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00:05this time on highway through hell off-road oh that was my leverage and up a tree oh
00:14reliable gets tricky oh look at this guy on a blind curve come on come on come on
00:22Jamie heads upstream and holiday cheer I got more of a beard like him for the biggest toy run ever
00:32feel like I need some hairspray in Hope BC Christmas is in the air
00:53drivers on highway 1 push to get home for the holidays but stuck on a blind corner a disabled
01:11utility truck called to the scene it's a little bit of a sketchy job Jamie Davis see even here's
01:27not much shoulder right is on a mission to retrieve it okay let's go we're gonna be quicker too with
01:34swamper Martin Steffek yep a service truck has lost its back wheels it's on an off-ramp and on a
01:42bad
01:43corner with drivers racing by Jamie I'm a road flare-out takes control of the traffic for me
01:57this job is all about safety we're on a bad corner you don't have good line of sight here
02:04no more more I'm going to oversee everything there that'll keep it okay let's go
02:16but on the narrow six-foot shoulder dangerous you know in a 100 kilometer per hour zone
02:25drivers on the holiday rush they don't seem to slow down for us and they should move over pose a
02:32close
02:33threat it's our lives too you know that matter very easily this truck could be hit by another truck
02:40coming around the corner oh my boy doesn't see it bang
02:46there's just going to be flagging for a bit please slow down
03:16on highway one through hope so just take that one up okay far as you can go
03:21just five minutes from his yard we're gonna block the whole off ramp up Jamie and his team handle their
03:30own traffic control to remove a utility truck from a bad spot I want you to stay about right in
03:42here
03:42yeah but with no rear axle they can't lift it from the front in order to pick this thing up
03:48by the back
03:49end the tow trucks actually got to be facing the wrong way in traffic signaling to drivers ahead of
03:55the corner Jamie will block off the exit enabling his record to drive the wrong way down the off-ramp
04:04to the wreck
04:07okay you guys you can come up now with the off-ramp closed oh here we go long-haul expert
04:17Mark Richards
04:19drives against the flow in a 35-ton record I could not hook up to the front of this vehicle
04:26because
04:27it's his rear that's gone I'm left with no choice I have to go the wrong way on the highway
04:34let's do
04:36it also pitching in tonight Jamie's latest recruit Maxim Chamberlain Norman there's not much thing that
04:44scared me right oh look at this guy wow but never know if there's a transport that's gonna come and
04:54not gonna
04:55break whoa safely in position gotta make sure she lines up they move quickly stop bring it back a little
05:09whoop to
05:10hook up and get off the highway I'm good on my side you do yeah it's gonna be a tricky
05:26tricky haul with the
05:28wreck loaded up put the straps on yep ratchet straps lock it down you're good on your side we are
05:39good to
05:41go utility truck in tow Jamie will escort Mark's wrecker against the flow of traffic to the nearest
05:50turnaround we got a little bit of a scary thing here to back up in traffic oncoming drivers okay so
05:59you're gonna follow me and back up and stay over that side continue to race by at over 100 kilometers
06:06an
06:06hour keep my lights off until I get to the other side yeah till you go to make the right
06:10turn okay
06:13there's a fairly tricky maneuver to do what we're doing here this isn't something we do every day
06:19well I've never done this way before you're ready to go there Mark yep okay we're leaving now it's a
06:28very scary
06:29feeling going the opposite way on traffic
06:33good luck
06:38good luck
06:54you know 400 kilometers Northeast
07:03Near Revelstoke, B.C.
07:12A Benz towing 50-ton hurdles along Highway 1 with lead operator Mike Topperchak.
07:22This section of highway is going to be a little bit foggy at times.
07:25That doesn't help matters.
07:27It's been a busy night up here tonight.
07:30Time recruits are trying to keep up, but there's only so much you can do on a day like this.
07:34Every available hand is out, making sure the highway stays open.
07:38Mike is the operations manager for the day-to-day functions in Revelstoke.
07:44Very focused, highly skilled, definitely the right guy.
07:53Just ahead.
07:58A refrigeration trailer knocked clean off its hitch.
08:03How the heck did you do that?
08:06Traveling eastbound, the loaded semi lost traction, crossing lanes, decoupling as it crashed.
08:17It's well in the ditch.
08:19Arriving at the site.
08:21So.
08:22Mike.
08:23Let's see here.
08:26Gets a peek at the trailer's frozen goods.
