New guy New questions, no CDL YET

First off want to say hello, this seems like a great place so far I have found alot of useful info, I do have some questions, and comments. My uncle use to be a trucker O/O. Now he is a freight broker, and i work for him. I wanted to say not all brokers are bad, and seeing how my uncle does things, and how we work. My interest of trucking is comming back. growing up i always rode around town with him on his chosen time off in his pete LOVED IT. grew up loving trucks, i have a strong interest in logistics as well. now i take care of around 150-175 loads per day posting across 3 sites. the loads we get are straight from a manufacture we do not play that broker to broker to broker game. I notice some of these truckers who call still will not touch our loads, almost all of my loads are flatbeds. paying $2.25-$4 a mile like i said we do not take from other brokers we deal with the main distribution companies only. and honestly we dont make much on each load we get moved i wont get involved in exact amount but i can tell you its not alot at all, we barely make payroll right now because my uncle understands the hard times on truckers out there, but he does have another big company that he started a few years back that more then supports his frieght. I talked to my uncle about this he told me the usual about trucking. its a hard industry, alot of good and alot of bad in it. I just think to myself trucking is a lifestyle, i would love to be a driver. and thats why I am here and need opinions, my uncle wants to help me he will pay for my cdl once i get it, we are looking into a lease option. shopping around do our figures, and going the flatbed route, tarps, etc etc. he also said i can have my pick of loads and out of the 150-175 we have daily, im sure taking one a day or every other day wouldnt hurt. im looking to do small routes on east coast only where most of our loads are at. working 4 weeks on and 3-4days off. some of these loads are 300 miles paying $975. another example is 218 miles paying $600. with the way things are i know it can be tough but i see potential in myself, and the loads we get. would it be wise for me to enter the industry at such hard times? and im sorry if i broke any rules in this post, im just a young honest person wanting to do something more, and there is no better education then talking to the people who have already been there and experienced it and still going. thankyou so much for taking the time to read. and thankyou for your opinions, and concerns.

 

my uncle has been a broker for 10 plus years and has the max of $250,000 surety, TIA performance cert, diamond broker, part of truckload carriers association and never misses a truckers payment, its just when we get a call the trucker says because of produce season they wont touch a load of lumber or steel for under $5 a mile, and of course the majority of the people who call stating this BS are foriegn . and i dont know to much about the produce season but come on is there really any produce that can be on a FLATEBED, so it does get funny. and the money isnt an issue with my uncle, i myself wouldnt mind going on with a big company but the horror stories......is there anything good to come out of it? my uncle knows a guy who said he will teach me with one of his trucks and let me do local work and ride with me etc etc. so i am hoping things go good, i just need opions and thankyou for the reponses. i figured since no one else wanted to touch these $2.25mil and up loads that i could run them on a normal route because i have found one that would keep me out on the road for the 4weeks. and each load is paying what seems decent money for only having to go 200-400miles each load. and also my uncle says if i did this and did good he would just helpe me after the lease do a buyout on the truck, like i said money isnt a problem for him, and it never bothers him to loose some money if he sees people succeed.

 

chompi thankyou for that we have akready talked to a lawyer, because of his other business, lets put it this way we all have a firm understanding of business is business my uncle maybe a nice guy but he fired his own brother(my other uncle) for trying to use "family" to try and get what he wanted, special time off etc etc. thats why it makes me feel good because my uncle can be a hardass. i looked into OOIDA great site helpful as well, ive done some quotes yes very pricey, even a clean record doesnt help much my young age and no experience killed it but, even after insurance and researching the fuel in the areas my route would be, emergency money for repairs or the unexpected, food which most would be me bringing my own on the truck, and misc expenses, our rough figure was still $7,000 profit monthly, which isnt bad in my opinion. of course the profit margin could be less could be more but i dont think its to bad it could be more IF my luck comes through and things happen like ive been told by my uncles friend, when i find out more about it i will inform you guys the situation that may make this work for me. and chompi, i see deland florida, you live there or passing through? i am located in ocala

 

good lol i love florida, born in west palm living in ocala 1hr from everything orlando, tampa, gainesville, daytona, crystal river