Heavy-duty fleets looking to improve performance can now turn to the Walker Mega-Flow NoiseBraker muffler. Manufactured by Tenneco Inc, the NoiseBraker Heavy-duty fleets looking to improve performance ...

ASHLAND, Neb. (WOWT) - Community leaders in Ashland, Nebraska say they’ve heard enough. The sound of engine braking by semis passing through has some residents making noise so the city council and ...

Should Bayfield prohibit use of engine brakes, also known as Jake brakes, by semis passing through town on Highway 160? Town trustees discussed the issue on June 7. "We've had a couple people contact ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — If you live near a downhill section of freeway, you've no doubt heard that staccato-like rumbling of big semis trying to slow down. It reverberates through nearby neighborhoods like ...

As cities nationwide move to ban noise from engine compression brakes, some of the more successful and common-sense efforts go to the source of the problem instead. States that pay attention to ...

In response to resident concerns, the Sedalia City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Monday banning the use of unmuffled engine braking systems within city limits. According to a news release ...

1:54 Calls to prohibit engine retarder brakes in Devon The growling noise is most definitely not music to the ears of people who live along Highway 60 in Devon, about 20 km southwest of Edmonton.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 24—Excessive noise caused by commercial trucks using their engine brakes to slow down — sometimes called "jake brakes" — has ...

At Tuesday’s Salisbury City Council meeting, the council approved a revision to the city code making engine exhaust sounds that imitate gunfire and engine brakes a misdemeanor in the city. After ...