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Highway Thru Hell (2012)

Highway Thru Hell poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Length
14 seasons, 206 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A reality series that shows the work of heavy tow truck operators in British Columbia's mountain highways. The crews face dangerous conditions as they clear crashes and recover wrecked vehicles on roads like the Coquihalla Highway.

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What happens

Highway Thru Hell is a Canadian documentary television series that follows the operations of Jamie Davis Motor Truck & Auto Ltd., a heavy vehicle rescue and recovery towing company based in Hope, British Columbia. Quiring Towing, Aggressive Towing, MSA Towing, Mission Towing and Reliable Towing are also featured in the series. The show focuses on the hardships of operating along the highways of the BC Interior, especially the Coquihalla Highway (Coq). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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