Episode
Highway Thru Hell: Jackknife Mountain
Overview
Gord Boyd races to clear a jackknifed semi as snow plows battle to keep The Coq moving; a loaded 18-wheeler on the edge of a cliff tests Reliable Towing's Cam and Chace; a lost trucker needs help backing down a dark road.
Details
- Series
- Highway Thru Hell
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2020-10-26
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Jackknife Mountain is Episode 7 in Season 9 of Highway Thru Hell. It aired on 2020-10-26. The runtime is 43 min.
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