The new effort by our county commissioners to outlaw one of truck drivers’ safety tools is a poke in the eye at our agriculture community and the trucking industry. Jake Brakes are an essential ...

Under Woodbury County's proposed ordinance, the use of a "Jake brake" would be prohibited in several areas of the county. Woodbury County supervisors are considering an ordinance that would prohibit ...

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 ...

The Jacobs compression release engine brake, or "Jake brake," is now in its 60th year of service, with more than 9 million of the systems manufactured by 2019. The compression release brake system, ...

A Toytown resident this week lambasted City Council for recently rescinding a three-year-old prohibition on truckers using jake brakes on 31st Street below Mill Run in his neighborhood. Mike Servello ...

Woodbury County's ordinance lays out portions of roads in the county where large trucks can't apply a loud compression brake. Woodbury County supervisors on Tuesday approved an ordinance to ensure ...

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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 ...

I applaud the decision and course of action by the Glenwood Springs City council and police chief as outlined in the front-page story in the Post Independent on Thursday, Dec. 12, `That’s the ticket!

Jacobs Vehicle Systems announced its engine brake model 5783A is now standard equipment on the International A26 engine. Jacobs has supplied a compression release engine brake for International ...