Power is both the blessing and the curse of diesel engines, which is where retarders, more commonly known as engine brakes, come into play. Pacbrake explains that since diesel engines lack a retarding ...

Every diesel truck owner wants an engine brake on their rig. That is if they don’t already have one. They help slow your pickup without cooking the brakes. But how do they work? And why don’t pickup ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 28—Local law enforcement officials said "jake braking," or engine braking, is an uncommon issue they don't deal with in the ...

Jacobs Vehicle Systems announced its engine brake model 5783A is now standard equipment on the International A26 engine. Jacobs has supplied a compression release engine brake for International ...

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) — Extremely loud noises from sand trucks and other big rigs near residential areas of Bossier City have led to a new law. As a result, the use of Jake brakes soon will be ...

A new approach to jake brakes may be in the works. The city's transportation and traffic commission voted 4-2 in favor of recommending the City Council adopt a bill requiring engine brake mufflers in ...

GREENFIELD — City Council unanimously passed an ordinance on final reading this week amending the city’s traffic code to prohibit the use of engine brakes in city limits. The ordinance defines engine ...

Relief may have finally arrived for Dillon residents upset about truck noise rolling through town at night. For more than a year now residents in the Dillon Valley have been losing sleep as a result ...

The Marine City Commission recently passed an ordinance that prohibits and restricts the use of certain engine brakes and exhaust devices on motor vehicles in the city. The ordinance, unanimously ...