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 ...

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 ...

Jacobs Vehicle Systems announced the launch of a compression release engine brake for the International A26 engine. Jacobs and Navistar engineers collaborated to provide an engine brake for the latest ...

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 ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a global manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engine retarding systems and valve actuation mechanisms, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...