A Jake Brake is best for rapid deceleration, particularly on steep hills. Retarders work better for smooth, progressive deceleration during stretches of stop-and-go traffic or maintaining highway ...

Clessie Cummins, the man behind famed Cummins engines was the one who actually created the Jake Brake following a harrowing incident. In 1931, Cummins was behind the wheel of a truck during a long ...

Delmont officials will move ahead in developing a “jake-brake” ordinance, despite acknowledging that their police department will not be able to enforce it. Borough officials asked the state ...

WEIRTON, W.Va. — Residents along Beverly Avenue off Freedom way in Weirton say they have been facing a loud issue -- trucks using Jake brakes. Joe Smith has lived in the same house for decades ...

Jake brake noise is less frequent than train noise, he said. Dennis Jones of Walnut Avenue would prefer not to hear the jake brakes, but doesn’t pay much attention, ...

Delmont residents may not get the “no-jake-brake” signs exactly where they want them, but they will get several installed in the borough. When residents initially brought complaints to council ...

The faulty brake pedal can increase the risk of injury or crash, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety ...

Contrary to popular belief, the jake brake has nothing to do with Jake from State Farm. The jake brake is a valve timing technology used by diesel trucks to slow down the vehicle using the engine.

The trademark Jake Brake got its name from Jacobs Manufacturing Company, which started making supplemental engine brakes more than 60 years ago. There's a great story behind that invention, ...

Harvey from New Mexico was puzzled by a freeway sign he drove past that said something about a 'jake brake'. Who is this 'Jake' and why does he get a break? Find out on this episode of the Best of ...

The Jake Brake, short for Jacobs Engine Brake, absorbs energy instead of producing it. In other words, the system alters the engine's exhaust valve operation so that the pistons act as air ...