My husband has one eye! Will he need a waiver?

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  1. Whitneywhite09

    Whitneywhite09 Bobtail Member

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    Hey all! My husband is fixing to start applying for driving jobs and I was reading about the physical part before you obtain your CDL. Is it a possibility that he wouldn't pass? I was further reading about a vision waiver he can apply for, would that be his only alternative if he didn't pass his physical? He has a drivers license and has good site in his eye, but due to a teenage fight he lost his other eye a decade ago. Thanks for any help!
     
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  3. nax

    nax Road Train Member

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    Lmao....is your husband a Richard or u just trolling....this made me laugh soooooo hard...

    Getting into fights really messed up with future plans.

    Note to self: Don't get into fights and lose (an eye)
     
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  4. austinmike

    austinmike Road Train Member

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    If he passed the eyeball test for his DL, he should be fine. Dad passed it last week. 90 years old- -:eek:
     
  5. Whitneywhite09

    Whitneywhite09 Bobtail Member

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    Okay great thank you! Does your dad only have one eye? Lol or just old vision?
     
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  6. Whitneywhite09

    Whitneywhite09 Bobtail Member

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    Haha not a troll.
     
  7. O.Henry

    O.Henry Road Train Member

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    I started off driving "Intra"state in Texas,and got a Vision waiver pretty easy.But when I decided to go "Inter" state,I had to apply for a medical variance exemption from the FMCSA.I had enough straight truck experience to cover the 3 year required experience needed.Google FMCSA Vision Exemption,and see.
     
  8. p608

    p608 Road Train Member

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    Passing the dl test and the dot med test are 2 completely different things. He will need a wavier.
     
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  9. wore out

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    Things may have changed in 15 years or so. I had a good friend who was blinded in one eye as a small child. He had an exemption on his vision. I don't remember what all it entailed to get. So it was possible at one time.
     
  10. poppapump1332

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    I know a guy that's been driving for 50 years he's 72 and still driving tractor trailer with one eye.
     
  11. tucker

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    Interesting timing, they say a lot of people will become blind during the eclipse .
     
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