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00:00This time, on Highway Through Hell...
00:05Crash...
00:06That's not good.
00:07...and burn...
00:08I gotta put it out.
00:10...reliable...
00:10...takes a hit.
00:11Accident.
00:12Dark bound.
00:14MSA...
00:14Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
00:16...inches...
00:16Hold it!
00:17...from disaster...
00:19You need to see how tight space this is.
00:21...and Jamie...
00:22Wipe out.
00:24...heads off-road...
00:25I feel like I'm gonna wipe out already.
00:28Whoa!
00:32How is the cold, Muhammad?
00:36Warm up there, really warm.
00:39Early winter.
00:41New skies there, road.
00:44In British Columbia's coastal mountains.
00:48I've been driving for 22 years...
00:50...and this is one of the most mild winters I've ever seen.
00:55Way warmer than what it should be.
00:57El Nino is back.
01:00Crazy warm weather.
01:03BC's snow levels are 39% below normal.
01:07Environment Canada says it's all thanks to an earlier than anticipated El Nino.
01:14It's bringing dry roads.
01:17Everything looks clear coming up.
01:20Unpredictable conditions.
01:22I wouldn't hold my breath on that.
01:24And false confidence.
01:27Watch your speed.
01:29On the Coquihalla Highway.
01:32I heard there was a truck on fire up here somewhere.
01:39He must have got those brakes pretty hot.
01:44Dispatched out of merit.
01:46A reliable towing 35-ton.
01:49Awesome truck.
01:52Nicknamed Big Blue.
01:54We got a burner to go to.
01:57And heavy operator Bob Potts.
02:00I've been reliable off and on about two years.
02:04I just love doing recoveries because that's one thing I love doing.
02:11It's been burning all night long.
02:14So hopefully it's out.
02:17We won't know until we get there.
02:20Bob's been in the industry for quite some time.
02:23He's got a lot of experience.
02:25Not afraid to get his hands dirty.
02:29That's not good.
02:33The wreck has been burning untouched.
02:37Wow.
02:38Yeah.
02:39Still on big time fire.
02:42For 16 hours.
02:45There's a trailer on fire.
02:49Yeah, it's catching on fire everywhere now.
02:53Ah, it's on the tire.
02:55It's those tires.
02:57There will be a big explosion.
03:02Oh, man.
03:04Unbelievable.
03:29We have a truck on fire.
03:31On the coquihalla.
03:34On the shoulder.
03:36A relentless blaze.
03:38Because all we need is having a boom.
03:41Is forcing Bob to play firefighter.
03:45If the tires blow, that's more work.
03:50I got to put it up.
03:52So we want to try to toll it as is.
03:56I've heard of smoke breaks before, but that's ridiculous.
04:01Outside municipal limits.
04:03It's burning up good.
04:05The fire department isn't an option.
04:09There's no fire department.
04:11So when we're there, we have to look out for ourselves.
04:17Okay.
04:20With the last of the flames snuffed out.
04:25That was bad for your lungs.
04:29Bob steps out of harm's way.
04:32Number one is our safety.
04:36But the wreck.
04:37Oh, yeah.
04:38That's coming down.
04:40Is still a threat to drivers.
04:43The wall is going to collapse into the slow lane.
04:48The concern is the wall has no structure anymore.
04:53Lulled by the dry conditions.
04:56Holy.
04:57Drivers speed past the hazard.
05:00We can't do the job until the flaggers are there.
05:04Because they slow down the traffic.
05:07Oh, here comes our flagger guy.
05:10Traffic control arrives.
05:13Macro setting up.
05:14To shut down the granny lane.
05:17And now with more room to work.
05:20Oh, yeah.
05:24An eight-ton excavator rolls up.
05:28Okay.
05:28With salvage contractor, Bill Bremner.
05:35Bill does all the cleanup.
05:37I need his excavator to bring down the walls.
05:43Yeah, bring her down, buddy.
05:47We're going to take the walls, fold them.
