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 ...

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 ...

Tonka trucks recreate the authentic look and feel of heavy-duty construction equipment and last for generations.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For some gearheads, Hess toy trucks are as much a part of the holiday season as turkey and pumpkin pie. That's when the company releases its latest model, a practice it has established over six ...

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 ...