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 ...

Fleet managers should have a good understanding of engine brakes and how they are properly used. How often do you hear drivers complaining about weak engine brakes? Some drivers will say the engine ...

Heavy-duty vehicle component manufacturer Jacobs Vehicle Systems has launched its new High Power Density Engine Brake for vehicle and engine manufacturers, announcing the technology at the IAA ...

When: West Earl supervisors meeting, Sept. 11. What happened: Supervisors voted unanimously to prohibit engine brake retarders on Locust Street from West Farmersville Road to South State Street and ...

Truckers have long appreciated the safety value of engine retarders, but the general public has always been annoyed by the noise they produce. That's the mystery faced by engine brake manufacturers ...

Millions of semi-tractors hit the road every single year to keep America running with everything from the mail and Amazon ...

Newville Borough Council is getting set to put a stop to noise from engine brake retarders on trucks and other vehicles. Council Tuesday endorsed a draft ordinance to prohibit the use of such ...

BIG BEAVER — Council recently approved an engine brake retarder ordinance barring using the brakes from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange to the Lawrence County line and Route 551 (Wallace Run ...

Lower Burrell is asking PennDOT to weigh public safety against peace and quiet on a stretch of Route 56. Council last week requested PennDOT complete a “brake retarder study,” in the section of Route ...

West Earl Township resident Phil Boyer said he wakes up almost every morning at 4 a.m. to a vibrating house and the sound of screeching brakes. Boyer said the ruckus is the result of trucks barreling ...