Makita is preparing a second, compact wave of its MakTrak tool boxes for the U.S. market, with the new products reported to arrive in time for the holiday shopping season. The information comes from recent influencer reports rather than a formal Makita announcement.
The timing places the compact expansion roughly two years after MakTrak first went on sale in the United States.
The original concept was built around portability: the boxes were designed to fit in a pickup truck bed, and by the author's assessment the engineering behind them was strong. Market reception, however, has been less certain. A visit to a local Home Depot this week found the full-size MakTrak lineup sitting under a thick layer of dust, suggesting that U.S. buyers may lean toward more conventional form factors.
Against that backdrop, additional options are being framed as welcome news.
The compact lineup has already grown beyond the initial offering. Earlier coverage noted a new rolling tool box and a rolling drawer tool box, along with a smaller accessory box. The second wave now appears to extend further with open-top crates offered in shallow and deep sizes.
One detail remains unsettled: where the U.S.-bound products will be manufactured. Photographs circulating online show some new MakTrak boxes made in China, which could reflect a regional approach of building near the point of sale. Makita has not said whether the units launching in the U.S. will be domestically produced or imported, and the author expects U.S. production to continue but notes that this is an assumption rather than a confirmed plan.
Drawer tool boxes, aside from the new roller base unit, have not appeared in the lineup so far. They may follow with a later MakTrak release.