05:51Watch nothing snouts back at you.
05:52Okay.
06:11500 kilometers northeast.
06:15They got a good dump of snow here.
06:18In the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
06:22Second winter winter land up there.
06:25It's a colder winter driving experience.
06:29Little icy patches on top.
06:32We call it the GOAT.
06:34In a rugged highway tractor.
06:36It's a bit crusty and old, but it's got a good engine in it.
06:40Jamie Davis heads to an unusual backroad job.
06:45It's one of those weird loads, but we specialize in weird.
06:50You made her, eh?
06:52Jamie.
06:53Called out by a snowmobile club.
06:56Jamie arrives to his mission.
07:02Hauling a snowcat up the hill.
07:06Very specialized machine that you don't come across very often.
07:11Yessiree, Bob.
07:14Every winter season, they groom the local area ski hills.
07:21And it's world-class snowmobile trails.
07:25Backcountry snowmobiling.
07:27It's a big sport.
07:29People come from all over.
07:31It's huge.
07:37Should be good there.
07:38But measuring 14 feet wide.
07:42Some flags.
07:43The snowcat sticks out two feet on each side.
07:49That overhang, that's the biggest issue here.
07:55The 85-kilometer journey will lead through roadways, narrow passages, and steep grades.
08:08Following the quarter-million-dollar machine.
08:11Okay, good to go.
08:12Are members of the local snowmobile club.
08:16There's a chance of meeting snowmobile traffic without radios.
08:23Okay, copy that.
08:27But weighing over 10,000 pounds.
08:31We're actually on a logging road now.
08:33This load will put Jamie to the test.
08:37We're dealing with some logging roads, and they're not paved highways.
08:42You gotta be right on your game.
08:46Looks like a bunch of activity going on there.
08:50Five hours southwest.
08:54Right on.
08:56Bob's burner wreck is being taken down to size.
09:03I need Bill to bring down the walls, and fold them this way, so I can haul it.
09:12But first.
09:13Flat deck tow truck coming up.
09:16They need to deal with what's left of the tractor.
09:20It's a challenge for any burnt truck to get on a deck.
09:28Okay.
09:32Keep with it.
09:36Lacking any remnant of wheels.
09:40Okay, hang on.
09:43The wreck starts to veer off course.
09:47Bill, is there any way that you can push it?
09:49I can keep it straight for you all the way up.
09:53Okay.
10:02Having an excavator, it's not a huge one, it's a little one, but it does the job.
10:09Hey!
10:12Da-da-da!
10:13With the tractor loaded.
10:15Just take it easy, okay?
10:18Get going away.
10:20Bob returns his focus to the trailer.
10:23I gotta cage the brakes before I haul it down the road.
10:27To release the brakes, the 62-year-old has to get down and dirty.
10:37I don't care how old I am.
10:43I'll go down there and get dirty too.
10:46Oh.
10:48But the brakes bolts.
10:50They're a jam.
10:52Won't budge.
10:53You won't be going anywhere.
10:58Come on.
11:02In the Rockies.
11:05Wide load.
11:07Jamie hauls an oversized load through the mountains.
11:12Logging roads aren't maintained like a highway.
11:15But up ahead.
11:17The bridge that we're going to go across, it's very narrow.
11:21With a snow-capped blade stretching 14 feet across.
11:26So I'm going to follow the pilot here.
11:28He'll need some extra help.
11:31Pilot trucks warn oncoming motorists that there's something in tow and it's oversized.
11:37The bridge he has to cross is only 10 feet wide.
11:43The pilot's going to stop the bridge traffic for us.
11:47With the pilot truck at the other end.
11:50Thanks guys.
11:51We'll just be a minute.
11:55Jamie makes his approach.
11:58Get right over as far as I can.
12:02The bridge is just barely wider than the trailer.
12:06But with his load sticking out even further.
12:09You need to see how tight space this is.
12:12He'll need to clear the three foot tall railings.
