Profile For Joe C.

Thanks again Anne, do you guys have any tips on how he deals with migraines while on the road? I'm sure mine must be triggered by the physical stress on the eyes all the time, but to be honest I do worry how it would be to also get them while trucking.

Thank you everyone for the replies, this is all reassuring. Thank you for the links Anne, I will start the High Road as soon as this project is done and my migraine goes away. And since I see paid CDL training is the best way to go I have started calling recruiters with a couple questions.

One related question for those of you who wear prescription glasses: do any of you use transition lenses? I'd thought it would be a good idea to get them so it wouldn't be necessary to have to switch between eye glasses and sunglasses while driving, but I read that apparently the windshield blocks UV rays which is what causes the the lenses to change to sunglasses, so they wouldn't be good. Is that true? Thanks!

Hi all, so my current work has me using a computer screen for seven hours a day, and I physically can't take it anymore. From reading on here I believe I'm good for being a long-haul trucker, but I know it involves a lot of focusing keeping watch on traffic and the road from every direction all the time. Do any of you get eye fatigue or eye pain or light sensitivity from doing it? And is seeing a bunch of headlights all the time any issue? Thanks!