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

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Episode #4.1

Thu, Apr 15, 2021

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.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Episode #4.2

Thu, Apr 22, 2021

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.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Episode #4.3

Thu, Apr 29, 2021

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4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Episode #4.4

Thu, May 6, 2021

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5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Episode #4.5

Thu, May 13, 2021

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6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Episode #4.6

Thu, May 20, 2021

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7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Episode #4.7

Thu, May 27, 2021

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8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Episode #4.8

Thu, Jun 3, 2021

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9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Episode #4.9

Thu, Jun 10, 2021

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10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Episode #4.10

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

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.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Episode #4.11

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

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12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Episode #4.12

Thu, Jul 1, 2021

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1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Episode #5.1

Thu, Dec 2, 2021

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.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Episode #5.2

Thu, Dec 9, 2021

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.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Episode #5.3

Thu, Dec 16, 2021

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.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Episode #5.4

Thu, Dec 23, 2021

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.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Episode #5.5

Thu, Dec 30, 2021

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.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Episode #5.6

Thu, Jan 6, 2022

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.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Episode #5.7

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

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.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Episode #5.8

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

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.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Episode #5.9

Thu, Jan 27, 2022

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.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Episode #5.10

Thu, Feb 3, 2022

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.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Episode #5.11

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

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.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Episode #5.12

Thu, Feb 17, 2022

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.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Episode #5.13

Thu, Feb 24, 2022

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.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ Episode #5.14

Thu, Mar 3, 2022

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.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ Episode #5.15

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

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.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ Episode #5.16

Thu, Mar 17, 2022

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.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ Episode #5.17

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

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.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ Episode #5.18

Thu, Mar 31, 2022

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.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ Episode #5.19

Thu, Apr 7, 2022

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.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ Episode #5.20

Thu, Apr 14, 2022

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.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Episode #6.1

Thu, Sep 1, 2022

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.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Episode #6.2

Thu, Sep 8, 2022

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.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Episode #6.3

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

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.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ Episode #6.4

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

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.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ Episode #6.5

Thu, Sep 29, 2022

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.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Episode #6.6

Thu, Oct 6, 2022

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.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ Episode #6.7

Thu, Nov 17, 2022

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.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Episode #6.8

Thu, Nov 24, 2022

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.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Episode #6.9

Thu, Dec 1, 2022

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.

10Season 6