Headlight recommendation?

Sorry dude, the DOT doesn't approve lighting equipment, the manufacturer does.

LED lights are legal if they are used as a replacement with some lighting systems.

Don't ask which ones they are, I don't know.

To the op, we have enough idiot truck owners and driver on the road with super bright lights blinding people, for some reason what they think is safe and needed brightness removes all safety when people can't see whats in front of them because of the truck sitting on their bumper with what is considered off road lights blinding them.

 

DOT does require approval of Headlights and taillights. It is auxiliary lighting sources the DOT doesn't approve. Well their is an element of self-submission of the regulatory specifications the DOT does have a say and has audited the data. As evidence from the WSP:Passenger Vehicle FAQs - Washington State Patrol

Vehicle Lights
Are high intensity discharge (HID) conversion kits legal?
No, in order for a headlight to be legal for use in Washington State, it must conform to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) 108 requirements for headlights. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has concluded that it is impossible to produce HID conversion kits (converting a halogen system to HID) that would be compliant with FMVSS 108.

Halogen equipment uses an electrical current to heat a metal wire coil filament to incandescence, while the HID conversion kit's light source incorporates a discharge arc to produce light. HIDs require a ballast for operation. Under FMVSS 108 Section S7.7 (replacement light sources), each replaceable light source for headlamps must be designed to conform to the dimensions and electrical specifications for the headlamp source it is intended to replace. For example, if an HID kit is marketed as replacing an H1 light source, then it must match the H1's wire coil filament size and location, the electrical connector size and location, and the ballast design for use with an H1 light source (which is impossible since there is no ballast).

NHTSA believes this equipment presents a safety risk to the public since the kits can be expected to produce excessive glare to oncoming motorists. In one investigation, NHTSA found that an HID conversion headlamp exceeded the maximum candlepower by over 800 percent.


Also good reading:
SAE vs DOT: The Truth About Lighting Regulations | truck-lite.com

As taillights, marker lights, and auxiliary lights and approved headlight assembly. No replacement HID or LED headlight bulbs make approval.

Agreed

 

Just a follow up ....No you don't need to blind people.