Driving the Monster seems relatively straightforward, but crushing a line of cars is going to take all the courage he can muster and then some. Steve gets a front row on the eve of his big event and watches as his teacher crashes the truck he's preparing to drive. As they rush to repair the truck, hopefully Steve won't have second thoughts.

His tests start right away with the hoist and drop test, then on to the concrete line pour test and finally the load flip. Each test mimics necessary skills a crane operator would do on a real jobsite. If Criss is good enough at the tests he gets to help build a real hospital. There he must prove his crane skills in a final challenge that will show his buddies back at the firehall who is king of the crane.

It will take nerves of steel, a slow steady hand, and intense concentration to keep the ship from rubbing up against the walls. He'll get his sea legs in a huge simulator before taking the wheel of a small boat going through the Trent waterways canal system. Finally Kemar will take the controls of a freighter more than two football fields long and steer it through one of the narrow canals of the Welland Canal System.

Stones test his loader prowess and his finesse at the controls. The dumpster puts his depth perception through the ringer. All the challenges culminate in a final rock quarry derby where he must pull together all of his load and dump skills to a race against the clock of industry standard time.

At the Essar Steel Plant in Sault Sainte Marie, Jen learns the ropes on a Steel Slab Carrier, one of the most difficult machines to operate at the Mill. Jen is taught the delicate art of approaching a steel slab, and the techniques involved in hoisting 80 tons in the air. Driving and hoisting are just part of the job, the real challenge for Jen comes when she's asked to carry steel from the open yard, through a narrow door and into the dark interior of the Mill. It's a challenge that even the pros have trouble with.

But here he was getting used to the rear-wheel steering of this state-of-the-art machine. He begins his rural training by taking the harvester through an obstacle course before learning how to attach the 7.6-metre header. Once the header is attached John quickly learns that even though the machine is huge it needs to be finessed in order to be most effective. In his final challenge, John goes up against the pro in a race against time to see who can harvest an entire field of wheat first. It's a challenge that will test John's patience more than his speed.

Harnessing the power of 1,800 horsepower is the first lesson as Chris learns the eight speeds of the GP9, and more importantly how to bring this huge locomotive to a stop in case of an emergency. Hooking up, or coupling with other cars, provides a huge test for Chris as he attempts to build a train 24 cars long. His final challenge will call on all his newfound skills as he takes on a professional engineer in an obstacle course on a 48-kilometre long training track.

It's a very difficult vessel to operate because it's not quite a boat that operates a lot like a plane. First up our PR man learns how to hover in one spot, before taking the Hovercraft through a tight slalom course and beaching the craft on land. He'll need to master the basics because Jack will be put to the test when he's asked to transport a patient in a medical emergency where time is of the essence.

After Andrew learns the driving controls of the Scooptram he'll head underground where he'll be asked to navigate a complicated series of tunnels with only the light on his hard hat. His final challenge will pit him against a professional driver and the clock as he attempts to scoop a load and then remember how to get back out of the mine. It's a challenge that will not only test his driving skills but how he reacts under pressure.

After a brief driving lesson, Miguel goes to school on the Harvester, practicing the art of approaching and clamping on to a tree before releasing the cutting blade on the trunk. Our truck driver will learn the correct angle to approach the tree and where to fell it. Finally Miguel takes tree harvesting to the next level as he's taught the precise skill of stripping the tree and piling the logs in a neat pile. The Timber Jack is a very powerful and potentially dangerous machine that demands all of Miguel's concentration and skill.

He soon graduated to the M60 where he finessed the tank through a slalom course before trying to bring 27 tons to a sudden stop. Our sci-fi fan was taught how to turn on the spot before moving on to his final challenge. The final challenge incorporated every discipline Martin was taught, as he had to take on the pro in an obstacle course that featured speed and handling.

The grader is the finishing machine on the road construction site and Tony learns very quickly why. After he goes through the basics of driving the grader, Tony is taught the delicate maneuverings of the grading blade and it doesn't take our contractor long to respect the skills involved. His final challenge will involve an obstacle course where he takes on the pro and the clock in a race to level a roadway and prepare it for paving.

The self-proclaimed best parallel parker also admitted to not being very good when it comes to backing up. Her first lesson involved the art of double-clutching, from there she moved on to her least favourite activity, backing-up. Gina surprised herself with how quickly she picked up the basics, but the final challenge would force her to pull out all of her newfound skills in an obstacle course where three mistakes result in failure.