Origin Skate Trucks was started by Richard Wooten and Todd Palmer with a new design on a truck, a truck the owners says is designed for performance because it has a 40% larger grinding surface and weighs the same as a standard Indy truck. “The increase in grinding area allows skaters to land tricks easier and with more stability than any other truck on the market,” says Palmer.
“Since the beginning we’ve enlisted the services and expertise of Micah Stancil, owner of Celtic Skateboards and Sentury Wheels and exactly one week ago finalized the merger with Celtic and Sentury,” says Palmer. The merger made Stancil a shareholder and team manager and the company now operates under Origin Skateboarding Inc. banner with the brands Origin Skate Trucks, Celtic Skateboards, and Sentury Wheels.
We recently spent a few minutes with Palmer catching up on developments with this brand out of Greenville, South Carolina.
Surf Expo: How did you choose your name?
Richard Wooten: We came up the name Origin because our truck is the beginning or the commencement of change. Our truck is different—and not in a gimmicky way. We’ve designed a better-performing truck that will change the way beginners and pros alike are able to skate. Origin is the birth of change.
So is your truck the product you’re best known for?
Our boards have been around the longest and have a great reputation in the Southeast. However, our trucks—because of their uniqueness—are gaining in popularity.
What are your distribution channels?
We currently distribute through TGM Distribution, but should have other distributors on board soon.
How has the growth of your company been, how is the market, and what has you most excited when you look at your business?
We’ve grown quicker than expected, and there’s a lot of hype and excitement surrounding our truck. Our boards have been a steady seller. We’re excited about the pros we’re bringing on and expect our company to explode.
Describe your experience with Surf Expo. Did it help your business?
We expect the September show to be huge and help put our company on the map.
I could see were 40% more truck might work on steel coping. But On cement or slapping curbs I would think it would slow you down or stick because of the greater surface area.
Plus it looks like a Z roller truck with out the advantage of a rolling truck. Plus the Z rollers surface area did not help that much even when they rolled.
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