TOWAMENCIN >> Township police have good news and bad news for Towamencin residents who would like to see loud truck brakes restricted on Sumneytown Pike. The good news is that restrictions are ...

TMD Friction has released a paper on the importance of auxiliary brake retarders to all braking systems in the heavy-duty market. TMD says despite operational differences between disc and drum brakes, ...

The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by autonomous driving, connectivity, electrification and safety features, and growing importance of technologies ...

We've all heard it. That teeth-chattering, machine-gun exhaust sound diesel truckers make when they use engine retarders to slow their vehicles. Ray Yecker was at the June 11 meeting of the West Earl ...

SOUDERTON >> Picking up on neighboring Telford’s discussion earlier in the month of possibly banning trucks from using brake retarders, Souderton Borough police Chief James Leary raised the same ...

Power is both the blessing and the curse of diesel engines, which is where retarders, more commonly known as engine brakes, come into play. Pacbrake explains that since diesel engines lack a retarding ...

Hydraulic retarders play a critical role in modern vehicle braking systems by converting kinetic energy into thermal energy through the fluid dynamic interactions within the retarder system. Their ...

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.

Q: While driving north on Route 512 leaving Bath, I noticed signs that said “Brake Retarders Prohibited.” I used to live in Bath and have driven that stretch millions of times, never noticing them, so ...

This column is a component of VFIS' "Operation Safe Arrival" initiative, aimed at heightening safety awareness and reducing the frequency and severity of accidents involving emergency vehicles. The ...

West Earl Township resident Phil Boyer said he wakes up almost every morning at 4 a.m. to a vibrating house and the sound of screeching brakes. Boyer said the ruckus is the result of trucks barreling ...