12:16It's a fairly challenging move to ensure that this thing's going to get across properly and there's not going to
12:22be no damage.
12:25I thought this bridge was wider actually.
12:29I'm going to have to really use all the skill I have to get across without having an upset or
12:34a problem here.
12:36It's real tight.
12:40In the foothills of the Rockies.
12:43Why are we stopped?
12:46With a wide load.
12:50It's very narrow, very tight.
12:53Jamie's feeling the squeeze.
12:56It's rubbing a bit.
13:00With an oversized load.
13:03The back end of the trailer is scraping the side of the bridge somewhat.
13:07We're pushing it to the limit here.
13:09But with just inches to spare.
13:13Okay.
13:15Jamie makes the quarter million dollar snowcat glide over the railings.
13:21As long as the snowcat's good, I'm good.
13:25It's the kind of jobs I like actually.
13:28The more weirder it is, the more fun it is.
13:32Alright.
13:33So that's one obstacle.
13:38With the bridge cleared.
13:40Thanks a lot, guys.
13:41You have a great day.
13:43Jamie's biggest challenge lies ahead.
13:47You don't know what the off-road with the logging roads are going to be like.
13:50A 46-kilometer climb.
13:53The bush is a little more different.
13:56Back into the mountains.
13:59It's one thing to go up a logging road empty.
14:02It's another thing with a big load on.
14:05Taking over for the pilot vehicle.
14:07Hey, Jamie.
14:08Are the snowmobile club members.
14:11Most of the logging trucks do chain up.
14:14What are your thoughts?
14:17It looks not bad so far to me.
14:21Okay.
14:23Hauling the 10,000 pound load uphill.
14:27This truck's got double lockers.
14:29Jamie has faith in his highway tractor.
14:34That's why they call it the goat, because it climbs really well.
14:37It's a big advantage to have lockers.
14:43When turning, differentials allow wheels to rotate at different speeds.
14:48But in slick conditions, locking differentials, or lockers, allow the wheel with traction to receive power, forcing the wheels to
15:00rotate at the same speed to propel the vehicle forward.
15:11The trick is getting some momentum.
15:13The trick is getting some momentum.
15:16Come on, baby.
15:24It's pretty steep.
15:26Keep you on the edge of your seat.
15:29It's a tough go.
15:32But we're making it work.
15:34Hey, Jamie, there's a few snowmobiles coming at you.
15:38Okay.
15:41There's sliders everywhere.
15:45Finally...
15:46All right, we're here.
15:48...they arrive at the backcountry trails and the snowcats' winter home.
15:55Being in the towing business, bad weather and cold weather equals work.
16:00I don't understand how people want to go out in the cold weather and in the snowstorm and have fun.
16:06All right, guys.
16:07Yeah.
16:08Thanks.
16:08Thanks a lot.
16:09Awesome.
16:10Snowmobiles aren't anything I've been around.
16:13But who knows?
16:15One day, I'll give a snowmobile a chance.
16:23Still doing that recovery.
16:26600 kilometers southwest.
16:28Oh, come on.
16:31Brakes.
16:32Bob is desperate to get a burned-out trailer off the coke.
16:38Still a little bit cold underneath.
16:41I got burnt a couple times, but that's the work.
16:46They should be coming undone.
16:48But they don't.
16:52Unable to cage the brakes.
16:55Take this off.
16:57Pump the pin.
16:58The recovery hits the seven-hour mark.
17:02So Bob switches to plan B.
17:05I gotta use a saw.
17:08I have to cut the rods so the brakes will release.
17:14Okay.
17:20Yeah!
17:22That's how I like it, baby!
17:25The job's almost done.
17:28And I just can't wait to get that trailer into her yard and go home and shower.
17:38Oh, yeah!
17:41Yay!
17:43We're good.
17:45After a hard day's work...
17:48You're good.
17:49Here's your cookies.
17:50Bob...
17:52...gets his reward.
17:54There you go.
17:54I got cookies now.
