Mack Trucks Inc. has introduced the PowerLeash engine brake, which is now available on Mack’s Application Specific Engine Technology (ASET) engines, providing drivers with improved vehicle braking ...

How often do you hear drivers complaining about weak engine brakes? Some drivers will say the engine brake provides so little retarding power they have to use their service brakes to help decelerate ...

It takes more than flipping an on/off switch to get the most from your engine retarder. Without an engine brake, diesels don’t produce much braking compared with car engines because they lack a ...

ABSTRACT Current heavy duty diesel valvetrains are not able to utilize hydraulic lash adjusters (HLA) in conjunction with an engine brake. During a braking event the engine brake introduces ...

Truckers have long appreciated the safety value of engine retarders, but the general public has always been annoyed by the noise they produce. That's the mystery faced by engine brake manufacturers ...