Independent trucks are the most reliable and performance-oriented skateboard trucks on the market. The Independent Truck Company was founded in 1978 by Fausto Vitello, as a reaction to the poor quality of the trucks available at that time. One truck broke too fast, the other didn't steer like it should. As a skateboarder, Fausto, who would later also be at the cradle of Thrasher Magazineand what good trucks should look like. He developed trucks made of lightweight aluminium and components of superior quality. He lowered the kingpin to prevent it from sticking. The result was a skateboard truck that was more stable, lighter and stronger than any other truck at the time. After this first truck, the Stage 1, Independent kept innovating and improving, and now we already have the Stage 11 in our shop. So even today Independent is still ahead in the truck business. That's why top pros like Eric Koston, Andrew Reynolds, Danny Way and Tony Hawk only drive on Indy trucks. Only settle for the best, because only Independent trucks are built to grind.