08:31French fries.
08:36This thing's probably a write-off.
08:38But we also need to get that cargo salvaged as quickly as possible, especially with a perishable load like this.
08:44While he waits for an unload crew, the highway's foreman is determined to clear the tractor.
08:54Their job is to make sure that the road is flowing as freely and smoothly as possible.
09:00And we're in obstruction on that road right now.
09:03Okay, ready to start pulling here.
09:11Mike winches with a line to the tractor's frame.
09:18But the rear axles.
09:20Not really great, eh?
09:22Are deep in the ditch.
09:24As I'm pulling, I'm watching how the wreck's reacting.
09:27I need to put down and re-rig somewhere better to get a better angle.
09:31That's gonna be a little bit of a head scratcher.
09:34And into an ugly lip.
09:39It's, uh, it's not pretty.
09:41On Highway 1 near Revelstoke, Mike from Ben's towing adds a second line.
09:49Yeah, that'll work.
09:51To dislodge a mangled wreck.
09:58I'm going to try and bring the tractor up without bending or breaking the frame.
10:03Right now, the problem's just gonna be getting it to the road in one piece.
10:07Swapping a line to the far side.
10:13Makes for a more gentle lift.
10:17It's all pretty good for a buggered up unit.
10:20And Mike's quick thinking.
10:25Gets the damaged unit back on the road.
10:29Perfect.
10:29They don't usually get folded up quite this bad.
10:32But his tractor troubles are just getting started.
10:37There's no really good way to tow a twisted truck like this.
10:41It's not really much choice.
10:44How am I gonna pick this up?
10:47Cume angled up.
10:49There's a lot of loose pieces, a lot of loose trim, loose plastic.
10:53There you go.
10:55In this case, the frame is also bent and cracked.
10:58My biggest concern right now is that if we go down the road, that crack will get worse.
11:03And we'll end up with us dropping the wreck on the highway.
11:07Adding to the pressure, highways authorities urgently want the blocked lane clear.
11:16This needs to be off the road.
11:21So we're gonna truss it up the best way we can to take it away.
11:27Right there.
11:30With a 10-kilometer drive back to home base.
11:33Perfect.
11:36Oh, yeah, let's see if that's gonna hold it.
11:37Mike does what he can with the chains he's got.
11:42Are you taking it to your yard or are you just gonna dump it at the pullout?
11:45No, I'll come to the yard.
11:46If I can pick it up here and it rolls, it's gonna keep going. I'm not stopping.
11:53Let's see if that's another one.
11:56Now his improvised rigging will be put to the test.
12:03Not like that.
12:05Any guy in this business likes his twisted metal, likes a puzzle.
12:08And this one is no different.
12:10Watch your toes.
12:16No!
12:20I think that was the frame letting go.
12:23Oh, boy, that's a mess.
12:28Four and a half hours southwest.
12:31Okay, we're leaving now.
12:33On Highway 1 through Hope.
12:35No!
12:36Jamie and his team.
12:38It does play on your nerves.
12:41Are extracting a disabled utility truck.
12:44I can't do a three-point turn on the highway, so I have to come up the highway the wrong
12:50way to get him off the road.
12:53Now this is where it gets kind of dangerous.
12:56With Jamie in the guide truck, Mark's wrecker will tow the wreck half a kilometer against traffic, crossing at a
13:06nearby turnaround.
13:09Yeah.
13:10We're good.
13:11People ain't used to seeing a truck or any other vehicle coming towards them when they're going one way and
13:17I'm coming at them this way.
13:20Got a wrong way driver.
13:23That's weird, man.
13:25It's like, honey, what's this? How come that truck is going this way on the road? He's going the wrong
13:30way. That scares people.
13:32He's on the wrong side of the road.
13:35I want to make sure we don't have any problems here.
13:39Jamie leads the way in reverse.
13:43This is the scariest part right here.
13:45This is the kind of job that puts the hair up in the back of your neck.
13:49You have to have all these moving parts there. Everything has to work just perfectly.
13:55Another semi coming.
13:58It's the person who's not paying attention that scares me the most.
14:03Here's a guy here right now.
14:05Waiting for a break in traffic.
14:07Driving a million miles an hour. Doesn't slow down.
14:11As they approach the turnaround.
14:14There's a car coming right now.
14:16Mark picks his window.
14:17As soon as that vehicle goes, we go.
14:19And crosses over.
14:22Okay, go. Go.
