Trucking Hell
Following men and women working in the heavy recovery business, as they tackle jack-knifed lorries, crashed HGVs and roadside breakdowns.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Kieran O'Brien
S1.E1 ∙ Episode #1.1
Observational documentary series following the work of the men and women who take on super-sized transport jobs. The Beast from the East descends on Britain, bringing some of the country's busiest roads to a standstill.
S1.E2 ∙ Episode #1.2
A documentary about a recovery firm located in Leicester U.K called Crouch Recovery.
S1.E6 ∙ Episode #1.6
In a quiet rural village in Leicestershire, a utility truck has got stuck in the mud in a local resident's garden. Adam and his team are under pressure to get it out without causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to the property.
S2.E1 ∙ Episode #2.1
A 44 tonne articulated lorry straddling the central reservation of the M1 motorway is a rush hour headache for Incident Manager Steve and his colleague Pat.
S3.E12 ∙ Episode #3.12
In the Midlands, a tipper truck has spun 180 degrees and then slid down a steep motorway embankment.
S4.E1 ∙ Episode #4.1
Disaster strikes on the M42 motorway when a huge transporter carrying four brand new Audi electric cars goes up in flames. Firefighters struggle to put out the flames before the electric car batteries they're carrying ignite and explode.
S4.E2 ∙ Episode #4.2
Steve tackles a 44-tonne lorry loaded with loo roll that's flipped over and blocked the A50. Martin rescues an articulated lorry axle deep in mud and sinking fast. John is confronted by a car stuck in a canal.
S4.E10 ∙ Episode #4.10
Crouch recovery operative Buzz is forced to abandon his wrecker as he attempts to rescue a stranded skip lorry. Merrie is faced with a 26-tonne water tanker stuck on a narrow muddy lane.
S5.E1 ∙ Episode #5.1
On the M1 motorway a lorry carrying all the ingredients for a full English breakfast goes up in flames. Firefighters struggle to put out the flames before Adam Crouch and his team can recover the wreck.
S5.E2 ∙ Episode #5.2
A rolled-over lorry load of gym weights causes headaches for the Lantern Recovery team. A trailer has come off worse in a collision with a bridge. A high-sided horsebox poses a problem for Abang.
S5.E3 ∙ Episode #5.3
Merrie is tested when a marquee delivery lorry gets stuck in the mud in a tight spot. On the M25 motorway, Michael risks life and limb to rescue a stranded 44-tonner. A breakdown near A&E causes chaos for Lee.
S5.E4 ∙ Episode #5.4
Incident manager Steve Kelly has to fish a van out of a Scottish loch. Recovery operative Jason flirts with danger on the A1 to try and save a stranded lorry. Merrie faces a horrible job on the high street.
S5.E5 ∙ Episode #5.5
A lorry carrying a load of frozen chips has careered off the road into a ditch. Michael is called out to a broken down bin wagon full of garden waste. Mark tackles a broken down horsebox all by himself.
S5.E6 ∙ Episode #5.6
When a lorry delivering a marquee gets stuck in the mud in the middle of a public park, Stephen needs to keep an eye out for passers-by and onlookers. Michael tries to shift a lifeless lorry causing traffic chaos.
S5.E7 ∙ Episode #5.7
In Wokingham, a sinkhole swallows a water tanker. Abang tries to retrieve a BMW that has rolled off the road into a ditch. In Uttoxeter, Jay is dodging dangerous drivers to rescue a broken down truck.
S5.E8 ∙ Episode #5.8
Recovery operative Lee has his hands full trying to retrieve a bus from a hedgerow. An abnormal load causes Michael a huge headache. A rural rescue in a live lane of traffic in Leicestershire tests the nerves of a Crouch crew.
S5.E9 ∙ Episode #5.9
A bin lorry has got stuck down a muddy country track posing a problem for Stig, Merrie gets the giggles as she tries to save a stranded lorry and apprentice Olly battles some buckled wheels.
S5.E10 ∙ Episode #5.10
Simon tackles two stuck trucks, a HGV gets stranded next to busy heavy duty traffic on an industrial estate and a fully loaded arctic needs to be recovered from the side of Northamptonshire's A45.
S5.E11 ∙ Episode #5.11
A slide bed truck carrying a van loses both of its offside wheels, a dustbin lorry sinks into the mud, a car collides with a petrol tanker and another has mechanical failure.
