The Hess Toy Truck, which originated in Cranbury, is ready to celebrate National New Jersey Day on July 27 with the new 2025 ...

Toys "R" Us announced it will stop selling a Tonka truck Sunday, after a Washington family’s Christmas gift for their grandson apparently caused their real pick-up truck to burst into flames ...

They're in it for the long haul. The Hess truck is back -- and better than ever -- for 60 years officially. The holiday staple item began selling for $1.30 in 1964 as gas station owner Leon Hess ...

Two Oregon companies, Sturdi-Bilt Toy Co. and All American Toy Co., made expensive but highly detailed trucks that were sought after from the late 1940s into the '50s.

The tarps were spread across the lower floors to try to minimize water damage. Difficult to drive. ... Driving the “toy truck” has become a holiday tradition for the Walshes.

The Hess toy truck, sold for decades at the company’s gas stations, wants a spot in the Toy Hall of Fame. But it faces stiff competition from Rubik’s Cube and little green Army men, among others.