In a car with a manual gearbox, you can use that stick to your advantage in more ways than the simple act of shifting gears. If you want to slow down, instead of relying on just the brakes, you can ...

Semi-trucks are an integral component to a healthy supply chain, transporting goods across the country daily. In fact, there's millions of semi-trucks on US roads each day. Over the years, advances ...

Jacobs Vehicle Systems announced the launch of a compression release engine brake for the International A26 engine. Jacobs and Navistar engineers collaborated to provide an engine brake for the latest ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While technology has made life more complicated than ever, it's also arguably better in many regards. So too is the case for engine building, ...

When it comes to cars and car parts, a lot goes into sending you down the road and making sure you can come to a stop when you arrive at your destination. As you're probably aware, our vehicles rely ...

You can’t work in the trucking industry for long without realizing the interconnectedness of the trucking world — goods with communities, roads with ports, airports and railways, regulations across ...

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 ...

City Manager Tim Pearson said some residents have voiced concerns over the noise the trucks make when they use their "jake brakes." Residents describe it as a very loud rumble. "It's just very loud," ...

GREENFIELD — City Council unanimously passed an ordinance on final reading this week amending the city’s traffic code to prohibit the use of engine brakes in city limits. The ordinance defines engine ...