Mack Trucks announced it once again is gearing up for holiday travel and is showing its Christmas spirit by participating in the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree Project. Mack Trucks is providing a custom-decorated Mack Pinnacle model to deliver the tree from Meeker, Colo., to the Capitol.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay-certified Pinnacle Axle Back model sleeper, provided by Mack, is hauling the tree that will light up the nation’s capital this year as part of the annual Capitol Christmas Tree Project.
U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell will drive the Mack Pinnacle model delivering the tree, which will be selected from the White River National Forest in the heart of the Rocky Mountains in northwest Colorado. Campbell previously transported the tree as part of the 2000 project.
The Superintendent of Grounds for the Capitol will choose the tree from candidates selected by White River National Forest staff. Once selected, the tree will be cut in early November and brought to Meeker for a celebration. Following the celebration, the tree will be wrapped and ready to embark on its multiweek journey to the Capitol.
Numerous cities and towns will have celebrations at stops along the way, giving visitors an opportunity to see the Mack Pinnacle hauling the massive tree.
After arriving in Washington, the tree will be decorated with almost 10,000 low-energy LED lights and thousands of ornaments. A lighting ceremony on the west lawn of the Capitol will be conducted, and the tree will remain lit throughout the holiday season.
