For seasons 3–5 and 7–11, Ice Road Truckers followed Kelly and her fellow drivers as they make their way along the icy Dalton Highway from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay, frequently hauling "oversized" loads.

She returned to Grand Rapids for college, attending Cornerstone University for one semester before deciding it was not for her.

[5] Prior to her appointment as an Ice Road Trucker, Kelly worked as a school bus driver and motocross rider.

Journalist Kaye O'Hara claims that Kelly was offered a contract to return to the show for season six, but she declined it.

She also took part in the History Channel's Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads[10][2] in later 2010, along with Rick Yemm, Dave Redmon and Alex Debogorski,[11] trucking in the Himalayas in India during the first season, being the only one to conquer the journey through the Himalaya's mountain range.

In 2023, Kelly also provided the intro voiceover for Alaskan Road Truckers, a PC game on Steam.