Seen a "No Engine Brake" sign on the highway? It has more to do with noise than safety. Check if it applies to you.

The Borough Council will likely adopt an amended ordinance to ban the use of Jake Brakes, a nuisance for residents of Central Avenue and Pompton Road.

Jake Brakes are an essential element of safely operating a large truck. According to trucking industry safety standards, it takes a fully loaded commercial vehicle up to a quarter of a mile to ...

Jake brakes are now prohibited on Bridgeville’s McLaughlin Run Road, from Bower Hill Road to the Upper St. Clair border. Bridgeville Council ratified the decision Sept. 9. A jake brake is an ...

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 ...

Bossier City outlaws use of unmuffled compression brakes on 3 major thoroughfares Several municipalities regulate Jake brakes because the devices make a very loud noise The API failed to deliver the ...

La Plata County commissioners voted unanimously in 2021 to pass an ordinance that prohibits the use of “jake brakes,” which are loud and can disrupt residential life.

Story County supervisors decided against a jake brake ordinance Tuesday after noise complaints on West Riverside Road, saying the ordinance would not be enforceable. A jake brake, or a compression ...

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 ...

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 ...

May 12—Delmont residents may not get the "no-jake-brake" signs exactly where they want them, but they will get several installed in the borough. When residents initially brought complaints to ...