Heavy Rescue: 401

Rookie Sonny faces a 40-car pile-up that turns a major highway into a war zone; in the snow blet, a fierce storm triggers a triple-semi crash; the father-son team at Preferred Towing race to clear the road as weather blasts in.

A courier truck rolls over; Mark finds himself in the middle of a crash zone on the 401 during a storm; and the crew are faced with an icy airbag job.

Garys team fights to upright a battered trailer that is dangerously close to splitting open; a rookie takes his first shot as lead operator on the rotator under tough conditions.

A whiteout pile-up scatters heavy I-beams across the highway, testing James and his crew; Kevin must lift a 20,000-pound chunk of steel off the road. Herbs crew stares down a huge mess and a marathon recovery in tough condition.

Members of the "Highway Thru Hell" crew join the 401 crew to weigh in on the unique challenges of recovery operations in Ontario and B.C.. comparing the biggest wrecks and toughest jobs over the past winter.

A freak storm unleashes a 100-car pileup east of Toronto, pushing Steve and Sonny to lead the recovery charge; Kevin fights a tough wreck after a trucker smashes into an orchard.

When a violent windstorm flips a tractor-trailer on an exposed bridge, Kevin works under the most difficult and dangerous conditions of his career; James takes on a wind-battered wreck of his own.

Sonny hunts for a shortcut across town after a runaway van smashes through a wall and into the path of a full-speed truck; the crew from Herb’s hurries to save a load of pharmaceuticals before it freezes.

A storm sweeps across the province, sending heavy rescue crews scrambling; in Hamilton, Kevin fights to clear a wreck in time for the plows to get through.

A heavy wreck and a frustrating recovery threaten to overwhelm Kevin; after a big change in his career, Sonny struggles to make a mark when a heavy load flips in the middle of the city.

Kevin orchestrates a team of heavy operators during a highway cleanup job; Garys crew is sent on a marathon recovery.

Thick fog descends on the highway, turning a seemingly simple recovery into one of the most dangerous jobs of Garys career; a mangled trailer forces the Ross crew to take a chance on a very unconventional maneuver.

Herbs Towing turns a wreck on its head with some unexpected assistance; with traffic backing up for 50 kilometres, a fuel leak complicates an already stressful recovery for Steve and crew.

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Gary and the team tackle a tanker wreck; Steves crew fights to get a tall tractor off the highway.

Collin gets caught in the middle of icy roads; Collin attempts his first solo recovery; Bubba fights to stop a fuel leak and a buckling trailer.

Bubba battles a stubborn wreck in the middle of an ice storm; Sonny must improvise while clearing a pile of steel beams; Gary deals with a plummeting tanker.

When a tanker bursts open east of Toronto, a young operator faces a toxic mess; Gary reacts fast when he spots a dangerous mistake on the road; a rookie takes the controls for his first heavy job.

A pileup on the 401 brings traffic to a standstill and pushes the Ross crew into action; Sonny helps a driver stuck on a dangerous stretch of highway in Toronto; Herbs rookie Zach masters a difficult move for the first time.

Eric is still working to find his place on the new County/Coxon team when a T-bone semi collision spurs them into action; with his first baby on the way, a blizzard in the east sends Andrew on an urgent rescue mission.

After a triple crash, the crew from Chatham struggles to keep a mangled truck in one piece; a complicated air cushion job tests a new rotator operator; the new heavy crew at Metro gets a bad case of déjà vu.

With his dad away, Mitch works with his older brother to get a stubborn wreck onto the road, but these brothers rarely see eye-to-eye; Glen, Todd and crew improvise to offload some extreme cargo.

Snow squalls attack Highway 402, sending Gary, Collin and Mark to work deep in the trees; a fuel tanker rolls next to rail lines in Torontos industrial port lands; the Chatham crew improvises against a fire-ravaged wreck.

Garys crew and family come together for a multi-wreck scene blocking the border; low power lines and a bad fuel leak complicate a delicate recovery in Toronto; a garbage hauler creates a heavy mess for the Ross crew.

