May 12—Delmont residents may not get the "no-jake-brake" signs exactly where they ... to resident complaints about the 35 mph speed limit on Manor Road. The study concluded that the current ...

Several Massachusetts cities and towns have banned truck drivers from using their engine brake, or jake brake, which can be very noisy. “They’re just a nuisance, I mean quiet towns you want ...

“The speed limit is 35 (miles per hour) through there, and there is no reason to use a Jake brake at 35,” Lechman said. He said he had followed one truck into the Walmart parking lot and began ...

What's more, they're both intended for very different driving conditions. The Jake Brake, short for Jacobs Engine Brake, absorbs energy instead of producing it. In other words, the system alters ...

She added the fine “needs to be enough so that it matters,” rather than having truckers Jake brake, pay a small fine and continue to use their Jake brake. Supervisor Ron Peterson emphasized ...

Truck drivers enable Jake brakes by flipping an engine brake switch, according to Matheson.com. Then all the driver needs to do to use the Jake brake is take the pressure off the accelerator. The ...