I would hate to think what would happen
if we even just so much as had a flat tyre out here in the dark.
And it's just so much easier to be able to see what you're doing
than fighting with something that's broke down
in the middle of the night with a flashlight.
My name's Rod Stanley.
I've been working for Mammoet in the heavy haul industry
for the last 18 years.
Before that, I was always a truck driver in the northern part of Canada
and I really enjoy that.
I'm on my way back to Stewart now
to pick up another one of the modules to go to the Redwater plant.
Every heavy load that I've ever hauled has always been a pretty big challenge.
All the logistics that have to go into it and the planning.
- I guess we're good to go here. - Ten four.
If we have to do that 8.5...
There is a lot of teamwork to do this job safely,
and the bigger the job, the more people and the more we work together.
Yeah, it's pretty awesome.
The load is 69,000 kilograms,
5.2 metres high
and 57 metres long.
The bigger the load, the more demanding it is on a truck, so...
This is the first time I've been driving this Volvo.
I'm really starting to like it.
It's got enough power to do these big loads that we're doing right now.
It's very comfortable to drive, roomy,
and the transmission shift's really nice.
So we have to travel at night to stay in accordance with the law.
The biggest challenges driving these loads at night
are fatigue, meeting traffic and the bridges here,
because we do have to know where they are and slow down.
We have a lot of pilot cars and people out in front of us
warning when things are coming up.
Driving in the North Country, there's always been a concern with wildlife,
and I had one actually jump out in front of me this winter.
A cow moose ran out of the bush and hit me right behind my driver's door.
It got killed.
If she had been a few seconds faster,
then she would have been right here in my windshield.
As you travel through the Rocky Mountains, it's always a sight to see.
Trees are changing colours.
All the crystal blue water.
To me it's just really rewarding to be able to drive through here.
I think I will drive until retirement,
and hopefully I'll have the next few years
to enjoy more good times with my teammates here
and, yeah, I'm looking forward to it.
Definitely spend more time with my grandchildren.
I was gone a lot when my kids were growing, I missed a good part of that,
so watching the grandchildren grow will be special.