17:56Awesome.
17:57I was hungry.
18:01With the trailer on the hook...
18:04So I don't think that's going anywhere.
18:06Bob's job is done.
18:09Going home.
18:11Going to see my wife.
18:13She thinks I'm crazy because of what I'm doing at my age.
18:18It's all done. I'm gonna go.
18:20And then I can start cleaning up. Yep.
18:22Thank you!
18:23Some people are built to be working hard.
18:26And Bob...
18:27He's one of them.
18:28Head or home.
18:31He's not afraid to just switch it up and get the job done.
18:36Stay safe, guys.
18:38Hey, you driver.
18:54I can't read it.
18:56160 kilometers southwest...
19:00She's coming down.
19:01Good.
19:02...in the Fraser Valley...
19:05You think she's fixed woman up here, Fraser?
19:10An MSA towing medium-duty wrecker...
19:14...rolls out to a call...
19:15It's been raining a lot.
19:17...with Gersimrin Van Waite...
19:19...or Sim...
19:21...just like a little small cargo trailer.
19:24The trailer's still connected to the truck.
19:28We need to get this out right away...
19:31...because the customer has some expensive equipment in there.
19:36Along for the ride...
19:38Surprised this truck didn't end up in the ditch.
19:40...is older brother, Gersharn.
19:43When it's nasty weather like this...
19:46...the phone will ring and there we go again.
19:49Tonight, they're bringing along first-time Swamper...
19:54This is your first recovery?
19:55Yeah.
19:56...called Jeet Kang.
19:58It's just fun.
19:59Seeing big, huge machines stuck...
20:02...and then we just come up there...
20:03...and just pull them out like it's nothing.
20:08The 22-year-old mechanic in training...
20:10Sorry to get there now.
20:12Sorry to get there.
20:13...is learning the tricks of the trade...
20:16Okay, go.
20:17Put your wrench.
20:19...from the main man himself...
20:22...Kirpal Van Waite.
20:24Okay, go now.
20:26Kiljeet is really good at the mechanical...
20:28...because he has the common sense.
20:31But he's more than just an employee.
20:34He's also Gersharn's brother-in-law.
20:37They're more than just bosses.
20:39They're like family.
20:40They are family.
20:44Today, on the busy Fraser Highway...
20:48...he pulls up to his first recovery job.
20:51This is brutal.
20:53A loaded cargo trailer...
20:56...dangling...
20:57...seven feet deep in a ditch.
21:00That's pretty bad.
21:01We're dealing with the steep bank...
21:04...having...
21:04...a soft shoulder...
21:06...as well.
21:08That's probably good, man.
21:10But low visibility...
21:12There's a tow truck on, Steve.
21:13...on a busy stretch of road...
21:16I can't see anything now.
21:17...is cause for concern.
21:19It's very dark...
21:21...and it's raining quite a bit.
21:23We don't want someone...
21:24...to come speeding in...
21:25...and then hit one of us...
21:27...while we're working.
21:29To recover the trailer...
21:31...they need to detach the pickup...
21:34...currently anchoring it in place.
21:37First things first...
21:38...get a line onto the trailer...
21:40...to make sure we have...
21:41...a good hold of it.
21:44This is so soft.
21:47Muddy boots...
21:48...and rain...
21:49...water on metal...
21:51...it makes it even more slippery...
21:53...and...
21:54...the risk...
21:56...of everything just goes up.
21:58Could you...
21:58...pass me the line...
21:59...so I can hook it in there?
22:01Yeah.
22:06With lines securing the trailer...
22:09...they'll disconnect the units...
22:11...and then winch the trailer...
22:13...on to the road.
22:17I'll just tighten it...
22:18...and line up.
22:22The 12-ton wrecker holds.
22:27Get it?
22:29And Gersharn...
22:30...releases the hitch.
22:33Yo, drive ahead!
22:36Keep work, keep work.
22:37Keep work.
22:39Step by step...
