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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!
00:16Inches...
00:17Hold it!
00:17...from disaster...
00:19You need to see how tight space this is.
00:21...and Jamie...
00:22Why don't.
00:24...heads off-road...
00:25I feel like I'm gonna wipe out already.
00:28Whoa!
00:32How is the cold, Bahamas?
00:36Warm up there, really warm.
00:39Early winter.
00:42Beautiful skies, Bear 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.
01:08Environment 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.
02:50It's catching on fire everywhere now.
02:53Ah, it's on the tire.
02:55Those tires, they'll 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.
03:39All 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.
04:19With the last of the flames snuffed out.
04:26That 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.
04:57Drivers speed past the hazard.
05:01We can't do the job until the flaggers are there.
05:04Because they slow down the traffic.
05:07Here comes our flagger guy.
05:10Traffic control arrives.
05:13Blacker said he gobbled.
05:14To shut down the granny lane.
05:17And now with more room to work.
05:21Oh, yeah.
05:25An eight-ton excavator rolls up.
05:28Okay.
05:29With 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.
05:49Fold them.
05:51Watch nothing snouts back at you.
05:53Okay.
06:11Five hundred kilometers northeast.
06:15They got a good dump of snow here.
06:18In the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
06:22Take a winter wonderland 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 back road job.
06:45It's one of those weird loads, but we specialize in weird.
06:50You made her, eh?
06:52Called 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, it's a big sport.
07:29People come from all over.
07:31It's huge.
07:36Should 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.
08:13Are 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.
08:51Five 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.
09:14Flat deck, no 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.
09:33Keep with you.
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.
10:13With the tractor loaded.
10:16Just 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...
10:33...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.
10:47But the brakes bolts...
10:50They're a jam.
10:51...won't fudge.
10:53You won't be going anywhere.
10:58Come on!
11:02In the Rockies...
11:04...wide 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 gonna go across, it's very narrow.
11:20With a snowcat blade stretching 14 feet across.
11:26So I'm gonna follow the pilot here.
11:28He'll need some extra help.
11:30Pilot 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 gonna stop the bridge traffic for us.
11:47With the pilot truck at the other end...
11:50Thanks guys, we'll just be a minute.
11:56Jamie makes his approach.
11:58Getting 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...
12:10You 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 gonna get across properly and there's not gonna be no
12:23damage.
12:25I thought this bridge was wider actually.
12:29I'm gonna have to really use all the skill I have to get across without having an upset or a
12:34problem here.
12:36It's real tight.
12:40In the foothills of the Rockies...
12:44Why 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.
13:08We're pushing it to the limit here.
13:10But 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 a bridge cleared.
13:40Thanks a lot guys, you have a great day.
13:43Jamie's biggest challenge lies ahead.
13:46You don't know what the off-road with the logging roads are gonna 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.
14:08...are 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.
14:20Okay.
14:23Hauling the 10,000 pound load uphill.
14:27This truck's got double lockers.
14:30Jamie has faith in his highway tractor.
14:34That's why they call it the goat, because it climbs really well.
14:38It's a big advantage to have lockers.
14:43When turning, differentials allow wheels to rotate at different speeds.
14:49But in slick conditions, locking differentials, or lockers, allow the wheel with traction to receive power.
14:58Forcing the wheels to rotate at the same speed to propel the vehicle forward.
15:11The 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...
15:32We'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.
15:49They arrive at the back country trails.
15:52And the snow cats winter home.
15:55Being in the toying 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.
16:25600 kilometers southwest.
16:28Oh, come on.
16:30Oh, brakes.
16:32Bob is desperate to get a burned-out trailer off the coke.
16:38Still a little bit cold underneath.
16:42I got burned a couple times, but that's the work.
16:46They should be coming undone.
16:49But 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.
17:06I'm gonna use a saw.
17:09I 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.
17:37Oh, 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...
18:03I 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.
18:19I'm gonna go.
18:20And then I can start cleaning up.
18:22Yep.
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.
18:38Stay, you driver.
18:41Stay safe, guys.
18:52Stay, you driver.
18:56One hundred sixty kilometers southwest.
