Storyline

Follow the operations of Jamie Davis Motor Truck, a heavy vehicle rescue and recovery towing company based in Hope, British Columbia focusing on the hardships of operating along the highways of the BC Interior, especially the Coquihalla Highway, which is notorious for rapidly changing weather.

First Aired

2012-09-04
Last Aired

2025-02-04
Creator
Genre

Reality, Documentary
Seasons

13
Episodes

187
Status

Returning Series
Language

English
Network

Discovery, CTV, AutoMoto La Chaine (FR)

Keywords:

towtruck

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Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

1. Death on the Coq

Jamie Davis Heavy Rescue's 'A' team, Adam and Kevin, spend a busy morning clearing spun-out semis off ...More

Jamie Davis Heavy Rescue's 'A' team, Adam and Kevin, spend a busy morning clearing spun-out semis off the road when word comes that a multi-vehicle pile-up has closed down both northbound lanes.Less

43mins 2012-09-04

2. Where's My Rotator?

A double-trailer load of lumber has flipped and spilled across a quarter mile of highway. Even with th...More

A double-trailer load of lumber has flipped and spilled across a quarter mile of highway. Even with three heavy rescue trucks, Jamie's crew doesn't have enough equipment to do the job.Less

43mins 2012-09-11

3. It's Stormy Everywhere

Jamie's right hand man Kevin shows up to a wreck without the gear he needs to control traffic. When Ja...More

Jamie's right hand man Kevin shows up to a wreck without the gear he needs to control traffic. When Jamie confronts him, Kevin storms off the job.Less

43mins 2012-09-18

4. Roughing Up the Rookie

To keep up with a busy season, Jamie hires a new guy, greenhorn driver Rob. When Rob turns out to be a...More

To keep up with a busy season, Jamie hires a new guy, greenhorn driver Rob. When Rob turns out to be a slow learner - and then goes AWOL during a major blizzard - Jamie's patience is pushed to the breaking point.Less

43mins 2012-09-25

5. No Tears in Towing

Jamie isn't the only tow guy on the Coq. Lone wolf Al Quiring is a tough as nails wrecker and Jamie's ...More

Jamie isn't the only tow guy on the Coq. Lone wolf Al Quiring is a tough as nails wrecker and Jamie's main rival. Their dads did battle a generation ago, now Jamie and Al are fighting it out for the title - 'King of the Coq'.Less

43mins 2012-10-02

6. The Avalanche Zone

Heavy snowfall has created avalanche conditions on the Coq. Plow crews are barely able to keep up. Whe...More

Heavy snowfall has created avalanche conditions on the Coq. Plow crews are barely able to keep up. When traffic starts backing up in high-risk avalanche zones, highway authorities decide to close the road in both directions. A team of avalanche techs flies up the mountain in helicopters to drop concussion bombs and release the build-up, but bad weather hampers their first attempt. With the Coq closed overnight, trucks are using the back roads to get through.Less

43mins 2012-10-09

7. Family Business

In the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, on the Coquihalla Highway, a small job turns into a major h...More

In the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, on the Coquihalla Highway, a small job turns into a major headache and a father's dreams of his stepson joining the family business backfires as Brandon Kodallas' aspirations of being a gym instructor and his disdain to drive a manual transmission vehicles does not sit well with anybody else, while teaching Ken about rigging, something the Richmond-based city towie doesn't do.Less

43mins 2012-10-16

8. Yin & Yang

A head-on collision between two semis has the crew battling to clear the charred wreckage and get the ...More

A head-on collision between two semis has the crew battling to clear the charred wreckage and get the road open. While Kevin captures the action on tape, Samy does most of the heavy lifting, earning him a bottle of scotch.Less

43mins 2012-10-23

9. I Can't Take It Anymore!

When a semi full of mail goes off a cliff, Adam and the crew are sent out to unload and recover it. Wh...More

When a semi full of mail goes off a cliff, Adam and the crew are sent out to unload and recover it. When a winter-worn cable snaps, narrowly missing Adam's head, Jamie's most senior driver threatens to go on strike.Less

43mins 2012-10-30

10. After the Crash

HIGHWAY THRU HELL: AFTER THE CRASH catches up with the heavy rescue crew as they reflect over the high...More

HIGHWAY THRU HELL: AFTER THE CRASH catches up with the heavy rescue crew as they reflect over the highs and lows on the mountain last winter. In between highlight clips, showing some of the best and worst times they had the over the season's eight gripping episodes, the guys talk about their toughest wrecks, worst injuries, stormiest weather, tense moments on the team, and why they stick it out despite it all.Less