MATCO TOOLS Franchise Complaints

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• Well Guest!

  First of all I would have to be the biggest dumbass in the world to buy an old Matco Tools truck with their logo on it and drive around the country, on my dime, telling others to not buy a Matco franchise. I think Matco attorney's would have me in court in the blink of an eyelash to sue me for defamation of their corporation even though everything I am saying on this website is true.

  Second of all victims of franchise scamming and those who have felony's committed against their franchise by their franchisor are not, and will never be, financially stable enough to organize themselves to go up against this type of fraud! Who is going to pay for these victims to fly or drive to Ohio to protest? Do you think the victims of franchise fraud just sit at home waiting for an opportunity to protest Matco or Danaher? How much money will it cost to lodge these protesters and get them all together? Do you think for five seconds I have not thought about it? I would love to start an organization to bring the fraud of this Corporation to light. You want to start with a donation Guest?

  Donate $20,000 to my campaign today and I will quit my job and do what I really want to do in life. Bring the fraud of this entity (NMTC Inc. dba Matco Tools/ Danaher Corp) to every person imaginable so they can not take advantage of another person (especially an American soldier) again.

  It has to take money to fight fraud Guest! Because our system of GOVERNMENT is broken!!!

  Government does not take care of the American people! It kisses the ass of corporations who steal from tax payers. What is our debt at today Guest? Where the hell do you think all that money is going?

  Your a REAL piece of work guest! Point the finger at a victim of a crime as the reason NMTC Inc. dba Matco Tools/ Danaher Corp. is still CHURNING franchisees in their PONZI SCHEME!!!

  My guess is your a Franchise Attorney or a Franchise Consultant! Either way your existence serves the need of this FRAUD! The reason you are able to get on here and go after someone who is a victim of criminal behavior or scamming instead of sympathizing with a victim is your income depends on the fleecing of others. Otherwise you would be asking me for financials, the specifics of the Franchise Laws that Matco violated, the proof that a Matco employee (DM) inflated numbers and created shops that were never on my LOC (the reason Matco threatened me with the loss of my franchise is because I had shops that were not on my LOC but approved by Matco's employee my DM), the reason Matco terminated my franchise, the law that says they illegally terminated my franchise w/o good cause, the law that says Matco violated my franchise rights by terminating it w/o giving me an opportunity to cure a repeat offense.

  I am smart enough to know what the law says and cite the violations. How come an attorney will not represent me? Is it because "the needs of a few victims are outweighed by the needs of AN ENTIRE INDUSTRY OF CROOKS???

• Just a bunch of excuses, Todd Peterson.

  Matco would sue me! I'm not going to protest "on my dime!" If someone would pay me $20K I would start a campaign! Ugh. Kind of pathetic.

  If you really wanted to warn vets or take action, you'd borrow $5 and make a protest sign, call the media, and go picket Matco HQ, or Danaher, or the IFA/VetFran.

  FYI there's nothing illegal about using a corporate logo in conjunction with a protest. It's called Fair Use. It's done all the time. I can tell you've really researched how to get the word out.

  This is why nothing changes for franchisees. Most, including Todd Peterson, aren't willing to exert any more effort than blowing off a little steam at the pity-party here. Why shouldn't franchisors exploit those who happily hand over their life savings then are too afraid to make waves once they've been screwed over?

  Maybe some day a real franchise whistleblower willing to get off his duff and do something to create change. Toddy P. certainly ain't him.

• I think I have explained quite a bit here as well as some publications in a few papers and internet websites!

  Just like when I owned my franchise I have worked hard to get the word out. What I don't understand is how some pompous fool can get on here and point a finger at me for a Corporation violating the letter of the law? You still are pointing the finger at me saying I need to do something as a victim!

  I am a mere American citizen. If lawmakers and attorneys cower to corporations WTH am I supposed to do against those with all the money and attorney's in their back pocket? Politicians have turned a blind eye to me! Attorney's have violated their oath when they represented me! I tried to sue an attorney for misrepresentation and no attorney would take that case either! WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THAT I ALREADY HAVE NOT DONE!

  I am not getting any calls from the mainstream media to do a story on the crimes that Matco/ Danaher committed against my franchise. I am not getting any support from this website or any others over the crimes committed against my franchise! Criminals are roaming free to continue their fraudulent and criminal behavior and you want to point the finger at me???

  You know you are a real piece of #%$ GUEST!

• Just saying! My name is Todd A. Peterson and I consider myself a franchise expert as I have spent over three years trying to figure out HOW (in America) a franchisor can violate the LAWS of a State designed SPECIFICALLY for franchising and not be held accountable for their criminal intent! If anyone needs a witness pursuing the industry of franchising I would GLADLY testify against these criminals for FREE!!! Of course, finding an attorney who will represent a franchisee on the merits of a case is going to be VERY HARD TO DO!!! My attorney's fleeced me and kicked me to the curb because I HAVE A CASE!!! Don't think for five seconds that the IFA (International Franchise Association) which raises MILLION of dollars a year doesn't fund the protection of the franchising industry or buy off the political world with outstretched hands full of money.

