Getting to the trail head and home again should not be this nerve-wracking. If you tow with a diesel truck, you can eliminate a lot of this worry by installing a supplemental exhaust braking system.

Pacbrake, the Surrey, B.C.-based maker of engine and exhaust brakes, has introduced an exhaust brake kit for all 2001-model-year General Motors trucks. The new C20066 kit comes with all the necessary ...

SURREY, B.C. — Pacbrake has introduced a new patented premium performance exhaust brake designed to maximize braking power on most classes of diesel trucks. The PRXB is a constant backpressure exhaust ...

The rumble sounds great in the driveway, but the real story is complicated.

The refreshed 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 and 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 gobbled up the lion’s share of the headlines this week. Though not a whole lot was revealed other than minor sheetmetal changes, we ...

If you have ever pulled a heavy load to the top of a mountain, then you know what it's like trying to maintain control of your speed while going downhill. The weight pushes your rig faster and faster ...

Former NFL great Howie Long and Chevrolet Silverado HD Chief Engineer Eric Stanczak are once again testing and talking about the 2015 Chevy Silverado HD. In this downhill towing test video, they bring ...

If you are tired of eating up front disc brakes and having to lay on the brake pedal longer than you’d like when your late-model GM HD pickup is towing a big gooseneck or heavy tow-behind trailer, we ...

Every diesel truck owner wants an engine brake on their rig. That is if they don’t already have one. They help slow your pickup without cooking the brakes. But how do they work? And why don’t pickup ...

Each August, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) promotes Brake Safety Week. During this week, commercial motor vehicle inspectors focus on identifying brake violations and taking commercial ...