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Mercedes-Benz 4163 K 8x4 for a concrete pump
Modification of the first axle spacing and addition of a rear axle on the 8x4 chassis, for the installation of a CIFA K60H concrete pump.
September 20265 photos
- Foundation
- 1981Industrial and commercial vehicles
- Site
- Povegliano Veronese (VR)Via Zanibelli, 5 — 7,000 m²
- Specialisation
- Chassis conversionLight and heavy trucks
- Testing
- CPA and MCTCIncluding art. 75 Highway Code registrations
History
Trascar from 1981 to today
Trascar was founded in 1981 in Castel d’Azzano by engineers with twenty years of experience in converting industrial vehicles. In 1997 it moved to Povegliano Veronese, onto a seven thousand square metre site.
In 2019 a generational handover also brought a change of name; in 2024, under new management, the company went back to the name Tras-Car and joined the Carnovali-CBS Group. Joining the group covers the stage upstream of bodybuilding: setting the wheelbase, the axles and the loading height of the chassis.
The engineering office studies each case individually, within the manufacturers’ specifications; chassis modifications are carried out by qualified welders, kept up to date through regular training.
—Lengthening and shortening of the wheelbase
—Addition of intermediate and rear axles
—Vehicle alignment with a laser system
Operations
The eight operations carried out on the chassis
When the standard vehicle does not have the configuration required, the chassis is cut and rebuilt: lengthening or shortening of the wheelbase, addition of axles, repositioning of components. Laser alignment, testing and painting follow.
From tractor unit to rigid truck
The road tractor becomes a two or three-axle rigid truck, with a chassis on which the body can be fitted.
Chassis cuttingMade-to-measure side members2 and 3 axles
See the operation →Lengthening and shortening of the wheelbase
The drive axle is either cut free or moved to bring the wheelbase to the dimension the job requires.
CuttingAxle repositioningManufacturer specifications
See the operation →Addition of axles
Rear and intermediate axles, including steered, to increase the payload of the vehicle.
RearIntermediateSteered
See the operation →Component repositioning
The silencer, the air tanks and the urea and AdBlue tanks are moved to clear the chassis.
SilencerAdBlue tanksUsable space
See the operation →Laser alignment
Alignment, measurement and toe setting of wheels and axles with the JOSAM laser system.
JOSAM systemToeCamber
See the operation →Testing and type approvals
CPA and MCTC testing with Ministry officials, and art. 75 Highway Code registrations.
CPAMCTCArt. 75 Highway Code
See the operation →Painting and shot blasting
Shot blasting of the added parts and full painting of the chassis.
Shot blastingComplete chassisAfter the modification
See the operation →Service and spare parts
After-sales service, spare parts and technical support on the vehicle bodies.
After-salesSpare partsTechnical support
See the operation →Completed work
Conversions carried out
Work carried out on chassis from different manufacturers: wheelbase modification, addition of axles, repositioning of components. For each job we give the date and the photographs.
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Existing body transferred onto a new chassis
When the equipment in use does not fit on the new-generation vehicle, the components are repositioned along the sides of the chassis, so that the body already in service can be kept.
August 20265 photos
03
Used 4x4 tractor units reconfigured as 6x4 off-road
Used road tractor units in 4x4 configuration converted into rigid trucks and reconfigured as 6x4 for off-road use, with an added liftable third axle.
July 20264 photos
04
MAN, overall width reduced to 2.3 metres
Reduction of the vehicle’s overall width to 2,300 mm, carried out for MAN Truck & Bus Italia.
June 20264 photos
05
Mercedes Actros L ProCabin 2548
Addition of a steered, liftable intermediate axle on the chassis of the new Actros L ProCabin 2548.
March 20263 photos
06
IVECO T-Way, rearrangement of the chassis components
Oversized battery box in a stacked position, BSIS radar repositioned and air tanks moved, to clear the space needed for the stabiliser feet.
February 20265 photos
07
MAN TGS HydroDrive, wheelbase shortening
Distance between the first axle and the drive axle brought to 3,100 mm, with approval from MAN Munich. Minimum turning diameter 13.5 metres.
February 20266 photos
08
Vertical stacked battery box, made to measure
Reducing the wheelbase leaves little room for the side components: the battery box is made to measure, in a vertical stacked position.
February 20263 photos
09
Room for the stabilisers between the front axles
Repositioning of the chassis components to create the housing for the stabiliser feet between the front axles.
October 20253 photos
10
MAN TGS 35.480, wheelbase modified for a dropside body and crane
Modification of the wheelbase on the MAN TGS 35.480 for the installation of a dropside body and a crane.
October 20254 photos
Certifications and compliance
The quality system certification
The quality management system is certified by an accredited third-party body and covers the conversion of the chassis of industrial and commercial vehicles. Type approvals for the individual conversions are issued by the Motor Vehicle Department at the time of testing.
Documents
ISO 9001:2015Quality management system+
The scope is the conversion of the chassis structure of industrial and commercial vehicles. The certificate is subject to an annual surveillance audit: current validity is confirmed until 3 April 2027.
- Body
- G-CERTi
- Accreditation
- IAS MSCB-113
- Certificate
- GKIT-0189-QC
- Expiry
- 3 April 2028
Company policyQuality of the working processes+
It sets out the commitments on the quality management system: monitoring the needs of customers and interested parties, analysis of risks and opportunities, continuous training of internal and external collaborators, and improvement of the organisation and of the service.
- Document
- M5-04
- Revision
- 1 of 19 February 2025
Contacts
The Povegliano Veronese site
The vehicle registration data and the technical data sheet are enough to assess a modification.
Povegliano Veronese (VR)
Head office and workshop
Via Zanibelli, 5
37064 Povegliano Veronese (VR), Italy
The group
The other companies in the group
Trascar prepares the chassis on which the other group companies fit the equipment.
