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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

A different kind of off-road camper truck meant to roam Monday through Sunday, the Toro Bravo 4x4 Silver Spear works just as hard as it plays. And it plays harder than most thanks to an open ...