Jake brakes on large commercial hauling trucks may not be music to the ears, but according to Murrysville Chief Administrator Jim Morrison, they’re “a necessary evil.” Morrison was responding to ...

For heavy duty trucks like semis hauling lots of cargo over long distances, conventional friction brakes just can't do it on their own. To maintain safe speeds and prevent overheating on long descents ...

Can Lower Macungie officials put the brakes on noisy jake brakes used by tractor-trailers rolling through their township? The township's public safety commission has recommended that Lower Macungie ...

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 ...