Makita's compact MakTrak tool boxes are reported to be reaching the U.S. market in time for the holiday shopping season, according to influencer reports. The rollout would represent the second wave of compact MakTrak products in the country, arriving roughly two years after the system first launched there.
The expansion builds on a lineup that already includes a rolling tool box, a rolling drawer tool box and a smaller accessory box. The second wave is said to add open-top crates in shallow and deep sizes, widening the choices for users who want a compact, modular storage format rather than the full-size boxes.
Reception for the original format has been uneven. A recent visit to a local Home Depot turned up the full-size Makita MakTrak boxes under a thick layer of dust — read by the author as a sign that the "fits in your pickup truck" concept, well engineered as it is, may not match what U.S. buyers reach for. A more conventional form factor, the author suggested, could meet a friendlier market.
Where the new boxes will be built remains unsettled. Photos circulating online show some MakTrak boxes made in China, which the author says could reflect a region-by-region approach of making products near where they are sold rather than a change specific to the U.S. Makita has not stated whether the units launching in the U.S. will be produced domestically or imported; the author expects U.S. production to continue, but presents that as an assumption rather than a confirmed plan.
Drawer tool boxes beyond the new roller base unit have not appeared in the information available, and the author speculates they may follow with a later wave. Pricing, specifications and an exact on-sale date were not disclosed.