19:00She's coming down.
19:01Good.
19:02In the Franser Valley.
19:04You think it's being fixed?
19:06We're going up here pretty soon.
19:10An MSA towing medium duty wrecker...
19:14...rolls out to a call.
19:16It's been raining a lot.
19:17With Gersimrin Van Waite...
19:20...or Sim.
19:21Just like a little small cargo trailer, the trailer's still connected to the truck.
19:28We need to get this out right away because the customer has some expensive equipment in there.
19:36Along for the ride...
19:37Surprised this truck didn't end up in the ditch.
19:40...is older brother, Gersharn.
19:43When there's nasty weather like this, the phone will ring and there we go again.
19:50Tonight, 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 and then we just come up there and just pull them out like it's nothing.
20:08The 22-year-old mechanic in training...
20:11Starting to get there now.
20:12Starting 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, Kerpal Ban Waite.
20:24Okay, go now.
20:26Kuljeet is really good at the mechanical 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, he pulls up to his first recovery job.
20:51This is brutal.
20:52A loaded cargo trailer dangling seven feet deep in a ditch.
21:00That's pretty bad.
21:01We're dealing with a steep bank, having a soft shoulder as well.
21:08That's probably business.
21:09But 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.
21:20It's very dark and it's raining quite a bit.
21:23We don't want someone to come speeding in and then hit one of us while we're working.
21:28To recover the trailer, they need to detach the pickup.
21:34Currently anchoring it in place.
21:37First things first, get a line onto the trailer to make sure we have a good hold of it.
21:44This is so soft.
21:47Muddy boots and rain, water on metal.
21:51It makes it even more slippery.
21:53And the risk of everything just goes up.
21:58Could you pass me the line so I can hook it in there?
22:01Yeah.
22:06With lines securing the trailer, they'll disconnect the units.
22:11And then winch the trailer onto the road.
22:17I'll just tighten it and line up.
22:22The 12-ton wrecker holds.
22:28Get it?
22:29And Gersharn releases the hitch.
22:33Yo, drive ahead!
22:35Keep going, keep going.
22:37Keep going.
22:39Step by step, we're getting closer.
22:43But now...
22:463,000 pounds of the owner's machinery.
22:50You think it'll damage it anymore?
22:53Hang in the balance.
22:56It's a very steep ditch and we're worried all this guy's equipment's gonna fall out.
23:03We were not able to block the lane.
23:06Unable to gain 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, it's becoming more and more top heavy.
23:37The 3,000 pound trailer...
23:41Does it want to go over?
23:42...is inches away from disaster.
23:46Back that way?
23:47Yeah.
23:49The more we pull, the more it feels like it's about to go over.
23:53Man, there's no way I can let this go back into the ditch.
23:59Whoa!
24:02It's pretty wet here.
24:03In the Fraser Valley.
24:05Yeah, it's nasty.
24:07Working next to a live lane.
24:11MSA's trailer recovery.
24:13The more you pull it up that bank, the more it's going to want to go over them, no?
24:18It tilts towards disaster.
24:21It feels like the trailer is just trying to slip away and make its way back into the ditch.
24:27Confined to the shoulder.
24:31They only have one option.
24:33The angle of it's not going to change.
24:35The incline's not going to change.
24:38So, there's only one thing to do is just keep pulling.
24:42The brothers' gamble...
24:46pays off.
24:47It's a moment of relief when the trailer finally levels itself out.
24:51You should try to just pull it straight out.
24:53Yeah.
24:55But to get it onto pavement, they'll need to make room.
25:00Can you drive the truck ahead then?
25:02It's time...
25:04Just get Koljit to do it.
25:05...for the rookie swamper...
25:07Yo, Koljit! Jump in there!
25:10...to step in.
25:11There's pressure 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...
25:26Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
25:28Yo, hold it!
25:32What are you doing?
25:34I don't know what's happening.
25:36That'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,
25:46then the pump spins faster than it should.
25:50Driving with the PTO engaged...
25:53Turn it down.
25:54...can damage the wrecker.
25:56He's good at what he does, but when it comes to recovery
26:00and more technical work, he doesn't have the experience.
