They’re in it for the long haul. John Howard will never forget his first Hess tanker truck gifted by his grandfather many Christmases ago — a green, yellow, red and white 1968 model with a fuel hose ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. In my youth, that meant poring over the pages of the Sears Christmas Wish Book, skipping straight to the toy section. But with no Wish Book or Sears to be had ...

Every holiday season, there is one toy that appears on the wish lists of many kids and adults alike: Hess Toy Trucks. This year marks the 55th year of Hess Toy Trucks, and has been a holiday tradition ...

Once upon a time around the Northwest, one thing likely to top a boy's Christmas wish list was a log truck. Not a real logging truck. Those were left to dads who, likely as not, earned their living at ...

For some folks, hearing Christmas carols is the official kickstart to the holiday season, but for others it is the music from the commercial jingle, which sings “the Hess truck is back, and it is ...

Kids are fascinated by anything and everything on wheels, but they’re even more awestruck when a vehicle serves a greater purpose beyond speeding down the highway. Whether it’s the whirring of fire ...

First responders are getting a nod this holiday season from a decades-old tradition.Hess Toy Truck announced Thursday its first toy ambulance and rescue truck as its 2020 collectible offering. The ...

I was walking around a toy store a few days ago and something struck me: there were hardly any toy trucks for sale. In fact, apart from Bob the Builder’s construction equipment and a few Transformers, ...