22:41...we're getting closer.
22:43But now...
22:46...3,000 pounds...
22:48...of the owner's machinery...
22:50...you think it'll damage it anymore?
22:54...hang in the balance.
22:56It's a very steep ditch...
22:57...and...
22:58...we're worried...
22:59...all this guy's...
23:00...equipment's gonna fall out.
23:03We were not able to...
23:05...block the lane.
23:06Unable to gain...
23:07...a stronger angle of pull.
23:10Drag it up like this.
23:12All right.
23:13Yeah, just do that.
23:15They go for broke.
23:25It's working against that bank there.
23:28It's sitting in kind of an awkward position.
23:33And as we're pulling it out...
23:35...it's becoming more and more top-heavy.
23:37The 3,000-pound trailer...
23:41Does it wanna go over?
23:42...is inches away...
23:44...from disaster.
23:46Back that way?
23:47Yeah.
23:49The more we pull...
23:50...the more it feels like it's about to...
23:52...go over.
23:53Man, there's no way...
23:55...we can let this go back into the ditch.
23:58Whoa!
24:01This is pretty wet here.
24:03In the Fraser Valley...
24:05Yeah, it's nasty.
24:07...working next to a live lane.
24:11MSA's trailer recovery...
24:13The more you pull it up that bank...
24:15...the more it's gonna wanna go over them, no?
24:17Yeah.
24:18...tilts towards disaster.
24:21It feels like the trailer's just trying to...
24:23...slip away...
24:24...and make its way back into the ditch.
24:27Confined to the shoulder...
24:30...they only have one option.
24:33The angle of it's not gonna change.
24:35The incline's not gonna change.
24:38So...
24:38...there's only one thing to do...
24:40...is just keep pulling.
24:42The brothers' gamble...
24:46...pays off.
24:47It's a moment of relief...
24:49...when the trailer finally levels itself out.
24:51You should try to just pull it straight out.
24:54Yeah.
24:55But to get it onto pavement...
24:57...they'll need to make room.
25:00Can you drive the truck ahead then?
25:02It's time...
25:03...just get Koljit to do it.
25:06...for the rookie swamper...
25:07...yo, Koljit, jump in there.
25:10...to step in.
25:11There's pressure...
25:13...because you're on the side of the highway.
25:15You gotta get it out of there as quick as possible.
25:19Okay, drive straight ahead.
25:22But as Koljit hits the gas...
25:26...whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa!
25:28Yo, hold it!
25:32What are you doing?
25:33I don't know what's happening.
25:35That's the PTO.
25:38PTO is power takeoff.
25:40That's what runs the hydraulic pump for the wrecker.
25:44If you leave it on and then you start to drive...
25:46...then the pump spins faster than it should.
25:49Driving with the PTO engaged...
25:53Turn it down.
25:54...can damage the wrecker.
25:56He's good at what he does...
25:58...but when it comes to recovery and more technical work...
26:01...he doesn't have the experience.
26:03Gersharn switches the PTO off.
26:07Now go.
26:08...and his brother-in-law is back on track.
26:11I'm always down to learn more, as much as possible.
26:19That's good.
26:23With the wrecker out of the way...
26:28Nice.
26:30...the 3,000-pound trailer...
26:34It's pretty good, eh?
26:36...is finally back on firm ground.
26:39It wasn't too bad. We were able to pull it out pretty quick.
26:43And the boys...
26:45It's miserable.
26:48...can soon get out of the rain.
26:52But we're almost done the job.
26:57We can finally go home.
27:00Put this over and through the hook.
27:03Colgeet's first recovery...
27:06...is in the books.
27:09Gersharn and Gersimran are great mentors.
27:12Cross-chain it.
27:13Put this on that side.
27:16They've got lots of knowledge...
27:18...and a lot for me to learn from.
27:20Yeah, that's good.
27:21Yep.
27:23I can't wait for more recovery work.
27:26Should we go?
27:27Yeah, let's go.
