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 ...

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 ...

TMD Friction has released a paper on the importance of auxiliary brake retarders to all braking systems in the heavy-duty market. TMD says despite operational differences between disc and drum brakes, ...

Manor Township supervisors voted 4-1 on Nov 4 to overturn a traffic commission recommendation for erecting signs limiting trucks' use of engine brake retarders. The signs would have prohibited ...

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 ...

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 ...

The loud roar of diesel trucks using brake retarders will continue to be heard on Route 56 between Hillcrest Drive and Leechburg Road in Lower Burrell. City officials in April had requested that ...

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 ...