Trucking Hell

The Beast from the East descends, bringing some of the country's busiest roads to a standstill.

A heavy loader carrying cardboard tips over. Rural Staffordshire is seemingly no match for former army boy Jim. Snow threatens to leave rescuer Mark stranded.

When a fully loaded double deck curtain-sided HGV rolls over on the A6, Fluff and his team need to create a second mess to solve the first.

Marcus Charman and Trigger patch up an HGV's fuel tank during evening rush hour. Tez resorts to using a blowtorch to fix a car transporter's snapped spring.

On one of the UK's busiest roads, a jackknifed HGV has careered through a front garden, over a ditch and blocked a lane of traffic. Meanwhile, Jim's mettle is tested.

A utility truck has got stuck in the mud in someone's garden. Adam and his team are under pressure to get it out without causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to the property.

Near the junction to East Midlands airport, a trailer sheds its load and causes rush hour chaos. Adam dispatches a crack team of his finest recovery ops.

A 20-tonne digger has been written off after it fell into the Thames, and Jim has to work fast to get a stranded HGV driver to safety.

A burnt out van abandoned on an isolated towpath presents a serious challenge for Steve and Marta, but the solution comes in the form of a bespoke, bright yellow rescue truck.