6.1/1016 votes#1 - 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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6.5/1018 votes#2 - 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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6.3/1015 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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6.2/1013 votes#4 - 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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6.3/1013 votes#5 - 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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6.4/1013 votes#6 - 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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5.7/1012 votes#7 - 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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6.4/1011 votes#8 - 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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6.9/1012 votes#9 - 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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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"War Zone" is the best rated episode of "Heavy Rescue: 401" season 1. It scored 6.1/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/3/2017. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Shock and Awe".