14:26Come on, baby.
14:29But the 40-foot combined unit.
14:33Overshoots the turnaround.
14:36And risks being hit if it has to reverse.
14:40He shouldn't have gotten a wider turn.
14:42Hard right, hard right.
14:44Come on, come on, come on.
14:50You got her.
14:52At last, Mark pulls back into the flow of traffic.
14:58Now I'm a normal truck driving on the highway.
15:02We got the job done.
15:04Perfect.
15:05See how touchy that was?
15:07The moment that he's across in the right way in traffic, I'm happy.
15:12My stress level drops right then and there.
15:15You guys love that.
15:17Amazing, right?
15:19Risky business, but it's done.
15:21Have a good night now.
15:24Merry Christmas.
15:28Near Revelstoke, on Highway 1.
15:31I think that was the frame letting go.
15:34Mike is struggling to hook on to a tractor in rough shape.
15:38This is definitely one of the more twisted ones I've seen in a while.
15:43They don't usually bend the frame that way.
15:49Worried about dropping it on the way there.
15:54Actually, you know what?
15:54We're going to put it down and rework this.
15:56I'm not at all happy with that.
15:58Adjusting is rigging.
16:01Awesome.
16:04I trust this up enough that it might...
16:06Might maybe hold?
16:09Mike reinforces the frame with a chain binder.
16:12It's going to hold together or it's going to cut itself apart for us.
16:15One of the two.
16:16For the 10-kilometer trek to the yard.
16:19We want to bring it up in one piece rather than have it break on the way up.
16:24Okay, watch yourselves.
16:27The re-rig with the chain binder...
16:31...holds.
16:33So we can shut down westbound and I'll slow crawl down the hill.
16:36And with a sign off from the highway foreman...
16:39Yeah, I cleared that one up really quick.
16:42Mike...
16:42We're going to roll out of here.
16:44...is ready to go.
16:52We're just going to want to watch out when I go by because I'm not sure how stable this thing
16:55is.
16:56The name of the game is to get the road open, so...
17:00Push and pull or drag, she's leaving.
17:03The first mangled piece...
17:06Oh, it's still on there.
17:07...is headed to the yard.
17:09Any recovery is a good recovery, right?
17:11Everyone's a challenge and everyone's a little bit different.
17:14This one's a little different.
17:16But with the trailer still on its side...
17:19That's a bit of a mess.
17:21...the job is far from over.
17:25Done for the night.
17:3410 kilometers east of Revelstoke...
17:37Haven't cleared that thing yet?
17:40...on Highway 1...
17:42Nope.
17:44...last night's sideways semi-trailer...
17:47...awaits recovery.
17:49Not in good shape.
17:53Here to prep the scene...
17:55...a Benz towing one ton...
17:57All right.
17:58...and an operator hailing from the other side of the globe.
18:02Give it a go.
18:03Max Mitchell.
18:06I'm 28 and originally from New Zealand.
18:09I'm an engineer back home.
18:11Came over here to holiday...
18:14...and there was this job available.
18:16And three days later I had a job.
18:19Plan here is just basically get the bogeys out of the way.
18:27Earlier today...
18:28...an offload crew emptied the load of french fries.
18:32Must have taken them all day to unload that trailer.
18:38Now...
18:38Think you're grabbing both axles?
18:40Yeah.
18:41Only the offload company's owner, Bill Bremner, remains.
18:49You've never done one of these?
18:51Not one of these, no.
18:53When you're starting out, you don't really know the limits of the truck.
18:56It's gonna be the strongest, I think.
18:58I don't think it's gonna slide too much.
19:01So you're sort of being thrown into it.
19:05Using doubled-up winch lines from his one-ton...
19:10Max tries to peel the axles away from the trailer.
19:14You might have to rotate the back end around.
19:17But something...
19:20...is catching.
19:22Just hold there for a second, bud.
19:23Sure.
19:24The front end of the bogeys is digging into the frame rail,
19:27which is kind of stopping this corner from coming over.
19:31Luckily for Max, Bill still has his offload excavator on site.
19:40Free now?
19:43That'll work better.
19:46A gentle nudge...
19:49...and the bogeys...
19:52There you go.
19:54...are free...
19:56...from the eight-foot ditch.
20:02That'll work well.
20:03Went pretty smoothly, in all honesty.
20:06With the bogeys out, Max faces the real challenge.
20:11Like, okay, you've got that stuck down there.
