By Karan Singh

StreetFire.net

It’s not the most impressive jump, but it is impressive that it was even attempted in such a vehicle. The guy’s boss probably won’t think so, though.

Shortest Jump in the Biggest Truck

By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

We’ll start with the punchline. According to the Associated Press, neither driver in this massive collision was hurt. We can’ t fathom how that is possible because the impact looks like someone detonating a nuclear device, but we’re glad that it’s true. This is explosion quality that is normally only seen in Jerry Bruckheimer movies. How the dump truck managed to amble across a highway and directly in front of an 18-wheeler gathering steam to merge onto said highway is beyond us, but it happened. Pay attention to the upper left corner of the camera shot. This kids, is impressive stuff…

Raw Video: Texas Crash Creates Fireball

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

I’ve heard some quarries are located in super-isolated areas, and that the guys who work on such sites wind up living there for weeks at a time. I’ve also heard alcohol is banned entirely, so those poor bastards must get pretty frustrated and bored. But I’ve always believed folks can find a way to have fun even in the most inhospitable situations, and this video of a giant Volvo dump truck drifting is proof positive. I loved how the front end loader lends a hand when the articulated back end flips over. Funny stuff…

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