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The museum's collection includes over 100
different makes of old trucks, representing 94 different manufacturers such as
Fageol, Freightliner, Mack,
Our mission
The Hays Antique Truck Museum is dedicated to
the procurement, care, and display of antique trucks and truck related
artifacts, and the development of its archives and library in an effort to
preserve the history of trucks and the trucking industry.
Hours
Please come visit us during the following
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Monday - Friday |
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We are closed on Thanksgiving, December 24-25, December 31, and January 1.
Location
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Feel free to call us for directions at
(530) 666-1044 or click
here to see a map of our location.
Admission
Admission prices entitle guests to tour the
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Adults |
$7.00 |
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Seniors (ages 62+) |
$6.00 |
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Children (ages 6-14) |
$4.00 |
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Free |
Discounts for AAA, Military &
Students with ID
We offer special admission rates for groups
of thirty or more, with advance reservations. Special admission rates also apply for school tours.
The museum offers self guided tours, with
docent guided tours available by advance reservation. To arrange a tour,
please call (530) 666-9700 or use our Guestbook
to request tour information.
Group
tours
- Special group tours and services are available with advance reservations.
- Discount admission rates apply to groups of thirty or more.
School tours
- We offer special tours with discount admission prices for school groups.
- A teacher information packet is also available for a nominal charge.
The Teacher Information and Activity Packet
includes introductory information about the museum and tips for scheduling a
field trip. It also features a
variety of learning activities and a bibliography of books, videos, and other
teaching materials.
News & events
Museum members and supporters receive our
quarterly newsletter, the Old Truck Town News. The newsletter contains articles about the
museum, related historic information, pictures and feature stories, display
advertising, and a classified ad section for buyers and sellers.
Upcoming Events:
(All events held at the Heidrick Ag History Center facility
unless otherwise noted.)
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Facilities
The Hays Antique Truck Museum is part of the
new 100,000 square foot Heidrick Ag History Center. The Center features displays celebrating the
heritage of agriculture and commercial trucking. Admission to the
Heidrick Ag History Center provides access to two unique collections, the Hays
Antique Truck Museum and the Fred C. Heidrick Antique Ag Collection.
Our beautiful new facilities are air conditioned and fully wheelchair
accessible. The Center includes children's play areas, a gift shop,
and a conference facility with dining and seating space for over three hundred
guests. The conference facility is available for rent. Please call
(530) 666-9700 or use our Guestbook for more
information.
People
The Hays Antique Truck Museum was established in 1982 by founder, Mr. A.W. Hays.
A California Non-profit Public Benefit
Corporation, the museum is governed by a Board of Directors. With only one paid employee, the museum is operated by
volunteers and sustained through the financial support of members and
supporters interested in the history of trucks and the trucking industry.
Museum Founder, A.W.
Hays
A.W. Hays (1901-1992) is responsible for establishing the Hays Collection of antique trucks. After the sale of his trucking business in 1977 at the age of 76, Mr. Hays actively pursued his hobby of locating and restoring old trucks. He began with a 1929 Chevrolet truck in his personal effort to "rebuild the past".
At age 76, this would seem like an ambitious
undertaking for most folks, but not so for "Pop" Hays. He
thrust himself into this new hobby with enthusiasm that continued until the age
of 91 when declining health kept him from his daily pastime of searching for
new trucks, supervising restorations, and personally showing museum visitors
his prized collection.
Recognizing the need to protect the
collection, Mr. Hays established the Hays Antique Truck Museum as a California
Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation for the purpose of preserving the trucks
and trucking history for future generations. After donating his personal
collection of trucks to the corporation in 1982, Mr. Hays continued to search
for more trucks for the museum until the time of his death at age 92.
Who was
A.W. (Wayne or "Pop") Hays was a
quiet, industrious, and inventive man who began his trucking career in Corning,
California in 1928. Driving a 1929 1-1/2 ton Chevrolet (purchased
for $750), Hays got his first big break proving that he could deliver live
chickens from Corning, California to the markets in San Francisco. He was
truly a trucking pioneer, driving initially in trucks with no cabs to protect
him from the weather. Hard work and long hours ultimately led to success
and as Pop's fleet grew, so did his reputation for being an honest and
efficient businessman.
- Mr. Hays was an innovator
in the trucking industry.
In 1949, he
designed and constructed hopper-bottom trailers that dramatically improved the
off-loading of dry bulk cargoes. His new trailers allowed ten tons of
wheat to be off-loaded in just ten minutes by using the force of gravity to
drain the cargo through the specially designed hopper-bottoms. He later
made structural modifications to these trailers that lightened their
weight and allowed them to carry more payload. One of his drivers
reported that authorities at the weigh stations could not believe the scales
and would force him to repeat his turn at the weigh station to verify the
scale's report. In all, Pop Hays built 500 sets of the hopper-bottom
trailer for his own use from 1950 to 1975.
- Mr. Hays was also a leader
in the trucking industry.
Under his
direction, the A.W. Hays Trucking Company came to be known as one of the
largest and most highly respected lumber and agricultural trucking companies in
California. Mr. Hays was a strong supporter of the American Truck
Historical Society and the recipient of the ATHS Founder Award. The Hays
Antique Truck Collection is the embodiment of his dream of preserving and
displaying these relics that helped to build America.
Board of Directors &
Advisory Board
The Hays Antique Truck Museum is governed by
a Board of Directors. Members of the Advisory Board provide assistance and
offer advice to the Board of Directors.
The members of the Board of Directors are:
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Officers |
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Ed
Rocha - Executive Director |
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Terry
Klenske - Chairman of the Board |
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Alvin
Garcia - President |
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B.L.
“Bev” Davis - Vice President |
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Alice
Gibbons - Secretary |
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Robert
Lautze - Treasurer |
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Past Presidents |
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F.
Earl Blincoe |
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Don
L. Hays |
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Terry
Klenske |
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Ed
Rocha |
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Directors |
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Lee
Brown |
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Jim
Dobbas |
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Al
Koenig |
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Jerry
Lundberg |
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Rich
McHugh |
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Albert
J. Nunes |
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Ed
Roberts |
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Contact us
Please contact us by mail, phone, fax, or e-mail for information on tours,
membership, facility rental, donations, or other needs. To
report technical problems with this web site, please contact the webmaster.
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By mail: |
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Hays Antique Truck Museum |
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P.O. Box 2347 |
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Woodland, CA 95776 |
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By telephone: |
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Tour information: |
(530) 666-9700 |
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HATM administration |
(530) 666-1044 |
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Conference facility: |
(530) 666-9700 |
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Gift shop |
(530) 666-9700 |
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By fax: |
(530) 666-5777 |
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