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 ...

Jacobs Vehicle Systems has been selected to supply Jake Brake engine brakes for DaimlerChrysler’s next generation global heavy duty engine platform. Building upon its long-term relationship with ...

The RCIPS has issued a traffic advisory to remind truck drivers that it is illegal to use unmuffled engine compression brakes (also known as Jake Brakes) other than for emergency purposes.

U.S. Route 11 through the center of Malone village is quite hilly, and with several thousand large trucks passing through the village daily, significant noise is generated by these vehicles, both when ...

Mark your calendar: June 30, 2026 (10:00 a.m. PDT). A 37.5% ownership interest in MagnaTrans, LLC, a California limited liability company doing business as Magna Transportation Group, will be sold in ...

The loud roar of diesel trucks using brake retarders will continue to be heard on Route 56 between Hillcrest Drive and Leechburg Road in Lower Burrell. City officials in April had requested that ...

In response to resident concerns, the Sedalia City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Monday banning the use of unmuffled engine braking systems within city limits. According to a news release ...

The use of “Jake brakes” is now banned in designated parts of Morgan County after the Sept. 2 meeting of the Morgan County Board of Commissioners. The commissioners unanimously passed Ordinance No. 1, ...