Fully loaded Double-B trailers require up to 70% more distance to stop compared to empty trailersProper brake maintenance is ...

After spending the year building a Monster Jam mini truck from scratch, students from Bryan High School will reveal the fruits of their labor Saturday in Austin.

No brakes, and you’re moving too fast to engine brake your way into the next curve. Fortunately, there’s a runaway truck ramp ...

Two big rigs wrecked within an hour of each other while hauling flood debris to a private landfill in Canton last Friday — further fueling complaints that the narrow, curvy road can't accommodate the ...

The Biggar RCMP had a message for truck drivers in their latest report. Residents along busy highway corridors know the sound of engine brakes, or ...

If you haven't heard of Jake breaks, you're probably not alone. But how is this variation any different from the regular kind ...

The other measure signed on Thursday, House Bill 1039, raises fines from $500 to $1,000 for trucks not equipped with a muffler to reduce the noise of engine brakes, also known as jake brakes. The ...

To maintain safe speeds and prevent overheating on long descents, these trucks use the widely prohibited engine brakes or jake brakes, as well as retarders. While both braking systems are there ...

Scribner, who said he brought the issue forward after hearing complaints from residents about the loud, sudden braking noise from heavy trucks ... called the Jake Brake, is a method of braking ...

Other criteria to prohibit jake brakes include the road not having a reduced speed limit or gear zone for trucks due to a hazardous grade determination. “Engine brakes are extremely effective at ...

This happens when the brakes release air from the truck’s engine. “We have no mountains, and we have very low-speed limits,” Steele said. “Jake Brakes are for very large vehicles traveling ...

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