Every holiday season, there is one toy that appears on the wish lists of many kids and adults alike: Hess Toy Trucks. This year's truck is the Hess Dump Truck and Loader. The new truck features a hydraulic powered lifting bed, LED lights, sound effects and a working tailgate with a slide-out ramp. The loader includes an excavator and bucket, which propels itself in several directions via dual-track treads and a rotating cab. With 350 parts, it’s the heaviest and most complex truck in the Hess fleet. The Dump Truck and Loader is $33.99 and sold exclusively at hesstoytruck.com, with free standard shipping and five batteries included. New this year is free downloadable curriculum, available on hesstoytruck.com, with eight STEM lessons featuring the new Hess Dump Truck and Loader. Visit hesstoytruck.com for updates and more information.

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