20:16How are you gonna get that out?
20:36250 kilometers southwest.
20:39They got a good dump up here.
20:42In the mountains near Kelowna.
20:45They put the car out to try to get in.
20:51A reliable towing 50-ton ventures far from home base.
20:56Road trip!
20:58With John Dodds on a solo mission.
21:01A little bit more snow up here than I thought there'd be, actually.
21:04I love working by myself.
21:07I am a team player, but sometimes it's just better to be in charge of the senior self.
21:12I had about four people try to tell me that I'm gonna need a rotator for this job, and I
21:17don't feel I'm going to.
21:22Not too sure what the back road's gonna be like up here.
21:26Just off the highway, on a private back road...
21:33A 30-foot camper hangs on a river's edge.
21:38You just never know what you're gonna show up to, man.
21:41We're gonna have quite the adventure today.
21:48Hey, bud. How's she going?
21:51John...
21:53...is greeted by the owner...
21:55Is this gonna be home until you build something up here?
21:57Yeah.
21:58...who plans to live in the camper, while building an off-grid home.
22:04She almost went in the creek.
22:06We were towing the fifth wheel up the hill here, and she just started spinning.
22:10And then just slid right back.
22:13This is his home, it's his livelihood.
22:15Thank God it only went where it did, right?
22:19We gotta try to get this out in one piece.
22:22But before John can get to work...
22:25He barely fits.
22:26...he must find a way to get his eight-foot-wide wrecker to the other side.
22:32I gotta lift the trailer over out of my way, and then I can get around it.
22:38John's only option...
22:40I gotta try to get up into this tree here.
22:43...is to get resourceful.
22:46By your right foot, there's a nub.
22:48Knees basically on it, yeah.
22:50Right there.
22:51I like doing these back-road recoveries with limited room.
22:56It gives you the ability to show off your skill a little bit more.
23:00Yeah, so basically I gotta get to here, so...
23:03Hell yeah, you gotta.
23:05Most of the time, you would think of a tree being in your way as an obstacle.
23:10Football!
23:12Football!
23:13I pride myself on making sure I can get something done using my head and thinking outside the box.
23:1920 feet up the tree...
23:22Oh!
23:22That was my leverage.
23:26Oh!
23:27Bye!
23:28John rigs a snatch block to redirect his winch line.
23:34There you are.
23:38More risk, more reward.
23:41I couldn't work in an office.
23:44By rigging snatch blocks to trees, John will direct his pull from the opposite side, clearing the way for his
23:52wrecker.
23:55Okay, pull a bit.
23:56See what happens.
23:57With remote control in hand...
24:00This tree's a little thin.
24:03And a safety line to the owner's truck.
24:06To stop the camper from sliding into the river...
24:10Watch your head and stuff there.
24:12John tightens up.
24:16I'm gonna give her a shot.
24:17Let's see how she goes.
24:24Once we've got enough room, I'll get around it.
24:28There she goes.
24:31John's sequence of snatch blocks...
24:33Oh, there's a shift.
24:35There it is.
24:36...does the trick.
24:37Okay, I can get around that now.
24:40If it looks good, it looks good, you know?
24:43Okay, I'll back up.
24:47John's 50-ton squeezes through.
24:51You can do anything with a straight stick that you can with a rotator.
24:55It just takes more use of your brain.
25:01The hard part's still ahead of us here.
25:07Oh, I actually hit the rock hard.
25:09The home on wheels took a hit going in.
25:13Oh, yeah.
25:13It was bent right up, almost into the floor.
25:16And one wrong move could turn the rescue into a write-off.
25:22You don't gotta go far.
25:23Nope.
25:24It's down, hung up on a large section of riprap rock.
25:29If I just run a low line across, it's just gonna rip the whole bottom out of this trailer.
25:35Rather than winching...
25:36About eight inches.
25:38John reaches out with his underlift.
25:42Sheet in there.
25:45Moment of sketchiness.
25:47Booming up gives him lift.
25:51Crocklin.
25:54But, as he pulls in...
25:57As a tow company...
26:01Nope.
26:02We are held responsible for any damages that we do to people's units.
26:08I like the sounds of that.
26:12It's Crocklin.
26:14In the hills southeast of Kelowna...
26:18This is gonna be the sketchy, sketchy part.
26:21An off-grid camper rescue...
26:24A little dodgy.
26:26...is banking...
26:27Something's crunching.
