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 ...

Mar. 18—Delmont officials will move ahead in developing a "jake-brake" ordinance, despite acknowledging that their police department will not be able to enforce it. Borough officials asked the state ...

City Council recently introduced an ordinance amendment that would eliminate the current prohibition on the use of diesel truck engine brakes on 31st Street in the city — a prohibition put in place ...

Tuesday, the Vail Town Council – in a split, 4-3 vote – stepped closer to adopting an ordinance that would fine truck drivers up to $999, the maximum penalty allowable, for using engine-compression ...

POTTSTOWN – The Route 100 hill between State Street and Shoemaker Road is too steep in places to ban southbound trucks from using the over-loud ‘jake brakes’ for slowing down as they approach the ...

GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP)- Tractor trailers are big and they can be loud. Several Massachusetts cities and towns have banned truck drivers from using their engine brake, or jake brake, which can be ...

MAHANOY PLANE – The use of engine brake retarders by large diesel trucks to provide additional braking power will not be prohibited in Gilberton borough. The consensus of the Gilberton Borough Council ...

MAHANOY CITY – The state Department of Transportation approved an engine brake retarder restriction in Mahanoy Township, but the outgoing supervisor is not in favor of the restriction. The subject was ...

The St. Paul City Council recently called on the state Legislature to pass a law allowing St. Paul to prohibit the use of air compression diesel engine brakes on all city freeways, highways and ...