The stricter emissions standards mandated by EPA are no doubt having their most dramatic impact on engine development. And such widespread changes to engines means that changes to engine brakes and ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a global manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engine retarding systems and valve actuation mechanisms, ...

Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding systems and valve actuation mechanisms, announced that it will be the engine brake supplier for the Mercedes-Benz 13-liter ...

Jacobs Vehicle Systems’ High Power Density (HPD ) engine brake has entered production with a Chinese truck manufacturer. This is the first OEM application of HPD, launched in 2016, to be announced.

Jacobs Vehicle Systems has launched a new Engine Brake for the Cummins ISX 11.9 diesel engine. The new Model 460 Engine Brake by Jacobs was developed in conjunction with Cummins engineers to provide ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Kensington officials are considering a restriction on the use of jake brakes in part of the city. “Jake brakes” are the common term for the Jacobs Engine Brake, which alters the operation of an ...

Jacobs Vehicle Systems, perhaps best known for the engine brake common on so many of America's heavy-duty trucks, is planning to roll out new products, one of which is part of the U.S. Department of ...