Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Truck News
It’s Over: Aviation Industry Dead In California With Close Of Boeing C-17 Production
There was a time when it was weird a plane someone was flying on wasn’t built in California, such is no longer the case. After being a massive producer of airplanes and massive driver of the...
The Blitz Fogger Was The Most Well Intentioned But Horrendous Idea Ever Created For Garden Tractors – How’s That DDT Taste?
There’s an old saying that goes something like, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions”. Consider the story of the Blitz Fogger as one of those “good...
2015 SEMA Coverage: Trucks Of All Shapes and Sizes From Outside The 2015 SEMA Show
As promised, our coverage of the 2015 SEMA Show starts today. Technically the event does not begin until tomorrow but we got here early and cruised the massive area in front of the Las Vegas...
Rumor Mill: Did Marchionne Just Hint At A New Full-Size SUV From Ram?!
(Lead Photo: Agustin Jiminez/Four Wheeler) FCA hasn’t had a full sized SUV in the U.S. market since 1993, when the D-series-based Dodge Ramcharger was axed, and hasn’t had one, period,...
This 1956 Crown Bus Just Rewrote The Record Books At Road Atlanta
During the resent HSR Fall Historics at Road Atlanta, the 1956 Crown school bus you see in the lead image above completely rewrote the record books at the historic road course and we have the video...
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...