The company that pioneered truck aerodynamics is bringing further aerodynamic innovation to the temperature-controlled logistics sector as Hatcher have recently added to its range of Fridge Spoilers. Designed to enhance the flow of air through the refrigeration unit, whilst aerodynamically
Fuel Price Highlights Aerodynamic Importance
With fuel prices at an all-time high fleet managers are being advised to check aerodynamic roof spoilers for adjustment or damage. Industry figures indicate that fuel is typically 1/3 of an HGVs operating cost, but that will increase if fuel
Improving efficiency through innovation
Necessity is the mother of all invention so they say – and what could be more necessary, in the current climate, than saving fuel and improving the efficiency of transportation and road freight. No stranger to innovation, Hatcher Components Ltd,
Hatcher join the Living Wage Foundation
It’s no secret that the rising cost of living is having an effect on everyone, not least the exorbitant rise in energy and fuel costs. The knock-on effect is, of course, that wages have to go further. Reacting to this
Aero Innovation Milestone Reached
Our 12,000th Freddie air kit management system has just rolled off the production line. Freddie is probably the benchmark in roof spoiler technology. Designed with the aid of Cranfield University and Mercedes Benz using Computational Fluid Dynamic Modelling (CFD), not
New Generation Scanias Get Equally Smart Air Kit
Scania’s striking new generation of trucks gets an air equally smart air kit thanks to a new spoiler from Hatcher Components. Scania provides two air kits of their own but these don’t cater for trailers above 4.1m. With this in mind