• I was a happy MATCO guy for 15 years. When fuel costs went up I cut back on my route and culled some deadbeats, When my purchase average went down a guy named Mike Swanson decided I needed to go. I ran against 15 Snap On dealers in my time and they all bit the dust. Since then there has not been a reliable MATCO distributor in the area since. They raped me for several thousand dollars in what was promised returnable in the deal to go franchise and changed the discount program to eliminate the 40% program. Got to where a lot of broken tools were returned too.
  I made a lot of money, enjoyed a lot of trips, friendship fellow distributors over the years. The downfall of MATCO will be the greed and drive of a few good assholes.

• Todd Peterson! I am doing a story for Franchise Times magazine on veterans who have been unfairly treated by franchisors. I would really like to hear from you. Can you email me ASAP at robertlillegard [at] gmail [dot] com?

• The driver Glenn Pace DO NOT want to change my broken tools I wold like some one to cal me on that [redacted] George from Los 3 Amigos Auto Repair on 1700 commercial Dr naples Fl 34112 to get my tools change they are under guarantee so I would really like to hear from you ASAP Thank You

• Been mechanic and.loyal customer for over 40yrs but now need tools replaced and had hard time finding someone to replace broken tools. Finally got someone to replace them but after 2 months still waiting for replacement tools. Others work with won't buy ecause of that.

• On this Veteran's Day approaching and with the relentless pursuit of Veteran's to purchase a franchise of Matco's (Danaher Corporation) through an IFA (International Franchise Association) program called VETFRAN, I am posting the results of Matco's (Danaher's) own F.D.D.'s (Franchise Disclosure Documents) since 2007. See for yourself what lies in your future as a franchisee prospect of Matco Tools! VETERANS save yourself some heartache! Statistics DO NOT LIE!!!

  Outlets (Start) (Opened) (Closed) (End)
  2007- 1490 219 230 1479
  2008- 1479 213 249 1443
  2009- 1443 215 196 1462
  2010- 1462 188 232 1418
  2011- 1418 209 205 1423
  2012- 1423 169 182 1410
  2013- 1410 209 193 1426
  2014- 1426 258 164 1520

  Average (Start Outlets)= 1444
  Average (Opened)= 210
  Average (Closed)= 206
  Average (End)= 1448

  What we see here is that Matco (Danaher) is not growing! Matco (Danaher) Churns!!!

  We see here that Matco (Danaher) refers to Distributor's as Outlets instead of Franchisee's!!! Why?

  Is it because Matco (Danaher) has others selling their tools who are not Franchisee's? Do these owners of their SEPARATE Matco (Danaher) agreement have less restrictions on their ability to sell tools for Matco?

  With these Questions in mind one must ask themselves if Matco (Danaher) loses 206 OUTLETS a year how many of them are franchisee's and how would this affect my decision to purchase a Matco franchise?

  If Matco's Average Outlet's are 1444 per year and their average Closed Outlets are 206 per year what are the chances of you succeeding in a Matco franchise?

  At 206 closed Outlet's per year and over the course of the 8 years of information provided 206x8= 1648 failed outlets over a 8 year period. That is more failed Outlets than the average Outlets of 1444. With this in mind we have to consider that of these 1444 Outlets how many are franchisee's?

  Using my state of Arkansas as a model because I know who has been selling tools for a long time and why they are allowed to succeed because of their demographic location and type of agreement they have I came up with approx. 30% of 1444 Outlets have a SEPARATE agreement that is NOT a franchisee agreement. This means approx. 1011 of the 1444 Outlets are franchisee's with a different, unfair, restricted and CHURNED opportunity to succeed!!!

  If you are a Veteran and are being sold a franchisee route you have a 160% chance of failing over an eight year period!!!!!

  Do you know that some states that have franchise law call this a crime? Do you know that some states have specific laws to protect Americans from franchisors who sell a franchise opportunity which is separate from the one that others are selling? Arkansas has those laws!!! So why was I not protected against my franchisor who committed infractions of the Arkansas Franchise Practices Act?

  Pay ATTENTION ALL FRANCHISEE PROSPECTS!!! The answer is called the "Arbitration Agreement" in your F.D.D. (Franchise Disclosure Agreement). This agreement is to settle all legal matters in the State of Ohio where Mac and Cornwell franchisee's will also have to settle their legal matters!!! That is correct!!! Mac and Cornwell have "Arbitration Clauses" in their agreements as well!!!

  Recap- DO NOT BUY A MATCO (DANAHER CORP=WALL STREET FORTUNE 500) FRANCHISE!!! The fact that a Fortune 500 company is ALLOWED to exist screwing Americans in their Ponzi Scheme should be making Americans aware of the COMPLETE fraud that exists in our government!!!

  Thank YOU VETERAN'S!!!

• Any one notice that the Matco contract requires the spouse to guarantee all obligation, and the distributor has to indemnify Matco against all third party claims. So in theory if there was a product liability claim against Matco by a third party, Matco can force the distributor to cover the costs. In most cases this would stop once the LLC of the distributor was broke, but due to the guarantee this would leak pas the LLC and allow the third party to have access to the distributors personal assets like a home. This could be very bad. Any one else notice this in the agreements.

  • Guest: I believe this clause was added after a lawsuit by Marks & Klein against Snap-on, sometimes called the "Snap-on Wives Suit." If I recall correctly, M&K got around the mandatory arbitration clause by having the wives sue Snap-on rather than the franchisee husbands. But that's a good point about possible exposure of joint marital assets and definitely worth getting a legal opinion on. ADMIN