On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to NASA’s Nicole Piontek and Mike Ewert about the space agency’s CHAPEA mission to build 3D-printed habitats on Mars. We’ll learn all about the logistics involved with putting people and supplies on the red planet.

Aerial Resupply Coffee’s founder, Mike Klemmer, talks about coffee supply chains. We’ll learn all about what this veteran-owned java brand has got brewing. 

Coffee is for closers, so Put That Coffee Down’s Kevin Hill is dropping by the show to dispense his top-five tips for selling freight in a bad market.

Plus, getting driven to your last day of school in a semi; port fights; incredible New York City trucking; and the day in the life of a driver. 

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