Christmas tree

Hardy Brothers Trucking delivers U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree.

This week: Husband-and-wife team delivers the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree, Wabash continues to support the local Feeding America food bank and Love’s distributes holiday meals to military families.

Nationwide, Christmas tree sales this year were projected at around 18 million to 20 million but now are expected to clock in closer to 22 million.

Mudslides and a dead Pacific Northwest are contributing to high northbound rates coming out of Los Angeles, while extreme winter weather in the Northeast and freight backbuilds are keeping Chicago hot.

The spot market, which has been trending up for much of this year and is near record highs, is showing no signs of slowing down, according to DAT.