A garbage truck from an Upper Peninsula company will be Michigan’s contribution to President Donald J. Trump’s inaugural parade next week.

A source with the inaugural committee tells The Midwesterner a truck from Loadmaster, a firm based in Dickinson County, population 25,937, will be one of 39 entries in the parade that runs down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House.

The company provided the truck that sparked one of the most viral moments during the 2024 campaign: when a safety vest-wearing Trump climbed into the cabin for a spin around a Green Bay, Wisc. airport tarmac.

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“How do you like my garbage truck? This truck is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden,” told reporters from the passenger seat. Trump seized on an ugly comment by Biden when he called Trump’s supporters “garbage”.

Andrew Brisson, the vice president of Loadmaster, provided the truck to the October Trump rally and was in the driver’s seat, according to WFRV. Brisson said Trump asked him to take him around.

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“Started up the truck, blew the air horn, and then Trump looked over at me and said, can you take me for a ride in this thing,” Brisson told the news station. “I released the parking brake, put it in drive and started driving forward. Like Trump said, we just got a few feet, and the Secret Service just glaring at me, waving their hands, telling us to knock it off.”

Watch the viral moment:

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According to the company’s Facebook page, Loadmaster is “a leader in refuse bodies,” producing the trash haulers in Norway, Mich.

In the parade, there are 23 states represented and 39 groups marching. It’s scheduled to begin around 2:30 p.m. in Inauguration Day, January 20.