2021 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony took place Wednesday evening, Dec. 1, in Washington, D.C. A Kenworth T680 Next Gen – driven by six drivers from System Transport – delivered the 84-foot white fir U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from the Six Rivers National Forest in California to D.C. Below is a link to the video of the ceremony:

https://youtu.be/5mnxV65b3Hc

Note: The actual ceremony begins at the 17:10 mark of the video.

2021 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Harvest/Tour A specially-decaled Kenworth T680 Next Gen driven by System Transport drivers will transport the 56th U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on a special cross-country tour to the U.S. Capitol.

For a look at the “scrapbook” covering this Christmas event from cutting and loading the trees up th elighting cermony visit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/truckpr/albums/72157720122673270