27:30Colgeet is really good at the mechanical...
27:32...and now he's learning recovery.
27:35He will be the multifunctional guy.
27:38He will be all in one.
27:41They're just finished.
27:43Yeah, it's all good.
27:48How is the coke tonight?
27:50Back. Up on the Coquihalla.
27:53Larson Hill.
27:54Accident.
27:55Northbound.
27:58Multiple vehicle incidents.
28:04Holy cow.
28:07For one of the drivers...
28:11It looks like there's a tow truck in there too.
28:13It's a tower's worst nightmare.
28:17I've been in a big accident here.
28:21Bob...
28:22...and his wrecker Big Blue...
28:27...were hit towing the burned trailer.
28:32I'm watching this guy coming at me...
28:35...and I'm going...
28:36...oh my God, he's gonna...
28:38...he's gonna hit me.
28:42Oh.
28:45I just can't believe it.
28:47I'm in shock.
28:49Scary.
28:53Oh, man.
28:54I'm in shock.
28:56I'm in shock.
28:59Larson Hill.
29:00Accident.
29:02On the Coquihalla.
29:05Kind of wrecker.
29:06Side of the road.
29:08Oh, man.
29:10Big Blue and Bob.
29:15Unbelievable, eh?
29:17We're on the receiving end of a rear ender.
29:23No fatalities.
29:26I'm shaking, right?
29:28I think I'm okay.
29:29I am not sure.
29:30But I'm all stressed out.
29:33Ugh.
29:36Earlier tonight...
29:38...Bob finished the job...
29:40So I don't think that's going anywhere.
29:42...and set out...
29:44...Header home.
29:46...with a burned-out trailer on the hook.
29:51Minutes later...
29:52...a semi...
29:54...went to pass Bob's record.
29:57But with a four-wheeler in its way...
30:00...it smashed into the burnt trailer.
30:05You know the only thing that saved me?
30:07That wreck, eh?
30:10The burnt trailer...
30:12Holy...
30:12...just pushed it all the way up.
30:14...absorbed most of the impact...
30:17...protecting Bob.
30:19When he hit it...
30:21...it was like an accordion.
30:23The landing gear...
30:24...came up and hit my wheel lift.
30:27I've never seen a trailer...
30:28...buckle...
30:29...like that.
30:30I'm doing 40 kilometers...
30:32...and I saw this guy just flying...
30:35...and I'm going...
30:36...hang on...
30:38...bang!
30:40I got a whiplash...
30:42...hit my head on the steering wheel.
30:50We're just trying to do our job.
30:53That's all.
30:55But we're the ones that...
30:57...get hurt or killed.
31:01You okay here, bud?
31:03Salvage contractor...
31:04...Bill...
31:05...was only a few minutes behind.
31:07My neck, my back.
31:10How's he?
31:11They're both fine.
31:13That's why I went and checked on him.
31:14I feel very lucky.
31:16Could have been worse.
31:20Paramedics arrive.
31:22I'm on in the back.
31:25How are you feeling right now?
31:28Just a little sore in the neck.
31:30And assess Bob's injuries.
31:34I definitely think you should get checked out...
31:37...at the hospital.
31:38The bottom line is...
31:39...that's your decision if you want to.
31:41I'm fine.
31:42I just like...
31:44I'm a little bit shook.
31:45Yeah.
31:46They wanted me to go to the hospital, but...
31:49I want to stay on scene and finish the job.
31:55Wow.
31:56Arriving moments later...
32:00Holy...
32:01Merit regional manager, Lane Perry.
32:05Right after it happened, Bob called me...
32:08...and we started calling 911, and...
32:10...we got out there as quick as we could.
32:16Yeah, I'm just gonna check on Bob.
32:20Bud.
32:21Hey.
32:22What do they say?
32:24I'm okay.
32:25If I didn't know it was coming...
32:27...I probably would've got hurt a lot more.
32:29Glad you're okay.
32:30Thanks.
