Gearwerx - Hershey Chocolate Truck

Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Campaign Pickup Truck

An Inside Glimpse Into the Development of Gearwerx's Hershey Chocolate Truck

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Early Concept Sketches

Background & Design Requirements

Gearwerx came to Design 1st with an urgent project to launch a Hershey’s Milk Chocolate campaign pickup truck for a nationwide giveaway summer campaign in six weeks. The goal was to transport and deliver one million Hershey chocolate bars in four months using a custom pickup truck built to look like a chocolate bar.

Prototype Process and Challenges

The top challenge was the timeline, Gearwerx needed to deliver a finished truck in six weeks! To meet this date, the Design 1st team used a proven prototype-test-build process to develop the finished design.
Scale model prototype
3D Model Prototype
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Final Truck on the Campaign Trial

Final Product Results

Through creativity and technical understanding, the Design 1st team built the custom campaign truck in record time:

Concept to custom Hershey cholocate truck in six weeks, delivered 1 Million Cholocate bars

“Design 1st transformed our ideas into a real ”wow” experience for people which took a depth of experience, strong collaboration and team work, constant problem-solving and a little bit of luck, plus meeting a agressive delivery timeline of six weeks.”
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Adam Starr

President, Gearwerx Inc.

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