The BEST episodes of Heavy Rescue: 401 season 1

Every episode of Heavy Rescue: 401 season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Heavy Rescue: 401 season 1!

Heavy Rescue: 401 focuses on a group of heavy recovery drivers working to keep traffic rolling on some of the busiest and most unforgiving roads on the planet. Up to 400,000 vehicles travel Ontario’s 400-series highways every day. The section of the 401 through Toronto is the busiest stretch of highway in the world. Highway 402 near Sarnia is an important link to the US Midwest, plagued by blinding lake effect snow squalls. These routes are lifelines for the nation’s industrial heartland and for thousands upon thousands of commuters. When disaster strikes on these roads, the pressure is on to get them cleared and reopened. Police and the Ministry of Transport depend on Southern Ontario’s heavy recovery operators. To keep closures to a minimum, crews often work just inches from open lanes and speeding traffic.

Last Updated: 11/12/2024Network: Discovery Channel (CA)Status: Ended
Anything Can Happen
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7.99
167 votes

#1 - Anything Can Happen

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/2017

James and Bubba recover a semi that smashed into a building without bringing down the whole structure; Kevin faces problems with a tractor-trailer that has crashed in deep mud.

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Nerves of Steel
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7.84
125 votes

#2 - Nerves of Steel

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/14/2017

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. Herb's crew stares down a huge mess and a marathon recovery in tough condition.

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All Around Us
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7.83
180 votes

#3 - All Around Us

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/2017

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.

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Honour Guard
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7.82
131 votes

#4 - Honour Guard

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/7/2017

Gary's second-in-command Kyle tangles with a wreck that will prove if he's got what it takes to lead the team; Sonny heads to the scene of a violent jackknife where curious drivers are causing further problems.

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Shock and Awe
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7.81
183 votes

#5 - Shock and Awe

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2017

A semi-truck crash shuts down a crucial border route, putting pressure on lead operator Kevin to reopen the road; rookie heavy rescue driver Sonny helps a trucker stuck on a dangerous stretch of highway; a tanker wreck causes commuter chaos in Toronto.

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Worlds Apart
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7.72
105 votes

#6 - Worlds Apart

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/28/2017

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.

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War Zone
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7.69
247 votes

#7 - War Zone

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2017

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.

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A Load of Problems
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7.66
163 votes

#8 - A Load of Problems

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/31/2017

Gary's 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.

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My Way or The Highway
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7.66
82 votes

#9 - My Way or The Highway

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/21/2017

During a spring store, Steve cleans up a fuel spill blocking the 400, while Sonny struggles to keep the alternate route moving; John Allen recovers a loaded semi that went for a wild airborne ride.

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