Massive rainfall caused entire sections of Highway 5 (the Coquihalla) to wash away, cutting off major transportation routes.
Season 10 also served as a showcase for the evolution of recovery equipment. The Rotator wreckers—trucks with rotating booms and massive lifting capacity—were featured prominently. Viewers got an inside look at the and other custom rigs that cost upwards of $1 million. The season stressed that while the trucks are more powerful, the math of physics (weight, leverage, gravity) remains unforgiving. Highway Thru Hell - Season 10
A tanker truck goes through the guardrail on a hairpin turn. It is dangling 300 feet above the Fraser River. The twist? The product inside is explosive. Jamie Davis calls in his 50-ton rotator, but the ground is too soft to set outriggers. The crew has to use a "live line" anchor—tying the truck to a second wreck truck—to stabilize the tanker while a technician rappels down to hook the axle. It is heart-stopping television. Massive rainfall caused entire sections of Highway 5