Truckers have long appreciated the safety value of engine retarders, but the general public has always been annoyed by the noise they produce. That's the mystery faced by engine brake manufacturers ...
Newton City Council this week passed the ban in a 5-1 vote with Randy Ervin voting “no.” The council member said he ...
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 ...
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Grinding, Squealing, or Thumping? 4 Brake Sounds That Tell You Something’s Wrong—Just by Listening
Brakes are among the most critical safety systems on any vehicle, yet they’re often overlooked until something goes wrong.
HOLYOKE – Gordon P. Alexander used to hear the low-end, rumbling wail of a trucker applying engine brakes dozens of times a day. "It'll wake you up if you're asleep. It's loud," Alexander said on ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
National Transport Commission safety spokesperson Tim Eaton said engine braking noise on heavy vehicles fitted with worn, defective or inferior mufflers had been a community concern for some time.
Tenneco Automotive says it has found a better way to shut up noisy trucks. The company introduced the Walker NoiseBraker, a heavy-duty muffler engineered to silence heavy-duty vehicle exhaust and ...
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