John Hess, CEO of the Hess Corp., has struck a deal to keep the gas company’s toy line in the family following its buyout by ...

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 October, for the past 59 years, gas giant Hess has rolled out a new toy truck. But news that the company was being acquired by Chevron in a $53 billion mega-merger on Monday sent a chill up ...

In his quaint toy shop in Etobicoke, Ont., more than 1,000 miniature trucks are parked end to end lining the walls of the shop. “I love the trucking industry and now it’s especially great because I ...

The first Hess truck, released in 1964, sold for a mere $1.39. Today, that same truck commands more than $2,000 in mint condition. The first Hess toy truck sold in 1964 for a mere $1.39.

The toy dump trucks also bear date codes from 15623 to 18724, which are printed on a label placed under the toy truck body. Huffy said the first three numbers of the date code signify the day of ...