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Heavy Rescue: 401(TV show/series, 2017-2023)

45min per episode | Genre: Reality-TV

Reality TV in 7 seasons with 89 episodes

Heavy Rescue: 401Rating: 3.9/5 (with 12 votes)
Heavy Rescue: 401 is a Canadian reality television show that follows the operations of multiple heavy vehicle rescue and recovery towing companies, as well as the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, and York Regional Police, based in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and the Southern Ontario region. The show focuses on the hardships of vehicle recovery along Ontario's Highway 401 and other 400-series highways, frequently in the Greater Toronto Area. After the success of Highway Thru Hell, series creator Mark Miller developed a spinoff series titled Heavy Rescue: 401, which debuted on January 3, 2017, on Discovery Canada following the October 2016 pilot. The show is produced by Great Pacific Television, and executive produced by Kelly McClugan and Blair Reekie. ()
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About Heavy Rescue: 401

A group of heavy recovery drivers work to keep traffic rolling on some of the busiest and most unforgiving roads on the planet, Ontario’s 400-series highways. When disaster strikes on these roads, the pressure is on to get them cleared and reopened.

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Heavy Rescue: 401 Seasons and Episodes

01/23/2023Season 7 - 13 episodes
#1 | 01/23/2023Oh Boy, What a Mess
A double tanker loaded with gasoline smashes into a house; Duncan Cooper puts his new 50-ton rotator to the test; Gary and Collin bring their rookie crew to a bad collision blocking the road to the border.
#2 | 01/30/2023Snow Screws Everything Up
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.
#3 | 02/06/2023No Time Like the Present
Sgt. Kerry Schmidt coordinates heavy tows and Sonny Subra must clear a ramp littered with semis; Herb's Towing takes on a B-train that slid right off the highway; Eric Goddard brings a brand-new heavy wrecker to recover a heavy trailer.
#4 | 02/13/2023All Hands On Deck
An armored truck rolls over on the 401; Kim Reid's 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.
#5 | 02/20/2023A Lump in the Throat
Chad Grenier deals with a spun-out tractor; Bill Wright brings his new rotator to a dangerous corner of the 401; the Herb's Towing crew faces a major challenge when a semi barrels across both sides of the highway.
#6 | 02/27/2023Way Worse Than a Jackknife
A heavy crew must remove a load of industrial glass panels from a buckled trailer, a double wreck pushes the crews from Herb's and Cornwall into a tense race, Gary gives a rookie operator the chance to learn the ropes at a difficult scene.
#7 | 03/06/2023No Coming Back
Eric and Senior work to coax a semi back on the road.
#8 | 03/13/2023Take Your Time But Hurry Up
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.
#9 | 03/20/2023Metal Twisted Upon Metal
Toronto drivers struggle after a heavy winter storm. North of the city, Sonny pushes his small wrecker to its limit. A load of buttermilk spurs a messy cleanup. And the newest member of Andrew's crew gets to prove her worth against a badly mangled wreck.
#10 | 04/03/2023Running On Adrenaline
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.
#11 | 04/10/2023Out of The Comfort Zone
The Preferred crew must split up to clear two wrecks. But Gary is soon desperate to have Collin back at his side. Mitch Wright returns home just in time to pick up a shovel and lead a frustrating recovery against a dump truck filled with manure.
#12 | 04/17/2023Nature of The Beast
Another snowstorm hits Toronto as Sgt. Kerry Schmidt works with Abram's crew to clear the continent's 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.
#13 | 04/24/2023Deep, Steep and Stuck
Outside Toronto a bad jackknife makes a mess of the morning commute. Sonny needs to clear a spun-out semi in time to make an important family commitment. After a transport veers off the highway, Eric faces a hard truth about the future of his career. And Andrew's crew must overcome intense resistance from a truck frozen deep in the ditch.
01/24/2022Season 6 - 13 episodes
01/05/2021Season 5 - 16 episodes
01/07/2020Season 4 - 14 episodes
01/08/2019Season 3 - 14 episodes
01/02/2018Season 2 - 10 episodes
01/03/2017Season 1 - 9 episodes

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Production country: Canada
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 24 languages: Arabic (AR), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Indonesian (ID), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Canceled
First episode released on: 01/03/2017
Last episode released on: 04/24/2023
Keywords: rescue

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