About this season
The Gratzianna family and their team of fearless tow truck drivers navigates a mix of out-of-control customers, stranded motorists and massive highway accidents and recoveries. They put their lives at risk day in and day out to keep the streets of Chicago and their passengers safe.
Episodes (20)
1. Thanksgiving
Aired 21 May 2009 • 30 min
A fuel tanker gets stuck on an interstate ramp and a semi skids off the highway landing sideways into a ditch, delaying the crew's Thanksgiving dinner.
2. Hogs
Aired 21 May 2009 • 30 min
A livestock truck carrying 150 hogs collides head on with a pick up truck.
3. Joe, Terminal Manager
Aired 28 May 2009 • 30 min
A tractor trailer loses control and rolls over an on-ramp, and an overseas container slides down a slick road and rolls over at an intersection.
4. The Ice Storm Cometh
Aired 28 May 2009 • 30 min
Two tractor trailers collide head on; a vehicle slides straight into a ditch and a Honda sedan slides off the road into a neighbor's yard.
5. Slaying The Dragon
Aired 4 June 2009 • 30 min
A container truck full of cardboard tips over on the highway; Tony and Jay break Tryke's truck and a semi gets stuck in a loading dock.
6. Marci's The Boss
Aired 4 June 2009 • 30 min
A tractor trailer loses control and rolls over an on-ramp; an overseas container slides down a slick road and rolls over at an intersection and Bill leaves town leaving Marci to man the shop.
7. The Blizzard
Aired 11 June 2009 • 30 min
A 40 ton rig slides over into a ditch, an SUV rolls off the highway and Jay, Keith, Don and TJ winch out victims of the storm.
8. Coldest Day Of The Year
Aired 11 June 2009 • 30 min
Dispatch gets into a frenzy as slick roads cause a five car pile-up and a jackknifed tractor trailer blocks an off ramp, while all the drivers are out on calls for dead vehicles.
9. Odd Jobs
Aired 18 June 2009 • 30 min
It's not a typical day of rescues for the crew at O'Hare when a pedestrian bridge gets stuck over an icy pond and a 4500 lb. helicopter must be transported to a nearby facility.
10. It's A Dangerous Job
Aired 25 June 2009 • 30 min
A truck breaks down on a bridge, a fuel tanker starts to smoke and leak in mid-transport, a semi plows over an electrical light post, a semi crashes into a wall on the highway and a 200,000 pound crane breaks down on a city street.
11. Code Red
Aired 2 July 2009 • 30 min
A semi is stuck under a bridge after a wheel breaks, a box truck has a head on collision and three burned cars are towed.
12. Snow Angels
Aired 16 July 2009 • 30 min
A two-car collision leaves one buried in the snow; two trucks are stuck on an icy slope and a pickup plunges into a river.
13. Stuck In The Mud
Aired 23 July 2009 • 30 min
A roof cave in leaves a car trapped inside a garage; an expensive sports car is carefully transported and several cars are winched out of muddy driveways.
14. The Windy City
Aired 30 July 2009 • 30 min
An overseas container is blown over the side of a highway, a 40-ton crane sinks into a deep muddy sinkhole, and a 5-ton semi is stuck in the soft thawing ground.
15. Rookies
Aired 6 August 2009 • 30 min
Every year, O'Hare breaks in a class of rookie drivers. They're put to the test right away, as Bill leads them to a roll over in a freight yard, and later they square off in a towing skills competition.
16. Jane Runs The Show
Aired 13 August 2009 • 30 min
Bill and Marci head out of town, living Bill's sister Jane in charge of O'Hare. The calls roll in, including a cargo van that has fallen off a lift, and a tricky winch out.
17. Friday The 13
Aired 20 August 2009 • 30 min
It's Friday the 13, and O'Hare is haunted by freak occurrences. Two calls come in simultaneously, and Marci's birthday celebration is interrupted by a shocking disturbance.
18. First Day Of Spring
Aired 27 August 2008 • 30 min
Spring finally comes to Chicago, and the warm weather means muddy terrain. Bill and the Boys take on a machine load shift, while Tryke tackles a dump truck.
19. The Biggest And The Baddest
Aired 3 September 2009 • 30 min
The Gratziannas discuss the worst wrecks of the past season.
20. Death Defying And Deadly
Aired 10 September 2009 • 30 min
The season finale counts down the most treacherous, danger packed recoveries that O'Hare has faced.