26:29...on John Dodd's underlift.
26:32What I am worried about is all the noise I'm hearing up at the front tongue of the trailer.
26:38To be someone's actual home, especially with how fragile these things are, it's very important we get this out in
26:45one piece.
26:45Just keep an eye on this little crack and...
26:48Yeah, crack.
26:52What's happening is we're getting a bite into this rock here.
26:56I wanna add more of a lift.
27:00Yeah, I'll go one on this side and one on that side.
27:03So we gotta get really creative.
27:07Needs a little extra pull.
27:12With his underlift still attached, John will run lines to trees on either side of his wrecker, routing them to
27:21the camper's rear axles to overcome the rocky bank.
27:29All righty.
27:31Let's see how this goes for us.
27:34Loading his lines.
27:41John...
27:41...puts his winches to work.
27:45Yeah, she's coming.
27:47How's that tree holding?
27:52She's putting quite a bit of weight on that.
27:56Yeah, I know. Shifting.
28:08Okay, moment of truth.
28:14We don't do if it doesn't work for John Dodds.
28:21Good.
28:22Yeah, we're good. We're out.
28:26This one looks good.
28:32You fared pretty good, bud.
28:34To everyone's relief...
28:35As big as those boulders are that were underneath it.
28:40The damage is minimal.
28:43The story ended really well.
28:44I was actually getting really worried about it there for a second.
28:49Relaxing his grip, John offers a courtesy tow.
28:53Feels great.
28:55I took some creativity and a lot of teamwork from both our parts.
29:00To where the owner will live while he builds his new home.
29:07You're a good man, John.
29:09No problem, my friend.
29:10Good man.
29:11He came in with the expectation damage was going to get done.
29:14Saved my camper.
29:17And seeing that very little was done has definitely got him feeling good.
29:22Definitely not no rotator job, though.
29:28I feel good to be able to help.
29:35They went on a highway wanderer.
29:37Four and a half hours northeast.
29:40That's sick away.
29:41A Ben's towing 50 ton returns to the scene.
29:46Hey Mike, are you on this channel?
29:49I'm on this channel, yeah.
29:51With Mike.
29:53That looks like I went pretty quick and easy.
29:56Back to help finish what he started.
30:00Sometimes jobs are quick.
30:01Some of these jobs like this can just turn into a marathon.
30:07Headed eastbound, when it lost traction, the semi-trailer caught an edge and broke free from its tractor.
30:19One for you, one for me.
30:22I think you can probably just go off the bumper there, that'll be enough.
30:25Okay, do you want me high or low?
30:26Low.
30:27With Greenhorn Max hooking to the rear, Mike hooks the front.
30:35Perfect.
30:36Working inside a single lane.
30:38The shoulder on this particular stretch is measured in feet, and not very many of them.
30:44They must make use of every inch.
30:48Am I still inside the line?
30:50You're good.
30:52I'm gonna get ahead of you here, and then let you do your end.
30:55Max has been a very good student for his time here.
30:59Yeah, I got a puppy.
31:00This is gonna be a bit of a challenge for him, but I know he's up to it.
31:04Alternating between Mike's 50 ton...
31:07Okay, we'll let you catch up.
31:08...and Max's one ton...
31:12Pullin'.
31:16I'm gonna run out of line shortly.
31:21They bring the trailer up as far as they can...
31:25We'll stop there.
31:26...in their cramped workspace.
31:29Okay, freewheel your line, and we'll wait for traffic control.
31:34But to get it fully out of the ditch...
31:38So we're taking the line, huh?
31:40They'll need to shut down a second lane.
31:44We're taking this lane only.
31:46So cut yourself hard over when you come ahead.
31:50Okay.
31:51Pulling traffic.
31:52We're going to one lane.
31:54All yours.
31:55With a critical route down to a single alternating lane.
32:00That's good.
32:01Right there.
32:05Okay, go ahead.
32:06Start pulling.
32:06I'll keep up.
32:08Mike kicks it into high gear.
32:11Highway 1 is the main commercial corridor between BC Interior and the rest of Canada.
32:17Keep rolling.
32:17And they obviously, they want to have us cleared and gone as soon as possible.
32:21What's the hold up?
32:23One lane only.
32:28They're still working on the action and up ahead there.
32:31East of Revelstoke...
32:35A tricky trailer recovery as the Trans-Canada Highway down to one lane.
32:43Keep going.
