The loud roar of diesel trucks using brake retarders will continue to be heard on Route 56 between Hillcrest Drive and Leechburg Road in Lower Burrell. City officials in April had requested that ...
Lower Burrell is asking PennDOT to weigh public safety against peace and quiet on a stretch of Route 56. Council last week requested PennDOT complete a “brake retarder study,” in the section of Route ...
A Toytown resident this week lambasted City Council for recently rescinding a three-year-old prohibition on truckers using jake brakes on 31st Street below Mill Run in his neighborhood. Mike Servello ...
City Council recently introduced an ordinance amendment that would eliminate the current prohibition on the use of diesel truck engine brakes on 31st Street in the city — a prohibition put in place ...
Sep. 16—MERCER — Mercer Borough Council is working to eliminate the nuisance of the noise of large trucks using jake brakes. At a meeting last week, they discussed a potential ordinance to regulate ...
POTTSTOWN – The Route 100 hill between State Street and Shoemaker Road is too steep in places to ban southbound trucks from using the over-loud ‘jake brakes’ for slowing down as they approach the ...
GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP)- Tractor trailers are big and they can be loud. Several Massachusetts cities and towns have banned truck drivers from using their engine brake, or jake brake, which can be ...
For heavy duty trucks like semis hauling lots of cargo over long distances, conventional friction brakes just can't do it on their own. To maintain safe speeds and prevent overheating on long descents ...
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 ...
BARNESVILLE – Restricting the use of “Jake brakes” along state Route 54 in Ryan Township will depend on a road study conducted by the township engineer. The topic was discussed at the Sept. 9 meeting ...