Truck drivers John Schank and Fred Austin will transport the annual U.S. Capitol Christmas tree from Wrangell, Alaska, to Washington, D.C. An event held on Nov. 6 in Renton, Washington, to celebrate the journey was captured on video by the USDA. Truck drivers John Schank and Fred Austin will transport the annual U.S. Capitol Christmas tree from Wrangell, Alaska, to Washington, D.C. An event held on Nov. 6 in Renton, Washington, to celebrate the journey was captured on video by the USDA.