History Channel's Ice Road Truckers (IRT) had a good long run with its 11 seasons. Not many truck drivers can last very long out in the harsh snow storms of Canada and Alaska, but there was one woman who knew she had what it took. Lisa Kelly was originally featured as the first and only woman on the reality TV show until Maya Sieber was introduced, but she quickly became a popular character until the show ended in 2017. Originally born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, her family made the big move to Wasilla, Alaska when she was just six years old. She claimed that she had no intention of becoming a truck driver, but watching her parents medical careers scared her from going the same route. She returned to Grand Rapids for a second time to attend Cornerstone University, but later dropped out. Instead, she held a wide variety of small jobs including being a and riding motocross. It wasn't until she had a job as a pizza delivery driver that she realized she loved being behind the wheel. This ultimately pushed her into getting her CDL. Ice Road Truckers In a recent interview during Trucking HR Canada’s annual Women with Drive event, Lisa opened up and gave people an inside look into what it was like broadcasting her career as an American trucker on the dangerous Alaskan roads for the show. Lisa landed her first big rig job with a trucking company by the name of Carlile Transportation. It was there that she realized just how hard she had to work to prove herself. She stated that because she was a woman, she felt as if people were waiting for her to fail, and that she would be quick to get called out on mistakes that other drivers would normally get away with. Her boss forwarded a number for the TV show and asked if she wanted to be part of it, and Lisa agreed before she even knew what it was about. After getting more info, it was made clear that she was picked to be "eye candy" for the viewers. This only motivated her further to prove that she was capable of more tha