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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MAHANOY PLANE – The use of engine brake retarders by large diesel trucks to provide additional braking power will not be prohibited in Gilberton borough. The consensus of the Gilberton Borough Council ...