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MAYA SIEBER of 'ICE ROAD TRUCKERS' A sk Maya Sieber, a 5-foot-4- inch New Jersey resident (handle: ShortStack) why she's a trucker and she'll tell you she's always been fascinated with big rigs. From the time she was a lit- tle girl, she could identify the make and model of any car or truck by the headlights. Sieber worked anonymously until producers of History Chan- nel's "Ice Road Truckers" found her blog where she wrote stories about trucking. When she got the email that they were considering adding her to the "IRT" crew, she balked at first. "I certainly wasn't look- ing for fame. I was looking to be a good trucker," she says. Although she only had three years truck- ing experience under her belt and Q: Q: A: A: Q: A: What's a nice girl from Jersey doing driving a big rig? I knew I wanted to drive a big truck since I was 5 years old. It was a childhood dream that I made a reality. How did your family take it when you told them you were getting your CDL? I never told anyone that I wanted to be a truck driver until my mom called me on my lunch break when I was on my way to take my writ- ten test for my CDL. She sounded a little apprehensive when I told her but she has grown to be very proud and supportive of my career and my success. Tell us how you got hooked up with "IRT." I had written a few articles on safety and trucking, emphasizing the need to educate motorists about sharing the road with big rigs. My goal was continued on page 69 18 TRUCKERS NEWS SEPTEMBER 2011 a Kenworth tattoo on her neck, her passion for new challenges won out and she became the new- est member of the franchise's lat- est season. Sieber joined Lisa Kelly, Tony Molesky and Dave Redmon for the fifth season of "IRT," this time on the treacherous Alaskan Dal- ton Highway, while Hugh Rowland, Alex Debogorski and Rick Yemm drove on Manitoba's ice roads. The show finished filming in March and Sieber went back to work for a small, family- owned trucking company in New Jersey. Her life has changed for the bet- ter, she says, and she's as passionate about trucking as she was before she joined the show. Sieber took time to chat with Truckers News. SEE MAYA LIVESEPTEMBER 22 @ 9 P.M. EST TRUCKERSNEWS.COM/CELEBRITY LIVE CHAT LIVE VIDEO ASK MAYA QUESTIONS SPONSORED BY: UPCOMING INTERVIEW ROBB MARIANI