Christmas tree season is here, and our trucks are already out at the farms. This week one of our Volvos backed up to a lot of fresh-cut firs in the Pacific Northwest, the kind of scene that tells you the holidays are close.
For most people, the season starts the day they pick out a tree. For us, it starts weeks earlier, when those trees leave the field and start their trip to lots and stores.
Keeping Fresh-Cut Trees Fresh
A cut tree starts losing moisture the moment it leaves the stump. Heat and long hours in a dry trailer speed that up, and a tree that arrives dry drops needles early and sells poorly.
That is why so much of this freight moves in temperature-controlled trailers. Our reefer fleet lets us hold a steady, cool environment from pickup to delivery, so trees arrive looking the way they did at the farm. It is the same discipline we bring to every temperature-sensitive load we haul.
Peak Season Runs on People
The weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas are some of the busiest of the year in freight. Pickup windows get tighter, weather gets less predictable, and shippers need a carrier they can count on.
As an asset-based carrier, we run our own trucks and trailers with our own drivers. Our 24/7 dispatch team stays on top of every load, and our in-house maintenance shop keeps equipment ready for winter roads. When the schedule gets tight, that is what keeps freight on time.
Most of all, this season belongs to our drivers. They spend long days on the road so everyone else can enjoy the holidays at home, and we do not take that for granted.
Ready for the Rest of the Season
From tree farms in the Northwest to holiday freight across our Pacific Northwest to Texas lanes, we are ready for a busy few weeks. If you need reliable, temperature-controlled capacity this season, our team is ready to help.
From all of us at Hawk Logistics, happy holidays.
