, oh, oh... 910 00:43:08,713 --> 00:43:10,298 ...and a perilous storm... 911 00:43:11,549 --> 00:43:12,466 ...has Al... 912 00:43:12,467 --> 00:43:13,342 How are you doing tonight? 913 00:43:13,343 --> 00:43:15,719 ...sending off an old friend. 914 00:43:15,720 --> 00:43:18,889 He is off into the sunset.