New compact Makita MakTrak tool boxes are reported to be heading to the United States in time for the holiday shopping season, according to recent influencer accounts. The rollout would mark a second wave of compact MakTrak products, arriving about two years after Makita first introduced MakTrak in the U.S. market.
The reported expansion follows earlier additions to the line, including a rolling tool box, a rolling drawer tool box and a smaller accessory box. The next compact products are said to include open-top crates in shallow and deep sizes, giving users more options for organizing and carrying tools and supplies.
Makita has not yet disclosed whether the new U.S.-bound MakTrak boxes will be made domestically or imported. Online photos have shown some new MakTrak boxes made in China, which could reflect a region-by-region manufacturing strategy rather than a single global source. The company’s plans for U.S. production have not been confirmed.
The original MakTrak concept emphasized a form factor designed to fit in a pickup truck, and its engineering was described as strong. Still, a recent store visit found the full-size MakTrak line covered in dust at a local Home Depot, suggesting that U.S. buyers may favor more conventional tool-box formats. More compact options could broaden the line’s appeal without resolving that question on their own.
Drawer tool boxes beyond the new rolling base unit have not been shown, leaving open the possibility that additional drawer configurations will arrive in a later MakTrak launch. For now, the reported holiday-season arrival of shallow and deep open-top crates is the clearest sign of how the compact range may expand.