Matco Tools, Inc. is an American professional tool distribution franchise for the automotive and other industries and is based in Stow, Ohio, United States. This includes over 13,000 different tools such as wrenches, screw drivers, gauges, and specialty tools. Matco produces their own line of toolboxes in their Jamestown, NY manufacturing plant. They manufacture and contract the production of many air tools, electric tools, hand tools and diagnostic tools.. The company was founded in 1946 and began selling direct to professional mechanics in 1979. Originally Matco was the box manufacturing division of

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. However, they have not been associated with Mac since Matco Tools was formed in 1979. Former corporate owner Danaher spun off several subsidiaries, including Matco, in 2016 to create

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. Fortive, in turn, spun off Matco and other brands as

Vontier Vontier Corporation is a manufacturing company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. It owns the brands Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Matco Tools and Teletrac Navman, including subsidiaries Hennessy Industries, Gasboy, and Global Traffic Technologies ...

in 2020.

Distribution

Similar to Snap-on,

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and many

dealers, Matco Tools are sold by a local tool distributor who owns a territory by means of a franchise. The franchise owner drives to the work locations of potential customers, and typically offers financing to individuals looking to buy their tools. Matco trucks are easily identified by their white color with large blue and red Matco logo on the side. NMTC, Inc. d/b/a/Matco Tools ("MATCO") is a

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corporation, incorporated on January 12, 1993. Matco is a wholly owned subsidiary of Matco Tools Corporation ("MTC"). MTC is a

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

corporation. Matco has used Fortive Business System (FBS) to grow its distribution model and build strong customer and franchisee relationships through

digital marketing Digital marketing is the component of marketing that uses the Internet and online based digital technologies such as desktop computers, mobile phones and other digital media and platforms to promote products and services. Its development duri ...

Wage Theft

On April 28th, 2022, Matco Tools paid more than $15 million to resolve allegations that it misclassified employees as contractors in order to avoid paying its workers overtime pay and deny them of their mandated breaks.

Motorsport sponsorships

Matco sponsors, or has sponsored, several professional racing teams, including 3-time

Top Fuel Top Fuel is a type of drag racing whose dragsters are the quickest accelerating racing cars in the world and the fastest sanctioned category of drag racing, with the fastest competitors reaching speeds of and finishing the runs in 3.62 seconds ...

champion and 45-time

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winner

Antron Brown Antron Brown (born March 1, 1976) is an American drag racing driver, currently driving the Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster for AB Motorsports in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. Brown is the first African American champion in drag racing ...

, and NHRA Super Comp champion and

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racer

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.Jack Beckman to Replace Whit Bazemore at DSR
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* {{Tool manufacturers Tool manufacturing companies of the United States Manufacturing companies based in Ohio Manufacturing companies established in 1946 Automotive tool manufacturers 1946 establishments in Ohio