What are ‘jake brakes'? "Jake brakes" are the common term for the Jacobs engine brake, which alters the operation of an engine's exhaust and allows it to function as a power-absorbing air compressor ...

Mar. 18—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 ...

In a marriage seemingly written in the stars, Cummins on Wednesday announced it plans to acquire Jacobs Vehicle Systems. Jacobs in 1961 introduced the first engine brake, the “Jake Brake,” which was ...

Kirtland City Council recently voted to prohibit the use of engine brakes within the city, with exceptions for safety forces and emergency situations. The ordinance was approved unanimously on third ...

A new approach to jake brakes may be in the works. The city's transportation and traffic commission voted 4-2 in favor of recommending the City Council adopt a bill requiring engine brake mufflers in ...

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 ...

Mike Wolanin | The Republic A banner of J. Irwin Miller, former president and chairman of Cummins, is visible in a gathering space in the basement of the Cummins Corporate Office building in Columbus, ...

Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a global manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engine retarding systems and valve actuation mechanisms, will supply compression release engine brakes across the full range of ...

City Council may consider an ordinance that would allow it to prohibit the use of jake brakes, although council is likely to put the prohibition into practice for now only along 31st Street below Mill ...

May 12—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 ...