Engine braking isn't some secret technique reserved for manual drivers. Fundamentally, it's simply easing off the throttle and letting the engine's internal resistance help slow down your car. When ...

Drivelines have changed to match engine torque profiles, chopping engine cruise speed nearly 500 rpm over the past 15 years. If there’s a problem with trucks and truck equipment in general, the ATA’s ...

With automatic vehicles making up the majority of traffic and self-driving cars gearing up to take over, learning how to drive isn't such a big deal. Nowadays, kids as young as ten years already have ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — If you live near a downhill section of freeway, you've no doubt heard that staccato-like rumbling of big semis trying to slow down. It reverberates through nearby neighborhoods like ...

You're driving a loaded diesel rig down a mountain pass, foot hovering over the brake pedal, heart racing. How do you slow 20,000 pounds safely without cooking your brakes? Cue the exhaust brake -– ...

TO complement its new ASET emission-compliant engines, Mack Trucks has introduced a new integrated engine braking system. The new PowerLeash brake was shown during the Mid-America Trucking show in ...

Residents who have complained about tractor trailer trucks using loud compression release engine brakes here may soon have a solution. West Chester trustees are expected to vote Dec. 17 on whether to ...

Isaac Atienza is a Filipino motoring journalist who joined TopSpeed.com in 2021. He also owns a Filpino motoring website called Go Flat Out PH and is also a contributor to a local newspaper called The ...

Jacobs Vehicle Systems announced the introduction of the optimized engine brake for the 2017 Cummins X15 engine. “The 2017 X15 capitalizes on the optimization of the VGT and the braking cam to deliver ...

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 ...