Semi-trucks are an integral component to a healthy supply chain, transporting goods across the country daily. In fact, there's millions of semi-trucks on US roads each day. Over the years, advances ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dear Action Line: We live close to the intersection of U.S. Highway 550 and Trimble Lane, where there is a traffic light. The residents in that area are subjected to frequent day and night “jake ...

City Council recently introduced an ordinance amendment that would eliminate the current prohibition on the use of diesel truck engine brakes on 31st Street in the city — a prohibition put in place ...

Sep. 16—MERCER — Mercer Borough Council is working to eliminate the nuisance of the noise of large trucks using jake brakes. At a meeting last week, they discussed a potential ordinance to regulate ...

WILLMAR -- Members of the Willmar City Council's Public Works/Safety Committee could not agree Tuesday evening whether the use of an engine-braking device on trucks, which can cause excessive exhaust ...

Kirtland City Council recently voted to prohibit the use of engine brakes within the city, with exceptions for safety forces and emergency situations. The ordinance was approved unanimously on third ...