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 ...

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 ...

The low rumble can rattle windows and cut through walls. When the noise from braking truck engines strafes a neighborhood during sleep hours, it can mean war. Engine braking, also known as jake ...

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 ...

A new Illinois law is now in effect that allows jurisdictions to crack down on the unnecessary use of “jake” brakes without a sufficient muffler system, according to the Mid-West Truckers Association.

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 ...

1:54 Calls to prohibit engine retarder brakes in Devon The growling noise is most definitely not music to the ears of people who live along Highway 60 in Devon, about 20 km southwest of Edmonton.

The Hall County Board of Supervisors will continue discussion regarding a more effective engine brake ban on Tuesday. The existing ban in the city limits of Grand Island and other communities in the ...

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 ...

Tenneco Automotive has introduced the Walker NoiseBraker, a truck muffler designed to quiet heavy-duty vehicle exhaust and engine-brake noise, while increasing engine efficiency. At the heart of the ...

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 ...