Selectmen consider ordinance restricting use of engine compression brakes by truckers
CONWAY — That loud "trombony" sound you sometimes hear when large trucks are slowing down could be muffled if selectmen enact an ordinance restricting the use of "Jake Brakes," or engine compression brakes, in Conway.
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