26:04Gersharn switches the PTO off.
26:07Now go.
26:08And 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.
26:30The 3,000-pound trailer...
26:34It's pretty good, eh?
26:36...is finally back on firm ground.
26:40It wasn't too bad. We were able to pull it out pretty quick.
26:43And the boys...
26:46It's miserable.
26:48...can soon get out of the rain.
26:52But we're almost done the job.
26:56We can finally go home.
27:00Put this over and through the hook.
27:03Colgeet's first recovery...
27:05Yeah.
27:06...is in the books.
27:09We're trying to get Simran...
27:10...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.
27:22Yeah.
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.
27:39He will be all-in-one.
27:41They're just finished.
27:43Yeah, it's all good.
27:48How is the Colge tonight?
27:50Back...
27:51...up on the Coquihalla.
27:53Larson Hill.
27:54Accident.
27:55Northbound.
27:58Multiple vehicle incidents.
28:04Holy cow.
28:07For one of the drivers...
28:10It looks like there's a tow truck in there, too.
28:14It's a tower's worst nightmare.
28:18I've been in a big accident here.
28:21Bob...
28:22...and his wrecker, Big Blue...
28:26Oh...
28:28...were hit towing the burned trailer.
28:31I'm watching this guy coming at me...
28:35...and I'm going,
28:36...oh, my God.
28:38He's gonna...
28:38...he's gonna hit me.
28:41Oh.
28:45Just can't believe it.
28:47I'm in shock.
28:50Scary.
28:53Oh, man.
28:54I'm going.
28:55I'm going.
28:56We're going to...
28:56All the moans are all right.
28:59Carlson Hill.
29:00...accident.
29:02On the Coquihalla...
29:05...and a wrecker, side of the road.
29:08Oh, man.
29:10...Big Blue, and Bob.
29:15Unbelievable, eh?
29:18We're on the receiving end of a rear-ender.
29:23No fatalities.
29:25I'm shaking, right?
29:27I think I'm OK.
29:29I am not sure.
29:30But I'm all stressed out.
29:36Earlier tonight, Bob finished the job.
29:39So I don't think that's going anywhere.
29:42And set out.
29:44Headed home.
29:46With a burned-out trailer on the hook.
29:51Minutes later, a semi went to pass Bob's record.
29:56But with a four-wheeler in its way,
30:00it smashed into the burnt trailer.
30:05You know the only thing that saved me?
30:07Ain't that wreck, eh?
30:10The burnt trailer.
30:11Holy.
30:12Just pushed it all the way up.
30:15Absorbed most of the impact, protecting Bob.
30:19When he hit it, it was like an accordion.
30:23The landing gear came up and hit my wheel lift.
30:26I've never seen a trailer buckle like that.
30:30I'm doing 40 kilometers.
30:32And I saw this guy just flying.
30:35And I'm going, hang on.
30:38Bang!
30:40I got whiplash.
30:42I hit my head on the stairwell.
30:50We're just trying to do our job.
30:53That's all.
30:55But we're the ones that get hurt or killed.
31:01You okay here, bud?
31:03Salvage contractor, Bill, 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.
31:15I feel very lucky.
31:16Could have been worse.
31:21Paramedics arrive.
31:23I'm on in the bath.
31:25Um, how 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 at the hospital.
31:38The bottom line is that's your decision if you want to.
31:41No, I'm fine.
31:42I just, like, I'm a little bit shook.
31:45Yeah.
31:46And they wanted me to go to the hospital,
31:48but I want to stay on scene and finish the job.
31:55Wow.
31:57Arriving moments later.
31:59Holy.
32:01Merit regional manager, Lane Perry.
32:05Right after it happened, Bob called me,
32:08and we started calling 911,
32:10and we got out there as quick as we could.
32:16Yeah, I'm just going to 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,
32:27I probably would have got hurt a lot more.
32:29Glad you're okay.
32:30Thanks.
32:31It was a big sigh of relief.
32:34Bob's going to actually, like, walk away from this accident.
32:39I'm right here, Bobby.
32:42As word spreads,
32:46all of reliable Merit rolls in.
