Truckers to haul US Capitol Christmas Tree from Alaska to DC on annual big-rig journey

Two American truck drivers will embark on a cross-country journey in honor of a special Yuletide delivery.

Alaska natives John Schank and Fred Austin will bring holiday cheer to Washington, D.C., by transporting the annual Christmas Tree to the U.S. Capitol.

This year's tree was selected from Alaska's National Forests, traveling 4,000 miles from Tongass National Forest near Wrangell, making 11 stops along the way, so Americans can get a chance to see the People's Tree.

The drive could take roughly three weeks to complete.

"My favorite part of this trip is the show-and-tell time, not the driving time," Austin told Fox News Digital.

Schank said this will be his second time transporting the tree.

"I moved it back in 2015. I came out to Chugiak National Forest near Seward, Alaska, and I'm looking forward to doing it here," he told Fox News Digital.

Between the men, they've safely driven for a combined estimate of 100 years stretching around 10 million miles.

Schank has also been driving big rigs for 50 years and said the route that he and Austin are taking is all mapped out.

"John and Fred are a dynamic duo of driving experience, leadership, and positive energy, which will make the cross-country trip memorable," Paul Grimaldi, president of Lynden Transport, said in a statement.