An Edneyville resident presented county commissioners with a petition Wednesday signed by 31 of her neighbors, begging them to pass an ordinance to rein in the use of engine compression brakes, or ...

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 ...

Relief may have finally arrived for Dillon residents upset about truck noise rolling through town at night. For more than a year now residents in the Dillon Valley have been losing sleep as a result ...

The Colorado Motor Carriers Association and Vail leaders have entered into a “multi-faceted approach” toward reducing noise on the stretch of Interstate 70 that runs through town. “We want to work ...

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 ...

PORTSMOUTH — City Attorney Bob Sullivan said an ordinance controlling use of engine compression brakes can be a valuable enforcement tool, as long as police use "sound" discretion. An ordinance ...

The use of “Jake brakes” is now banned in designated parts of Morgan County after the Sept. 2 meeting of the Morgan County Board of Commissioners. The commissioners unanimously passed Ordinance No. 1, ...

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 ...

Q. We live about two blocks from the Orange (57) Freeway in Placentia in a mobile home park near Orangethorpe Avenue. A lot of the semi trucks using Orangethorpe to get to the freeway use what are ...

In response to resident concerns, the Sedalia City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Monday banning the use of unmuffled engine braking systems within city limits. According to a news release ...

Story County supervisors decided against a jake brake ordinance Tuesday after noise complaints on West Riverside Road, saying the ordinance would not be enforceable. A jake brake, or a compression ...