Cdl is the most difficult license to get

I wanted to know can I apply for a cdl with having a lazy eye

 

I think it is a irresponsible for anyone to try to gain a CDL, or to grant a CDL, if vision is impaired in any way that is not a correctable condition.

And not just a CDL, but any drivers license.

 

Utter nonsense.

I had an uncle that lost an eye in a workplace accident. What should he have done, sit at home? Be forced to take public transport everywhere? Fortunately neither he, nor anyone else listened to the kind of silliness you're peddling. He wasn't a driver, but he didn't stop driving, or working. He ran and built successful oil exploration companies and gained his pilot's licence AFTER he lost his eye.

 

I'll be honest here...car...go for it. Big rig...forget it....I honestly don't think a 1 eyed driver could ever possibly be as safe as even a bad 2 eyed big rig driver.

I can't even stand it when I lose one contact lens!

 

When I lived in Utah, transferring my CDL, I was told to get glasses and that if I had missed one more letter on the eye exam I would be restricted to my home county for commercial driving. I corrected my vision and all is well... but I think they can limit you based on your vision.

 

If you meet the requirements and/or can get the waiver then, yes, you can get your CDL.

Standards:
(1) Distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye without corrective
lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses;
(2) Distant binocular acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or without corrective lenses;
(3) Field of vision of at least 70° in the horizontal meridian in each eye; and
(4) The ability to recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing standard red, green, and amber.

The waiver for monocular vision has a process you can begin here at the FMCSA site.

Here is a web site that talks about vision and waivers: Frequently Asked Questions - DOT Physical Vision Requirements

You will have to jump through some hoops and do some extra work, but if you want this and meet the criteria do it.

As to lazy eye, you should not need any waver if you have the vision requirements listed.

 

Strangely enough, the FMCSA found the opposite. I'm sure there were other factors also at play, but here is the pull quote:

I played ice hockey with a guy with one eye. It was like he had radar on his blind side. How he could tell where I was and make back passes to me, I do not know. I suspect it was an adaptation based on frequent checking and remembering what was where and moving how on that side. The human mind is an incredible thing.

 

This makes zero sense!!! What if something gets in the one good eye!

 

A lot of bad info being spouted as fact here. The feds govern interstate commerce, and they have a waiver prices you can go through. Each individual state governs intrastate conserve and can set their own guidelines.

For example, i had an intrastate cdl at age 18, but according to some of these forum experts there is no such thing.
Another example, i know many folks that can not pass the vision and/or hearing test and Florida still gives them a cdl. They simply can't leave Florida in a cdl required vehicle.

 

It's like anything else that can happen.

What if your windshield gets fouled with oil from a vehicle ahead of you?
What if your cab fills with smoke?
What if you get something in one of your eyes and the other tears up in sympathy?
What if your headlamps both go out on a dark road?
What if your windshield wipers stop working in a blizzard?
What if you hit a swarm of bugs that foul your windshield?

All these things can happen...