Due to bypass surgery, Mike Smith, an Oklahoma truck driver, was deactivated by DOT. Then, after months of recovery, was finally released by his doctor and told he could return to work. But times had changed and so had his options. When Mike approached his former employer, he soon discovered that his job wasn't waiting. The door was shut and not just there, but just about everywhere. “Things are slow and we're just not hiring,” was the mantra.
