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 ...

The Jacobs compression release engine brake, or "Jake brake," is now in its 60th year of service, with more than 9 million of the systems manufactured by 2019. The compression release brake system, ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Caterpillar heavy-duty compression brake will be introduced as an option on the C15 during fall of this year. Caterpillar officials made the announcement at the Mid-America ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fargo City Commissioners voted 5-0 on Monday to have staff write up a ban against using engine compression brakes in the city. The engine brakes, often called "Jake brakes" after a leading ...

Dear Johnnie: Our backyard abuts 17th near Airport Road. Lately, I have noticed increased disruption from the loud engine brakes on heavy trucks. It looks like Colorado has a law requiring engine ...

MOUNT ENTERPRISE — Some towns pair their city limits signs with others acknowledging the local Kiwanis Club, a brag about a native celebrity or a proclamation that it's the fill-in-the-blank capital ...

There just aren’t that many competitions where the winner is the guy who stops the fastest. But in the biggest contest of all – survival – the winner is always the guy who stops somewhere just out of ...