Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Truck News
Meet The HMMWV’s New Replacement: The Oshkosh L-ATV
The HMMWV, AM General’s military truck that has been in service since 1984, has a replacement, after years of testing and several prototypes. Oshkosh Defense was awarded the $6.75 billion (!!)...
Drunken Idiot Steals Excavator, Wreaks Havoc, Gets Busted – Don’t Be Stupid, Stupid!
(PHOTO CREDIT: OSWEGO POLICE) – Those crazy drunks. Enough skill to get a piece of big yellow iron cranked up in the dark and head out on a public road, but not enough sense to know that...
Best of BS 2015: Driver Survives Complete Annihilation Of His Truck With Minor Scratches In I-84 Pileup
This is literally unbelievable. The man you see pinned into the annihilated wreckage of his pickup truck survived needing only “two band-aids and some ice” after an horrendous pileup...
Good News, Canadians! The Mercedes Benz Unimog Is Coming Back! (Sorry, Lohnes, Not In The U.S.A. Yet)
One of the most capable workhorse vehicles ever designed is slated to make a return to the Great White North’s market soon, and workers across Canada are celebrating. The Mercedes Benz Unimog...
What Do You Think Of The Samsung Safety Truck?
Have you seen the video of the Samsung Safety Truck yet? If the answer is no, don’t worry, it’s right here so you can answer the question after you watch it. If you have, get to...
Ram To Offer 900 Foot-Pounds Of Torque With 2016 Heavy Duty Diesel – More Towing Capacity Warfare With Ford
(Photos: FCA US) The tow rating war that had been going on between Ford and Ram has been fairly quiet for a little bit. Ford decided to test to SAE J2807 towing specification and has kept claiming...
Missouri Police Respond To Plane Crash Only To Find Shockwave Jet Peterbilt – This Is AWESOME
In a news story that we literally could not have made up ourselves, concerned neighbors contacted the authorities when they thought a plane had crashed on a local Missouri farm only for the...
The Complete List Of Entries For The 2015 Baja 500
The number of trucks, buggies, quads, bikes, and more that are entered in the SCORE Baja 500 for this weekend and we are pissed that we won’t be able to attend. But that doesn’t mean you...
Mercury Racing Releases New OptiMax Diesel Outboard – Spark Fired Diesel V6, Incredibly Interesting Engine
While we’re not usually the types to get excited about outboard boat engines, this one is something to behold. Called the Mercury Racing OptiMax, it is a 175hp, 3.0L V6 diesel engine that was...
NTPA Pulling Action Photos: Flying Dirt, Smoking Tractors, And Crazed Trucks From the NTPA Pinetops 300
(Words and photos by David Whealon) – What does a small quiet downeast North Carolina town of Pinetops (pop. 1360) do for excitement after the hosting the best Christmas parade east of...
Red Heaven: We Visit The Incredible Paquette International Farmall Musem and Hall Of Fame
One of the highlights of a recent family trip to Florida was a visit to the Paquette International Farmall Museum and Hall of Fame which is located in the town of Leesburg. It was about an hours...
Scrapple, Your “meh”-worthy News: The Brabus Range Rover Pickup, Mercedes’ Stupidest Quote Yet, And More!
Another week down, another roll of antacids needed for this round of Scrapple. There’s plenty of reasons to drown all of this with some strong liquor in here, folks! 1. Mercedes will not build...
This Box Truck Hung Over The Side Of Interstate 93 In Boston For A Few Hours
With Route 66 the one possible exception, we shouldn’t be reporting on one particular Interstate route twice in three months, but Interstate 93 in Boston is proving to be the exception to the...
