Will be driving 35ft rear steer and 26ft trailers for coop.
Majority of the work seems to be pushing stupidly heavy cages up curbs and stuff.
Most of the stores are a pain to park at as well.
Any tips? Other then those minor things it doesn’t seem too bad.
Tips?
Its hard work but you should be well paid for it. Very well paid. The only tip I have is to remember the extra money when youre sweating buckets pushing cages uphill over kerbs in this heatwave, when you could have a much easier life elsewhere!
If they arent paying you well.....why are you doing it? Ive done my share of it, but realised it wasn`t worth it.
Good luck.
Take careful note of the details on the card they give you for each store as there are certain routes you cant take without the pitchforks at dawn. Unless it says avoid x road then dont worry too much.
Use a truck sat nav but be prepared to set it to 7.5T quite often as many are in those zones. I always google maped the location which are generally marked on the map and usually not where the pcode says.
Some places have 2+ stores very close so make sure you’re at the right one. They also have coop and cooperative (blue / green) so again double check. Its a lot wasier than reloading 5 cages and havong ro fet the right stuff from the front of the trailer (so I’m told). 
The cards tell you where to park but not always possible so just use common sense. Remember the posher the area, the more the locals hate you and will show it with their 4x4s in the car park. “Lorry unloading area” means parking space.
Some cages are insane so take extra time to plan any parking, eg can you park against pavement and drop side of tailift. Also watch for hills and use unit and trailer suspension to your advantage. On offchance you work from castlewood, the Edwinstowe one is possibly the most lethal.
Plan your empty cage allocation amd you dont have to take all them back whatever the shop says. Milk cages are best out down by the freezer stuff and be prepared to move cages about after unloading to make the next tip easier.
Finally, look after yourself. If a cage is going then dont get squashed by it esp a drinks one. It will kill you and its hassle for the shop staff to to fill out the accident forms and clean up the mess while working the till at the same time. 
Ps: pf i were doing ot again i’d prob buy a really long anderson lead them you can have the cab at 45’ to trailer and it still works.
trevHCS has covered it well, just to add on the risk assessments it will sometimes say “shop staff to assist with cages” be prepared for this almost never to happen, they will be either to busy of just flatly refuse, if they do help it will be once the cages have crossed the threshold of the store, so be prepared to be struggling with cages whilst they stand there watching 
Take your time and if the back end starts getting away from you, pull forward and start again.
Stores can be tight with little or no room to manoeuvre.
If its working at the Birtley site id keep well away. Place is run by idiots who know nothing about the job treat you like crap and are just bullies. Was a fantastic job years ago . Money is good but lots of weekends and different start times.
While you are there can by say why every drivers cab door looks like it’s been fired at with a shotgun ?
yes…get directions to the store you are delivering to…rather than blindly following your sat-nav.
…unlike several co-op drivers attempting to deliver to our local shop,driving up a totally unsuitable for hgv’s lane…which lorries cannot get round at the end 
.last one was 2 weeks ago.with help from locals,he managed to reverse into a tight cul-de-sac,and one hour and a half later headed off back the way he’d come.last year,in that same lane,a lady artic driver jammed up against a wall,trying to back out 
result… wrecker had to rescue her hours later,2 or 3 years ago…co-op artic took the side of the house down where he had NO hope of getting round the corner
that’s the ones i know about!
Make the job as easy as you can for yourself… E.g nice and tight to the kerb… drop and raise the suspension on both the unit & trailer depending on your gradient. & Don’t rush for no ■■■■■
SouthEastCashew:
Make the job as easy as you can for yourself… E.g nice and tight to the kerb… drop and raise the suspension on both the unit & trailer depending on your gradient. & Don’t rush for no [zb].
Just don’t get too close if doing a side tip as the tailift needs a few inches to drop. That’s a pain at one particular drop I remember where you need to get really close and it’s on a curve in the road. Best ones are when you have to block car parks, or reverse into car parks. Keep re-considering it as a job, but just not sure…
trevHCS:
SouthEastCashew:
Make the job as easy as you can for yourself… E.g nice and tight to the kerb… drop and raise the suspension on both the unit & trailer depending on your gradient. & Don’t rush for no [zb].Just don’t get too close if doing a side tip as the tailift needs a few inches to drop. That’s a pain at one particular drop I remember where you need to get really close and it’s on a curve in the road. Best ones are when you have to block car parks, or reverse into car parks. Keep re-considering it as a job, but just not sure…
Sorry m8 you’ve basically said all of what I said in your reply I didn’t see it. My apologies lol