32:44Keep going.
32:47Mike and Max.
32:50Bring her right to your under reach.
32:53Heave ho.
32:54Good. Just hold it. I'm going to pull.
32:56To bring a toppled trailer back on pavement.
33:00The goal is to do this with minimal traffic instructions.
33:05Ah, it's going like it.
33:11There, she's touching down, yeah.
33:15That'll work. She's sitting flat.
33:17Okay, Max, you can set her down and get out of there.
33:21The traffic can go through.
33:23Max clears his record.
33:26Looks like we're moving.
33:28And the backlog on Highway 1...
33:32...is released.
33:34Nice, guys.
33:35Now we load it up and get it out of here.
33:40But towing the trailer away is not an option.
33:43We're going to land off the trailer because it's on its side and there's no wheels left.
33:48And the tilting trailer...
33:52Don't break it!
33:55...needs a little help.
33:58See if the excavator will give it a little bit of a push.
34:01The excavator is a handy little piece of equipment.
34:04It's got the blade. It can push things.
34:06Ready?
34:07Yeah.
34:10Watch that front corner, Max.
34:13Let me know when it's up over the first axle.
34:20The extra muscle from Bill's excavator...
34:27...pushes the trailer all the way...
34:30...on deck.
34:32Enough!
34:34Heads up!
34:36Coming over!
34:38Still plenty to learn.
34:40But yeah, I think we're in a pretty good place.
34:43And Team Reliable's Ben's towing...
34:46Oh, yeah!
34:48I'd call that a load.
34:50...takes the win.
34:52Okay, I'm out of here.
34:54The recovery plan went well, the highway's open, and everybody's happy.
34:58They got it all cleaned up.
35:00Mike's built a very good team in Revelstoke.
35:02He managed it all, and I'm very proud of him.
35:06That's amazing!
35:11500 kilometers southwest...
35:13Good gentlemen, Santa came early.
35:16...in the Fraser Valley...
35:18Merry Christmas!
35:21...aggressive towing...
35:22So if you want to use this table...
35:26...is decking the halls.
35:28Today we have our sixth annual tow truck toy run.
35:32Every year it gets a little bit bigger.
35:35Collecting toys for kids in need...
35:38...Jason Davis' daughters...
35:41...Matea Davis, and Jasmine Lewis...
35:44...are aiming to outdo their previous toy runs.
35:48This year we actually had the military reach out to us...
35:51...and they wanted to participate, so they are here today.
35:54Sometimes you don't know how they're going to top it...
35:55...but they come up with these ideas.
35:57It makes us strive to want to keep doing it...
35:59...and making it bigger and better every single year.
36:02This year, making a surprise first-time appearance...
36:07It could be Mrs. Claus.
36:09...incognito, Jamie Davis...
36:13You look funny too.
36:15...and his wife and business partner, Sherry.
36:19In past years I've been out of town or working or somewhere.
36:23I'm here this year, going to hang out there for the day...
36:26...and enjoy it.
36:31Howdy.
36:33Hi.
36:33See Merv, I wanted to be like you.
36:35You want to compare?
36:37The whole towing industry puts in a big effort to throw this on...
36:40...and just to watch how many people turn up...
36:43...and all the items we get for donation is incredible.
36:46I got more of a beard like him.
36:49It feels great and everybody's lovely.
36:52Lots of new faces and lots of old dudes.
36:56The thing is itchier than heck.
36:58You want to try it, Jess?
36:59No thanks.
36:59Try it off.
37:00Just a little.
37:01Come on.
37:01How are you?
37:02Good, good.
37:03I actually enjoy just talking to the guys that you know there.
37:06We don't really see each other as much as you would think...
37:08...because everybody's busy doing their thing.
37:10This is my main man right here.
37:13Every year I say this, but every year it's true.
37:15You think it'll fit you?
37:17Okay, around the ears.
37:19Yeah?
37:19Yeah.
37:20You gotta be down a bit.
37:21I'm sorry.
37:22I'm so impressed with the ability to bring the industry together.
37:26There you go.
37:29Convoy's almost here!
37:32Finally, it's the main event.
37:35A Christmas convoy.
37:39Merry Christmas!
37:43Look at all the people.
37:45And a strangely familiar guest of honor.
37:49Welcome to the toy run!
37:51Welcome to the toy run!
37:59At aggressive towing...
38:02There we go!
38:06The sixth annual Christmas toy drive is underway.
