Q: Is it, or is it not illegal for truckers to use unmuffled engine brakes within the Seattle city limits? Gregg DuPont, who lives in Seattle’s Montlake area, says truckers routinely use the loud ...

A survey is made of compression brake noise levels in heavy duty diesel trucks, using test procedures based on the ISO and EPA driveby acceleration noise tests. The data shows that compression brake ...

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 ...

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 ...

Woodbury County's ordinance lays out portions of roads in the county where large trucks can't apply a loud compression brake. Woodbury County supervisors on Tuesday approved an ordinance to ensure ...

You're driving a loaded diesel rig down a mountain pass, foot hovering over the brake pedal, heart racing. How do you slow 20,000 pounds safely without cooking your brakes? Cue the exhaust brake -– ...

The city of Meridian is considering banning compression brakes, or jake brakes, within city limits. Police say if the ordinance passed it would be difficult to enforce. During the Nov. 13 City Council ...

Q. Many trucks pass my home and a significant number hit their compression brakes somewhere along a two-kilometre stretch of the road, which doesn't have a particularly steep incline, causing a sudden ...

The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners passed a new ordinance restricting the usage of air compression brakes in certain areas of Jefferson County following a public hearing during their May 23 ...

NORTHAMPTON – After some truck drivers gasped in outrage, the City Council will consider a somewhat toned-down ordinance on the use of compression brakes when it meets on Thursday. Acting on the ...

When it comes to car maintenance, there are some tasks that are better left for somebody else to tackle. An oil change, for example, doesn’t cost much more to have done at a shop than if you were to ...

Rim brakes have declined in their usage in recent times. Pro bikes through to entry-level models come with disc brakes of one sort or another, and commuter bikes too have made the switch too in order ...