Texas Vision Waiver
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Essentially, it means that on a DOT Medical screening, you must pass at least the bare minimum required.
There is a part where you read individual letters from a chart at about 20 feet. Another part determines if you are color blind. A third part checks out your depth perception.
Is your 20/20, 20/60 natural or with corrective lenses?
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Essentially, it means that on a DOT Medical screening, you must pass at least the bare minimum required.
There is a part where you read individual letters from a chart at about 20 feet. Another part determines if you are color blind. A third part checks out your depth perception.
Is your 20/20, 20/60 natural or with corrective lenses?
Thanks for your reply.
My vision (20/20, 20/60) is without corrective lenses. On my DOT physical report, it says 20/13 ; 20/60 and with both eyes 20/13.
Color blind: No , Horizontal field of Vision 85/85 both eyes.
I was told that I could drive Intrastate only if I get the vision waiver approved. I just wanted to check if any Transport companies will be willing to hire me once I get my CDL or is it an issue having the vision waiver restriction on my CDL?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Intrastate:
The act of purchasers and sellers transacting business while keeping all transactions in a single state, without crossing state lines to do so.
If you are prescribed corrective lenses, and are required to wear these while driving, I don't see why the need for a waiver.
I wear glasses, with my vision being 20/20 with, and 20/250 without. Only thing I've ever checked is, "corrective lenses required ".
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I wanted to apply for a CDL in Texas for the first time and since I have some problem with my eye sight (20/20 ; 20/60) So I had to apply for a Texas vision waiver. But I am a bit confused by the following statement on the Texas vision waiver application,
"This waiver is not a guarantee of employment. ... Holders of a Texas Intrastate Vision Waiver who do not meet the physical requirements for a DOT Medical Card may be legally denied employment".
What does that mean?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Intrastate:
The act of purchasers and sellers transacting business while keeping all transactions in a single state, without crossing state lines to do so.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated