As soon I got home , just for a few minutes before transferring from travel tubs to rearing tubs.
Rex and Puff had to endure a 90 min road journey at 6 weeks old, and spent much of the trip watching my wife who was nursing them in their tubs . They were quite happy to come out of the little 1L travel tubs and seemed as curious about us as we were about them.
Peppa and Toothless (5 week olds) only had to endure a 45 min - 60min road trip. Again as above.
In each case I gave the hatchling a cricket by hand as soon as I got them out , and I made sure they saw me get the cricket out of the tub for them too ,and placed the little lizard on my chest with my other hand cupped over it's body and it's wrist gently resting on the lizard's tail (just so they fealt some pressure (a good deterrent to leaping off).
Little beardies (hatchlings) can be very nervous and skittish, if your's backs off , take the hint and leave him be.
Never chase little beardies (hatchlings) and try to grab them, this will only enforce it's fear of you.
I found when mine evaded me by heading to the back or out of reach in their big tubs, I could move them closer by reaching in with a long stout stick , and slipping it under their front legs / chest, they instinctive clutch onto it and if you move slowly and gently you can move the closer where you can slip your hand under them to lift them with little drama in most cases.
I have found a food bribe helps very often.
Puff was cool with being handled from the getgo, as was Peppa. Rex was OK until she saw something and it was then an argument (beardie wants to dash off and explore / investigate while daddy wanted more petting / snuggle time ), she came round in a few months, Toothless was / is a force of nature and had and still has his own agenda, he was a real live wire would only stay put long enough to eat 2 or 3 crickets initially, took over 6 months for him to decide he was OK with snuggles (but still on his terms only).
Every lizard has it's own personality and some are people lizards from the getgo, some take a while but eventually come round. Patience and time are the keys.