38:12And with over 50 tow trucks from across B.C.
38:16Wow, that's a lot of trucks.
38:18Yeah.
38:19It's their biggest...
38:22...and brightest to date.
38:24All of us in the industry, I think, take pride in that.
38:27It shows their dedication to helping people.
38:31There's the army, look at that!
38:34It's even caught the attention...
38:36All the kids!
38:38...of the big man himself.
38:40I feel like I need some hairspray.
38:44Jasmine, Tia, I've known those girls since like that.
38:50And...
38:51I'm very proud to see them take the initiative to organize this whole toy run.
38:59How are you today?
39:01You're so cute!
39:02All they got to do is walk up with a good, fresh chocolate chip cookie, and they're in.
39:08After six years of toy runs...
39:11Being able to see the trailer fold up is definitely a rewarding feeling.
39:15Santa will be leaving with his heaviest haul yet.
39:19It helped shed a better light on the towing industry as a whole.
39:23It's kind of inspirational to see all these tow truck guys come together and help Santa out.
39:27What's your name?
39:28It's all for a good cause.
39:30For me to be able to go this year was a good thing.
39:35There you are.
39:37Merry Christmas!
39:41This is definitely no holiday yet.
39:44About 600 kilometers north...
39:47I don't want to be here for Christmas.
39:49I've got to be at home.
39:50...near Quenelle, B.C.
39:54A tough luck lumber hauler has Rob Barber and Kyle Langlois from Otto...
40:02This is new.
40:03Working the holidays.
40:05Tighten up.
40:08It's hard because someone's going to work Christmas Day, Christmas Eve.
40:16Every tow truck operator's wish at the end of a season is probably a little vacation time.
40:23Are you as happy as I am to see that come up?
40:26But we're the only ones that are out there to keep the traffic flowing.
40:29The super heavy super bees back on the road...
40:34I like that.
40:35...with an improvised two-wrecker tow-up.
40:39I've never seen a truck beating two-two trying to get up a hill before.
40:43That's not my fault.
40:47But despite being on the clock...
40:50Does he look better like that or like this?
40:53...the team back at the Otto Yard...
40:56Like that.
40:58...does their best to brighten holiday spirits.
41:01Is there any more lights in?
41:03Yeah, our days during the wintertime are short.
41:06So it's nice when you see the lights light up the yard.
41:12Good afternoon Otto, Kim speaking.
41:15It's hard, right?
41:16It's a festive season.
41:17Everybody wants time off to do stuff.
41:19And you don't always get it.
41:27But the following morning...
41:29Beautiful sunny day.
41:33So what kind of tree are we going to look for today, girls?
41:35I want one that's soft.
41:38On a rare day off...
41:40...Kyle's on a special mission with his family.
41:44You don't want a pokey one?
41:45No, they hurt!
41:46They're all going to be pokey.
41:48Every Christmas time now we go out and we get a real tree.
41:52Oh wait, that one? That one? That one?
41:54That one's nice.
41:56Okay, let's go take a look.
42:00We found the tree!
42:02Think it'll fit?
42:03I actually look forward to these and enjoy them...
42:07...because they don't happen a lot.
42:10More throttle!
42:11There you go!
42:13I want it!
42:16Doesn't really matter what the tree looks like.
42:18It's a family event.
42:19It grows memories for everybody coming out and doing this.
42:22Up and over!
42:24Today's haul...
42:26We got a tree!
42:28...is the kind of job every toman wants...
42:31...heading into the holidays.
42:33It's kind of nice to be able to stop.
42:36Ready, girls?
42:36Yup!
42:38...and make the best of it for the short amount of time that I do get off.
42:42Can we get another Christmas tree?
42:44Go on to the basement.
42:45Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
42:47Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
42:51Next time, on Highway Through Hell...
42:53Supposed to be three or four semi-trucks.
42:56...lumber mayhem...
42:58Damn.
42:59...causes carnage...
43:00...on the coke.
43:02Smells like chickens.
43:04...a farmer in the ditch...
43:06It's like a smorgasbord of wreck.
43:08...has aggressive on the line.
43:11Oh, oh, oh.
43:12...and Alexis shows Jamie...
43:15This is the biggest thing I've ever told.
43:17...how it's done.
43:18Put the wheels down.
43:37...we've got to form those animals.
43:39...cocks.
43:41...sooo...
43:49...and I'm scared and I'm afraid to come.
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