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3Hotdogs

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3. Side question, unrelated to your foot warmer. I believe you are a truck driver. So,
Sat Jul 12, 2025, 08:26 AM
Jul 12

heavy duty trucks have an "engine brake." This is in addition to the brakes on the wheels. Drivers call this the "Jake brake." How did it get that name?

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