The OPP must manage a chaotic scene after a thirty-vehicle pileup shuts down the 401; Mitch sets a tight deadline in his first job as leader of the heavy crew; a semi smashes into a culvert, the Rosss try out their newest operator.

A rolled-over load of scrap metal defies gravity and Kevins patience; the Cornwall crew rides to the rescue of a fire truck; County Towing struggles to get a grip on an icy highway.

A compromised trailer breaks apart in Chatham; John Allen maneuvers a truckload of water.

A massive storm across the southern tip of the province pushes the County crew into an intense double recovery.

A tractor-trailer rolls over in an icy median; the oldest member of Duncans team takes on the most dangerous job; a fiery wreck in Toronto turns Steves crew into a pit crew; swapping wheels in a race against rush hour.

When the Classic and Lucky crews battle a trailer ready to break in two, they make a drastic decision, turning to their tree expert and his chainsaw; Mike and David Ross ease out a semi caught between a culvert and a heavy steel coil.

Racing to prevent a fuel spill, Mitch must execute a complex maneuver hes never tried before; Adam attempts to help out a group of drivers stranded on a dangerous hill; when James Ireland faces a tough wreck, he turns to his wife, Fabiana.

Sonny needs to pull off an urgent recovery with all eyes on him; a tight recovery puts Duncan right up against a live lane of traffic; Garys crew takes on the last big rollover of the winter as a blast of frigid weather makes the job more difficult.

The first storm of the season forces OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt to take hands-on action; Collin leads the crew to recover a tanker with a highly toxic payload; the Ross crew faces a trailer on its head that demands a double roll to wrangle it upright.

Investigators race to find crucial evidence in the wake of a devastating crash; an unexpected malfunction puts Collin directly in the line of fire.

An overpass jackknife pushes Bill Wright into quick action; Collins first heavy job after a close call forces him to put his fathers new safety plan to the test.

A tanker full of wine rolls and spills on the 401; Mike McPhee takes his first step back toward the highway after a potentially career-ending accident; Eric and the crew work to save an excavator from the edge of Lake Erie.

Duncan takes on a difficult wreck as Mike McPhee returns from the injured list; a load of liquid asphalt threatens to spread and spurs a quick cleanup; a violent crash shuts down the road to the border and forces Kyle to confront hard trauma from his past.

Duncan helps an industry veteran take on a heavy rollover in a marathon job that delivers one huge problem after another. The OnRoute crew wrestles a load of wood with the afternoon commute closing in. A load of sparkling water sparks a painful offload.

John Allen spends a frigid night battling a load of spilled scrap metal. Collin faces a tight deadline on a tough double recovery. Bill Wright makes a hard call, leading to an emotional farewell for Mitch and the entire B&G crew.

Sgt. Kerry Schmidt fights to get stuck commuters moving; Austin Hutchinson is forced to battle a nasty wreck all on his own; Abrams John Allen tackles a snowplow blocking a vital ramp.

An armored truck rolls over on the 401; Kim Reids crew deals with a toppled trailer in a risky spot; Ross Services handles a tanker full of gasoline; Gary and Collin have conflicting ideas about getting a badly compromised trailer back to the road.

A heavy crew must remove a load of industrial glass panels from a buckled trailer, a double wreck pushes the crews from Herbs and Cornwall into a tense race, Gary gives a rookie operator the chance to learn the ropes at a difficult scene.

When a transport rolls on a dangerous curve, John Campbell needs to master his new rotator in a hurry; Duncan Cooper and crew take on a full load of medical supplies dumped on the side of the highway; Gary and Collin dig deep to keep a fully loaded truck from tipping over.

When a load of wood beams goes for a wild ride, Herb takes a break from retirement to help the crew wrangle a huge and heavy job. An OPP constable makes a very unusual traffic stop in Toronto. And the Preferred team confronts a challenge that even Gary has never seen before - a fully loaded car carrier overturned in the median.

Another snowstorm hits Toronto as Sgt. Kerry Schmidt works with Abrams crew to clear the continents busiest stretch of highway. Duncan teams with John Campbell on a semi mired deep in the mud. Ross Mike and Austin attempt to recover a trailer carrying an unusual load. And when a fire closes down Highway 400, James and Fabiana answer the call.