32:49He's grabbing dinner and I heard it on the radio,
32:52so I come out right away.
32:55When you hear about something like that,
32:56it's like knowing one of your family members is involved.
32:59Hey, man.
33:00Good.
33:02With this job, working on the highway,
33:06it could cost you your life.
33:08Hi, Josh.
33:09Bobby.
33:09That'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 caring.
33:28They're there to help me out.
33:32With Team Reliable rallying to his side.
33:35I'm going to do some work now.
33:38Bob's 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 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, his potential this section of the trailer can just break.
34:27I don't trust that.
34:32South of Merritt, a critical kink in a trailer...
34:37Bunch of tow truck drivers, clean it up.
34:39Has added a major risk to towing it off the highway.
34:45If we don't play our cards right, we'll lose half of the trailer.
34:51The trailer's going to fold in half on that spot now.
34:54Breaking into pieces while we're towing it.
34:58That's not cool.
35:01Just two hours earlier, the trailer was being towed by Big Blue.
35:08When a passing semi slammed into the back.
35:16Now...
35:16Okay.
35:17I want a chain with a hook on each end.
35:24I'm going to run chain under the trailer.
35:28We're going to support it with chain.
35:31I'm just going to 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 so that we can get it off the road.
35:43Okay, we're ready.
35:45Oh, yeah? Yeah.
35:46Bruised, but not beaten.
35:49Bob...
35:50...gets back behind the wheel.
35:54Here we go.
35:59But this time, 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, well on you. Pretty good, bud.
36:14I was still in shock by the accident.
36:18Sure.
36:19But everybody from Reliable was there.
36:23I can't ask for better.
36:26Eleven hours since Bob arrived for the burner.
36:30Oh, 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.
36:44I'd rather get back to the yard, but that's tomorrow.
36:49A clean-up crew will be back when the sun's up.
36:56Team Reliable!
36:57Hey, Bob.
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.
37:08Don't wrestle with me.
37:09I 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.
37:28Yeah, you two burned it.
37:39I'm shy.
37:42The next morning...
37:44No time to waste here.
37:46A red one-ton heads down a back road...
37:50with Jamie.
37:52So 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.
38:00There's no profit and fun.
38:03But today...
38:04I think you'll enjoy it, though.
38:06Jamie's trading his record...
38:09for a sled.
38:11For Jamie, there isn't much of a work-life balance.
38:15Are 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...
38:42Fire it up.
38:45I think he'll really enjoy it.
38:51Yeah, I'm gonna go, I'm gonna launch.
38:55Oh, wow.
38:57That'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!
39:23Whoa!
39:24On 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...
39:59I gotta save my energy for wrecks.
40:01Sounds good.
40:02Okay?
40:05Going and doing something that doesn't involve work...
40:10Yah!
40:12You almost have a guilty feeling.
40:15Yay!
40:17So, getting out and doing something fun...
40:21Whoa!
40:22Just beats the office.
40:24Nice change.
40:28Okay!
40:34Looks like it's not 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.
40:58As the final piece of yesterday's wreck rolls in.
41:03Now it's 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 wanna be just like a family, right?
41:27And it's hard to find.
41:29And reliable that it's a family.
41:32Got a little bit of whiplash, all of it, but...
41:35I'm...
41:36I feel pretty good.
41:39My wife, first thing she did when I walked through the door, gave me a big hug.
41:47Well, see how much damage on my truck.
41:52Wow.
41:54Unbelievable.
41:56Big Blue finished the job.
42:00Tough toll 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 gonna be ugly.
42:47Rocking the rollover.
42:49She's a little heavy.
42:50A fresh team.
42:52It's smoking.
42:53Over the edge.
42:54No!
42:57It's not good.
42:57Jamie.
42:58Back end's going over.
43:00Holds on.
43:01Oh, oh.
43:03That's tippy, eh?
43:04And aggressive.
43:06Hold on, hold up.
43:07Gets down and dirty.
43:10Oh!
43:27It's not good.
43:30We're gonna get back to my team.
43:30It's not bad.
43:31No!
43:37That's a great eat.
43:41How are our kids?
43:41I'm not done.
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