In 2012 Highway Thru Hell premiered on television. I was in Florida at Disney World in 2013 and was sitting on a bench while Lexie was on a ride and I spoke with a nice lady. She was American and when I told her where I was from she said "are you anywhere near The Highway Thru Hell? I love that show." I told her I drive Highway 5 "The Coquihalla" in the summer. It's a beautiful highway when the weather is good. Winters can be difficult. This happened on Friday:
I now refuse to drive in the city when it snows. The one good thing is we are usually warned of any snowfall. I drive a SUV that's a 4 X 4. I am not afraid to drive in it, it's the other drivers who have no idea how to drive in ice and snow and don't have the proper tires.
Highway Thru Hell was created by Mark A. Miller, Kevin Mills, and Neil Thomas. Thomas met one of the heavy rescue operators for Jamie Davis Motor Truck & Auto after Thomas' moving truck broke down on Highway 5 in the summer of 2010. In the early winter of 2011, cameraman Mills and executive producer Miller dropped in on Davis' company while passing through Hope. The idea of a show about heavy recovery was discussed. The winter of 2010–2011 had been a record-setting season for Davis' business, and he expressed a desire to change the public's perceptions about his industry.
The show has been on for 13 seasons.