32:31It was a big sigh of relief.
32:34Bob's gonna actually, like, walk away from this accident.
32:39I'm right here, Bobby.
32:42As word spreads...
32:46...all of reliable Merit rolls in.
32:49He's grabbing dinner and I heard it on the radio, so...
32:52...I come out right away.
32:55When you hear about something like that, it's like...
32:57...knowing one of your family members is involved.
32:59Hey, man.
33:00Yeah, how's it going?
33:01Good.
33:02With this job...
33:04...working on the highway...
33:06...it could cost you your life.
33:08Hi, Josh.
33:09Bobby.
33:10That's wild.
33:12I feel grateful for being alive.
33:16Glad you're okay, Bob.
33:18Oh, me too.
33:22And I feel grateful for them...
33:26...caring.
33:27They're there to help me out.
33:32With Team Reliable rallying to his side...
33:35I'm gonna do some work now.
33:38...Bob soldiers on.
33:40Well, let's try and re-hook to this thing.
33:42When I'm on a job, I like to finish the job.
33:46I'll just pull forward.
33:48Okay.
33:54Watch yourself, guys.
33:58I just want to be a team member...
34:03...and get it over and done with.
34:08Okay.
34:11But before Bob can tow the wreck away...
34:14This kink right here is my concern.
34:17Lane makes an unsettling discovery.
34:21The minute he starts driving away...
34:24...his potential...
34:24...this section of the trailer can just break.
34:27I don't trust that.
34:30Yeah, they got one thing.
34:32South of Merritt...
34:33...a critical kink in a trailer...
34:37...bunch of tow truck drivers cleaning up.
34:39...has added a major risk to towing it off the highway.
34:45If we don't play our cards right...
34:47...we'll lose half of the trailer.
34:51The trailer's gonna fold in half on that spot now...
34:54...breaking into pieces while we're towing it.
34:57That's not cool.
35:01Just two hours earlier...
35:03...the trailer was being towed by Big Blue...
35:07...when a passing semi...
35:11...slammed into the back.
35:15Now...
35:16Okay.
35:17I want a chain with a hook on each end.
35:24I'm gonna run chain under the trailer.
35:28We're gonna support it with chain.
35:31I'm just gonna give it some structure.
35:34Yeah, we'll need one more.
35:35Yeah, for the other side.
35:37And try and support that weak spot...
35:40...so that we can get it off the road.
35:43Okay, we're ready.
35:44Oh, yeah?
35:46Bruised, but not beaten...
35:49...Bob...
35:50...gets back behind the wheel.
35:54There we go.
35:59But this time...
36:01...he won't be alone.
36:03Here comes the parade.
36:05He'll have a Team Reliable escort.
36:09It's holding together?
36:11Yeah.
36:12Ball on you.
36:12Pretty good, bud.
36:14I was still in shock...
36:16...by the accident.
36:18Sure.
36:20But...
36:21...everybody from Reliable was there.
36:23I can't ask for better.
36:26Eleven hours since Bob arrived for the burner.
36:31Oh, yeah!
36:32The wreck is finally off the road.
36:35We got it out of the way.
36:39It's a lot of relief.
36:43I feel good now.
36:45I'd rather get back to the yard, but...
36:47...that's tomorrow.
36:49A clean-up crew will be back when the sun's up.
36:56Team Reliable!
36:58My crew did awesome.
37:01I'm very proud of them.
37:03In that time of stress, everybody worked together.
37:07I love you, buddy.
37:08I got a big Bob hug.
37:14Bobby's emotional.
37:16Reliable, it's a family.
37:18We care for each other, right?
37:21And that's what a team is all about.
37:25I have a real surprise.
37:28You need your burger.
37:39I'm shining.
37:41The next morning...
37:43No time to waste here.
37:46...a red one-ton heads down a back road...
37:50...with Jamie...
37:52...so we'll head up there right now.
37:54...and his stepson, Brandon Codales.
