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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hess toy trucks have become a tradition of the holiday season ever since the first one was introduced back in 1964. In the 55 years since, Hess has released firetrucks, motorcycles, space shuttles, ...

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 ...

Various oil company promotions have been used to secure loyalty at the retail level, and toy trucks have been especially popular. Many US gasoline retailers have been producing annual toy trucks for ...

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, ...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens had some of the coolest merchandise ever. We are referring to the BB-8 droid that you can still pick up for about a hundred bucks. But there are much, much weirder things ...