Hess toys

Hess Corporation, an American global independent energy company, also manufactures toy trucks, helicopters, police cars, airplanes, space shuttles, and rescue vehicles. Each year, the model changes to a new design and older models are considered collectibles.
These toys have been popular American Christmas gift traditions for over 50 years. Since 1964, Hess gas stations have sold toy trucks each year around Christmas time.
History.
In 1964, the Hess Company began making small replicas of their trucks to give to customers as a thank you for their business. The first tanker truck sold for $1.39 in 1964 and is now worth nearly $2,500.
The 2014 model was the final Hess Truck to be sold at their gas stations before transitioning to Speedway. The toy truck business continued after the sale of Hess' retail unit to Speedway. Since 2015, the Hess Toy Trucks have been made available for sale through their online website, while Speedway itself began to sell toy trucks at all of their locations at the same time, including at legacy location in the Midwestern United States that were never part of Hess.
Models.
There have been several instances in which non-truck vehicles were sold under the Hess Toy Truck banner: 
Annual holiday releases.
These models have been annually released for nearly every holiday season since 1964. These are the following: 
Miniature trucks.
From 1998 to 2014 and returning in 2017, Hess has produced a mini truck from those years as well as the regular toy trucks. These models have been usually sold in the late springtime. These are the following: 
Limited edition.
Ever since the Hess Toy Trucks were released, Hess has privately and publicly released additional models in limited production as gifts or to commemorate anniversaries and major changes within the company.
Philanthropy.
In Christmas of 2011, The Hess Corporation donated 900 of its 2011 Hess Toy Trucks and Race Cars to the Salvation Army for the underprivileged children in North Dakota.
There was also a Hess Toy Truck Float in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York that participated from 2003 up to 2014 when the Hess Corporation's retail unit was sold.
In 2018 and 2019, Hess Corporation donated Hess Toy Trucks and STEM education kits to every elementary school in North Dakota. A total of approximately 6,700 trucks were distributed.