S5.E12 ∙ Episode #5.12
A lorry load of fizzy pop explodes just as rush hour hits, A 44-tonne artic veers off a country lane and gets stuck in the mud, a 25-tonne truck has got stuck on a rugby pitch and a smashed electric car must be cleared off a busy road.
S5.E13 ∙ Episode #5.13
A fully laden fruit and vegetable lorry rolls over on the edge of a roundabout near Kettering, a truck is stranded off the M25 in Enfield with a blown suspension system. A vintage truck helps shift some antique wood.
S5.E14 ∙ Episode #5.14
Rookie recovery op Callum has a baptism of fire when a serious blaze leaves an eight-wheel sewerage tanker stricken in a layby on the busy A1 motorway. A Vauxhall car that's trapped at the bottom of a steep embankment needs rescue.
S5.E15 ∙ Episode #5.15
A 38-tonne mail lorry crashes on a London street, a bashed-up Audi is wedged in a ditch on a busy country road and a former US military vehicle is turned into a recovery machine.
S5.E16 ∙ Episode #5.16
An overnight frost makes a road sweeper slide into a ditch, a 50 tonne tank with no engine has to be moved and there is a delicate touch required after a classic 1959 Morris Minor has spun off a busy road.
S5.E17 ∙ Episode #5.17
An 18-wheel trailer catches fire and closes 3 lanes just before rush hour; an 18-tonne lorry loses traction and smashes into a tree; a delivery truck gets stuck in the mud.
S5.E18 ∙ Episode #5.18
A twenty-tonne drinks lorry gets grounded on a boggy verge, a driver has somehow managed to wedge his truck in deep mud, a truck full of paving slabs crashes into a low bridge.
S5.E19 ∙ Episode #5.19
A tractor unit and a trailer topples over into a muddy ditch, a lorry becomes trapped with its wheels buried in mud and a 44 tonne unit loses its grip on an icy road.
S5.E20 ∙ Episode #5.20
A recovery operative struggles after a truck stacked full of bed frames and mattresses careers off a busy Lincolnshire A-road into a dry stone wall and ends up in a ditch. Pressures of traffic and an uncooperative driver complicate things.
S6.E1 ∙ Episode #6.1
Incident Manager Steve Kelly wrestles with the rollover of a HGV loaded with building waste. A bin lorry suffers a rear axle failure in a busy London street. On a live road in Leicester, Steven rides to the rescue of a car transporter.
S6.E2 ∙ Episode #6.2
A team tries to rescue an overturned cement mixer full of wet cement. After a week long holiday in Italy, a returning driver discovers problems in her hydraulics. In a Leicestershire river Abang goes fishing for a flooded Ford Focus.
S6.E3 ∙ Episode #6.3
A lorry fire poses endless problems for recovery, with burning ash complicating matters further. Joe swings a crashed car out of trouble on a busy road. Plus, an overhanging tree branch damages a trailer.
S6.E4 ∙ Episode #6.4
A tipped-over shipment of A4 paper on the A1 ends up being a tough task to take on. After hitting a bridge, a trailer's damage is too much to be towed without some sort of repair. Dud directions leave Mary searching for her destination.
S6.E5 ∙ Episode #6.5
A crew trying to take care of a burned-out trailer struggles due to its missing wheels. A broken-down bus blocks a bus stop, with pedestrians complicating recovery efforts. Troy gets lost on a country road searching for a breakdown.
S6.E6 ∙ Episode #6.6
Sean faces the mother of all recoveries - a truck loaded with chemicals has plunged down a steep embankment into woodland. Troy tackles a lorry breakdown causing a big tailback at the height of rush hour.
S6.E7 ∙ Episode #6.7
Alpha Recovery join the Trucking Hell team, they have to deal with a 45-tonne crane that's become a massive pain. A rescue mission in central London puts Merrie in a mood. Rory takes time out in the great outdoors.
S6.E8 ∙ Episode #6.8
This time, Kev battles a big bin lorry that is stranded on a remote country road in Northumberland, Abeng braves a blind bend to recover a crashed car and Aidan has a brush with a bus.
S6.E9 ∙ Episode #6.9
A lorry has gone off the road, rolled over and now lies directly underneath overhead power lines, leaving a race against time and the light. Merrie meets the weekend head-on. Aidan has a broken down bus to fix.
