A Kenworth T680 Signature Edition – driven by Tim Dean and Jesus Davila of Werner Enterprises – delivered the 63-foot-tall Norway Spruce U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia to D.C. for the Nov. 28 tree lighting.
Truckers Deliver Christmas Tree to Capitol (Photos)
Werner Enterprises' Tim Dean is shown at the site where the tree was harvested.
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The tree was transferred from the Kenworth W990 to the Kenworth T680.
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The tree is moved onto the trailer that will take it to the U.S. Capitol.
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Workers ready the tree for transport.
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The Kenworth W990 waits for the tree to be loaded.
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The Christmas tree leaves the national forest.
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Tim Dean, left, and Jesus Davila were the Werner Enterprises U.S. Capital Christmas Tree drivers.
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https://www.truckinginfo.com/10192652/kenworth-celebrates-a-century-on-the-roadThe Kenworth is shown in front of the Capitol at night.
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The official Christmas tree is unloaded in front of the U.S. Capitol.
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Cranes move the Christmas tree.
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The Christmas tree is loaded and ready to travel.
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The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is loaded onto a trailer at the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia.
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Equipped with a 52-inch flat-roof sleeper, MX-13 engine rated at 510 horsepower, and a Paccar TX-18 transmission, the Kenworth W990 hauled the Christmas tree down 14 miles of forest service roads.
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The Kenworth 100th Anniversary T680 Signature Edition hauling the tree was welcomed in towns along its route.
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The tree visited 12 towns throughout West Virginia for community celebrations.
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Drivers Tim Dean and Jesus Davila share congratulations at the end of the route.
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The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Tour began on Nov. 4 and culminated with a tree-lighting ceremony on Nov. 28.
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