Photos: Hauling the Capitol Christmas Tree
Photo courtesy of Kenworth
Photo courtesy of Kenworth
A new Kenworth T680 76-inch mid-roof sleeper built in October by employees at Kenworth’s assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, returns back to the plant with special cargo – the official 2015 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. Photo courtesy of Kenworth
Last year’s Christmas tree truck, a Kenworth T880 with 52-inch mid-roof sleeper, found a home right after the tree was delivered to the U.S. Capitol, going into a full-service lease with Ziron Environmental, based in Chicago – although it no longer bears the special holiday tree graphics. Photo courtesy of Kenworth
The 2015 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Tour truck stops at Devil's Tower in Wyoming before continuing on its tour of the Lower 48 states. Photo courtesy of Choose Outdoors.
Employees at the Kenworth assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, gather for a group shot with the Kenworth T680 and trailer carrying the 74-foot Lutz spruce from the Chugash National Forest. The tree, which was harvested in late November, is being hauled by the T680. The assembly plant employees built it earlier in October. Photo courtesy of Kenworth
The day after U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree's visit to the Chillicothe, Ohio plant where the Kenworth T680 hauling it was made, the tree tour stops at Mt. Logan Elementary School. Photo courtesy of Kenworth
Children from Mt. Logan Elementary School gather to get their photo taken with the 2015 Capitol Christmas Tree Tour truck and trailer. The day after U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree's visit to the Chillicothe, Ohio plant where the Kenworth T680 hauling it was made, the tree tour stopped at Mt. Logan Elementary School. Children got a close look at the T680 and the trailer carrying the 74-foot Lutz spruce, which was harvested in the Chugach National Forest in Alaska. Photo courtesy of Kenworth