The new effort by our county commissioners to outlaw one of truck drivers’ safety tools is a poke in the eye at our agriculture community and the trucking industry. Jake Brakes are an essential ...

I read with great interest the Oct. 25 story of the Vail Town Council’s attempt to regulate Interstate 70 traffic noise. Although the headline read “Vail pushes law against I-70 noise,” the article ...

Sep. 16—MERCER — Mercer Borough Council is working to eliminate the nuisance of the noise of large trucks using jake brakes. At a meeting last week, they discussed a potential ordinance to regulate ...

Under Woodbury County's proposed ordinance, the use of a "Jake brake" would be prohibited in several areas of the county. Woodbury County supervisors are considering an ordinance that would prohibit ...

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 ...

I applaud the decision and course of action by the Glenwood Springs City council and police chief as outlined in the front-page story in the Post Independent on Thursday, Dec. 12, `That’s the ticket!

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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 ...