U.S. trucker convoy arrives and slows traffic on the Beltway near D.C.

American truckers and other drivers, calling themselves the "People's Convoy," are slowing traffic on Sunday as they drive around the Capital Beltway, a highway that encircles Washington, D.C.

What's happening: The group is emulating the "Freedom Convoy," which saw truckers in Canada blocking the streets of Ottawa for weeks and jamming several U.S.-Canada border crossings, in protest of COVID-19 health restrictions.

The Canadian convoy also sparked similar trucker protests throughout Europe, including in the Netherlands and France.

Driving the news: The U.S. convoy left Southern California last week and has been making its way across the country.

The group spent Saturday night stationed in Hagerstown, Maryland, about 73 miles from the U.S. capital.

The convoy is comprised of hundreds of trucks, cars, and recreational vehicles, stretching more than two miles long, per Reuters.