Hell on the Highway

- Season 1

(2012)

The snow comes in hard, tangling and mangling traffic in Donner Pass. Sam from "Nyack Towing" must winch up a young driver's pick-up which has plunged down a steep incline and slammed into a tree. Becky and Edgar from "Dependable Tow" struggle to extract a big rig loaded with hay from a ditch far below the highway.

A dry winter quickly changes direction as extreme weather batters the northern Sierra region of Nevada. With massive amounts of snow comes dangerous conditions for drivers. But that can also mean a big payday for these four competing town truck companies.

The worst snowstorm of the season blankets Donner Summit and Sam of Â"Nyack TowingÂ" gets a call about a driver plowing into a tree near an icy river. With Sam's truck sitting on pure ice as he attempts to tow the crushed vehicle, he must ensure that both vehicles don't end up in the river or get hit by oncoming traffic.

The violent weather and icy conditions wear on in Nevada as Eddie from Sierra Towing and Sam of Nyack Towing compete for job calls. Eddie is 15 miles ahead of Sam as they race to the next tow job. But with the icy conditions, Eddie is at risk of having a secondary accident slide into him.

The brutal winter continues in the Sierra Nevadas as tow truckers in the region rescue drivers from the mountains' icy roads. But Sam of Nyack Towing won't complain about the weather and is hell-bent on getting more jobs.

It's the holy grail of towing an enormous blizzard swallows the roadways with a thick layer of wet snow on Donner Summit in northern California. The sudden, deadly conditions force the highway patrol to declare an emergency code thirteen, asking all local tow companies to clear disabled vehicles off the roads, whether the driver wants a tow or not.

A violent blizzard slams Donner Summit, and severe conditions mean a gold mine for tow truck companies. In this episode, Brandon of Sierra Towing spots a vehicle in trouble, but when he parks his truck to help the driver stranded in the middle of the highway, the truck gets sideswiped by another driver.

Winter is coming to a close in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, but a late-season storm has Becky of Dependable Towing rushing to the scene of a serious car accident. The driver spun out of control and plunged down a ravine. Over at Nyack Towing, owner Craig Sutton is locked in a race with employee Sam Jackson to see who can make the most money in the next 24 hours.