First week on the job

That's what ive been telling myself is get a routine.Right now im making things harder then what I should.Like getting on top of the trailer to open the hatch.Asphailt sticks which makes the hatch hard to open so I need to ge on top and use both hands.But there has to be an easier way.Do you open the hatch from the steps?Thursday I did fine but yesterday nothing went right.

 

Thank you very much for all the advice guys,i'm going to absorb it all too.I have a fear of heights and if I can absolutely help it i'd rather not get on top of the trailer to open the lid.Getting down is worse then climbing up.Hopefully the boots I buy today will also help.My company called a little bit ago to tell me what time to be in Monday.They always tell the drivers the day before what time to be in and where they're going.Which is nice so you can trip plan ahead of time.Plus we get the same trailer everyday so no unhooking and hooking.

 

I seen those safety shoes that look like tennis shoes and wanted to get those instead but they prefer boots.My boss also told me yesterday I don't need steel toes just boots to cover the ankles.I was told different at orientation but hey who am I to argue ill listen to my boss,lol.The ones I bought only wore once and only as far as my car because the left steal plate was rubbing against my 3rd toe so alittle polishing up and hopefully walmart takes them back.I've been wearing my moms boots.Don't think shes ever wore them,they looked brand new.Now they're covered in asphalt.I need boots with comfort.Money is no object.There is a boot store in a strip mall that I bet has just what i'm looking for.[QUOTE="semi" retired;4166158]See, that's weird, I have a problem going up, but coming down is ok, probably because I know I'm coming down. I know what you mean about klod hopper boots, I hate those. I had some safety shoes once, that were like tennis shoes only a steel toe, that were much better,They were so comfortable (once broken in) I wore them all the time, and even set off the metal detector when getting on a plane once, before you had to take your shoes off, that is.[/QUOTE]

 

Let me tell you alittle bit about orientation,how many of you got to pick where you wanted to eat for lunch?I did and chose the Olive Garden,lol.Safety guy asked where I wanted to take lunch I said I don't care he says none of that wishy washy stuff,lol.So it was a toss up between Olive Garden and Red Robin burgers.Linda who is my boss said I did well on selecting where to go for lunch,lol.The company has excellent equipment and 70 mph trks.No elogs .Everything is pretty basic far as the paperwork so that's good.