driver after driver I spoke with said the same thing "Hmm...so, riddle me this - what's the difference between a construction laden rush hour in memphis and a construction laden rush hour in Northern VA when you're behind the wheel of a CMV?"
...my thoughts precisely.....
I'm blind in one eye need help.
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I can get down to 20Db corrected on any of that. My hearing quits at 5400 hertz so you can say I only get half a stereo set. Im one of those deaf. No waivers in sight.
I have gone after carriers in the past when they call bs on my hearing. FSMC would get involved as well now and then.
What I worry about is age, Im getting ornery and only hear the #### I wanna hear LOLZ. -
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Fact: We're not 'created equal'.
Fact: Just because mom tells you 'You can be whatever you want to be!' doesn't make it true.
I don't think there's an exemption for monocular vision. If so, how is it classified / accounted for?
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You can grandfather in with an existing cdl in Texas for intrastate, but you can't upgrade to a cdl being blind in one eye.
When I worked for ConAgra we had a driver roll over(not at fault, was tboned by another truck) and lost his left eye in the accident.
He was able to pull a medical exemption from Texas for intrastate as he had been driving since the 70's.(not sure on the time limit for "grandfathered"). He ended up leaving and running oil field tankers in East Texas until he retired anyway. -
I am a Certified Medical Examiner for DOT Physicals to certify CDL drivers for over 20 years. Today I got a driver in my office to re-certify his CDL while being 20/100 from one eye. I asked him to get it corrected with corrective lenses. He produces a letter from Florida Highway Safety & Motor Vehicle stating that person with one eye can get exemption for intrastate within Florida. I was upset since the driver lied to me that he did not get glasses to correct the vision. In fact he could not get correction. Of course the driver tried to argue and even asked the Executive Director from Tallahassee to call me. I refused to issue the certification for CDL driving and I am proud of my decision.
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