LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Caterpillar heavy-duty compression brake will be introduced as an option on the C15 during fall of this year. Caterpillar officials made the announcement at the Mid-America ...

Q. Many trucks pass my home and a significant number hit their compression brakes somewhere along a two-kilometre stretch of the road, which doesn't have a particularly steep incline, causing a sudden ...

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, ...

Power is both the blessing and the curse of diesel engines, which is where retarders, more commonly known as engine brakes, come into play. Pacbrake explains that since diesel engines lack a retarding ...

VEB+ - the new generation of auxiliary brakes for Volvo’s trucks - is now being launched in the UK from this autumn on all Volvo FH and Volvo FM vehicles. Already available on the new FH16, this ...

“Fantastic and complete set of tools that are a must-have for DIY brake work.” Doing your own brake jobs can save you tons of money over the years, but anyone who has tackled pads or rotors at home ...

There just aren’t that many competitions where the winner is the guy who stops the fastest. But in the biggest contest of all – survival – the winner is always the guy who stops somewhere just out of ...

Q: Is it, or is it not illegal for truckers to use unmuffled engine brakes within the Seattle city limits? Gregg DuPont, who lives in Seattle’s Montlake area, says truckers routinely use the loud ...