37:57Kind of funny getting you out doing something like this, though.
38:00That was no profit and fun.
38:03But today...
38:04I think you'll enjoy it, though.
38:06Jamie's trading his wrecker...
38:09...for a sled.
38:11For Jamie, there isn't much of a work-life balance.
38:14Are you excited?
38:16Yeah, I've never done it before.
38:18I think it's important to have a little fun.
38:22This will be the one that you're taking out.
38:24Okay.
38:26It's totally polar opposite to me going to work.
38:31Is that the old guy sled?
38:34But...
38:34I'll give it a chance.
38:38I think once he starts revving it up a little bit...
38:42Fired up.
38:45I think he'll really enjoy it.
38:51Yeah, I'm gonna go. I'm gonna launch.
38:55Oh, wow.
38:56That's got a kick.
38:58Oh, yeah, that thing will go, man.
39:00These machines, they go like heck, and...
39:03I feel like I'm gonna wipe out already.
39:05No, you won't. You won't.
39:06If you crash one of them, I think it would really, really hurt.
39:09All right.
39:13Whoa!
39:17Whoa!
39:20Whoa!
39:24Holy...
39:25On a frozen playground...
39:32Brandon...
39:32I was hanging on for dear life.
39:34...has pushed Jamie out of his comfort zone.
39:38Keep up with the old man, eh?
39:41Seeing him go out and have a little fun...
39:44Whoa!
39:46I think it's good for him, and I enjoy it myself.
39:50My arms are sore already just hanging on.
39:53That's like pulling winch line all day.
39:55Yeah.
39:56Well, I'm gonna go on one more burn, but I gotta save my energy for wrecks.
40:01Sounds good.
40:02Okay.
40:05Going and doing something that doesn't involve work...
40:10Yah!
40:12...you almost have a guilty feeling.
40:15Yay!
40:17So, getting out and doing something fun...
40:20Whoa!
40:22...just beats the office.
40:24Nice change.
40:28Kay!
40:30Whoa!
40:34Looks like it's nice, Dave.
40:37Southwest and closer to the coast...
40:40Oh, yeah!
40:42...at Reliable Towing's Yard in Merritt.
40:48Here they come.
40:50The rest of the burnt truck.
40:53Bob is on hand.
40:56Only axles now.
40:58...as the final piece of yesterday's wreck rolls in.
41:03Now it's up to our yard, and I feel good.
41:06Job's done.
41:09I feel very lucky.
41:12This wreck did save my life.
41:17Thank you, brother.
41:18I got you, buddy.
41:20Yeah, right on.
41:22When you have a team, they want to be just like a family, right?
41:27And it's hard to find.
41:29And Reliable that it's a family.
41:31A little bit of whiplash, all of it, but...
41:35I'm...
41:37I feel pretty good.
41:39My wife, first thing she did when I walked through the door, gave me a big hug.
41:47We'll see how much damage on my truck.
41:52Wow.
41:55Unbelievable.
41:56Big Blue finished the job.
42:01Tough tow truck.
42:05Maybe recuperate from all the pain I'm going through right now.
42:11The team understands that there's no pressure for me to get back onto the playing field without properly dealing with
42:18these things.
42:20Safety's always paramount.
42:22You only live once.
42:24Try to live the best of it.
42:28I'm taking time off just to get back into the swing of things.
42:33I live to do another wreck.
42:42Next time, on Highway Through Hell...
42:45This is just going to be ugly.
42:47Rocking the rollover.
42:49She's a little heavy.
42:51It's smoking.
42:53Over the edge.
42:56It's not good.
42:58Jamie...
42:58Back end's going over.
43:00...holds on.
43:01Oh, oh.
43:03That's tippy, eh?
43:04...and aggressive...
43:06Hold on, hold up.
43:07...gets down and dirty.
43:10Holy...
43:27...hers...
43:29...hers...
43:31...hers...
43:34...hers...
43:35...he's...
43:36...he's...
43:39...hers...
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