One Eyed Pete - Monocular Vision

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    Oh, that was low.:biggrin_1square11: One of my biggest fears, is that I'll lose eyesight. I have one eye, extreme dry eye, and is blurry sometimes, it freaks me out. buzzard is right, ins. companies call the shots, and if you can't comply, out you go. We lose a lot of good drivers that way. Do you have like a glass eye or something? I know this is terrible, but could you not say anything and fall through the cracks? Shame one has to even think that today, but it seems today, it's screw or be screwed. Good luck, pal
     
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  3. Charlies_Contingency

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    I had been looking for work a not too long ago. My wife talked me into investing in better equipment and streaming some expenses.
     
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    Progressive has no problem insuring me, so that boggles my mind. It's not as if I'm 22 and just got my license. So if that is their mindset, I don't get why companies are so short sighted, pun intended.
     
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    Problem is that it's right on my license. I have a limb/vision waiver endorsement letter on my Texas Class A. And I Have to provide my vision waiver along my my cdl to any employers.

    Only people I've come across that are mostly one eyed, have been in the seat since the 80's or longer. Lots have changed in just the last 10 years.
     
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    Sad part is, I have 20/15 corrected, and 20/20 uncorrected. Just no vision out of right eye.
     
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    I drive better than a lot of people with 2 eyes, lol. I was getting a 1yr card at first, but now I've been getting a 2yr card for the last three. I get near perfect marks on everything in the physical aside from right eye vision.
     
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    Not sure what that condition is, but sounds like your ticket was having the fmcsa waiver. Did you get that before or after running with Crete?
     
  9. Accidental Trucker

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    I just read in "Landline" that the FMCSA has a rule making proposal that closed for comments on March 15 to do away with the Federal vision waiver process and formalize the exemption as allowing mono vision when vision in the single eye has been stable for (?) years. In other words, your DOT examiner would be able to give you a med card if you have stable monocular vision of 20/40 or better.
     
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    Before
     
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    I tell you what, that sure would be sweet.
     
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