Hess Trucks - A Holiday Tradition For Over 40 Years

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Hess Trucks

The first Hess toy truck was released in 1964, beginning an annual tradition that has continued to this day.

Hess trucks are built with an attention to detail and quality that make them fun toys and cherished collectibles.   Each year's truck has working lights, movable parts and many recent models include additional vehicles.  They're a great value and new ones even come with their own batteries.

A limited quantity of trucks are released each year and sold exclusively through Hess gas stations around the US.  The new truck is usually released during November just in time for Christmas.

Hess trucks make excellent gifts for the children and collectors on your list. 

2009 Hess Race Car Commercial 

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Get the 2009 Hess Race Car 

This year's Hess toy truck is a race car with working lights and 3 sound effects. Open the hood to find a smaller pull back powered race car that also has working lights!

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Trucks from the 1960s 

The collection started in 1964 with the Hess Tanker Trailer modeled after an actual tanker trailer. You can even fill the tanker with water which then flows through the delivery hose.

With the exception of 1966, all trucks during this decade were variations of the tanker truck. All had working lights.

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The Hess Tanker Ship 

The truck for 1966 was actually a replica of the Hess Voyager tanker ship. The toy version has working lights and wheels underneath so that it can roll.

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2006 Hess Toy Truck and Helicopter Commercial 

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Trucks from the 1970s 

The 70s started with a fire truck modeled after the fire engine at a Hess refinery. A box trailer truck was introduced complete with removable oil barrels. There were also additional variations of the original tanker truck.

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Hess Trucks on the Web 

Hess Toy Trucks
The official site of Hess trucks. Get all the info including history and pictures of each year's truck.
Hess Store Locator
Find your nearest Hess location where you can buy the current year's truck.

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Trucks from the 1980s 

The first truck of this decade was a replica of the Hess training van that traveled to Hess stations across the country. It was the first truck to have a lighted Hess logo on the side.

Another popular model from the 80s is the replica of the 1933 truck that Leon Hess used to deliver fuel oil. This truck was produced in 1982-83 and again in 1985 with the addition of a coin bank in one of the tanks.

1988 marked the first truck that came with another vehicle. The Hess "Toy Truck and Racer" carried a friction powered race car.

Two new fire trucks were also introduced in '86 and '89.

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Trucks from the 1990s 

Several trucks released in the 1990s continued the multiple vehicle packaging theme. The 1995 truck came with a helicopter and the 1997 truck came with two race cars that fit in the trailer.

1999 celebrated the Hess Truck's 35th anniversary with the "Toy Truck and Space Shuttle with Satellite". Several new emergency vehicles were also released during 1993, 1994 and 1996.

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Trucks from the 2000s 

Trucks of the current decade include a helicopter carrying a motorcycle and SUV, a truck carrying a bi-plane and this year's monster truck with motorcycles.

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