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Mattracks was started by the company’s CEO, Glen Brazier. The company developed out of a product conceived from a drawing by his 11 year old son Matt. The rubber track conversion system was first manufactured in Thief River Falls, Minnesota in 1992. Later, production was moved to its current location in the community of Karlstad, Minnesota.

Mattracks, Inc. was incorporated in 1995, at that time the company employed six people, manufacturing and marketing the original model of the Mattracks rubber track conversion system. The original Mattracks system was sold primarily in U. S. markets as well as in Canada. Mattracks added sales staff in 1999 to address growing interests in their products from the international market.

In 2002 with 30 employees on board, Mattracks launched the LiteFoot line of ATV track conversion systems, adding to the Mattracks rubber track conversion product line up. Today Mattracks employs approximately 50 people.

Since 1994 Mattracks has increased in number of models, increased the speed, smoothed the ride, improved the traction and eased the steering. They have many years of experience in track system design and development have been implemented into the new Mattracks track equipped products. The goal of the Mattracks engineering and production staff is to meet the needs of customers. This effort shows through innovative design changes and advancements in material used in the production of products. Mattracks continues to strive for improved product reliability, extended track wear, smoother ride and trouble free operation.

What Is Mattracks
Mattracks conversion systems are technologically advanced, independent, rubber track systems that can be found anywhere in the world. Used for recreation, work, commercial and agricultural applications, Mattracks can equip most any 4 wheel drive vehicle from a small ATV to trucks up to 21,000 lbs or 9,500 kg. Mattracks is a solution to being mobile in some of the worst conditions.

Mattracks rubber track conversion system gives users the ability to transform most any 4WD vehicle into a an all-terrain vehicle. Mattracks can be a cost efficient mobility solution for giving a vehicle the capability of traveling over soft terrain such as mud, snow, sand, swamps and bog, with minimal impact on the environment. The rubber track system simply bolts on an independent track unit in place of each vehicle wheel, creating an “all-track-drive” vehicle with all the features and functionality of a road vehicle, capable of meeting off-road mobility challenges.

One or two people with hand tools and a floor jack can easily install the entire Mattracks system. Just remove the tires and bolt Mattracks in place, in as little as thirty minutes the job is done! It’s as simple as changing tires, plus one bracket bolt in each corner.

Who Uses Mattracks
From their earliest days in the marketplace, Mattracks have been used for a variety of applications, both for work and recreational purposes. Mattracks equipped vehicles have traveled over some of the most challenging terrain in the world.

Mattracks equipped vehicles have been put to work for oil & gas, installing and servicing telecommunications systems, construction, mining, drilling, logging, forestry, surveying, power transmission lines and pipeline construction. These track systems have been put to work in many other industries including: agricultural, law enforcement, search and rescue, emergency services and government agencies.

The track system has shown to be a reliable cost effective solution alternative for routine travel and for the transportation of light equipment and supplies into many different work environments.

Origins of Innovation
Mattracks is the result of the imagination of a then 11 year old Matt Brazier along with the innovation of his father, Glen Brazier.

“My son came to me with a drawing,” Glen Brazier said, holding the sketch of a large truck with tracks instead of tires. “He said, ‘Dad can we make something like this?’ and we went from there.”

Glen Brazier formed Mattracks Incorporated and after three years of engineering, development, and testing, the first set of Mattracks named after the young boy, “Matt”, went on sale in 1994.

Mattracks Worldwide
Since the 1994 introduction, Mattracks have been sold to people all around the world, from the South Pole in Antarctica to the North Slopes of Alaska, from the Americas to the Middle East and most countries in between. Mattracks are being used by various domestic and foreign government agencies, search and rescue units, maintenance and engineering crews, commercial users and recreational users.

“Every day, someone calls us with some new way to use Mattracks,” Brazier said.